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VOLUME XXIL
CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1922.
. NO. 22d
DAILY
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AIDCAriPAIGHFUliDSL
y
Of ToUl Received for SaV'rrr.:
torial Committee Majority
Was Given by. 1
North Carolina.
Waa Given hv r.irl7M nf
.
$1,437 IS TOTAL
T ircrn ar rtnl'" pimiic omsiona ana rennet iMt
And Every Individual Contri
bution of More Than $100
"4- Was Sent in by Men From
Old North State. V
(By tke A cladfrt .)
.." Washington. k-L -2R. The Demo--crafic
senatorial roiimilltfe bi rr
. ri-td cnntiilxitlnna tbun far VotulItQR
l,4.'i7. lorwt of which wna given by
North OHrnlina iltnMmtn, according to
the offlclni list flld hy Treasurer
"rnnli A. Hiiniiiton tmln.v wifi the
; lerk of -the Ilonw, IHxImnaeinontit
f were given ar . ; ,
, . The lint ahnwert that every iiiflivltl-
iui4 . contribution of more thsa $1(N)
hnd oome. from North Ciirolinri. Con-
trilnitlons from thnt sis to included :
AV. N. Reynidds, , Winstnn-Snlem,
Ul V-
2(M); Thos. II
Battle, Itocky .Mount;!
Jus. A. uray. Winston-Salem ; A. u
Brooks, Oreenslwronmi R. I. Huf-
fines. Rocky Mount, $100 each. I
Treasurer Hnnipfon explained In the
ri lui hi, iuui t m fittivi an a it
. v.,i.,l,.,i cn,in
801TH ERX APPALACHIAN ,
WATERPOWER CONFERENCE
Several Mm hers Favor Immediate
- Steps for a Super-Power Sarvey. ;
' By lk Aaodte4 Fim.1 .-
: Aaherill, Oct. 28. Tlio general .ub
ject of interconnections between mains
and short lines, and he. contemplated
auper-Mwer survey tor the Southern
Appalachian Mountain system, were
discussed at the, meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Southern Appala
chln Waterpower Conference held here
today. Hie meeting is the tlrnt held
sliiLV tlie formation, of. the x:iuterence
here last July.-. - . 'M:'t
Providing a decisioB, i reached. to
oVW-
out ' -. - r v.: -
'The entire proceedings of the -water-power
conference are to, be published
in book : form. The executive com
mittee will pass on the matter at to- l
day s neasion and expects to have a re
port issued in three ot four! weeks. ,
- Several members of tha. executive
committee are said to favor tbe im
mediate stepi 'for supar power survey
.if the decision. is reached to proceed
It Is :believed the aid of State and. Fed
eral RUthorittes "wl'l be Invoked in the
task,, which would be similar to water
, , power survey 'finished recently for
, eastern states. , ; :..t .
Sl'PREME COI RT Jl'STICE
-RULES AGAINST 8TILLMAN
In His KffnrMo Get Derision of Ref
' eree Gleason, in Famous Case, . Re
' viewed. . ' - -
ronghkeei)8le, N. Y., Oct. 28 ( By the
Associated Press.)-irSnpreme Court
- Justice Segervitodny denied the motion
of counsel for Jas.; A. Stlllman, New
York banker, t-"bow cause why the
decision '! handed down by Supreme
. Court Justice Morsehauser- at 'White
: Plains,-, confirming the report of Ref
, eree Qleason U favor of Mrs. . Stilli
h, . man and her -son Guy, should not 1
revlewett
i FARMER ACCIDENTALLY i
v KILLED BY HIS CHILD J
Was Leaning on Gun when 8-Year-Old
Child Pulled the Trigger.
'.' (Br the Associated Ptm. ; , ,
Denver, Col., Oct.; 28. The , tiny
'finger of his baby last night snufled
out th6 life of Fred Krns, 8i years
old, farmer, residing four miles south
of Hudson. He was leaning on the
muzzle , of a gun talking to his wife.
His three-year-old son playing on .the
floor caught at the stock, of 4 he shot
gun and pulled the, trigger. - r
, The Battle of Alamance.' V.
Was the "Battle of Alaraam' the
first , armed organized resistance to
British Authority . in the Colonies?
This is tbe question thousands have
asked and only a few. have ftceived
answer; -; The, answer; is given In the
thrilling historical picture play, "The
Battle of , Alamance, to be anown in
the. Pastime Theatre on Monday, Oc
tober; 80. -r The ' Society " of Ye Ala
' mance. which organization produced
. the picture, 'Is attempting to settle, lor
' once and all time, the basic facta sur
r1. rounding the historic brittle. i' '
, In writing the picture-play, ree use
, was made of tbe historical records of
, North Carolina It Is an authentic,
complete history of the epoch in Am
erican history which will eventually.
lie recognized in all parts of tbe coun
try, Schoolchildren, grown-ups and
voting-olds have enjoyed to the utmost.
this remarkable production. A 10 miss
the local showing would be a mistake,
pne would regret always. .;,"
' Eve, the mother of the human face,
Is burled, according to a very old.odlcaL
legend, at a spot about a mile jiorthjfrom scores. of Izaak Walton clwpterg.
of Jedda ln Arabia. Her Teputed 'oirtblNo one connected with the publication
Is of , elnormous length, being nearly I receives pay and a half-dozen famoua
)0 feet long by ten broad. It ie nowl novelMs are contributors. Ills We-
In the possession ' of the Moham -
modar.3, ,wbo do not permit many
Carintlnns to enter it, ':;.'" ,;' -
f ' . . r ,
I
ttMi Maetinin , .. J
The aieetlng of Crarnrd bulge No.
K. of P, Friday night was great
1 mi r 1 r im In mi m n TMri !
lltowap I Air No. Urn, bad a entbna-
"tUijr. th visiting gmim had 1
if?".'? r ?T ln" ".'"f ,w".OBy "
"T that ibey did their urk
. I pitting it mj' mildly. Their degreeihe dosing of tbe books Katnr-
I "am n out surpassed oy aay lodge in
I to Urand Domain and tbe fart that
Ills members are ao willing to alii itn
ance to any ioilge that might anlict!
Ihelr aiwlKtunce niakea it .all the more
enjiiraule and highly aitfirecutted Jy
erery- mem her of the order.
The exchange- vialt wvHleta In the
fifth dim r let ia the greateitt beip In de
veloplng the rlnctiea of brotherhood
nx exotnplltietl by the order that haa
erer engaged . the attention of Py
thian. Any memiter who failed to be
prenent Friday night fulled to take
advantage of the UHWt pleanant-evening
that haa' lieen offered In yearn.
The tnUw of the e-enlng were very
beneficial, luggeative of high ideubi
and a more Hliu-ere determination to
further the principle of the onler.
' After the buxIneHa of the evening re
freshmenta were nerved by the enter
tainment committee. . , . r.
Concord UMlge No.' 51 will look for
wnid with hnppy anticipation' to an
other Visit from Rowan No. 1(10. ' "
vi- '-''' ..X.
nrnii,i ,
mS cXmpaion money
R Bv Mellon, of Pittsburgh, Heads
the Llst WH tBe 8um ot $25000.
w,hlneton.-IVt. 27. Three Rennb-
cmn1dnation-tha na-
tlonul, senatorial and eongresslonal
nlra preliminary
report with the
clerk of the house, of representatives
hotlay showing that f721,STiO htrfl lieen
contrllmted to help elect Republican
senntors and representntlveR, of which
amoiuit $n45.4Tl had been expended.
Eitcb committee, will file another re
port prior to final ones after the gen
eral election on November 7. Tbe
Democratic senatorial committee, the
Anti-Saloon" League of America, the
Association ; Opposed to Prohibition,
andsome minor organizations' taking
part In national politics, wHl put in
their financial statements by tomorrow
night. - ,
For the first time,' the Republican
speakers' bureau a,lHO filed its report
separately today. It showed recepits
of $17,000 and expenditures of $11,-
Heading the list of all contributors
brother- W " tho-'-ftecretflry of : -the
treasury, who gave , $25,000 through
the Republican national' committee.
John J. Rockefeller was secoiid with
$l5,flC0 and John L. Rockefeller, Jr.,
gave $10,000. The Rockefellers, father
and son, contributed also $750 each
through the Repuhlicann congressional
committee. . . . ; :
LLOYD GEORGE AT GLASGOW,'
Speaks at Place Which Premier Bonar
-Law Represents Jn Parlimaent.
, Glnsgow, Oct. 28 (By the AsAsorf-
a ted Press) . Former Prime Minister
Lloyd George, pursuing) his aggressive
campaign today, came to the Glasgow
constituency which Premier , Bonar
Law represents ln Parliament, ; and
where on Thursday Prime Minister
Bonar Law. sounded his keynote: ap
peal. ; J . , .)
Mr. Lloyd George hnd nn enthns
iatlc reception, rivalling that accord
ed his successor in the Premiership.
Speaking' before 5,000 people, W di
rected his attention to many of Bonar
Law's utterances. He scored the neg
ative policy of the conservatives in the'
face of Mich a manifesto as the labor
party has issued, deplored the splitting
of the country at a time when radical
changes are being called for from a
large section of the population and de
clared there was no use of talking of
tranquility and substitution of less en-
ergetic leadership when the country
was not yet out of "the rut.' ; ,
Youth Who Weds His Grandmother
Finds Himself Bachelor Again.
V'Calals, Me, Oct, 87. George Eye, Of
Calais, who went through the marriage
ceremony ; with bis own grandmother
yesterday,, was still a bachelor today.
On learning the relationship of bride
j iu r...ji.. i,r,,,.
fS - ".CS'.Hte first term "began in 1808 and bis
W1IW UiaillU wivii uuitivui ubu v
seized the marriage certificate. Eye
is 18 year old. ' His bride, whose
age was given before the ceremony as
43. today admitted she was 03.
The ceremony was performed at fit.
Stephen, N. R by Rev. W; Goucher,
of that piece. Mrs. Martha Day and
Ltyrter Marshall, both of Calais, were
the witnesses. .The nuptial party re
turned ,to their home here,, and. the
wedding reception was in progress
When the clergyman arrived to declare.
the marriage illegal because or tne
relationship of the contracting parties.
The fee waa also returned. -.
Mra. Rebecca' P. (Craig) Eye, who
fignrel as the bride,- is the widow of
James Eye, an-Uncle of tbe youth with
whom she went through the marrhige
ceremony. - She ea id today that the
boy was the son of her married daugh
ter, , who lives in a. western ;. Maine
town, add that she took blm to bring
up when he was 0 years old.
In applying at Sri Stephens, N. B.,
for the marriage license, young Eye
'gave his grandmother's maiden name
as Rebecca P. Craig.
Tlie Izaak 'Walton .Leattoe has in
nugurated ln Chicago .mont.hly pwi.
supported by. contributions
, voted to the preservation of angling,
hunting and other outdoor sports.
: "tips,""or gratultlea. '.v;' ''', ' -;;
TOD4.Y LAST DY OF
If yeur um l a. oq ibe imip,
r regMratioa Uk l.y anndowa
Hatnntaff of this week you will
M l permitted to tmo la toe
rtntloi of N'ntnilr T. Too mill
: lnrr, CSS.1: 1
t axm Interesting
ooe. i
" -Ton ,f any who haa
rnlntrmL call attention to
uar.
day. They ma? not read tbia
aotlce and tlw Important matter
of regtatntHoii may earape their
mind nfttll too late. '
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fABARKl 8 Ql'OTA IN
DAVIDSON CAMPAIGN RAISED
Durham County .Ala Haa' Ovenub
aerlbea $!, Quota Allotted ( It,
Churlotte. flrt. .2K Two more
North Carolina count lex Ihirbam and
Ca harms have birgely overulcrlU
l their acce)ited qnotiia towuril re
(wiring the "Broken Heart of (Muid
son" ly rebuilding 'ruined Chaailiera
Hall ln tbe gtiOO.tXMi endowmeut and
expnnalon campaign of Davidson Col-
lege.. This . annoum-ement waa made
today by ft, M. Miller, Jr.. stnte chair
man of the North Carolina drive for
"A 'Greater PflWdsiin fur a Greater
Southern Chnrch." , .
Durham County, ot which, Mrs. G.
AV. Watts Is chal nun n, with a quota of
J10,XK, passed that goal anil ranted
fl.(KX In addition. Calmrrus count.,
of which Dr. J. V. Davis Is chairman,
oversubscribed its $10,000 quota and
reports subscriptions from nlumni in
that county of $3,400. Other i-onnties
are neariug their quotas according, to
reports. ' . '
The North Carolina camimlgn. is now
ln full swing in every county and Pres
bytery with the exception of Mecklen
burg and Wilmington Presbyteries,
and Mecklenburg county, where Char
lotte, which has pledged itself to raise
$100,000 Is located. However, qu Sun
day. October 21), both the Wilmington
and "Mecklenburg Presbyteries, with
the exception of Mecklenburg county,
will open their campaigns, and lend
ers in .each Presbytery have pledged
themselves to reatdi their quotas.
In Mecklenburg county and the city"
of Charlotte, w-here the campaign op
ens on Novemlier 6th, the Chamber
of Commerce has gone on' record as
sponsoring the cause of Christian edu
cation in- the state through thlc enm
imlgn by raising .the city's full 'quota
to hnlld up an institution -that has
long been the pride of Charlotte and
the entire state,.of - ylhdina.
STDDEX DEATH OF 1
WALTER 8. BLAvKMER.
Prtmlnon Salisbury Man Died at His
Home Shortly Before JNoon.
(Br tbe Aiaoclaled Pitp.)
Salis.bury, Oct 28. Walter S. Black-
mer, 65 years old, son of the late Luke
Blackmer, died at his home In this city
shortly before noon today, of an at-,
tack of acute indigestion, which seized
him while he was In the business ac
tion of the city. He was one of Salis
bury's most prominent citizens, and
leaves a wife and three sous, one of
these being Sidney Blackmer, who has
attained theatrical distinction in New
York City where he recently took the
lending role in "The Mountain Man.''
The funeral will probably be held on
Monday. , V-.
.; C- :- r- 'r,i"?L-
Office of Prime Minister of England
London, Oct. 28. Until a compara
tively recent date the title "Prime Min
ister" had.no offlclni status whatever.
It wns in 1905 that a royal warrant'of
flclally gave the premier precedence
over bis colleagues. ' ;
8lT:r Robert - Walpole- wfls the first
prime minister," and be served much
the logest of all twenty-one" sears
without a ; break, ;: There have been
fifty premiers since Wnlpolo,' who took
office 200 years ago. :; ', '!...-'
' Eleven . men have been prime ' minister-more
than once. .'William,; E.
Gladstone holds the record with four
terras. His total service extended for
about "fourteen years. The Marquis
of Salisbury wag premier three different
times, and, like Gladstone, for a' total
of fourteen years. , vh ' ; V
vMr, GIadstoneheld another. record.
His regimes covered a wider speace of
lime mutt mime, vi mi.y oilier inciu
time than those, of any other premier.
fourth ended ln 1804,
The office of prime minister pays no
salnrv. Rut the man who holds that
office can make , himself any "sort of
minister he wishes, ouch as Chancel
lor of tbe Excliequer, : which pays
$25,000.
Sir Robert Peel said when resigning
the ' premiership that appointing ; the
premier was "almost the only act which
is the oersonnl act of the sovereign.
In realty, the King must appoint the
one man whom tbe House of Commons
designates.
Gupton Brothers Guilty of First De
,';-'.'.' are muroer.
. 1 Itf .tlii AMeiate Praa.Y ' 4 ,
Tarboro, Oct.- 23. Eugene and Sid'
ney Gupton, ' brothers, were Convicted
of -first degree murder.. here today by
a jury which tried them on charge of
murdering Jas. O'Neill on the night of
July 10th last. The jury, however,
recommended mercy. ' ." .'-;'
.O'Neill wns called to the door of his
home and shot, but a motive for the,
crime has not been established. '. ,
. .State Department Ruling.
i (By tka Aaaoetatee PnH.1
Washington, Oct. 28.Tbe writ of
attachment issued by the Supreme
Court of New York State against the
funds ofthe Alfxlcnn government is
to be vacated Insofar as it relates to
the property of the New York City
Consulate, it waa said today at the
State Department, ' ' ; "-. . '
liOIIIELLSriEOF
. HALL-r::lLsnuROER
- J . -
51". Gibson Sa) She Ikturn.
mi ocenc 01 jiuraer t our
Hours Af tr She. Saw the
Double Trendy. ..
WOMAN WAfc STILL
AT BODY OF MAN
She Says Mrs: Mills Ran Af
ter Preacher Was Shot, But
Murderer Followed Her to
Hiding Place.
(aw a.a
j New Brnnswlckv J.. Oct. 2H. Four
honra after ahe.bhd witnessed the
shooting of RevMMwanl Hall and
Mrs. Elennor MUta on the night of
.September 14th. Mrs. June nilmon re-
turned to the scene'jo mnver her lost
moccasin, and saw, the woman she
says was present wlion the two were
slain, bending lowftirer the body of
tbe rector weeping bitterly. Neither
the man, who Mm (iliwon has told
the authorities shot Dr. Hull and Mrs.
Mills, nor the nntoihoWlo iarked near
'hy at tbe time oMhe murder was in
sight when she mad4 the second visit.
Confident that e bus-solved the
murder which he rsjh is "complex but
not a mystery,"- Mr.Mott went ahead
toony assembling corroborative evi
dence. He ventured", to newsimper men
that no arrest will l made until the
case is presented to the grand jnrj'-
Mrs. Gilisons' pig. farm was again
under guard today to irevent newsim
per men from-talking further with her.
Her statement thnt Mrs. Mills ran
away arter Dr.; Hall had been shot
and hid In the hushes where the man
and woman murderers found her with
the aid of flashlights, and dragged
her thirty or forty yards over the
rocky, ground Is borne out by the au
topsy. The woman's body gave evi
dence of rough treatment. Mrs. Mills
it ought desperately, ? Mrs. . Gibson Is
said to have told the authorities, but
the mnrdereds dragged her back and
shot her three times, .
christlerHrlton case
' PRESENTS NO MYSTERY
Facts Indicate That' the Woman Shot
Minister and . Then Committed
Subv1S
t. ; - t n AJxaclate Preiul.
- Havre. Mont . Ort. 'SSL The Rev.
Leonard Jacob vChristle,r, rector of St.
-Mary's Church Of the Incarnation here,
and widely known as' "Bhfhop of all
outdoors,"-and Mrs. Marguhrite Carl
ton, wife of a former Montana district
judge, who, were killed yesterday in
the clergyman's home within a few feet
of -the, room where they just had left
Mrs. ' Christler, were victims . of tem
porary1 insanity on part of Mrs. Carle
ton. In the opinion of local officials.
rio sure are the officials that the
deaths represent a murder and suicide
that Coroner John Holland iu the
sbevifTs office last night announced no
Inquest would be held unless relatives
of the dead man and woman Insisted.
Mrs. Christler describing the shoot
ing said Mrs. Cnrleton came to Clirlst
ler's home . late Thursday night and
rpmalne.it until ' Friday morning talk
ing to Rev. and Mrs. Christler. When
she ; started to leave the clergyman
accompanied her toward the entrance,
the widow said, and just , had suit a
door where Mrs. Christler, was left,
whea. two ; shots rang out. Mr.
Christler opened the door and found
the bodies. That of Mrsi Carleton
lav .across the minister's body.
. All i the principals in the tragedy
were prominent both in Montana and
else.where.' ; Mr. Christler, who" whs
40 years old, hnd held Churches In
New York and New Jersey. He came
to Montana in 1907 as a missionary of
Milk River Valley and had developed
his field Into one of the largest mis
sion territories in the United States.
Mrs, Christler is a daughter of the
late David Wadsworth, of Auburn, N.
Y hiunufacturer. and niece of United
Stntes Senator J. W Wadsworth, Jr.,
of New York. The Rev; and Mrs.
Christler were married in 144.
; THE COTTON MARKET
After Opening Steady at Advance the
Market Held Steady Dnring Early
Trading. ; .:. .;.'.
- "-. (Dy tka AmociatcA Prcu.) ,
New York, Oct. SR. The cot ton mar
ket was less active :,thls . morning.
There was some scattered Southern
selling which seemed to be just about
offset, by trade buying,; and business
otherwise was attributed largely for
evening up accounts for over the week
end. This' Included some .liquidation
of long contracts, hut there was also
covering' for reactions, and after op
ening steady at an advance of 1 to 0
points the market held steady during
the early trading. 1 :
Cotton futures opened' -steady : De
cember 23.83; January 23.02; March
23.00; May 23.53; July 23 27.
-.T-.v ,:" Closed Steady.
New York, Oct. 28.The cotton mat
ket closed steady: Defemlier 24.111;
January 23.00; March - 23.06; May
23.85; July 23.60.
Fund to Fight Prohibition. ,
Paris, Oct. 28 (By the Associated
Press-. A large fund, reaching manv
muuon francs, has oeen pied gen n.VulonBl Pn)wn. In the fiMlrtH rornd of
the wine Interests of Europe to stake hpdnied 12 round bout at Marle-
H "luercness- ciiuiiuiku kiuiii pruiu-
bltion in the United States and other
countries. 'The light , will be waged
through the newly organized interna-
tlonnl league against prohibition, with wire by means of a new instrument
headquarters here,- - - i--iV. ""designed by a French postal official
KIWAXLLVS MEET -
JoAf rinley Makes aa Uurmka
TaoWTe Hela (rlnpM laiidtm.
TIm Klwaols Hub of Courard at h
retrnbir neetlug un Friday evmlng at
the V. M. C. A. took ap th aaaner of
anwt!og the Mat B.rd of CharitWa
a.l PnWlr Welfare la awnring a ren
ana of tbe Crintiled Cbiklrea of this
,r'JLl h77nLT? 'JT", ,n -
?ZTtlZ i tU- B' .,,'lr, Tho
the nub. gum; and enJoTed a pro-
rratn , arranged by Team No. 7, Har-.
rey Iortoi
wrtoH, captain.
Cflmi
H)le (Vnsna Week was broucht to
the attmtl.m of the 1nb in a letter
from the Bureau of Child Welfare,
asking that tbe Klwanla Club eo-oper-ate
with the MHuoilttees from other
rivlc bodies, and with the count
agents In procuring a list of tbe rli
pled person In this county who ran
le girj-n treatment and awdHted In
making rheraselvca self snpMrting and
"'T - or tne state, BlanksjMra. Caffee gave her version of her
" -uiinia m socd persona werelolleged trip back
sent with the letter, and upon motion.
lTewdent Alliert Palmer named the
following three physicians as the
committee to look after thin matter:
Doctors Morrison King. Bill Wads
worth and P. It MncFadren.
Miss Mary Mnel-auglilin, song lead
er for the Kiwaninns, rendered two
vocal selections, her accomnanluient nti
the piano being played by Miss Marypl: -I would kill any woman who
Kliznbi'th BUickweliler. Both were'wonld take my hnstmnd.' As we tait
neartily encomL near town she mentioned that my face
Judge T. B. Hnley. of North Wilkes-, looked psle and snld : 'Reuiember. don't
boro, who has been presiding over the you tell vonr hnslmnd, or I II kill
present term of Superior Court, was him'"
then Introduced to the club by Pre!-' '
dent Palmer, and reHiionded with a' STEVENSON PREDICTS
" ,u" "f ver the futuiei DEMOtRATIC WCTORY
of the Old North State. ' .
Referring to the Kiwnuis sloenn "We South Carolina Man Believes Weaver
Bulht." Judge Flnley iild a compli-
Intent to our city, stilting that the pro-!
gressiveness or our section of thelW. F. Stevenson, of South Carolina,
state shows that the Kiwanis spirit returned to Washington this morning
had lieen alive here liefore the club after a two weeks' campaign in the
nun orgiiuixefi. ne rneu rererretl to, eighth and tenth congressional dis
the present proposal of Governor Mor-ltricts In North Carollii-i. He spoke
rison for a state-owned steamship lino for a week In Ireland countv for Mr.
between North Carolina itorts and the Houghton and last week he . spoke in
... 7. reru I)0riH, niong
With other progressive Steps Which
ourj n.mmonwealth Is taking. The
steamship lines he said, would tfeed ,
the snpiM.rt of the industries and pro-
dm-e of the state and this must lie
' II w,, . i . , 't0 an apparently etromi , Democrath-
nen?i?hMIiilBU?-"5edlnt0I?e'nWri h Sttil 11 was largely
ES, railroad to cross the canMH, by the movi npr0)S he lne
Cnroihi m tT fr'imH Nrtl; Mo Rthe.ford and Polk counties of
that there is a distance of about two oli . He wild tho southern mirts
hundred miles between Roanoke. Va.. "i ' ' .i. J?
nor::,,lecrsls -ss?
of K.l.h n lino fha TJl,, Tl.l
would be felt by' practically eerylo(ly
in the state in the lower freight rates
wnicn Wrtniil esurt from the shorter
himUespili-lany hi,-oo -4imtM4it!
rrom ine moiintnui sections. This line,
If constructed, would connect up with
present lines, and give a direct rail
rout from tUc coal fields to the coast
of Xorth Carolina, and In this way
make possible a great coaling station
on our eastern shore.
'Pit., ,.siutt!,iH..n' iUta l:nl. ...
railroad was brought up at the last ?7"'n bytBvernment agents,, will be
session of our General Assembly bvtriedf at Jhe next rm of Federal
Mr. Tarn Bowie, Judge Flnley Jcon. -ort here on a charge of having rais
tinned, and the proiosol was made itl t "r r,,sk ''nve check, it was
tht h i said today hy Federal officials. How-
ollmi sell the stock It now owns in thet Tnf. niSrli
v,.,.n, n.i,..,i;., D..!i,....i i.. .lwJdny and phiced In jail In default of
;V" - .T "nV;..r "',,"?' s
i." '"E.Zr "
would not be necessary, and he outlin
ed a proposition whereby the road
could be built without disposing'bf the
present railroad stock owned by the
State, and without increasing the tax-1
atlon. -This proposition will, be given
in the near future, he continued, when
facts and figures are submitted by or
ganizations which are now at work on
the proposal. ,
A new feature in the program was
introduced at this meeting in the way
of "Shop Talks." The first of these
was given by John Palmer, loca. man
ager of the gas company. John con
fined his remarks to the subject of gas
meters, and outlined the development
of this measuring device from its ear
liest stages down to the present, and
explained how the meter is construct
ed so It will measure the gas that
passes through it.
Charles Mels read a prepared paper
on cotton, showing the production and
consumption of the staple all over the
world, aud giving many interesting
facts and figures in this connection. At
the conclusion of bis talk a motion was
made and carried that his paper be
published in the local papers for the
information of the people of this see
tion. . .
The attendance prize for the -last
meeting was drawn for by teams of Dr.
Julius . 'Shatters and Bob Benson. Caleb
Swink on the team of Dr.- Shauers,
was the winner of the priise. ; -
One team, No. 11, Dr. Julius Shan
ers captain, had 100 per cent, attend
ance at this meeting, and will draw
for fW prize next week.
Wilson Receipts Near Thirty Million
Mark. .-'-'
Wilson, Oct. 27. According to the
report of H. B. Johnson, supervisor of
sales, up to October 26, .there has been
sold on the Independent tobacco ware
house floors this season 53 sales days
29,060,286 pounds of the weed, which
brought $8,556,192.77 an average of
$29.44 per hundred. : '
' For every sales day the average
number of- pounds sold wns 648,307
and the average amount paid out
$161,437.69. , '
' Greb Beats Williams. '
Providence, R,, I, Oct.: 27. Harry
Oreji, American light-heavyweight
,..nnml.i. .IfhoclrMl nut Tjirrv Wnilnms.
! Hght-heavy weight title-holder of New
KnKan(i . 0nd challenger for the na-
iiin tonlelit . 'i
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' six conversations can be carried on
simultaneous y over one telephone
MRS. FTfiCT CAfTTE mT I
HtR TEKMON OF MlEDESj
Saw Mrs. CUra phlUlp Repeal wfly
Mrih Mr. HrnUn Vi Uh a Maa
f ar a
Loa AiifW. Calif, Ot. 21 The
prwemtloai an4 the defeime wr huay
today ' with preparation for tbe re-
wnib Monday ,4 th trial f Mrs.
.1ara Phtlllr- for the ..order of Mra
Alberta Trefcaloe Meadows, a yixmf
widow, who was beaten to death with
a namner. No aeiwliio was held to
day. Yesterday Mm Peggy Caffee, former
chorna girl and principal wttueaa for
bte state, gave tbe Jury the version of
a repnted eye-witness to the slaying.
After declaring that she had aeen
Mrs. Phillips strike Mrs. Meadow re
peatedly with a hammer, and bad
seen tbe defefxliint bending over tbe
into tbe city from
the outlying dixtrb-t. The witness tes
tified :
"As we were driving toward town
she said: 'Yon remember. -Alberta
Meadows admitted receiving those
things from my husband?' I made no
answer, as I knew she did not.- 1 ask
ed her bow she could go home ami
,..j ,m. . uk-
- and Doughton Will Be ElectetL
Washington. Oct. 27. Congressman
Rutherford and Polk counties for Mr.
Weaver. JIo ef linn tea TWrniFliton will
carry his district by S.000 and Weaver
wiU be Reefed bv 4.000 or more,
When aske.1 why Weaver's district
has passed from a donhtful district
Lrrii
v -mH.uu a., uuiu auu Mini iinu-
crats an dhe did not believe tbe dis
trict would ever again be Republican.
HOWARD PIACED IN JAIL
Will Be Tried en Charge of Having
Raised War Risk Insurance Check.
. i (By tbe Axxx-Uted Praaa. ' '
Charlotte, fk-t. 28. John E. Howard,
of Cherokee County, N. C, who was ar-
l-ested recently in Salt Lake City,
Utah, after two or three months'
iTU0 lM.nd. The chwk was in favor of
:Wb wife, offlcU,U said, and they claim
it was raised from $80. to $120.
Lions Club Organized By Number of
Charlotte r oik.
Chaiotte, Oct. 27. The Charlotte
Lions club, the ninth club of the kind
formed in- North Carolina and the
528th club in the United States, held
its first meeting at the chamber of
commerce Thursday ' night. , President
T. u. Kirkpatriek, of the club, pre
sided. Brief speeches were delivered
by Rogers W. Davis, Charlotte Rotary
club ; L. M." Hips, Charlotte Kiwanis
club; Frank Kennedy, Charlotte Civi
tan c'.ub; Re. Dr. W. W. Orr, Char
lotte Ministerial association.; C. O.
Kuester, chamber of commerce, Rev.
Dr. Luther Little, citizenship of Chav-
lotte.
Frost Has Been a Benefit to Fanners.
Mr. W. R. Belk, one of the sub
stantial fanners of western Rowlun,
living in the Mt. U11& eectlori, tells the
Mooresville Enterprise that the light
frosts have done no damage but have
been a benefit in many ways. He says
that he will get an average crop of
cotton a bale to an acre, and that
while the boll weevil has rtade his
appearance on his farm, it has done
no damage so far. The weather has
been fine for nlcklnie- cotton and foe 1
gins have been busy with the ontpnt
all fall. .
The Gate of Opportunity
New Series of stock now open in the -t
Citizens Building & Loan Association
A new starting point for those who want to '
; save money, or for those who want to build
' or buy a home. ' ' 1 '
,'' ,'.'"' -'.'"'"V"..' :;'::;''" '; X-;iV -'.p. ;'- t"'-i'-:." iVr, ''" ''";-
' ' We can make loans promptly upon approval T
: f. applicationno waiting necessary.
Office in Citizens Bank building.
FASdSTI CABIMFJ IS
Following Resignation of the t
Facta Cabinet Fascisti Are '
Extending: Movement With
Hopes of belting Cabinet .
SOME DISORDER IN
VILLAGES REPORTED
But in Rome and Larger Ci
ties There Have Been No
Disorders of Movement,
Cabinet Council in Session.
Ronie, Oct. 2S By the Associated
Press. Cabinet council has been in '
session sim-e midnight In order to re-,
i-elve reiHirta from the provinces where
the fascisti movement baa taken a sub
verslve direction, and to adopt necea
sary measures to meet the situation. -
The cabinet decided first to Issue a
proclamation declaring a state of seise
in all the provinces beginning at noon
today, but later this decision waa mod-v
lifted; nml a proclamation waa Issued
' -1 . I. I II. A . . I ... I 1 , - '
iiiKoiK me imoiii' im uiuiiiiaiii tinier m .
the face of insurrectionary attempts.
Reisirts received liy tbe cabinet
council from a nnmlier of jioints hi .
Central Italy show that the fascisti
are extending their movement with a
view to exerting pressure for the for- ,
mation of a fascisti -abinet "
The Facta ministry, despite it res
ignation. Is acting with energy to "re
store order.
Rome and all the Urge cities np to
the present time bare not been the cen-.
ter of any disturbance of moment. . ...
TRYING TO BLACKMAIL r
FOREST HILLS PEOPLE ;
"Poisoned Pen" Letters Have Been
Turned Over to Police Authorities
For. Immediate Investigation.
V (Br th 4aaalatc4 Praaa. :
Yew Vnrfc Oct. 28 Recelnr of '
"poisoned lien" letters, attacking tho
reputation of a young married woman
and a much older man by the youn
matron's husband, and scores of resi
dents in Forest Hills, Long Island sub
urb, were under police investigation
today. ; The husband turned several of
tbe letters over to bis attorney for in
vestigation, .declaring he 'had every ,
faith in Jils wife, and would not pay: ,
Htw 09 jivesceiKS iot juicKiunii.--j; ,v s
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New Torkj Oct.- 28. Exercises will
be held in this city tomorrow to mark
the twenty-fifth anniversary of, the
death of Henry George, the tanioue -
politica-1 economist, who Instituted the.:.
Single Tax doctrine. . -
Henry George, a native 01 fni.a- ,
delphia, began his career by shipping
as a seaman, but after reaching jan-, :.
fornia he engaged in journalism and
became one of the founters of the San
Francisco Post in 187a ne nuDnsnea a
book on economics, entitled- and the-- ;,
following year went to pirope- lor.
economic reseearch.
He became bo popular in this city k
that he received an independent. .
nomination for mayor and was de
feated in the election by a small mar- .
eln. He was an energetic supporter of'.
absolute- free trade, of derivation ;of - ,
government revenue from a tax on
land values and the famous Single
Tax doctrine. .
;.; His death in this. City, Oct. 28, Wf,
wns fi.l nwed bv one of the Kreatest
demonstrations of popular feeling
and general respect that ; ever, at
tended the funeral of any strictly
nrtvate citizen in Ameerlcan history.
DR. W. A. SHAFFER FOUND
DEAD IN HIS ROOM
Was In Charge of Hog Cholera Eradi.
cation in 13 Counties of the State, , - ;
(By tke Asaoriatc rnas.1 -
Elizabeth City, Oct 28. Dr. W. A.
Shaffter, 40, In charge of Federal hog,
cholera eradication work in 13 coun
ties of the state, was found dead fi
the ; floor of his room near a table
. . . . i I I . ! 1 .kl
11. IV .11... wwvu , " -
morning, '.- -
He was from-Mansfield, Ohio, and
is survived by his wife who hns been
visiting , relatives in Ohio. - , ,
The depth of sand in tho Sahara-,
desert averages about 30 feet v
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