© ASSOCIATED • © PRESS i { - « © DISPATCHES' ® ©©©&&&s& VOLUME XXIII Lauzanne.Peace Treaty Formally Signed Today Treaty Formally Establishing Peace Between the Euro pean Powers and Turkey Signed at 3:15 p. m. TURKEY REGAINS EASTERN THRACE, Constantinople Given Desi-j nitely to Turkey.—The Ar-1 menian Question Unsettled —All Troops Withdrawn. Lausanne, July 24 (By the Associated Press). —The Lausanne peace treaty formally establishing peace beetween Eu ropean powers and Turkey was signed today. The treaty was signed at 3:15 p. in. By the treaty of Lausanne which was signed today. Turkey regains eastern Thrace and becomes /the bridge between the East and West. She joins the League of Nations on the footing of equality. Constantinople goes definitely to Tur key. All foreign troops will be withdrawn. The treaty makes peace between Oree'ce and Turkey. It permits the patriarchs of the Creek orthodox church to remain in Constant tinople. It launches tine of the most stupendous and in some ways the most cruel human movements in history by its compulsory exchange of population, the Greeks in Turkey returning to Greece, and the Turks in Greece returning to Turkey. It fails to solve the Armenian problem, Armenians being obliged to find new havens. It reduces Turkey's size by its recogni tion of detached mandates, state the Syria. Mesopotamia and Palestine. With one stroke of the pen it rids 'Turkey of judicial capitulations such as China vainly sought to accomplish for itself at Washington, and which Japan achieved only after two decades of strug gle. In only one way is Turkey treated differently from other countries: foreign legal advisers will be empowered to re ceive complaints relating to the arrest and imprisonment of foreigners. The American diplomatic representa tives, headed by Jos. C. Grew, minister to Switzerland, were prominent in all sessions of the conference. As observers they playoi. a ilomiimting j-ole in the last phasrs. ,T*ncy successfully hudiJeCff upon inclusion in the treaty of clauses en forcing the application of the principles of the ojien door and equal opportunity. Attempts to gain preferential treat ment in the future.of economic contracts for foreign countries were defeated, as was also the effort to validate the dis puted British concessions in the petro leum fields of Mesopotamia. Turkey has been at war for twelve consecutive years, and the conclusion of the Lausanne ne gotioations gives her a sorely needed op portunity for a period of national recon struction and development. ’ The general treaty formally ending the stifle of war. Was signed by Great Britain,, France. Italy. Japan, Greece, Boumania and Turkey. .Tugo-Slavia announced at the last minute her refusal to sign, on the ground that to do so would be harmful to her national interests. The treaty distrib utes the Ottoman debt anlong countries like Jugo-Slavia. which acquired parts of the former Ottoman Empire. Jugo-Slavia Iras agreed to negotiate directly with the European powers re garding her possible responsibility in connection with the Turkish debt. A SERIOUS CLASH BETWEEN HINDUS AND MOHAMMEDANS Five Persons Killed In British India and Several Others Injured. Ajrnere, British India, July 24 (By the Associated Press).—A serious clash between Hindus and Mohammedans here last evening resulted in the killing of five persons and the injury o» several others before the troops could be called out to assist the police succeed in restor ing order. The Moliammedants attacked • a Hindu procession and also a temple. Flags and drums carried by the parnders were destroyed. The police were rough ly handled by the rioters. ONE DEAD IN BIOT IN HOME OF DELINQUENTS Guard Is Also Dying, and. Seven Other Guards Are Seriously Hurt. (By the Associated Press.) Ellenville, N. Y., July £4.—One pris oner is dead and one guard is dying and seven other guards arejmore or less se riously injured as a result of a riot last night at the Supper hour in the mess hull of the Home for Mental Delin quents two miles front here. A Porto Ricau negro leader of the riot died from a fractured skull when he fell to the concrete floor. Cabarrus Y. Defeats Cooleemee. Kannapolis, N. C., July 21—Cabarrus ' Y defeated Cooleemee'here this afternoon 4 to 1. The game was one of the best played here this season. Miley a ltd Morgan on the mound both worked a good came. Morgan having He better of «;t as lie only allowed si: lets and one run. The loco Ik, made three don He plays and nitlal M >gan very nit •!. in.holding the visitors to one run. Foster. Robinson and Gladston led the hitting, the latter securing three hits out of four times at bat. Score: B H E Cooleemee .. .. 001 000 000-1 6 1 Kannapolis 100 000 21x—4 S 2 Batteries: Miley and Smith;' Morgan and Mooney. A monument to commemorate the ser vices of the carrier pigeons in the late war has been erected in Merseburg. Prussia. • ... • The Concord Daily Tribune . . j. FILIPINOS ASK RECALL OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL WOOD Both Houses of the legislature Unani mously Endorse the Resolution., Manila, July 23.—Immediate recall of Governor General Leonard Wood was demanded in a resolution unanimously ' adopted at a joint meeting of both hous jes of the legislature here tonight. The resolution was addressed to President Harding. I All of the parties participated in the I action endorsing the stand taken by the cabinet when its members resigned re cently. Governor-General Wood is in the province of Samar making an inspect ion of health conditions. Manila, P. 1.. July 24 (By the Asso ciated Press). —President Harding’s re sponse to n formal demand by the legis 'lattire here last night that Governor- General Leonard Wood be recalled at once, is anticipated as the next import ant development .in the political strife which resulted last week in the resigna tion of the entire personnel of the Phil ippine cabinet and council of state. The recall demand was contained in a resolution adopted without a dissenting vote at a joint meeting of both houses of the legislature. FRIGHTENED HORSES CAUSE INJURY TO TWENTY PEOPLE Thirteen Taken Away in Ambulance, In cluding Several Children. Liverpool. July 24 (By the Associated Press).—One of the carriages in the procession escorting the Duke and Duch ess of York here today, struck part of the large crowd of people gathered out side the Royal Infirmary, running down about twenty women and children. Thirteen persons were taken away in ambulances, including seven children who were the worst sufferers. There were several broken limbs among the children, all of whom were detained in a hospital. The carriage which caused the injuries was the second in the procession, coming next to the Duke's. The horses became frightened by the loud cheering, and plunged Into the crowd. BANDITS GET LARGE SUM Attack Messengers at Toronto and Wcund Two Bank Employees. (Hr the Associated Press.i Toronto, Canada, July 24.—Six ban dits jumped from a large automobile to day and attacked messengers of the Standard Sterling & Commerce Banks, returning from the clearing bouse with numerous bags /if money, and eseaited vMtu wliht f?r believed to have befu a. large sunt, after wounding two Sterling bank employees in a sensational pistol bnttle. The bank messengers on foot were fol lowed by other bank employees in auto mobiles. The bandits fled in their car while a large crowd was gathering after the shooting took place. State-Wide Ministerial Association Pro posed. Henderson, July 23. —A movement has been started by the Henderson Min isterial association to have organized a state-wide ‘ministerial association and plans are already being worked out' for the accomplishment of this object. Rev. J. E. Pritchard, in whose mind the iijea originated, has been appointed a com mittee to have the matter in hand. Cor respondence with other associations has been started and so far the plan has received hearty endorsement. This work of correspondence with other associa tions has been started and so far tile plan lias received hearty endorsement. This work of correspondence will be continued and when sentiment sterns to be sufficient to justify the organization of the proposed association some of the larger Ministerial associations of the state will be. asked to issue a call for n meeting to organize a state-wide asso ciation. Thieves Make Good Haul in Metropolis. New York, July 23.—Clever thieves visited the country homes of two social ly prominent families during the week end, departing with $22,000 in jewels and silver. Entering the bedroom of Mrs. Marshall Feld. 111, at her Manclugder. Conn., home they took $12,000 in diamonds while Mrs. Field slept. Charles Blair MacDonald, of South ampton, L. 1., noted golfer, and one of the founders of tlic United States Golf association, was the other victim, rob bers taking SIO,OOO in trinkets and household silver but overlooking a $35,- 000 necklace belonging to Mrs. MacDon ald. Parks-Beik Co. Offer Specials For Thursday Afternoon. The Parks-Belk Co. in a page ad. to day offer mauy bargains in tbeir big Twelfth Anniversary Sale now going on. Among these specials are many for Thursday afternoon. Read the ad. and see what they have to offer. ■ Don’t forget to secure a ticket for each 1.00 worth of goods purchased at I this store, as the tickets are good on a chance at ten big prizes to be given away. Find Scarlet Fever Germ. Rome. July 24.—Newspapers report the discovery of scarlet fever bacillus by Dr. Cristina, of the Children's Hos pital at Palermo, and Dr. Caronia, of the Children's Hospital in Rome. They record cases in which the disease is said to have be' n warded off through the injection of a serum. Goethe took fifty years over his fam ous dramatic poem, “Faust.” He was a young man when he began it, and be finished the second part only before his death in 1832. When h Chicago man, after a quarrel with his sweetheart, sent a request for the return of his engagement ring, she forwarded it to him with a card bearing these words: “Glass—with care." CONCORD, N. C. ( TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1923 — —aw Mi— ; : PUN TO UNITE METHODIST PEOPLE OF NORTH AND SOOTH Ready for Presentation to the Joint Commission on Uni fication at Opening Session at Cleveland Today. TWO BRANCHES DIVIDED IN 1844 The Results of the Meeting Will Not Re Made Public Until Plan Has Been Sub mitted to Each Conference (By the AnMoefated PreMw.) Cleveland, 0., July 24.—A plan which F t is ultimately believed will result in •the reunion of northern and southern branches' of the Methodist. Episcopal Church, divided in 1844 over the question of slavery was ready for presentation to the joint commission on unification at [.the opening session of its four days' meeting here today. The results of the meeting will not 6e made public, it was said, until the plan had been submitted to the general conference of each branch, the second of which will not be held until U(2fi. The was prepared by a joint committee of sixteen, members of which are confi dent it will be accepted, according to Bi shop William F. Anderson, of Cincin nati, chairman of the northern branch of the committee. There has been much agitation in both branches of the church for unification and the standing Commission on the sub ject has been maintained several years. It is composed of twenty-five members of each branch, ten of whom* are bishops. The northern branch has a member ship of 4,200,0000 the largest of any protestant denomination in the country, according to the latest reports. Tile southern church claims 1.000,000 mem bers. NEGRO LABORER SHOT AND KILLED BY WHITE “BOSS" Ed Terry Gives Himself Up to Officers After Killing Lee Gordon. Following Words. Gastonia, .Tilly 23. —Lee Gordon, a ne gro-Oaborer of Kings Mountain, was shot and instantly killed by Ed. Terry, white, supervising boss bn the Construction work of the new Kings Mountain pumpiug station, this afternoon about 3 o'clock, following an altercation and some words between the two. Terry immediately gave hintself up to the authorities at Shelby. Gordon, who was not working for Ter ry. was sent to the plant to borrow some tools. A dispute ensued and words fol lowed. It is alleged that two or three rocks were thrown, tint negro then started back to his work. Terry went to u near by house, borrowed a shotgun, and shot the negro as he passed into a wagon, emptying both barrels, according to re ports here. The negro died instantly. Terry was formerly employed here with a construction force. MUST STOP USE OF MISLEADING BRAND Order Issued Against Big Greensboro Concern by the Trade Commission. Washington, July 23.—The King-Fer ree Company, Inc., a cigar manufactur er of Greensboro, N. C., is ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to dis continue the use of misleading legends in connection ' with the advertisement and sale of cigars manufactured by the concern in Greensboro. The conjgiission’s order specifies that and desist front using the word "Van tanipn” alone, or in combination with other words, in brands, labels or legend on cigars, and the containers thereof manufactured by it in Greensboro, X. C., of any other p'ace than the city of Tampa. Florida, or the Tampa district, so-called, unless if the cigars in fact arc not made in Tampa. Florida, or the Tampa district, such word or words are followed by words in type or lettering equally conspiciotts with the word “Vnn tampa" which state the true place of manufacture-. THE COTTON MARKET A Good Deal of Irregularity Prevailed at the Opening This Morning. (By the Associated tress.-. New York, July 24.—A good deal of irrefuiarity prevailed at the opening of the eotton market this morning. A de cline of 47 to 60 points featured initial transaction in old crop months, while new crop positions were unchanged to 16 points lower. Sentiment appeared to be bearish and there was a good deal of selling pressure throughout the«.mar- I ket which carried July as low as 23.00, October to 22.50 and December to 22 27. Cotton futures opened easy: July 24.25 to 23.00; October 22.50; December 22.20; January 22.05; March 22.07. Flrpo to Fight at Omaha on August - ?. Omaha, Neb., July 23. — Intis Angelo Firpo, Argentine fighter, who recently conquered Jess Willard, will fight here August 3, according to an announce ment today by Francis Boyle, Omaha fight promoter, in a ten round bout. His opponent has not been Selected, but probably will be Floyd Johnson, lowa fighter; Homer Smith, or Hugie Walker, Boyle said. . A Large 'Amato. Mr. J. E. Miscuheimer, of No. 5 town ship, exhibited in our office today a to mato Which weighed oae pound and ten ounces. This la the largest so far tfiis season, and will be ou display .in spur window the balance of the day. INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA. 4> ■-* ' • V i*■’ (By the- Associated Press.) The stair has an employment service which is oper ated under the supervision of the Department of Labor and Printing. * The Employment Bureau service, is rendered free of charge to all persons in the state under the terms of a law enacted at file General Assembly of 1021. During the first year of its operation, 1021-1922, there were received 28,986 applications for work. During the same time employers listed 24,720 applications with the Bu reau for employes and 23,251 persons were placed in re munerative positions. * . The plm of the Department is to have the Bureau bring together, insofar as possible, the jobless individual and the erogfeyer who needs help. Branches of the bureau are maintained in the larger cjties of the state. The- linked States Employment Service co-operates with the statu agency and the Commissioner of Labor and Printing serves as Federal Director of Employment for the state, An Aged Man and His Wife Kill Each Other in New York . New York, -July 24.—Fighting with stiletto, axe and revolver by the light of a flickering wick in a glass of olive oil in an East Side (element, Anthony Gi ordano. 63. and his. wife. Thereso. 61. today inflicted fatal wounds on each other. Both were dead when the police found them. With forty years of happy married life behind them the aged couple fought for thirty minutes. Two daughters sleeping in an adjoin ing room heard tile death struggle and helplessly tried to force an entrance. About 3 a. m. the sisters were awak BURNED TO DEATH Eight Year Old Colored Cliiid Lost Life in Fire This Morning. One person was burned to death and three small houses were destroyed by an early morning fire on High Street iii the negro section of Concord this morning. The fire, which originated about 5 o'clock in the house occupied by Jerry Motley, quickly consumed that building and spread to the houses on either side of it. When tile firemen received the fire alarm and reached the scene, three buildings were already in flames, and only quick and effective work on the purfl of the fire fightyrs served to bring the tire- under contrU at that point. The eight year old son of Jerry Mot ley was burned to death in the flames. The flames spread so rapidly that the father was unable to get itis boy out of the house before he was enveloped. The buildings were owned by llr. A. R. Blackwelder. and it is said that no iu -urance was carried on them. Old Resident Back Again, "Mr. Caleb Ervin Host, formerly of the Rost Mill section, hat who is now mak ing his headquarters in Miami. Fla., with his daughter. Mrs. Mary V. Hatley, was in Concord Monday. He arrived in this State three weeks ago to visit the people of Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties, and will return to Miami about August sth. He formerly lived near Cor nelius, having moved there from this county in 1573. He has been in Mi ami for six years. After he completes his visit here he will go with his son. Mr. James Lee Bost, of Philadelphia, on a trip to Montreal. Mr. Bost is the author of several small books, among them being “Conquest Without Arms." "The Spirit of a Dog,” and “History of John H. Bost,” who was Ills grand-father, and who he says built Bost’s Mill. The Big Lot Sales Saturday. Two big building lot salts will take 'dace next Saturday, one in Concord at 10:30 a. m„ and the other at the ('has. R. Cline Home Hare at 3p. in. Sixty lots will be »;>!d here on Mt. Vernon Heights. Most of these lots are only about five blocks from the business sec ion of Concord, and have city conven iences, such as electricity, water and sow wage. At three o’clock lots will *be sold on the National Highway half way between Concord and Kanmi|K>lis on the, newly paved highway, known as the (’has. I!. Cline property. Hundreds of people are interested in these sales and no doubt a large crowd will attend them. It is an opportunity you should not miss. With Our Advertisers. A checking account will enable you to simplify personal accounting and to prac tice thrift more conveniently. See new ad. of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. All summer millinery at half price at the Specialty Hat Shop. WHEN YOU WANT ADVICE 55 regarding business or investment matters, S 3 come in and talk to our officers. They will 35 be glad to give 1 you the benefit of their 3 knowledge and experience. £5 /CITIZENS jfjfefc BANK TRUST CO.| t "if V cned by screams. The heard the sound of breaking furniture and the passing of epithets. / Crying to their parents, the girls tried the knob of the bed room door, but could not turn it. Above the din could be heard the dull thuds of blows and i later shots. Unable to open the door the.girls ran out through a rear door and called the police, who broke into the room. The- wyman was on a bed with her I right "and clutching a revolver. A stil letto lay on the bed. The body of the husband lay about five feet from the bed, his throat cut. CONCORD BOY DROWNED Harold Shoaf Loses His Life When Boat Capsizes Near Hendersonville. Messrs. Harold Shoaf, of Concord, ami John A. Willi, of Stiartanburg, were drowned Monday afternoon in Lake Summit, near Hendersonville, when a boat in which they were rowing eaptized. G. W. Johnson, also of Spartanburg, who was in the boat with them, saved him self by swimming to shore. Mr. Shoaf was a sou of Mr. M. D. Shoaf. of Houston street, this city, and was 20 year? of age. He had been at tending school at the' Southern Textile Industrial Institute at Spartanburg, since Ink Fall, aird was at Luke/ Stifh mit with a camping party. He Was re maining over at ihe Institute for the summer school. The bodies of the young men were recovered within half an hour after they went down, but efforts to re vive them were unsuccessful. The coro ner decided that an inquest was not nec ! scary. Undertaken J. M. Simpson went to Spartanburg this morning ou train No. 21). and will reach here with the body on train No. 12 this evening. The funeral service will be conducted from Forest Hill Methodist Church to morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, conduct ed by the pastor, Rev. J. Frank Arm strong. Mr. Shoaf was a young man of excel lent promise, fine, clean and strong. He was president of the Epworth League and active in all church work. Kerr Street Revival. Monday night brought us another great revival. God's people are at work in this part of town. Rev. Mr. Sisk is still glowing stronger every night. He says he is going to have a revival in spite of the ''devil.” , His text was Genesis 7 :16, "And they that went in. went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him, and the Lord shut him in.” This was a wonderful message. I wish that every body in tills city could have heard it. Salvation or damnation is a personal liiattcr. Nobody will die for you. No body will stand in your place at the judgment bar of God. The best tiling a man