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;;-ti;-;t-:'XpNCORD-N;-C.. THURSDAY; DECEMBEft
vclu:
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y
iulfi Ii
I,Tc :.i Pa i Frcn First
- V ? L. ', j to t'..2 Aux: ' :ry
C'r:.rt, A? a Rcr.u'.t cf the
French. lYc7Cal,v.:r
CCliEVE CUEGTION- 1 !
WILL E3 SETTLED
Wit! cat Jecsardlzter.'' the
tf ::ccr3 cf C r.f rrcr.ee. j
1. a Full Ccrlice K;cts
Villi Naval Lrcrts. 'Vyv
Washington. Doc 22. (By tbe As
sociated Press) Statement ia bo.
half of France and Italy accepting
formally ' the (American proposal, for
limitation of capital ship were made
todnv at the meeting of the delegate
of tbq. five major rowers of the Wash- , smiuarung over the border pro
ington conference .r- -s ' - h.,!,,, ?" ," i., -JL.u.
i . . - t 4 .v j nqiior smuggling over ine oonwr
nerai expecUtlon ''fJ:1
,Mit.,.v.ft : : mhIu j tolay in a "( bristmaa greeting'
Contrary to
quesuo, y "jr,"", arnir of nfOrcement agentn. through
marines and cruiser was not reached ,llntr 0n .hVKo,! ha
at the mornlnu aession oj. th corn-1
mlttee, but went over Until another I
nrer Until another I
over until , nnptner i
meting at 8 p. tn.'
The French delegation,
was not; radr at the morning session
fo proceed tvlth dlcusslon of anxlli.
-ary tonnage as they had not received
: instruction from theirs, government
. The delegates said If hopctf to have
the Instructions for-, the nfternooo
meeting. ..:?
The British delegation 'which bnd
7 planned, to state its case in opposition
to snbrnarluen a a naval-arm. fltso
withheld Hs statement at the- morning
sosston, which was .snkl to bceu con
fined largely' to preliminary general
discussion and the -clearing np pf the
capital ship ratio question v i v?Vh
' Wachlneton, JPec, 2 2(By the Asso
ciated Press J.- The . negotlatloha for
the limitation vof naval aruiauienu
- passed on from first line ships to an
illary craft today when the full naval
.inuimlttee assetnlded. wltli. experts, to
begin consideration of the French re
quest for- tm reese la suhmArlues and
cruisers. ' , X . i'.
A b,COsiiMwMd.leV. Ptt
.wrtnM f le a. I f-eli.t -hut
iio- aus7iiaiy Ta-lrk j,riM,.vm . j
not be BUiaelently dliBeult to Jeopard
ise tb success of the conferencoi V
Tb French . estimated were closely
guarded np to the hour of the presen
- latins tot th;r committee,, but H was
generally;' known they proposed large
submarine strength ami Increase in the
cruiser tonnage. Although fmrae oppo
sition was expressed to the French re
quest there seemed: no disposition to
attempt to--en force through the auxil
iary classes the ratio already agreed
upon or to oapltar ship, -v v vv .'.
. t M. Sarraut, . Ambassador Jusserand
and Vice Admiral de Don entered the
committee meeting determined to pre
sent, Ormly tleir,7 government's rcon
ccpliun of Uke vessel allotment so far
as Tano. Is 'concerned Tley had ca
bled, the substapce of what they had
.prepared to lay before the vonunlttee
to, Premier Brland and' had. received
full approval. v:r ; ,.' '."'" ;
While negotiations were continuing
fbe now fonr-power treaty to preserve
peace in the Pacioe was tiecomlng , a
matter of . Interest, beoauee of the sit
' nation that ha developed, since . it
became known there is difference of In
terpretation of the -treaty's terms be
tween President Harding and members
of the -American delegation. The eyes
' of th .-representatives' .of the powers
were turned toward tho .Heate, which
must ratify the agreement before it
liecomes effective and- some of whose
members have' announced they would
endeavor to defeat a vote of approval.
Kepublican leaders msist that " the
movement against the. treaty shows' no
promise of success, but tbey are match
ing closely the efforts-of the anti-rat-
ideation forces t effect ft closely-knit
rdy June Butler, twenty years old,
Who has just published : a book of
ptif ms In England, inherits her literary
laUnt from her mother Ltdy Carrlck,
who has ' Jong been a ' recognised
outbority on the literature of Ireland.
Tho C::V piiitaas" Present
1 jj'r A Pr"i Tee!: in Our,
4 Per Cer.t.'Ir.tcrcct Ccr-oundcd Quarterly. "
A new Savings Quarter starts January 1st. De
posits pn or before January 10th draw interest from
January 1st. . ;:; :r i; '
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT .
Safe deposit tcxes for
vault,
II: o Ccnerrd T
' - CC. CG
SCHEM2 m r-'HHI! fTATfOV
u cp iu..u-E a.so.m-s.si.1
.V"fd genrcnie Coim. U to Be Askr.l to
'' 1 sr t tini-Hslon Appointed Tor
: Plli. -
. London, Dec. 22 (By the Associated
Press.) The. allied supreme council
at Its coming meet Inn In Cannes, will
be asked to Invite" the Interested pow
ers to appoint a commission to elnb
ornte a comprehensive scheme for the
rehabilitation . of central Europe and
lluswia.- This 'conclusion was arrived
at In the conference of the French and
British premiers 'Just ended here.
The 1'nlted- State would bo Invited
to have a membership In thin commis
sion Germany also would -be repro
seated. The question of Itusslan rep
fesentaHon Is in abeyance. :
. (iforcs Harvey Oels an Invitation. -
;' Paris, JKv. 22 By the Associated
Press). An Invitation to. attend the
meeting of the supreme council next
month has been extended , to George
llarvejv v Amerrloan : ambassador nt
London, ;'The meeting Is scheduled to
open In Canuc. on Wednesday." Jan
uary 4th y
."THINGS ARB GOlXq WELL," .
"lays Commissioner Hayneti in the fin
. foreairent ef the Prohibition Lawa.
V -.' (Bf Ike AMrtarH Vtmm.) .
, Washington, Dee. 22. -Safeguards on
wUhdrawalH of liquor from Dona nave
reduced the domeatic anppty rt illicit
Jlqtior 60 pet cent And the gentlemen's
agreements have materially cnecKeu
asserted
to his
,n,"K" Brp V".
tbR)Bmew t)umfn M)onft ti, path by
happy
Tuletide season," he gilded., "that most
gratifying NsultH . are j . being . se
cured In constructive enforccmont of
t,h 18th amendment"-'? ; C: . .
KOBQDY WANTS THE " : '
t -.-v ,f i fv - ANORO-IKISH TREATY
But There Is No Alternative U Its Ac
c eptanee, Kays Klrtiard Mulcahy. .
inililln, lec 22 (By the Associated
Pres) IUchnrd , Mulcahy. chief of
staff f the Irish republican army,
created "a stir Vhen - he began: his
speech OB th Anglo-trlali treaty In the
Pall Eirennn tottay by saying tnap oo5
body wanted the treaty buts wa- no
r.lternatlv' to Its ncceplance.r -' s : L
Preceding him, Deputy D'KelleyMhe
minister of education, speaking against
tlur treaty, said there would be a eon
tiimfctlon of the war in Ireland, wheth
er the treaty waa ratified or rejected.
: h- ' " " ',.''"?;
' v. ' "'-.' --WUh nr Advetiaer
o.i e.M Inaf l-li-it
wear yon shouki and will want at the 1 ,
As CtSl Tlnii.I hw a In tndnV'l.
paper '. .- - J Mt'twtot;f14mn' iinit nrrfvert in f?oicord
A ?ne''ptfes ''' at Mk ' Concord
National Bank will begin, January 1st.
Poor per ' cent;; Interest, compmirided
quarterly. ' See ' new a In "today's
paper. --.' .V'3 ' i..-.r -1
i'ou can get a Path phonograph at
half price at th Kldd-Frlx Music and
Statonery Co, The sale will onntlnue
for 10 day's, and If yon ever wanted a
phonograph and didn't fed Ilk yon
coulUafford torbur one, now is the
chance to g-t your wish gratlnetl.' Read
new ad. in this paper lor price parti-.
cniars, , . .''i-4; .
-, 'i i ii i i -ii- i .;. ' '
WetuM Killed and Man Hint Wmq s
:. V. Train Strikes Auto., -f
V llanilet, Dec. 21-rEdward Kfng.'who
runs a store near Chernw, was brought"
to Hamlet Tuesday morning on a ape
clal train after being badly injured by
train No. 4 running Into and' demolish
ing his automobile which .he. waa drv
lag across the ralroad tracks , , Just
south of Cheraw. After ani examina
tion by local physicians his injuries
were' declared not to be ft serlo.w as
they appeared. . .- ".-'-'y--r.-v;:..
Twin city Negro Hies t Age ef 104
"--v'.:-?: -vYears. ..."
Winston-Salem, ; Dec.' 7 21.r-Martin
Hairston. colored, died at the Forsyth"
County Home today, his age being au
thoritatively given at 10A years., He
entered' the institution 18 month ago
and spent most of his time at the homo
making baskets aUd bottoming chairs.
Paralysis was the direct wnw Of. .ft
dearh.v-. . a -.. -- v ' 'Ct
I ''Miss Shelby - Herrln, , who Is how
teaching school at Jacksonville,- N. C,
is at home In Mount Pleasant, for tre
holidays.";; vV: -:.t V
Edison is trjing to makd gold ont
of other, metals.- Lots of people make
gold out of brass. (t :r .:.,v.-v?v)?
rent in our burglar-proof . ,
htienil OirJs:
lit C .'
DE.VTII OF M" IT'VV F'tTIt
- : E.tU.V 1II1.S S.a...ING
ISiid Been 111 For More Tlmn a Ver
With t'.tneer lineral Services lb
it 1MJ Katurilajr.
Mrs. ilenry Furr, wife of Patrolman
Furr.' of the local , police, department,
died this morning, at fi:2.". o'clock at
her home on : Phoenix street after'' a
year' serious Illness of cancer of the
stomach. - Plie had been critically-HI
for the past several weeks, hd ber
death was not unexpected. '. . ' : ,. :
' The deceased was 341 years' of age.
and was twice married. Her first Bus
band was the late t T. Price, who
alicHj about ; twelve. jyeara 'ago.. v'9hP
was married .ten years ago tQ Mr.
Furr. Who Is survived by her husband,
father, several : sisters, two brothers
and four children by her first mar
riage.1 Her father is .J. W. Utowe, of
Hlllsboro ' and hev chUtlfen nro Airs'.
Elhe - BarnhardU. ,1 Misses , Beatrice,
M'llma and Flonnle Price, all of this
eitj".-' Ht lsterH are Vrs. Fannie Itll
ey, of Hlllsboro. Mrs;-Mrnly,-of Kiaa
napolliv Mrs, Wly-Walters, of Kan
nnpolls. Mrs.vI)el Walters, of KamiAp
oli.t and Mrs. J. 11. Monroe,, of lUlls
lioro."; Her brothers aro John and'Tom
stowe. " -.-:r 'r ,;;'."' ,v, r
tincral services will be" field at the
home Saturday, afternoon ftr s o clock,
by Rev. 0. W. Rollins, assisted by Rev.
,o, y'
Jtomns, assisted by iter. v. u.
AVhtlley, of ' Greensboro. ; Intnrment
wlll.be made In Oukwood cemetery.
' The deceased was a a. active member
of the McUill Street Baptbt Church
until her health failed, and was popu
lar with a -wldo -circle of- .friend. In
thl and other cities In, Ihe Urate. v
TWO CONCORD HOMES .v'VVvV
nv v , tXTEKEU'ItY THIEVES
Clothing Carried Front Homes sf V.
F. (Joodman and E. F White 8me
. Time During KlgmV .
-, Thieves lust night ', entered ' the
home -of -Mr.' W. V. Goodman,, on
Hprlng street, and Mr. K F. White, on
West J)epot. street, 'and carried away
two. suits of clothes- and a J small
amount of 'money. No Hues to . the
roblMrs have been found.' - ' :
The home of Mr. - Goodman was en
tered through the kitchen window, ami
a black serge suit; with about W-centK
In change In It, was., tnkcni Some. cig
arettes were also taken from a ' suit
of Dr. J. A. Patterson, who makes his
home'' with ' Mr. .Goodman, V bttt .. jhls
clothes were not taken. . No one beard
the Intruders, and tho exact hour of
the robbery . is not known. '. . i '.
i Mr. Whlt also lost a snltbirt the
only money lie had in tlw suit was . A
chack for 1 100.. No ono lh' his house
heard the intruders, who 'arr believ
ed t have' been the same who entered
Mr. Ooodman's'howo. ".Nothing 'P-
t- oTiiRR iicAtt.:;
last alght from Mnrjihy t spfimV nlw
Christmas holiday -wu i'is naNiir
Mrs. 1;. U. Lenta. '' - '.'-' .c '
1 A Christmas entertainment ill lw
given at Kerr Street. Methodise fcburclM
' Christmas exercises, will be ijlveu t
thei Flrst'i'resbyteilan Clr.mV Kridiiy
at T'p.1m:..coiislttnif ttr efclses l
the children.:. A pageant entltlcl 'The
Days Come." -wllr'nlsO be given. : "., -.
Mrs. D.vixick wood has rctuvnwl
to her home in New, 'Orleans after
spcjidlbc -soveraj; dHyshero jrith relo-
tlves.- , -" -,-J.? ' j-v.-v"'. '.'" v
Sfr-'' &fc Cllne ', ' Mr.'- J. A.
Bangle are spending the day. in Char
lotto. , ' i ; ' ' '- - ;. ' 4 '
r Mr. 3 1 A. - Bangle, of jChartotte; will
spend tbe noltilay here. with . the
family of his sou. Dr. J. A. Bangle;
Mr. -BueV Bhankle, of Elon Collego
hs arrived homo to.fcpond the hMday
with his parents. . i '
Cotton on the local .market Is, quoted
at U7 2 cents per ponnd' today ; ot
ton seed at 4 cents per bushel. . i -I.
'- The Christmas exercises: at Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church In No. 4
township will held Saturday morn?
Ing at 10:30 o'clock. Communion-set
vices will bft held .en Sunday morning.
At : St. Enoch's Lutheran Church the.
Christmas services will be he'd at' 9
o'clock Saturday evening. K' '
.Mr. Sain Goodman, of .New York, le
spending the holidays .here wltli ' hjs
mother.'.- -,. ' V ' '''. T' ' ' '
HENRY FORD NOT AfcLOWEP
- ; to BEDt'CK bates; ON COAL
On His Railroad.' as It Would Constf-
. tme a Durrlminauon Atainst uwer
: '.Roaos- .. x- ;. - '
' tBt tM A ' Prcao.'
J Washington, Dec. 22. Henry Ford's
attempts to reduce-, freight rates on
coal 20 per cent, along the line of hfc
railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Iron
ton, was disallowed today by the In
terstate Commerce Commission on the
ground that the reduction would con
stitute a discrimination against other
mining territory whose coal product
is sold in Toledo, Detroit and other ctt
e along the Ford Railroad. The com.
mission has allowed all other, reduc
tions in interstate rates- on jthe Ford
railroad which he has made on other
commodities, ' : . . . ' '.i
kannapoUs Defeats Krlanger.'
. rselt t The THkn '.
KannapoUs, , Deo. 22. KannapoUs
defeated the strong team from Erlang
er here last night in the opening game
of the season by the scoro of 85 to 20.
It was a fast and clean game all the
way through. ,, Flows and Koberts for
Kaonupolls. were tho outstanding fea
tures, Klowe getting 21 points and ttob
erts 8. N'aucc at center and Gilliam
at guard both played excellent ball for
the html team. Ersrbart nas the mit
standing star for the visiting tesrm,
getting four field goals. ,Tlie sm;
was wilnessed by a larye and eoauii
lastio crowd.- . . - - : .
. Friday night the Y. M. C. A team
will gr. to gharlotte to play lb t
there. 1 -. ' -
A hustler has no time for bad Juct.
riTfiTr
till; i.' LUL
llL,..n JlffluOi
OistinsruL!
" at Jsc!--..
) c hhl Trc:
"ter Passes
, Fla After
!t of Bron-
KNOWN TO :
-V-ASMA'
IENDS
: nENitr'
. .ng Member
ool of Jour-
Was Lsri Tun
I of tr-s.c:j r
;, Almost td V
is Conscious
j; Last-'
J- -.' tttw t
" Jacksonville, Fl Dec. V22.-rCol.
Henry Watterson."kiIWB to the Amer
ican people as the Is j"l snry lying mem
ber of ttu old sen !: of journalism,
and to his friends tu Marse Henry,"
died -nrly .today at hotel-here. v.
- lTfthranie penc fiiBy.- the venera
ble 4Hi It or retaining iVonifclousncss al
most to the end and tonverslng during
hi last half hour-vih-his wife, 'son
and 1unfchter.-l i '.i:v ,-'
Col. Wattersoh caioe to. Jai.kohville
several weeks ago tit accordance1 with
his annual' custom. f spending the
winter'-in Florida. I Usually at Fort
Myent '-'.He conrractejl a slight cold 'oa
Tuesday antt while irated in a chair
yesterday -morning inm after break
fast he suffered n af uts bronchial at
tack Hint was-ordervd, to; bis bed by
bis physician..' Hlsi ondition-' grew
worse' during the', day and night,' and
the end ca mo at. i;ia this inornlngJ
The immediate cause; of bis Oeaur. niK
physicians sold, .was heart failure, sup
erinduced by ojMigditioa of bronchial
tnbes.'' .'v - - v.1r ? ...'i''; -";':"' '''" '
Thu "Marse nepry" passed tothat
beautiful shqro," whPre he last Octo
ber wrote his comrades of, the Confed
erate Array ho. was ;snre "the bonnie
blue flag will lie flying at the fore, and
the bands will be playing 'Dixie' on
parade, ami the pruty' girl will be
distributing 'Thei Chattanooga Rebel,
true newspaper published by him dur
ing the wae betwecfa -the' states) to
groups, of ragged, yed-noned angels
who havft not rorgottirn me rcoei yeiv
T .TOYS FOK C"ilNY BOYS.?
MoKtPomdar Ant Hioee Possessing '.a
nnnnlH'r tovs this ehristunasi appear to
h those possessing a dflnl '5''''
fle i lhterest- 'Presaineno in- ran -orixt-reas
display in the shops along Broad
way are th' engineerlpg toys, with
tha isld of which thorboy who Ms a
liking for engtnoering In any,'. of .-its
branches electrical, mechanical, civil,
and nn-ian " acquire a teehntenl
knowledge-tbat Is bound to stand him
in gotxi -stead in the tuturo . -'.-. -Ono
serleS'of this class r-of '.toy. In
cludes a hvdraullc ,and; pneumatic,
eiigineertng'fiet, a civil engineering out
flU and a; tventher bureaus set by
means, of which boy . , can v study
meteorology. c ; '- " ? . r v
To'apprecile these super-toys.lt, is
not neessar?N-tbat a boy hou!d have
Hurtled physics ' or engineering. He
learns whUe be plars. st a cost far be
low that -which would provide bhn with
this branch of 'bis edncation in i tho
ordinary ;way. t '. ;-;' .- .--...- s--..
Another toy that is very popular Is
i tireless set. With; this a boy caw
recelv messages' from his chum across
the town, the only additional apparatus
required being an aerial, wbictw can
be rigged up quite easily, v' . -.' .i .-v . ;
r Btectrlcal engineering can be studied
at iiomo by-nny boy possessing one ot
the- new electrical Ury sets Those sets
tell him all there Is to know about the
wonderful hidden power of ,electrlclt,v.
With -them hot build, fits -.tip. - and
uses bis own-working model .Each set
lg a complete electrical laboratory,
providing means by which hundreds of
interesting experiments can; bo con
ducted. ' '
"Twenty toys In one: Is ...the name
that might be applied to another new
toy onthe market. Byi means of a few
pieces of varnished wood, some wheels,
gears,. etc., boy can. moke a scooter,
a truck,, a wheelbarrow, -a sleigh,
go-cart a hobby-horsef-a' -racer,: and
other' models. As soon as he tiro of.
one,-lie .can take It to pioce(and .nnAie ,
another. . '-v,.-.-. ; .'-H'i-V
ChrrmuMi:Eve Casales Will Shine la
' . White Honso WIndowiw: f
Washington. Dec. 82.-The windows
of the White Houso on Christmas Eve
Will all be adorned wtth lighted- can
dles. Mrs. Harding his decided to re
new ah old New England , enstom
which -calls for the display, and ar-;
mngementa were completed this woek
for the candles and fixtures necessary.
- President-Harding. It isaid once
succeeded in having the custom adopts
ed io bis home city of Marion, vmo.
by an 'editorial campaign in hlsnews
paper. ;' ; '- ?" ' :-.-' -.v "."'-v
JUfofc Threatsns Man Who Is Against
. Moerwhiners. ,
' ' - (Bhr Ikt tmmntmtrM fMs.t.4...
v Jacksonville, Fla, Dec.. 22 v A mob
believed by tbo sheriff to have been
composed of moonshiners, attacked the
home of James Noble, at Whitchousc.
near here, early today and the rifle
and pistol battle wblch resulted lasted
nearly an hour, but so far as is knows
was wlthont casualties- Noble has
been assisting tbe sheriff's office in its
campaign against moonijilnerg.
' - la olden times If a gUl were willing
to marry, sod not eot- isred. It was the
custom for ber to vc r a ring oil tj;a
' Lrst tD?T of ut-'l'-t kaBd. If sbe
iwanted to remain sir-'a, then ' she
..wore the ring on the tuile f.ngtr :'"
D
EI4ZABETII C-OIXEfiR WAS
- DESTROYED BY FIRE
All Students Had !eft Per Homen
DumdKC Estimated at mjm.:
Knlem. Vo., Doe 22F.lliabcth Col
lege, a. Lutheran woman's Institution
here, was deslroyed by fire- early to
daV' -The large;) stone building whh-h
contained class rooms, 'administration
rooirfs, and 'dormitory room was en
tirely .vacant at the time, all-students
hntlng-bift for the .Christmas holidoys.
The orl'iln of the fire has not been, de
termined. The damage Is estimated nt
ai.T0.C00. ' . ; 'j
Ubabeth College Destroyed by Fire.'
'A telegram recolvetl in Concord to.
day from- Usv. Oscar Blackwelder, of
Roanoke.tVa, stated that Elisabeth
pollepe, loacttd at Sulem. Va' seven
nines irura noanoKe, was flesiryeo eariy
thls morning by fire. ,The entire equip
ment and ail building were destroyed,
the' message added. No fnrther parti
culars were given, v
jOYFS' ARBEST IM'IDEYT
i,-:,:. ; v Of A LOXGv HOT FIGHT
Warrants Followed Hervlce By Jones
- of liemasds I'poa' Lancaster- Xer
caatlle Ce, , j , t
' 'Lancaster, S. C. Dec. tl. Dispatch
es carried In this morning daily news
paper of tho arrest here of C. D. Jon
es on . charges preferred by - Leiry
Springs and hia associate John T. Stev
ens, alleging violation of section 210,
criminal code of South Carolina,, in
connection with transactions as nn;
offkr - of the Lancaster ' Mercantile
company, brought wit publicity the
first details of a-long and hitter series
of litigations,' which had Its inception
with .the. filing of certain suits, -one
of which was that of the First National
Bank cf Lancaster. of which t'luis.
D. Jones is. nresldent, against Leroy
Springs for $20,000 and interest, in
volving the refusal to receive and pay
for Liberty bonds In that amount pur
chased by the bank for; him as his
agent. f: :.('""'' '..-; V.-i.-v-; ',''. T-.v-' '
'. This action followed the breaking
of. relations between- CIU.' V. Jones
atid Leroy brings and John T. 6tev
eas, .who had been associated and own
ed. Jointly several enterprises, lnclud.
ing the Lancaster -ifercanUle com
pany, tbs latter concern being a con
solidation of the Jones. -Mercantile com
pany;. Jones-Elliott :lt Mule company,
Lancaster Hardware cothpaOy and the
Lancaster . -Mercantile .company.- the
consolidation having- 'been .effected on
February 1. . 19K, innd of which 'hr
:mo reaiaept jinn geiv-
Chas. D. Jones - waa ousted : as pres
ident of the icoocero and action after
action and rumor afters . rumor, have
corttp thick 'and fast since that time.
NEW YORK SETTLEMENT -'" , ".
. .;; . HOI SKS NOW PACKED
Cold ' Weather Drives Park' Sleepers
Into Hie Various Mwdclpal Lodging
2 Baas.-ii.; .r--' i; 4-,&ii.z,
I . fBv tbo AhmI Tnt.j:
- j!S'ow York, f Dec.; i22-Twenry-four
women and three children were among
the hundreds who awoke today In' the
municipal lodging house, to ..which the
homeless were - driven by 'tlu hitter
cold. City parks, -flrea, ways; cellars
and - wagon which hnvet' served as
places .of rorneo were -abandoned b1-
rore the we ot a norrowest gaie wnu-o
-carried the mercury to within nine de-
give of sero and made even the, well I
cbjd folk shh'er.' y It was reported to
day that upward tef , 100 pe'W""'
spent the night In the municipal lodg
ing house and the Salvation Army Set
tlement boue,; r ' .--tv- ; s.'wv
' Nrgro Killed in Georgia.
- tBy ib AsMetatea rrr.) !'' -.
T Quit man'. C.n Dec." 22. Riddled
with bullets, the body of Lee. Robinson,
Jr, a negro, wa found near a deserted
cabin, at Buckhead farm 'yesterday.
A coroner' Jury Investigating- render
ed a verdict that the negro came' to hjs
death from unknown causes, . :'; v
JOIN
TODAY
and you will have
MONEY NEXT
ll CHRISTMAS
K '
ei ffiaila-ubon"tndufB tlTl a)clsii(Mi
Xaienhy in the fttUri917, '. . responsible Japanese circles. , 5. -. j, 1 .V.t, ... .
With this brcaoK.:. between them,l- ( " V--"..? ." .,' ..-,,;-.:' ' 'e BISHOP R. I.1
'-::t' - Now Open ; . "' ; r-:J
?:'-y-'i- rXf, 'MC:'-1. VV:.'i' t lot Jhe ext
' you vill fe'eeh-e c
WILL OF LATE 4. W. CAVSON " j
: ; IS FILED FOB PRf-"1
C. A. Cannon and David
; Exectitora of thr VilU-Bulk of Fji-
. tale ft to Airs, c annon. .
The1 will of (he late James W, Can.
non was filed for probate with - the
Clerk of Superior Court this morning.
The bulk of the estate is left to. Mrs.
Cannon for life, to be divided among
the children at her death. '. . v.-'.
The estimated Value of the estatfl Is
$4BOfj.0OO.r.? .'!
To his two grandson-and mt me
snkes, William Coltrnne Cannon, and to
J. W. Cannon, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Rosa jfannon, is left $10,000 each, and
the remainder of the estate. Including
the homo and all furnishings and all
life Insurance, la left to Mrs. -Cannon,
At her death the estate will be divid
ed, among the Vhildren. -
The home place at the death of Mrs.
Cannon.'1 will' tieebmo the property of
Mr. C, A.; Canuon by lay men t of 110.
000 to tha estate, ; r ' i
t C A. Cannon, and David It, Btnir
are named executors, and thef togeth
er 'With the Wachovia Trust Company,
of : Wlnston-Haleni.. are the trustee of
the estate. 4 ' 1 ,
' The will was executed Octolier 7,
1021.
, THK COTTOy MVRKET
.nantet luincr I nHeiiir Ana irregu- ana cioimng in au parts or the conn- ;
. lar Owing to Kveniiig up of Deeem-i try was ordered r today pf. Attoruey ' t
her' Contracts.. . ; , , 'oobetnl Daughertr.V ?V:' .-Y--.-
(By the AMlml Tms.) ' . 1 Mr. ,laughcrt.v said that In many Io-- , .
- New Tork. D. 22---The cotton mar--ealltie price are too high and retail-,",
ket Watt rather unsettled and Irregu-.-ers- profit were ntnamscionable'' and ,
lar early today owing to' final evening tfuH every effort: would be made to-
up of. December ' coutrm-ts.. Notices Pl retail prhvs on the proper level .
representing almnt JWft bales were re- 1 'i'. Datigherty--- Instructed IttMmtor,-..
jKirtod and there wet scattered Ie Bumv of the Kurcaq of Inrcstigaticm
cember llqnidntion which sent the of rh? Department, 't. assign men as
price off to 18.2B or 83 points net low- sonn ns ptslWe to vtrious parts of the
er, and three or lOnr ioit below the country to collect simultaneously In- '
January ' quotation fWherwise; the" formation , upon current retail prices' ;
market showed pn, special feature, and of food, fuel, shoes, aud elotsJng, . and
after opening steady at a decline of t the samo time to report tho whtijo-,,
S point to an advance of point. ale price of ourn, wheat, beel roeatrt
January and later months held fairly "f 11 kinds, and on-the hoof In order
(deady with March selling around 18.14 tt comparisons which nijgbt be made
or about points net higher. ; t i- tb. .retail and wholesale prkes-of '
Cotton futures opened steady." Jan,
18.15 ;' March 18 07 May 17.03; July
17.23! October 16.S0.: - .:t
... ' ' '' ' ;'- .:,:'
OPPOSED TO DISCISSION - ''
. '. . - OF tl-DEMANDj TREATY
v, --,.. , -v-..-' ., ' -. . ,. ;
Allitutle of Japanese Delegates at
Hashingten Made i Plain (. on This i
Point,
Washington, Dec. 22; tpy the. Asso-'
lAnlnA Itnml ..TAnAH ,- I a-lll fnra, ill.'
oppose any discussion of thf validity tif
the 21-demand treaty of 101i5. If the -
matter 1 brought p hy China a ex
prcjed in toinoiTOW's Ouerting of, the
- AT IhA AimimMl
ROBBERS MAKE BIO
-r. f UAI LAT YORK, PA.
Gef Srrnriffcs Y slued at tBW.OOO Froia t
o mid) i-rjMfMj, oovrs.
. .' '"jr tbe Auoetated rnw.)
t'A'ork'Pa.i Dm. 22.-i-;-Bnrglarii early
today, broke into the Mount Wolf Bank
and -stoic JKIO.IKHI in securities frnu
sofptyi deposit, boxes.'. '.They jammed
open a '-window and .cut through the
vault, doors ' -with acetylew torches,
The loeks on 80 deposit boxes M. were
broken: with a hn miner. ( :i . .. . :1
' m-. ' u tu -.tl-i !
,
."''- f"f 5- I
Clearwater; ; Flav lvc. '' 22: Sheriff ,
Lindsay today .denied published a re - -
ments 'of the -ouuty" authorities that'
Carter Plerson, held for murder", would
be turned overdo the Kentucky author-r
lues, wnn cnarge niar ue xuieo a man i v uisncp juorrtson was a oeiegate to
at -Annville, Jackson ciunty. Ky.. Iter tho general conference of -the church
fore coming ' here about four months five times and three times was elected ' .
ago.' '1 . - " ' ' 'on officer by that body. He -wan su-
'.'. '-' 'J." JV' " " ""' '. ;' - "1 perannuatcd at the general conference
Mr. T. E. Bobbltt, a 78 year old farm-' neid Jn Atlanta in 1918. At the last
er In Granville.' has never bought a Florida conference held six years ao
puuna m mru r jiihuv., i ue nuw
quence is that the bard times eantnt
affect his living in comfort .': , . ' .'j
, , i - : . j. ' .'. " " v
For the first timo in the history of
San Francisco tf woman-Mr. Ella,
beth M. Lawless has been called noon
to serve as' secretary of tbe connty-
grand J.irjr,..--.' i.-r; ,. .':.-'';!'
' O C.60 . etASSRequires
f a-
, for the next W
you will receh'e a'check for $250,
j' ; 2 O.C3 ' CLSS--$eqnires ,
v i-yo- will receive a check fort$100.O0., j V'WS
l - (; i 1 sst - fot tjie nest 50 -weeks.-; On December IS, 1M2,'
; ''you will receive i f heck for $5Q!oQ'
' KCir 4 CLASS Requires a depoait"-of- 5) cents each
; OUC ireiw'tiic' nt)(t 60 weeks. On Deccmhcr 1,
3922, you will receive a check for $25j00."il'i fv:?
-''?:'Vt Ofj'' 1"''-P5S-rru''e'. "4epeitr'ot 25 cent each
'' 't50C'N, week for the next 50 weeks. On December 16.
-.j:-lU22, you will receive, a 'check 'for $13.5C'.ft ?;rv iJ"
fii -riClJS$eqiiTt$i deposit of lOcerits' eacJi
Ml OF '
RETAIL PRICES IS -
Retail Prices : of Food, Fuel,
f Shoes and Clothiny Will
Be Especially Investigated
Irrimediately. ' ,
PRICES TOO HIGH
IN MANY PLACES
Attorney General
Believes
That "All Over the.Couiw
try the Retailers Have an '
' Understanding. . 1 A
--.' (Br fbe-AiMoeiaSMl Pim. -'-
Washington. Dee.- 22. Investigation
'of retail price of .ood. . fuel. shoeH"'
IlliJrA
7 .
in.,1""1"- I '-' -. I
Duughltrty said, the retailers' have or- . .
snnirations which tend to keep up the .
ll' - .. ' ' ' ' ,''-'." !-,''- ' ,--
"There Isn't a doubt in the world.
! he said,-"that all over-tho country the-. ;
retailers have an understanding"
; Attorney General said , that
while many retailers are not charging' ;
excessive price he intended to go .af-
-nM hA : A,.l..,lnnd ' avuwm.'. I -. :
trpry .to' the law and particularly pro-'
fesidonal organiser who-' sold new. t ,
teme.6t beating the Jaw through v
orgtuBwatious -vi-hlch i-oncealed their.
hnh nil '.A. AAOt.Ml Blf nf :
: tu-advanea MwuDctitioii: -. ' ;
DIES .ATOJTE Or SO'
Burial Friday-SapeiUBBaated ' k
ill IX l ootereace. . - . :
'servhts for Bishop Henry Clay . -Mor-j;
rison, who died here today at the home,
of his uon Dr. Hugh K.-iMorritton. will ',
.be held In .Atlanta Friday, Burial will, :
:.e In West View cemetery there near,
j.the old rfamily home, ;
fi" A widow and two sons all reBidenta'
-(of this cltv, .survive.' :.' -s ; .
B'ahop Morrison was born in Monn.
KomerV .1 county. Tennessee:1 Mar ..aiw-;-,
ilS24:lft had a. common HChool miuca-il '
,tion and , studied Greek; Latin and,
itebrew privately under Dr. N. H. Lee.-
of the AJabania state agricultural coR:
lege. On June. '25. 1868. he "married.
Mrs. M. E. Ray, of Nelson county. Ken-
tucky. ?. ........ j'.-.;.:.,.
Bishop Morrison prssidod and has otft-
, dated since then at Other state confer-.,
enees. ... t. . n v- s , ,
I ..,,:. a . ' ..Ii : '.'
f ' f Hn Francisco, man in s dfvorco
.complaint against his wife alleged that
she wa In the habit of screaming in
der to make the neighbor believe
' that' tt waa beating her ' tt-
nf o.OO .each week
On ,Deeernbcr 1,
deposit of $8
.00 each week -
cemher 1, If2S,
gO weaks. pn t)ecember t.
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