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The CocoD tAltr Tribune I TODAY HEWS TODAY. ASSOCIATED PRESS 4 DISPATCHES 4 OOOOOO0I VOLUME XXII. CONCORD. N. C. SATURDAY. JANUARY 13. 192 a NO. 287. Body of Grimes Lies in State at the Capital! Under the Flag of His loved State. Body of Latei Secretary oi State Iy in State in Capital Rotunda. FUNERAL SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON All State Offices Closed Dur- ing Entire Day Hundreds Filed Through Corridors to Pv 1 Jcl Trihntc lr,uulc iRt t Aaaaelated Preaa.i Raleigh. Jan. i:t I'mler the Hair of I his lioloved stnte. hanging at half mast from the. capital spire, t lie body of J. Ilryan Grimes, late Secretary of Stale, lay in Mate in lite cnpitil ro tunda today while hundreds of friends, admirers and fellow statesmen filed through corridors under the mounting din pes to p;i. the last Irihtite to hint who raiikeil as one of. the stale's most powerful figures. Final preparations were made for the funeral whic h will he held at half past three Hits afternoon at Christ Episcopal Church, just across the. park fnan the slate house ground. State legislators, having dispensed with all activities of usual legislative day. arc prepared to follow the casket in a hotly. Annul); I hem tire those, who have fought shoulder to shoulder with the Inle secretary for certain programs of the stale, some who might have opposeil him Inn in litis hour of final homage all stood hare of head in reverence for his last presence. All stale officers were eloscd for the nl ire tlav. SPECILATION AS TO THK SUCCESSOR OF fl RIMES I. noes Hariness is Frequently Men lllnnetl. Other Names" Are Olso Pre sented by Friends. mi the Associate! Preaa.i Raleigh. Jan. 13. The names of sev eral men are appearing prominently in the discussion of a probable suces sor of Secretary of State 3. Bryan (rimes, who will lie appointed by Gov ernor Morrisn. to finish out the four yiar term of office. James A. Hnrtness, of Statesvlllo, the most recent opponent f Colonel Crimes for the. democratic nomination, is among those motioned. Friends of Mr. Hariness here today are of the opinion thai he would allow party con sideration to prevent him from, accept ing the ofticc were the. appointment available for him. These alleged con siderations hinge upon the fact liial anoihcr of the heller salaried officers ol Hie slate. Ii. i of collector of reve nue is held bv his fellow townsman. Col. A. It. Walts. It Is staled hero Unit Mr. Hariness lias reecieved hundreds of telegrams from around the stale, assuring him of wishes of his friends that lie. lie named for the office. Representative ,W. N. Everett, of Richmond, a close political and per sonal friend of the governor, has also been mentioned for the impending up po'ntinent. as lias Alfred X. McLean, private secretary to Senator J,ee S. overman, and others less prominently. Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, who is very close, to the Governor, is here today and the gossips of the capital infer be may have been called here for the purpose of consultation by Mr. Morrison before 'the appointment is made. w FI NDING I, AW IS NOT TO BR CHANGED NOW President ami Advisers Deride This is Not lie Time to Ask fur Change. Br in- a uf i n ini it, i Washington, Jnn. 13. President Hauling anil republican house leaders after a thorough canvass of the siiiin lllnn, decided tiKlny that lis is not the time to seek an amendment lo Hie debt funding law, liberalizing the terms of settlement by nations owing money to the United States. French Flag Torn Down. Berlin, Jan. 13 (By the Associated Frees). At Hteele. two miles outside of Essen, the French Hag hoisted by the occupational troops, was torn down and destroyed, says a dispatch to Vorwaerts today. The Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany has two new ads. today. Both will Interest you If read carefully. Give a dog a bad name, and you save him Ihe trouble of earning it. ly ou NfASIHC coHKirK Be-MOON MAN PLAYS I TAG WITH VENUS And for Forty-Five Minutes That Bright Sar Was In visible to Observers. iMj thr hwMM hca, Chb-igo, Jnn. IS. The man in the moon clearly today played lag vritli . u i ami for nearly C. 'b.iiIoi thai l'' -Mar was invisible, to nh. crvtr. A l. S:20 o'l'loi-k Venus sinned 4it io hanging hy n thread nf the eastern il,, f ,. mann. A few minute later it was enlirely hidden. At (1:UI ss Vemm soared above the moon after s""' " moon, seemingly in added lustre The jnxatposlHon of the two bodies as Vtius s. :ini nlmve the moon after the tiivultation resembled the Turkish crescent anil star. 1 1 111 1 Wil I STHKr.TS SOON TO III. PWf.O I mi tract Win nlcd Asheville Concern I'nr Laying Many Yard. 'nunc- Square A bemarle, Jan. 12. The town com missioners of Albemarle on yeste! lay awarded a contract to Ashrvillc Pav ing company, i f Asheville. for paving i lu.t.h . 1 U 1 , . . 1 1 . I- 1 . , I noil 4l'lltlll .IIIU IJIIII111II!C il 1111111001 of strtvts of the town, and to Tucker and Lnxtnn of Charlolte. a contract for water ami sewer on the streets lo be paved. Ii is iindersl I thai he streets cnntemplaed to he paved nmler this contract are South street from First street lo Southbound sta tion. Depot streel from Souih street lo iOflrd Manufacturing company's nillcc First street from I'rcsbyleriati church lo town limits near J. D. Isiwder's; Second slreel from Lutheran church lo town limits, near Hc.irno oenv tery. It is understood that either sheet asphalt or hitu ithie is to be used. l tie snoci asphalt w ill cost .7S ner quate yard, while the bittilithic will cost $2.48 per square yard. It is yet to be determined which of these will bo used. Curb and gutter will cost 95 cents per lineal foot. These prices are considered 'by the engineers very satisfactory, especial, y so under ihe conditions existing in Albemarle as to execavation and the lay of the land. North Carolinians Paying Much Tax. (Br fa Aaaoetntetl Pnn. Raleigh, N. P., .Inn. 13. North Car olinians are paying tuxes into the fed eral treasury 111 rough the office of lillllnm (i lissom , collector of internal revenue, at a rale which indicates a lolal for the llscal year of approxi mately I. ".I l.i KM MM hi, ii was announced I (slay. Tho,-oflloo is receiving daily an amount in excess of jllMMKM), Mr. tirlsson said, despite the fact thai the preseni is not the period in which the bulk of the quarterly remittance is paid. "Although North Carolina pays a to tal to Ihe national government which makes it about the eighth stale," said Mj Grissora, "a large part of the amount is paid ultimately by people outside the Stnte. "This results from an overwhelming proportion of the tax be'ng levied on manufactured tobaccos made in this stnte and sold over the world. Ap proximately four-fifths of the federal revenue from the collector's office is from the tax on tobacco," he said. Will Welcome Auxiliary. Ill) the AMH-iatl Press.! Fnyettevllle, Jan. 13. A woman's auxiliary milt lo the American Leg ion post here will he organized next week, Mrs. R. C. Cant well. Wilming ton, sixth district committeeman, be ing in charge, il was announced today by officials. The auxiliary is a national organi zation and is composed of women w ho have a brother, father, son, or hus band in the American Legion. Plans for the organization of a unit here have been completed. Henderson Hanks in I. noil Shape. (By Ihe Aawelutc )raaa.i Henderson, N. C, Jan. 13. Prosperi ty Is reflected In the reports for 1022 activities of the four banks here. AH of the institutions have just finished holding their annual stockholders' meetings, at which the several officials predicted liotter records will Is' made in 11)23. Each of the banks paid dividends last year, according to the reisyrts, which also showed all to be in good condition. DAY by DAY In Every Way should become more and more independent. Make sure of the years ahead by banking something regularly. liEGISLATIVt HALLS QUIET DURING DAY . "lth Bot" H0" r.njoyiriK Holiday, legislative News is Confined Mostly to Hotel Lobbies in Capital. Bl Ik U.... lir.l IT,.. , Raleigh. N. C. .Ian. Ut With th" General Assembly adjourned until nei Monday night, and a general exodu over the week-end of metutsTs. legis lative nws today Is reduced to hotel Inliby discussions of measures tliat have been introduced. That an active Ku Klux lobby exisls here, directing ils energies against legislation lo unmask the Klau. is clniiued by Senator J. If. "Hnggoit. whose liill will come before the Sen ate from the committee hen rings which will be hold January 'S.. Some rep rescnintives of the Klan working here lire known to him. Senator Raggett states. Members of hot It bouses of Ihe Gen oral Assembly expressed lliomselvos freely in regard lo the governor's ship line bill, which Icmporarilv obscures other important recommendations. Which were incnrMinilcd in the bien nial message of (iovernor Cameron Morrison. These expressions are ons Inly as numerous for the hill ns against it with a slill greater nnmlior desirous of further discussion of ihe measure before they vote. Activity in behalf of local measures was eiooliil lo lie put somewhat un der control as far as immediate pas sage of these bills was concerned as a result of Representative Lindsay War ren, of Beaufort, and Representative Uurgwyn, of Ihe rules committee com ing lo Ihe fronl for strict enforcement of Ihe new rules which have been laid down in Ihe House. Because Representative (iwenl of Sampson County, who presented the act lo abolish capital punishment, did not gel committee hearing liefore the bill was reported out as unfavorable. Judiciary Committee No. 1 will prob ably bear Mr. Owen on Monday niglit or some time Tuesday, although free expressions from Mouse member)) Indi cated that the bill has little chance to get inist the house, even though re ported out hy the committee nflor the Owen hearing ns favorable. THE COTTON MARKET An Opening Advance of 8 to 17 Points Result of Overnight Buying Orders. - t By ft AsirfAa JP?afJr'T" New York. Jan. 13. An oM'iiing ad vance of s in 17 points in the cot I on market today was Ihe result of over night buying orders and rresn nuying was promoted by bullish Manchester trade advices, favorable week-end re views ol Ihe ilomeslii' cotton goons market, anil reports of an increased spot business In the South yesterday. Cotton futures opened (irtu : January 27i32 March 27.51): May 27.72 : July 27.42: October 25.70. Closed Strong. New York, Jan. 13. Cotton closed strong: January 27.53; March 27.73: May 27.81): July 27.04: October 25.02. Death of i. C. Sossamon. John C. Sossnmon, aged 71 years, died at his home in No. 10 township neear Sossamon's Springs, this morn ing at 5 o'clock, following an illness of about a year. His death was di rectly due to pneumonia, which he con tracted on Wednesday. He is sur vived hy two sous, Messrs. John C. Sossamon, Jr., and Isaac Sossamon, both of tills county; and tyo daugh ters, Mrs. I,ex White of Davidson College, and Mrs. Levy A. Fowler, of Cranvilie county. Funeral services will lie held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock al Kocky River Church, con dueled by Rev. T. H. Spenee, the pas tor. Praises Work of Miss Mund. Mr. W. C. Llsk, of Rowan Comity who made his home here for a short while and who Is now assistant clerk in the State Senate, was in Concord to day on business. When asked about the work at Ral eigh Mr. Idsk grew very enthusiastic, and devoted most of bis remarks to i praise of Miss Rosa Mund. engrossing clerk in Ihe House. "Miss Mund is the best engrossing clerk , the House has had in many years," Mr. I-isk stated. "She is till ing the job to perfection, and persons familiar with her work are realizing that the lady from Cabarrus can cer tainly deliver the goods." Many Arrests in High Point. illy the AMfKlaletf Preaa. High Point. N. C, Jnn. 13. One thousand, eight hundred and eight, persons were arrested In High Point during 1022 and the total lines amriniitcd to $10.3150, according to Ihe annual report of Ihe city police. There were 1,540 convictions and HM12.83 was paid in cost, il is stal ls). It's in the Blond. The I'plift. Miss Cottrell Sherrill, the young and attractive daughter of Editor Sher rill, has taken charge of the Social Personal page of The Concord Tribune. She Inherited newspaper talent and with a naturally brilliant intellect she Is mnking her page a Joy to The Tribune's constituency. Miss Hherrill is the youngest lady newspaper work er In the slate, i A swimming bath at Hull. England, has held the same water for months, purity being obtained iby a constant proeess of filtration. Spectacles were 13th eeatury. invented in the i Tl RK PRITUr t Oi: Mill! I WW. Vskim. Italia. Jnn 19 n the Associated ll.-Il la ie- Ihjhly inwrtil fnan Snrnu, says 4- Renter mi m !: uday. that the Turks are r. -Mi irepa r- if Ins to resume --1 t i 1 1 la the f rt'v of a breaL4ewu of the Ian- june peflc1 i-oofrleiiee KTWAMS MITTING Weekly Meeting ef Concord Club Prnv ed One of lMsual InUreat. Tti meeting of the Riwanls Hub of Concord nl the V. W. C A. on Frldai evening was featured by the program arranged by Team So I, Brevard Har ris, cniitain. There was bill lltHe husluess brought liefore the meeting, nhlch was pn-sid-eil over by the nee I'reeldent. Trai l Snc r. The hotel committee appoint ed nl the last meeiing of the club made no report, but one of the mem Isms suited that the committee is busy, ami will have something definite In report shortly. The entertainment program offered liy Tenui No. -t was thoroughly enjoy ed. Miss Fliwiheih lord, of Ihe Sun derland School family, delighted hoi audience with two vocal selections. Willi iiccnmimninienl hi Miss Nell Her ring at the piano. Miss Lord sang Willi her usual ease and charm, ami was heartilv encored after each nnm lior. ' Rev. I.. A. Thomas, pastor of St. James Lutheran Cnjirch, nnd an hon orary tnemlH-r or the Kiwanis Club, made an Instructive, talk on the value of organizations like Hie Kiwanis anil Rotary Clubs, and their effect on Ihe nation's life. He dcilaml that there is a power and a soul and a Ilea r I in tlies'e organisations which are making themselves fell thrringhonl the world. Rolnrlan Kay Patterson, a guesl at the Chili al Ihe meeting, rendered two (lute solos, which were very much en Joyed by the Klwnnians. C pi in motion of flrevnrd Harris, il was voted liial Ihe altendnnco prize lie awarded by having Hie entire member ship preseni nl a meeting draw for il. instead of by teams, as in the pasi. The prize was drawn by Joe W. Pike. Team No. .'I, Lee Crewell, captain, con tributed the attendance prize. The silent boost was given by Joe Gaskel. of Team Not 4. STl ( KEV DENOUNCES ACTIVITIES OF KLAN Also Says Dr. McKoiti Was Unpopular Because of "Bull ill China Shop" Methods. -BaaU'GP, Jjw-4V -W. Win. M. Stuekey, Met- Rouge lawyer, and a former member of the Louisiana leg islature, testifying today in Ihe slale open hearing inquiry into masked and hooded hand activities in Morehouse parish, declared Ihe theory had boon advanced in Mer Kongo in connection with an alleged attempt lo kill Dr. It M. McKoln, former mayor of Mer Rouge, thai Dr. McKoin "shot up" bis own ear to gain the support of mem hern of the Ku Klitx Klnn. Mr. Stnckev, who dewrihod himself ns an opponent of the Klan. also de clared Ur. McKoin had incurred the enmity of many people In and about Mer Rouge because of what he termed the "bull in the china shop" methods of McKoin while he was mayor. The name of Cnpt. J. K. Sklpwilh. parish klan leader, was brought to the fore again today w ith the assertion of Mr. Stuekey that he had heard the Captain remark that "every man in Morehouse who did not stop talking about the Klan would be whipped." Previous testlmoney was that at the time of the kidnapping of Watt Daniel nnd Thos. Richards, victims or a black hooded band, the men taken prisoners were questioned as to the shooting of Dr. McKoin. BOOTLEOUER GIVES TEACHER SATCHEL FI LE OF MOONSHINE She Discovers Exchange of Boston Bags in Schoolroom Revolver Found With Liquor. Providence, It. I.. Jan. i-' miss Mabel R. Wood, of ICast Providence, a tcngber ln the public schools of this citJBln a linn believer In the r.lgnr- eenni amendment and would not knowingly violate any of its regula Hons, but today one of the vagaries of hurriedly translerring from one. inr line to another caused her to "swap" Boston bags with a bootlegger, and thus, acconcently enough, became party to tho transportation of liquor. These tjre the circumstances that led her to carry to her school risim a bottle of "white mule" and a revolver. Her next act, of course, was to remrt the matter to the police, who have little hone that the man sitting next to Miss Wood on the street car will do the same. Miss Wood and the police do hone, however, that the man will be courteous enough at least to mnil her Boston hag, which contains examina tion papers of her pupils, a pair of eve classes and a $10 bill, lo her home. TWO WOMEN WILL CROSS SAHARA DESERT ALONE Veterans of Mojave Expedition Plan to Live in Algerian Towns. New York, Jan. 12. Two society women, veterans of the first passage made by women imaceonipanled across the Mojave Desert in Southern Califor nia, today sailed on the Providence for Algiers, bound for the start of a new ndvenutre crossing of the Sahara Desert alone. The women were Mrs. Edna Brush Perkins, wife of Dr. Roger Perkins, of Cleveland, nnd Mrs. Charlolte H. Jor dan, wife of Edward s. Jordan, also of Cleveland. Before attempting the expedition over the Sahara, the women plan to live for "several months in tiny towns In the shelter of the Atlas Motinln'ns, ou the. border of the desert. RUM RUNNING TALE DENIED BY OFFICERS Prohibition Director .Say New Jersey Stories of the Whiskey Fleet There Were Absolutely Erroneous. Bt Ike A amtr-at r Prrtua.) Washington. Jan 13. Press patches describing the landing lnrg quantities of illicit lievcrai' a ne ,,f rnm runners itft ibe Jersey coat were declared to In iii solutelv erroneous in an official ro sirt received today by I'ederal prohi bition Commissioner llaynes, from the New Jersey dry hmdiiiartcrs. The reMirt to Mr Haines cninc from Ailing hlrector Velloiilei. of New York, who was Instructed yes terday lo eo-oierato witli Ailing lli rector Moss, of New Jersey, in inves Hunting the situation deserllssl by tie newspaper reports. Mr Ycllowb'y. a. cording lo the Commissioner, based his report on a personal investigation in whieh lie nas Joinetl by Mr Mo and field s'nperi isor Howard, in charge of the prohibit ion land lories in New Jersey. Diners With Officials. New York. Jan. I.'l t By the Asso ciated Press i. William I!. Sanders, chief of the inspeeiiou division of the I'tiilisl States customs service here, which Thursday night captured four rum runners on" Ihe Jersey coast, lo ilny characterized as "laughable" the denial of prohibit ion enforcement agents lhal there were run running activities of large proportions off San dy Hook. Mr. Sunders sniliM his actions lo his words, laughing as be said: '"Our in pi lire of four heavy laden rum runners is all Ihe supporl I neitl to offer. The nexl day or I wo will It'll jusl how greal Ihe activities hale been." DESIRE TO STOP THE MENACE OF MEMEI. Allied Council of Ambassadors Will Take Steps to Oct Action ill Once. Paris, Jan. 1" I By Ihe Associated Press i. Tlie allied council of ambas sadors decided Ibis morning to male energetic representations al Kovno lo induce the Lithuanian government lo bring pressure to bear on the group of Lithuania menacing Memel. The am bassadors are of the opinion Hint Ihe Lithuanian government is aide to slop the movement if ii ads promptly and vigorously. ? "1 ' Ma:i Thinks Ponfedercv is Slill in Existence. Allnnla. Ca. Jan 12. -A man sitrn lllg hlllUl'.f Aimer Lee !qiligRllls. of Worthington, iMaBs.. apparently I., lieves the Confederate Stale of Amer ica slill cxisis and lhal Jefferson Davis functions as the chief executive of the southern gov rimient. accord ing lo a letter received at Ihe siato capital here today. Tlie letter was received by the attorney general's, office, having been fin-warded by Ihe postmaster at Rich mond, Va., where it had been -addressed to: "Jefferson Davis, President, Rich mond, Va." Unable to deliver the communica tion, the Richmond postmaster had opened it and found a $.r(Mi bond is sued by the state of Georgia in 1862 together with the folloing letter: "R. F. D. 2, Worthington. Mass, January 8. 192',!. Mr. Jefferson Davis. Richmond, Va. Dear Mr. President: "Will you plenso send me the rest only got aid need si me of cows, and of the money on Ibis. I for two coupons and I money to get. a couple to pay some on my mortgage, i inr.au 'o send this 'jefor? 1 came up nere in 1872, but did not have time. "Honarably yours, ABNER LEE SQUIOOINS." ''P. S. Please send it In one il) lollars hills." The bond bears a total nf P,n cou pons of which two have been torn off ind paid. Attorney Genera! Napier regr?ts that he must tell 'Mr. Squigglns that thrtmnd was outlawed along with all other Confederate obligations. Lee and Stone Oppose the Amalgama tion of Sixteen Failroad I nions. Cleveland. ., Jan. 12 Opposition to the amalgamation of the sixteen railroad unions were expressed here yesterday by W. !. 11'. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and Warren S Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive ftngineers. Replying to a circular letter lo tlie railroad executives stent out by F. H, Fljowlal, president of the main tenance of way workers' union, whieh Is sponsoring the movement. Mr. Lee snld he saw "no prnl'.cai plan whereby the different classes of railroad work ins might be brought logether into one compact organisation." (iirl Breaks Skull in Evading Aula Collision. Kinston. Jan. 2. Miss Bessie Hud son, IS, an employee of a local Unit - ting mill, died in a hospital here to night from a fracture at the base ot Hie skull sustained when she slipped down before an automobile tonight. Tlie car was driven by Alderman O. Honey, who placed her In the ma chine and rushed her to the hospital, Governro to Speak In Norfolk. tBr e Aaaoolatca Traaa.1 Itnloiirh. N. C January 18. Govern or Cameron Morrison has accepted bu ' ns lietween the Southern Power Coni lnvitatlon to address the North Oaro- pany and the adjoining state. A de lina Pine Association on March 20 at clslon holding with the theory that the Norfolk, it wns announced today. The commission cannot regulate tho traffic governor will "be the honor guest al a because Interstate commerce is Involv dinper given by the oreautsatio. ed would leave Individual contractu Pay Day for Gemny Has Beaiponed IRREGULARS KIDNAP FREE STATE SEN ATOR Believed to Be Held as Host age for Earnest O'Malley. Captured in November. 'H, II, r 1....l,.d Qui Dnhlln, Jan 13-Tliere is w 11 founded rnmor. says the I'n s o ciation I' d i . ill., t ih, irregulars kid napped nl lensl one lueinlier of the l n-e State senate jasi n'ghi It i U'lievetl he i. being held as hoslage for Krnesi ii'Malhy, the irregular comnuiiiibint, who eupliired in Nov, iiiIm r and is av.aitiiig i ourt mar lial. DECISION IN POWER CASE EXPECTED SOON Slate Supreme Court Expects to Ren der its Decision in February. B in,- Mtmn'iHiri Praa.i Raleigh. c , Jan 12 -rWvislon ,,, tin- Southern I'oiier I'oiiipani rate fix ing mso. oi i the in, ,. important HOW pending, i- .-vpeilell I Hie I, IM session of Ibe slale supreme eolirl ill! reomary. I he ease was carried into Ihe courts hy a number of manufac turing plains supplii-d with electric current by Hie hiwit concern a large amount nf money through an increase in rail's granted -hi the stale corpora lion commission is involved. The corpora Hon commission's base rate for primary power granted lo ihe silver company was l.2."i eents per kilowall hour, a eoinproinise between Ibe general level established hy di verse cniil I acted rales and the I. Ill eents for which Ihe Soul hern Power i'oiiipani' petitioned. Some of ihe mill o'ra lives iicceplcil ihe rale as fair and reasonable, lull three import ant groups were among those Dial appealed. Tlftwo wore ihe Cone Mills, al tireenslsiro ; Ihe Cannon group, at Concord and Kiiiiuapolis. and the Johnson Mills, located in and around Charlotte. All of the appellants had contrails with the Southern Power Comptinv for secondary power and their ap peals were aimed partially al the re tention of these as inviolate. I'mler these contracts, the power company was obligated to furnish electricity to the mills for six months or longer. hill less than lull tune, yearly, and al limes Hint Hie com puny elected. Those periods coincided with the sea sens when Hie rivers were al Hood end the company's hydro-electric plants were operaliic. I 'be contracting miils installed steam plains lor use in the off season, and by shutting Ihese down when It i t tilt 'i I up in the transmission wires of Hie Soul hem Power I'oiiipani. they are said lo have operated al a large saving over Ihe average. Tlie issue drawn in Ihe superior conii at Shelby, when Ihe mills ap pealed, was upon Ihe single point whether Ihe rale lixod was just and reasonable. The Cone Mills took a different tact, admitting the fairness of the rate accorded to the power company, but setting up that the cor poration commission was without au thority, to establish a rate, inasmuch as the fitrnishmenl of the power in in question was interstate ooiumerci claimed. Isvnuse a vast portion electricity was mnniilactiired in South ( a roll na and transmitted to Ibis I as the program is developed State. While the issue was liefore tlie;Yiintr Chatmon Changes 91 is Plea Cleveland county jury, the other ap pellants introduced a motion, while re serving Hie right to continue to pros ecute the case to determine the issue of the rale's fairness: to remand the matter to Ihe corporation commission because of alleged error in Ihe com-i misson's figures in regard lo invested capital and other material facts upon which Ihe rale bad been based. This group further asserted that the rate lixed was so high as to afford gross discrimination in favor of Hie South Carolina mills, where Hie old contract rales remained in force, and il jollied with the Cone group in asking the su-1 proine court to lind that interstate commerce was involved. Their ap-: peal Is from the lower courts denial i of this motion to remand. Among the questions which the su preme court will have to decide is I whether the appeal is properly before It. because the point has Iiimmi raised ; that the appeal could come only from a verdict in the superior court, and j the jury of that coitrl disagreed and was never nble to decide the issue. Complicating the ease somewhat, ac cording to attorneys, is an opinion of the supreme court of the I'niteil States, written by Chief Justice Taft, in expressing the decision of that body in a case curried up from Kansas, wherein u user of electricity appealed from a rate fixation which contraven ed the terms of a contract which Ihe plaintiff bad with a public utility company. The court held Ilia! the con tract could nol be violated without I lie issue being adjudicated as to whether the rate named therein was jusl and reasonable. I'nless there is a demonslralion dis tinction between Ihe Nort.h Carolina statute or conditions and Ijie Kansas law and facts, the decision of the fed eral court might leave the matter of rale fixing in this state open to al most limitless litigation, it was saidi Bound up in the case is the right of the corporation commission to regu late the rates of electricity sold in this state, since there Is a South Car olina connection lietweeu other pur- - ! veyors of current in this state, ns well Germans tfiiven to January 31st to Make Reparations Payment Due Allied Inter ests Next Monday. UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR POSTPONEMENT France, Italy and Belgium Voted, But Sir John Brad bury, Britisher, Did Not C ast Vote Either Way. (Br Ifcr Associated Preaa.) Paris. Jan. 13. The reparations commission ibis morning postponed till January :tl the payment nf ."SMsi. ikhi gold marks due from Hernia ny on nexl Monday. France. Italy and Belgium voted for the delay sir John Bradbury, Ihe British member, did not east a hnlli.i There was no discussion of this brief moratorium on its merits. Tho French requested postponement of ihe payment in order that they linish prep aration of their new moratorium plan. Roland W. Hoyden. Ihe American ob server, was present at Ihe meeting, which lusted half an hour. Steps were taken lo notify the Herman gov ernment of the delay. In reparations circles il was inti mated that franco was hoping Halt tlie moratorium would permit ibe Ruhr situation to lake deliuile shape, milk ing eiidelil the exteul of the "passive rcssislance" policy which W ilhel ni si rasse seems lo have planned There also was a report that Franco might endeavor to arrange a inool ing with Hormany to discuss n scttle menl on the reparations question in view of the fact lhal Hie French ara in the Itnhr. Ureal Britain. Italy. Belgium and possibly the I nlted Stales were mentioned as Ihe nations thai mlghl he asked lo attend such a conference. SOI TIIERN BAPTISTS ON WORLD PROGRAM Representatives f This Section Will Attend Stockholm Meeting in Large Numbers. Increasing interest in the Baplist World Alliance thai meets tit Soek "holm the last week in July is being I VAlinffesteil in llie, preparations of numerous -late conventions to send their -inle mission secretaries and editors of their denominational papers to lhal body as special messengers, .Many special delegations to Stock holm lire already in process of for mal son. Southern Hnptisls will be well rep resented on the program, it appears, li is ollieially announced that Or, fic.'irge W. Triiell. of Dallas. Texas, will deliver Ihe congress sermon, while oilier prominent representatives of the South already scheduled for places on the program include Dr. K. Y. MulllnBj of Louisville. pressdent of Ibe South ern Haptist Convention: lr. R. F. Love, of Itichmonh, secretary of the Foreign Mission Ibcird. end Dr. L II. they I Scarborough, general dire, tor of th" fthe7.-, Millie,, Campaign. Many other 1 soul hoi Mors will doubldless in named in IV in -ton to tiuilly. Winston Salem, Jan. 12.- -In the trial in Soueri r coma her,- today of Willie K. ("Hitmen mil C M. '?wrr, charge,: with arson n connection with Hie burning last August of a large brick building in the heart nf the Ve, sines" ili rie' of 'be ci'v. and nent business ilisiriet of the oil v. Cha'mon,' who is IS years old I changed his plea of not guilty to guilty! and spent os, r? thi dp" pn tKi "'lltif1'" "la"d. a'v'ng l-;- ufre "f s"t,,ntr r re to The 'din" n"d d""'"!-'!" that he act d poii"" to the p"rsunlons and cf (.'. VT. Snwer. aid llie lat iroe to pay him ?5')0. !)' ins :cr's uto Show February Charlotte. Jan. 12. At a -10. meeting of auto men this morning t. was de- tided ;o have tlie Carolina auto show February 5-10, com'.nr immediately after the big Chicago . how which ths leading nuto men of the ;C'aro inas will attend. The show will be held in the Made-in-Carollim exposition building in South Charlotte and from Joseph Graham Fitzslmmons and other prominent dealers, ;i will be the best show yet held In the city. The average age of Londoners has increased by two years during tho 'asl decade. in force, hut would permit the South ern Power Company to make its own rale With users without contract. The appellants in tho one group are Ihe Cannon Manufacturing Company, the Cabarrus Cotton Mills, the High land Vark Manufacturing Company. Anchor Mills, Johnson Manufacturing Company, Brown Manufacturing Company. Jewell Mills, Inc., Norcott Mills, Inc., A. M. Smyre Manufactur ing Company, Groves Mills, Inc., Franklin Cotton Mills, Patterson Man ufacturing Company, Rosier Manufac turing Company, Anmxon Cotton Mills, Bnrringer Manufacturing Com pany, Kurd Manufacturing Company. Wlscassett Mills Company, Tuscurora Cotton Mills, Gibson Manufacturing Company, Loray Mills, Buckeye Cot ton Mills, and ln the other group, the Proximity Manufacturing Company, the Revolution Cotton Mills and Hie Belle Vhp Manufacturing Company.
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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Jan. 13, 1923, edition 1
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