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• ASSOCIATED ft • PRESS ft • DISPATCHES ft • ftftftftftftft VOLUME XXIII tEM SIMM' DOIS FRANCE ABOUT -SlTim IS RUHR Latest Note to Great Britain < Shows the Belgians Are , Firm on the Points Already Demanded. RUHR OCCUPATION IS NOT ILLEGAL And Belgians Are Unwilling to Withdraw With No Bet ter Assurances Than the *-• Promises. Paris, Aug. 28 (By the Associated Press). —The Belgian government in its leply to the last British reparations note stands with France on the principal poiuts of contention maintaining that th>* legality of the* Ruhr occupation has been established by the previous action of the allietn including Great Britain, nud that evamintion of the Ruhr valley is impossible on simple promises 'ion Ou n any. The reply given out at the Belgian embassy here this morning dwells, partic . ularly upon the justice of Belgium's claim to priority in reparations pay ments. It points out that thus far Bel gium has reeeuved only 2,000,000 goll marks more than Great Britain. Foreign minister Caspar asserts that “the whole problem of reparations and the question of inter-allied debts are def initely bound together” and he proposes a new method of procedure in the nego tiations suggesting conversations among the allies “without reverting to the old system of conferences." ANTHRACITE MINERS MUST BE OPERATED. PINCHOT SAYS Governor Serves Notice a Suspension Will Not Be Allowed. Harrisburg, l’a.. Aug. 27.—Governor Finchot of Pennsylvania, served notice on mine - operators and miners' union officials today that the threatened sus • pension of anthracite mining September 1 could not be nllowed, and then pro ceeded to enter upon what may be a lengthy effort at mediation of the con troversy In executive sessiqn with the unioii Ewkesmen. Phillip Mlirray. vice &ui*dL-Xi*e and- crT: Golden. Rinaldo FitppnHm, and Thomas Kennedy, its three district presidents in the anthracite region, the governor went over the demands which the union has made for increased wages, “check-off” system of union dues col lection. and other things. He made no compromise proposition in his own behalf today, but scheduled a session with the coal mine operators' representatives for tomorrow morning, and a second meeting with the union of ficers for tomorrow afternoon. "The anthracic industry’s quarrel,” the governor said, “con'd not be a private one; a public, vitally interested, that wanted to see justice done to both employer and employes, was neverthe less losing patience with repented strikes and suspensions. * - “The public interests demands that this controversy shall be settled and that a suspension of mining shall be avoided.” lie continued. "The thing is possible—and it must be done. Settle ment means that neither side ean get i all it would like to have- But settle ment of this dispute is absolutely neces sary for the public safety and welfare. The public needs and must have coal, and I nm entirely confident that the public is going to have it.” BRIGHT LEAF MARKETS HAVE BEEN OPENED Between 350J000 and 400.000 Pounds of Tobacco Placed oh the Floors of Wil son Warehouses. (By (he Assoetated Press.! Wilson, N. C., Aug. 28.—The markets in the eaestern Carolina bright lens to bacco belt opened the 1023-24 season to-. ' day.' It was estimated that between- 350.- 000 and 400,000 pounds of the golden weed was sold on the floors of the local auction houses here today. The unof ficial average prices was given between 20 cents and 22 cents per pound. The common grades were in great demand. It was estimated that more than 10,000 persons attended the opening sales here. Three Are Killed By >IOO.OOO Indiana , Storm. Indianapolis, Aug. 27.—Three persons are dead and property damuge estimated at # more than SIOO,OOO was done last night' nnd early today by a heavy rain storm. accompanied by lightning, throughout the state. • Robert. White, of Madison, Ind., and Mistj Jessie Wells, of Indianapolis, were killed at Madison when lightning strurk a ledge of rook under which they Rought refuge m from • the storm. George L. Novinger, of Garrett. Ind-, engineer of a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train, -was killed when his train was derailied because of a washout near Gary, Ind. Y. Miller, fireman of the train, was thrown, from the cab nnd’ escaped in jury. - With Our Advertisers. You can get a safety deposit box at the Citizens Bank and Jrust Company for a very small charge. It's the best place to put your valuables. Bradley sweaters for the whole family at W. A. Overcush’s. “Hail the Woman.” the great Thomas H. luce production, is a' drama of moth er's daughter!, of father’s sons, women together with the deft touch of a master. At the pastime Wednesday and Thurs day. 4 The Concord t)AiLY Tribune / . yTf s' I DR. PRICE PREACHES ON •WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?” Well Known Evangelist Emphasises Ne cessity of Placing Faith in the Living Christ. iMt the Associated Press.! Lake Junaluska, X. C., Aug. 28.—Rev. Thurston B. Price, well ‘known evangel ist, emphasized the necessity of placing one's faith in the "living Christ” in a sermon this morning before the' Bible and Evangelistic conference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church. South, now in session here. "What Think Yeiof Christ?" was the subject of Rev. Mr. Price's sermon and. his text was John 20:28-31-—“And Thomas Answered and said unto Him, ‘My laird nud my God.' Jesus said. •Thomas, because thou hast seen me. thou, has’t believed.' And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written .that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and tiiat believing, ye might have life through His name.” “There are a great many things." the evangelist said, "concerning the Bible and God's relationship to man that are of vast importance, but there is nothing so vitnl as that we should get straight in pur hearts and minds that matter of the personal 'Lordship and Hnviorhood' of Jesus Christ.” He drew four word pictures of Christ —the historical Christ, the poetical Christ, the theological > Christ • and the living Christ, In portraying the histori cal Christ he briefly related Jesus' 1 life. The poetical Christ, he said, is the Christ of art and poetry. The theologi cal Christ was pictured as the second member of the Trinity with reference to bis dual position as man - and God and His relation to religious philosophy. “But after we have learned all we can of the historical Christ, and admired the artist's picture of him and sung the poets songs and after we have decided which theological view of him we like best,” concluded Rev. Mr. Price, "then comes the most vital thing of it all. and that is what we should seek and obtaiifsiot a picture, but a personal acquaintance with the Living Christ of today. He needs no picture or poem; he lies in no historical grave nnd is secluded in no heaven, but walks and talks'with men today. This Christ, the living Christ. Who helps, saves and strengthens, •will soon settle all our doubts about the Christ the oth er pictures have shown us. Get 'his ■Christ on the throne of your heart and all else will take care of itself." ANOTHER KLI'XER GIVEN A SENTENCE IN THE PEN William Arthur Finley, Oklahoma Of ficer. Pleads Guilty to Violating the Law. Tulsa Okta.. Aug. 27—The road to the State penitentiary opened today to another' .Tuhsa_«>«WX t«*<s member of the- Ku K. K. when AViT llam Arthur Finley, was sentenced to imprisonment for participation in the whipping of Leslie Goolsby and Mis. Myrtle Spain, now Mrs. Goolsby, the night of July 2!), 1922. Finley confessed having turned over Goolsby and Mrs. Spain to a gang of whippers and pleaded guilty to a charge of riot. He received the minimum pea atty.i f Four other men are charged with im plication in the flogging, two of whom had been arrested tonight. Finley is the first public official to be caught in the investigation being con ducted by Adjutant General B. H. Mark ham into mob activities in Tulsa county. Four men now., have been sentenced -as the result of the inquiry, Grover and Ban S.vkes and Earl Sacks, of Broken Arrow, having pleaded guilty last week to taking part in a flogging administered by men robed as klansmen to Ben Wag ner, aged farmer, of Broken Arrow. , Goolsby nnd Mrs. Spain, then the wife of "Dare Devil Slim" Spain, a parachute jumper, were placed in the hands of the whippers after their arrest on a statutory charge. Spain fell to .his death at Seneca, Mo., a few days after the flogging and Goolsby and Mrs. Spain then were married. Governor Walton granted Finley a respite of 15 days, explaining that the military desired to use him further in the investigation. Three Persons Killeed and Big Property Damage in Indiana. Indianapolis, Jnd., Aug. 27.—Three persons are dead and property damage estimated at more than SIOO,OOO was done last night nnd early today by a heavy rain storm, accompanied by light ning, throughout the state. Robert White, of Madison, Indiana, 'and Miss Jessie Wells, of Indianapolis, were killed at Madison when lightning struck a ledge of rock under which they sought refuge front the storm, George L. Novinger, of Garrett, Ind., engineer of a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train, was killed, when his train was derailed be cause of a washout near Gary, Ind., Y. Miller, fireman of the train, was thrown from The cab and escaped injury,, , Telephone and telegraph wires were down and many bridges were washed out by the heavy rains neaer Valpariso. Sev eral buildings on the J. W. Doud dairy fartn were blown down and damage was estimated at $40,000. Death of C. A. Lentz, of Norwood. The body of C. A. Lentz,' prominent, progressive farmer of Norwood, who died Sunday morning about 7 o'clock at the Charlotte Sanatorium, was accom panied through the country from Char lotte Monday morning to his - home in Norwood, where burial services were held. Mr. Lentz was 09 years old, and had been . ill for some time. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lentz, of Norwood, aud a brother of Mr. A. E. Lentz, of Charlotte, formerly of Concord. H6me From New York. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Fisher and Miss Gertrude Shaw have returned from New York and other Northern markets, where they hnd been for several days on busi ness connected with Fisher’s. They made the (rip in Mr. FisheFs ear, and report a very enjoyable trip,, with good roads and ideal weather «most of the in, V". ■ r CONCORD, N. £., TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1923. UOT GETS FACTS IROUT STRIKE FROM CONTENDING SIDES Concludes Hearing With the • Operators, Who Explained Fully to Him All Their Contentions. # i G 0 VERN ORS~RE AD Y TO GIVE SUPPORT At the Meeting They Adopt Resolution Pledging Their Support to the Federal Government. Harrisburg, Pa.. Aug. 28 (By tile As sociated Press I. —Governor' Pinehot eon eluded today tiie first stage of his me diation, in the anthracite wage controver sy which threatens to tie up the mines September Ist. In an executive session nearly three hours long lie heard the spokesmen of the anthracite operators, who explained to him why they linCe to date offered solely arbitration to satisfy the union demands. He saw the miners’ representatives yesterday. Again at tjie eonqiusion of the meeting today the Governor was silent as to the course of (Upcussion. He did. however, announce later in day that lie would see both sicles again and separately. Ob, servers it possible that afte the latter sessions he would advance his own proposals for compromising the dis ferenees. • Governors Pledge Support. New York. Aug. 28 (By the Associ ated .Preqs).—Governors and governors representatives of the anthracite eonsum ing states, conferring here today adopted a resolution submitted by Governor Cox. of Massachusetts, pledging fullest co-op eration with Federal Fu<d Administratoi Wndleigh in his efforts to supply the country with fuel in the event of the threatened suspension of anthracite min ing September Ist. Adoption of the resolution ended the dissension of some of the delegates as to the "teeth" necessaVy to be put in the resolution, setting forth the plans of the (iovernor Cox's resolution, one brief paragraph, supplanted a longei one which had. been offered by W. IV Aiuey. former fuel administrator o! Pennsylvania. President Optimistic. Washington. Atig. 28.—White House officials said today that President Cool idge believed "good progress" was being made in tile'effort to avert suspension of work in the anthracite fields, aud saw no reason to lose ocnfidence in the out come. » . NATION WIDE INQUIRY ABOUT GASOLINE PRICES Has Been Decided Upon by National As eiaticn of Attorneys General. Minneapolis. Minn.. Aug. 28 (By tin Associated Press). —A "thorough and na tion-wide investigation" of gasoline pric es was decided upon by the National As sociation of Attorneys General in a res olution adopted at its annual convention here today. Under the authority of the resolution. Clifford L. Hilton, Attorney General of Minnesota, and president', of the Asso ciation, named O. B. Spillman, attorney general of Nebraska, to call a conferenet of Attorneys General at once at Kansas City, or some other cefltrally located city to begin the investigation. Baltimore Girl Weds on Her Death Bed. Baltimore. Md., Aug. 27.—One-lialf hour before she died. Miss Anna M Feahy was married to Miclme) J. Downs, Jr., in Saint Rgnett” hospitn here. Downs aud Miss Feahy were to have bjpen married September 5. Last Thurs day the bride-to-be became suddenly ill. Friday she was operated on for ap pendicitis nnd little hope was held for her recovery. Downs was constantly at her bed side and about midnight Saturday it was proposed that the wedding be performed before she died. Father Gerard of the Congregation of Passionisto agreed to •perform tile ceremony. State Supreme Court in Session. (By the Associated Press.l , Raleigh, Aug. 28. —The regular fall session of the S&te Supreme Court was convened here this morning with all the justices present. First district appeals appear first on the court’s calendar. The Clegg vs. Clegg vase haq been specially set for trial'at the close of the hearings of the first (jistrjet cases. The first bateli of opinions will be handed down Wednesday, September sth. Little Mildred Williams. Salisbury, is Improving. Salisbury, Aug. 27.—Little Mildred Williams, injured last week by high waymen in Virginia is improving follow ing two operations for fractured skull, and will probably be able to leave 'a Charlottesville hospital in a few flays. Her father, O. 11. Williams, returned here today frdm her bedside. Lenoir College’s Football Schedule. (By the Associated Press. I Hickory. N. C., Aug. 28.—Lenoir Col lege's football schedule lias been an nounced as follows: October 6, Roanoke* at Sulem, Va.; October 13, Newberry at Hickory; Oc tober 20. Kings College at*Hipkory; Oc tober 27, Guilford College 'at Guilford ; 1 November 10, Milligan College at Milli gan : November 17, Camp Ilragg at Hick ory ; November 24, Elon at Eion. It is all right to spend money to make > character; it is all wrorig to spend char acter to make money. President Sends Message To The Press Os Nation^ Undivided Allegiance to Constitution and Unhesitating Obedience to Legislative Action Urged Upon Press in the Message From the President. . Z. . A. (By the Aaeeclatrd Press.l New Orleans. Aag.i 28.—Undivided al legiance to the Constitution and unhesi tating obedience to t legislative action were urged upon the J>rtss of the nation by President Coolidge in a letter to A. G. Newmeyer, president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers; Association, made public here today. . ; The President's .letter was in reply to one written "by Mr. fXwmyer, who asked the Executive to send him a terse ex •lusive message for the Southern Publish ’l's. broadly answering the question as to low the newspaperspeun best serve the. Federal government Mt this time, as he was personally auxins to have the As 'soeiiition eo-operate nth the administra tion in every matftr consistent With their individual profits. The letter to Mr. Jvewmeyer, who also is a member of the fsew Orleans Item, follows: • “My Dear Mr. Newmeyer: “Your very kind ndfssage and the gen eral assurance whichp.it contains of the support of the newspapers of your As sociation lias been recfeSved. Every news paper can be very helpful in its support of thi' government whether it be state or national. Fundamentally this means al ways making the authority of tile laws supreme. It means undivided allegiance to the constitution and unhesitating obe lience to legislative action made accord ing to its pnivisidus. “Constructive criticism is always help ful. It keeps institutions from becoming fossilized and falling' into decay. But constructive criticism does not accomp lish its purpose by merely pointing out What is evil. It must not fail to direct attention' with more emphasis to what is good, pur institutions, our social or ganizations, bur economic conditions are ill of a quality and quantity which are. worthy of our highest admiration. I believe that it will be exceedingly help ful to public sentiment if these princi ples and ideals can be reiterated from time to time, joined with a reverence for religion and an aspiration for better things. “Yours very truly. "CALVIN COOLIDGE." HARDING PLANNED A PEjACE CONGRESS Told Walter Wellman in .June He Would Call World Conference Next , Yenr. . . I**, New York Times. The. late President Harding contem plated less than three months before his death inviting all the nations to a world congress next year at Which he meant to submit a definite program for world peace, AValter Wellman, writer and ex plorer, declared yesterday. Mr. Well man said that President Harding told him of his plan on June 15th. when Sir. Wellman visited the President in the White House to get his endorsement of’ a plan for a newspaper referendum on the nation’s duty in world affairs. < Mr. Wellman made public through The Associated Press yesterday a copy of a tetter which the late President gave him. expressing sympathy in the attempt to obtain an expression through the news papers of the people's conclusions con cerning our international duty. “I have long since become convinced.” the letter says, “that the United States should not and will not enter the Leggue of Nations, but that conviction has not de stroyed the hope that there may be found away to world association and attending world understanding-” RUFUS NUNN DROWNED / AT WHITE LAKE SUNDAY Body Found by Some Boys Sticking Up right in Six Feet- of Wafer. Fayetteville. Aug. -7. —-A young man identified as Rufus X unn, Atlantic Coast Line agent at Garland, Was the victim of a strange of drowning at White Lake yesterday afternoon. Nunn’s body, | entirely submerged, was foqnd standing upright in six feet of water by a party of boys rowing on the lake when one of their paddles encountered an obstruction in the water and an investigation brought about the ghastly discovery. There were no signs of foul play. PRESIDENT COSGKAVE • GOES TO PARLIAMENT President #f Irish Free State, 'and His Brother,' Elected in Monday’s Con test. Dublin, Aug. 28 ( By the Associated Press).—President Win. T. Cosgrave has been elected on the first preference vote from Kilkenny. The President’s brother, Philip, was elected from South Dublin, and both General Richard Mulcahy, minister for defense, ami Kevin DHiggins, minister for home affairs, present cabinet niem i bers. were also returned from Dublin, c. ' N. Byrne, government candidate from Wicklow, also was elected. Fence Around Tomb of Unknown Soldier. Washington, Aug. 27,4—The tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 'Arlington, which has been visited by many thousands since it was erected in 1921, is to be enclosed in an iron fence to prevent de facement. A temporary woollen- barrier was placed about the shrine" today to keep . visitors at a distance, until the permu . nent enclosures can be built. A pro posal to, keep a military guard conatant ; ly on duty there liiy been abandoned. Rev. John L! Yost Accepts Gastonia Pas torate. (By the Aueo'ated Press.) Salisbury, N. 0., Aug. 28.—Key. John L; Yost, pastor of the Lutheran Church at Bear Poplar, Rowan county, has ac ‘ rvpted the pastorate of Holy Trinity • I Lutheran Church, Gastonia, and will as sume his duties there October Ist. >■': \ '■ .V. ■ : . ■■ ♦ OXFORD ORPHANS CONCERT WAS HIGHLY PLEASING Children From Masonic Home Pleased a Large Audience at the Central Graded School Auditorium. The concert Monday night by the class from the Masonic Orphanage at OxfoiH. was perhaps the best ever given in Con cord by a class from this institution. A record crowd was in attendance and ev ery available-seat was taken long before, tile' hour of opening and standing room only was to be had by the time the con -1 cert began. The annual visit of this class to the city is looked forward to with interest by all classes of people, and the audience Monday night gave approval with long and heartV applause of every number rendered. From the opening number. "Welcome Springtime." to the dose, the audience gave close attention to the singing, mu tations. drills and ensemble singing by the members of the class. All did ex ceedingly well, and it would be impossi ble to single out any one number that was more enjoyable than another. That there are splendid voices in she class those who were present Monday night will admit, and a .teacher of voice who was in the audience remarked "that with proper training one or two of the soloists of Monday evening would be come famous singers." Miss Myrtle Muse, director and teach er of the class, played the accompani ments, aixf her support at the piano add ed very much to tiie pleasure of the con cert. The proceeds for the evening amounted to about SSOO, which is among the largest contributions the class has had during its tour, only two others netting more than this. The class was accompanied by Mr. 1,. W. Alderman, manager. The concert was given here under the auspices of Stokes Lodge No. 32 A. F. & A. M. and the success of the financial end of tlie concert is largely due to the untiring efforts of the Master of the lodge here, Mr. Gilbert Hendrix, and Mr. Clms. Davis, the latter selling 216 tickets. OBEYS THE STOP LAW; TRAIN KILLS HIM Perfunctory Observance Costs Johnston Citizen His Life at Crossing., Italeigh News abd ObSPCveL "' r ' Stopping his car in perfunctory com pliance with the grade crossing law. and then stalling it with the front wheels across the first rail. Harry Barnes was ground to pieces under the wheels of a Southern passenger train at the 100-Mile crossing three miles east of Clayton shortly after noon yesterday. The loco motive was derailed by the force of the ‘ impact., Panic stricken when he saw the train only a few feet away from him as his car stopped on the track, Barnes tried 1 to save himself by jumping. When the train struck his hands were on the rail and his feet had caught in the door of. 1 the car. He was ground up under the twisted wreckage of his car. The body was terribly mangled and the car strewn '! up and down the track in bits. ' | The train was said to have been trav -1 eling at about 50 miles au hour, coast ing down a heavy grade when it struck the car. People standing nearby yelled to Barnes as he drove on to the track that the train was coming, but he seem ed not to hear them. An instant later the locomotive had crushed the life out of him. Berailment of the pony trucks under the forward end of the locomotive de layed the train for about an hour. Hun dreds of people drove to the scene of the wreck. Mr. Barnes was married and leaves a widow. He lived at Powhatan, a Hag station between Clayton and Wil -1 son's Mills. The car was a Studebaker I touring car. Not enough of it remained ' to be salvaged. THREE AMERICANS HURT s IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT ■ Mrs. Douglas Smith, Douglas Smith and Albert Austin Hurt Wlien Airplane Fell. Maidstone, England. Jtflg. 28 (By the ' Associated Press).—Three Americans whose home addresses have not yet been > learned, were among those injured when ' a French passenger airplane fell to the earth near Maidstone last night. The I names are: ' .Mrs. Douglas Smith, who is suffering ‘ from broken nasal bones and cuts on her body ; Douglas Smith, who received a ; fractured elbow; and Albert Austin, stif -1 faring from a shock. The. three pa tinets are being cared for in the home of a physician at Mailing, near here. .! ESSEX MARKIJT CO CRT i SCENE OF DISORDER Several Men Shot During Flight Outside of the Court Return. {By the AMociatrd PresM i New York, Aug. 28.—Several men ! were shot during a gang tight outside the ■ Essex Market Court today after seven ■ members of the notorious "Kid Dropper Gang" had been discharged because of ! inability to Connect them with a shoot i ing last week. The court room was - thrown into an uproar. A call Was sent ■ 'J or police reserves and ambulances. Arihy Officers Reported Killed. {By the Annotated Frea’a.) London, Aug. 28.—General Telini, president of the commission for the de limitation of the < I )X‘CO-Albanian front i ier; Surgeon Major Sport, the general’s i chauffeur, and his aide de earap, have -! been assassinated, says an Athens dis ,! patch’to the Central News. Word of - J the assissinntion comes from .-Bunina, j Albania, the message adds. ENABLE TO LOCATE WEAVER BROTHERS Men Jumped From Train Near Salis bury, and So Far Have Escaped the Officers. <My the Associated Frees.• Salisbury. Aug. 28.—Volley and Lpwrenee Weaver, of Asheville. "■*' squeeezed out of. the lavat a Southern Railway trat TiV)! 811^ while handcuffed together) u( >. j ing searched for today by city and coun ty forces. The brothers, who Were en route to the State penitentiary at Raleigh to serve terms,on conviction of robbery of a' store in Macon county, were permitted to go to the lavatory by Sheriff Alex Moore, of Macon county, who had them in charge. They latched the door and then proceeded in some fashion to squeeze themselves through the window while the train was near North Main Street cross ing, and tied. Volley Weaver, who is 25 years old, was under a sentence of six years, and Lawrence, who is 18 years obi, was un der a sentence of'four years. Salisbury, Aug. 27. —Going into the lavatory of passenger train No. 12 short ly before that train reached this city to night Volley Weaver, aged 25 years, handcuffed to his brother, Lawrence Weaver, aged IS years, locked the door behind them while Sheriff Alex Moore waited on tjte outside, opened the win dow of the room and jumped from the train, making their escape. The two prisoners, convicted of breaking and en tering a store about six miles west of Franklin and stealing goods valued at approximately SSOO, were being taken to .the State penitentiary from the Macon county jail. The older of the Weaver brothers was sentenced last Tuesday by Judge Bry son to a six-year term in the State pen itentiary while the younger brother drew a four-year sentence. Immediately af ter the escape and desperate jump to freedom Sheriff Moore, of Macon coun ty. notified the local police and a search was made for the fleeing prisoners but no trace of them could be found. In talking about the escape Sheriff Moore stated tiiat the boys notified him that they wished to go to the lavatory. He accompanied them but pondered con siderably when, they looked the door be hind them. However, he was informed that the prisoners could not make their escape by jumping from the window, which is about S inches high and 15 inches wide. How the brothers, hand cuffed, jumped from the moving train, is what's puzzling local police officials. BURNED AT THE STAKE IN A GAME OF INDIANS One Victim’s Brother and Anothrt- Youth Arrested—Oil-Soaked Excelsior Ig nited. Reimsr: N. .1.. Aug.' 26.—Charles Spindler. eleven, and -]|Filliam Hubbard, sixteen, of Wall township, near here, died In the Ann May Hospital at Spring Lake tonight of burns suffered when, it is alleged, Dick Forman, sixteen, and Taylor Hubbard, eighteen, brother of William,, tied them to a tree tonight and set lire to them while playing In dians. Forman and Hubbard are in jail. They will be arraigned tomorrow before Judge AUger. Spindler and Hubbard were conscious when brought to the hos pital. It is alleged Forman and Traylor Hub bard seized the two boys, tied them to • a tree and then piled oil-soaked excelsior at their feet. This was ignited, the police said, and the flames quickly licked at the captives' clothing. Their com panions tilled their caps with water from a brook and feverishly tried to put ont the fire. When tlie ropes parted Hubbard and Spindlfr, both terribly burned, fell to to the ground. Attracted by screams and shouts, Oharldk Goff, of Belmar. ran to tlie woods. He rushed tlie boys iu his automobile to the hospital. Cook Howland, borough manager of Belmar. acting on information the boys gave him. arrested Taylor. Hubbard and Dick Forman soon afterwards. THE COTTON MARKET Was Rather Nervous and Irregular To day During the Early Trading. < By Hie AsHoelateil Press.) New York. Aug. 28.—The cotton mar kept was rather nervous iand irregular during today’s early trading. There was scattered selling on reports of rain in Texas and relatively easy Liverpool | cables. The opening was steady, net 0 pointe higher to 8 points lower, and October sold around 24.(K) during the [ early trading, or <i points net higher. ' Cotton futures opened steady : < ietober 1 24.55: December 24.43: January 24.(0: 1 March 14.14: May 24.07. ' Two Bootleggers in Goldsboro Profess Religion at .Revival. : Goldsboro, Aug. 22.—According to a i story in today's Goldsboro Argus, two t white men, Who confessed to have been • distributors and manufacturers of moon ■ shine liquor, last night professed religion ' at a revival meeting being held here at . Bryan Street Baptist Church. The two ex-bootleggers, whose names are withheld, stated to the congregation ’ j that tlieir conversion was so complete ,' as to have caused them to destroy, bn i tlieir way to church, a, quantity of liquor they had proposed selling. After the services were concluded, as 1 further evidence of their sincerity, one of the men went to his home, only a short 1 distance from the church, and upon re ' turning, delivered to Mayor Edgar H. ‘. Bain, who is taking an active part in the ‘ meeting, a five gallon jug of whiskey, ’ which tlie mayor destroyed by breaking the container on a corner of the church building. | Child Accidentally Kills Baby Sister. Wilson, Aug. 27.—A terrible tragedy ,'was enacted in Taylors township, eight - miles west of this city, early this morn -ing. Five-year-old Leßoy, son of 3 Josephus Williams, accidentally shot • und killed his two-year-old sister. Lucile, - while playing ' with a single barrel f breach loading gun, blowing the top of i, her head 10 feet out into the public highway. 99999 999 9 TODAY’S 9 9 NEWS 9 9 TODAY 9 99999999 NO. 204. AIRMEN HIVE DRIVEN PLANE CONTINUOUSLY . un PAST 24 HOURS Hopped Off Monday ; af! sa. m., and Already They Have Broken Two Records for Speed in the Air. • HOPE TO BREAK SEVERAL RECORDS Their Plane is Beinfe Re fueled in Air, and Meals 1 Are Given Them Without ' Making a Stop. San Diego, Cal., Aug. 28 (By the As sociated Press). —In a plane that takes on fuel and food iu midair with the same ease that an express train's locomotive scoops up water en route. Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. John P. Richter circling a course above San Diego, this morning passed the 24 hour mark in their air marathon. They hopped off from Rockwell Field at 5:05:17 a. ill. yesterday. During the 24 hours they re-fueled and re-provision ed several times, receiving supplies from another plane. Early today they had broken two speed records, those for 2,500 and 3,000 kilometers. They hope to remain aloft at least 45 hours, thus breaking all endurance rec ords. Meanwhile if luck stays with them, various speed and distance records will fall. Still Flying. San Diego, Aug- 28. —With the mech anism of their airplane apparently func tioning perfectly and with three world's records for speed having already been shattered, Gapt. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. John I’. Riteher. United States army airment, gave today every indica tion of hanging up several more marks before the end of the flight begun early yesterday. COOLIDGE WILL ACT IF GOVERNOR PINCHOT FAILS Break at Harrisburg Would Bring die Problem Back to Him.—Barnes for Arbitration. Washington, Aug. 28.—President Coolidgd and the federal authorities are marking time in the antliratice coal strike si)nation pending tiie TJul¥NfiS»e of tlie mediatory efforts of Governor Pin chot, of Pennsylvania, tomorrow, and the conference of the Governors of New England and Eastern states in New York Tuesday. From the President down federal of ficials are still of the opinion that it is going to be possible to reach a solution of tlie coal problem. They appear to be confident that the conference to be held at Harrisburg tomorrow will succeed, and that the miners will not lay down their picks on September Ist. The President himself has made it plain to callers that Governor Pinchot will have the fullest support from the government of the United States and that the Governor and the federal au thorities are working in harmony in an effort to find a common ground for ad justment of the dispute without- con fronting the consumers of coal with an other coal strike. Should these efforts fail the Ooolidge administration, it has been emphasized, stands prepared to use every legitimate means to prevent a coal famine, and will exert its powers to the limit to transport soft coal and other fuels for use as substitutes by those who would not be able to obtain anthracite. CHICAGO SPENDS MILLIONS FOR MEDICINAL WHISKY Windy City Fills. 2.289.600 Prescrip tions For Liquor in Year. Chicago. Aug. 2S.—Residents of Illi nois paid approximately $15,000,000 for medical whisky during 11)22. according to estimates based oil figures complied by William I). Moss. State Prohibition Director. 1 that 2.280.000 prescriptions were filled during the year. Moss said that the 2.280,600 repre seted 1,000,0p0 more than were printed by tiie 'Government, indicating, he. said, that thousands were being printed else where than in Government shops. At $3 a prescription, the usual charge, physicians collected s(>.*(>B,ooo and the druggists’ charge of $3.50 a pint added. $8,018,600, making a total of $14,881,- 600. Booze-Carrying Auto Used Smoke Screen. Baltimore. Ang. 28. —-Maryland prohi bition agents and State police yesterday captured tlie first “smoke-screen” auto mobile used for alleged liquor transpdr tation in this state. Ninety gallons of alleged moonshine whisky were found in the ear and two negroes, giving Wash ington addresses, were arrested. Tlie machine, it was said, had several times eluded pursuers by throwing from its e.vhaust pipes a dense cloud of white smoke, which hid it from view and made further pursuit by dry agents impos sib'e because they could not see tlie road. The machine was ambushed and sur rounded before the driver could operate the smoke-projecting apparatus, the agents said. Family Poisoned By Driking Butter milk. Salisbury. Aug. 27.—Policeman O'. C. Eagle and Mrs. Eagle and daughter. Miss Marjorie, have been severely ill from ptomaine poisoning caused by drinking buttermilk which is thought to have been affeqted by rust in u vessel iu which the milk was kept. Charleston, 8. C., frequently mention ' ed as the most conservative city in the ■ South, will have two women members ,in its next board of aldermen.
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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