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FHE CONCO&D PAILY TRIBUNE I'Sf VOLUME XXIII CONCORD. U. C, JR1MY. MARCH 31. 1023. NO. I k TOOATT f NffVS TODAY Six Germans Killed as They Resist the French Prrnrh Tronpn Shot firrniiM Whi the Utter RefiuedL to Work and Offered to I Fight MACHINE GUNS USED BY TROOPS - 1 Shooting Orcurred at One of " . Krupp Factories. Twenty of the Germans Were Bad ly Wounded. Berlin. Mnrrh Ml ( By the Associated Pri.si; German worker In the Krnpp plan' in Essen, hove been kill ed, anil -i injured in a uonMrt with Hip French militio, says ii Cmtrnl New dispatch from Kssen today The trouble cfurml through iln'-, French unoxiKHiVilly privfHHlliiB lo io- ytpy cortiiin of iho Kriilii worLn. vb-inion th orkr-rs kiojiixhI Hip iniirlilrieiy itrol winl oiilHiili1 to offer opportitlou. ibo minxncf etnlfx. 'flio iitliccr in .hnri of the trliil to )Prmimlf tin- inim lo rotnni lo ilnt.v, but tbey refnsoil nml aitrroiintbHl tho Iri'ipps tlinntcninK Ihem with uttnek unlivx they withdrew. The ofllcer imlnteil tint tlmt he must carry out his order, but tho 'workers were obdurate, declnriiiK they would l..f...,l tlw. rktii.it- Fonr uiachinp jtudb then openel flro, Hdd the uieswiKe. and xix work ers fell deiid, while 80 were seriously woiindert. The remainder sentterod. nnd the French tlien priM-eoileil to ocii- py the works. JKNNIM.S WII.I. BR (JIVKN TO VIRfilMA Man, Alleged Ieader of Auto Thieves. . Is Wanted in Number of States. a My I he Aworlatea lrcak.j Richmond. March 1. Dennis .len nlngs, alius Robert Jones, alias Hub ert stone, wanted in Virginia. North Carolina nnd South Carotinn niid Genrfrln, the alleged leader of a gaiiK of automobile thieves, will be held 111 Detroit for the Virginia authorities. '.Governor Uroesbeck, of Michigan, tel egraphed Governor Tiinkle, of Vir ginia, today. The Michigan executive . asked 'Governor Trlnkle lo rush re- I n l . t c. I,... ... I. being hold without bail ami state au- tonioblle insNX'tor U. FlMfiMtcJ Wltr leave here tins afternoon to nring him Imck. WILT. RRIMi IN H I KM I It is I slimated That iM.tMM) Lfeenaes Will lie Securci', in the State on April 1st. I Br (Be AMoelate4 P - - Italelgh. iMBren 31. Approximately 23,000 local isuranec agents and bro kers in addition ' to numerous insur ance, loan nnd investment companies to North Carolina, must, secure new licenses to do business aGer April' 1, Stacy W. Wade, Insurance Commis sloiksr announced today. The state will receWe about $1,000,000 in in surance taxes and licenses this year, it was estimated. , Planes Reach 'Savannah, takr the aumhim e .,. Savannah, Ga.. iMareh 31. The five army airplanes making the return trtp from Foito llico to Washington, landed here today at 1:35' o'cbick, having averaged at speeil of over 100 nines an uour mis miuiuiuk uui Miami. Lieut. R. K. Stoner, who readied . Savannah yesterday left early this morning for Camp Bragg, North Caro lina. .Tho five army airmen will lie entertained today and tomorrow by the Savannah Board of Trade. Piedmont League to Open April 24th. (Mr the Aaameiatea 1'rtn.i I Raleigh, March 31, The opening date of the. Piedmont League has been changed from April 25th to April 24th. Albert Cox, a member of the board of directors, announced today. The 111 a 1.1 .. Onlnlnh xnnngr n . ....... "". ."t - ' lKro, and Winaton-Saiera to get it) air additional home game to conform with . tte Blxty-fonr home, games of other clubs. Each team will have the same number of games on foreign fields. rwoooooooooooooooooooopoooooopooooooooooooooooooooooo OUR 'Every Concord of its A real home cannot bo rented. No man, proud of his AMERI CAN CITIZENSHIP, should place his family In a rented house any more than he should dress his wife and children in tented clothes. We maintain, and we think you will agree with us that every child has an Inalienable right to the joys of childhood, to health ami strength, and lo be reared in a real home. It is because of this AIM that we are proud of the progress we have mode during the past 25 years. You can own your own home, by tttkiug some shares in series No, 51 now open. All Stock Is Non-Taxable. START RIGHT Cabarrus County Building Loan and Savings Association vOFFICE IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK. iniTTtmrndT tBwrH rrsi rkix tkin. . . . - . . !I I? J!l L i i TT7 .7 . w - 1 runnwh 1$ in 8tlDu I'fii r. and to W'- ntlicr dlsHple. whom Jesus loved, and -r : ' ,""' T,,rv i-i nv.nv the- l-ord in o! the south ; rt.re. and we ktuiw not be.-e tbey haw biiil hiiu. 1 v Kir hk yet tbey know not the rr -!- Brrtptnfr ihstt he must rise - ntniln l roni I lie (lead. Then tin- M dlmiplos went iiwuy a Rain unto thir own homo. Hill M:ir Mood wltilOUl lliesep- 1- nlHire wooplng : nnd us she wept. Sfc she sfrmis-d ilnwn and lookeil In- iR. to the sepulchre. She turn- $ cd herself liark mid saw .lesus J- ; Ktaii'liiuv and knew not that It f was Jeitaa. !: JealM salth unto her. Mai-y. She -1- I limed herself, ami saith unto ! Mini. KiiIiIhiiiI ; whlHi is lo say Master. Hk Jesus saith unto her, Totfoh me m not : for I am not yet ascended to 5 ! iny Father, but ro to my nreth- r'n, and sny unto tliem. I INcend unto my Father, ami your Fath- er; and lo iny (iod and your iod. 5H John xx, 1. S, !. 10, 11. 14. Hi and 17. 20, 450.000 SHORT TONS OF SI GAR THIS YEAR This is Estimate of Crop for This A ear as Made by the Department of Agrleultre. (Mr Mr AMorlMea Krm. Wnshlnglon. March .'IU In announc ing today that it estimates the world production of beet and cane sugar for the, crop year l!ii-".'i at ii0,4r.l,000 short tons, the Department of Agricul ture said It was not. prepared to esti mate the probable eOnmnspHri? de mand. "For lack of lietluite measures of the extent to which various factors, such us prohibition, business conditions and price may affect consumption of sugar." the statement said, "no esti mate of consumption can lie ma le lor the year ISUZ-2SY' iThe depart mem also lHiiuted nut slocks of sugar on hit nil should also be taken Into consideration ami added that statistics of stocks for many coun tries are incomplete or muviialile. Tio Commerce Depart moht on Feb ruary nth estimated "worr'.d sugar pnoiiction in long tons of row sugar ' foi V.Oi--i at IS.HOS.OOO tons. "Had Loiuia" ( loses Another IianA. Illy Hie AawM-lalrit Prow.l Raleigh. March 81.- The Hank of poyei, Dovor. N. C., has been closed nnd now is In the hands of 'the Farm ers & .Merchants Hank. Kiuston. for liquidation, the state bunking depart ment announced today. The bank was capitallaed at SS.O0O and had $20.00(1 on deposit. "Bad loans" was given as the reason for closing the Institution. Recomeo Pastor of Kaniianoh's Church Statesvlll&, Mareh 30. Rev. C. K. Turner, who recently resigned the pastorate of the Western Avenue Baptist church, has gone to Kaiir napo is to become pastor of the Bap- st church there. Mr. Turner nas b2n pn8tor of the clmreh hero for about nfteeu years, and tne w.'K nas greatly prospered under his leader ship. Husband of Movie Star Asks Dhjorre. Herbert K. Somborn, through his at torney, ba brought action against Gloria Swanson Somborn In the Su- liortor court. Dos Angeles, charging desertion. They have one child, two years old. The wreck of Miss Swan son's romance with her wealthy Paea- ilena husband marks the second time her matrimonial bark has struck the rocks. Victory Mill Increases Fay. rnynttPYilH, March V Thf Vic tory 'Manufacturing r?nmrmnv .;nnav announced a 10 pT cent wage increase for all workers, ftectlve Monday. About 176 workers are affected, i AIM Family in a Home Own" It V STARTING NOW .sect HX W4Tt MADE 4V tMUIII RFfOsU) In TiiiMm W AjjIimHi Rum I High Hrkm i the im rsa.l i:,, i. -lui, v r mp,ii hi t t... Inwl study nf I bo learning ..f ngriml I lure in rural high -c-fcootn u( UHvr southern iii( lam rear, nuidt' l.v U e IViltral rhmril for Vocational KdUcn- 'L'V ZnZ "St tout North Carolina made record In the results oh- IB lll-TJ I I I'lU llir l-IMUf, IWT , education, announced tonight. with AUii .inin. .vrkjumt. i-ioimih. iah isluiui. MUwissli)l. North Caroliiui. Oklahoma. South Curolina. Tenaeftsr-e, Texas ami VlrfUtla. "lOiteh lm lluit studies iigrlciilltire in the iiigh school must do some kind of pructbiil work ui luime railed a uroitvt,'' said Ml Thouios. "This slate l.-1 the south In the number of pupils out of co lt hiiudrot who com pleled their acnool and home ork and lcelved credit for it. Ninety-six out of every hundred hoya , enrolled com- plettsl the work. The average for the south was seventy-three. "North Carolina stood tbjrd in the average tiuxime per pupil from tin1 home project or practhul work. Whih going to school the average imonx made by North Carolina pupil: u:is $.S4.00. The a rnrn go for the south wda iljs. "North Carolina stood ililrd In the total income from the practical work, the amount lieing $4S,Ktt2. The aver- ago for the south was 40.3."iO. "In the number of people not regu larly enrolled in school who were giv en advice and assistance, this stat led by a big margin. Over HO.0O0 peo ple In some way were served by the teachers of the state. The average lot the south was lielow 130,000. "In tho amount of money secured from the home or practical work of the Isiys as .compared with the money spent for teachers salaries. North Car olina stood second. The teaching of agriculture in t lilts state was self sup porting. That Is for every dollar that was paid to teachers in the form of salaries there was a return of one dollar from the pupils' work. The av erage for the south was an Income of llfty-eight coins on each dollar paid to .teachers. "The study also shows that the sixty-nine teachers in visiting the homes of boys and farmers for the purpose oi giving novice and assistance travel cd over l.'Hi.OOO miles a little inori than live times the distance around the earth," he slated. WHEN NIAGARA WENT DRY. Only Onre in History Has Its Mighty una. Keen .Milled. Buffalo. N. V., Mavifv ;;i. -Only ... .J .:. oi voe mighty falls of Niagara iH-ert silenced This startling phenomenon' occurred just seventy-five years ago today. Bur ly on the morning oi .March 31, people living near tho falls were stir prised by a strange bush, as startling in effect as would lie un Unexpected and tremendous explosion in an ordi nary quiet community. Mnhyjiersons thought they had lieen ntfhcted with deafness, and all were oppressed, by a sensation of dread. With the coming of light the untaxed tieoplo comprehended the reason for the disquieting silence. Where they were used to see the great falls was a bare precipice, down the face of which a few small nnd constantly diminish inir streams trickled. Above the falls 'instead 'of a rushing river, was rfijly a naked channel, with insignificant brooks splashing among the rocks. All day ldng this astonishing condition continued, and persons walked, dry shod, from the Canadian side, along the very edge of the precipice, as tn as ileal Island, on the American aide Early in the morning of April Is the familiar thunder of tho great cut aract was again heard, and has neu since been silent, though similar con dilions. wilh the like results, might prevull any spring. The winter 1KI7-4S was one of extreme severity and lee of unprecedented thickness formed on uike Brio. When the break up caino, toward the end of March. strong southeast wind was blowing and the Ice was piled Into hunks a large as icebergs. Toward the night of March 30th the wind suddenly changed to the opposite direction, in creasou to a terrtnc giue aim urov the lee into the entrance of Nigara River with such force that a huge dam was formed, of such thickness and solidity as to ue practically lm pVnntrniii, , mpi mi inim, t-neugh rr ''"''1 back the great mass of water press Ing against It. At last in the early morning of April 1st, the ice dam imve way under the tremendous pres sure of restrained water, and the falls were once ngaln one of the scenic won ders of the world. ' Will Investigate OfflcerH' Controversy. (Br the AMaelMtsa I'teoe. Washington, March 31. Secretary Week's lias ordered Major General EH A. Helmick, inspector general of the army, to make on official lnrestlga- Hon Into the controversy between Col. Arthur L Conger, dtanmandiing the 20th infantry in Texas, and Captain Edwin R. Handle, of the same organi zation. Letter of Thanks Received. Mcmliers of the Cabarrus Chapter American War Mothers, and others who contributed to the Vict rota Fund which the Mothers recently raised here, have received a letter of thanks from the soldiers in E-fl Ward at Otcen, to whom the Vietrola and n number of records were sent iw an Raster gift. New Mail Route. Senator Overman ts taking up the matter of the establishment of a star mull route ' between filler City and Durham, with tho postolllce depart ment and hopes to be able to succeed In' getting this convenience for the peueple along the route meaHoued. ktuef I warning t ae pmhlter ) tn In ihhi cMuitr nstfnUai lb- biting the la. lag bp Dr K. the eonmly ben peddler. Dr. J ni advised ware in tue co MM he tad liwise a niFreaoniative P floral Go cm. mot aad tn at Board of Health Seretal retHirta (he mh'i eilv-1 j during Iho nst j lUi-bAiian silde I. , hie bate reoi'hee v ei:.l dnv. D 'lint I have been, Me to Mrstt him ! or gel a in thine uite an to his h"iNlKuts now. i to i nase mbjM ant hat Die a. :,ii has mKH selling a arie y of mliclito. leBHr the Mopb that lhFedonil be has lieai simiI loverntiK lit ami t Si i ip Hoard of 1Mb UlOlllHlie ho .me. I am unable Health. Jut Ih.w has s,,,. and its I to lc urn. V i, ir. Kuchanan staKil thjit be is cer tain the man is rolt Irrepmiontalivc of tiller the governs til or the State Koilftl of I lea it It. Chose ugoiieip do COLDER WErtmER IS Cold Weather Blight Will Bring Frost &s Far South as Northern f Florida Dur ing the Night , A I Mr the Ai4 mi Washington. Marca St. Ilie pn- lictetl Kaster cold wenhtor blight was swooping steadily eastward and south ward today ami by tonight, according to the ollicial forecast, the chill high pressure area originating somewhere in the Arctic region will have over spread praclically Die entire eastern half of the country. liy tomorrow morning me weainer man says the lulling lingers or tie Antic visitor will hate spread frost as far south as northern Florida, with a sharply declining scale of tempera tures northward. To. tho dubious Was ter' bonnet bat. he does hold out the faint hotie of a "slowls-" rising temtier- atnro Sunday ttfler,npon. iti addition to the promise that the day will bo fair. The rise is exMKtea to continue 'I4i'ilV j0ltgll0WlBlPhtSiBS lonfheaatorn states,' as the high pros- sore insweon from the north moderates ander Its southern sojourn. Charlotte Men in Rowan Court. Salisbury. March 2!). .1. K. Far- lowe, who runs a grocery store at Dil wortb, Charlotte, and bis brother, B. E. Fnrlowe. of Gasfoma, were in county court today to answer several charges. These men traveling in a new Ford roadster broke into ft funer al procession just south of the city yesterday frightening parties in a number of the cars by the antics of their oar and finally landed In a ditch, it was charged. J. E. Farlowe, who was driving the car, was lined $100 for operating a car while under the In fluence of Honor.. $10 for being arUBK and disorderly and taxed the cost for not having a state license tag. E. E. Farlowe, for aiding nnd abetting, ,vns fined $2.ri and $10 for being drunk and disorderly. The mert said they had been visiting a sisler at High Point anil had gotten hold of some liquor which Incapacitated them. Interior ring with a funeral procession, which la a violation of bjw, was not held against them as it was evident thoy did not know it was a funeral proces sion until they got to the frout of the procession and saw the hearse. Willi Our Advertisers. You always get courteous and care ful service at the Clintons Bank and Trust Co., no matter how large or small your account. Anv honest man or woman can have all the credit they want at the C'on cord Fnrniture Co., on their simple promise to pay. See hew ad. on last page today. During the demonstration of the famous Nibco brushes, mop and dust ers at the Yorke & Wadsworth Co., next 'Monday. Tuesday and Wtslnos da!TlherevvTti-br given free a liandy brush to every housewife. See ad, to day. DIRECTORS Geo. L. Patterson J. Frank Goodman Alex. R. Howard Chas. B. Wagoner Dr. W. D. Pemborton K. C. Bnrnhardt B. U Umberger M. I,. Marsh A. If, Goodman A. N. James P. F. Stalling Dr. J. A. Patterson Chas. M. Irey F. C. Nlbloek Dr. Warning to About Medicine Peddler i -at! Mr WtSV, ' either had nu a HTWin.it he It gBM a i rnrp ial muW have Uem arttksHI in rail mi btm irs head f Ue Msrttb urk, la UaU nonary "People who are qftrlted by (his i. uw not only reriu to iu Mm goods." Dr. Bar: in K.iid. -bul should report fh asatler to me certa'n the sm Is a fakir, and M Kite every menus lo have blAi Dr fin 'henna also expressed the ioa4)ltHl Hat If he mubl touted lie sshn proie thai he has beeai rce resenting bimsi'lf as an afoul of tie Federal oreriiBient and iho State Bo0'''1 " " he lu,w" mi root: i n - ojuviwi iiiui. uco iiuii o Would go bard with tho man (Then i a ' -'ci Into eaort. Dr. P.tiehanan plans to make every possible etfort lo inn ridsru the rnroors fSJIit rnlng the isskller. ami if he llieis they iiFt 'veil founded, he will stiirt a systematic se.iroh for the man. PROMINENT PERSOMS 1 FOUND Gil! Forty-Five Residents of Gary, Indiana, Found Guilty of Conspiray to Violate the Volstead Act 4 Br the AjMoctatrH Prea. Indianapolis. Ind.. March 31. Fifty flvO of the C2 residents of. Gary. In Ijtke County, Ind., tried on charges of conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act. were found guilty by a jury in V. S. District Court here today. Aaiong (he most prominent defend ants of the guilty were Uoswell O. Johnston, mayor of Gary: Win. H. (lids, sheriff of Lake County: Win. M. Dunn, judge of the Gary City Court ; and rlltiy. Ducns, a Gary attorney. (M her prominent defendants found guilty are: Dwight M. Kinder, prose cuting attorney of Lake County. Ijow is E. Barnes, former sheriff of Lake County: Clyde Hunter, former prose- outer of Lake County : .lohn Ilenneft. ; t reasnrer of the Republican city com- mitiee, Glry ; ana Unas, u ciemens. a ,W.4 Seventy-five persons living in Gary nnd Dike County wore indicted by a Federal grand jury last December on a charge of conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. Of this number, five pleaded guilty .before trial, the in dictment of Stanley Koisowski was nolle pressed, and seven other de fendants have not been arrested. Turkish Harems Pass Into History. Paris. March SHvr-A law is shortly to lie passed in Turkey prohibiting li math from having more than one wife, according to Dr. Found Hey, a. mem ber of the Angora Parliament and for mer Turkish minister of health nnd child welfare. He will sail tomorrow on the Aqultajila for New York, where he will attend a congress of Moslems called to assist the SMi.OOO Turkish war orphans, "There hnve been radical changes of attitude ln the last few yearsw- vard the old .Moslem marriage cus- toiasf explained Dr. Found. Our wars left many widows anil orphans. Now wo are determined to conform to customs, hut the fact is that I re cently traversed all of Turkey and did not find any mnu with more than one wife." Wentlier For Next Week. (Br thi AMOctated Pr". Washington. March 31. The weath or outlook for the week beginning on Monday : South Atlantic States: 'Local rainslnient tn this city bofore acting them about the middle, of the week ; other wise mostly fair. Rising tempera ture, Monday and Tuesday; colder about Thursday. Vicar General Not Yet Put to Death. Moscow, 5 p. in., ( By the Associated Press). The death sentence Imposed ' npou Vicar General Butehkavltcji commutation of which wns denied by hi. neutral Flveelltlve ('ot-mittee. Ills not vcTn7Tirrrit'il out it win; Bitiil at fi p. hi. today. SMILE THROUGH THE YEARS New Interest quarter In our Savings Department liegins April 1st. All deposits made in this department on or bofore April Y loth draw four per cent, interest from April 1st, compounded quarterly. BANK SOMETHING REGULARLY CITIZENS Bank and Trust Co. Concord, N. C. Chas. B. Wagoner A. F Goodman Phtstdent I'asliler C. L. Propst, Boyd Bigger Asst. Cashier Carl Bearer Tellers IV' tiaamr lh. KUranu Ibti-raatleval In Attaata lb" ls-i trsek 1 Shi ' Ikaam a tn " Jnc a lie m, "iHiev WsrT(Ulo -ilk the tiff staple rffu HtosB Uenrato cot tun U aeirt open unfU date te midsummer, fur the Aikttp tSMs hve anuouueed (heir IWentioo ftiranafvrrla.' whole esttoo field fo the tae of the auditorlinii for this seraniuu. with giag St real negro rot tun Bister, eutspoeed of aMShrat nlo-belluui darkies, lllilc pleksuSii: .,es and one of the finest churn of negro jnbllee singers to bv. foossl la ike South. This will bo the principal -ceue of lh. big "Plantation Night" txtiavrgamta to lie given for the bene fit of the Kiu.it.: vbuiers. who will lie permlttcJ to try (behr own hands it picking cotton atUv the final cur tain has fafk-n The nnist ebtbsrate i nteiiiiinui ni features ever provided for u itsrreii tion In the South nrr In-trig planned by the eontmitiee of AVnilll KIwaabtBtS. They inilnde a (ilee Cluii' uigbl, when Klwanis Clubs from all over the I'uitwi static and Canada iii cum pete In chorus singing: the "Planta tion Night" featnri'. nml a bnrbeme in old fadibmed Georgia sivle, nl which more Ulan .".(SHI guests will be sen-oil, to be follow d by a water ear nival. sHi-lal vaudeville aiui an elab otaie Sreworfcs display. lietvations already mide Indicate, that Hie cofil-l-nllon will ho the most largely attended in the history of Ki waniti. even Canada sending 5(H or more deleaaieg and visitors. Several special trains are scheduled, with stop-overs at various cities along the route. The convent Ion will liegin on May Sth and continue rhrongh Mar 31st. i i PEOPLE OF STATE PAY MI CH IN INCOME TAXES About iH.Ofla.OOO Paid in Federal Taxes and $2,70e,0fl In State Taxes In March. Br the AMselat4 Prewo Raleigh. March :11. Approximately $14.0(t(Ut(K) w.-ts collected in March by tho Culled States Internal Revenue Department bringing Iht total for tin nine mouths of the present fiscal rear to $1(1,(XH).(MK as compared with 12!5.48L'.8fl for the same period last year, Gilliam Grissont, collertoc, an nounced today. The state has collected $2.700.IN)0 in income tax to (late, this figure show ing a substantial increase over last year's receipts. The amount, howev er, still .is below tho budget commis sion's estimate of ?3.500,0fl0 for the vear ln inoom, raw - - - eJh.. -aJBiS' KERNERSVILLE MAN IS VICTIM OF ACCIDENT James Stafford Killed When Car In W hich He Wua Riding Turned Over. tDy tb A.9Ca;ed Pre.' Winston-Salein, March 31. .Tames Staff orrla of Kernersvile wan t. it ted and Walter Young, of Stokesdtile, sus tained a crashed leg vhen an auto mobile in which they were riding turn ed over at a curve in the road n?ai- Kemersvllle. about 1 :30 this moynlng. Slntloi'd and Young, accompanied by M irt Greeitslioro to Kernersvllle when the accident ocenrred. New Bedford, ami Fall River Rave Not Raised tho Wages. Fall River. Mass., IMarch 30. With wide-spread announcements today of further wage advances to workers in cotton and woolen miUs, Fall River and New Bedford wore left virtually alone as New England centers tlmt have not joined (he movement. !Ab a result ft was Indicated tonight that the manufacturers of this city probably would off;r an increase of 12 1-2 tier cent to Sfi.OOO operatives in tin' 111 cotton' 'mills here wiion they resume on 'Monday the negotla t.'.ons with the textile council on the, bitter's demand for a 15 per ctnt advance. New Bedford manufactur- lers are admittedly awaiting aajust- selves and any settlement here Is ex pected to apply to the 24,000 cawon workers there. Dr. W. F. Massey Dies hi Maryland. Salisbury, Mil., Mareh HO. Dr. Wil bur Fisk Massey, one of the most widely known horticulturists in Am erica, died at his home here this af ternoon after a brief Illness. Ho wns 83 years of age. Funeral services iWIll no neiii nr n:.tu ociock .uuinmy morning. rxOOOOCXXOCX)OCMXXOCKXCKKICX Athuua. Msndt 91 New Interest Quarter Begins April 1 IN OVR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT 4 PER CENT. COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY Deposits made on or before April 10th will draw inter-; est from April 1st. 1 , ... Will you be better off-ten years from now than you are today? You won't unless-you save part of your earning. THINK IT OYER TheConcordNationaiBank Capital $100,000.00 According to Statistic Pro tented by Federal Council of Churches America is Growing More Religious. ir,2..1 MINISTERS ADDED LAST YEAR All Churches Now Have a Membership, of 47,461,5. There Are 243,590 .Con gregations in America. iHr the Awrtnletl tr.m.l Washington. Man li 111 - America ap- parently is growing more religions. Figured mode public tudny by Dr. E. (. Watson, statlstieinii of the Fed eral Council of Churches, show that the religions bodies of the 1'nited States made their greirtosf growth dur ing the last year. The increase is 1.- IT-H.-C'S dieiul.ers over the previous- year. -' l'he present membership of al n-- llglous Ixidies, according to the latest iivailahle figures is 47.-W1 ,.VS. This iu- creaso is approximately "0 per cent, greater than the average for the pre- -ceding 5 years. There was a gain of il.oOl congregations nnd 154"i2 minis ters. ThO total number of contei-egti- ticms Is uow 24;i.51M. They are led by 14.r),S3 ministers. According to these figures, church representatives point, out that each day in an average i of 3..M.I persons joined the various re ligious bodies : 4'i ministers were or- . duined or licensed ; ami 2t! congrogu tions were organized: The shortage in clergy Is not aj groat as the. fact tlmt there are 29.007 j more congregarions than ministers! would Indicite. Many pastors, es pecially in rural districts, have charge ' of two or more congregations. Be sides a number of missions and rural churches are served by laymen. The total religious constituency of .: the country is placed af.MKTICJW per- : sous. Church otflcinls define const I- J tueney to mean nil boptisod pdrsons. all adherents, and all those who in 3 When the figures of the various churches are. placed ou a comparison, the constituency of the great bodies is reported as follows: , Protestant 78,113,481, Roman Cath olic 18.104.S04, Jews 1 000,000, Latter Day Saints (Mormons) 604,082, East ern Orthodox (Greek and Russian) 4(ir,Ofi4. . - Jiadge Prince - Answers Call. Answerson. 9. ('.. iMarch so. t Judge George Edward Prince, for 18 years circuit judge in the tenth la- dicial circuit of South Carolina, died at his residence, 758 West Whitner street, nt 9 o'clock tonight. He was 68 years old. The end was not unexpected, as JudgtS' Prince had been in declining health several months, and about two weeks ug was taken-suddenly worse, hope for his recovery being abandon ed several days jigo. In addition to his widow, i.virs. Mttttlo lender Prince , daughter of the lats Rev.. ,Dr. Samuel Lander, president of WHliaainston Fenm'e college, now Lander College, Green wood, Judge Prince Is surriVed by three sons, Samuel L., member of Anderson ibar; George H. Jr., wit Greenville, and John L of Cali fornia. Banished From North Carolina For Two Years. CBt tbe Aaolnte4 Pretw.) High Point, N. C, March 31. Al beit Hall, a youth of Roanoke, Va., found guilty of having four pints of liquor In his possession for the pur-' pose of sale, has been sentenced to per the costs of the case and to return to his home in Virginia not to return to .. North Carolina within two years. The' ease was tried ln police court. Hall claimed he had stolen the whiskey after seeing another boy hide Surplus $100,000.00
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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March 31, 1923, edition 1
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