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. VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD, N.C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 192:
NO. 217.
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Young Man Who Was Shot
I . C V... tl;w:
Last Saturday by Profub.-
; tion Enforcement OSIcere
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CASE TRANSFERRED
TO FEDERAL COURT
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lt is Said That a More Serious
V rh.i.A IVill f rnrj
inarge Will Ue-rref erred
Against OUicer (Jheatham,
. Wow Out on .BaiL
fBj th AmmHiH Prn.)
Pnllshnry, Oct. 18. Dong. Dtmbhm,
Lam, young Salisbury whit niau, who jitgr DECIDE A CHINESE OATH
Kan shot by Prohibition Officer H. H. r WOULD MESS UP COURT BOOM
Chratham taut Hatitnlay altsht while" .
Chirlmm auil arernl ather Federal . Prrmlta Torn Vr t Twtlfr Mllheut
: officers were la the act at aerrlnit pa-1 fonrallty of Killing Chicken to In-ix-ra
on Dnnhnm tnd Jnlte Browivat) aure Veratlty.
the latter lilace on the outiiklrtK at ' New York, M. 10. It looked for a
tbhi city, died In a local boapltal last moment na if the trlnt of Tom Tee,
ulKht. The rase aRiinat Cheatham ehanred with the slnyliiR . Ko Ixiw
wna last nljtbt hy or1er of ' Federal .would he halted today nnless some on
Judtre K. Y. Wehli, tnkeii from the bromrht in a chickfn and killed it in
county court and transferred to the tv
B. Court. Thia ai-tion whs' taken he-'in
fore Dunham's dtb. ft la said ly(
the solicitor a more serious chnnto will
,w ineierrwi iiKumsr neninnm, wno is
our on a f.uuu mmii, uier indictment
chHr;lnK assault with a deadly weapon
with Intent to kill, and that hia bond
, will be greatly increased.' When r the
' new indictment la issued thia cuse will
, also be transferred
to' the Federal
court. .
I'RGES CLEKGrS SITPORT -
. ' v FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Erown University Head Says Europe
V1U Sucunib Unless Christian Ren
der Aid. .-. '- .
Xew. York,. Oct. 18. An appeal5, tofhand; npon It." , the
.the clerKymen of America to units in
nn effort to briiifr about participation
.of the United States in the rehabilita
tion of Europe was voiced by William
H. l'. Fannce, president of Brown, Uni
versity, in an adress todnv before the
Metroixmtuu Baptist. Minlsters'XCon-
ference. . : : . v v
Dr. Fnniwo criticised the Harding,
Administration for its attitude toward
. a league or association of nations', and
declared the Church Fence Union with
. in the next tew weeks would dilress
v. a communication to )2T.000 clergymen
nsftlng whether 1v V' i4Wvi?s.ii.rrfi wVA-MVoiilefl
shonld remain longer Jil.mf fVom K-,gnst 7th.
rope, r
j, virc .' , j. fc . -.Hi ,M, m , , , - " i
"I voted for tKe pieseiit Administra
tion," he said, "in the belief that ' It
was the quickest way to get the Unit
ed States into an Association of ? na-
, Hons. The 'Administration hns re
peatedly naid It fnvored such nn asso-
elation.0 . It; to' not time ta. ask what
sort of an association-It shall; beT '
Dr.' Fa unco said he had brought n,
heavy heart home from his recent '.trip. ;
to Euroiie, whore he attended the con
ference of the world alliance for pea!
through the churches.- The line
tween. civilization and the chaos in
, Russia, he . ,, dec'lared,;- was 'r steadily
creeping westward, and be fed red, uny
Jess something were done by the Chrbi-
tinn brotherhood -of the . world western
; Europe, wonld suwumb. ' , ,
, The lyeague of Nations,"-Dr;: Fannce
declared, is doing a Strong, : valuable
" and deeply needed work." 1 When In
. Geneva, he said, he was repeatedly,
. asked by the delegufes from the-51 na
. tlons which make" up' the. Lengne what
the attitude of the United States was
and what the reason, for that attitude
.. was. - fifci. " i 'v-. .";;i':V
"I rave half a dozen . explanations,'1
said- Dr. Faunce, "but none of these
satisfied myself." - i 1
- Geneva is decked with the flags of
the member nations,' he said, but no
' where Is seen the flag of the United
States or those .- of Russia',' Germany,
Mexico. -Turkey and , the other with
whom the United ' States Is forced to
associate.". ., -
(MT1.A f jMMiia, la vaalr tiniv Tin f It- la
mtherlnir utreneth.' Riiid Dr. Faunce. '
'If the Powers shonld refer to it the
questlou of the heutrality of ,tl(e Jnr -
daiioJU. it would liet'omera p.ower of .
woild-wlde Important lmmetllntcly,
PIGEON I BLOCKED CHIMNEY
Entire Family Narrowly Escape As
, phyxlatlon as Result, t -V ,
- Pottsville, Pa.; -Oct. Ifc-'A flutterUag
homing plgedh nearly caused the death
of Charles Meyers and his entire fiim-
ily last nighty "Meyers,-who is city
assessor and. '' dully newspaper .pub
lisher, was awakened by hlg wife, who
was snrferipg with alarming symptoina
of conl gas asphyxiation, which was
soon bdt by. all members of tbe fam
. ily. ,
"'-Investigation showed that the main
chimney of the house. wa entirely
': blocked by a' pigeon,- which well down
the flue and, spreading its wings,
blocked the draft entirely, all the coal
fumes escaping into the home instead
of inito the, outside air.
Dr. Earl
Btcvenson resuscitated all the patients,
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Air narrowly ecapeu nspuyxtuiion oe.MU'uiiy iw vn"'" u
said. --I., ', ',':; ' '-. - . v' , Ington- to Ot-racoke in six and one-half
. a' i n , "'', 'i "-,..' !-.':. -X I or flevpn, ' hours. . Generally It takes
tl. 8. Aeeeotinr Invitations on Learue longer.' - Tie new craft, with a ca-
Commlssions Now,
AVasnlnglon,' Oct 17. Tbe adminis
tration is following a polled of ac-
cepting invitations to unolllciul mem
bet-ship oq commissions or the league
of nations when tliose commissions
are clmrged with duties in which the
Vnlted Httaes is interested. (It was
laid at the White nouse totlay in
connection with the recent appolnt
inent of an unolllclal American repre-
acntntlve to a league committee to-
Btmly anthrax. , ,. ,. ,.- :' iji'i.
'ACivsrn by nvsiuvn
or kILU.SU rLS BABIES
BiH UUj Facta Trial at
lluntnond. Jmliaaa. .
? law t.muia fMI
HiOiiurBd, JbU Ort. 1. Arr-oyi tr
.her -buwtiaud of killing twin halUe
w,hlra he Mill wer bora t net Ut
) letvtuher. Mr. UiH M.-XnllC-S.
d tw miay daiming th
hjlinT Iwina ra nothing more thau
h,,, IVI1,tror,M 4loiu. mm by
"n,1 Afi "'X' her "
band's -ambition to hv kiwm to the
world a father. v
Both Frank McX.lly ,tbe !W year
oid knahsnd. 'and hia Mnininl wife
liaerted their rlatiua von Id he nnnr-
h' witueca "" to testify
la support of her claim. Mr.' Me
X"-T rtwr' tid bnbnd
shortly after their marriage- that It
was impossible for to become a
wt
But that failed to st til hla desire
to I a parent,' Mr. McNally said. -'
All of hit wlfe'a story, McNally sild.
"In (he desperate defense nf a wnnian
wno bna done away with her children."
tiM vfew of Judge TaUey and jury
Ornernl Sessions.. - .
. The first Chinese Witness- for ;tli
proaecqtlon t was fthount to take the
tnnd. He has Inst affirmed theoath,
ircDeated to him In his own lanrauee
br the Court Interpreter, when Judge
Taller askeil Just how the oath bad
.teen interpreted.' He wna "fold the
niiernmer nncr given rne witness a
liteiHl translation. t. -f : . ?
; 'What does that mean to a Chinese?"
asked the judge. "Nothing at alU'
answered the interpreter, "What kind
of an on th would, ha respect?" pursued
Judge; Talley. - t
"A chicken1 wonld hare to 1 killed
In court so that he conM place bis
Interpreter e
plnined. , ; This slgnifles to the Chj-
iinie witness mar ne woum meet a
cimllnr fate if .be swore falsely. With
not hesitation Judge Talley decided
the Christian oath wonld' suffice on
the ground that no matter what the
Chinese may 'think of it. he can- he
held for perjury should he lie. The
judge explained he thought the chicken
oath would mess tip the court room too
hitichv anyhow
; Yee to alleged to have- shot Iioav.
who was national president , of the
Hip King Ton?. In front of the Cbinee
nt of the Chinese
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MX A. J
Charged With Violating the National
i, - Banking Laws. 5"'-
'y tk AjMoelalMl Prew.1
Statosvllle, Oct. 18.--The Federal
grand" jury has returned,' three true
bills against John Ony-, St., former
s,?,er.'n the First National Bank of
Sntesvilte, ? the - indietmento-charging
hl, ,Mh violation of the national
be-J,"'u,""5 IT " "r i"ul
1
charged John ;W. Guy nd E. O. Her
itage jointly with v violation of ; the
tiatlonal banking laws. Another charg
ed -t Guy and C. , W. McLain jointly
violating the national banking laws.
The jury found true- bills against Guy
only In a third bill of indictment Guy
alone was charged . with violation of
the national banking- laws to-wit, em
liezzlement, and a . tfue bill in this
was found. It is exiiected tliat when
the case is called ' in court a contin
uance wilt be asked. - The true bill on
the Indictment specif ying eralier.zle-
nient alleges that Guy embezzled $84,
829.82 from the bank between Novem
ber 1, 1010 and July 8, 1022. The oth
er two indictments In which true bills
were found against Guy allege' trans,
actions with Heritage and- McLain in
violation of the national banking laws.
THE' COTTON MARKET
Showed Continued Strength Today
Vt to 21 Points Higher. .
' (Hit tha Ammtatc
N'ew Viirft. Oct. '.'1R Thpji cotton
mark-ahiiwMl-v.-' wniniml.t. atranath
.eiU.iv,r(mv.Ai Uverixiol nlHtuf.met fhe
t)fnl advance f the previous day
wuiie thei were continued bullish re
ports from the cotton goods market
and reiterated reiforts of n Arm -spot
situation in tbe South. These tea.
turea promoted fresh . buying- and cov
ering which readily absorbed broflt
taking and' Southern selling , at the
opening and first prices were 12 to 21
points net higher. . . . :- .
Cotton futures' opened - steady i- Oc
tober 22.87: December 23il;: Jan
nary 22.08; March ,23.15; May 23.10;
Jnly 22.82. , a ,
New Speed Boai Will Reduc Time on
, famllco. ' ,
Klnston, Oct. 10. The time across
the widest ' stretch fit water within
North Carolina's bounds will be cut
two-thirds .when a1 new speedboat be
ing .outfitted on Pamlico river is com-
Dieted. - Pamlico Bound passenger and
cargo boats, mostly ,"bubeye''i sailing
'craft with auxiliary engines, infre.
.... !.. ..... lr mi aan a fvtts ... Wauti.
pacity foi' 20 passengers, will make the
instance in two hoursk at the rats' of
33 miles an hour, it Is vaid. -The
- fboat will lie itroitelled by an alrplam
engyie.
, ' Probably Frost Tonight; r.
(Br AaaHtetatetl Pru.)
Washington, Oct.! 18. Frosts .are
prolmble tonight ns fur south . as
North Carolina and the extreme north
portions of Alaha ina and Mississippi,
the weather bureau auuouuced today.
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UXLSTlfl ATI RTTD
BUbl. Or B I EXIT
(Uriow 4 Xartla, Iavtr, Trll
f rUa WlHi (irraaeftt Nartit
Far llrt Itaie.
CWti-UdJ. tHua, IMolifT Id The
otj of kow tb drniag of Ua armla
'ic aavad Brrtn rrm aa arflii al-
lack was rafcied br IxxUy. ttb U
nnlMl
frt tlma
lima L. OiarUn. inventor of a 4e
rlca for a long ranga attack. Only a
w paraoaa ar aa.d tn havt knowi
.b aacret. an rhwaly was It guarded
Tb ttasic Idea waa U combining of
b flying torsd. bailt pr.nclpally
(long to Unas of the dual-m itord
tombing alrplatia. with a wnal. air
Van of th aecut typ but carrying a
arg fuel tank, Mr. Barlow aaid. In
lying Vi th objective, th two- air
man as wrre to hv bn a single
idIU Th amiiler plan'a engine draw
ng its fnel front th torpedo plane's
ank, leaving Ita own fuel supply intact
'or th return f ight.-
Tha range was limited only to tnr
Ilstance which th smaller . plan
wild travel in bringing th pilot back
to the American base, Mr. Martin ex"
Earned. . .' ' '..; . ' ?
"If the war hid continued. Cleve
land would have contributed two in
dentions wbtch would have ended it
peedily," said
Benedict CrowelU
'ormeer 'Assistant Secretary of War,
On would have been this r.ying
top. do and the other the deadly gas
which was developed in .the 'mouse-
.rap.'" t f , ..v
"Our scheme 'to- blow to atoms the
jernvm Capital 800 inilea from th
Iwttle lines waa , so simple that
natue - nrt-fl so simple ma.. "
General C. O. Squlw, American Rank-,01n reams-or trtte ive nno7
ng Genera nf the Air Forces, was
ikeptlcal," Mr. Barlow said. "When
he was convinced of Ita partlcablllty
his -greatest fear waa that the Ger
mans might hit upon the same Idea
andaput it into effect before we could
let me necessary, equipment across
the Atlantic," ; '-
SOLOMON WAS A PIKER' ' ' V
BESIDE KIX8TOX JLRIST
Indge Elliott Hangs Up Police Court
; Record of 86 Cases in 84 Minutes.
Klnstcn, "Oct 17. Solomon i me.y
have been the wisest judge to ever sit
on the court of appeals bench and the
most famous in a hi history, bur corn
oared with the Honorable Guy Elliott,
ludge of tbe po ice court here, he was
a piker for'. speeq. Jtitige Kiiott at a
recent gessk n tried 26 cases In 24
minutes. Frank Wooten. the prosecu
tor, aided In hanging up what court
officials today said may be u w6rld's
record for a. regularly constituted
court Wwiten, like . Judge Elliott,
does jiot,s1llwe in prolonging trl 'tis
of trivial matters, though when two
or tbreo attorneys' into action and
tfh nMt.. -,Mwi. frliiif Rnllcittir
Qa 'IfjikB'Tf- fetenf-windlilff
weech ns long as aiiyT!)dy, ani as ful
ItTarri,usy day in'the-court when
a tMk.iaf 's .."..".(.
Judge Elliott started in for a record,
annarentl.v unconsciously of the fact
that he was making history.. There
were 80-otld cases ahead of him, Sollclr
tor Wooten, who loitered to one side of
the bench, bands folded liehlnd him
and a oDarentlv satisfied - with the
procedure, let the court "go to it.' At
the ra'e of tesa than 6U seconus to a
defendant. Judge Elliott rattled off the
judgments. - When tbe 2flth prisoner
had "been ushered out of, the court's
presence there bobbed up an ' . indi
vidual cocked and' primed for a legal
bntt'e, and the" average 'time of the
previous 24 minu.tes was broken; Three
motions, brought the- total or trans
actions for the '24 -minutes up to 29.
BCNCOMBE REBELLION
. . A THING OF THE PAST
Movement 10 Knife Ebbs and Swain
Collapses After Democratic Rally,1:
Asheville, Oct. 17 The militant
move of - a numlter of Asbeville and
BuncomlH? county women to bolt the
Democratic ticket this fall, fell with
a crash Saturday night at the big mass
meeting held at the county courthouse,
addressed by Bob Reynolds and Walter
Murphy, of Salisbury.
--.Reynolds, defeated candidate for the
state senate from this county, gracious
ly proclaimed Pinto Ebbs, Democratic
nominee for . the senate, as a man
worthy of the support of all the Dem
ocrats and urged his friends to vote
for Ebbs. He dramatically walked
over, took Ebbs by the hand and pledg
ed him the. support of all the Beyold-
ses, insofar as he, was able to pledge
this support.- ' .-' , i vx, ; ,
- He , declared ; Ebbs the- beot or tne
two and urged every Democrat to sup
port Mm.?:-: "He fcare i full credit to
Ebbs for redeeming: the district a few
years ago when Reynold won the elec
tion as solicitor, after it had peen new
for years by Republicans and was con
sidered s a ,, Republican vjtib, . Kuds.
Rovnodls rfnld, took off his coat and
toured Madison county for the young
candidate and Bob says that it was
surely through, the efforts of Ebbs that
he ( Reynolds) won the raw. ' ' ,
. Reynolds hooted at , the idea tnnt
nny Democrat wounld.not 'give . Ebbs
unstinted support inhls, race, and de
clared that not only Buncombe, but the
entire "state would lie benefitted by the
work of Ebbs in the state senate. .
-,. - At The Theatres.'
. Richard Barthelmess is the. star at
the Pastime today in one of his lntest
features. "The Seventh Day.
The Piedmont today is offering
big' Universal , feature with - several
stars.'-:!., .?
; Conway Tenrle plays the leading
iwrt in "Shadows of the Sea." a Pur-
amount picture at the Star today.
Votes $300,000 to Build New Schools.
' Washington,.' N. C, Oct. 17. A
1300,000 bond issue to build and equip
new schools was carried here totlay at
a Kisvial selection, by 120 ' majority
Today's aetioif places Washington In
the front rank of Carolina, cities In
the matter of educational progress.
;r.0RE0F::ris.faLs
LETJERSi:M3EPUBLlC
uuen lieierrca u m lernu
of Endearmeht by Wife of
, Church Sexton. '
A "LOVE NEST
IS SPOKEN OF
All Letters Wfre Unaddres
sed and Unsigned Minis
ter Referred! ,to as "Sweet
i Adorable "BaJbykins." -
, (Br fc Amm ! Pim.I .
New Bmnawk-k. ij. J., Oct 18. Of
flclals conducting tor Investigation In
to the mnrder of Rav. Iklward Wheel
er Hall, rector of tn Epiw-oial
Church of St. John the Krangeilst. and
n,,, choir lender, ilr. Eleanor Rino-
hardt .Mills, on Septciulier 14th, made
public today a Seconal series of letters
written by Mra. Mill to Mr. Hall.
rnaddressed, anil unsigned, the let
rent are tilled with terms of endear
ment. The minister' is often referred
to as "sweet adorable Imbykins.".. ;
They speak or a' love nest," of a
serine the ; varied moiles of a woman
-loved and loving 'without the conven-j
Hons." -y---', V-A- I
Excei-pts from the. letters follow :
"My darling, how well yon seem to
day. I am tired want to He
and rest for hours." -
Oh, you sweet adorable bnbykln of
mine." -.. i
t'I'd built a waiting love nest "
: "People would niean nothing. I had
rather watch the -bugs and ants as
they' crawl along, i - Don't yon love to
watch nn ant as lttfreei along, hon
ey r ' -
"And darling sweetheart 1 long
for our love to Itetthe truest" ideol
s pure as we can make it, for
then it. is truest to nature.
"I know I'm a crazy cat "
"Charlotte n talks then Don.' ' asks
questions, then annoys, so bow can I
write?" :.- .
Darling, mine, dltln t you feel me
purring- blissfully coutented? And
close to you, too." . r. :
. 'Sweetheart, my trtte heart, I conld
crush you; I am' Wild tonight.""' '
' "I will hate the Winter nights, xnen
I dream of curling nn in a chair with
von oh, -what dreams I Save. ' Will it
vyk i- i
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
OLD HICKORY DIVISION
A. Leonard 'Elected Vice President
,. - : For North Carolina. -
, ' ibt tfce AHsoclated rresa.) ,
New Orleans, Oct. 18 Major Hay
wood Mabon, of Greeuville, 8. C was
elentnl Preslilent of the Old Hickory
30 Division nt the fourth reunion
of the division here .tote yesterday.
Other officers elected included J. A.
Leonard, vice president; for North
Carolina. :':,; - -: r-
Promotion of Gen. C. G. Gntley, for.
mer oommnnder of the 35th Field Ar
tillery to the rank of -Brigadier Gen
eral by the President, was asked In, a
resolni-ion adopted by tfie Iconveutlon.
THE TURKS CANNOT MARCH
THROUGH CONSTANTINOrus
Order' Produced Keen Disappointment
Among the Turkish Population.
Constantinople, Oct.,18 (By tbe As
sociated Press). Tito Britlsh'authori-
tles here In the Interest , of public sat -
ety have declined to permit Turkish
nationalist gendarmarie to march
through Constantinople today, which
the. Turks had planned. ' Tne oruer
produced keen disaiipointment -nmoni;
the Turkish ; nnniilation which had
made preparations on a vast scale
welcome the KeinalHts. ' ,
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Gland Theft Operations Condemned by'?"?"!, t, rb the mlDi of its .stored
Convention!
Cleveland, Oct.! 17. Gin nd-thef fen
erations, were -condemned by delegates
attending sessions of the Amerit-ah
Public Health association and the Am
erican Medical Editors s association
here today. ,-. :,' ' "y -. - -
"The upright physician-does not Re
lieve in aiding one patient ny sacn-
, titoi ni nnWhae Wr Trills
Klein, of Detroit, declared in an ad -
drssa hefnrA thn nssiKdntlon. lie atl(l -
ed that certain gla ml operations , such
as . goiter were valuable to the pa
tient , -
Delegates agreed that the gland op
erations are ' po fountain, of youtn,
elixir of life, or means by" which all
llto can be cured. '",'-
y Snow in Three Western State.
St. Paul.. Oct 10. Tlie first grip of
V.TT "
went iouay,wun snw reyont-u num
various cities iu Minnesota and North
and south : Dakota. .'-.;-. mosr . cmtei
the snow was reported, melting (is it
fell,- but Ferjiul Fnlls, Minn., advices
said a three-Inch . blnnket of white
covered the ground. - i!, ',1'..
Protest Against Seiiure v of , British
Vessels. ..--.--'.,
T..,atit.,.i v.t til nu Ilia Auuu'
dated TressA protest against - oii
tinned seizure of British vessels by
prohibition agents operating outside
it... th,. nitiu tt.nii -ny nroiienteH tn
the State Deimrtment today on behulf
of the British; government V V '' ;
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"Hunts Husband. Ted Years" head -
line. If you like puzzles, this nuikcs
her about 148. -, ,,t .'V ,V'" - -
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Luck is only a short way of spelling
pluck. , , V-
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MMDOO AT BILLINGS
I try Krrfurf lain- BarAag to 8,'ftetNral Cm Dfaae4 l Daving
(SMtutoa ApeaiUng DWur. t TacMtai 8i i af ttta SuMfte'
(r ta a ia hnu I
' millers. If ucf I tn is Wni tit
MrAtkw to a ny-h ner lax adgbt! i
mtii rvtlkirttua of farm rredlta -tty'r11 -
the ntnml adailaiaeratluai la co-onera- V HI Taylor and JobiMd Farf
tl with the nowtrfnt tolawn at
Wall KtreM," and the -blighting ef-l
ferta of i'mUmi Hardlnga uUliIrt
of deflatina-aad Burmalcr.'
l hi av !
aoceo loerwmtry rrua a conditio uf
Male f
ajipaUing dlKaater."
The reatrirtbia) of farm rmllta nn- Mrs. Thomas Baruaardt was arg
der the retMibltraa aUmlnhxratluo, be d '1'1 asMiilt. with a deadly weaiMia
said, baa furred the raiiid sale f,to two raaea. At the rluse of Xtate'a
tartu ppiMiorTa - and livestock to aork '
an extent that lb value - of taear
products for the entlr country has
been reduce fnna W.Otw.OOo.iSKX In
l!ll! to $.?IO.ItMM0 to lir.'i
The .former raHnet offlcer aald Ima
ipeas depression bad followed tbe re
duction in cse(uence of which the
farmer and stock men were '"never
before In such y an unfortunate situa
tion as they are today."
Wb, I, MrADOO ASSAILS
THE HARDING POLICY
mil .i t
Attacks peOatloa Program and the
.. publican Tariff.
Denver, Ih-t. 17. In an address in
the Denver municipal auditorium this
afternoon, William W. McAdoO) for
mer secretary of the treasury ami war
time director of the railroad adminis
tration, assailed - tbe Harding policy
of deflation and tbe republican tariff
nut uml concluded with an appeal for
the electiou of a democratic Congress
'.wl for tbe electi.m of the democratic
tj,.jPtg i aU Btat;p. .
tickets in all states.
I "The republicans have passed the
'most extortionate a ntl' indefensible tar
jiff bill ever enacted In our history,"
Mr. McAdoo wild. "The l'ayne-Alil-rlch
bill, which destroyed Mr. Tift politically-and
brought tbe republican
party -to defeat in 1012, is outclassed
by the Fordney-McCumber bill.
'It is estimated the, cost of living to
the American people will be increas
ed by the Fordney-MeCnuiber bill $4,
0H),0(10,000 per annum, of which only
400,000,000 will go into the Americnn
treasury, ? The remaining $3,(M(O,000,
000, will be collected my monopolies,
trusts and greedy combinations for
the special profit of these favored in
terests." L ' ' '
Discussing the Ua riling policy of
deflation, Mr. McAatio . declared no
more fatuous policy was ever pursued
In- Anieiiciia , history than this attack
by one great Political party upon pros
perity. ?,"It was treated as though it were
a national evil Instead of u national
blessing," he said. . v
"At thik.sume time prosperity was
being destroyed, taxation, which , to
bearing Sown with crushing force up-
o tb. pelyi has- tuut lM-editol-
was. soleumlr promised in the" republi
can platform; ' The new internal reve
nue hill s-uve norelief to income tax-
navers exceirt to less than -1.000 ner
sons and those 'persons enjoy the larg-
lest incomes in Amerir
When asked if he is a candidate for
the presidency, Mr. McAdoo said
"Nothing appeals to me less ; than a
nresidentinl suit or a prealtlentiul
'suite.'
CRIMINALS CAN BE
, i FORCED TO TELL TRUTH
About Their Offenses While Under the
. ' Influence of Scopolamine.
(By the Aasoclated Proaa.
Hot Springs, Ark., Oct. 18,-riml-naVs
can be foi-ced to tell the 'truth re
garding their offenses while tinder the
influence of scopolamine, anaesthesia,
or as 'it is better known, during "twi
light sleep," according to1 Dr. E. E.
Housei Ferris, v Texas, physician who
has asked the. endorsement -of the med
ical association of the southwest for
a proposed experiment onVa thousand
1 prisoners in Leavenworth, tansus pen
itentlnry to demonstrate his theory
Dr. House has been experimenting
with the anaesthesia for Ave years he
told members Of the association, and
declared in that period during which
he had tried "twiligbt sleep" methods
to:for getting evldem-e on a number of
alleged criminals and others in his
own state, he had "never failed In any
truth.'
LEtilOX TO CONTINUE v
- TO FIGHT FOR BONUS
Vote to Do So Today at New Orleans
- - Was Unanimous. ;
(Br th AaMClste Prew.
New Or'.eans, Oct. 18. (By the As-
' fiociuted Press) The demand for a roll
caU that the ''world may know where
:e t"'""""'
fol-
Jowed a viva: vh, vote today ut the
American Legion convention affirm
ing the reiiort : of a resolution com-;
mittee which declarerd the Legion will j
"continue to nght for the legislation
until it Is enacted Into law." (
A division called for hy Cohunander
MtcNider resulted in the announce
ment 4hat the vote was unanimous.
One delegate who voted "no" by mis
take cried out his apology when hun
I HU nf nleMtes veiled .Alt "Who is
.--,-
jhe7v- '
ORGANIZATION OF
WESTERN , mOCESE
Dean Davis, of New York City Will
- Preach the Sermon Tonight
(By tha AoAjit rnn.1 -',.-.'..'. -
..Hickory, Ost. 18. Following tbe or
ganization this morning of the west-
- uiocese oi ftortu tarouna .i-
tes. nere rroin nie western nan. oi
t"" state were given a mncueon t y
ladies of tlie local church and. pre-
pared foMn automobile ride about th
lm' ,nm aiiemoon. - .
jxrw York City, wlW preach, the ser-
, moil tonight and Hie convention Will
come to a close at noon tomorrow.
1 ' i '' -i . , A.
I Jl Paris dancer left the -stag b
cause, of stage fright We know man
who married a stage fright, ' , t
,:v' - . - :' ;l ,-' ; V' . -'.-1:i:: -:f
'..'!'-'' y -.' '-''' : : ". . . 'i
COt RJ CASES
( Mart. I
(nsrrna fMinrrkir Cort . Tneadar
rlaie4 iia lb trial of rrllMaJ
rfaarged with fnrnlratina and &arrr. -
Boih plead guilty and both wee fuuuil
Uty. They wer rt.tro.-e4 to jaU
lavt r.jfnr IK aiontha, and rack was to
lal ..aK- W .
r ,
rapua to "I""
e-tu
'apiuu - ario
(tor anytime within flr years. I
evweace, oeretuiani at overt to noa-auu
and mm ion waa allowed by lb court.
I iHike Itr-r nlead amiltr tn aiwanlt
with a deadly wea)ion. lie hut not
been sentenced.
John Murpu was charged with re
ceiving whisky. He was foniHl not
guilty.
ri SD FOR EDIT ATI0S
TO THIS1TI COLLEGE
First Irfhodist (hardt at RalUkary
Ulvea SMJNW for litis rurpoae.
Sartsbury, Oct. 17. Salisbury First
church has decided that the mor
than IM.OOO sh is to give to the
geaeral educationa. fund of the Metno-
dist church during the next tour years
shall go to Trinity college to be nsed
in the building of a department for the
teaching of religious trainers. -
James B. Duke recently offered to
?Itb tirionft rr thin huilitnr if th
two Methodist conferences in North
Carol in shoultl duplicate that amount.
By the action of First church she Is
taking caret over half of the amount
expected from the western North
Caro'.lna conference. .The action of the
local church wiH he reported at the
annual conference at Monroe this
week and It is hoped that at this con-fAi-mi
-tinneh monev will he -nledffed
to complete the amount expected of i
the conference.
DR. BUTLER WOULD
FORM NEW PARTY
The Democratic-Republican Would Be
Name of Columbia University Head's
Party.
New Tork, Oct. 17. Formation of a
Democratle-Republihnn party, which
would represent the perdontinant lib
eralism of onr people," was advocated
by Dr. Nlcbxilas Murray Butler, perl
dent of Columbia University, in an ad
dress tonight at the opening of the
10th year of the university's Institute
of. Arts and Sciences. He declared .
the time had come '
to move toward i
higher ground." I - ,
- Coulescence of the two old parties.
Dr. Butler said,' wtould lead to the or
ganisation of a distinctly radical party,
thus bringing about "an honest and
IUI1B VI llip,lilg UlMllll. KM llt'llV-h ... vin.l ,,. v. n
dneere divfeion.ot Jjolitical, frsJnjJL The cirtmmlgn niannger's. jidvice to"
this emntirr' She Clrth "Slemlwa uml those contem-
thin
Constructive liberals , would be
brought face to tuee with destructive
radicals under such reorganization, he
said, and with the question whether;
tbe present federal form of government
established by the constitution would
be preserved or discarded. : '
Kannapolis State College Alumni Form
Club.
Last Friday night twelve alumni of
State College met in Kiiniiaisills and
formed a State College Club., The club
was. organized '"primarily to promote
fellowship among the alumni anil for
the general upbuilding of . the college. .
: After enjoying a nice lay-out of
eats,, a few of the alumni discussed the
college and its conditions,- From then
on the meeting was made informal and
many interesting and funny talks were
made about the old college pranks that
thev were mixed up in while on the
hill. ' ''-:,.
W. Nl Phurr was elected president
and J. D. Pell, secretary and treasur
er. .:.,. : ' '.
The following alumni were present :
G. G. Allen, O. M. Powell, .S. B.
Bradford, H. B. Roliertson.i W; Nf
Phnrr, A. B. MirCormick, C. E. Bailee,
T, W. Alexander,- Iewis Loughljn, R.
A. Holshouser and J. D. Pell.. t
Prominent:. Twin City Man Goes to
. f Roads. '
Winston-Salem, Oct. 17. R. T. Con
rad, well known resident of Winston
Salem, was tried yesterday on the
charge of having whiskey In his pos
session for the puroose of saleH trans -
. .. . . , ..... . -Z l ,
portatlon and receiving, anu was gtveu
twelve months on the county roads. '
The Woina'us Club of New Orleans,
chartered In 1883, Is said to be. tbe
oldest woman's club in the Sontn.
A square nillle will nwnhldate 7,
005,000 people standing close together.
Answering the Housing Problem ,
"HOUSE SOLD AND NO PLACE TO MOVE TO; -l
JUST CAN'T FIND A PLACE TO LIVE." . 4
,:,.'j-, . -: . 'i .i .',, v , t ,-v --.'.i .,:.-'-' '-;-' ...-';. . ,,-.''i;' -.' :,
i - ' k,- : ' . :. .".':' ,:-'.: -v..'..-.'.- '- fl-r' -
YOU CAN find a place to live A BETTER PLACE to live'
than you've given, any consideration, to YOUR QWN HOME, ; ,
OWN YOUR HOME, ',; : 1
,;;v. : ?. j.. 1,- , -v-,., , i'i-:., . : - ',..,.' .,v.'Vv':;:V''. -; -.V.'.W''!?.r
. ' For twenty-five years we have been loaning money on weekly,' ,
and monthly payments under fl plan that lends to home ownership,
nnd totlay 'CONCORD has HUNDREDS of home-owners who' are
; not concerned about renting problems. YOU, TOO, CAN BE J.N
DEPENDENT of tbe landlord. - i k ' ,
The wav to do it Is to take out some shareh In Series No. B0 v
of this OLD RELIABLE BUILDING LOAN ASSOCIATION NOW
: OPEN ahd let us help you. -j;, , . . . . "
COMB IN AND LET U8 TELL TOU ALL" ABOUT IT.
Cabarrus County Building Loan and
. , Savings Association. '
Office in Concord National' Bank
r,V0TE0FFER AFFORDS
TO SUCCESS
-
,l
riff rnJa Qafurrlav 'Io-rr
UDCT tnOS aiUTQay IMgHC
and With It Goes the Best
Aatil . - m b F
nr.rwrttir.itir in. Imni-o
Votes Enter now.
"CLUB" YOUR WAY TO
SUCCESS AND FORTUNE
In Building $30.00 Clubs it
Should be Remembered
That Persons Are Not Lim-t
ited to Just One Club. " s
A siieclal ballot of 240,000 Extra or
additional rotes to being credited np
00 W1 worth of aulwcriiitloa iiay-
a"1" mta-weeg.
Thl" fl'p' until next Rat-
""l" iebt, ten o clock, Ojtober 21st,
"n'1 l"ltlve assurance la lieing given
to workers that this Is tbe biggest vote
ofrw t" will.be made throughout tbe
lirl ' . . . ' ' " .
Tribune subscriptions and Times
sulwcriiitions count to apply upon it;
'M),h nv "' "w aulsa-rlptiona count.
jr musr ne- remeniitereu mat tuese
votes are In adtlition to those allowed -yon
according to the regular schedule.
Subscriptions to apply nisin this pe
ritsl should lie turned In as fast as
they are received.
It is not necessary that yon hold
them until the required $30.00 worth to -accumulated
before - sending them to-
-l"t Headquarters. Get them in as
quickly as you iMiKsildV can.
Enough votes can be secured during '
this week to earn any prize In the llst( -and
this offer should lie taken ad
vantage nf to the fullest extent. Now'
you folks who are contemplating en
tering the Salesmanship Club, this to
your tine big opiHirtnnity. Do not fail
to get your Nomination in and make a ,
start. - . ' .. ."..
- REMEMBER : -
It ends Saturday night. Better get
busy! - ' " i
The nomination blank will . count
for 5.000 votes and four of them will
be accepted. A glunce at the stand-
ing of tbe contestants so fur in
the
published list and it will show that a,
few btmrs work among your friends j
and acquaintances would yield enough
votes to place' your name right among y
the leaders,
plating -entering the club is that they
keep busy until th very last minute
of the BIG EXTRA VOTE OFFER
and get Justaas many Extra Vote Bui-,
lots ns they possibly can. .
it is Mietter to win by too- many
votes than to lose by too few. Get
after nil those promises and get. as.
many In as you iiossibly can. RE
MEMBER, the best voting opportunity
of the 'entire campaign -omes to a
close next Snturduy at 10 p. m. - ,
"Nnff Sed." , .
With Opr Advertisers.
Build now anil save money; F. C.
Nihlock will lie glad to make esti
mates for you. " v
A shipment of large solid Danish
cabbage just received at the Cabarrus
Cash Grocery Company. ; -':
With Our Advertisers.
' The C-2 Columbia Grnpbophone sells
for only $4'i.OO. Read nlsmt It in the : ,
new ad. toiuiy of the Concord Furni- ..
hire Co. - . - . -,.
Try paying cosh for your groceries-,
and see how much wou can save. See ;
new ad. of C. H. Borirer & Co. - . : v - ';
The Hoosler Kitchen Cabinet sold
here by H. B. -Wilkinson, will save
miles of walking. ; :' ; f . ,
A checking account to indispensable.'
for the satisfactory , handling of your '
business and personal financial affairs. '
Iiok up the new advertisement of the
Citizens Bank and Trust Company.
Rally at Tucker's Chapel. !
There will be a v-rally, at Tucker's :. ,
, Chuiiel Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
.4 1 1. ' i I'Mnmrnjlll. MnJ IAH.
- miu, vi x.iiiiiniia uu -.
cord conducting it . Good songs and
speeches. . :- Everyone is - invited to
come and lie with us.
II. T. BLACKWELDER, Pastor.
' William A.len White has removed
his name from the editorial staff of ,
Judge. 'i
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