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VOLUME XXIII
Hard Surface Road From
Concord to Mt. Pleasant
Action Taken by the County
Commissioners and High
way Commissioners Who
Met in Joint Session.
STATE ASKED TO
FURNISH SIOO,OOO
Os Funds Necessary for This
Work—To Proceed With
Building of Road From
Concord to Union County.
Cabarrus Oiunty is to have a pnved
highway from Concord .to- Mount Pleas
ant, and the building of the road from
Concord to the Cnion County line is to
be taken up and pushed through to early
< omfiletion, according to action taken
yesterday by the Board of County Com
missioners and the County Highway Com
mission at a meeting held in the Court
House.
There has been much agitation recent
ly over the prpi>osal to hard surface the
road between Concord and Albemarle,
marie. The matter has been taken up
with Commissioner Wilkinson of this
district, but without avail. The county
authorities, therefore, have decided to
put a hard surface highway to the town
of Mt. Pleasant, our eastfrrn neighbor,
provided the Slate Highway Commission
will furnish SIOO,OOO of the funds need
ed jn this work, which it is understood
the Highway Commission will do.
Tlie important highway from Concord
(o the Cnion county line is now to be
taken up and pushed vigorously to com
pletion. This will be a top soil rci&d for
the present, and it is understood that
tlie road will follow a survey to be made
by District Kngineer Pridgen, who will
go over the proposed routes in the near
future.
The following minutes from the meet,
ing of the County Commissioners held
yesterday will be read with interest and
approval by everyone:
On motion of J. R. Hei'ntz. seconded
by W, D. Harry, the following resolu
tion was unanimously passed:
Resolved by the Bonird of Commission
ers t hat Cabarrus County aagrees to fut>-
Itish the money to build a Class “A"
road on the State Highway front the
corporate limits of the City of Concord
» .on Hast Corbin street to Mt. Pleasant
if the State Highway Commission of
this district will furnish SIOO,OOO of this
amount out of the funds for building
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>mi ft iun OT ‘.l. Jf, isimwlTr
by W. D. Harry, the Cabarrus County
Highway (’oimjfissicn watt authorized to
proceed with the building of the road
leading from Concord to the Cnion
t ounty line, at a poinf to connect witii
the Cnion County Road.
PHILIPPINE QUESTION TO
AWAIT PRESIDENT’S RETURN
Protest Against Gem. Wood's Policies to
Be Considered When HartUng Gets
Back Home. [
. fßy the Associated Press. I
Washington, July I!).—Final action in
Washington in connection with the inci
dent in Manila which resulted in the
resignation of the Philippine cabinet
and council of state in protest 'against
„ fl, e policies of Governor General Wood
wi.l await the return of President
Harding from his Alaskan trip.
Reports reached Secretary Weeks tn
' <'a.v from General Wood and from Man
nil Quezon. president of the Philippine
Senate, setting forth both sides of the
controversy. It was indicated that fur
ther details would be asked, botli from
the Governor General and Mr. Quezon,
ahd when all available information is at
hand the case will be left to the personal
consideration of the President.
With Our Advertisers.
The new shoe store in Concord will
oi>en tomorrow morning in the room be
tween the Parks-Itelk Company and the
Five and Ten Cent Store. This store
will celebrate the' opening by offering
you some wonderful bargains in ladies',
men s and children's shoes and slippers.
This is one of several associated shoe
stores. Read the half page ad. in this
issue- and see the many bargains it has
to offer you. <
The Concord Furniture Co. offers you
a beautiful ten-piece suite for your din
ing. room. See ad.
The Standard Ruick Co. carries at all
.times a complete line of Buick parts and
accessories.
Pay your bills by check. The Citi
zens Bank and Trust Company invites
small as well as large accounts.
Albemarle Mills to Shut Down August 4.
Albemarle News-Herald. '
The Vjisoassett Mills Company, the
F.tird Manufacturing Co., and’ the Lil
lian Knitting Mills Company will close
down on August 4tb for a few days' va
cation. They will resume operations
<■ again on the 13th of August. It. has
teAi the custom in the past to have some
kind of picnic for the pleasure and out
ing of the operatives of the local mills,
and this will possibly be held this year
during the vacation between the 4th
and 13th of August..
Germany to Cease Passive Resistance?
Paris, July 19 ,(Ry the Associated
Press). The German government
through its embassy iu London, is striv
ing to have the forthcoming British note
on reparations convey to the French
government Germany's willingness to
cease passive resistance in the Ruhr, sub
ject to certain concessions on the part
of France. This information has reach
ed the French government on wbat is
regarded as unquestionable bat unofficial
authority. ,
One of the most famous fishing
grounds in the world, the Dogger Bank.
In the North Sea> is said to be falling
off aa a source of supply.
The Concord Daily Tribune
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ERIE RAILROAD LIABLE
For Money Recovered by Every Em
i ployee Because It Reduced Wages of
| Crossing Watchmen.
: Chicago. July 10 (By the Associated
'Press).—The Erie Railroad has made it
self liable for a money recovery to every
employee who suffered loss of compensa
tion when the carrier arbitrarily reduced
I the wages of_ the crossing watchmen,
flagmen and trackmen, in violation of
decision No. I+7 of the U. 8. Rnilrotfd
Labor Board, the Board announced to
day in a decision rendered in the case
lof the American Federation of Railroad
Workers against this carrier.
| The railroad, the Board's decision said,
| has also violated the transportation act,
land has persisted in the violation of the
■ Board's order relative to the "contract
. ing out" of railroad labor. The classes
jof labor involved in the dispute were
(contracted out to the Lincoln Engineer
ing Company at an hourly wage of five
! cents to ten cents lower than the present
wage of similar classes of railroad work
' ers on other railroads ns established by
| decision No. 147 of the Board.
20,(W0 I. W. W.’s LEAVE
FOR PORT ARTHUR. TEXAS
Member Alleged to Have Been Beaten
by Ku Klux Klan; Texas Read)' For
Them.
New York. July 18.—Firmly believing
in the efficiency of "direct action." hnn
dml* of members of the I. W. W. are
leaviug here tonight on a crusade to
Port Arthur. Texas, the object of which j
is the (‘Protection of the I. W. W< con
stitution" and the rights of three mem-;
bers said to have been kidnapped and
severely beaten there.
"We don’t believe in doing things by
official delegation. When there is a job
to be done by the I. W. W„ the rank and
file go to it without bothering nbout |
their officials," is the report on the exol
dus given by local headquarters of the
marine transport workers brnnch of the
organization.
How tlie men will cover the 2,800 miles
to Port Arthur is regarded at headquar
ters as a minor detail. More than 20,000
of them are on the move from all parts
of the country, on foot, by freight train,
and by sea. according to John Shuski,
the secretary-treasurer.
Port Arthur Has Labor Gang Place for
I. W. W.
Port Arthur. Texas, July 18.—Mem
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World will have a place waiting for them
on labor gangs to take care of city work,
local officials said today ti|>on learning
»>f the marine trauejtori
workers braiteh of the T. W. W. have
ordered all foot-loose “iVobblies" to in
vade Port Arthur in connection with the
re|>orted kidnapping of three I. W. W.’s
recently.
The officials would make no other state
ment. ?y> definite steps have been tak
en, however/ to handle the situation, it
is understood, probably due to the ab
sence of Mayor J. P. Logan.
TREMINAL HOTEL FATE
TO‘BE SETTLED TODAY
Owner Given Opportunity of Deciding
On Closing It Up.—Several Con
victed.
Salisbury. July 18. —Judge Stable
Linn, in county court today, gave B.
H. ' Isenhower. owner of the Terminal
hofel, ti l tomorrow morning to decide
whether he wants the property con
tinued to be used as a rooming house
or is willing to close it up for keeps.
On this decision will depend the se
verity of the judgment Judge Linn mets
out to Isenhower, who was today found
guilty of a bawdy house charge along
with the manager of the hotel, Roy
Cauble, the housekeeper, Edna Hen
dricks, and a porter. Arthur Harris.
•Cauble in this case and iu another
charging the handling of liquor, drew
eight months and got a fine of $25 for
fighting Edna Hendricks, the housekeep
er.
No disposition has been mnde of the
housekeeper’s cases. She was the main
witness in the several cases growing out
of alleged misconduct at the Terminal.
Mrs. A. J. Cordell drew two months
for prostitution and her husband got
six months for handling liquor.
Isenhower was also found guilty of
having liquor in his possession.
! A number of officers and citizens gave
the Terminal a very bad reputation.
Cauble and the Cordells have notice
of an appeal.
HARDINGS TURN ON
THEIR WA\ HOMEWARD
Will Visit Three More Alaska Cities on
Their Way Home.
Seward, Alaska, July 19 (By the As
sociated Press). —The Naval transport
Henderson with President Harding, Mrs.
Harding, and their party, aboard was
to leave here early today, steaming out
of Resurrection' Bay through the recent
ly christened Harding Gateway, aud for
j the first time in two weeks turning her
I bow -southward. 9
I Although the Chief Exeeutive will vis
|it three more Alaska cities, he is en
j ronte for tlie States for the first time
since he left Tacoma. Wash., July ,sth.
The Henderson is due to arrive at Val
dese today and the party is to be taken
out on the automobile road connecting
Valdese with the Richardson Highway,
Alaska's north and south main road.
Here the travelers are to view the Scenic
Keystone CanyOfi.
At The Theatres.
"Call of the Wild,” the sixth round
of the serial “Fighting Blood,” is being
shown . again today at the Piedmont
; Theatre.
The Star Theatre today is offering a
Goldwyn feature picture “The Man With
Two Mothers.” , ",
Kathleen MacDonald in “Money, Mon
, ey, Money,” and Baby Peggy in “Sweet
ie," are on program today at the
1 Pastime Theatre. •
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CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923:
SIM ISSUED
! AGAINST ALLEGED
! BJ KLUX OFFICIALS
A Surprise is Sprung on the
Defense by the Clerk of the
Court of Robeson County
in Flogging Case Trial.
ASKED TO PRODUCE
| THE KLAN RECORDS
j Records Are Expected to
Show What Connection if
Any Chief of Police of
Lumberton Had With Klan
f®X the Aaaaetated Press.)
Lumberton. July 19.—8. M. I-aNvson,
Chief of Police at Fairmont, took the
stand iu his own behalf here today and
denied he was present during the recent
Hogging of two white women near Proc
torville. Julge Brogden and John
Hedgepeth, the two other defendants, had
previously denied any . connection with
the case, and alibis have been offered in
behalf of all three.
Lawson declared he is not a member
of the Ku Klux Klan and said on the
night of the flogging he had talked to a
number of persons on the streets before
10:30 that night and had gone home by
1 11 o clock. Mrs. Hattie Purvis, who
I with Mi's. Mary Watson, claimed to
I have been whipped by a white robed
band, had said that tlie affair took plaee
between| 10 aud 11 o'clock.
Attorneys for the defense entered ob
jections during Lawson's cross examina
tion by Btephen Mclntryre. claiming
that Lawson was not 'being allowed to
answer questions asked of him. Lawson
admitted that on two occasions he had
been accused of being a "news toter" for
the Ku Klux Klan aud of being a mem
ber of the order, and said that on both
occasions he had characterized those who
charged him with Klan affiliation with
"unprintable epithets."
The kidnapping by a hooded baud of
Andrew Smith from a court room iu
Fairmont, N. C., some months ago after
his trial on a liquor charge was recited
by counsel for the state during the cross
examination of Lawson.
Lumberton. N. C„ July 19.—Spring
ing a surprise on the defense, the Clerk
of Court of Robeson County late yes
terday issued subpoenas upon lwo al
“f the Ku Klux Klan of
.'Orth Carolina -catting upon them to
produce Klan records to be used by the
State iu connection with the trial of
Mike lyawson, chief of police of Fair
mont; Jolui Hedgepeth and Jule Brog
den, who are being tried here on charges
growing out of the Hogging of Mrs. Mary
Watson and Mrs. Hattie Purvis, near
Proetorville the Bight of April 14th.
The records are expected to show what
connection if any. Chief of Police Law
son has with the Klan, and also what
connection if any, H. L. Taliaferro has.
Mr. Taliaferro is the alleged agent of the
Klan. aud is ulso under indictment for
tampering with state witnesses.
Tlie defense laid the foundation of its
case yesterduy, introducing witnesses to
prove alibis for'Brogden aud Hedgepeth."
More titan a dozen character witnesses
also were called to testify for Mr. Law
son.
Mr. Brogden on the stand yesterday
denied auy connection with the Ku Klux
Klan and also; denied his alleged partici
pation in the whipping of the two worn
ene.
Ernest Brnnch testified today in sup
port of Brogden's claim that he was not
present at the flogging. Brogden said he
saw white robed men near tlie l*urvis
home about 10 minutes after he had seen
Brogden at his father's store.
More character witnesses were put on
the stand by the defense this morniug
and O. K. Stevens, A. E. Burns, Thad
Stone and H. Phillips testified that the
reputations of bath Lawson and Hedge
peth is good.
KI.T KLUX OFFICIALS ARE
ORDERED TO PRODCCE RECORDS
Subpoenas Duces Tee uni Issued at Lum
berten in Wcmen Flogging Trial.
Lumberton. July 18.—Overshadowing
the testimony offered here today at the
trial of Mike Lawson, chief of police at
Fairmont, Johnson Hedgepeth and Jule
Brogden on charges of secret assault, as
sault with a deadly weapon, and kidnap
ping, the charges growing out of the al
leged flogging of Mrs. Mary Watson and
Mrs. Hattie Purvis, was the issuance by
the clerk of court of Robeson county of
two subpoenas ■ upon /the alleged grand
kaliff of the Ku Klux Klan in North
Carolina and the alleged head Os the
Fairmont Klavern, ordering them to pro
duce all records of the klan showing
membership of the Fairmon Klavern, all
records showing the connection, in any,
of Mike Lawson with the klan, all re
cords dealing witly the alleged whipping
and all records shewing the connection
of H. L, Tailaferro,'alleged agent of the
klan, who is under indictment for tam
pering with State’s witnesses, with the
klan.
The subpoenas were issued against V,
W. Keith, alleged head of the Fairmont
klavern and E. F. . Randolph, alleged
grand klaliff of the Nor(h Carolina
reulm, knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
They were issued at the request of the
counsel for the State.
At the same time a subpoena was is
sued at the request of defense counsel
against H. F. Hackett of the State’s
attorneys, ordering him to produce notes
of an alleged private interview with Mrs.
Watson qt which the identification of
her assailants is alleged Jo have been
discussed. ‘ ■ I 1
Steam vessels are usually six timea as
• long as' they are wide. : f v -/
INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA.
The manufacture of tobacco products ranks second
among the industries of the state, being exceeded only by
the cotton goods industry.
'The comlfined value of the tobacco and cotton goods
manufactured products represents more than 40 per cent,
of the totaT manufactured products of the state.
North Carolina ranks first in acreage planted in tobacco
among the states of the union and is second in quality and
value of products.
WinstopiSalem is the center of the industry, more than
three of the tobacco products being manufactured
there. v
The tendency for the past twenty years lias been to
concentrate the industry in immense factories. In 1910
there were 96 factories in the state. 4.9 in ipio, and in 1922
only 15.
The value of products manufactured in 1910 was $35,-
981,000 and in 1922 it had grown to 214.830,248.
The industry furnishes support to 16,449 persons, with
an average high dailv wage for men of $5.04, and for wom
en, $3.07.
Durham, Asheville, Greensboro, Hickory, Leaksville
and Statesville are the principal tobacco manufacturing
points, iwith Durham second to Winston-Salem which leads
alii others. Durham, because of the product bearing its
name, is perhaps the most widely known of these centers.
The value of plants operating in 1922 was $20,1 15,034
with a yearly payroll of $14,027,661.
rejporT submitted
AT TWO O’CLOCK TODAY
Was Submitted Jo Governor and Coun
cil of State at That Hour.
(Br the Associated Press.)
Raleigh. N. C„ July 19.—Chairman
Long, of the legislative Committee
which lias the report of the .auditors on
the State's financial condition anounc
ed at 1 :3 this afternoon 11s he emerged
from the Attorney General's office where
theli committee had been in session Since
10 a. m. that the auditors' report would
‘be announced shortly' after 2 o'clock.
The report will be submitted to the
Governor and tlie council of state at 2
o’clock, Air. Long stated.
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Furr Township Sunday School Conven
tion,
The Furr Township Sunday School
Convention will meet in Reulah Church,
Locust, on Saturday, the 21st of July, at
It) o'clock. The following program will
he rendered :
Song: "All Hail the Cower of Jesus'
Name." f ,{•'
Prayer—Rev. Mr. Satterfield.
Welcome Address—Member of Beulah
Sunday School.
Response—Rev. E. D. Teeter.
Subjects:
Promptness—Rev. Will Russell.
Music—Rev. Mr. Alexander.
The Place of Children in tlie Sunday-
School—Miss Minnie Herrin.
The Duty of Teacher and Spirit
Shown Towards Student—Rev. Mr.
Hunt.
Teacher Training—Fletcher Lambert.
Appointment of Committees.
Adjournment for one hour.
Song by Congregation.
Reports of Committees.
Reports from Superintendents.
Address —C. A. Reap.
Address—Rev. R. G. Short.
Music will be furnished by tlie differ
ent choirs of the township.
J. A. HARRINGTON.
. President.
ROBERT L. FURR.
Secretary.
Bill to Make Solociting Labor a Felony.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta. July 19. —Am effort to check
the migration of negroes and other farm
labor rdas given by tlie authors as the
reason for the introduction of a bill in
the Georgia Legislature today which
would make it a felony for auy person
or concern to solicit labor in Georgia for
other states. Punishment would be a
-prison term of not less than three years
nor more than seven.
Charlotte Aviator Killed at Sacramento.
(By the Associated Press.)
Sacramento, Calif.. .Inly 19.—Jack B
Gregory, 20, of Charlotte, N. (’. one of
the aviators who has been "writing in
the sky" at Los -Angeles and San Fran
cisco recently) was killed late yesterday
near Lake Tahoe when his plane in
which he was traveling from Reno. Ne
vada, to San Francisco fell, according to
word brought here today by Harry Tur
ner, a fellow aviator.
Miss Margaret Hartsell is spending
some time’ in Thoinasville, the guest of
Miss Susie Crowell.
Canadian farmers are importing wasps
to fight the corn borer.
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BE SYSTEMATIC
S —pay your bills by checks drawn on this EE
55 strong ba*nk.
55 Small as well as large accounts invited. *
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EXPERTS SAY LIGHTNING
RODS PREVENT FIRES
Property Owners Urged to Equip Their
Building With Them.
(By (lie Associated Press.)
I New York, July 19.—Property owners
| throughout the country are urged to
| equip their buildings with lightning rods
| by the National Board of Fire Uiidcr
j writers, which today declared that 99
per rent, of the first’ caused by lightning
I could thus be prevented. The losses
Iby tire caused by lightning total $30,-
000,000 annually.
A widespread indifference to this form
of protection exists, however, due to tlie
swindling methods employed by lightning
rod dealers in the past, and the fact that
it is highly difficult to obtain an expert,
who can determine whether or not in
stallation has been correctly done.
Careful research by electrical authori
ties including Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz
of the General Electriet Company, and
Thomas A. Edison have proven conclu
sively the efficiency of the lightning rod
J as a safety device, the Undterwriters de
| elare.
[ To guarantee property owners that
their lightuing rods have been properly..,
, installed and are a protection instead
lof a menace, the Board of Fire Under
j writers has adopted a p'an whereby a
representative of their "'organization in
i speets all installations in his district,
and affixes a “master label" to the work
j if it proves worthy.
| “Insurance’companies will grant a re
! duction of insurance for lightning rods,
in states where reductions are allowed,
only on those buildings where the mas
ter label is attached along with the iden
tification tag of the company which made
the installation.” the statement declares.
Laboratory service will be provided by
the Fire Underwriters, where materials
submitted by lightning rod companies
will be tested for etirefieation. The
master label will be attached to the work
of only those companies which maintain
an inspection service along with their
installation service, the Undterwriters
have ruled. No loghtning rod company
is barred from this laboratory, service.
The adoption of the "master label"
system will mark an era in preventing
loss of property aad life throught light
ning, the Fire Underwriters state, and
for the first time stnndardize lightning
roil installation. The system will cover
the entire United States and Canada.
MeAdoo Not Sure He Has a Hat To
Throw in iVaidential Ring.
Special to New York Times,
j Washington. July 17.—William* (1.
i MeAdoo tried today to avoid discussing
political questions. He was here as n
I witness iu the Morse conspiracy trial
| and spent most of his time with a statis
| tictiau. who is said to be preparing for
| ljfm information on the railroads, which,
I he is reported to favor putting under
government control or operation.
"Will you lie a candidate for I’resi
dent lie- was asked, as lie- emerged from .
the court:
lie smiled only in answer.
"When are you. going to throw your i
hat in the ring?” was another question. |
“I will not admit that I have a hat for
that purpose,” lie replied.
Managers for MeAdoo are said to he
much worried over the progress the cam
paigns of Underwood and Fjord are mak
ing.
A $200,0009 labor temple is planned
by the trades union of Des Moines.
PROPOSED TUNNEL TO BRING
OCEANS NEARER TOGETHER
II ill Cut the Rail Distance Between the
Oceans Seventy Miles.
•8} the SuMUiei Preen.i
t Denver. Colo., July 10.—(Actual work
on the Moffat tanner, through the con
tinental divide west of Denver, is *—
ported to begin early nex ' t . lAb** 1
hrst shovelful of dirt may,
| August 1, Colorado Day. ...n.ximog is
iin readiness to start. Bids for con
struction are being advertised, and the
[ bonds are being offered for sale,
i • The Moffat tunnel will cut the rail
[ distance between the Atlantic and the
i Pacific oceans by 70 miles. Its construc
i tion is an engineering feat of much dif
ficulty. and it is of great national im-
I portanee, for it will open up a large
section of land in northwestern Colora
;do rich in natural resources. The cam
lipaign to construct this tunnel has been
[ carried on for the last 50 years. Early
i' in the sixties the pioneers of what is
1 now the state of Colorado realized ade
[ tjuate traus|iortation was necessary to
i develop the territory, and set about to
1 get it.
The tunnel commences at the head
wafers of South Boulder creek in Gilin
county near the town of Tolland, passes
under James Peak and emerges a trifle
more than six miles west at the head
waters of the Fraser river in Middle
Park. Grand county. The western side
of the trunel is 4 1-2 miles from the
town of Fraser, Colorado.
The tunnel will bi* available immedi
ately to the Denver & Salt Lake rail
road. now completed to Craig. Moffat
county. The plans of this line include
building into Salt Lake City. It also
will be available later to the Denver, Rio
Grande & Western railroad which now is
building a cutoff to connect with the
I tunnel. The actual saving to the Den
, ver & Salt Lake railroad will be the tor
j tuous climb of 23 miles over the crest of
ithe continental divide, where the Moffat
‘ road now crosses the divide above timber
line at an elevation of 10,660 feet.
On the Denver & Rio Grande the dis
tance to Salt Lake City will be shorten
ed by 173 miles through building the
cutoff to connect with the tunnel.
The tunnel will be 6.04 miles long. The
project consists of a main tunnel 20 by
1(1 feet in the clear and a pioneer tunnel
paralleling it. Trains through the tun
nel will be operated electricity. Pro
vision has been made so that automobiles
and her traffic may pass through the
tunnel in special cars. The tunnel ele
vation at the east portali is 0.190 feet,
at the west 0,100 feet.
Sponsors of the tunnel predict that
ultimately almost all of the railroads us
ing Denver will use the tunnel as a short
cut from Denver wept. Tourists who
have enjoyed the trip over the conti
nental divide on the Moffat route will
mourn the fact that the coming of the
tunnel will mean that the famous little
.station, Corona. lli£ "tup o’, the world.”
will pass out of existence as a railroad
stop. Corona, 10,660 feet above sea lev
el. now is the highest point iu the world
where there is a standard guagr railroad.
The tunnel will eliminate the climb from
Tolland, whose altitude is about 9,000
feet, to Corona. This climb has given
many a thrill to Eastern tourists. The
grade above Tolland is four per cent —
almost unprecedented in railroad grades
—and there are many curves as the train
mounts upward. It is a land of perpet
ual snow. Ey’eu in the middle of .Tune,
when near the top of tlie divide, fre
quently climbs tfirough'snowdrifts higher
than its car tops. '
NEGROES SAT DOWN
ON A RED HOT PIPE
Here Playing Dice and One Grabbed for
the Pot.—When a Pistol Flashed All
Sat Down on Pipe.
(By the Associated Prcas.)
Steubenville. 111., July 10—Twr:VO of
thirteen negro laborers who. participat
ed in a dice game at the laißolle Iron
Works labor camp are in the mill hos
pital today suffering fiom bums.
The dozen in the hospital, were ar
ranged along one side of a table while
the 18th and wiolder of the spotted iv- ,
ory gallopers faced them ou the opposite
side of "Lady Luck's” table.
One of the twelve with a hoarding
house reach grabbed for the "pot" of
money in the center of the tabic. "Shoor
er" thirteen reached for a pistol. As the
justs 1 flashed 12 men "ducked’". All sat
on a red hot fuel pipe. Twelve pairs of
trousers jvere ruined and the owne-s will
take Ceil' meals standing for -cm-' fiu’e
Tiie lie r Street Revival.
The laud Our God blesses His chil
(dreii iu many ways, and 1 believe that
i everybody that was under that old gos- ■
I pel tent ou Kerr Street received a bless- [
| ing last night. The people are waking I
lup around here. Mr. Sisk is a mighty
man of God, and when he hits the plat
form with the Holy Ghost guiding him
as it did last night you may look out.
There will be something doing when he
gets through.
The text. Hebrews 6:10 "Which hope
we have as an anchor of the soul, both
sure aud steadfast, aud which entereth
into that within the vail.”
Friends, what is your hope build up
on? You may have worldly pleasures
and your hopes may be there. But God
lis the fouudation of eternal life. Build
on the rock and you'll surely stand.
[ Rev. T. C. Harvey, of Central. S. C.,
I was present last night and made a very
'interesting little speech, after which he
sang as a solo "Wonderful Peace." You
who were not there missed something
goad. Services each evening at 7:30
o't'llK'lj. X.
Twenty-Two.
Detroit, .Jftily 16.—Babe Ruth hit his
1 twenty-second home run of the season
here in the seventh inning of today’s
Kankee-Tiger game. No one was on
base at the time. The hit “was made
off Holloway, Who earlier in' the game
had been found' for homers by Dugan
and Ward.
The first steam locomotive ever seen
on the American continent was built
by George Stephenson in Englaad and
brought to New York by the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company in the year
; 1829. ’
TODAY’S •
NEWS
TODAY
NO. 170.
ATTEKIPTINGTO FLY
FBOW COAST TO CMST
" mJMTOM
Lieutenant Maughan Hopped
Away From Mitchell Field
This j Morning at 4:08
O’clock on Way to Frisco.
FIRST STOP AT
DAYTON, OHIO
Weather Ideal for Flying.—
Four Stops Planned en
Route—Has 16 Hours and
10 Minutes for the Trip.
(By the Axaociated Press.)
Mitchell Field, N. Y., July 19 (By the
Associated! Press). —Lieus. Russell U
Maughan took off at 4:08 o’clock this
morning. Eastern Standard Time, on the
first leg of his second attempt to fly
from coast to coast between dawn and
dark: He pointed his plane toward Day
ton. Ohio, where he intends to make his
first stop.
After Maughan had climbed into the
cockpit, a bundle of New York morning
newspapers still wet with ink was hand
ed to him. Above the roar of the engine
he shouted laughingly: "I want to be
the first news vender to sell New York
morning newspapers, in Ran Francisco on
the evening of the day of their publica
tion."
The plane left the ground 8 minutes
and 4 seconds later than the takeoff made
by Lieut. Maughan on his previous dawn
to dusk flight attempt. ,
Lieut. Bertram J. Sherry, weather
expert from Wahingtou, I). C., declared
the weather to be almost ideal for flying
conditions.
Lieut. Maughan will follow the itin
erary mapi>ed out for his flight on July
9th which euded in failure near St. Jos
eph, Mo., after his gasoline feed pipe be
came clogged.
Four stops are planned en route: at
Dayton. Ohio, St. Joseph, Mo., Cheyenne.
IVyo., and Salduro. Utah. To accomp
lish the flight across the continent and
dawn and suin'*t Lieut, Maughan will
have to make the trip in 16 hours and
16 minutes.
Arrived at Dayton at 8:35.
Dayton, July 19.—Lieut. Russel L.
Maughan arrived at McCook Field here
at 8:35 Eastern Standard time ou bis
first "le^ _ iTT‘Tir*®s7i iu o’ "ifusk r *ffigfif fHfei "
New York to San Francisco.
Passes Indianapolis 59 Minutes Later.
Indianapolis, July 19. —Lieut. Unseel
1,. Maughan, who left New Y’ork on a
coast to coast flight early today passed
over Indianapolis at 8:34 o'clock Cen
tral Standard time.
Passed Clirisman at 9:05.
Chrisinan, 111., July 19.—Lieut. Rus
sell L." Maughan passed here at 9:05
Central Standard time. At 9:18 he
was sighted at Tuscola, Illinois.
Leaves Springfield Behind Too.
Springfield, July 19.—Lieut. Russel L.
Maugham passed over Springfield, 111.,
at 9:42 o'clock Central Standard time.
Flies Over Hannibal at 10:17.
Hannibal. Mo.. July 19 (By the As
sociated Press). —Lieut. Maughan pass
ed north of Hannibal at 10:17 a. m. fly
ing high and fast.
Lands at St. Josepeh at 11:35.
• St. Joseph. Mo.. July 19.—(8y the As
sociated Press). —Carrying a bundle of
■today's New Y'ork morning newspapers,
which lie hopes to sell in San Francisco
'this evening, Lieut. Russell L. Maughan.
■army aviator, landed at St. Joseph. Mo.,
at 11:25 Central Standard time, thus
■completing the second landing on his
transcontinental trip.
Maughan's machine is in fine shape, his
mechanic said, after a hasty inspection.
Maughan declared he had experienced
no trouble of any kind, and is now confi
dent he can make up time so as to reach
San Francisco .before sundown.
Lieutenant Maughan maintained his
stride of 160 miles an hour in a jump
from Dayton to this eitv. a distance of
560 miles. He left Dayton at 7:53
Central time. \
Lieut. Maughan departed from St. Jo
seph at 12:03 Ceutral time.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at a Decline of 57 ,
Points on ~September.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July 19.—The cotton mar
ket opened steady today at a decline of
:>7 points on September, but generally
8 to 22 ppints higher on reports of con
tinued drought conditions iu the south
west. There was not a great deal, of
demand, however, and the market eased
off frgni the opening under realizing or
liquodation. . October contracts sagged
off from 23.8$ to 23.65, with the general
list selling about 5 to 10 points net lower
during the early trading.
Cotton futures opened steady: July
26.68; October 23.80; December 23.33 ;
January 23.05; March 23.03.
DEATH TODAY OF REAR
ADMIRAL C. D. SIGSBEE
Captain of the 111 Fated Maine Dies
Suddenly at His Home in New York.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Y'ork. July 19.— Rear Admiral
Charles I). Sigsbee, U. S. N„ retired, ~
captaiu of the ill-fated battleship Maine,
died suddenly at his home here today.
Admiral Sigsbee had been in poor
health for the past two years, although
only yesterday he waa out riding. His
death was due to heart failure. The ar
rangements for the funeral have not been
made, but he will be buried at Arling
ton Cemetery, Washington, probably
next Monday.
The United States is the largest user
of nitrate in the world.