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. CONCORD, N. C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1922.
NO. 165.
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SOFTPOA. SIHKE TO
.El
Agreement to End Strike Has
' Already Been Agreed to,
' and Both Sides Will Sign
It Today.
SOME MINES TO
WORK TOMORROW
Miners Will Return to Work
at the Same Scale of Wages
in Effect When the Strike
Started. '
(By the AuMlMrf Tit mm
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. .13. A wage
Scale wan ready today for the signa
tures of the coal oiierators and miners,
ami there were prospects that soiue
mine would lie o-iened on Wednesday.
Formal ratification was set fur thin af
ternoon. - '.
All details of the Brule were approv
ed In princlial before the drafting of
a "tentative. understanding" which
was descrilted.. today by iMtth aldea an
the entering wedge In the aoft eonl
strike. Heimrnte meetings of miner
anil ojtorators were held this morning
for voting approval.
"It la all a matter of proceedure,"
wtlil John L. Lewis, president. In re
ferring to the delay lu ratification,
Th strike li nnn over' until Jon
Ilnrsglove, an oiterator who nerved on,
the sulM-otnmlttee.
In brief, the settlement ' provides
that the miners shall lie returned to
work nt the same scale of wnges In
effect when they ..went out; the new
roiftroet isto continue In force ttnttl
next April 1 ; the agreement also pro
vided for the appointment of an ad
visory fact -finding : commission, a
part of Its duties being to consider the
future settlements of disputes in the
coal Industry. ; y
Will Sign Agreement Today,
Cleveland, Aug. 15 (By the Associ
ated Press). Soft conl operators pnr
ticliiatlng In the conferences,, with the
miners on part settlement of the coal
strike announced totlny through their
spokesman, T. K. Mnhor, of Cleveland,
that they would sign the scale ; that
was agreed upon In principle last
night. .. :' ': ' '.' : ".. ' t .
", The operators deciKlonM'n resent
at tbdr ;mnrs and meflnwhtle th'
UTtlmfa- ftnTHT-TOffltUltfTO' ' WTrfTUt Se
' sin to pass on the tentnflve , scale
agreement. Bharp division was said
to exist In the miners' committee, but
the majority seemed to favor accept
ance, Bccortllng to neml)era . coming
from the closed conference room. ' The
actual signing of the agreement was
set for an afternoon meeting of both
CoaPAgreement Ratified. ;
Cleveland, Atig. 15. (B.V- the Asso
ciated Press). Both operators and
miners today rati lied the agreement to
bring alwut part settlement of the soft
coal strike. , Formal signing of the
agreement went over nntltl a joint
meeting this' afternoon.
LIBERTY BONDS RETIRED
1 $340,733,900 Worth Are Liquidated
During Last Fiscal Year.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 14. A total
of 140,733,1100 of Liberty Bonds and
Victory notes was retired during the
last fiscal year by the Treasury at a
; cost of $33fMS47,S! out of repaynHnts
of principal by foreign governments,
and through the . operations of the
sinking fuud, it was reported tonight
bv Secretary Mellon. ; .
Bonds retired by foreign repayments
were 4 1-4 per cent, ltonds of the third
loan totalling $04,837,000 fact amount,
at a cost of $04,307,097. Repayments
included , 32ll,0O4v by the French
Government on account of . Plttman
silver, $878,500 by the Cuban Govern-
. ment, 440,rri3 ny uie weigian wovern
ment and $48,504 by the Servian Gov-
eminent. . .-"v,--"----'' k
"For the most part," Seeeretary Mel-
' Ion said, "these payments were mads
: on special account, or by way of ad
Justme.nt of accounts, and should not
be taken Jo Indicate that any general
; program of repayment of , the foreign
obligations has begun." ; '
' Shopmen's Wages in Canada Cut
, (Br the Anotatr4 Pre-.) .
Montreal, Aug. 15. Canadian Rall
wavs today . cut the semi-monthly
' wages' of their shopmen about $200,
! OtH). although 37,000' -workers had
threatened to strike if the action wns
; tnken Itefore the board ot conciliation,
had decided the dispute. :,V .
' ' Maintenance of Way Men Out.
A , (Special t Thm Trlboac.) -,
' Princeton. Ind.. Aug. 15. Mainten.
' ance of way men employed In the local
' ' shops of the Loulsvllle-St Louis dl
' vision of the Southern Railroad walk
i ed put at 7 a. m. Twenty-eight men,
Including ash pitmen,- fire knockers,
and hostlera, quit their Jobs, t ;
Giant Fljlnt Boat Damaged.
drdwUMUMfiwi .''.'
New York, Aug 15 The Giant fly
ing boat Sampalo Correja, in which
I-iilet. Walter Illnton and Pr. K.
; pinto-Martins plannol to fly t Brazil, J
broke a wing in landing off the 8tn
Street dock in the Hudson river this
afternoon and the trip probably will
have to h pontponed severay days.
The Speaker ot the British House of
" Commons, oddly enough, la the only
nieinlwr who does not make a speech.
Orange groves In California are pro
tected from the frosts by operating
DT A I R Oil
large fans on 20-foot towers.
nhthekx conterfnce
LITHUUN MNOU Of X. C.
Se-Uoas Win Begta Sevteathrr I at
Beth Lutheran Charra la Imi
latntf.
The following la the program ut (he
Hontbera ('milnnKt of the I nltct Kr-sngll-sl
I .others a Hraori of North
Carolina wtika meets at Betbei Lutb
eraa Cbnivto, Rowan County, Hrttffu
her frt. una :
Wednesday, September Ctk.
11 a. in. t onfereutlal Kenuua by
tbe President. followed by tb Holy
Cooiniuuioo.
lutertulwloo. . '
Sitit 1. M. 4"penlng of C.mference.
Enrollment of Ministers and Delegate.
S:l.V-BenevoleBc, Ita Mural Ogll
gatlno" Rev. W. 1. Hoof.
tt : r. M. Evening Servico, ser
mon liv Uev. B. D. Wessluger.
Thursday, September 7th. 't
P:5( a. m. Devotional' Service bv.1
iter. k. ri. uouie.
0:45 a. m. Business.
10 a. ft). "Delinquent Memtters. How
to Reclaim Theni" Rev. C O. Lip
pa rd. - '
10:30 a. m. "Onr Lneaea, How to
Prevent Them" Key: C X. Yonnt.
11 a. ni. Sermon "Christ Inn Bap
tism" Rev. J. C. IHeta.
Intermission.
2 p. n. Business.
2:.'tt p. m. "The Christian Life" (a)
"In the Home" Rev. 1". L. Miller: (b)
In the Church" Iter. H. B. Sehneffer;
(c "In the World" Kev. C. A. Linn.
8 p. m. .Sermon by Rev. E. II. Kohn.
rh. i).
Friday, September 8th.
0 a. m. Devotional Service by Bev.
II. A. Trexler. v
10 a. w. "The Relative Importance
of Pulpit and Pnstornl Work," by Kev.
J. II. C. Fisher.
10:.K) n. m. "Christian Education,
Ita Helntion t Our Luthernn Church"
R- J- B Moose,
11 a. m. Business. Adjournment
STRIKERS UNDER ARREST,
c v TRAIN'S ON SANTA FE GO
Governor Boyle Disarms Man Who
Draws Pistol on Him -Embargoes
'Unchanged.'
v San Francisco, Aug. 14. Strikers
were arrested In Nevada and Califor
nia today as a result of the, rail strike
and trains were moved on the Santa
Fe system which had been tied, up
since last Thursday.
, Governor Emmet Boyle, of Nevada,
was- at' Las Vegas when 17 men were
taken into custody. No charges have
lieen filed against the men. Governor
Boylo had obtained a pistol tnken
fnnn. one of the men' and was. the.
object, of me of the' rtrikers' pistol
when' the' governor got the drop on
the man. JIo shots were fired, bnt
iWe iian was arretted.
tincnttal
train, eastward f roln Los I
Angeles and expectnl to send It east
ward to Chicago. The Southern Pa
cific company also operated trnins on
Its division west of the Sierra Nevada
mountains. . -'Embargoes
on movement of perish
ables were unchanged during the day
and California fruit growers andship-
ners faced a loss that grew Into thons
ands of dollars hourly. . It was said
there was no way of saving the ripen
ing fruit that f; should be shipped
immediately,
Tito TTnlon Pacific lines in Nevada.
pnrticauldrly at I-as Vega, were the
scene of shooting early today. State
police with machine guns were order
ed to Las Vegas and It was expected
that Governor Boyle would have,, the
police supplant the rail guards.
Twelve additional 1 deputy rwie.rai
marshals were ordered to Rosevllle,
Callf.i where the Pacific Fruit express
maintains Its icejng plant Twenty
deputies have been on duty and n re
port to the marshal In Kan Francisco
said strikers were violating the court
injunction prohibiting picketing ' ?
KILLARNEY NOW HELD
1 BY FREE STATE TROOPS
Important Center Deserted by Irreg
ulars : After Sharp Battde on Out
SklrtS. :: '-'::r'-.': '.:-
London, Aug. 18 (By the Associated
Press). Killarney. the last position
of Importance in County Kerry, held
by the Irish irregulars, has oeen occu
pied by national army troops. The
oenpation was preceded by a brief
engagement on the outskirts of - the
town, after which the irregulars neu
European Trip For Canning
Club
'Winners. ,
'- (Br thm AMOdataA Ffcu-)
Chicago. Aug. 15. A three months
trip to Europe for four country girls,
with all expense paid, is : the - prize
that has just been announced for
winning members of the - canning
olubs of the United ' States. These
clubs are conducted ' by the egrl
cultural colleges - and the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The American Committee of DevasM
France Is providing the ' prize trip
for which, 55,000 girls the country
over are expected to compete this
summer and fall.
Tbe plan, provides for tbe usual
local, county and state elimination
contests conducted by the state agri
cultural co.lege . extension depart
ments. Following that there will he
five Interstate' or sectional contests
held at convenient expositions name
ly: : Eastern . States : Exposition,
Springfield,' Mass., South Eastern
States Exposition at Atlanta Georgia.
Interstate Fair and Exposition, Sioux
City, Iowa f Colorado State Fair,
Publo, Colorado and the Pacific In
ternational Livestock' ; Exposition,
Portland, Ore.
The first and second highest i cor
ing teams at each sections.: content
will compete for ' national honors
during the week ot ths International
Livestock - Exposition at . Chicago,
December 2 to 9. At this contest tbe
honors and rli trips will be
awarded on the basts of efficiency in
demonstrating canning, in judging
canned nroducts and - by the homj
'canning record. .
NEGRO LEE WITvrsa
LM CAM HAti E TKLVL
San Murptty AauttlteJ Mrs. ItortM.
Ho 114 ract ta AnaaM
or Altark.
, ril to TrikMft)
Carthage. Ana. liv Tbe featoro of
tbe atwrnlng oeMina la tl trial of tbe
three negmea for aa arta tm Mr.
and Mm. A. R. KMibea. of MUml.
Fuu, Mr Southern lines several day
ago. biw In pnwli here, was the ir
tlmoar uf Joba L. yiHtngeot of tbe
trio nf arwroea, wko klentifled Abrux
Murphy, one of tbe negrwa. aa tbe
man who attacked Mrs. Ketcbe while
Jasper Tboaiaa. another negro. Moral
hv. He aim tentined that AogjM
Munhy forced Mrs. Ketcben at the
point of a pistol tA go into the tent
where the Retrbrna were ramping
for the night, and turn over to him
their vaiuabalea aa detailed by Mrs.
Ketcben yesterday. The wttnem
claimed that he had left Murphy and
Thomas when the shooting took place.
and came back after hearing the shots
In time to see Murphy attack his vic
tim. -Lee
claims to have begged Murphy
to desist, ami Murphy threatened to
shoot hlra. He also claims not to have
had any band In any of the affair ex
cel as a sitectator. and denies going
Into the tent with Murphy and Thom
as. He admitted
going along with
the other negroes when the negroes
left the scene, and to have followed
them into a swamp and waded In wat
er up to his knees. . '
Deputy Sheriff Beck, who arrested
the men single handed at Alterdeen,
gave an account of the arrest. Dr.
Mllllkln, And other witnesses testified i
in corroboration of Mrs. Ketchen. It'ington, southern Oregon, or northern
Is expected the case will be completed
today. ..'
MAY PIT ON SPECIAL -
RE DISCOUNT RATE
Federal Reserve Banks Now Have the
.: Proposition Before Them.
. (By 4he Associated Preaa.) ' ' '
Washington, Aug 15. Establish
ment of a special rc-dlscount rate of
3 1-2 per ceut. on agricultural paper
k under consideration by the Federal
Reserve. Board, officials : said today.
The proposal has been laid -'before
Federal Reserve Banks, It was ex
plained, and action by the board ' is
being withheld pending their replies,
and the officials Indicated the sugges
tion is not meeting with favor gener
ally. "'V ... :. :-
As suggested officials explained the
special farm rate would enable hanks
which made, loans for agricultural pur
posesupon security of .-farm prod
ucts to re-dlscount nt 3 i-2 per cent,
which is 1-2 per cent, lower than the
lowest reserve rate now in effect, if
Ilia Mt.' AliaviMrl lit' H rt Kfl C ti . ilui
"1 . , i " ,
CONTINUING EFFORTS -
, f TO END RAIL STRIKE
Union Leaders Say "Big Four" Offi
cials Are Still Acting As Mediators
With Executives.
Washington, Aug. 15 (By the Asso
cioted Press). Leaders of - the rail
road labor organization today made
public the rejection of President
Harding's final offer for settlement ot
the national strike of the shop crafts
men, but declared that attempts to
mediate the difficulties by direct deal
ings between, tbe railroad executives
and the heads of the "big four" broth
erhoods were still in progress, ,
The union leaders, after a confer
ence, also made public a statement
declaring that the railroad executives
by their responses to the Presidents
final offer, had also "declined to accept
the President's proposition," and had
not even agreed to permit nil em
ployes now on strike , to return to
work."..-'
AIRPLANE SERVICE IS
OFFERED ON BIO SCALE
Columbus, Ohio, Company to Hire
Planes to Fly to All Parts ot tne
Country. . -
Br (ha Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ohio. Aug. 15. A local
tnxicab company today advertised nlr-
pluhe service to all parts ot tne unit
ed States." Business, men wishing to
make a quick trip to Chicago or New
York or other ports are advised in tne
advertisement that they telephone the
taxlcab company, wnicn wm inae,
taxi to the landing field. .
. An airplane kept several miles away
will .arrive . at the landing field ap-
nroxlmatelv at the same time. , The
airplane is ot five-passenger capacity,
Haley Denies Reports.
(Br the Associate Preaa.) '
Jacksonville. Fla.. Aug. 15. R. M,
Halev. secretary of the local lodge of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, today denied ' reports coming
from apparently authoritative sources
last night, that members of the "big
four", brotherhoods employed on rail
roads entering Jacksonville would no
tify the railroads today they would
refuse to operate trains if guards were
not withdrawnrom the railroad prop
erties here. -.' - '' - :
Drag WrtghtsTlUe Wound to Recover
1 Body of Child,
Wilmington, Aug. 14. WrightsvUle
sound is being dragged tonight tor
the body of the little , ft r year-old
son of John Berry, who disappear!
from Lfumina, WrlghtsviVe Beuch, at
11 o'clock . this morning.. Thi little
fellow was last seen in ths play
ground beneath the pavilion. .'
State Lecios M embers ' to Moot in
: Salisbury.
Salisbury. Aug. 14. North Caro
lina members of the American legion
who wll attend the convention In
New Orleans next month will gathnr
ut Salisbury, where a special . Pull
man will be available. While In ttevr
Orleans the Carolinians will s'.eep in,
the Pullman.
England has a lighthouse to ercryjlt was stolen, the thief became lnvlsi
14 miles of coast. ,
STRIKE EFFECT FELT
BY PACIFIC STATES
From the Canadian Boundary
Line to Mexican Border
Bitter Pinch From Rail Tie
Up Is Being Felt.
passengerIare
in safety now
But Nothing- His Been Done
for Fruit Growers, Who
Are Losing Much Money
Daily From Strike. '
- H
San Francisco, Aug. IS (By the As
sociated Press). From the Canadian
Iwnmdury line aonth almost to tbe
Mexhun border, tbe Iacillc coast
states today felt the bitter pinch from
the railroad tieuiw which have lieen
.developing, lifting and tramping down
again since Tbnrsday night.
Passengers who had lieen marooned
at the -desert towna ( which serve as
terminals for the Santa Fe lines, the
southwestern ' divisions, - had . lieen
brought to places of .greater comfort.
but little or nothing has lieen done for
the fruit growers of northern Wash'
California, while but little more is be
ing done for those in the San Joaquin
Valley of California, further south,
SOUTHERN TO FILL
r PLACES OF STRIKERS
President Harrison Says System Will
Employ Any Help Available to Keep
. Trains Running.
Washington, Aug. 14 The South
ern railway, which to date has niad
no efTOrts to combat the shopmen's
strike, announced today through its
president, Fairfax Harrison, that It
would employ any help available to
keep trains in ope.rntion. .
Mr. Harrison in a formal statement
said that the Southern had made every
effort to settle with Its men, even "to
the extent of offering the terms that
they had previously agreed to accept."
and' withont result, and that "if it
means war to run the Southern rail
way, then let ns have it' now not
later." ,j
Officials of the company supple
mented Mr. Harrison's statement, only
ro ihe "extent of pointiiME-out tUat con-J.
ferences between the railroad manage
ment and the strikers were held last
week without result and that the only
course left open to the company was
to employ snc-h workers as could he
obtained.
. The action of the Southern was gen
erally regarded as significant, in that
it had heretofore made no effort to fill
the places of the shopmen who. went
on strike and In that it, not being n
member of the Association of Railway
Executive, had not participated In the
two meetings held by that organization
In "New York to consider strike set
tlement ;' proposals put forward by
President Harding.
The statement Issued by Mr. Harri
son said: . ;;
"Every effort has been made, so to
operate our property ' that our men
could j- honorably return to . work.
Every effort has lieen made to settle
with our men. We have gone to the
extent of offering the terms that they
had previously agreed to accept, we
have thus held out every reasonable
Inducement, without result.
'We. must now turn to employing
others, for the. road must be run: we
must give those we. employ protection
for it, may be that those we have up
to this time protected by keeping their
jobs pen may now turn against us,
even to an attempt to prevent others
from working. ; ' '...; : -
"Cnll is-now being made, upon every
employe, upon every patron "of this
company, and Upon every citizen along
Its lines, to rally to the support or
the. ronil that hos served you and pro
tect your own Interest in the main
tenance of transportation i
"With your help we can run the
road, and we pledge all the resources
of the company to that end. - It it
means war to run the Southern rail
way. then let us have it now not
later." ,
THREE TOASTS IN WINE
Legion Party Gets Cordial Reception
. Unon Arrival at Cherbourg.
Cherbourg, France, Aug. 14. A large
numlier of American Legionnaires ar
rived here today on board the steamer
President - Roosevelt, to-lsit 4he bat
tlefields of France. Ail the men were
in uniform and v were welcomed by
cheering crowds. They were received
by Admiral Orout, Governor of Cher-
liourg, Sub-Prefect Oregoirc and Mayor
Mahieu. :
.There were brief, formal speeches,
amid which three toasts were drunk
in champagne. These were to the
I'nlted States, the American Legion
nnd President Harding. The Legion
nalres left by special train at. 11:45
o chick a. m. for Parts.
On arriving In Paris the Americans
will be met at St. Nazaire Station by
a company of infantry. ' Tomorrow
they will place a wreath on the tomb
of tbe Unknown Soldier, nnd inter will
lie guests of the Government nt lunch
eon. After visiting the battlefields
they will proceed to Belgium, "where
King Albert will receive, them on
August 30. , , 1 .
The ancients believed that the Anal
shared the charm of every stone of
which it- reflected the color, but when
ble, and was never caught .
riBXltrS LEiDEI l
Ml EAST CAXrilGS
rweaty-ftevea fooatiea la Plat
KaW4 IfaoUH Baay Going Vwr
Vaota.
Ralegh. Aug. 14. Twenty-seven
coaniiss Nottk Carolina raUe
Uw lr quotas tr Near . East Relief,
tour doubling their allotments and
th stats went over It s IXDl.tvus
quota by a. small margin, for tht
tlcal year Just ooded. according to
figures r:vn out last week bv CoL
Oeorge H. Bellamy, state chairman.
Guilford eounty led in . argrffate
subscriptions with total of $n.TJI0.
la ths various claiues of counties
Gullf.irtl. Uaston. Lee and Polk t'd In
overKubscrlpUons. Guilford thowtil
m oversubscription of 10 ner rent.
Gaston of sevea-clgbt. Leo seventy-
six snd Polk of seventy-seven.
The most remarkable showing of
the campaign was Polk which mar
than dottbed its cash quota without
a chairman, all of these funds cmln;
in entirely unsolicited. E. W. Dia
mond of Cliimbus took charge in
time for tbe clothing campalsn which
boosted the country's total to within
a few crnts ot $1,000. Its qiaita was
$360.
Col Bcllimy tmk occasion to thank
the newspapers ot tbe state which
have co-operated lu fine stle 'and
helped great y In a number of cities
to make the campaign a success.
The counties which, ra'sed their
quotas snd their percentage of over
subscription were: Polk 177, Dare
127. Clay 109, Hyde lOOi GasViu 7).
Lee 76, Cumberland 72, Caiwell 70.
Bladen 66, Rutherford 58, Cabarrus
57, Henderson 56, Tyrell 61, A'amanoe
39, Orange 37, Lincoln 36, McDowell
24. Guilford 20, Harntt lr.. Ansou
12, Rockingham 10, Ponder lO.Cravtm
9, Davie 8. Richmond 7, Allegany 4.
and Ewaln 3.
BRIGHT LEAF MARKET
AT WILSON OPENED
It Was Estimated that 600,000 Pounds
of Tobacco Were on Floors at the
Opening.
(By tbe AmdiM Pnm.)
Wilson, N. C-V-Ang.". 15. Twenty
thousand visitors were in Wilson for
the opening of tbe bright leaf tobacco
market here today. It was estimated
that lietween 500,000 nnd 750,000
pounds of toliacco were on the floors
of the six big warehouses this morn
ing. . ''. 1 ,
It was estimated during the sale
that the toliacco was bringing an av
erage lietween 25c and 2tlc a pound.
Observers said there were many prim
ings and few wrnppers on the floors.
Some good tobacco sold from $40 to
$70 per hundred weight. Farmers ap
parently were satisfied with prices. ,
Trhile sales were. started at the op
ening but 'Tptadmple-srtlB-were:' enr
ployed shortly before 10 a. m.
EUROPE DISAPPOINTED
AT LONDON CONFERENCE
Press of Europe Almost Universal in
Belief that Something Could Have
Befit Accomplished.
London, Aug 15.tMB.v- "le A""0'
coated Press). Europe was unable to
rise to what might have, been a great
opportunity to put her. feet on-the
road to recovery. This is the con- ual olwerver, reaches 400 feet or more
census of the press comments regard-j in altitude, and covers 'at least 12
ing failure of the London 'conference, acres.." Year in and year out the mas
hut as to what was responsible for Its sive figure has stood the storms of the
failure depends upon whether one ac- ages, and only recently an apple or-
cepts the French or British viewpoint.
The pro-government editorials express
hope that France will' take the. counsel
of reason and not - continue to act
against her own best interests, while
those of opposition press say the kni
Lsh people wllL not allow any adminis
tration to quarrel with their friends
and ally for the benefit nnd satisfac
tion of the Germans. '
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Firm and Active Months Sold
About 14 to ii roiuts net ingner.
. (Br the Associated Pma.1
New York. Aug. 15. Relative firm
Liverpool-cables and moTe favorable
view of domestic labor prospects lAd
to advances In the cotton market dur
ing today's early trading. . The break
In the market was a rather disturbing
feature, and some Southern hedge sel
ling was reported, but offerings were
absorbed by trade and commission
house buying, and after opening firm
at an advance of 9 to 18 points active
months sold about 14 to 22 points net
higher. '
Cotton futures opened steady. tct.
20 :S0 ; Pec. 20 :40 ; Jan. 20 :29 i March
20:30; May 20:17. :: V ' ;
Relief Fund for Hail Storm Sufferers.
A number of contributions have
been made to the fund for the relief of
the hall storm sufferers. The fund Is
being handled by the Citizens Bank
nnd Trust Company nod anyone desir
ing to make a contribution may leave
same at that bank. The following con
tributions have lieen made since the
list was published lnsts
Mrs. M. J. Walker $1.00
Thos. Waller - 1"0
Cash . .BO
W. A. Goodman 1.00
C. J. Goodman 10.00
Mrs. W. B. Moodhead 100
J. Bv Roliertson -.i.- 2.00
W. A. Fink - 1.00
TrnmmeU's Store, Knnnnpolls 1.00
With Our Advertisers.
Women hnndle most of the family
Income. The CItlxens Bank and Trust
Company is anxious to serve Cnltarrus
women in monetary matters, says new
nd: - '.v.'- !vr. '.',. " -W
CUne'a Pharmacy has a big stock
of toothbrushes now with a few spe
cial prices for this week.
Do yon need a trunk? Now is the
time to buy one, says the Concord Fur
niture Co. One-fourth off for cash or
credit- . ' " . '
Although nearly all ships carry
wireless nowadays., tbe flag signals are
- still used for communicutlng with one
another, ,-
LESLIE ISIIX AG. IN
till TEXXIS STAB
Defeats Harry raUwefl UmwOmj Af-
tsrnun far 4aaila.rfilp of iUy.
J. Leall Beil U awu rbaBtplua of
Cuorurd la tenuis. K.-11 mom tbe rkaat
htwblp for tbe third time Mtday by
defeating Harry Caldwell U ftrlt.
seta, tt-5 and fSe
The first set fnrnlabed a-aoe . . .,
beat tennis ever seen oa tne V court.
Tbo nea fought eveoly for Are gaatea.
and thm Bell's teadlni ami perfr1
placing pot blm la the b-ad, and be
waa never beaded again.
la the aerood K Bell got better
while Caldwell lost some of tbe sip
and dash that characterised his play
in tbe Unit set. Bell won tbe art and
tbe city title easily.
This la tbe third rear, and tbe sec
ond consecutive year that Bell has
won tbe championship. He la the
only player to win tbe title more than
owe.
ROCKY FACE MOUNTAIN
TO BE DEVASTATED
Tons of Granite Broken Away by Ini
tial Blast aa Famous Mountain.
Taylorsvllle. Aug. 14. A veritable
bom I Mini ment of Rocky. Face Moun
tain seemingly a mighty earthquake
baa lieen In progress for tbe last two
days near here. The Initial blast in
tbe oieratlons of the Hiddenlte Gran
ite Company, of Hiddenlte, waa set off
Thursday afternoon about 5 o'clock.
Mouea weighing from ten to twenty
tons were burled 500 feet in tbe air.
some falling over the railroad recent
ly built nnd dnniaeine the track to
such an extent that it will need re-1
pairs. . .
Two mountains comprise the quarry
known as Rocky Face and "Little"
Rocky Face both being formed to-l"'
gether and of the same quality of
storie. A force of 50 to 00 men have
been nt work there for the past three
months, sometimes under a sizzling
heat of 00 and 05 degrees, digging ex
cavations, drilling, cutting away the
wilderness, building a railroad track
and permnnent homes for the em
ployes, nnd generally speaking, every
fellow at his best, feeling a deep con
cern in the developments of Alexan
der county s principal resource.
Eugene Correll, - suiierintendent " of
the work ut the mountain. Is an ex
perienced mining engineer and is re
sponsible for the progress thus far.
Mr.-Correll, who is from Concord, is
a memlier of the company known as
the Hiddenlte Granite Company,
which has sub-leased this project from
the Alexander Land and Granite Com
pany for a period of five years.
Six tons of heavy powder were used
in 550 holes of Rocky Face Thursday
afternoon that blew out 75,000 tons
of rock. ,. Enough stone ; was made
avaiinitle by this "shoot" to supply
shipping mnferfal for"-- the next six
months. This stone has been fully
tested and found to be a quality nl- with B. M. Jewell, lender of the strik
togcthcr superior to the best grade of .ing shop craft workers, and other
blue-gray granite found anywhere in
'the United States. By far it is suita
ble for millstones, curbing, ballast and
principally monumental purposes. And
by no means will the snply fall short,
as rock will be quarried there for the
next generation. .
Rocky Face, a mammoth figure,
standing but prominently to the cas-
chard was set out on the top by Cnpt,
E. E. Lackey and his father, of Hid
denlte, nnd it has known nothing else
to do with the exception of growing
Llmbertwlg apples.
COLLINS TO CARRY ON
FOR IRISH FREEDOM
Bemoans Griffith's Death But Says He
Will Continue Till Trouble Is End
ed
Dublin. Aug. 14. Michael Collins,
interviewed today at the field head
quarters of the national army, termed
Arthur Griffith's death a calamity for
Ireland, and said it was not too late
for Eamon De Valera nnd his fol
lowers to honor the passing of a great
patriot W accepting the terms the
free state government has offered to
achieve the unity of Ireland.
The commander-in-chief added that
he would continue his military work
until the trouble was ended.
The head of the. national forces de
serllwd Arthur Griffith's death as the
loss of a stalwart colleague, n staunch
friend and a wise counsellor. Some
mnlionnnt fate, he aid, seemed to be.
dogging Ireland and, always at a crit
ical period in her nistory aepnvea ner
of the leader she frosted arid followed.
'At present I am a soldier," said
the Irish leader, "but I .think I can
promise that if those who are against
us would even now come, forward and
accept what is offered by the govern
ment, our differences can be composed.
It Is not too late for all to honor
the passing of the. great patriot by now
achieving what that patriot has given
his life forunited Ireland and the
Irish nation." -,
Regarding the future of the govern
ment Mr. Collins, said that recon
struction would hove to take, place but
"1 shall not retire from my military
duties until the troubles are ended.'
Salisbury Girl Made Conference Sec-
:. ', reiary. :
Salisbury, Aug. 14. Miss Virginia
Jenkins, for several years principal of
the West Ward school, and a leading
Sunday school worker in the city, Is
to become Sunday school secretary In
charge nf elementary.' work in the
western North Carolina Methodist con
ference. She succeeds Miss , Ida
Womiick, of Reldsvllle. "-
Miss Jenkins will have headquar
ters In Lexington, -but will spend
most of her time ' visiting schools in
different sections of the conference
bounds. . .'". , .
According to a French scientist
spots on the sun are responsible for
aggravating certain diseases, such as
asthma. ,. ;
IITTHUGH
AS STRIKE IlEOLUOR
mil rrobably Tell Rail Ex-,
ecu tires to Resume Full
Operations, As Coal Oper
ators Were Told.
GOVERNMENT TO
BACK RAILROADS
President May Go Before
Congress With Compre
hensive Statement About
the Rail Strike. .
Washington. Ang. 15 (By tbe Asso
ciated Press .President Harding
having abandoned all efforts at media
tion of the rail strike, was 'declared
today by his advisers to hare virtual
ly decided to Inform tbe railroad exec
utives of ibe country that In tbe Alt
eration of trains they will be given
full protection and the aid of tbe gov.
ernment.
The-President, it was stated, was de
termined that tbe only course the gov.
ernment now could pursue waa the
Jt followed In the coal strike-
(extension of Invitation to the employ-
''"' ro oiieraie ineir pro)erfes, ami the
federal government with the Mpera-
of the states wonld stand behind
them In their efforta so far as they
'are directed to the serving of tbe pub-
H-
Consideration Is being given by the
President, it was asserted, to the prop-
ositlon of going before Congress with
in the next few days with a compre
hensive statement, of the whole rail
strike situation, including the rebuffs
that bare met the government's ' at
tempts at settlement. ,.
This statement, if made, it was said,
would include no suggestions as to the
legislation but would be designed to
place before Congress and the
country the facts In the situation as
viewed by the government, ;
The President was described by one
of his advisers as "having bis back
np" and fully determined that nothing
further could be done through nego
tiations. . i -.
Endenvors at "! medlntlon were con
tinued todny by the leaders of the
brotherhoods of the railroads operatv
ing entpluyes and of tbe other railroad
labor organizations whose memliers i
'no ye not peeh " called 'out "oh strike. '
"These leaders held another conference .
cuieis oi me Hrrise unions, r oreuioni
among the matters under considers,
tion was understood to lie the proposal
of the brotherhood leaders that at
tempts would be made to negotiate a
settlement with the rallronda whose -,
executives have shown nn 'Inclination
toward compromise. ' .
The whole rail strike situation wns ;
gone over, by ' the President and his ..
cabinet today. .
To Put Situation Before Congress.
Washington, Aug. 15. (By the As
sociated Press). President Harding
will place the. rail strike situation be
fore Congress and before the country
wltliint 48 hours, It wns officially an :
nonuced todny at the White House.
The announcement came after the
President had conferred with cabinet :
nnd leaders in Congress and after the
railroad union .-labor, organisation bad
made publie their rejection of the
President last sefltlement proposal.
together .. with a statement that the ,
chief of non-striking -unions planned
to continue efforts at mediation. ,
.The administrative , spokesman who
made known the President's purpose
declared there; was "no ground for the
executive to stand upon In advancing
any further proposition" for settle
ment of tbe strike other than those
that already had been luld before the
management and the workmen now "
striking.
The impression prevailed among the
President's advisers that he would in
his statement to Congress, and through
Congress to the country make no sug
gestion as to legislation, but the ad-,
ministrative spokesman said that de
pended on the events that occur within
the brief time, before he speaks.,',
QUICKSAND DOWNS THREE
Man Who Goes to Rescue nf Girls Is
s Engulfed With Them. - , -
Shnmokln, Pa., Aug. 14. Harry J.
Straub, aged 51, his .daughter, Alva,
aged 14, and her chum,: Mary Knski,
aged 15, nil of Shnmokln, today drove
to Blug Point a mile below Catawissa,
for an outing. The girls removed their .
stockings and began wading in the
river when they encountered a bar of
quicksand. '
. Drawn by their cries, straub went
to the rescue and all three were drown
ed. The bodies were recovered,
Red-Coats to March In Burlington.
' Burlington, Aug 14. The' measured
tread and omnions beat of drums will
resound In the valleys of the Alamance
In Burlington on Alamance Day when
Ave hundred - rod-coats . lead by tbe
Crown's Governor of North Carolina,
Tryon march to wuhdue the re-ln-
cramtted rebels of 177L The cele-
hriiHnn to tu luOd on' Anffiiat 17th will
lie one of the biggest events of the
season and thousands are expected to
to be in Burlington for the day.
Plastic wood is a collodion prepa
ration made with very tine wood meal
and of tbe consistency of putty. It Is
claimed to be waterproof, will set
hard and can be turned with a latho.
Nails can lie driven into the dried ma
terial without cracking it
PRESIDE