'W' The Concord Daily Tribune!
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PRESS
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXIII
CONCORD, N. C . MONDAY. MARCH 26. 1023.
NO 72,
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
WILL PUT 01 TWO
riPT thiiuo onmi
m mm mil
Nos. 33 and 34 to Be Inaiim-
137 and 138 Will Be fa-
continued.
NO. 34 TO PASS
HERE ABOUT 4:15
No. 33 Southbound Will Run
On "the Present Time of
137. Time of Western
Train No. 16 Changed.
I Hi. Is i, vs t MiKlOK
Ml. Ill II s III Mi I
Atlanta. in., March 20. Through
imssenger train service from the South
to New York w,lth arrival in the nM
Kmuolla ni !:ir. a. nr. will Ix- etttah
li lu-it by the Southern Railway Sys
t in on Snudny. April l'!i when trains
Nos. XI n ml 31. running between Now
Orleans and New York, via Mohlle.
Montgomery, Atlanta ami Washington
"ill lie inn tigui'ii till.
N'o. Ill will leave New Orleans .1:00
p. m Montgomery a. in., arrive
Atlnnlu 7:40 a. in. (Central Timei.
leave . t In tit it 0:00 n. ni. (Kastern
Timet, arrive Washington 3 a. in..
New York 0:15 o. in.
No. Hit will leave New York 3:34 p.
m.. Washington !:3." p. in., arrive At
lanta 5:05 p. ni. (Kastern Time i,
leave Atlanta 4 :'-H) p. m. I Cent nil
Time), arrive Montgomery !):!! p. in..
New Orleans T:15 a. tn.
Those trains will handle through
sleeping cars lartween New Orleans,
Atlanta. Charlotte anil New York, ami
through coaches between New Or loans
ami W'asliiimh.ii. with dining cars
solving all meal
h.nulle i lu i i iuh
Cwnaflaaj af Kwithrm Ills
tiki to Mr. I Here lord 111.
The A lit. ml 11,-1,. i of
Hie i hrUllmi Kratewrnr NHfh of
it .- s..,,ii. ,, dlMrin will men In the
Kir si Urvahyterian Church la Connwri
tm April 14 and IS. A meeting was
In n- iii-is- i,i.-i i-i awWi at
lame ,,'rlirk In the Kind Chtirrfc at
v l.ich .ill (be s. la the city
wen reprewnlcd. Mr. IIotiI. of Char-
hMte. ,, , i,l a pi - i.i
at this meeting ami lnil ihc matter of
holding the nie -i i - here before the
in mist of tl.e s.nieil, present. :in,t
It was unaniinoiisl ,1 Ided to' enter
tain the xiuvenlion fcere at the date?
am ! above About 7." delegates are
expected to atteud this convention,
and Mrs. Hintnu Mcleod Is chairman
of the entertainment committee. This
committee will make a canvase of the
niemliors of the Presbyterian churches
and also the Methodist ProlOfcfanl
Church of the city In order to provide
homes for Ihose attending the oonvon
1 Ion.
( nmnher of prominent speakers are
exjKs-tisl to In- present and make ad
dresses, among whom will Ik- Dr. Fra
sler. of Queens College. Ch lrlotto: Mr
Daniels, of the Home Mission Hoard of
the Southern Presbyterian church:
Miss Gulllck, of the Junior Depart
ment, add Mr. Wilson, Stale Field
Secretary.
Two sessions will he held on Salur
ihij. a liii'mpiel will ho tendered I he
delegates Saturday evening from .", :30
to 7, mid on Sunday morning a special
sermon will he preach, si lo the young
people at 11 o'clock. A meeting if ill
also Im1 held Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, and the closing address will lie
given by Dr. Frusier Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock.
T
Rev. J. A. Linn Passed Away
After Lingering IHne&s.
Death Came at Home of
Son in ML Pleasant.
Scouring Underwork! for the Man
Responsible for Death of Model
FUNERAL SERVICE
AT 2 TOMORROW
Services Will Be Held in Mt.
Pleasant and Will Be Con
ducted by Rev. J. L. Mor
gan, D. I).
PIGGI.Y WIGGLY STOCK
Ml' ST BK LOOKKI) AFTER
Persons Cannot Disavow Controls
Made Before Trading in Stork Was
Husimtded.
illy the Akwrlnted I'n .
New York. March 26. The , New
York Stock Exchange in a formal
statement today replying to charges
made ngiltnsf it hy Clarence Saunders,
in-esident of Piirirlv Wicirlv Stores.
No, 33 will also),.,, .i,, ,, m,.mi-r would Ih bet'-
Bleeping cars from i mmn t disavow contracts made 1h-
New York lo .Macon and t .minibus. . f(.,, ,,.1Mg j piftgly Wiggly was
tin., froai Washington lo Wiiiston-Sn- nus)ieiided.
lein. N. C. and New Orleans, ami lbe vuder the rules, the statement set
tourist shaping ear from Washington j ft,r(n delivery of stin k traded In
to San Francisco. mm fHiva innst to! made hy 2:1",
The establishment of this service today.
w ill meet the wishes of hnsfness meii i
of Southern cities for n high . lass THE COTTON MARKET
fn.l ti'uin u liii'lt will mil litem in w ! 11 -
York In tirm for n full niflm thu . Showed CoiiUmied WttUinetw Under
III- ti- I'M l Ml" JP ' ,- ila.. Ji i r-T la ai "".I ffTT ' rV9- r
Southern hctweeu Washingtoii and At- (y M AaweftteU Hre.)
anta. over the I'ennsylvnnln ltiveen ' New York. Masch 20. The cotton
Washington and New York, over the market showed continued weakness
West I'oint Route lietween Atlanta and today under further liouldntton on a
Montgomery, and over the Louisville
Nashville between Montgoniery nnd
New Orleans.
WhCI) these trains are put on. the
sen, lll e oi .,). .i.s win ne cuiiiigcti so
ern i inc . ari'iv ng ii iisuiugioii ai
13S. hetwecn ashlnglon and Atlanta.
will be discontinued.
At the same time, the service of the
I ' . I ill 1 1 1 w nil ii I isjmmi mil t- iui
proven ny ine anqmon oi an .uaiua-
AYashington sleeping car on No. .Ml,
nnd the wbedule of No. 11 will lie iin-
proveu so as to give an nour liner ue-
imrture from New jorn at u:io a.
in., witn (leimriure iroui nuHuuiKion
at 3:4; n. m.. and arrival in Atlanta
at 10:80 a. m as at present.
The ached ale of No. lit win ne
changed so as to leave Ashevllle at
3:"t n. m.. arriving Salisbury :.riu p.
m.. in time to inane connection vviiu
No. 32. leaving Salisbury u:15 p. m..
on vvutcn tne sleeping cars irom .vsnt-
vllle to Raleigh, Washington and New
York will lie handled. Arrival In New
York will be at 1 :30 p. m., instead of
, II, ,. m no .if ll,.,Uint, t
Arriving Atlanta r:Of, p. m., no. .m
will make connection with No. 0, the
'Siiwanee River Special," for Chatta
nooga. Cincinnati and the West, which
will leave Atlanta at 4:10 p. m. (cen
tral time), with No. 30-for Birming
ham nnd Memphis, with No. 211 for
Macon, No. 40 for Columbus, and- No.
43 for Fort Y'olley.
The new train northbound. No. ,f
will pass Concord about 4 :15 p. in., ar
riving in New York at 0:15 next
morning. No. 33 will go south about
20 luinntes earlier than the present
time of No. 137. '.
The Greensboro News has the fol
lowing additional' information :
(Continued on Page Three.)
ontinuation of the selling movement
which developed toward the end of
last. week. Relatively weak cables
probably stimulated the early offer
ings and after opening easy at a de.
cline of 3 to 21 points, active months
SOOU showed net losses of 18 to .",(1
points, with May declining to 20,02 ;
July to 2S centsand October to 24.7(1.
Cotton futures opened easy. May
20 :3."; .lulv gRrtti; Oct. S4:85i Dee.
24 JO ; .Ian -23.00.
KOHLOSS TRANSFERRED
TO WESTERN DISTRICT
Ilev. J. A. l.lnn. prominent aad well
loved Lutheran paatnr who during the
last year has 1,,-,-n making his home
with his son. ,-v. ( ha lies Linn, at
Jiomit Pleasant, died Sunday night at
11:0 o'chs'k after a lingering illness.
For several mouths meoiliers of his
family had realized tliat il was only
a matter ol a slmri lime until the
coiiibinalioii of heart i rouble and
Blight N diswse would cause his
death, lie passed nwny very peaceful
ly. Mr. Linn was born January 22. is.","
in Rowan County near Hold Hill, N.
C. His age was 70 years, 2 months
and 3 days. After graduating from
North Carolina College and Mt. Alrj
Theological Seminary, he entered upon-a
career in the Christian Ministry
and Christian Education which he dil
igently pursued until a few years ago
when his hcaljh failed him. His work
extended Into North Carolina. South
CapBUni, Tennessee and Obio, He
was imstor of Holy Trinity Lilt hern u
Church of Mt. Pleasant for ", years.
and was associated with North Caro
lina College and Mont Anioena Semi
nary Tor ifl) years, being president oi
the latter for S years.
Mr. Linn is survived by his wife,
who is loved by all who know her as a
faithful and efficient helpmate, and the
following daughter and sous: Miss l.u
clle, teacher in the graded schools of
Salisbury, Hev. .lohn K Professor in
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Ku
ni(,ma,.i. .Taiiaii: Rev. Cha. A uns-
UrS'.-rfUwr-'V-Mt. fSleiiw Luth
eran Churches this county, and Kov. 1.
Arthur, Missionary to Japan in Tokio.
Mr. Linn was preceded to the grave
by his first wife, who was Miss Alice
Nunnamaker. an infant son. Joseph
Myron, and Margaret (Mrs. White
head Kluttzt from the first marriage;
also an Infant daughter and son Hu
bert by the second marriage.
The funeral services will be con
ducted in Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church in Ml. Pleasant Tuesday after
noon at .", ::io o'clock. The services will
lie Under the direction of Dr. J. L.
Morgan. President of the 'tilted
North Carolina Lutheran Synod.
ADD ADS hgio Uhh,-cne 1
Pruuitone, the fruit tonic, is sold
here by the Gibson Drug Store.
(tar iw
New York. Man-k S -Claiming lo
know the Identity of the man wb
ought lo encim-er a; I4afkmall pax
against John K, -u rale Mil, hell, mhi-la-Uw
of K. T. MtMahlmry. of pui
de'phia. and tbe nr i.-n,,o- "Mr.
Murshall" of the Durun Keenan mnr
rler mislery. the po!W t.abiy throngli
tin- byways of the iuM rwutkl soiiglit
for others U-lleved 10 Ik, ve lieen Impli
cated In the seheuie.
They suid .lotion Ogliiiift the yet tin
Dainrd blackmail prtnril wan being
held lii abey,in,.e pon4ng further ef
fort! to obtain erltleuie . . . .p:
their theory that tb- hlackmnlh-r.
balked by the mmlolciii his. original
plnn. dosed the in,,,,, i with chloro
form thnl he might get Mitchell's let
ters lo her to he uae-l despite her op
phalflmi
Fllla Bradford, nero nuild. who
fuund her mistress' IkhI' 12 dais ago.
who said to have supplied the an
tborities with i-onatrtt-iable informa
tion comvrning the blackmail plot for
"more than $100,000."
The police have hee unable to find
a letter written to .iss Kocniin ny
drew . . ... i a hat tn ni O.e a-
ii. ( '. .!!! fr ,t i II,.- .nun n, i.i ,f
Dorothy Kenian. slain iimkM. wrrr
fennd by dHectlr,- t-4ay at Hh- hom--of
Mrs Anna Kecnau. tbe dead girl
mnthrr.
BllwU-rml who .1, ...,, r,-1 the gar
menta daring an Interview aith airs.
Kis iiju .aid th,- Itroidway luitiornV
niother at Orsl "swmett sururlMHl.'' hot
qni4ilv plain,s hc had gathered t-
giMher sona- of Miss Ki-enun'4 cffe-t ,
when -die wmt to her aHirtmcnts af
ter Dorothy hud l-eu ia.ii. and that
the l i.t . it nn,e the m 'del hnd worn
beiotv 'he met death had been amonf
them
In her agitallmi over Dorothy' i
death they (ranted Mrs K a
saying, sic had forgotten to tell tin
(sdiee she had I bene much sought gar
Menta. in pci ii-r Coitghliti in charge of the
investigation was keenly intcri-slod in
the Hnd, beranse of information given
him by LYlrs. Keenan's maid that with
the gray costume Jest discovered, the
model had carried a beaded bug ran
taining a letter written her from Palm
Beach by John Keandey Mitchirf.
Mitchell and niailcl frkai Piilin Beach, wealthy nnd socially prominent Phlla
Fla. This letter, it tJas said, would delphian who lias paid her attention,
have proviibil tbo liLi4,.nail,-rs with it! Admission that be had written the
formidable weapon, lliss Keeuan Is nnalel fropi Palm Beach was made liv
known to have had II. in her posses- J Mr. Mitchell Saturday a few hours af
sion a short time Is-for. her death. Iter he had been disclosed as the iuys
Find Missing I lathes. terious "Mr. Marshall.'' whose Identity
New Y'ork, March flt -An expensive j was mi closely guarded. for nine da yB.
Wage Increase Fpr Mill
Workers Here Announced
Officials of MUla Do Not Make Public Amount of In
crease, Which Was Characterized by them as "Wage
Adjustments." New Wages Effective This Morning.
U (Ms IUI sHIdiM, rnnaa.-
BO VRD TO KK1" g,, Ubrarr
iretlran Mcaaavhlo UufWU ami
law Not ,o I .n.- l i.ui
t
.Il W IlilHl
Washiiut-ai. Man-fe
men laiM that tlx- -i,i...,,g laairil re
lire fniu Iaiim4. s-rap all lufcrioi
rraaem. ami sell the ivaminiug toai- i
e n- In Amcriiwu 4llaens "wit bout ,
an Peatrletlon." wa tlie .. , . of u
;. 'o siibiiiitte.1 lodij hv tH- com
. .EST OH
-JzOi TAX EXEMPTION LAW
MADE CERTAIN NOW
laissiyncr of the JUuerieau Kteajwbip r m i -...;u..
., i- AjMorlatioa . M. Person, Of lOUUDUrf,
Will Test the Uw as Pas
sed by Recent Session of
The association further recaum ad
ed that all vc-Kels itoi si.iu after a
leasouable hie ut riine houid b
scrapped nnd went u record a l'ji,g
of the opinion th.it "an American
merchant marine In foreign trad.- i-.m
not lie built i,p through goiernmeiu
operation."
The assncinl ion's itnnmiitee which
conferrivl lialay with IUmr.1 ofJiclals.
is tlie tirsi of three similar repteawita
tive Ixslics inviteil to present sngges.
lions regarding a new policy for the
board. The other commit lee arc to
appear later this week.
The views of the Stetilllshlp Owners
Aaaotiation were presented in the
form of a letter signed by President
Allien (i. Smith.
Mill'
General Assembly.
HEARING TO BE
HELD APRIL 3
State May Ask That Hearing
Be Held in Wake County
Instead of in Warrenton as
Court Directed.
I.IXK ( OHMITTKi:
T'i BKUIN IWi:sTltaTM
Ilaleigh. March Lf, illy the Ass,K i.
aleil PrcsM. Kormal notice of the lie
junction suit brought by W. M. Person,
of l.onishiirg. to test the constitutional
ity of the act of the 1023 11 cflecal As-
( c.nnnitlce to Stinh the Governor's
Plans Will Hole". Hrsl Meeting To- aeinldy exempt tug slock in foreign ,-or
I',. liner Salisbury Man Described as
One of "Most Efficient" Prohibition
Men.
4 Br the Aaaoeiated Prraa.)
Washington, March 20. R. A. Koh
loss, former prohibition director of
the state of North Carolina? was nam
ed today as chiefof general prohibi
tion agents for the 160th division,
comprising Wyoming, Utah nnd Colo
rado, with headquarters at Denver.
Mr. Kohloss has been described by
Commissioner Hnnes as one of the
bureau's "most efficient men."
An increase in wages for the tex
tile workers in a number of the cotton
mills In this county as been an
nounced by the inanagi .incuts of the
mills, and it is understood the Increase
will nffeel prueiically every mill in
the county, though no announcement
was made by the management of sev
ral mills. The new wages became
effective today.
Just what the rate Vif increase will
be is not deliinitiiy known. It is
understood that it will average about
10 per cent. thrnnghiBPt the county.
and those mills whw announce the
Increase today are expected lo take
action on the matter in the near fu
ture.
No scale of wages was included in
the wage adjustment, it is reported.
The. management of the Cannon Mills
announced that a "wage adjustment''
had been made, not stating what the
increase would be. Tbe management
f another mill stated that the in
crease In wages had not been promised
in advance and had been made be
cause business con, lit ions warranted
il. The amount of the Increase was
not slated.
In several liudnnccn the inaiiare-
ment of mills could not be reached to
day, and what action tliese mills will
take could not he learned.
To
York
Bauble Track From Jfew
lo Jacksonville.
Savannah, Ga., March 25. At
lantic. Coast Line announces an Im
provement program involving the ex
penditure of $2(1,000,0(10, a large part
of It to be spent at. and in the
vicinity of Savannah, it. A. i.McCranie.
general superintendent, with head
quarters Cp this city, said today.
While the new project contemplates
double-tracking from NoNw York to
Jacksonvt le, enlargement of the
shops at Savannah is a feature of the
proposed improvement. New equip
ment amounting to $10,001,000 is
included in the expenditure authorized.
FOl'K PERSONS DIE
IN BOARDING HOUSE
When It Was Destroyed by Fire. Sev
eral Others Had Narrow Ksrapes.
New York, March 26. Three per
sons are known to have lost their lives
in a five that swept through a seven-
story theatrical boarding house tn
West 55th street this morning. A
number of roomers were injured.
Th.e known dead are:
Anna Fries, 85; Margaret Lee, 65;
Emilv Lee, 35; and Gaston Mtznule,
26.
The Ore originated In the apart
ment of Dr. John N. . Callahan, who
was a captain in 28th Division Amei
lean Exiled itionary Forces. .Miss
Fries, Who lost her life, was a com
iianion of Cant. Callahan's wife, who
is seriously ill with pneumonia. Mrs
Callahan was carried down a rear Ore
escape.
GAS COMPANY GIVES
ANOTHER REDUCTION
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T
Men Investigating the Fnan
cial Status of the State Are
Not Realy Yet to Make a
Full Report.
marrow
Hah ifli, IMarch 2D (I'.y (be As
no, in led I'resa) Investigation of Gov.
Morrison's proposal for a stale owned
shipping corp iration to purchase and
,perat '.louts from X'irtb Carolina
ports will be begun by the specia
commission created by the 192:' Gen
eral Assembly at a meeting with ;he
( hief Executive tomorrow.
poratioiis from taxation, returnable
before Judge W. II Kerr In Warren
ton, April :', was served on It. A.
Houghton, f oniutfsajoticr of Hovenuo,
today. I
The notice also cited the Commis
sioner to appear lieforo Judge Kerr In
Warrenton March :11st to show cause
why mandamus should not issue.
Frank Nash, n sals taut attorney gen-
Uiie conference will be the first held el'iU-. WUo K,a" ,no m""'1' tl"' nv"
s nee the members were appointed by "Wirings appeareu irregular to nun.
the Governor, and approved by the , ni1 said the. state would move that the
Senate, and a discussion of the plans hearing be removed to the Wake Su-
study the proposition is expected j l" '
I
to consume most of he time tomor
row. Governor Morrison, who taVes
the position that the creation of the
corporation wii resit in lower freight
rates for the state, in addition to
establishing an exicns'.ve water com
merce, again will present bis views.
temporary injunction was signed
I by Judge X. A. Sinclair, at Williams
It, in .March 2'J restraining the Revenue
I Commissioner from complying with-
the provisions of the exempting nd.
'Mr. Person lasl year brought suit
agalnsl A. D. Watts while the latter
was ,, nniii isMoiie, 01 icicini", i,
the constitutionality of the act exempt
ing from taxation stocks in domestic
corporations. The Supreme Court up
held the state In this case.
II? the Aniinclnlfd rrena.
Raleigh, March o. Auditors Inves
tigating the state's' financial condition
since the dosing days of the General
Assembly had not yet reached iln
slage in their work which would war
rant a report, to the special legislative
committee headed by V. L. Long, ap
pointed to superso the examination,
following the charges by A. J. Max
well. Corporation Commissioner, thai
a deficit of approximately ifri.OOO.tKHI
existed in the Treasury.
While the auditors staled thai the
work was progressing rapidly they
would not predict when their report
The 'wage adjustments' are known! would be submitted. They Indicated,
to have been made ill the. following I however, it might be possible that def-
mills, according to statements from Unite findings would result in the
the heads of the companies controlling . meeting of Senator Long's committee
them:
Cannon, in Concord nnd Kumiapolis.
Locke, Franklin, Gibson and Cabar
rus. . ,
within the next l"i days. The audit
ing is being extended in all depart
ments, and a complete report will be
submitted.
A
DECLARATION
OF
PRINCIPLES
This Old Reliable Building and Loan Association lends Its
funds for HOME BUILDING or BUYING on terms that ureWh
favorable and practical to the BORROWER.
These loans, amply protected by Insurance nnd grunted after
careful appraisement, form tbe the most substantial of nil socui
i(v. This security means safety to money placed In this ASSOCIA
TION by savers. WE HAVE BEEN IN Bl'SINBSS 25 years this
MONTH AND HAVE NEVER LOST A CENT. MATURING OUR
STOCK IN ABOUT 328 WEEKS. .
' LOANS CAN BE MADE PROMITLY.
START RIGHT-SERIES NO. 51 NOW OPEN
Cabarrus County Building Loan and
Savings Association
OFFICE IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK.
In Price of Gas in Concord and Kan
nanolls. In Effect on April Bills.
The Concord and Kanuapolis Gas
Company, which recently announced
n reduction of 10 cents per 1,000 feet
of gas, today makes announcement of
another reduction of the same amount
to apply on bills of May 1 and there
after. Tills company promised the
people of Concord and Kannnpolls
that if they Would use gas more wide
ly another reduction would be made..
and the lust reduction is to make that
promise good. Tlie conditions were
met sooner than expected. Still an
other reduction will be made if the
people will use gas more freely.
The condition of Mr. Kenneth John-
sou, or No. ,i township, is improving,
his many friends will lie glad to know.
It is now l nought by the attending
physician that It will mit be necessary
to amputate his leg.
The Last Chance
TO SEE
Wallace Reid
IN HIS LAST PICTURE
"30 DAYS"
STAR THEATRE
TODAY AND TUESDAY
T. M. Winecofl Dead in Salisbury.
(Special to Tbe Tribune.) .
Salisbury, March 20. Mr. T. M.
Winecofi, aged 42 years, died at 10 :.'?(
o'clock this morning at his home here
from diabetes. Funeral services will
be held nl 2 o'clock from the home, and
Interment will Like place in the
Green Lawn jCemetery at China Grove.
He Is survived by his.wife nnd five
daughters. He is a son of W. L.
AVineeolT. of Cabarrus comity: and is
survived by two brothers, J. A. Wine
cofl' and II. L. Wineeoff, both of Ca
barrus County. He had been employ
ed here in the hardware business. He
had been active in church work, be
ing n steward in the Methodist Church
and president of the Bnraca class. He
was also a member of the Masonic
Lodge here.
Criticises GoveinnMnt Action.
St. Louis, Mo., March 20 (By the
Associated Press). Federal Judge
Farla, who last night issued a tempo
rary restraining order against seizure
hy the government of the Goltra barge
line, today assorted the government's
action in taking over part of the, line
appeared to htm as the most high
handed, outrageous proceeding imaginable."
A. C. L. Employee Killed in Auto Ac
cident. lily tbe Associated 1'rean.)
Rocky Mount, March 20. Mitchell
Allen, of Pungo, an employee of the
Atlantic Const Line Itaitroad, was
killed and O. R. Daughtrit. was Injur
ed when the car in which they were
riding last night near this city piling
ed uvea- an embankment and turned
turtle. Aflen's neck was broken. The
bright lights of an approaching auto
mobile was given as the cause of the
accident by the police.
CONDITION OF "DIVINE
SARAH" IS UNCHANGED
Physicians State That Noted Actress
llns No Chance lo Recover.
Paris. March 2t (By the Associated
Press). Sarah Bernhardt' condition
has grown worse during the last few
hours and the household considers that
the end is near.
,At 2:1." p. m. there iv:is no change
in her condition. She was being kept
constantly undar the influence of hy-'
podermic injections, and one of her
physicians said he did not expect her
to survive the day.
Shortly after three o'clock a priest
arrived at Mine. Bernhardt home to
administer extreme unction.
Dr. Provost said at Ibis hour that
the actress' condition Willi hopeless
and (bat she might die any minute.
She was then sleeping under an opiate.
EIGHT MEN ARRESTED
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Charged With Firing From Ambush
Upon Daniel Duncan. Farmer.
t Ry the Aswoeliileil Press.
Colombia S ('.. March L'C. Kiirbt
men. including a preacher, have been a result of the armistice,
charged with firing from ambush upon Unofficial reports from Paris fixed,
Daniel A. Duncan, n farmer of the! this amount at about 53,000,000 gold
Grassv Bay section of Holly County. I marks.
on December 7. it was stated today nt While Stale Department spokesman
the office of Gov. T G. McLeod. Tin declined to comment on the contents
arrests were made following an Inves- of Secretary Hughes' answer. It was
tigation by a state constable who said today there was every reason to
made bis report to Governor McLeod believe the negotiations would work
todav. Two of the men confessed lm- out satisfactorily.
pllmating the others, according to the!
officers.
Those arrested were ordered held in , Maine grown seed Irish potatoes at
HUGHES ANSWERS THE
LATEST ALLIED NOTE
Reply Witt Be Given fa Allies by Eliot
Wadsworth at Meeting in Paris To
morrow. -
illy tbe Aaanelatea P-Teaa.i
Washington. March 2(1. Secretary
Hughes bus answered the second pro
posal of the allied representatives in
Paris negotiating for settlement of the
American claims for repayment of the
costs of maintaining the American ar
my of occupation in Germany. The re
ply was wihled to Eliot Wadsworth.
the American representative at Paris,
and will be delivered by him at tomor
row's meeting to all representatives.
The impression was given in official
quarters that the reply indicated a
willingness on the pari of the Wash
ington government to deduct from the.
total amount of its claims the value
of German properly which came inlti
possession of the American army as
With Our Advertisers.
$1,000 hall nl Conway. S. C.
Death of Mrs. Mary Green Kirliy.
11 y the Aaaoelated I'reaa.i
Goldshoro, March 2li. Mrs. Mary
Green Kirby. widow of the late Dr.
Geo. Kirby, who before his death was
the superintendent of the State llos
pitnl In Raleigh, died at her home
here today. Mrs. Kirky is survived by
one son. Dr. Geo. IL Kirby, of the
staff of the State Hospital In New
York City, and six daughters. Mrs.
Kirby was the first white girl born
In Goldshoro aftei' (he city was incorporated.
Mr. Joe McCaskill bus returned
from a visit to relatives In South Car
olina.
IWiTIlrlill
Prepare for the important
events in your life by hanking
lomething regularly.
' New interest quarter in our
Savings Department hegins April
1st. '
Four per cent, interest com
pounded quarterly.
.We welcome small deposits.
Sluuilcy's Has Been Closed.
Illy tbe Aaaoclated Pre, i
New York. March 2(1. Shanley's. a
noted Broadway restaurant, one of the
llrst ' lobster palaces,4' has closed ils
doors.
"The big restaurant on Broadway
ftn't make money now," John J. Mo-
ran, the manager sain, as ine ugnis
went out last night.
Carolina Debaters Win at linlti-
more.
Baltimore, IMd., March 25. The
University of North Carolina won a
unanimous decision over John "Hop
kins University In the debate Hero
last night
C. H. Barrier & Co.'s. They want to
buy all your chickens, eggs and butler.
no to the Piedmont Theatre today
and see tlie message of Emlle Cone.
Scries No. ."il of the Cabarrus Coun
ty B. & L. Association is now open.
Whettu yoilr banking requirements
arc alrge or small, the Citizens Bank
and Trust Company invites you to
make use of its facilities.
The Porter Drug Co. sells the Sam
pler and other Whitman candies. This
store has now become a regular Trib
une advertiser. Watch their simce.
Thyre will be a box supper at New
Gileud schoolhouse Friday evening,
March 30th, at 7:20. The proceeds
will go To the Mission Band. The pub
lic is invited.
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New Interest Quarter
Begins April 1
IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
1 I'ER CP. NT. COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY
Deposits made on or before April jOth will draw inter
est from April 1st.
W ill ymi he better, off ten years from now than you arc
today? You won't unless you save part of your earning.
THINK IT OVER
The Concord National Bank
Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $100,000.00
am new mjiuioic
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