North Carolina Newspapers

f t TOt rfHJrTkTT X ITT V TTt3TTTTXTT? TODAYS NEWS TODAY. VOLUME XXIL CONCORD. N. C. JTEDNFSDAY. NOV. 22, 1022. NO 246. FIRST WOMM TO SIT IN SENATE RETIRES Mrs. W. H. Fdton, After Serving in Senate Abort. 22 Hour. Is Now Only a Former Senator. WALTER F. GEORGE HAS BEEN SEATED Mrs. Felton Speaks Briefly in Senate, Declaring Day She wt o j ur wi 1 Was Seated Was Happiest nfMprTifp US M1CI liUC. ' 1 ty the Washington, womiin senator, of tiooigln. -Im intra Prr. i Nov 22 Tin' first Mrs V. II. Felton, oil her senatorial ca- reer toilny nftor answering once to her until- itml making n liriof ml iln'ss umiil the iiil!iii.c of St'tintuin UiimI apectaforn. Ilor wiit-eiwor. W'nl tor K. JoorK, I lion wiir Kworn In, mill Mik. Foil tiu Itortttut' a fornior MantttW nftor mi artmil norvitf tif 22 hours antl iiilnutiti I fw.l like tho hannleat wotiien liill"K l"'or arran(ce.l in such u way as!i,. inonov. Mo nrolmhlv has soim- tho l nlto.1 States today," snhl Mr. Felton In her address which she ,e;l,"",r 1 ",r ' "w r t ti-oiieration livorotl HtnnditiK In the confer tilslo, " P'linitloti for the Olympic (James mid omphasiiod with Waving (features , of her white jrloved hitnds. She add- , ' n,,er ,,lp "rilcinal plan of forma lliat she refc-nrtled her brief service "n- A- l"- was awanlotl three as a Senator as a "historical fact." hs fr the Jive (Hympio pro- well as a "roninntlc incident." f"'"1 itmiHtltious over which the A. Keferrina to herself as "an old rem- A: wieltls 'jurisdiction hi the T!nlt nant of tho Kouth." Mrs. Folton said I nntl, In addition, one vote who had never wavered in her patriot- i aeeortlwl to each district sulsli ism and the Sotiale eonld rest assur-1 vlslon A- - JfivitiR a total od she was "not troiiiK to tllssrnce horl"f .vo,f,fi- 1,1 01',,Pr 1,1 Wt ho ob l omniisslon " Joetloils ralsiHl to this plan, one Several times Senator broke Into hnwhtor as she referred bnmoroiislv I tti her efforts to lie seated, if only forlvo,p,,i wl,h an ntldillonal vole for a day. Slu was applauded when she " ,f K suh-tlivisions. eoncl'ntlotl, and Sonalors trasrded nboiti ; T1" P"itlont or the I'nitod States offerinif conirralnliitions. '"lso wUl ,K 'Uiixiworoil to aipolnt, one an opentaK her remarks Mis. Fel-j reirenentntlve from each of tho ton referred to what she said waa.her twelve Fetleral Uesorve Districts, willi remarkable ciiniNilirn" M lioKinnlnir ""e vote each. The 1'nited States .iftei- hor nnnolntment to the unexn r- oil term bv Governor Hardwlek. Her 1 ' "o mree votes oncn as sor state, she' said, had been slow to v''i Pit representatives in the Am promise woman snffrae, but "rapid "icon Olympic Association. Other to iierformani'e1,' remark which drew mree-vote organizations wmUd be the laughter of the flttnttors. : American Rfemount Assts iation, Inter- She eloaotl hef address with a suite- colleKUit 'AsstK-ia Hon tif Amateur Ath- niept of the lienetteont effect the 041- j t. ..f women Into': MtftftWI life uouhl baVe. ' J&aH a. Kustn WHILE SITTING IN CAB Merchant Named Poole by Mistake -Shoot Engineer Rltner at Elrotl. illy the Aaaoclated Preaa. 1 Kooky Momil. Nov. 22. H. Of. Hit- mil le Con early today was shot while scativd in the cab of his engine at KIwhI by a merchant named Poole, who declared hi' had lii-ed at sofueooe attemptjng to enter hi store ami tli'l not know the. cnl was in line with his tiring. Rit ner is not expected to recover, accord ing to physicians nt a Fayetteville hospital, where he was carried 'for treatment. Shipping Hill Gets Right of Way Illy the Aaaoclatea Presa-i Washington, Nlv. 22. By a straight party vote the House rules committee today orongai in a resoiuciuu giving 1 the administration shipping bill right! of way in the House, with provision for unlimited amendment antl a linal vote on its passage November 2ftth. Opposing the bi'f, Repress ntative, Pott, North Carolina, ranking democf at of the rules committee told the House it waa the "final jfiilestone in the an nounced program of the Harding ad ministration in its return to nor malcy." The first milsstono he safd. was the tariff, and another he anti lynchlng bill. Representative Oarrett, Tennessee, democrat leader, declared that "the republieahi administration wWh the death' rattle in Its throat is running true toiforra in favoring the spcciaS interests." N. T. Municipal Association to Meet. (By .unsfatfJ Preaa. Ashevllle. N. C. Nov. 22, A meet lug of the North Carolina Municipal! u ,f"'rl,m ..i. Associa Ion for the purport of arrang- KSVn ing a legislative proximo i l'11' to the . general assembly in January has been called to, meet in Raleigh De cember 12 by Mayor Gallatin Rolierts, president of the organization. Clenenceau'B Gaard Doubled. Now York, Nov. 22. (By the As sociated Press) The police escort as signed to Geotges Cremeneeau during his stay in this city was doubled this afternoon when the Tiger received a letter threatening his life, signed "A World War Veteran." Large deposits of tho coal have been discovered on Lake Ta'.ganyka in. Belgian Congo. Krya. Three Hundred Masked -Women Parade in Atlanta Atlanta. Nar. 22 Masked wuaae.n t t hasted ai fully WO paraded Atlanta atreei for the Mm tlaap la the history r the Hty lata taat might. The pa radera a err aahl u lie lafthara of the IMxIe Woaaan'x lme, a "patrl tlr anility'.' They ararr arrayed In v hiif coatuine. wit u flowing sleei ea, i rimuKtl in red antl blue The masks completely mrerrrt their far, anil ware lniHar to those fonacrtr worn In ; AMERICAN OLYMPIC BODY MEETS Quadrennial Meeting of the Assorts ... !""", , 'w 1 "nshlnatqn. I ( . Nov. 22 Tho quadrennial meeting of the American )l tupli- Association opened In this rtT ,(KlMy 1(h H fnU 1Mpn(lnnop (,f UIm membership Frmr iiroixswd amendment to the constitution, three of which have hcon nuiirtivo.1 lie ih. h'uishiiho committee of the assix-ia-1 tiou hihI the fourth sulmiltfed without I m-nntiiiotigatltui. will l imaatil on at i leao, iloclnrotl ttnlav la-fnro tho W ush ""' iHooHtm. ilnKton Ail. 1iih. Sin h aiiiomlmeiilH provltlo for lirinR- -nia Atnorit Mii fartnor has boon n Iiik Into the tirKniiiuitlon Dearly 7(;,,nHlntotl with otilr que si.lo of tho iiiatioiiai HjKiri KovorniiiK IkmIIoh. All u;rni or aiiiaiour ssirt. rtfntttion antl I soini-rooroiitloii wolfHro work aro In- c lialisl antl n n-ilisirilnitloti of tho vnt- 2?' (1slr of " Amntettr - nntemlmetit provides that the A. A ,T-1 "J"' oriniiiizatioii shall have three A "'"t me t nitea Mates ..mi vy ai and thr lptlf. Amateur r oncers league, Am orican TrapHliiKitilig Association, In ternational Skating t'nion, National tainl Hlne Association, Amateur Hock ey Association and the United States, (lolf, Tents and Revolver Association. In the long list or organizations credited with one vote are: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Catholic Young Mens l.nion, Jewish Welfare Board, Amateur Ath- letic Federation, Playground and Rec reation Association,' Voting Woman's Christian Association, Physical Kdti cation Association, iind various inter collegiate hi ulies. ' Tilt? Y. M. C. A. ami the National Collegiate A. A. tlo not apiiear In the list of organizations entitled to Vote under the proimsed amentlment, due. it is saitl, to previous resignations or withdrawal from the American Olym- Iplc Association. Additions to tti memhership will he in order upon ,.olwr nnoHcntlon antl thev Uav he elected to membership at the present meeting. Tne i,mendment calls for in 1 creusinc the executive committee to all members, and the third provides for a minor change In the honorary offi cers. The fourth, which is submitted with out recommendations, will, if adopted eliminate from the present article which relates to the system of voting, tho clause which tiermlts the delegates present at any meeting to cast all of the votes his rogtinlzatinn is entitled to. Before I he hieeting adjourns the per sonnel of the American Olympic Com mittee will be announced, It will take over all matters pertaining to the par ticiiation of the United. States In the eighth renewal of the Olympic Games In Paris in 11)24. Teachers About Ready to Meet. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 22 The com- the general sessions ollniv Teachers Assem bly, which convenes here November 28 for a three-days' conference, was an nounced today by Secretary Jute B. Warren. Dr., Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton, N. J, Miss Eliznlieth Far rell, of the New York City Public Schools, and R. C, Moore, secretary of the Illinois Teuchers Association, arc scheduled to make the principal ad dresses. The most Important action to be tak en during the assembly will be that of tho county school superintendent who will adopt a program of legisla lion 'designed to revise the state's school laws, according to the secre tary. Eveready "A" and "B" Radio Batteries Magnavox, the only practical loud speaker. A Westinghouse Receiving Sets $25.00 $65.00 $132.50. All standard parts and sets for sale by ' x CONCORD TELEPHONE CO The Best at the Lowest Price, fleart by the Ko Kin Klaa. Thar aim wore V -haped hata with red tas - ti. The nsrjde waa led by mounted no - Uceaaah aad a laind Then f dloared th mcmltcni grouped ia pairs, each carrying a arnall American Sac. J nut what it mi all ataa.il Allan tana dhl not seem to kauw. New BJM dtlbhcd them "women Kn Kln AROVT AI)VF.RTISIN THK I'ROni (TS OF FAKMs Thr Day la ComUiK WHott It Will Rt fcxtonttivol)' Oanr. (By i be A wet tea Preaa.) WashliiLion. Nov. 22. Tho tlay when Ainorinin fii nn proitut'tH will Ih a oxteiudvoly nilvortlKotl throttichnut tho itmnlry nw the Htitomohilo ami oOt H miinufactureil arliclon will aturn ur rivo, Or. W. M. JardlOO, proalilout of tho Kansas St .M AifHrllltllnil cnl utlvortisitiK huslnowC' ho saltl. "In tho main, ho thinks of atlvertlslntr as ; I more ur Iosh tricky ilovitn omploytil hy lufdtllnnen to soiratt hint from w,nt tho Rnmo opinion of atlvoitisliiK us a target has ol nno practice. "The slims of the timps. however. are njiintlnir in another direction. TholKi'leiKh physician, under an indict- bnnkers and members of chambers of commerce have liecun to take the!"n anti-narcotic law. Moth cases are farmer In as a business imrtner. They are seeing that they mttst hel him earn more money, antl they are begin- hing to see that he needs help. princi imlly with bis marketing aim selling problems. "The selling end of the farmers' bus iness has been batllv ami most tinfor- Minutely neglected, t'lrcumstanoes are to blame in pari, ho is to hlame 111 imrt and business men are to limine in iart. In a certain sense, advertising men are much to bldtne. Problems In marketing, advertising and soiling that need solution iiiti.lt more thnn many which hnve lioen solvetl. have lieeu neglected. "Agricultural men of America have Iiegitn to concern themselves with the selling end of their businesses. They hnve begun to learn to sell co-operatively, to organize and to respect, their organization. The next generation of farmers Is going to grow up already 'sold' to the itlea of organization." CONCORD AUXILIARY Hrttr'forfe ietWve Subscriptions to The Oteen Echo. Oteen Echo. The first unit in the state to go over the top in the circulation campaign of the American Legion Auxiliary for the Oteen Echo, is the unit, of Fretl'Y. MeConnell poet No. 51 of Concord. Returns which completed Its quota of 100 subscriptions and made, this unit the leafier enine in Saturday morning when a block of 2."i subscriptions was received from Mrs. . 1. l'embertoii. president 'of theunitr A check for !I100 was immediately made payable to the Concord Auxiliary antl mailed to its president that the funds which it has vo speedily and onorgoctlcally earned might bn availabe for its holi day activities. Mrs. W. M. Sherrill and Mrs. R. E Ridenhour, Jr., were the oapajile workers, who through their personal efforts Secured the names of 50 new fUbscribers each and so placed their unit at tho head of the list up to date. Their success should be a splendid en couragement to others, antl fh sup port they received itn example to other cities in which the Legion and Auxil iary are active forces for civic and co elal betterment, as well as sources of patriotic inspiratiqu, ' New Bern, which has been in the lend until the report came from Con cord, is still working and is showing additional results. This unit stands second in the campaign so far. and is making an oscollont showing. Near East Relief Convention in Greens born. 4 (Bv the Aaaoclated Prea. Greens-lawo. N. C Nov. 22. Arrange ments are being completed here for the annual state convention of the Near East Relief in North CarolimC-on De cember 2. Tho. convention was sched uled to be held in Raleigh, but was changed by George H. Bellamy, presi dent, owing to the postponement of the Capital City's campaign until Jan uary 14. Arrangements arc, being made by Charles A. Hines, Greensboro attorney who Is chairman of Gullfortl county : Judge J. Allen Austin, state, director of the Near East Relief. Bishop' James Canuon, 3f.. of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will make, the principal speech at the conference. The Bishop Is said to Irtive lioen an eye?wllness to the Smyr na disaster. Fewer people will be held up when more Ideals are. m fummm ( arm, t mmk it ln Munnnniu hurt Pin rvKi a llm DiMtip taf Fraaa of BM I air Ik RaUifh. V C No- - r a -Trial. nT aefpodaata -harms Watii jlna frnn 'be aaaaa ..f th Uaaaag (of Pence," a Brrrtaa .-el allied in , hare been rai til .-areo of l.Otm loaaea of whtaMr anine Inlet laat January, are Mln I ii.il to feature the fall t-rlnlMil rartn of tho 1'nlte.l Hlnlea niatrlot ooaft in waaltm here. The cases are on Oa- i .ili-uilar for De ienthervll. t AO live of the dafen.lants werp In ilicate.1 for liuirtlti- nhlnkoy ami ooiiaplnicT aad four or ihom also fa.-e chnreoa of perjury. Arthur Cnlotann, awniT of the ven ae!, was' plni.il on tiial n New lWrn hist sprlnc ami was convicted nf sell ItiK whiskey ami aeoli-nied to servo six rhinnths in jail, lie was nnpiHIed of the transportlnp and linvlni; liitior in Ilia mi charjBs Hoiijiiinin 'riiouijwfMi. niaslor of tho veanei : tieorge Waliains. ninto. ami t'liimle lirnham. an r niruo, antl t'olo- man are under in rlaiMda chareliii; perjury, while Jti tlfth tlofenilnnt. t'oloman roeeMHy hiade an attotuiit at Wilmington to Is nver his vessel and cargo and the trtiestion Is oxmh-i tsl to Is- lirniiKht up nyain nt the trials Itoro. Joseph Ifoaeli Hrllisli conaul. of Savannah, tie., ha- interested liitn si'ii in me eases. Among tho other cases on the docket are those of W. K. Clay ton, of Fayette- ("". i-i i r-uicii I automobiles, and Dr. .1. It. Lowory, a nnt charging violation of tho Hani set for the week of, Decemlier 7. At the speriiH term of court In February, Or. Lowery was acquitted on one charge and a mistrial rtrsnltetl in tho other. The case to he called In Decemlier Involrea allegations thut tho physician illegally' disposed of mor phine to G. C. Holding ami Mrs. Kate Btirrtis. both of Yonagsville.V 1 Clayton's trial has been delayed by authorities for severtl nionths in or der that they might Bctne Frank Eck els, of Now Yorkwho is charged with having made $rilll),(MT0 from sales ol stolen nutomohiles to Clayton. It was staled by court uflljjiils. Kckols is under indictment, but' is being bold by New York officials h'ho have refused to release him. Indian Race Increases 13,500 in Ten Years. (By tin- A kooI.ii i'il Preaa.) Washington, Nov. V 22. The Indian race, is not a dying tone. E. B. Mer rlt, Assistant Indian Commissioner savs the H40.'.)1T Indians now in the United UteaiwpaitfiTieeease'iwf- approximately 18,500 ovr the num ber ten years ago. The increase has been brought about tho assistant commissioner says. by improved housing condttioils antl increased hospital and medical faelli ties. There are 7.N hospitals at the In diau Service 150 physicians. SI nurses antl 70 field matrons, the latter visit ing tho homes of Indians to Improvi living conditions. 'We are educating ill our Indian schools and in the public schools ol the country tiO.Otm Indian children." Mr. Merrlt says, "and are asking for increased appropriations with u view of ultimately placing every Indian child ofw school age in school, on I hi theory that education, industry and sanitary living conditions aro the so lutions of the Indian problem. Mexicans Turning to American Furni tttre. iBy the Aaaoclated Preaa.) Brownsville, Tex.. Nov. 22. The Mexican people, especially those re siding near the border, are becoming "Americanized" rapidly so far as their furniture purchases are concern ed. A few years ago the average Mex ican would turn with disdain from furniture which was devoid of gilt or highly colored trappings, but roday tho Mexican public demands much the same class of furniture as the average American. Ai local furnltinif dealer,' who has a large business in tho towns be tween Matomoros and Monterey re cently called attention to the fact that mission style furniture, and furniture of sombre hue, were displacing the gilt uutl glare of old days. The huge canopied beds, whose brlghtTColored curtains and gilded and carved "woodwork "ere once the tiritle of the Mexican home are becoming curiosities in northern Mexico, the people having loariiou Dy experience; that the plain iron beds of American manufacture are far more comfortable on but nights. The window and porch boxes in which the flowers grew so lovety dur ing the warmer nionths can Still be kept attractive ay using evergreens in them now. The $15,000 bond of William O. Hay- wood, convicted l. w. w. leaner, has ' been ordered forfeited and deputies oruenti io euiiici me uuuua. m.j vuuu fled lo Itussla ami has never returned, $10.00 REWARD. In nn effort to pr the various streets vent accidents on where Improve- ment work Is being tlone we are put ting up barricades and also have on display a red lantern. The public has been disregarding these signs antl Is constantly using the streets which fact dm?H great damage to the paving, to say nothing of the inconvenience given the contractors. By throwing tlown barricades and removing the lanterns lives and property of the public is en - dangered, and a reward of TEN DOL-, Le US Is offered fr the apprehension and conviction of any one guilty of re- moving a lantern or throwing down a luirrleade ' BLTTHE BROTHERS, 21-2t. Contractors, McHarge Not to Be Tried ThisTerm of Rowan Court Sallatmry. Nor 22 The Uar flrai of IQartlaaaaa a soaa of thl rity have beea ai played to npreaeat lie Mi Marge, who la nider Indietaieat ftir Brat ikkiee anrdar In conneHlan with the alaylaff f Def"ty Sheriff Will Pniuat. of I 'aitarme eawaty, a Inst Ftidav nlchi M Kannapolis. II t.- aan h.4ri:ttfs ui:o l fUMlW FVKRKST Inptaiii l lorh I ells Knial artiihirtil Srlej That Manikins Assisted la Kreathlna. Lundm, Nor. 22.- -Cigarette smoking al high altitndM supplies in im porttunl nhyairal atimulas, acconling to the testimony of Captain G. J. F.nrh of the Moun- Everest expedi tion. Speaking tonight at a meeting of the Koynl Geographical Society, ha said that at , i feet no he found li Kemp Is t bribe suffered from lack if air unless ha kept his mind on the tpicstion of breathing. He had thirty c gareite.t with him. and as a measure of desperation lie lit one. After deeply in haling the smoke he and his companions- found they could take their mind off the question of breathing ai together. I'r liably the smoke act- d as an irritant and took the place of car'aon dioxide, in which the blood was deficient at these high altitudes. Tho 'effect of a cigarette lasted at least three hours, and when the sup ply of c garettcs was exhausted they had 'recourse to oxygen, which enabled them t y have their first sleep at this great altitude. Professor Haldane said the effect of cigarette smoking was probably dpe to ' carbon monoxide In the smoke, as it was possib'e that a little oarbon monoxide nt such altitudes would buck up. FIRST WITNESS BEFORE , SOMERSET t.KANO JI'KY In the Investigation of Hie Hall-Mills curred from the use of open lights, nf Murder Case. tor the mine management had knowl- Summervllle, N. J Nov. 22 (By the j edge of the existence of explosive gas Associated Press) .Mrs. Emma Vor- j in the mines, and by not employing a bees, who is said to hnve heard shots ; sufficient number of lire bosses to fired on, the Phillips farm about 10 make the proper Inspection antl by o'clock the night of the Hall-Mills 1 falling to provide means for conduct murder, was the, first witness today ing sufficient ventilation to the work- before Somerset County grand jury which is investigating the crime. ! Sneoiiil tlenntv Attorney General i MottNiind other prosecutors held a hriel eonlerence. heiore the jury con vened, fit was indicated thai evidence' to lie presented today would he to fabliau tike motive Xor Jths abytmts. .. Si'.mmervtlle, Nov: v: 22 State au - thorities invsstigating the junta lewm mifrtler case, who are believed to have built their case arround the story as told by Sirs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser. I had begun to get Into the essentials of , their evidence la-fore the Somerset county grand jury adjourned for ils. noon recess. On the stand for the greater part of an hour wus George Sipel, cattle deal- ; cr, who was ushered into the case as ; a witness ai the last moment. THf cnTTHN MARK FT ( OTTONMARKh I First Prices Steady ftut Iom 12 to 83 Points Lower. (Br the Aaaoelated Psa.) New York, Nov. 22. The cotton market was influenced by disappoint- ing Liverpool .n'iilseB at the opening to - tlay and first prices were steady but from 12 to 23 points lower. Cotton futures opened steady. ie.o. 25:20: Jan. 25:1S; 25 :() ; July 24 :tiS. March 25:20: May More Homes Needed For Boys During Conference. The hospitality committee of the Older Bovs' conference, are still work ing hnrd for homes in Which to en-, tertnin the two hundred delegates mar are expected to the conference. This conference is going to be one of the outstanding events of the year and the people of Concord cannot afford to fall down in their hospitality to the vis iting boys. Everywhere over the state, where those conferences are be ing held, the people are gladly throw ing open theier homes to the boys. The entertainment will consist of lodging and mtvils from Friday even ins until Monday forenoon. Anyone who can entertain one or more of these bovs is reiiuo3tetl to cnll the Yr. M. C. A. land let the management know. They w-ill appreciate it. Y Team to Play Charlotte Friday mgm. The Highland Bark Five, one of the fastest teams In Charlotte, will play the local Y on Friday night of this week. This team Is coached, by E. ( Fish ) Marsh, one of the best players the Charlotte Y has ever produced. Marsh is also a player with the team ntiit will lie soon In notion Friday This j ,,.. ,.,,. tllo ..hamntonshln i i ho rimr0fte last year and !(.onlPf prepared to give the locals the i,ttle of their young lives. Ail of the nwil ,,0VH lire , ffie pink of ,.ontli- lion ami are ready to give all they have. That a red-hot battle will lie slaved Is certain. The eatuo will start i promptly- at 8 o'clock anil a toeord .........h ih i0hod foi i Theater In Austria Turned Over to 'Actors. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) J Salzburg, Atisjrla, Nov. 1. The municipal theater of Salzburg has lieen turned over to Its, staff, actors, musicians, stage hands and all, to he run as a co-operative concern. The , city has advanced a loan as working capital. The experiment is Interesting Vienna in view of a report that the government's new financial reform plan will compel the Grand Opera and . the State Drama Theater, both world ; famous and always subsidised, to place themselves on a sen-supporting dssis. who la la the Buwaa l onely jail here, appear to be Uadlaraa( aa to what I. done, aad whether he reeorera from hit alx ballet waaawta or wot ULa taitloo today appeared to lie -sue what unproved. The navllrtoo of the amiwd in. in will not b linpniTCd .itthi leotlv to penalt of hla trial at this ae-attoo f natn rooTHAI.I. GAME AT MI.I.SHI RV SAT! RDY ( kariotle and AaheviUe High Sehaol learns la Meet, (r the iirlatea Pfiaa. Salisbury. Nv. 22. The fnntlnll elevens of the Charlotte and the Ashe villo high school- ctuuaetiug for hon ors in western North (hrnliaa. will cln-h hero nel Sat unlay In the semi finals of the. championship series, ac cording to a decision reached here last night, when the offlcinls of the victo rious wester team met here with K 11. Itaukin. 1'nlverslty Extinsloo ae re inry. The winners of the Shelby-Monroe game in Charlotte toilny playing og the tie, will niis't Greensboro Highs on Saturday at Oavidson College as the neutral battle ground. Tho victors of Issrh contests Satur day will meet in tho Hauls for the. honors of western North Carolina the alitor part of next week. HELD RESPONSIBLE T FOR UAH EXPLOSION I Coroner's Jury Holds Mine Manage I ment Responsible For Death of 77 Men. (Br the Aaaoclated Preaa.) Ramesboro, Pa., Nov. 22. The man agement of the Retlly Collerles Co. mine No. 1, nt Spangler, was Held re sponsible lor the gas explosion in tho underground workings on Noveinlier 0, last, when 77 men met death, in tho coroner's Jury verdict returned hero early today. The explosion, the jury hold, "oc- ing forces in tho mines. 'l'tt TUIUMS' affliPlJUW WESTERN THRACE The Demand Is Opposed by the Greeks, ,1 ti go-Slavs and Roumanians. X . Miu"T:. t'li.. L'JT-ltrt Lausanne, Nov. 22 (By the Assocl "' , , ' Vn. disposition oi wesieio nonce came i ,. - , - ... .. .,... (icnnireiv oeiore uif uumciw iu.m,. when Ishmet Pasha presented to the commission on military and territor ial matters the Turkish claim to all the territory embraced within her frontiers of 1013. M. Yeiiizelos for Greece. Immediate ly opposed tho claim and was gup ported by tho .lugo-Slavs and Rotmnin lans, who favored maintaining the Mnrltsa River as the western bound ary of Turkey in Europe, and agreed ! with liiiu that there should not. even g , (le(,ille Hl(. SOVWei,r. ty of tho disputed territory, as Ismet suggested. j yyOMAN ON HUNGER STRIKE . Hopes Thus to Win Back the Lost Love . 0f Her Husband. i , ny the Aaaoelated I'reaa.i i skowhegan, Maine, Nov. 22. Mrs. j Hiitton, of this place, now ls in the second week of a "hunger strike" undertaken, she announced, in the hope of winning back the affections of her husband, who has brought suit for divorce. Neighbors who called to tlav aKthe farmhouse where the woman lives alone, said the strain of hunger ami cold was becoming apparent in her appearance. The husband who lives on' an ad joining farm refused to discuss his wife's actions. Armed Bandits Rob Posioffice Motor Truck. my tbc Aaaueiated Praa.) Chicago, Nov. 22. Armed bandits early today held up and robbed a postofflce motor truck carrying air mall matter at Checkerboard flying field, for transfer to a mail plane, kidnapped the, truck driver and escaped, i The robbery occurred more than three miles west of the central post office. Wni. Hogan, driver of the mail truck was kidnapped by the robliers. ti ...1 .... 1.,.... .1... V,v,.frl llOKiio luiircu op mici .... ."c ........ irlntUlK Slllplliall today. Side, several miles from the scene of , M()gt of tne ouii,jngs being erectetl the holdup antl reported that the ban- now are for i)U8ineg8 purposes, said dlts had jumped him out and escaped Hie eommiggioner, and although an ln wlth the truck containing 450 pounds CJ.ea8e has beea 8nown n the construo of air mall, mostly registered mail of of honBeg there stlli ex,,ts a the highest class, destined for ' west- hoHf(inB snortne ern points. Expected Demonstration of Unemploy ed Doc Not Materialize. London, Nov. 22 (By the Associated Press). The demonstration by the un-1 employed which morning uevvspapers, Muetrto'i;; were expected to assemble on the em- blmkment and try to beat their way to Downing Street to enter their de - mand for an audience with Mr. Bonar Iw was missing and none of the small number of demonstrants who gathered showed any pronounced In cllnatlon to challenge the authority of the police. See that the house for your live stock are In good repair for the win ter. They need ctmifortable, sanitary ouarttrs and will nav vou well for tho little time and expense. PRISOHPOPULATIOM PI II 0 "' ,,ry ft ' Number of Persona Held To talled 163389. According to Figures Announced by the Census Bureau Today. THE INCREASE WAS ABOUT 10,000 This Was 13.1 Per Cent Increase From July 1, 1917, to July 1, 1922, Went From 140,186 to 150,131. (By tke Aaawctataa Prean.i Washington. Nov. 22. The priaini Imputation of the I'nited States, in cluding chain and mad gnngs, ami wo men ...nun in cd to religious or charita ble institutions, in. i-oas.il from lUi.lMri July 1. 1017. to 1.VI.1S1 on July L 1022, the Census Bureau announced today. Including women in such Institu tions, and chain ami mail gangs for which figures were compiled July 1, 1022, the numlier of jstsoiis in tho country awaiting trial, serving sen tonees, or hold as within that date, to talled ltm.KWl. of whom 5,540 were in the Federal penitentiaries : 7,(!S in il04 state prisons: 44.2SI iu 2.451 coun Ity penal Institutions: 12.717 in 2IXJ chain or road gangs in .certain South ern states; 21,035 In 1319 city institu tions: and 1,041 women In 24 relig ions or charitable institutions. Theso figures, it was saitl, wore gathered as a preliminary to a complete decennial i-onsns of prisoners, to lie taken in 1928. A rate of Increase of 13.1 per cent, was noted in Federal and stnte prisons combined, ami tho ratio of federal prisoners lo each 100,000 popu lation increased from 3 In 1017 to 5.1 in 1022: while tho corresponding ra-I tlo for state prisoners Increased from 72.4 to 74,5. The combined total, which wrts believed to la complete, was placed at 74,400 in 1017, as com pared with 84.213 in 1022. SIMMONS MAY BE LEADER North Carolina Senator Is Favored for Minority Head. Washington. D. '.. Nov. 22. Indi cations all point to the selection of Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, as minority leader when newly oloct- Own" otunes into oxlatenco. Tho. (eatgnation or senator unaevwt nderWood from that position does not become op erative until after March 4. A large numlier of returning Dem ocratic Senators today seemed much pleased to learn that Simmons Is will ing to accept the position, which is irksome and Involves a great deal of routine work. Many of them predict ed his selection, thereby indicating their intention of supporting him. Although the group of Sonalors friendly to former President Wilson were inclined to favor Itohinson, of Arkansas, for the leadership, it is 1? lievetl now that Simmons will prove equally acceptable to- that faction, as he stood by WHson as President. II. S. Oil Industry Started 'From 25 Barrel Well. CBr the Aaaoclated t'laaa.) Chicago, Nov. 22. The American oil industry of today, including 275,000 wells producing 1,500,000 barrels of oil dally, started w(th one well producing 25 barrels "a day, acordlng to the Am erican Petroleum Institute. Col. Edwin L. Drake, a pioneer in the oil Industry, brought In the first producing Veil in 1850 near Titusvllle, Pa. At the time the well was put to tho pump, the world was using fats and. greases for illuminating and lub ricating piu'iiosos anil tho automobile was unknown. Today upwards of 11,000.000 auto mobiles ami thousands of tractors, oil burning ships, airplanes, submarines, motor-boats and portable engines do IH'iid on oil nnd Its products for pow er and lubrication, the institute esti mates. Not Much Surplus Labor In North Carolina. (Br the Aaanelated Preaa.) Rnleigh, N. C, Nov. 22. With con struction work showing a decided in- i.i'pnao there is not much snriilos In bm. , North Cnr()iinHi according to a utitnm.nt liv I '.mnnissi.mer .if Labor . . " . ' . In the small surplus of labor. It was 1 stated, clerical workers and draymen show the largest percentage. (jrwtt inereaw, in Use of Soft Drinks. JB tb AMKK,latrd lrrMt ) e Nov. 22.-North e88lon8 Indicated the soft drink manm j inaustry ha 'experienced !" increase in business during tho I lmHJt 5 . ... . . Th t delegation from thlsstate was to have been the largest at the convention. The party was headed by F. L. Johnson, secretary of the state, association, who resides at Statesvllle, The condition of Mrs. W. T. Klutta' Is very much Improved today, accord ing to a report from Salisbury. Mrs. Kluttz has boon gravely 111 for more. than a week past. a