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CONCORD, N: C, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20, mM,
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FUNERAL 13 TO r5'
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Jamea W. Camirtn, - ('oneorir nmut
proinlnnnt Hlifen, and pencrally r'
oif nixed n the reatewt and moMt koc-
rcHKfn! cotton ndll man in the mn
tr.v, diel at IiIh homo berf Mouilny.nr
v i. in. o'Hivk, aftpr two wcekH' ill
ni'ss. , : HcQth , wan rauwNl; by - nnulna
. pectoris, . ; ;; ' . '. 4 ;.
, Jir. Canuou beeauio lit two weeks
a it o. ninl had left his . borne but once
. (ilnce that time. Lant week lie was
nflllcted wltU fK Tero heart ntlncks and
lib" death, hnd 'been jpxnected almost
hourly nlnoe hint Hatunlay afternoon.
prominent pbyviciana from thin and
other -States were- I UA Into eontml.
latton by' hi. family phynlclau, but be
failed fo raitr in Jill merMcnl aid 'ami
w only eonsclons for short perloda off
- emu. dnra Sutiirrin Memliern ct his
fauuiy bad been lit hlr bedMid? since
Friday afternoon. , -, ' ':
; ITuneral aervlcea will he held tomor
row Afternoon at 'i o'ejock at th Flrnt
i Presbyterian Church, conducted by Dr.
J. M. Oiler, pnator. - Interment will bo
made la Oak wood . ceinetry. Son.
: mna-in-law and srandaona will be pall-
bearers, . '. r" '' ; i
, , Hundred of tctcgraui have been re-
v eclved by relatives from peraonal and
bualneffa friend of Mr. Cannon -from
" all part of the Vnlied . sigtes. and
during the day many handsome floral
.. tributes were received at th borne., '
' Prominent men from thU nod other
. 9tite will attend the funeral aervlce..,
. All of tbA mill of the Cannon.' chain
will .clone tomorrow Ht noon, and rc
. wain cloned the remainder of tbcday;
- tb paytnt respect to their ..founder..
, " Jflmcn Wllliant Cannon wai )ior la
Miv i hnrar county 1 " '. and
th. . ..,re wa t.U yenr o w.m
,i rob ot Joseph 'F.. lad. Eliza tsrM"", iZ'VZZTuuS tnTi
Cannon.. The olt WeVs nent Huir. ! " 3 f!TtSdcJlSit
ar Creek Cbnrch. wbera ttte. d(waed KM CBnrch ' cf mn W. !
llTcl ntll he n 14 year of. ae. M lw WalM
Mhen h eanm to.Concord. Ili.-urrt, "HI1" n 'S?ii
, bulnew connfirtion wa with the iner- r7 ;0e? .KJSSVSSiJSS
antilo Arm. of Cannon it Fetzer, and ot Lt t?nvUln
after holdlna; a "position as clerk itti""!,! ljr tt children at Davldscn
the Arm for a number, f ream, he
purchaHed the LonR Interests and be
, cauie one of the owners nl mannscrn.
He wa recoanised .as a gcnliw lu the'
'mercantile world and be gave up this
4 huvtnesa -connection to take on bipxer
' imereatii In tho cottoit' mJIl lnitnxtry,
lJuvt betinning then In the South. ; ,
. 'Ill . arst mill tlan erected lit Con
. cord In. J8.S2. and 1 otllt utamllng, he
ir ir known' as tbo Cannon Mill.; The
jnIH neciallze in, thc'nianufrteture.of
"Cannon Cloth. ? So mioceeufnl . wpa
- Mr. Cannon with hi; first textile Ten-
rure that he aoon enlarged hia' aeM.
culmlnatkng'hlH effort with the lmlld
,. lug of KnnriapolK ' Urn larget 'unln
: corpora red city In the 'World. -J Tbo
Cannon Milla at Kanluipoli manufae
i tnre more x towel' thab cny (croup. f
mill In the world.-and Kaunapoli is
recocnlzed as 8 model mill city. At Mie
time of bl death Mr. Cannon wan Pres-
ldcut,.-CliKlnnn of the Board of 'Dl
rector or actively engaged in manng
. 'but the following mllls -r .- .
, Caution Munnfacturlng4 Co., rwlth
' plant at Concord and Kannapoll, Ji.
,.' C. and Torkv& C. V - ; '
' ' Ciaiarma Cotton Mill with plants at
Concord and Kanuapollg. , - . - ,
( wa Manufacturing Co., Concord.'
I ranklin Cotton Mills.' Concord..-'-"
ru-rnon Manufacturing Co., China
' Or .j, N. O. . " : .. :'. t: :y
K-i r Mfg. Co., RaliKbury. ,
' Am tn Cotton Mill, Themagvllte.
, l'anStx-er Mfg. Ctek, Hookwrll, N. C.
i 1 (il l XJg. Co., Alliemarle, S, C.
Aja-ett Mills Co,, Albemarle,-N.
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Tiixearora Cotton MIlb, Mr, Pleas
, ant, ' -.;
- 1 ioomtleld ; Mfg. Co, Statesvllle, X.
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. I'aoln Cotton Mill. Statewille, N. C.
Koclut ; Circle Cotton Mills. Social
Cli.le, C.a. . ' . ' :
-. Imperial Cotton Mill, Raton ton, Ga
. : Inn k Creek . Cotton Mills., filnrla,
Ala. '.-. v. .
; ('anoon Mill, Inc., New lnra hcning
'with oiuees at ruuau.-f: r.iu,
Cbicngo, "St. LotUa and han
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f Concord, with branches at Al-
-. an i . -ninapolis. .
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Beginning at ttmo when the textile
Industry in the 8uth was thought has-
ardou liy ' most people, Mr, Cannon,
through sheer ability- and energy.
ninasod it great fortune, planned and
Miilt ilia largest towoli factory iu Uie
r-1 world, mapped out and unlit an entire
fit jr of iuhki population, secured con
trofof IKKI.WIrt spindles and ' M.IKl'l
looms and toik the aelive'nianagemonl
in other business enterprise. Though
centering his activities mainly In the
textile hold, he proved ft great hanker,
a master of marketing good "and a
wonderful Judge of men. He wan Vli
President of the- Ciibnrrus Knvign
I'.ankof this city, with branches in
KaimaDolia ami Albemarle, a director
in the American ; Tnv-'t . Company. nfJ
Charlotte and on ofllecr anil stockbnld
er'in many (other hanking Institution.
It was under -hi liroelioii that ; the
Cannon office In New nrk, which sell
the Catinoli product to all tin? cotton
market of the. world.- were opened
and by hi mastorj-of the market and
ability to Dick men. the mala office
Increased will! at the present tlme-f
branch ofllw are located in Jtou
ton. I'blladelphin. 8an rraocltw, .Chi
cnco ami Ht. Ixnl. '
Chlifuro and Ht.' Lotila.'t .'' '!
ThmiBha man of urent Zenith and
Influence, Mr. Cnnnon , livert simpty
and bin leUuie hour i rtilelly were
opent with hia family, of whldi lin
flf wan the renter. r.t '."' ' -v Vv. '
Jut at A -o'clock, when th(v wblstle
of hi creat and . many t --tailllft.:' -.were
aoundlne the clonlnrf aote for the day.
Mr. Cannon died.- for more than an
honr hi death hnd been expected with
rach pamdint breath, but still he dune
to tho thin thread of life, efuslnjr. It
teemed. Jo RIvjO up the tltlit .until the
clone of another day lit the plant of
which' he bad been tli; founder, and
jruldlurf . spirit for tunny- yoar c v
Mr. Cnnnon wa married) lit 1S"0 to
MIh Ella Itor. daughter of the late
Ur and Mr. Martin I Bost. of this
conntv.- Tho ceremony wa performed
at Bost BUI by the lattf Bv. Martin
V. Hhcrrlll. Mr, rnanon . and ten
children mirvlrei The children are:
Mr. lavld II, Biajr.. or Washington.
P. C-; Mr. Jullna R, Carr, Jr of
Durham; Mr. Charlie Hill, of . Wln-
aion-Snlcm : Mix. Charlie Lambeth, of
Charlotte: Meiwn..J. F, M. h; J.
E. T. and .'A. Cannon, of tbl city,
and Mr- J. Rcu-n Cannon, of York, a C
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iifr. Cannon wa a -pioneer In- the
textile Industry of the South and was
recognized 'by mill iben a the great'
est jtextlle leader in the country. '
PKESIDI5NT Tf REMAIN
' C1L0SE1N WASH1M3T0N.
P t H'-: ' .'-
For th Next Three Mentha, Bwaiiae
fy' iaf Pmur:of Bustaes. . V V.
4 Br ikm AwMW rifWhi v.; .-
.Wfthlngt6n.v Dec." .t SOritblerit
Harding is .disposed to remain closely
la Washington fori the next- three
months and a cancelling all tentative
egagement which he has ' '. bad fof
f)ee-bea or - triP :-,t various part of
the onntryi It was Indicated at tbo
white' housa toilay . tliat Unla policy
would bo followed at least until March
been use of pretwur of buslne. ' . .
.'vTiio .rrcBldent has written a letter
to Senator Simmon, Democrat. North
Carolina, explaining his inability ' to
attend tha celnbrntUm of the 105th an
nhVersary of fC John' Masonic body
la New bern In that State the latter
part of January,.
GRrFFITII TO HOVE Tfr - v
,- - APPROVE THE TREATY
Aad De Valera WiU Mora la the bail
Klreaoa ta pisapprove.lt.. i,4:
Dublin, Dec. 20. ily the Assoc la twl
Press) It was announced this morn
ing that Artbnr.Oriffith, head of the
Irbdi delegatloa which signed the Anglo
Irish treaty, would move in the Dail
Klrcann oday for a vote on the ques--tin
of approving the treaty, and that.
Kamonn do Ya;ra, republican presi
dent, would more it disapproval. -.
Mr. de Valcra, addressing the Dall
at the outset claimed there could be no
question, of ratiilcation of the treaty
by the Pall, which ho declared could
not ratify act In the sense of making
It a legal instrument..-- . ' . ',
f (TIIE COTTON MAREET. , :
Klwwred rewTd f 'ead'ne Today
Ta'k ef L. proved Trade Prospects.- -,
' ii h AaMdaiaa PrM. -
New Tork, Dec. 20Tbe cotton
market showed renewed steadiness at
the opening today.- ' Liverpool wa
lower than due. but census figures if
anything showed reather lesa cotton
t nned for the first' lfeuiber period
tiian expected, and there was coutimied
tii Ik of Improving trade prospects
which promoted covering and soon
frcxh commission bruise buying. The
nmrket oened ste.i.ly at an advance of
X to "'Z iHilnts, soon s l ing up to 18.70
f ir January aud r- : for March, or
31 to Z points net L !fr.
Cotton futures or- rj steady. Jan.
lv!-.; .Tar. 1 -"2; Muy 17:81; July
IJ-Ai; Ct. 10:; J, ... ,
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Li - l-ou, L'te. 2t. (i.y the Associated
. Trei.4. J A decree w Ismi.- I t '"y
- ' I tv :i t r " sc. t I (
9 ( '. .- :x. r 1'ari.uuir-ot
Ik IS;
:cr,.: :::ted
OFF;
To The Sub-Cr "'tee of
locf t:.3Y,V,:.r- i Con
ference Tc liy I v i 2 lie-J
! of the Frtr.ch I) legation.
WANT A TUVY FOR "
r DZFEINSD PURPOSE
French Willing: to l,t Con
cc&.;:c5sj on Coital S!.'p
Tonnage, But Not on Sub
marines and Auxiliaries.
. Washington, Dee. 20: (Rr the As
soclnted I'ress.Ju-Tho. modified prosv
sals of the French, govfriimcnt as 4
naval ,ratlo to be alloieed to Franre
under the naval (limitation ngreineiit,
were presented to jiuvui sub counnltte?
of 15 of the Washington conference to
day by - Albert Snrraut, head) of th(
Krcaeii delegation. .. ( ' ' . .. , r
.. The - French 'plan, as presented, it ,
was. understood proposed a neet pro.
portion, in tbo several .c auses of craft
so a to give Fraiiec a nary that ennld
he devoted,! .largely', to -ilefenslve pur
poeseafl ' ... - ,;jv;..' . --
I'm prgsentation' of M. ' Sarrnut, It
was earned,, was largely one of prin
ciples, much attention being given to
necessity felt by France for adequate
defense France' delegation .had indi
cated France wlMngnc sto make con
cession on capital 'y tonnage, ,bm
not as to ulunerlble and otjier nn.v
IlitaWt. - . ,. ? '
He recalled tfiat the agreement reach
cd by the United State. Oreir Itrltnln
and Jajian in, regard to naval ratio of
capital ship ' wa conditioned npon
!atisfnctory upplenientarj, ngreetneut.
which, he suld an far ha not been had.
-While no Inforiantlinv was forthcom
ing. na to wberlier the request bad -or
would be grnnted It wa expected the
session- woulil lie held Thursday.
Whether there would be a general
discussion of the- submarine question
by the other delegate did hot .devel
op today but it was expected the other
delegates would ask for jtinic to- eon
aider the ltritbb position. : ;: ' . '. '''
Tho British spokesman, ,-ld 'dlncu
Inir.the snbmanno -'-tonnage question.
1( clared that dnjess an agreement -was
f iiaki.otte nmm come
' -:' ,:? TO COXCORD TOSTCRT
locals To Opea Seasea With fbar-
ltte a Oppeaent A Real tJ ime Ex
pected, y ' :'. -V ,
The Concord High,, who haw -late
ly acquired the name: of "rol devllsf
on "r.coount of ' their " red nbfiorms,
will open their bisketba'I sras-m to
night with the strong Charlotto culnt.
The game .will be played on th3 V. H,
O.. A. court of Concord;- - , .is.-:
Tho Charlotto High) .ara-Tbeing
coached this year by Mr. Faul, former
ly Physical Director of the;. i.'Jiafltffe
X. SL- A.- and coach jy( tlis: Cb.
lotra Y. M. ClXi 'teain.-Tiiey hae not
a.wealth of old material -but buve so-'.f
promising recruits whl-it i.icri Fatl-
in-: w nUlp ffnunitlncr,'. irt-, 1uWaI atl
I iijerAV Harvel t the.ouistandrus ata.r.4
ana it la a vent ro wau-ti-itits iiitii
demon work.- The Cwmlehael" brothr
eis. Brown, Norris, anJ K -rti:v r
alW In the lineup. In fha-zmly. pniao
they have ' played- this .-season -the
Charlotto Highs lost to Charcblaoi.l
High by 26-13 scorq. ? ' ' ! vr
: The locals- - are vcrr confident of
winning tonight,, but reljz that they
have to fight., Captain .. Sappetifleld
will play one mf the- forward,-while
(lie other "wlHbe bandied by" either
Fagffart, Cooke, or ' Biisley. i Cooke.
Smart, or Waton will handle the pivot
position while, the guard positions wilH
he taken care of by Buinrt, Kestler. or
Rldenhour. These men have developed
some snap' and speed and expect to
win-from the Charlotte quint tonight.
Charlotte la equally determined ,io
avenge their defeat at-the ban da of
Cburchiand and a royal soranbv ex
pected,': -V.' , ;:-:- -;'.t i
i Conrad Hill -will referee and will
call the game at 8:0 o'clock.-. ;.-.. '
GOT. ALLES THREATEXED. ;
10 tallaa Croup" Demaad Withdrawal
of Troop U Kansas Junes.
Pittsburg, Kan.. Dec.-18. dovernor
Allen baa received a. threatening let
ter as tha result of his ordering State
troops to guard workers at the -coal
mines from the Howat strikers. Oua
letter" reads In part:, - ' ' -
"We are tha pcked men of our Ital
ian group. Inform you if you don't dis
continue sending strike fcreakera to
the coal fields and akab sold Icra at
once we are rolng to get you and your
backera." : -A - .' "
"Worltera who have een assaulted
by the striker were reluctant to name
their assailants when they appeared
here today before Attorney General
Hopkins and County Attorney Burnett
who are conducting an inquiry prepar
atory tCN issuing more warrants for
striker who have been guilty of Vio
lence. The witnesses expressed fear of
reprisals. ' ' '.. -".'.' c
p.-eth List Increased t'Tlire.
, Anui' iou, Ala.; Dec. 20. The death
list lo the wreck of tbe Southern Ball
way train No; 7 near Tuus station
vesterdny Was lncrensed to three to
ilny when Knglneer S. T. Watkins.'of
Atiuiitn. died at a lis-nl h" ital. F.a-riiu-er
Watklu. an on' !1 1 i' 'iL-ter.
i- as known as the "prcn r t er."
it v.g iid that f "ir o' m a ia-
THE LATE JAMES WILLIAM CANNON -
JAPANESE DRBAHNOt GHT
18 LAUNCHED TODAYJ
fader the Naval Agreement She , Is
Soon Be '.sTanped. ;"..;
Toklo, Dee. 2a (By the Asociatd
PreM.l-rThe-' dreaVmoucbt Tosa - waa
latint-hctl todny to. asbipyard at Naga
saw.- ijika nor sister smp, ine aga,
uiiuii-Mii- u niuiim. k. ii"! , n i
tJ:Mlt mMPt J aanotimd todayj running bale were ginned, co.mUng
linlta ptaM atcM to h.2wh; bf . 1P,. olivet ,S, Bnketel. editor of hoT.tKlS round bales a half bales, and
ingtort conferenco. An hnmenee crowd
attended the Tosa '9 launching, the
hist In Japan prior jfo the ''naval fioll-
day'.' vr!'- ' ' " '
Tho". WJS- UiristmnaJMivIinjta ' Club
at tlie Cltlienfr Bank aud Trwt Co. Is
now oiien. - Bead the new-ud. In this
paper for -partlPUar-eoBrtjrnliiB- the. (
-tnb.- " . :',.. ; . . ;. V i
Yoit caaoiMi gins ror motaer, wire, nditi preacher In thl wnntry la gJ.-.
rtr qr-' aweotheart at .thOfKpeclaltyn-jTrt.y';-. U.A f .-.isa.(j' :,vr;-
iter
Hat Rhop.! ':Dan't fall to rend new nd.
5 Rowell Holt,! of Charlotte.: district
manager of ftho Northwestern Mutual
IJfe Insurance Co.. '. headquarters in
Charlotte, an ffer an insucanee proi
osltlon that, will, jipiieaUto. yon.: . Read
ad. ''.;.. '.y..-- ' '''' ' -.:V" - ':
-'l"hn MiiBPtre Inc Ir having atFour
k -I .iuL V'.,.,?-'.. l"f J
Day SaUyand during thU period toany
11. bargains 111 1 ofTer.d. VT he com.;
IA,L' ; S'lT i
a . few of tbe good things. ,-' Read' nd.
oari'fiilly. ? ' . ; , . i- r,
; Tlia ."tour' ;Prlci a)e at, Barrier
Widenhbuse &. '4impany conllniics, and
real' bargain are offered dnrlhg the
sale." Bnd rh Company's ad. ..and .call
to tho gnjMls. offi-retL'" r v- n- . , -
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Arrested en Mail Rabbery Charge.
; By the Associated rrmii.
nt,l., -' JVA'-S' lift -Atmvami , Tl,,rnr j
i 9- uii.vli."hu ..i.- uniitM. tn i .
one 'of the-men-whn participated In
am 'of"h.-Bion nntU.innwl tall?
Uio 100,000 mail rolHtrt. Toledo
several weeks; ago, was arrested today,
x - . -r
Removal of British Troops from Ire-
-v., ; land Suspended. .-',
- Queenstown, Dec. a-By tbo As
sociated. Pre) Removal of . British
troop from. .' Irelnndy . which wa to
baV beed suspended and will . not be
re timed unless the treaty la ratified..
JOIN
TODAY
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and you will Jiave
MONEY NEXT
; CIHtlSTMAS
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ihJlNCIREASE W MEMBERSHIP : IN
WftT ttttrrrili'arilijrYV VOtUaT'sTrnDA at'tlf Df KI
Over SO 00ft Members Were Added In
1921. McnnVrsblp New 388,6 W,
v. S tut ae 'Auoelatml Preaa.1
; Cbienso, Deo," 2(1. Minilierslilp , in
the Methodist K Episcopal ; Church in
creased JHM04 during the, year ending
j teeember J, ' V'ri . according to sta
jth(, Methodist A'ear Book New Vork.
This Increase wa In communicants in
the cbnrch, jiot adherent. , ! -v
The neViilrh f the M. K. Cluireh
1 11-lkTr!-. 1m fl.oi i'Mln.1 UStttnu tnA
enterprise or ,t,he ehnrch duriug the
year received glMT-.JiJI'-Tlierp
are 40,11) Schwrciies'.' hno parsonage;
X4Xs'!0 mlulsteisfand-. local --preacher.
TIm areraire v4irlr sntarv Afihe Metlt.
Rirbxrd Croker'g Condition Improved,
' DublluVDee., 20.' ' (Jly the- Associated-Press.)
Itli-hard Croker, ..foraiei
Tammany chieftnn . who has been- ill
at hi liome neiir here, was reported tih
!'my su"nln coiiuuucti improve
I inenr. He baa been suffering from d
YVml ctedhile ri
L,7f roln ,M',i He.1 "
ccawHT him to hi be,l..T,
returning to
State which
'oday hp was
sitting up in hi room.
; Pilot Icaned m Uboiit lnJuov
. '., Dy.4h. AhmpIsM .
; , Nmvjxirt : New, Va., Jin-, 2tt The
ntrplune which fell1 yesterday-near tills
city was a -naval craft from. Hampton
Jload naval base.' Tlie pilot, a l.Uat
enaunt. .eacaned without - lutfiiirv. '; de
spite Hie fact (hat the machine emsh-' W
...I In.A n.ll.A .. I t I. ,.. M .k., . .
l lHo several trees in making a fore.
laUdillg., i H.r.i
Form of Shop Men" to lie Reduced,
?,', ittf Aimmirt lesn,!.; -V.
Lkciand, Fta.; Dw-. 20,-The fori-a' of
employes at the local shoos of the At-
lntlc Coast -Line railway -wll! bore-'j
aucea approximately no , per cht.,1.'cr
feetlve Ih-ccmlier 24,raecordipg to no
tices posted 'yesterday 'nut ino wen
will be involved. : -,; .--V; , ;i; j- v
Now Qpeii
CjjC.OO .CLASS Requires a deposit. of $5.00 each ueek
r ..'SS-t' fW'.Jhe "wjxt 50 weeks.;.. On December IB, I'ti s
'iym will receive a xheck for $250 :;:r.
'or lie next fit) vteks. f Or Decrrnber 11322,
-you will, receiye a check for $t0fl.00r r;;:;: .;""''y;l-i;;f'X
; A 4 05 CLSS Requires a deport of $1.00 each ' week i(;
ifl ij) 1 for.'the'next 50 Weks. ts Qn Decemher 1 1922, '
you will receive' af check for $50.00; V-;rJ:' :
v 1 !f CMSJy-i- Requires 'a deposit ; of 50. cents each
pUC ; week for the next ;S0 .wceksV?Ori' December 16, ?
j ' " 102?; you will receiy(e"a check for $5.00l 't, i; ; '' V4 v
f - ej r- rCLASSRequires a deposit : of S5 cents5 itach r
: muC week for the next 56 weeks. On December 16,
' : 1922. you will receive a check for $12.50. ' : i'
'1 A" ' CLASS Requires a deposit of 10 cents ea9h
; 1 UC i veek for tbe-next-50 weeksV Oii Becemper 16.
' 19??. you will receive a check for $3.00. s ' ' , -;': , ' ' , ; .
STORES TO BR CLOSED 'i '
- 1I RIN THE Fl'NERAL
y T OF MR. A. AV. CANNON.
- "' ..'i'-.i-V- 'sU -r"" 'M '.," -r',!
") A a maTk of utpeet to our dl- K
tlugulsheti citizen, Mr. J. .VI, Can-
Jion,. who for -many years war Ir
Identified with the mercantile and
Industrial life of the community,
he director of tha tVmtJord Mer-
V chant'v Association, suggest 'that
r all More and bank and places.
of business, close ' from' 1 tin ' to 3fe
SKH) p. in. tomorrow.. (Wedues-
davl during hi funeral, v - . Jfc
s - B. K. HARRIS.
jK Sec. Merehimt' Association.
" . '
iionn evpiosion in - '
. . ...NEW VORK CITV TODAY
". f .
Building Just One Block From Pollee
- Hradqiuirters' Wrecked by Inrernal
Marhlnc . 1 ' . '
(By hr luMcialra Ytrum.t
, New York, Dee. L'n. Damage" cfelt
iimtiiV ict ."i.ilflO wO flone' b an ex
plosion early.. today- of a- lionib which
bad lieen thrown or placed In tho hall
way of a building on Grand street. The
scene of the 'explosion as1 onV one
blK-lr from police heuriquartcrH. and
the coiieussttvi there: guve-the offlcers
a rnre a snmp of tbem (n-lleved for a
few minutes' that tie- threat to
Vlsunli Wall Street" lilid lMseti carrieil
out, Heavy guard bad been thrown
Ulmnt Wall Krriet: yeste'iilay aa a re
sult, of 'tip' , that a wholesale, bomb,
big' of that part of the 'city wn eon
teinptnledi I'.'xuinlnatlon of the build
ing in which the Isimb wins set off fail
ed to- reveal the nature of the infernal
machine. r , . ' 1
VOnOS GINNED'.
Number of Sales' to December 13 Waa
7,:ft9,458 North Carolina, 767,072.
'. Washington, lMN?.'!20.4-Cotton glu-
anert i6- lieeemenr .13 amounts to 7,-
7IM),4oS running bales, .counting 122,
K4t round bales as. half bales, and in
cluding CS.fttS hnleti of Amcrlean-Egyp-tlnn.
and 3,064 liale of Sea.Ii:ahd, the
Censn Bureau announced today ' ;
OinnlngM--by State this ' year " in
clude : North Carolina 167.073 ;; South
Carolbia 7,W..KS6r and Virginia 15.9M2.
:n. it,. .... .a oa .no
Including .54.587 bales of 'American
Egyptian,' and l,r,l baa of Sea !
land..,' , -''
Rocky. River. Comtmtnily Meeting. i'
fVm' ar,-3rrtiv.i;iiuiitlBr
tviil hold a imring at tlia chMi house
ou '1'bursdnj' evening, J)eeemtier 21iud,
lIKIl i llie .fullowbig program will be,
rendered : .:.':rvy :. :-';.- -);;-. j:"1..
Kong: SilMit NightV . J? ,
Scripture Keadiug Miss Klmu Retd.;
fking: -. Hark , tbe t- Ilemld -. Atignls)
sing. . - --'if. -.hi,-i c't V', ; i
Talk ltev.T. IL Spence. -
.'Ielamatlon Iwls Bryan.. . v
. ' KxerclseT"By . school. ,
,Solo Mrs. Cba. Alexamter. :
. Buslne! i . - . i t
; - - .PROGRAM (MMITTE
I' 1 i '' i1 i -i -f (t: j
Kasterlake Case to Jury Tonight.
;; tar a jiiite yn,.-v '.i
: Mntroei,ra:;'1!C.,2t: Roger' I.s
VistUike, 'former naval petty offleer, out
trial here' for .the murder of hi wlfeii
at Colonial Roach last KeptenuVr may;
knoW'tbe verdict; of the jury before jj
no retires ronigiir. instruction io rno
Jury and final argument by the defense ji
and state remained to be., concluded J
today' and the case wa eonslderexl j
certain to go the iarv the latter part'
.f the-day-''- ' iV".,;.v.r:;,,' :,
I
. j lyiT-iuriivu lur usiMinm wthiht, .
tar imc: AimmatN rmx. -
Waslilngton, Dee. ' 20. Christmas'
througboat the eastern halt of the'
country-wilt be preceded by abnormally
old weather, the W'eather '. Itureuti
predicted, today.' .-s' ''.! i,-V.v.-'.7''C'-'.'', "
Tbe area In extremely low ' tempera-,
tures, which ha covered the northwest
,tlie report said,, continued to advance
southenst an much lower tempera
tures would be experienced along the
Atlantic: coast by Thursday 'n.-V.,-';, v,-
TAVL0nSA7I2r:EII
lAKGEDilE TESTIFIES
But He Was Unable to Say
, Whether or Not Any of
Them Had Been Convicted
-by Court Martial. -i
TESTIMONY BEFORE ; :
SENATE COMMITTEE
One of the Soldiers He Says
Was Tried for Attacking a
; French Girl. One Ameri
can Official at Trial. -
--; ..:- By a AMeclatmi 1-rM.t '
' Avasblngton,'De:. 20! Oea II. Tari '!'"
lor, of rhlladelphia, who served as'iuit- .
ionai army man overseas, told tbe Seny. .
ate' committee today that he saw 1- '
American soldier hangwi' around Is- .
sur-Tille. France from April to June1 .
J!10.' but ' wa tumble to say whether -any
of them bad -Issen convicted by .; . ; .
court mnrtiat. -'
One of the aiddiers' banged, lie do- '
clared. was tried , for attacking a : ,
French girl, by. a French court mar-. -.
tlal at which one American ollicer wast
pi-esent.. Taylor gave the name of the
soldier and said he wa a Bergeaiit .
from Detroit, Mb4i; but the committee ?
later decided to ,omit the name, from '
It records. 'i':';i ;'-,;--;':'! j
Roliert A. Urrlsou,!of Wilmington. ' .
X . ,!...! . t , 1 .. 1. .; , .......
., trTilicii -Mini iu jirxi hi- wiiinTv- . ..-
f d the IVncbUig In Frimee of a wrtdler.' : ' ;
Tho -victim was ;a .Mexican from-. Kl
1'awo or Kngle, Basa, . Texa, who wan ,
charged with a crime agatust a worn- . t
an .and was trledl;' VI was told that . -r-
tbe man had to he banged to save oim .' - .-.
officer from being cashiered.'' Ilnrrl-.
HAn ilitf.liiFwt '' .; I t , f . '
. Through a puir of Held glasses lln'r- .
rison aid '' ho saw' -the 1 lynching iu
which thirty nien took rirt. . - .
': Harrison told of, another lynchlug . I
after the armistice whlcbt 1h- ihi-lnretl..
wa dliwted by' "Hardbound: Kmtlli. f
"T1U wrist of tuine,' said Ibinisoit '
lifting his ' h'ft ' arm, .w.n broken
while trying to save myself "from .-
HardliollPd Smith and ak-ouple of. his .
sergeaiits.'' , f- '. '
Tho witness said m saw men .ukfu;
W'tlii'liipng line' without giis mask or , . -
guns asfa form oC pnBiMunent. '
- Jt'wsffTTtteanse e thifnynrT
ing'Ilarrlson, ahl the vU'tlnr had been- ?
orderNI'liy Fnillb to sweep tbe stock A .
ynrd with a toothbrush "andf hey bad. v.. '
a little iwrty when, he refned" ' 1 ,
, "Were, yon courtinartialed?" tseiui-
torvh'erman, democrat, of Norrh C.iv- ,
olinn, Impiired.' i'',1 '
"Ye. Tlie Coiouel wirsed' me aud
I cursed him liack, and he had me sent- . . '
to. the. firing, line after ,-' trial. His
naine? Colonel Holditrook. If I ever
get him. I'll make him remember m1.. . ,.
,TThey wouuin t give ne a gas mas. .-. i ,
and niy trouble today Is due to gas,-
the medical record show." ' .
Clifford D; iNear, a newsiwiper re
porter of Atlanta, 4 "cnUcd by Henu-' i
tor Watson,' mid be knew of no. .illegal , :
esecntlims In France.,; A guard wboe
name he did not know . told him -, ar
tiievrc, h MaM. that 21 unldlor bad ' V i
lieen banged ttterc.: ' .
1 -r- -
Application for1 Injunction Dismissed.. '
Vi;,; ur tt juMrtiiwi pwi. V,
Chicago, .DecJ . Kffort of Hvi. .
stock traders at the ! Chicago, stock ' V
yard to prevent' enforcement tif live. ,
stock, trading -jii tailed todny wheu ' : v
Judge .Landis, Evan. and Fitzpatrb-k . "
lUsmbwcd their applbict Jon for an in- ,
Junction restraining fecrtnry of AgrU
culture Wallace and District Attorney
Cha. Clyne from enforcing tho law.. . - ,
An a result of the decision the live-'
stock trader will be .required to tile -the
commission' schedules With . tlm . .
government t immediately and operate .
under he rule to bt;laid down by the
Department of Agriculture or tmtf ' V
fiitcs provided by the act,- '
British Delegation Asks Plenary Hcs- ' '
'' ..- aion, " ': ,
Washington,' Itec. 20, (By tbe Asso
ciated Press). The Rritish delegutbm
ha formally asked a. plenary session -
of the Washington conference be held .-
tomorrow or Thursday In order that . "
Great Itritaiu may present it caso fur ' ' ' -the
abolition of the submarine. . . ' i i vv
'". .Three Killed in Auto 'Accident, ? -.'
;' '";', (Bj the As clwlea Trnm.)
' Atlanta, Dec. ,20t-Two! person tcn-' - .
wife, hf . Flrsgerald, Oa,' were- kl.led . v
early today when their automobile- ran i
off a bridge over the Houhern Railway
tracks at Bolton near bore,- and wa -struck:
by the engine. of, a fasnengcr
trald. . . s. . ' . K . '-,v .': Tv '
-JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIiilflllUllllllillllllllUlllHt-
f Do You Believe
I ; in America? f
g ' '' -.' -. v.. ' -. ." i U
Then Read the Series of B
5 Articles Now Appearing S
1 in The Tribune. . every -:
l week by r the ! Nation's
; I::d2rs. - '
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m-1 fun . rT 8 tii the dale for 1 5
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1 i i the wmk wia P ' re-
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