North Carolina Newspapers

• ASSOCIATED • r • PRESS • • ‘DISPATCHES » VOLUME XXIII MANY IN US PABTSDF GERMANY REPORTED Disorders For Most Part Fol low Change in Administra tion, Chancellor Cuno Hay ing Resigned. NEW CABINET HAS BEEN NAMED Dr. Gustave Stresemann Will Be Premier.—Communists Are Causing Most of the Disorders. London. Aug. 18 (By the Associated Press).—The new German cabinet was announced today, according to u Central News dispatch ffoni Berlin, ns follows: Premier and foreign minister, I)r. Gus tave Stroscmant]; minister of finance, Herr Hilferding. radical; minister of economics, Hans van Haunter, German Peoples Party: minister of railways. Hear Heinrich: minister of justice' Herr Knd bruch, socialist. The ministries of defense, telegraphs and labor remained unchanged. , Several Strikers Reported Killed. Berlin. Aug. 18. (By the Associated Press).—Several strikers were killed ami many wounded at the Hamburg ship yards today in a clash with police, ac cording to a dispatch received here. The strikers are alleged to have prevented those'willing to work from entering the ship yards, whereupon the police inter vened and were attacked by the strik res. Nine Reported Killed. London. Aug. 18 (By the Associated Press).—Sanguinary lighting between communists and the militia occurred to day in Seitz. Saxony, according to a Cen tral News dispatch from Berlin. A large bc.djj of communists stormed the town hall occupied by the soldiers, and there was considerable lighting in the streets. Bodies of nine communists were recover ed. Thirty were,injured and many of the troops were wounded, the message adds. Communists Holding Luebec. Luebec. Germany. Aug. 13 (By the As sociated Press).—Communists'are hold ing this city t .after having the senate to retire. Keishcwehr troop** bare arrived to attempt to restore order. Will Stop Reparations Payment. London. Aug. 13 (By the Associated Press). —The German government has an nounced. says a Central News dispatch from Berlin, that the stoppage of repa ration contributions to Prance ami Bel gium, will be extended to all the allies, as otherwise the financial reform of Ger many is impossible. Germany Near Revolution. New York, Aug. 18—Germany is on the break of a revolution. Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah. declared today oir his re turn from a four of Europe on the Levia than. Everywhere in Germany, he add ed, he heard sinister rumblings. Four Killed. Air-li-Chapell, Germany, Aug. .13 (By the Associtaed Press).—Pour Germans were killed and forty wounded when the police today tired on a crowd of several thousand that had gathered before the police headquarters, demanding that the city authorities do something to relieve the shortage of potatoes. PRESIDENT TO RETAIN CHRISTIAN FOR AWHILE Accepts His Resignation as Secretary Blit It lis Not At Once Effective. Washington, Aug. 11.—President Cool idge today accepted the resignation of George B. Christian, Jr., secretary to the late President Harding, with the un derstanding that it will not become im mediately effective. Mr. Christian will remain until the new regime in the executive offices has become fully established. There is no intimation as to who will become president Coolidge's secretary. Edward T. Clark served as secretary to Mr. Coolidge while he was vice presi dent. and has e.ontinued to assist him since his elevation to the presidency. RECORD AS PRESIDENT A PRESERVED FOR SCREEN Hanfing’s Entire Official Career Com piled Into One Big Film. Marion. Q., Aug. 13.-—Wurren Hard ing’s service reudered the nation, from the time be first entered the White House as the Chief Executive, has been compiled into a complete pictorial re cord. ‘ His every movement, photo graphed nt the time it was’ made, will make him known bn the motion pic ture screen in the future as-he,then ap peared in life. His record in office was the first of a President to be thus, com pletely written in living moving likeness of the man hidself. \ , BELL TOLLS FOR MARDING AFTER 33 YEARS’ SILENCE Tribute Paid at Pioneer Cotton Mill in Pawtucket, R. I. Pawtucket, R. 1., Aug. 10. —For ths first time in 33 years the bell on ths Samuel Slater mill, a pioneer cottor manufacturing plant, tolled today at li o’clock in tribute to the late President Harding. The last time it sounded was in cele brationaof the Cotton Centennial I. ir 1890. Official figures just made public snow that the large majority of London’s working women are single. This applies to every occupation in which women an engaged with* the exceptions of lodgini house keepers and charwomen, amoiq whom married women predominate. The Concord Daily Tribune ' i OAT CROP 1 GOOD Davidson and Burke Were Two of the Largest Producing Counties. . Raleigh. Aug. 13.—" The oat crop wa6 unusually good this year with the b£st .conditions „ extending from Scotland through Forsyth according to a statement issued today by the State- Federal Departments of Agriculture. Most of thy inner coastal counties where oats are cut and not threshed had very good conditions with the exception of Wayne county. The extreme northern counties from Wayne to Surry averaged less than E& per'cent. in condition, ex cepting Stokes .and Person. The main belt averaged from 85 per cent, to 90 per cent., which islgood in itself, David son and Burke were two of the large producing counties, anil averaged 100 per cent. "The part of the oat crop planted in the fall is 70 per cent., while 30 per cent is reported on being planted in the spring. Tne- yield of the fall or winter planted oats is reported to have been 22 bushels as compared with 17 bushels for spring planted crops tills year. It is of interests to note that the coastal be’t practices are quite opposite to the Piedmont or eastern* counties, putting about two-thirds of its crop in during the spring months. The constal coun ties produce much the better yiejds, the central and northern Piedmont area coming next. „ < “Os the total acreage cut this year, it that 62 per cent was cut ripe for grain. 23 per cent cut in the milk or dough stages for combined grain and forage ration. Tilery was cut for hay 13 per cent, and two per ctmt. was either not cut, used for pasture only, or turned under. "The prospects for the national out crop on a condition basis of 83 per cent of a full crop is 1.315,853.000 bushels. Os the last year’s crop, 5 percent now re mains as stocks on the farms. "The North Carolina crop has a con dition og 86 per cent, of normal which 'indicates 21 bushels per acre with two percent remaining on farms from last year’s crop. A special report to small grain growers was sent out recently looking to the • prospective planting this fall. Also was included inquiries per taining to the yield, as well as the per cent in the fall and spring. Complete report on this will be given at an early date. It would uow appear that the acreage will be increased in this crop for next year.” THE PRESIDENT WON’T PERMIT A COAL STRIKE Announcement Made After Concerence Between John Hammond and I»r. Smith. Gloucester, Mass.. Aug. 12. —President Coolidge will not permit a coal strike, it was said here today after a coufer hnce between John Hays Hammond, ebnicu&iu of the z.oal faut finding eom inittitp. and Dr. George Otis Hmlfh, a member of that commission, who had hur ried to Mr. Hammond’s Gloucester homo after t( oonfereiuv with the President in "Washington Saturday. Dr, Smith re turned to Washington tonight. Mr. Hammond announced after the conference 1 that he would go to Wash ington to see President Coolidge on Wednesday. It was also announced that a day or so after that Conference that u joint meeting of anthracite operators' and .Minct's’ officials would be held in New York. The statement that President Coolidge would not permit suspension of anthra cite coal mining was made after the con ference between Mr. Hammond and Dr. Smith, but Mr. Hammond refused 'to comment on this phase of the question further than to say that the President lmd assured tJie commission of his sup port. FEDERATION OF LAROR • MEETS IN GREENSBORO More-Than 100 Delegatee Present.—Vice President H. C. Caldwell Presiding. (By the Associated Press.) Greensboro, Aug. 13.—The seventeenth annual convention of the North Carolina State Federation of Labor opened here this moruing and will continue through Wednesday afternoon. (Aer one hundred accredited delegates were present when the convention was called to order for the usual opening ex ercises. J. M. Ellis, of Salisbury, Presi dent of the Federation, was unable (o # be present, and first vice president H. *C. of Asheville, presided. '■ President Samuel Gompers, of the Am erican Federation of laibor, and Frank Morrison, secretary of that organization, was sent to deliver the principal address of the opening day. He spolfe of condi tions and problems confronting labor. Attendance is expected to rea’ch the 200*mark by late today which will make it the largest labor convention in years, since representation has been cut approx imately two-thirds since the 1922 meeting ut Wrightsville Beach. MISSING RECORDS OF BUCKETEERS GIVEN Cl* Were Presented to Federal Authorities , on Eve of Day New Indictments Were Promised. ' (By the Associated Press.) "New York, Aug. 13.—Missing records of bankrupt stock bucketing firm of E. M. Fuller & Co., which long have provid ed one 6f the chief sources of interest in the sensational disclosures that followed the firm's failure, were reported today to have been surrendered anonymously to the Federal authorities 'on the eve of promis ed new indictments of "higher ups” in an alleged bucket, shop ring. \ -l -jV i Fifty years ago North Borneo was in i' habited by head-hunters and pirates. To day the descendants of these people are . fishermen or farmers, and many huve joined the native police force. More than 100 miles of railroad has been con structed and many gflod highways are in the making. In Chinn, women are now. invading i every department of public life, with 1 1 the . exception of the legal profession, i! which is still closed to them. There is, !. however, one Chinese woman lawyer, a ; Cantonese lady, who has qualified at the Parisian bar. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1923 FRENCH OFFICIALS DISPLEASED ABOUT THE BRITISH NOTE They Contend It is a Posi tive Disavowal of Great Britain’s Allies During the World War. PROPAGANDA WAY IT IS DESIRED And Many Believe the French Officials Have Ev ery Reason to Ignore It Entirely. Paris, Aug. 13 (By the Associated Press). —Tile British note is regarded in French official circles as a positive dis avowal of Great Britain's war allies, and a frank espouwal of the German cause. It is thought Premier 'Poincare will reply in due time, although in the quni d’or say it is held that the document smacks so:, much of propaganda it might properly be ignored. “This amazing document proposes to haul France and Belgium before a tri bunal to answer for their efforts to make Germany carry out her treaty ob ligations," said an official oftthe foreign office today. “France and Belgium are not ready to answer such a summons, ev en from Great Britain." The same officials, whose statements, while unofficial in a strict sense, reflect the teuse feeling aroused in the higher French circles, said to know, however, how the Americans would receive a doc ument which made all settlements of the reparations question depend upon the payment of the debts to the I'nited States which lie remarked amounted to throwing the responsibility for the Eu ropean chaos on the United States. PRESIDENT NOW USING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE For Fist Time Mr. Coolidge Does Work in White House. But He Has Not Vet Moved Into It. i ßy the Associated Press.t Washington, Aug. 13. —President Cool idge took n]i his duties for the first time today at the executive offices in the White House. The Chief Executive ar rived at hiiy (Jesk a. few minutes o'clock from the New Willard Hotel, where he had established temporary head quarters ami where he will maintain his residence until Mrs. Harding leaves the White Hdu.se. He was accompanied by his secretary, Edward T. Clark, and was met by Secretary Christian, who will re main on duty for a few days to assist the President and Mr. Clark in familiar izing themselves with White House de tails. As he entered the lobby of the execu tive offices. Mr. Coolidge shook hands with Sgt. C. L. Balryinple, for years in charge of the police force stationed there. Tlieu the Executive hurried directly in to the big round room that since Itose velt's time has served ns private office of the President. . All the - personal effects of President Harding had been removed, including his chair. The picture of Mr. Harding, which had hung in the outer office, hail al so been taken ( awdy by Mr. Christian. The first caller to enter President Coolidge's office was Frank W. Stearns, of Jtoston, his close personal friend, who has been with him almost continuously since he was elevated to the Presidency. Says Coolidge Will Seek Office Again. Concord, N. H., Aug. 13.—United States Senator George H. Moses in a statement today declared that President Calvin Coolidge would be a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomina tion in 1924, and that lie ought to have a solid New Ragland delegation. NOT GIVE EVIDENCE TO JURY DURING DAY Evidence of E. M. Fuller and W. F. Mc- Gee Will Be Given Out Tomorrow. (By the Associated r»u.) New York, Aug. 13.—Presentation to a federal grand jury of evidence against E. M. Fuller and W. F. t McGee, princi pals in a $6,000,000 bucketshop bank ruptcy was postponed till tomorrow and newspaper men today revealed to the government the identity and alleged finan cial connection <4 “G. Shadney” aud 11. V. Telfair, who paid mysterious visits to the brokers while they were in jail. Although United States Attorney Gen eral Hayward declined to discuss the significance of the disclosure it was un derstood lie was told tile two visitors formerly were closely connected with E. M. Fuller & Co., and other brokerage firms that have failed. It has been ne jiorted that the visitors liad given false addresses at the jail. '•ln asking adjournment Mr. Hayward announced that he wished time "to in vestigate new matters in connection with .the cases:” Fish Stacumb to Heat Wave. Budapest. Aug. 13.—One hundred thousand fish linve fallen victims to the heat wave in Hungary at the famous Sze gedin breeding ponds. The water evap orated, leaving the fish in the slime. The population was called out to bury the fish which were poisoning the air for miles around. More ’ than . $30,000,000,000 are in vested in tax-exempt Federal, State and municipal bonds in the 1 United States, according to «r prominent political econ omists It in estimated the United State Treasury is losing some $300,000,- 000 a year of income- revenue be ■ cause these bonds are exempt from tax ation. This slack must be taken up ; by those who do not own tax-exempt se curities. minus to PREWIT STRIKE OF mns Federal Coal Commission Asks Operators and Miners to Meet in Washington for Conference. PRESIDENT TOLD ABOUT PROPOSAL He Will Leave Everything in the Hands of the Commis sion Under His Present Plans., (By the AMoelnteil Presn.) Washington. D. C., Aug. 13—The Fed eral government moved today to avert an anthracite strike by'inviting representa tives of both the operators and miners to a conference with the coal commission here immediately. A telegram conveying the invitation to both sides went forward shortly after noon. It wps signed by coal commission official* after they hi).l conferred with President Coolidge. ,/] For the present. atWenst, it was indi cated that the President desired to leave the situation entirely in the hands of the commission. Whether he would take any more direct steps later to insure ail agree ment has not been revealed. There is no doubt, however, that Mr. Coolidge is fully advised regarding the break between the operators and miners which is threatening a suspension of work in the anthracite mines September Ist, and will remain in close contact with all developments. Today he conferred with John Hays Hammond, chairman of the commission and had a tong talk with George Otis Smith, another of its mem bers. THE RED SPIDER NOW INFESTING THE STATE Number of Complaints Received From Counties Reporting the Spider is Elat ing Cotton. Raleigh. Aug. 12.—Numerous com plaints of damage to cotton by the red spider have been received from Wilson. Bertie. Halifax and Warren counties, according to Franklin Sherman, chief in entomology for the state department of agriculture. “There were a few complaints in late June and'early. July bijt many reports mid-July,” MCI Sherman stated. "The. area affected extends from Fayetteville to the northeastward with the greatest damage in the (counties mentioned.” Mr. Sherman said that this area wi'l be relieved, from damage to the ex tent it is sharing in the recent rains, as a spell of wet weather will usually cheek the insect. Mr. Sherman advocates the pulling and burning of the affected stalks as a means of checking the spread, or the in fected area may be isolated by removing a few stalks all around it. A lime sulphur solution, such ns is used for orchards, he said, may be used at a rate of 1 to 50 gallons of water- All of these will help cheek the spread, he as serted. "There is consolation for the cotton grower,” Mr. Sherman continued, “in the fact that in general a season, wnieli is favorable to red spider is apt to be unfavorable to Mr. Poll . Weevil and 1 vice versa, yet such a rule is subject to exceptions, and it is best not so rely too striekly On this factor.” Conditio not Tobacco Crop in State Gen erally Good. I Raleigh,-''Aug. 11 —The condition of 1 the tobacco corp is generally good over ■ North Carolina with the best areas he ‘ ing in the eastern part of the coastal belt, in the sandhill section and from Northampton county eastward., accord ing to a statement issued today by Frank Parker,'statistician of the State- Federal department of agriculture. Oon ’ ditions are generally good through the mountain counties where the crop is of no great importance, said Mr. Parker, i “The counties having poor tobacco con ditions are from Harnett in a straight - line to Bertie and tlmuce notrhwestward - to Granville, with lvlgecombe having an I average of less than 70 per cent,” said ■ Mr.’ Parker. “The counties adjacent - to Stokes also show the condition of SO . per cent., with Rockingham being only < 69 per cent. The belt from Guilford to Nash averages from SO to 90 per.cent. - and with the exception of the poor belt > previously mentioned the condition av . eroges from 80 per rent to 100 per cent. , through the main belt. This indicates . a very good crop, which for the Slate ■ averages 86 per tent. The central . coastal belt averages highest with 91 . per .oeiit. and the southern coastal area 87 per cent. The poorest area is in | northwestern counties including Surry . and Yadkin, Wilkes being much better, i “The tobacco crop wa* damaged con siderably by hail extending in u nar row strip from Pitt to Wayne county. Harvesting i* in full progress and mar -1 kets have opened in the south coastal , belt which extends into Robeson, Bladen . and Columbus eouuties. Prices are gen . erally considered satisfactory. > “The prospects for the national crop , on a condition bask of 83 per cent, and r two per cent, increase in acreage is 1,474,000,000. pounds. The North Car olina crop averaged 86 per cent, of nor - mal, forecasting 68.8 pounds per acre on i one per cent, reduced area, making a , crop of 350,000,000 pound#.” i An unfamiliar flux disease is attack - iug the stem and leaves of the growing - flax plant of the uuper Mississippi Val - "v. It retard* the development of the i seed and injuresi the stem, for fiber pur - poses. Investigations are being carried ’ on to find an eßeotive control: measure. SEVERAL BRANCHES OF HAY UNI •TO HOLD MEETINGS Members of Union to Meet in Chicago to Discuss at Length Question of In crease in Pay. SWITCHMEN CALL LEADERS TOGETHER Leaders of Firemens’ Union in All Parts of the United States and . Canada Will HoldjMeeting in Cleveland Cleveland, 0., Aug. 13 (By the As sociated Press). —Approrimately. 350 general chairman of the eastern, western, southeastern and Canadian associations of the general committees of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen and En ginemen, have been* called to convene in ertra session at Chicago, September 6th, "for the purpose of giving consideration to the question of inaugurating a wage movement." according to an'official cir cular mailed to all members of the asso ciation of the general committees, B. D. Robertson, president of the brotherhood announced today. Switchmens’ Leaders to Meet. Chicago. Aug. .13. (By the Associated Press).—The general chairmen "of the twiehmens' union of North America have been summoned to meet here on September (ith to consider wage ques tions, it becmhe known here today. A letter issued by L. C. Cashen. internation al president of the organization, fixed (he date. Mr. Robertson said lie understood T. C. Cashen, president of the switchmen's un ion of North America would convene till his general chairmen in Chicago at the same time to inaugurate a movement for increased wages* Warren H. Stone, President of the Brotherhood of Engineers, when asked if his general chairmen would join the fire men in a joint request for increased wages, said that the laws of his organi zation did not call for the convening of the general chairmen to inaugurate a wage movement, as did the rules of the other brotherhoods and that no similar action was contemplated at present. The amount of the pay increase to be asked of the railroad* will b« determined by the general chairmen. Mr. Kobertsou said. Firemen were given a cut of ap proximately 12 1-2 per cent, by the IT.l T . S. Railroad Labor Board on July 1, 1921. he said. Whether- this would be the amount of the increase to be requested. Mr. Robertson would not say. A DRAMATIC STORY Kentucky Mother Saves Her Crippled Child While Three Others Are Swept Away in Flood. Portsmouth, Ohio, Aug. 11.—A dra matic story of bow a mother, through frantic efforts, saved the life of a crip pled child while she was forced to watch till'd- other of her children drown in the Hood waters of a swollen creek fifteen miles from here in the hills of Kentucky, reached this city today. . Mr. and Mrs. Wales Greathouse and four children and Mrs. Albert Great house and one child were driving in an automobile near Greenup. Ky.,* when they attempted to ford a swollen creek, where the machine stalled. Mr. Greathouse went for help. While he was gone the stream rose higher and higher. His wife attempted to save all the children., but three were swept out of the ear and to their death down the stream. The mother held tight to the 'fourth child, a cripple, while Mrs, Albert Great house managed to save her one child. Roth women, still clutching their chil dren, were swept fifty feet down stream before the returning husband, with the aid of n nearby farmer, rescued them. The dead children were Ida. aged 4, Milford, aged 2, aud William, aged 1. One body had been recovered this morn ing. '' THE COTTON MARKET Texas Crop Situation Had Much Influ ence on the Market Today. (Hy the Associate* Preae. New York, Aug. 13.-—Growing alarm over the Texas crop situation was the dominating factor in the cotton market during today’s early trading. There was considerable realizing above the 24 cent level, but it was readily absorbed on slight setbacks with October selling up to 24.54 and January 24.26 during the early trading, or 50 to 59 points net higher, and at the highest prices touched since the last government report. Cotton futures opened firm. Oet. 24.20; Deo. 24.20; Jan. 23.91; March 23.97; May 23.90, MAY ACT TO PREVENT COAL STRIKE IN FALL Federal Government Believed to Be Con sidering Plan to Avert the Strike. (By the A**oeTi»te<l PrewM.' i Washington, Aug. 13.—Reports of an impending intervention by the Federal government to avert an anthracite strike i on Septemher 1 were given added color today when George Otis Smith, a mem i her of the coal commission, went to the ■ i White House and conferred with, Prrsi ■ dent 'Coolidge. The commission ini known i to have had an intervention proposal uu i del- consideration for several days. No Rain in 10 Weeks in Section of Cheater. ; ] Chester. S. (\, Aug. 12.—There is a - section about four miles west of Wood f> ward, about six miles wide and 12 miles - long, knowns as the Avon section, I wherein they have had no rain in 10 weeks. ; CORN CROP OF STATE looks Good at present Ccunties Near East Will Have I'nus ually Fine Crop. (By the Associated Presls.i Raleigh. N. ('.. Aug. 13.—The peculiar feature of the corn crop in the South is the - practice of double or interplanting with other crops." de<j ker. Statistician of j JJfiravf Department, of Agrieulj sued here "In North Carolina it is found that 73 per cent, of the corn acre age is grown alone, 13 per cent, with cow peas, 9 per cent, with soy beans. Four per cent, has a combination of two or more companion crops, while one per cent, has peanuts or velvet beans inter planted. "The exact percentage of the soy beans and cow peas that are harvested for seed is not known, and, in fact, varies considerably with each year's seasonal conditions. "A careful analysis of the report for August I shows, a rather uniform trend for a corn crop with the very best con ditions existing in the eastern and south ern coast and mountain areas. Several counties average full normal or over TOO per cent, adjacent to the coast. "The poorest conditions are found in counties surrounding Mecklenburg, where extremely poor conditions exist, that county having less than two thirds of a normal corn crop. The second area of j po'or conditions is found in Franklin, Warren, Halifax, Northampton and Hert ford counties. "Very good corn crops are found from Anson to Person county through the Piedmont belt. In width this belt ex tends from Davidson county through Chatham, but the condition in reality is good eastward to she coast. It has been | particularly dry in the Southern Pied mont counties. "The national prospects for corn is 2,- 982,009,000 bushels on a basis of 84 per cent, of normal condition. The yield per acre was forecast at 2!) bushels per acre, the average August Ist, price being 87.4 as compared with 64.4 cents a year ago. Tile acreage is less than one per cent, more than it was a year ago. “The North Carolina condition of 85 per cent, of a full crop forecasts a yield per acre of 20 bushels which is slightly more than last year produced. This state's acreage is the same as for the prevailing year. The price last year was 96 cents per bushel with the price ranging about $1.21 cents per bushel at this time. THE HACJiETT CHILD WILL REMAIN IN MOTHER’S CARE His Petition to Obtain Custody of Daughter Dismissed. Greensboro, Aug. 11.—Action of form er Eighth District Congressman Richard N. Hackett, of North Wilkesboro, first husband of Mrs. Franklin Long Riker. of New York, to obtain custody of their daughter. Miss Lois Lung Hackett. failed here today- when his habeas cor pus petition, presented before Judge T. J. Shaw, of Guilford. Superior Court, was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Judge Shaw held that Wilkes county, where tile I Picket t-Long divorce case has been started, is the proper place for presenting the matter. Judge T. 11. Finley, cousin of Mr. Hackett, is resi dent judge of tiie superior court of which Wilkes is a part. Dismissal of the* motion leaves the matter where it was at the start, with the girl in the care of ker mother and the latter's second husband. The girl also bears the name of her stepfather. NORFOLK CATS AND RATS ON WAR PATH One Man Severely Bitten By Tom Cat While One is Injured Severely By- Big Rodent. Norfolk. Ya., Aug. 12. —-A blac-k tom eat launched an unprovoked attack upon E. M. Cooke as he was seated on the curb before the courthouse here to day. The feline' embedded its teeth in Cooke's hand So such a depth that he had to call on a, policeman for assis tance in prying the cat's jay apart, after lie had chocked the animal to death* A similar incident occurred last night. A rat. however, was the aggressor in this ease. A customer stopped into a shoe repairing shop during ft thunder storm to have rubber heels put on his shoes. A big l-at, driven from his quarters in a sewer by the heavy down pour, ran into the shop and made a dive for the customer's trouser’.eg. The rat was chocked to death, but not before he had inflicted severe injuries on the man’s leg with his teeth and claws. With Our Advertisers. Venetian Flower Powder, made in six shades, at Gibson Drug Store. A free demonstration of the Chambers Fireless Gas Ranges, which cooks with the gas turned off, will be made at the office of the Concord and Kannapolis Gas Co. every afternoon between 4 and 5 o'elocq. See ad. today. Wonderful bargains in all summer mil linery can he found at the Specialty Hat Shpp. Try tile Sweet'Pasture feed sold by the Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co. Cline's Pharmacy sells quality and gives service. The Cleau Sweep Sale is just now in full blqst at the Concord Furniture Co. From 20 to 30 pel- cent, discount on 1 goods bought during this sale. All straws’ at half price at Overcash’s. and 25 per ceut. reduction is given on all summer goods. Have money of your own—open a sav ings account with the Citizeux Bank and Trust Company. Dr. J. Hugh l’arlfs. dentist, announces the oiieniug of an office in the Graham , building at Kanimpolite Opening of Tobacco Market. Postponed. . ' (By the Associate* l-rcss. 1 Wilson, Aug. 13.— The opening of the Eastern Carolina tobacco market here ' was postponed from August 21st August 28th at a meeting here this morn i ing of the Eeastern Nortli Carolina To bacconists, the postponement being made, i it is said, on the request of several big , buyers. The lateness of the crop was 1 given as thg reason of the request for the postponement. 99999999 9 TODAY’S 9 9 NEWS 9 9 \ TODAY 9 99999999 NO. 191. S. S, CONVENTION or cm choockes TELD HERE SOW Convention For No. 12 Town ship Was Held in Central Methodist Church With Two Fine Sessions. J. 0. MOOSE IS NEW PRESIDENT Other Officers Include 'J. E. Davis, V. L. Norman and J. Y. Pharr—Reports Show Fine Progress. The annual Sunday School Convention for No. 12 Township, embracing all the Churches in the city of Concord, was held at Central Methodist Church Sun day afternoon and evening. Alost of the schools in the township Were represent ed at the convention, and the attendance at both sessions was good. The first session was held at 3:30 o’clock with President J. J. Barnhardt presiding. The convention opened with a song and devotional service led by Rev. J. Frank Armstrong, of Forei*. Hill Alethodist Church/ and following this Secretary V. L. Norman, read the min utes of the last convention, the minutes being approved. The first business of the convention was the reading of reports of tiie vari ous Sunday Schools of the township. The reports showed that 13 of the 19 schools in tiie township were represented. They also showed improvement along all lines of Sunday School work during the year. The report of the township treasurer was next read and adopted. On motion a committee composed of* A. S. Webb, S. Kay Patterson anil J. M. McGraw was appointed by the chair to make nominations for offiffieers for the ensuing year. The committee made the following nominations: J. O. Moose, pres ident; J. E. Davis, vice president; V. L. Norman, secretary-tresurer: Jones Pharr, chairman of executive committee; John Query, Will Cropst, (?. A. Aloser, R. A. Hulleuder. C. F. Ritchie, A. E. Harris, W J. Hetheoek. Mrs. Scott Frieze. Miss Constance Cline. A. G. Odell, members of jhe committee. The report was ac cepted and the nominees elected by accla mation. The Best to Increase the Attendance of the Sunday Schools," was ably discussed by a number of the dele gates present. Motion was made that the President anil members of the executive commit tee take up she advisability- of taking a Sunday School census. After several announcements the cou cention adjourned ( to meet at Bp. m. Rev. T. W. Smith pronounced the bene diction. A fine musical program and several in teresting talks by men who have taken keen interest in Sunday School work, fea tured the night session. The following program was carried out: Song. Devotional exercises by Rev. C. C. My ers, pastor of McKinnon Presbyterian Church. ‘ , Solo—Mrs. J. B. Womble. Talk—J. M. McGraw. "Why I Should Attend Sunday School. Story Telling Period—Miss Mary Eliz abeth Blackweider. Solo—Mrs. C. B. 'Wagoner. Talk—Jones Y. Pharr, "Why Should the Adult Membership of the Church Be Active in the School." js Talk—Clarence Propst. Solo—Alan Priudell. Offering. Talk—President J. O. Moose. Benediction—By Kev. W. C. Lyerly. Tiie place and date for the 1924 meet ing of the convention will be decided later. TROOPS GCARDING AMERICAN ZINC CO. W lie re a Strike Has Been in Progress Since Last Friday: Hillsboro, 111., Aug. 13 (By the Asso ciated Press). —A guard of 300 troops and « nest of machine guns greeted em ployees of the American Zinc Company when they returned to work here early this morning. At 7 o'clock about 100 meu had entered the plant prepared for work. The plant has been closed since Friday when one employee was shot dur ing a riot between strikers aud workmen who were attempting to go to work. Will Stand by the Cotton Association. Raleigh, Aug. 13.—An interesting conference was held at the Head quarters the Nortli Carolina Cotton Growers Association Wednesday. It ! was a conference of bankers who dis cussed with General Alanager Blalock and Treasurer Bing the work of the As ■ sociation through lust year and its 1 financial! need for the coming season. The Officers of the Association asked • for the conference to arrange for n t revolving fund of $2,000,000 in order to be Heady for the opening of the cotton ■ season- The hankers present were R. G. I Vaughn. President of the American Exchanke National Bank of Greensboro, 5 John W. Simpson, Vice-President ■ Atantic Bunk & Trust Co., Greensboro, Southgate Jones, Vive-Presldent First. National Bank of Durham, E. B. Crow. • Vice-President Commercial National Bank, Raleigh, G. H. Andrews. Citizens 5 National Bank, Raleigh, Gilbert T., s Stephenson, Vice-President Wuehovia > Rank & Trust Co.. Roleigh and John 11. - Roushall, Trust officer,' Raleigh Saving - Bank & Trust Co., Raleigh. These , gentlemen were enthusiastic in their l appreciation of the, success of Hie An il sociation and expressed themselves as r willing to stand behind It financially for the coming season.