VOLUME XXII.
GOVERNOR 10 ARRIVE
AT KEW BERN TODAY
To Personally View Situa
tion Resulting From Ter
rible Holocaust That Vis
ited the City Saturday.
CHIEF TAYLOR
MAKES STATEMENT
Last Nixht Passed Quietlv.
and fiiiinMln W. T
f""2"
ported soldiers
Most of City.
Patrol
(By Ik Aaaaelatcd Prm-.i
Charlotte, K. ('.. Dei-. R. Governor
Morrison left here early today for
New Bern to make n iiernonul Inveati
gatlou of the condition of the :1.0m
liersons ieMirtel homeless from the
lire there Inst week. Prior to his de
imrture he issued nn nenl to the
state for aid to the sufferers. He nsk
ed that funds lie Rent Mayor Riiward
Clark, of New Bern.
Prior to bis departure. Governor
Morrison discussed the Hitontion over
the telephone with Adjutant (lenenil
Metts. whom he hnd nlrenily sent to
New Bern and was told that conditions
In the tire, stricken city were more
acute than at tlrst thought, (lenerul
Metts reported that relief is "pitiful
ly iiuidctiuute." The hollaing situa
tion is the greatest prtiMcm. the Ad
jutant General Mid.
The Governor left by train at 4:30
this morning for Raleigh and announc
ed that he intended to motor from
the capital to New Bern.
New Bern, Dec. 5. With housing,
feeding and clothing problems In con
nection ' with relieving the victims of
Friday's fire temporarily eared for,
the relief committees, today are devot
ing most of their attention to sanita
tion and unemployment questions.
I.nst night pasaeU quietly with mem
liers of the local battery unit and sol
diers from Camp Bragg patrolling
most of the city. No disorders of any
nature were reported.
Governor Morrison will arrive here
this evening to personally rlew the Hit
nation. v
Carter Taylors chief of Held work of
the Southern Division of the Bed
Cross, who la In charge of the relief
work here this morning gave out the
following statement :
" VtwxiiiM'rf rf "ciimiuitfpe' tins
the refugee situation well In hand.
Every one of those who were renjcl'er
ed homeless by the Are nre under cov
er, and are lielng fed. None of the
tire victims ore suffering nt present.
Belief in all its branches is on a well
organized basis, and we how are be
ginning lo inaugurate a definite poli
cy of rehabilitation.
"The thing that ia receiving out
greatest nttentionat present Is sani
tation. Every, effort to prevent ah ei-
Ideiulc of typhoid or Inflnessa is lie
ing employed. All of the homeless are
lielng Inoculated with typhoid vaccine
today, as a precoutlonnry measure. As
luauy as 17 families have been found
in one small house, some of the refu
gees also having a number of small
children with them. Such conditions
.must .be changed nt onee.' v
"The negro section of the city has
been divided Into four districts and
are being canvassed daily by Bed
Cross nurses to see that sanitary in
structions are carried out. . Good prog
ress also is being made in finding em
ployment for those thrown out of work
on account of the burned industrial
plants and stores, nnd it is hoped that
within tie nest 30 days every refugee
will lie nt some kind of productive la
lior. "Three thousand refugees are still
being cn red for at a cost of $1,000 a
dnv. This amount represents cash dis
bursements only, and doe not include
the many donations of supplies which
have been made by local citizens and
S outside towns."
No Ground for Reports of Inrendiar
Ism.
New Bern, Dec. 5. W. A. Scott, dep
uty Insurance commissioner, stated to
day , that there was absolutely no
ground for reports of Incendiarism in
connection with tne tire nere last rri
day. Mr. Scott has been In New Bern
. since Saturday, investigating the Are
1' for the state insurance department.
"I have found that the Are started
from u terra cottu Ane which had
been in use for years," he said. "We
found at least six witnesses who saw
it when it was burning above the at
tic and under the roof. There is no
evidence of incendiarism."
"As to th Roper Mill Are, a negro
' named Ernest Gibbs has been detained
pending an investigation. He Is not
charged with setting Are to the mill,
but with heing an escaped inmate
from the insane asylumn at Go ds
iboroi "As we know," continued Mr. Scott,
"both Ares were due to accidental
origin."
Judge Rules Against Gov. Russell.
ix ford. Miss. Dee. 5. Judge K, R.
Holmes overruled" the demurrer of
Gov. L. M. Russell, asking that the pe
tition of MUb Frances Blrkhead be
dismissed on the basis of no grounds
for action when the U. S. Court con
vened this morning.
Robbers Get 18.770 in Cask
West New York. N. J.Dec. ft Three
bandits today attacked the cashier of
the Pub lc Service Ons Company aw
a nollcemah. who guarded him as they
left the eomnanyV offices, felled them
with pistol butts, nnd fled with a bag
containing $8,770 in cash and checks
calling for about go.uuu.
Concord Will
New Bern
A faad to help rrlbTe tbr
of the irr r Willi la New IW-m sw
leti start rt la tonronl. ami prrsnuj
In tain dry aad naint) irt akrd to
iulmrrll IwainltaiWy to thin fond.
There l great ncd for lb money.
IN It is nenled aov. More ttiaa
S,OOn person are homrV la New
Bern today. They biv do riot blag
no food, ao money, aad do Jolia. Tht r
are the victim uf the moat disastrous
nre In the hlstorr of North Carolina,
aad they are asking for aid
Dr. T, V Spencer ha started the
fund here with a aulfvriptlon nf
S-1.00. Other uersons who have snl-
wriptlooV nre asked to hand them to
Mis May Stockton, county health
-iiuw. who has taken Chirac of the
campaign In this county for the Bed
Cross. Her otfliv Is Id the Mane
building.
And la addition to an appeal for
mone.v H. M. Jacobs, chairman of the
New Bern relief committee, has h
sued the following appeal for cloth
ing :
'Warm under and outer clothing In
good condition for children under 12
years of Nige. especially liable.., very
necessary ami urgent. Bequest quick
assistance of ladles of your com-.
mnnlly. This action will lie very, 1
very much' appreciated." "
The matter has been brought to the '
attention of various orrgaulsntions In 1
the city, nnd Miss Stockton has licen ,
placed at the head of the campaign,
BANDITS TAKK CHARGE
OF TSING TAO SHANTUNG
The Population Is Reported Fleeing
urn 01 tne 111).
Tien Tsin. China, Dec. " I By the
Associated Press 1 .Reports received I
here say that Chinese liandlts have j
ieo vw ui iso.k ino aniio.ioig.
the Klnchow port, whose stormy en-
reer in war a no ainmn was 10 cut-
ulnnte today lulls return to Chum
inter -1 years 01 mien inie. aw nrsr
10 under Germany and the last eight ,
under iJinmn. The population Is re-
porle.1 Heelng from the lty. j
K&cuw leaving ising 1110 are sain j
to lie crowded with refugees. Chinese
liollce sent from Peking to take over
rnc city nre rfpor.no 1 10 nave neeo hoys whe weh' witli him. All hi
driven out of their Iwrracks. coninnnions wei-e made ill
The bandits, uccordlug to the tele-
gram, demanded, fUNMNW ransom for ;
the delivery ot government ottlclals 1
and ixilice In their hands. The out-!
laws bus mini our ior tne appoint-
lui 111 01 loeii eioei as uuiviniil 01 lue
a . 1...:.. 1 : ,,- . 1 . . . . a , 1...
port.
Shops and residences are being loot
ed nightly, dispatches say.
CLARA PHILLIPS GETS
FREEDOM BY ESCAPE
Woman Convicted of .Murder Escapes
From the County Jail at Los An
geles. illy th- Associated Press.)
Los Angeles, Dec. 5. Clara Phillips
climbed out of 11 window in the
woman's section of the county jail and
escaped early today, She was un
der a sentence of 10 years to life im
prisonment" uWer iimvfction for the
hammer murder of Alberta Meadows.
She. was held in jail pending formula
tion of nn appeal.
With the aid of several steel saws
her escape was affected at 2 a. m.
Afa-ttJKsSSSiW an existence more pleasing to
as J?"r; , .
sue nau iiecu iiioeii of ouier iiimnies.
rilU.. , A .1. 1 . . .1
xmK uai c ""us. " -
. - ? ,1" ,11,
peu 10 we, rooi 01 m uigoiiuug ounu;
ing,. climbed down the tire escape and
disappeared.
The escape was not discovered by
,n .hn
moom- u
PHBGRF.SSIVF BLOC 1 '
WINS FIRST VICTORY
Wants Erection by Direct Vote and!
Inauguration Day Changed, to Third
.Monday in Jauuary.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 5. Member of
the new progressive bloc in Congress
won the r first egi&lative victory to
day 'by obtainiug from the senate asri -
cultural committee reports to amend
the constitution to provide for aireet
election" of the' President and Vice
President.
The amendment also would change
Presidential Inauguration day from
March 4 to the 'third Monday In Janu -
ary, and members of the senate and
housa would begin their terms of offtce
the fli-at Monday In January after the
nifi :rmS:l
Jul ,. uZTa.,. i i..
the first Monday In Jaauaiy.
DECLARES THE NEXT
WAR IS NOW AT HAND
It Threatens to Break Down Our Con -
stitutional Government, Says Win.
H, Foulkea.
1 By t.He Assoatalco' Prsss.)
Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 5. William
Hiram FoMkesr New York; general
secretary of the New Ern Movement,
of the Presbyterian Church, speaking
before the oiamlng session here last
night of the National Presbyterian
Laymen's Conference, declared the next
war was or is at hand and "what) It
lakes generations- to write into our
constitution, an alien rabble shall not
destroy."
Referring to what he termed "the
next war," Mr. Foulkea said "It threat-
ents to break down our constitutional
government. The most alarming tight
v face today Is the struggle between
the law respect ing citizens and the ad-
vocates of license under the guise of
personal liberty.
'First woman to he elected to any
State legislature .n the Noutn tu Misn
Marlon Griffin, who will sit as a
lumber of the next general assembly
of Tennessee.
CONCORD, N.
Help the
Fire Sufferers
Tor following arranti V bare been
Clothing will br rwelved at the
Health Devartnuat odkv la th
Main hoi Idle ila the rear of th
Dixie building iad adjoining the roar:
bon e law 1 tmnoriow mornlug. and
fast a It comes la It will be shipped
to the stricken city. Boxes will he
secured, and they will be packed and
hipped br the ladle of the city as
fast as the clothing iinue In. Mi
Stockton urges the purents of Jhe tty
to send the good to her office tomor
row morning by the children as they
go to school.
Red Cross officials and other clll
xeos who hare made a study of con
ditions in New Bern have Issued a
broadcast appeal to all persons In
Concord to rally to Ibis call from th
devastated city. The call la seriou
and immediately urgent. Thousands
of persons In New Bern are suffering.
The greater portion of the sufferer
are babies ami children under 11'
years of age. With rain and cold
there, in prospect tlie situation is crltl
""' with, only the quickest sort of
w,,r- anil the most liberal, ain help
he effectually rendered,
Gather the clothing that you can
spare liils afternoon ami get it to Miss
Stooktotn's office tomorrow morning,
The earlier the better. And If yon
have no clothing send money. ' Both
are urgently needed.
DEATH OCCURRED BY
LIQUOR I'OISONINt,
Buckeyes Were Found in the Whisky
mat uuied Kus.sell Hicks.
nr the Associated Press.)
v.,s'hvllle. Tenn . iw kmMi
of wn 8Ky, Kcized ut the home of W. A
smith, residing near Nashville, prob
llv wll, ,ietennine the substantiation
Dr nbandonment of the charm of
murder neninst both Smith .t l.i
wife thA result nf 11,0 Mmth s.,.i.v
night of Hussejl Hicks. 111. at bis home
i Soilmrtiebl s lesnit nf n,,i,..,i
The young high school student am!
football star bought the liquor which
Mli ,i,,Btll at nom(, of Slllitn
nccordiiur to one of the seven -ni.,.i
It Is chnrired that "hfantt
species of chestnut, were found' in the
liquor. Buckeyes nre often used to
color whiskey, it is declared, but
chemists sav t is oowerfnl ooisn.,
GIANT Bllil) 0 EVE
OF $350 MOVIE SALARY
J 'il1iaa4 otll9atr Lowered Trota
vt union with Block and TarKic
New York Times. ,
Captain George Auger, th circu
giant, was buried in WoodlaWn ceme
tery yesterday, and it became known
that his death occurred just when tie
was about to break of the freak c-iasf
iiti witch he hail lived iUI his life, anil
become n giant In moving pictures nl
a salary of 1 350 a week.
Auger was always unhaippy bectulsi
the only way In which he could nink':
money was by capitalizing his size in
the sideshows .with the m'dgets unil
the tattoodtt t.ady. But last Summer he
signed a contract to appear with
Harold Lloyd In moving pictutes, anil
thoiiii-hl ill- mat- In. vi,,lil ,,. .il.l,, ,,
i mm.
1 M.. (h , ftMft , , ,,,
i,vv Lv.euno oiovu 111 nir
Idrizzllne rain in front of 164 cvlan-
1 hattan Avenue yesterday when Auger
bf)(lv wa ,.lwp,.. hv f 0,
and tackle from the apartment of
friends. The crowd became so great
that police reserve under command of
strpet Police Station were call-
ed to hod them back. Captain Auger
weighed 3S5 pounds, was 8 feet
Inches tall, and the coffin had to be
DDeClaHiv constructed at a cost of J900.
While it was being lowered from the
window Cuptnin Angers Inseparable
foinpan.on, "Ringling, a bulldog
whined incessantly Many mourners
who paid their last respects arc
prominent in theatrical and fraternal
circles. Captain Auger was a member
' of the Bridgeport, Com!., Lodge of
h ks, and tans ixiage no. i, Hannat
j tan, had charge of the funeral ar
, r ngemenls.
! After the coffin had been lowered
j to the street it was carried to the
j hearse, tout part of It protruded, pre-
, venting the closing of the. doors.
. .... . '
IRISH mmmtntk
PASSES ITS FISAL S I AIr.S
Throngh Both Houses Without
Ay Amendment, and Even Wlth-
out Division Being Chaltenged.
' London, Dec. 4.Hfhe centuries old
struggle net-ween liingiana ana lrrianu
ended 'tonight when the legislation
; giving the sanction of t aw to the new
settlement with Ireland passed its
: final stages, in the house of lord, winch
for generations has bitterly opposed
any acccmmodatlon with Ireland.
I The constitution bill has gone
through both houses of parliament
without any amendment .and even
without division lielng challenged.
Lord Carson . alone, whose 'Intinence
was mainly responsible for far ure
to settle the Irish question In 1914,
and who has thruughout Ills political
career fceen the bitterest opponent of
home rule, persiattd to the very end
in his role of "last ditcher" even wnen
such ' traditional anti-home rulers aa
the Marquis of Lansdowne and the
Duke of Devonshire had gracefully
yitf ded to the government view and
reanlved to give Ireland a chance to
prove her sincerity under new con-
dltions.
iM1 Gladys Sttine, tbo 13-year-old
daughter or a steetworiccr in i,eens,
has won a prize for the 'boat hand-
writing In the whole of the British
Bropire.
C . TUESDAY. DECEMBER
new
We & II kt sja.1 to actaosrWae
throucii the uiiuwa of ,,nr mi sli
iuitiilul:a lu ntofiusJ to be seat to
relieve the Pilferer from lke New
a tre Use Mloning Biiie hew,
rwelved
Dr. T. N Hpewcw $S.
J. B KberrHl ! .VOU
IRIBH FKKK MAlt TO.
COME INTO BEING TONIGHT
There Will Be N ( mainly of Acq
bind to Mark rMBsanst f Treaty.
London. Immv A t the Associated
Pres . Wltbunt ip iir ceremony
the Irish Free Mtt9il come into be
ing after midnight (might.
Ity a siHMtal ort in council the
full administration Jif the country at
nady has been oajxleil over to the
provincial gorerntacjit. Therefore
when the eonstitntUih ifimes into ex
Istence tomorrow tMre will Is- 110 cere
mony of any kind rt mark the fultlll
men! cf tbe treaty Inade lietween the
British and Iri-h gt" ei nincnts.
King George Gives' Royal Sanction.
London, flee. S .(By the Associated
Pressi. -Kiug Reotge this evening
cave iovhI samdloB to the leirlsliitloti
setting up the Irian Free State us a
lnnilnion of the Bptish Empire.
Timothy Heal' the First Governor.
London lie, 5 fty the Associated
Press. ) official aunouni-ement was
made this afternoon, of the appoiut-
iiimii of Timothy Heily as tlrst govern
ir general of the Irish Free Slate.
Large Quantities of Amis and Ammu
nition HezeiL
Liverpool. Dec. ! (!By the Associated
Press). The local police, today seised
large quantities of rules, ammunition
and explosives dim n. red on ships
sailing for southern Ireland.
CLEMENCEAC TO VISIT
HARDING AT WHITE HOI SE
"The Tiger" Will Also Call on Ex-
Fresitknt Wilson.
WasliingtThi, !). 4 Georges Cle
meneeau today hnmgiu bis campaigi
for France to the capitol.
Arriving at dusk, he was escort od
immediately to the (home of Henry
White, former amhasador to France
and nieiuber of the American com-
misslo at the Versailles pence confer
enee, to rest In prenaratiiai for his
four-day visit, which will liegln offi
cially tomorrow with calls on Presl
dent Harding antk former President
Wilson. '
Prcbnbly 2.000 persons hnd clus
tered in the station. for a glimpse of
the famous war figure who was among
the few such who -had not visited
Washington either during the World
War or afterwnrdv i;
A flurry of applause greeted him as
he walked slowly through the con
course .And .in actewjedgement he
doffi-d nisgrlty feff nlrWiid bowed.
Passing through the presidential
riom, be entered Mr. White's cal
ami was driven swiftly out to Mr.
While's home.
The Tiger plans to pay his respects
at the White House tomorrow nt 10
o'clock. He will he presented to the
President by Ambassador Jusserand.
From the While House, he expects
to drive to the home of Woodrow
Wilson. Then he will return to the
White home for luncheon, where he
will meet Secretaries Hughes and
Mellon.
KADK A1S TO 0PEJT
V FKJ1IT OX HARDIWJ
La Follette Group Plans to Discredit
Administration's Personnel and
Policies.
Washington, Dec. 3. It became ap
parent today ttat the Radicai-Pro-gresslve
movement sponsored . by the
People's Legislative Service, which
has gathered in the mmbershlp 01 all
the legislative htoc and radical think
ers, has as its purpose an attack on
conservatives in Congress anil
especially on the personnel and poli
cies of the Harding Administration.
This plan, already formed, has heen
decided upon hy the leaders in the
hope of .bringing into one cohesive
political mass all the radloils with the
intention of obtaining control of the
Republican party in 1924.
The third partv ilea, which some of
the lesser lights of the People's Legis
lative Service advanced, met with ob
jections from Senator La Follette, the
guilding .spirit, and Senator Borah,
both of whom know by recent exper
ience the futility of a . third' party
movement in the l otted States. They
told these new converts who will come
into public office by the protest vote of
November that nothing can be accom
olished by fighting outside of tradi
tional political 1 nes. Th,2 fight must
be to Ureak down the hold or tne ac
cepted Republican leaders, make the
Republican party progressive and tor
ward, and bring into its fold all those
advancing new methods in govern
ment.
While the Peoples Legislative Ser
vice, bnder which naane the radica's
and progressivescomprising about
thirty members of the next House and
ten or twelve Senators will "fight, in
tends to promote radical and so-called
progressive legislation in the nation
and the States, its first efforts will
be confined to attacking the policies
and acts of the present Federal Ad
ministration. The first assault iil be
made upon Attorney ,General Daugh
crty. iSom e months us;o ole of I he mem
bers of the service preferred Innpoach
ment charges against Mr Daugherty,
aud in promot'ng thele the service
has enlisted the helfc of Samuel
Un'termyer of New York, and organiz
ed labor, beaded by Samuel Goinpers,
President cf the American Federation
of Labor. Thte fight, which .will be
opened in the House, la deslgud to 00
eu-py the attention of the country dur
ing the. laat session of the Sixty-
seventh Congress, beginning tomor-
rw
Tlie American Association of iTnl
versify Women now has, 20,000 mem
hers.
5. 1922.
SEN. SIMMONS HAY BE
Contest Appears Certain Be-
tween Him and Senator
Rnhm.An f l.lr.m... f as- .
i.jwin.-tni, vi aiivaiiaaaf i vi
Senate Ixadt r-hip.
FRIENDS BEGIN
A PTIi;P CTrnDT
AHlVb trrunl
And Though Neither Has
Formally Announced Can
didacy, Both Are Known
to Want the Honor.
I By the Assnrlxte Press.)
Washington. Dec. 5. A mntest ap
peared in t. nn lietween Senators Sim
mons, of North Carolina, and Robin
son, of Arkansas, for the Democratic
Semite leadership in next Congre-s to
succeed Senator t'nderwood, of Aln
baiiii. who is to retire as leader vol
untarily, lieuanse of health. Friends
of both begaV an active ininpaigu, al
though neither senator had formally
annoimi'cd his candidacy.
Senator Simmons is the rankin:
Democrat in point of servli-e. and was
chairman of the Hniince committee dur
ing the Wilson administration. Sen-
ator Kohinson. also a veteran, but a
younger man. has been prominent in
democratic councils for n number of
years, nnd was chairman of the last
national convention ut San Francisco.
"Y" NEWS
Basket Ball, Lyceum Attraction and
Bazaar to Feature Week.
Tlie V basketball team, for the sec
ond time this season. Monday night de
feated the strong Highland Park (jg
gre.gntion of t'harlotte, this time on
their own Hour. The score was Ml
to $2. The first half ended with a
15-115 tie, the Highlanders going strong
and the Y players lleky to get a tie.
However, shortly after the beginning
of the second half Dick got his eye
and the baskets began to count. The
Concord players were handicapped by
the unnll court, the low ceiling and Hie
local ground rules. Becoming ac
customed to them in the. latter part
of the game, they played rings around
their opponets who never really had
a chance. The noted Fish Marsh
failed to cage the ball a single time
and early in the second half substi
tuted Kijtei' for himself. Reefer also,
failed to register. timPwmfmimm
ing scorer with seven baskets. Del
linger followed with four baskets and
four fouls. Wolff also got four bas
kets and Long three
The strong Winston-Salem Y team
will come to Concord Thursday night
for a game with Hie local Y. This
will be the first really big game of the
season. The Twin City always has ;i
strong Y' team and last year tripled
the score on the Coni-ord team This
year the locals have probably the best
team they have ever put out and are
anxious to avenge the defeat of last
year. Dope says it will' be a game
worth seeing.
On Friday night the master magi
cian. Clarence ,T. Johnson, with his
Temple of Mystery will give an enter
tainment nt Central School under the
auspices of the local Yr. Mr. Johnson
conies to Concord highly recommended.
He has played at tlie Proximity Y In
Greensboro aud Is booked for a return
engagement there. While at the Y
Monday morning he performed several
tricks for tlie benefit of those in the
building, leaving his audience with 11
blank expression on their faces ns they
wondered how it was done. His only
comment was a sarcastic "Don't tell
anyone how it's done."
Thursday night the ladles of . the
First Baptist Church .will have n
bazaar at the "Y." The bazaar will go
on most of the day and In the after
noon and evening they will serve sup
per in the dining room' on the second
floor of the Y. The public is invited
The higli school basketball team
held its first practice Monday after
noon. With a squad of twenty-two
men out, all Indications point to a
good team, though there are. only two
letter men back, Ridenhour and Misen
heimer. guards,
to find men to
The big joli will be
take, the place of
Cooke, Sappenfleld and Coltrane. regu
lars of last year, who graduated:
Easley, Smart and Lentz are the best
looking prospects, with Fink, Lineber
ger and Harris also showing up well.
The team this year will be coached by
Prof. Wolff and Secretary McOaskill,
both members of the local Y team.
Decision in White Case to Be
Made
Soon.
my the Associated Press.)
StatesviUe, N. C, Dec. B. A decis
ion from Chief State Bank Examiner
Latham, of Raleigh,. as to whether he
will accept In Hen of a $10,000 bond
held by the Stony Point Bank on A.
W. White, cashier, who left nn alleged
shortage of $14,000 when he disappear
ed November 2, a $17,000 bond made
by White's friends, is exiieeted soon by
officials.
White's son recently vlsititl him and
returned with a letter in whh'b a pro
posal was made to pay any alleged
shortage he may have with the bank,;
according to the son and A. L. Watts,
president of the institution. The
whereabouts of White was not reveal
ed. Threat to Fire Other Roman Catholic
Buildings.
Br the Associated- Press,)
Montreal, Dec. 5. ajayor Martin
has received reocnUy a,- number of
communications signed "K, K. K."
claim ng responsibility for the Mon-
- treat University fire, and threatening
to fie other Roman Catholic Buildlnjgs.
WllVT GlE
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TtsT tisirraai WW Make Be PtM
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The ovcrnor has been gsibertBsT a I
Urge HBVuiuit uf data from numerous
sources and has held severs! confer-
eoces In i-wnneerloa with drawing up
his plan to be Incorporated la hie
message. ;t was stated
, uM to met
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laud encouragement In many sections
! of the state and a strong tight will be ;
made to have tbe legislature take in -'
Hon on the mensure at the i -online
si on.
"I do not consider It proier to dls-1
close the d. tails of the p,-oposeil meas
ure or my message until It nan been
presented to the assembly." said the
Governor when asked for an outline
for publication. "I have lieeu working
on my message for a long time, but
cannot tell you when it will I com-1
pleted."
DEATH MAY PLEAB IP
MTSTERT OF A
Hnrning in Mansion :t'.'
Years Since i
Itenghter Married Against Walters' i
Wtt
Baltimore. Md., Dec. 5 The mys
tery of the light that has been kept
burning thirty-two years in the ves-'
tibule of the old Walters mansion on
i Mount Vernon Place may be cleared
I up by the death Saturday of Mrs.
Jennie Walters Delano, aged 70, at
her home, 39 East Thirty-sixth 'street,
'New York City. She was the daughter
of the late Wi Ham T. Walters, mil-
liqnaire founder of the Walters Art
Gallery which is connected to the.
residence. In front of which the light
burns day and night. As ' the story
goes, Walter objected to his daughter's
marriage to Delano and in his will
cut her off. But the "perpetual light,"
made its appearance soon after her
wedding, and It was said by those pro
fessing intimate knowledge of the
family's affairs that it represented
repentance on the father s part.
It was said Mrs. Delano's brother.
Henry Walers, of New York nnd
Baltimore, gave her one half the vast
fortune left by their father. Members
Of the family have denied the disin
heritance story.
The aged caretaker nt the. mansion
refused to discuss the mysterious
ilght today nnd it still burns tomgtit.
The mansion magnificently furnished
with costly bronze front doors, nas
not been-occupled for years. "1
'"-'AMtttM' ep5ao given .yeacs-agosj
concerning the ItgBt was that It woniif
continue to burn as long as a member
of the Walters family r ived.
Federated Church Women to Meet..
(By the Associated Press.)
Pliiehurst, X. '(., Dec, 4. With
leading club women of the southeast
in attendance, the third annual con
vention of the Southeastern Council
of Federated Club Women1 will open
here tomorrow evening. Mrs. J. R.
Hays, of Georgia, president, nnd Mrs.
Sydney P. Cooper, president of the
North Carolina Federation, will pre
side at the oM?nlng session, which will
be featured by an address on "Train
ing for Citizenship," by Mrs. Alonzo
Richardson. Atlanta, chairman of the
Citizenship Training of the General
Federation.
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North
Carolina,' South. Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Virginia will lie repre
sented on the program for the three
days session.
With Our Advertisers.
Hoover's has an attractive new nd.
today that will interest the Christmas
gift seekers. The company has many
fine gifts for father, son or brother,
and in tlie ad. you will find enumer
ated some of the most appropriate
gifts.
The facilities of the 'Citizens Bank
and Trust Company are broad anili2w:0.1; July 24: in.
adequate. it oners you a spieuum
I chance to save money.
Cline & Moose has the best feed pos
sible to buy. Chicken feed, dairy feed
and best liorse and mule feed. Read
new ad.
The Motor & Tire Service Co. in a
new ad. today advises that tires soon
will be higher in price. Now is the
time to buy, nnd .this company can
supply your needs.
New Series Building and Loan Stock
Concord Perpetual
69th Series
Open Saturday, December 2nd
CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK
Concord, N. C, and at Kannap
olis, N. C,
Do you want a good, Safe, Tax Free Investment?
Do you want to Build or Pay Fora Home?
Then taki Stock in This Series.
C. W. SWINK H. I. WOODHOUSE,
President Sec. & Treas.
P. B. FETZER, Asst. Sec. & Trcas.
NO gflL
siffionRosr
BREAKS PRECEDED
p.
rx8 tn Pm WitlMMlt
Delivering Annual Mes
sage to Members.
,
NOT KNOWN WHEN
HE WILL SPEAK
But His Message Is Expect
ed to Be Completed This
Week Business Pressure
Delays the President
(Dr the Associate Press.!
Washington. Dec. .".President
Ha id in:: broke a precedent tislay by
iiermiliing the second day of the new
session of Congress to nass without
delivering his annual message reisirt
llng on "the state of the I'liion." und'
I.IUHT i outlining the uiunloistrutlon's recom
imendatlons for legtslntion.
It was said at (he White House
that no date had lieeu fixed for
i no
President's appearance liefore tbe Sen
ate and House, but that he expected
to lie able to complete his message In
time to deliver It before the end of
the week. Officials added no formal
explanation for the delay, but Indicat
ed that pressure of public business
had prevented compliance with the
usual custom under which previous
presidential messages had la-en placed
In the hands of Congress on the first
or second day of the session.
There Is no provision of law requir
ing that the President report to Con
gress at the beginning of the annual
short session, it was pointed out, the
Constitution stipulating merely that
the "Executive shall from lime to time
give to the Congress information on
the state of the 1 ulou, and recommend
to their consideration such measures
as be shall judge necessary and expe-''
dient."
ERNEST GIBBS CHARGED
WITH CAl'SING NEW BERN FIRE
Only a Few Days Ago Gibbs Rail
Away From State Insane Asylum.
New Bern, Dec. 4. Blame for the
fire that destroyed the. Roller mills
Friday morning prior to the outbreak
that swept 40 blocks in the negro sec
tion and 'left I'.lRIO negroes homeless,
wn-s ined to Ernest Gibbs, a negro,
who u asijaiied toditp on evidence-ouW
looted by Fire Chfef James Bryan, t
working with Deputy Insurance Com-
Lmissioners N. E. Canndy and W. A.
Scott or iiaielgiiv
Gibbs, who was orrested several
weeks ago, convicted of destroying
property, of the Rowland Lumber Com
pany, lesse of the Roller Mills, is just
out of the Goldsboro asylum, from
which he escaped a few days ago.
Chief Bryan said today the black was
convicted on an incendiary charge in
11118.
Responsibility for the lire in Henry
Bryan's house, nt :I0 KIlmnrHe Street,
which resulted in the blaze Hint,
threatened the town, may also be
placed on nn individual, it was inti
mated. However, Chief Bryan did
not give out any mynVs. The inves
tigation is being continued.
THE COTTON MARKET
Firm at Opening With First Prices 11
to 21 Points Higher.
(Br tlie Associated Press.)
New York. Dec. 5. The cotton mar
ket was firm at the opening today with
first prices 11 to 21 points higher.
There was covering and probably fresh
buying on reports that private returns
indicated a ginning of only 9508,000
liales to December 1st, and nn lndlcat-
l ed total crop of 9,11411,000 lmles.
Cotton futures opened firm.
2!":00: Jan. 25:08; March 25:13
Dec.
May
Butler's Nomination Returned to Sen
ate. 1 By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 5. The nomina
tion of Pierce Butler, of Minnesota, to
be an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, which failed of continuation at
the special session of Congress, was
. returned to the Senate toduy by Pres-
ident Harding.