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MESSAGE OF GREAT
BARGAINS CARRIED
TO FOUR COUNTIES
Trade Week Boosters Visited
Cabarrus, Rowan
and Iredell Counties on the
Booster Trip Tuesday.
GIVE FACTS ABOUT
BIG TRADE EVENT
Beginning Tomorrow and
Continuing Until 6 p. m.
June 2nd—Prize Coupons
Will Be Given Customers.
Tarrying a message of unusual bar
gains to Jit. Pleasant. AUiemurle, Sal
isbury, China Grove, Intndis, Knuiinp*
oils, -Alooresville and all of the coun
try lying lietween these citves, the
'Trade Week Boosters nnule a full day
of their propaganda caravan Tuesday,
returning home at 7 o'clock in the eve
ning convinced that as a result of the
advertising issued on the trip they had
greatly spread the gospel of Concord's
bargains. ' .
About a dozen cars made the trip,
leaving Concord about 11:30 Tuesday
morning. At the last minute the route
of travel was changed, and instead of
going direct to Salisbury via Kannap
olis, tiie Boosters headed west and
made Davidson tlit* first stopping
place and getting dinner in Moores
ville. From Mooresville they went to
Salisbury,. then to Granite Quarry,
Norwood, and returned via Albemarle
and Jit.. Pleasant, stopping at several
towns and community centers en route.
The new route made it possible to car
ry the Trade Week publicity to a wid
er territory than find been planned tit
first,' and the territory covered under
the revised schedule should send many
shoppers to this city, as it is inhabit
ed by many of the most -prosperous
farm people of Mecklenburg. Iredell,
ltowan, Stanly and Cabarrus counties.
Everything moved along smoothly on
the trip. The band boys of the Jack
son Training* School rendered a num
ber of selections at each stopping place,
and as soon as a crowd would collect
around the band copies of The Trib
une Booster edition or some other form
of advertising would lie distributed to
the crowd. This same plan was fol
lowed tn the rural community centers
where stops were made, and the ad
vertising matter wafc thus sent direct
ly to prospective shoppers.
No accidents of any kind occurred
to mar the trip, and the Boosters
were delighted with the day.
f Tickets to be distributed to jtersons
making Jjtl purchases or paying $1 on
account while the trade event is on.
have been prepared, and will lie dis
tributed to the stores this afternomi.
The tickets will he distributed with
the opening of the business houses to
morrow morning, and enough have
been prepared to take care of a rec
ord breaking number of shoppers. Box
es in which the tickets will be depos
ited will be erected in each store to
day, and everything will lie ready for
the initiation of the trade event to
morrow morning.
The two autos which are to l>e giv
en away have already been purchas
,ed. The first prize will lie a Chevrolet
Touring car and the second prize a
Ford touring car. These cars tire
ready for delivery now, but will be
kept in garages until the/ evening of
June 2nd, when they will lie given to
persons holding the lucky numbers.
The big bargain event will continue
from tomorrow morning until 6 p. m.
June 2nd. The drawing for the cars
will take place at 7 p. m. on June 2nd
at Central Graded School and persons
winning the cars must be present with
their tickets when the drawing takes
place.
Merchants of the city who are to
co-oi>ernte in the trade event declar
ed this morning that they are ready
for the host of bargain seekers that is
exi>eeted to visit the city during the
next ten duys. Price reductions have
beta) made on every article or piece of
goods in a majority of the stores of
tiie city where such a reduction was
possible, and in a number of instances
the goods will be offered at prices that
represent a loss to the merchant. The
business men are determined to make
shopping worth while during the next
ten days even if they have to sacri
fice some of their goods.
Be certain to call for your coupon
that goes with each $1 purchase or
each dollar paid on account. You may
get one of the autos.
The young men and boys of'Concord
are her greatest asset. ,
Last Time Today
“THE TOWN THAT
FORGOT GOD”
The Most Wonderful Photoplay
' in Ixistence.
Ask Those Who Have Seen It!
Piedmont Theatre
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The Concord Daily Tribune
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REJECTS OFFER MADE BY
NORTHERN PRESBYTERIANS
Southern Presbyterian General Assent
bly Ifces Not Favor New Organiza-'
t!6n Now.
i (lie A.Nocfnt.«« Prm.t
Montreat, May 23.—The Southern
Presbyterian Chijreh (General Assembly,
"dees not*, feel that there is occasion
for reopening the question of organi
zation." it advised the Northern Pres-1
liyterian Church General Assembly to- j
day in response to overtures from that
body now in sesison at Indianapolis. |
The northern church in its message i
from its moderator, had stated that '
“we reaffirm our desire and declare our
purpose to continue our activities for
the realization of one Presbyterian
Reformed Church in America."
The telegram in reply from tiie Gen
eral Assembly of tiie Southern Church,
expressed appreciation of the friendly
attitude taken by its sister organiza
tion and in making known its stand
added that the General Council of the
Presbyterian Reformed Churches in
America provides an agency for “gen
uine fellowship and effective co-oper
ation.^.
\VANNAMAKER~MAKES
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
Says Department of Agriculture Add
ed 5,000,000 Acres to Estimate of
Cotton Harvested in 1921.
St. Matthews. S. C„ May 23 (By the
Associated Pi-ess). —Charges that the
crop reporting bureau of the Depart
ment arbitrarily added 5,000,000 acres
to its estimate of cotton harvested in
1021, and that tiie figures were left'
to stand as a basis of comparison for
the crops of 1022 and 1023 were made
here today by J. S. Wnnnamaker, Pres
ident of the American Cotton Associa
tion, in his statement attacking Sec-1
rotary Wallace for the failure of the
latter to acknowledge that tiie crop
forecast issued last month were incor
rect tis alleged by Mr. Wnnnamaker.
Referring to an estimate by tiie spe
cial committee which was called to
gether by tiie Department, that the
total available supply of. raw cotton
on July 31 of this year would lie (!,-
800.000 bales, the Cotton Association
head declared that Dr. \V. R. Mea
dows. chief of the United States Bu
reau of Markets, had made a publish
ed statement that the estimate was at
least 2,300.000 too much in view of the
authoritative figures compiled by Hie
Census Bureau and other reliable
sources.
PROHIBITION OFFICERS
MAKE A WATER HAUL
North Carolina Minister Reads His
Bible While Officers Search His
Auto For Rum.
Danville. Va., May 22.—How a North
Carolina preacher read his Bible in
his automobile while law onfonvinotit
officers searched the machine for li
quor came from Martinsville today.
Tiie name of Hie minister was not re
vealed. Officers saw a small car
laden with suspicious looking packages
and they gave chase. The dirver led
them a merry chase to Smith river.
Where the car was overhauled. As
tiie officers blocked the road the car
which liad been overtaken hove into
view. Tiie officers were surprised to
see the driver stop, and when he had
done so lie drew a book out of his
pocket, which he began to read.
As the officers approached tiie man
in the car said, “Go to it hoys: I'm
with you.”
The packages were empty egg
crates, the driver was a North Caro
lina minister and the book he was
reading was tiie Bible.
RUSSIA ACCEPT MOST
OF THE BRITISH DEMANDS
Suggests Holding of Conference to
Consider the Points in Dispute.
London. May 23 (By the Associated
Press). —Soviet Russia's second reply
to the British ultimatum accepts the
majority of the British demands, and
suggests the holding of a conference
to consider points in dispute. The So
vient expresses readiness to conclude
forth with an agreement granting
British citizens the right to fish out
side the three-mile limit off the Rus
sian coasts pending settlement by an
international convention of the dis
pute over the extent of territorial wa
ters.
W'ith Our Advertisers.
You can get all the credit you want
at Bell & Harris Furniture Co.
The Trinity College Summer School
begins June 15th and ends .rone 28.
To each of the first SO persons en
tering the store of Bell & Harris Fur
niture Co. tomorrow (Thursday) morn
ing will lie given one Bluebird indoor
dustlcss clothesline. See big half page
ad. today for Trade Week bargains.
Safety deposit boxes in the vaults
of the Citizens Bunk and Trust Com
pany will make your valuables safe.
Fisher's will he ready for you With
many big bargains through the ten big
trade days,
Tiie Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co. will
offer big bargains through Trade Week.
See ad. today.
Buy your stationery and other goods
from the Musette during Trade Week
and save money.
Individual moulds of ice cream at
Cline's Pharmacy. 1
The parking ground of the Central
Filling Station is free at all times.
Tiie W. C. Correll Jewelry Co. will
give 25 per cent, off on all goods dur
ing the ten big trade days from May
24tli to June 2nd for cash only.
Earl of Derby to Continue as Secretary
of War in England.
London .May 23.—The Earl of Der
by announced at a luncheon today that
he liud received an offer from Prime
Minister Baldwin to continue to serve
as Secretary of War, and that he had
ngrefd to do so.
Much interest has been aroused
among the public from the fact that
laird Robert Cecil bad a long inter
view with the primp minister this
morning. What the purport of the con
ference was could not be learned.
CONCORD. N. C„ WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1923
Mrs. Jsne McKimmon to Spejak in
Concord Saturday at 11 O’clock
'Awarding of prizes to tiie winners in
the “Better Kitchen'' campaign, which
has been conducted in this county
since March Ist under the direction of
Miss Kathleen Wilson, home demon
stration agent, will lie made Saturday
morning by Mrs. Jane McKiuimon,
State home demonstration agent. .The
prizes will he awarded by Mrs. Me-
Kimmou at Central Graded School at
11 o'clock and immediately after the
presentation Mrs. McKimmon will
speak to the ladies of this city and
county on "Food For the Family."
Miss Martha Creighton, district
home demonstration agent, is spending
this week here with Miss Wjlson, and
they are making the final score of the
kitchens. Twenty-five women of the
county entered the contest and so far
Misses Creighton and Wilson have
scored about 20 kitchens. They will
determine the winners in this final
inspection and the prizes will tie
awarded in accordance, with their
scores.
Miss Creighton in discussing the
campaign in Cabarrus was most gen
erous in her praise of the kitchens al
ready scored. "Marvelous changes
have been noted in the kitchens,” .Miss
Creighton stated." and the'campaign
in' Cabarrus has been one of tiie most
successful ever held in the State.”
Miss Wilson was equally generous
in discussing die changes that have
been made in the kitchens that have
be en scored. "The women who entered
the campaign have taken even greater
interest than 1 had hoped for!" she
said, "and some of the changes I have
CAPTIVES WERE NOT !
KILLED BV BANDITS j
Relief Workers Have Beenj
Been Advised That All the
Captives But One Are in
Excellent Health.
Shanghai. May 23 (By (lie Assoeiat-1
ed Press). —Relief workers at Tsnocli
wang. the nearest point to the strong
holds of the Snchow train bandits, to
day reported the arrival of messengers
from the brigands' mountain retreat
with the information that the outlaws
had not carried out their death threat
against the foreign captives. The
prisoners, it ' was sfnted.'are in good
health except G. D. Musso, Italian law-'
yer of Shanghai, who has been ill for
a number of days.
CONDEMS MI’ZZEY’S TEXT
BOOK ON HISTORY OF I. S.
National Society of the Sons of Amer
ican Revolution Pusses Resolution
Declaring It a “Near Socialist Pro
duct ion.”
Nashville, Tenn., May 21. —The fight
that has been waged throughout the
country as to whether David Saville
Muzzey's text book on tiie history of
llic United States is "hopelessly
wrong" and “unfit for school use" in
the eyes of American patriots was
transferred to tiie floor of tiie congress
of the National Society oft the Sons of
the American Revolution at the opeu
ing day's session of that body today.
Judge Wallace MeCanimaiit, of Port
land. Oregon, chairman of the com
mittee on patriotic education, submit
ted tiie report of that body' condemning
tiie book.
Colonel Henry IV. Saekett, first vice
president of the New York Society of
the S. A. R„ and a former classmate
of Professor Muzzey in Columbia Uni
versity, took up the cudgels in defense
of tiie book, which had been branded
by the committee as a "neaT socialist"
production.
After a lengthy discussion in which
the name of William Randolph Hearst,
New York newspaper publisher, fig
ured prominently, the committee’s de
nunciatory report was adopted in full
by the national Society with nine dis
senting votes.
Among those dissenting was Senator
William L. Love, of the New York
Legislature, who declared if was not
the custom of tiie Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution congress to indulge' fn
personalities, ns, Jie said, has been in
tiie discussion of the report, and that
Mr. Hearst. despite tiie contention of
some of the speakers, had been tiie
chief proponent of tiie Higgins lull in
the New York Legislature, which hill,
he said, embodies the principles incor
porated in the committee’s, report.
THE COTfON MARKET
Showed' Renewed Firmness and Frist
Prices Were Firm at An Advance.
(By the A»*ooIh(«mI Fma.)
New York, May 23.—Tiie cotton mar
ket. showed renewed firmness this
morning. Liverpool very nearly met
the local advance of yesterday, and
first prices here were firm at an ad
vance of 12 to 22 points on overnight
buying orders. There was a good
deal of realizing and probably soiho
selling, lint it was absorbed on very
moderate setbacks and during the
early trading tiie market was about
•10 to 24 points net higher on the ac
tive positions. *
Dutton futures opened firm. Jlay
28.05; July 27.10; Oct. 24.20: Dec.
23.05; Jan. 23.47.
_ Only two generations ago petroleum
was practically unknown except ns a
medicine or chemical agent. Today it
floods the whole world with light; it
is the world's great motive power on
sen and land and in the air; and' in
a hundred forms If plays a prominent
part in the world’s industries.
noted are little short of. marvelous.
While some of the Improvements nnule
to tiie kitchens hare resulted' from
really-made materials, most of tiie im
provements have been assomplished by
tiie work of the women themselves,
who their kitchens the per
sonal touch that has literally trans
formed them."
While the presentation address of
Mrs. McKimmon will be of special in
terest to Hie prize winners and others
who entered the contest, her address
oil "Food For the Family" will lie of
interest to every woman of the county.
Mrs. McKimmon has been unusually
successful as head of the Home Dem
onstration department in the State and
she stands out as one of*.tlie most
prominent women ‘in North Carolina.
Her message is certain to be ad in
teresting as. well as a timely one.
At the conclusion- of Mrs. JlcKim
uion’s address a pioftie dinner will be
served at file school ground. Every
one is invited to sjteml the dinner:
also to bring: some Piing to be added
to it.
The following prizes will lie award
ed to tlie winners in tjic contest:
First prize—New Perfection oil
Bto\;es»given by- ther Standard Oil Co.,
of Charlotte. t /
Second prize—Enameled table, given
by the Concord Furniture Company.
Third priz>—Set of Aluminum Ware,
given by; H. B. Wilkinson.
Fourth prize—Churn, given by
•Y'orke-Wadsworth Hardware Co.
Fiftli prize—Ice Cream Freezer, giv
en by Ritchie Hardware Co.
FOURTEEN PERISHED
IN CALIFORNIA FIRE
Fire Started in Movie House,
and With 14 Bodies Found
It Is Faired Many Others
Perished.
(By (he Assortmcd l-rens.)
Mexicala. Lower Cal.. May 23.
Fourteen persons are kuowiDto have
been killed, and more tlam three blocks
of buildings were destroyed by a fire
which started late yesterday in the
operating room of a motion picture
theatre here. The property loss was
placed at from to YmtRXI.tHKJ.
the higher figure 1 being credited To
agents of tiie companies which had
insured the buildings. One thousand
persons were made homeless. •
While only 14 bodies have been re
covered. local officials sa.v at least 2d
were killed, and an official estimate
put the number of deaths at a much
higher figure. Jinny Chinese had un
derground lodgings in the district
burned over, and officials say it is
probable many of the Chinese were
trapped by the flames in tiie tunnels.
First Reports Contradicted.
Mexicalia, Calif., May 23. —Reports
of extensive loss of life in a lire which
swept the business districts of Jlexi
cali last night were uncontirmede to
day, according to information received
by The Chronicle. It was stated by
this newspaper that no bodies have
been taken from the ruins.
FRESH TROUBLE IN NEAR
EAST SEEMS CERTAIN
Europe Is Watching Situation, Which
Has Caused Jluoh Interest.
(By the AmiMivlated Freud.)
London, May 23. —Threats of fresh
trouble in the Near Last arc attracting
attention here. ’ Referring to (lie
wrecking of the bridge across the Jla
ritza River, The Daily Telegraph's dip
lomatic correspondent says that al
though the railway bridge has not vet
been damaged, it is in danger, and re
calls that the Turks are known to
have mined it.
, The Maritza explosion, says the
writer, is merely an incident.
It is suggested that the reported
niovemfat of allied JledSteminjHin
ships of war toward rlie Dardanelles is
connected with the Bulnri landing, but
there is no official confirmation of this.
Trying to Prevent Trouble.
-Paris. May 23.—French foreign of
fices today confirmed reports that the
allied governments were actively oc
cupied in an effort to prevent the out
break anew of hostilities between
Greece and Turkey.
The French' and British ministers
at Athens have pointed out to the
Greek government, how inopportune
would lie the Issuance of anything ap
proaching an ultimatum while the
Lausanne conference was endeavoring
to establish a basis for peace, and how
•dangerous for Greece would be any
offensive action on tier part.
GENERAL SYNOD OF
THE REFORMED CHURCH
Is Meeting Now in Hickory.—4oo Del
egates Expected to Attend the Scs
siens.
'By the Ainorlnted I'retft.)
Hickory, N. 0. May 23.—Welcoming
addresses and responses and tiie elec
tkm of a president to servo until the
next triennial synod will lie the chief
events at the opening here tonight of
the General Synod of the Reformed
Church in the United States. Other of
fice™ are to lie elected tomorrow.
The Synod is to hold three sessions
daily, beginning tomorrow, through
Jiny 30th. with only one break, an
automobile excursion to Blowing Rock,
40 miles away. Some 400 delegates,
chiefly f)oin Northern States, are ex
pected to attend the sessions, which
wi# be held this year for the first time
south of the Mason Dixon line.
BIOTS REPORTED ID
DORTIMD: SEVERAL
MINERS ABE KILLED
30,000 Striking Miners Held
Demonstration in Square
of Dortmund During the
Day.
POLICE FIRED ON
THE GATHERING
This Angered the Crowd,
Which Attacked Police.—
Miners Are Demanding
Higher Wages.
Duesseldorf. Jlay 23 ißy tiie Asso
ciated Press i .—Rioting is in progress
today in the Dortmund district. Sev
eral miners have been killed and oth
ers wounded in a conflict with (lie po
lice. ‘
According to reports received at the
French headquarters here. 30.000 strik
ing miners held a demonstration in the
square in Dortmund. The Dortmund
police in endeavoring to disperse the
gathering, fired into tiie crowd, killing
several persons jmd wounding many
others.
The angered crowds attacked the po
lice at the Scharnhornst mine nearby,
where several workmen were killed
and others wounded.
The miners' strike Was brought
about by communist agitators in de
mands for higher wages, and they are
reported to lie trying to effect a gener
al strike throughout the Dortmund
area, affecting 200.000 workers.
TOURISTS WALK BAREFOOT
TO INDIA'S HOLY SHRINE
Wealthy American Women Remove
Their Silk Stockings on the Street.
(Uy tiie AM«oe<afed I*re»».>
Rangoon. Jlay 23.-—The spectacle of
wealthy American Women removing
their silk slocking* in the streets of
an Oriental city has attracted much
attention in Rangoon during recent
weeks. The occasion for these crowd
drawing incidents is a rule, enforced
since tliq fall of 15*20, prohibition foot
wear upon the platform of the Xhwe
Flagon pagoda, one of the most iuiport
tiut TfiifldmTtf 'shrTTt«n« ' Aria'. ' - ; -
Although. the Barmans themselves
always have removed their footwear
before ascending the pagoda stips, un
til recent years Europeans have been
allowed to visit the pagoda without
taking off their shoes. Tiie present
ruling, made in connect ion with the
nationalist movement, requires the re
moval of stockings .as well as shoes.
Due to the after-war revival of tin
ton rist trade, about 1,250 American
travelers have visited Rangoon during
tin- last few weeks, and another «hip
load is expected before tiie end of the
season. Many of these are willing to
climb the pjgoda hill with hare feet
rather than to go away without see
ing the Xhwe Dagon at close range.
The Xlnve Dagon, with its great
spire of plastered gold flashing in the
sunlight, is the first object, upon which
the eyes of the traveler rest as lie ap
proaches Rangoon: it is the last of
the city lie looks upon when tin-steam
er is hearing him away. For cen
turies ft has been an object of great
vent-ration to thousands of pilgrims.
GASTONIA’S PROPOSAL TO
RE CONSIDERED AT ONCE
Proposition to Move Lenoir College to
That City to Rc Considered by a
Committee.
< ify tln* ANNOclofctl Prpxi.)
Hickory, Jlay 23.—A committee of
three has been appointed Tty Hie board
of directors of Lenoir College to con
sider propositions from the Gastonia
Chandler of Commerce and D. K,
Rhyne, of Lincoln county, to remove
the college from here. The commit -
fee consists of D. \V. Adderholl, presi
dent of th*j hoard : John J. George and
the Rev. W. J. Roger.
The action of the board was taken
yesterday by a vote of 11 to 4 on mo
tion of Jlr. George after a warm dis
cussion with himself as the leading ad
vocate of the proposal, and speakers
against it. including Jlr. Roger and
J. A. Jlorctz, of Hickory, and Rev.
F. K. Roof, of Jlorganton.
DR. STRATTON THROWS
CONVENTION IN UPROAR
Objected lo the Speeeh of President
Failure, of Rrown University,
illy (lx- AMttoclatnl rrew.i
Atlantic City, Jlay 23.—Dr. John
Roach Stratton, pastor of Calvary
Church. New York City, caused tiie op
ening session of tiie Northern Baptist
Convention to lie thrown into an up
roar today when he objected to the
presence of President W. H. P. Fauuee,
of Brown University, a speaker.
Dr. Stratton, a strict fundanicnliil
its. protested against the presence of
Dr. Faunce on tiie ground that the
University is too liberal in its views.
A roar of disapproval and hisses
drowned Dr. Stratton's protest as Dr.
Faunce rose to speak. _
Opposes, Federal Trade Commission.
(By the AMMicfnled l'r«u.i
■Washington. Jlay 23.—The Federal
trade commission, under the present
law. is "always an adversary to busi
ness,” the American Wholesale Groc
ers' Association in annual convention
hero, was told today by Edgar Wut
kins, of Atlanta, its general counsel.
In Calcutta there are only 475 wo
-1 men to every. 1,000 men.
OFFICIAL REPORT SHOWS
NEGROES LEAVING STATE
About 2,000 Have I.eft Vicinity of Win
ston-Salem—Many Leave From Oth
er Sections.
lily the Associated Pi
Raleigh. N. ('., Jlay 23 5 . ~«rrk
made to Ji. L. Shipman, Commission
er of Labor and Printing, by agents
ot the Federal Employment Service in
various cities in the state, indicate
that large numbers of negro laborers
arc leaving North Carolina for North
ern and Eastern States, if was an
nounced today.
W. T. Carter, in charge of the Win
ston-Salem bureau, writes Jlr. Ship
man that approximately 1800 to 2000
negroes have left that vicinity during
the past few months. The negroes are
being promised higher wages in the
Northern states. Jlr. Carter stated.
Mr, Carter said the impression in
Winston-Salem is "that a few labor
agents have been about, this city,
working under cover, and paying the
transportation of the negroes to north
ern centers." lie said there is a sur
plus of clerical and professional appli
cants at Winston-Salem, hut common
labor is short.
Approximately 1,000 negroes have
left Charlotte and vicinity within flic
last sixty days. W. H. Vanse, of the
Charlotte bureau, reports. The ne
groes are being promised higher wages,
shorter working hours and better liv
ing conditions by labor solicitors from
the north, according to Jlr. Cause.. He
said In- bad taken the matter up with
the city authorities, who bad instruct
ed officers to arrest all agents they
find soliciting labor outside the state.
Asheville appears to be the only
place where the labor situation has
not been affected by the migration of
the negroes. Superintendent John 11.
Cole, at Asheville, writes Jlr. Shipman
that there has been "no noticeable de
crease in labor around Asheville.”
Reports were made to Jlr. Shipman
last week by employment service ag
ents at Wilminetnn, New Bern and
Greensboro. Between four and five
hundred negro laborers have left the
Wilmington section during tiie past
month or so, if was stated, while 2(1
men were reported to have left Greens
boro last week to accept places with a
coal eompaTiv in Pennsylvania. Only
a few negroes have left tiie New Bern
section, it was reported, but large
numbers are said to have left Kinston
and Goldsboro.
HARRY WATSON WINS MEDAL
IN CONTEST OF DEBATERS
Concord Boy Winner in Contes! Held
at Jit. Pleasant Tuesday—Joe Foil
One of Debaters.
Jlr. Harry Watsoii, of this city, won
the debaters medal at the commence
ment exercises' of Jit. Pleasant Col
legiate Institute Tuesday. Reports
received here state that Hie judge's
decision in awarding the medal to Jlr.
Watson was unanimous.
Jlr. Watson is a member of the pres
ent Junior Class at the. Institute. He
{[graduated from the Concord High
School last year, and while in school
here won several prizes as a debater.
Jlr. Joe Foil, son of Jlr. and Jlrs.
W. A. Foil, of this city, received high
praise for his work in the deflate Tues
day. Jlr. Foil also began his debat
ing experience at the Concord High
School, and bis work Tuesday showed
that lie is a speaker of more than
usual force and ability.
The debate ways held in tiie audi
torium at Jit. Pleasant Tuesday afr
ternoon and was heard by a large
crowd.
WALKER FUNERAL TO
HE HELD TOMORROW
Body Was Sent Today to Wilmington,
Where Burial Will Take Place.
(By the Asaoclntcd Prex*. I
Raleigh, N. (’., Jlay 23. —-Following
brief funeral services held at the resi
dence at noon, the body of Associate
Justice Platt 1). Walker, of the North
Carolina Supreme Court, who died ear
ly yesterday morning after a week's
illness, was placed aboard a train at
12:40 this afternoon to lie taken to
Wilmington, where the funeral and in
terment will take place tomorrow. The
services here were conducted by the
Ut. Rev. Bishop Blount Cheshire, D.
D„ assisted by Rev. Dr. Milton Barber,
rector of Christ's Episcopal*Church.
In addition to the members of tlit*
late jurist's family, tiie body was ac
companied by members of the Supreme
Court, several state officials, and a del
egation from the Raleigh liar.
Anti-Narcotic Conference.
Geneva, Switzerland, Jlay 23.
Ways and means of curbing the traffic
in narcotic drugs, the increasing use of
which is held to lie one of the great
est menaces to the welfare of the hu
man race at the present time, will lie
discussed at an international anti-op
ium conference to lie opened here to
morrow under the auspices of the
League of Nations. Nearly all of the
prominent countries of the world have
sent delegates to the conference. The
United States government will be rep
resented by several "unofficial-observ
ers,” among them being Edwin L. Ne
ville, of the State Department at
Washington. Bisliip Charles H. Brent,
of Buffalo. Congressman Stephen G.
Porter, of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Ru
pert Blue, former surgeon-general of
the United States Public Health Ser
vice. The American delegation, it is
understood, will take the position that
the opium traffic will never tie effect
ually combatted until throttled at its
source, that is. the region where the
poppy is intensively cultivated. These
arc mainly in India, Turkey and Per
sia.
Jlr. -and Mrs. Drayton White and
daughter. Ruth, of Electric JHU, Jlisis.,
iii\> expected to arrive tomorrow to
spent several days here with Jlr.
White's sister, Mrs. Tom Alexander.
A celebrated orchestra of Sheffield,
which city is one of the chief musical
centres of England, has appointee a
.woman as its musical director.
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NO 122,
WEEK WAS DECIDEDLY
- unrftllAßLE FOR
COTTONSAYSREPORT
Because of Wet Weather and
Cool Nights. Tobacco,
However, is Doing Well in
the Carolinas.
■ -t . -
COTTON SAID TO
BE TEN DAYS LATE
The Condition of the Crop is
Very Poor, But is Improv
ing.—Much Replanting.—
Rainfall Frequent.
the .ißsoelaied Pre»**.>
Washington, May 28. —The weekly
weather and crop bulletin issued to
day by the Department of Agriculture
for the week ending May 22, covers
the Southern field as follows:^
The lirst half of' was gen
erally cool in the cotton growing
states, hut the latter half was some
what warmer; the temperature for
the week as a whole averaged 2 or 8
degreees below normal except in much
of Texas where the weekly means
were normal or slightly above. Rain
fall was frequent in nearly all sec
tions of the belt except in most of
Texas, and amounts were heavy in
many localities.
The week was decidedly unfavor
able for cotton because of wet weather
ami cool nights, except fair weather
prevailed in parts of Texas and North
Carolina. The crop showed some im
provement in North Caroline while
the progress and conditions were fair
in South Carolina, the latter part of
the week being more favorable in the
latter states.
The tobacco crop is doing well in the
Carolinas.
North Carolina, the report said,
moderate temperature and rain with
sunshine about as needed for most
crops favorable for planting, cultiva
tion and growth. Cotton is ten days
late. That recently planted is coming
to a good stand, bus early irregular:
much replanting. Condition of crop
very poor to poor, but improving.
Chopping in progress.
, ATTACKS DREG MENACE
Report to Presbyterians of the Board
of Teni|»erance and Mora! Welfare.
Indianapolis, May 22.—Dr. Charles
Scanlon, of Pittsburgh, general secre
tary of the Presbyterian Board of
Tempera nee and Moral Welfare, today
presented the 42nd annual report of
his hoard to the Presbyterian General
Assembly. In turiiuf the board's
affairs over to the new Board of Chris
tian Education Dr. Scanlon said that
prohibition was an unfinished task.
He said it would not be fully enforced
until we elected officials who had the
courage, inclination and ability to do
what they were paid ami sworn to do.
"When we have 100 tier cent, patriots. - ’
declared the speaker, “we shall have
100 per cent, prohibition.’’
Dr. Scanlon said that financially the
government was nearly *5,000.000
ahead of expenses, in lines exacted and
property confiscated. He charged
that what Spain had done to Iceland,
threatened to boycott the fisheries un
less Spanish wines were admitted, was
not commerce but blacklnail. .He de
nounced “the aggressiveness, inso
lence, imperiousness and practical
piracy of the liquor brigands just off
our sea coast.’’ and said that the
T’nited States “should, can and must
find a wav to prevent foreign conspira
tors from doing what she has forbid
den her own citizens to do.’’
Dr. Scanlon reported that twenty
seven other national religions or wel
fare organizations had joined with the
Presbyterian Board in framing a bill
for national censorship of the motion
picture films, and that the fight for na
tional censorship would be pushed. He
attacked the drug menace and urged
international action as the only solu
tion. He {(leaded that the church
take a stand against tobacco, pointing
out that more than two billion dollars
were spent on “this unnecessary and
harmful thing” last year. Science,
education and experience, lie said,
demonstrated that the tobacco trade
was a loss to the church and the
’world. <
TFRKS PROTEST
Against (lie Appearance of the Greek
Fleet at the Entrance of the Dar
danelles.
Constantinople, May 28 (By the As
sociated Press). —A Greek fleet is
cruising about tlic entrance to the
Straits of the Dardanelles, and the
Turkish government has formally call
ed the attention of .the British to the
incident, lodging n protest against the
presence of the Greek vessels. Rum
ors of various activities on the pnrt of
flic Greeks are causing much uneasi
ness at Constantinople.
Editor Got First Auto License.
(By the Aeaoclnted Prciß.)
Raleigh, N. C„ May 23.— The lirst
automobile license granted in North
Carolina was issued in 1001) to John
A. Park, publisher of the Raleigh
Times, Raleigh. The number of the
license wus 100, and Mr. Park has se
cured this number for his car every
since 1000. The first license cost Mr
Park *I.OO, while the 1023 license cost
*15.00
Greensboro claims the distinction
of be ng the first city of North Caro
lina to have a policewoman.