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VOLUWE XXII
CONCORD N. C. SAT I R DAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1923
NO. 41.
Situation in Occupied
Territory More Critical
Bomb Throwing and Serious
( KM nf SUhniao-o in Ruhr '
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a . , . .ft ... . . .
vaiiey claiming .mention
of the French.
ANOTHEB STRIKE
IN KRUPP PITS
And Transportation Difficul
ty Appeara More Acute.
Bomb .Thrown at Hotel
Hooking French Officers.
Dnseeldnrf. Keli. IT (By tho Asen-!
nihil Press). Bonih throwing ami
serious rose of suhui.it'.' occurred in
the Kuhr valley during the night. A
.'liomh whs thrown in a street lu'Essen
nenr the Kaiscrhof 1 Intel, the Frnich
engineers' headquarters, where the
chief engineer and thirty or forty nth
ft elrllian engineers are lodged. No
itfjnrles resulted.
The windows nf the hotel wore hrnk
oii by the explosion.
This hotel is gunnled day and night
by I rem Ii ftoldiers. bnt the bomb
thrown: escapi'd. II is Ihougfit kw
slhle the IkhiiIi was thrown from the
roof of one of the neighboring build
ings. llonKlderuble uddltiomil dlfBettt' In
elTei'ting tninsitortntion is being mus
xl the Kreneh by the nets of the (Jer
inatiR recently reported in sinking two
loaded btirges in the" channel of the
bblne-Herne canal, one of the main
nrterlew of water eonimunicatlon in
the Kuhr. It will lie srtral days ls
fon the (Hitipying forces are aide to
get the barges out of the way. Mean
while the eannt reinnins completely
blocked.
Another strike has occurred among
Ithe miuers of the Kruno pits at tto-
I'hnni, KI.()fH men going out. They
struck IxH-ause mine olhVuils were
ii'ested by the French for refusing to
khe'y orders and for obsl meting the
cork of the French commission.
No Blartririty For Kssen.
Kssen. Feb. 17 (By the Associated
less). The employees of the .Munic
ipal electric works hiw'e decidtMl to
Lot off Kssen's suply of electricity as
result of the imposition of the line
.i.isu.issi mai'KS on tue uiroator oi .
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Passage of Local Bills Featured the
StVision of Senate. House Passes
State-Wide Bilk.
(By the AaaaciatcA Prcn.,-
Ualeigh. Feb. 17 (By the Associated
Press;. Passage nf local bills consti
the prtm4l 1. mine of the t'""'""K that xtate was not extm
session ,.f the Se.mte today, M2fg?2 tIu '"'t'ti "
tuted
short sess
adjournment was takein until Mon
day nlglit. The calendar Is nearly
el ear, and tfbe Monday night grist is
expected loTom'e out 'of the hmg full
tessious of the Itpnse of Kepresent.i-
tives. Among the hK-al bills passing
i their third reading in the Senate were
those to enable Mecklenburg County
land Charlotte to join in the cnnsTruc-
ition of a court house, and to "aid in
Ithe development of High Point"
through appropriation of one-thirtieth
to one-tenth of one tier cent, ot the
taxable property of the city annually
Ito ClaiiulH'r of Commerce promotion.
Both now go to Ihe House.
Committee reports made to the
Senate today Included the unfavornolc
I vote on the bill which woulfr prohibit
the marriage of tlrsfoousins in Xorlh
Carolina. Two of the three new bills
introduced today were for atatew.de
application, one being a measure to
"amend the primary, law. of wnich
Senator Parkers, of Wayne is author;
and the other, offered by Senators
Parkers .and Armfleld, of Cabarrus
! county "to prevent the saie of merch
andise in bulk; as a fraud on credi
tors." ',
House Business.
Raleigh, Feb. 17 (By the Associated
Press). Passage of several public!
measures with little debate, the hold
ing over of others, and the introd--t.'on
of a bill which would provide for
printing of the records of the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and another public bill to provide for
a board of trustees for cemeteries,
featured the long and listless session
of the House here today.
field Day For Near East.
, Sunday. February 25tf), has lieen
designated as Field Day for the Near
Mast Helief in Cabarrus County.
We have been -enabled to secure a
most extraordinary urray of noted
Hjsflkers to present the cause of mtr
orphans at TreMznud on the Hluck
Sea. Most of these men have first
hand Information, as they have visit
ed the scenes of the Turks' bloody
slaughter in the past two years. Don't
fall tn hear one of these messages. ,
J. FBANK ABMSTHONO.
Chairman.
Highway Construction in Sixth His
trirt.
Charlotte. N. C. Feb. !. More
than ftt.CXMMKK) has been cxismded or
authorized for highway construction
in the thirteen comities of the sixth
district In North Carolina, according
to .1. II. Prldgen. district engineer.
Two hundred ami twenty-seven miles
of Improved highway have been com
jAotcd in the district, he said.
Nebraska Favors Ford Proposal.
iBr tk Aiwociaiwi rvs
Lincoln, Nobr. eb. 17. The lower
house of the Nebraska legislature
adopted resolution yeatorday .n
dars.ng Henry Ford's' proposal to take
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rRr.M'H SOLDIHI
REPORTED Kil l I I)
Berlin, Ft. 17 l Br the Anno-
elated Pttwi,-Adrtj-M rewind
trma Fjm tudnj aM on Froneh
soldier (na -hot dead and mo 4
v others v. ..M i.l.' I. oik tin iily. in
a re:aurunt battle Thursday
m uicht between 1 1 .11. h and Bel-
f liau soldietv and Esse polk-
Uien. TImi lighting Htartod when
umts summoned the mlli uf-
ter Ihe soldiers had Ishmi refused if
V si-rfH-i' nml one or iho Itislgimis tm
IK liud .Innvn a revolver. fcl
HOME HI II DIM.
INCRRASKI) IN 1912
( hlrage Building Penults Were Issued
to Value of $3.5,742.MW.
Chicago, Feb. 17 I By the Assis inted
I'rcssi. Ruilding o( homes In the
aridwaat In M2 smpasseil all prc-vions
history for the section, according
available irellminary resirts on the
year. A few section res'rlisl no In
crease as coinpaiisl with invvlons ret
uds. Isit nearly all tinlieiilisl build
ing Immiiu under way.
In Chicngu building MrmitM were
Isstnsl to a value of WJo.7-Ci.lKK). an
increase of sIimummi over the previous
yciii-. The, rush of January iiermits;
liointcd the isissilillity of tin even
greater building year In l'.ii'.". In 1ir22
Chicago built (Uot r(idences and 3,
UM niiartments.
An otien winter was a factor in
keeping ill) building in much of the
northwest, i
Kentucky reMirted a new high iienk
in building estimated at IM5.(KKMKK) '
for the year, while preliminary Louis
ville figures estimated building at
about Phi per (Tilt, more than ever
baforn, Demand for homes was re
isirtcd keeping ahead of construction.
Figures for eight large cities In In
diuna gave $r.7.XMKHI as the value
nf building oermlts, compared With
W-HKMKXJ rhe previous year.
Omaha reported slightly fewer
building iiermits In 1022, but n larger
numlier of homes erected, these hnm-
Ikerine t.V.o ...aimi.reil with 1.SS for
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. v.. -.. HI"'..- " I"'
cent, increase in construction ovnr
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sritmmiri-Ttne iftT ttti'hwli"tlrimiiui
0ru (UU, . .. ........ ...i. u.
S."M.()!H).(KH) for Ihe year, with St
Louis at !!2r,(KKMKHI comitared with
Kl.rKMMKIft in 1021, and Kansas City
at $2:UHK).tKX) compnred with HI.(KK).
tKKI. These (ndlmates cnine from St.
Louis contracting linns.
Oklahoma City reported that the
small homes led.
Minneaisilis, St. I'anl and Dnlnth
noted Increases in home building and
'limited 8 WfMglt f iiu i'ease for
"B . 1 " ', ",V ,1 " "
tialty estimated that notwithstanding
the increase in the home item, the val
ue of total new construction of all
classes for the state was about six per
cent, less than in 1!21, due in part to
agricultural conditions.
ALBERT BAILIN CHARGED
WITH CRIMINAL LIBEL
As Result1 of His Sworn Testimony
Given in Deposition in Chicago.
, Chicago, Feb. 17 (By Ihe Associat
ed Press. Albert Hnilin. alius Bala
now. confessed labor ami radical spy.
was arrested today charged with e.rim
inel Hls'l as a result of his sworn tes
timony in a deposition being taken If
Frank P. Walsh for use in the defense
of 22 communists at St. Joseph, Mich.,
February 2S.
to a. Crcnkliite Promises Sensational
Evidence.
"Washington, Feb. 16. Revelaiwna
which "will shock the conscience of
the country" were promised tonight Uf
Major General Adelbsrt Cronkr.itu,
war commander of the Eightieth divi
sion, lh, his first public statement re
garding the circumstance. surround
ing the recent enrorced retirec.n'nt
from tie active roll of the army.
Repeating his charge that he was
taken out of active service bscniise
of the attention he was giving to in
vestigation of the death of his son,
Major Alexander F. Cronkhite, mys
teriously kll ed in isis at c :mp
Lewis, Washington, the general as
serted tb.at in what he had done he
was only "performine' the duty to
which I was assigned by the Presi
dent." He had been given no oppor
tunity, he added, to place the uue
facts before the authorities, and con
trary to established regulations uttd
been denied even the right of appear
ing before a retiring hoard. ,
,"Th facts tn this whole unfor
tunate affair, when, ihey come to
light" be Bald, "wilt shock the con
science of the country, and unless
something happens to me ihey sure
ly wCl come to light."
Further Discoveries in Tutenkhamun
Tomb.
Luxor. Egypt, Feb. 10 (By the As
sociated Press).-The sarcophagus of
Ihe I'hnroahTutenkhamnn was found
when the InhW chamber in his tomb
was opened by the British archaclo
gists this afternoon.
Brakeman killed.
High Point. Feb. 10. W. A. Viln
ennnou, brakeman on the local yeards
of the Southern railway, was killed
today when he was caught, under a
coal ear. His body was badly wangled.
Another Liquor Drive in
National Capital is Made
wshhlan. IN. 17 .-poM.f .ui.
iir.miini .hi mi.icmiflip unp-ii. I .mm.
luoo.-hed ihHr . Iry-wale Naav
rleanup lue ih utriniiliig of IMh-ii-ary.
.
Anned with flfiy warrant they i.-
ami uejore noon a senea or raids
which reached Into ewry section of
lb.- .anltal and which IBM up rap-
bll all avuinble deienti.oi c .7-
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amoral station aottara.
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VABi r. revnio i.jtom rroiu Kmnrky.
Ashi ir:iM ., lb., r. .iio.l- of tin. mn
Itol underworld this (line in iho ruis
of n wandering niljsin.nl. playing his
way Into the hearts of bis victims on
violin.
Thirty reyenue agnts anil imliee
ltidis iulo sipuuls in various an
lions of the city, and working under
the diivctlon of Kicut. Davis of the
peliie fen-ce and District llevenue
ajhlef Ruby, ctuiducted tislayV on
slnoirbt on the rum ilea let s
Ashcr started his lateat rounds of
the enpitoi in ipiesl of lsotlegg'i's
Issues Warning Against
Fakirs Promoting Stock
Stacy W. Wade, State Insurance Commissioner, Says We
Complain of Taxes and the Light and Yet Invest Mil
lions With Strangers Representing Strange Company.
Charlotte, X. C, Felt. 17 (By the
Associated Press). "We tuny shrink
from the cost of local improvements :
We may recoil from the issue fot
Ismds for the general advancement of
the stMte. that agriculture and cum
merce may be given a healthy Impetus.
but we are logfc-suffering and weak in
our protests Jrben the slate is over
run by Impostors who would unload
upon us Ihe spurious stis-ks of ficti
tious cortsiratlons Operating under tho
guise of legitimate enterprise."
This statement was made here to
day by Stncey W. Wade, stale Insiir-
uice commissioner. In addressing
North and South Carolina commercial
secretaries In convention. The com
missioner ssike on. "The Fnke Stock
Evil nnd llow lo Combat It." lie urg
North Carolinians and citizens of the
neighboring state to invest In home
corporations and enterprises.
"The mind wmi Imrilty conceive the
vll'i;1fn ni1lWr-hiin- (ifjefiiTtoflR on
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these iinimsters have carried on their
operations during recent years in
this and other states," he said. "1
am informed tlnM, the profits accru
ing from these nis-rations to the pro
moters, to say nothing of the expense
and commissions of the agents and
other graft, yielded the immense sum
of SliOfMKKMKK) during the year 11)22
throughout the country.
"The only consolation i can get
from this appalling statement is that
since 11)21, when the license of all
bine-sky companies, operating in North
Carolina was suspended, we have re
fused to admit foreign promotions to
feed on onr people, grunting a license
to none who could not . show physical
assets to justify expansion, nnd
reasonable hope of profit.
"Vet, there is the mail-order stock
faker, whose tactics and artfulness
surpass the Imagination; whose fund
Of information concerning your per
sonal affairs and prospects is Inex
haustible. They are beyond the hand
of our sta
te laws. They have an m-
ciipational directory of Hujwliole state
and offer for a short time only an ex
ceptional opportunity to the teacher.
the merchant or the minister, as the
case may be, to share in their large
earnings..
"This, they sny, is an exclusive
privilege and must not lie extended to
uny except perhaps some few of the
prospector s friends who may lie
members of the same profession. This
opportunity is offere1 only because
the promoter was at one time employ
ed in that lowly occupation from
which the victim is selected, and
knows something of the hardships
nud small pay usual to such oceupa-
tions. but having by accident found
magic wealth in whatever pot scheme
he has, feels it ills duty to humanity ipe next co-operative uonionstrn
to 'let h? other unfortunates. (tionVwill lie held just pver the county
"In some cases, they also are able line1, in Rowan the first Tuesday In
to gain entrance to the columns of March at the farm of Mr. Yost, and it
newspniiers for advertising purposes is expected that Cabarrus will have a
which gives additional color to their good representation.
exploitation, nnd tarries conviction toi ,
those who may. be in doubt. , ,, Plays W, Be Glveii. .
Klrie from the efforts of the in.
irts of the in-
curb the sale
ios nnd the
let-ted to eomft
surance department to
of questionable securities
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C.. fi....i '...,i...itio0 in th.. ...
sage of the Jlennlson bill to prohibit
the circularizing of states having blue
sky .laws, there is much that your or
ganizations may do by discouraging
In every wny promiscuous stock in
vestments. "Vou no doubt are properly hungry
for expansion in your various cities,
nnd invito any H)mmrcial or Indus
trial development that might promote
the interest of your eitlzens. This of
ten calls for financial assistance froin
corporations desiring to offer you their
advantages. It also furnishes an oc
casion for careful Scrutiny of their
project in order to determine whether
you can recommend their stock' to
your citizens.
"The newsiMipers are In position to
render valuable aid In educating our
people away from unsafe investments,
and it is In no little measure due to
their timely and general exposure of
these impersonators in our 'state that
kwe have secured auch good results
during the pust two years.
"We have great financial lustitu-
tions at our doors, worthy, prosper-
r7
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puney iiinnnn s-rveis .ixi aitey.
nn.1 .lrn(Hl lia ...tl.trr wl-
innrK-rx entirely nn- -.-to.1
Th.
wll ain finml r..r AsberV
ifeu "in.-..
uiewi was biii.
;of aHirirt b ,i. p,vl..n raids ,vhu n,tell the Intern" i
Bn)i tho,. hhimii i l.nn. nlarerl, . uvM"a the intern. i-
tnm S " . ,l0nal to"v",l,nn ,,n Ttn ) -
L -T eorae,,n nnU .,, th cnrolltuis
1 Bauer, lo h,n. on his ; new r,LMrl) t n,l. la .vferille laa Fall
riHinds llirt of ike ume the iair as- ilo i. ,anLine ., ,,., ,,r .i. south au.l
-I ".hnr U on tin-
U'TUIJUUI" VI eTHlvnc ill 1 1 1 ; , 1 1' 1 1 1. 1 ; -
fm. At xltU ti- i h.-y wetii about
as organ grlnthtiW Villi moukeys.
It was I obi In police circles today
bow Huii.r In lesl bis disguiw lin-t
went lo work in Un' sis-lion immedi
ately siirronqUM Ids lionie. and bow
be sold apples lo ins own mother
without Ix'ing rewogiii.iMl. Yesterday
he anil Asher wirkc.l as lish and oys
ter ieddlers. They .1. . lossl a terri
We lldrst whenever Hiev iiiiroucbefl a
! siMliecled house, c. they had little
dilticiilty in lludlng ' Inn they were
after.
DR. LEWIS JACOBS
IS BEING HELD
By California Officers on a
Charge of Having Mur
dered Fritzie Mann.
Bj Ihe Aeci:il,-.l PlHI.1
San Diego. Catj Feb. 17. Dr. Louis
I.. Jacobs, physician at Camp Kear
ney, was arrested by county officers
today under an indictment 'returned
yesterday by the grjiml jury charging
him with having hiumlered Frltzh
Mann, pretty San Diego dancer, whose
body was found onjtlie beach at Tor
rey Pines four weeis ago.
THE COTTON MARKET
Showed Renewed firmness During
Early Today. Ojicning Advance.
-.e-,.tPr thc.im)Bjtl A'tf -.
New York, Feb: 17,-The cotton mar
ket showed renewed firmness during
today's early trading. There was it
eoiii lunation of yesterday's buying
movement wlilch absorbed rather act
ive realizing on an opening advance of
10 to 21 iiolnts, and soon sent prices
14 to 23 points net higher, with May
contracts selling -at 2S,!)ti, or within
nine points of the season's high rec
ord. Cotton futures opened firm: March
28.06; Maj' 28.85; July 28.40; October
26,04; Doceinlier 2"i.(i0.
Cabarrus-Rowan Co-operaUve Demon
stration a Success.
Itegardless of the very cold weather
there gathered at the farm of Mr. M.
a i L. Kluttz 20 farmers from Kowan and
Cabarrus Counties for the Pruning
Demonstration conducted by the agents
of the two counties.
The -different methods of pruning ap
ple and peach trees was demonstrated
and a number of questions were asked
us to diseases, insets, varieties, prop
agation, ago of trees to plant and. time
of planting, as well us spraying and
the different mixtures. .
A very Hue picnic dinner was serv
ed by the ladies which all enjoyed
and after the demonstration Mr
Klnttz brought out a jieek. of "Tony'
apples anil'proved to the satisfaction
if those present ihat this apple can
I... I ... , I'.... liAMA IP It ninoii
in the early fall. One was sent to
The Tribune-Times Office, for display.
Mr. Kluttz began spraying andjirun-1
ing six yearB ago and has made a
profitable crop of apples every year
since and found a ready market for
.' them.
It is hoped thai the weather will
I permit many more sucii .cietaoiistra-
tions this year before the trees bloom.
me rum Ans in-iriiiiein ul i
1,H rmo uns ut-imniiieiii "i me
Woman's Club is arranging H give
tw" he Carolina Folk plays, "Nag's
.Head." and "The Last of the Lowries."
These plays will he given by home tnl
. and the week prior to the date of
llirjr n-i .... until. ...... oc .''.'..'' ...,-
lor. Field Agent of the Carolina Plays,
will come to Com-ord and coach the
local amateurs.
Anti-Frrete Boom. '
Cincinnati, Feb. 16. Cincinnati city
officials, hard pressed in -financial mat
ters, "are utillziiiK the moonshine
whisky seized by police in raids as an
anti-frewe .aid for radiators of city
automobiles, thus saving the expense
of alcohol. It had been the custom to
pour the contraband .".iqunr Into the
sewers.
oils and profitable imiiiufiicturing
plants, all desiring to expand, ami
welcoming the snpisirl of onr people
i These yon can appraise at first linnd,
and ascertain thai they arc property
officered and managed. Investment In
them, while not always safe without
Investigation 1s attended with much
lews danger than the prospapt of for-
tunes from foreign promotions," he
said.
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Pr-f Vmrtt hVanl WMliN Interest
Jh hraril I. Ir l.ur.l ( ( tufa
Tbf Hi.i hii. mi. .if (...,.. .i.i aj jt
l"i.l.tr fr'n.U, . .in. ..-. .. ...
C11 a tHII nbra It w .mw.iiu.-.-1
Ik.. J,.!-. ,.f T..r..l.. '!..
M, ,,e m.t entertain
,T u Am-rt. . nuold be la i ..n. .., .! tm
,... r.v ermine. ,,- wo,,i.i ,,.
,v jni,,. i, . Kli,
iaK eiiierti,lnel !,. thousands nf K
trip. 1 1 .fligem sals are now being
made for the nlenaliitnem he udl
ge. an. I furl her almoin mom wjll
lie inaite In I be on pern
l.)i' "rowel!, inptnlii of L ain No. 3,
inn . ..ii;. I I'nif. W illiam ilrencli. of
TVinxlnu-Snlom. a gut of Hh club,
who put Is-iore the Kiwanians s.noe
rimwins why the Concord isibllc
scbiuib. should have ihe benefit of inns
i it instruction. Ills addnws followil
the evolution of music from the ear
liest times, showing how from the
most ancient civiliaitlons it has lieou
the menus of expressing foeWngs and
of religious worships. There is noth
ing which stirs the emotions as strong
ly as music, continued I'rof. Breach,
who nihlcd Ihut Ihroiigh the ability lo
J appreciate goiMl iiiusio a person is
iiainei io sc. i lie iH-ahiiiui in nie.
Tn Ulna ton Knleni, said Prof. Breach,
community music has lseu lauchl
for the iast three yenrs. . flood prog
ress bus I n made, and it is the aim
of those at the head of Ihe movement
to see thai every Sundiiy school in the
city is given an orchestra, and that ev
ery church which wishes a junior
choir will have one within its mem
bership. At the close of his talk, Prof.
Breach was taken to the Central
School where he delivered an address
for the Woman's Club.
The music at the meeting on Fri
day evening was another feature of
the meeting, fee Crowei introduced
Misses Jessie Willeford and ljuua
(iillon, who entertained their hearerV
sntertata
n solo.'
with a piano solo.' Miss Margarel
Hartsell was pianist at the meeting in
place of Mis Nell Herring.
The attendance prize, donated by
Mark- Linker, was drawn by John S.
Palmer.
The meeting 'on next Friday eve
ning will be held at ti::i() o'clock, in
stead of 7 o'clock, owing to the fact
that Jules Brazil will be a guest of
the local club, and the members will
be given an opportunity to meet him
personally at this meeting. All team
captains will he expected lo got. in
touch with the members of their re
spective tenuis, uud see that each team
4 is- imwenjuKH) .per. -cent, .on, UU8Jsr
ton. r i
Beginning wifh the meeting March
Dth, the Concord Club will enter the
International Attendance Contest.
Full details nnd rules In the contest
will be announced at a meeting in the
near future.
JULIAN MILLER AND
STACY WADE HEARD
At the Convention of the Commer
cial Secretaries of the Two Caro
! 'nas.
ill. the .HictC(l rrc.
Charlotte, Feb. lit A plea for ef
forts by chambers of cninmeree to
build up the Carolina as a whole,
rather than to nttempt to make one
community a metropolis which he said
was impossible, was made before to
day's session of the North and South
Carolina commercial secretaries con
vention of Julian S. Miller, editor of
the Charlotte News, nnd a denuncia
tion of the fake stock promoter was
made by Slaeey W. Wade, slate in
surance commissioner, of North Caro
lina. Other speakers on today's program
included W. T. Wbitter, of Wlnston
Saleni, whose topic was "How to Se
cure Industries"; B. 11. Deal, of Spar
tanburg, who took up the subject of
budgets and llananees; H. M. Victor.
and W, W. Watts director and coun-
j sellor respectively of the I nite 1 States
Chamber of Commerce, and John
Wood, of Charlotte.
Mrs. De Bouchelle Will Ttoday File
Suit for $500,000.
Atlanta, Feb. Id. A suit against
Asa (;. Candler'. Sft., Atlanta oiiti
talist. will be tiled here toimirrow on
behalf of Mrs. Onexima de Hone-hollo,
his former fiancee, according to a story
appearing today in the Atlanta Jour
nal. The Journal gives authority for the
story' dispjtelies received from Now
Orleans this morning, which It was
said, stated that the suit would be
filed by Albert Howell, tin Atlanta at
torney, who will represent Harry1
(iambic, of New Orleans, pergonal at
torney for Mrs. de Konclielle.
The story appearing in the Journal
did not give any details of the pro
posed suit.
Mrs. de PouehelJs, who is u resident
kiu vM meeting
of New Orleans, said In a statement i g,H.r,.tnrleSi according to an announce
some months ago, that Mr. Candler I ment kv Clarence O. Knester. of the
broke off their engagement to be mar- charlotte Chamber of Commerce,
ried. .
Mr. Howell declined to discuss the ! Radio Station Being Installed at Fort
report that the suit would be filed. Bragg-
It was understood, however, that It j Fayettoville, N. V,., Feb. 10. The
would be filed some time tombrrow signal corps nt Fort Bragg is installing
and, that the unimint asked would ho a radio station to receive and send of
$500,000. ) rtcinl reports. Closer co-operation and
( I more rapid transmission and recelv-
Scarrh for Nan's Kidnappers by Of- ing of messages are expected to resalt
fleers Ends in Failure. from the operation of the station, olli-
Frederick, Mtt. Feb. io. -State's: dais stated.
Attorney Anders and Sheriff Jones, i .
who are investlg i ting the alleged
k'dpannlng of Slater Cecilia from the
r " . . . . .
,,i... io. ,n HV....I iii'..'i,ui t,.niiM.
returned to this city tonight from
Baltimore. They left for thtft place
i this afternoon when 'police officers
! there notified thorn thev were going
td search a- house, occunled by ne-
groca, where H was believed the sis-
ter was held captive. The search
was' without success, they announced,
HEAVY DEATH TOLL
TAKEN III MIDDLE i
WEST BY BLnTAfiELL
It is Known Definitely That
at last Seventeen Per-
sons Lost lives in Various
Point in Minnesota.
COLD WAVE WILL
COVER THE SOUTH
Washington Report Says
Cold Snap Will Take With
in Its Grasp Southernmost
Tip of This Country
SB
BLIZZARD C.U'W.D
SEVENTEEN DEATHS '
M
ffc t By the Associated Press).
!- SI. Paul. Fob. 17 Al leasl sev-
& Old cell ,..-p..i, lost their lives
in the North west as a result of
Tuesday's blizzard and the result-
, rfc ant cold sm-1I. according to tig-
ores compiled here bslav.
Sl iM'rishod in Minnesota, three
South Dakota, three In North
Dakola, and live in Saskalcbe- rf. !
wan Province. Canada.
(Bf the VamM'Inird Preaa.1
Washington, Feb. 17. Without re
laxing appreciably its grip on the Fast
and the Middle West, the cold snap
will reach out tonight and take within
its grasp Ihv southernmost tip of eon
tioentttT railed Stales.
Frost as far south as exlrrtne south
ern Florida was forecast today by the
weather bureau. In the Middle Atlan
tic states the present cold weather
will continue over Sunday, except in
scattered patches.
Snow is expected on the Atlantic
seaboard as far south as Virginia. Ev
erywhere else east of the Mississippi
Hiver fair weather is in prosiieet.
Chicago, Feb. 17. Deaths of at
least five persons were attributed to
the cold wave that bus embraced this
region since Wednesday.
Chicago Add ,N N N i
The cohl still gripped- this secttoi
i any today, the temperature having
dropped to t! below zero after having
reached 14 above, and at least two
more days of the excessive weather
was fori cast.
FARM CREDIT MEASURES
TAKEN IP IN HOUSE
Stormy Scenes Followed, With Two
Representatives Almost Having a
Fight.
the .s.,.'in..'.i ProM.i
Washington Feb. 17. Consideration
of farm credit legislation in the House
began today anrd stormy scenes.
Representative Wingo, of Arkansas,
ami Jones, of Texas, duuocruts, al
most came to blows over the divisibn
of time allowed for debate, several
members intervening to prevent a
tight.
New Charters Issued for Companies.
(By the AHNOvlnted I'ri'....
Raleigh, N. C. Feb. 17. McCluiu
rock Builders' Supply Compafiy, of
Greensboro; capital stock $1)7,000;
paid in, $8,000: James U Scott. Sid
ney Smith and Charles A. llines prin
cipal incorporators.
Jack and Jill. Inc.. Greensboro; to
deal in goods and merchandise of all
descriptions: capital stock, isno.ooo:
paid in (I,.S(H): Mrs. It. M. Middleton,
Haywood Middleton. Pauline Smith
and Jessie A. Byrd. all of Greensboro,
incorporators.
The Winston Brick Manufacturing
Company, Inc., Winston-Salem, cap!1
tal stock. Slo.OOO; paid in $8,500: J.
('. Williamson, Spencer Trent and E.
It. W. Harris, principal incorporators.
Wilmington Rotarians to Send Big
Delegation.
Wilmington, N. C, Feb. Hi. Wil
mington Hntnrinns are idimning to
send a special delegation of1 not less
than forty memliers to the annual
district conference in Petersburg, Va.,
March (1-7, officials of the orga nidation
have announced. The delegation will
lie headed by Roger Moore, president
of North Carolina ltotarians.
U. 8. Commerce Secretary In Char
lotte. Charlotte, N. ('.. Feb. HI D. A.
Skinner, secretary of the United States
chamber of commerce, will arrive here
Friday to attend the convention of
North nnd Soulb Carolina commercial
ThiD Cleveland, SLUims ana riits
owe teams or uie western group oi
i l... 1'ii',.,l l it.,, Amifaite 1 1 finlrn v
the United ifltatea Ami.enr hockcy
Associat oh have made this season's
championship race the greatest in the
hlatory of Uio organization.
Manager Ty Cobb haa tod Detroit
fans that his Tigers won't win the
pennant this -year, but to watch out
fo
MRS. ROBERT LOWE
TAKES STAND FOR
nrrrMSE OF THOMAS
Says Allen Approached Car
in Which She Was Riding
Wiih Thomas and Gave
Command "Hands Up.
STORY FOLLOWED
THAT OF THOMAS
Letters Signed "Leah C" and
Sent From Fichmond, Va.,
Introduced During the Day
by the State.
( Bj tkr A. .or I .led Vr c. I
Salisbury. Feb. 17. Mrs. Itolsrt
f.nve. of Nashtville, Tetui.. testifying
today in the trial of 0. G. Thomas,
of Charlotte, charged with the mur
der of Arthur J. Allen, of Concord,
gave practically the same version of
the shooting as that told the jury yes
terday by tie' defendant. Mrs. Ixw
said she was going to a motion pic
ture show with Tholhas on the night
ot tlie killing when lioih cHiIiikyI a
man who turned out to Is- Allen. Stop-
hied their machine and asked if he was
I lug folhuved. lie then ordered
Hands
up"' and Thomas tired, shu
said.
Mrs. Lowe, who formerly resided in
Kannapolis. where the killing took
place, said another conple were tn
have gone with them that night, but
that the others were late. Efforts of
the defense to get into the record her
statement that she and her husband
were good friends of Thomas and his
wife were overruled.
Various other witnesses who de
scribed the shooting and the introduc
tion by the State of letters from Kieh
mond. Vfrginla, written on print paper,
and signed "Leah C" marked the trial.
Although the stale claimed the mis
sives were addressed to Thomas, he
denied knowing about them. '
WAR DEBTS OF WORLD
MADE TO BE SUBJECT
of Discussion at Meeting of Interna
tional, (ham her of Commerce.
Borne, Feb. 17. Reparations and
the Allied-Oebti will have a prominent
p.acV on the' program for the second
generul meeting of the International
Chamber of Commerce, to be hold in
Borne next month.' The general ques
tion of lintinrinl measures necessary'
for the restoration of international
trade also will come before the meet-,
ing.
The conference program provides for
four group sessions for the detailed
discussion of finance and two general
sessions in which to arrive nt final
decisions on financial measures neces
snry for the restoration of foreign
trailc on reparations1. Interallied
debts bills of exchange, and on double
taxation.
industy and trade will be taken up
nt four group sessions for detailed
discussion of obstacles to import and
export trade. Final decisions are
planned to he made at two general
sessions, on ( equitable treatment of
trade as regards customs formalities,
and nnalagous ingestions, measures to
prevent new import duties Introduced
by the different governments from af
fecting goods sh'pped or contracted
for before (he date of Ihe application
of such duties, removal of export
taxes on raw materials, protection of
industrial property ami prevention of
unfair competition, International com
mercial arbitration and uniform
interiintional trade statistics.
Two group sessions will be held for
detailed discussion of difficulties in
the way of international transporta
tion, and two general sessions for
final decisions on national restrictions
on maritime, transportation, eo-ori'Ji-nation
of the air service of the dif
ferent countries and facilities for in
ternational communications to be os
tabPshed and on international rail
ways communications.
A feature of the meeting of unusual
interest to Americans is that there
will lie present, at the direction of
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, the
Flitted States commercial attaches
from the principal countries of Eu
rope. In addition, the attendance
will include fifty or more eminent lead
ers of commerce and industry in the
.United States, beaded hyv Julius H.
Barnes, president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
The Cubs A r. Off.
Chicago, Feb. 16. No players who
have not signed contracts will no
niboard the train tomorrow with the
first contingent of the Chicago Cubs
starting for the training camp at
Cutalina Island. Cal., President Veeok
announced today.
Two players have not signed ion
tracts, it la uMUerstood. On? of theso
is Vic Aldridge, ft was said. Aldrldgc
is mid to. have been given until V
o'clock tomorrow tn sign a contract or
remain behind.
Wil Appoint No Kn Kluxers
AT
exix
ly the AK:nt.l FrcM.)
- 1 Alexandria, f a , Feb. IT. Nu
,,, 0..the K Klnx j
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.minted tn & nubile
(;vcrnor of I, misii
w declared in a lr
bv L B Bayn'rd 4
live n p'in to
letter to n (iovei
h Miur
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