North Carolina Newspapers

YW The Concord Daily Tribune !3t VOLUME XXI!. iii ii CONCORD. N C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1922 NO 2M CLARENCE RIDENHOUR ELECTED PRESIOEUT Of Older Boys' Conference of Fourth N. C. District Other Officers Chosen Fri- - day Afternoon. BANQUET HELD AT Y FRIDAY NIGHT Proved Very Interesting. With More Than 200 Pres entNoted Speakers at Morning Session. With n.-:irl two hundred rpgtxt ra tion) In-and with Mill others coming iu Mm I he Fourth Annual Oilr Boys' Conference began in full hlssl Friday afternoon. The features jif the afternoon were the election (if offi cera and nn address by E. M. HiaT iuhii. The evening mis featured liy n hi laiHpiet nt the. Y. M. ('. A, ill which the hoys were officially welcom ed, uiul addressed hy W. H. Morris, M)troolitun General Secretary of the Y. M. V. A., Baltimore. Md. , Key. W. A. Jenkins led the devotion al ieriHl nt the opening semiinii ami t hu ala..ll,.i. ..f ..H. ...4 Clarence Kidenhour, IwMtor known aiming the boya as "reamit," waa elect ed President. "Peanut" halls fro,m Concord, and wns Captain of tlie lo cal high siliD.. I eleven dnriiiK the season that has just ended. Aa Pres ident of the Conference he will have almost the entire responsibility of ru inline the Conference, ami together with his associate officers will assume entire charge of everything. Other officers elected were: Ralph Bullnrd, Charlotte Vice President. .lames Goodson, Sallahnry Secre tary. Clarence Burns, YViiistnh-Saleni As sistant Secretary. Mr. E. M. IIofTuinn. Comrannlty Sec retary of the V. M. C. A. at Salisbury, waa the speaker Friday afternoon. Ilia subject waa "What Will Yon Uet Ont of the Conference?" Hia talk waa yery practical, and he outlined the heat ways to get the most out of the conference. At the evening session, more than tWo hundred gathered around the ban quet table In the Y. H. C. A. Kyinnnn iiuu. Mr. A. V Hnitaet! tawnfe.! ...UaJ... am' .w, t--'''. .ami)) i e. . r . Nitdock, I'resldent Of the V. M.l. wan very ipuei again loiiay. mere O. A., extendetl tlie welcome from the V. M. C. A. Hon. h. T. Uartsell pre sented the welcome fmm the. school board, and "Peanut" Kidenhour ex tended the welcome from the Hoys. One of the features of the banquet wna the singing of Mr. ileum, a trav eling man who has been In Concord for several da"ys. Mr. Heflin has a wonderful baritone voice, and toReth- er with his pleasing personality, made quite a hit with the boys; His ren dition of Mother Machree was especial ly pleasing. He was accompanied by Miss Nell Herring. Mr. W. H. Morriss, of Baltimore. Metropolitan General Secretary of the V M. C. A., made the principal ad dress of the evening. He spoke on passing the torch, taking up the re siKinsibllitles and opportunities left the present generation by the men of old carrythg on and making good, ami then passing the torch on to those with whom we come in contact and to those who come after us. ) Mr. A. K. Harris was Chairman of the banquet conimitte.e Mrs: Man-is, assisted by several other ladies, and a. number of younger girls, served the banquet . ' The delegations were all introduced nnd made responses. Rev. Tom Lawrence led the singing, while an orchestra composed of Miss Margaret Hartsell, Messrs. McNiven, McLemore, and McCaakill furnished some excelent music. The third session was held this morning at the Central Methodist Church. A aong service, led by Rev. T. N. Ijawrence, opened the session and de- O) i)..) 1 AVM).U)U l,wl I... II..,- 1 . )V))UIK). L..U) I ( CV ,,)))- 111) ),) ),) ). ) ). A. Tbomaa. "The Torch, An Emblem of Service," was the subject of an other fine address by Mr. Morris, and .after his address the conference heard with interest a talk by C. C. Poindex ter, gun rd oh the Carolina footl.a 11 team, who spoke on "Moral Value of Athletics." This talk was followed by live mlnlute talks on "Father and Son Banquet," 'Our Hi-Y Club," apd' "Our Snnday Meeting for Boys," which were made by local delegates to the conference. James Enrd, of Kaariapolls, spoke Interestingly on "Our Employed Boyn' Brotherhood," and after this line talk the conference heard with unusual in terest Mrs. T. W. Blckett, of Raleigh. - At noon today a lunch was served the delegates at the Y, the lunch be ing provided by the Concord Rotary . and Ktwanls Clubs. The afternoon session will be devot ed to a basketball tournament, the teams placing representing the various schools in toe cities in .wnicn rney live. Tonight the following program will be observed, the "sessions to be held in Central Graded School beginning at 7:30 o'clock. .Song Service Tom Lawrence Tievotlonal Period Rev. G. W. Rol lins, McGIU Street Baptist Church Address: "You Are Bearers of the Torch," George W. Fisher, Industrial Secretary, Winston-Salem, N. C. Addreaa: "Torch Bearing," Alton C. Roberts, Ashevllle Farm School, N. O. The sixth session will ! held on Sunday arid the delegates, will attend church services with their hosts or In groups. AIXlDCNtS ( A at Dnuhs Trli amis rati mt mn. Wa.htitduu. lw 2 (lanital N-w rrr '). Tfce imrmt IVtuu itnVv bsllHls. which pn-Mu at a I bales for ItSI, In the tblrn f..nr Htatra report Ib. afcawa that Jo IBS mm, wouien 4 rtoikire Umt their II wn throujrh srchWajfs which cannot be best to br uuprrvtiiiahle It U pol iKiinted ait In the National Cap ital that lbs nvtioun. I of Me h ubolemile killings b enormous, an tun t tar bow cnsaei vstlve the Bgsits are which rater into mtih islculattona Mursjanliig that (bp average eamtiiK ol each of the killed ix-ople waa or wonld event naUy be at the rate of one ihou aaad dollar a year, and that the life expectancy of all those who tbna died waa (ait ten yeara each, and the ener tnona total of $10t),otKI.Uun Is reat -bed aa the earning power wiped out by automobile im Idents In SBAJsat. Niitloual campaigns are undertaken in the intei itn of stamping ont tuber culosis., iiincer. anil other diseases which yearly slay their thnumnda. None of Ihein. It "la pointed out among legislators In nsutngtnn, who s-e in .iutoinol.il)' accident a wholly cura ble canker in the body politic, are more deadly than the improperly, cure- leaaly. or driyikenly ilrlven mail vehi cles. The accidents caused by them thus, take a place aide by side with he oilier plagues against which so ciety Is at war. Miss OI.IVA STONE TRIKI) TO COMMIT Sl'KTDK Acquittal Slayer of Rills Klnkead Una Been Brooding uver Killing or the "Only Man She leaved." Illy Ih AnaaHatfS I'rran.l New York, lee. 2. Miss Olivu M. T. Stone.X acquitted slayer of Ellla (3uy Kiiikenil, former corporation counsel of CtnNnnatI, who tried to end her life last night by swallowing poison, waa somewhat improved today lint her con dition Still is regarded critical. Sue told hospital officials her act was prompted by her failure to recover her licanae as a trainvd nurse and neeanae. she hnaided over the Killing of the "only person I had to live for." She insisted she was not sorry she had killed Kinkend, and said she would do it again if she. had to. "I killed him lavnnse 1 loved him," she said. ' Miss Stow practically was without funds. TIIE COTTON MARKET Opening Decline of 3 to 11 Points But Fairly Steady Around 35 Cents For Jtmiary. (Br tte Aaaorlatcd Prraa.) JfeULrXiiUalaW. The toll on mar- ) rz.".. ' . . . x r5 - appenieil to lie a littfe Southern sell- ltlK and some further liquidation which accounted lor an opening decline of 8 to 11 points but the market was fair ly steady around 25 cents for Jan- nary during the early trading on cov ering for over the week-end. Cotton futures opened steady: De cember 24.1M1; January 25.(10: March 24.00; May 24.00; July 24.50. Closed Steady. New-'ork, Dec. 2. The cotton mar ket closed steady : December 24.40 ; January 24.00; March 25.05; May 24.03; July 24.03. PRINCE ANDREW OF GREECE WILL BE TRIED Charged With Having Disobeyed Order Of the Greek General Staff 111 Asia Minor. Athens, Dec. 1 (By the Associated Press). An announcement published today by order of the revolutionary leaders states that the hearing of the charges against. Prince Andrew will le begun tomorrow (Saturday) instead of Monday! the date originally fixed. Prince Andrefor, brother of former King CoiWtantine, who commanded a division in Asia Minor, has been held a prisoner here ' since shortly after the Greek. disaster on a charge of hav ing disolieyed orders of the Greek gen eral staff. SERIOUS GREEK COUNTER REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK British Flag Raised as Result of In dignation Over Executions. Rome. Dec. 2 (By the Associated Press). A serious Greek counter rev olutionary outbreak has occurred ln Patras and Mlasolonghi on the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, and on the Island of Corful where the Brit ish fla-g la reported to have been i-ais- ed aa the. result of indignation over the Greek executions, aaya a message received here from Athena today. With Our Advertisers. Don't let your' surplus Ifunds He Idle. Deposit them in the Citizens Bank and Trust Company and they will work for yon. The C, & L. Battery and Klectrlc Co. can give you service on your Dodge Car. In a new ad. today he Dove-Bost Co. enumerates some of the specials it is offering. , v A new, bright gas range in your kitchen will mean les work and more cleanliness, aaya Concord & Knnnapo lis Gas Co. In new ad. Hoover Thinks Harding Will Run Agafar. . Palo Alto, Cal., Dec. 1. The republi can presidential candidate in 1024 "ob viously will be Warren G.' Harding," Secretary of -Commerce Herbert C. Hoover said in an Interview at his home, here today. "Moreover, by that time (1024)," Mr. Hoover said, "the public will be highly appreciative or the progressive character of the policies that wllLhnre, brought ihls country through the re construction period." A smelting work in Japan lamsts of a chimney OTaTfeet high, which Is only an fnaf lium Minn the fnmniN Ancundnt ( Mont.) stack, the talleat ln the world, A $2,000,000 EIRE FRIDAY AT NEW BERN Five to Six Hundred denccs or Business Houses, Warehouse, Two Churches and Factory Destroyed. 500 THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT Conflagration Swept More Than a Score of Blocks One life of Negress Was Only Fatality. (Br tk A mm laird Trtmm.) New Bern, Dec. 2. Although an ab- aoiutely accurate account of yester day's. Arc loss Is still impossible. Mayor Kdward Clark Mated at 2 o'clock this afternoon that In bis opinion, and (but of other iifticlals of the city, .between 7(H) ami 1,000 separate dwellings and business establishments hml laen bnru ed to the ground The mayor also said the number of hone less would approximate 3,0(10 ami might run even higher. Mr. Clark said further that the. financial loss would be close to $2, 500.000. isew Bern. (ec. J A total property loss esiumiieu at .'.oiiu,iaai. me iip atruction of from live to aix hundred residences, or business houses, wnn- housca, two churches and a factory, in addition to throwing approximately 500 men opt of employment, was the toll Inflicted Upon New Bern yesterday by the Are which swept more thun a score of blocks. One life, that of an aged negreaa, was the only fatality, al though a score or more of persons suf fered from burns. It is estimated that 2,500 persons were rendered homeless by the fire. The blnae swept a wide patlh al most through the. center of the city. It started in Kilarmouic Street, and swept inward almost in a straight Hue until It hit George Street, being bound ed on 'one side by (Jncen Street, and on the other by Court and Dunn streets On the south side of Cedar Grove cemetery Jt swept along for a block on New Street. On the oppo site side it roared into Pasteur Street, sweeping through that district as far as Crescent. Leaping over the I'nion station and the block of bouses on (irlttith Street, the Humes destroyed ...!. do'. i K9MM!"ty m I"1 vaiur front, including Ihree large warehouses and one residence. ' Tlie tire was brought under control on Crescent Street when the wind, which had been blowing gate like through. ail the (lay, died down about 9 o'clock last night. The approach of dawn today saw pitiful groups of shivering Individuals rendered homeless by the fire, prod ding among the still smoldering em bers, finding here and there some metal objects which had escaped de struction, and gazing hopelessly at the scene of desolation about them. Throughout the night many of them walked the streets refusing aid from other citizens, although the greater number had beeii provided sleeping quarters In public buildings and pn vate homes. Three details of Battery D. 117th Field Artillery did patrol service drtr ing the night, watching the hundreds of piles of household goods heaped on streets in various sections of the city, There was no disorder of any kind and no theft of any nature been re ported up to this morning. One person, a negro woman, lost her life in the tire. This woman, neigh bors say, was 105 years old, and re sided on Cedar street, near George, When the onsweeping flames reached that section of the city she was evi dently forgotten by those about' her and left to her fate. After the flames had passed over that Mock the char red lwdy wa,s found. Fire departments rronr--vnsMngton and Kinston, which undoubtedly pre vented considerably morp. damage be ing done, returned to their homes late last night. k United States Senator Simmons was in touch lust night with Gen. Bowley, commander at Fort Bragg, and an nounced this morning that the com manding' officer of the camp had in formed him that a barge supply of tents, cots, mattresses, blankets and other' equipment would leave that place today in charge of two officers and twelve men and would arrive here before nightfall. It is also understood similar sup plies will be brought here from Camp Glenn, near here. The negro "population of New Bern suffered to a greater extent than the whites, and ' it is estimated 1.400 of them have lost their homes and all possessions. Near.the zone where the fire started, most otV the houses de ;rtroyed we.re owned by the negroes themselves, and very few of them car ried any Insurance. Mayor Edward Clark hag issued a call for the leaders of the' negroes to meet at the. City Hall today When mat ters pertaining .to relieving tlieir dis tress will be taken up. AU of the church societies of the city including every denomination, both white and black, the Salvation Army, local chapter of Bed Cross and other organizations are furnishing the victims of yesterday's, devotrtatlon with food. General Metts Sends Cots and Equip - ment. Raleigh, Dee. 2. lo response to an appeal from the secretary of the New Hern Chamber of Commerce, Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts this afternoon I la sending a targe number of cots and I iHim- noiilnmarlt foe the use of neraonR made homeless by the fire, at New t pi.rrn ki St. Un-Cara by MNlh .a U IV Urariai raMi. I a air rear m. Washington, lr ' i,-n . rated yaUaraajr mt the organisation of thr "pnajraastat" hfr in Caw's wars declared tarns. . to br V.giau tbe and sot aaUhrn. ln rr40lnti..ns adopted today atfrnoml pubih- eon MM Senator LaFollnttf republican, of Wisconsin, wbo W.tc representative Hmldleaton. denMMMt Alabama, tailed the conference. Jaal n the cus(c of the "peoples lefMttivc service" pro si d over (he fatfcotln? today wi.Uh was attended by airfVc than 10U mem -trt of Congreoa. gov-rnms and other leasers. RepreaMie Woodruff, re publican, of Wcsfcflii. was elected wrc.tary .f the coherence. -. bi.-h will close with a dinner tonight. The ffrst resolution adopted by the convention dcclunai that the move ment was non-paftisa n" and, would devote Itself. to "iiislderntion of de vising methods and means for co-operation and support af the general legislative program adopted ypaterdnv Uiy the new pnaBMilie Congn-slonal bloc. At the siiggeafjiai of Represent a five Gompers. of tpo American Fed eration of Labor, the resolutions bud lippn amended to 4lare tlie move ment "non-partisan" histoid of "iion lailitical." In oK-nlng the cotifereiicp ns chair man of the peoples legislative phases, Senator I .a Toilette an id the time ap I -oared opiHirtuiH' for (lie progressive movement, and that there setnna to be a mandate growing out of the elec- j lion ror a movemeut lo "advance the interests of the people." The organi zation yesterday of Hie new IiIih- was "the greatest and SUost encouiiiglug thing" in his experleii . DKNBY LAUDS MASONRY Secretary of Navy Baps Secret Orders With Political Ends. 7 Washington. Dee. 8. I Capital News Herviea). in a speorh made In the NlitionV Capital before a mass meet ing in the interest of a new Masonic Temple. Secretary of the Navy Den by praised the .Masonic Order and ox-' pressed himself aa being happy to lie long to it, liocnuse of its principles ol toleration and patriotism. Secretary Denby took the opportunity to 'criti cise secret orders wbi. h aim nt rellg ioua intolerance, and imrflcularly those which put anytliing higher thifn allegiance to county. He said in pa rt : 'Certain forma of secret organiza tions apiairently are 'designed to super sede law and enforce,. I heir will. Noth ing more dangerous jlo the continued menial and aplrltnn(4ienlh'nf the He public conld well be conceived than such societies. The fundamental law of what we term a 'law-abiding coun try,' ia. isil must be, obedience to law. When any community or bony of men or women within a cmnmunity disre gard the orderly processes of (he law, a blow is struck at the roots of the ltepublic. "In this country any secret order, no matter how harmless its secrets may la?, which invades the realm of politics and strives to control the des tinies of our country, or the govern ment of our States and cities, is ob jectionable. There is no room in i free country such as ours, for persona who wish to combine in secret and take oats that compel them to act in concert in matters governmental. Free dom to vote without external restraint is as clear ia right as freedom to vote in secret. A man's franchise is his own, no more to he sworn away than to la sold away." i Women In London lireatly Outnumber Men. (Correspondent of Associated Press.) London, Nov. 8. A record increase in the number of females, as com pared with- nial.es, in the city of Lon don during the last year is shown in the census figures. In the interval be tween the census of 1911 and that of 1921 thai female excess in London rose from 1,127 to 1.165 as compared with 1,000 males. -J In aotual figures the females ex cess in London is 341,365, an increase in ten years of 72,362. The effect of tha war on the female population is shown by the fact that nearly 26,000 of this Increase, or about 36 per cent, is accounted for by widows. While the enumerated population of London fell nearly one per c?nt during this period, widows increased in number to 12 per cent. Although there was a considerable increase in the numb?r of persons 'be tween the ages of ninety-live and one hundred ln this period, the cen tenarians fell from twenty, five males and fifteen females, to sixteen six males und ten females. Farm Demonstration Agents to Meet. (By rh SaaoelataS Preaa.i Raleigh, N. C, llec. 2. A meeting of county fnrm demonstration agents of North Carolina lrom DecemlKir &tu to December 15th, has been called by H. W. KilL'orc. director of the state agricultural extension service. 1'he seslon will be held at the state college of agriculture and will be In the nature of a short course for tne agents, It was stated. Home demon stration agents win meet witn tne farm representatives on Decemlier 7, 8 and . In Detroit an alleged murderer was ai rested whle calmly shaving himself with the same razor with which ne ts le i charged' with having slashed his wife' to death a half hour befofe. The raising of sheep promises to be come in the near future one of the leading industries of the Province of New Brunswick. Bern. Adjutant General Metis snid j he as Informed by Ihe secretary that Ihe number of homeless was growing hourly. I H.IM nnrnruTn ninnnrn pits of fajm mmmh its riuinn rnn ifinnun Rep. of Keller in a Statement Formal Charges, SeU Out 14 Reasons for Asking for Impeachment. COMMITTEE WILL HEAR THE CASE Mr. Keller Says He Can Prove Mr. Daugherty is "Guilty of Serious Miscon duct in Office." (Br h Aaanrlnlrd Frraa.l Washington. Dec. 2. A statement of foraial charges by Representative Kel- h-r. republican, of Minnesota, setting forth fourteen siMiilic grounds on which he seeks the liuis-achnient of Attorney General Dtniglierty. has lieen submitted to the judiciary cianmittee which meets next Monday to consider the charges. Mr. Keller's statement was accompanied by a letter to Chair man Volstead in which he declared the specifications are "set out. ami I am lirepanil to prove thai t lie- said DauglieVty is guilty of serious miscon duct in ottice." and "high crimes and misdemeanors in 14 particulars." Briefly summarized, "the 14 par ticulars" are as follows: "1. A wilful and deliberate attempt to paralyze and destroy the efforts and activities of the. federal trade ooiri mlssion in its attempts to suppress and punish violations of the anti-trust laws: by continued and deliberate re fusal to prosecute such violations. t "2. A willful ami delilierate refus al to prosecute the violations of the anti-trust laws that were called' to his al'ciilion supported by testimony taken under oath by the New Vork state joint legislative committee on bousing; "8. A willful and deliberate refusal to prosecute the violations of the anti trust laws thut were called to his at tention, supported by testimony nnd evidence, by the United States Senate committee on reconstruction and housing : ' "4. A willful and delilierate fail ure nnd refusal to enforce the statutes of tlie I'nlted States passed by i-lin-gress for the protection of life and limb of citizens engaged in linvul; "5 "-The dismissal CrtttaWrfm' in Ihe department of justice of a faith ful and efficient employe who bad been engaged in investigating war fraud cases. 'Hi. Allowing persons to remain In Ihe employ of the department of jus tice after it had been proved that such persons are guilty ot Having accepted fees to represent those charged by the department of justice with violations of the federal statutes in cases upon Which the said employes had been en gaged. 7. The perversion of the legiu pro cesses of tbe United States for the purpose of instituting action for which there was not justification at the time of its presentation and the demanding from the courts as against private individuals processes of court subversive of those rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press und peaceable assembly. "8. Flagrant anil bold favoritism in the administration of justice on behalf of corporal lon, companies nnd indi viduals owTted or controlled by or af filiated with the banking house of J. B. Morgan and company ". The use of fraud and deceit practiced upon former President Wil liam Howard Taft in order to obtain the release from a Federal peniten tiary of C, W. .Morse, under the pre text that Morse was ill ; upon the fail ure of the said Morse to pay to Dougherty's associate in the pardon nroooedines an agreed fee, and after the said Daugherty became attorney general of the United States, tne pros titution of his high ofllce to purposes of personal revenge by securing un in dictment of the said Morse and other directors of a corporation nnd of at torneys for the corporation en a charge of violating Federal laws and by fail ing to seek the indictment of other directors of the saidcorporutlon equal ly guilty with Morse of the alleged of fense, if any, and by failing to seek the indictment of another attorney equally guilty with the attorneys in dicted, which other attorney is in the enmlov of the department ot justice -10 The willful diversion of pub lic funds for an alleged purpose through the employment, -of agents in the bureau of Investigation of tlie de partment of justice to shadow mern Im'is of the House and Senate who had criticized his conduct on tlie floor1 of Congress; . "11. The Derverslon of the proces ses of Jrartiee and the administration of the department of justice through the undue, influence exercised upon the attohiey general by one Thomas B. Felder, former legal associate of the said Harry M. Daugherty in the Morse case, and others. "12. Continuing submission to the Influence of corporations and individu als of great wealth and power In the administration of justice and the de liberate conniving at the lotting vt one I , i ii ..Mar,,., nt the United . . . Kit rut'i i --i i if 11 1 States by America by refit-Ung, at the behest and demand of the -Standard" OH Company of California to in stitute suits to recover for the people of the United States title to lands il legally and fraudulently obtained by the said company; and the recom mendations of the President and the si curing .of secret pardons for weal- thy persons immediately after their convictions of violations of the Blltl- trust laws and of shocking orlniea Eak-Urb. V . lam-. J Pra ufj fauat prtaiocn hare abawa aa a-l an.. dnrme tbr pa at lw luoatsa and g day. North Carolina la -aaasjaask-ally awl ftaatK tally better "IT than mow , any mbsT alate Is the I nhfi ai--I n to a ststrssent isvrd re, BtJ Krank Parker, aariiiilmral etas of the North Carollai and . ...m tttatoa department of agriculture. The reasonable prirea for cotton and looact-o anu lue lairiv guuu .--ki- of tbeae two crop have been largely ! responsible for the favorable condl-j Hons, be stated. Another reason ftiv-j en waa that North Carolina i "not as. 1 nearly a one crop state as might 1 supposed, or even as much o a Iowa. Illinois or Texa which outrank her. sale-men and linkers often com-1 ment on the good financial condition , of the state as shown by their loans. silia and i-olln-tions." said Mr. Parker. This does not mean that the. -state is, flushed, or that farmers an- even able to pay all their dehta. hut that they: are more nearly able to do so than IlioM- of other states. iTli-es ot niriii products nave ai-. wh escaisnl tbe nivages of v. vanced somewhat during the, past two ,,,. d.-strnctlve tire, gathered ia a months after a steady decline which ,.,ss mivtinK t tne court house this resnueo in tne rnrinera pr.aincta ing a purchasing power of lean than two thirds of other commtKlities da a pre-war bais. The steady ndvaiu-e In inanUfacfured products was bound to react on crop prli-es, even if be lated. "Tlie November 15th prices paid to farmer show as follows: Live hogs. $111.2,1. or the Is-si price In IK months: I... ef cattle, $.1.1.1: the highest in 1.1 months; lambs. $S.'J0 ; mill, .11 cents s-r gallon is steady : apples $.'1.(11 per barrel, an increase due to the belter grades or commercial selling: sweel potatoes at K5 cents are on the to boggan. rlpU Ward ; cabbage are quite cheap in the western fall-producing hill counties; haSse hay is averaging aliout $21, or a slight recent improve ment : cotton seed at $4.1.00 per ton is natusally upward, aa is tobacco at 32 cents a pound : eggs have clihed to 43 cents; chickens to 22 and turkeys tot, 31 cents a pound. "This state's corn crop makes up more than 34 per cent, of the total land cultivated',; cotton It! per cent.: wheat 7.3: oats 5; tobacco .1; hay 7; cowpeas 3.0: soy beans almost S; clov er 3, and other crops lesser per cent ages. This indicates a creditable di verisfication and home supply. "Things are not bad in North Caro lina, and they are becoming better," he nld. Southern Co-operative League. Nashville, Tenn.. Dec. 2. Several J hundred delete&.Jbjiye arrived . fg Nasliville to attend a Inree-day meet ing of the Southern Co-operalive League, which has taken thcplace of the former Southern Sociologienl Con gress. Tbe organization is made up of various educational, sociological and civic welfare organizations throughout the South. The officers in charge of the meet ing are Dr. P, P. Claxton, president : Bishop Theodore D. Brattnn. vice president: Gov. C. H. Brough. of Ar kansas, vice-president: Dr. J. P. Mc Connell. chairman of the executive committee: It. T. Wyche. treasurer, and J. E. McCullouch, secretary. Buck's Sale at Coneord Furniture Co. i Mayor Clark in tbe mass meeting ex The Concord Furniture Co. is going ' pressed the deepest appreciation of the (o have a sale of Buck s stoves and I citizens of New Bern as a whole for ranges, to continue for one week. The I the proffers, and stated that the towns sale will begin on Monday, and some would be called upon if New Bern attractive bargains will be offered could not .cope with the situation, while the sale lasts. Governor Offers Aid. In today's paper the company has ai page ad. giving all particulars of the sale. It will pay you to read the ad carefully, and call at the store next week and see some of the line things to be offered. In addition to tbe bargains to bo of fered in stoves and ranges, oven ware Is to be given away free. And you can pay for the goods you purchase in easy payments. against childhood innocence, involving the grossest moral turpitude. "13. The appointing to positions of great importance and large, financial and moral responsibility of men who are untrustworthy, corrupt and dan gerous to the liberties of the people of the United States and knowing at tlie time of such appointments that they were men of such character. "14. Gross favoritism, deliberate re fusal to Prosecute war grafters, fail ure and refusal to recover moneys stolen from tlie treasury of the I nlted States in connect Ion with war frauds." -I New Series Building and Loan Stock Concord Perpetual 69th Series Open Saturday, December 2nd CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK Concord, N. C, and at Kannap- olis, Do you want a good, Safe, Tax Free Investment ? Do you want to Build or Pay For a Home? Then take Stock in This Series. C. W. SWINK " H. t. WOODHOUSE, President Sec. & Treas. P. B. FETZER, Asst. Sec. & Treas. .i.Li.rf m n i,i n !i 'i -i ii AmsMmmT;ai mmmmtum OF BLAZE POUR IN uw" itizens in Mass 1 u rva. ..ii rieoge more im $20,00 for Persons Made Homeless in Fire. OUTSIDE HELP .,, . . ,x r vf XT IS ALoU lilv tiZS D ,. . . Keliet ITain Sent i Tom ray- pfteville and Governor ey,e "n U"Vn?r Morrison UfierS 10 Help in Anv Pncoihlo Wnv ' J USS1U1C tt aj. tk jaaarlalii rrf.i New Bern Dec. 2. Hundreds of N(. Bern's more fortunate citizens nav-,,,., , 9et nlans in motion for tb relief of the 2. .Mai or more while and negro citizens who have been rendered homeless. "Never before In the history of tbe city has there lieen such a demonstra tion of loyalty, patriot ism and unsel fishness." said the editor of a New Bern newsaiier in describing the re Sponse from the citizens for funds for the relief of the homeless. "Put me down for $1,000." "I'll also give a thousand." "Put me down fiw $500." The calls came from ail sections of tlie crowded court risim and in such volume that Harry M. Jacobs had to plead with the assembly for more than five minutes in order to get the people to quiet down und make It possible to record the Individual gifts. Among the donations made were $1,000 from the city, a like amount from the county and Sudan Temple. It is estimated that $20,000 already has la?en subscribed for the relief work and that as much more can be secured without special effort. In nddition to casli contributions, wholesale concerns of the city closed their doors at noon today and turned i over their trucks for use in moving furniture and other household goods whleii .were out In the open, to a doz en or more warehouses which have beeiset aside for this purpose. Harry M. Jacobs is general chair man of the relief committee, other depart unfits of the relief work in clude a (felftfffmWlllits Tn VliaW Ihe purchase of food supplies: a sec ond committee which Is prepnring I ho food'Tor use: and a third committee which is in command of the housing situation. There were hundreds early this morning who had not tasted food for 15 or more hours, but their needs were supplied by laith private families and various women's organizations of the city who established emergency kitchens. ' Telegrams and telephone messages have been received from a dozen or more towns In this section of the state offering every possible assistance. Rhlein-h rtec Onvernnr Morrison tod( ,.nllp(i Mavor Clark of New Bern by long distance telephone aud offered every assistance in his power for the relief of jiersons made homeless nt New Bern by the fire. Mayor Clark told the Governor flint New Bern would try to handle the relief work alone, but if he found outside aid was necessary he would gratefully accept the Governor's offer. Relief Train From FayettevHle. Fayetteville, Dec. 2. A special train carrying food, cots, tents and other supplies for the relief of the persons made homeless by the fire, left here this morning for New Bern. An offi cer and about 25 men were in charge of the relief train. Carter Taylor, field director of the Southern Division of the American, Med Cross, stationed at Camp Bragg, was ordered to New Bern to take charge of the relief work late last night. He left early today, traveling by automobile. 33 N. C. l