YW The Concord Daily Tribune i
ASSOCIATED i
PRESS 4
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXIII
DAY. APRIL 6. 1923.
NO. 82.
CONCORD. N C FR1
UD DUD BODIES
IF TWO WOMEN ON
STATEN ISLAND ROAO
Two Young Women, Miss
Bessie McMahon and Miss
Irene Blanding, Had Their
Throats Cut
MILKMAN FOUND
THE TWO BODIES
Police Believe the Women
Were Murdered and Their
Bodies Thrown From the
Motor Car.
(7 tfc .. lali-d l'm..l
Vow Vurb i: llau 1(,lu.U .J
Million, of Buffalo. X. und Miss
Irene BlandlLo. of Jersey t'lly, X. J.,
were 1 hi I murdered wllti their
throats rut along mi isolated roadside
nt Ifcingnn Hills, Stale I sb lid. early
tialay. The police believe they wore
murdered elsewhere and their Ixulii-s
thrown from mi uutouinhllc.
Thirty feet from the roadside the
jadlce discovered in n dump of hushes
ii large IiUnhI stained butcher knife In
addition to their throats toing cut, n
stab wound was founil In the hack of
each tirl.
A receipted lf II ttf 11 eork lejr. made
out to Mrs Irene Hlmuling. Jersey
City, viu ftiiind in a fur eoal worn by
one ot the girls. One girl was a hjonde,
the other Mil red hair.
g i nc gins nan neen iieau rroin lour
live hours, when found, according
ceut.'rti.vslclans. There were no signs of
.... ... . .....I., ... tl... 1-1, In
-Ull JiMiSS". ei iuvupiri
'mlnifu'llk mnn discovered the bodies.
Tf-iyi Iris were, well dressed.
jKlios were found, one on each
siv 24 rood in :in isolajbd section.
ThiW'r, few houses In nJjlrieighhor
hood. and Uie roadside in covereil with
brush, "ne of the girls had an arti
in i.i I leg.
( II ATM AN IS ALMOST
CAUGHT IN HOSPITAL
Was Found in toiler Room of Hos
pital From Which He Escaped, Bui
Got Away Again.
Athens. ., Airtt f. ( fly rhC JtxW
elated Press). With his feel propped
against n brass rail Isolde the toller
in the basement ot the hospital frofii
which he was thought to have escap
ed Thursday night, Gerald Chapman,
lender In the million dollar mail rob
bery in New York 31 intnilim ago, was
nearly captured today h,v Harry Bish
op, a guard fiotu the Atlanta penltetl
tiury. Bishop in giving attention to Miss
Kstello Scott, a nurse, who accompan
ied lii in when the discovery wns made,
nml who thereupon fainted, told Chap
man to go hack to his room. A few
minutes later, however, when Miss
Scott was revived. Bishop was nimble
to find the missing criminal. An Im
mediate search was Instituted, bnt
brought no results.
THE COTTON IIAKKET
Yesterday's Big Advauce Followed by
Reactions During Early. Trading.
(Hy the AHWPlatcd Praaa.1 '
New York. April . Yesterday s big
advances were followed hy reactions in
the cottoji market during the day's
trading. The Liverpool cables were
relatively eny white the early weath
er map made more favorable showing.
The opening here was fairly steady at
a decline of 15 to 20 points. May sold
off to 20.50 and October to 2f.r0 dur
ing the first few mlntttes. lr alioilt 24
points net lower, under realization and
scattered Southern selling.
Cotton futures oiiened fairly steady :
May 20.1V.; July 2H.77; October 25..W;
lleccmtor 25.06; January 24.7 1.
Dollar Down Sale at Farley's.
.lames H. Farley's Is now having a
Dollar Down Sale In whhh both men
i nil w , mni i II it- interested. Women's
coats and dresses and Men's Suits
"' .. IUI llllllUluai.l Uv 81 "Q
i. ami thn hnlniico in wooklv nav
no nis. This store has a splendid as
sortment of men's and wotueu's wear
ing apparel and you wonld do well to
go early and make your selections.
What Is the Cabarrus County Build
ing and Loan Association?
This Homestead or Building and Loan Association wns organ
ized fot two purposes: To eneonrage savings and to encourage
home owning. , y
'
The Stockholders are divided luto two groups: Havers and Bor
rowers, for whose mutual profit this association is conducted. Those
who have with this association receive the highest return on their
savings consistent with safety.
All funds are loaned on flrs mortgages in Cabarrus county, to
members desiring to own their homes. The loans are repayable in
small -weekly or monthly Installments, making It easy for ieople
of modest means lo build or buy a home.
Whv not make a start now lo own your own home or save
something for old age? Now Is Ihe accepted lime lo take shares.
Series no. tl is now open. Start Right and Start Now. Stock is
non-taxable.
Cabarrus County Building Loan and
Savings Association
OFFICE IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
flOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCC
FRANCE NOW READY
TO SUPPRESS ALL
HER NAVAL FORCES
Will Take Such Action if
Other Countries of the
World Will Join Her in
An Agreement.
FRANCE ANXIOUS
FOR WORLD PEACE
And President of the French
Naval Committee of Senate
Says France is Ready to
Take Any Peace Steps.
(By Ike- A.aot-lntrd PtrM.)
Pnrls. April II. A guarantee "in the
name of the PS-each' parliament thai
Frame will suppress her entire lb'!
If the other M)Wers will do likewise.''
is contained In a statement given to
the Associated Press by (litstnvc ile
Keigiieeo. president of the naval com
mittee nf the senate.
Asserting tliat the world is coming
to "another Washington treaty will
make an honest revision of naval arm
aments." Senator de Kciguey.cn offers
a roMisal for a, "new conference for
scrapping the big navies."
"The-French people would ask noth
ing belter than to lay down their arms
and live hapiiily and peacefully," he
asserts. "Ut thcaAics guarnulee ns
freedom of the sous and peace on
land, and we will disarm. Better still,
if the allies will follow a proposal for
general dlKiirmameut of all the world's
feels, and replace them with an in
ternational one. we Shall be the first
to agree to let the Cnltcd States fur
nish to this International ttcct. 1(1
ships. F.nglund 10. Franco 0, and Italy
(!. Then the world will have pence ami
nut until then."
RE . JOHN A. SMITH
DIED AT STATKSVII.I.K
Funeral of Well Known I'rewlier Will
Be Held in Hint Illy Tomorrow
Afternoon.
iH Aaaodated ruaai
Slatesvllle. Ajirll 0. Funeral sor
viii.s fm UcvatJiaba Andrew Smith,
who died nf n lm-nl hos)ital yesteriby
morning following an operation for ap
pendicitis, will be held from the First
Presbyterian Church here at 4 p m.
tomorrow. Interment will take place
in oak wood cemertery.
Rev. Mr. Smith was born in Alexan
der county on June 23, IH65. He was
educated in JSraklne College, One
West. S. C. and In 1198 entered tlie
ministry of Associated Reformed 1'res
liyterian Church. He. had held pas
torates in South Carolina, Georgia,
Arkansas und Ohio. He came to
Statesville in 1012. having entered the
evangelistic work of the Presbyterian
Church.
With Our Advertisers.
The A. & 1 Ten Co. has everything
you willif tori house cleaning, us well
ns for the table. See uew ad. today
on page two.
The Corl & Wadsworth Co. has just
received a car load of Billies and hors
es, for sale or trade. Cash or credit.
When you need money, you will find
the Ciilwirrus Savings Bank always
ready to loan money on approved se
curities. The Pni'tar llrmr I'll solieitu tele.
phone orders. Telephone No. 3(1.
Now is the time to take some shares
in the Cabarrus B. & L. Association.
The filst series Is now open.
Fresh lish and cheaper llsh at O. II.
Barrier & Co.'s.
See the new ad. of Milk-Maid bread
today by the Concord bakery.
Saturday and alt next, week will he
shirt week at the Browns-Cnnnon Co.'s
All the nweat patterns in men's shirts.
Miller's Butter-Nut lirend has a new
ad. in The Tribune today.
Please your wife by buying her a
kitchen cabinet from the Bell & Har
ris Furniture Co. C
An education;
for the use of locomotive engineers In
sending their sons und daughters to
college has been established by the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
ALDERMAN IN LONG
MEET TAKE ACTION
ON MANY SUBJECTS
Board Was in Session Until
11:30 and About Forty
Matters Wm Presented to
Them For Action.
SPECIAL TAXES
MADE FOR YEAR
Board to Widen Part of
South Church Street.
Judges and Registrars for
Election Are Chosen.
The April meeting of the Ixmrd or
aldermen, hold In the city hull Thurs
day night, proved to In- one of the most
importa at and one nf the longest held
within the last eight years. The
board was in session nnlil 11:30, and
about forty mailers, all nf them more
or less iiaiHirtnni, were presenlml fur
rtatsMerallon. The hoard haik defi
nite act inn on a nimila-r of mutters
presented to lliein and the others were
continued until nest Thursday nlglit.
when a call meeting will is- held.
Tlic epiestion of fixing the special
privilege license tuxes for the year
was one of the most Important of Ihe
many tilings the lainrd had la'fore It.
.Most of the licenses were unchanged.,
thoiigb the following changes and ad
ditions were made :
lee cream dealer liaised from $2.."0
to .$.".00.
Street stand venders Raised from
2.00 to .$."1.00 for llrst day ami from 1
to $2 for each Additional day.
Bakeries .$10 tax. No lax lasl
yea r.
Bottlers of milk beverages $10 lax.
N11 tax last year.
Fruit or vegetable dealers not pay
ing ad valorem tax $250, Hucksters,
non-resident, s."o
The following registrars Mini judges
were appointed for the May election,
the registrars being named lirsl in
each Instance:
Ward one. box one A. L Sappen
fleld. II. W. Calloway and .1. A. Ken
nett. W-
Maid dtajluWii-W. S.-naHwi.
D. B. Corxine and K. C Dees.
Ward two A. Crowell. W. A. Foil
and T. 3. Smith.
Wart three L. A. Hikle, J. w.
Propst and W. L Moore.
Ward four i. T. Crowell. Pete Mil
ler and Q, Kd. Kestlcr.
Ward Hve Rugene Sapp, C. S. Mil
ler and Bill I'prlght.
Ihe qnestlon of widening part of
church street received much attention
from the hoard. It was finally decid
ed to widen Ihe street from Means
striH't lo the building formerly occu
pied by the bottling works, the re
quest beng made from the property
owners, the P. M. Morris Real Estate
Company.
Bin lock street was accepted by the
hoard as a city street.
A cement sidewalk was ordered laid
011 the simlli side" of Barhrick street
from the end of the present sidewalk
to spring street.
Ihe city engineer was ordered to
take necessary steps to keep water
from running 011 the land of Mr. Rog
ers on (lold street.
The finance committee was ordered
to investigate the claim of K. F. White
that water running off city propertv
had damaged cotton in his warehouse
near the cotton platform.
Mayor Womble and Alderman Ivey
were appointed a committee to confer
with the county commissioners rein
time to concrete bridge over the creek
on McOill street, near city limits. The
present wooden bridge has about fall
en iu, the board was advised, and the
city and county in-obiibly will build a
new concrete bridge to take its place.
Cement steis were ordered for Mr.
Green's property on Crowell street..
The board was asked to order four
streets in the city paved, but delimit
action on the matter wns posipnued
nnlil next Thursday. The hoard has
limn
was covered In the recent bond Issue,
it was iwlnted out at the meeting, and
nnnl the exact cost of paving these
four stress Is known, the city will
tilke .no action. The city engineer will
submit Ihe cost at Ihe meeting' Thurs
day. Carnarvon's Death Win Not Stan
Work. '
Cairo, tegypt, April 5. It is miner
Stood that arrangements with Che
Egyptian government relative to exca
vations at Tutankhamen's tomb will
not be affected by tbe death of the
Earl of Carnarvon. Apparently the
contract was made - in the name of
Howard Carter, who was associated
wiUi Carnarvon 'in the work.
Tarn ('. Howie is Out For Speaker's
I'lam
iRaJelgli. April 5. Representative
Tam C. Bowie, builder of the lost
province roads, Is not going to run
for governor, for the upper sent or the
lower In Congress ; but he 'is out tor
the speakership of the lowei uuuse
in Ihe North Carolina asemly atnhe
1925 sesslon.-
Imports In January Show Increase.
'NT lb AaaaaiatM llaaa,
Washington, April (1. Preliminary
estimates of the commerce department
todav valued imports or tne cnited
States din ing January at $310,00X1,000,
or S102XIO0.00O more than the imports
in January, 1822, ami $2."i.00i),(HHi In ex
cess of Imports during December.
AN URG
'i seftlenxHii k ! rooMr ami but
few la the Mate ! oVvetopnl aaure
rapl.llv iHitlt u-ilee hotor. arhla ami
lniri I- I turn tbS
oeasT aeitleineiii
It was lasgrtj
their effisrt-
eiinr and
s iTookci mod-
bole at a mad
aaatd inn-
ago to the prev
aad paid for by
seas.
(iemlid hlghn:t
rnis Conntv eltl-
For thN Ugh
taxed ear after
its aaaasani'-iiis '
being double a
thai of any
other lain of the
naid was banted
: and the
y ummialHieis
It has a i il- nd
nent i . 1 1 -1
b- ami penua-
In Hie iiriKent
loilbling of Hie
rund satisfactory ligrfojrs wen" made to
eliminate t iaik's I Vising, by building
an icaleriaisH nulej ihe railnaid in
the cut south of ttm jirescnr mowing.
The i-ontmrt was itf. the road is al
most completed fofbaiie mile, the 1 mi
tractor has shlpiatfTln and stored his
materia) at Cook'ay 1 'rossiag for tin'
nlaive survey and irfyairdlngMn Ids eon-
fraet which Ii iHfiil nearly one inr
ago.
In spile of nil I Ills, orders have mini' !
lo reverse anion, ehiinge plans and I
viile an considering the liieonveni
eiices. losses and ruui to the 11
in. eoiiuiv otlieials 'hi any Cabann
itizen. Orders ardtt'i cross overheai
UMTS IIUII hM Mi tilUI.S.
Boston School Pri
ipal Also
Send
llarefooted
vs ll; me
ive girls oe.il-
so short that
Boston. April 6.
lug seeks and ski
they permitted n li
ral display of
nare .egs were set Borne from me
Lynn English School today for bfiiw
indecently clad. ' ;
(Three youths wliOi were uressod in
children's coat tunes hvithoul shoes or
stockings also offanded Principal
Frederick R. WIllarAand were oroer
ed to leave the build. ng.
Today was seior class day and 265
members blossomed out in queer out
fits the gir s in short dresses and
socks and the boys in blouses, knee
trousers and shoeless feet. Thfv .nsii
cd laughing into the meeting and
created an uproar.
Principal Willurd singled out Ihe
worst Offenders and tiade an example
of them. The dresses of Ihe five girls
who suffered the penalty scarcely
covered their knees.
DYED EASTER EOOS FATAL
FOR ONE CHILD IN FAMILY
Brothers ami WsflsWllb Also Eat
Them Escape Deadly Effects.
Wilkeslmrre, Pa., April f. Poisoned
by Raster egg coloring which he ate
on Sunday, David, the three-year-old
son of .lames Mi Hugh, of Plttston,
died at Ihe City Hospital here late
last night. The coloring was purchas
ed in this city on Saturday and 011
Sunday the youngster was presented
with a basket of colored eggs.
Some of lliein were eaten by Ihe
child who became ill Sunday niglil.
Dr. M. L. Connors was summoned yes
terday morning aim! ordered the young
ster taken to a hospital, where he died.
Several brothers and sisters in the
family were not affected by the color
ing.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Dozens of Homes Damaged and Sever
al People Hurt.
(By the Aaaorlnted Ireaa.
Nashville, Tenn., April 0. A sup
ply of dynamite for sewer excavation
won; in nest .nsn111c. variousiv es
timated at from 100 10 300 sticks, from
some unknown causes exploded iliis
morning at the corner of Alabama and
Kith avenues, badly damaging dozens
of homes and Injuring several people.
First reports were that several peopb
were killed, but
laler instigation
failed lo develop any fatalities. Oi
cnpanls of homes for three blocks
Were knocked down by the force of Ihe
explosion or struck by Hying debris
and falling pictures.
Sl'PRKME COL'RT
DECISION REVERSED
State Tax Exemption Building Law Is
Constitutional.
(Br the Asaociiitea l'rraa.)
New York. April 11. The appellate
division of the Supreme Conrl today
iinnnlinoiislv reversed the decision ol
.1 nat Ice Tlernev u-ho declared ihe slaie
tfiv evemoiloii birildraS law uuconsti-
tutlonal
The opinion declares thai the legis-
latlon granting lax exemption "was
wise and justifiable and Is free from
the taint of . nneonsiitulkmalily."
Winston Will Entertain the Women's
at
i'lt.
Mi i
1
Clubs in May. 1 " votea tonignt to accept tne wage
Wlnslon-Salem, April 5. Among the 1 increase of 12 1-2 per cent, effective
features of the annual meeting of the Aprl: 30, offered Monday by the Fall
State Federation of Women's Clubs i River Cotton Manufacturers assucia
liere Mav 2, and 4, will be addresses I tlon. The council had demanded an
by Mrs, Thomas G. Winter, of Mlnne- increase of 15 per cent,
a'polis, Minn., president of the general -
federation; Miss Rosa V. S. Berry, of i fall For Bank Statements.
Berkley, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Ober- Hy the Aaaoclatcd Preaa.)
dorter,' of Chicago. Elaborate plans Washington April (I. The comptrol-
nre lading made for Iho feilarallon, the'
sessions of which will include address
es and reports on literary, civic and
music Interests.
(fiorged With Plotting Against Gov
ernment. '
Mexico City. April 0 (By Ihe Asso
ciated Presal. More than thirty per
sons were arrested last ulglit a I Santa
Julia, a suburb of Mexico City, while
engaged In a meellng which the an
thorHles charge was held for the pur
lose of plotting against the govern
ment.
The Phllade phta Methodist Confer
ence has voted, its disapproval of the
ordination of women Into the ministry
- and their admission to mrmbershlp in )
the annual conferences of the church.
ENT APPEAL
uaw ntlle north ImiIhI s mpw t..,. eat
( mlln,. diarard the puati nd
a ad lornpil aat only the WluenaT ru
Muaiiv to cuMlane the grade i-rtaaaing
Iml all of Ike u XI k seat end of in.
county traveMng ilw Tulla naid. Nia
leulha of the Ml Olivet Phur. b metu
bera aad aebool children live Brest of
the railrMd
1'riends and neighbors of Cabarrus.
.immunity wnainill von utlt at un 10 help us s.-i
a ir.:ire deal'' Tbnusnl uf vonr
lnntiex hs already -u spent on he
lv The iH-ewnt utideraiaa ThA uveibead um . ;i i: -afniiorlly
to" all ) for one mile nf new grading, a larr
till and ,n i iinliiig In a letter from Mi
Cage, ihe Slate Highway i
er. "ll is noi feasihle.' This rliaiige l
Die work of the Southern Itailnmd if
tlclals This change n ill ntlme Ihe
enwmutrlty naaessmeats for lai from
lids itaamunlt) ihoiwnnds of dollar
and leave our nrotarty desolate.
Town friends. siipaise I'nion stnst
were dtararded witbmil i-onsultiug
von and without reenmprose Inn how
lean you rccoinNnse one for removing
j his home, planned lor generations lo
come and on which 11 life time eorn-
Ings are Invested?
Ii will mil lie done If von nlm rend
this v. ill lei it Is- kin.au ill nin e that
you waul either the underpass or the
road lefl as
IV IX El 'it'K
nil bllill
ANH ( 1 11 IK'S I'll" ISS
IMi COMMI'NITY.
(REEXSBORO IBM HIM.
I DOKIi: CEKKMOMAI.
CrnnKHtial is First of Year I'nder Di-
111 linn cf Bagdad Temple of Ashr
ville. IB7 the Aaanclalrd Frras.t
fireensboro, April ft. North Cane
Una members of the Dramatic Order
of Knights of Kliorassan were here
today for the llrst Ookie. ceremonial
of tbe year under the direction of
Bagdad Ti tuple, of Ashcville.
More than 300 visitors are here for
the ceremonial which starts with a
street parade at 2:30 this afternoon.
The ceremonial proper will be held
Immediately following the parade, fnl-
followed by a banquet, torch light pa
rude, ami Ihe
eight order work la
officials predict that
will be initiated.
night. Dokie
UNI candidates
OFFICE OF M AN PAPER
IN CHIC.UiO IS BOMBED
Office of lan Who Advertised in the
Paper in Also Damaged by Bomb.
0 the Aaaorlatnl Cress. 1
Chicago. April R, The explosion of
a bom)i wrecked the publication office,
of Dh.w,mi Ku-Klux Kbin tinier. mM
night. Twenty minutes later another
bomb partly damaged the office of F.
W. Oilliand, a roofer, who said he had
advertised iln the Klan publication.
The two explosions, police said, prob
ably were set off by the same person.
Soon after the bombing, police tele
phoned advertisers in the Dawn, to
warn them of possible bombing.
DEATH OF COL. W. F. BEASLEY
Was Said to Have Been the Youngest
Colonel in the Confederate Army.
I By the AaaoclateA r-reaa..
Baltimore, April ti. Col. William
F. Beasley. reputed to have been the
youngest Colonel In the, Confederate
Army, died at a hospital here today
from heart trouble aggravated by the
Infirmities of age. He was 70 years
old.
Col. Beasley was born at Plymouth,
N. ('.. where he donned the gray in
'01. He. was a resident of Baltimore
for many years.
hlnckers Force Woman to
as They Beat Ma i
Look on
Macon, Ga., April 4 A band of
eight unmasked men, believed by po
ice to be members of the Ku Ktux
Klan, kidnapped Mrs. Frederick Pace.
nf VuUr Vlplr ..... T ,. ...1 T D,
f.om iho former.s HUtomohUe at
ond and Arch streets at 10 o'cIocR to
night, carried them to a lonely spot
Deyona ucinuigee cark, a negro sec
tion four miles from the city, and
mere mi iniuai aiuiosi 11110 luseusi-
unity, '.virs. nice was noi Horse
whipped as at first reported, hut was
forced to look on.
Texiile Workers Agree to Accept Wage
Increase.
Kail River. Mats.. April ."i. The six
union, affiliated with the textile coun
cil, voted tonight to accept Ihe wage
nm'fa.w of W 1 1' per cent
efl'ei'l lye
April 30. ottered Monday hy the Fall
River Cotton Manufacturers Assoeln-
"'' i ne cannon nan ueinamici an
increase or iq per cent.
, ynkm Vote Areenled
j Pa St-The six
! unions affiliated with the textile oun-
lor of the currency today Issued it call
for tlie condition of all national banks
al the close of business Tuesday, April
3rd.
Statistics show thnt if a man uuu a
woman are riding together in a train
which meets 'With disaster the women
has more chances of escaping death
than the man.
A plant has begun operations at
lic.elnirg, Fla., for the mannacturc
of pnter from the giant sawgrnss of
the Florida marshes.
Cotton on the local market tralny isl large, J, L Hnitsell: for school com
quoted at 20 cents per pound; eottod jmissloner Ward one, I T. HnrtseH;
seed at 00 cents per bushel. ifm. g(.hooi commissioner Ward four, V.
Born, o daughter, to Mr. aad Mrs.lL. Norman mid Dr. R. M. King; for
Joe T. Reams, April C, 1023.
E
Commercial Hotel and Three
Other Buildings Burned in
Blaze Which Threatened
Entire Block.
(Mr lb n In I I'rr,. I
Sylva. X. C April i Fire which
'i..-. to wipe uol the entire bus
lllev Milmi of Sylva earh this uioni
illg ileal r. Ml Ihe lomilier.ini Hotel
and thus' other I. millings la'fore it
was brought under control. The dam
age was estimated at (TaMMI. partlall)
covereil In instirame. .
Roy Ijirly. chief electrician of Ihe
Hillslairo Kleettie Co.. was seriously
iiijuriil by falling llinla-r. Ile sulTer
eil a broken leg and severe Isaly in
juries. The live al art oil in a Imrlior shop nml
iugs iiicluiling l..-di. 1.1 Furnil lire
lUbkly spread 10 Ihe adjoiiilug build
Store, ihe Comuierchil Hold und the
small dwelling of A. M Simon. All
these were bnrnMj lo the ground.
KKPOKT ON SPOAR PRICKS
WILL HE MADE SOON
Tariff CiHiimissinn Now Preparing a
Riport ( mi ring Its Remit Invtvli
gallon.
;Hj the Aaaoflateri I'rrsa.)
Wasliiiigton, April ;.- The larlff
i nmniissii.n today began the drafting
of a preliminary statement covering
the sugar price situation in reply ti
the President's request for informa
tion on that snbject. ll was indi
nied thai probably a weak would hi
consumed in getting together leMnin
statistics which the commission Iran
obtain from government sources.
Mciuliers of the eoinuiiss'nii said.
however, that t lie statement on which
they are working would cover In Ihe
main patent facts taken from market
records and oilier easily ace assilile
sources. II is not Intended o lake 'be
place of Ihe more comprehensive re-
purl on which Held investigators are
engaged, and which will Include sta
tistics of production costs und other
items entering into the general price
Ituation. This report prolnbly wili
not lie ready for several months,
.Neither is ii expected thai the pre
liminary statement will alletapl lo llx
the rcsMinaihility for the recent rapid
increase in price, being designed rath
er (o merely sel tor the rresaien s
owiKsludy of such 1'iyl.s-as Ihe m
mhwion has that may laar on the
whole question.
Harrison -ails Smoat's Statement.
Washington. April t. Assailing con-
tentiona of acting Chairman Smoot ot
tbe Senate Finance Committee fhat re
tining Interests were responsible for
present sugar prices, Senator Harri
ses, democrat, of Mississippi, deelartsl
in a statement today that rates in the
Fordney-McCuinber tariff act were in
tended lo increase protection to beet
and cane sugar interests by increas
ing the price to the consumer.
Suggestions lasl year tor curtail
ment of flie Cuban output, the Missis
sippi senator asserted, constituted "a
delicate scheme" lo bring about a
shortage of sugar so thai beet sugar
interests would lie able lo ' gouge the
American people."
"11 is perfectly natural," said Sen
ator Harrison, "that Senator Smoot
should take Ihe position he does: but
the public will not forget fhat, the fu
ture chairman of the Senate Finance
Commit lee is responsible above all
others for the. imposition of the pres
ent inexcusable sugar tariff."
Man Pies on Eve of His 112th Birth
day. Ville Platte, La.. April 4.- August
Jiiinsonue. who won d have hem il2
years old tomorrow, died here today
as a result of complications following
an attack of influenza. He was mar
ried throe times and was the father
of twenty-three children, of wuom
i seventeen an
living, the eldest being
93 years old. He is survived by 137 I
grand-children, one of whom Is 76 t
years old. wb.le there are many great .The Iredell Board is Against Itevalua-
grand-children and great great grand- Won.
ehtdren. I Statesville, April 5. There will be
i no revaluation of property in Iredell
Palmer is Exonerated of Manslaughter county this year, according to rssoiu
('iisrge. tions passed by the hoard of coni-
Albeinarle. April 5. The grand jury missioners at their meeting yester-
in Superior Court lias returned not a
trite bill III Ihe vust
aimer
willi
for moiis'laughter in Connection
Ihe nnto. nubile accident on llu
Ua
lelgh-Albeninrle-Charlotte highway I isl
.November, when three men lost I heir
lives. This is the. end of a case
which has created considerable inter
est throughout tlie state.
Democratic Primary For This City
Will Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon
The Democratic primary, to deter
mine who will Ik the standard-tourers
of this parly In the municipal election
lo to held here on May nth, will to
held tomorrow. Voting will togin nt
2 o'clock and continue until 0 o'eba-k,
voting to lake place at the regular
! voting places in the city. j
The voters will choose theXollowing
candidates at the primary: Mayor, al
derman nt large, school commissioner
nt lareo a school commissioner from
! Wards one and four, and an ablermuu
from each of the live wards.
The following candidates 'are In the
rate: For Mayor, J, B. Womble ami J.
i. Moose; For Alderman nl large, .1.
T. Sapp; for schiail commissioner nl
alderman Ward one, W. W. Flowe and
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ABUUr CANDIDACY
IN NEXT ELECTION
Vice President Thinks Peo
ple Will Demand the Re
nomination ad Reelection
of President.
HIS PLANS ARE
NOT GIVEN OUT
Made Statement in Regard
to President Because of
the Rumors and Number
of Inquiries.
187 tar Aaawla(a lv... ,
Washington. April U. ReapQn4tag
today to inquiries as lo his altitude,
Inward lir.il. Vice President Coolldge
predicted that President Hut-ding's re
tiom I nation and re-election would U
lleillllliileil lo the people because of
ihe record of his administration,
The Vice president ins linisl lo pre
dict what his own nttitude would la
toward a reiioniination of Mr. Hard
ing's running male, indicating that he
did not regard the present as an op
portune time for conversation.
ll was explained tit Mr. Ciailidge's
office fhat he had- made his position
regarding the President's nomination
clear Imshusc of numerous questions
addressed to him and liocnuse of re
cent newsimper siieculation involving
mention of bis name in conned ion
with the party's ticket. He sent
this telegram in reply to a question,
asketl whether he believed President
Harding would be renominated, and
whether be himself would iigain lie
eome a candidate for Vu-e Presidency.
believe the people will demand
the renonjlnatiiai and re-election of
President Harding because of tbe great
record of accomplishment under his
leadership.
"I have no announcement to make
ill Ibis time of my own phins for the
future."
GOT.
MORRISON SIIJS
STATE HIGHWAY BONOS
Ijry Pnt the Puuil Touclies to 5r
0041,000.
New York, April 5. Governor vam
eron Morrison and State Treasurer
Benjamin R. Lacey, of North t,ni
lina. today began signing an issue of
$6,000,000 North Carolina highway
bonds sold some month ago to a syn
dicate qf bankers headed by the Na
ticnal City company.
The bonds are part of an authoriz
ed issue of 120,000,000 of vhich $10,
000,000 were marked recently and an
additional $5,000,000 unissued, the
New York bankers holdng an option
for their purchase until June, 1023.
The governor and Mr. Lacy used a
chemical device with which to sign
the bonds. This enabled them to sign
20 at the time. North Caro ina. Gov
ernor Morrison said, is enjoying ex
ceptional prosperity just now and
bids far to exceed its rating lustC
year as the fifth state in the union in
the value of its agriculture products
and 14th in value of manufactured
products. The road building begun
several years ago, Is nearini comple
tion, giving the state an unusually
fine system of hard-faced highway.
More than half of the cotton mills
now under construction in the United
States he sn'd, were being liui't in
North Carolina.
Both the governor and Mr. fagf
expeel to remain in New York to
morrow to talk with local bankrs.
The $5,000,000 issue will be sold to
the public at a price to yield about 4
I 3-4 per cent.
,iay. The lavird finds that real estate.
jn t,i.,1 fts .'a now stands upon the
iiY hooks is a "true and accurate ac-
count of said real estate, and that,
said value represents the present
value of said property" and orders
that Ihe same be adopted as the true
value of all real estate in the uouty
for the next quadrennial period. .
Jno. I,. Petrea : for alderman Ward
two, W. A. Wilkinson; for alderman
Ward throe, C. M. Ivey; for alderman
Ward four, R. C. Mtaker and .1. !.
McKachern; for alderman Ward live,
R. A. llullender.
Dr. R. M. King Is Ihe only candidate
to enter the race today. lie Is seek
ing the nomination of school commis
sioner from Ward four, and will have
V. Ii. Norman as his opiauient in tlu
primary.
The following have been named n
judges for ihe primary, tickets for
which are on the press today:
Ward one, box one A. I,. Sappou
field, Whrd one. Ihix L' Tom Brlnkley.
Ward 2 W. A. Foil.
Ward 8 Dr. !,. A. Blkle.
Ward G. T. Crowell.
Ward 'jfc-4t. Hnpp.
Each of These Will Have tome one to
assist him.
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