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tW Tht Concord ailt Tribune ! DISPATCHES VOLUME XXII. CONCORD N C SATURN. DECEMBER 30 1922 NO i I Next Repara tions Move Up to Allied Premiers Views of Washington Got ernment on Repara Horn Question Made PuWic by Secretary Hughes. PREMIERS MEET IN PARIS SOON And if They Fail to Agree, Mr. Hughes Thinks the American Plan is the Only Practical One Left. !F tte AumIiiM Preaa.1 Wnshingfnn. Dee. 30. Disclosure bv Secretary Hntli. in his Now Haven speech Inst night nf Hie belief nf the Washington government Hint un international commission of linnnclers. including Americans might :is wet) he called to recommend u method of set-, tlcmeut for the reparations i risis tp imroiiil.v leaves the next move in the tin mis of the nllipil premiers. The American suggest Ion. Mr. lluithps speeltlpd. whs offered ns 1111 alternative In Ihp event thnt thp pre miers at Ihelr l"arls meeting ik'xI Tuesday failpd to find 11 basis for ad justment of their views "among them- net vps." The Secretary stressed the view tlint settlement by tht iremlen was to lie hoped for. lie pointed out thnt Mil. lng such nn agreement, the world might lie fncinK the employment of forcible menus to collect Preparations from (ienunny. and outlined the dan ger to world ience the American gov ernment foresaw in thnt course. The plain warning to allied states men thnt the I'nlted States couid not look with favor on uttempted forcible collection was reiterated by . Mr. Hughes in his address, mid the finan cial conuiiission plan put forward us an alternative thnt would "open hope Tiijly" the way for American helpful ness, i As a first condition of appointment of an economic commission, however, Mr. Hughes sieclficd that the whole question of Germany's capacity to jiuy and methods of payment must he "taken out of politics." lie emphasiz ed that the distinguished forces as signed to recommend not only a finan cial plan of payment, but the amount I to lie paid, must be freed of the domi- lUlfittB of. lolPlHU 1 tSMWtJT or obeying pollftefir trTstt-nc-tions. The problem must lie squared with economic facts alone, he said, and relieved of all the questions of sentiment and clashing political opin ions, recriminations and coupler chnrg es which have blocked the recupera- tion of Europe up to this time. ALFRED SMITH COMES BACK LIKE CONQUERING HERO Vast Crowds Acclaim New York Gov emor-Elect Upon His Return to Albany. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 2ft. For the sec . ' ' ond time in; four, years Alfred E. Smith "Al" to most of the lL'.OOO.OOO men, women and children In the Ein plrte state today to up his resi dence in the big red brick mansion set apart by the state, as the ofllcial home of Its executives. The welcome he received was such as might be extended to a military leader reluming from fields of victory. When lie alighted from the train thnt brought him from New York and steii peil into the great waiting room of the Union station he was cheered tumul tuously by a crowd thnt occupied ev ery available. Inch "of standing room. He was cheered again by a smaller but no less enthusiastic group which had assembled outside the Executive Mansion. Mr. Harding May Sign Orders Freeing Political Prisoners: Washington, Dec. 29. President Harding exisjcts to sign tomorrow commutation of sentences ,,f 12 or more "polltlcnl prisoners," it was said today by a .White Honse spokesman. There Will, however, be no general amnesty." it was added. The commu tations, tt wns explained, will he In the nature of n New Year's glft.J'nst prior to Christmas the President granted three commutations, but these were not for offenders against war time laws. Hp . No Legion-Sawyer Breach. 'V Fort 'Worth, Tex., Dee. 29. Denial ERg,. thnt any breach existed between the American legion and Brigadier Gen eral Sawyer was made, by Alvin Ows ley, national commander of the or- gitnizntion here as he hoarded a train for the Pacific coast. The commander intimated that harmony now existed between the surgeon general's office and the legion which at its last con vention demanded the removal of Dr. 1 'il T. t . J . Fire Breaks Out at Emory University. Atlanta, (Ja., Dec. 20. All available Atlanta fire apparatus has been sent to Emory University In answer to a general alarm of fire at midnight. There are approximately 500 students living in dormitories. .There is also 8 large hospital loedted on the grounds. Only meager details are now available. One Killed In Oklahoma Fir. I Br b aiaaNaiaJ Paa Ardmore.j Okln., Del. 80. At least one persons was killed and two blocks of frame business buildings were destroyed In an early morning fire here today. ' Two other persons nre reported missing. The Concord1 Public Ubrary wjll be closed Wouday, New Years Day which ; is a legal holiday. KIWANIANS MWT m Iticw Taxn hj Mr .. r, im N hy Miss Ni- Thp meeting on Friday evenlnc of the Ki wauls Clnh of i jmiird was fea tured by an sddreea on i me T Tru, by Mr i 1". HomlaWt. of Charlotte, several aolos In- Mia Nina Norma o. and the prpeenie of a number of ilslt ora. " Mian Nonoan. of Wasbing'on. D. i'.. '.vho is veiling littnie folks here dur ing thp holiday, delhihled her Isnr- ers with two h:iI selections, her nc-l ctiuiianiuipnt lielng rentier . I bv Miss! 1 i .- i .. . . i . . ii-TiiiiK. i in num. mm s wt'n1 most en jnyiible, nnil those present considered themselves fortunate in hparing Miss Norman. 'J'Iip visitors present Priday evpnlHu included ; Miun y Itichmond. president of thp I'onconl Jtotiuy Club, who whs a guest of the Club: Mr. XHwrge S'ck. of Charlatte. guist of Jay Can non: Mr. J. Staunton Nortlmp. of "r"nr" '"ai' us. r in.is. ,. lienor!, or (.ilison. ,,. Currency and that the bank MBU guest of J llPiidrlx: and Mr. KarlnM iwii tnku charge. H t line. f St. Paul. Minnesota, guest Mr Kolger. who has been examiie of t ampl-ll Cllne. nR un,lk- iMsiks,for several davi;. ttwi DMiu-rs oi iniiM.riaiiep were brought hprore thp club, and thp' meeting was turned over to Team No. 2. .Jacob O. Moose captain. Cnpt. Moose presented Mr. 'Domldinrt. who delivered an address on income tnxps, and explained some of thp .p test Ions which perplex persons in making their returns. "Credit, the mainspring which keeps the wheels of Industry in mo tion, is threatened by n new menace, ami thnt menace is the (lovernmenfs recent activity in the collection of ad ditional income taxes for Imck vcurs," declared Mr. Dombhnrt. author and come tax expert. The speaker of the occasion was for merly connected with the Income Tax I'ult of the Bureau of Internal Heve iiup at Washington, in an official ca imcity, but is now associated witli the Accounting Service Company, a Char lotte fiB of public accountants and income tax experts. ' Mr. Domhhnrt stated In commenting on the present Government deficit of MutUKm.otm, the SeiTPtary of the Treasury had reported thnt his de partment was collect ina; back taxes lit the rate of 2(.(KM).tl0n each month mid that such collections would whie ont a large portion of the deficit, with in the next year. fv-itf known t:u-1 I In! I lie .luveni- meht is very far lKhind in the nitdit of income tax returns for past years;." the speaker told his audience, "and many who are under the impression that theft returns are correct may still lie liable for additional taxes. ,,p to (he fftpt thnt t,ieir ,.otnrns hv,i not lieen verified as to their correct ness." "Since 1918, there has been nn in terest of one ir cent, per month ac cruing on understatements of Income taxes, which charge hag now grown to serious proportions." "Depreciation," Mr. Dombhnrt stat ed, "has caused more bereaved tax IMiyers than any other point in the In come tax laws. It is the pivotal point because it is not only a factor In 'de termining the uet income of corpora tions for it is also a very important factor in determining the invested capital." The speaker also called the atten tion of his audience to the recent epi demic of stock dividends, stating that many are under the impression that Congress might IintMise a tax on the 'undistributed snrpltts of corporations in order to wipe out a portion of the present Governmental deficit. "Many taxpayers," the speaker -informed his hearers, "are aware of er rors existing In tax returns previous ly tiled, hut have taken no steps to ad just them, feeling that the Govern ment auditors may have overlooked their mistakes." "This Is certainly a wrong impression as the internal check which all returns receive at the hands of the auditors nre sure to disclose any irregularities." In commenting upon Inventories, Mr. Dombhart tsaid that 'market value means the price at which- goods may be purchased or reproduced and not the Jielilng price. After exploThTngtin--clHWgwian-JM law for the current year and discuss ing other important poiuts, the meet ing resolved into nn open forum, and the manner in which Mr. Dombhnrt answered the various questions put .to him by the members disclosed his thorough knowledge of the subject. The attendance prize for lust meet ing was drawn by Chas, T. Barrier, of Team No. 1. The silent ltoost was giv en by Jacob O. Moose, of Team No. '2 Fattier of W. J. Rosa Dead. Mr. W. J. Boss today received i telegram from Burlington announcing the death of his father, Mr. W. J Koss, nt that place at 9:80 this morn ing. Mr. Boss wns 91 years of age and had been making bis home with Ills daughter, Mrs. W. F. Galloway in Burlington, for some time. Mr. Ross formerly lived here and was well known to a number of Concord peo ple. The funeral services and burial will take place tomorrow morning at 11 o clock at New London. Local police officers Frldny delivered to a Mr. Hinckley, of Route 7, Char lotte, ir Ford touring car which they seized on the streets here one night this week. The owner of the car de clared that he came here on business hut when he discovered Jht his car had a flat tire and one light out lie left It on the streets, planning to get It the. next day. It was seised that night by the police, who gave it to its owner after he identified it. WILMINGTON BANK Commercial National Bank' of That City Was Closed Today by Order of Comp troller of the Currency. CLOSING OF BANK WAS A SURPRISE One Director Says if the Bank is Properly Managed 100 Cents on Dollar Will Be Paid Depositors. (Bj ta AuMlilH Prrn.i Wilmington. N. C. lasr. . The Commercial National Bank hPre fiill cd to osn its tloors today and a no tice was posleil on the door signed by V. P, Kolgi'r. a National Umk extiiii- Iner. saying that the institution had llM'en clospd by oidpr of Comptroller of i r,.nKP.I l.i innkp any atatfWenL other fhiin to refer to the formal notice posted on the door of thp institution, ((no PXPcntivp who declined to liprmlt Ills name to Is1 used said : "1 belipve that if the luink Is prop erly mnnngpd. that ltkl cents on ev ery dollar will he paid to the deposit ors." ' The closing of the institution came as a surprise generally, it was said by Wilmington business men. Thos. E. Cooper is president of the bank. ,and Lieut. (Jovornor W. B. Cooper is a director and formerly wus tti-ltne executive head of the lignk. Other officers nre: Chas. E. Betheu, vice president, Horace C. Cooper, cashier: S. 1). I'ittman. assistant cashier: and directors in addition to the Lieutenant (iovenior anil the lionk's president are D. M. Hodges. Henderson Cole, deceas ed, and Mr. Betheu. SOLICITOR INVESTIGATES KILLING OF ALLISON Brother of Dead Man Discusses Case Witli Solicitor Hulfnuin. Illy the Associated Preaa.) Morgunton. N. C. Dec. 30. Prelimi nary investigation hy Solicitor it. L. Huffman of the recent killing of Fred Allison. 20 year old automobile me-ckiWet--i;..!- ite4iiUn. iiirtiiuled . discussion of the case set for today with L. .1. Allison, of Charlotte, n brother of the dead man. Fred Allison was fatally wounded in an exchange of shots lietw'een three alleged liquor runners in nn automo bile and Deputy Sheriffs Baxter and Miller, according to Sheriff Aberne thy. While a coroner's jury Indicat ed its belief that n shot by one of his csmpnnlons caused Allisons fatal wound, Mr. Huffman said a physi cian who examined the wound ex pressed the belief thnt the bullet had been battered by striking the automo bile before entering Allison's body. Mr. Huffman indicated also that he would inquire into the reason for Deputy Baxter lieing allowed to con tinue in office although he is under liond for felony charges, according to the solicitor, involving alleged liquor deals and immorality. RUM PIRATES' BIG HAUL FROM BOOZE-LADEN SHIP Craft Clearing From Bahamas Held I n on High Seas and Cargo Taken. New York, Dec.28. A report received br customs officials today from Nas sau, Bahamas, of a $1,000,000 liquor robbery on the high seas was taken by customs officials as .proof of reports that pirates were raiding rum runners off the Atlantic coast. , The report said that the Vincent A. White, which cleared from Nassau for Miauelon on October 21 with 10,500 cases of liquor, had been boarded off the New York coast and nil the, liquor and money she carried taken. With New Year's approaching, clear ance reports from the Bahamas, re ceived by customs offlclnls, indicated that a fresh supply of liquor was on its way from Nussaus. Although a number of vessels cleared for St. tTtprrerd4qmUou--JEMejJi!agent8 In dicated they would keep a sliiirp look out along the Jersey and Long Island shores tq prevent any liquor leaking Into New York. Latest reports showed that Swedish craft had entered the rum-carrying trade along the Atlantic senhoard, fur clearing from Nassau with a cargo of liquor was the Swedish auxiliary schooner Carnegie. Weather Outlook for Next Week. (By the Aaaoatated Prea. Washington, Del. 30. The weather outlook for the. week beginning Mon day : South Atlantil States: Rain at the beginning of the week and again about Thursday or Friday; otherwise fair. Temperature normal or above until near end of week, hen colder. , I. W. W. Sentence Commuted. (By the Aaaoelatad Frew.) Washington, Dec. 30. The sentences of eight members of the Industrial Workers of tbe World, suspected in the Haywood case of conspiracy and violation of wur time laws were com muted by President Harding today to expire nt once on condition that the eight prisoners leave the 1'tiilcd States iind never return. Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Craven and son, Reld, have returned from Greens boro, where they spent several days with relatives. nUUAM OftAT BV t.OV thief Kierttfite af a Hay Hr Set Brttrre MM I (MMr ( Raetgh. Dec. 21 - -Oov Cameron Mtwriaoo ttWUr i mHatrt his aettou of irller .n the weehito boonrlag rtra- 4 ItiOB ppM la the OMT ol Wm. t nf Dim ti.ay, wantrd lit Kntucky un a chart' of oetatnfakc Wfmty under fulse preicnsej. at.er a Mum nM at He Governor s office. Uray m Im medial p ij rWi his l.bei ty. "I have made an lawMlgatlon of this mat u r," uld the Oovhwr. "and vniie I be'leve a sincere and honest cnort was made to ri-. tahHah the srhoo. a'. tMrbane, failure has en the result. I do not believe yomui Orajr Is auiity of any fraud. 1 hate found he led hia lawelaas at the. L'lBveeidty of Vtrs.nu th.- )car, i ml la e.fttsldere.i a very bright n,n with an excellent fiuiic. I do not not intend to ruin hia Ife by senj blm to Kentucky for ;rtal. Inif "1 do want to aaju how-ver, that Col. Gray should discont'nue ue operation of the schdpl. or it will get him into serious troupe," he said. Gray was on a (rate cn route t Kentucky. HmrsdaV figbi In custody of agent J. II. HubbajM when his iain- er 1'i'PKtoti lott's iruy, iitlvi-i it (iovfi - nor 'Mori ison he wished to present nis side ol Ihe case. TB Executive re -i nulc.l the extradltlln until further hearing and Gray wastnrought there. He testified here. Way that (ire) hail misrepresented tpt school In e- CMi ing students. Th$; Taut a as in sufficlnet to meet the. ntds of a "bahy" he said, and a niVnriiar of Kentucky parents had been forcaja to withdraw boys at a financial loss. The defense intended that the extiHittion proceed- ure was atteniDt to recover in civil action by the use of IB? criminal dock et. tt HIGH SCHOOL GIRK&H0T H GIRJK&H ON HB Y WAY HOME Attacker Also Shoots and Kills a Po liceman, and in Turn Was Shot by Another Policeman. (H? (he Aaaoclaajgia l-r.-- Chicago, Dei-. M0. One of three men early today siiot a high school girl us she wus en route I'roia a school enter tainment, killed a policeman and in turn was siot and probably fatally wounded by another uitrolmnn. The girl. Miss Minnie Flnelstein, 17, was shot through the hip. filer wound was not serious. The diad officer was Wm. .1. Q'Mally. Miss Kinkelstein snia the three men accosted her and another "girl who were waiting with t.r hither and another high school student. When she protested one of Ahe then begun tiring a pistol, nil Hint' Mining when the girl fell. litttauiill t.'Mnlky. ibesrlnie the; alothw?flWlTW' "ftp,- evhty to he shot three- times. His partner shot the gunman. dr. ike Campbell" will get usual $2,000 Under the Deficiency Bill Reported Today in The House. (By the Aaaociatea preaa.) Washington, Dec. 30. Dr. .lames Ike Campbell, republican, who contest ed the seat of Representative Dough ton, democrat, of the 8th Congression al district In North Caiolina, will re ceive the usual payment of $2,000 un der the deficiency hill reported today to the House. Months ago with only one dissenting vote the elections com mittee held Ihut Mr. Donghtou had been legally elected, but the commit tee report has never been acted on by the House. January Highway Letting Will In clude Rowan Colnnty Work. Raleigh, Dec. 29. State highway functionaries would not rob Senator Wa ter Woodson of his joy in the orphanage of Rownh county from the state ns a portion of the state highway system, but men about the office did say today that the January lettings will have some more Rowan county contracts. To refresh the memory of the Sal isbury Post the highway officers re called that broject 670, below Landis, was awarded by the state and that the new bridge over the Yadkin, a costly structure playing around a quarter mUlton, will ibe half Rowan's outfit. And nobody in the office concedes that the state funds wi 1 have been deplet ed when the highway commission gets to these jobs. Mr. Clifford Hahn was taken snd- denlv 111 this morning, and his con dition is considered serious. The Stare"uf llulllll AuiUaMii UJ Coflt times as big as France. Funds to pay for War Savings Stamps will not be available until January 5th, 1923. JNO. L. MliLLER, t Postmaster. nir VII V IIV VI IU Tfl I fit MJ M.UAMJM IU HIE INVESTIGTION On Its Hn f U Illitr r .I rV , R ui tt bu uaniru ana i nos. Richards. Annou ncetnen t is Made Today. INVESTIGATION TO BE STARTED SOON It is Slated That if Any Klan Member Had Anything to Do With the Crime He Will Be Outlawed. i ll lb Aaaaeiated Preaa.1 New (irkans. Dec. S0.The Imisi aiui organixation of thp Ku KJux Klan will send its own agents into More house pnrtsh to invest igate the kidnap ping mid killiue of Walt Daniels ami Thomas Richards lost August, accord ing lo an aiiiionneeiiienl today by a high state official of the klan. This action, he said, was decided on at a conference here of hpads of state or gutiizatious at which a reporter of a New Orleans newspaper was permitted to attend. It was stated the invest iun I ion 'probably will ! started within the nexi Hours. I'b" klnu official staled if it -hi old develop any individual member of Ihe klan In Morehouse pariah had anything lo do with the kidnapping and nnir- (hr of Daniels and Richards thev would be outlawed, and the klan would assist in obtaining their conviction le fore the criminal courts of the state. "KERNERSVILLE CHIEF CAPTURED BY A YOUTH Charlie Dillard, 225-Pound Officer, Manned to Jail hy 13-Year-Old oy. Winston-Salem, Doe. 20. The" wild and yvisily western pictures at the moving picture houses vesterdav tml- ptl into Insigni licence in the, quiet vil lage of lvernersville when the popu late- of that otherwise quiet commun ity saw their chief of police. Charlie Dlliard. u giant weighing fully 'J'J.i pounds, marching doli the street. headed for the town jail, with his hands pointing heavenward, and 10 paces behind him directing his movement was a tiny . Ind with u huge retolvur. ... .While- ,IMj!l;i ekfetens staretljlhave been gotten up duriugtUe year. tne pair proceeded to-mp-Tovrti lontupri But there the trthles were turned. Dil lard opened the door at the lad's command, but before the boy could stop him the chief of police had se cured his own revolver and the hoy, .Manuel Kemirick. 13-yenrs-old, was the prisoner. The whole tiling came about like thisrW. T. Kendrick, the lad's fath er, n new-comer to Kerncrsville, hav ing been reared in the fastnesses of Henry County, Virginia, had been ar rested during the morning on the charge of Imbibing too much of the forbidden fluid. At the time of his arrest and incarceration the lad was attending a moving picture, where pictures of the Wild West were being shown. There he saw men of great daring accomplishing great deeds with crete sitos were gotten up. Eight nothing more than a huge revolve to hundred and seventy-live letters were aid them. I written ; 8.807 nrles traveled bv roll- When the picture was over and he road and 1,00.'! by automobile, in ear returned home he heard of what had ryon work. befallen his sire. Angered, he up-j "A test was put on in co-operation prouched the chief of police and de- with County Agent Kails to get a com manded his father's freedom.' When parison between several different this was denied he returned to his , makes of soy beau harvesters, and ur own home, got out his father pistol j rangements made for continuing this and started out as a knight of old to rescue his father. He was almost suc cessful, but. he failed and as a conse quence he wns lodged in his father's cell. This morning he wns tried in the juvenile court in this city. He told the judge that he thought that he had a perfect right to defend his fath er in any way that it seemed neces sary. The court listened to his story carefully, and then upon the recom mendation of the superintendent of public welfare, turned the lad loose, placing hiin upon probation, and re quiring him to report to the nmyor nt least once a week. PROMINENT MEN ARE UNDER INDICTMENT On Charges of Conspiracy to De- fraud the liovernment. (By the AaaiH-lateH Prean.1 Washington, D. C, Dec. 30. Benedict Crowell, assistant secretory of war. under the Wilson administratis, and six "dollnr-a-year" men associated wiili the council of national defense. were indicated here today by a special grand jury . investigating war frauds, on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in construction of war- tune army camps and cantonments. The. others indicated were : Wm. A. Spurrett, Morton C. Tittle, Clement W. Lundoff, tlr Foster, John H. McGibhons, James A. Mcars. AN ARMENIAN NATIONAL HOME A POSSIBILITY Plans for Such a Heme Were Pre sented to Lausanne Conference by American Delegation. , Lausanne, Dee. 30 (By the Asso ciated Press). I'lans for an Armenian national home, financed hy a possible $20,000,000 appropriation by the. United States Congress or a popnlar loan in m.t.. i w,nrt t t.,. trntn mill I IV U 9 II aituillirn w i 'note a- other countries, were presented to the Near East conference today by the, American delegation. , I Messrs Crowell Ritchie and Clyde Llppard will leave tomorrow for Richmond where they will enter the Smithdeal Business College. Marked lovement In Business Conditions FAKMERS ADOPT MODERN M-MTIIXEan EOA IPMENT b Retort f R VV. KilcMr. Diierlar of Fare EtD loa Sen Ire Malpleh. Dec flfl i By the Aaaorlated ' Preaai. North Carolina firmer are rap'dly adopting modern machinery and other eHiipiUpa to carry nn their operation. .Kcunliuc to Hie annual re port of F.. R. Kmc t . state e.xtpnslon engineer, nccnrdlng to ihe hieiiuifi re port It. W. Kilgore, director of the Farm Kxtciiin Service, made public today "The work of the division has been ' dr. did into lbte main projects : Wntfr supply, aeweragp d'sposal and1 liichts: farm hiiihlinga awl ismiTcte I construction, and form machinery ami motors." ihe report reads. New York, Dec. 3o (By the Asso- Visits weie made to various set 'elated I'ressi. Stock and Isind prices Hons of the state when' a number of generally closed the year at material people were interestisl in any of thise ly higher levels, which is not only a prcjocts. The locations were gone j reflect Ipn afT the marked improve over and hpst plans suggested. Along ! went that has tukim place in business with this, bills of materials and eafl-jand industry during the last IWetvaj unties of i-osl were given. In many ; mouths, but also construed by conser t i-c- after everything was re.idy, a ; vatlve New York hanking interests as practical working demonstration was an indication of still further progress put op. At these dcinoutralions all in the coining year, the Interested partlM were invited audi The year closes with conditions' were usually present. Besides being i fnvornlile for a further appreciation of able to show and Impress them with j commodity and security prices in the what we were trying to pul across, j opinion of the financial i-ommnnily. these ilenu.nst rat ions have proven a Unfavorable and nnexie-teil develop vi'ry valuable n.-set In getting other j men ts in the political and economic work started when we could refer men ' situation abroad are generally cnnald to these places. 1 ered ns the only probable obstacles to "Sixty-six of these practical demon- arrest the improvement In the business strntions were put on. including 21 and financial world, which began in self feeders for hogs; 4 colonary hog the summer of 1021 and lias contin houses: 4 breeding crates for hogs:1 ned with few temporary interruptions 4 poultry houses: 4 dn!ry hams; Sj until the present time, mule barns; 3 H4' x 00' two-story im-1 The prediction of further business plemept sheds; 8 water towers; lime prosperity is Imsed on several well bin : 4 hydrallc nuns ; 4 pumping out-1 known facts. Foremost of these is the fits with gas engines ; 1 pumping out- easiness of the money market, ami tit with electriet motor. The3e were huge sums available for business en all placed in as ii-ntrally located terprlses. In addition, most stocks of places as possible. A number of the merchandise are low. railroad traffic is self feeders were placed on the court-1 close to record levels, exports nre iu houso squares so that the Interested creasing. Hie principal Europeon ex pnrtics might see them. ! changes are heudlng Imck to par. and j "Six hundred and nine blue prints of the European economic sit un tion slum plana for various .farm building have ed signs of improvement exports are been sept out together with bills of j increasing and unfilled orders. for rjill-j materials for each one. The plans , road equipment are the largest in have included everything from rest- j years. cither favorable signs are dents down in the way of building on seen in the fact that no big strikes the farm. These plans have goue to nre threatening or pending, a great tid different 'counties over the state, amount of construction work is still in not including u good numlier that have arrears, despite a record breaking year been sent out-of the state. Twenty- of activity in the building Industry, seven additional designs from which automobile production reached a pear oie prints are miuie ior iiismnuiiou ,,HBitB-uJUiets uvni tunic w n tuuutw agents : t:t men interested in home water supplies; 87 in farm buildings; 28 in mnchinelvy : 9 in water power: 4 in silos, and 2 in dipping vats. , "Seven meetings with total atten dance of 1127 were held where various forms uf work wen- discussed. Eucb of our practical demonstrations usually resolved itself into a meeting for prac tical suggestions regarding other lo cations or buildings. Three hundred and eleven conferences were held in the interest of the work ; 4 district and two state meetings of county agents were attended. Assisted with one club encampment where instructions were g'vcu in terracing and building. Hills of materials for 13 different sizes of silos and 10 different sizc.s of con- next year. "A survey was made o f200 farms to get an estimate of the damage done by rats and by weevils in stored corn. The average percent of damage for each was five, per cent., estimates in both cases going as high as 25 per cent. "A survey was made df nil windmill owners in the state as near as pas sible, to see just what success they were having. The impression from these, reports is that the failures have been due to the wheels not being high enough or' the tanks were too small and not a general condemnation of windmills," the report read. WISH FOR SILLY THINGS I MSMW ru w-raiwra numr. j Af tress Molher After Quarrel Over Trifles. Los Angeles, Dec." 31. Mary Miles Minter, motion picture actress, has left the home of her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, and has se.t up her own estab lishment, according to a story printed in the IjOs Angeles Times today. A report is current, according to the Times, that "mother and daughter have quarrelled." Interviewed at he.r new home. Miss Minter aid her mother wns Ideal. but admitted : "It Is true we have quarreled, hut we had only motherly and daughterly quarrels, such as happen in any fam ily. I wanted a home. (, of my own, where I could do the 'funny little thinks I like to do, and I got me one." Miss Minter said she would- lie 21 years old next April. At the Shelby residence Inquiries about. Miss Minter met with the statement she was out on locution. Cotton Exchange Closed. Bt the Aaaaclate Praaa.) New York, Dec. 30. The cotton and coffee and sugar exchanges here were closed touay , . Sir;R-oll'I ,BJ,0Wn' of. r?fnRlmro', nnd Miss Etbel Brown, of Julian, and Miss Bertha Browyj. of Hullford Oen- eral Hospital, of Hfgh Point, spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Lottie Brown. Stock and Bond Prices Close at Materially Higher Levels Which is a Reflection of Industrial Conditions. STILL FURTHER PROGRESS IN 1923 Is Expected by Banking In terests. Money Market Easier and Hugh Sums Available for Business. peak, which probablv will in' exceed- od next rtoYrnTTs and electric companies are doing at record business. Optimisms for 1923. Chicago, Dec. 30 I By the Associat ed Press t. Optimism for 1023, per niented sumuisrl'ntions from a busi ness standpoint of the year now clos ing, ns made public today by some of Chicago's leaders In finance and indus try. They Buve their reasoili for their satisfaction with the situation, chief of which were: Upward trend of trade. A tone of greater confidence. Improved conditions of agriculture. increasing business activity. Favorable condition of bank re serves, interest rates and credit struc ture. More normal relationship between prices of different classes of commodi ties. Better foreign exchange quotations. Increased prices of farm crops were generally given an important place in the statements. Blind From Birth But Is to Be Grad uated Astronomer. illy the Associated Preaa.) An Arbor, Mich.. Dec. 30. Blind from birth, with his conception of the heavens formed by descriptions from others. Joseph Caldwell, of Indiana. Pennsylvania, is studying astronomy nt the University of Michigan in order : thnt he may meet the scientificnl re quirements to permit him to lie grad uated from the College of Literature, Science and Arts. Mr. Cajdwell, a sophomore and 46 years old, is doubly handicapped. In addition to his blindness, he lacks the mechanical aids for the study of as tronomy that often nre offorded stu dents who take up other studies. Blind students of astronomy are so rare that there are no text books with rais ed type. Therefore, he depends upon tellow students to rend his lessons to him. So proficient has he become, his professors say, that he frequently memories a lesson by hearing it read only n few times. In addition to astronomy, Mr. Cald well is studying psychology, (leruian, French mid Italian. Hp ranks uh mm of the most adept students in his classes. Aims to Be Pecan Supply Center., of WorhL 1ST tlie Aaaueinted Preaa.) San Saba. Texas, Dec. 30. San Saba county and Its neighboring district Is otit to become the chief pecan produc tion section of the world. Already supplying a goodly portion of the ont , put of the nuts, it is increasing its present pecan area of l000 noreR, to 5,000 acres, which, according to J. R. Bell, secretary of the chamber of com merce, will make its position of supply less disputed. "In 1010, Sun Saba shipped three million H)unds of pecans," says Mr. Bell. "Included in the customers were, the King of F.nglnnd, who paid one dollar a pound for them. Native pe cans here average three und one-half Inches In eireumfere.ice and weight 35. to the pound." . Mrs. Carl Moore, who has been ill with flu at her home on Church street for the last week, is able to be up part of the day.