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OOOOOOOG O ASSOCIATED O PRESS O DISPATCHES c 00000 00 q IME BUNE O000O009 ' 7 . ' VOLUME XXII. 1 CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER !2, 1922. NO. 187. opoooooo O TODAY'S O O NE'S O O TODAY. O Congo Tri Consider Basis for 1 i - Strike, Settlement General Policy Committee of the Shop Crafts Makes . This Announcement Today Through Beit M. Jewell. WILL AGREEMENT BE REACHED TODAY? No Indication Is Given as to STiat thPlan IsStrike asic Settlement Has Been ' Submitted to Committee. Chicago. SeptN 12. (By the Asso rlated I'm) A Imsls for settlement of the strike of railway shopmen was , nusldered tsla.v by , general . isilicy tiuitulttee of the shop crafts, B, M. Jewell, -bead of the railway employee deimrtinent -of the America-it Federa tiou of Labor announced rtt tbft con cliiHlun of the morning session.' Mr. Jewel's brief statement was the first public acknowledgement that 8 strike settlement basis had lieen sill initteil to the Mlicy emnuiiftee, not- viljliHtnmliiiK many rumors and reimrts f-oncemlnir Ihe BMttleniont- ulnns llo however, would (five no indication what the plan, was, and asked thwt 8tecnlatlon coucernijtg ft lie dropped in order not to interfere with the com mittee's discussions. There were imll 'cattons, union otticinlft wild, that nn agreement probably would be renohed liite today. "' , ADMINISTRATION TARIFF BILL IS PRESENTED TO HOISE" Action at the Senate May Be Delayed a Week or More. 1 Washington. Sept. 12 ( By the Assn.- luted Press) The administrative tariff Mil a Anally perfected in con ference., wns presented today in the Iioup, and the conference' report on it hinrtng the signatures of the repub lican managers will lie called , up to morrow with 'the expectation that it will he disposed of not Inter than Thursday. The. mcnsure4hen will go to the Senate, but because of op IHtsltion to lire e.mbargo and other pro vtslons,. action there may Jie, flelnyed a week or more.' vi. : Ah now framed the bill l estimated rougniy ny tne experts to .Tinse tllh roximaieiv UHi.inni.iHH m revenue nnt e'TiilSTs i i .Ihe iii-ewoiK Voliniie-i -theli.. iti. VA ttunnllM Ar. nation's import trade. The level of ItH rates,- ncconllng to the experts, Is slightly below the-level In -tbe Payne Aldrlch bill." the, Inst repuMican pro tective tariff, but Is considered nlwive , the level of the Democratic rnder'oml luw now in force. The bill , will become effectiVe Im mediately after ' President Harding signs it, replacing both . the Under wood nnd emergency tariff acta It Is designer to a large lextent its f rn- , niers said, to meet the unusual world" economic mis siiunrion, nuu more par- llcnlarly to protect American indus tries from the low cost industries in fieniinny nnd the countries curved out of Austra-Hungnry. . r , (iOVERNMENT SELLS ITS WAB-BtlLT WOODEy SHIPS. Gsts 750.oW for the. Fleet of 220 Ve. seliu Lent ft Humphrey Buyers. (B tke AasoclatBd Press.) , - Washington. Sept, 12. The govern-'I nient today sa'.d Its fleet of war-built wooden ships, tlie Shipping Board ac cepting a bid of $760,000 made by O. D. Perry,-an attorney of the fliTtr" of Lent & Humphrey, of San Francisco, for 226 of tbs vessels. " The bid was accepted -at a compete Hive sale conducted by: - Chairman Lasker and memberaof the Shipping : Board, and the action leaves the gov ernment only -10 wooden ships, on its' : handi 'The ships sold toYUty ' repre sented, a cost of $300,000,000. - Tlie sale brings to au end continued efforts by tlie government to rid itself of the wooden 'thips, which have often been expressed, ns n "wjilte. elephant ' born by the war." ; None of the ships sold are being operated, 211 of them being tied up at luremont, . Virginia, 13 lit Orange, ' Texas, and 2.at Beaumont, Texas. The vessels range from 3,r00 tons te. 6,000 tons," nnd include 0 of the. composing 'type. " BODIES OF SIXTEEN NEGROES "RECOVERED. Heavy Truck CarryhiK Thean to a Hsneball Game Crashed Through ' Bridge.' , i - . .'HomervWe. Ga.. Sept. 12 Up to noon today 16 bodies of the 18 negroes drowned or killed ytsterday at noon when a heavy truck carrying them to a baseball game at Nichols, Crashed 1 through a bridge over the Satllla Riv- or near Axson, baa ; been recovered. More than 200 parsons are assist ' Ing today In dragging the river 'for the -two remaining . bodies. ; ' They Like the PUonographs GsnAr. ' The phondgruph has a strong ap peal to the Arab, the Somali, tbe In . dian and tbe - miscellaneous races of !ihe Rett sea district and phonographs ' of German origin , have recent y ap peared 'on sale at Aden, which are being eagerly bought not because of ' their musical excellence, but becuuse of their gaudy decorations. They, are painted In bright colors and this at once catchse the native. The price Is ' quite low andithe instruments are o- conrpanled By six rour-incn recoras, ' Can clothes - create Fascination? pastime Wednesday and Thursday! HAS AMTNDSEN ALREADY TAKEN HIS DARING FLIGHT? Gtr rally BrllrTed That He ; Haa Kartell Flight ArraM the Nsrth Idle Frma Northern Alaska. Coietilirrn, Sept. 12 (By tlie Asso ciated I'm).-It Ik renmlly hejleved here thatCaptain Koald Amundsen. Norwegian explorer, lias already nn dcrtakta fa Is daring flight cr the North Pole from . Northern Alaska. Thfc lieiief la further strengthened by the fart that tbe Norwegian (corern meut baa asked the well known Dauis'i explorer. Captain Gottfried Hansen, to undertake a relief expedition. Capt Hansen, who is busy work ing out a schema for. tbe explora tion of western Greenland next year, la unable to acceds to tbe request, but emphasises the' necessity of send ing an urgent relief expedition to p.ck up Amundsen, whose - airplane crossing In his opinion Is extraordi narily dangerous, it. being virtually impossible to land anywhere on the. rough Po.ar Ice without eer.ous acci dent. He believes Amundsen la apt to land in tbe vicinity of one of tbe food depots which Hansen establish ed in Grant's Land and northernmost Greenland, but nevertheless fears he will lie unabzle to reach Thule the northernmost colony if Greenland ghoul d he meet with the least weel-1 I dent THE ELECTIONS TODAY. Are- Expected to Indlrate the Trend ; i of Public -Opinion. nt tu UMensni rmi Chicago Sept. 12. Primaries .in eight States today include fmir in whU'h contents for , the nominations for the I'nited States Senate nre ex pected to Indicate to some extent the trend of public: opinion on national po litical principles. r- MnssuehHse.tts, Mlchlgun, AVftshing ton nnd Vermont today ,nre to choose Senatoriiil canHilntes, Two southern StiTtes have Demo cm tic . print) ries; In - South Carolinn former Hovernor. Cole E. Blease nud Thos. (i. Mcleod, ure opponents In the principul contest for the gulierni) torial' nomination. In Ixmlstunn- one ConsresHtuan and sevenil state- judi cial oti leers ore to Is; jiotnlnnted. ('ilorailo ft-ud Arlsotm : nominate State, tickets,, with a nntnls?r of Con gressmen. l'v' ' a - ,:v 700,000 FACE FAMINE 1 j . rive 30,000 refugees Now Without Vnad. Smyrna, Sept. 12 (By the Associated Prtw) Tlie 700,000 persons in Smyr na face famine- within a week unless food supplies arrive, according to'H. C, 'Jncquith, of Durlen, Conn., .mn'nag ing director of the Near East Belet who Is superintending . relief Jneasures in co-operntlon with a group Tf Amer icahiri here. . The food must come by boat ns the sea Is the only route now left open. "' The laxt of the foodstuffs left by the Greek army upon Its evacuation has been consumed, and the situation is growing more desperate hourly. Al ready 30,000 refugees are without food. The relief organization has established its headquarters with othef American agencies In A waterfront theatre and the distribution system is working smoothly. '. ' ' HAluE'S MAJORITV ; J6.392 Republican Congressman Re-elected by ureatly Decreased Majority. , (By tbe Aaaovlated VreJ , Fortlnnrt. Me," Sept. 12 -Revised figures on ths election in' Maine yes- i - i.i . 1 1 iil. .... ...!....:.... tenitiy wiiu t sittiiii i iowus uiinniu. tmluy showed Stmator Frederick Hale, republican," re-elfrted over his demo cratic opponent, former Governor Onk ley C. Curtis, by a majority of 20,31)2 votes. - The. same precincts gave uov Baxter, rrjiiihllcan, a margin of 28,671 over -Wm. R. Pattangall, democratic former attorney general; Latest returns on the . Congressional vote, show majorities for the four pres ent representatives, all - republicans, anging from 4500 to 10,000 as com pared with republican majorities rang ing from 14,000 to 10,000 in 1020. PROMINENT MEN WARNED Ku Klux Kutn.of Jasper, Alabama, v Sends Letter to. Leading Citizens. i . (By the. Associated Press.! JaspfrAla., Sept. 12.-rState Senator M. L. Leltlu Circuit Judge. T. L. Bewell, Circuit BoUcitor J. M. Benning ton, and 13 other leading citizen of this county were today warned in a letter -. oddressexl to Mr.- Ilth and signed "Ku Klux Klan" to "shut up your big talk. otherwlse ou will carry marks to your graves.' . vi. Authorities were pressing an inquiry into. the flogging of a. woman and two men here last wefc when - the - letter came to Mr. i.eitn. mr- jjeun staten that, the "Investigation would proceed with more vigor than ever." . " Gasoline Frauds Cost $90,000,000 An- nually, National Motorists ay, Washington. D. C. Sept. 10. "Short measure" selling of gasolirie. was estl- wuiteit todny)y the National Motorists Association ro ue. posting ptircnasers $00,000,000 a year. This flgure was based on nn -estimate that each of the 10,000,000 motorists of the" United States buys two gullons of gasoline daily and that the average . tllchlnK from "short-measure artists" amounts to-two pints In . each live gallons, re sulting In a total dally loss to pur- chasers of 1,000,000 gallons valued at approximately $250,000. v, " i ' The association announced its Inten tion to combat the ,"short-meaBure" selling. j ' . ' SEEKING 'RELATIVES OF , v MAN HMO IS DECEASED Local Western I'alea Office Haj Teie graai Addressed t "tirarerjaain, Kaiber c Frank Featao." Tbe niaaagruent of the, ksul o6V of tbe Western l aloa Telearaph CW paay baa a death aaetage that should lie uVllrered, hot no far Ibr owner f tbe me-mi ire baa not been found. The nieraage la from Kearnt-y, MI--sonrl, and was sent at 6:10 p. m. ,ro tetulier KNb. The Btr-nm Is ad dressed to "Mr. Fentnn. aroeerymaii. father of Frank Fenton." Concord. Nortb rarolina, and reails: "AiiT holding dd Isnly supposed to lie yonr son.. Brown balr. gold r!ght npper tooth, mole on left shoulder, about 111 Jfirr old. . Wtitgb alsmt 1Ml pounds. C Itease wire Instructions. Marvin HesseL nndertakey." ' The Western I'nlon haa been unable to locate a Mr. Fenton bere. t'ountr and elty officials know of no such a man, and c.Torts to get fuller Infonua tnm from Mlswmrl bare proved futile. It is prolmlUe. Hint the young man died In Kearney suddenly, and that letters were found In his pocket. Iiear Ing aj Concord postmark. Otherwise Itls not known why the message was ent bere. SEWI.TWEDS HATB TROI'BLK i IS REACHI56 ASHETILLE rTere Stranded Week .(imost Along tbe Line Decided to Walk Fran Hickory. Spencer, Sopt 10. The trial and tribulations of a newly married couple endeavoilng to take a bridiil trip, due to Interrutted nansenzer service on the Aahevllle division of ("he Southern railway, is tohf Ih Int. ters and messages from Mr. and Mrs. John E. Jacobs who were married last Sunday night. The ceremony was performed in tb3 -presence of a large eirole of relatives and friends it tbe home ef the bride's parents. Mr. and 'Mrs. D. A. Hodge, of Granite Quarry, and the young coup e set out it once for a ttp to the mountains. Trains ware running late, and after iltting in a pullman, almost all night it the Salisbury depot waiting fitr nn engine to take the train to Asheville. tie couple decided to rest up at a hotel for the remainder of the night. Taking a train next day ttv:y spent something like four hours, it is said. at Barbers Jundtioni. 'Securin.t another engine the train reached Hickory by nightfall, where the new- wejlswere again stranded for lack of power. Messages- were sent homo that they Intended to walk the re mainder .of the way to . Ashevll e, which- place they nre fcaid to have readied Thursday. Their return is problematical. JBfflriPYlBMfeNT IN NDUSTRY . Reports to Federal Labor Department ' Are Kncouraging. ' , A nshinKton, I). C., Sept. 12. -Of leading cities in the I'nited states, 30 reportwl increased employment during August as compared with July, while only 28 recorded decreases, according to the industrial analysis for last month, Issued today by the Depart ment of Ijtbor. The soundness of business, It was said, was reflected in the emplynient increase in many In dustries, surmounting the reaction of the rail nnd fuel situation. 1428 firms URUnlly employing more thnn 501) work ers, or a total (if 1,000,000, considered In tbe analysis, the August 31 reports showed n decrease of only 1381 from the nnuils?r of July 81' and- this drop- was attributed chiefly to the normal bilsir turnover. ' . Denver was first among the cities re-. porting Increased - employment, with New .Orleans second. Wowell nnd V i . i, i . .1 . i ijiwrence, Jtass., aiso reueciwi me improvement : In textile conditions. while BufTa ro showed gams in iron, steel and vehicle activities. - ' , Building nottvltles in some sections were retarded by transportation diffi culties, but operations generally were satisfactorily Improving. t THIRTY WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE DROWNED When the Hanunonia Sank Off the Spanish Coast Saturday. Gibraltar,, Sept 12 (By the Asso ciated 'Press). Thirty women and children drowned when two small boats capsized, are believed bej-e to represent tbe total los or lire among passengers of the ill-fated Hammonla, whltbnnk Snturady oft Vigo, Spain. ' , Tlie steamship Soldier Prince, which carried some of the survivors reported today that the two bonts turned over immediately after leaving the sinking vessel. v. ; ..v ; ; Betting Frenchman Looks for-Victory ', . , for the Democrats. ' Purls, Sept. 11. Louis Toncheur, who -was French minister , of. recon struction negotiated the fnmous- Wls buden agreement with Walther Hath enan, nnd who is notorious in France for his wealth ami success In liettlng, announces that he Is now. betting on Democratic success In the forthcoming congressional elections in America. - "I don't ehtim,",; he said, "that the Democrats will lie in a majority, but- I am betting they will prove strong enough to have a great Influence on tbe decisions of the next Congress- decisions upon which we will , fellci rate ourselves. '" - t .'" ' "I liet nnd I'll win just as I win in nil I do; ' I lt that the German mark would fall to. a centime this year and I am betting that before the end of this year we will see a Democratic re volntlon In Germany." a . ' ' , . - Proiiably the only gnm mines in the world are in New Zelund, where there Is a whttle dstrlct lu which fossilized gum from trees that died centuries ago is found a few feet below the sur- .. . T fa!e' -'The sulistnnce'ls vnluulile, fori It moltes the bes, kinds of transparent, varnish, and many fortunes have been made by wen wbo have worked it Buddhism to the faith of nt least a auarter -of the human rs.co. , " DEFERS HEARING OH .ATTORHSHOTfQN To Modify the Temporary Re straining : Order Pending Settlement of the .Question Raised by Government Question raised A VERY. VITAL ONE 1 . Judge Wilkerstn Cites Deci sions in the Coronado Coal Case, and the Patten Cot ton Corner Prosecution. (r tha A rtl. Pnul Chicago, Sept. 12. Judge James II. I Wilkerson tmlay deferred the hearing on tbe motlouj of attorneys for tbe mil strike leaders tor mod I Unit Ion of tbe temporary restraining order tend ing conipletitin of the government's efforts to show that the doiuineut pur isise of the alleged conspiracy Is de struction of Interstate commerce. Citing Supreme Court dicisions In the ConWado ronl case, retail lumlier (tMfllei-M' 141,1) tttvl tlll l1!!)!,,!! iittiin ' corner prosecution. Jiulge Wilkerson said the tpiestion ,riiis4'd by the v ermuent allegation was a vital one. nnd should be settled liefore -the re- iuest for mislitlcatlon of the iiresent order can lie ncteil on. Donald K. lilcbberg attorney for B. M. Jewell, anil John Scott, strike lea ders, interrupted tbe hearing to de mand of the government attorneys whether a statement whic h he branded "rrlinlnaUy lilielous" printed In the morning pniiers ns roining from Attor ney General Duugbeily's oltii-e had been given out by Sir. Daughery or his associates. , Tbe stutement was n resume of the list of murders and other crimes grow- ing out of the strike, rend in court i yesterday. .; I Judge Wilkerson Snid be hn'd not ! seen the statement but would read the, copy produced from tlie "('libit go Tribune," and pass .on it later. The strikers' attorney said the statement "lilielously" attributed to hisT clients acts of which they hail no knowledge. Blnekburne ' Estorllne. assistant to tbe solicitor generslJ. resumed -the re presentation of the" government's evi dence ln support of 1 lie bill for tem porary injunction with reading of a mill! vlts Jind report' eovaihig .Inter ference with fruit shipments froin tins state of Washington, and figures on ac- .tcldents due tir .faulty railroad einl)- t Thtf rel,ort s,')we1 thlt ()f w. !)2(i locomotives on the railroads re- liortlng, 7,.rMMt were out of service dur-.j Ing tlie entire moiitn oi juty, wnuo 48,835 were reported for lnspe-tion and repairs. - ' ' YOl'NG MAN INJl RED .' : IN AUTO ACCIDENT Reims Honeyeutt linjured When Car He Was Riding in Was wrecked on Thunderstruck Bridge Road. Itenns Honeyeutt young white mini! ..... i!..ll t..l,....l 1 or mis my, was wmiunj uijunn about noon today when nn automobile In which he was riding with Hoy Jledliu was wreftied on the Thunder- struck'Brldge road, several miles south of Concord. ; Honeyeutt was taken from under the wrecked car by tourists! ' according to information received here, and was hurried to the Concord Hos pital. A message from the hospital at 1:30 ' o clock satd that tie snnereo a broken collar bone, but did not seem to,'i'n government and sovereigns of be seriously injured. ' , . the unnliennhle rights of the Indivldn- rDepnty Sheriff 1'ropst .hurried to nl. ' the scene of the ancient ns soon as' he recognition given these rights possible uftev lieing notified, and had lr the Federal Constitution will he not rturned at 2 :3n. I tlle keynote of the. Constjtlution Week It is not known whether Medlin was program which will lie celejirnred at injured. The persons who brought, Honeyeutt to Concord state that Med - in was trying to get tne car on ol Honeyeutt when they drove up, ac cording to reports reaching the police, and apparently he was not hurt. The cause of the accident is not known at this time. SECOND SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY BEING HELD Jt ,g Predicted That the Vole Will Be - - . : Considerably Larger; Than of Firsti Prlmary. ; (Br tke Associate Presa.) Stmrtunbiirg, 8. C.. Sept. 12. Voting in Spnrtunburg city and county ltegan with a -rush when the potts openeti today. "In some of the city boxes -the vote averaged more than 2 a minute for several hours. It is predicted the vote will be leonsldernble birger than that of the fli-st primary, a feature of the Voting in the city is the, large number'of women who apinnired nt the polls early In the dny. i ; George Sister May Equal Cobb Re. Corn, in the eighth' Tuning of todny's game with Detroit: limking 30 consecutive wiatliie -Sister Ehmke as pitching. Hlsier now is .n nk iShlnl the moderntaa- Jor league, record of 40 made, by Ty Cobb of Detroit, in 1011. ' Brure's Nomination Certain. I ft? h AiMwciste PrMrl , Baltimore, Hit, Sept, 12. The noml- itlon of Wm, C. Bruce the Demo- nation eratin- candidate to oppose- United 1 ci . , LI .... . . T T Vhah., nl- ' - lll,trB DruHlw ,i on. . nn,c i, i,iV NovMnner election was -made certain "y ueaj ,reium hmi fiu jitio idny' Primary. Is love the same as Fasclnntlon?' .Pastime Wednesday and Thursday. V ' ' . " r?:,?- ci i . I us as a nation ana aa a nariy. nop .-St. Lonls.Scpt,. ll,fore filing that your convenience and dis of the;, St. , Loul Americans, singled , .,, b, vcry ,nort.Uved. faith SfXPEBl-iNP SCHOOL QFEXS TW FaO Teraa Wttl Ope Tiwsrriw Many M h Hailiac Uat. Tbe l-aara HnBdrHand Krumil for-1 Tbe rrvlTal srrrlrrs at K.pwort aoally opma tm Wlnlr. ibr l.tin.MHbMllst Church lir-,aa nntlrr bm4 tbe tndt.ua arrlt lag on tbe 12th. All faroralik ausplee. Ia1 night, when tbe vacancies are Silrtl and many are on pastor was greeted by a good siaed the wilting Hat. . .audience for Monday night, this night - It la "believed that the wbaol ha being known aa an "off one for rr ever started with a stronger faculty.' viva la. Mr. Kpturrr King bad charge la adilltli to those returning Miss of tbe music, with Bob Benson at tbe tarri., Miss Hutchison, ills Bryan and orgaa. and after a very In-plrliig song Miss Akerstrom are Mr. Rilwarj M. .senrk-c. Mr. iMtNtrne made some an llalhawsy, f tirvenrllle Teun teaclu'r I nonncemenf s in regard to the meeting, of Knell. h and History: Miss Pram l Mating that ervlces would lie held M. Hilliker, iHushs. Neb. whose de-;eab night at T :.K) o'dni. Mr. Klug partincnt Is Geogrsplir and Literature. I rendered very effectively a solo. The Mis I'atiliue Admits, of Nortlitli jil. I Ninety aud Nlw, after which the Masa Iminnes tbe siiiervlsir of kltcb-' pastor announced that he would prcavb en ami dluinx rom. ' ia scries of seriuons during the week Visitora in class riMims are wehfin:e 1 on 'The Prodigal Son." The sermon at all tliiH-s, and Ms-inlly. after liool last night dealt with tbe early train hours and on Saturday. Ing of the prodigaL and among other , Miss Mellsa Montgomery, who has I things Mr. (MiornVBtnted that he did been the efticicut principal of Sunder-1 not think the prodigal was a bad son hind for a number -of years, has re-1 when be. left home, that he was amply turned to the same position, which is I able and well enough equipped with gratifying to the u.nnr friends of the good training to tuke care of his part i school as well as to the public in gen-! 'rml It, 1 1 u ,,tv - I DOl'BLR Ml'RDER AND SI H IDE IN KOI TH CAROLINA. W'cman -and , Daughter Shot by let ter's Husband, Who Then Shot Him self. Air tke aaeelate4 Preaa. Anderson. S. C. Sept. 12. Mrs. Alice McAllister and her daughter, Jlrs. Walter Allen, are dead, and W'al- ter Alien is ttjing as n result or an early morning tragedy at Orr Mill, a ...in ..in.. .1.1.. llllll UUHKe near lilts Cll.v. . The two women were shot and kill-1 ed as they sat at the breakfast table by tlie huslinnd of the younger woman. who turned Into an adjacent room i in iii-ii nun mi niiim-ciii risiui , and fired n shot Into Ills own body. Allen was still living at H o'clock, but .in ii. i j .... , '.," doctors said 'his Injury would prove fatal. Domestic troubles nre thought to have lieen the cause, of the triple tragedy. Family Reunion. On Tuesday. September 5th, Mrs. Ann Archer celelirnted her KJnd birth day. She is' the lust of n family of that strongi sturdy. 'aristocratic folk whom we love, and revere for their perseverence nud bravery. She is;ttn interesting personality, remembering the trials and hardships of the Civil War. Her health is fairly good and she enjoys the things of the present as much as we. Mrs. Archer's children were nil pres ent: Mrs. F. S. -Sloop?, Mrs. F. j. 'Johnston. Mrs. H. C. Goodnight. Mrs. K. O. Steele. Mr. J. S. Archer, Mr. N'. J. Archer and W. G. Archer She lias 4!r .grandchildren nnd event LTlindi-hilili-en., 21 - I'nder tlie spreading "ouVs at Jlie-j)ia home wits spread the. most nppatiKiug dinner one-could wi-ii for. which was tliorougltly enjoyed by her relatives and many friends'. Tlie day was plensontly spent. All j,.ft Uopijig to return next year and celebrate with Mrsli. Archer Her RSrd anniversary. ON FT l'KKSKNT. Kiwanis Constitution Week. The week of September 17-24 ha been designated ns "Constitution Week" which will be celebrated in tlie 825 Kiwnnis chilis in the United Stutis. The i Constitution of the I'nited States is tlie. basic law of the govern ment which for the first time in his tory recognizes certain unalienable rights of tht' individual against which the government- must not trespass. In till one fetUure tlie Constitution liierits tlie approbation nnd enthusiuo- I ,l ..11 .I.J.i 11. 1. .1.1 ...! '"' i'i- "i " "S"i u.i..muS: c.u From the 'dawn of history to the writing of the. Federal Constitution, tlie struggle on the part of the masses hail had for its purpose the recogni- i"e iviwnnis nun meciing nt septeni 1 her, 22. Mr. Wilson Has His Old Time Htumor, Letter Shows. . Salisbury, Sept 11. Senator Lee S. Overman, who is at home on account of an Injury received some days ago in a, fall at Washington, has received hundreds of messages of sympathy, but one that he appreciates probably more than any other Is a letter Just received from Woodrow WKson. This i oici vrru mini l uuuiuw vv it.nuu. iiim lnter betrays Mme,ot 0id-tlme Wilson humor and indicates: that the ex President is at least able ,to take notice of things political. Mr. Wilson writes: "My dear Senator: I learned only yesterday of the acc:dent to your ankle, which I - am afraid must be ! Verv nainful. I send vou this line to express my sincere regret and gxeat sym-athy. We niust. I think, leave al; missteps to the Republicans for I advise you as a true Democrat hereafter to watch your step.' ' We must all keen as fit' as possible tor the great tasks Immediately ahead of us as a nation and aa a narty. Hop- tress will be very short-lived, faith fully yours, Wood-row, Wllsv.." Tw Homers Hit By Ruth iif One G, t,i1i.lf(1ini1i1, sent . 11 Untie l 1 Ule.ipliln, sept. il.-naoe l v Game. ltuth made two home runs, bis 30h and 81st, today In the game between New Vork nnd Philndelnhla. - There was no one on base in either Instance. The first drive was made off Taylor in the fifth i inning and the 'second off Schilling in .. . , : f', .All nersons who are to take Dart in , I ..n, . . . , 1. I . ... 1.11 ,, ..l rue xoui xnuutu neutiing lire asKcuj tWnieet nt Central Graded School tbls - nriemoon ai:ao ior me nrsi reueurn- Al -Do yon fear woman's Fascination? ' i. Pastime Wednesday and tTburituiy, REVIVAL AT EFITORTH Mf. Speawrr King Haa (Vn f tfc MuUe Aenlrea Eark NUM. , of liH father's gisids which had been iri l-nn l,l,,t Im t l,n tuk u-n.i t tW IntA given htm, but that he went off Into a fur country, and with Imd company, began to waste his sulistnnce. as many people of tlie present day do. If be had remain. d nejir his home, where he could have reclved advice from hlsi" father, perhaps he would not have bad such a downfall. It was a splendid anneal and well received. At the close of the sermon Mr. Osborne aked for! thKe of the church jivho oitld to -ome forward and re-consectate themselves. thus getting the church rernlv for H Latter part comfortable. General ap revlval. This met with nu eitcourag-.M,arHn,. improved. Enlargement due ln luniinm Mr Ring 'announced that tonight a Juill()r r ..lM1),stei... 0,,()lr wmll(, 1(e , organized, and be expects to make the ,..i n ..,. i,,, .it I. ' ., ' I - lll"-IUIK. The song service will begin promptly ' each night at 7:30 and contiuue for 15 I minutes ' The public is asked to join in with the inemlK.rs of thi- church and at- tend the revival. K0HLOSS DEXIEH TH4T ' ' OFFICER SHOT WOXAY ! Declares Tlmti Women Are Extensive ly I'sert By Liquor Rnnners as n l a nottfliige. a isbury, Sept. 11.--Prohibition Director Kohloss attacks the veracity of the report to the effect that federal prohibition officers shot a woman while trying to stop a speeding car that was supposed to have whiskey nboard. 1 ... Mr. Kohlosfe charges that many men who are running the blockade between -mountains and lowland with whiskey are using women as a camouflage, taking them in the cars to throw -vff beers off their guardi--- - Jn this case bowever.'Mr. Kohloss insists that the federal officer did not fire a shot. According to investl- gnt .on a iederju ovfi .or got on mo i timing botrd of th automobile in question and was knocked senseless by some one throwing fruit jars of whiskey out of the car. Leaving the officw - unconscious on the ground, tlie car speed away, and 15 miles further on ran over some one, caus ing great excitement In that conn munity. Mr. Kob'oss said that soiup one there fired at the car, evidently wounding Mrs. Miller. ' In making denial that the officer shot Mrs. Miller, Mr. Kohloss said: "We are doing everything in our power to enforce ithe law in a digni fied and lawful manner. We have higli class men In ths service who ure only trying to enforce the law, and since they are dealing with a lawless ele ment you. can readily see that their actions 'are exaggerated and magni fied for the purpose of arousing a sentiment which would be detriment al towards the enforcement of pro hibition:" With Our Advertisers. Picture post cards of ('oncord nre on sale nt nine's Pharmacy, says new ad. today. i Don't discard 'your old batteries, says the Central Filling Station. Try ("Hydro Super Power Fluid," sold by 1 tliiu ,intnnnm' Make it rule to put away a cer tain part of yonr earnings. It will come In good In old age, nnd the Citi zens Bank nnd Trust Company want yonr business. Something new every week nt the Musette; See new ad. today. Chevrolet cars.are hard to get and the factory advises the Motor Tire & Servico Co. that it can get no more, until late In October or November. Better get yours now while Getting's good. Order Made Permanent Enjoining the Shopmen. Greensboro, Sept. 11. A tem porary injunction restraining striking shopmen at Spencer from inter ference with the operation of trains, Pthe malls or with employes of the Southern railroads, was today made permanent by fedora', district court Judge James A. Boyd. The reprason- t-atlves of the shopmen made no re sistance to tlie order. , i Judge Boyd did not define "picket ing" iu the order -making, the Injunc tion permanent,- In Tlbot the, women are under no legal ' disabilities whatever. If there is no son, the eldest daughter Inherits the paternal estate, and she then has the privilege of marrying one man at a time nnd retaining him ns a husband as long os .she pleases. Jo get rid of 'him no formality is .necessary. Though he cannot leave her except-for gross misconduct, she can, put him out of doors on small provocation, or none at alL ,1 T 1.1 n 1 1 n L t . aiin, uhciiuiuu vuiiish i rent oh nas been - State superintendent of public liunrucuon -m- itasuuigiun ior icn 1 years, ' Is Jass a part of FasclnatlonT rastlme Wednesday and Thursday. CRKLxUnuinASSE0 F1IIIH!,I1I!IE According: to Official Bulletin : Issued at 9:35 O'clock This Morning: by the Attending: Physicians. -1 AN OPERATION IS UNNECESSARY Her Temperature Today is 98.8, Pulse 94. Respiration 32, and All General Appear ances Are Improved. (By the Aeaaetated lSwaa.1 Washington, Sept. 12. The crlsln In Mrs. Harding's condition "seems to have passed." rin official bulletin is- oy aiienoing pnyaiciana ai - ,n- loaay saio. Tbe text of the. bulletin, signed by Brigadier General C. E. Suwyex, white house physician follows: "Mrs. Harding's condition at 8 a. m. : temperature IIK.8;. pulse !H ; respira tion 32. Kariy part of night restless. to iiepiirosis un-renaiUK. ijiinisiui ftndings favorable. Crisis seems to have lieen passed. Surgical proeeedure deemed unnecessary for tbe. present." j rr, iiaries jiiivo, wmi was cHiieu in , Dr. Charles Mayo, wbo was called to , Wnshinuton from Um-hetiter. Minn.. 1. .. ... , ' ,L I,,r ("nsuitation imrucuiar y on ui m T, l""'8-, r"""' WUI 'e ior uts iiome ims uiit-ruuou 1? umlax- " ",, "..1 ;Y"V"', " m"'V ,h"K "Z TZ I,u wl,ite nouse slm-e the surgical re- UUII cult-Ills llllll- nuimiiiru The bulletin Issued this morning was described by nieniliers of the executive house noid ns "tne oest news, time has come from tbe bedside of the im- tient since last week. Immediately after the morning bulletin was issued there was notice able a decided lessening of tension which has existed at the-white house and In official circles close to the President and Mrs. Harding. Tbe cabinet session, today, however, was called off, as well ns the 'Presi dent's semj-weekly meeting with news, iwper men. This action was taken. It was explained to permit the President to remain near Mrs.' Harding and con serve his (strength,,;- ,' - THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at an Advance of From 8 to 13 Points, But Later Eased Oh. (Br the A4WIMe tre. . New York,' Sept. 12. The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of 8 to 13 points, but eased off under -'c a tiering liquidation and local and southern selling. s December contracts soon sold down - to 21:5(1 with tbe general list show- , ing net losses of some 10 to 13 points. Cotton futures opened steady, Oct. 1:50; Dec. 21:80; Jan,- 21:70; March 21:75; May 21:70. Report of Concord Library for August. The following is the August, report of tlie Concord library' as submitted 4iy Mrs. Richmond Reed, librarian : Borrowers . -' 4,809 New borrowers : 20 Visitors to Reading Room. Adults - -- SOft- Children 330 Total . it- 045 Books Borrowed. Adults .. Children , ... U. ,OLI 1 j " - k 1.2(10 n otr Total 4,080. average 157 Books Bought. Adnlts : .-42 Children 20 ' Books Given. Adults . 21) Volume Withdrawn. Adults 1, - I Children - 14 Total No. Volume 5,007 Miss Cooke Entertains. - Miss Robbie Cooke delightfully eji tertnined her Sunday school class of Keller Reformed Church at her home on Rottte three Saturday afternoon from 3 to C. The parlor and. dining TOom was made attractive with many cut flowers, Numerous games were. paired. , Cake, candy, lemonade and fruirwus served.- . Those enjoying the ,- occasion were. Misses Grace Brantley, Nannie Cline, "BUlle." Sapp Ethey Bruntjey, Martha Sapp, Mary Virginia Cooke, Janie Bernhardt, Beulnh Far rell,. Verdle Cooke and Lodente Farrell. Messrs. Charlie Cline Clhie. Vaudry Cooke, Thomas Farrell, L. J. Sapp.. William Cooke, Charlie. -'Brantley,. Marvin Cooke, Oscar BarnhardtJolin . LItaker, Maury Bernhardt ' ONE PRESENT. ; Accident Caused by Malicious - Tam pering with Tracks. ... ,, (Br th Associate PreaO ' Vtnshlngton( Sept' lfi.-7-Dernilment of an express train on the Michigan Central railroad . near Gary, ' Iiid.,' An- - gust 20th, which resulted in the death , of two railroad employes, and injuay of 2 persons, -was caused by "malic ious tampering with tbe tracks," . ay-. , cording to a report Issued today by the Bureau of Safety, Interstate Com merce Commission. Depressing News at Argonaut Mine. - Jackson, Ca:., Sept. 11. Cavelns in the lower levels at Argonaut mine, spreading of a "oison gas to the low-. er levels and tbe discovery that a newly found stope could not be UBed by the rescue workers - constituted thre pieces of depressing news to day in the work of attempting to res- cue 47, miners from the Argonaut depths. . , ' . . . V