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VOLUME XXIII ’
Will Rush President to
Washington When Better
As Soon As He is Able to
Travel, He Will Be Carried |
to White House From the
Coast on Special Train.
CONDITION NOW
SEEMS UNCHANGED
Physicians Are Awaiting De
velopments Before Giving
Out Any Statement in Re
gard to Condition.
(By tile Associated Press.)
San Francisco. July 30.—President
Harding will be rushed back t,o Washing
ton by special train ns soon as he re
covers from his present illness sufficient
ly to travel, probably within two weeks.
The two San Francisco physicians who
were called into consultation by Briga
dier (Jen. Sawyer last night were again
in conferense with I)r. Sawyer at !) :201
this morning. The local doctors who |
were in consultation with the Presi
dent's physicians spent the night in a
hotel where the President is ill.
Secretay Work, of the Interior De
partment, a former President of the
American- Medical Association, again
met with consultants. Prior jo the
meeting none of the physicians would
make any statement, but it was indicat
ed that Dr. Sawyer would issue a state
ment upon the conclusion of the confer
ence.
When physicians had been in consul
tation for an hour word leaked out from
the President’s room that the doctors
were more optimistic and were agreed
that Mr. Harding's illness was of a
"temporary nature'-' and likely to pass
away with treatment and rest. No of
ficial statement, however, was yet forth
coming at 10 :45 o’clock.
Now at Hotel.
San Francisco. July 30 (By the Asso
ciated Press).—Further developments in
the condition of President Hardin-, ill
at a hotel here, as a result of an attack
of ptomaine poisoning, were being await
ed today by his physicians. The twa
San Francisco physicians called into con
sultation last night had not beeu recall
ed up to 0 o'clock.
Neither Brigadier General Sawyer, the
President's personal physician, nor Lieu
tenant Commander Boone, his assistant,
would make any statement in advance of
a bulletin promised for 10 p. m. There
was cucem-v-wnttul, hoymr*jjfe*}D'
tltat all Was quiet about theTh&Wbfs
sick room.
WIFE WOULD SERVE
IN HI SBAMVS -CHAINS
Mrs. William' Morrell Says She Knows
If Husband is Sent to Georgia ’Twill
Kill Him.
New York, July 28.—"1 shall ask
again if I may not wear his chains
for him, for I know if they put them
on him again it will mean his death,”
declared Mrs. William Morrell today.
She is the wife of a Georgia prison road
gang fugitive who is fighting extradi
tion to that state. He escaped front
the convict gang but was arrested here
a week ago.
’Through . those terrible months when
my husband was a prisoner in Georgia," i
said Mrs. Morrell. "I wrote repreatedly i
. to Governor Hardwick, begging permis- 1
sion to’ take my husband’s place and j
serve his term for him, because I knew j
he was good at heart, and was not men. |
tally responsible for the incident that |
caused his arrest.
"Governor Hardwick kindly replied
that he would give my appeal careful |
consideration, but stud it was impossible |
for any one to sertV a prison sentence |
by proxy. Nevertheless if they say my i
husband must go back there, I shall
renew my plea.”
.Morrell's ease was heard in court to
day ' and decision was postponed until
the arrival of detectives from Georgia.
New Trust Building Has Largest Bank
ing Room.
(By the Associated Press.)
Cleveland, July 20.—The . Union
Trust building. Cleveland's largest, is
near completion nt the corner of Euclid
Avenue and East Oth Street, in the
. heart of the downtown district. The
structure technically is 23 stories high
aud is believed to have the largest bank
ing room in the world.
Marble columns rise to the full five
story height of the main banking room,
which is “L” shaped, giving the sav
ings department and commercial de
partments each a wing. Around the
room-are two balconies, lined with of
fice rooms. The savings room is long
enough for a 100-yard dash.
Four and one-half floors of the build
ing will he occupied by the bank. Be
side the offices there will be a cafeteria
and kitchen, a complete hospital with
private rooms and two wards, rest
rooms for employes and several private
dining and luncheon rooms lor confer
ence dinners.
Cy Williams Has a Total of 27 Homers.
St. Louis, July 29. —Cy Williams,
centerfielder for the Philadelphia Na
tionals, cracked out two home runs in
toda's game with St. Louis and brought
his season's total to 27. He smashed
out his 28th circuite drive off Doak
in the first inning with Sand on base.
His 27th four-bose hit was made off
Barefoot in the eighth inning.
Among the many assessments for
street paving in the city an account ap
pears against Jake Wallace, one of the
very best of the colored citixens of Con
cord for $887.52. Jake walked into the
office of the tax collector, Mr. Chas. N.
Fields today with a cashier’s check for
the above amount, und handed it to Mr.
Fields, saying “Here is the amount of
my assessment.”, assuring Mr. Fields that
the amount was paid with pleasure, as
he believes in progress and improvement.
The Concord Daily Tribune
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EXPERT ADVICE SHOULD
IMPRESS THE FARMER
Agricultural Experts Tell Farmers to
Study Preferred Subjects on 801 l
Weevil Control.
IMy the Associated Press.)
Raleigh. N. C.. July 30.—Growers of
improved farm seeds in North Carolina
who are members of the. North Carolina
Seed Breeders' Association will meet nt
the State College during the Farmers'
State Convention on Tuesday afternoon.
July 31. according to an announcement
by Dr. R. Y. Winters, Agronomist in
Plant Breeding for the State College and
Department of Agriculture.
“Our assoeiation consists of farmers
who have secured the best available farm
seeds and are constantly making them •
better by selecting their seed in the field
each year." said Dr. Winters. “The as
sociation has been formed for several
years now and has a number of local
organizations in different counties of the
state. Our membership is drawn from
those fanners who are convinced that
seed grown and selected in North Caro
lina are the best that can be secured for
use in this state and I lit-if conclusions
are amply justified by the great number
of tests that have been made with cot
ton, corn, wheat, oats, rye and soybeans.”
I>r. Winters states that the associa
tion was organized primarily for the
purpose of bringing these seed breeders
together to discuss problems of mutual
interest and to secure benefit and en
thusiasm from the experience of others.
Another important thing that the asso
ciation doas, Dr. Winters asserted, is to
bring the growers into closer touch with
the seed breeding work being conducted
by the agricultural workers of the Stnte
. College staff. “This work under the 1
leadership of Dr. Winters is the most ex- -
tensive program of its, kind to be found
in any state of tile south and,has caused
many other experiment statitons to un
dertake similar activity,” according to
a Department announcement.'
.I)r. Winters invites any farmer wit#
is breeding improved farm seeds to be -
present at the meeting. "The purpdfce of
the association is to encourage the irn
provement and the use of North Caroli
na grown seeds.” Dr. Winters stated, i
The program as arranged for Tuesday
afternoon is as follows: i
Progress of Seed Improvement in our
State. Dr. R. Y. Winters.
Some Results From Selecting Seed in <
the Field. V. R. Herman. i
The Value of Heeleaned Cotton Seed,
j Zeno Moore, County Agent, Edgecombe i
i (ftxhlftrn i- - • -rtto-irs I
My Experiences With Improved Seed, i
B. F. Shelton. Speed, N. C. c
The Relation of Seed Improvement to i
Marketing Cotton, U. B. Blalock. Mana
ger, Co-operative Cotton Marketing As- I
sociution. t
The meeting begins at the College at 2 i
o’clock Tuesday afternoon aud concludes 1
with the election of officers for the new i
year. ' i
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BROOKHART TAKES ISSUE
WITH E. T. MEREDITH ,
Senator Maintains Farmer Is Getting !
Less For Crop Today Than at Any
Other Time. ]
(By the Associated Press.)
Indianapolis, hid., Junly 30.—Senator
S. W. Brookhurt in an interview yesfer- '
I day, took issue with E. T. Meredith, for
' mer secretary of Agriculture, on the ag
ricultural situation, by maintaining that
i the grain farmer is receiving less today
I for his crop than in any time in history, I
considering the purchasing power of the 1
farmer’s dollar.
1 He said he agreed with Senator LaFol- •
llette who asserted Friday that price fix- 1
i ing is not the remedy for the troubles on 1
j the farm. Senator Brookhart took the i
I position that the creating of a bureau of 1
! farm (agency does not mean fixing of
j prices. J
Mr. Meredith in his statement given :
to the Associated Press Saturday, dis- •
counted the slump iu the prices of wheat, i
He said this was offset by higher prices 1
for oats and other grains.
THE COTTON MARKET «
After Opening With New Crop Months ,
8 Points Higher to 2 Lower, the Mar- (
ket Steadied.
(By the Associated Press.) 1
New York, July 30.—Around the 21
cent, level at which new crop positions ,
in the cotton market were selling this
morning there seemed to be more dispo
sition to operate oji the bull side, and
after a somewhat irregular opening in
which September was 25 points lower
aud new crop months from 8 -higher to
2 lower, the market Became steadier.
Cotton futures opened steady. Oct.
21.16; Dec. 21.05; Jan. 20.95; March
21.07; May 20.97. 1
New Chicago Temple Among Tallest in
the World.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 30. —Tb.e Chicago Tem
ple built by the Methddist Episcopal
Church at a cost of $3,100,000, located
in Chicago’s loop at the intersection of
two of the businest thoroughfares in the
world, will Be ready for its first official
occupancy October 3, when the Rocky
River conference of Northern Illinois
convenes.
The total value of the building, one
of the tallest churches in the world,
and the ground on which it stands will
figure nearly $6,500,000.
The height of the structure from the
street to top of spire will be 556 feet,
with 21 stories devoted to church and
office use. The doors of the temple
will be open to worshippers day and
night.
Miss Annis Smoot has returned home
after a visit of ten days to friends at
Smithfield, Goldsbofo, and other eastern
, cities
A Methodist Church now being erect
ed in Chicago will be the highest struc
ture in that city.
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JULY 30, 1923.
AUCTION SALE STOPPED
BY RAINS SATURDAY
At Time ©f Rain Sale Wag in Full
Progress—Sale of Smoot Property
•Called Off.
The auction sale of . lots at the
Charles Cline farm on the Kannapolis
road, severil miles north of Concord,
had to be called off Saturday after get
ting off to a good start when several
hard showers sent the auctioneers and
prospective buyers to shelter. About
one-tl)ird of the tract to be offered for
sale had been sold when the rain inter
rupted the sale.
Officials of the Atlantic Coast Realty
Company, who conducted the sale, were
well pleased with the manner in which
the sale started. Judging from the
spirited bidding on the property that
was sold, the sale would have been a
very successful one. The highest priced
lot sold in the tract brought $436. it
was stated.
The sale of the Smoot property, near
the city and lying near Bast. Depot
Street, was called off after several of
the lots had been sold.
The airplane which was to take up'
three persons holding the lueky tickets
at the Cline sale, was wrecked just be
for the- sale started. The aviator
had started up with* a passenger when
the accident occurred, aud the plane
was so badly wVeeked that it could not
be repaired on the field. In attempting
to rise from the ground the airman
failed to clear a dith which runs across
the landing field, and the wheels of the
plane struck the ditch, turning the
plane over. The pilot and passenger
was not hurt.
GARRETT BROTHERS TO
BE TRIED SEPARATELY
Larkin Garrett Will Be Tried First. Un-
Ruling of" Presiding Judge.
Cumberland Courthouse. Va., July 30.
(By the Associated Press). —Judge B.
I). White, sitting in the Cumberland
County court today granted a motion of
the State for separate trials in the case
of Robert (>. and Larkin C. Garrett,
charged with the murder of Rev. E. S.
Pierce, and Larkin Garrett Svill be
brought to trial firrft.
The dieision came after a stiff legal
battle by defense counsel. When R. O.
Garrett will be tried was not indicated
by the state and may depend on the out
come of his brother's case.
In announcing his decision for sepa
rate trials Judge White announced that
the defense could uote exception if it so
desired, and this the defense did.
This point settled, the state moved to
quash the existing venire on the grounds
that it was illegally drawn and selected
by partisans of the Garrets. The same
charges made on the Cumberland jury
system in the change of venue arguments
Friday were cited in the motion. After
a recess granted at the request of the
oteftjis- -la sadar .-to auigiare "to
the motion Judge' White removed his
•■oat aud suggested that counsel remove
theirs for greater comfort.
All the lawyers immediately took off
their coats and proceeded with arguments
as to the venire dismissal motion. These
arguments dealt almost entirely with al
leged irregularities of the panel drawing,
and covered the ground gone over Thurs
day. blit with the addition of more legal
authorities.
The court was in the midst of argu
ments on the state's iAotion to quash the
Original venire when the court recessed
for dinner.
BELIEVE DAMAGED SHIP
WILL BE FLOATED LATER
Siberian Prince, Which Went Asliore
Yesterday, Gives No Sign Now of
Breaking Up:
’(B)- the Associated Press.)
Seattle, July 30.—With the salvaging
tug Algerine, standing by and prepara
tions being made to lighten her cargo,
the freighter Siberian Prince, which went
ashore near Race Rock, near Victoria,
B. C.. yesterday morning, was still in
tact today with no expectation of break
ing ui). It is expected she venetually
will be floated without difficulty.
No trace has yet been found of the un
identified ship reported in distress early
yesterday at the mouth of the straits of
Juan de Fnea by the Tntoosb govern
ment weather bureau vessel. It is be
lieved in some marine quarters that the
boat which was said to be drifting help
lessly is the unidentified ship which ran
down another vessel Saturday morning
and disappeared in the darkness. An
other theory is an old derelict may have
drifted in from the ocean.
GOVERNOR MORRISON IS
ON RECREATIONAL TRIP
Will Visit Many Points in the Western
Part of the State With Charles A.
Webb.
(By the Associated Press.)
Asheville. July 30.—Governor Cameron
Morrison left today for a recreational
trip through tile mountains of this sec
tion in the company of Charles A. Webb.
It was said that the governor will visit
Brevard, Lake Tjoxaway, and other
points west of the city and will be gone
several days.
Miss Margaret Willis, his secretary,
said the governor made, no statement
about the legislative committee report on
the stnte tuberculosis sanatorium and
does not intend to do sfo.
ONE NEGRO HURT IN
FIGHT IN WORTH, ILL.
Numerous Shots Were Wired, but Only
Person Hurt Was Struck on Heart
With a Gun.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 30.—One negro was in
jured and six arrested as n result of
shooting in connection with a fight e
tween negroes and white construction
camp workers at Worth, 111., Saturday
night. Numerous s|iots were fired, al
though none was wounded, but one negro
was hurt when struck on the head with
a revolver.
The reports that one man was killed
and others wounded were without foun
dation, according to highway police.
Mr. H. L. Ritchie, of No. 4 township,
today brought to this office a double
cantaloupe, which ia on display in our
windows. I
j | INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA. '!>
ii ‘ (By the Associated Press)
! ! Mineral production in North Carolina, while not the !'!
] | . leading industry of the state, is rated as of importance ;
i i among the minor industries. iji
Seventy-one companies employing various numbers of Iji
| | men are constantly employed in taking from the earth va- jij
j | rious numbers of minemarls. iji
i ! The production of granite in 1921, considered from a i|!
! | financial standpoint, was the most important of the miner- !'!
] | al industries. The total value of this product for that year '
jji was $1,820,818. Coming second was the production of |j
j! sand and gravel valued at $1,666,101. Most of this was J 1 !
]i| used for the roadbuilding program of the state. I j!
During the same year 82 ounces of gold valued at 1
iji 5i,700 and 13 ounces of silver valued at $13.00 were taken ![
]l] from the earth. j
23,438't0ns of coal were mined during the year with a ]!
i total value of $140,628. The small production of this prod- j
!i uct was dueio most of the year being spent in sinking new ]'
>[ shafts and in prospecting for additional coal fields.
• 230,332 tens of sheet mica and 1,352 tons of scrap mica O
8 were mined curing the same period, with a total value of e
]!{ $82,347.- tmA ■ ]!;
An unusual product for this section of the country was '!
iji talc and soapstone of which 606 tons were mined, valued i!
X at $7,250. ■ -
Final Plans for the Cabarrus
County Sunday School Convention
Dne feature of the approaching Ca
barrus County Sunday School Conven
, tion at Rocky River Presbyterian
'Church, six miles from Concord, Wed
nesday night and Thursday, August 15
and 16, will be the presentation of a
beautiful pennant, 18x36 inches, to the
Sunday school having present the larg
est number of representatives over six
teen years of age, according to the num
ber of miles, traveled. The number of
| representatives from a given Sunday
school will be multiplied by the number
of miles from that church ti> the con
vention church, and the school having
the largest total will receive the pen
nant. The Sunday school with which
the convention is held, anil any other
school within one mile, will not com
pete for the pennant;
There will also be a roll call of town
ships, when a record will be made of
the number from each school, and the
number of pastors, superintendents and
IRENE CASTLE WAS NOT
GIVEN PARIS niVORCE,
Says She Has Soi'&vtm Instituted Di
vorce Proceedings Against Her Hus
band. N
(By the Associated Press.*
New York, July 30.—Irene Castle to
day added another touch of mystery to
her matrimonial affairs when returning
on the Lafayette she announced that
contrary to cable advices she had not ob
tained a Paris divorce from Itebert E.
Tremain, a manufacturer of Ithaca, N.
Y., to whom she was married shortly
after the death of her first husband, Ver
non Castle.
“I have not a divorce and I have not
instituted proceedings for one.” declared
the dancer, who added that she would
meet Mr. Tremain when he returned to
New York next week on the Majestic.
She was firm in her denial despite dis
patches received last week quoting court
records to show that she had been grant
ed a decree.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONS
WORK OF CONFERENCE
Now Being Held at Lake Junaiuska by
Members of Methodist Episcopal
Church, South.
(By the Associated Press.)
Lake Junaiuska. July 30.'—Bishop Ed
win H. Hughes, of the Methodist Epis :
copal Church, has accepted an invitation
to deliver a series of platform addresses
before the school of missions of the M.
E. Church, South, here, it was announc
ed today by the dean of the school.
Dr. John IV. Laird, president of Al
bion College, in an address here upon the
“Captivating Character of Christ,” spoke
of His puower to weld together the forc
es of the world without sacrificing any
race, and during sermons expressed in
strong terms his desire for union of the
north and south factions of the church.
ROBBERS GET MONEY
INTENDED FOR MINERS
One Man Was Killed and Four Others
Wounded During Hold up* by Bandits.
(By the Associated Press.)
Scranton, Pa,, July 30.—One man was
killed and four other persons wounded in
a holdup of a Laurel Line ear near
Moosie today by seven bandits who es
caped with two satchels containing .$70,-
126. The money was to be used iu pay
ing anthracite mine workers at two col
lieries. i.
Stepmother Rears Child in a Pigsty.
El Paso, Texas. July 29.—Reared in
a pigsty for 1(1 years, through the al
leged malice of a stepmother, 13-year
old girl was found asleep in the pen,
located near iier home here, by Detec
tives Ivy Fely and Ira Cline.
The child. scarcely the size of a
three-ypur-old, could answer only simple
questions. She said she had lived in
the little pen as far back as she can
remember, and that her food was al
ways given to her through the bars.
Neighbors told the officers that her
food consisted principally of scraps.
Some of them have been taking milk to
her pen. The stepmother said the
child was put in the pen only to play.
County Probation Officer Mrs. Emma
Wenster took charge of the child.
Philathea Class to Give Lawn Party.
On next Friday evening the Philathea
Class of Kpwoith Methodlsht Church
will give u lawn party on the church 1
Inwu from six to ten O’clock, to which I
I the public is invited.
teachers present.
The county Sunday School Associa
tion officers who are promoting the
]ilans for tlu* convention are: County
President, Prof, J. ft, Robertson, Vice
President. Mr. .T. C. Goodman, and
County Secretary Miss Rosa B. Mund.
These officers are requesting the co-»
operation of all pastors, superintendents
and other Sunday school leaders in the
effort to make the convention a suc-
The two out-of-county speakers on
the convention program will be Mr. D.
IV. Sims. general superintendent of
the North Carolina Sunday School Asso
ciation. and Miss Flora Davis, assist
ant superintendent. Both Air. Sims
and Miss Davis are well trained and ex
| perieneed Sunday school workers. With
these two outside speakers and the
speakers and the splendid local talent,
the county officers feel that an interest
ing program is assured.
WOULD ESTABLISH
REPUBLIC IN GREECE
Lomton Hears That SlfTh tr Movement
Has Been Underway For Some Time.
liondon. July 30 (By the Associated
Press). —Reports reached the Brit
ish government of an attempt to set up
a republic in Greece, instead of a mon
archy, Ronald McNeill, under secretary
for foreign affairs, told the House of
Commons this afternoon.
Want Republie in Greece.
London. July 30 (By the Associated
Press). —Although there is continued
republican agitation in Greece, resulting
in much apprehension among monarch
ists, there is little cause for alarm con
cerning the stability of \the throne, the
British diplomatic officials fn Athens
have informed the foreign office here.
Rumors Denied.
London, July 30 (By the Associated
Press). —The Greek legation announced
today that there is no truth in the re
ports of a republican revolutionary move
ment in Greece. It is said these unfound
ed report have been appearing for some
time in the European press, and only last
night the legation here received a de
nial from, the Greek government.
MOONSHINER KILLED IN
FIGHT WITH DRV AGENTS
Two Other .Moonshiners Were Killed
When Officers Made Raid on Four Op
erators.
(By the Associated Press.)
Huntington, A'a., July 20.—An uniden
tified moonshiner was killed and two
wounded in a tight with prohibition
agents here today: After the battle a
posse was formed and went in search of
the four of the gang who got away.
Agents Frank Poe and Clay Williams
reported that several days ago they dis
covered a still. They watched for the
operators, but their vigil was not re
warded until this morning when four
men put the still in operation and one
stood guard. The agents crept forward
but j the snapping of a twig revealed their
sentry fired. Other moonshiners ran to
his assistance and shooting became gen
eral. IVithon an hotir they had broken
away, taking the wounded with them.
POLICE DECLARE COVNE
CONFESSED TO MURDER
Os His Wife. Who Was Found Dead a
Short While After Her .Marriage to
Coyne.
(By the Associated Press.)
Pittsburg ( 11a„ July 30. —Patrick
Coyne, whose bride of a few weeks was
found dead in their home at Point Per
ry, a suburb, July 17th, today confessed
to Chief Robert Braun, of tjie county*
detectives, that he killed her. Coyne's
confession was made in the hospital
where he was taken after he had lost
his legs in a railroad accident shortly
after the crime was committed.
With Our Advertisers.
The July Clearance Sale at Fisher's
will continue through August 4th.
The Southern Railway will mu an ex
cursion to Norfolk on August Oth. The
round trip ticket from Concord will he
but $7.50, according to a new ad. car
ried in this paper today. Ad. -gives full
particulars.'
Another Vessel In Trouble in Fog.
Vaucouvcr, B. C„ July 30.—The tug
Tyee of Seattle, was reported today to
'have piled on a reef somewhere in the
| strait of Juan de Fuea in a dense fog,
i making the tenth vessel in trouble in
these waters in four days.
THURSDAY WILL BE PICNIC
| DAY FOR REFORMED CHURCH
; The Plate Will Be Nazareth Orphans’
| Heme, at Crescent, in Rowan County,
i Eight Miles From. Salisbury.
i Next Thursday, August 2, is the big<
[ picnic day for the Reformed church in
North Carolina. For 15 years the an
i nual orphans home day has been the first
| Thursday in August. The place is Naz
i areth Orphans' Home at Crescent in
| Rowan County, eight miles south of
i Salisbury. Thousands of Reformed peo
i pie from the piedmont sections of North
| Carolina gather at Crescent to have a
i picnic with the children of the home. If
i is the fireat picnic day for Rowan coun
| ty, for it would seem that everybody goes
ito Orphans' Home day. Attendance
i and interest grow each year. Before the
[ time of the Ford and automobiles exeur
i sion trains were run from Greensboro
anti Hickory. Some years ago the fnrm
j ers had to hunt for a place to hitch the
family horse. Now it is a rush for a
good parking place for the car.
The anniversary address is given at
i 11 o'clock. Some prominent citizen of
1 our state or influential member of the
Reformed Church delivers the address.
This year Rev. George Lonkaker. of Ak
-1 ron, Ohio, is the speaker. He is the pas
! tor of Trinity Reformed Church in that
city, a church of more than SIX) mem
| bers. Akron is a Reformed center, hav
| ing a dozen churches in the city and’
1 suburbs.
A special feature of the day for this
year will be the unveiling of a monument
at the grave of Rev. .1. M. Luther Lyerly.
founder of the home. I)r. Lyerly lived
near the home nearly all his life of (iO
years. He was the organizer and first
pastor of Bethany Reformed church, of
Crescent, the church where the children
worship. He was the founder of Cres
cent Academy that flourished for a num
■ ber of years and served many yofing peo
ple. I)r. Lyerly was constantly in touch
with the life and welfare of the Orphans
Heme, serving as president of the board
of managers from the beginning till his
■ death early this year. His body was
placed in the cemetery at Bethany
church, in view of his home, the site of
Crescent academy and also of the Or
phans' Home.
The children of the home will give a
program of entertainment during the af
ternoon hours. Many churches will have
tables and stands to serve the people
eatables and refreshing drinks. The to
; tal proceeds go to the current expense
account of the Home. The old Bear
Creek church in Stanly county always
has a special table, loaded with chicken,
mutton, and the choicest products of
their farms. The Rockwell charge has
a stand and serves many people. The
men and women give their work. The
Faith charge lias the newest stand and
a large number of workers.
1 The board of managers meets the tire
ceding day, and this year will have a
very " busy time. The el&XsTx i)T Not-th
Carolina, Reformed Church in the Unit
ed States, under whose authority the
Home is managed, has instructed the
board of managers to proceed to erect a
suitable dormitory or building for the
care of the girls. The boys' building is
a native granite building. The girls have
used the old building that were there
at the time of the purchase of the prop
erty. The board will make provision
to put the Home in the best of order,
provide sufficient help and elect a super
intendent. The members of the board
are: Revs. W. H. McNuiry, W. W. Rowe
and \V. C. Lyerly; Elders .1. T. Plott,
; W. C. Hinkle. T. W. S. Grimes, .1. T.
Hedrick. George H. Moose. John W.
Peeler. L. M. Peeler. B. S. Shuford and
S. L. Whitener. A woman's auxiliary
board has advisory power, chief inter
est in the supervision and care of the
girls.
The superintendent announces: ''Ev
erybody is invited to this, the biggest
affair in the Reformed church south of
Maryland.” Thursday, August 2, will
be tlie big day at Crescent.
BABY DAUGHTER LEFT
AT A HOME IN HICKORY
The Tot. Three Weeks Old. is Left at
the Home of Mr- and Mrs. William
O. Hoyle.
Hickory. July 2^.—"l am leaving a
daughter here three weeks otd; take
good care of her.” said a note found
with an infant by Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam (). Hoyle, at 3:20 o’clock this
morning at their home two miles north
of town.
A suitcase containing handsome dress
es and underwear.' a can of milk, bot
tles, nipples and instructions for feed
ing, was nearby. Mr. Hoyle is an nubp
mobile mechanic and childless, and said
that he and his wife desired to adopt
the child. «
Adrian J. Rink, a brother-in-law of
the Hoyles, and also ehild’ess. said lie
heard a large automobile at his home a
mile away half au hour earlier, but his
dogs apparently frightened the visitors
away. He found tracks of a man and
woman, he said. That apparently is the
only due to the persons who left the in
fant at the Hoyle home.
Duplin Editor is Killed by Engine.
Warsaw, July 21).—R. S. Taylor,
founder and editor of the Duplin Record,
was run down and instantly killed by
a shifting engine of the Atlantic Coast
Line in this town at !• o'clock this
morning. Mr. Taylor was a member
• of the board of directors of the state
institution for deaf and blind, former
president of the deaf and dumb asso
ciation of North Carolina, and at . his
death a meniber of the executive com
mittee of the latter institution.
He was about 42 years old and’
leaves a wife and four children. He
laid been in newspaper work for many
years.
Caldwell Picnic at Sugar Creek Thurs
day, August 2, 1023.
A telephone message from Mr. Chas.
Caldwell, of Sugar Creek, informs us
that the Eighth Annual Caldwell Picnic
will be held at Sugar Creek Church next
Thursday, August 2, 1923. These an
: mini picnics are largely attended by the
i friends of the Caldwell family, and Sug
■ ar Creek is an, ideal place for a picnic.
, No formal program lias been arranged
i but the dinner will be the special fea
ture of the occasion.
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® TODAY’S •
• NEWS «
© TODAY «
NO. 179.
FRENCH AND BELGUN
APPLIES GIH LAST
WE SANCTION
Notes in *. /y to the Latest
British Reparations Pro
posal Will Go Forward to
London During Day.
TWO NOTES ARE
VERY MUCH ALIKE
Understood That France Will
Demand That Germans
Fulfill to Letter the Treaty
of Versailles.
Paris, July 30. (By the Associated
Press). —The French and Belgian notes
in answer to the British reparations
communication were both slightly re
touched before being transmitted for ex
pected delivery in London this afternoon.
They came as a result of exchange of
views between Paris and Brussels.
It is asserted iu well informed circles
that Premier Poincare's reply is set.
squarely in the treaty of Versailles and
on the Franeo-Belgian policy outlined
January 11th that negotiations with
Germany are impossible under her pas
sive resisitanee and that the evacuation
of tlie Ruhr is imisissible until the pay
ment of reparations is absolutely guar
anteed.
The Belgian note is in accordance
witli the French on these two points, it
is stated, although differing on other
points of the reparations question such
as a new conference- to fix Germany's
ability to pay. c
Reply Not Received.
London. July 30.—Premier Baldwin
told the House of Commons today that
no reply had yet been received from
France or Belgium to Great Britain’s
reparations communication, and that it
is very doubtful if anything would be
received which could be published in
Thursday's debate.
' The light of publicity seems likely to
be thro\\n on the present reparations
negotiations through an airing of the
subject in the House of Commons which
is to adjourn Thursday until Novem
ber.
Tlie French and Belgian ambassadors
were, to deliver to Lord Curzon this af
teruoou the replies of their governments
to Gteat Britain's recent reparations
note. The German ambassador had an
appointment to see the British foreign
secretary afterward.
There will be a full meeting of the
British cabinet tomorrow morning to
consider the note, and it is expected
that tomorrow night the House of Com
mons will engage in a debate regarding
tlie Ruhr which will end the secrecy of
the allied negotiations. It is expected
Prime Minister Baldwin will outline the
British policy in the course of the de
bute.
Cuno Cabinet Will Resign.
London. July 30 (By the Associated
Press).—The Central News cofrespond
ent at Berlin has sent the following dis
patch here :
“Your correspondent learns in well in
formed political quarters that the resig
nation of the Cuno cabinet is certain.
Herr Cuno himself is convinced that this
step must be taken.
“It is understood that, the leaders of
the new cabinet will be Paul Loebel,
president of the reichstag, and Dr. Gus
tav Straisemann, leader of the peoples’
party.
“A definite decision will not be reach
ed before the meeting of the reiehstag
the end of next week.”
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSIONS
OCCURRED IN SYDNEY, N. S.
Pipe Lines Supplyint Plant Where Work
ers Are on Strike. Blown up by Bomb.
(By the Associated Press.)
Sydney, N. S., July 30.—A series of
mysterious explosions occurred today.
Pipe lilies supplying the plant of the
British Empire Steel Corporation, where
a strike is in progress, were blown up at
several points, forcing the works to close.
Police were advised that several men
had been seen fleeing from the scene of
one explosion.
According to the police, the explosions
were caused by bombs. One explosion
was at Prince and English streets in the
heart of the city.
Only 4,009.000 Above Normal in United
States. Asserts Professor.
(By the Associated Press.)
LOs Angeles, July 30. —Ninety-six per
cent, of the people of the United States
are below tlie accepted standard of in
telligence, and only 4, (XXX),OOO are
above the standard. Dr. R. -B. vou
KleinSmid. president of the University
of Southern California, declared here in
an address to tlie student body at the
summer session.
The ninety-six per cent below stand
ard. or approximately IXI.OtXI.OOO, seem
likely to increase to 98.000,000, and the
4,000,000 decrease to 3,<KXX>,OOO„ Dr.
von KleinSmid declared.
The primary work of the college or
university is to deal with the 4,000.(XX)
and to train tlie people of superior in
telligence that they may become leaders
in the future.
“Frankly, I do not know who shall
come to college,” Dr. von KleinSmid
said. "I am at loss to accept any kind
of a , criterion which shall limit college
entrance to any group. Be the tests
of the future what they may, the ideal
of tlie college must be to conserve the
intellectual ideas and to pass them on
so that they may send out leaders sos
'the generations to come.”
August wub once known as SextiUs,
or the sixth mouth, the new year then *
beginning in March.