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VOLUME XXIII
CONCORD. N C. MONDAY. APRIL 9, 1923
NO. 84.
Meant No Reflection On
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South, Armstrong Says
Secretary of National Health
Council Answers Recent
Criticisms of His Speech
Dr. W. S. Rankin.
HIS MEANING IS
NOT UNDERSTOOD
He Was Talkinr in General,
Giving Illustration by Hy
pothetical Conditions, He
Tells Dr. Rankin.
( Bj lk UMMt4 frm.1 -
IhlartjnV April H The South luis
had inure serious and i t1 - problems
In th health Mold than lu mhii- other
sections of the cmntry and Is facing
uml solving I In in with courage' anil
vision," nil nf t lii. tending In make thin
section a "hot tor mii. I safer Mae? In
which to live, and n aw advantago.
mis section for tin' ilnriilniaaKill of in
dustry," Donald B. Armstrong, awif
tory of the Nntinnnl Health CoWwi II,
doolnred In ti communication to lr. W.
S. Rankin, North Carolina lieiilih Of
llcor, today, explaining tlmt an "er
roneous inleriretntion" hud la-en gtv
eii his recent address before tho Bos
ton Chninls?r of Commerce.
Dr. Armstrong in hlH Boston speech
wan qnoted ns having nsked : "In the
production of cotton goods, for in
stance, is It lietter to pny high high
wages to n group of workers. 2 ier
cent, of whom are ill at any one time,
or ia It lietter to take n chnnce with
low wages in iiiiiIh rin and hook worm
S(H-tlons with KX iier cent, continuous
sickness rnle und the coincident low
production In efficiency and lime lost?"
In answer to his own question, he
was quoted us having said Mint "if
the health index is at all n sftfe guide,
the former represents the lietter . in
vestment. The message to the young
New England business man today, nt
lease until Southern hygienic condi
tions improve, might well lie young
man. stay North."
Dr. Armstrong's letter to Dr. nan
kin in part rends:
"The subject of the talk was 'Health
nnd Industry.' and I endeavored to
living ont the economic inqiortance of
disease prevention ami the drag which
unnecessary illness places upon pro
duction. In -muking this point I nsed
n number of illustrations, one of which
iTti'iTsi lur n' in. oi I'..) ii ".-
pothetlcal conditions where certain
theoretical figures were used to bring
out divergent conditions of Illness
prevalence.
"1 also wished to emphasize the iiu
jtortnnoe of the partially incapacitat
ing illnesses in decreasing efficiency
and jierhaps unfortunately used the
exnmnlos of hookworm and malaria. It
wns this aspect of the paper that thejtions
New England press exploited, eliciting
a reaction In -New York City and else
where. "Incidentnlly. it has lieen a lesson
Irt me to he a little more Mint ions in
ninking remarks of any kind."
The Secretary of the Council said lie
was not speaking officially for the or
ganization at Boston, btit that In or
der to "counteract the unfortunate im
pression created In certain quarters as
a result of misinterpretation of riiy re
marks" It was advising all Interested
parties as to the real conditions in the
South.
J Minings Now In Richmond.
CBj the A clatad Prau.
UlchmondrTa., April !!. Dennis Jen
nings, alleged lender of a gang of au
tomobile thieves that operated In Vir
ginia, North Carolina and South Caro
lina and. (leorgia. wns returned here
today from Detroit, where he wns ar
rested several , days ago. Jennings
Will be tried on charges, conviction
of which, officials declared, will curry
aggregate maximum penalties of 50
years' Imprisonment.
Dirigible at Fort Benjamin Harrison
(By th AatMWIM i ' i
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.. April
0. The TC-1, largest I'. 8. Army non
rigid dirigible, landed at the Fort Har
rison aviation field at 0:25 a. m. to
day, completing the first leg of Its
journey fromxWlngfoot Lake Station,
Akron. Ohio, to Scott Field. Belle
ville, 111.
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These Things Happen
You save the Rent Don't have to Mome Furnish
ings last Longer You take Pride in Improving Ufe is
worth living, You Become a Real Citizen.
Come to our office in the Concord National Hank to
day and let us explain toyou the great co-operative plan
of the Cabarrus County Building Loan Association.
Loans made promptly. All Stock is non-taxable.
START RIGHT SERIES 51 NOW OPEN START NOW
Cabarrus County Building Loan and
Savings Association
OmCR IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK.
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WtKmPiT IMKDIM.
.Ms It U K TO WORK
Chief Ktmrthe Wan t.reailj I mica
rafd Ilia VaraliM Hartal hi
FWrMa.
Uw aartal Mil ,
Whlntoii.AJrll - lariguraied l.
his nr-wee4' vacation (Jrenideai
Harding went to work otwrg.-t I. ull
today on u variety of problems avail
.iik his attention.
Arriving nt bis tut' shortly aftit
8:3M ochsk. the Chk-f Kxecutive went
over a high Mart of MP (Waal on
his desk, culled io his stenographer
and did n lot of ilictntlng. had a con
ference of more than an hour with
Moi retry Hughe. tllwuSHed the sugar
pric situation and other things with
Secretary Ilooier. hmf hrief talks
with Senator Nelson, republican, of
Minnesota, and former Senator Page,
republican. Vermont, and revlvel frian
Senators 'irtls and Capper, republi
cans, of Kansas, separate roeoiiiiuenda
tlons for the "dirt fanner" vacancy on
the reserve Isiard.
.Secretary Hughes declined to discuss
his eoiifei-ence with the President, but
it was assumed he look up n large ac
cumulation of depart merit mutters.
Secretary Hoover acquainted the Kxcc
uitive with the latest dcvciopuiciits in
the sugar situation, and the latest ef
forts of his dcHirlinent in dealing witli
It. including the inquiry now
under-'
way in Culm and Porto Rico.
For the Reserve Hoard vacancy
created during the President's absence
by the death of Mini I. Campbell.
Senator Curtis recommended A. H.
Ientou. of Arkansas City.. Kans.. who
is both a farmer and banker: and
Senator Capper presented to the Pres
ident YV. II. Cluippcll. of Chsnute.
Kansas, a larmcr, mid urged Ins np
lMiintnieut. 1'nlon I mint) Fanners May Turn
to
Tobacco.
IMarshville, April 8. Some agita
tion for tobacco growing as a means
of combatting the ravagps of the boll
weevil in Union county Is being made.
Many farmers aad business m?n be
lieve that tobacco may be profitably
grown in this county, tiocn ling
time when it was grown to some ex
tent in Lanes Creek township.
Twenty-five or thirty years $o
the late Captain T. E. Ashcraft of
l.unes Creek, built a large tobacco
barn and grew the weed for a tew
years, but abandoned the pursuit oc
eans? of the fact that cotton proved
ntr-t-e easily grown and gathgrgd,,
- .daily noHie1Teve nitTt iffie liSlfl
weevil should invade the' county to
ths extent that cotton growing be
comes unprofitable, the tobacco in
dustry will take on new life, e-i-pet-hilly
s.nce the cooperative -.liar
kettng plant makes it easy to market
tobacco, although there is no estab
lished market, in the county, by snip
ping to warehouses in the tobacco sec-
CMfe $100,0410 I or Risking His Life.
E. R. May. an insurance man of
San r ranciseo, & til., has received a
check for $100,000 from United States
Senator Lawrence ' O. PliippB of
Colorado, for saving the lives of Sena
tor Phipps' two daughters Dorothy
and Helen, in 1M4.
On June 5, 190'4, May was walking
down A street in Denver when he
saw a team of runaway horses draw
ing a careening buggy. In the buggy
were the Phill ps girls. Risking his
!ife, May seized the reins of the
horses and rescued the girls.
Senator and Mrs. Phipps were in
Europe at the time, but on their re
turn they hunted May up and gave
him $5,000. with the assurance that
he would hear from them again. He
has, this time to the extent of $100.
000. Admits Killing Wife With an Axe.
(By the Aaaoeinied l're.k
Thlhortenux. La.. April 0. Victory
Tabor, aged of this parish, has
confessed, according to Sheriff Lewis
Stark, that he Chopped o0f lils wife's
head with an axe Saturday night be
cause she disobeyed his order not to
leave home without his consent. Ta
bor walked from his home that night
and awakened the sheriff to tell him
the story.
In Paraguay they have a very
small cat, three pounds in weight at
maturity, -which never caterwauls.
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tours mul tmoM
I IV Cmi a DaMMfeate f fcatee
Apt It 0.-
naufhter at
tad
Mt
Q"rH. of kaauav aaat
Calrl .1 Ftguo ati.w
araiT and inher of a
ia ttsr Italian
raaniiy ml Iha
oM nohilliy. -r im i with all ttu
rllf .f the BaMaa ('aibalk IVirt-h
4i.irtly '- t -i. mi u.i.i la thr
Pauline Thaui-I ia the gnmwl ll
are. The on racy ..f -. pi, - it . ,-
uf aearijr all at the r.. at faiailiai and
(urt-ruaaraia of I ur..- mt&r the rM
a demnnamtlua of inientattiatal
peace
While, the sbr: .fntuul civil air
riage rereuiony wan taking piae thr
s. ' - i, . were Ig nttend thr i
re'igious ii.ol AA-uihlert in lU'
chapel, the interior of which had Iwy-n
made beantifnl with artlatic lUiral dec
orations, soficmtl by the judicious Ise
of pain . f. i ii-. ami olh t plan;,
which coiilrrtHml nicely with the lt
im of the ladies' ' iiihI w ith I Im-
unlfoims of th tulliMrir gucots.
At the conclusion of the civil cere
atony the bridal priK-essiou was mat
nhulled into line by the luqa-rial court
ha i 1 1 1--1 la in and then p; - -. I 1 near
ly the whole length of the tumbling
aid palace, through a long scries of
stale apartments, to tile Pauline Chatt
el. It whs hil by the brlilnl easthte
the Prlaeeas' train Is-lng Imrne liy the
voiilhful ueihe.w of the In idegl II
Count di Hergolo wore his full dress
military uniform. After them rame
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena, with the parents of the bride
groom. Then followed the Duke and
Dnchcss of Aostn. the Count nnd the
conntess or ltirin. ami otner uienitiers
of the Italian royal family, together
with the delegated representatives of
the royal families of England, Sain
liclgimn. Norway. Sweden, and other
eonntriea, n special delegation repre
sentijig the French government, and
the ambassadors of other nations.
who, together with their wives, form
ed a company of several hundred.
Member- of the Italian nobility alsp
were In attendance, ns well as high
officers of the army and navy. Pre
mier Mlssnlini and other members of
the cabinet, and a deputation reprc
sejiting the two houses of Parliament.
The royal bride was attended by her
sisters, the Princess Mafalndn and
fiiovnnan. Degli Angela, the royal
chaplain, performed the ceremony, as
sistcd by several eminent prelates and
a iinnilier of priests. At' the conclu
sion of the ceremony the chaplain de
livcred tho eustoinnrv brief address
of advice ami admonition to the bridal
couple. As the. rings were exchanged
before (lie altar a battery of artillery
stationed outside the palace tired a
royal salute.
Then the bridnL couple, with tin
BW ?'1iP"'T ' "'t""wi "ne. of
tne siatc (irawrng rooms t rne pni-
ace, where they received the congrntn
lntions of tlie guests, who fifed past
them making profound bows ami eour
tosic.s.
The populace of Rome observed tin
day as a gala day. the streets being
tilled with people, including many who
had come from a distance to catch a
gJHnpoe of the wedding porgp and
pageantry. As the. hour for the cere
mony approached the plaza surround
ing the Quirinal was nitre with peo
pie watching the constant arrival of
the many royal personages and their
brilliantly uniformed attendants, Vir
rually (-very house in Rome was hum
with flags and streams, while bright
ly colored flowers had been placed in
the windows and on most of the bal-
ronien. everything forming a most ef
(active display.
HENRY FORI) ASKED '
TO VISIT GREENSBORO
Ignited Commerrial Travelers Ask De
troit Manufacturer to Address
Them. 7!
(By th a.aauelateo' Prraa. i
(ireensboro, April 9. Hendy Ford
automobile manufacturer, has been in
vited to deliver an address" here dm
ing the annual inciting of tue Coun
II of the Carolin.is, t'nitod Coniinei
rial Travelers in June. The invlla
lion of the Detrolter was fordarded
.siinuay nigni ny members ami on
cers of the tireenshoro council No. 111H
host to the coming convention.
Klanswonien Stage Dig Parade at
Dallas Texas.
unnas, rex., April 7. The uown
town street of Dallas were jammed
at 8 o'clock tonight, traffic was an a
stanasini ana ponce reserve were
stationed at 50-foot intervals. ,nlle
near the county criminal conrrh
building members of the "American
Women" reported as being a auxiliary
of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas, as
sembled for parade, the first to ho
planned by the women's order since
Its organization about a year ago.
The parade at 8:15 o clock, led by
horsewomen, three abreast, carrying
tbe American flag, the Lons Star itag
of the Texas republic, and the Ameri
can Woman flag, followed by H 75
plece band, playing "Onwnrl
Christian Soldiers."
The wom;n, In long line following
the band, marched two abreast, wear
ing long white robes -with red crosses
on the right sleeves. They wore a
peaked cap with a red tassel and
were masked.
COMING!
"night Life in holly
wood" The most unusual and sensa
tional picture production of the
season.
PIEDMONT THEATRE
Wednesday and Thursday.
We would stronfily advise
that you avail yourself of this op
portunity to learn the real truth
about llolywood, the most talked
-about city m the world..
ll.r KlOf
Rally Meeting for Lenoir College
Proved Very
oith i ruitaa l the imtm
Mate la the I'aiaa gad la the mate
trtth the graairal (eIUllthmt ' hVi
l Ms. txaghUa l of imi-
burgh. ated here -realerdajr after
mum at the rally Mid la Ml. Jan.,-
Uilberna Chun lu N- Inteee of I lie
tx'Mttat .KUituigB fta ly-u.ar College
IH-. Macljiughlla at pre-at is iwi-h
of a Luiherau Chnrth In ritttnunli
hilt be w a pastor fVt. Jacae Cbur. b
here fur a numher year and has
pi In cigse loncl, All the antUrfill
pi oi - - of the aiat HI stni- u,.
he -in. I. is fnrtfter hnctml up In Hi.
unvpii.m ,.t l.i.aiiiesg metl wllb whom
be u.-i -aue in ioiitt. The Slate Is
OOl only gretiKill ILh ieveloHlii-l.l o(
ts reeourcea, bM la its edtu-ntional
rogitH and religion feeling, as well I
It has serin-ely heeiV..ii. hed ,ilh the!
foreign spirit, he said.
With this ftvling. r. Ma. Ijinghlln
atahal. the l.uiherrtBs of this state,-1'"1"-11- ' consiam downpour oi
have an ggaarrWgMHHH tntaae of n"in " "l"' "" ,t"' 'barter of the
other secHou of the SkXry have. With ; church. Tills sermon was lilhsl with
the big henrteilnesa i
one tllllll Mr D
K. Rhyue. who ha
i islel an nihil-
liomil s:!ni.ii in tin
i-du.-jlloiiu! mo-
grain of this Syiual
-rc came a ehnl-
lenge to the church.
be like of which
no other Lutheran I
lege in AiiK-rica I
has ever hml. He
id lhat the hour !
if trial for laioir ('allege had juissisl. !
that she came out pur- gold, thai she they sang on last Sunday evening,
had Ims-ii plans I ia the balances and (These Included two anthems, with so
inetisured up to Hie riiiiir-d standard. In parts by Miss Helen Piitterson. Miss
hut Mint the Sytnal ij" North Carolina I Ma.-ey, and Mr. Sam liisKlnian. Mr.
wns on trial.
Rev. Prof. E. J.V, D. D of the I
ollegc, was emphuffl in his statement
of the noiils of enlarged equipment of
Womble Got Nomination
In Democratic Primary
i
Sapp, Flowe, Wilkinson, Ivey, McEachern, Hullender,
Hartsell and King the Successful Candidates Who
Entered Democratic Primaries Held Saturday.
.losiah Bailey WHle,
now servinc
his first term ns Mayor (if Conconl
will Im- the IteinoerOfii- nominee for
this oftice in the Majr election, he hav
ing been nominated In the primary held
by his iarfy in thin lyty Saturday ;tf
terniHin. Mayor Vohible enjoys the
(llstinclion of hnvine curried every
ward in the city in Ihe primary over
his opponent. Jacob Oi Moose. The to
tal vote in the primary for this office
was Womble :W2, Moose IIS.
In addition to .Bator Womble, the
followiiitt candidntaKl were nominated
nttu-(Uiy bw 11
Alderninn at larue .I..T. Hans. Cn-
nnnosed.
Alderninn from Ward one v .
Flowe. Defeated .luhn J.. Pctron,
Alderman from Ward two W. A
Wilkinson, rnonnosed.
Mdennan from Ward three ('. M.
Ivey. I'nopposed.
alderman from Ward four .1. (!.
McKachern. Defeated 15. C. Mtaker.
Vldciiuan from Ward live It. A.
Hullender. I 'nopposed.
School Commissioner nt lai-pre J. L.
Hartsell. Defeated Robert Cook.
School Commissioner from Ward
one L. T. Hartsell. Unopposed.
School CommlBSlollBT from Ward
four Dr. It. M. King. Defeated V. L.
Norman.
All of the candidates named above.
both (he successful, and unsuccessful,
were announced candidntes except Mr.
Cook. It was not tienernlly known that
he was in the race until his tickets
appeared at the voting places.
Mrs. u D. Coltrane, who rumor stat
ed was going to be n candidate for
school commissioner, but who never
announced her candidacy, received sev
eral votes for commissioner in her
ward.
The largest vote was polled by Mr.
Sapp, who was voted 011 in each ward
and who had no opposition. Mr. J. I
Hartsell carried every ward in the
city except Ward live nnd Ward one.
box 2.
Mayor Womble received a vole that
whs surprising to many. He carried
Mr. Moose's own ward, thus showing
strong backing in every purl of the
city.
The candidates nominated Saturday
will represent the Democratic party In
the municipal election to be held on
May 8th. Since the Democrats have
been carrying the city by large major
ities lu the past several elections, the
nominations practically assure elec
tion.
ltcpuhlicau leaders have not an
nounced whether or not their party
will enter a ticket thin year. Ward
five usually elves a Republican 11111-
iorltv. and for thai reason a candidate
for alderman from that warn may is?
entered in the election
One Hepnblicnn who takes much in
terest In politics intimated that the
G. O. P. will enter a full ticket, but
he would not discuss the matter fully,
and refuaed to suggest any probable
candidates.
The vote in the primary Saturday
was light, as had lieen expected. A
number of women voted, but they did
not show the Interest they have shown
in regular elections and are expected
to show on the Hth of next month.
The full vote 'follows:
Ward one, box ona Womble 1-M:
Moose 23; Sapp lfiT; Flowe 170 ; le
trea 12: Hartsell, J. L. 158: Cook 3;
Hartsell, L. T., 17!.
Ward one, Iwx two Womble 21,
Moose 12; Sapp 2: Flowe 20: l'e
trca 11; Hartsell, .1. L 11; Cook 26.
Ward two Womble 08: Moose 14;
Sapp 71 ; Hartsell. .1. L 51 ; Cook 20;
WllktiiBon 77.
Ward three Womble 11): Moose 13
Ivtw 81: Sapp 81: Hatsell, J. L., 28
Cook 1.
Ward four Womble 72; Moose 31;
McKachern 72; Li laker 34; Sapp !W;
King 81; Norman 10; Hartsell,' J. I...
Successful Occasion
n ,le4Blt.-itl.aaal uaMhattoaW to keep
pare. th the ataaatarde uf recjalte-nieni-
With lewteaa-iea of Bertia lb
termia nti etett ha IK I there ain-i I'
lirefairalUxui uarnW- measure np to
the neeef4llfs He afttke briedr of the
-11.. educational da-uaaitds lluil lite
preaetil an- nt uiakiuc and of the ne-d
fur H e c4leae to tar i this condition.
Mr. Heffaer. a mimIvM al i e.i-..t
-..i.- uf the -Mil. Ms ... mines in the
p:i i.- tfT..rt lo r .-. Vtv'iO.OUl for tl.e
lUllfJW.
The rally meatina was well alteteieil
v Ith uiii.li mi-.. ... for the can. e
an.la .l.-t-l inillat i.m to ei-un. the
, ...r s,,Mt
.i,..., i. ,-,,a-s v,,ll ,,ih-ii on the
, . t of this month
"'" "lon.mg ir. Mgcingwia
preucnci lor ii. jasaea laaign-gaiion.
""' l:'r'' ciuinu was i nwwnu-
oispinnioii noil wns n-iemn 1.1 nun
""' eiosesi am i n. i ins urge cim-
gregatlon is-shiki- tin- nign i-siis-m ami
" " "
i"'s -"ngregnii.iii.
Sss ial miisie for the morning sol
vice was rcmleiasl by the choir, w hi. h
reSiiKsl the Knster anthems which
(looifinaii also sang a tenor soio i
Know That My Redeemer llveth. ' The
choir was assislisl in the service by
the members of the jjnlor choir.
II I (II
POINT AHEAD OF
DURHAM'S POPULATION
High Point's Population by the Fed
eral Census Takers as 2,270.
High Polnt4mril ".The result of
the census-takers' recount of the pop
ulation of Iliiili Coin!, to which there
was added new territory by an ex
tension election several months ago,
announced today, gave the city a pop
ulation of 22.27!.
I'hcse bfflcinl figures make High
. .I
fWit theth 1aTEC!St:Ty-fir Worth-j
Carolina and nt present the largest
city in Guilford county, tbe popula
tion being larger than that of (Ireens
boro. and also Durham.
According to the 11120 census, there
are at present only live cities in
North Carolina with ti larger popula
tion than ilia 1 of High Point. These
are: Winston-Salem. 4N.3fl,r: Char
lotte. 4(i.;t;8: Wilmington, 33.372:
Ashoyille. s,."i(4: ltaleigh, 24,41.
That High Point has enjoyed re
markable growth during the past 20
years is shown in the official figures.
In l!l(in the city had a population of
only 4,1(13, hul in 1010 it grew to a
city with !,"i24 inhabitants. High
Point continued to grow and in 1920
the federal census gave the city a pop
ulation of 14,302.
Jjiist year the voters of High Point
decided in a special election to extend
the corporate limits of the city. Fol
lowing the election, Mayor John W.
Hedrick requested the census bureau
to make a new count of noses in High
Point. The mayor's request was com
plied with and the enumeration have
High Point a large increase.
Woman Sets Fire to Self and is Ritrn
ed to Death.
Miami, Fla., April 8. Crazed with
pain of a long Illness, which three
operations had failed to alleviate Mrs.
He en Simms, 4fi. of M ami drenched
herselr with Kerosene last night, lit a
match to her clothing, screamed once
and burned to death.
Police al first worked on the the
ory that the woman had been mur
dered and because of her smallness
of stature believed her to be but 16
years old. ,
The woman's husband later was
found and he identified her as nfs
wife. He said sh3 had been dement
ed over her illness. The couple came
here fnm Wellington, Colorado in
Octoler.
Gets Full Sentence of Turlington Act.
(Br the Aaaeclatcd 1'rt-aa.) -
OreenslMiro, April il.--Kelly Safe
right, young white man,, felt the full,
effects of the Turlington act in Su
perior Court here today when be wns
sentenced to six months on Guilford
county roads by Judge T. U. Finle.v,
of North Wilkeshom. presiding over a
speeinl term of court. Saferlght was
arrested in Ihe central part of tin city
two weeks ago and was found to have
something less than a (part of corn
whiskey in tlie. pockets of his over
nils. Pullman Charges Reinc Investigated.
(By Ox- AaMttiatvd Piwm.i
Washington, April 0. An Investiga
tion into the propriety and reasonable
ness of the present surcharge placed
against passengers who use Cullman
equipment, nnd Into the general sched
ule of rates charged for Pullman car
service, was Instituted today by Jhe
Interstate Commerce Commission. The
times und places for the hearings will a reunion since 1MW would lie here,
lie assigned Inter. I The arrival yesterday of large del-
1 orations from TiHinessee, North Qan
' . . . .. - 1 jjn h,,r nearer points took the
fS4. Cook IB: Mrs. I
D. Coltrane 1.
Ward live Womble 411: Moose 25;
Snon Oil: Hullender (Mi: Cook 0T: Hart
sell J. I... 0.
ON WOMEM WILL MOT ! -TRCT
BE TRIED IN COURTr HAS BEEN BLOCKED
Miss,-s Rosalie Rowen and
Mary Gwnn, Y. M C. A.
Workers, Were Fired on
hy Prohibition Agents.
SEVERAL BULLETS
STRUCK THEIR CAR
Rather Than Get So Much
Publicity, They Will Not
Take Their Case to Court,
It Is Decided.
(Br thr Aaaarlaiert Pr.t
Ashcville. April II. (illi.-ers of the
Ashoville V. W. ( '. A. will advise Miss
es Itoslic Itowen and Mary liwyou,
members of Ihe V, W. ('. A. slafT here,
whose a utoiiiobile wns lirisl upon by
Federal prohibition olll.-ers in Creen
ville Comity. S. 1'., yesterday, not to
institute legal prooi-c.iings against the
officers, they said today, because of the
publicity they would he involved in.
The young women are expected to
return to this city today following an
inspection of the Greenville. V. W. c.
A.
According to Information received
here Ihe automobile In which they
were riding near Travelers' Host, was
tired upon by l T. Queen and other
prohibition officers after the young
women had disregarded an order to
halt. The occupants of the car said
they feared the men were highwaymen.
A bullet penetrated a tire of their
ear. auot lief struck a spoke in the
wheel, and a third penetrated the right
fender. The panel tired tire caused lin
ear to go Into a ditch, where the otli-
ccrs searched through the car and the
young women's effects. Then they
were released with the explanation
that their car had been mistaken for
a rum runner.
lilt: COTTON M.VRKKT
Firm Tone at Opening, First Prices 1 1
lo 21 Points Higher.
(By the ANMieUttd i-r.-ss.i
New York. April P. Relatively firtu
Liverpool cables nnd rather unsettled.
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opening today and first prices were 11
to 1 points higher on trade and com
mission house buying. The advance
ill tract ed considerable realizing which
caused some Irregularity, but the un
dertone of the market was steady dur
ing the early trading with .Inly hold
ing around 'JU KI and October 25.75, or
about 10 to 'i points net higher 011 the
general list.
Cotton futures opened linn: May
30.00: .luly 20.10; October .ri."0: De
cember i!!i.'St; January 24.98.
METHODIST CHURCH
GETS $800 000 LEGACY
J. W. Higgins, Fatally Hurt in Auto
Accident, Leaves His Wealth to
Church.
(H7 the AaaoelateA Preaa.)
Johnson City. Tenn., April !. J. W.
Higgins. wlio died in a Marion, N. C
hospital during the past week ns a re
sult of injuries sustained by being
struck by an automobile driven by
Ellas Hensley, a 10-year-old youth,
left $800,000 in cash and really lo the
Methodist Church. He was president
of tin- City Hank at Yancy, N. (?, and
one of tin- outstanding financiers of the
western section of I lie state. He was
SI years of age. and childless. He left
a farm rained at $1(3,WK1 to a nephew
Joe Higgins.
Higgins was a member of the Soulh
ern Methodist Church,
Case of Conscience Or Case of Fright !
Dunn, April 7. -John Bennett
Pope. Harnett county farmer, who
lives near Dunn, passed through an
unusual experience this week. Rob
bers broke into his smokeshouse at
night and took every piece of his
home-raised meat, and he had quite
a supply.' The following day Mr.
Pope put out tlie word that he had
secured sufficient evidence to convict
and the word was narrated around
that the men who took the fat had
best return it. The next morning Mr.
Pope was very much surprised and
more greatly pleased when he foun 1
that every piece of h's meat had been
returned and left on his porch.
The service of the Admiral Oriental
Lines weather station will lie n boon,
therefore, to skipiiers on the Pacific,
nnd Is expected to be shortly lead to
the aliening of similar bureaus on both
the Pacific and Atlantic consls.
Visitors Arriving
For the Annual
(Br h Aaaorlated Pr..f
New Orleans. La., April 0. Visitors
to the 33rd reunion of the Cnlted Con-
1 tolerate Veterans which oiens on Wed
nesday, continued to pour Into the city
today and It was predicted by conven
tion officials that by tomorrow night
the greatest crowd that hns attended
convention hcaihiua iters ,by storm
"We wanted to lie In plenty of time,
- they explained.
A little group that arrived together
CHIEF WATER ROUTE
Ixx-ks on Dortmund-Bat
Canal Destroyed by Dyna
mite and Traffic on Canal
Now al Standstill.
FRENCH SAY ONE
CANAX IS OPEN
This Is -Most Serious Case of
Sabotage Reported on the
Waterways During the Oc
cupation Period.
F.aen. April i) I Hy f lit- Associated
Press 1. The explosion' nf 11 time Ismilt
destroyed the locks of the Dorlniniid
Knis (anal near Henrne early today.
The canal was blocked, seriously In
terfering witli the complicated inland
waterway traffic In the Ituhr.
This is the most serious case of
sabotage yet reported on the Kuhr
waterways. Tho lock was near tho
junction of the Dortmund-Kins canst
with the main canal that runs down
to the Rhine nt Diusburg nnd Ruhrort,
where the largest inland port in the
world is located.
Tlie intention of the dynamiters whs
not only to block the canal, but to
drain tlie water from the main Rhine
Herue canal, which is the main water
way artery of the Ituhr. hut the)
French say this main canal was not
interfered with as tlie locks on both
sides of the one which was dynamited:
were closed Immediately after the ex
plosion. V
The DorOnund-Ems, canal, itself
an Important waterway, is blocked.
Guards have lieen placed at all junctions-
and locks as a measure for pre
vention of further damage.
FEAR OF KMCKER
CAUSE OF SUICIDE
West Virginia Klaasiman Worried
Over Telling Secrets Takes Own
Life.
Clarksburg, W. Va April 8. Worry
over the fact that he had divulged to
his own.fa.ther a plan which tho Wal
lace Kn Klux Klan had to whip two
fitfcenloutsnlL
rjtrdett. wealthy Wallace Wl ana gas'
man. nnd himself an officer In the
K an, to, a mental slate where death
seem an easier alternative than the
consequences which his mind pictur
ed, according to a story which ap
peared in the Clarksburg. Exponent
Sunday morning.
This is revealed in statements writ
ten just before death by Ogden, who,
011 Tuesday of this week, placed n
pistol over his heart and pulled tlw
trigger, and in signed statements by
his father. James Ogden. his widow,
IMrrs. Dellis Ogden, and r. 6. rjsunae,
Wallace undertaker, who is one of the
men who H is said the k an planned
I to whip. Mr. and Mrs. Ogden and 'Mr
Estlnke each prepared statements for
the Clarksburg Exponent, and the
father turned over the one written by
his son just before he took his own
life.
Thirty-Seven Thousand Hear Sunday
in Farewell Sermons.
Columbia, . C, April H. Thirty
seven thousand people heard Billy
Sunday in four services in the taber
nacle.. From 7 o'clock to i) the big
pine temple was a teaming scene of
activity. One audience would Ik- let
out at one end of the tabernacle and
another let in at the other, so that
there was a minimum of duplication.
The trail hitters at tlie four services
numbered 4.4411. of which 2. lot enme
at the night services. It. broke nil
records for Mr. Suuday's 27 years of
1 evangelistic work.
Mr. Sunday was escorted to the .
train at 10 o'clock by the 800 ushers
of the tabernacle organization. Tlie
men drew Mr. Sunday's ear through
the street to tlie station with ropes
attached to his car, and along the
streets stood delegations from the,
public schools, the university and the
two colleges for women and ninny ciH
zens. who sang songs of tlie taber
nacle and shouted and waved goodbye
to the evangelist.
At the tnhernacle tonight tlie mem
bers of Ihe Sunday party were called
to the platform and the 10,000 wor
shippers applauded and waved their
handkerchiefs, nnd the.u spontaneous
ly broke into a volume of song, "God
Re With Yim Till We Meet Again."
Cotton on the local market today is
(pioted at 28 1-2 cents per pound : cot
ton seed at (Ki cents per bushel.
in New Orleans
Confederate Reunion
consisted of J. A. Smith, of Chnttu-
noogn, and J. M. Cook and W. S. Oris
som, of Gaston County, N. C. Mr.
Cook is 83 years old and boasts of the
fact that he has 111 children. 40 grand
children, and 22 great griind-ehlldren.
He wns 11 memlier of Ransom's Brig
ade during the war. For bravery at
Shariisliurg be was appointed color
bearer for his regiment for tlie ret
innlndiT of the war.
As spry as a man half his age. Geo.
W. Shcram. HK years old Confederate
Veteran, walking from Rnrnesvllle,
Co., to attend the reunion, arrived last
night, lie left Barnesvllle March