North Carolina Newspapers

I ; ! The Concord Daily Tribune ! TOQAVS NEWS TODAY ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES no n, VOLUME XXIII CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY. APRIL LJ, 1923 CONFEDEMTEVETS TO MEET IN 1924 IN MEMPHIS. TENN. This City Won Out in Con tort With Dt!las for Next Annual Reunion of the Heroes df the South. (iKN. HAI.DEMAN NRW COMMANDER Despite Rain Veterans Eag erly Looked Forward to Pa rade, to Them One of Re unions' Biggest Features. Now Orleans, April 13 (By the As sociated PresM. Today was the tiny lespite the fmt t lut t It was Friday. Ihe 13th, mill n heavy ruin which be Kitn rnllinjj early in I lie morning and llireiitenetl lo continue throughout Ihe ilny. Confederate Veterans who have Im-ii in annual reunion Ihti' since Wt-diies lay hart' looked liiun it as flic ulii mad' goal of the gathering, for il is tin- lime for Hie annual parade, ami refusing to allow Hie gloomy wenlher tn dampen their eiilliusiiiKiii, were up eiirly. brushing their grey uniforms, knocking the ilents nut of their old oauipnigu lints, anil polishing their brass lint tons in preparation fur Hie event. Till' Veterans concluded thele tmal. Hess session yesterday w ith the ele - lion oi iteuerai Minium It. Hnldeinan. of Louisville. Ky as commandcr-in-chief for the ensuing years, ami decid ed in favor of Memphis as against Dal las, for the prji reunion chy. Indication were thai most of the old warriors would ride in nntnmo liiles in the parade. One marcher will In' Serges II I S. M. Fe.tlherston, an S3 years old veteran, of Asheville. N. '., who eals and sleeps with the Imtlle scan-ed ting of Ihe 25th X. C. regiment. Company A. Sergennl Feat her spoon said Ihe Hag had never lieen out of his siglil nor in the hands of another persons since he eamo into postiession of It at the death of ("apt. rrcti make dining the war. A dlstinm-.'lied iMirtlciitini L'i I"' parade wlii lit Or. fJeiVrtte TtlliirtKWi, T surgeon genernl of the (Iraiul Army of tn itepuhllc anil tntlier ot President, tin riling, and who Is a guest of (ten. A, R. Ronth, couitlandcr of the Louis iana division t'nlted Confederate Vet erans. Parade is Held. New Orleans, April 13 (By the Asso ciated Press).- With a bright sun dis sipating the overcast skies of Ihe morning, grizzled hosts of grey swung into line nr noon today, bringing into action the annual parade of the I' III let 1 Confederate Veterans in reunion here. II bad rained all night and up till ! o'clock this forenoon, and il ap peared as if Ihe parade would have to be called off. The sun broke through the clouds, however, a I 10 o'clock and the skies were clearer when the veterans and other organiza tions set forth from the starting point on St. Charles Avenue. The head of the procession reached Cenal Street just at noon and paused while a detachment of the Washing ton artillery of New Orleans which covered itself with glory in 'the 'Mexi can, Civil, Spanish-American and the l World wars, fired a sa'ute of 13 guns. I The battDry was on the levee at the foot of Canal Street. Plane' Will Carry Food to Travelers. Miami. Fla., April 12. Bilked to day by new rain storms in the Kvor gladea the big land plane obtained by the Miami Herald to carry fond sup piles to the 22 members of the Tamlami trail blazers party still tn the heart of the vast waste lands wl 1 make another attempt at oinvu to lnorroW lo get away on Its mission. The party Is about 60 miles from Miami and their food supplies were reported to be ebbing low by Hire-; of the pathfinders who made their way here early today. Cotton on the local market today Is unchanged at 12H 1-2 cents per pound ; cotton seed at 06 cents per bushel. (66ob6ob6o6boooooooooooooooooo THE KEY OF YOUR OWN HOME! Is waiting for you It is hanging in the office of this Old Reliable Building and Loan-Association. Come Claim, Itl You merely have to determine that you will save regularly each iweek or month and save for that home. Let us show you the simplest and best plans that will finance the buying or building of a modest cot tage of your own. OTHERS HAVE DONE IT I YOU CAN! Come in today and let us explain it to you, and start Now by Taking Some Shares in Series No. fit now open. All Stock is Non-Taxable. We pay the Tax. START RIGHT AND - START NOW Cabarrus County Building Loan and Savings Association OFFICE IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK. NM U (OMrNTIOS ttr n inn i ni ( HKIMIW r Mil OR Ts Br Hi Id (hurt of ! I.i te rV.4 I'rvfcMrrLa pnl I IIM ,o.l Thtmt: The Ht mirth of Youth. Text : I Cor. H1:I3. Saturday Aften,Mi 0?a Dernttofml SrTiitt R.-r l'. Ron.iu J. I 4 :1. Rt-fmrf of fYnsMcnt. I Bettorl of Secretary, j 4:! ApimltitniPfii i.f oinmli tees I .'.. - i . lit.nr: m. s. P.: nVvr: ttaiM Htw. SSB Momtutv from Ktne 1'nlon. .1:41 i Annoiuicetiietiiii. ':i' livwh. Saturday Evening. T JO ttcvoili.na I Seivht Rio .). C Itowan. i I."- Reports I,;' Com,ulll'C3. Pretermit) lor Pi.rc s. R:1.V- Ijitent Word from Headquar ters. j H :30 Address Rev. .1. ('. Garth, of ('harloile. . f. R :."5 A Time to (lei V onto I I !:20--Piuycr lor Tomorrow and the Mhcpoh. Sunday Morning. 0:45 Vlsll one of ihe local Sith Imth schools. II :(MI sermon to Voting Rev. M. K. Daniels. Sllttt. II C"lili I aiie Mi sinus. Mecklenhunig Presbytery. Sunday Afternoon. 3:00 Devotional Sen lies Rev. .1. '. Rowan. i ":I5 Knur Siiiare Objectives- Slcu ardsliip; liradcd (iirlstian Kndenvnr. .". ::s:.- Starling Ui;;hl- Sccoiid Pres li. icriuu lunch. 4 : 1 ." I I' K. Deutousl ratlini Tenth Avenue t iiuri It, ( 'oihoiiI. j 4:311 ('timing Convention. 1 :4l (fur Ueionls. : ."i:Mt Mizpah. Sumkiy Kxi'iiiug. I 7:1.1 Christian Kndeaviir I'rnvpr Meeting. I 8:00 Our Resolutions, j K:0Ti Inslallntlon of nfflcers. I S:li Devotional Services. I S :2o Address hy Rev. M. E. V:i liody. Sugar Creek Church. S :.-,(! Closing Thought. UAftt Mizpah. All the sessions of the convention late open to the public, i, ml church I Workers of the city are given a speehtl Invitation to attend Ibem. ! From :'M In l:30 supper will lie 'served the delegates and several rep resentatives of the Knilen vnr Societies in Ihe cily at Ihe Concord V. M. C. A. j Music will lie much in evidence dur jing Ihe sessions of the convention, anil numliers will lie given iH'twefit Ihe addresses. ?HKVIM,i: liKTS K.VT BUton Oarst One cl Principal Speak- crs at Edacatktnal (unferenee at Morgautmt Morgan. April 12. Trinity Parish. Asheville, was selected as the piace fur :he nJxt, conventlan of the diocese of western North Carolina, which is holding its first annual convei.Mon here this week. Trinity is the largest parish in the diocese, and Morganton is second to il. Asheville is also the home of the bishop i f the diocese. Dr. Junius Horner. Following the regular lirugrani for today a communion service was held at 7:110 this evening and morn ing prayer at 9:30. At illie convention session the committee on e. institu tion and canons reported and an educational conference iwas hold at which Bishop Darst was one of the principal speakers. Rev. A. S. Laiur ence, of Chapel Hill, was the leader in the conference on social service. This afternoon many ef the d?le gates enjoyed a drive to Lake James. Speakers at tonight's conference were Rt. Rev. E. Cfark Kennedy, ami Rev. Walter IMitchell, D. D., of Porter Military Academy. The convention closes tomorrow. WANT SI' IT AGAINST DAVID CIXT RKOPKNKI) Attorney For Colony Tells Cult That He Wis New And Important Kvi denee. (Irnnd Rapids. Mich., April 13 (By the Associated Press i. A motion ask ing that the suit of John V. flannel! against tin1 Israelite House of David, heard here recently, be reopened, was tiled in V. S. Dial r Id Court here to day. II. T. Dewhlrst representing Ihe Colony, asserted in tiling the million, that he has evidence lending to prove that Hansell plotted to "bomb the buildings 'at the Colony and make away with the large sums of money kefit In the vaults there." .(X'uCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "H TISSUE OF LIES" Superintendent Pou Anwere Charges That Prisoners in State Prison Are Not Treaed All Rkht. INVITES OFFICIALS TO MAKE INQUIRIES Says Mr. Dudding Cares Nothing for Helping Pris oners But is Trying Sole ly to Help Himself. (tlr Ihr 1 T ... . . I It. .. i Raleigh, April 1 ; 'A t Issue .,i lies." declared George V. Pou. su,ur ntendent of the North Carolina State Prison, in a statement issued loonj regarding charges of -riilty In ,irl tiers, and as to lb char.nler of font! I'm nishetl I hem. made by V.. !:. Hud Tug. president til ibc Prinonera He lief Society, of Win hington, I). .'. "I shal. welcome an Investigation if the charges, should the Governof or Hie board of directors desire to have i nc." staled Mr. Poll, "hut t it in ot Ihe opinion (hat any charges pre ferred by such men as Dudd.ng will in unnoticed." He said the prison was reivntly in spected by hearth officers. "Our scors was Iflo. which is perfect," he con i inued. "These gentlemen came unheralded and saw food in preparation. They commented upon the well balanced ra tions we are feeding, and stated the cleanliness of our kitchen was unsur passed." Mr. Pou made public the standard menu" fur state prison camps. Regarding Mr. Dudding and the So ciety he represents, Mr. Pou sain: "There tire many agencies or socie ties which really seek to aid prison ers, and who do some good. "Hal I am informed that Ihe Pris oners Relief Society, of Washington. D. ('., is operated not for the benefit of prisoners, but for the personal good ;if a man who murdered in cold blood niSwirS vktimvrlt't from the State of West Virginia, a man who he lamented Governor Bickn.lt would not welcome to North Carolina, and a man who holds tiie contempt of the present (Javernor of Virginia. This man is none other than E. E. Dudding. the President of the so-called Prison ers Relief Society." Dudding g'lve out a letter in Wash ington last night which, he said, bad been addressed to .lames A. Leak, of W'adeslioro. chairman of the hoard of directors of (he Slate Prison. In Ihe letter Dudding charged Hull prisoners in Ibis stale "are being (logged, club bed, and kicked worse than dogs, be ing locked in a dungeon for days with out f I or water: thtil guards, half of them often drunk while on duly." Dudding also declared thai one pris oner bad written lo him thai the food served in a German prison camp was belter than the food served lo con victs in the State prison at Raleigh. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MEETS Adoption of Program of Work for Next Vear Among; Important Items Discussed. Illy llir Aftaoalatetl l'rea. Pes Moines, Iowa, April 13. The plan of work outlined tn the uniform program of measures, policies and ac tivities of the National LengU of Women Voters for the coming years was un for final action today. There iwas every indication that it would be I adopted without further debate. A healed discussion occurred yester day over that section of the uniform laws concerning women relating to di vision of property, but ii Anally was agreed lo place Iheni as drafted by resolutions committee. The debated section provides that Ihe stale organ! nations shall work lor laws which would make men and women share euuallv all moneys and property ne- qulred after marriage. Greetings from Mrs. Carrie Chap man Catt. one of the founders of the league, who is abroad Were read to day, as was n report from Mrs. Catt on the progress made by the Pan- American Association for advance ment of women. Revival at Kerr Street Baptist Church. Beginning Sunday, April lfith, at Kerr Street Haptlst Church. Rev. R. 0. short, pastor of the West Concord Hap tist Church, will preach for us. We are exiiecting to make the singing a great feature of the meeting by h'.tv ling coiigvegatlonal Singing. Conn 'prepared to help slug. Mr. Short Is it greal gosttel preacher, so we are ex pecting a real old time revival. We have enlarged our church since our last meeting, so we will have plenty of room 'mil seats. Service at II a. tn. and 7sM p. in. on Sundays and at p. m. and 7 :.'() p. in. on week days. Rvcryone Is cordial ly Invlletl lo worship with us. PASTOR. Another Tornado In Louisiana. iilj tk Aaatteiat4 Prwa.t Thidobcaux. La., April 18. Two no froe were killed and a score of whites and negroes Injured when a tornado swept across Rnyou 1 Kourche early today. Many houses In the path of the tornado which w.ib estimated at 200 yards wide, were wrecked. County Fair Will Be Held in This County in October Company Orpmized Thursday Night and Fair Will Benin on October 16 and Continue Through the 20th. J. F. Cannon is President of the Fair Company. That CnlMrrus Oannlr i to hare a big hair each Kail na definitely a- "'i Tlinrtiltn nifht when pcrsou .nlt-rtxled in i lie pr j-- i im m the 'lercllmlH i. ml wuufactuieiK Club Its Ml ofhivr of j coapauT which MV-iinlilct the f ilr and selected the Life fur the rtrU fVr Tin- tollon UK onVers were i uo.-. u : Problem J. K. .union. Vice President- H A. Uotttluian. Vice President W. A. Foil. Secretary Isr. T. N. Sttenn r. Treasurer C. W. Swink. In addition to the Mirers the fol low lug compose Hie board of tlhti loi -: J. If. Sherrill. .1. I'. Onyvault. I. M. Iti hnioinj and YV. U. Klowe. Pari of the property owned by Mr .union, known as tin- old Sl.ns farm, will bo used fur the fair grounds, tut ler present plans of Ihe company. Ihe proHTtv is Ideally Incited for anil an enterprise, ii is felt by the itliccrs, and Mr. Caiiuiui i- ready to mt as much of the properly Into the lair grounds as the company desires. A modern fair grntuuls will lie laid nit. according to pn-eil plans, aml .he iipiipincul will hi as modern as tin be purchased. The race track, grandstand, stables, exhibition booths i tit I other tsptipineiul will lie so cou itrnctetl thai there will lie no lost space in the general construction plan. The Hist rail- will be held on ()c t olicr 1(1, IT. is. Ill mid 2t. In se lecting these dates the officers of the company made a CO refill survey of other fair flail's so that there would tie no rival attraction at the time Ihe fair opens. iictohcr is the popular month fur fairs, as the weather Is us ually dry ami halraly during that month. Persons behind the fair inurement, is well as :i number of others who lave nut subscribed slock, arc very lithusiaslic over the prospects of a Uoeo'Sful fair here each year. In this county call be found hundreds ol tilings that will add to the at I rue ivencss of Ihe undertaking, and Ihe nthusiasin with which the movement 'lis been received (ndinics that the company will have the full en-iipern- liuH ol I !ii' puhhc generally when it stalls actual work on the building of Ihe grounds ami etjjjljiineut. and the itagillg of the llrsl fair. "Many counties of the State no larger than Cabarrus have been con lucing successful fairs for a number if years." one promoter of the project points out. "and there is no reason why we can't conduct a successfil fair here each year. Mr. Cannon s property niters an ideal location. loud roads lead to the property from very part of the county. It has a line elevation, ih a healthy spot, am! iffors enough land lor a fair much nrgcr than we plan. "Our farmers anil their wives an' leooming more modern each year, l'hey are producing the best dial can be found on the farms, and (hey will gladly exhibit Ihcir produce a! the fair. Their livestock also will be entered and as the connty is produc ing and buying more registered stock tell year, the exhibits will be worth going many miles to see. I thins can ensilv count on the support of Ihe farm people in the undertaking." While officers of the company have not made public full plans for the conduct of the fair, it is known that the races will he one of the chief at tractions. A modern track and grandstands will he erected, and some of the fastest horses in the country will be brought here each year. Horses from many States' are in North Carolina each October for the various fairs, and they will nil he seen In ac tion here. A Midway, wher clean attractions will lie ottered, will lie nnoiner attrai tinn at (he fair, (inly companies and shows bearing reputations of dean performances will be allowed lo exhib it at Ihe fair. Full plans for the development of the fair grounds will be announced soon by the officers of the company. Fuller particulars concerning the first fair also will be announced liter by Secretory Spencer, who will be re sponsible for ihe booking of all at traction that are to appear here. The general Interest being manifest ed in the fair indicates thai it will he a complete success each year. LABOR BUREAU FAILS TO GET ASSISTANCE From the $800,000 Fund Created by Charles Garland, of Boston. Washington, April 13. Recause the Workers Education lliirean, an organ ization of the American Federaltlon of Labor, is not "definitely committed to a radical program'' the American Fund for Public Service, Incorporated, has refused to imlnde the Bureau among beneficiaries in ils outlay of the .t.S,nfl,0(K fund lourned over to It byCharles Garland, of lloston, out of lite rejected inher'lniice from IiIh fa liter. Samuel (Jumpers, president of Ihe Labor Federation, in making public a loiter from the Carland Fund organ ization, refusing a request for a $1(MI. (MKI endowment fund for the Educa tional Bureau, said In 0 statement last night that the request hid been made as a "test" to determine to what purpose the Garland Inheritance was being put. The British civil services, which run the administration not only of the mother country, hut alio of ninny co lonial posiessiona. costi nctrly $2,S00, 000,000 a year. BONUS BILL TO PASS rhis Prediction is Made by Alvin Owsley, National Commander of the Ameri can legion. tnw the Aaafatt-tl Prut I Chicago. Ajiril 111. A soldiers Imhiiis lill wl'l be passed by Ihe next Con res iici-ordiinr to Alvin M. tlwslet larional lonimander of Ihe America. i .egiiiu. ho i- hen fn aildrc' ii lay. 'omniiiiidi r ' itvsley de litlit at a canvass of Ih r-laretl las! emigres which convenes in lieceniber showeil 'Itotigii veics hi pass ihe hill. and. In he e cut l he I'l esiih III - holllil vein .1 again, four more than enough in iass it ever his vein. Willi Our Advertisers. Piggly-YVigglj in a three- The iimii ad. i. ii ii.ge three I suiue all ractive prices for Buy enough Miller's lav inline- you. Itutter-Nui ill over Sun- Itreml toauirrow to last lay. What you want is to replace Ilia ild gas. coal, oil or wood stove with a notlern ialiiu"l gas raiiL'e. says the I'oucoril tins Co.. in a new lid. totltiy. ltemeniber. von gel a $l."i.(lfl porcelain top kit. 'hen table free, and an al'.ow lnce of .."i.tMi for your old stove. The Hell & Harris Co. talk lo you ihoul Sellers kilchen cabinets in their lew ad. today. The At lit lit ic and Pacllic Tti ( 'o. is now having a special sale of tanned fruits. See ad. loday. The big kitchen cabinel sale at Ihe Coiicoltl h'ui nil lire Co. is now on. Inr Ing ibis sale they give $H.tll worth of groceries with every cabinel sold. line's lasle tells the story of its good ness thafs Milk-Maid bread. V. .1. jletlieox wants lo supply yon electrical, llxturcs ol'ever.v kind, ''all at Ills place on W'At lteiol street tTutl make your selection. See ('line & Moose's ad. of high class groceries to close mil chilip. The Pearl Drug Company is making a special order of I .our nay perfume and powder at two fur a dollar, 'file ;'stahlished price of the powder is $1.00 and the perfume ifl.''."i. See ad. (iibson Drug Store sells the Klizu lieth Arilcu Venetian toilet prepara tions. C. II. Harrier & Co. have gone fish ing for your nude. See ad. about il. The Kuppenhciiner good Hollies are designed by Ihe leading style creators. YV. A. (Ivercnsh sells this famous line here. Every dollar in the savings hank is an ounce of prevention againsl fail ure. See new ad. of Cili.cas Hank and Trnsl Company. ! If your money is bidden in (be home. ! i 1. . I.,, .... ,f Hw unit I ill ci 1 Hi's 11 IM 11 I See ad ! Hank. uf Ihe (idiarrus Savings MILLIONS LOANED TO NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS Vnplifations For Five Million More AwlfXrfS. ' Ilewas "s'Luiveiy Now 't ailing, According to Mr. Mr- Lean. Raleigh. April 12. Three and one half million dollars have been loaned North (tirolina farmers by the Atlan tic Joint Stock Land bank since ils or ganization less that: a year ago. and j application for rive millions inure are penning, rresiiient .ucn-m s,,,,, today. Mr. Mi latin was in town on business again, having run over from (iolilshoro. where he li'isl nitjhl ad dressed the Eastern Carolina Chamber of ( 'ommerce. The Robeson gnbernalorial aspirant is confining his attention just now to business affairs, especially to the land hank, lie is making speeches over Ihe slali'. but these have no particular lienring on his iiindlilacy lor ine gov priiorsbln. Cauniaiuning will conn next year, aflei Orimil aiuuilllieeiiieiii of his candidacy lias been mailt League Will Im" Issue Senator Glass Claims. Philadelphia, April 12. United o .... .,i,., Coi'ta.. P.bias nf Vlr- .1 Ul II 3 CUU.U, ....... u, ... .- glnla, tod the Women's Democratic! club at a luncheon today that the! league of nations would be an Impor tant Issue of the next presidential campaign. He declared that the at tiude of the democratic party on the league was unchanged and that he ;was In favor of It "body and soul, with or without reservations." 1 Detnouncing "certain people" who he said would have Ihe United Slates . become a member of the "back door." ! Senator Glass declared that if Ihis country was 'to enter Ihe vague at all. It should be in a "delermined and iipstanuing manner ami not ny uuj sldi. entrance." Audit Will Cost $2i,000. Raleigh, April 11 The audit now being made of the state treasury, as a result of charges by A. J. Maxwell, corporation ccmmlssloner, that a I deficit of approximate y $5,000,000 i existed, will cost $25,000. nceordlng to Senator W. L. Long. Halifax, chair man of the sppcinl legislative Invcs : tigatlon committee, who today stated 1 the final report will be made public June 1. IMI ItiUIi To THF t iB4Bi iirrru IV OM ( nMml Ka4 k (n ur ma Hiatus; i lark T SnllrlMiry h4. Trl U-twecn Sllaluiry and Cam cord Ik handicapped an1 i!uon v nifitcetl very materially ju! ibw en scmunt of ih d"t nr in Manama fitHoWtiig viotk on he hlfhviy. There sir two or nnr detour In the ('tmtr- rut tnd of Ihw siietch. and each of! Ibrm Is quite lentthy and not any inn 201. A goml deMl of tit.- local travel initlnt the old rond. guin nut by itie county hom and ilrc-t to tmi tttrd. Tins rod i in re l f'Ml cun d It ion and m.-n. of thi ;.. ,. SalNbury who have to rirlvt i . n iohI arc t.iMnr thb ro.iie "The Km. .ill lei i.f lie r ,d i- in Sue forte, and Cha- an flatly say .1 lll Ik n'Slntalned In good modi ;inn. Ibc i .ibarras s.sr1 n ' lh rud is also in p'diy g.nl -hap" s verul Sa lisbnrians alio drove ftout t oneord yesterday tc.nk this route and vitro iellt.fl ed that they did One of tticm ..laics the road is fairly RimmI, nntbin? f ir ab" i. it at all: ihere is. he says, on t lie abacus sld a shorl st-etrb thai mlRhl give trouble af li .- a rain, hut as it sianils now II is . far better drive to take this road than the main hirlnway down ihe .southern track 'Ibis road is sevvral miles shorter and the traveler is no' I bother d ro tttucli with heavy und evt r eoiislaii. traflic thai It eiicoiinl . I i d on I !u main drive. Work is being pushed a the I ubar I rus aeclion uf lie hialiwav Some lagilatioti is coining up in Cabarrus 'over the prunes. I change at a ioini this si. I" i Cooks Closing, just this .ede i,:' Concord, Th riglnal plan vas to net rmss the Southern th-re, hut continue tlown ihe railroad a short distance and build an untter pp.ss, something thai should have been dene long ago Now it is proposed to change this plan, and itislead of the underpass be uw Cooks Crossing, to go overhead ahout a mile this sid- and lo go in lo Concord on the east side of Hie mad. as now below the crossing. Local sentiment eems to be favorable In the proposed underpass, but the highway people suuggested th: latter i.rniipi.nieiil for all overhead eross- inir The hi2 Ihlne with through travel i Is that the grade crossing be clinunat ed. hut the original idea of an muter past win has i mi it v tricnds innn.it; inns- familiar with Ihe situation. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steatlv at Decline of 1 Point on AuglH Bui Generally Higher. (By thr AMoclated Frem. , Xtw A'ork-. April Ilk The cottvni market opened steatly ill a decline of 7 points on August but generally 4 to 7 points higher in resiiousc to rela tively linn cables, and reports of fur ther rains in the South. There was :nan there was yesterday, however, less precipitation on the weather map with indications that the rains were working easl. leaving clearing condi tions behind them, and August was jell during Ihe early nailing miller i stuttered Utiuidallon. I Cotton futures oM-nod steady. May LIUKi: duly -S.7."i; cl. I'.V.H ; Mec. .:: .Ian. L'.i.dt;. BANK ON TRIAL FOR AIJiEOEl) ROKRKRV OK Romer Km Charged Willi Robbery and ius Matthews as Awessory to Rob Is1 ry. (Br thv AHoelntPll l'r.l Crceushoro. April 13. Romer Kce. a i young white man. went on trial in Su perior court nere muay. ci.'irgeti nan the roblicry of the Hank of Smnmer Heltl, eleven miles northwest of Creensboro. on May 20, 11122. (ins iilcntilled as the rohlier by Howard Slmiison. cashier of the bank. The nmoitnl taken was . men are both from trial will consume the day. il.014. The young High Point The the remainder of MORSE CASE IS AGAIN CONTINUED BY ILLNESS April l(i is New Date Set for the Be ginning of the Case Against the Four Mor.es. iHy th AtiNoetRn-fl Frea. Washington, April 13 The (rial of Charles W. .Morse and his three sons anil others on indictments ghowing out of war tunc ship punning opera- i t((ms was postponed again today, phy sicians appointed to examine Hurry I Morse, who is ill, not having reported. i ' ,( case will come up again April II ..7.". 'Sleenioi; Sickness" Cases In the Last Three VI mil lis. Washington. April 12. A total of 576 cases of encepha"l't!s lethargic, commonly known in this country as "sleeping sickness," were reported t i the Public Hsalth fiervic,. in the first three months or 1 023. Figures which became availaDle to- day SllOweil llllll lite oiseuse nun iiiul prevalent in the week encetl Maien when sixty-nine cases w re reported. The total for the week of March 111 w.is thirty-seven. Public health officials pointed out that the flsures were mil exact. Since the genu of the dim use has not been definite y isolated, physicians in a LulnDe ol' eases have confused the affliction wilh meningitis and inner diseases. One case recently reported as "sleeping sickness" turned out to be. coma resulting tram mastoid in fection. Encephalitis lethargic Is not the "sleeulne si"kn'ss" known for ven thp turies In Africa. The germ of historic "Bleeping sickness of tne Dark Continent has been Isolated and Is known to he carried by the tsetse ny. i n ' Ameneun tiiseiim- . iii..u?ui here to be the terminal slage of other more or less common aLnerts, not ably influenza. 1TTERS GET I mitra of city E! Second Meeting of Month Devoted Almost Wholly to Discussion of Important Street Questions. THREE SIDEWALKS ORDERED CEMENTED Matter of Widening East Side of Church Street, Between Depot and ( or bin Streets, Causes Interest. Th" aldermen he'd their second meeting uf ihe month at ihe city bull Thuisdni night. Street matters claim is! the entire attention of the board at the meeting. eiuenf sidewalks were ordered for t In Inlliiiviiii: streets : West side of Ann street from Buffalo ! ,n VIHiitl si reel. csi side uf Ann streef in front of ' sell, Mil building. Soiiili side of Buffalo slrevt from i Spring to Kerr streets. The petition for the last I. I mod side w'alk was accoiiiia tiled in the meeting by the entiie teaching force of No. 2 school. There Is no sidewalk on the i street now. the aldermen were advised, and the children are forced to walk in the street, which is a very narrow one and on which the street car operate. The majority of the property OWtWri would not sign a petition for the side walk, but the city His authority to build sidewalks without a request from a majority of the property owners, and the sidewalk will be built on this authority. Street lulling matters will be defi nitely decided, so far as the present Ima rd is concerned, nt a meeting to Ih' held next Tuesday night. The board al the regular meeting this mouth de cided not to tinier any more streets iivet, but at ibis last meeting, Mb Blythe. who is doing the paving work here, declared that unless Ihe city has sonic work fur bis hands to tlo now he will have lo move two section of film, inul he. could tt come back here lite hoik .he new l..,rd ungUr dr iller except at a contract mncli higher than Ihe one be now has with Hie city. Cement anil other materials fire ud- rain ing in price. Mr. Blythe sJated, land fi' that reason a new contract would he at a higher rale. After this statement from Mr. Blythe ! the heard agreed to go over a number streets next Tuesday, determine which one will be (aired and so order i ii. By ordering one street paved, Ihe hoard members pointed out. Mr. i ISIylhc's hands ,:ii he kept here at the I old rale of pay mini the nexi ntiarii Iconics in lo make whatever decisions il may on the matter of paving sever! streets. ! CHv Engineer Long reported to the aldermen that streets already ordered paved would cost a bout IjCO.UOO more. I bail the amount of $835,000 recently secured in a bond issue. He (also stat ed that sidewalks ordered paved would cost about !4.ill0 more than the $15. 0i to secured In the bond issue. For this reason. Mayor Womble stated, the present board was unwilling to order more streets paved and leave the new boa rd with ti deficit, and it was only for the reason of keeping the contract with Blythe Brothers at present fig ures that the board was willing to or der even one more street paved. A number of property owners on the east side of Church street, between Corhin and Depot street, appeared be fore the board and offered to give the city 17 feet of their land so that the street could be witlened. Several property owners on the West side of Ihe street have already given the city 17 reef. The Mayor was authorized to ap point 1 1 committee of three to confer with all of (he properly owners on both sides of the street to see if the entire street cannot be widened. No action wiN be taken on the request made tit the meeting until this com mittee is ready to make a report. The board will meet again Tuesday night ami will order one of several streets paved. Petitions have been nrescntetl to the hoard asking that four stret Is lie (liven, rue nonru win , visit all ol tne sireeis memuiv mire i noon and determine then which one j will be paved. i.'vriii.'i; I'll N DILLON RM- I nuti li cMR,tnR SHOOTS AND KILLb COMRADE ! Rev. Father Henry O'Neill Dies When Four in gj Auguwline, .Michigan. 4 Mr the Associate Praaa. Kalamazoo, Mich.. April 13. Four builds from a revolver brought trag edy to the priest bouse of St. Angus line's parish last night when the Hev. Father Charles Dillon, assistant pas tor and member of the Carthusian Fathers Order, shot and killed his Su perior. Ihe Rev. Father Henry O'Neill, pastor of the parish, who had ordered him from the house. The killing of Father O'Neill cut minuted from what Father Dillon toMl police was "13 months of 111 trew ment" during which lie s i Id Futllfcr i O'Neill "treated me like a little boy and assumed toward me the attitffJM' of a cr.ar." I)r oha(I p M,.Iinvllhnn ii m ( rtrww n ., ,11W,,,1K ,,.r ,ht aus iOTn- pices of Lenoir College at the Kimball Memoriul Church al Kanuapolls April 10, at 8 o'clock p. to.