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CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY; DECEMBER 23, 1921.
f.y t.Vr,'.i.3. i. ;ys : ,. ;,tf' .-.
2 . ' )'NO. 280. ;
LI clLUi t.L LiiUiiU
F:.c$fii'iFhOiE;.i
Thrc h Steady ; Decrease
inJiii-ler of Jlccruits For
. the ll'Si-try, Invcstir&ting
Ccn.n;ijoioti Reports Tc-ay
REPORT JUST
MADE PUBLIC
Condition , Worse Than in
Other Denominations.
One Minister for Every 2,
523 Communicants. A ;
i, (Bf ke Asmelat4 PresV ' 4
" Xetr ork, Iec. !!!. The Kntsonpai
. Church In tho t'nlted States faces a
V Teal . problem through!, tlw - steady de.
crease in the iiniter of recruits for
- the ministry, a commimlon nppolnted
, to lnvesllialCf the sutyeet declared In
n report made public tslay. This sltr
iintion, the cjniimls.slon 81010(118 more
grave thai seenys to be the caso with
. wher religions DOfllcs.'
lit (1m HloeCM of JCew. orij, where
in the .VH tliere via one minister for.
rery 401 communicants, tho wminls-
mod .mum .inat' uKwjrr " "u,:'t the 'Immediate family present, v. ami
, one minister, to -every SfilS eoromunl- v,th rtip too,ir of the wn lce nnan-1
miits, s ' , . , -nonnwd, tho body of tho venerable
Tli report covered an Investigation Ke)ltu,.kv , jnrnnllst who died here
, ft "nny months.. It allowed that on yesterday, was plaeed In a vault'
' a generor average- tlnjougliwit Jlie ntl spring, when It will U
lplseopal Church tho ratio of mlulsler. kcn home. to j tpb t fllMa rent
f i.il recruits to eoiuinunlcauts annual- , ,BW. ln tftVP. jim .meter ftt
, I, ly was one to 2.251. It was shown , that , m ns faihn and nvth-
toda there wae an excesa m 1,271 v .Vl j.''--' v a
utaUons over the net number o! Clergy . Z ' ' ," . " ' vf-,.,-vyVi;
available to (111 them, and attention .lT.lLI.l!rS WAST ANOTHER !
' ' i drawn to the fact that approximately i , , , , , , . . ('OKFEKEXl'E CALLER
" " 40 per cent of the new mlnlstata or , v .
r' dalned In the Episcopal churctt in tne
' M last, ten. ?ear hava come from, Jtetlio-
- dlst, Presbyterian and Baptist ,-ieoomi-
nations and not t from episcopal
i cCrtZ r tCHtFlt IN RANK VALTT.
J?4?!'EK.ihfiV-
- l AHe im.ifwj yp. "h;rV briader acoo. b. called
Uanaus i-ns Time nura "
Heal All la Sigh. r ' . s ; V
' Clearfield, Pa, Dee it Ioek'ng
m.hier a L Rhone ln th vault of the
Eh
hert'''V , two -bandits. rbied
the
itar
o pno
-"V Nix oi jtuuttt AiOJH""i V , t
drove" awny in an antomobiie. No
saw them ent. r leave, and lfwaa
iMtfvntU a customer entered we oang ioeicmnr ipm. "
, halt a .honp later, that tha robberf aembled jn tne large l'n'Bl
wu discovered and the cashier .tl e main effloe antTMessrs. W'. R. Ode.
ieaaed- 7? v w - A. Q, Odell and Superintendent J."F.
" be baDk is aman In'atltution.. Thcf Yatet wort called for- Thereupon Rev.
irlerks had gone toJnnch and Cashl(AJ Prank. Armstrong hn iipenklug.
Shope wae nlona when be noticed, ut aew, moments reached Jh
motor car atop la front of the back. A heart 1 hi, subject,' nr he presented
minnte later two men entere4 andthe OdeUs iand Mr. Yates somt very
without prollmtnarles, pointed pistols valuable and nseful presents. Mr. W.
nnd toroad him bock Into thf vault !H. tWell; whose father at the time, of
' They then turned the took, and, after his death was the, oldest-textile mann
lotsnrely gathering on all the money , faeturer , In. tho entire Sooth, made
" in ght. be heard .them drivoi away, one of the most apt ami felicitons rs
Half an hour later WU Jam! Potter, a isponses heard for a long. tiim Jle jt
customer.' went to tbe bank ami, find- ferred to the good feeling and excep
ting the dooni open but no one in sight.., tionaUy .lino teamwork that ad been
called for assistance. . Investigation done by -tbe operative daring the year
cn dladosed the plight of Cashier and prophesied still larger things. and
Shone and ho. was celcascd.v, " : . ; V 1 gave a his reason that "the mill own-
Sheriff Gorman sent oat an alarm
tbroughont tne country ana wunm n -
v liour received . word from Kytertown
. v that two men answering the deseripo
tim of tbe robbers has pascd through
that place driving toward Tyrone A
posse at once was organised and sot
, jour in pursnlt.t t:. '".j'-i-K-.'i-x h-'
fhnrrk Fornad Guilty an Seatenreal
to' Death;, .
- ' fBr th Amm srtsted Preaa.) . f
Chicago, Dec; 23.-Harvey Churclj,
1 v charged, -with the murder of two auto
mobile talesman, was found guilty this
, morning and sentenced to death, -v -Chnrch
killed Cary Asmua auu Ber
nard Daughter when the aeltvered
, a cej- which he had. arranged to huy;
ratpons Restaurant t Be Closed,
ravsk iMwdit4 rMM) .,
' Xew York. . Dec. 2 neaU's tor
- year one of, the best known reotau
rants in New- York, soon la to bo dos
ed. Victim of prohibition. Tho. J.
, Healy, the proprietor, has sold the ea-
tate, to several Chinese, who wll m-
vest it into a chop seuy emporlilin, it i
reported., : '. t "','C ' '-'';:7:
The
Uzzl Chri:tmas , Present
1 A Pr.:3 CccI: in Our
SAVLTG3 bEPARTT.IEOT
p 4 Percent Interest Compounded Qnarteriy..
1 A new Savings Quarter starts January 1st. De
posits on or before January 10th draw Interest from
January 1st, - ' , -
TART THE NEW YEAR RIGHT ' '
; Safe deposit boxes for rent in our burglar-proof
vault. , ' r '
His Ccr.cc: d Tticnai . Ezrli
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PREMIER TAKAASHI : J
' ; PRAISES F.W EXTF.XTE
Say Qnadrnp! Agreement; Will Be a
-- C.reat thing tor Entire World, i
. PnriH, Dec. 23. (By the associated
Press) Premier Baron' Takanashi of
Japan I quoted by the Toklo corres
pondent of the newspaper Exeeisior, as
declaring: "The 'quadruple entente
which tor Japan replaces Hie Anglo
Japahae alllanoe. Is much wider In
bearing and removes all changes '-of
war." y-.y r,. ..:
"I venture to say", -he continued,
''that tho. Washington conference lias
opened a new epoch In the- Pacific
and the world. I not only believe
that the entente -will result in making
Jaoancse people bapplsr,. toevanse it
twill lighten their burdens, but further
loll, ujf reason ui tuv guni umcn. . w
are paying,' tho posit ioa or Japun Is
strengthened in the Far Kast. "
In resard to China, th Jyiit etnier was
quoted as saying: : h ' " h ';
.- "China is in an advanced atage of
decomposition. It Mil be an unpleas
ant situation for Japan and a mlsfo-
fortune-for China If, as the resu.lt of
her anarchy, she does- noi cooperai
with the: friendly powers seeking to
bring about her unification." y
WATTERSON'S BOflY WAS '
i2 , . : PLACED IN V.ULT TODAY
Next Spring ' It Will Be Taken la
, luUvllle. Kyi Be Given Final
Besting Place.,-';.,- I'.frP-uy. V
.lai.lrimMvllln' Fin TVn "t "Mnitl(
Tenrv.. Waf torson.' content with the
y,,,,,, uf. restl today from
W( !nbora Wth only the members o.f
Kuggesie lemereBre nia unurw-
tlenlarly With .Sabuariae and Alixl.
llary Vruu -
Washington, ; Dec. 23. (By the As
aoclated Press)--Suggestlons hav
have'
been made by the Italian arms dele-
' Ration to the naval committee of the
nforonr. tAftl another Internationa
wr Ui. .Ufu....
with submarines and aunhnilary t-raft.
! Ut m.jj. ssju . tk.
i A pwtitlful CrisbiiM Episode at the
I i .r Kerr uieacnen'.
I lst mgnr.jUK as toe ajwrowjoir x , f ----- . 1 . ... ., J
ArreM'Miiii i04-IoTB4s'1
work Mr the Christmas.. holidays,, in- r w Wru7is in Pronress, ;-
- atead of .itoing tUrtly tor their homes
i . rs know iney cunnoi ij iiiwiH-niun.
. ars know they
wunour - you.
t nor can ioa without
them. : we. are dopenilpnt one npon an-.
oiner. ' r -.- -, , .
He closed by exhorting . the..- whole
force to exalt character and be Chris
tiana; above everything.' ;.Me A. J.
Odeil and. Mft Yates also spoke lu
mnch tbe same way. Where there Is
such a fcellne between mlllowners and
operatives there can be no labor' prob
llem nor any other aerlous problem.-.,
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' " ' Deeply AppreeUteA ' ;
" The owner of The Tribune acknowl
edges with grateful 'appreciation the
receipt of a most beautiful gold foun
tain pen. and n gold pencil, a Christ
mas gift from the employes of the pa
per. , No gift ! wore appreelt.l than
one that cornea from the-men lie Is
associated with "day In and dny ont?
In giving -Tho Tribune lo the- public.
Threi Xefm Bamed l HeteL
i TVaycroas, Oa, ' Deo. . 231'hree
negroes' were burned to death ln a fire
which destroyed a negro hotat nero mh
day The .origin of the . blaxe is nn
known.. .rvs,f:v;.,y;..-s v'.f-'j
PSEMIEK BRIATD 8EXPS
j ACt'EPTASCE OF RATIO.
Fruee. However, Maintains ller Pe
i , ultion Regarding Sabmuine. 4
.' Paris. Dec. 23. Bv tho Asiwiulated
'Press.) Premier &rand has sent Am- !
oaasaaor yusserana ,in wasmneton t
Anal and definite acceptance u; the
ennltnl shtt ratio. ? Prance, however. I
11 xlatcd- maintaids her position ro-
garaing sitmnuriiies finu cviuu ueieuto
ships, although she fs willing, it uegi
tlate.5 ?-v,v ''.; vv. '- 'J.:'
. Prance insists that her doBitiudS ard
vitally necessary to htr .' aacnnty, it in
. lnjMtn(t ,hut , rfi.nosed to Kux.e'ivti
with the United States as tar, us pos
.slble. ' i '., :'r ;r- ... :: -r.-y ;")'' tV i :i
t::
Twenty arkerteo for
DISORDER. IN OMAIIA
0imhii3'.enwtVSrv4ln vitni
w;ere arretited today- in the1'lMtlmt
house ,dlstrlct,i whw a strike Ik.. In,
progress, aftyr..ttie poltca- charged Into
a 'crowd aroimd a street ear, the trol
ley of, which had been pulled from its
eahle. ; . ' .'....' i. ' ";-"'. ; .
iTho police reported today; that thoy
had been ubable to.-idontlf the body
of a man shot near one-of tbo packlug
offices last "'gbf- f f x ? , it$4
415 will 8.vrA - - ' - "t-
),, .;:v; LIFE THii IIARVKkT
Baptisi Sunday Schools Asked te Take
, Special Offering Sunday for Starv
ing People. . 5. 'vi-;' J '
..! fy - AMriate4'. ly:
NiislivHle,' Tenn Dee. 2.i-Deeta'r-ing
that 1S in gold Will save a life un
til harvest, Dr- Everett. OiH, the Eu
ropean representative .of the Sontuoni
Baptists, now lu Rnasla, tins cablml
Baptist lalqunrters liere nrgtug tbs t
the - 'Baptist Sunday, m-hools ami
Churches tbronghontr the South take
special Chrlstinaa offerings Huuday for
tho starving people of that country,1-;'
iprealdent Signs Russian Relief Bill ,
' Ur the Aetted P.l -'',.
.; Washington;' ; Dec.. - 23. President
Harding has signed tba Ituwlnn relief
bill which carries appropriations of
$20,000,000 t 1x5 expended muler tlie
supervision of the American Relief 'Ad
miiiiHlrntitiu. - The funds became Ini.
mediately avallnblc. : ? ?,. ;v-.. i
1922 Christmas Savings Club
' ,. ' Nov Open ; ', '
JOIN
TODAY
and you will have-
MONEV NEXT
CHRISTMAS
Citiz:fii5
50T0R10t'9 BATOIT IH " V
r? if ? C'Al OH'r IX CHICAGO
Confesses That He ad a empanloa
:: Were Rexpoattlbl for Several Hold-
flit tfce AMtMtr Picas. ;.
Chicago, Dec., i3.-f-Cryde 'Uutmons,
whoie ccHnpaaioa E4rt Tlmmons, wa
ahot' and killed, last nlant arthcy they
had kidnapped and robbed Mrs. Jan. J.
tuaiifuian, ner aBugrtier bno utoipti,
confessed to the police today that he-
and his partner -hal participated in
several holdups including a 13 tan train
robber last August. " ' - , v
V The captured.robber ftlo was known
as Claude Thomas; avid his oa com
panion .was sometlnfe, known as (:arl
OUbert, acceMIng t(i th police. Foli
lowing the confess(ol. .the police took !
into crmtodr Mlsa ulary , Roberts. 23,
' wtu.i4Miid-lo jiave oeTi 'n tarrmJiU
arqnainiance oi ine omn nroucr. .
1 ''IIIIIIb?
WawHorlVeatber Wltlr Rain.. Predirt-
I. ' fytaw' a rtw nw.r
'Wawhington,;'. Dm ,f 23.-Vauuior
'weather, -with rain, was promised to
day,' to destroy holies of snow. - for
Christmas over all of the easrern half
of. the country, eVcept iu the extrcni?
northern states. " ' V 1 -
The weather will be colder generally
throughout Uho eastern half jof the
ouuntry tm t'hristnms' I)ay. the- woat
er Bureau said. . ' j . , iVi- ,
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BRITISli WARHIUPS , f
: ,- , -ORiBEp TO EGYPT
Twelve l'Ue"ef Mediterranean Fleet
y- Also, liider Orders to Leave.' ;
t Malta Dee. 23 (lty the Associated
Press ).-Two British warships have
received ' orders to proceed to Egypt
immediately;; Further' nnltri of . the
British M"dlterriinonn fleet- are Tinder
orders, to leaveVpn the shortest notice,
Miss; Rose,W'llleforl will leave this
afternoon for Charlotte, where she wllj
spend tbe night with, her slater,. Mrs.
W. D. Shoemaker. , Tomorrow Mis
Wllloford and Mrs. Shoemaker will go
to AslHvIUe to attend the holidaya with
their sisters, Mrs. R. I. Whitehead
and Mrs. Mollle Elliott ,
, Miss Klcanor Watson, of Sallshur)',
is vbtitlng her sister, Mrs. J. ;: K.
Hmmit, :v..-r-.:'' '.
'.ifjC.CO "CMSS-rRequires a deposit of $5.00 each week
Os5 for the next 60 weeks. : On December 18 1022.
you will receive 4 check; for $250. , ;. - ?. . '
C'O.CD CLASSr-Requtres a deposit of $2.00 each wck
apdUss - for the next 50 weeks.;- On Icemher 1, i9Ji2,
you will receive a check for $100.00. T . : .
iH 4 (J J ; CLASS Requires a deposit of $1.00 each week'
ip 1 s -r for the next 50 weeks. On December 1, 1022,
you wilr receive a clieck for $50.00. y:
Cf ' 11 CLASS Requires a deposit
OUC week for the next 80 weeks. .,
1922, you will receive a check
irja CLASS Requires
XSt3C week for the next
3922, vou,will receive a check
10c
CLASS Requires
week for th sxt
J92rvou will receive a check
nil and True!
j
poxfessioji of sosr
, f ; FREES FATHER IX JAIL
Man Convicted f Operating it ' Mil)
Fre4 When Son Assuns Respunsi.
muiy lor ise aim. .. , ... j
I Br tM AMMre!a.e4 Vwmm. ,
Wlns'on-Salem, Dee.' 23. tiUring i
special term of Forsyth superior court
last June, 8. W. Crouse, 60 years old.
farmer of Kernersvllle, was convicted
sad riven 12 months on the LiMintrv
roads . charged with manufacturing
llauor. a nlant having been found on
his place. -The defendant' appealed te
tbe, supreme ecurt, which confirmed
the tleclston of the lower couru 1
j. Today Coy N. Crouse, a aon, appear;
ed before Judge : Long In Huixrior
Court aUting that his father had no
connection1 whatever-with the tnooni
shine tdakf. h alone being gutuy. Hj
oiutteUtePliUtP&'jCvtihatuT
tence ot )u montna was tven ne soa
the fatherbelngv. dlecharged ;n.. pay
meat of the. court costs. ; ... , .,, :
DEATH OP THE DEAW !
-. OF MEREDITH COLLEtJI)
Visa Evelyn M. Campbell Dlec, This
.;, ..-v:.- Morning of Pnewmnnia. . . I
-(Bjr -she. AMsctat ITi w) , '-.')
. Raleigh Decui?; Misa elyn It
Campbell. 42. formerly of Moftae, Oeor
dia. dean of Meredith College for Wo
men here, died this morning following:
an Illness ofrtwo.: weeks. with, pneiif
irtoialit. ..OtisSi Campbell bM at verious
times', been lady principal of Bessif
Tift College, at. Forsythi Georgia, and
Baylor College, at BeltOn. Texas, au4
for-a-number of years was Secretary
Treasury of LMlsslonnry Cnlon of Georr
gla. .The boiy- wll be shipped to Mrf
Rae for burial. r; ' ' i
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TH E COTTOy MARKET.
Opened -Firm Today at an Advance of
-.: , i to 11 Points. ::, "
... (Br the Aaawtatee'Presa.)
New York.'Dec. 23. The cotton mar
ket opened firm today at an advance
of i,' to 17 points. ,. January notices
were reported but, but that monin waa
relatively firm on covering by suortn.
January sold at 18.33, or 25 points net
higher, and later months showed net
advances of 12 to 17 points shortly
after tho call. ' ' . i
Cotton futurea opened firm. - Jan. i
18:19; Mar. 18:15; May 17:7a; July
17:26; tot 16:55.
Of 'SO
cents each
On December 16,
for $25.00. ..-..v .t
a deposiU of, 25 cents each
50 vt-eeks. On December 1,
for $12.50.
'.. a deposit of 10 cents ach
SO weeks. On Decefnbef 1.
for. $5.00,
Ccrrnny
METROPOLITAN OPERA IS
EX JO VI. NO GREATEST YEAR
DenHii ef Caruso Not Interfering With
V the Opera's Mopes and Ambitions.
4 Br the Aimlittl Prefcl S".; "
, New York, Dec 23 its light undlm
med by the passing' of its greatest
luminary of recent years Enrico Ca
ruso the .Metropolitan 'Opera has
reached the height of 'What its social
and professional sponsors acclaim as
the most successful season since the
world's eyes were focused on : New
York as tbeJiub of the operatic uni
verse." . - 't y'f ' y '
Not, officials of the opera said to
day, that a great gap has not been
left. In the' ranks of the artists -who
have- made it so famous. " Caruso's
place, they declared, cannot be filled
In. a few months, or even In a few
years. But bis death has served: to
deflect "the. interest of opera ' goers
from the brilliancy of the individual
singer and to widen it to embrace the
opera Itself" and the great, though
less well known stars, who nightly
are drawing; multitudes to the his
toric Broadway auditorium. ' ;
; Great changes have taken place, in
the opera as a social Institution, they
declare. Tbe social side of the gath
erings there season by season,, has
again taken on the aspect it wore
a generation ago. Once more it is the
brilliant show. place it was in the 80'
and 0,8.-Nightly, regardless of tho
name of the tenor or the soprano w ho
ii to slng, boxes, 'stalls, and chairs,
from orchestra pit to peanut galler'f
are at premium, and every foot of
standing room in the shadowy horse
shoe about the walbt is solid with the
mass Of music lovers who would rath
er stand three and a half hours than
Oilss the performance. .' , . t '
In a widespread reaction from : tha
fashions of years before and during
the war, the gentleman opera goers
appears In evening dress, whether he
sits in a box or any other, part of the
house below the gallery. And many
who stand through tbe succession , of
acts parade the lobbies and doff the
shiniest of silk hats to aciuinianccs
or when they go to exchange visit
among the boxes filled with riehly4
gowned, and jewelled women. - . . :.v
Apace -with the changing custom in
dress and the etiquette -of the en
tr'acte;', the . public has mastered its
post helium - aversion from German
opera, manifested In 1919 by threats ot
violence that would ensue on . their
presentation. -,' ' 'i-..-. ;
Twice this season the stately nieas.
urea . of Wagnerian ' opera, have, re
sounded In the ears of. audiences that
have taxed the capacity of the hou?e,
and "Die 3"ote Stadt" Jiew., to Amer.
lean devotees of the art, was the vet
hide upon which Mme. Marie Jerltia,
a Viennese., took a cosmopolitan audi.
A few nights later ' the same luu
posing daughter of tha former enemy
country tore and shook- into disberelr
meat her-coronet of sbinnina goldoi
hair through the pbsKianate scenes Ot
"La Tosca"-;- role loftg regarded a
the exclustva property of- the Ameri
can idol, Geraldlne Farrar while an
American audience dissolved Into tears
and interrupted the scene with an out
burst or. applause' and "bra vos" such
as seldom .mars the serenity of New
York's bias first nightera, i ; ' : 1
As to the much heralded successor
of" Caruso -the operatic maestros de
clare they aro aeeklng none and hopf
to find none, After, touring Europe
most ot last summer. General 'Mana
ger Giulio Gaiti-Casazza returned with
many new signers added to hut- com
pany and several new operas, for his
renertolra -But. he' announced tlrnt.
while Caruso's place in the hearts of
his adimirers must -remain unrilerti
the roles he made famous Wou!d be
sung by the great tenor's former cob
leagues; Aodlsto Rada, ' Crlni!. Mai
tlnelli ami a half dozen others, with
Pertlllo, a new comer from overseas.,
"Time only" he declared "and' th
Judgment of a fickle public can deter
mine who the oventuai Idol -'of the
American opera will be."
Titta Ritffo and Amellta Galll-Cnrcl.
who, as visitors .with , the . Chicago
Opera Company, have' had New York
triumphs in past years, are among the
new comers of the Mentropolltnn com-
Pany.
Trinity Coach Goes t M-bteh.
(Br he Anaclated pr.)
Bethlehem, 1Pn.. ; Dec. 2.-F-Jams
Baldwin baa been selected as resident
coach of football and baseball at Le
high Uatversi'ty for a period of three
years, according to announcement
made at the University today. He is
now Professor of Physical Education
aod coach at Trinity College. Durham,
N. C. -y . y, ,
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" concc:.d, N.C.
NO ACTION Oil IRISH
TREATY THIS MOUTH
Dail Eireann Votes; 6:V -f:
. i continue AD Discus ' f f
. Anglo-Irish Treaty. Ui.ul V
January 3rd.
TREATY ADVOCATES
, 1 STILL HOPEFUL
Believe That Irish People
-Will Hold: Meetings to
Arouse Enthusiasm for the
Proposed Treaty. ' "
; Lomjipn, Dec..23. (By the Associated.
Press). The DaJi Kireann's adjourli-; .
meut of further debate on the lndi
peace treaty ,,: until January 3rd, al
thoiuth coming as a -surprise here, was -considered
as favorable to the chances
for ratlflcation. By agreement betwetu;
the contending factions, the Pall mem-.,
hers will deliver no speeches touching
on the trentv durinc the ncrlod of ad- .
iournraent nor participate In puhlib..
ineelings at which the treaty la di- vV .
enssed, but It is believed the Irish peo -, ,
pie will get together and agitate fory s.
ratlflcation, c ' '
C Varlons agrlcultnral and business as- ; ;
sociatlons and elvk: bodies in Ireland .- . . , .
are said to lie planning meetings, to ,
pass resolutions fnvorlng trcnty. and4-'
althongh. U 1 recogmzmi mat; mere: ,,
will be some declarations- against ac , , ,
certnaee, it is believed the large ma-. -Jority
fill shmiort the stand of Ar- .., , .
thnr Grimtli, JXUhaci louins, iiiki y
their trentv advocates. The adjonrn- v
ment period will thus lie nearly equlv- ; . :
alont to; a popular rcfen'ndiun. '
FRENCH DEI.EflATES DO
( NOT OET INFORMATION ,
' '' i l - - --J - .' " '""
And Amis Conference Devoted After- ,
noon Session to Further Uiscosslon ( .
f Submarines. , ' -,
Washineton. Dec.: SI (By the Asso-
elated Preu Failure of the French
delegates to receive expected addition
Hi instmirtlous Tut to anxIUary uaval
craft from Its home governpient prom- ( ;
laed to. load to further dlscosslon to
day of the submarine question by the,
Washington conference- in the single.;
kmeeting flikely to break a, pre-Christ r ;
mas nut V ' - . l.wAj.
tfie French (Meirates. hnd not been r, '
eelve up to noort nnd U appenre hn-'r.
probe We to delegation members that i
ther would come through in' time to tie ;
of use at the meeting t the full navn - , ;
committee eet'for 8 oVlwk. ; ITndet a . ,
tentative understanding the snbmarlnw . ;
disenssinns openea yesiemay who. .a .
nlea from the Brlttsn iteregation roc , ...
the nbolitinn of auhmerstoiea auromaTv
eally a ttt resumed in tlie evrit f nn.
nouncement by the rrem -tnnt Tney,
had nothing to present. -' .' t
Oxford Tobarm Market Has Sold .
, " 5n.097 Pomds. v .
txforl."Deci iH--The official figures.
of the Oxford tobacco market- show
that' for" the' present season wlildi 1
eioscd "on1 Friday, December 1,' .-.-
B47,0ir7 itonnds had -been d at
20,44S:, the general avernge being
$24.75.' It Is the concensus of opinion,
that there remahis 11.000,01)0 pounds of
tol)aceo in Granville t-ountv" yet to ls'
sold nnd that there U at least 2,00t. ;
000 pounds outside of thc cminty thnt s
wll Hie sold on The (ixtorrt marset.' v
Man Shot la Packing Honse nisincu
I Br the AwMrtatc nss. ., v a
Omaha. Neb..: Dec. 23. An nnlden
tl fled man was shot anil killed last
night in the packing house- dlst-lct. -It
waa believed by the police that be .
was employed in one of the picking .
plants where a strike has been ln er-
feet No trace of his assailant has r
been found. - ... - t .j'.
Women clerks are more --con-. -scfintious
than their male colleagues,,
is the verdict of the head ef one larg -New
York firm .
'Messrs. Edwood Joynef ana Honor -
Culcleasure are spenling the holiday : '
with friends at St. (Matthews, 8. C. 'v
' . 1 . . '.. :,riiK
Dr. C. L. Lang and family left to-;
day for Gates, N.. C.i
where they !!!
spend the holidays,
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