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CONCORb, N. C.; MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1921.
NO.' 259.
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THREE LIVES LOST IN
E
rYruH KICK Off
IN DRIVE FOR CLUB
A f IRE AT NEW HAVEN
DENIAL OF THE REPORT
WM
RSBUEL01NG
GRAHAM MAKE
ATOAVIDSOH BURNED
, Main Building of College De
i" ' . stroyed by a Fire Which
; ; Was Discovered onv Third
I Floor Early Today. ; . .
! . A OF STUDENTS
V ' ESCAPED TO SAFETY
Loss Is Estimated at About
$250,000 , Little In-surance.-Museum
and a
Laboratory in Building.,
' "DurldiNm Colptri Xor. 2. Flri
curly thin nioinliijt tntnlly rtputro.vert
th ChnnilKM-a HiilWlnjf. the Inrgt main
hulldlnfi-of OnvidKon iViliogo. oiitnll
W ls pfUlmnlod nt from $200,000
to $00,000. nny pftrlly arei'tr liy In
wimnoc. .Chauihciw-vlmlhllnir.
which w croctod mnro Ihnn forty
yearn. neo nt n rift of !l0.0oa eouldnuin Iwm not been neon- nlnce the Un
not lie renlnreil tmbiy rot fl.KMNNi. ll
Ik stored; while the. miineum, phyHliiil
lnlioratory, a number of In rite recita
tion . rooniM and . quarter for 123 or
150 otudentN, were altto In This liulld-
The flame- were ilmt ilTwovered
nhout 4 o'cliK'k lhl mornlmr near the
t4p of the hulldluK. It la not known
what (darted the conlmftratlon. From
the Mart It wax renliaed that the Are
fighting- faeilitlex at liand wonM not
Im Hiifllelent to eoie with the aitiiatlon.
and a call for halp. waw sent to the
Charlotte Are department. Thto call
was later withdrawn, when it waa re-
nllzeil hat the condition of the roads
would make it impossible for an en
gino to reach Davidson In time to he
of assistance, and when It was seen
that the flames would be held in check
and prevented from spreadlmr to any
of the adjacent buildings on the camp
us. - , -
All of the students Willi quarter in
the Chambers building escaiieil from
the lames, although a mimhee of them
lost their personal effects. Some ofi
them, however, had sufficient tno to
remove ' their oossessiona ' before the
(lames cut oft their exit-'from. , ihej
building. r
,Wotw M MuiUmiM ifclhoJCJofr IMrftaBHrtnnrflre-renorted fr. be;
: . x a 'td ..t I ilAfmltt ttrjtltnilnil Ktr Tlr-ln lxl'a n , In. I
lego withemt Interruption. It wan slat
cd to a renresenintivo of The Tribune
this morning by a memiier of tno Dav
idson College faculty. A mas meeting
of the student hotly was held at 10:30
this morning, while a meeting of the
faculty had beea held Just an hour
earUer, both meeting being for the
0 piirpns of reorganiaing the rollege
v; forces, and rearranging the working
plans for the present.
The ainonnt of insurance carried on
the building was not large, it was
1 stated, ami practically no insurance
j was carried on-the museum and phys
7 ical lalsiratory apparatus, in the inn
J seum were many valuable fossils and
relics which could le replace only nt
great cost. ' ,
f, i ' All Concord 8lmlen(ii Safe.
! First report of the lire at Davidson
to reach Concord came to Mr. Jcso
Johnson, whose son, Mr, Ilarf.v 1pc
Johnson, is a atmlent in the Institu
tion. -The operator nt the. Tulln ex
change calM Mr. Jiihnson at 4 MS,
and a few minutes later the Coddle
Creek -operator called lr. Juhnson,
both renliiing that Mr. and Mrs. John
son and it he other Concord, parents
who have sons in the college, would
want to get all Information possible
from the scene, of the lfre.
A message from Davidson to Major
W. A. Foil about 8 o'clock, stated that
the Are was under control at that time,
with all of the-wtudonts safe. A few
of the students lost some personal ef
fects, hut none suffered injuries. -A
inter message from ono of the stud
- cuts corroborated the first message,
' this mewtngo coming about 12 o'clock,
stating that everything was safe-then,
with the fire smouldering, onlr- - v
Quito a number of Concord people
saw the Ore, and news, of toe loss of
the Chambers bulldlnif pread quickly
through the eiry. There are about ten
student from Cabarrus county at
Davidson this year, bnt so far a could
; be learned, not one of them was quar
tered In the building which was burn-
1' Cd. V. !'- '-y
- Associated Press Report, 'v--..Charlotte.
Nov. " 28. The historic
; Chambers Building at Davidson Ool-
lece, used as a dormitory ' In which
K'- 130 stndenta of the institntion were
" living, was burned this morning.; the
': ; Are being discovered In the cupola at
'i 4 o'clock, j The strnetnre was a total
j loss, but the atodenta succeeded In
; saving the greater jsirt of their per-
aonal effect.
' -" The Chamber Building was erected
' In 187S. It was the dormitory In
f : which former Presdent Wood row Wll
; son lived while a student at Davidson
; ' College. . ' j.' ;'V:
v FORMER SALOON KEEPERS '
f . . NOW RUN DRL'O STORES,
z 'Statement Made That One Thirti of
v Brooklyn's Drag Stores' Are Now
Operated by Ex-Bar Keepers.. .,i :
(By i Aaaartated Praaa.)
''-Xew' Tork. Nv." '28. Charles H.
. -! tleimersheiuu secretary of the Kinks
County Pharmaceutical Society, de
: : cured today that one-third of too drug
' , Ftorcs of Brooklyn are now owned by
; former saloon keepers, who have gone
- into the busluefn sine prohibition. -'
' Federal agents; estimate that in th
last year 000 drug store have, been
" opened In New fork and it Is said
that during ths last few month !oor
' dlnsts sums have bten offered for es
.vtabllshed pharmacies. . . - '.
And . Seventy-Nine . Other
. Persons Were More or Less
: Seriously Injuredf in Fire
at Motion Picture House
CROWD IN THEATRE
PANIC-STRICKEN
Persons Burned or Trampled
Upon by the Crowd Which
Stormed Exits , When the
Flames .Swept Buildings
New HftvwL Conn, Nov. 2R. Tlirot
liven were 'Inst "nil 70 persons were
more or lew wrlouftly Injured wnen
Are broke out In tlio'Uinlto motion
nMnre theatre here IiihI i;ht. It l.s
poftgililo 4luit further wnrcli - of tli
ruins of the pnv lione will mid one
more Mime to the list of (lend, n one
wn rilwoverwl, and the paiile-atriek
crowd surged toward the door of the
theatre.
Fifty eight pprsons who were either
burned or trampled by the rrowi
which Mtormed toward the exits when
then flamed wept into the theatre
from the stage, We're in hospitals to-
day. Twenty-two of the injured were
Vale students. All-wl.l recover. It is
declared.
LLOYD GEORdiS SI RE TO SAIL.
Annered at Briand Talk, Will Itve
London Next JSatnrdar.
London, Nov. 2S. Prime MinUter
Lloyd ticorge Is planning to sail for
America next Katnrday on the Aqnl
t:iula. and nothing Rliort of a rtrliish
catastrophe will prevent him from
carrying out his Intention. Premier
Ttrland's speech. It Is said, convinced
him of the necessity of his presence
If the cohferem-e is not to be a failure.
The prime minister is said tn Iks
bitterly angry at what some British
circle call lirland' flippancy, and
what he deoriltes as French fol'y
In ntagonir.lhg Rnglatfd. He was dis
posed to overlook the earlier speeches,
but It 1 said (hat he regards Die New
lork utterances a. a studied Insult,
deeply wounded by Briand' ndeged In-"
suiting reference to their army.
MARSHAL FOCH TO BR A
CHIEF OF I'KOW INDIAN TRIBE
M the Trow Agpnry Near Rlllingit,
Montsiu, To Visit the flutter Bat
tlefield. (Br tk AaMCimea vM.t
BilllngK. Mont., Nov. 2R. Marshal
Foch will be made n chief of the Crow
Indian TrllK today at the Crow Agen
cy near here. The Marshal's special
train arrived here early tills morning
and after a brief stop was switched
to tlie Crow Agency south of here.
' The party wilf ilrst visit Custer
battlefield, where the scene of the bat
tle of the Little Big Horn in 17(1
will lie viewed. Then will follow the
induction of the French soldier as u
chief of the Crow Indians. Several
hundred member of the tribe will par
ticipate in tho ceremonies.
THE COTTON MARKET.
Opening Easy at Derllne of 17 lo 30
Point. Jannary Decline to 17.25.
(Hy the Asaoclatral Press.)
New York. Nov. 28. There was re
newed liquidation tn the cotton mar
ket at the opening today. The open
ing w-as easy at a aecline of 17 to 110
points and active months soon showed
net losses 20 to .12 imints, with Jan
nary declining to 17.25 agninst-128,
making new low ground for movement
and losses of 110 to 12." points as coin
pared with recently high levels.
Cotton f ut ures , opened easy. Dec.
17:38; Jan. 17:23; Mar. 17:32; May
17 :10 ; July 10:."4.
.. . Zbyszke te Wrestle Lewis.
Or Ua Aaaaciatwl Praaaj
' Now: Xork," Nov. 28. Stanislaus
Zhysjtlco, the : world's heavyweight
wrestling champion, will defend the ti
tle here tonight In a 2-in .l fall match
with Kd "Htrnngler" Lewis, formerly
of Lexington, Ky.
More . than 40 years old, Zbyszko
won the title from Lewie last spring.
HEAR
TONIGHT AT.
. , Y.M,C.A.
'The Sacrifice
: -.Hit? ' .
Second Number Lyceum
Course
8:00 P.M.
ADMISSION 50c, 75c
SUNSHINE DIETRICH
ROSC OAE ARBITKLR
TAKES STAND TODAY
In His Own Defeime. Say He Found
Mis Rapne in Bath Room Very
Sick.
(By the Associated 1-fesa.)
Sun Francisco. Nov. liR-Koscoe C.
A r buckle took the stand here toduy in
the manslaughter case against him.
Arbnckle ald he came to Han Krau
clsco from Ios Angeles September
and stopped at the Hotel St. Francis.
He named the guests at the purty hi
which he was alleged to have fatally
injured irglnia Ituppe, saving he had
invited no one to (be party but. Mrs.
May Tan be.
Arbuckle said he had nil engagement
to go out with Mr. Taube for a few
mUiutea jifu r ill Kjioik 1 nllSKftl
to have lscn Injured by him. '" ,
"I bmiid Miss itappc In my room. She
was on the bath roout Hoor very1 sick.
1 assisted her."
"She was holding her nbdoiuen, and
I gave her some water."
"1 helped her Into the bed. Ai-bucklc
combined. "She said that she had
dizzy ajs-lls often. Then I went Imck
to the bath room, when l returned
MIsm Knppc was on the Hmu rolling
and monning, 1 placed her on the beii
again."
When I assisted her Miss Prtvost
and others cntereil the room, 1 went
Into another room and wlieii I came
back Miss Kftppo was on the bed tear
i . .
ing ucr l-iuiuiiik
Arhitckle aid be. ivns dressed In u
hath robe and under clothing. The
bath robe was introduced anil be
ldcntlltcd It.
'Mrs. Delmont. a guest "f the iwrty,
txld me to leave .Miss ltuppc," Ai buckle
testifled. "1 told Mr. le.mont to 'shut
up,' or 1 would throw her out ibc
window."
A ill nek le told of tiiking Mi.v ltappe
from I lie room mid Into another nsim
with the assistance of Harry lSoyle,
assistant manager of ttte hotel.
The door leading from hi room to
the corrodm and window of the room
were open he snld.
I did not bear Miss Kappc any lie
hurt me,' or say auything that' could
lie so understood," be testified.'
He denied having Miss Itappe against
a door or telling Alfred Seiunucher u
guest of the party that ho applied tee
to Miss Uappe's body.
He denied tho testimony by Jose X
Xorgard,. Janitor of the Culver, Cali
fornia Motion IMcture studio, that he
offered Xorgard a stun of money for
the key to Miss Itappe s room.
ills direct examination was nnished
at l":ou a. in.
With Our Advertisers.
('line's Plianniiey carries n complete
Hue of cigars and cigarettes at all
times, as' you can learn by rending the
new ad. in this paper.
"Sunshine" Dietrich will speak tit
the V tonight, at 8 p. m. He will have
g nuage that is worth while.
Have you ever tried Duke a mayon-
HaiseY It's just like home-made, says
the lovc-lost Co. in n new ad. today.
Kead the ad. carefully.
Do you need cool?, Then k. u Cra
ven 4 Sons can supply your need at
reasonable prices. Don t fail to ee
the company's new ad. in t bis paper.
Hoover s has just received a new
shipment of overcoats, bath robes and
other furnishings for men. -The price
are right and the styles the latest.
Uead new ad. In this paper.
WOMEN TRAFFIC COPS
- APPEAR IN NEW YORK.
At All IntersetHous i in Vrinlty of
Public Schools as Police Reserves,
iS iiwuHial jts.
v New York, Nov. 28. Women traffic
"cops" raado their bow to the New
York public, today.-'-'.. At all intersec
tions In the vicinity of public schools
women police reserves were on duty.
They were called out to replace .2500
patrolmen who are on duty protecting
milk wagona (luring tile milk .hand
lers strike. Most of the women re
serves are : housewives, but amen;
the number axe business women, law
yers and physicians. ' . '-'
Whistles are the sole weapons of
the volunteer force. -
IE THE
5-5-3 NAVAL RATIO
Vice Admiral Kozumi Says
the People Will Not Allow
Delegates to Land at Yoko
homa If They Accept It.
WILL NOT RATIFY
mTTTC- a nnm?Tiffi?Tir .
t
The Admiral Says the Japan
ese Representatives Should
Secure a 70 Per Cent. Ra
tion Instead of 60 Per Cent
Tokio, Nov. 'M. illy the Associated
Press.) -Resolutions opposing the r-.-)-:t
nnvnl ratio contained in the American
naval holiday pronsal and favoring
the abolition of fortifications in the
Pacific Ocean, were udopted by a mass
meeting in Shilia I'iirk today. A num
ber of Tokio publicists addressed the
meeting. Vive Admiral Knxumi. wen
nddressed the nu-ciing declared:
IteHldCK the publicists who urged the
adoption of the rcolul ion. Vice Ad
miral Kozumi dclhered an address lit
which lie was oiioii il as saying if I lie
jaimiiese oeiegaics .uvcpiiMi .c .ei !Mlj ,.,, ,. sacrillrv bit in
eerd. naval ration for Japan insteu.. ( U(l K1m( )(f i,,,,,,!). rids is the sec
of sevnrlmr the 70 im- cent, "the pco- . .,.,,,.,. ..,. , ,. ,. ... ...1M ,M,
pie will not only revciil Ibem from
landing at Yokolionin iiinn their re
turn but will npic:il to the throne to
reserve ratification" of the agreement
reached at the conference.
TO AKANDON FOKEHiX
POSTOH'ICES IN CHINA
Derision to Thai Kffect Reached by,
the CoUHiiltlce or the Nine Powers. I
Washington; Nov I'X l Hy the Asso-j
elated I'rem.) A icsolution'decbiringi
for reliiKpiishinciu or roivign iost ,
office privileges in China was adopt
ed today by the nine powers sitting as
n committee on Pin ilic mid Far Kast
ern questions.
The date of January I'.r.'.'t, was set
for abandonment of foreign postofllccs,
nnit tliiw irnu mri-cciT to hv all the now-
ers represented except Japan, wluwei
representative asked for time to bear,
from their gnrernment.
The Japanese dch sates II was said,
did not object to January 1. 1irj, as
the date. for abandoning their post of
llccs, but felt that they did not have
authority to agree to that date with
out referring the matter to Tokio.
' The nine power-' committee deferred
nnnl action until tomorrow on the
question of extra territorial rights in
f'lilnn. The principle of Hosing the
foreign courts in china. It was said,
was agreed to. but consideration of
the formal resolution went over.
The Chinese representatives at to-
day' meeting hro.iyhf up the question, ..0(1. h(,adqnarters will lie in
of domestic control of ( blna s rail-!offlo(, of thp nenth dpnartnient
ways, jus question, uowever, went
over for consideration ar nnotner meet-
lng of the full nine powers tomorrow
mornIng. .. .. I
mesc vntnwe runway questions, ne-
cording to China's representath-es
would necessarily involve the matter
of Shantung which Is regarded as one
of the big problems which the Wash
ington i-ouference may have to deal
with so far as the Far Eastern ques
tions are concerned. -
I your conwieiM'e satisfied with the Countinr from July 1st of this year
contribution yon made to the Presby. the Observer presents a program ot
teriau Orphanage at Harium ttpriugii? building that would do great credit
If not. see your church treasurer or to any city. 1 , , ..
send to Snpt. E. Mc8. Hyde. Barium:., - 1 ' ' - -
Springs, N. C Advertisement 23-3t4..' The vsnsgesaeot of the paugbturs of
-' " ; .' Vr. Israel Home for he i.fei. In
In Belgium special Sunday post- Newark, N. i- has yielded to toe de
alre ktamo is occasionallr used.' It In- airs of the oldest inmate. 110 of age.
dtcatcs that the letter bearing it Is not
to be delivered on'Sunday- .. x .
"SrXSHINE- DIKTRICK
SPEAKS AT TIIK Y.
L V. A.
(Ives Interesting lecture on "(irass
liopprrs and Measuring Worms."
Paul Dlelrick. Is'ttor known as "Sun
shine," iMikc before a large crowd nt
the Y. M. C. A. yesterdny afternoon
on the subject "tlrnsshoppers iiml
Measuring Worms." Mr. Hictiick Is
a man whose life n ml Ideals ring true
with worthy purpose uiul endeavor.
For .vines he lias niven himself to the
work of community building through
(be regular organized channels. Along
with this he seeks to scalier a little
sunshine ami dispel the clouds of de
spair and discouragement which llml
place in some lives. He l spoken of
"siiiiwitii.ii" iiiwiutm nr hiw olft to
, IMH 1 1,,-TTl HI,- I.TiMI,
In bis iiililfcss 'yesterday afternoon
Mr. Dictrlck talkel of sople-hiinian-lly.
He divided humanity in two great
classes which he called grasshopiiers
ii jitl uicnsiiring worms, iiie first class
is rlie pnicficnl iiiindcil num. the iniiii
with the mccliiiiiiciil turn. I nder this
class there is I lie lalHiring uiaii and the
farmer. The second class is the slow,
deliberating, planning mind, and in
cludes the professional man uiul the
Isisine-s man. Ir. Diet rick earnestly
plead for each class to study the other
class in oiilcr Hint they might better
nudcrstaml each other mid luster co
operate, in building up a community.
Ills whole lecture was very interest hii.
entertiiiniug, nml helpful, anil contain
I'd a real message for the community.
Mr. Dlctrick will speak iigiiiii to
ni'.'lit at the Y. M. '. A. on the subject
"The Sai-rilice Hit." which luiiit's .'.'.i
ImiiIis in till minutes. The speech is
charged for at the regular lyccuin
rates i'i) and 7."i cenHi. Ii will begin
at S o'clock.
Tho Rotary Club heard Mr. Dlctrick
today at msm on the subject "The
Home Team." a cheerful loci lire to
help make the cuiiiiiiimity hctter mid
i happier. Mr. Dlctrick also .fHkc in
' the schools today.
NTI RAT C V.MPAHiN
KKINti STARTED HERE
t,, Ijiilies Are Kreinuliur an Iiitens-
Ive Campaign Against Rodents.
indorsed by the county board of
health, and Merchants' Association
and other civic organizations. Mr. D.
M. Staples of Koniioke. V:i.. and Miss
Annie May Wright, of Portsmouth.
Ya., are beginning an intensive cam
paign here against rats. The two
jtl)liOM 0,M.r)UI1K i iin.-tioii
with the I'. S. Department of Health.
Tho tirst step that the "Viped Pip
ers" will undertake will be to clear
the wholesale it I strict of the city from
rnrs.
"We want the co-onern t ion of every
I citizen of Concord In heilping clear
city of rats, snld Mrs. Htnples flits
morning. "If the population of Con
cord Is O.flO.'l. this means that there
are nt least 1K,00 rats in your city.
(Jovernment flgures show that It costs
on au average of fl.R2 per year to feed
I these rats, so you see the expense
riindor which you are laboring.
the
and
ftnv eitii!PIW ,eslres ns to cl.nr
h),ir ..ninp,, f ns )liny get ui
tom,n w)tn ug tuor..
The two ladle have bei'n nt work
,n ltupr (.es , ,ns (,,,4 f ,b(,
state and have been very suco'ssfulj
in exterminating the rats.
The Ch'rlott'3 . Observer prints a
fine story of progress In Thursday's
paper turn minx up more than twelve
million dollars- in Improvements to be
completed during the coming year.
to iave her hair bohed "like the other
girls.''. ,-, v. - ; , ' - " -
That He Made an Order That
an Operation Be Perform
ed on Woman to Prevent
Birth of More Children.
NOTHING FURTHER
FROM HIS MIND
He Only Said That Such anlwornen Are Particularly In-
Order Might Be Made by
Court if Conditions Should
Make It Necessary.
'(Br fue AsaaeiateS Preiukt
Denver. Nov. 28.--Judge Uoynll It.
rabnni. of Georgetown, tislay denied
Hint he had recoiniiieuilHl in court an
ois'ration fur Mrs. Clilve Snxsidcnlc.
I of I leaver, tliat woulil make if Impossi
ble for her to Is'ar any more children.
divlni'iug lie only told a reported such
an order might lie entered under cer
tain circumstance.
"After the case hail been adjourned,"
said the Judge. "I iliil remark to a re
porter that an order directing such an
oM'ratioii might tie entered if investi
gation, disclosed conditions Hint would
make it necessary and if Hie consent
of the parties coni-crncd could ho ob
tained, lint as to forclug Mrs. Cassi
dents to Milunit to such mi operation,
that was furthest from my iiiiud."
1 Hscussinir the case .liiiigc Crabani
snld :
"As to the justice or advisability of
such mi ooeratiou I do not care to
comment. Certainly there Is no law
that would permit such a ruling."
MOTH Kit WON'T ALLOW
OPERATION TO BE PERFORMED
"If I Have Children, It Is to the Glory
of tied," She' Exclaimed.
!! thr Aoclsil PrM.
liiMivcr. (,'nl.. Nov. 2. Confronted
bv the 11s11iMine111l.it ion In Juvenile
court here Saturday that she submit
to an oH'i-atiou that would make It
imM!s-ilile for her to hear cliildren.
Mrs. Clyde Ciissidcnte, of Honvor. the
mother of tlve children, said today she
would not allow such an operation to
be performed upon her. '
.. ' U I hav-. childn-n. Itli-.t" the iflory
of Cod." she cried when her hi'tstianA
1111 Italian interpreter. Informed her of
the court's recommendation. Judge
Uoynll S. Craham. of lleorgetown. Col.,
presiileil during the hearing.
Mrs. Ciissidcnte was haled inly
court on complaint of social workers
alleging her cliildren were iindcr-noiir-ishi-d.
and their home in a filthy con
dition. A committee was appointed by
the court to investigate the case, which
was continued until January Huh.
LAI DM' Ml RDER TRIAL
ENTERS ITS FINAL WEEK
The Case is Expected to tio lo I lie Jury
Tuesday or Wednesday.
(Ilj lap AMiirlalnl I'rras.)
XeisiilHes, Nov. 'JS The I.11111I111
murder trial entered its fourth and
Dual week today with the summing up
of prosecutor tiodfroy. lie wtnt over
the evidence prescntisl in the cise of
oich of the 11 ihtsous in wonieu and
a boy whom the "bluelMiaril of tiaui
bra is" is accused of iniirileriug. and
of cremating the bodies in the litclien
stove of liis villa. The prosecutor
passed lightly over the lo additional
charges of forgery anil swindling
against the prisoner.
Tomorrow the attorney for Landrti
will make bis plea in In-half of the
accused. The insc is e.xsi-led to go to
the jury Tuesday evening or Wednes
day. Siutn f dtiilh on the guillotine
and nothing else will satisfy Hie prose,
cutioii. the prosecution infornicii the
(i.urt on oH-ning his address.
EXPECT A MODIFIED
PROPOSAL FROM FORD
For the MiCtrle Shoals Plant, a Sub
stitute for the One now I nder Con
sideration. iUr far Aaaorlatr Prrsa.)
Wiishlngtou, Nov. 2S. 4 Joverniiient
otiicinls in touch with the negotiations
of Henry Ford for pnrchnse and lease
of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, nitrate and
water power projects said today Ihey
cxieeted to recehe soon from Mr.
ford a modified proposal, prohably n
complete gubstitute for that now under
discussion.
The expected offer would be the out
growth of the recent conference here
hotw-oeu Secretary Hoover. Maj. Ge-n.
Keaeh, oliief of the new army engi
neers, and Mr. Knrd and his advisers.
The conference was understood to have
lieen non-productive In the way of
progress on the offer before the fon
ferecs. Alienist Dies at Morgantoa Heme.
Morganton. Nov. 28. Dr. Isaac M.
Taylor, eminent physician and alien
ist and recognised throughout, the state
a. an authority In his profession, died
at his homo here at 4 o'clock this morn
Ing, after an il newt of two days. He
was taken aiulitenly 111 AVednenday
night with an affection of the hsart,
and almost from the first, hope of his
rtcovery was despsrieil 01.
Death of Robert By HwtrV; '
BT b aaaacMia taa. ..
New York. Nov. JHU-ttobert B. Uw'.
ley. president of the CuoB-American
Sugar OonpaDy, dle4 at bis borne here
today.. He was 73 year old.
Mtsa Florence Cawnbell. of Balti
more, aBd Mr. ttcott ilms, of Ksonap-
oik, were man led
York, 8. C,v ,
Novemher 24,
Community Hopes by the
End of the Week to Have
Many Subscribers to Stock
in New Country Club.
REAL ESTATE MEN
STAND BEHIND PLAN
terested in The Proposi
tion. Hope to Have Club
Open Early in Spring.
"Keep 011 Insisting the country club",
said a well known real estate mini ' ,
when asked to support the proposi-'
lion. "For when you UhisI the coun
try club proposition you lioot the
town. It will lie un asset a much
bigger asset than many people realize.
It will be of direct .value to real es
tate owners In this section auil u lino
tillkinu point in interesting new citi
zens In local ing hen-. No i-ommulilty
-aii have tno nmny attractions of the
right kind and there are 11 large nuni
lsr of people who consider 11 country
club the best possible place for recrea
tion and would hesitate 10 locate in a
coitiiniiuily that did not afford one."
One of the most encouraging fea
tures of (lie drive for the club Is the
manner In which the women are re
sponding. The only objection they ex
press to the undertaking is that the
ilnli will not Is- ready before spring.
They are impatient for it to open. "I
am o anxious tor it I am perfectly
willing lo go out and solicit stock,"
said a well known young matron. "I
have not bad much exiHrlenif in busi
ness but I liclieve there are enough
public spirited people in this commun
ity wiio realize the value of healthful
out -door exercise to support a country
cluli if given an opiortun!ty.
A young business man who Is a
visitor in the city, after heariug the 1
matter discussed, was really hard to
convince that the community did not
haven country club. "A town the size
of this one. without 11 country club!"
he exiinlmeil. "I can't see how such
nn 'otfrss-tuiiUy bus been neglected. '
The colntiuwity, e-pccially the business
men, lmfe-fiecn verloc1mi '4M
Unost methods of keeping lit that com-
miinity ' life has developed. If . they
ever get the habit of spending a few
hours a week In the njs'ii at a coun
try club they wifl never give it up. I
still say it is hard to believe that two
cities the size of Concord and Kau
naHlis are without a country club."
A young lady from Wadeslsiro hud a
plea -a nt time telling two Concord
young men that Wadeshorn boasted of
11 country club and was unkind enough
to intimate that she would enjoy going
out and seeing the one here.
ItLOOD TRAN'SFVNION.
Does Hie Blood from a Drug Addict
Carrv a Taste lr Itrug ro r
ticnt? (Ilr liar taMM-lalrri l'rr.
New York. Nov. 'JS. Women trnltic
fransfusioii of blood frfnn the veins
of 11 dine addict carries with It t'
the patient a taste for drugs is a
question that is causing several .New-
York physicians concern today.
l0llllk,,,. tit llip iiai-cotil- Killlail Vl-S.
teidav arresleil .lames Milo, who sells
bl blood for transfusion, on charge
of being a drug addict. The police say
tiu low miiiiiiteii he tins ben taking
drugs for three months, and he has
lieen used in l.'i blood transfuslolis
liming that lime.
Milo has participated in -" tin lis-
fnvi,ii ciuiku unit lllw lltillic mill IlllllrcsS
are on almost everv hospital liftl in
Ibis city. He has received from
to $."si for each transfusion.
Prohibition Agent Exonerated.
B-ta AMlalf lresa.l
Washington. Nov. 'JS. Prohibition
Commissioner Hnynes has exonerated
K. It. Ilinson. n sjieiial agent, of the
charges of making a raid in Savannah.
t;a.. without a warrant, it wns an
nounced today at prohibition headquar
ters. Agent Hcuson's report, officials said,
disclosed that the raiding party had a
warrant for a house near the residence
of Miss Kossle finrden, ',.Tb party, of
ficials said, planned to make their en-- v
trance from nn alley and through con-
fusion in the back doors got into Mis
Garden's resideiice by mistake.
Commissioner Uaynes. officials said,
has taken the position that Agent
Hcnson had Intended no violation of
the law, had procured a warrant for :
a proper search, and thnt entrance to t
Miss Carden's residence was due en
tirely to an error and there was no oc
casion for action on the part. of head
auurter here. , " - ,
Inauteo ef Cnanty Home Were Honor ',
Charlotte News. . '. :'.' i:' ;':'
iMrs. fi. C Register again served her '
usual Thanksgiving dinner, which year ,
in and year out, she prepares tor the
Inmates of the eounty home. Mrs. f.. , .
C, Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rus
sell and Mrs. (Viable Steele assisted in .
collecting the edibles donated by mer- .
chants and citisehs, and : in serving -the
dinner. ,
Turkey, with all the r trinunlngs. '
fruits of ell kinds it abuodsnce. aajl "
other items (or the Tbnk(rtvli)g Qjetl
were in the tables. Mr. ana Mrs. R.
C. White who have t-bargs ef the
county home, expressed great appre- .
riattoa of the efforts of Mrs. Register
and her assistant And those -who
donated the good things to eat. .
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