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VOLUME XXIII
ROANOKE BOOSTERS
ROYALLY WELCOMED
ON VISIT TO CITY
Virginians, Headed by Gov.
Lee Trinkle,’ Spent About
Half an Hour in This City
on Tour of Two States.
CONCORD BOY IN
BOOSTER PARTY
Rev. Oscar Blackwelder Call
ed Upon to Make Address.
—Key to City Presented to
. Visitors by Major Foil.
The Roanoke Boaters, about 140 )
strong, headed by Gov. E. Lee Trjnkle,
of Virginia. Congressman t'. A. Wood
rum, Mayor 11. J. Fishburn, and Mr. R.
H. Angell, president of the Club, spent
almost half an hour in Coneord yester
day. arriving on their special train from
Charlotte shortly after 2,o'clock. Their
arrival was about one hour later than
scheduled, owing to the receptions that
had been given them in Spartanburg.
Gastonia, Charlotte and other cities vis
ited before reaching here. >
The visitors, headed by their distin
guished members, and their Booster Band,
presented a striking appearance in their
white trousers, blue serge coats, straw
* hats and white canes. Some of them
were also decorated with 1 , colored feath
ers in their hats which were decorated
with blue hat bands bearing the words
"Roanoke Boosters" in white letters. On
alighting from the train, the Booster
Band struck up several lively selections,
while the members of the party formed
in line and marched to the music.
A welcome on behalf of the city of
Concord was extended in cordial terms
by Major Will Foil, who spoke at the
request of Mayor Womble. The Major
presented a huge key to Governor Trin
kle. head of the Virginians, stating that
it was a key which will unlock anything
in Concord. It will give them admission
to anything in Concord, he declared, and
will also unlock any lockup in the city.
The address was received with bursts of
applause from time to time.
The response was made by President
Angell. who took charge of the meeting
at that point. He expressed the appre
ciation of himself and his boosters for
the cordial receptions they have receiv
ed, not only in Coucyrd, but,in
of "the cffies along their rOlfte. Thwe
was a special interest in visiting Con
cord, he continued, because Roanoke had
receivel from this city a young man who
has proven himßelf one of Roanoke's most
enthusiastic boosters, and who has plac
ed himself with the leaders in that city.
He then asked Rev. Mr. Owen, pastor pf
the Baptist Church in Roanoke, to intro
duce Rev. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pastor
of Roauoke Heights Lutheran Church, a
Concord boy who had made good in Roa
uuoke.
In splendid and well chosen words,
Mr. Owen told of the splendid manner in
which the Concord boy had .entered iato
the life of the city of Roanoke, and told
of he has had in the minis
try in that city. It was a peculiar'pleas
ure. he continued, for him to bear wit
ness to the character and ability of his
friend, whom .lie presented to his own
home folks.
Rev. Mr. Blackwelder responded with
a talk that was filled with feeling and
enthusiasm. He rehearsed for the Vir
ginians the story of how Concord receiv
ed its name', and declared that is the
spirit which will settle the difficulties of
the whole world right now. His talk
would be short, he continued, because he
wanted the Concord people to.buar Gov
ernor Trinkle. Congressman Woodman
and Mayor Fishburn, so he concluded
with two poems, the first stanza -of 'Ho,
for Carolina,” and th? toast to North
Carolina," Here’s to the land of the long
leaf pine.”
Several blasts from the engine of the
special train at this point halted the
meeting, and the Boosters were forced
to again get aboard the special train in
order to keep along with their schedule.
The whole affair moved most smoothly,
and the visitors expressed themselves as
greatly pleased with the cordial spirit
shown them in Concord..
Authoress Dead.
Harrow, England, Aug. 24 (By the
Associated Press).—Kate Douglass Wig
gin, the American authoress, died lust
The novelist 'was taken seriously ill
on her voyage to England last June
and went to a nursing home in Liver
pool for treatment.
WUHams Boys Rap Out Circuit Blows.
Philadelphia, Aug. 23.—Cy Willimhs,
eenterfielder of the Philadelpiha Nation
als,. pounding out his 31st home run of
the season here today in the eighth
inning of the game with Chicago.
Alexander was pitcher and there was
none on base.
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“SKID PROOF”
A Mile a Minute Thriller Starring
CHARLES JONES
in a New Fox Picture
—AND—
v Pop Tuttle
In His Latest Comedy Scream
“TAC TICKS”
Piedmont Theatre
* Today
The Concord Daily Tribune
f . . * *-■ , X • /,
CO-OPS TESTIFY IN
THE PITTMAN TRIAL
Deny Attempt Was. Made to Misrepresent
to Prospective . Members Terms of
Contract.
< IJ7 lh» Associated rnaa.
Greenville, N. C., Aug. 24.—Direct de
nial that agents for the. Tobacco Grow
ers • Co-operative Association attempted
to misrepresent to prospective members
tlie terms of the Association contract was
maile here today by defense witnesses in
the trial of G. H. Pittman's case im
which he seeks to hav<» his contract de
clared void.
A number of witnesses connected with
the State Agricultural Extension Ser
vice declared they spent part of their
time in organization to procure mem
bers. Statements that none of them re
ccived extra compensation for their ser
vices but acted by direction of Dr. B. W.
Kilgore in charge of state agricultural
extension activities, were brought out on
cross examination by Albion Dunn, chief
counsel for Mr.yPittmnn.
J. I). Swain, a.member of the Associa
tion's campaign’- organization, testified
he received 02 2-3 eents for every mem
ber he signed up but he categorically de
uied that at the meeting at which Pitt
guin and others accepted contracts with
tile Association that misrepresentation
'was made concerning, any promise that
00 per. cent, of tLi of tobacco
Clops of. members wrftild be aiivancclFby
the Association, as had been charged by
Pittman.
I)r. Kilgore was expected to testify
during the day and counsel said they hop
ed to begin arguments tonight or. tomor
row morning.
BROOKHART READY TO
TAKE WITNESS STAND
Will Be “Only Too Glad” to Tell About
Schemes. to Drive Farmers Bark to
Peasantry.
(By the Associated I’reaa.)
Jewel. La., Aug. 24- —Declaring that
he would be "only too glad" to go under
oath to "tell the farmers of lowa and
the United States what I have learned
about the financial schemes to drive
them back to peasantry," I'nited States
Senator Smith W. Brookhart. addressing
an American Legion picnic here today,
renewed his attack on E. T. Meredith,
former Secretary of Agriculture, \j-ith
whom he has taken issue on flip financial
condition of the farmer.
It was Mr. Brookhart’s first public
reference to Mr. Meredith since the lat
tre announced his intention to file a suit
for alleged libel against the senator.
Mr. Meredith, too, would be under
oath, said the senator, and "we will find
out from his own mouth whether lie.
made fight against deflation of the farm
ers, or whether lie sat mum in the Wall
Street game.”
Senator Brookhart attacked Mr. Mere
dith's figures and statements on war
finance oorimration loans to lowa farm
,erH, and told his audience that the-“time
has come when the fanner should kick
the Meredith out over the dasli board,
find figure their own business for them
selves.”
LEVIATHAN WINS IN
RACE ACROSS ATLANTIC
Arrival at Southampton Many Hours
Ahead of the Steamer Olympic.
Southampton, Aug. 24 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —The giant American
steamship Leviathan arrived here from
New York at 12:55 a. m., today, Green
wich time.
t„ At that hour the White Star 6ner
Olympic, which left New York about the
same time as the Leviathan last Sunday,
had not yet reached Cherbourg, her first
point of call on this side, at which
the big American passenger ship arrived
at 5 o'clock this morning. It was esti
mated by officials of the .United States
Lines that the Levinthan had beaten the
Olympic by at least 12 hours as the re
port indicated that the British liner was
not likely to reach Cherbourg until
around 0 o’clock this afternoon.
Fire Prevention Exhibition.
New York. Aug. 24. —One of the out
standing features of Fire Prevention
Week this year, October 8 to 13, will be
a great educational national fire preven
tion exposition in New York City. For
tlie first time will be Rhown thousands of
products and devices, such as fire resist
ive roofing, metni doors, windows, spring
ier systems, fire extinguishers, safes, elec
tric goods, etc., which have been listed
by underwriters’ laboratories. Only
those products which, have passed the
rigid tests of this non-commercial, non
profit-making and public service institu
tion will be eligible for display at the ex
position. The exhibition will aim primar
ily to show that- 80 per cent, of the
enormous annual fire loss in the United
States is unnecessary.
Parcel Post Adds tto Exports.
(By the AnocMtcd Press.,
Washington, Aug. 24.—The American
export business by mail aud parcel post
is growing so rapidly that Department
of Commerce officials have decided to
ascertain so far as possible the extent
of this business of. which no statistics
■ever have been kept. It is believed to
run Into a huge sum each year, which
will swell the total value of the foreign
exports of the United States.
Plans have, been completed to collect,
beginning with January, 1024, statistics
of exports by parcel post and mail,
which have not been collected liereto-
Postmaster General, have been drawn up
through custom houses. Tentative reg
ulations, subject to approval by the
Postmaster General, hase been drawn up
requiring -business concerns in the United
States exporting by mail goods valued
at $25 or over to file export declara
tions.
Injured American Improving.
(By the Associated Press.*
Nice, Prance, Aug. 24.—Improvement
is reported in the condition of the eight
Americans’ undergoing treatment in the
hospital here for injuries received in the
recent accident near here when a sight
seeing bits fell over a 300-foot precipice
into the River Yar. The injured, who
are being cared for bjr English nurses,
include Isaac R. Strayhorn, of Durham,
N. C.
CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, I^3.
NO FURTHER EFFORT
ID PREVENT SHE
ILL BE IDE NOW
Federal Coal Commission
Feels That It Should Not
Intervent Again at the
Present Time.
HAS OFFERED TO
HELP BOTH SIDES
But So Far No Agreement
Has Been Reached—Think
r the Strike Should Not Be
Allowed.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, / Aug. 24.—Stopage of an
thracite mining would constitute a pub
lic emergency, the coal commission said
today iu a formal statement, requiring
full co-operation of consumers with tile
soft coal operators, and all agencies of
distribution with all possible aid through
executive action by Federal and. state
governments.
If those who now control the mining
and distribution of anthracite are to con
tinue to think only of their own demands
.and not at all of the public’s demand for
coal, the statement said, "the coal com
mission feels that every measure should
be taken to supply tlie domestic fuel
heeded in tlie homes of the great mass of
consumers and especially of the indus
trial workers > throughout the East.”
A careful review of the situation, Chair
man John Hays Hammond said, led the
commission to still cling to its belief that
the stoppage of anthracite production
would not be allowed to occur, because of
the vital interest of both miners aud op
erators. which would be injured. On the
other hand, lie said, the government did
not feel that the public interests would
be served through another attempt on its
part to intervene in the deadlock.
Hints That Some Soft Coal Miners May
Strike.
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 24. —A sympa
thetic strike of part of the .soft coal
miners to aid the anthracite miners'
strike should be called, would make tlx l
most powerful strike in that industry the
world lias ever seen. Samuel Gomners,
President of the American Federation of
Labor, said in an address here before the
International Photo Engravers’- Union
last night.
"J lia-ve no information, however, as.
to the likelihood of such a Strike.” Mr.
Gompers added, "as to which side would
win if it took place—well, I am no
prophet.”
$600,000 DAMAGE IS
RESULT OF BIG FLOOD
Colorado Valley Recovering From Sud
den Sweep of Water From Irrigation
Dam.
Pueblo, Col., Aug. 23.—Colorado’s Ar
kansas river valley tonight is recovering
from the havoc wrought by flood waters
of the Apishapa river Wednesday night
and early today.
The last ripples of tlie 86-foot wall
of water which burst through .the Apis
hapa irrigation reservoir dam, 36 miles
south of Fowler. Wednesday, are rolling
out in the lower stretches of the Ar
kansas river valley near Las Auim’as
and Lamar. Property damage is esti
mated at $600,000 and several hundred
persons are homeless.
No loss of life has been reported.
Flood warnings were sent through the
valley and hundreds fled, moving house
hold goods and livestock with them.
Most of them had returned tonight, as
the waters subsided almost as suddenly
as they came.
The greatest damage was done to
crops, homes and railroad tracks be
tween Fowler and Manzanola.
SALISBURY CHILD HIT
v BY STONE STILL LIVES
Daughter of OlUe Williams, Skull Frac
tured. May Recover, But Is in Critical
Condition.
Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 23.—Mil
dred Williams, four-year-old Salisbury,
N. C„ girl, daughter of ,Mr. and Mrs.
Ollie Williams of that place, who suf
fered a fractured skull when she was
struck in the face with a heavy stone
alleged to have, been hurled by one of
three men who attacked- a party,of auto
ists near this city Tuesday afternoon,
probably will recover although her con
dition is still regarded a s serious, hos
pital authorities reported tonight.
Arthur Shiflett, Robert Morris aud
James Frazier, the three men arrested
late yesterday aud held without bail on
charges of stoning the automobile party,
will be given preliminary hearings Mon
day before a magistrate.
John W. Owens Electrocuted. *
(By the Auoclated Press.)
Little Rook, Ark.. Aug. 24.—John W.
Owens, of Little River county, died in
the electric chair at the Arkansas State
Prison today. He was convicted of the
murder of Hugh Throckmorton, ‘ a drug
gist, in a quarrel over liquor lust De
cember. According to witnesses, Owens
met death calmly. He had made no ap
peal for executive clemency.
Get 920,000 in Liberty Bonds.
(By the Associated Press.)
Kansas City. Mo., Aug. 24.—Twenty
thousand dollars in Liberty Bonds was
among the loot obtained by bandits who
robbed a Missouri, Kansas & Texhs train
.of registered mail near Okesa, OMh., on
M*(nduy nigh ft, it was announced by
Postofflee Inspector L. A. Johnson here
today. * v
A luxrious bathroom, complete with
hot and cold water, white enamel walht
and tiled floor, is installed in a nkw
type of gitnt biplane recently completed.
Motor Vehicle Title Act
Goes Into Effect October 1
IBr the Associated .
‘ Ra'eigh, X. C.. . Aug .24.—What js
considered b.v many officials aud officers
of the state and also by thousands of
automobile owners a* one of the most
important ( lnws passed by the last Gen
eral Assembly—the motor vehicle title
registration act —goes into effect (H-tober
In vie* of this law. automobile theft
insurance officials already have announc
ed that they will reduce their rates 10
per cent., and. according to Secretary
of State W. N. Everett, in whose hands
rests the enforcement of the law. they
have assured that ‘ further automobile
theft insurance rate reduction will bo
made later in accordance with the ef
fectiveness of the nftw act.
Registration ’ of all automobiles and
other motor including trucks
and motorcycles, b.v “their manufacturers'
and engine numbers/ is required by the
new law. which also makes it unlawful
for a person to operate a ear on or after
October 1 unless registration has been
made or applied for.
An automobile must be registered just
like a piece of real goperty; the owner
must have a title to O', said Mr. Everett
in summarizing, the it: briefly.
Provisions are made for'
automobile titles ip a much similar
manner to the transferring of titles to
realty holdings. Special provisions are
made for automobile dealers, new and
second hand.
It was said at the time the act was
presented in bill form to the legislature
that out of tlie more .than 200,000 motor
SCHOOL GIRL DRESS
CAUSES COMMOTION
—*rJE
Flappers Oppose Any Rule
Governing the Kind of
Clothes That Must Be
Worn by Girls.
—U
(By tx» MuMtaitd Pres*. >
Somerset, Pa., Aug. 24—This little
city has "been somersaulted into a style
class wait with bobbed‘hair, lip stick flap
pers arrayed on line side aud her more
timid sisters of long tresses and siikless
hose on the other.
The first, clash occurred yesterday when
the parent-teachers Association formally
endorsed the "q!d fashioned" girl, anil
took steps to petition Jlie school board to
adopt a unifom styjA qf_ dress for all
school girls. "The ’rmeF wmilil bar sill<
hose, short skirts, bobbed hair and low
necked, sleeveless dresses.
But— . The flapper contingent
hearing of the meeting, stormed if. Their
verbal protest delivered in rhyme, was as
short and snappy as the dress, and tlie
manner o’s the flapperette who delivered
it: y
"I can show my shoulders,
"I can Show my knees,
"I’m a frepborn Ajuerican,
"And can show while I please."
With that the flappers left while the
teachers meeting'was turned into an in
dignation meeting.
Action on the dress question would be
demanded of the school board, the par
ents and ‘teachers decided.
, THE COTTON MARKET
Showed Considerable Firmness Owing to
Good Reports From the Cotton Goods
Market.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Aug. 24.—T.lie cotton mar
ket. relatively steady* Liverpool cables,
today’s early trading owing to decidedly
better repors from the Cotton goods mar
ket. relatively steady Liverpool cables,
prospects for renewal of warmer weather
in the southwest and a bullish private
eorp report. The opening was 18 to
.31 points higher, and active months soon
showed net gains of 30 to 44 points.
Cotton futures opened steady : October
24.20; December 24.15; January 23.81;
March 23.!)* ; May 23.05.
PREMIER KATO’S DEATH
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Death Was Due to (Umplieatiop of Mai- |
adies That Weakened His Heart Be- !
yond Repair.
Tokio, Aug.’24 (Ky the Associated
Press).—Premier Kato died this morn
ing apparently (from a complication of
lhaladies that weakened his heart be
yond repair. v *
Admiral Baron Kao was born in 1851)
and had a distinguished career in tin
naval, administrative, and diplomatic
services before he was elevated to the
premiership last year.
A silkworm iu its brief lifetime spins [
about 4,00 yards of thread.
OUR COMPLETE FACILITIES
together with the personal attention of our of- EE
■- fleers to the interests of our customers guaran-
X. tee absolute satisfaction to depositors.
/CITIZENS Ifek
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M’ CONCORDiN. C. limiff
vehicles iu North Carolina over 7,000
iwere stolen a-ntl that the majority of the
operators of these automobiles were ig
norant of the fart, they not knowing at
the time of purchase that they were buy
ing stolen property. The majority of
these automobiles bear no manufacturers’
or engine numbers, it was said. This is
a problem, says the Secretary of State,
for which a solution must be found in
the very near future. There is no way
to find the rightful owners of these
thousands of automobiles and yet clear
titles cannot be given their present oper
ators. he said. Mr. Everett said he
thought he probably would arrange to
give temporary certifioates of registra
tion *• in such instances. However, he
did not commit himself t«i this plan.
Registration blanks soon will be mail
ed automobile owners accompanied by
copies of the new act. The registration
blanks must be filled out and mailed to
tlie secretary of state with the nominal
license fee required. The money deriv
ed fi|nm the fees-will be deposited to a
special fund, parts of which may be used
in maintaining a corps of deputies author
ized with police powers to enforce the
new act and other traffic regulations.
> 'FoMotwing a’te important excerpts from
The automobile title registration law:
“Sec. 2. Certificate or title for mo
tor vehicles. After October first, nine
teen hundred and twenty-three, no cer-’
titicate of tlie registration of any ve
hicle plates therefor whether original is
sues or duplicates, shall be issued or fur
(Concluded on Page Two.)
TRUE HOT TO RUH
FOR SENATE IH TOM
Sets at Rest Rumors That
He Will Oppose Sen. Car
ter Glass Should Latter
Seek Office Next Year.
IBy (he Associated Press.)
Greensboro.- Aug. 24.—-Governor E. Lee
Trinkle, of last night denied
that he is contemplating announcing his
candidacy for the United States Senate
in the Democratic primary »f next year
in opposition to Senator Carter Glass, ac
cording to a story appearing this after
noon in the Greensboro Daily Record.
It has been reported that Governor
Trinkle contemplated running for tlie Sen
ate in opposition to Senator Glass,, should
the latter offer himself for nomination.
Governor Trikle last evening was the
principal speaker at a banquet here in
honor of the Roanoke Booster Club. Os
which lie is a member.
The Governor expressed tlie hope that
I the state line dividing tlie Old Dominion
from the Old North State would be ob
literated. declaring that both North Car
olina's and Virginia’s populations are the
most Anglo-Saxon in the United States,
each state having only 1.5 per cent, for
eign born citizens -within their respective
domains.
Those who heard tlie Governor express
a desire for the disappearance of the
“imaginary line” between tlie Old Do
minion and,the Old North State explain
ed that it was merely the Virginia Execu
tive's way of voicing friendly sentiment
and with no idea of any actual consolida-,
tion. »
FIFTY KILLED WHEN
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK
Most of Dead Were Jews, on Their Way
to Coast to Sail For America.
(By the Associated Press.)
j Moscow, Aug. 24 (Jewish Telegraph
I Agency).-—More than 50 persons were
; killed and approximately 100 injured
i when a train proceeding from Vilua to
I Warsaw left the tracks and crashed into
! a dam early Yesterday morning. The
! impact burst the dam and the ensuing
j rush of water helped to swell the easual
j ty list.
j The train was filled with passengers,
[mostly Jews.
j Among them wore a large number of
I immigrants bound for America.
O’Rourke Resigns.
! Augusta. Ga„ Aug. 23.—Dr. E. W.
Wilder, business manager of the
Augusta baseball club, announced this
afternoon that Joseph 1’- O’Rourke,
manager of the local team.Jiad resigned,
and 'that lie would be succeeded by
Raymond (Heinie) 8011. O'Rourke has
not announced his plans.
The change is effective at once.
A good-sized island once appeared
: suddenly off tlie Alaskan coast. tlie
land was so hot that sea birds alighting
jon it had their feet burned. It flisap-
I peared a short time later.
LEWIS HEILIG DIED*
HERE DURING NIGHT
Was Found in His Bed Here A
Failed to Report to Work.- „^ e VAXff
her of Prominent Family.) .
I,e\£is Heilig. member of a),imminent
Cabarrus family, and for 20 years an
employee of the Southern Railway Com
pany here, died sometime last night at
tlie home of Mr. J. S. Lafferty. where
he had made his home for a number of
years. Deatli was caused by heart
trouble.
Funeral services probably will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Peals
ant, conducted by the pastor. Rev. C. A.
I.inn.
Lewis Herbert Heilig was born in Mt.
Pleasant 53 years ago, a son of the late
Major L. G. Heilig and Mary Shipoch
Heilig. He came to Concord about 20
years ago and accepted a position in the
freight office of the Southern Railway
Company, holding that position continu
ously until the time of his death. Sur
viving are two sisters and two brothers.
The sisters are Mrs. S. H. Hearne. of
Albemarle, and Mrs. E. A. Hall, of York,
S. C., and C. G. Heiling, of Mt, Pleasant,
and George* J. Heilig. of Jonesboro, 111.,
are the surviving brothers.
The exact hour of Mr. Heilig’s death
is unknown. When lie failed to leach
his office at the usual hour this morn
ings friends called his boarding house
to determine the cause of his delay 1
An investigation disclosed the fact that
he had died sometime during the night.
The body was found in bed,, with one
foot oil the floor, the position of tlie body
indicating that death came while Mr.
Heiling was either entering or leaving
his bed. He had been suffering with
high blood pressure and heart trouble
for some time.
Mr Heilig had been a member of
Cqncord Lodge 857 B. P. O. E. for a
number of years, and at the time of his
I death was one of tile officers of the local
| lodge. A delegttion of Concord Elks
will attend the funeral services.
Mr. Heilig only recently returned to
his work here after enjoying a vacation.
His brother from Illinois came to North
Carolina several weeks ago and Mr.
Heilig joined him for a visit with rela
tives. Mr. Heilig returned to his home
hi Illinois on Monday of this week, and
unless he decides to return to this State
for the funeral, the services wl'l he held
tomorrow afternoon. ,
Mr. Heilig was prominently known
throughout Cabarrus eouuty, and the an
nouncement of his deatli has been re
ceived with surprise and sorrow by his
wide circle of friends.
THEORY OF SUICIDE IS
ABANDONED BY CORONER
Yadkinville Sheriff Believed, to. Have
Been Killed By Parties Unknown to
the Jury.
WinstonJSa'em, Aug. 23.—A tele
phone message received _ from Y-ndken
vifl) stated that the coroner’s jury in
vestigating the death of ex-Sheriff R. L.
Lauey, returned a verdict at 2 o'clock
this afternoon to the effect that the de
ceased came to Ins death from a gun
shot wound inflicted by an unknown
party
"The general impression is that the
ex-sheriff did not take his own life and
that the party who tired’ the fatal shot
left tlie double barrel shotgun by the
side of the body, hoping thereby to lead
the officers to believe that it was a ease
of suicide." said a Yrnlkih county offi
cer this afternoon.
An investigation into tlie * alleged
crime will continue, with the hope that
some clue may soon be obtained that
will lead to the arrest of the man who
took the life of a splendid citizen who
was found dead Tuesday in an old
building.
WANTS FU ME'S STATUS
DETERMINED • SOON- NOW
Premier Mussolini Asks Joint Commission
to Make Its Report to Him Not Later
Than September First.
Rome, Aug. 24 (By tlie Associated
Press).—lmpatient over the delay in set
tling tlie status of Fiiuue. Premier Mus
solini lias asked the joint commission
dealing with the question to reach a de
cision before September Ist.
The newspapers today said that an ul
timatum had been
slavia asking a definite decision con
cerning Finnic, it being alleged the Bel
grade government had been constantly
delaying final action. A semi-official
communique however, stated that the
word ‘ultimatum” used by the press, was
unwarranted. As to the character of tlie
communication sent, the statement added :
"It was only an invitation addressed
by Premier Mussolini to the Italio-Jugo-
Slav commission, dealing with the Fiume
question concluded its work within the
present month.”
Night Air Mail Will Be Operated as
Well as Daylight Service.
Washington. Aug- 23.. —A regular
I ranscontinentah,'Oirp!ane mail service,
operated at night as well. as during the
day, is assured, Postmaster General
New declared today as a result ot the
successul trial flights during the last
few days.
Mr. New said the night flying tests
had .been a "great success," and were
conclusive proof that a regular service
<-an be maintained. He made no pre
diction, however, as to the date such a
service would be inaugurated.
SIOO,OOO Worth of lHmonds Stolen.
tHr the AMocWvd
Los Angeles, Aug. 24.—One hundred
thousand dollars worth of diamonds aud
other gems was taken from two safes
belonging to manufacturing jewelry com
panies here early today by thieves who
held up aud bound a watchman and blew
open the safe.
New Record Made.
(By the Aaaoclated Press.)
Hempstead, N. Y., Aug. 24.—A1l re
j cords for a flight aci'oss the continent
| were broken when Pilot Wesley
L. Smith of the air mail service landed
here at 11:24 o’clock Eastern Standard
lime, completing a relay mail flight from
I San Francisco in 25 hours and 14 min
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B TODAY Cl
NO. 201.
MEET
Iff HEAR OUTLINE'
OF HOSPITAL PLAN
Many Organizations of City
Represented at Meeting of
Medical Society Committee
at Y Thursday Evening.
COMMITTEES ARE
BEHIND PROPOSAL
Just What Hospital Would
Mean and Something of Its
Work Outlined—Ask Or
ganizations to Support It.
An enthusiastic meeting in the inter
ests of a Cabarrus County Hospital was
field on Thursday, evening at 7 o'clock
at the Concord Y. M. C. A. under the
auspices of the Cabarrus County Medi
cal Society, who had as their guests rep
resentatives from most of the organiza
tions in the city of Concord: including
the Woodmen of the World, Masons,
Knights of Pythias. Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, Junior Order, Manufac
turers' Association, Medical Society, Min
isterial Association, Bar Association,
Elks. Itiwanis and. Rotary Clubs.
The meeting, which was presided over
by Dr. S. W. Rankin.-was for the pur
pose of acquainting the representatives
of the various orders with the plans for
a community hospital, and to get the sen
timent of "the people of the community in
this matter. I)r. P. K. MacFadyen stat
ed the ease to those present, and he was
followed by other members of the Medi
cal Society, and representatives of the
various organizations expressed their
1 views on tlid matter.
Strong talks in favor of the establish
ment of a County Hospital were made
by the visitors at the luncheon, the
most forceful being made by Mr. John
M. Oglesby, Rev. G. W. Rollins, and Mr.
A. B. Palmer. Everyone present was
heartily in favor of the project, and ex
pressed their willingness to co-operate
and assist in making this an accomplish
ed fact.
As to ways and means for raising the
funds for the institution, sentiment seem
ed to be almost unanimously in favor of
having a special election to vote on is
suing bonds for the amount necessary to
finance the building and operation of the
hospital. The representative from the
various organizations will be expected* to
take to their respective lodges and dubs
an outline of the proposed plans, and get
their organizations to fall in line in en
dorsing the County Hospital movement,
and working up sentiment that will car
ry a bond election in case one is called
on this matter.
The committee from the Medical So
ciety, which is in charge of this move
ment. will be continued, and will not let
up in its efforts until the matter has been
definitely concluded, it was stated tit the
meeting. ,
Cl .NO OFFER STANDS
WITH PRESENT REGIME
No Change in Regard to Reparations
Made by Present German Officials.
Berlin, Aug. 24 (By the Associated
Press).- —The present German govern
ment stands by the offer made by the
recent Cuno government for the meet
ing of Germany’s reparations obligations,
Chancellor Stresemann told the German
industrial commerce club in addressing
it today.
"For the liberation of German soil,
for the maintenance of your sovereignty
and for the couslodiation of our situa
tion,” the chancellor declared, "it would
not be too great a sacrifice to offer part
of the German economic system as a
pledge for carrying out Germany's rep
aration obligations.”
Gaston B. Means is Now Within Reach
of Officers of Federal Government.
Washington, Aug. 23.—Gaston B.
Means, according to his friends, is now
in easy reach of the department of jus
tice, but there is no danger of his ar
rest for his alleged “shaking down of
liquor manipulators.”
A great flurry was made about Mr.
Means’ little game at the time it was
discovered, but now, it is asserted, there
is no law under which he can be, reached.
Many people assert that what he did was
a joke on the liquor people, who were
ready to join with mim in an illegal
transfer.
The prediction was made here that
Mr. Means would never be convicted of
any wrong-doing, although it is said he
rounded up several hundred thousand
dollars.
With Our Advertisers.
The Pearl Drug Co., is making special
prices on Palmolive goods. New ad.
gives particulars. ,
The Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co., has
just received a car of Spartan Dairy
Feed. Makes the cows give more
milk. . %
Its facilities together with attentiton
of its officers, make the Citizens Bank
and Trust Company a satisfactory place
to do your banking business.
Three-piece cane and mahogany suites
at prices that will satisfy, at H. B. Wil
kinson's.
The Gibson l>Vug Store has a new ad.
today.
Kenneth Gets His.
St. Ixniis, Aug. 22. —Kenneth Wil
liams of the St. Txiuis Americans got
his 24th homer of the season in the
fourth inning of today’s game with
Boston. The four-bager was off Fergu
son with no one on base. 11l was Wil
liams’ second circuit drive in the two
days that he has not been using his
“plugged” bat, which has been barred by
Ban Johnson .president of the league.