VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1923.
NO. 292.
French Decide Not to
Seize Mines in Germany
Instead of Taking Over the
Operation of Mines Thev
Decide to Take All Cod
Ready for Delivery.
COURT MARTIAL FOR
COAL OPERATORS
Men Who Disobeyed French
Orders Face Court Martial
Instead of Actual Arrest
Under New Ruling.
F.sseji. Jnn. IK. Uy tllP Assoi intiMl
Pres( Ruhr valley con I operator
who thought for n timq Ir-i night (tint
rhe French were to take over the mines
tilts niornlng found themselves still in
possession nf their properties today,
mid learned thnt nnly iuil mined and
.iliove ground came under tho revisis!
i t questioning order ofthe French.
Tbe. magnates j1ko learned Hint they
face eotirt mnrtlnl Instead of actual
arrest as a result of their refusal to
deliver coal to Franco.
The economic commission In reach
ing its titiiil decision on the policy to
lie followed concluded thnt because of
the. shortage of technical experts, it
would he lietter to requisition only coil
ready for delivery, and to re-route to
France nil shipment) intended for (tor
man domestic, consumption.
' ll wns also snld that certain nations,
notihly the Cnltod States and Ureat
Britain, looked with disfavor upon the
lerni ''eonllseations" as It had been ap
plied to the. French Ruhr iolipy by the
Parts press.
What ntlttnde labor would lake in
llie event the mines were seized also
received the commission's serious con
sideration for It Is reallned that the
French would lie under n heavy handi
cap should the German engineers re
fuse to do their work. .
The mission also faced the task nf
working the German forests on the. left
bank of the Rhine, as ordered by the
French, Italian and Melgian govern
ments. This step is a penalty for
Germany's default in deliveries of
wood
Whether n third power, perhaps the
Cnlted States, will come to the rescue
or Franc? and Germany, inducing the
former to withdraw her troops and
the latter to resume payment of1 hoi
obligations, Is a subject of earnest dis,
n' Ion. in (jwiv; citicm I
imlnted out. however, that-the time f
such mediation docs not seem to lie
at hand. ' v s
Essen, Jan. IS Ry the Associated
Press). The French military authori
ties today Institutedcourt martial pro
ceedings against six Ruhr ednl mag
nates whose names were withheld.
They were charged with refusing to
obeytthe orders of the military au
thorities In the territory under state I
of selge."
The magnates have not been taken !
Into custody.
French Cabinet Meets.
Paris, Jan. 18 (By the Associated
Press). After a meeting of the
reach cobtaet today it was stated In
official quarters that the policy of
imssive IWKiicv nuopmi oy me hot-
mans was regarded as of great danger
to the peace of Germany.
Continuation of the present attitude
of the Berlin government, and the
Ruhr industrialists, it was said, gave
rise to fears thnt the nationalist spir
it may be aroused to such a pitch as
to provoke' serious trouble.
It wns pointed put that the reaction
had already been felt in Upper Sile
sia, where secret societies are report
ed to be exerting great jofforts to bring
about strikes.
The French policy In the Ruhr, it
was emphasized, is to facilitate the In
dustrial activity in the Ruhr, rather
than to place obstacles In the way, as i
charged by the Hermans.
Will Beise Forests.
Coblenz, Jan. 18. (By the Associat
ed Press) Th International Rhine
land commission this afternoon decid
ed m conformity with instructions
from the French, Belgian and the
Italian governments, to take over the
customs and forests of the Rhine and.
An order was issued to seize tonight
all the receipts on hands In the cus
toms office.
Hollenga Goes to Petersburg.
I By tk A Mori led lre.
Petersburg, Va Jan. IS. Dan S.
Hollenga, former national organizer of
the American Legion, and secretary of
the Fayettexille, N. c. chamber of
commerce, wilt become business man
ager of the Petersburg ichamber of
commerce on February 1st, it wns an
nuuncod here today, i
Clearance Sale at Fisher's.
The animal January Clearance Sale
nt Fisher's will begin Saturday, Jan
uary 20th, and continue through Jan-
i uary -7th. For the sale the company
will hare many line bargains, as you
can see by reading attractive new ad.
, in this paper today.
Today and Tomor
row BEBE DANIELS
With- AU-Star Cast in
"PINK GODS"
STAR THEATRE
Admttaion 10c and Mc 1
PEACOCK WARRANT
STILL ON THE WAY
Officer-; in Florida Declare
They Have Not Yet Re
reived a Warrant ,
Br tke AuMMitm pti .
St. Petersburg. Fla.. Jnn. 1 Al
though reports have reached here that
a warrant lias been Issued in North
.""nrollnn for the arrest of Dr. J. W
Peacock, who escaped last year from
the criminal inline department of the
Xorth Carolina Stale prison, no war
rant had Iho received hero early lo
dny. It was announced by the imlice
deist runout.
lir. I'eneock. after the killing of the
chief of police of Thomasvllle. N. ('.,
Was coiumitteil to the criminal insane
department of the PtlaMI. He was re
cenlly dot-hired sane at Arcadia, Fla..
the record shows.
t.Utr. TELLS OF I Hi
dkatii of yoi n; smith
Man' Collins Lauchinel) Tells of How
I ray Smith Attempted to Assault
Her.
Morgunton. Jan. 17. The mysterl
ous murder of Fray Smith, who was
found dead in his uncle's house several
miles from this city last September tl
came to light this afternoon, when
his l!-yoar-ord cousin. Mary oiiins.
told officers of the part she had In lite
affair. The child is now til the county
Jail, and just before dark her mother,
Mrs. Rosalie Smith, was placed in Jail
also charged with being connected with
the killing.
Since the lime of the murder the
entire community has been guessing
but -scarcely .'any suspected this girl
of the crime. Her story was told this
afternoon in n cheerful manner, ninny
times smiling as she -related the hor
rible events. She declared that she.
had not told any member of her
family that she was the guilty one.
hind that she had been keeping her
secret all this time. Shortly after
the murder the girl was sent, to Moun
tain Island, Gaston county, to stay
with relatives there. Investigations
by Solicitor It. I.. Huffman,, of this dis
trict, led to the belief thnt she was
the last person seen with the. dead
man. and u warrant was sworn out
for her.
According to her story, which was
a. i i.. il. n. .vii-w.n l YiM, neWKidioer
rospoiiilertf. Tier onusin. sister nil
the dead man, went out in the Held
after dinner and the other members
of (lie family, includlug Mrs. Collins.
Went'to Glen Alpine Mary started
out with the other girl, Irene Smith.
Init. Smith says she held her back.
While they were in the house alone,
she told Miss Cobb, the man tried
to assault her and they bail n light
She stated this afternoon that he of
fercd her 20 If she. would submit to
WJS'SJSMS'S
cd he said he was going to cut his
thront. She tried to run, she snys.
hnt ,.i i rv time he would en tell her
. Arn w Kad into the. house.
shortly before he was killed, she says,
,,e m J.ut hlg tnr0Ht wtu tne kn'fo
n(J gae necounted in that way for
,,, ,)lo0( found 0I1 hls ghlrt
After the attempted, or alleged, sui
cide did not prevail on her to sub
mit to his requests, the girl says that
he got a shotgun hnnging over the
door and started toward her. There
was a scuffle over the gun which re
sulted 'n a load being discharged Into
the breast of the Smith man, says
the girl.
BIG flcTLDniG B00
ON FOB THE SPRING
Indicarlcns Point to a Continuation
of the Spree of Building Activity.
Washington, Jan. 17.- Indications
point to a continuation of tbe hut a
2!OT5SSrt
steel took an upward swing in Dc
cember the census bureau announces
carry'ng the year's estimated sales
to 1,929,400 tons, or 64.3, per cent of
the shop production capacity. The
sales exceeded those of 1921 by al
most amtlllon tons and were the
highest in the last 10 years, being
almost 290.0W tons more than in mo
which shows the second largest sales
in the 10 years since 1913.
December's estimated total book
ines aearetfcted 146.800 tons. That
was 20 per cent more than November
bookings and marked the turning
po'nt from- a series of sensatlonnl de
clines In fabricated steel orders. The
upward awing occurred n month cur
lier than last winter when December
was the mojith of minimum orders
December sales amounted to tis.J per
cent of shop capacity compared with
48.4 per cent in November.
Mimi- iiiitv "'no I IRARHRft
MOKEi HHAN 700 IrJUWIVWrt
HAVE 8HOV LLKBS CBAMr
rtn, nf RnKinn and Street Riillua v
Lose Services Due to Storms.
Boston, Jan. 17. Hlwvelers' cramp
i... iii ,.iiv miii tin. direct rnllwav
compnnv the services of 72ft men, as a
" ...
cws ant labSr. with
wt of the. past fort-
Works .w,,,,iM.toner;
result of almost
the recurring snows
nlaht. Public Works
Joseph, A. Bourke said today that 400
InlsirerA were on the city's sick list,
laid up with erifmps ami colds.
Oenernl Manager Bdwiird Dnnn nld
32.1 of the Boston Klcvented Railway's
aanas were at home, unable to Work
for a time, after days spent flght'ng
the snows. Hie aggregate cost in
money to rhe city and conipnny for
snow removed was placed at nearly
'.'l.nni"
nd-- Beit.
1500,000 In the officials' sin
n.t lJ ..!
oontrol-tbese three lead Ufa tot aov
erclgu power. Tennyson.
MUST BE IMPORTED
Americans Cannot Produce
All That Will Be Needed
in Fight Against Boll Wee
vil, Says a Report.
i II t ll... Anorlalra l'rv
Washington. Jan IS. Imports will
be necessary 1 1 furnish Southern cotton
planters sufficient supplies of calcium
arsenate, used in fighting the colion
boll weevil, according to a joist report
of agriculture and Interior depart
nieuts. ttmnsuiiltcd to the Senate to
day In 1 1 tissue o a ii'Solution by
Sesntor Smith, dunm nit. South Cam
linn. Itomestic producers of CBlcJtmi
arsenate, it vns said, could not supply
the pi i id net fast enough to moot early
requirements this yenr. in IH24. (In
rep n said, domestic producers proli
tlbly would he able, to mi et Ibo do
mnnd.
FIVE BOYS MI ST SHOW
GOOD BEHAVIOR NOW
Every Sis Days For Two Yours Thev
Must Report to Judge I). II. Bland
in GoltLsboro.
I If 7 Imiiolalrll I'rr.i i
Goldsboro, N. ,C. .Inn. 18. Every
six days' for n period of two years, live
Mt. olive boys, ranging in age from
17 to IB. must appear lief ore Judge I).
II. Hlimd. of Recorder's court, with a
letter from the mayor of their home
town stating whether their conduct
tins iKH'U.giKid or bad.
Knvmonil Flowers. Claud Flowers,
Edward Hall. William Hall, and Rub
er! Holmes are the buys who appear
ed before the Judge on charges of dis
orderly conduct, assault on an officer
and contempt of court S
The charges developed from their
alleged misconduct on the streets of
Mt. Olive recently. Each of them was
placed in IhiihI of $100 on the disorder,
ly conduct charges.
"If I had the power I would sen
tence these boys to a military school
for two years each," said the judge. "I
think it would be good for them."
Relative to their alleged misconduct
In the mayor's court nt Mt. Olive,
which resulted In the contempt charg
es, Judge Bland held be could not
pass on this phose of the cases.
"I can't rule on the contempt cases."
he asserted. "Thnt's the affair of the
mayor's court ntMt AWLye, but If I
i-uitld I wisp! ' gi e these yotuig men a
wnmmm'"ihst -mn-n thrf re-
spect Tor the laws and courts."
Several Mt Olive i-itizens appeal -cd
in court and testified the defendants
were of good character.
CAPT GEORGE ( ATHEY
IS BEAU IN RALEIGH
Deceased Was Noted School Teacher
and Was 100 Years Old.
(By tti" Awoctntril Ihrena.1
Raleigh. N, ('., Jan. 18. dipt.
George Cnthey, ltK) years old last
November, who taught In the schools
in the mountains ot North Carolina
nnd ceorehi for 75 venrs. -died earlv
itMlny of tenttenza at the North Car- tion of an investigation, which started
olinn Soldiers' Home here, after u Monday when p derelfct was sighted
brief illness. Cupt . Cnthey was u na- off Winter Quarter lightship. The der
ive of Macon County and had beeen oliet was found to lie the Helvetia
in inmate of the home since he gave which left Now York on December 13
up his duties as a teacher about three for Charleston, s. i . ir is neing iow
yeftri ago. led to this port by tho coast guard cut-
Captain Cnthey was born near Dan- ter Manning.
,.in Vo ht hie nnrents. moved to ! .
Iredell county when he was a boy.
Later thev wont to Georg'a where he
enlisted in the Confederate army as
Ci Georgia
eemn
He. is survived by a son wno lives
in Charlotte and three daughter in
Atlanta.. -
Oastotila Presbykrian .Thin'. Largest
I him h,
Gastonia, Jan. 16. Ten yours ago
L'.,..a.... n., I 11 Umiilnvllln wns hi.
' ?:it Presby-
terinn Church here. The Sunday
morning services at tire Church were
given over to & brief, summary and
review of the record of the church
during thnt time. The local Churcn
is now the third largest Presbyter
ian Church in North Carolina, being
'fxceeded in membership only by the
First Church of Greenslwro and the
Second Church, Charlotte. The total
membership Is around 1,350.
i'he
Hasten a Church also ranks high in
membership when considered among
Presbyterian Churches In th2 soutn-1 Judg? J. K. Boyd in uroensooro, jan
crn general assembly. uary 21, to show cause why they
The local Church lust year was 13th I should not pay the assessment of 10
In mem'bershlp among the southern cents a scat In every theater that uses
Presbyterian congregations. .the music nnd musical accessories of
, . . Ian aUegcd "anusic trust" In New York
Russia Wuld Send Troops to Ger-jelly.
many. j The North Carolina theatre owners
London, Jan. 17.--The Riga corros- have protested through their asso
pomlent of the Times says he learns, ciatlon against pay lug the tax. Only
from reliable sources that the Baa- one or two have paid It, It is said.
. ... . i .. . a, ...i.i .. I ! .1- 1 ...... ,1.,,.,.,. . 1. 1 nA iualjl.nl
Sinn soviet govci iiiubui iius u
I , ,, ,u VI, , , insei-.nl-;
aM,sng Germany,
1 should Germany decide to resist the
French action. .
"
Pecnuse of the hlah winds prevail
Ing In the Alaskan petrdleum fields it
a . .1 . . ,1 .. I I . I . . .. I. nil, I t It a
has li-en found advisable to build the
derricks of stee.1 Instead of wood.
'
POWER NOTICE!
Electric power will be off Sunday
january 21st, owing
to changes
wliloh are absolutely ili-'esssry on our
main line to Southern l'owor Co. plunt.
The current will not bo off any long-
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1 ' L. A
FISHER, Supt
VIJNT TO DISCtKRAGE
H lU HH K- PsSfi
Stat I t Mature Will Bo Atitti to
lt i Twa rati Ah This Liar.
My IM hih fia i
Raleigh. N. ('.. Ja 1 LagUlailoo
to (Uacourage Ike turning af "tad
i hn-ka ' will t urge i for pasaage In
the graornl aawiably. i- rf.-t by tbe
urti.nliNJ mi-rckaats el th stale with
Uh- prubaule iBtbax'uifiit of tin
i,tih Carolina Bsak-r .Vsaociatiou.
It was learned ti n nutboritallve
sources here today
Twn bills directed against the prac
tice of giving wliklesi checks al
ready have ben lntlnced In la a-
aotnbly. ia:e by iMMfa: W. A. Graham
I .m "in County. uftaVthc other by B-p-re-putative
W. R. Hauhews. of Meck
lenburg. The lormer measni-e is general In
its torins. making tic issuance of a
check known to be . u ovenlraft a
BI UnlCWenor ; while ti e Matthews bill
wculd set a lliait of seven dnys in
which a worthleas tlns-k codld b
made isiMid to audit urualty.
Whither a third lill emliodylni the
Iditis of the i je'icies hi. h will nrgO
the leifishitiim will Jh- iutrodnceil. or
tlieir ndTocacy pladXl liebind those al
ninlv nn the calendai will Is- deter
mined :il an early conferoni-c of those
interesti-d in the aMggested runnges.
At present the law prohibits tbe is
SiMlirc of n worthl- cheek to secure
uerrhandise, bnT It is claimed by those
favoring more rigid regulation that
conviction under this rtatnte against
fraud is difficult, and they wish tbe
law to go further to provide a meas
ure of reltef from thut they term a
great volume of overdrafts.
The carelessness ofillie man who ov
edraws, It Is contenittvl. would be Bis-
couraged along wita rnitim viouiiioon
RKWARD Of r'KRKO KOB
IMMhKMAN ASSAILANTS
High Point t'itizens Viiluntariry Con
tribute to Fund of live Hundred
Dollars.
High Foint, Jan. 47 High Point
citizens have offered ii reward of $"hI(I
for the arrest and liformntlon lead
ing to the convict lot rf live masked
men who attacked Rt B. Zimmerman
ITgh l'oint automobile truck dealer,
at Thnmnsv llie, last Wednesday night,
it was lettrncd touday.
Names of persons,-offering the re
ward were nM glveu' out for publica
tion, but It was explained that Uie
money has been provided by citizens
who wish to see tbe' perpcrtrntors of
the crime brought jinto court and
punished. ,
Zinimerinan, wlio wns nt one time
in business at Thonsville.. wns attacked
while In the yard of Illrs. H. G. Stray
horn. His assailants, he said, took
him to a vacant lotjjeud. after beating
him cruelly .Ylttt 'a TtoC. ordered' him
to stay away from Thiminsvillo.
BEL1BVR ENTIBK CBEW OF
SCHOONER HELVETIA LOST
Wrecked Schooner Is Picked tin. But
Nothing Has Been Heard From the
4 Crew.
IBy th Annoclaled Prnn.)
Norfolk. Va.. Jan. 18. The entire
crew of eleven nfen of the schooner
llelvelta. are bellevetl by coast guard
otticials here to have lost their lives
when that vessel capsized off the' Vir
ginia coast during the heavy storms
i last month, it wns stated upon comple
I HARVARD PRESIDENT
, WILL BE QIESTIONED
"Tj$1 ajLm k.
i -SmWSKR s
UM1
iBT tll- -MKOi'hli1 PrpM.I
Xetv York, Jan. 18. President A.
Lowell, of Harvard t'ni-
verslty, has been requested by n lnem-
nPr of the Board of Overseers to call
a gpooinl meeting of the board to con-
.1.1 ,i,., ; , !,.,' , ..lUn lr i-nfnu.
admittance, to the Froslimnn Hail
to a son of Rnscoe conkBng Bruce, n
negro graduate, according to the New
York World. The puper stated that
h had ascertained positively that such
n request had been made, but no over
seer who wns reached would verltfy
the report.
Paying "Music Trust"
Charlotte. January 17. Theater
owners in Charlotte and e'sewhere in
, the state were servd with summons
calling them to federal court before
n , in u..
nntn.sli.i. Mtwnl. visited the Cbar-
iotte office today enroute from Win-
, ston-Sa em to Colunrwa, S. C.
Says Gray Was in Hooded Party.
Bastrop, La., Jim. 18 (By the Asso
ciated Press). Newt Gray was a
-ember of the. mAvy
nL. JnH I oi Lth
' f; Richards and Wtotht
which on
Daniel, T.
others on the
huthWav between Rnstrop and Mor
Rouge, according to Fred Eubanks,
test fvliur today nt tbe open nenrim;
here Into the kidnapping and murder
of Daniel and Richards.
Steamer Newa Is at Bermuda.
,'Hr the AuMM-mteS Praaa.i
Washington,, Jan. IN. The Danish
stenmer Newa, Reported five days over
(,np gt v 'ngt0Ili N, c has been
located at Bermuda, the Navy Depart-
ment was advised lodnv. The Danish
legation has been notified that the ship
is safe.
DP I.i-TIK VHDRl or-,
CUNCOBD BOT.tLNS
T. II. W!u.i i. IW-mt Dmr at Itenttl
(Uaic FMnc t Warted la Caaaty .
Dr. H. B. Fiter, alio Is iodaciing
the dental Hlalr in the schools nf Ca
barrus canity. Was the priori pa I
speaker at the weekly luniing of I do
Rotary i tub m the V yraterday. Af
Nr hs talk the club pawd a rrMtin
tion codors'nc the Hluic and offering
Its moral sappoCt to the fatrk.
A proposition to change the eon?:!
tntion of the clnb was propped, and
will be voted on after being' posted t u
days. The c-V.nnge will make the. eieo
'ion of officers come on the first W. t
neadny In April Instind nf the fourth
Wednesday, at which time the nffin-rs
will assume their duties.
A poem, written for and dedicated
to President Maury R'clmiond. was
read by Tom lAWfrnr. The poem
dccliiKsl that Maury hid deliberately
refused all i-linns of matrimony. Slid
was dis.mcd ti. a life of loneliness and
misery now. The rending nf the poem
wns the only stunt feature nf the meet
ing. tins Hansen, chairman nf the " in
to Charleston Committee." wants ev
eryone. Who ?s jmu- to the distriit
meeting to be held March 'Jd and 21.
to sign Hp at the next meeting The
Concord Hub probably will charter a
Pullman car for the trip.
Dr. Foster was heard with a grcd
deal of interest by the club members.
The dental clinic worj; was start' d
four years ago by the State Depart
ment of Health, he said. For the flr-t
year the children were only exnnrned
and advised to go to local dentists for
trcntmenl. Figures showed that only
shout S per cent, ever had the work
done. lie. said, so far the past tiiry
years the Slate workers have examined
the children and given treatment.
where the cases were not ton aggra
vated.
Ml but five or si counties in the
Slate have been covered now by the
clinics, he said, and these will he
reached by April, under present plans.
The clinic in Cabarrus was to have
been conducted for two months, but
after a survey of the Held Dr. Foster
said he advised h!s director that more
time wns needed here., and the Stale
has ordered him to stay here for three
months A subscription cnmpnign tot
raise !f300 for anotrer month is being
conducted now. he pointed out. so the
elin'c will becnunduetod in this county
for 'at least four months. There are
2.400 children under 13 years of age to
he evninin,.,! lier.. I.o tnln,l
"Deplorabe was the word Dr. Fo:
tc.r used in describing the general con
dltion of the teeth of the school chil
dren. "It Is hard to understand the
condition of the teeth unless yon can
nourished Unnr children einsse.1 as
undernourished are sufferine oiilv w' li
nnuernminsnea are sunenng oniy w in
tooth trouble, and are not able to
properly digest their food." The
tooth.-Dr. Foster said, poison the ays-1
,, , n n n - h7 ,.,t in ihtiiii Kequiston from inn state uppn . aenocnte Mvajnrapt tho entire state.
tS n,V taabllhj Governor Hardee, of Florida, which vm not rC80rt Btteh ,ow 1Heas-
to stud and learn. is expected to fo low, can be honored .,,
Ho dnCared the four and six year or refusea by the Florida executive, I The authors of the two measures
molars are the most important teeth. as ne may fit, regardless of the eniote cameto the surmoSl
and for that reason are riven the unit neeision of the court in his state as f lails nd anmfun tlm T
.ttcnt.m. In many instances they to Dr. Peacock's sanity according to tho Uttderstandlng when their cam
are dulled out by mistake he added. oplnlon , ,ftga c rcies here. The ,mif,,ls were ,. that tnesi. oilicea
parents or dentists -t t'mes. thinkin? state of North Carolina is as ade- vvo1(i t, i)0HBheil
'hem to be some of the first tooth that quatcly empowered to serk his re- When "the ' uestio!) ' he '-ills upon
hi, men n HIUH lose. imxi nrm, ui.
Fotor said, ho examined 17 children
and 120 of them needed treatment,
Tliat is about the general average,"
he stated.
WHOLESALE PRICES
SHOW LITTLE CHANGE
Trend in December Was I'pward. But
There Really Was But Little
Change During Month.
nr the ANMoctnteil Press. i
Washington. Jan. 18. The general
level of wholesale prices In December
showed no change from the November
average, although tbe tendency wns
upward, the Department of Labor an -
nouneed today. An increase of 11 l-'-'
per cent, over the level ot December,
1821, wns shown, however, farm prod
ucts leading with an advance of L'O
3-4 per cent.
Of 404 commodities on which com
parable data for November and De
cember wns available, 170 advanced In
price hist month. 70 declined, and the
remainder were unchanged;
buushb iwnafi mng2Z
MlUlLii UKbANUk t.wtu.
Chicago Man Wants Definite Wage In his home recently, will lie resumed tyad proposition for the lost prov
Scale and Strike Privilege. I tomorrow, according to word from t es and it was referred to the eom-
Ch'cngo, Jan. 17. In answer to his
wife's suit for divorce, Herbert Scheer
today advocated a union of husbands.
witli a dflnlte wage scale, with the
strike as n weapon against oppression.
"Husbands ought to form a nninn.
he declared in 4I10 Superior Court.
Wo should have 11 dotinite wage aenii
and be allowed to strike if our wives j control of motion pictures Is the oil-j marriage unlawful. All others were
oppress us" Jwt of n nationnl conference which ! of purely local ntituve.
Scheer asserted ho earned $1.r0, n 1 oKwd tisluy at the New York Avenue I Rnsitive to colors as
month but thnt his wife gave him only 1 Presbyterian Church in this city. Birds arc as sensitive to colors as
ttmMkmKXtiPonimn for the movement include are human beings, but fish respond
Mther for tho. Board of Mora. Welfare of the os readily to green and yellow
nllenntlon of his wife's affections, and i Presbyterian Church, the Board 0f'llms' -m
Judge Hurley Int'mated that he may PhUe Morals of the Methodist I Ma)!(iftchuRettg produces nearly 50 per
order the, man into court. Church, the Social Service Commls- t of fl fhe 1)nen mnufaPtured In
i sion of the Northern Baptist t 'onven-1 . -i-u.i (it.itna
, With Our Advertisers. tlon, the InternaHonul Reform Bll. , mt. u tates. ,
M. L. AMdenhouse ' - new ad. to
day.
Chevrolet cars use less gns, need less
opo-ir and climb bills better than ptn
er small ears. Sold by Motor & Tire
, service t o.
The New Perfection oil cook stoves
and ranges are sold here by the Con
cord Furniture Co
Bnnt tor-Nut bread will help you
ht cold weather.
Have vou made your will? Your
- wishes will b.carrlel out If the Cltl
zens Bank and Trust Company is
named as executor.
Do you need chicken feed 1 Try Pur-
Inn Chow", sold by Sanitary Grocery
UO.
FIRE DAMAGES EUr '
COLLEGE BUILDING
Fire Which Started Shortly Both Houses Swing Into Mid
After 6 O'clock This Morn- Season Form, With Senate
in Destroyed One Build
ing and Damaged Another.
a Ik Asaertatc Praaa.i
Elon College. X. C. Jan. IS The
administration bnlld'ng at Elon Col
hifs was destroyed by lire of unknown
origin this nmriiiur, being reduced to
ashes within an lieur after the blare
wns discovered n o'ckx-l;
The
" " mii.ou. oui iu,
! several hundr.l thausand dol-
hii. riaiiit'. iiiiiii llie imiin linillllllL'
ea light on the alHitmi building used as
a dormitory for hoys, hut were ex
tinguished with little dauinge.
The liurliiigtnn lire dcinrtinctit n
spondod to a call for help from Elon. I
but when it arrived the names were I
burning so fiercely that nothing could j
bo done. The Bnrllnstnii Department
went home, but was summoued again
in help put out the Ore on the roof of
the alumni building.
Arrangements are being made to
continue college classes. Two gymnas
iums and other available bulldlngfe
will lie used for class work.
The administration building contain
ed the executive offices, the library.
I class rooms, and the domestic science
equipment.
The loss of the library is consider-1
oi I gron
it. as ninny of the
nts are Irreparable.
books nnd
docium
THE STATE BAS ISSl'KU
WARRANT FOR PEACOCK
He Is Charged in it With Having Es
caped I i i in the State's Prison.
a Raleigh. Jan. T". Warrant lias
been issued here charging Dr. J. W.
Peacock, located in Lakeland and
3t Petersburg, Fla., with having
escaped from the state prison, which
is made an offense under the laws nf
this state, according to Attorney Gen
eral J. S. Manning.
,e ' a t SZZ. ,",,
,!e" ? .,J' B"s. of. .J?
This action followed notification to
' , 1 ' ' . ,Tr,K, ",,m
" ' 'JJJ i D': J
""" "c UH'KCi
papers. The request thnt the arrest
be made was sent to the Florida au
thorities immediately nfter informa
tion was received here of the loca
tion of Pvacock.
Tfjc fact that Dr. PtsacocJi. ha Jiegii
.. .
. . " . V"V-
. U . a y , ' 1 . a ?scFe"
trom Mattewan and arrested m New
Hnm.i,ire the ntt,,rv ,bai .
, t J "5, the
warrftnt has been issued is clear
turn, as tll-lt or atlV COnVlCl COm-
mltted to tho state orison, according
to the attorney eeneral's onlnion.
THE COTTON MARKET
First Prices Firm at a Adva"ce nf
From 18 to 20 Points, But Eased
Off Later.
New York, Jan. 18. The cotton mar
ket showed renewed firmness at the
opening today. Liverpool was firm
nnd there were increased Liverpool
spot sales. First pr'ces wore rm at
1 an advance of 18 to 20 points, but on
I realizing and Sohthern selling prices
1 eased oil a few points after the call.
"iron futures openeu nrm
Jnn.
27 :52 : M rob 27 :7r
May 27:9o; July
27:72; Oct. 26:15.
BOYD SMITH INQUEST
TO CONTINUE FRIDAY
Hearing Postponed So Mother of De-
ceased Could Be Heard by Jury
'Mr the Aoeloied Preaa.i
Tamict; NTrrIinir Tbe In
quest at Gibson, near here, Into the.
..'Lm nf ,.v.i ...tn. cJn.
.
lho,-r In..,,. Tka ,.,,, ninn'o mh.
or was shot and seriously wounded nt
the sumo time, and tbe lnqulrv was
.iW.mn.Ml In ..rilnr I., iinrmll linr In
testify.
For Federal out ml of "Movies."
Washington. D. C. Jan. -S. Federal
- 1 rean and the National Reform Assv
ciatlon. Consldrrntinn will be given
by the conference to a bill for exieot-
ed resoiitation to Congress. t
Lew Tendler and Pal Moron.
Kew York, January 18. Loral fol
lowers of the boxing game are dis
playing a lively interest in the show to
, be brought off nt Mindtson Sipuin
! Gnrden tomorrow nlgJit, for which
the management hns prepared an iinus-
- uaHy attractive card of bouts. Tbe
main event of tho evening will bo a
JB-round contest between Lew Tend-
ler, the crack Philadelphia Ught-
weight,, and Pal Mornn, of New Or
leans.
uhb ut THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TODAY
Passing Bills and House
Having Debate.
PARTY MEMBERS '
CONDUCT DEBATE
r- j t li
UemOCratS and KepUDllCanS
Have Tilt on His Vh eh
Would Abolish Offices in
Certain Counties in State.
Raleigh. Jan,
e Associated
the General
Press I. Roth
Assembly today swunc
o mid-senson
form when the Seifi
t loose with
another hutch of
de measures.
nul the passage of several local meas
ures on the third reading, and tho
House enjoyed n political tilt between
republican and democratic members on
bills which would abolish certain of
fices which are now held by republi
tnna In counties where democratic
majorities went over at the Inst elec
tion. Of the greatest importance in the
Senate wns the bill Introduced to pro
vide for llie abolishment of solicitors'
lees throughout tin.' stute and provide '
a salary instead, which would be lix
ed nt .$H.(ioo a year, with necessary ex-
IM'iises to lie added where the solicitor
is entitled to such expenses. The Sen
ate also received on first reading a
measure which would remove the
criminally insane from the state pris
on. This bill, offered by Senator Har
ris, of Wake, with recommendattlon
nnd advice of 'George I'ou, superintend
ent of tbe state prison.
Another statewide senate bill by
Senator Baggett, of Harnett, would
provide that room be found in tlu
state hospital for the Insane before
the proposed inmates should be re
moved from their respective counties.
The House in the longest session yet
bed passed several local measures on
1hs third reading, and two of those
bills, one to nbollsh the office of
County Auditor in Davidson County,
and another to abolish the Treasurer
9f Randolph County brought objec
t'on from Representative Owen, of
Sampson county , republican, on tbe
yrcwf4 -ihai.-P4Ka:''-Sritv'c
mill ill uiu lliKiaill Ol iavmoeii i. imu-
; ty would creau: an ottlce for a demo-
icrat by means of a bill yet to come up
th'muuMMt the Auditor
to.?S?i.?S??
! 1 '
I would most orderly nsk that while you
ot
l.e
1 a;,
he
;h rd en ing r
Uo us ,-f a: es'' -
on n ... ot er n
louse si. e i e
fi .ally put,
as in' e lusty
c hit beforo
'A. with
he -lossi -o, e-v -Mto u .me it.
Another measure, t , e Di.la . u-Mni-
in hUI to exenip
imliift s w. o plead
uiltv fi(:n; he imi: nl u. tax of
:4 p2i- n i a n. o ., eng... out debate'
Le.. Ti.ai uo-.v'e, of Asl e el the op
:v sition v.lth he ontentlon that such
exemption would cause a be vy Imr
den on tbe axpayeis of (he county.
Hep esen a Ives Dillard, of Cherokee,
and Wart in, of 'a)hingt a, supported
he ;ill us its auiho.-s n u itop.ese'n
tative Fountain, of Edge oinho, also
amo tp is (Oionse win. me Biuie
ment lint ths exem i.lon would save
money in that It would be more cf . U
lndinenient to criniinnls to plead
1 "' ,1"1 thereby expedite the cases
through the court. A rising vote of
1 47 for and 4o against the measure, and
Mr. Howie blocked passags on the
third reading by objection to thnt
reading, whereupon the measure went
oved for third rending calendar.
luTVT?mvrerismdrJixopoH. of the
commission anpoUited by the last.
eral Assembly to investigate the rail-
till 1 11' (111 il P)ll 01 II 111 I II 111 S, LI1C 1 1-CUIU
mendations carrl.si an appropriation
of $10,000,00(1 for furtherance of the
PrOlOlt Olid SlM'tiliOd 1IO Oertllln TOUte.
I Tm new Introduced in the
Mouse inciuueii a lucnsiire which
would prevent the marriage of a six-
teen-year-old girl by making such
Piedmont Today
WILLIAM FARNUM
IN
'WITHOUT COMPROMISE"
frnnti(,r wi.er men i:v,i t.
,ro""f r: T"
and dKd taster.
red-blooded story "i luc
Alto a Rolin Comedy
r
Iimises of
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