NETS
TODAY.
VOLUME X.XI11
CONCORD, N C . SATl'R DAY MARCH 24. 1923
NO 71.
Mammoth Ice Gorges
Check Missouri River
And the Work of the It.- is
Saving Tousamb of Acres
of Land From Ravages of
the Mighty Stream.
TI Mil f Mil i s .
INf RF4SE PAY
(By the Associated I'iwi.
SOME L0W1.ANDS
ALREADY SWAMPED
In a Number of Cities Per
sons Living Near the River
Had to Leave Homes.
Damage Will Be Heavy.
1-eaksvllle. X C . March 24.
Trxtilc mills at I.niki ille-Sprtty 4-
rum Iraper have nnnounccd in &
increase of iu "iS per ceul In
the lionises im ill their employee
which. It was said lodav. unim
':i iifl Increase of Htfhily v nunc '
i than fo per Kill The Increase
will Midi approximately J.HI.lMMi
'' llllliuilllv Id the mv pill of I In' M
T ii ill-
ktW Wis Ml I TIM.
OiiMha. Xch.. March 24 I Ity the As
sociated l'nsa4. I iiprecedented hnm
ninth ii-c gorges in the Missouri river
Mini tributary streams near '-.:mi I
lion. South Dakitin. Sioux City and
Ottawa, Iowa, ninl Dakota City, Neb
have precipitated condition, which
prevented flood menace today for
all the lowlands between Vermillion
Mini Omaha, the flooding of ilious Is
of Hires of rieh farm hinds in the
three states, destruction of hundreds
of farm houses, iitnl the inundation of
nl lens part of Sioux City anil smal
ler cities and town's.
More thnn 400 homed iu bottom
In mis of Sioux 'City were untenable to-
ilay. and a two-foot rise In the waters
of Floyd river, hacking up from the.
Missouri river would, according; to au
thorities, inundate forty more resi
dential blocks. The occiipnutR of the
section near the river were driven out
by police Inst night when the swollen
wnters gradually crept up.
Au ice gorge rcisuicri to have at
tained a length of 11 miles, and width
in places of 7 miles, near Brnsstield
Island at Sergeant Bluff. Iowa, south
of Sioux City, Is strangulating the
mighty Missouri river. The. stream,
strengthened by thaws and spring
floods, is engaged' in. n titnntlc strug
gle to break the deadly grip. In its
grapple the river is dissipating its
strength in overflowing into the low
lands. But at any moment the river's ter
rific pressure, may triumph ami then
its dammed up waters would surge
down the valleys. A const'rvativc
Sioux City estimate placed the num-1
Iter of farms hi the pntti of such a j
water wall at 2.000. ' j
Ten counties of South Dakota. Iowa, j
and Nebraska would hear the Brunt
of tbennslnnght.
at a rTOMoSfrEs" BrS
IN FIRE AT WADESB0R0
W OKKKRS ASKED
TO DEFER
ACTION
In t iifercm Wild Textile I'nioii
Men, They I'oint in ( wnlilimis In
I he South.
Kali Itlver. Mass. March 38. The
Cotton Manufacturing iissih imbui of
Kali Itiver today requested the textile
council lo wilhdraw ils demand for a
wage imrense of IS fier cent, in 111
mills in this city.
In ii long report prcocntcd at a
throe hour conference between the
two iHiilies the manufacturers review
ed the textile situation in Kail Itiver
and presented arguments lending to
show that the present time was inop
portune for the increase. The manu
facturers asked the unions to defer
further action in the wage negotia
tions until April 20, when another cutt
1'erencc would lie held.
The council now will report Iho re
sults of the conference lo its six eon-
Istitiienl unions, carders, mule spinners,
slasher tenders, yarn finishers, weav-
era and loom fixers which will pass
ion the report individually.
In1 its statement the manufacturers'
! association argued that the textile alt
j nation In Fall River should Is; consid
ered hy Itself ns differing from eondi-
lions in oilier New Kngtand mill cen
1 fairs, The great Increase iu numbers
lof spindles in the south was died in
.coot cart to the position here iu that
respect, the ttuinber of spindles lit this
city showing little (Jiangc over a '
riml of years. South Carolina, alone,
it was argued, had reached the point
I where it exceeds by a large margin the
niimlH'r of spindles iu Fall Itiver.
The inanilfbelnrera asserted that div-
Itivei
most disastrous flres in the history of
Wadesboro destroyed the brick build
ing owned by Hardlson Brothers
about 2 o'clock this morning. The
building and its contents were a total
loss. Twenty nutomobiles wfcre de
stroyed, and the garage operated by
Hnnfiley and Baker.
The lire had gained such headway
when it was discovered that the ef
forts of the Are company were un
availing. The ice plant which ad
joined the building and was owned by
Hardison Brothers was totally de
stroyed and also some small buildings
which were situated near the
Hardison building. The loss will be
aliout $50,000, partily covered by in
surance. A negro by the name of Eason was
captured today between Rockingham
and Hamlet with a car known to have
been in the garage rast night. This
car belonged to Robert Beeman, of
this place. The negro is now In Anson
county Jail, nnd admits taking the
car but denies setting the building
afire.
menus pam iv ran .nner units iu
iiMtfr?, par ; fj-iv, 'im-,v-i-u .i-ei- mum-i,,
' from necmiinlutm earnings during tlM
war period and that the great major
ity of the textile coriHirations hud lost
tans is Estimated at Fltiy Thousand money in the years cited.
Dollars, Partially Covered By In- In addition to meinliers of the ex
sarance. ecutive comniittee of the Cotton Man-
Wadesboro. March 23. One of the I ufacturers' association and l the textile
council, live citizens were iiresent ht
today's meeting, but took' no part in
the (lelilieratiuns.
,These public representatives were
invited at the suggestion of the mau
ufacturers and were selected Jointly
by manufacturers.
While no otlicial views were ex
liressed tonight pending Hie decision
of the six unions on today's develop
ments it was Hie general view that the
events of the day would serve fur
ther to complicate the local textile la
bor situation. The time limit of the
textile council's demand for a 1" per
cent Increase is April 2. A deniaud
has been made by the I'nited Textile
Workers' controlling the dolTers,
sweepers, tied bands, and a number of
workers In. other mill trades for nn
Increase of 20 1-2 per cent, which
would restore wages to the 1020 level.
The meinliers -of the United Textile
Workers' unions answered the refusal
of the manufacturers in negotiations
with them by empowering President
Thomas McMahon, of the national or
ganization, to cnll'a strike at his dis-
Icretlon.
President. McMahon announced on
Monday night tbat he set the day and
hour of the strike call but hud decid
ed to await the results of today s con
ferences lietwaeu the manufacturers
and textile council
. Ima Hemrd
(la Meattbrr Hi
paw a Faajatr of
snml wallers hwnta and a
program imnH liy upiui No
s. Chart A. Caaiewi mmala. feutunM
lair mrrthat on Frwi.v cTealng of the
KlwaaU Cluh of Conrord.
Prvf. Hlolon M-Ienil. priiK-ipal of
the t'ooeord Htati SHtoul. Urn4r4 h'.r
Bra) aawOng u a oe Klwauian. He
was iat rod need l Dr. Morrtsiia Klag.
Jacob Monae. i lialrman on arm age
mval for the apeaklng Mooday even
ing ly Dr. Joha It- Todd, of
Tork, nported thai Mr. ToiM will de
liver his lecture. Ore, Afn'lHl tireat
to Be (I Boss." hi the Central School
auditorium on Moiuljiy ii ening at 7 ::
n'riock. The elub voto iinautnMmsly
lo I'M, mi an invllaiion to iIh sliidinl
of the Ml. I'leaaant Collegiate I list i
tnie, ami also the Imi.vs of Hie J.K'kMin
Training ScIkhH to attend this lis'ttire.
siro-e Mr. '1'iHld is eM-eiirlly latere!-
d Iu the young men.
Mr. Tttdo, who Is riHsignlrj-d as the
greatest buildi-r in the whole world
today, will lie In CoBrord as the guest
of Itcv. Jesse C. Kowan. a close ci
sonsl friend, and has isuisenled lo de
liver his addri'Ss in Concord. I'n i.
this place he will, go to Davidson to
deliver the address liefore the. student
hody of that place. The issipln of
Concord are .fortttttate iu having sn
opiHirlunil.v to hear a man of such
great achievements, and I lie school nil
dltorlnm will doubtless be tilled to ca
pacity. Chairman Moose, apiwiiiited Bri'Viird
Harris. Charles Harrier, .lay 'Cannon
and Charley Smart to net as ushers
from the Kiwunls Cluh on Monday evening.
Morrison King, chairman of team
No. t, which will Im' in charge of the
program next Friday evening, read
a warrant against Will Foil, and
stated tn the club Hint the defendant
will lie tried at the. next meeting of
the club. The witnesses iu the case
were notified to be present am! ready
to testify. There was lunch interest
manifested in this t;ase. and it is be
lieved that Hie attorneys on both sides
will make a hitter tight.
Program Ci" ' -an Charles Cannon
look charge cctiiig after the
eonclnsloi' 'slness session.
Miss M' ' favored her
Imam.' in her usual
splend coinpanhnent
being . Nell Herring
al Hie pi.rti.. cannon intro
duced as bis guc-i !. I!. Lewis
and Mr. T. T. Smith.
John B, Simrrlll ai uinced to the
elub that the learn had iii endeavor
ing to have the Hon. W niter Murphy,
of Salisbury, ii Concord fo make a
talk at this meeting, but that at Hie
last moment Mr. Murphy had been un
able fo ijoine. .The sneaker added
on liini for a talk on the work of the
last Legislature, but that owing to
the limited time at his command he
had been unable to properly prepare
this. Mr. Slie.rrill added that he
Political Pot Begins to
Boil in This City Again
mo il- uli'S" iml.'i-in lei.'
i Mar Nh ha
king so far. ii
While iiiKTtvt la Ii"
Hon In lie held hi n
bera almoai wQaUy
was ludi.-nie,! foda) ihat ibe lender.
of xtf DauwrarV i.my. wtileb ron
troN lb rliy. are b ..i.nn.g to gvi the
rn. i.- In a row am inini kleoi with
tbia ntnrt . ..nn an unofficial though
rattahlr sfainneat Ih n Mayor Woaahie
u III U- ." niMlMaie in su-el him
self. With ibia aainiingli auibenlic
stnienietii mine iui in the chs
in . n is ,''. iei ia ur . i.wisl. attd
wilhin aiiiilher Iwi wits It is I.'
Hpfd - tilling ilHtaire n ill la
known as In Hie 11 .'liilales Hie Heiie
naralie party will t ler.
Mayor Wuinbte 1 mild neither deny
niir conlirta the rej rt thai be would
U' a laiwtblMte. I" statist xcinl
ibtyajupi that he wa H1I on ibeTeare,
but thv U lenient f mu one of his H-lltl-al
advisers th be woukl be a
candidate is exiiertril In l followed
by u fiiininl annouoc meiir in the near
future nf the Mayai - niudidarv for
the bichest boiMir tin city offers
lltleallv.
IIUKM.M ,.r ,111 t,..l..u,lll,,ll tl. Ll'l !l"''
reruaeri to be stilled It Is gmernlly
liellered that the laaii'lendents will go
rumom. a full Imle-
imHleni tu-kei siiiMNilag htuih
plauWs IWaurrnts fall to uauV4d. arill
he noniinatisl u ml auiipurml by certain
people who are said lo be itlMatUfled
with wrtaln official oow anrring un
der ibe snot Hon of the prevent admin-
iMrolbiB.
Some ixilttlcul iMdnra lay ibe unof-
flclnl HOfiouneenient that Mayor Worn-
hie Is lo be 0 e: miniate ntmin h
ln made for the inrioe of searing
off mu other men who have hem
slung I iv the I'silitienl hee Tin- advis
er of Mr Wouihle. some ii listen- hiI
il ii ia lis say, fell that senllinenl fur
him would I' created by id- early
though unofficial aiinminii'iii'iil. and
this seiiHincul might aerve lo frighten
off other ho'fus. who would seek
the laurels now enjoyed by Mr. Woai
hlcT .lust what the Indenettdents will
finally do s as unrertaitt. Tin ir
leaders have yet to make deHulte an
nouncement In whnl they will de-
in:; tul lii fact, the leaders IneoiNelves
not yet known, but just lite same
the independents are busy and thej
are going to lie a factor when the pri
mary is held.
inin Hie I leiuiH-rallc i.iiirtarv and miikf
certain demands and if these demands Some of the present aldermen are
are met by Hie primary, the regular Inspected to l- candidates in May. bill
Democratic nominees will ! support-Jnu a unoum-emeiil of any kind has been
l in the election. (itberwlse, say made i-onceruing them.
T
0 DOUBLE CAPACITY
An Announcement to Tthis
Effect Made by Manage
ment. Plant Will Have
4,032 Spindles.
Senator
Expected to
Nicholson Not
Live.
Denver, Col.. March 24. Hope for
saving the life of United States Sen
ator Samuel D. Nicholson, who is crit
ically Hi here from a tumor of the.
stomach, was practically abandoned
here today when physicians attending
him issued a statement announcing be
live twenty-four
i -ipoctril tn .
" wils not
hours.
In Intlon is nn exchange for dis
posing of superfluous wedding presents.
7
A man in a Western town town
hanged himself to a bedpost by his
(twaptaulfirg. Sag coroner's jury,
which was composed of mothers, dr
tided tbat the "deceased came to his
death by coming home drunk ami mis
taking himself for his pants."
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THESE THINGS HAPPEN
When1 You Build or BuyYour
Own Home
. .' ' . ' -I-''"
You ave the . RENT DON'T HAVE TO MOVE Furnishing
I-asJ liOiiger YOU take pride In Improving Life. Is Worth Living
YOU BECOME A CITIZEN OF CONCORD.
Our nist SERIES 18 NOW OPEN, IF YOU WANT TO OWN
YOUR HOME or SAVE SOMETHING FOR A RAINY DAY.
THERE IS NO BETTER WAY THAN TAKINO ol'T SHARES
IN SERIES NO. SL YOUR BUSINESS, LARGE tilt SMALL IS
APPRECIATED HERE WITH IIS.
COMB TO OUR OFFICE TODAY AND LET US EXPLAIN
TO YOU THE OREAT CO-OPERATIVE PLAN OF THE OLD RE
LIABLE. ' -
Cabarrus County Building loan and
Savings Association
OFFICE IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK.
would put some of these facts before
the members of the club at a later
meeting if they so desired.
Chairman Cannon then culled on
Rev. Jesse 0. Rowan for a talk, and
tlic. response made by Mr. Rowan was
one that was fully enjoyed by every
one nresent. The speaker chose as
bis subject the elements or qnnlilicu
t ions that go to make up success.
Success is something that evcryoni
iu this world earnestly seeks, said Mr.
Rowan. No matter in what line of
work a person Is engaged, lie striven
Id lie successful.
Success depends upon will power
Many persons line become successful
through the strong will which they
possess, which has helped them over
come obstacles that were in their way
Many nn employee is more intelligent
and capable than his employer, but he
lacks the will power to tio things
which has put his employer above hint
Most of the failures in the world arij
due to weak will power the Inability
of a person to say and do the right
thing ut the right time.
Imagination plays ii great part in
success. To be, successful one must
develop the Imagination which, when
properly developed, is a great aid lo
the will power. If a person imagines
something is detrimental to his su
cess, it gives him a stronger will to
tight against that thing, and thus
makes his will stronger.
One must develop his speed to at
tain success. This Is n day of ssed
in transportation, in business, and iu
every phase of life. The man who
can do something Just as well as an
bTOT WrWKf, mill ill 111 Hell siini'ti
time. Is the one who wins out in this
highly competitive tiny.
Success cannot come without tbe de
velopment of peraeverence. Many a
man has started off well and made
good progress for a time, but has fail
ed to attain success solely, from tbe
fact that he could not stick to what
he lind begun and push It through to
a successful culmination.
Finally, said Mr. Rowan, we must
develop our hearts If we would be suc
cessful. A man must love his fel
lowmun. If he has this love, for man
kind, he will find that his life has
more influence on the community, and
the people are ready to reciprocate
this feeling. . Especially should we
love the children, In spite of all their
little pranks and capers.
The silent lioost was given by
Charles Cannon; the attendance prize,
given by Luther Marsh, was drawn by
Jacob Moose.
ill
tMFRl! IN Vi FLEET I
MIOI ID Kr MODFRNI7IJ)
Naval KiawHii lift? Waaangan na
( multtrnrr Ipi ai I llimi at
I Thai This Br Ifcme.
By ta a in nana rn .
Washington. Manb 2i To Ul
aval ratio, tbe foundation Hot- of nil
the na ml agrrBW at growing out uf
the Wit stiioctoo ami 'onfemtc will
be utterly destroyed tulle I be t nned
State enrrie mu it- program tn mnd
ernlKe the America treaty fleet, ra
the opinion of expert nimil ofnur.
aa It has taken shape adet it careful
si ml. of ttw whole -..I. -s .
Cm It iiilllpillaln.il ill Which all the
known factor of mm. I power were
eonsldered. sotue ohVi.il- i. itplug ad
visory MMitlou in Hie Navy
men! are nn Inn-I In rate lie- Irenly
Bark of liiwai Britain, ihc United
States unit Japan tess lively nn a
'..".-I li. Willi the I 'lilted Stale
placed in tbe Hjitiiili id Is'illg isim
'lil fo Modemixe her . :i.ilal ships
if she la to restore Hie eiaUairntive
standing lo which she subsa ritasl.
This revised Ittisi is ailnillledlv
raa lied on inctanidete information
and a fHissilile outgrowth of the pn-s-ent
itilblli-alioii is ii reiplesl unit the
oilier parties to Hie treaty make an
iilliclal atatemenl of details of their
iiuH'iiillng and present naval prn
grama, and of their interpretation of
certain clauses of the treaty as writ
ten. Ileeision iinn tbe ipiestiou nf
whetlier siieli reipiests will be made
rests with tbe State Department,
which has l he general subject of the
naval treaty under discussion wiih
Navy officials.
THE COTTON MARKET
TNEK1RY
JTJKy '0T BE
n
Saunders States He Gave
the "Shorts" a Chance at
$100 a Share and Is Now
Throu With Them.
NO PRICE WILL
(JET THE STOCK
Memphis Man Also Denounc
es Wall Street Tactics in
Statement Concerning His
Stovk Activities.
CONTINUED BY COURT
Judge James E Boyd Rules
With C. D. Benbow in Case
Against Dixie Fire Insur
ance Company.
The manngt&ent df Hie Whlte-ParkK
Mill of Ibis city, iiililiouius'd today
that the size and eapiteilv of Hie plain
to lie doubled.; Work lo be slat ted
it once.
The annniiiiisneat was made by
Mr. E. F. White, ode of the founders
Hid at present the active head of the
otnpany. The company was organiz
ed with local ca lual several years
ngo. and business niudiflons nl pres
ent warrant the incAase in the output
of the tdmt. -
The company when the addition is
completed and all new machinery is in
stalled will have 4.083 spindles. It
manufactures yarn, and ils output is
very popular with other manufactur
ing concerns in litis and other South-
em States.
Definite plans for the addition to
the plant have been adopted. Mr.
White stated, and the contract for the
work has been lei to a local enn-
Irnctor. The work will be rushed to
completion. New machinery to hi
placed in the addition bus been order
ed, tiiid will reach Concord by tin
time the new structure is completed.
(Hi Hie Aanoelatrd Prras.)
(ireeiishoro, March L'l. The leiiipnr
iry restraining order granted in Fed
eral court here a week ago by Judge
James K. Boyd against the Dixie Fire
Insurance Co.. the Hartford l ire In
surance I il. ; l , . iioiiinson. i.. i .
Rlades. Ur. I,. S. Blades, and .1. er
iinii Rlades, upon complaint of ('. I).
Hetthnw. a shnreholtler in the Dixie
Kire Insurance Co., was continued un
til Tuesday. Anril 24. by Judge Boyd
-fndflv.- - V - -
The litigation arose out of Hie al
legation of Mr. Ben how that an "il
legal voting pool" had been formed by
the pnrtlos liiul firms mimed as de
fendants, to liquidate the Pixie I oin
uniiv, and transfer ils assets through
a contract, to the Hartford Co. Tilt
order of continuance signed today
added the names of J. E. Latham,
dlroetor. and H. R. Bush.' president of
the compan.v, as' defendants in the
tlon.
1WKW AIRI'I.ANE SPEED
RECORD JUST ANNOl'NCED
Tliere Was a Continuation of the IJ-
qitittation Movement in the Market
Today.
(By the Aaauelateri Fre-t
New York. March '.M There was a
a ( l 1 1 1 ) lll:l 1 1 1 1 of llm 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 la l mu im nc
ment which has lieeti underway iu the
linn market ever since the middle of
Hie month, and the selling this morn
ing wits even more active and general
than previously. II resulted in an
opening break of to 4:! ioiiiis which
uncovered stop orders with May sell
ing off to 2!Mm before the opening
call was oyer.
Cut Inn futures opened w eak. May
IfP.KTi to tSM'ki: July M.I.N.-; (let iVIo :
lice Jls.i: Jan Jt.Vi.
Further Declines.
New Ybrk. March L'4. There was
continued hwivj liuuiilnlion in Hie cot
ton market today and a further de
cline of nlmul SM.i'iil per hale, with May
contracts selling al or about 'SJJ
points Ih'Iow tbe recent high record, j
The selling was most generally as-1
erihed to growing ilistrusl for high j
prices for ceiumiKlitji's, iiud .11. Jiclief .
that bank interests were opposeil lo
any further inflation.
Memphis. Term.. March .'I I By Iho
AsMM-inted Press I . Shares of I'luss
1'iggi.l W'lgglj slmk held by I'larenn'
SnutMlers. president of I'iggly Wiggly
Stores. Inc.. and ImiUy wanleil by
"sliurl " sellers who were caught ill
the jam Tuesday when a hear raid
on the stock was refuelled, are price
less lialay.
( if this stock which yesterday the
I'iggly Wiggly heud quoted to "shorts"
nl slisi per share; Thursday at $130 a
share until :t p. m.; and for it time
I thereafter at fcl.10 ti share: Mr. Saun
, ders declared in a statement uttering
i "detiauee to Wall Street" late last
I night.
' 1 have no price of any kind to of-
' for in any abort Interests. Even $1.IKH
a share would not buy from me It sin-
gle certitlcale for n 'short.' My offer
of ifliKi wiis for one day only, jind will
not lie extended."
Mr. Saunders bitterly denounced
Wall Street 1 its "tactics" afid ile-
I clnred that he expected to enter suit
against the New York Stock Exchange,
which he characterized as "of all In
st it in ions iu America tbe worst nien-
! aee in all its power to ruin all who
dare to oppose it.
Wall Street got
1 Saunders
led 'mama
licked badly." Mrv
intinued, "and then called
( if course munia.- the
New York Stock Exchange, heard me
t ry from ils petted child."
nut of approximately 125,000! shares
which Mr. Saunders said weredue
him, only 140 were delivered to him
Friday, he said.
RlTLDINfi PROGRAMS
TO BE STARTED SOON
SENATOR LAIN) FAVORS - -Sl'liAR
INVESTIGATION
WOTHF.lt EXAMINATION
CALLED AT K.ANN AI'OLlS
Only Name That Appeared on Regis
ter Ifn Not f'crtifled lor Appolat
tttent Washington, March 23. Senator
Overman has been advised by the
secretary of the civil service com-
ission relative to the case of U. L.
Deal, an ex-service man, who name
appears on the Kannapolis postofflce
register, but who has not been certi
fied for appointment, as follows:
"In reiily to your letter of March
20, 192.1. in behailf of Mr. 0. C. Deal,
of Kannapolis. you are Informed that
the records of lite commission show
that Mr. Deal was the only eligible
secured, as the result of an examlna.!
tion held on January 20. 1923, for the
Kannapolis postoffice,
"When a register is established
containing less than three names it
is not necessary for the postmaster
to make a selection from same, as
under an opinion of the attorney
general the choice of nn appointing
officer cannot, be limited to a place
where he would have no choice. You
are further informed that an exami-
tbe
Murder Charge Results From Death
of Woman.
Greensboro, March 23. Murder ia
tbe charge on which J, C. Rice, a
plumber of this city, will be ar
raigned in city court, the re.m'.t of
striking fMrs. J. D. Bryson hare with
his automobile Monday night, ner
death following In a few minute. He
was blinded by a high powered street
light and the glare from an approach
ing car. He Is out nnder bond of II
000 iint I a preliminary h-ar.ug is
given him.
nation has
KaiuinpeLB
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Robertson Appointed to New Office.
Raleigh. March 24 (hy the Assoc!
ated Press I. J. M. Robertson, presi
dent of the North Carolina Associa
tion of the Deaf, today was appointed
chief of the bureau for the deaf, by
M. L. Shinmnn. Commissioner of Ui-
hor and Printing. The office was ere
ntod hv the recent General Assembly
nnd Sir. Robertson will assume office
April I.
Major I-eo G. Ilrffermaii is Credited
With Driving His Plane i"i Miles
an Hour.
(By Ihc AsNiiclnl.il Prra.i
Washington, March 114 Another
record for speed lias been csianus
by the army mr somen, according i
oiliciiil report today by the War I'c-
partment.
The. new high niiirK was inane n.
Major Leo U. Ileffernan on a recent
flight from Nogales, ' Arizona, to Fort
Bliss, Texas. The distance or t.
miles from Columbus, N. M.. to the
Texas post was covered In in minutes,
ut an average speed of -"id miles per
hour.
The, otlicial reports of the flight
said the aviators flew the machine
with a blinding sandstorm driving ut
their back and with the iu'r saturated
Willi sand.
Identify Mysterious "Mr. Marshall."
New York, March 24. Assistant
District Attorney Pecora today an
nounced that, the mysterious "Mr.
Marshall" who was the lasl person
known to see. Miss Dorothy Keenan,
slain model, before she was chloro
formed was J. K. Mitchell, of Phila
delphia. Mr. Pecora also Identified the mys-
tTn-mmj-xtj! itsoii. "MBTBottli s sec
retary," who was said lo have
iiunicd Hie Philadelphia!! to
Keeunn's suite as John II. Jackson
New York lawyer.
State Institutions Will Get Money
From $10,667,500 Appropriation Re
cently Made by Assembly.
Raleigh, March 24 (By the Asso
ciated Press). All State institutions
in North Carolina arc expected to pro
ceed Immediately with their building
programs, it was stated at the capitnl
today, following the announcement of
tlte council of stale that the SflO.IKlT.
"i00 in bunds appropriated by Hie 1P2M
General Assembly was available for
Immediate use.
Old Spanish Trail Convention,
.New Orleans, l.a.. March 24. Prep
arations have been completed for the
entertainment in New Orleans next
week of the sixtli annual' convention
of the old Spanish Trail Association.
In connection with tbe convention
there will be meetings of Hie Gold
Boulevard Conference, the Southern
Transcontinental Road Conference,
and the Parliament of Women on
Highway Benutitlcntlon. Tbe program
for the convention calls for addresses
by Governor Neff, of Texas. Governor
Parker, of Louisiana, nnd a number
of oilier State and national officials.
Republican Senator From North Da
kota Joins in Demand for Inquiry.
Washington. March 24. A predic
tion that l'.24 will contain Important
speeches for the old line political par
ties unless something is done to curb
big business, was made toiluy ny sena
tor Ladd. republican. North Dakota,
In a statement joining in the demand
for an Investigation of the "sugar cor
ner." The people, said Senator Ladd, are
"long stretches ahead of the backward
looking parties who seem without,
courage to face Iho problems of Hie
American masses." As a consequence,
he declared, old pnt'l.v lines are
"crumbling."
Seven cents n pound for sugar lo
the consumer, the Senator chorueter
laetl as "pure graft and worse." anil
he asked for the prosecution ot tnose
responsible for the present 'robbery of
the American people by it sugar corner."
Insurance Business In State Good.
Raleigh. March 24 (By the Asso
clated Press). "Business done In
North Carolina hy life insurance com
panies during the year 1022 points to
a great improvement in the state, not
only In the amount of business writ
ten, but In the Increase In the amount
Worth in nrotier names as In Ken-iir insurance inpsen, niacy vt . naue.
ilworth. signifies that the plate stands Insurance Commissioner, announced
on a tongue or ninu. 'tun 111111.
John Drew's Gulden Anniversary.
Xek York. M11rcl1 24. Fifty years
ago. on Mil roll 23, 187H, John Krew,
illustrious descendant of a family
famous on the American
several generations, made bis
fessional apiiearuitee :tl
Street theatre, Philadelphia
row the golden anniversary
celebrated with a dinner at
Biltmore In iliis city. The
stage for
; Ii 1st pro
the Arch
to be
the Hotel
affair lias
been arranged by more than two score
of Mr. Drew's friends, actors, writers,
icctitn Iheall'ioal ni.iiiiigt'imLimsiamssnieii
Miss
"Moonshine Hound" is Latest Among .
Canines.
Monroe, March 22. W. D. Bivens,
of IMonroe, one of the county commis
sioners, owns a remarkable dog. mid
one that many a man would like to
I possess. This dog it is reported went
to the woods and treed. He was bat
I ing so wildly Ihat Mr. Bivens thought
I be would see what sort of a prize the
dog had up the Ire?. This lime though
the dog had his game underground
and was scratching desperately, try
ing to get it up. When he had Anally
scratched enough so that the "game"
could be removed, it proved to ne a
two gallon jug of moonshine. vlr.
Bivens is known by a 1 to lie a tee
totaler, and says he has no use for
such :i dog or such a find. However,
bids are coining In to Mr. Bivens
every day. and each day the bids are
higher.
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Says Photographs Show Spirit of
Dead Woman Hovering in Casket
(Br the Aaaorlaf 1 Praam
Los Angeles, March 24. Three
photograph plates exposed with the
lens of the camera encompassing a
view of the casket containing the body
of Mrs. Mary Fairfield McViker. as
sociate pastor of the Central Spirit
ualist Church, agalnat a background
of green velour, showed "evidence of
a spirit form," according to C. H.
Monroe, a commercial photographer
employed for the teat, and Mrs. Me
Vlker's co-rellgloulsta who saw devel
opment of tbe plates. One plate was
(spoiled In development.
Mrs. Mary C, Vlasek, pastor of the
Central Spiritualist. Church stated she
had seen Mrs. McVlker's spirit hov
ering over her friends after the funer
al late yesterday when tbe photo
graphic test to determine whether
Mrs. McViker would be able to return
to earthly life was made.
After the funeral Mrs. McVlker's
body was taken to a ctematory, her
ashes to be scattered among tbe ros
es nt tbe spiritualist temple as she directed.
New Interest Quarter
Begins April 1
IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
4 PER CENT. COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY
Deposits made on or before April iyth will draw inter
est from April 1st.
Will you be better off ten years from now than you are
today? You won't unless you save part of your earnings.
THINK IT OVER
The Concord NationalBank
Capital .$100,000.00
Surplus $100,000J