Concord Daily Tribune I'Si
THE
TODArS.
Nnrs
TODAY
VOLUME XXIII
CONCORD. N. C, WEDNI DAY. MARCH 21. 1P23.
NO tt
CIRL STUDENTS OF
STATE UNIVERSITY
TO GET DORMITORY
Controversy Between Stu
dents Has Been Settled,
According to Statement of
See. of Stale Everett.
COMMITTEE NOW
MAKING PLANS
Entire Building Program at
the Hill Will Be Carried
Out Without Exceeding
the Appropriation.
i Us Inwiittd Press.)
Raleigh. March 21. Assorting that
the raatrwvmqr between girl and mj
students ut die Iniveisity of N'orili
Carolina over the const ruction nf n
girl's dormitory apparently has Ims-ii
settled, W.. X. Everett, (Wrelary of
Klnle, nml n uteiolier of u building
oiiunilliv or Ihe liiHtiliilion. staled lo-
(lay, II - i - I r 1 1 - . 1 1 n 1 1 1 M W ' hllS Isnl HJH
IHiintt'il lii consider plans Tor llu pro
posed building.
.Mr. Everett, who attended Ihe moot
ing of the building nuuiqlttec in ('Imp.
i'I llill yesterday also said 11 "en refill
checking iif accounts 1ms lieen made,
nml it Inis 1 : i fnnml Unit the build
ing program for the I'niversity will lie
i allied oiti withuiil excelling the iip
irniri;il ion nml absorbing n debt of
$43,(WU brought over from I lie hfiild
int; commission.
Following the appeal of the girl
students ut the institution for u new
unrmiloiy toe boys, took action In np-
jjkisiiioii in nit lion fluent, .lie. r,v-
i erect sain mere evidently jiiik ih'oii n
misunderstanding of the position tak
en by the women ns they me not ask
ing for an elaborate building with ti
swimming Kiol, gymnasium and oilier
e.ienslve accommodations." They on
ly desire u building suitable for a
dormitory.' he said, adding (lint there
I was no! much difference in the posi
tion of the girls mid that of the rum-
mittee yesterday."
Al'l'l U S DENIED
Fokir NnrroeN I inlet- Sememe
ol
Death Will No! tiet New Trial.
I My (be Associated l-rrss
. Raleigh, Mun.i'2"i.- .MiiT, -lie'
gro. convicted of killing John Sutton
in Ieuoir County and uAw under death
sentence at the state prison, today lost
his appeal to the Supreme Court, the
decision of the lower eourl lieing sf
llrmed. The eonlention of the defendant that
(he presence of a detachment ol state
militia in the court room might have
Influenced the verdict was declared by
lite court without ground.
L
s'
The anneiil of (ieorge William
Frank Dove, and Fred Dove, negroes,
all convicted of the murder of Silas
Jones, a mail currier in Onslow Coun
ty, also was denied. Willie Hurdison,
negro, was convicted of the same crime
and is under a sentence of death,
llnrdlsnti did not appeal.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Fairly Steady at a Decline of
From i to 15 Points.
ii the A-noeiaaed i'rn.i -
Xew York, March 1!1. The cotton
market opened fairly steady at a net
decline of 2 to 1!) points, tinder a con
tinuation of scattered liquidation and
in response to relatively easy cables.
Vrospeets for a renewal of unsettled
weather in the south threatening a
further delay in farm work, brought
in some buying on the decline, how
ever, and prices made a fairly steady
allowing (faring the early trading.
May eased off to 30.80, hut rallied to
30.IM, wiiile. October held around 20.75.
or close to yesterday's final piufa-.
Hons.
Cotton futures opened fairly steady.
March 30.75: May 30105; July 30.12:
Oct. 20.02: Dec. 20.13,
-v
Kefiiieil Sugar a Little Lower.
New York, March 21. Uaw sugar
was unchanged at 722 for centrifugal,
ltoliued unchanged to 30 points lower,
with tine granulated ijuotd at. Klto (u
9(H).
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ANNOUNCEMENT!
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
The 51st Series
In this Old Reliable Building and Loan Association is now open.
Twenty-five years ago this Association issued Its 1st series. We
have never lost a cent.' , ,
The officers and stockholders of this Old Reliable Building and
Loan Association extend to every one a cordial invitation to take
some .shares in Series No. 51 now open.
We Issue Two Kinds of Stock:
First: Running Shares, which cost you 25 cents per ware iter
week nml In aUmt 32S weeks you receive $100.00 jam hare. You
pay in 82.0O. ami your pronto $18.(10, making .$100.00 In nborit 32S
weeks.
Second : Prepaid Shares cost you $72.25 per share ami in 32S
weeks you receive $100.00 per share.
We loan money on first mortgage real estate in Cabarrus County.
All stock is non-taxable. We'pay the taxes.
If you want a loan to buy or build your own home, we can make
them on short notice and promptly. "Vnur Building and I,oan Bns
inosn la Appreciated Here, whether large or small. Come In today
. and take some shares with us.
v START RIttllT Slat SERIES IS NOW OPEN START NOW
Cabarrus County Building Loan and
Savings Association
OFFICE (N CONCORD NATIONAL BANK.
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mfbiti nnj not
aUN Ft (fOVTRNOR
fmme litscrrstliir Pal.tirtl f.exah rrwn
It Stole Caatial.
lUlrlsb X. c. JUn 21 i By the
Asjss-Ulnl Cress i Wifti interest at
the (talc rapiM mm . eiii.-rc. ,, ,,,
year's .iranarratV- primary anil It
prolsilOc can. i Ida ten fur laifamaat of
IVi. Jusuth T Bailey. ILiklga. for-
vrly I i.. -I State , .
uT. ami A. VV, i l ,i. Limilieiiiiti. a
former mi-uilier nf I In- Wjr Fhsanre
i'mij.i:hi..;, ..pp-i -i.mv are the ullly
two men actively at Work for the guU
eniatorlal nominal hm.
S. V Evarrtt. accretfirv of stole,
who hu I e-i- i ii'i.i -.1 proiiiliiemly
in lonthstion with I he rare and who
wan the enter of a roairorersT lu-t
Ifeek nhh h eadMl In a denial by iUtx
emor t'aiueiiHi .Morrisua t lui t he h-iil
broken "friendly relations'" with Mr.
Mi I. '.11 in utaaM Mr. Kretetl for the
Itoienii.Kliip. ,lil Klaleil his iris
enl pl;Jis are In run for re-elertiMi ,0
Ihe pnalllaa he now holds.
Judjtc Jobn K. Kerr, of the third
jttdiciHl di-trlct: Fntnl: Page, rhalr
lnnn of the State lllchway Commis
sion, and A. J. Maxwell, of the i-or-nontina
1 lannilaaliai are other whose
inline arc lielnj! ailvaiii-tsl for the iruli--etniitoiiiil
eampalicn.
In diwtUHiinjc ihe matter, Mr. Max
well said be had not "seriously ran
Htilered entering Ihe race" Mr. Huge
has stated reietilodly Ihnl ho prefera
to retuuln in his present onlee and eorn
plde the stale's projnim of highway
ci'iislniclioii. Judge Kerr has made no
stateinelil for puhlii-alioii of his in
leal ions.
Moth Mr. Ilaiiey mid Mr. li Unn
have Ihs'ii making a manlier of
specilies during recenl liionths. al
though few of them have lieen devot
ed to iolitiiii devidopiaents in the
slate. Xeither of the two has made a
dMlnite announcement of platform or
campaign plans.
(iovernor Morrison has made no
statement relating to his plans when
he retlreyfrom oftlee in HKi-1. Politi
cal observers in the capltol express the
opinion he is planning to run to suc
ceeil I'nited States Senator Overman,
whose term expires In 1IKI-1.
In reply to several published stories
to the elTecl that a breach had devel
oped between himself and Mr. McLean.
Governor Morrison declared "the re
lation between us are as they have
been for many yearn. The governor
also said "the publication that I am
trying to bring thy ilenr friend W. X.
Everett, or anybody else, out 11s can
didate, for governor Is without foun
dation." B. R. Uicy. stale treasurer, is ex
pected to he a candidate for renomlnn
liou. Senator. Senator A. K. Woltz,
of Uastonla, will oppose him. accord
ing In a recent story published in The
lialoig'i Times.
George 1. Fell is the only iihuiImt
"bt "ffi t-iirpoRitToii coinmlssioii vhose
term expires next year. Several men
have been mentioned as his apponents
for the nomination.
M. I.. Shtpnian, commissioner of la
bor and 'printing, has announced that
he will 1 a candidate for 1 ('nomina
tion. David DelUnger, clerk of Hie
House and who has been defeated
twice by Mr. Shipinnn, also has 1111
noiiiiceil his (-mulldnev fin- the ollicilie
No opposition to Stacey W. Wade,
taui,, w- v
hum, commissioner of agriculture, and
Baxter Durham, state auditor. James
S. Manning, attorney general, ' has
stated he will not run fur rjmomina
tKm. Dennht Brummltt, Oxford, for
merly sjieaker of the House, has lieen
mentionetl as a candidate for this of
fice. Oeorgia Peach tJrowers Hit Hard by
(lie Recent Freeze.
Macon, (In.. March 20. Peach grow ers
in Georgia suffered heavy losses
by the freeze, of Monday night, but
that there mill be a good sized crop
of fruit in the belt, federal and state
crop officials stated here late today.
According to the estimates of these
experts, the losses range from 10 to
25 per cent in orchards south of Ma
con, mostly on the Hlley belle variety,
to a total loss at Sommerville, Hamp
ton and other points near the Ten
nessee border, and 40 to 00 per cent
on the Athens division of the. Central
of Georgia railway.
Defore Foster Sale at Eflnl's
The big Before Kaster Sale at
Kflrd's will begin Thursday morning
and close March 31st. During this
sale you will find ut this store a large
line of real bargains. They are offer
ing the season's, very latest and liost at
prices that will la- found of much in
terest to yon. .Rend the big page ad.
in today's paper.
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Harding For Universal Peace,
Declares John Temple Graves
Noted Journalist Asserts That President Joins With Wilson in De
siring to Aid Peoples of the Earth. Predicts Come Back fpr the
League of Nations.
WINon. V : . March 21 B the Aa-j
- :n o I'ressi .--Itartartag thai I'nu-j
hleiii Harding, in Ids heart is furj
universal i-a' as clearly as Wilsun J
war" Jobn Temple Graves. Journalisi.i
last nlrhi iurfMl the world eonri
propoaal of Ihe 1 Idef exetitive U an
"entering wedge l" a b'tier nn.l nohler i
enaMrnrtive staieauMnahlp." and urg-i
r,l the Mipjuirl of public UUilt'lKI to Hie
pmMislllo'i
"i'resideai llnrding and Seiretary
llughes." said the southern democrat,
have done a mngnllii-eiu ihiiig in pro
JeHlns Ihe world international eiHtrt
into Ihe arena of frank ami fcarloi
dlM-tission. and over and against ihe
implacable olactlnancy of their utvu
party. As a demorrat. I enngratiimte
nml salute the inagailii-eot gesture of
humanity.
"As ihe president and his prime
minister bine stated and left it. that
great phase of Ihe peace treaty now:
stands as a distinct challenge to the
public opinion of liic republic. Ii can-;
not Is' slighted or ignored. Public!
iililliiiin la III,, liiii.ii 1 1,! 11I nil In,,, !
force,
nut public opinion is ilie world i
llllH'
in this tingle and tremendous
f world wirnst.
"As a democrat. I pin ill myself on
Ibis issue bebind ihe republican pres
ident ami the republican premier, who
are the successors in I bought nml our
isise to that immortal citizen of S.
street Washington, who was the found
er and father of the great idea.
"Xo more seltish crv ever rose to
heaven from emth Ihjin the cry Let
huroie stew in her own ilestructlvi
sorrows.' ll is no business of ours
'God bless me and my wife, my son
John and his wife its four and no
more,' is the spirit of Unit sejlish cry.
"President Harding has done a
brave and human thing. Tn his heart
he is for universale peace as clearly as
Wilson was. He voted for the League
of Nation with modi tlcu Hons, as Wil
son ought lo .have iloin
arms conference
iml he has nlnnted
himself behind the world court.
the world nui-t i n
spite of Borah and Johnson and IoiigeilorK aiwrtinent, tojHty eateguneniiy
and Reed. The public opinion of this ! '''''i'01 he had qjkarreled with her
eminlrv should be rallied in mngnili-1 ,hWp " "go. a-helieved by the
cent volume mid emphasis of I his ' York police. La imignn, former
world court as the entering wedge to n ' owner ol Broadway cahaiets. said Ihe
heiter nml noble,- mid ...iistroii I ve 1 Chicago police had iiK liuhHIoiied him
statesmanship.
"The President knows, as nil honest
men kliow.-lhal his ".IHHMMHA.nia joril v
was not a rerdlcl upon the League of
Nat ions.
"No truthful publicWI will repent
Hisi. tahunL Uoolu Lintl ItEi.-t inil
TSiff na Itonver am) therest' know it'
is not true. There were four words:
'We want a change,' that underlay ,
and underthrobbed that ballot deluge
in an hour of uncertainty and unrest. I
Thai was what dammed up discontent
in a political Johnstown that loosened
the flood. This people have always
been behind (he idea of a world peace
by w orld agreement for 'disarmament.
"Wilson was right when lie landed in
Boston from Paris, when he said that
eighty ier cent, of the American peo
ple were for it. They were, but Wil
son, on the threshold of his great ad
vocacy, fell upon paralysis at Des
Moines. Every great republican ob
structionist rushed to eloquent words
of opposition, and because Wilson was
(low, there was no democratic lie
n) esthetics to carry Ihe great cause the
popular judgment was drowned on the
thunder of destructive statesmanship,
and the people began to believe they
were mistaken hiiause there were no
great voices to sustain Ihe popular
faith. .
"But the great cause is born again
to life and vitality and will become a
mighty tide of a reawakened public
opinion to success. Harding knows it
as Wilson knows it. Borah, honest
and fearless statesman, has confessed
in part his error and realizes we are
in part our 'brother's keeper.' across
the seas and must help. Even Whar
ton Pepper shows signs of repentance.
Republican and democratic leaders
throughout the country men and wo
men are rallying lo the initial hu
manities of Ihe world international
tribunal. The mighty move has start
ed and will be carried lo its vast con
clusion now.
'Universal pence is not an (rrldes
cent and impossible dream, but a prac
tical, possible thing, and the most de
sirable of all things for nations lUid
men.
"It is a pari of the lienignanl pur
pose of iod as voiced by His angels
on the plains of Bethlehem. 11 is a
fundamental interest, Indestructible
desire among nil men in all nations,
and because it Is Hod's purpose and
man's necessity and desire it will sure
ly win. i
"If only the mighty tide of nubile
opinion (ini he rallied behind this
great salient of a world's peace court,
you and 1, pjy countrymen, in our own
day and generation shall live to see
the abolition forever of that unreason
able, unthinkable, ineffable, damnable
hellish thing that men call war, and
Piute Indians on War
Path in Utah District
i ll j- the Aisorl.itNl Press. 1
Salt Lake City, Mnrch 21. A posse
of settlers from San Juan County,
southeastern rinh, early today was re
ported hot on the trail of a hand of
upwards of a dozen Venegade, Piute
In linns who went on the war path at
Bin tiding Monijay afternoon.
in a clarh late yesterday liclweon
the posse and (lie warring Redskins,
one young buck known us Joe Bishop's
and two other Indians wounded. As
UNITED STATES WILL
Will Be Willing to Accept
$20,000,000 a Year for 12
Years for Coat of Army of
Occupation on the Rhine.
Paris. March 21 (By
Pressi. lny men ts of
year fur 12 yearn to I hi
In settlement of the i u
lie Associated
F2U.WIUIUU a
I'lllted Suites
Is of the Am-
ilium army of m . In Ger-
nuiny sii'ins feasible, in the opinion of
Klllotl Wiulsworth. attsistnnl secretary
of Ihe American ireaiuiry.
Mr. Wadswoktb, ho conferring
ndswolrth,
resenlarivei
vwl h repi
es of I he alii'
'd gov-
eminent on tb,
ntlvstlou of relin-
liiirsemenl of the Cllited Stalls tor
whnl sin- exiM-nded in the Ithine watch.
I old newsiaM-r men lie was awaiting
definite information as to the propositi
niiinlH'r of instatlmenis. the iiuestlou
of priority, and whiiher America
would gel a ilellnife pentMitage of
German reparations. lie expressed
the opinion tlnil the l aited States
would accept only cash payments and
that the u asblnglon government
would have no part in any slep taken
by the allies in collecting the money.
LANNIGAN TALKS
Denies That He Quarreled Willi Dor
othy King In1 New York.
Illy the AMvelntciI Press.
Chicago, March 21. Jack Ijinni-
He called auilB,n' " former friend of Dorothy Kee-
nan. Known aa I oroTB.v King, who wyis
chlorof ormcd and dead in her Xew
and he had nothing to conceal.
"Why, il is nbsl." he said. I
haven't even talked wilh the womai:
in Ihe last eight nionlhs. lnspecloi
Ooughlin, a liersonal friend of mine.
! k,! 1 UU1 " u,i, 01 . B
i.liiilt. ... , Airr
I am a man of good lepula-
"The last time I saw Dorothy Krs
non was two or three months ago at
Beaux Arts. She was with a party,
and 1 was with a woman friend."
Lonnigan said he was shocked when
he heard of Miss Keenun's death, and
added: "And to think that 1 should lie
connected with a case of that kind.
I'm a reputable business man. dealing
only with socially promlneiil persons.
The least slain on my reputation will
cost me money."
With Our Advertisers.
C. H. Barrier & Co., "the home of
good eats." haven new ad. today. They
want to buy all your hens, boosters
and "frying size" chickens.
Kaster post cards and greeting cards
and toys of all kinds for the children
at the Musette.
11. B. Wilkinson lias just received
over 1(K) Wiltona rugs, guaranteed fu
give satisfaction.
The facilities of Ihe Citizens Bank
and Trust Company for handling wo
men s accounts' are complete.
Earl of Carnarvon Is 111.
Cairo. March 21 (By the Associated
Press). The condition of the Karl of
Carnarvon, who is suffering from blood
poisoning, was still serious today, al
though he passed a satisfactory night
and 11111111111111111 yesterday's improve
ment without a recurrence of high
temperature.
Before Easter Sale at ParkVBelk Co.'s
The Parks-Belk Co. will on Thurs
day morning, begin their big Before
Raster Sale of Ihe newest merchan
dise. The sale will last through Sal
unlay of next week, the ,'!lst. Ill their
big new store they have now on dis
play wonderful selections of Ihe very
latest creations in Spring and Sum
mer wear for men. women, girls and
bovs. All of their merchandise is
rigid up-to-the-minute, ' They buy it;
such tremendous quantities lor their
thirty or more stores that they buy al
the lowest possible prices, and they,
put Ihe goods In their customers the
same way. In Ibis paper today yon
will find two pages of ads. telling you
about this big sale.
the establishment upon God's purpose
and man's desire iireom"u ruble bless
ings of peace peace among the na
tions of the earth I
"May God give us vision and cour
age to build the public opinion that
shall bring this vast divine event of
peace," he concluded. .
boy, was eported to have been killed,
far as could be learned Ihe whites suf
fered no casualties.
The trouble ut Blnnding started
when the authorities brought to ti'iul
Joe Bishop's hoy and another young
Indian charged with the robbery of a
sheep herder's camp. Just before the
trial got underway a band of Indians
from Allen's Canyon entered the town
and started making trouble.
I UHH NI MIN-. Mil T
U Till I I Mlil UOVKI.
naaam Mak HMferksg at rta .
Hare Ttaui a HiaaaWd Pra.
IV- annual father Sad Ma dlnm-r
Has held at lhe Turatlay alahi and
pnel to he of the iii-'jii.li. i
featurr nf I be srasna There were
iil-iii' In or I5il nml the may
eery".- iiiiere.1 ii.in ihe feolitilln
auide ft an isvaaiisB ee.t la Is- ciuem-lK-r.it.
The ,iiiii:i nhMavaaer was In
rfcarge - . - of ibc Hourd
of Director of the with A. S. Webb,
cbiilrtuan. J. l. Mouse and S. K. Pa
tenma Mr. Wehti i. irnng.il with Mi
W. A. Foil fir 'rviig the Imhipi.-i
Mr. Mooae tool. , harge of in- program
and ,!r Pallernon arranpsl ihe 0.
llibtilion if ihe Itrkel 'Ihe tiMiipl
itiHii4 of il,,' pi', grain hows that
each uieuil"'! of ihe ctmiMiliee work
ed hard n. id ciilenM into the spirit of
the ih , a-ioi. r. Toil and Mr. Rai
ford ili-i'i-i,' sm( ial i-mtll fur Ihe
way Ihey s'rMi eery, me. There
wire al. ill 25 mure ienuh than the
rnmiuittee n-inil fi r and It natur
ally eniltarnisnrd the ladiea in provid
iug for thine as they came in. K -eryime
secuusl in well sitislicl with
the whole alTair and seemed delight
id with the iM-iaslou.
Ret. .1. '. Rowan look charge of the
program as liMiMtmnsler and the wi:i
he kepi Ihings aioMiig shownl ih t he
is as niiable in ibi- caiaeity as ho is
!n the pulpit. Tonsil! were n"Nmli-il
to by Hie following: ('. II. Barrier in
Whnl Are Buys I... hi l',,r Anyway:"
W. ('. Walker on "Why Then Dad."
Ra.Mlloud Snyder on "iiur I'lilhers."
ami Rev. W. A. Rollins on ".lusl
Boys." Knch spcakei seemiil special
ly lillcd lo handle his part of Hie
program mid -aid a lot of willy and
interesting things a I milt his topic. Mr.
Rollins I old alum! a number of nieu
who have become great who showed
their ability when just boys. The
prograpi closed wilh some group games
called "galherlc- ants" under the di
rcclion of Secretin Verhurg. Sii re
tary J. C. MeCaskill had charge of the
orchestra and also sang in a male
quartet of high school boys, who sang
several selections which greatly pleas
ed the crowd
WFSTFORD HERALD IS
BEING P1HLISHKD NOW
Publication is Being Fdited by Rev.
J. C. I'mberger, Pastor of Weslford
Church.
The Weslford Herald, "published in
the merest of Westfonl M. H. Church.
South, and for the advancement ol
Christian influence within Ihe Hurt
sell and Franklin communities," has
made ils appearance here, and Ihe pub
lication is a very creditable one.
Rev. .1 ('. I'ntliergej, pastor of West
fonl Church, is editor of ihe impel',
which carries some local news and
much new 0 general ijileresl. The
publication also carries i number iff
advertisements.
This is the second church paper to
make its appearance here recently,
the congregation of McGill Street Bap
tist' Church having started the editing
and publishing of a paper several
weeks ago.
SENATOR SIMMONS IS
RESTORED TO HEALTH
Reached Washington Today). Di
cusses Political Questions.
I By Ihe Acelste. Press.
Washington. March 21. Senator
Siiimiorfk. of North Carolina, ranking
democratic member of the finance com
mittee during the last Congress, and
until his illness one of the leading
candidates for Hour leadership of his
parly ill the nexl Congress, reached
Washington today fully restored to
health.
Discussing political questions, Sen
ator Simmons forecast the transporta
tion problem as the principal issue al
the next session of Congress, and the
tariff as the leading issue in the next
Presidential campaign. The new tar
iff has brought an unpopular increase
in prices, he asserted, esuociully in
staple articles, and is not. he added,
helping the farmer.
I pshaw Is Put Forward as the Man
For Vice President.
Washington. March 20. Represen
tative Cpslmw. Democrat, of Georgia,
was put forward today as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination or vice
president by Frank .1. Batclieller. of
Boston, legislative chairman of the
Minute Men of America.
Mr. Batcheller praised Ihe. record of
Mr. I'pshaw In the house as one of
"robust Americanism and sober citi
zenship." The consistent prohibit ion
record of Mr. I'pshaw. he declared,
ulaceil the representative favorably be-
fm
e the national jnihlic.
We can hardly hope Ihe Democrat
ic party to be bold enough lo go south
for the llrsl place on the llcket," said
Mr. Itafcheller, "bill the southern
brink must come some lime, and we
are heartily in favor of Mr. I'pshaw
for (he second place. Indeed, wr
would love lo see him first."
Fear Entertained for Peaches in the
Sandhills.
Rockingham, March 20. The ther
mometer registered 22 degrees ut
Rockingham at daylight this morning.
A strong wind blew practically all
night, but despite, tills it is believed
the greater ortion of open ppatth
buds have been killed. However, it
will require ii couple of days of warm
weather to I ell for a certainty wheth
er Ihe. peach crop of this iiiiilhill sec
tion Is ruined for this year.
Repeal Eugenics Law.
Madison, Wis.. March 20. Repeal
of the Wisconsin eugenics law re
quiring an untc-miptial physical ex
amination before issuance of a mar
riage license., was voted by the lower
house of the legislature today. There
was not a dissenting vote.
The celebrated Argentine swimmer, ; he did not have any at all."
Mine. Harrison, has created what Is j The opinion also states "the defend
Ua lined to he a world's record by re- ant contends that the new act prohlb
nmining In the water for 21 hours 20 j its the receiving of any intoxicating
minutes. . liquor, while under Ihe former act it
STOCK NO LONGER
ON STOCK MARKET
Governors of Stock Exchange
Suspended Trading Class
V Common After a Rig
Price Fluctuation.
STOCK ROSE AND
FELL RAPIDLY
Started at 72 After Monday's
Close and Rose During
Trading Tuesday to High
Record of 124.
(Ut the Assoctnleil l'rrsa.9
.New York. March L'l There was
all iicthj' iiiipiirv lisfai) in hiMlww s--clalhclliX
in "oxer the connler" sales
for I'iggly iggly stock, whicii was
hair,-,! Nolll Ihe New York Slock K-i-hauge
,'sir,l:i after sensational
llin I n il ions. Ai some ill Ihesi hituses
the slock Mas oiioted ai 7.", bid and So
aske.l. l-,tln-r oilier bouses riMirliil
UNI bid ami l."0 asked, ll was staled,
however, that there had been no ac
tual sale- nliiive s.1.
Several oillshle houses reported
sales ranging from 1 Hi to 150.
The settlement price has not
been determined.
I'iggly Wiggly stock was off twe
board'' today alter price gyration
vel
"big
1 as
pii-turesqne as its name.
Trailing in ( lass A common stock
of the chain grocery stores was sus
pended yesterday by the governors of
the New York Slock Exchange, after
one of the most violent price I nictita
tions in the recent history of the Kx
change during which speculators were
Squeezed for heavy losses.
The shares leaped from 72 to 124,
and closed al S2. which was
lll.v HI
points up Irom Mondays close.
Jess I.. Livermnre, noted trader, i
sued a statement saying he had been
employed by Clarence Saunders, of
Memphis. Tejin.. president of the cor
poral ion. to handle the slock opera
iloiM, anil that he had been ordered
by Mr. Saunders to suspend all trans
actions on his account at 11 a. in. yes
terday. When I.iverniore ceased his opera
lions the sky nickeling began. Pntly
one-third of I he liriikers , crowded,
about the 1'. W. post. The rap
id descent began when it became
known that the stuck exchange com
mittees were considering the with
drawal of the slock.
Wall street buzzed today with re
ports of heavy losses sustained by
some professional speculators and
comfortable profits made by others.
of Ihe socialist revolutionary party,
MILTON NOBLES TO BE stand ready to surrender to the soviet
ELKCTKOIT'TKD FRIDAY I government, to be imprisoned in place
I of twenty-two party leaders condemn-
Though Inder Sentence of Death He'-m the Moscow trials last summer,
Took No Appeal. accordlng to a member of the social-
IB the ussoctateii press. ;st revolutionary group in New York.
Raleigh, March 21. Preparations I '
were being completed at the stale prls- District' Managers Directly Answer
on (oilnv for il vcuiioii Friilnv of! able lo Director HineH
Milton Nobles, of Columbus County,
convicted of slaying his cousin. Henry
Nobles. No appeal has been taken hi
Ihe case.
"I didn't kill anybody." Nobles stat
ed today in reply to questions. "They
got me tor killing Henry Nobles."
His case is one at issue in which
white prisoners under sentence to he
executed have not appealed to the Su
preme Court. The killing for which
Nobles is convicted is said to have re
sulted from a family feud.
FIRE AT LEXINGTON
Elk
Furniture Company Loses
Ils
Plant. Will Be Rebuilt.
(l).v the Associated Press.)
Lexington, Mnrch 21. The machine
factory of the Elk Furniture Company,
which was destroyed by lire here ear
ly today at an estimated loss of ap
proximately $7(t.00. will be rebuilt
at mice, officials stilted this afternoon.
Stock valued at $2."i.lH)0. was saved
from the flames. The destruction of
the machine room resulted in the loss
of employment to approximately 1im)
men. The. origin of Ihe lire is un
known. Every minute
OOO.OUO.flflO tolls
eat th.
sunchine raise
water Irom the
State Can Convict Under
the Old Prohibition Law
Raleigh. March 21 (By the Asso
ciated Press). The State can convict
under the old prohibition law, not
withstanding fhe Turlington act. the
Supreme Court held today in its de
cision on the appeal of EngCBe Foster,
of Franklin county.
The defendant was convicted of luiv
ing liquor in his possession for the pur
pose of sale, u nd also of receiving
more than one jjuart at the time.
"The defendant wns not affected in
his trial by the new act which did not
go into eit'ect until March," the opin
ion rends in purt, "and he could not
plead, mid in fact, there was no evi
dence If so pleaded that he had li
qtii' in his house for his own pnr
p, ses. for bis own testimony wns that
iynir,
PRISON 25 YEARS
Tragic Story Told by Depart
ment of Justice at Wash
ington Held on Baseless
Murder Charge.
A DYING MAN
MADE CONFESSION
Three Presidents Denied
Pardon to Him. Indian
Had Been Convicted on
Perjured Testimony.
ill, Ike i -mini Prrss.i
Washington. March 21. How a half
breed Cherokee Indian, ("earner Tid
wcll. languished from his youth for a.
quarter of a century In Federal pris
on before Is ing released on a liaseb-ss
murder charge was revealed in n
tragic siorj told today by the Depart
ment of .1 usi ici'. I'i-oihI from ihe
charge by II death confession after his
.veins ol suffering, ihe former prison
er is now enjoying the wealth of in
herited Oklahoma oil lands.
Three Presidents Roosevelt. Taft,
and Wilson denied pardon to Till
well upon reports from former Attor
neys General Knox. Wickersham and
Gregory, that all evidence in the mur
der case pointed positively, although
circumstantially, to his guilt. Friends
of the prisoner pressed the investiga
tion of Tidwell's continued protesta
tions of innocence. Finally he was
released from the Atlanta prison up
on a commutation of sentence recom
mended by Attorney General Dougher
ty. After President Harding's commu
tation a woman's dealtaned confession
Jin (Ikbihoni.i revealed that Tidwell
had been convicted of murdering her
husband u)miii perjured testimony.
"The Iiord has boon wanting me to
tell il for all these years, and I am
afraid he won't forgive me for not
telling it." reads Ihe affidavit of Mrs.
James Brown, as (he dying wife of
the man for whose alleged murder Tid
well served u quarler of a century of
a life imprisonment sentence in Ohio
and Atlanta Federal prisons.
I -
KtRM"' Rl'SS AN gBKMIER
READY TO SURRENDER
Rerensky and Others Willing to Be
Imprisoned for Condemned Leaders.
Hr Hi.- AHNoeiin, ,1 Press.r
New York. March 21. Former Pre
mier Kerensky, of Russia, Catherine
lireskkovsky, "the little grandmother
of the revolution." and other leaders
Washington. March 21. Director
Frank T. Dines, of the. Veterans' Bu
reau, today notified the fourteen dis
trict managers nf the Bureau through
out the country that they would have
individual responsibility for the com
plete functioning of their districts in
handling insurance clams for aid to
veterans, and all hospital and voca
tional training activities.
The. district managers will operate
on their own initiative and will be
directly answerable lo Director
Hines.
Ijirge Congregation Attends the Wat-
knis Funeral.
A large congregation from various
churches attended the funeral Tues
day afternoon' of Mr. Cab Wntkins,
which was held in Forest Hill Method
ist church by the pastor of the church.
The congregation and the floral ile
signs proved conclusively in what es
teem the old man was held in this
city. He hud before becoming par
alyzed, driven a taxi here and In this
way made many staunch friends.
Concord friends of Mr. A. E. Lenta,
who underwent n serious operation
ill a Charlotte hospital Saturday night,
will learn .with, Interest that his con
dition is improving daily. He Is now
considered out of danger.
was lawful to receive as much as a
quart and even more than a quart If
received at different times, hut ns
the new act did not take effect until
Mnrch 1 the defendant was not tried
under if and cannot complain that tho
prospective change was made prohibit
iny any to he received after March 1,
as already stated."
Continuing the derision asserts that,
under the old law possession of more
than A gallon of liquor was prima fa
cie evidence of possession," while un
der the new law the possession of any
ifiiHtillty of liquor Is prima facie evi
dence of possession for siilo, provided,
not in a private dwelling of the licens
ed. The same observation applies to
thU also.
In conclusion Ihe decision states "we
cannot see that the defendant has any
cause of complaint. He was tried un
der the ohl law and duly convicted."
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