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VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD. N.CMON
1022.
NO 261.
DAAY. DECEMBER 11,
A RUPTURE BETWEEH
ENGLAND AND FRANCE?
Premier's Conference at Lon
don Adjourns for Eight
Days to Avert Rupture Be
tween the TVo Continents.
BRITISH OPPOSE
MILITARY MEASURES
Against Germany. Poincare
Demanded Occupation of
Ruhr as Guarantee for
German Moratorium.
London, Per. 11 iHy the 'Associated
Presa). .lnurnmfnl of the premiers'
iiHtfemuf tonight for eight day In or
dor to avert an niien rupture lietween
England nml France over the question
of German reparation linn lioen vir
tually decided uMin. it was lea roed to
iliiy. The British rnhlnet rejected the
nieiiKiire of .force for the Ruhr district,
nin which Premier I'oincnre instated.
lrime Minister Bonnr Ijiw inform
ed Premier Poincare that British pnli-
llc opinion was overwhelmingly oppos-
eil to nny military measures' ugainst
.1 I.. ..nv ...tm.,,,. ..,.l.,ui '
Germany.
Poinenre had made a deritnnd .for
the occupation of the Knhr. ns a
guarantee for n German mnrntoiiuro.
A Later Dispatch Conference Breaks
Down.
London, Dec. 11. (By the Asso
ciated Preaal. The conference of al
lied premiers, called to arrange the
linsla for an allied financial nnd rep
n rations - conference In Brussels, haa
broken down. It was announced at
G o'clock this evening that be. premiers
Innl taken adjournment until Jnnuary
2nd.
Want lTantCd State to Take Hand.
London. Dec. 11. It was stated In
authoritative American quarter that
the chief hope of bringing the British
nnd French together during the period
of adjournment to which the confer
ence oow seem doomed, lies, with the
tnited States. It was said by this au
thority that Omit Britain will pnuV
nlily ask the American government if
it is willing to cancel the French debt
to the Pnlted states provided Great
Britain in turn cancels the French debt
to Great Hi-itn in nml at. the same time
enters it definite agreement with tlie
American government to .alternately
1MLV the ,3ritiHlf fe .AlS.!lell..
This suggestion was made informal
ly last night to a certain important
.American now in l.omlon and it prob
ably will la?' presented directly to Mf.
Hughes, the American Secretary of
Slate In the course of the present
week.
Washington Knows Nothing of Re-i
quest.
Washington, Dec. 11. No request
that the united States take part In n
conference on cancellation of the
French war debt has reached the De
partment of State nnd there was no
indication today that Department of
cials saw nny reason to alter the well
understood position they previously
have taken on the question of Knro
penn debts.
' It has been said on the highest nn
Inority thot the Cnlted States has no
suggestion to make in connection with
the discussion of the allied premiers at
London. It Is pointed out fnrthermore
flint the State Department has no au
thority to sit in a debt cancellation
conferepee, since Congress has Hxed
definitely the method by which the wnr
indebtedness is to lie settled, and tuts
set up a separate commission to deal
with this subject. This commission Is
proceeding with its discussion in a
manner It considers satisfactory.
No official word came In on the
cancellation conference of course un
til an invitation to such a meeting has
been received.
BISHOP WATERH0USE
' DIES FROM INJURIES
He Never Regained Consciousness Af
ter Being Struck by Auto; Funeral
in Emory, Va .
Konxville, Tenn., Dec. 0 Bishop
Ifc. G. Waterhouae, retired, of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, died
here this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
iniuries sustained last Thursday when
he. waa struck by an automobile. The
'bishop's skull was fractured and one
of his anna broken In two places.
From the time of the accident there
has been no hope for his recovery for
the bishop wan in poor condition phys
ically and had been for some. time. He
never regained ensciousness.
Bishop W uter house waa. born in
Rhea county, Tenn., December. 24,
18HB, was ordained in the Methodist
ministry In 1880, had served as pastor
in Jonesboro and Knoxville, Tenn., pre
siding elder of the Radford, (Va.)
division and bad served as president of
Emory and Henry College 1803-11)10.
Dr. Waterhouae was elected bishop
May 18, 11)10. After residing at Em
ory, Va., fOr many years be moved to
Konxville with his family last Sep
tember. ' He Is survived by his widow and
three children.
Funeral arrangements are indefinite,
pending advices from the. board of bi
shops of hi church, now in session
In New Orleans, but It is known that
interment will be in Kmory. "Va.
No Drop Foresee In Hardware Price.
Philadelphia, Dec. 9. Large hard
ware buyers believe It Is entirely safe
to operate on the probability of pres
ent prices being sustained tintll at
least July 1, 1028, according tot T.
James Ferhley, eettay-treasurer
of the National Hardware Association,
flLDOKN
r job
Di charlotte
DM TVr fl II it
m. rant, well known jrawnc mi
of this dry, dl4 Mridtotv aatnrdaj
ntgnt whim rwla to a Charlotte
hnayltal. death Man earned by acote
Indigestion. Mr. Kami (real to ituir
Mte to attend a lda Meeting After
the aeetinc he went t rafe ami ate
lnuch. and went front there to the
Hum hero lanriirr Mat on to return
to t'oneortl an train No. SO. He derid
ed to walk fn the Stonewall Hotel to
wait, and jitat before rani-falaat rue In.,
tel wa atrieken. The phyali-ian who
waa called to attend him atarted to h
bnailtul with him, hut he died en
root.
The hody waa aent to Towneevllle. 8.
C, and the funeral service will he
held there tomorrow afternoon at S
o'clock.
Mr. Kant Waa alnrnt t year of sgc.
and Im survived hy Ids mother. Mra. J.
M. Myers, of Townesville: Ids wife.
Mra. Mary Hearlmro Kant, and one
child. Ills wife and ber iMirenta,Mr.
and Mra. V. II. Scarlioro, are In
Towneavtlle now.
Mr. Kant wnk u (Winter nml Innl
'made hi home here since his marriage
'several Vnrs ago. ' He was a grad
nate of the AlaUiiun School for "the
Deaf and Dumb, nml had nlso taiiKld
Hi various.-deaf nml dtuuli schools In
the South.
The nunoiincement of his death waa
received with sincere regret by his
many friend here.
., . innlr dhauiuou
"""" r"Ly"-?-"
BEING CONSIDERED
By Two Senate Judicial Nub Commit
ees Appointed to Make Keronimeu
dat lions.
(My the Associated Preaa.)
Washington, Dec. 11. Two Senate
judiciary sub-committees were cet to
work tmlny on proposals for two Con
stitutional amendments, both .recom
mended by President Harding, in his
annual message to Congress. One of
the sub-committees, win handle various
resolution" for a child labor amend
ment, and the other will consider a
number of pending proposals for an
amendment prohibiting the issue of
tax-exempt securities.
SMOKES CIGAR IN SENATE
Senator-Elect Wheeler Puffs Away
Blissfully, Ignorant of Rules.
Washington, Dee. 7 C3ond of cigar
smoke rising from the Senate floor was
an unusual hnfehrfef spectacle today
in the. Senate,' where smoking bus been
banned since the days of "Pitchfork
Ben" Tillman, to whom 'tobacco was
abhorrent.
Unfamiliar with the flenate rules.
Senator-elect Wheeler, democrat, of
&Ktt'W'iJa?.JBjwt .todny ami puffed
iguf" untitl Sena-1
totr Ladd. republican of North Dakota,
another member of the new Progres
sive bloc, sent a page to the new mem
ber to Inform him of the no smokim:
Pale.
PORD MERCIFUL TO THIEF
Gets Probation for Payroll Padder
Who Took $:00d.
Detroit, Dec. 8. George W. Pem
lnitt. !!2 years old, accused of obtaining
$2,000 from the. Ford Motor Company
by paddingphyrolls, pleaded guilty in
Circuit. Ponrt today an don recommen
dation of officials of the company was
placed on probation for two years.
While $2,000 was named in the war
rant against Pemnrtlt, officials of the
Ford company said the total amount
missed was approximately $311,000.
Pemmitt said he had taken the uiony
to ielp frie.nds through college.
Ihatli ot I'romitieiit Farmer.
Alley V Boat, one of the liest known
farmers in Cabarrus County, was
found dead in the yeurd of his home
In No. 1) township early yesterday
morning by relatives with whom he
lived ff is lint- knmvn whether Afr
Boat -died in his buggy en route homely" attendants carried bouquets or yei
Saturday night and fell from It Into
the ynrd or whether he died after
alighting from the buggy.
The deceased was 75 years of age
nnd Is survived by one son, Henry Bost,
of No. D township, nnd two daughters,
Mrs. John Faggait, of No. 8 township
amLMrs. OUle Wyatt, of Oklahoma.
Funeral services were held this af
ternoon at 2 o'clock nt St. Martin's,
and interment was made in the ceme
tery there.
Mr. Bost was well known through
out the county. He spent Saturday
here and was'appnrently In his usual
health when he started the drive
home. The announcement of his death
came as a shock to Ms wide circle of
friends. V
New York City Will Fire Ail Klaus
men.
New York. Dec. 0. New York city
employes holding membership in, the
Ku Klux Klan will be discharged when
their identities are learned. Commis
sioner of Accounts HlrschfOjlii declared
today in announcing an investltgatlon
of report srhat the klan was making
a membership campaign among mu
nicipal' workers.
"The city," he said, "will not tol
erate klanlsni in Its governmental de
partments. Every discovered klnns
men will be fired."
III From Oklahoma.
Mrs. H. Will Johnson nnd son. Mr.
Kan jonnspn, ot uranuneia, ukin-
noma, arrived in the city Saturday
night ana spent sunaay with the
itllUrr HI 11H. .MMIIimill, til. J, ,N.
nAtU.u 41 .... I . . I . ,k T XT
Brown at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Lafayette Brown, on South Spring
street. They left this morning' for Ral
eigh to visit Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Gaff-
ney. the latter a daughter of Mrs
Johnson. Mr. Karl Johnson will iro'
from Raleigh to the northern markets
to Any goods for bis business In Okla-
numn
There
Is a curious superstition in
Ireland that a broken pencil-point is
the precursor of a domestic jar.
P05T0FFCE AT BT.
PLEASANT IS ROBBED
cd the BuiUnv
Last Nurht and
Carried Away Entire Con
tents of the Safe.
USED EXPLOSIVES
TO BLOW SAFE
Entered BuQding by Prizing
Kear Door Open. No
Chies by Which Thieves
Can Be Traced Found.
Thieves Inst night entered Ihe Nwt
office at Ml. pleasant, nine miles eaat
of Concord, and carrieil away the en-j
tire contents of the aafe. secerning to
a message received here todav from
Postmaster Kred llerrln. Mr. Ilerrlu
stated that he would not know the
rain of the thieves' haul until a lawf
ul inspector has made a cheek of the
I looks.
The entire front of the safe in the
IKistotfice was blown off by the
thieves, who carrieil away everything
In the safe. The .thieves gained en
trance to the building by prying oien
the dear door, using tools secured at a"
nearby blacksmith shop to pry the
the disir. The safe diair was blown
with high explosives.
Mr. Herrin stated that n cltlsen liv
ing Just across the street from the
I ist office heard n noise ubout two
o'clock this morning, hut it was not
loud enough to arouse his suspicion,
nnd he did not make an investigation.
The nature of the explosives used Is
not known, as no clue was left by the
thieves.
Sir. Herrin stated that he could not
make a check of the loss until the
postal inspector nrulves, and the
could not give an estimate of the loss,
including the stamps- cash nnd War
Savings Stamps stolen.
The books of the office, he stated,
were left lying on the floor 'with the
debris from the safe.
So far us enn be learned the thieves
left no clues.
PRETTA' WEDDING
AT BLACKS TOCK
Miss Viola Dixon and Espy
Cannon
Married.
Chester, S. C,, Dec. . Beautiful in
,vi.tJ ftyjddl.ua; of Miss
Viola'
ixon, or niacKsroeK. and Mr
Kspy Cannon, of Concord, Ni C
which was solemnizexKAVednesday at
high noon at the, home of the bride's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dixon, at
niackstoek. The entire lower floor of
this beautiful residence was profusely
und artistically decorated for the oc
tasion with ivy, southern smilax, pot
ted plants aVd chrysanthemums. Prior
to the ceremony, Miss Sarah Kennedy,
of Kidgewny, rendered several selec
tions on the piano, after which Mrs.
Nealy Bankhead, of Blnckstayk, sister
of the bride, played Lohengrin's wed
ding uinrch. At the first notes of the
wedding march; "Rev. B. H. Franklin,
pastor of the bride, ntered and took
Ids stand in a large French window.
which had been artistically decorated
for the bridal iwrty. The attendants
entered) ns follows: Miss Elizabeth
Dixon, with Mr.. Ray Morris, of Con
cord: Miss Hoxie Dixon, with Mr.
(leorge Means, of Concord: Miss Sal-
lie Dixon with Mr. Ralph Caldwell,
of Concord ; Miss Beulnh Rankin of
Trnutniuu, N. C, with Mr. Woodward
Dixon;, next entered the ninid of hon
or, Miss Ruth Cannon, sister of the
groom, gowned In cerise iwnne velvet.
low. chrysanthemums. Then entered
the groom with hl,s last man, Mr. R.
Victor Caldwell, of Concord. Just pre
ceding the bride came the little flow
er girl, Mabel Dixon," niece of the bride,
dressed in dainty white organdy,
strewing white rosebuds in the path
way of the bride. The bride entered
leaning on the arm of her father. The
bride was bountiful in n going-awny
costume of Bolivia with accessories
to match. She carried bride's roses
showered with swansonla. Immedi
ately after the ceremony n sumptuous
wedding dinner was served
The many beautiful nnd useful pros
cuts attested the popularity of the
young people.
Mrs. Cannon Is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dlxon, of
Hhickst ock, and Is a young woman of
rare charm and sweetness of manner,
i-he was educated at Mitchell College,
Statesville, N. C. Her many friends
regret that her marriage will take her
uway from Blackstock. Mr. Cannon is
a young man of sterling character. He
holds an important postin In Con
cord, where the young couple will
make their home.
The out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Cannon, of Concord,
lmrenta of the bridegroom; Miss Onle
Harvey, of North Carolina ; Miss Mar-
,w ii .4 .... ,.. .... i, ,.i i r. n., .. .
nut tmuwui, (.Hon .uui j
uon, Mr. unit Aire, ueorge .Means, oi
I uncord : miss ueuiHii uaiii,iu. ui
Troutmun; Mrs. W, B. Kennedy, and
Miss sumn Kennedy, oi luugcwny
Miss Addle Klon and miss susie v.raw-
lord, or lnnsboro.
I - m
Luta Bobiiison-jMes; the famous
-w.ih snnrnm. win Bive a con -
ceW In , Westminster Presbyterian
Church here tomorrow night at 7:30
o'clock, hhc comes nigniy recominenii-
i'-d- Bishop J. S. Caldwell says ol her:
I take great pleasure In commending
Mme. Luia Robinson-Jones to all who
wish a rare treat in solo work. She is
one of the best of our race today; to
hear her, once is to want to hear her
again."
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u frllml a to tfiSkwl to Na ant to
eaihtre the WaTaaSaSfnaa rbe New
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Plea Bant
into
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Toe Con. ord tl
1 day
ago mailed dl
check for K5.
New Bern a
1,435 CAB IX) A
IKS SHIPPED
tpple ( Yap In
Carolina Tthii
Vear
Barrels.
Raleigh. N. C D
I. "This year's
aches was. nn
1.4.Vi cars for
carlot shipment of
I usually large, la
North Candina
ire is a larger
poles this year
I0UIM Iwrreis.
is considerably
quality of SI
better than tho
he preliminary
commercial crop of'
than a year ago, I
The total prortnet
more than thin,
per cent, is ti per
ien-year average.
estimate of Ihe pM crop is UiO.OOO
barrcja. Ihe quality. Ufiug Ho er cent.
The grape crop tMaVd'ear was s4 per
cent, of a full crop In. I hail a !H per
i-ent. quality."' jj
This information fat contained in the
semi monthly hullctla of the North
Carolinn anil I'nited flutes department
f agriculture -released tonight by
Frank Parker. statUBiciaii. The re
view covers the psdjbd of Novemlier
18 to Decemlier 2.
"Weather conditions of the last two
weeks in November,!? reads the bulle
tin, "were excellent! for all outdoor
farm work, and much progress has
been-made, such as corn husking, fenc
ing .hauling winter supplies of wood
and feed, nnd full plowing. The weath
er, however, wai ttwdry for plowing
in many sections.
"ThP greater pnrtf the corn crop
has been "housed. fiusking Is quite
general. There Is only aliout 4.5 per
cent, of the 1921 stocks on farms. The
prices of grain fatal is have made a
general ndvnnce, Incf ding corn, wheat
md oats. Fall SOta grains are mak
ing good progress In t Jite of their late
start.
"The preliminary ej tiniaie of the to
bacco product itmi 18 Spi.TlJO.OOO pounds,
which is lower thai the October 1
forecast of StW.Tltfflflb pounds. The
quality at 70 per ceati is two per cent,
lower than the ten-yen i average, and
the yield per acre wkHO pounds also
isless than the teKur average of
fioTr pounds: llie olia'cco crop it
nearly all sold. . The soiling price is
around thirty cents.
"The cotton market is active, with
good prices prevailing. The prices
have made steady advance. The
crop is practically all picked and gin
ning is progressing rapidly. The to
tal cotton ginned for the state to date, is
002,188 hales. Cotton seed prices
average $34 per ton, or ubout the same
as last year.
"Hay is quoted as follows: Timothv
$22 per ton: clover $19.10; alfalfa
$21.40: punlrje.irisn. Pastures are
furnishing some feed tit present.
"The preliminary productiton esti
mate of peanuts for this" state is 12i,
000,000 pounds, which is lower than
'nst year. he quality of 6(1 per cent,
is one per cent, higher than 1921. The
yield of 1000 pounds per acre is con
siderable higher than a year ago.
Virginia and North Carolina hav,e
shipped 03,000.000 pounds of shelled,
and 79.000,000 of unshelled peanutes
thus far; Prices tire favorable and
advancing.
"The price of while potatoes Is firm
and prices of sweets are advancing.
"There is only a fifty per cent, pro
duction, but 33 per cent, of the nuts
are of improved varities. The quali
ty is good. Improved varities are
selling at 62 cents, while seeding and
wild are, 24 cents."
.
With Our Advertisers.
When ordering bread call for' Mil
ler's Butter-Nut bread mude by Car
olina Baking Company. ,
Your victory Bonds of the Fifth
Loan bearing the serial letters ARC
D E fand F hnve been called for jiay
ment by the Government on Decem
ber 15th, nnd Interest upon them ceas
es on that date. The Citizens Bank
and Trust Company will gladly han
dle all details of collection for yon,
paying cash for the bonds antl Interest
to date and, if you desire, will assist
yon in the matter of reinvestment of
the funds from this source. See new
ad. on page four today.
Fisher's will have a Christmas coat
sale Tuesday, at which fifty beauti
ful coats will be offered. Prices from
$39.50 to $05. See new ad. on page
three.
Mr. J. W. Roberts is confined to his
home on Ann street, on account of Ill
ness. What is better for a Christmns pres
ent thun a hat? Specialty Hat Shop
has -complete llnr
Perfect plumbing makes an Ideal
present for the whole family. E. B
1 1
; (jradv can
supply your
plitfubing
eeig
v,m- ...1 nt Pn.,,,.'.l TTlirnlturo Pn
nameg of winners , In drawing
; (.0!ll,.sl hPpj m8t week.
yon can flnd mnny attractice and
vTsefni eifts at nine's nharmacv.
1 ' -
ions is the motion of U
t Hs nndertaklug Parlors,
WU1 Not Review Jeffords Case,
iHi tka AMMtaM Ptaaaki
Washington, Dec. U. The Supreme
Court of the. United States will not re-
view the conviction of Frank M. Jef
funis for the murder of J. 0. Arnette,
neaer Columbians. C last spring, it
was announced today by Chief Justice
Tkft.
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THE BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION TODAY
Meets in Its Ninety-Second
Annual Convention at
Winston-Salem Delegates
Arrive This Afternoon.
800 MESSENGERS
ARE EXPECTED
Representing 2,000 Churches.
Dr. Spillman, the Presi
dent, is Detained at Home
by Illness.
By tter Auortnlnl
Winston-Salem. Dec. 11. This morn
ing and' afternoon delegnytes to the
irjnd annual convention of the Baptist
State Convention of North Carolina
began arriving in the city and by to
morrow at noon it is ep.-, -t.-d X0O mes
sengers from more than 2.000 church
es in the state will lie here for H p-
enlng session of the convention Tues
day afternoon.
Dr. B. W. Spillman, president of the
convention, is detained at his home in
Kinston on account of the illness of
both himself and .Mrs. Spilluuui. Mrs.
Spillman has Is-en suffering for sev-'
erui iia.vs nun a severe iuiiick oi
grippe. Mr. Spillman was stricken
while attending her laHlside. I lr. C. M.
In Ihe absence of Dr. Spillman is isjlivered the
expected that first vice-president E. s..
Wells will call the convention to or
der, and a permanent presiding officer
for the session will Ik elected on the
floor. . .
Todny the evangelistic conference
was held and attended by the minis
lers and early arriving delegates.
Hl'ST TEMPER JUSTICE WITH
CHARITY, POPE PIPS STATES
Wants to See Re-establishment of Or
der am', Peace Throughout World.
Rome, Dec. 11 (By the Associated
Press).- In his allocution nt his first
consistory today, pope Pius referred
to the conference nt Genoa and simi
lar meetings, asserting that he would
reiterate to the forthcoming Brussels
i onferences' such ns the proposed Brus
sels meeting were useless and likely
lo ciause bitter anil dangerous disap
pointment unless the1 governments de
cided to temper justice with charity.
The Pope also preconlsed the ap
pointment of seVerftl archbishops and
hishons nlrendv nominated.. .
' -The Pope In Mb 'allocniions priftest-
cd against conditions In Palestine,
where he said the large Catholic in
terests, are not being safeguarded, and
liointed to the need for continued help
for Kussia and urged the re-establisli-
ment of peace and order throughout
the world.
In regard to Palestine he recnlled
the allocution of the late Pope Bene
dict which charged that the Jews
were "taking advantage of the sever
ings of the inhabitants due to the
waV," and deplored "the privileged
position enjoyed by the Jews in Pal
estine which made it dangerous for
Christians."
Pope Pius added be adopted this
'as his own protest and that he would
carry out. bis predecessor's intentions
as expressed on that occasion so that
"in the settlement of the Holy Lapd
the rights of the atbolics and all
Christians may be safeguarded"
ARGUMENT BEGUN IN
HlKKHlvYD-IU SSI'.I.I. CASK
Miss Frances Birkhead is Suing Gov.
Russell for $100,000 Damages.
Oxford, Miss., Dei'. 11 (By the Asso
ciated Press). Arguments were begun
in Federal District Court today in the
suit of Hiss Prances C. Birkhead, who
is suing Governor Iee M. Russell, of
Mississippi, for, $100,000 damages.
bafted on charges of seduction. T. H.
Campliell opened the argument for tin
plaintiff. Judge E. K. Holmes an
nounced the argument wouhl be iinnt
ed to two hours on a side. ' No testi
mony was offered at the morning ses
sion. Immediately after the conference be
tween the judge and' counsel in the
chambers, court convened, and the ar
gument began.
School Children Win Prizes.
Mrs. Ernest Hicks, chairman of the
Red Cross Christmas Seals campaign.
reports the following:
Ralph Beaver Sold $7 00. Awarded
box of candy donated by Porter Drug
Company.
Mary Cannon Sold $8.70. Awarded
liox of candy donated by Cllne's Phar
macy. Stephen Morris Sold $3.07. Award
ed box of candy donnted by Pearl
Drug Company.
Jenny Brown Sold $2.05. Awarded
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Store.
Miss Mary MacLanghlln s room would appear before it at the hearing
awarded a five pound box of candy for;0f the Keller impeachment charges
selling the most seals of nny room at against Attorney General Daugherty
High School.
Miss Anna Schrock's room awarded
a five pound box of candy for soiling
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Cold Weather Prophecy Fulfilled.
The Weather Jinn last week pr
dieted colder weather for Saturday
night and Sunday, nnd his prophecy
came true. The thermometer dropped
many degrees Saturday night and
again last night, and at 0 oelock this
morning, according to one mnn who
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According I o several weather forecasts
but two more etear days are promised
this vear
Choose such pleasures as recreate
much and cost little. Fuller.
NO CTUWEa
MADCnUT
St ANPTW U STY
He WW PVad GafUt St
ream of
Law.
Tokiu, Dee. II (By the Aandatrd
mm. Mamuot I Hilda.
nod
wtrr. milling to
la-mastl
of Amoi. Warrrn ajraiut
method, em
U In Vllng
ployed by Japanese itflctal
with K 11 Andrews, on American, said
It was chur that no chance that An
drew ras a spy a made, aad that
Ik a1legaritn that be was suapocted
rf c-pioong. - baaed on nnfunuded
rumors.
"I am dad the derision of ihe eonrt
nude this cle.ir." the Viwimnt said.
"A letter to this effect is to be posted
n the government esfaldisliments with
which the firm of Andrews tieorjre.
of which Andrews Is a member, I ml
ik-alingi."
Andrews will plead guilty to a minor
charge of breach of navigation bill's
whe.ii bi- rase if called, it was an
lion need
H. M. Andrews was In-fore Japanese
iiuirt officials recently in connectiton
with charges that while his motor boat
was cruising in the waters of a mili
tary reservation, he had taken photo
graphs In violation of the law.
REV. MM ('. ROWAN
INSTALLED AS PASTOR
Installation Sen in- Held Yesterday
Morning Dr. J. M. Grier and Dr.
P. M. Richards Present.
Iter. Jesse C. Uowan was yesterday
morning installed pastor of the First
Japanese Navtgaajaa
Presbyterian Church of this city. The, many inlsirers. says the report, while
Installation services were held at the 'deals with seTen cities In detail, in-
regular mornina service in the church. I
anil were aliened hy
a large emigre-
Igation.
I conditions exist. The 130 plants here
Richards, of Davidson, de-1 are working full time. Ample eni
inHtnlliitioii sermon and , ulovment for all. including new com-
charged Ihe pastor. The sermon was
to have lieen delivered by Dr. Grier.
but on account of his indisposition Dr.
lticbards delivered the sermon. The
charge to the congregation was deliv
ered hy Dr. Grier, and made n deep
impression on nil those present. Dr.
Grier was pastor of the church for
sixteen years and greatly loved by all
the members of the congregation ns
well as by all others who know him.
The service is one of the most impres
sive in the Presbyterian ritual.
STATESVILLE IN GRIP
OF A "FLU" EPIDEMIC
Churches. Schools and Theatres
are j
t 'instil tor to uays oy tne nty Al
dermen. Statesville, Dec. 0, On ' account of
Ihe. prevalence of influenza in States
ville the churches, schools nnd picture
shows of .the town have lieen ordered
dosed for a period of 10 days. This
decision was -reached this, evening by
Ihe mayor and hoard of aldermen upon
lveonunendatiou of the. ImiU physi
cians. Mayor Briston called the doctors of
the town to hold a conference in his
office this afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
jpon their recommendation, the order
was made, effective nt once, purely
as a precautionary measure.
It is estimated that there are now
from 200 to 300 cases of influenza in
town, and while there hnve lieen no
deaths nor have any serious enses de
veloped, still it was thought safer to
close all public meeting places tempo
rarily in order to nriod a possible epi
demic. MASKED NEGRO ATTACKS
TWENTY YEAR OLD WHITE GIRL
Streets of Streeman, Texas, Are Fil
led With Armed Men.
Corslcana, Texas, Dec. 11. Blood
hounds were being rushed from Hnnts
ville penitentiary to Streetnmn today
to take up the trail of a masked ne
gro, who attacked a 20-year-old white
girl at her lmine, nt Strectnuin this
morning . Excitement ran high at
Street man and the streets and sur
rounding country were filled with
armed men.
Negro Captured.
Fairfield, Texas, Dec. 11. A negro
believed to have attacked n white girl
at her home nt Streetnmn this morn
ins has been cantured bv a noRSe. but
I has not yet been identified, according
to reports here. Exdtment is high
and hundreds of persons are hurrying
toward Streetnmn.
Durham Woman Wants Divorce
and
v i and Damages.
(Hy th Anoclntca Preu.
Durham. N. C, Dec. 11. Complaint
demanding damages will be filed by
Mrs. Leola Costlin, of Durham, who
has instituted divorce proceedings
luminal- Iht liuul.nii.l 14 Stomai'vlttn ' n
fnea,re mnmlKer wjrnln n fpw gfo
according to an announcement of her
attorneys.
Mrs. Costlin's divorce suit was en-
tered In the office of the clerk of su
perior court following the conviction
of her husband in recorder's court re
cently on a charge of assault on his
wife.
Tart Will Appear If Necessary.
(Br tho AMOclatea it..
Washington. Dec. 11. Chief Justice
- 1 mil lmoriuea nuii nmn vuisieua in
, the House judiciary committee that he
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i tt the committee sould see fit to ca.1
him.
t '
I 1 i-ii 'ilar. .....I Mrs 'I liottn.smi t Alltlri
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Guilty.
Tendon THv 11 t Hv the Associated
pres). Frederick By waters and Mrs.
Edith Thompson were found guilty of at-arms of the House at the 1923 ses
hi.v the murder of Mrs. Thompson's hus- selon of the North Carolina general
h murder nf Mm Thotmiamn
band, Verey Thompson, bv a jury tn
old Bailey today and both were Im-
mediately afterward sentenced to
death,
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1 I', ,tl,iM nn IKo Innfll ivmrket Ik mint
w..
ed at 24 1-2 cents per pound; cotton
seed at 72 cents per bushel.
I
' Eisner's. will keep open store until
9 o'clock, lieglnning tonight and con-
tlnuinf unta.after the holidays.
HEME P "HIT
CONDi I niNS NOW EXIST
General Improvement Ska WW
in the State DepartaMttt
of Labor Analysis for No
vember. DEALS WITH SEVEN
CITIES IN DETAILS
Cotton Mills Added 881 Em
ployees During November.
Strong Accession in the
Lumber Industry.
lT 1a UNrftM Prf..
AVashington. Dec. 11. fleneral im
provement in the North Carolina em
ployment conditions is shown in the
Deimrtuient of Labor's analysis for
November. It shows that cotton mills
added 881 emfdoyees during that time,
this lielng equal to the October in
crease, and there was a strong acces
sion of workers in the lumber indus
try, but a small reduction of workers
in Ihe fertilizer Industry. Lessening
of agricultural activities is releasing
. lodiiur
Hi.-ti Point Healthy employment
ers. uirge nuiliting program increas
ed by the erection of niuhy dwellings.
Common lalair well occupied in street
and mud paving.
THE COTTON MARKET
Showed Renewed Firmness Todays
Prices 15 to 21 Points Higher.
iHv the AUIWIIIM 'TfM. I
New York, Dec. 11. The cotton mar
ket showed renewed firmness at the
ofiening today, with first prices 15 to
21 points higher on over-Sunday buy
ing orders, and local demand, which
was encouraged by a relatively steady
showing of Liverpool. Houses with
continental connections aeruwu iu un.o
buying orders, but Liverpool was an
early seller of near months here, and
the market turned easier after the call
under scattered Southern selling, and
pre-bnrean liquidation.
Cotton futures opened flrnr: Decem
ber 25.08; Jnnunry 25.10; March
2B.20; July 24.00.
Boraca Crass Entertains.
The lianqnet of the Barnes; nass of
the First Methodist Protestant Sunday
School was held Saturday night, and
despite the very inclement weather
aboil 100 were present to enjoy the
evening. A most elaborate supper was
served consisting of noodles, chicken
salad, pickles, coffee, oysters, etc. The
supper was in charge of Mesdames D.
A. McLaurln, Earl Henderman, Roland
Haupt, S. H. Teeter. Boss Little, Kel
ly Lewis, L. M. Belvin, and other bMW
ies of the church, together with
Messrs. Roland Haupt nndKelly lew-
Want Cars to Convey Students.
All memliers of the Rotary and Ki
wanis Clubs who will furnish cars to
convey the Mont Amoena remiuiu-
girls to Concord Wednesday afternoon
for the lecture by Dr. Barker, are ask
ed to he at the court house Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with their
cars. The lecture will be at 3:110. Ki
wnnlsns who will furnish cars are
asked to notify A. C. Cllne nnd Ro
tarians are asked to notify Martin
Yerburg.
Reinstatement Denied to Weaver.
(Br AwMclted Ptkm.1
Chicago, Dec. 11. K. M- Lnmlis,
commissioner of baseball, today denied
reinstatement to George. (Buck) Weav
er, former star third, baseman of the
Chicago White Sox. Weaver was one
of those drouned as a result of the
scandal in which it was charged cer
tain baseball players and outsiders
plotted to throw the 1010 World's
Series championship to Concounntit.
Aldermen to Meet Tonight.
The aldermen of the city will meet
In the city hall tonight to receive bids
for the afreet improvement bonds. The
bonds were authorized at a recent
meeting of the board, und they will be
delivered in Jnunary. This will lie
the most important matter to lie pre
sented to the. aldermen, though several
other matters probably will lie)
brought up. j
Kentuckian Shoots Slayer of Father.
Grayeon, Ky., Dec. P. Harrison
Blanton, 24. years old, shot and killed
Paul Herron on the court house steps
Iated today, a few minutes nfer Her
ron had been acquitted of killing the
former's father, William Blanton.
,... ,im,He were vnnrdlne the
s' e.r ? . '.I "V. ZTl J o,
I county Jail tonight, as the consequence
i of reports that an effort would be made
! to lynch the younger Blanton.
Candidate For Sergeant-at-Arms
i House
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Raleigh,
Dec. 11. Peter McWil-
llams, of Raleigh, has announced his
candidacy for tne position oi sergeant-
assembly, which convenes in January
's'r- McWUllams Is a conwederfcte vet:
e"-
England to Build Two New Battleship.
London. Dec. 11 (By the Associated
Tl Tl.l UI.I.I.. Il,.o I o
nmi.-tiui" .........
i announced In the House of 'ommoatr
t(M,ay tnat tne rvvfnmnt had decided
to begin the construct! ton of the two
new battleships allowed
Washington naval traaty.
under tne
of