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VOLUME XXII.
.CONCORD, N. ,C MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1022.
NO. 227.
IBIBTJME
OUSRIOTiNG-
BREAKSOUT i!i ROME
' Communist Attack Parties
of FascLsli While Passing
Through a Workingman'g
Quarter of the City. -
ONE PERSON KILLED; i
TWX) OTHERS WONUDED
v " : -'t ."
Troops Now Occupy Trouble
'Zone and an Overwhelm
f ing Number ' of Soldiers
' Have Been Put on Duty.
, Rome, Oct. 20, 8:15 p. in. (By the
As-tx-lated ' IVtw) . Serious- rioting
broke out here tonight. Parties, of
. - fascist! while passing through a work
f inguiHK'a quarter knokn to lie a Jiotlied
of subversive elements, were attacked
by communists who threw 'atones and
llred revolver. ' The fasebrti replied.
One person was killed and one fus
J clctl wn swoimded and the latter, who
were greatly outnumbered, had two of
, their men taken prisoners, '
Fasclstt' Immediately- telephoned
headquarters whence numerous groups
in motor cam went to the rescue, of
their companions. The troops mean-1
while occupied -the eone with
whelming numbers of soldier.
Fascist! Leader Has Conference With
. Kin.
"-Borne,-Oct.-30 By the Associated
t Press). Benito "Mussolini, leader of
the fuscistl. called by King Victor Ira
... mnnuel to form a 'cabinet, arrived in
' Borne this, mornings Crowds throng
f ing the neighlsirhood of the railroad
. terminal gave him an enthusiastic Wel
come. , ' - ..i" ;.
Mussolini left Immediately for the
Quirinal. where be, was given an au
dience .by the king. :?
The capital was lnvishly decorated
with flags today -hut calm' was being
maintained. It is believed the new
ministry will be constituted in', the
course of the day. l ., '.
When tiie fascist! leader arrive) " at
- Vlvitaueochla liefore taking a. train
fur Borne, thousands of fascist! hn.d
: citizens welcomed him. . In, a short ad
dress MuMHollnl urged ' the crowd to
:; remain calm, sml patriotic airs were
sung. x vJk'---.-.-J ,-'-" 'IVv-",-
Tbe,ii-simper Aslone Socialism to-
WPaearfl lhur7nr(he toemwra s
the community i-party "were informed
Inst evening thut the party is ceasing
its oiiertktion ; today .''and all Its mem
lnra are released ffrom pa.rty dlscl-
- pline and duties." , :
"It is believed," adds the newspaper
"tliat as n Vault of this decision the
communist deputies will resign their
, scats." V
ASHEV1LLE WINS IN ,
i ' ; 1 THK EXrRKSS FIGHT
- American Express Company Will De
, liver Express to Southeastern r. at
Washington. '.-' f
WashinEton, Ot!ts 29.nator Hlm-
: mons stntes tonight that he has been
Informed b' the secretory f the Inter
state (Commerce Commission that the
American - Bnilway " Express Company
" has announced that all express matter
y - from the north und'east destined for
- Asheville is now; to be transferred to
f the Southeastern Express Company lit
. AVashington. He assumes this covers,
till western North Carolina points, but1
" will look further-" -Into- this phase, -of
, the matter. ; r-v Y.
' This niKHincement by the American
Ballway . Express culminates, fight
that hus been waged- by Senator Nhu-
Jnons for months-. Ixfoi-o the Inter
state Commerce Commission to force
the above mentioned company to trans-
'o.fer Us express iiackage business for
vvestem North Carolina to the South -
extern Express company at Washing -
ton thereby enabling ':- the express
freight to go diret-t to western North
farollun points v instead of nil -way
round via Soutt Carolina points as
. has often -been the case. '
This announcement means the dis
continuation of an outrageous- pnuv
iice that has caused;- great Bhnoynnee
. and inconvenience to the '- !people of
AHbeville, piedmont and western North
t'arolinn. ' . ;ii:'--'".',;)'wvv'
, , .
' In five years the negro population
of Detroit has increased 600 per cent,
r, Democratic County Ticket
; For Senators, 24th Senatorial District
,',. FRANK ARMFIELD ,
. " of Cabarrus County ,
' . J. L. DELANElf
t x of Mecklenburg County' ' r '
:'A For Solicitor lith Judicial District
. I ZEBULONl VANCE LONG .
' 's of Iredell County '
For House of Representatives
, ,., t JOHN B. 8HERRHX "
' , v For Clerk of Superior Court l-
' joun b. McAllister -
For Cotton Weigher v - r
' ; WILLIAM B. BOOER
',. For'County Treasurer ?. .-.
' , 1 j. MARGIE McEACHERN
' , For Register of Deeds ' ,
, L. V. ELLIOTT - - '
. r r For County Surveyor,
WALTER L. FURB
' : .' . For Coroner ' .-
, r ; JOE A. HARTSELL -
' For Sheriff
WHXIAM P. MABERY ,
i -, : For County Commissioner .
, ' JAMKS F. DAVVAULT
, ' , M ILLI XM D. HARRY
. - W. C. McKINXKV
- : 'JOHN R. IHNZK .
J. M. IL!.16LLL .
DECLARE FOR JUST AKD.ONE OF KIDNAPPING
REASOHABLESCALEi
For Railroad Workers. This
Will Be the Basis for De
cision of the Labor Board
. In All Wage Disputes. '
'"'' -. , . .
SOME WAGES ; -
, . , . ARB INCREASED
Board Says the Living Wage
Demands of the Workers
Would Bring Financial
' Ruin to the Railroads.v
Chicago, Oct 30.-s-MnJorlty members
of the United State Railroad Labor
board today had reaffirmed thetr as
sertlon that a Just and renaonalile"
wage shall be the basis tor 1lie(r de
cision In the wage .disputes between
earrlirsi and their employees.
In their opinion formally handed
down-1 last night in the case of main
tenance of way employes, the majority
member dec ared that the . "living
waste" demands of the workers, would
bring financial ruin to the railroads.
The decision increased . wnges , of
maintenance of way employee 2 cents
an hcur.v The new scale ranges from
29 cents to 37 cents, -whereas the union
sought the minimum hourly pay .up to!
48 cents. The opinion said- this demnn
if granted would bring deficit of $378,
078,125 annually to the railroads.
' MRS. ROSIER TESTIFIES j
Says She Does Not Remember Shoot.
. , lug Mrs. Btekett.
; ("Br thev AnHicutca Pict.
Philade phla, Oct. . 30 in. Cath
ilne Rosier, cfiarged With the killing
of her husband, Oscar, and Mildred i.
Rickett, his stenographer, testified to
day in her trial for the slaying of the
girl tha,t she did not femember the
shooting., v She said she sa w her hus
band and lMIhs Rickrtt in hjs office,
that she screamed and knew no more
until she found herself in the hands of
the police. '. . ' , ' ,
-In a voice hardly audible and fre
quently Interrupted by weeping, Mrs.
Rosier told her story of events in the
family nml the conduct of her huslmnd
until the shooting. She testified that
while At a hospital nt the birth of her
tmli.v, Arthur Rosier, brother of tfctear,
to bis stenographer,. Miss Rickett. She
also testified, that Arthur had attempt
ed to trap her lnto.it compromising sft
nation. , ' ..." .
1ra niulur tAutifloil tlml hti Una.
band admitted to her he was going out)
with Miss Rickett and added that he
loved tiie stenographer and not hex.
"IIS said he wanted1 me to get a
divorce, and. : there was nothing ; I
could do to make him gfv
e. her wp,"
Mrs., Rosier said.
BRIDE AND GROOM WERE
FOUND DEAD LAST NIGHT
Bodies Unclothed, Found In Bath Room
, . of Their Apartment.
(By the AMoclaaeA wrM.t .
' New York, Oct. 30.--Coroner Fretl
erjck Hnowden today ordered an autop
sy In an effort to determine how Dan
iel Cohen, aged 22, and Frances Co
hen, his bride of 'a month, met death.
Their Inxlies, unclothed, were found In
the bath room of i their apartments in
Yonkers last night: Cohen lay fac
down on the floor . with , -one. hand on
the side of the bath tub. Mrs, Cohen's
body was. under' water in the tub..
Neither bore signs of violence.
"It looks like i murder,"j:; Coroner
Snowden said, "but we will not know
the -exact , cause of death until an
autopsy has been performed. There
are. indications thitf the woman was
. killed wider the water by someone. It
ils a very odd .ease."
.THE COTTOrf MARKET '
Opened Firm at an Advance of From
. -i S3 to 36 Points.
I (Br the Associate Pre.)
- New York, Oet. 30. The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 23
to 30 points with all monthB making
high records for the season on a re
newal of Jast week' buying movement,
and; In response to relative firm cables.
Brokers with Liverpool, and domestic1
trade connections were- active buyers,
while there was a good demand and
further .covering, but the advance met
if good deal of southern selling and
realizing. "
. Cotton futures .''opened firm.' . Dec.
24:3(1; Jan 24:15; March 24:30; May
2.4 :2Q; July 23:05.' t
i I,.
Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks to Be in
Greensboro.' '
(Br tfc Jumcum rtmi .i 1
Greenslmro, Oct. 80-J. Edgar Mas
tery of Charlerio, Pa grand exalted
ruler of the Benevolent ,and Protec
tive Order of Elks, will be a guest of
Greensboro Lodge Na 24, it was an
nounced today, Grand Exalted Ruler
Masters will stop, o.ver here While en
route to Atlanta, to confer with Elks
there, relative to plan for' the -1123
Grand Iodge meeting ' to be held in
that rtty.r. y".,-?""- C
Seek Republic la Philippines. I '
Manila, P. I, Oct. 30 (By the As
sociated Press). Formation of the re
public of the Phllipplnesls sought by
a concurrent resolution introduced In
the legislature today with the bucking
of a majority of the members. ; , . -
- Cox Speaks In TennenKe.
s Nashville, Oct. 30. James iM. , Cox,
former Democratic Presidential candi
date, returned- to Tennessee today to
risume his speeches In the intersta of
the democratic ticket in this state. -
The True Blues," i Secret
Society in Oklahoma, Meet
W ith Trouble When They
Try to Kindap Officer.
ANOTHER MAY BE
TW OTHERS WOIFNDED
'The Masked Men Called Con-
stable Bogus From a Pic
ture Show and Tried to En
tice Him Into a Car.
llj IK AMriMf Pnw.
Henrietta, Okhi, Oct. 30. Reece Ad
klns, of Dewar, - ttfcls., was shot to
death and Thos. Bogus, Hiielter City
constable, wos wounded, prolnbly fa
tally at Sielter City near here last
night when band of masked men, of.
which Ailkins was one, called Bogus
from a motion picture theatre and at
tempted ro kidnap him In a motor car.
Another man. unidentified, is known
to have tieen shot in the leg.
Bogus drew a pistol and Jtegnn firing
when the party attempted to entice
him into the motor car, the police said, i
They reported that he admitted kill-t
ing Adklns. Other wemltent of the
masked iirty may have been- wound
ed, according to Constable George Da
vis, who emptied his pistol at the ma
chine in which they drove away.
The local -police said the members of
the hand wore blue jumpers and masks
of dark blue material. They were
said to be memliers of a newly organ
ized alleged secret society known as
The True Bines." ' . "i '
, -.v. .. .I
MOTHER IS TRYING TO
PROTECT DEAD DAUGHTER
Mrs. Joseph Pyle Does Not Believe
Daughter Committed Murder,
(B? tbe Aaaoclated IThi, -
Havre, Mont,, Oct. 30. While Mrs.
Christ lor today -was on an eastbound
trntn nmonipanylng the body of her
slain busliand, the - Rev. Leonard 3.
Christler, wtor of St. Mark's Epls-
-owl Church, and known as the
"Bishop of All Outdoors," Mrs. Joseph
Pyle, mother of Mrs. Margaret Carle
ton, whose body : was found beside
that of Christler, is attempting to
or iHw-ar, pr0ve that their daughter did not.'oui-1
iliiffiiatflreo
The. coroner s- Jury brought in .. a
verdict " yesterday ' that Mrs. Carleton
killed Mr. Christler and shot herself.
The trngedyc occurred early Friday
morning.
Mrs. ChrisUer left with the body of
her husband for Waterloo, N. Y., yes
terduy morning.
"I do snot believe Margaret did It,"
said Mrs. P.vle shortly after her arriv-
Lil In Havre from, her home in Butte.
X niiUK mil. . iirr, mumim uuia A null
who owned the gun. Her reference
wus to a .38 caliber revolver in the
hands of Mrs. Curleton when the bod
ies were discovered. v ;
A small .22 caltlier revolver she ens-
tomarlly carried, was fottnd in Mrs.
Carletpns handbag. '
DEMAND THE RESIGNATION
OP MR. DAUGHERTY
A. H. Hopkins Makes Public a Letter
-to President Harding. -(By
the Aaoelntd Press.)
New York, (Xt. 30. J. A. H. Hop
kins, chairman, of the committee of
48, last night made public a letter to
President Harding asking a personal
reply from the Executive to, the com
mittee's demand that Attorney General
Daugherty' be 1 suspended from office
pendmg a hearing of jthe impeachment
charges brought . by Representative
Keller, of Minnesota. -i-
.The letter followed receipt by Mr.
Hopkinr of advice friW the Attorney
General's office that a previous com
munication .to President Harding voic
ing the committee's demand bad been
turned over to Mr. ; Dnngherty and
would .''receive serlolis consideration."
''In calling your attention to , the
gross ' impropriety of referring a de
mand' for Mr.,'Duugherty'H Suspension
to Mr. Daugherty himself," Mr. Hop
kins' letter to the President said, vwe
slmulv wish to point out thht the se
riousness of the situation which led to
this demand, and the necessity .- for
drastic, action - relative thereto has
merely' been ! enhanced by, the action
which you have takes." ', - . ..
TWO ARRESTS MADE IN " " '
Russian- Authorities Have Abandoned
the Theory That American Commit
ted Suicide.
Moscow. Oct 30 (By the Associat
ed Press). Two1 arrests have been
made in connection with the disap
pearance two weeks ago of Pnilip J
Shield. American Relief . Worker In
Sluitmrsk, according to a telegram re
ceived here from Col. Wm. N. Haskell,
head of the fletd forces bf the .Ameri
can Relief Administration. :
Until Saturday night- last the . au
thorities were inclined to bellevo that
the, relief worker, whose home wa in
Richmond. Va., ind committed suicide,
but early yesterday certain' develop
ments, not made public, led them to
believe Shield may have been murder
ed. i Detailed information concerning
the arrest was not made here. - - '
Investigating authorities are still
dragging the Volga in the belief that
they will find the body in the river
since Shield's hat was found on the
bank above Simbursk several days ago.
" The annual flow of the Mississippi
carries to the sea 400 000,000 tuns of
solid matter. ' ,
Among First Nominated
In Big Salesmanship Club
. 'V - f nJm
- ...
Mrs. Lester Miller, Concord.
That her friends hare used goort
judgment in selecting this chnrniini?
young woman as a'prolmlile winner of
one C the big.autos is attested by the
splendid progress she is waking in the
i lull. Just now Ctiie big Anderson
holds her. unwnverftig Interest and she
is demonstrating 1 her cainuaicninir
ability in no smalt tray.
DEATH THIS MORNING
OF a JACKSON BOST
Well Known- Concord Man Died at
1:30 Following Serious Illness Fun
eral Services Tomorrow.
. Stonewall Jackson Host, well known
uiun of this city, tidied this niorning
at 1 o'clock at his home on West Depot
Street, afted a serious illness of sev
eral weeks. Death was caused by
heart trouble, withi' which the; decascd
had been confined to his home for si;i
weej. Last Friday his condition iie
enme critical andf grew worse until
his death. :!
The deceased was "S years of age,
and was born and Reared in this coun
ty. He was a soft of the late David
Jackson Bout, who -Iwas killed in the
battle of Petersbnt He was twice
married, his' first ffe, Mrs. Emma
this union one child, which died in in
fancy, was' born. His second wife,
Mr Florence Linker Bost, two chil
dren, one brother, one half-brother and
two sisters survive. ' The children fire
Allen, Bost and Mrs. Ida Louise Smith,
lioth of ihis city : Caleb W. Bost, of
No. 10 township, is the surviving broth
er, Jno.. H. Jenkins, of Stockton, Oil.,
is the .surviving half-brother ; Mrs.
John Eudy, Of Rinieiv and- Mrs. J. E.
White, of Flowe's. are the surviving
sisters. Two brothers, P. B. Bost rniil
W. H. Bost, boih of No. 10 township,
died several yenrs ago. '
f The deceased was a member of Cen
tral Methodist Church, and took much
int-e-rest in church work, ,. At the time
he liecame 111 he held a postion with
the. Cnnnon Mnnnfacturing Company
here.
The funeral service will lie held to
morrow morning at 11-o'clock nt Bo
ger's Chapel, in No. 10 township, and
will be conducted by Bev, W. A. Jen
kins and Rev. 'T. W. Smith. Inter
ment will be made in the cemetery
there: ' f
Officers Elected hy War Mothers.
The October meeting of the Cabar
rus Circle of War 'Mothers was held at
the home; of Mrs. 'Bi A,. Brown, on
South Union street. The, cozy living
room was filled to over-flowing by en
thusiastic War Mothers, and the host
ess was kept busy hunting chairs' from
every nook und corner.! .. After the de
votional exercises, led by the War
Mother,: Mrs.' John K.. Patterson, nil
routine business was transacted. This
being the time set. the annual election
of officers was held, and resulted as
follows:. '
AVttr Mother Mrs. . Johni K. PatteY-son.'-'-;-
.
First Vice War Mothers-Mrs. J. C.
Fink. - . Y - -
Second Vice War Mother Sirs. W.
S. Bingham. " . ' - "
- .Third-'Vice War Mother-Mrs. J. E.
Smoot. ' ; .
Recording ;.Secretary--Mrs. fl.. T.
Crowell. ' . .,.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. S. A.
Wolff.. . ',
Ti-easurerMrs. Watt Burringer.
Censor Mrs. G. M'. Ixire.
Historian Mrs. il. H. Caldwell.
Miss May Stockton made A short -mi-dress,
giving us particulars about the
needs of war veterans. ,
1'lus War Mothers expressed them
selves as willing to co-operate In any
plans that' may be made to celebrate
Armistice Day. . , 1 .
. At the close of the. meeting refresh
ments' were served hy' the hostesses,
Mesdnmes" It. A. Brown, O, W. Means,
J. B. Hherrill and Jno. Young, and a
social hour' was enjoyed. 1
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
. i. . . . i . ,
Ten Day Sale at Concord Furniture
", ' Company. , ,.v
The big Ten Day Sale starts at the
Concord Furniture- Company Wednes
day; November 1st, and while the sale
lasts many fine bargains will be offer
ed. , In a half page ad, today the coin
lmny gives particulars of the sale and
tells you how yon can save money on
the goods to lie offered during the sale.
Read the ad. carefully, and call at
the store during the sale. ' '
- The first sun-dial .was - erected In
Rome, and the day 'was first .divided
iutoj hours In 29a B. C,
.
s
Miss Grace. Bounds, K anna polls
,Mlss Bounds' niime occupies a prom
inent position In the list published to
day. Her friends are rallying to her
supMirt early in the race and are ex-,
peering their favorite to carry off high
honors when the Club ends. She is one
oi iu mow mi iniar anil attractive)'., .. ........
ladles In this Motion mid has hosts o? l'ler lm UHfIles ,0 utlllze ,he P0"1
A,. . . .
irienug ana admirers.
i. R. SMITH DIED HERE
EARLY THIS MORNING
Dealh of Prominent Man Occurred at
Concord Hospital. Funeral Services
. Tomorrow Morning.
John Richard Smith, one of the best
known nnd most universally liked men
in Concord, died nt the Concord Hos
pital this morning at 0:20 o'clock, fol
lowing u serious illness of several days.
He was carried to the . hospital on
Thursday, and his condition become so
critical Saturday afternoon that no
hope was entertained for his recovery.
The funeral services will lie held
morrow morning at 11 o'clock at Atli
Saints' Episcopal Church, conducted
by the rector, Rev. T. N.' Lawrence.
Interment will be made iu Oakwood
ceiieteryi '
The deceased - was horn in Rowan
county JWJxaQ&i
past 25 years he had made his home in
Concord With his sister, Mrs. M. L.
Brown, the only surviving member of
his family. He was southern , repre
sentative for. Parsons & Parsons, Cleve
land, Ohio, and made his headquarters
here. He returned to Concord several
weeks ago from a rond trip, and ex
pected to leave soon for Florida, his
prinicpul territory. ,
Mr. Smith was a member of
was a member of the
Episcopal Church, having Joined thej
Unuvh as a young man 111 Rowan
county. He was n memlier of Concord
Lodge No. 857 B. P. O. E., nnd was one
of the oldest and most prominent
members of the order in the state.
The announcement of Mr. Smith's
death has caused sincere grief In Con
cord. To everyone he was known as
"I'ncle Dick," and his courteous man
ner nnd gentlemanly conduct won
manji friends' for him. He was espe
cially popular with a host of children
in the city, nnd to Jiiin each of them
was his "partner."
.The body this afternoon was car
ried to the home of Mrs. Brown, where
it will remain until the burial hour to
morrow, ...
FOREST FIRE RAGING NOW
IN WESTERN CAROLINA
Hundreds of Acres-of Forest in Hay
wood County Have' Been Burning
Since Friday.
(Hy tbe Auoelated Frees.)
Aslieville, Oct 30. Hundreds of
acres of forest between the eastern and
western forks of Pigeon River,. Hay
wood County, are a Hume today and ev
ery available warden In the section
has lieen mobilized to fight the fire
which started Friday; Though about
20 miles away, the smoke ts plainly
visible from this City. Reports reach
ing the city say there are other fires
in this vicinity. Apiieuls came from
Hartford, Tenn., today, where hun
dreds of acres of timber are afire on
both sides of the state line. With no
ruin fn sight, leaves and underbrush
im dry as tinder, conditions are Ideal
for. forest tires, officials said, ' And
heavy damage is anticipated.
Sell 10 Million Seals This Tear. '
The North Carolina Tuberculosis As
sociation will place on eale this year
ten million Tuberculosis Christmas
Seals, which will sell for one cent
each, the receipts to be used In pro
viding funds for the care and pre
vention of tuberculosis. The Seals will
be on sale from Thanksgiving Day
until Christmas. . i .
" : With Our Advertisers. '
lints in bewitching shapes, brilliant
colors, and priced to suit -everyone at
tbe Specialty Hat Shop, - i .
' Confer with officers of tbe Citizens
Bank and Trust Company when you
are confronted with business probloms.
The bank officers, will gladly aid you
with advice and money. -. ' ,
: The Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. Odell's
Circle, of Forest Hill Methodist Church,
will give a Hallowe'en social In the
Sunday school annex tomorrow night.
The helglith of each guest will be
measured ant) a charge of S cents for
each foot -'and 1 cent for each addi
tional inch . will lie made. The pub
lic Is Invited., ' Sandwiches, pumpkin
pie and coffee will be served free of
charge. , ,- v. ,
NEV HYDRO ELECTRIC
PLANT TOBE BUILT
Iliwassee River, in Chero
County, Will Be Site for
the Plannt Two Generat
ing Stations to Be Bunt
60,000 HORSEPOWER
WILL' BE GENERATED
Other Industries Wfll Be De
veloped, to Utilize Power
Generated at the Proposed
Electric Plant
, (Br Ike Awrlate4 lr..
Asheville, Oct. SO. Completion' of
Jduns for a hydro-electric development
on the Iliwassee River in Cherokee
County .Involving the construction of
two huge dams and two generating
stations,, was announced here'.yester
dny by W. V. X. Powellson. of New
York, President of the Carolina-Tennessee
Power Co.
The project w ill lie sufficient to gen
erate (M),tKH) horscMm-er, and the out
lay Involved will be from r,000,00 to
$7,000,000.
Inclmred in the program, which is,
Iierhnps the most comprehensive ever
planned for the western section of
North Carolina, is the development of
generated. The ixiwer so generated
will make possible the exploitation of
the vast natural resources r of the
western section of this state, and ad
jacent sections of Tennessee and Geor
gia, and is expected to attract capital
ninny limes as large as that repre-
SPn'ed in the wnterpower project
I . Litigation involving a few tracts of
laud that would necessarily, lie acquir
ed for the dam and impounding lakes
is all that stands In the way of the
program, Mr. Pnwellson said. These
suits, which are in the nature of con
demnation proceedings, will lie tried
in Superior Court nt Murphy, begin
ning ioveniiier XMto. as soon as a
satisfactory set lenient is effected, the
to-!L""KrH?, Ior.
SHIIM. X lit- tH (II 1 21 1 JN HVIUllllJlf,
preliminary surveys are completed, and
plans and specifications for the con
struction are almost finished..
TO ARRANGE SCHEDULE
, FOR HIGH SCHOOL GAMES
uames f or Mlgti school Championship
ot state in f ootball f robabiy Will
Start on Saturday.
, ... ,.j , ,. .
(Br the Associated Press.)
Winston-Salem,: Oct. 30. Manager
C. It. Joyner, of the local High School
football team, was advised today by
the state athletic authorities at Chap
el Hill, that a meeting of the managers
of the various teams in the western
h 1. If nf tha urn fa will moot in linr.
loTte We(inMdav nlKht for the purpose
of. arranging a schedule for the state
championship series,
to start the series .
It is the purpose
this year earlier
than In previous ' years, and It is
thought the championship series will
be arranged to start with next Satur
day's games. 1 ,
FOOTBALL CASUALTY
Member of South Boston Military
Academy Team Fatally Hurt Satur
day. , ,;.'.;,. ,:sy
(Br the Ameoclated Press.) '
Danville, Va., Oct. 30,-t-Eugenlo' Fra
tnrcangetd, aged 21 years. South Bos
ton Military Academy halfback, died
at a hospital here early today of in
juries sustained in a football game
Saturday between his team and that of
the Chatham Training School. u
Fratarcangelo complained during he
third period of the game of feeling ill.
nnd walked to the side line, where he
dropped unconscious: The attending
physicians said they thought he sus
tained a blow during the early period
of the game.
The meeting of the Christian En
deavor Society of the Methodist Prot
estant Church has been postponed
from tonight until next Monday night.
nt which time it. will meet with Miss
Evelyn GritUn, on Buffalo street.
Mustapha Kemal Pasha is the son of
a Turkish father and Jewish mother.
He is a blond, with piercing blue eyes.
He wears a closely cropped, dimiint
five flaxen mustache. .. .
The Gate of Opportunity
-..".'. .- ''..'irir-.s.r.gv'-'
New Series of stock now open in the
Citizens Building & Loan Association
t'- ;o.H':';i1:0-i'":; -&;iP:V
A new starting point' for those who want to
; save money, or for those who want to build ?
' or buy a home, . -
r ; ' We can make loans promptly upon approval -'
of application no waiting necessary. : ' ;
; Office in Citizens Bank building. : . v
STIRS INTEREST
tnr( Voting Proposition in
"Salesmanship Club" Will
Interest Contestants for
Big Automobiles.
$30 CLUBS YIELD
EXTRA VOTE HARVEST
Another Extra Vote Offer
This Week Gives Workers
Opporunity to Further Im
prove Percentage.
Well, last week was a "Whopper,"
as each Club Member was.'benrd from t
with a nice remittance snd'the Big
Extra Vote Offer resulted in thous
ands and thousands of votes being se
cured by the workers. .'-'- , '
Big New Offer. ""
There is another offer giving willing
workers in the "Salesmanship Club" to
further enhance their possibilities of
winning a fine, brand new motor car.
It will, no doubt, lie a pleasant sur-.
prise to each one in the race to sue-;
ceed, to know that they will have an-.' .
other opisirtnsity to further increase
their vote totals this week. - The new - '.
offer is a very liberal One indeed and
can lie made the menus of securing
enough votes to carry one to victory.
Two hundred and fifteen thousand
EXTRA VOTES will be credited upon ,
each Club of 3O.0q worth of subscrip
tions turned in this week. Not quite
as big an offer as the one turned in
last Saturday, but it is a far better
one than will lie made nsjiin. It will
take votes to win the automobile and
every advantage to gain more of ' them
are given the drive members, - places
victory and an automobile that much
closer. The race is fast developing fn
to one pf vigorous competition and in. '
the "Salesmanship Club," as In every
other race where honor . and rewa rd
ore at stake, the stragglers and ; the
faint-hearted must give way to the -more
determined ones. , Up to the pres- .
ent time few "quitters" have! develoiw ..
ed, and In the great majority of cases,
each week is a better week for the
members.
Lasts Just One Week.
This extro vote offer will last just
one week and will end next 'Saturday
night. If is "short and sweeT and oi - '
on It.:-The workers now will be the
victorious bnes after December - 2nd
and there is no time for hesltnncy on ::'
the part of anyone who desires to -
win one of the automobiles.
New Members.
. It Is an opportunity for NEW MEM- '
BEBST to enter the race and WIN.
Several of those who have made Into
beginnings ore righP up among the
topnotchers in the voting list toda v.:
Yon can do the same if you will do -.
ride right now to grasp ,opportunit-r -and
put your spare time upon, a rev-' '
nne basis. Get them In this week sur)
nnd do not wait until Saturday In o' -der
to do the entire week's work. Th
"wise" ones will start out fresh todn
with a . determination to make thia :
week's report the very best one yet
RARROAD WANTS TO
ABANDON ITS
Carolina and Yadkin Asks Authorit y
to Abandon Line From High Point
' to High Rock. t
' ' By tbe Associates' Press. ' ,
Washington, Oct 30. Pursuant to
an order of the court directing ; tha.
receivership now installed over lti,
property, the Carolina & Yadkin Rail,
road applied today to the Interstate '
Commerce Commission for authority
to abandon completely Its 35-mlle line
running from High . Point to High "
Rock, N. C. 'p.
It has proven Impossible for' several
years to make the road pay operating
expenses, the petition said, and, the'
court order has finally directed the re
ceiver to cease making any attempts.
The commission , was asked to grant
the application without a hearing un
less the North Carolina state authori
ties intervened to ask further consid
era t ion. '
There will be nn oyster supper at V
the home of L. I. Bost in No. 10 town- .
ship Saturday, November - 4th, begin, c"
ning at 4 o'clock.- . c, . r,
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