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VOLUME XXIII
FHIMETT
UMUNCES FWLURE
ONCOTTONEXCHANGE;
Announcement Came as aj
Complete Surprise, as He
Had Been Recognized as a
Most Conservative Trader.
WILL EFFECT THE
ENTIRE SOUTHEAST
A Shipment of $3,500,000 in
Currency Was Sent to Va
rious Augusta Banks by
Federal Reserve System.
(Hr the AuMtatMl Press.)
New York, July 20.—Frank H. Bar
rett. a cotton broker of Augusta, fin.,
today notified the New York Cotton Ex
change that he was unable to meet his
obligations, and requested that his seat
on the Exchange be sold.
The announcement came as a com
plete surprise in cotton circles where
Barrett had been recognised as one of
the most conservative traders. His fail
ure. it was stated, would affect the en
tire southeast, where, he has large cot- 1
ton and hank holdings.
The failure of Richard Willingham, a
factor, of Macon. Ga., three years ago. |
was reported to have caused Barrett i
heavy losses but since then he was un
derstood to have recuiterated. He is
half owner of the Augusta baseball team,
with T.v Cobb.
Was One of Largest Cotton Concerns hi
- South. •
Augusgn, Ga.. July 20.—A meeting of
the creditors of Barrett & Co., cotton
factors, is scheduled to be held at noon,
according to an announcement here ear
ly today. Tile firm is reputed to be one
of the largest cotton concerns in the
South.
A shipment of $3,500,000 in currency,
consigned to various Augusta banks was
received here today through the Augusta
IKirtoffice from the Atlanta Federal Re
serve Bank, to "prepare for eventuali
ties." declared J. C.McAuliffe. iHist mast
er.
Creditors or their attorneys from
North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia.
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here today.
George Barrett, a rnember of counsel
for Barrett & Co’., just prior to the
meeting of tlie creditors announced a ,
full statement would be issued by coun
sel during the day.
• All the Augusta banks are in a for
tunate position." said John Phinisey,
vice president of file Georgia Railroad
Bank, said to be Augusta's strongest
bank institution. Mr. Phinisey said they
all taken necessary precautions in
the light of rumors of Barrett’s failure.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Fairly Steady at a Decline of
From 8 to 83 Points.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July 20.—T>e cotton mar
ket opened fairly steady at a decline of
8 to 23 points in response to rather dis
appoining cables and scattered liquids
tjou. The announcement that a prom
inent cotton factor of Augusta, Ga., was
unable to meet his obligations had au
unsettling, effect, but it was believed
that hfs outstanding accounts in the lo
cal market had been evened up earlier
in the week, and after selling off to
23.63, October rallied to 23.74 on cov
ering. , _ ,
Cotton futures* opened steady. July
26.33; Oct. 23.75: Bee. 23.63; Jan.
23.03; March 23.04.
Closed Steady.
New York, July 20.— Cotton futures'
closed steady. July 26.47-20; • Oct.
23.60-64; Dec. 23.21-22; Jan. 22.03-051
March 22.05-75.
I. W. W. Invasion of Texas Called Off.
Port Arthur, July 19.—The
I. W. W„ invasion of this city was
called off at 11 o'clock tonight. A
general strike at gulf ports in protest
against “political-imprisonments'’ will be ,
called instead.
General Organizer Sydney Terry an
nounced that a messenger had just ar
rived froih New Orleans bearing orders i
from Harry C. Clark, of Chicag.o and
John Shuskie, of New York, counter
manding the order given this week to
all foot-loose .1. W. W.’s to move on
Port Arthur as a protest against al
leged mistreatment of their members.
The reason given by Terry, who wag
in company with William Green and
Robert Bell, two other I. W. W.’s who
were arrested last week and are await
ing trial on vagrancy charges, is that
a general strike is being ordered which
will take marine workers out of vessels
in every port and the higher officials of
the organizetioh do not consider it, ad- .
visable to concentrate in any one sec
tion and those who were en route to Port
* rthur are being turned back to New
Orleans. .
Judge Moore Dies at His Home in Ashe
vile.
Asheville, July 10.—Judge Charles
A. Moore, many years a leading lawyer
in, western North Carolina, died at his
home, 156 Merrimob Avenue, this week.
He was 72 ( vears old nnd had been
confined to his home for many years.
He retired from the active practice of
law about 15 years ago on account of
ill health. «-•
Two Aviators Rilled. ]}•’ ’
(By Aa AuMMtM Bnaa >
' Chanute Field, Hnntoul, H!i', July 20.
—First Lieutenant Harold .R, McNab,
of Decatur, 111., and First lieutenant
Edward H. Kinney, of Chicago, wars
The Concord Daily Tribune
* THE IREDELL PICNIC
WAS A NOTABLE EVENT
Ten Thousand People Attend From Jlu
merous Counties.
Statesville.. July 10.—The Iredell
farmers picnic, which was held at the
Piedmont experiment Rtation today, was
attended. by from 10,000 to 12.000 peo
ple.
I By noon 2,100 cars were counted com
' ing into the grounds, and during the
I afternoon there was a stream of people |
I,coming and going all the time. A large
'per cent, of the counties in Piedmont
| Carolina worn represented, nnd •t'hirq
were a number of people here from the
: eastern part of the state.
Only three counties entered (he con
test for the prize offered for the largest
attendance, Mecklenburg, Catawba nnd
Wilkes. The prize, a kodak, was pre
sented to Catawba county. Mr. Hendrix.
the county farm agent, reporting 00 pen
sons here. Mecklenburg county was sec
ond. reporting 43. Wilkes fnamisbc/l
nine. Many counties thdt.' were well
represented made nq report.
A pleasing feature of the day's pro
gram was the mimic by the hand from
the Jackson Training School.
The principal addresses on the morn
ing program were made by I)r. B. W,. Kil
gore. director,of agricultural extension;
Mr. Rlalock manager of the co-operative
cotton marketing association, and Dr. E.
C. Brooks, president of State college,
the speeches of each being exceedingly
practical and helpful.
I)r. Brooks' address was on the value
of co-operative organization, and he
made a wouderful effective apiieal.
After dinner, which was served in
families and groups, Franklin Sherman,
i state entomoligist, spoke on the boll
weevil in Piedmont Carolina. He said
I the cotton pest would not become ft se
rious menace tq the farmers in this sec-
11ion as in the east because the farmers
I here diversified their crops more. He
warned his hearers of the seriousness of
the menace, and told of practical ways
of combatting it.
The dairy .exhibit coutnined a gold
medal Jersey Cow. owned by H. I*. Lutz,
of Newton. This cow produced 1,460
gallons during the past year, or four
gallons per day for the entire year, and j
!XK> pounds of butter. J. A. Arey, state
dairyman, was in charge of exhibits,
and a common cow was exhibited to show
by contrast that she was unprofitable.
The oldest man at the picnic was J.
L. McHnrgue. aged 03. The oldest wo
muu was Mrs. Wade, aged 65- Horace
Shoe, of the Presbyterian orphanage,
won the prize for having the most,
freckles of any boy on the grouuds. Miss
Ixirena Nolin, also of the orphanage,
was selected as the prettiest girl. Mr.
and Brs. J. H. McElwee. of Statesville,
„wl*o'\Vere married 59 years ago, won dis
tlbMWH 'flr’tffitT fdltarW; •
■The weather was ideal and the occas
irtti was most enjoyable in every way.
Congressman R. L. Doughton was
among the' visitors from other counties.
FIND RATTLER IN
GALLON OF BOOZE
Burke County Man Thought It Would
Cure Tuberculosis.
Statesville, July 111.—Somebody iu
Burke county put a skinned rattlesnake
in a gallon of mountain liquor, and the
theory is that the liquor wa’s to be used
by some on afflicted witli tuberculosis,
according to Prohibition Officer T. M.
Hnllyburton, who witli a party of other
officers, made the discovery while hunt
ing wildcat stills in the Burke moun
tains, says tlie Statesville Sentinel.
“We foumj thA booze by the side of
the road about fifteen miles southeast of
Morgsnton,” Mr. Hallyburton said, while
here.. Monday. "We found it by acci
dent. but failed to find any one near it.
We were unable to tell exactly just why
the snake had been placed in the booze,
but we have been told that it is the
popular belief by- mountain people that
liquor in which hns been placed a skin
ned rattlesnake for several lioui-s will
cure tuberculosis.”
The officer indicated that none of the
raiding party were willing to volunteeer
tto make any experiments with the sup
posed cure.
Two Hstilleties were found and de
stroyed while the men were raiding.
“They were small outfits,” Mr. Hnlly
burton stated. Officers In the raiding
group in addition to Mr. Hallyburton
were Messrs. Widenhouse, Trexler and
Moore.
With Our Advertisers.
More good things for you in Fisher’R
July Clearance are enumerated in a new
ad. on page three today.
The new Cnrolina' Case, Will open to
serve the public tomorrow morning at
6 o’clock'. This handsome new case is
located in the room next to the Cline
Pharmacy, and will be operated by Con
nor Bros. See ad. in this pa-per.
Mrs. N. F. Yorke will sell at public
audios at her'home on North T’nion
street, on Saturday afternoon beginning
at 2 o’clock a lot of household and kitchen
furniture.
Airplane rjdes only $5.00. See ad.
on page three.
Rimer Community Picnic Friday, July
! the 27th.
The Rimer Community Picnic will be
.held on Friday, July 27th, instead of on
Saturday, the 28th, as published. Sev
eral good speakers will be present and
make addresses on topics of .interest to
the farmers of the county. Everybody is
invited to attend this picnic and tgrfte
well-filled baskets as diqner will ‘be
spread on 'the ground in 'the grove at
this place. Remember the date, Fri
day. July 27th, -923.
Wm. H. Anderson Indicted for Larceny
' and Forgery.
New York, July 20.—A grand jury
today indicted William H. Anderson,
superintendent of the anti«aloon league
of New York, on charges Os grand lar
ceny and forgery and the* banded down'
a- bresentment calling for r« legislative
Investigation of the “league's activities
since !9t3 v when Anderson became super
intendent. ’•« - "~\ tiv- ■ v '
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CONCORD, N. C„ FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923.
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* BIG TOBACCO MERGER. *
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(By the Associated Press).
* New York. July 20.'—Tlie early lit
lit merger of tbe world’s .largest to- Xt
Xt baceo concerns, the Tobacco Prod- Xt
Xt udts Corporation, and tlie British- IK
Xt American Tobacco Company jdtn a Xt
IK new company was reported in Wall IK
IK Street today. IK
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WILLIAM OF GERMANY STILL
.RETAINS AUTOCRATIC BEARING
Maintains His Imperial Airs as of Old,
Say Those Who Come in Contact With
Him.
(Bt the Associated Press.*
Doom, July 20.—William Ilohenzol
lern. once German emperor, today in
Doom maintains his imperial airs as of
old, according to the recitals of those
who from time to time come in contact
with him.
The latest story is contributed by a
traveling company of student-actors.
Augmenting their slender incomes by act
ing mediaeval mystery plays in various
German and Dutch cities, the act irs were
requested to give a performance at the
former emperor’s residence. Before do
ing so they were received by William,
and they have since given their impres
sions of the reception.
First they were instructed how to
behave. “Speak to His Majesty jitHt as
the wbrds £ome,” said the marshal. ' Ad
dress him in accordance with his exalted
position, and kindly make a very, very
low bow.”
After being admitted to the house,
William and an officer appeared in the
hall. One of the students describes Wil
liam as having haughty movements and
superior airs. His eyes are nervous, and
a hard, pale grey in color. He has strik
ing grey eyebrows. Lines of age furrow
his brow, and bis mouth seems extra
ordinarily sensuous. His beard and
moustache have turned grey, and his
complexion is unhealthy.
William wore a grey-green fieldcapc
{and-a green sporting hat. The student
that civilian dress made him appear
bourgeois. His mauner of address was
sharp and Prussian.
William's foible of omniscience ap
peared at once in his .conversation, and
he started right in. "So you are going
to offer as mystery plays? They are, of
course, tlie plays that reached such a
flourishing condition among the ancient
Greeks—”
Then the former 'monach proceeded to
give a history of these plays down to
modern times. The marshal whispered
dciightixliy ♦Ar-the student: "The Kais
w”'-'
In the evening the student-actors
played “Tlie Dance of Death,” and the
lyrical “Paradise Play." Princess Her
iniue. William's wife, was greatly taken
by the plays and as she came on the
■stage to think the players, she remark
ed : "You must come again. Here one
perishes intellectually. It is seldom that
anything of value is offered to us.”
SUGGESTS MOURNER’S
BENCH FOR PREACHER
Cyclone Mack Pays Respects to Lake
Junaluska Preacher.
Greensboro, JulS 10.—“ What these lib
eralists need is a good dose of mourn
ers’ declared Rev. B. F. Mc-
Lendon, who is each night preaching to
thousands in his evangelical campaign
here, in discussing a news story out of
Lake'Junaluska which quoted Dr. Bland,
of, Toronto, as expressing the opinion
that the first five books of the Bible
were not written by Moses, but by un
known authors nnd put together by
‘scholars, and that the ten commandments
were not by Moses, but ante-dated him.
"There are a lot of peanutgbrained,
pin-whiskered, pip-headed- highjjr critics
who are trying to. discountenance the
Bible by ignoring its standards, reject
ing its authority and ridiculing its doc
trines," the evangelist said. “The
school of modern theology to which Dr.
Bland belongs is sure that the race
didn't fall; Jesus was just a man; in
herited depravity a hoax, the resurrec
tion a mere fabrication and cannot be
demonstrated. I was glad to see that
Bishop Cannon contended for tlie faith." i
Soviet Russia Will Sign Protcccl.
Lausanne, July 20 (By the Associat
ed Press).—Soviet Russian notified the
Near East conference today that she ac
cepts tlie convention for control of the
Turkish Straits, negotiated here, and
will sign the protoeai at Constantinople
within the next three weeks.
Announcement of the soviet decision
created extraordinary interest here as it
brings the Morcow government into offi
cial relations with the European powers,
as a co-signatory of an international
pact. It is,understood that the Turkish
government induced the Russians to ad
here to the convention in the general in
terest of co-operation in the Near East.
EIGHTH DISTRICT MEETING
IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN
To Be Held With Seminole Tribe No.
20. of Concord, August 4th.
The Eighth District meeting of the
: Improved Order of Red Men .will be held
with Seminole Tribe here op Aagust 4,
, 1023. The following will be the pro
; gramme; . f '
3:00 p. m.—-Address of \Celeome by A.
f L. Perdue, of Seminole Tribe No. 20.
, ■ Response by J. R. Anderson, of Char
. lotte.
Business meeting;
Roll call of officers.
Reading tbe minutes of last meeting.
Roll call and report Os Tribes, i
Deferred business.
New business.
Place of next meeting.
• f Good of the Order —Rev. G. A. Mar
i' tin.
i vi Short Parade to Court House for pub
i lie address.'
4JzOO p. m.-‘-Refreshments.
Mote ts*n 9,000 tons of . iron ore, an j
j ttr the cargo of The aver-
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! INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA. j|;
(By the Associated Press) * !|!|
Thirty-six {counties of North Carolina produce mineral |'!|
| products. <|i|
m . The total ialue of minerals produced in the state dur- <!'
I i ing 1921, the lajst vear for which figures are obtainable, was ?!
! | $4,894,806. ■ g
Seventyyoiie companies are engaged in the mineral 'j l
| producing industry of the state.
i i Mineral pifcducts produced include barytes, clay, coal, M
j! feldspar, gold.igranite, Iron, limestone, marble, mica, mill- |!|
| stones, mineral waters, peat, sand and gravel, sandstone,
i i. silver, talc, anlf soapstone.
Only one quality occurred in the mines of North Car- j!j
\ | olina during' 1921-1922 and this was caused, it was testi- '!
fied, by neglect'of the employee. ]|!
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FUTURE of education
IN UNITED STATES
Consensus of Opinion of National Edu
cation Association 1 Convention.
Washington. July 20 (Capital News
Servit-e).—The National Education As
sociation, which has just closed its con
vention in San ’ Francisco, has a very
definite and concrete policy, which it is
flutting before the Americau people with
every force in its power. Summarized,
it is working for adequate public school
finance, rigid Americanization of tlie
foreign born, a new rural school policy,
a drive against governmental parsimorij
in education, nnd the passage of the Ed
ucation bill.
Tlie central features of a forward look
ing program, covering at least tlie next
decade of service are:
First, a comprehensive education pro
gram to aid in the assimilation of the
foreign born.
Second, such a reorganization of school
curricula as will adapt the schools bet
ter to new conditions and needs in na
tional life. t
Third, tlie reorganization and redirec
tion of rural education.. that the best of
American farmers may be retained on
tin* farms.
Fourth, a much more general equali
zation of both advantages and tlie bur
dens of education through a more ex
tensive pooling of the costs for main
taining what is for the common good
of all.
Fifth, provision for the-riacing of an
adequately educated and adequately
trained teacher in every class room in
the United States; and
Sixth, the nationalizing of education
in the minds of our peop’e with some
-ntellieeat form of-natural aid in. aehool
support rti insure a better equalization
if both the advantages and the burdens
of education as between the states.
INCREASE OF FERTILIZER
USED ON COTTON ACREAGE ■
According to Announcement of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Washington, I). C\. July 10.—There
has been an increase in the amount of
fertilizer used ou the cotton noreage this
year as compared with last year, accord
ing to announcement of the United
States Department of Agriculture. More
■than 37 per cent, of the acreage has been
fertilized us compared with 32 per cent,
last year. A number of individual states
show larger gains. tlie announcement
stated.
“In Georgia. 03 per rent. Os tilt- total
cottpn acreage received fertilizer this
year,” the Department announcement
said, "or 10 per cent, more than last
year's acreage. Florida shows 88 i>er
cent, of the cotton acreage fertilized,
or eight per cent, more than "in 1022:
Alabama 88 per cent., an increase of 10
per cent.; Mississippi 44 per cent., an
increase of 14 per cent.; laniisiami 38
per cent, or an increase of 18 per cent.,
and Arkansas 31 per cent, or an increase
of 16 per cent. The remaining cotton
Htates are below the average gain for the
belt as a w)iole.
"An average of 200 grounds of ferti
lizer per acre used is shown for all cot
ton states, is compared with 231 pounds
in 1022. Mississippi and Arkansas show
a decrease of 10 grounds gier acre and
| Virginia 15 pounds. In Louisiana the'
same quantity gier acre as last year was
used. North Carolina shows the use of |
445 pounds of fertilizer gror acre as cora
gmrecl with 2>SO grounds; Georgia 230
pounds as eom|>ared witli 218 grounds; ,
Florida 230 grounds as eomgiared with 200
grounds, and Alabama 830 grouuds ns com- J
glared with 210 grounds."
Cold Water Baptist Church.
A memorial service will be held at the
Cold Water Baptist Church, in )so. 11
township next. Sunday afternoon; July
22nd, at 2:30 o’clock. The sermon on
this occasion will be girenehed by Rev.
J. C. Rowan, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church, of Concord. Music will
be furnished by tlie West Concord and
Roberta choirs. The public is invited.
REUBEN G. SHORT.
British Reply to Be Sent
to the Allied and Other
Governments Tonight
(By the Associated Press.)
London, July 20.—Additional alterca
tions were made today in the text of the
draft rffply to G-qrntany’s - reparations
memorandum by the British cabinet
which met in the Premier’s room in, the
House of Commons. Unless it should
seem expedient to make some eleventh
hour changes the documents probably
will be dispatched to allied and Ameri
can governments tonight.
It is -understood that the suggested
reply contains abdut 1,400 -words and is
up-to the standard of cogency and force
fulness usually characterising documents
i prepared by Lord Curzon, the secretary
-for foreign affairs, and that it is marked
throughout by a most moderate and
i amicable tone. There it still some
1 Jro.U tU .m. ji ]
WOMAN SAYS KLAN IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR FLOGGING
Says Lawson Was One of the Men Who
Swung the Strap Across Her Back.
(By the AHMOctateil Press.)
Lumberton, N. C„ July 20.—MVs.
Mary Watson, one of the two .women
Hogged near l’roctorville on Agirll 14. to
day told the jury trying three men ou
charges arising from the case that Sam
uel Watson.sProctorvllle groiiceman. and
her husband '"and his klan" were re
sgronsible for the flogging.
The woman also declared that B. M.
Lawson. Fairmont chief of police, nn'd
one of the defendants, was the man who
sung the strap across Die back of her
self and Mrs. Hattie Purvis. Other I
hooded and white robed figures stood by
with giistols and flashlights groin ted at
tlieiu v she continued. She said she was
held across the log and beaten until the
blood ran from her body in two places.
Tlie woman, 41 years old. and showing
the effects of her age. said she could not
identify John Hedgepeth, iter brother and
Jule Brogdeu, the other two defendants,
but she swore that she was morally cer
tain that I’. T. Smith, a railroad em
ployee was a member of the band. He
lias not been indicted in the case.
Smith, the witness said, she felt cer
tain was the tail hooded figure who
played the part of "Judge" during the
pogging which took place at night in
a negro church yard. ■
"’'hie big tall man did most of the
talking," Mrs. Watson said. "He gave
Mike Lawson a big black strap and told
me that I wouldn't wait on my husbuml
when lie shot himself. He accused me
and Norine, my daughter, of lying
around Hattie Purvi's house, hugged up
with men. and said I hadn*aißed-..thg big- ■
gest little crook in the \ountryQ
Sirs. Watson offered to tell the jury
.what she meant by “And his klan," but
Judge A. N. SincJ-iir ugiheld au objec
tion by the i defense when the witness
' admitted flint her konwledge was hear
say evidence on this subject.
“He and his same klan had a black
hand letter mailed to me," Mrs. Watson,
a State's witness declared, referrng -to
her lutsbaigik saying this Jigd been done
once when she went to (iiarlotte for
several weeks.
AIR-PROPELLED VEHICLE
•'AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT
First Flight Made in Vehicle Operated
in the Air by Foo(power.
(By tbe A a*vein ted Presa.i
Dayton. ()., July 20.—The first flight
by a man in an air-progielled vehicle op
erated by footpower of the pilot only is
an accomplished fact, it was announced
at McCook*field today.
May Launch Boom for Hiram Johnson.
New York, July 20.—New York friends -
of Senator Hiram W. Johnson, of Cali
fornia, are gilanning a demonstration so
extensive that in political circles it is
regarded as tlie launching of a giresi
dcntial boom. On the surface the plan
means no more than a cordial welcome
for the Senator when he reached here
Monday Oil the Leviathan after a four
months' tour of Europe.
Those behind the welcome disc'nim any
political motives, it is said, but a tug
will go down the .bay to meet the Le- j
. viathan. There will be a band and
' waving tings. The committee couldn't
i help it. of ccgrse, if somebody shouted I
| "Johnson for President!"
Nenrly two-score friends of tbe senu- \
tor have formed the committee of the,
( dinner to Sena tor Johjison. Rhine- j
lander Waldo is chairman and George !
j Henry Payne vice chairman. Tbe din-1
j ner will be given at the Waldof-Astoria (
next Wednesday evening. Invitations
have been sent to 6.000 persons.
Senator Johnsym will be the chief'
sgieaker at the dinner, but whether his |
address will concern conditions in Eu
rope. tlie world court os a grossible third
giarty, tlie committee professes not to
know. Senator Moses, of New Hami>-
shire, also will speak. William Ran
dolph Ilenrst Will be one of the guests.
There is said to be a giossibitity that
Mayor Hylnn will take part in the wel
come.
supplementary memorandum of explan
atory nature will be sAit with the draft.
The second document may be confined
merely to the form of a covering letter,
this point to be settled by the cabinet
later in the day.
Among the multiplicity of, .forecasts
offered the public by. the political oracles |
it seems safe to accept the predictions
that the note will deal with the appoint- \
ment of an international committee of;
experts to appraise Germany’s asseets, ’
and that it will suggest to .Germany,
that Great Britain is- prepared to ask j
Frande ■to reduce: the occupational tore-1
es to a minimum so,, that German's in-i
dustria! and mining plants in that re-1
i glen shall be free to tontribue -to the.
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, * GENERAL VILLA SHOT *
* AND KILLED TODAY *
IjUS
ifc (By the Associated Press).
* Ohihuahtia City, Mexico, July 20 *
llifc (By the Associated Press).—Gen. sk
i * Francisco (Pancho) Villa, com- *
mander of rebel armies' in north-
ern Mexico for tc/j yearw, was %
shot and killed this morning at %
JK 8:30 o'clock at his big ranch at
NS Canupillo, Durango, by Miguel $k
NS Trillo, lys secretary.
NS The latter is said to have be- )|S
NS eome incensed at the former ban- SS
NS dit. and to have fired at him sud- ik
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NS Villa died almost immediately.
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TO EDI’CATE ADULTS. IN
FIGHT ON ILLITERACY
The Summer School Idea Is Being I’sed
■*> in South Carolina.
(By the Associated Pmm I
Columbia, S. C., July 20. —The sum
mer school idea, iu a modified form, is
being used iu South Carolina in this
state's fight to wipe out illiteracy.
Vacation boarding schools jfor men
and* women who have lacked educational
opportunities have been arranged for
this summer by the state department of
education, in co-operation. with the an
jthorities of Lander College for Women,
at Greenwood, and Krskine College for
men at Due West. A full month’s
course in elementary subjects is offer
ed at each institution at a cost of 12.50
to the student, which includes all ex
penses except transportation and laun
dry.
Pupils whose education has equalled
that of an rfverage sixth grade pupil are
not 'accepted for enrollment, nor are boys
and girls under 14 years old. >
The pupils live in ttye college dormi
tories aud eat in the college diniug halls,
and iu fact, according to Miss Wil Lou
Gray, state supervisor of adult school
work, lead the same lives that are led
by the college students during the regu
lar terms.
Eighfy-nine girls and women attend
ed the first "opportunity" summer school,
which was conducted at 1 .aiuler College
last summer. The course offered this
summer at Krskine is the first made
available to men and boys. The ages
of the Lander students ranged from 14
Ju 54
'years. 1 Many of the women" came from
the cotton mill villages, and not a few
of these had their expenses paid by the
management of the mills iu which they
worked for the remainder of the year.
"1 wanted to be üble to help my lit
tle seven-year-old son with his lessons,"
one of the older women students said
last year, wheu explaining what had
prompted her to leave her family, and
“»roll for the summer course.
EX-DEPUTY SHERIFF OF
FORSYTH GOES TO JAIL
G. B. Flynn, Arrested for Violating the
Volstead Law.—l’aul Meeum Taken
in Virginia.
Winston-Salem, July' I)l.—That a de
termined effort is to be made to break
up illegal traffic is whiskey and larceny
of automobiles and accessories in this
part of the state is evident by the steps
that have been taken by county and fed
eral prohibition officers in the past few
weeks. Upon "request a representative
of the department of justice was sent
'to the city several weeks ago and there
has been perfected a strong system of
co-operation between county and fed
eral prohibition officers and the federal
department to this end.
Already much effective work has been
accomplished in tlje county and several
arrests have been made. Handling of
whisky and the larceny of automobiles
has been given special attention and fbe
officers are putting forth every effort to
curb the progress of these crimes.
! As a result of the work of the fed
eral county and prohibition officers G.
, B. Flynn, a former deputy sheriff of the
' county, is iu tile Forsyth county jail,
I Paul Meeum is on his way to Lynch
1 burg to face trial, and warrants arc out
i for others.
j About 4 o'clock this morning a party |
of officers was on the road, near the Vir
' ginia-Udrolina line, when two cars of
I Flynn came along. They were stopped
and one found to contain about 65 gal
lons of whiskey.
The Kerr Street Revival.
The Lord was with us on Thursday
night, and blessed the people. We had a
large crowd. The people here are ripe
for a revival. I think, as I ever saw.
The song service was fine. The choir
from Westford was with. us and did
some great singing.
The ■ Rev. Mr. Sisk delivered a won
derful message. His text was Matthew
27:42, "He saved others. Himself He
cannot save. If be be the King of Israel
let Him now come down from the cross
jaud we will Jielieve Him.” The subject
was the “Soul Saving Stations." The
crowd was spellbound while the preacher
was preaching. When the altar call was
made the altar was crowded, and about'
sixteen souls prayer through victory, and
we had old time shouting in the camp.
The meeting is fine and you will miss g
lot if you stny away. These meetings
are for everybody. We want you to
come and help get your sons aud daugh
ters saved. Wake up aud do your best
sos the lost. The harvest is great, the
laborers are few. We pray that more
I will enlist iu helping reap the great har
vest fpr our God.
j tSeryicen each evening at 7:30. , - X..'
j- Mrt(. Lloyd George says: "Bringing up
a family is a full-time Job — an overtime
r one if the family is large—and no work
! ing-dass mother can combine is properly
■ |with wage earning. . _ ' v ■
| Surveys indicate that near the month
.. of the river Bio del.Ui Plata the Atlantic'
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NO. 171.
TO DARK FLIGHTS TO
BE M ini
Lieut Maughan Forced to the
Earth by Leaking Tank in
His Machine.—Almost Ov
ercome by Fumes.
DROVE HIS MACHINE
170 MILES AN HOUR
Army Air Service Announces
That Attemps to Make a
Flight Across Continent
This Year is Called Off.
(By the AuoeUM Press.)
Washington, July 20.—The army air
service announced that the attempt to
make a daylight to dark flight across the
has failed twice has been called off for
the year.
No explanation accompanied the an
nouncement. but it is understood the air
service officials are convinced that the
shortening of the available daylight pe
riod during another interval of prepara
tion would be sufficient to make it im
probable that Lieut. Maughau could
reach his destination at San Francisco
before dark.
Leaking Oil Cooler Forced Maughan to
Stop.
Rock Springs. Wyo., July 20 (By the
Associated Press). —Battling unflinching
ly to the end of his second race against
time to span the American continent be
tween dawn and dusk. Lieut. Russell L.
Maughan. army aviator, has lost again
before the odds of Mechanical weakness,
which brought him down with a .leak
ing oil cooler at Rock Springs, Wyo., late
yesterday.
Winging his way westward across the
perilous Wyoming mountains at the ter
rific rate of 170 miles an hoar after
covering more than two-thirds of the
2,670’ mile flight, the lieutenant was
forced to descend with oil jiouring from
the plane's tank in bucketfuls and nau
seating fumes eugulfing the machine aud
weakening its intrepid piloters.
Lieut. Maughan had passed Rock
Springs and had covered about half the
distance of the fourth leg of his fonr
atopr"Bight when BF tea-fixed ttnrMw-wdr' *
tinue and reach his goal—Stan Francis
co—before nightfnll. was impossible. He
swerved his plane, turned back toward
Rock Springs and lauded at the air mail
field here at 5:08 p. m., just 15 hours to
the minute after he took off from Mitch
ell Field.
After a successful flight from the east
ern terminal through the first two legs
of the flight—from Mitchel Field to Day
ton. Ohio, and on to St. Joseph, Mo., —
Lieut. Maughan encountered his first
trouble with the oil cooler shortly af
ter noon at North Platte. Nebraska. By
the time lie had reached Chyenne, Wyo.,
completing the third leg, lie was so weak
ened by the escaping oil funiss that he
almost fell from the cockpit.
Racked with nausea, and virtually
semi-conscious he rested while mechan
ics worked desperately and soldered the
leaking tank. Delayed for nearly an
hour Liyut. Maughan hopped off de
termined to cover the strip of 1,000
miles that separated him from his goal.
Expressing ke«n disappointment, and
noticeably discouraged at the outcome
of his second attempt" within ten days
to cross the continent in a day, the lieu
tenant took heart in a moral victory and
in the hope that he might still have an
other chance to fulfil his life ambition.
Slaughter of Fish to Remain a Big
' Mystery.
Kinston, July 19.—Persons residing
along the coast flout a theory that
bombs dropped from airplanes in prac
tice killed large numbers of fish off the
North Carolina beaches a few weeks ago.
Squadrons of aircraft would not have
wrought such widespread destruction, it
is contended. The cause for the pis
catorial slaughter will remain, a mys-
I tery. many believe. Some authorities,
including men connected with the fish
eries commission, are of the opinion that
subterranean disturbances of a volcanic
nature may have killed the thousands of
fish washed up last month.
The finny carcasses drifted up for a
distance of more than 100 miles, it was
pointed out today. Bombs would have
played havoc with fish in small areas,
as was exemplified, during the war and
has been proved by dynamiting experi
ences of unscrupulous fishermen in North
Carolina waters no few times. In the
recent incident large numbers of fish
were washed up all the way from Hat
teras to Cape Fear. The motality was
especially heavy iu the vicinity of Cape
Lookout. It was the second affair of
the kind in a few months' time.
Special Rate to Hamlet on Railroads.
Hamlet, July 20.—The Southern Pas
3enger Association has announced a spe
nd rate to Hamlet for the Third An
nual Sandhill Peach Show, which will be
held July 27. Rates apply from points
in both Carolines. Tickets will be sold
July 26 and 27, limited to July 30.
The indications at headquarters are that
Hamlet will be taxed to full capacity to
handle the visitors. Out-of-town work
ers advise practically ail the civic or
ganizations in the surrounding counties
will send strong delegations.
Missing Durham Man Back Home Again.
Durham, July 19.—J. W v Smith, local
i painter, who bad been missing from his
t home for the past three days, has re
■ turned to the eity without giving any
- statement as to his whereabouts during
• the period. Police, sheriff’s deputies,
and a posses organised by hjs wife, hunt
i <|J in the woods in the western suburbs
tof the city for him. Efforts to get a