"i Trf Concord Daily Tribune I
TODAY'S
ASSOCIATED m
PRESS
DISPATCHES
HEX'S
TODAY
VOLUME XXIII
CONCORD, N. C, TUESD AY. MRACH fi. 1923.
NO S5.
THE sim 110
SESSION OF STATE
LEGISLATURE OVER
Both Houses of General
Assembly Adjourned at
Noon, in Accordance With
Afrreemejit.
TEARS, CHEERS AND
GOODBYES FOLLOW
With Death Knell of Gaval
Also Died the Anti-Ku
Klux Klan Measures in
Their Entirety.
Raleigh. X. (' . Marc h ti i iry the As
ant-luted Press i. With toe hands of
thf riix-k turned back in accordnno
witli it resolution adopted ttata mnrn
in, i ho General Asm'uiIiIv nf Nn.ih
Carolina adjourned sine die hi 12
b'rlorfc liy legislative ilmc lodtiy. Tim
! fell ill "Hi houses liiimcdlnMy
aft the i-milli-ation of Pills passed
Inst night anil 1 1 1 1 uinrnlng. uutl the
03rd session- broke up amid cheers.
jubilation iilin tearful 'goial-hyes.
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lion iilts entl.-Miv wl,.... tl. si..m,,i.. i.v
n m-ord vote of rJ7 lo tl. refiiwil to
iidopt the riiairt of the .-onfcrciicu
etinrndttfe. which iiiiuiiiiciiiic.1 the
upper brunch ri-ceile from its poalthni
and tulopi the mneudiiienl scut Vrom
ibe lliuisc which inciu-piiiiiliHf the Mil
;iteu hill.
The S,.,...!.. , :i Mould knrndr' mank
ind miller certniii conilitions, iitur an
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i. iiijii.-o ii:iiiiii-s itiio in.- ..iii-
ii. .iiii. ii.oii I in ill.- .i- ihii- inraNiirH
ne ..liiiiKcn ineasnri- reimreii i.-iv
nil inn of names of secret nt-iler nieiii-
iiiinn. linn ill iiiiiiii I I'll iiiiiMK our
Tlie lieutennnt Korernor In the final
lours of the Shiinle nnineil Senntor
lal'I'IS. of Wake, ami Senator It Una.
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inn inrmer conditions mm report hack
lo the next (fjtierul Assi-mhly, rcinm-iiu-iidstlons
for their relief. Hpeaker
lMiusi.n in the lower brunch mimed
ltcpreieiitn lives Miirvwvii, Cox, mvl
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Tapp. of 1'tioir. were nnineil on the
cxnuilninK eoniniittee wllh Hepivaen
tn tlveti Connor, .Murpliy unit CiaTey.
The only bills passed in the tipper
bronrti consisted of n few li-al mea
sures, while the Hottsu putoed legisla
tion which would preaeribe n term of
office for the tftnte Cenlojiist, tequtre
stnle Institutions to reimburse the
Treasure for any interest he might
have to pay on borrowed money for
Die relief of such institutions, allow
boards of commissioners of various
counties to appropriate money for
Confederate monuments, enable any
two or more counties to establish ii
district home In lieu of n county home,
allow the state prison to sell in open
market ii surplus (of prison-made
bricks, mid allow minor widows to
waive tights of dower.
Handbook on Parent-Teacher Associa
tions. ? tka Aaaovlatad Piaa.
Cbaiiel HUL .X. C. March (i. For
the the members of purent-tencher or
ganizations in the state the Univer
sity of North Carolina Extension Di
vision has just published a new hand
book. "The I'lirent-Teiieher Associa
tion." Jhie new edition is in Hie .form
of a hfuTetln. written by l'rofessor 11
I. .Meyer, of the School of I'uhlic Wel
fare.
"The, handbook miidit well l. , ill
ed 'IirtW to uru'anize and Conduct a
I'arent-Tencher AssiK-iallnn," Hald
I'hesler II. Snell, extension director,
"for it contains chapters on the ideals
and purposes of the organization, or
ganizing rules, developing and main
taining interest and how to raise
funds for the work of the association."
Detailed progress for sixty meetings
nf an association arc given in six
groups on the following subjects :
Tin- school building and grounds,
child welfare, educational alms and
school InvvB, tin- teacher and some
school problems, agencies aiding com
munity and school miscellaneous sub
jects. ' f
The extension division will send one
copy to each pa rent-teacher association
in the state free of charge when appli
cation is made in writing, it was stat
ed. THE COTTON MARKET
Opening Was Steady at a Decline of
i. a, i -i .. . .i ff .
I ; i oiiiis hi vovaiii e ui u onus.
(By the AaaoclataC rtrm.,
New York, March 0. The cotton
market made rather On irregular or
unset i led showing during the early
trading. The demand of yesterday
from .Inly and early crop shorts up-
Sieared to lie growing less active. The
Ipcuing waa steady at a decline of 12
points to an advance of ti points, with
.Inly and later deUyeries relatively
steady On reports of further ruins. in
(be southwest. These positions soup
cured off. however, with the general
list selling nbout ! to 23 points net
lower during the early trading.
Cotton futures opened steady.
March 30:6; May 30:02; July 30:08r
Oct. 27:00; Dec. 38.50.
Benito Mussolini, prime minister of
Italy and one of the. moat talked
about men hi the world today, Is the
sou of a village blacksmith.
mm xi)
nats or JTtr
Oa rw Mm., of
1 '
uaieiga. .v i wmm Mir. or ibe
gr.lel .h-M- dlarloMM liy lit.- ltl
nf riilKl ihUdreti In ..rth
Cniotliu, l.r the Stale B.it.l nf I
lite ami lliHn Welfare, waa f on
thnpardlc .ilalaa tu lie held ul various
potum In the slate, and. naa step In
this direction, the arvt f ).- an)
illnl
a win iv una in " uminpon.
llat. h 2!. under ike au-'a! of ihei
Bl.te ,Kr,honae4.e H.aadt... ,he llr-
tarr Club uf Wiluiumiai and ih
atate board, it naa aniioiince.1 tonifh'.
"Dr. itacar' L. Miller. ortei In
ch ler of ibe 0rthoi4ierii.- fdaniitaL' at
GaxKaibi. will ta In .hiirar of Uiy
. lim. ." iead the IhhikI anndhuni
nieiit. , Tli" anthorlrltv of t h- Bnttocfc
H-dl:il. at Wiliiiiiitilnn. hnve oftere.1
lhat iiislilulliai nu 11 pbn-e aliete. the
l-liiil. limy in- held. Ito-vv ,.. ,. of
thnt ilir, (UtrHd governor nf notary,
dux rnmle nil hxiil iirniiiKciiienlf. mid
will see lo 1 hi- triinsiin uiiinii of iln
rhililien from Xer llamiver, and sl
taot anrrontidiiiK iiauiine--. Iimns
tvlck. liiiplin. tMiMlow. IVnder. Coluui
bjfea mill Bladen.
"The erlppled ihililn-n of those
WtiftttOli tvhoot1 naines have hoetl l!st
eil In the i.llii-e nf the State ftnard of
(luiriliin and I'llhlie Welfare will l.e
tlolitiiHl of the i-llule.
"As a riKiilCnf the slule-uide vrle
pie eensus. the slate hoard now has on
ye.-ord the imuies of smnelhiiiK over
7tKI erippled ehildren in North Cnroll
11a who are in m-ed of trenliiient. In
Order to del ermine wbiell casen can Ik-
iM-iifflttiMl lit the OrthoUlieilic Hospital I
land lo pill I he liiHtitlltlon in touch
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hold thm-clinics in the state to wlilcli
children may be brought from several J
nearby counties. The county super
iiileinlents of public welfare will co
operate in getting the ehlldriKi to the
clinic.
'It. is planned to hold two clinics
In the cast, this one In WilmingUei
on March 111. and another in a city
nearer Hie center of the stale, while a
third, probably will he at some point
west of (iaslonia. It is expected thai
certain civic and fraternal organiz:.-
tiolis will sponsor the clinic locally.
an in Wilmington.
It v means of these climes, many
needed cases of physically handicaie
lied children will be brought lo the
attention of the authorities of the Ur-
i Implied ic Hospital.
Dr. Miller has declared his will
ingness io hold the clinics. in ac
cordance Willi the names lisled on Hie
State hoard crippled children in the
eonniies surrounding Hie clinic point
will be uoiiti.,1 when to cmne in for
jNauftnatieM- A.. l'i l 5-v'
eligible for trcatmenl al I he hoSpTlitl
will he pul mi record there. 1 uese
will be catted m for treattnenl and np
pllances as their names are. reached
on the wailing list."
1,452 CARS OF PEAIHKS
SHIPPED FROM SANIHIU,S
(irealer Portion of Hie Peactiea Went
to North Atlautir States.
Ptnebtirst, March tl lily Hie Asaocl
nted l'ressi. During the V.Yl'Z season.
North Carolina peaches were distrib
uted to at 'least -hi towns mid 111
states anil the District of Columbia
and Canada, according to an official
bulletin received here from the tint
ed Sttrfes Hcpartmenr of Agriculture.
Of the tVUK! carloads shipped, a record
of the destinations was secured on 1,
12i cars forwarded during the period
.Inly 14.31. y
North Atlantic states took 753 of
these cars; New England states 2(13
cars, southern slates. 110. middle west
ern states IB), and Canada 14 cars. "it
iessreceiving more than fifty cars each
were as follows: New York. 310 cars;
Philadelphia. 201, some of which were
for diversion: Boston, lo2: Washing
ton. 'n."i and Hallimore o4 nrs. Ahimt
dr. cars originally were hilled to Po
tomac Yards, Vn.. for diversion Hum
Hint pi. int.
Cnload reports for the last half of
Julv arid the early part pof August
show that Boston, Philadelphia and,
Wnshinelon received more cars of
peaches from North Carolina limn
from anyotlier slate dining that per
iod. Next largest supplies were from
Georgia. In New Vbrk and Pittsburgh,
Georgia is?aches were received ' in
greatest abundance, with Nrfh Car
olina stock second, It was stated.1
Carload shipments of peaches from
North Carolina during the 1022 sea
son filled 1,452 cars. This is nearly
nineteen times as many as were ship
ped three years ngo: In Hllll. the to
tai movement, from this stule was 77
cars, in 11)80,. It was 355 cars, and in
1921, alsmt 505 curs. IMne'hurst ship
ped more cars in 1022 than any other
city in the state, a total of 21)1 being
moved from here. Candor shlpiH-d 257
cars and Eagle Springs 242.
( iliHis Trahiiii gCanip Centers.
llaliigh, March'!!. Adjutant Genei;
nl ST, Van P.. Metis, of North Carolina,
Friday received not Ice, from headquar
ters of the Fourth Corps Area. Fort
Mcpherson, Gh.. to the effect that citi
zens military training caiuiis this year
for men residing in Alabama. Florida.,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Smith
Carolina, Tennessee and North Caro
lina will be held at Fort Bragg. N. ('.,
Fort Barrancas, Flu- and Camp Mc
Clellan, Ala.
The camps will be in operation for
the courses offered from August 1 to
August 80. Oaaertl Metts stated full
Information may Is- obtained by In
terested parties from the adjutant
general's department, commanding of-
ficers of the national guard in differ -
I I INiMlR
(Ikafas vJmW
m nJr w
mt cities 'and any regular-army offi-1 the houseboat pioneer, which Mr: Mc
ccr on duty in the stiite. Lean has chartered for his guests in
1 the. President's party.
The ouke or lork. wnose approach
ing marriage is attracting much ntlen-
tlon. lias the reputation of being the
humorist of the rjngmn royal ramuy.
1 President Told State
Lot of
i. -'-m- k.4
h.iLr Mourn Mi u W
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,orn Hun,." I'n-.litii Harding was
,. n, ;,fi. ri atim the
- 1.1 ..i- ut. L. k.1-
Fperial train lil.i I hmrinx hint
-wt In- i .i" ' I :..r,.ta Mia.rf for
HI mlniil.. ;A . "tl, U.my Mount
w - . r r
The ln-?4dnt rfrecretl tin? lufortua
r-.-,, . u., .n f..n,- Jniii
"IT , , " ,r h 1 ;; .: V ,, I
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W exeeitlre ra, Superin-1
-
biudllnit of I lie nias-iol train and
li.l Vnrlli I'M. .In,. I,:,,., til.. lu.ll
wm-iII but Ittnl there .wile likewise
an alninilaiue of linnet corn lerroh-
wiu. wmm ne mt.W i i in- iwin Usker. f the -hir.,nir board u,,u. ,,, ,. ,,, ,ltlV(,
I. Ii weev.l a rery plentiful her.- ,, .n Taliirlinir aloi on hoiraaaed n , i-.rJ.in, .vimJ
alKiiitK ,-ujd If .he faitnera were ahow ;,elr Jon y aeroav tin- slate. This , I 2 ' for .
Ililt. very l.ineh au-.n-heio ion over lls'.4,T -, ,.c onUitna..- in the stale m kmjt r... p.,.
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i. i i hi ir-i-ri i. f i iiuiii I'" . Willi,- in. .iHi-lat -1 . i ii m -i I :m Willi I . n i . .
overall-.-Ud informant that not only . " ' ' I , " . 11! '.,f ' kT. ?"" .k""M"
Fair For This County is
Project pf New Company
Men Interested in Fair Held Meeting Monday Night and
Took Initial Step in Movement Which Probably Will
jGive, Cabarrus County Fair Each Year. .
That 'iiharrus I'onnlv is to have a
'"K comity tnir Ii year is imlicalcil
, is the result or a meeting .Monday
nlghl of a number of citizens of the
county who are interested in such n
project. While little delinlte action
on the pi'oKisilion was taken al the
meeting, those persona behind the
moveiiienl point out thai everything
that was puMsuMc was done, and inter
est deiiiniiKti tiled in the meeting indi
cates Hint the pioposil ion eventually
will be most successful. -
Pemnorary officers chosen at the
meeting were T. N. Hjiencer. chair
man nntl W. A. Poll secretary.
On a motion .by I,. T. Hntisell. a
committee coniiosiil of Hr. Sietieer. .1.
V. Cannon and Ii. A. (Inodman was
.inthoiizetl lo solicit funds for the
coiui!iiiy. As sunn ns aiifficlenl funds
are stdiscrilH-il the i nmptiny will be of-
llclally named anil incorporated. The
nmodiil of lucoi'piiia tiott lias not been
dellilllcly ileelileil upon. After the
charter has benn received the stock
lmldeiswill meet ami ejecl the direct
ors who in turn "will choose the per-
.r. ..n .HMfti... ... th.' conipiiny.
At the meetrtigMimdn'y nlglit a nfnn
her of $1.00(1 subscriptions were pledg
ed, and it is believed that within the
next several days the number of sub
scribers will be greatly Increased.
II is planned now to creel the fair
ground al lite old Sims farm, nlnuil
two miles west of Concord. The farm ,
is now the properly Of Mr. 3. K. Can-'
non. and al the meeting Mr. Cannon
Stated! that he would charge no rent
to the fair company for the first live
years of the company's life. It Is plan
ned to atari the fair grounds at the
intersection of the roads leading to
Charlotte and to the Poplar Tent
road.
The persons hacking the proposition
declared at the meeting that for some
time there had been a popular demand
in Concord fora fiiic ground and a
yearly fair, anil for nils reason they
have started the movement which,
when completed, will meet this tie
ITOImL The propose site for the
grounds is Ideally situated, and since
the company will have no rent to pay
for five years, most of the money sub
scribed cftn he used in laying off and
building the track and many structures
that will be needed on the grounds.
The site for the "fair is easily reach
ed from every port of ibe couiily. II
Is connected with Concord by a fine
bard aitrfaeed road, and persona la
almost every section of the county cun
.reach it overall improved Toad, The
tract offered by Mr. Cannon provides
enotigh land tor nil Hie needs or a
modern lair grounds, and the lay of
the land is considered ideal for the
proposition.
During the past several yeurs coun
ty, fairs have proved very successful
In other counties In the State, and the
men behind this movement feel that
such a fair would prove successful
here. The fair would; give the country
people an opportunity to display their
farm products, and their live stock and
nt tlie same time enjoy amusements
and siK-inl intercourse.
A stockholders meeting of Hie com
liairy, will he held in the near future,
and more definite plans concerning the
company will l made nt that meeting,
when officers will lie chosen.
PLANES AUAIN IN THE AIR
Party Filing to Porto Rfro left Mont
gwmetry at 11:50 This Morning,
ill. the Asaaelatrd Prcaa.
Montfeoiiiery, Ala.. March (!. Rcsiim
iing their 2.S5H mile light from Sun
Antonio, to Ssn Juan. Porto Bieo. 12
officers of the army uir service Hying
in six specially equipis-d dp Hnvilnud
airplanes, hopped off at Maxwell Field
here at 11:50 o'clock today, bound for
Pablo Bench, near Jacksonville, Fa.
The fleet Is expected to reach Pablo
Beach by 3 o'clock. v
President Now at Ornnuid.
Ormtind. March (I. President and
Mrs. Harding arrived at (h-mand by
trnin ul ooun today. They were met
liv Mr. and Mrs. Mdwnri! Mclcnn, of
, Washington, aud Immediately bun tiled
i i
Lord Ashlle.ld. the head of the lAn-
don, underground railway system, still
ea ills career as a messenger boy.
Has
Lkiuor and Weevils
i
ujm a,.l. kiaMnv h I banned '
na-i.1- aitti a kltl wi. Ii aa l Iwinn.-I
l.r II... I l.rllil
l.r..l oteiU- l (
Prfl.b-tit'a facr ,
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UM uoii nu :miq mnp r;, n. in
train, made up of nr.- .arm. arrived
I rtnnili K.N-kjr
lUnnl n few .Tilnutes ,
arter r. clr aa.i n munni mere
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H-aSTaL .W.TMZ
Ill.-nO . UK IIIU.IUl M'01.e ...lll-II.I
imnliertv. secret -,t Week. Chair
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inrlv toiiior
tow.
DRASTIC EFFORT TO
E
About 3,000 Police Officers
Will Be Employed Guard
ing the Alleged Places
of Dispute. ,
Illy thr AuMftnlrd Prrsn.i
Chicago. March i (I. Stamping out
commercialized vfafliniler what is said
to have been the
' jfiosl drastic police
ii In Chicago may
attention of :".(kS) of
order ever drawn
claim the entire
tin
e city's available l.."i7."i pal rolliien.
Chaiies V PltaMiiiis. chief of po-
lice, last night dfrcclcil police cap-! nlgut, ueorge .Mien, ii.i year opt ne
tnins to place un&i niiHl men at the ' tfi'o. wanteil on the charge of slaying
front and buck diaV of every kiaiwn j his employer. CimII .Hull, jinuig while
disorderly house In Chicago. Reform farmer, was still at huge today. Olii
leaders liave asserted that more than elate said that they believed the man
500 such places are operating here. ! had made his way out of the county
Two men ton house on each eight-hour and possibly had crossed into Ceoi-gin
tour of duty would account for iip-r North Carolina,
nroxlmatelv tliree-tlftha of the nni- Sheriff Murett today telegraphed nn-
fniiiied police
Chief Kltzmorris refused to comment
on the order other than to say that
it siKal;s for itself.
WOMEN SWOON AS
HI MAN SPIDER DIES
Harry F. Young, Climbing Martinque ;
Hotel, Plunges ill Stories to Death. .... .. .
New York, March -..-With a Broad-, Sees No Reason Why the Shopmen s
way crowd standing agape and movie.; Slr.ke Everywhere (tinnot Be Set
machines clicking out their yards of j "f"-
celluloid ribbon, Harry F. Young. ! y Aociid Pr.i
self-styled "spider." plunged 10 stories j Washington, March 0. President
to his death today while attempting . Harding informed officials of the. rail
in Bpnle tbe side nf the Hotel Man-1 wttv shoo crafts that he can see no
tinque.
Women fainted and disorder en
sued. Police reserves had to he call
ed before the holy could be removed mer'a shopmen's strike.
and traffic restarted. In a letter written just before he
Among those who crowded Greeley left Washington for Florida and
square watching the performer nt his j made public today at the While House,
stunt was his wife with whom he had ; the President declared that "a minor
just lunched. She swooned. Revived ity nf tbe interests involved" by their
in a drtig store nearby,, she was re-j refusal to settle were "largely resMiu
moved lo'a hospital. slide for the interrupted coal deliver
The square, was packed when lea and other unsatisfactory railway
Younir a mien red. (Tinging to points
of vantage on the "3rd street elevated
were dozens of Cameramen. Win
dows of every skyeraper in the vicin
ity were, filled with men and women
laughing and talking excitedly as
Young began his climb. The police
estimated the crowd at 20,000.
Young wore a shite shirt, duck
trousers, and white shoes, which
served to outline his figure against
the drub walk
On his hack hung
sign rending "safety last." for Young paigHde avenue, with disorderly con
wus iin Incorporator of the "Safety (,lcf
Last Society," formed Inst week by I to worK t f-.:30 each morn
liunian files, parachute jumpers and j llg BeaUy told the court, "and I
fIk of adventurous liking whose oe- j have learned that Powers arrives
cupation caused them to be listed by I about I) o'clock uml leaves before f
Insurance companies as "bad risks." I return. Todnv being Sunday, 1 was
The spider' began nts ascent ar
Hie north end of the hotel. He climb
ed up a surface that seemed from the
street nlmslutely sheer, but here and
there had small Indentations on
which the performer was able to
cling with finger or too. The fourth
floor was gained without incident.
At that point Yuiing climbed over a
balcony mid walked over lo Ibe cen
tre of the building as if to afford the,
crowd a Is'tler view. Young appar
ently felt he was to meet death, for
people in Windows past which he
clttajicd said later that they heard
him muttering to hlmsoir: "I can't
make. It, I can't liuike it."
But lie kept on.
When he reachel the 10th floor his
foot slipped. Down he plunged. From
the crowd I rose u groan that grew
like Hie moaning of the wind.
Fulling close lo the wall, he crushed
onto the. balcony. His body was de
flected out Into the street.
Ro tart ana Will Meet In Raleigh
(By the Auoelata Praaao
Raleigh, March 0. Rotarians of the
Thirty-seventh District Conference in
session at Petersburg, Va., today se
lected Ualeigh for the 1024 corivrn
- , Hon, according to dispatches received
here. Tbe tote was unanimous.
run
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Uri4 rf-w vm mm
Vari Pain Ktupiair-. C .
""V1 ? t'hr"1- .
il Ik'
ew ir. liareoii . II Amlfr-
aai aie Miiei ilin-mH-nl nf lor .ml
aaliam leaciie. baa admitted thnl he
.7
l' " upi.,.-. ,.r "wet
en
l ra. Bjjra Muhnii-hl inml.-pul.li
lialar i. . . I , . , I. .a r .
ra. h i, hitvlns a tTand Jnrv In-
veailaaie lh- .-via mllliir.- of X-J4.Tiai liv
.u.j,.
for pnlillcity In liehaif of
tn ,o.r,e.
. Hr Mr. Anderaon
ZV
n,.y . ..t..l....fl..l ll.., I. I......
nieuls to him Anderson bad said that
league propagandists Working for
DOwnpapera might have Imsii emlHir
ras. In.tbelr stnnding with tbeir
own papera if it had Usoine known
they were employes of the league.
Mr. I'ecorn plans to invite W. M.
Potter and M. ('. Allen, a former as
sistant treasurer of the league, to t.
lify Itcforc tin- grand jury.
PRESIDENTIAL SPEt l l.
IS NOW IN FLORIDA
Secretary and Mrs. Weeks Left Party
al ft. Augustine. Others, Un to Or
mond. illy i Ik- Akaoriatr.1 Pranhl
St. Augustine. Kin., March Ii The
Presidential Sisvinl conveying. Presi
dent and Mis. Harding and parly in
Ormonil. stoppeil here al n" o'clock to
day to leave Secretary and Mrs. Weeks
In the city ami to allow ('has. Ii. Dawes
lo board the train. Mrs. Harding ap
peared on the rear platform for the
lini time during the trip and was
reeled bv a Lrl-14l'.ine Kloridll sllli-
shilie and the genial humor of ex-Sen-1 ,
a tor ( itaHiicey lierew. riecretnry and
Mrs. Weeks will . remain in the city
until the return of the Presidential
pilliv to St. Augustine on March IS or
20.
REWARD OFFERED FOR
ARREST OF SLAYER
L, ., ... ... ....
N$?efc A1 '!? f.'1 J.,0' '
legcd Slaying nf Ceril Hall. While.
ll tae Aoclatrd t.i
Anderson. S. C March (i. Although
Anderson County officials and hun
dreds of citizens searched for him all
Ihoritles in a score of cities in tin
northern section of the slate and in
North Carolina and Georgia, giving a
detailed description of I he negro, and
offering $15u reward for his appre
hension. J
PRESIDENT WRITES TO
OFFICIALS OF SHOPMEN
"adequate question of principle
which warrants further delay in set
tlement in all districts of last sum
, conditions in certain pa lis of III
country.'
John Is Not So Demi,
Now York, March 5. Alleging that
his wife's supposedly dead husband
was entering his home daily with a
pass key, and also was being sup
ported by himself, although involun
tarily. William Beatty, 50, uf Y'on
kers. todnv ohtaned in Cltv Court, tl
alanmmnns chanrinv ' John Powers, of
there when he came ami Mrs. Beatty
wasn't, but I had to send for n police
man to put him out.
"This woman roped nie In,"' con
tinued Beatty, auswerin? n query
from Judge Morris L. Rosenwasser.
"She sulil her husband, John Powers,
was dead when I mar tied her. Then
a while ago, he turned up pretty much
alive and has been getting into my
home I round one of my throe piss
keys missing, and I an informed
Powers litis it."
Beatty also said he would begin an
nulment proceiHlings and expressed
some doubt ns to (he allcg.il death of
Mrs. Beaty s husband who preceded
rowers
Iluilmit-Valeiitino Nuptials Postponed
Until Later Day.
Chicago. March 5. Rudolph Valen
tino, motion picture actor, and his
second wife, Winifred Hndnut, will
not be remarried before (March 9, nls
legal counsel announced today. The
lawyer snld Valentino's divorce ironi
1,1a Aral .i-lfu li.mi Aoliiv urnum tint
be final untK thn. Rudolph and Wlnl-t
fned were marrledN to Mexico sloitly
after the divorce. Elaborate arrange
ments for a wedding dinner had been
. made In' preparation f:.r the wed ling
which was to nave .uecn neia toaay.
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F
Sttta Ubnry
Order of Suspension Issued
by Joe P. Bowdoin, Grand I
Mater of Masons in State
of Georgia
CASE WILL BE
DECIDED LATER
It is Charged Members of
Lodge Wanted to Take Too
Active Part in the Trial of
a Member.
ill. Ibe AaiSlIN IT. i
Atlanta. March II. I .i-lm ii''.i Lodge
of Mason. No. (kV. today stands sus
pendiHl from fellowship wllh the in
ternational organization by an order
issniil bile yesterday by Joe I1 tw
dolii, grniiil uiaster of Masons In
Ueorgia, because the lodge Ini or
dered some of its members to appear
before the state prison Kmimissiini to
apply for n pardon for W. L. Payne
now serving a sentciioevfnr briliery.
The arresting of the charter of the
Lebanon Lodge was in conformity
with the tenets of the organization
that Pre.. Masonry stands for enforee
nuiit nf law. am) forbids Interference
In civil, pnlitical and religious ilffairs,
it was explained. It serves to pre
vent any operation of the hslge. as a
Masonic unit until the next annual
comiiiuiAciillon of the (Ira nil Lodge of
Oeorgia a! Macon, (ii-mhcr 30, when
sly will lake final action. I'n-
der the order, no iii"inhcr of Lebanon
lodge can visit any other Masonic
body.
Payne, a former city detective, was
convicted if accepting a bribe in enn-
inctton with the investigation of the
"lilinco ring" here in 1H21. The
lodge's decision In attempt to obtain
a pardon for Payne followed a trial
Staged by the lodge tit which Payne
was acipiilled by tin almost unanimous
vote, it was said.
FERTILIZER MAKING IS
SEMMINGLY DECREASING
While Amount Made Today Is Greater
Thau hi B)l!l, It is Los Than 1914
Output.
i By thp AnaocLrifiMl Ticks.
Wilmington. N. ('.. March ft. A con
siderable decrease in Hie activities of
establishments engaged i(t the mil nil
fact lire of fertilizers timing 1021, in
comparison with the year 10111,' is
shown in reports made in the I'nifod
States Biiienii of the IVnsns, accord
ing to offici i information received
here from the Department of Com
merce. The total value of products
reported amounted to 180,374.800
compared wUh 2S1. 143.(100 for 1010,
and $153,1fMi;i0O lor Till (, a decrense
of 3(1 per cent, from 101!) to 1021, but
tin increase of IS per ecu:, for the
seven year period.
"Of-tho 5SS establishments rep.u-ted
in 1021," reads the bulletin. "13S were
located in Georgia: 57 in North Caro
lina; lid in South Carolina; 47 in
Virginia: 44 each in Alabama and
Maryland; 28 in Pennsylvania: 22 in
Ohio : 111 in New Jersey ; 17 in Flor
ida: 14 in Illinois: 12 in California;
11 in Indiana: 10 in Tennessee: 0 in
Maine: s n Mississippi: 7. in Louis
iana: (i in Delaware: 5 each in Con
necticut and Massachusetts; 4 each In
Kansas. Nebraska and Washington, 3
in Arkansas, Kentucky. Missouri and
Texas: 2 in Nebraska mid 1 each in
Colorado. Iowa. Michigan, Minnesota.
Montana, Oregon, Vermont, West. Vir
ginia mid Wisconsin.
"The South, Central tint) South At
lantic stall's reported upprianmateiy
02 per cent, of the value of products
in 1021: per cent, in P.H'.i; and 711
per cent, iii 1014; the north central,
middle Atlantic and New England
states, 35 per cent. In 1021 ; 25 tier
It. In 1010 and 2S per cent, in 1014.
and the mountain and Pacific states
2.5, 1.5, and 1.0 iter cent., respectively.
"In March, the month of maximum
employment, 26,745 wage earners were
reported, and in July, the month nl
minimum employment, 12..'!4ti the
minimum representing 40 per cent, of
the maximum. The average, number
employed dining h" year 1(1.898, us
compared with 20,200 in 1010, and 22,
15 In 1014."
Some of the largest fertilizer man
ufactories in the state are located in
and near WllttJlngtiai.
Willi Our Advert isers.
Kingsilown mattresses are sold here
by the Concord Furniture Co. This
company also carries a full line of
awnings.
Society Club hats and Sure-Ill cups
In the liilest colors and patterns at
( iven ash's.
I lit t h in aim lies end ceioA to suit
all cun 1k found how III the Specialty
Hat Shop.
Siuing is here. Let the Motor &
Tire Serviie Co. Ill up a Chevrolet
car for you. It will bring much pleas
ure during spring and summer days.
"UiK'k-u-by-Biiby" swings. the very
thing for the amusement o the bnhy,
sold al H. B. Wilkinsons.
C. 11. Burlier & Co. will give awn y
aluminum sauce pans. Read nil. tislay
fur particulars.
The Citizens Bunk and Trust Com
puny offers full banking frti'llltles for
every purpose.
General' lr Robert Baden-Powell
famous as the founder of. Ibe Hoy
Scout movement, usually rise every
luorniug before live. .
Attorney General Coco and
Other Prosecuting Attor-
neys Ready to Appear Be
fore Grand Jwy.
STATE TO SEEK
50 INDICTMENTS
Stress Will Be Laid on the
Kidnapping and Killing of
Watt Daniels and T. F.
Richard Last Year.
(Mw i t.e A-Koelatc41 Praa.
'Bastrop, Ui.. March I!. Attorney
(icncntl A. V. Coco apis-nrcd Is-foro
the Morehouse Parish grand jury this
morning lo submit evidence obtained
at Hie recent open hearing int.. Iln"
black hooded mob atrocities. .
liie testimony was voluminous and
was sunt to Income nilitit iiiiiiii evi-
lenco obtained since the hearing clos
d. Most of the evidence related to
the kidnapping of live Mer ltottgo cit
izens nu August "'4. and the murder
of Watt Daniel and T. F. Ricbnrd,,
whose bodies were found in a lake.
(it her testimony relntcd to the doz
en or more cases of Hoggings, deporta
tions, and miles of warning, all of
which has been charged to the Ku
Klux Klttll.
Mr. Coco was assisted in present
ing the cases by District Attorney DnJ
vid Garrett and Assistant Attorney
General George S. Union.
Senator Howard Warren, sp eial
assistant prosecutor, will arrive tislay
to augment the states lories.
The state will ask about 50 Indict
ments, ranging from assault and but
tery to murder.
Addle May Hamilton, of Mer Rouge,
17-year-Old girl who. was deported ear
ly last year by black hooded men who
broke into her home nt night, was
summoned to testify lodny.
Others lo appear today Included:
Miss Hamilton's mother. 1!. L. Dude.
Mayor of Mer Rouge. Jack Htiyden.
Lou llraddock, Fecij Cobb and a negro,
Albert Brock.
s. i. tvw, mlxxi&kwgm -
FOR jgBI SKI EVENTS
College Will Be Center of Public '
Activity During Next Two Months.
Greensboro. (March 6. -The North
Carolina Council of English Teacners
meets at the North Carolina College
for Women on Fr day and Saturday,
March 9 and in. This council is con
cerned w ith the problems .if English
teach. ng in the state, and is endeav
oring to assist in the organization of
courses in English in the high
schools. It is a so concerned with the
relationships of hjgh school ana col
lege and ils membership is made up
of the leading English teachers In
Suth high school and college. At the
meeting here many ap-ai'tictit talks
and discussions will be given, oucli
topics wi 1 be considered as measur
ing achievements in English teaching,
the problems of college entrance re
quirements and high school prepara
tion, and there will be a round table
discussion Saturday morning of many
high school problems. Professor
Howell, of the University of N. C. de
partment of English, will present the
report of the committee' which uas
been studying Ihe conditions of Eng
lish leaching In over a hundred
schools of the stale.
tMiss iMaude Rnydeii. the famous
English woman preacher and lectur
er, will speak at Ihe North Carolina
college on (March 13. Miss Royden is
regarded as one of. the greatest wo
men speakers living, and her coming
is being eagerly looked forward to.
She is assistant rector of the city
temple In London, Eng., and has an
international reputation as a pulpit
orator.
iMyra Hess, noted pianist, wtH up
pear at the college on April 19, at
the time of the high school mus c
contest hero. The high school students
and teachers who will come 10
Greensboro for this .musical c mtest
an April 19 and 20 wil be entertain
ed by the college nt Miss Hess's con
cert. She will be assisted by Dmitry
Dobkin, Russian tenor. The musx-al
contest this year is open to all the
high sehoids of the state, and tacli
chool is privileged to send a repre
sentative t; Greensboro for the state
wide iimtest in April.
New Charters Grunted.
(By thr Awoclnted Preaa.
Raleigh. N. ('.. .March (i. The secre
tary of slate has grunted the follow
ing ehinieis: . ,
The Automobile Financing Corpora.
Hon, AshevHle: to conduct a general
automobile financing business: capital
slock. $1(MI,(MK): paid in S3.000: C. W.
Tnll, L. F. llodgklns and S. G. Bern
ard, all of AshevHle, principal incor
porators.
The Guilford Plumbing Coin pa try :
High Point: capital stock $25,000: ptikl
in 1,2K): W. H. Plumtner, .1. P. Ilnw
ley. 1). F McCarty, all of High Point,
Incorporators.
Crystal Ice and Coal Company,
Washington, N. C, i-npllal slock. 2W,
oiio, imiIiI In 10.i)00: K. H. Conger,
Hdenton: K. C. Conger, - Kltanheth City,
and W. i. GaiUier. Fdlsnheth City,
principal incorporators.
Lord Allenby. famous soldier and
at present tbe British representative
In Egypt. Is a keen naturalist uml an
authority on birds and flowers