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VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1922.
NO. 131.
Tee
SCHOOL BOHR IM
. BY LARGE MAJORITY
More Than Eleven Hundred
of the U15RKistered Vot-
era of City Cast Ballots on
Wednesday for the Bonds.
WOMEN PLAYED r
IMPORTANT PART
Bonds Mean That Education
al Institutions in City Will
Be Made Larger and Much
More Lthcient,
AMERICAS LXGION MEN
TO TOIR BATTLETIIXPS
7 Start Auroat . Several Hundred
U Take the Trin.
I By tfce s sis stated !)
New Y"Tk. July 6. A pllrrtmiic to
tbe UttleBel.ls on whk-h lbe fungbt
four run ago h l-ru arranged for
several hand red foru-r srrrk nwa
ljr lb AoMrk.a I-aflon. The lur t
upm o awuihtra of tbe Lrgloa and II
THE m UtCTS AnAINST
K. O. ALUS NOL-rtOSSEP
hnturi Property th DHuawl
trfrtral Bat and Tr4 Cstnpany.
By lbs Asmtaled fr
Raleigh. JsJl The ftubratmrl
charges agalust R. O. Alto, former
Pmdilt-nt of the drfum-t (lrsl Bank
k Trust Cuupaay. of tbln Hty. today
wrre 4-prr.aard la Wake County Mu-
p-rlor Court hrrr. Allen mv a art
auxiliaries, which compose, the wire. tlemeat with the. receivers of the
More' than eleven hundred voters,
nut of a total registration of 1,515.
went to the polls here yesterday and
declared to the world that the chll
dreu of Concord shall have the liext
educational facilities possible by vot
ing for the special school bond elec
tion of 22ooo. The vote for the
lmnds was more thnn three; time as
gTeat as the vote against thrift, and
the vote wim larger limn the uiost op
timistic hoiid upportersv hnd hoped
for. The vote for the bowls was
1,H.". -
The women of the. city 'played n his
part In the election. They were late
in voting, hut they voted strong after
gclting star l cd, and it Is known that
in several instance the inotej voted
for the Ixindg lifter the father hud
voted against thun. The threatening
weather , of the morning kept many
women at home, .until the afternoon.
, hut during the lute hours of the elee
tlon they visited the voting places in
large nuuiliers, and their vite played
a hig part in carrying the election.
To Hoi 2, Ward 1 got- the honoi of
securing the vote of the largest per
centage of the registered voters. In
this ward 174 persons registered and
I'M) of them we.nt to the polls and cast
votes for the bond. .Five persons in
this precinct, voted nguinst the honds.
The vote by. wards follows:
Ward 1, box 1 For 831 ; against 1,
registered 407.
Ward 1, 1mx 2 For 130, against 5;
registered 174.
Ward 2 For 230, against 2, regts
W.ved 2X3. ,
Ward S For 100, against 3 ; regis-
tcred 147. ' f-c'
Ward 4 For 185, against B; h-gia-
mothers, dsn liters and Mstera of the
wen who atrveri In the World, War. ,
TIm party will rail for Franc on
the President Pierce August ft; will
land at tlierhonrg and go directly to
(aria, where It will I officially wel
couietl liy the French government. Pur
lug the atay In Pari trtpa will le
taktn to the French lmttleflelds and
other point of Interest
According to the Itinerary or
the
legion the party will reach Kniiwl !eniliezlcmcnr. were eontlnned
a a ... i rt ... t . lit . .i . i . . ... a
August .Torn. . V roil ririinm-lN ll wuiiiai iM-picuiu-T irriu in i-oiiri,
bauk Monday hy whk-h be pnrcbaaed
the tironerty of rite hank. InHiklllig the
Kupertw Amnacment Cnoipany at a
price which. It la eMinUil. will as
sure the depositor of approximately
73 ! cent, of their fnnils.
Xhe casen against J. H. Hightower
and H H. Masxey. preslilent and cash
ier rFspertively of the hank at (lie
time It was 4e by state hank ex
aminer, whtf also are charged with
nntll
to to Onten.1 ami tour the battlefielda I
of Flanders.
Fnmi Itejglum the Igionnairea will
go to London, where they will be the
jruests of fie 1initnn lAiat Vf the
American Legion and the Rrltlsh Iieg
lon. . Till party will return on the
steamship Uetagama, arriving at Mon
treal September ltlth.
Arrangements for I he tour are In
charge of John J. Wicker, Jr., of
Itlchjnonil, Va., who a tour direetor
has headquarter at the ottlce of the
American legion Weekly, New York.
THE COTTON MARKET
tered,27-
M'Brd !V For 170, ftgalnst 1 ! regl$-
8EHXTV-F1VE INJl RED
IN RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
iREPACIFOSPECT
TRADE ft)MVISSIOV(
tiFimr u ran rirr
ll a snray u nmm iif na oa.
Thaa Ever ItHarv.
lu-tti-n. July 3. TW atudy of geo
raphy la the atbouli la aaor uuportaol
Iwlay tbaa ever before, aad tbe pr- J
eat tbtuaals wtr Ua I be kouwlnute
hicb pupila abonkl gala la tbe geog
raphy riaas are Btnre pmalng tbaa er-
Pt1inP la l7npml Trint tho!? prleen will r quire "adequate and.ee before. U.-bert M. ltnwa. of tbe
reruns is ururrai mai nirlenr inf(irn-tkin ai to coats and Ktwde Mand Cbllcge of Eiluraiion.
ioveatoienta In kh Industry and diff- j lYovhUce. R. I., are aakl bxlay In aa
ercne;s In tba flrurca letween dls- iaddre- ls-fore tbe I-epartnietit of Nor-
trkts. the Federal Trade Comcniskn nial S-liil. National F.diuatioo A-
r.ported 13 Conrresa today in a di- soclatiou. here. Outlining the present
cushion of ita Investigation Into bltn-.ilnr ileiuand for geographical knom l
mlnsus pn-duction. Although Ita Vice Mr. Itrowu added:
Kay -A.'.-iBjite a4 Ctarrear lafar.
BtUa ti It ('! Xemtarr ta
rrW IKIag.
I Bjr ih ImrwH rt I
Waibingtoo, July . Many attempts
by the government to fli ccal price i
or establish tuaximam Unitls for aell-
CEOCR.ATH IN THE SCHOOLS
.HI""
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Past Twenty-Four Houts
Has Shown Marked Trend
Toward Peace.
WAY OPENED FOR
EARLY SETTLEMENT
I
Jewell Says the: Summons to
Appear Before Board Sat
urday Came Too Late to
Avert the Walkout.
Opened at a Decline of From 13 to 23
Points. Market Quiet. (
'.Br Iho AkMielatea Pma.)
New York, July C. The cotton market-opened
easy at a decline of 12 to
23 points in response to relatively ensy , jured.
Liverpool cables and sold nmmt 2-
points net lowr during early trading
with October touchinf 22.04 or within
four points of the lowest price touch
ed on tlie decline of peftferdny morning.
Liverpool wna n moderate seller here
while there, was . further scntteie.1
Per Marquete ' Train Cnkiied Into
New York Central Engine.
(By th AaMt1t.-a' Vwrmm.
Chicago, Jn'.y 6. Seventy-five per
enna were lujured. only one seriously,
when a Chicago-bound Pera Marquette
pmxentrer train crushed into a New
York Central engine on a aiding near
Porter, Id., lute last ight.
The train prK-eeded to Chicago this
morning after the injured receiveil
first aid.
Officials of lotli roads liegart no in
vestiaation innuciliatelr. '
The negro ciKik on n dining car waj1'10 Amcriciin
linilly senlilwl anil was taKen to a Hos
pital at Michigan City, Ind. He was
the mily person said to lie seriously in-
FIXAL OPPORTUNITY
lla...l.lt.. .l .-.l.... A.,..,
ing,ilmt offerings, were not heavy and tnlr 'Proposal for development and
To Offer Further Mcdinration of the
Muscle Slioala Proposals. '
CBy the Aoclnte4 Preu.l
Washington, July 6. A flnni oppor
tunity to offer further nxxlifications n
theinnrket was comparatively quiet.
Cotton futures opened fairly steady:
July unqnited; Octolier 22.7") ; llei-ein-lr
22.45; January 22.10; March 22.00.
VATICAN GENDARMES""
MUTINIED TODAY
operation of the governtment 8 power
and nitrate project at Muscle Shoals,
Ala., will be giv,?n to all bidders whose
offers have been considered by the
Senate Agriculture CoirJmlttee, Chair
man Norris announecW today, follow-
etfhg of the com-
Cliicago. July 0 ihy the .Kssis-latcd
Press). The trike .of the railway
shopmen assumed a- luore conciliatory
aspect today, the slxili since the. na
tionwide walkout, anil feeling Isvamc
more general In rail circles that the
last 24 hours had i-liown a marked
trend toward peace' despite incrensed
disorders at seotlercil points.
It was, bellevtil that yesterday's ex
change of letter between lieu W.
Hooper, chnirmnu of Hie Kailroad Iji
Isir Hoard, and II. W. .Tc.wol), head of
the railway employees department of
Federal ion of Lais
probably opened the way to
lions for n nearly titlcinent
iimtroversy
Jewell's statement that the shop
Inquiry has been surpended by reiscn
of Injunoijn proceedings brought
again: its activities In he Industry
by the bituminous coal operators, the
ccaimisaion explained thut work car
ried out Tlor to the sunp nslon indi
cated a wide range In investment totals.
"A large number of American youth
are ejiteriug Into some business which
deals with other ports of the earth or
other parts of our own land. Crcat
corporiitious. bunks, sml business hous
es are eMiuling their lines to include
foreien trade Certain -banks have
found, it necessa ry to cjoulilisli their
Coal is being mined In Important own classes in geography so that their
districts with a permanent capital in- I, mploycs may have an adequate train-
vestment as gre.it as $9.00 per ton
and as low as H.00 a ton per annual
cutout. s
De VALERA t.IVES HIS
VIEW OF IRISH CRISIS
Says Provisional Government Has As
riinied Military Dirlatorship.
Ixmdon. July (I. (liy the Associated
Press) F.nmonn do Valera the repub
lican lender, in n message addre siil
to the people of the Cniteil States de
clares the pact Is-twecn the Irish pur
Hi's has lii-en torn up. Hint civil wir
has broken cut. that the Hail Kireann j
Is not nl oweil to meet ami that tin
ing in tbe fundamentals of tilts sci
ence. The pre-war Consular Report
of the government spoke, of the Ignor-nni-e
which American business firms
displayed toward their foreign trade.
This IndllTereuce. if not ignorance, of
the American exporter toward the
physical conditions of other lands prob
ably accounts in part for the. loss of
foreign markets. The study of region
al geography as now conceived will
rectify the situation.
"The conlact with world nffnirs
which must easily involve every voter
In the I niteil States and demand of
him an iiitelligejat expression of his nt-
About 150 Persons Overcome
by Smoke in New York
Subway When Blown Fuse
Starts a Fire.
MAYOR DIRECTED
RESCUE WORKERS
Many Ambulances Were Put
Into Service, and Emergen
cy Hospital Was Establish
ed on Sidewalks.
. ' I provisional government has assumed a
no' 'J miiitarv illctatorship supported bv tli:
01 liritlsh big guns.
. "Tim (luiiL'Pr tii Iri'liiml wliVri 1
Jewell s stntenn nt that the shop i feamI mosf n( wm.liC(, onr nf ,lrili ,.11(,.i, whM, is often substitut
rafts .ill are wil ing to coirfer withl,.,v, ,vl.hllf, ,.. ,,,, ,ts." SJlill:d for knowledge Is a serious menace
uiylMNly authorized by the railroads tojM. ,,,, Vll,,r., In his ln(.ssage. -Soldiers!'" t1"' progress of the world. A prop
tituile toward other lands and other
mi-os is another line to be emphasi7xil.
The general ignorance among us of
jother races, enveuileriil by a very tint
ing ah executive mis
mdttee. -who said that letters would be
sent to bidders in citing them to ap
pear at a .meeting called at his resi-
tered 237. ' -4
Total for 1,11.
Votes cast against 17.
Total registered 1,515.
The election arouse1 more interest
liere thnn any other or its kind in the
history of . the city. There was a
great deal of opposition to the clec-
, lion when it was first oniiexi, uut as
facts and figures vfe.re given 4o the vot
ers of the city tills opposition subsid
ed, and it was admitted by everyoniron
the day the registration books closed
that the election was almost certuin
to carry. i
For several ye."vrs past it lias lieen
apparent thut the present high schooi
lmilding was inadequate to accommo
date the hluh school student of the
city, and it was also nown when the
new primary building was erected
that it would relieve tile congestion in
this department only temporarily, and
that additional facilities would lie
necessary in a fhort while. For these
reasons the board in February asked
the aldermen to call an election for
$:00,000. Later this election was call
ed off and a new one was ordered the
- amount asked this time being $22",0O0.
The bonds were to bear. 5 per cent. In
stead of 0 per ce.nt. Interest, whii;h
the first election called for. '
Hie. colored school building la in
audi condition that it cannot be eco
nomically repaired, remodelled, or
added to.
The Number Two School needs si
additional class rooms and it needs a
commodious auditorium for( the prop
er f iinctlonlnir of the school.
Five additional, rooms are needed
at Central School, ,
At the present high sehoot building
there are only six class rooms and thi
fall there will be two eleventh grades,
two tenth grades, three ninth grades,
'" and three eighth grades and there
should be an .extra room for commer
cial classeB, laboratories, and domestic
actence rooms. Five additional class
roonw will be needed in five years.
With the bond I money the School
-Hoard proposes to rejnetly the present
needs In the following way :
, Build an auditorium and six class
rooms at Numlier Two and properly
equip same; secure ,un adequate lot,
erecta new building for the .colored
-school and properly eauip the sainej
use the present high school building
for an elementary school, i thereby re-
llevlng any -congestion at Central ana
making it unnecessary to make nay aa?
, dltiona thereto: purchase a suituhle lo-
' cation, erect a modern high school
building that will, properly accommo-
date the children of Concord and prop-
edly equip the same,
The history of the bond campaign
dju'es back to a meeting or the mrec
tors of ths Concord Rotary Club. The
directors iwere the guests at a dinner
New Yef night given by tbo presi
dent. T. H. Webb, at his home on West
Corbln street. During tlw evening
matters of a .public nuKure looking to
1he deveolpment of the town were con
sidered. Referring to tne scnoota,
Dr. S. W. Rankin, auggestied that the
town was losing prestige in an eouca
tlonal way by reason of the. fact that
t children of the county were being de
nied admlHslon to the high school and
- fPontlnned on Tasra Threfi.l t
Cry "Ingv Live the Pope!" ami
"Death ta the Commandant!"
London, July 0. (By the;Assoclnted 'donor Thursday .evening.
Press.) A Central News dispatch
from Rome says the gendarmes erv.
ing in an honorary capacity in polic
ing the Vatican, nidllnliil this morn
ing crying qut ," Long live the Pope."
vDeath to the; commaudaut," . They
wwe hjiuiemnlefyJ disarmed rind the'
barracks occupied by Swiss Guards.
Jack King's Comedians Plajlng to
Large Audiences.
Jack King's Comedians., at . the big
lent, are playing to large audiences
each night Lnst night Jack -King was
at his liest as Freckles in "A Small
Town Judge." This is a good com
pany: of players, and the crowd has
gone away
Miss Reynolds Here.
"Woman's Work" as understood by
Southern Knptists,; was presented to
the McOIll 8tfNrBnptists at their reg
ular Wednesday bight prayer service
last, rihihr.ln H 'coinnrfhcnsl address
liv Miss Thelnia Reynolds,' of Hills
horo, N. C. Miss Reynolds is a grad
uate of the Eastern Carolina Teacher
Training School at Greenville. N. C,
and has completed one year in, the
Training School maintained 'hy the
Southern Baptists in connection with
their Theological Seminary ,at Louis
ville, Ky. She will complete her
course there next year and Ms prepnr-
from each performance. ine herself for home missionary work.
well pleased. The specialties between I The. North Carolina State Mission
the acts are clean, and thoroughly en- . Board is sending out for the summer
joyed. Mr. Kln is supported by a
company of 'real actors, who conduct
themselves off the stage as ladies and
gentlemen. The excellent seven-piece
months quite a number of the training
school students as special workers for
the purpose of effecting missionary or
eanizatlons in the churches where
orchestra makes a great hit with the none now exist, as well as to promote
nudience each night.', i! mission study, stimulate enthns!nisni
Tonight Mr. King and his players ami encourage to greater efficiency in
will present, "Another Man's Wife." those already existing. Miss Reynolds
' not only does all these things, hut she
Legal Proceedings Are Contemplated
,- Against Ulelaski.
(By th InwIlM Prtn.)
Washington, D. C, July C Reports
in Mexico City that legal proceedings
are contemplated by Mexican officials
against A. Bruce Blelaskl on chnrges
that he ltad connived at his own ab
duction by bandits recently near Cuer-
navaca, lacked confirmation today at
the State Department. No word has
come thus far, it was iid, from
Charge Suuunerlin to indicate that he
naa neen auviseti iorniiiuy or iniui-
niully by Mexican federal authorities
that they, looked upon the Bielnskl in
cident with suspicion. ,-.
Harding Tries Hh Hand'at His Old
Job. .
Marloh. j July 5. Preiident Harding
tried his nami again today at his old
job of writing editorials Jot The
Marlon Star. - -
Today's edition carried a two column
editorial signed by "Warren 0. Hard
ing." It was headed "The Essential
of Success,", and brought out that
honesty, simplicity, industry, capacity
and determination, "available ; to all
who aspire," are the chief essentials
of success. ' , ' t
Pitcher Perritt is Fined $100 For
. Hurling a Bottle.
Charlotte. Ju 5. Olin Torritt.
pitcher for the Columbia team of the
soutu Atlantic association, wno
hurled a bottle Into the grandstand at
the ball park here three weeks . ago,
hitting and injuring a small boy, was
fined $100 and costs In . police court
here today. The faie was puld '.. im
mediately. , v f . ;
John Parker, Moving Home to Char.
Charlotte, July 5. Jolm J. Parker,
of Monroe, Republican, candidate for
Governor in the last election, will
move to this city at an early dnte for
tha practice of law. He hag secured
offices here,- He has been a law partner
of A. M. Stack, recently nomoimted for
judge .on the Democratic ticket, and
has enjoyed a large practice , in the
courts of the State.
Japan to Reduce Her Army by 50,000
, , - Men.,K ' ' . .
'Toklo, July 4. The Japanese 'army
will to reduced by 66.000 enlisted men,
according to reorganisation plans pro
posed by the 'war office and approwd
by the cabinet, it was announced to
day. " -, '
does them in such a manner as to re
flect credit upon the training school
at Louisville. She will organize a
Young Woman's Auxiliary at MeGIU
Co., tnnlnl.l-
any
hring pence proposals was. accepted n
a promising Indication of a speedy re
turn to normal conditions in the rail
road shops. Mr. Jewell says he neith
er Included nor excluded anybody, but
thnt if the Labor Board came with n
definite" proposition he would not hes
itate to consider it.
The statement was lii nle In the face
of the repented contentions by the rail
roads thnt the shopmen's strike is not
nguinst the carriers, hut against . the
government, mid therefore a matter
to be settled before the labor boaril.
the governnvntal tribunal.
Chairman Hooper asserted that the
labor hoard has been "protecting the
Interests nf the slriking shopmen while
they have lieen calling the hoard
names."
Explaining his failure to answer
last Friday's summons to appear at
a joint conference before the Board,
Mr. Jewell said the sftarmou. came too
late to avert the walkout set for Satur
day, and that, his appearance would
only have caused cmifnsion in the
ranks nf shop craft who had their
orders to strike. -Jewell
Expresses Strong Williugneiig
for Peace.
Chicago.- July 0. A strong willing
ness to grasp the olive branch of pence
until it breaks or until the strike of
the railroad strike craft is settled.,
was expressed today by B. M. Jewel,
president of the railway employment
department of the American Federa
tion of Labor.
A statement Issued by Mr. Jewell
referred to a letter sent to him yester
day by Ben W. Hooper, chairman of
the railroad labor board in which Chaii
man Hooper said the board '"has been
protecting the interests of the striking
shop men."
DISORDER AT ROCKY MOUNT
of the army of the repnliic have been
ntt.-ickeil hy forces of the provisional
government at the instigation of the
Knglfsh politicniiM who wanted an Im
mediate set off to the shooting of Sir
Henry Wilson in order to avert from
themselves political consequences
which they feared."
RrSSIANs7vrETBrT
VICTIMS OF MURDERERS
er study of peoples from the. standpoint
of their physiagrnphic environment is
the remedy."
Reports Say Effort Was Mad? to
RADIO BROADCASTING
STATION DESCRIBED
Stations Comparatively Few and Re
main a Mystery to the Public at
Large. ,
New York, July 8. The radio re
cciving stations in the I'niteil States
today are numbered by the tens , of
Assassinate Russian Delegates to the thousands but the broadcasting sta-
Hague Conference. tinns are comparatively few and to the
London. July 0. A rumor tliat an ! public at large they remain a mystery,
attempt has been made to assassinate Thousands of radio fans who "listen
the Russian delegation to, The Hague In" nightly on lectures, concerts, and
conference caused considerable excite- j the like, have probably asked them
ment in the Dutch capital this morn- selves the question. "What is a wlre
ing. says an Exchange Telegraph ills-'less broadcasting station like?"
patch. There was.no conllrmntion of i A broadcasting stntlon presents
the report up to noon. - , . ninny interesting features. The huge
Both the police and. the. Ru5si'mJaelt ir most lmpre1vv TNr fmwt
delegntion at The Hague denied that house and the storerooms filled with
liny attempt nt assassination was wonderful "gadgets" are alike worthy
(B? lk Amrlatctf tVeaa.
New York. July (l.--Aliout 1.T0 per
sons were overcome by smoke today
when a northlionnd Jerome Avenue ex
press on the F.nst Side subway caught
Are near Lexington Avenue and (list
street. Doxcns of ambulances were
sumnioneil from nearly every hospital '
in the city and Mayor Hylnn arrived
to direct rescue work.
The nccidtftit occurred alsiut 75 feet
underground.
The fire started in the lnotornian'sj
lsix after a fuse had blown out. There
was n Hash of flame and the smoke
swept through the crowded train. When
tin' emergency brakes were applied .
and the train was brought to a grind
ing halt, the guards threw open tho
doors and the passengers made an ef
fort to escape. Those unable to walk
were carried from the. cars to the With : '
Street station. Fire ladders also were
dropped through the gratings at 01st
Street and unconscious women were
liftisl to the street.
The injured were stretched out on
the sidewalks for several blocks. A
temporary hospital was organised, and
fourteen puluioiers were, put into op
eration. The crowd of spectators 1h
enme so dense that police reserves had
to be rushed to the scene, i
Men, women and children filled the
train. The guards attempted to fight
the flames with hand entinguishers,
but failed. When the firemen arriv
ed, however, they succeeded in quickly ,
quailing the blnae, which was small.
Three persons were so badly attack
ed by thu.gns that. fear is felt for their
The train carried a lam t r00 piissen
and' otlierai received medical nttentlob.
ITlie trul Bcnrried about 800 passeu- -gers.
.vr-iff -ww"0
Rev. L. A. Thomas Resigns at Moores
ville. Mooreaville, July 5. Rv. L. A.
Thomas, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran
church, this city, has tendered his re
signation to accept a call to the
pastorate of St. James churcli at Con
cord, to lie effective September 1. A
congregational meeting will be held
net Snhliath to pass upon the resigna
tion. ,
Memphis Special Derailed. .
(Bt the Associated Prrss.f
Billsboro. Ala.. July 6. Westbound
Southern Railway passenger train No.
25. known aa the Memphis Special,
waa derailed1 near here (today, tha en
glne. baggage and mail care going into
tha ditch. 1 No one was injured. Offi
cials of the road eaid the track would
be cleared bv noon. .v
Rear Robs Larder of "Campers,
Ashevllle. Julr 5. A number of
young people from' Barnardsvllle,
camnlne In the. mountains of that sec
tion,, suffered loss of camp supplies
vesterdav when a full-grown bear in
vaded their camp during the night and
carried away a quantity, of meat
Several shots were fired at the in
vader, which escaped to a rock ledge.
Caterpillars Eat Up Large Forest.
Reglna, Bask., July 5. Caterpillars
have eaten up fifty square miles of
forests in the Kipling district, near
here.
Scarcely a green leaf remains, and
the district presents the stark appear
ance of a winteij 'scene, forestry offi
cials say. I .
High Point Young Man Drowned In
, j .: -" Pond. : : i
High Point, July 5. John Haywood
Wnlker. 18. son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Walker of this city, waselzed by
a cramp and drowned while swilhuilng
in a reservoir at the Higuiatui cotton,
mill. .)";'" ' " ' ' 1 ",. ;.'
A Striking Shopman Engages in Af
fray With the Police.
(87 ) aaaoemiod Vrn: '
Rocky Mount. July ft. The first dis
order resulting from the strike of the.
shop workers at the Atlantic Const
Line Rhops here occurred early tills
morning when I). E. Riley, one of the
striking shopmen, ami five of the spe
cial policemen protecting the com
pany s property, engaged in a an ray
following a dispute as to whether the
made.
The report probably grew out of the
action of the polise in turning back
from the Dutch frontier ir Russians
said to he monarchists, who wore, trav
elling under false passports.
0LES CONTENDS -THAT
HE IS STIIL MAYOR
Savs He Is Going to Office of Mayor
in Yciiineslown and Work on "May.
r's Job."
(By the Associated 1'ress.)
Youngstown, Ohio, July 6. Despite
the citv solicitor's unofficial ruline
that Wm. B. Reese is mayor of Youngs-!
town and George L. Oles' resignation
stands, Oles announced tthls morning
that he would go to the Mayor's Office
today, take off his coat and resume
work where he left off last Friday
when he turned in his resignation.
"I'm still Mayor, and I'm going to
work nt the job," Oles 'declared. "I
may yet have to lei thlj court rein
state me," he said.
TRY ONE DAY FLIGHT
ACROSS CONTINENT
Untenants at Kelly Field Will Try lo
Fly From Jarksonville to San Diego
In "21 Honrs.
(Ry the Aoolr.te4 Press.
San Antonio. Texas. July 0. Cross-
striker was on the company s proper- in!r .the American continent from comes an order for silence a neees-
ty. Riley suffered numerous cuts onil Jacksonville, Fla., to San Diego, Cal., Isary precaution, since any word nt-
of attention. But by far the most In
teresting part of the station for the
average visitor is the. magic room
where the actual sending is done.
Imagine a compound of drawing
room, office, and electrical laboratory,
and some Idea may be gained of what
the transmitting room looks like. Near
the door is a de.sk provided with what
appears to. be an ordinary telephone,
but closer Investigation shows that it
is quite appropriately,!! wireless tele
phone. At tbe fur end of the room!
there Is likely to lie a piano. Against
one wall stands a neat polished cabi
net, close to which is a switchboard
with an array of guages and metres.
From the wiling n numlier of lnrge
inverted horns hang down on wires,
their purpose lieing to collect as much
as possible of any sounds made by the
Voices of the performers or the
strlnks of their Instruments. A itnns
ic stand and a few chairs usually com
plete the furniture.
A few minutes before a broadcast is
to be given the director of the sta
tion enters the room, watch in hand,
and goes to the cabinet, which con
tains the apparatus that Is capable of
transforming the weak sounds of a
human voice into wireless waves that
range far and wide through the there.
The director glances over the Instru
ments to see thnt all is well. Then
for silence a
,, Cure Epilepsy By Fasting: '.
Los Angeles, July f: "Epilepsy my :
he cured by fasting," according to the :
theory advanced by Dr. nugli Conk in,
speaking before the 2t!tith annual con-1
vention of the American Osteopathic
association now in session here. Epi- .
lepsy, according to Dr. Conklin. : i
caused .by the improper functioning of
certain glands in the bowels. By fast
ing a pntlent for 22 days, permitting
the patient to take, ouly water a cure
may be effected he said. 1.
bruised about the face and head. The
five guards have, been formally clinrgJ
ed with assault with deadly weapon
and will be given a hearing tomorrow.
The Company furnished bond of $o0
each for the policemen.
NORFOLK & WESTERN MEN
ASK TO BE TAKEN BACK
Company Has Not Yrt Announced That
It Will Do So,
(By the Associated Press.
Columbus. Ohio, July 0. Clerks and
freight handlers of the Norfolk &
Western Railroad who went on strike
here yesterday, have requested that
the. company take them back nt their
old positions, officials of the railroad
announced tills morning. The com
pany's attitude with reference to their
return has -not been established, and
a conference lias lieen scheduled for
this afternoon at which some decision
will lie made.
in one day bv .airplane will be at
tempted soon by Lieutenants James
H. Doolittlu, and L. S. Andrews, at
Kelly Field, according tc an announce
ment made yesterday at Kelly Field.
Authority from the chief or air ser
vice Is now awaited for the one day
flight across the country.
With Our Advertisers.
Fresh shipment of moll sugar cured
hams and Kin-gun's Ba-eakfast strip at
it!; Cabijrrus Cahh Grocery Co.
Before purchasing house furnish
ings call at the Bell & Harris Furni
ture. Co., and see the line there.
Three-piece Cante sultss the best to
foe had.
Let the Concord & Kannapolls Gaa
Co., figure with you for the Installa
tion of gas fixtures in your new home,
Again Saturday (the Specialty Hat
Shop will offer attractive bats at halt
nrice. says new ad. today,
Cllne s Pharmacy in a new aa. tooay
enumerates a number of special bar
gains which it will' offer for Friday
and Saturday.
Have you viBited the Music Depart
ment of tbe Bell & Harris Furniture
Company? , If you have nbt do so at
once and you will And a complete lino
of musical instruments. , .
The July Clearance Sale at Fisher's
will begin Saturday, July 8th, and con
tinue through July 22nd. . Wiring
the sale this company will offer many
Willard and Dempsey May Fight.
By the Associated Press.) ,
Wichita, Kans., July 6. A bout .be
tween Jack Dempsey, world's henvy-.
weight champion, and J'Jss Willard,
former champion, is virtually assured
before October 1, Ray Archer, Wil
Uird's manager, announced today after
a conference here last night between
Jack Kearns, Deniipsey's (manager und
Frank Flourney, representative of
Tex Kickaird, Nlew York promoter.
tered may be heard by thousands of
listeners-in oni-e the transmitter is
working.
The hum of a distant dynamo Is
heard", a switch is thrown over with a
click, and the next moment hnlf
dozen huge vnlvea are glowing In the
cabinet. These big fellows, which nre
known as "P" valves, generate im
mensely powerful wnves, and each re
quires 230 watts, almost a quarter of
a horse-power, to work it.
The director turns a knob here and
a lever there until he is perfectly sat
isfied thnt all the adjustments are cor
rect. Then he goes to his desk, picks
tp the wireless telephone and begins
to speak into it not fo one person
but to all who care to listen in. First
conies the name of the .sending station
and then a brief announcement of the
entertainment that is to follow.
Anti-Racing Bill Fails to Pass Louisi
ana House. .
(By tile Associated Prss.
Baton Rouge. July 6. By a vote of
51 to 49, the Butler antl-rncing bill
today failed to pass the house of the ,
Louisiana legislature. Sixty votes
were required. The bill as passed by
the senate would .hnve abolished pro
fessional horse racing in tills state.
The legislature adjourns sine die to
night. Child Christening.,
Invitation as follows have been is
sued here:
Mr. and Mrs. Frnncls D. Smith
request the pleasure, of your company
at, the christening of their daughter
on Sunday nftcrnoon. July the , ninth
at three o'clock - ;1 .
at home, West Depot Street
Concord, North Carolina
New Low Record for German Marks.
(By the Associated Press.)
Ne-w York, July 6. The price of Ger-'.
man irAirks which has been on the to
boggan for several iwefiks, , fell to- ;
day to ii new low record. One hundred i
imarks were quoted in this market at
between 22 cents and 22 1-4 centi.
The normal or pre-war prlcR of marks
was 23.8 cents each. '
TWENTY BCILniNOS
IN DUBLIN BURNED
V' SBBSS-SS .
After Snrrender of Insurgents Who
Had Used Buildings for Fotresaes.
(By the Associated Press.)
Dublin, July Twenty buildings
in CConnell Street, DuMin's main
thoroughfare, were destroyed by fire
after surrender of Insurgent republi
cans who had turned the buildings Into
The fires which raged through the Ane bargains, as new ad. in this paper
night we not completely under con- show. . Read the ad. Mark the
trol today ,but only smoldering ruinood you ant and then call at the
remained where Insurgents made their "to 1 IP tem- 8"'t9 dr?8.?'
last stand. It Is believed the damagt hats, capes and many other articles
Will reach several hundred thousand Iwlll be sold at a bargain.
Can-away Attacks Hale o( Llqtnor on
Our Vessels.
(By tha .asorlated Press.)
Washington, July 0. President
To Combat Infant Mortality.
Paris, July 0. An international con
gress of the League: to Combat Infant
Mortality assembled in Paris today
rinHliiir nn,1 Clinlrinnn TjisWor. nf thA,
shlrmw bonrd Were chareed bv Sen-iwlth an attendance of hiedieab men.
i Koreans do not cut their hair or
beard, liellevlng that by so doing they 'p?un(lgj.. Four sniper were Bhotdeadl
would dishonor their parents. Any hair durln tp iKht .
Hint mnv hnnnen to fall out Is saved, r . -
and with Anger-nail parings, put In the f Sound can better) be distinguished a wireless receiver that can be worn
Two new Inventions are a wireless
receiving fctatlon in a match box, and
J coffin, o that dead man or woman' with one ear closed than with both like a finger ring, witl an umbrella
may go Dck to anoiuer sarin iniacu - ears open. . ' i . - ' as aeriai. ' '
ator Can-away, Democrat, of Arkansas,
In the Senate today with flagrant vio
lation of the prohibition laws in per
mitting the sale of liquor on shipping
board vessels. The Senator sold "all
Christian Americano proetest" ftgalnst
such sale of liquor. ' . v
Babe Ruth Gets Another .Home Run.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. July fl. Bala? Ruth hit
a home run with three men on bases
In the third inning of the first gain
of a double header with ' Cleveland
here today. . ' ; 11
Australia ha more places of public
worship in proportion ta population
thaa any other country. ;
socloliglst-and public ? officials from
many of the principal oonntrles or the ,
world. The congress will continue Ita
sessions for several dnys and Will lie
addressed by tt number of speakers of
international note."- f
President Leaves lor Washington.
(By tho Associated Press.)
Marion, Ohio, July 6. President
Harding left Marion wt 10:30 a. m, to
day for Columbus on the first lap of
his journey to Washington, after
spending nearly three days among
honlr folks and attending the cen
tenlal celebrai'Jon of his home town.
, . , . -v,
Mrs.' J. W. Cannon. Jr., fins returned
from a trip to Blowing Rock. -