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VOLUME XXIII
BUTTLE BETWEEN
KUKLUXANDTROOPS
IS RESUMED TODAY
As Klansmen Tried to Escape
From Hall at Perth Am
. boy, N. J., Where They
Held a Meeting. r
MORE THAN 100
WERE INJURED
Hundred Men, Armed With
Sticks and Stones, Attack
ed Fifty Klansmen, Who
Rushed From the Hall.
Oly the Aenoclated Pre»».»
Perth Amboy. X. .1.. A hr. 81.—But
tling between Kin Klttx Klansmen and
mobs Was resumed on the streets of Perth
Amboy this morning ns members of tlie
order tried to escape from the Odd Fel
lows Hall where they had sought refuge
during the attack on a Klan meeting last
night in which more than 100 persons
are reported to have been injured.
A hundred men. armed with clubs and
stones, attacked thirty Klansmen who
rushed from the hall this morning. The
Klansmen were severely beaten before
they escaped their pursuers.
Several injured Klansmen were treat
ed at hospitals and later sent to their
homes. A policeman said a majority of
the Klansmen yho assembled to hold the
meeting were from other New Jersey cit
ies and towns. A group of 25 who refus
ed to try driving the ears homeward after
being sheltered for several hours at po
lice headquarters, returned to Asbury
Park and Delmnr by train.
The city settled back into normal dur
ing the forenoon and the police said they
anticipate no further trouble.
Perth Amboy, X. J„ Aug. 30.—A
crowd of 5.000 persons broke up a meet
ing of tbe Ku Klitx Klan in Odd Fel
lows hall tonight. 75 policemen and 150
firemen being unable to drive back the
throng that stormed the building. Fire
men drove trucks into the mass of peo
ple. but to no avail. A hurry call was
sent for state police in Trenton.
Patrolmen fired shots in the air,
threw gas bombs, and swung their night
sticks while the firemen turned streams
of water on tbe fighting throng.
The leaders of the mob were knocked
ed down by potrolmvwUn they fieet
started to advance toward the hall, but
after they had been carried away an
other attack was started. This time
stones were thrown and all windows in ,
Odd Fellows hall, as well as maiJy
others in nearby building were broken.
Throw Tear Tombs.
Police Chief Tonneson then ordered
his men, to throw tear gas bombs, and
13 of these, the town's entire supply,
were exploded. The crowd fell back,
but advanced again, hurling more stones.
It was then that a riot call was sounded
and 150 firemen dashed to the scene.
After the firemen had run their ap
paratus directly as the surging mass of
humanity and had failed to disperse the
crowd they attached hose lines to eyery
available hydrant and drenched the riot
ers with several streams of water.
Daunted for a few seconds, the crowd
fell back. Several of the more sturdy,
however, braved the water and cut the
hose lines with axes and knives. while
those in the crowd threw stones at the
firemen.
Hand to Hand Fighting.
Chief Tonneson in the meantime had
ordered tlie klansmen to leave the build
ing. Clambering out windows, down
fire escapes and through every available
exit, they were met by their assailants
and many hand-to-hand fights ensued.
As one man darted from the crowd
some one shouted “that man has a gun.”
A patrolman seized him. shoved him into
an automobile and hurried him to the
police station. Other cars. loaded with
men. followed but the prisoner was
rushed through the station and locked
in a stable at the rear. After search
ing the station those who had followed
returned to the scene of the fight.
As some of the klansmen broke away
from the fighting mass, they shouted,
“we’re eom%ig back.—lo.ooft strong.”
“All right.” came the answer: “We’ll
be waiting for you—2o,ooo strong.”
The klan meeting had been widely ad
vertised. Chief Tonneson took special
precautions against possible trouble as
the result of the somewhat lesser dis
turbance at a klqn meeting several
months ago. He stationed uniformed
potrolmen and plain clothes men on the
inside and outside of the hall and at sev
eral other poiuts in the vicinity.
The klansmen gathered soon after 8
o'clock, donned their robes and began
their ceremonies. Soon little groups
begnn to form in front of the building,
the number being augmented until it was
estimated that at least 5.000 persons
were in the crowd. Men in the front
ranks demanded admittance to the hall
and when they were refused the fight be
gan.
, Chief Tonneson declared after quiet
had been restored that he knew the in
stigators of the trouble and promised the
arrest of prominent, local men.
By the time a squad of state police
arrived Chief Tonneson and his men had
regained control of the crowd. A num
ber of the klansmen were still in the
building, however, and Chief Tonneson
had a patrol wagon backed up to the
door of the hall. A double line of pa
trolmen protected these klansmen while
they walked to the wagon.
As the vehicle moved away several
men followed it and threw stones.
Meanwhile every doctor and druggist
in the city was busy bandaging heads
and treating other wounds received by
members of the police force, the klan
and the opposing faction. Although
several shots were fired in the three
The Concord Daily Tribune
SALVATION OBTAINED
ONLY THROI'GH CHRIST
Ani Cannot Depend on a Moral Code.
Says Dr. Price.
<By tlie Aa*oc*tfitert Pren*.'
Lake Junaluska. X. C.. Aug. 31.—At
tacking religious modernists and liberals
in a sermon on "The Teaching of Christ
Compared with That of Present Day Ma
terialists." Rev. Thurston B. Price, evan
gelist, declared this morning before the
Bible and Evangelistic Conference in
session here during the last week of the
Southern Methodist Summer Assembly
that man’s salvation can be obtained on
ly through Christ, that it cannot depend
1 6n a moral code.
“It lias become in recent years a very
common thing to hear men. many of
whom are high-standing church leaders,
say that it is a great deal more import
ant to have a good life than a clear head
and ‘that it does not make much differ
ence what a man believes, so long as his
conduct is correct." said Rev. Mr. Price.
"This school of self-styled ‘modern
ists.' or 'liberals' that has grown so
bold in recent years." continued the
evangelist, "is teaching in our churches
nothing other than rank German mater
ialism. Xone of it is new thought. It
is as old as Christianity itself. It was
very largely the plank upon which the
foundations of the start of the World
War was built. German culture got the
upper hand' and Jesus Christ was prac
tically cut out of the German preachers’
teachings twenty years before the begin
ning of the war. And in our own land
today, in just a new garb, is the same
old struggle to substitute culture for jus
tification by faith in the Sou of God."
Asking the question, "what is it that
men want most to know?” and answering
it himself. Rev. Mr. Price said the chief
question in tlie minds of men is. “What
n list one do to inherit eternal life?"
This question cannot be answered by
telling a man just to be good, lie declar
ed. adding. “Philosophy is good, but you
may read every word that has ever Decn
’vi it ten upon it and still the heart is
unsatisfied.” .
'I here are three, ways to secure what
we want, lie said, naming these ways as
earning it honestly, stealing it and .re
ceiving it as a gift. But a man <an
neither earn his way into the Kingdom of
Heaven, nor attain eternal life, by beat
ing his way into heaven, he added. So.
thoreiore, he said, there is only on? way.
ami he quoted from the scripture, "3 lie
Gift of God is eternal' life.”
In concluding his sermon the preach
er qiuted from the scripture again, his
last quotation being. “He that beiieveth
and is baptized shall* be. saved, and he
that beiieveth not shall be damned."
Indicted on Perjury’ Charge.
(Hr the ANaocinted l*reaa.)
Xew York. Aug. 31.—The Federal
grand jury which has been investigating
the affairs of tjie bankrupt firm of K.
M. fuller & Co., today indiofeiTdoHn M.
Stonellniii. part owner of the Xew York
Giants, on a charge of perjury.
Hostile Demonstrations at Rome.
Rome. Aug. 31 (By the Associated
Press). —Two hostile demonstrations
were carried out today by the facistj,
says, the Corriere d’ltaliano, in front of
Jhe Creek consulate, the Italian demon-'
strants carrying away the shield bearing
.the Greek arms.
President Coolidge Starts tlie “Pony
Express.”
(By the .naoouonu Press.)
Washington. Aug. 31.—Stepping from
his office in the White House to the
telegraph room in the executive offices,
President. Coolidge ar 11 a. in. 'today
pressed a gold key and signal was flashed
at St. Joseflli. Mo., starting off tlie first
horseman westward toward San Fran
cisco in a revival of the old Pony Ex
press.
To Buy School Books From County
Commissioners.
(By the Associated Press.
Asheville, X. C.. Ang. 31.—School
children of Buncombe county will buy
their books this year direct from tlie
County board of school commissioners,
according to an announcement of Super
intendent Frank M. Wells, \vho said tlie
books would be Supplied at prices as
near actual costs as possible, a small
margin over the costs being charged to,
defray sales expenses.
Governor Morrison’s Movements.
*Hjr the Associated Press, a
Raleigh, Aug. 31.—Governor Cameron
Morrison, who left the capital Wednes
day for Hain'et, where an ’uncle was
reported ill, will go to Asheville Friday
or Saturday to fill an engagement with
a dental specialist, it was announced at
the governor's office. Monday the gov
ernor has an engagement to speak at
a Labor Day celebration at Canton.
hours of violent fighting, some from the
attackers, jiolice asserted there was no
report of any one having been hit with
a bullet. It was believed that none had
been injured seriously.
As midnight came the crowd still hung
on about the building, the policemen!
put away their pistols and bol’Asides
settled down for an all night vi \r
The quiet lasted only for a short time.
Three automobiles in which iioltcemcn
were escorting klansmen away from the
hall’ were surrounded by the crowd and
one of the cars was overturned. The
occupants were given a severe beating.
The other cars got away but one of
them soon was met by another crowd.
This car also was overturned and its oc
cupants beaten.
The pntrol wagon which started away
earlier with, a number of the klansmen
was met on the road leading to Sew'aren,
five miles from here, and the*passengers
were taken out find given a beating.
The roads leading into Perth An(boy
late tonight were clogged with thous
ands of automobiles carrying residents
of other towns who had heard of the
fight. Tlie first squad of state troopers
was soon reinforced by other* and they
managed to drive the milling throngs
back one block frtun Odd Fellows hall.
,It was estimated that 1,000 klansmen
were still in the hall and the crowd re
fused to move until they had been driven
out
’ \
CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923
I»0 DETECTIVES
IRE SHOT TO DEATH
IT JOHNSTOWN. PU
One Negro Also Killed and.
Three Police Officers Prob-,
ably Fatally Wounded in
Negro Section of City.
MEN WERE SHOT
FROM AMBUSH
As the Officers Were Climb
ing Out of Their Car, They
Were Greeted With Vol
ley of Shooting.
IBr the .luodalM »
Johnstown, Pa-.. Aug. 31.—Two detec
tives and one negro were shot to death
and three iiolice officers were probably
fatally wounded early this morning when
three automobile loads of policemen were
answering a riot call to Row-dale, a ne
gro section of this city, where the coke
ovens 'of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tion are located. All available Johnstown
police were rushed to the scene of the
ambush and a call for aid was sent to
the State police. The rioting, which
grew out of a quarrel among the negroes,
was quelled, and fifteen negroes were ar
rested. The assailants of the officers are
believed to have escaped to nearby hills.
As the officers were climbing out of
tlieir automobile at Rosedale to investi
gate the shooting there that had led to
the riot call they were greeted with
a volley from a roadside shanty which
had been unused for several months. Cap
tain Otto Fink, who is in command of
the Johnstown police force at night, and
who was leading the party, and the two
dead men were in the first car ami were
the first to fall.
The fire of the assailants was quickly
returned, and one negro, shot through
the abdomen, was instantly killed.
The negro, policemen declared after an
investigation, had been crazen by “moon
shine liquor" and had fired all the shots
at the officers. • s
THOMASVILLE COITLE
ARRESTED AT HOTEL
Woman Fined $lO and Man $25 and
Each Given Suspended Sentence.
Tboinasville. Aug. 30.-—At an early
hour Between midnight and daylight this
uiOMfilk hr <t routa) of the Mock Hotel
in Thomasvilie, J. B. Lloyd and Katie
Tea ague were arrested by Chief of Po
lice G, B. Wimberly on the charge of
prostitution.
The parties were confined for some
hours and later hroeght before Record
er Elliott. Lloyd being fined and
costs witli a suspended road sentence
on his good behavior. The woman win,
fined slt) and costs and a suspended
road sentence on condition that she is
not found in this county in three years.
He Preached to Negroes. So They- Cut
Beard and Hair.
Jacksonville, Aug. 30.—Rev. George
TV. Messinger. who says lie haw been
an ordained minister for 4* years, was 1
seized in his study Sunday by three
men. one of whom cut off his hair and
board with a pair of scissors while the
other two held him, according to a re
port made public by the police today.
The trio, tlie jareached is quoted as
saying, visited him about noon, told him
lie had beep preaching to negroes and
that they were going to give him a “lit
tle treatment.” He started to run, but
was caught, forced into a chair and held
there until his hair and heard cut. ac
cording to the police report.
Some time ago Mr. Messinger, who
is a missionary evangelist, said he had
appeared before a negro congregation to
discuss missionary work. He Stated he
could identify his assailants and would
swear out warrants for them tomor
row.
Miss Watts’ Surprise Party.
On last Thursday evening Miss Lena
Watts, in her charming manner, gave
in honor of* her sister. Miss Hettie, a
surprise birthday party from 7:30 to
11 :30 o'clock.
Mirny interesting games were played,
after which delicious cake, ice cream,
and lemonade was served in abundance.
Those enjoying the party were Misses
Bessie Allman. Thelma Slither, Mamie
Clayton, Janie Lee, Louise Medlin. May
and Annie Leo A.vcock, Lena, Hettie and
Helen Watts; Messrs. Clifford Allman,
Charlie Safrit, Art Lyerly, Edgar Clay,
ton. Penn Joyner. Frank Walker, John
Daniel Slither. Allan. Marvin, Herman,
Baxter and Cletus Watts.
ONE PRESENT.
First Bale of Cotton Reported.
Mr. W. Ed. Flowe, of No. 1 township,
reported today that on Thursday lie sold
his first bale of ootton from this year’s
erop. The bale weighed 420 pounds. Mr.
Flowe stated, and was sold for 25 cents
per pound.
So far as we have been able to ascer
tain, this is the first .bale of cotton re
ported in the county from the 1023 crop.
Several bales have been reported from
various parts of the State, particularly
in the eastern counties.
With Our Advertisers.
The Citizens Bunk*011(1 Trust Co. has
an accurate knowledge of the farmers’
interests In this section.
A fresh ear load of mules for sale or
trade by the Corl-Wadsworth Co.
The Cabarrus Cash Grocery has- just
received a shipment of Liberty Shorts,
pig and hog feed.
This is your last chance to get a real
weather house. Only 70 cents at C. 11.
Barrier & Co.’s.
The King Tut Service Station, just be
yond the depot, keeps open from 0:30 a.
m. to la. m. Go dou'n and get tanked
up. Telephone 800.
This Year’s Cotton Production
is Forecast at 10,788,000 Bales
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 3L—This year’s
. cotton production was forecast at 10.-
| 788,000 bales of 500 pounds each by the
Department of Agriculture.
I The forecast was based on the condi
tion of the crop on August 25 which was
I 54.1 per cent: of a normal, indicating a
yield of about 134.8 pounds per acre.
‘ latst month's production forecast was 11.-
1510.000 bales, based on the July 25 con
|dition of 07.2 per cent., which indicated
a yield of about 148.0 pounds per acre,
l.ast year's crop was 0.701,817 bales.
The condition on August 25 in (per
eentuge of a normal, and the forecast of
production in thousamli' of bales by the
principal states are: 1
Virginia 03 and 50; North Carolina 71
and 885; South Carolina 57 and 708.
C.t ton Opticus Jturtp too Points.
Xew York. Aug. 31.—Aetige cotton 1
OPERITOHSJIIDMHERS
ANSWER GOV.' PINtHOTi
•1; .
Miners Accept Proposal as a
Basis For Negotiations and
the Operators Accept Them
on Conditions.
Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 31 (By the As
sociated Press). —Anthracite operators :
and miners union.officials today returned
answer to Governor Piijohot's peace pro- i
posals for averting mining suspension,
the miners accepting them as a basis for i
continuing negotiations, and the operators j i
while objecting to a flat 10 per cent.!:
wage increase, accepting it on condition h
that an agreement putting it into effect j i
over a long term of years lie effected. |:
On all points except the 10 per cent. 1 1
Hat increase. Governor Pirn-hot said the
joint answers from both groups in the
industry indicated a degree of satisfae- j
lion, though the union again asked the I .
“check off" and the operators demanded 1 1
that the union abandon this and all oth-j!
er demands in consideration of tlie long i
term agreement.
Tlie union offered renewed negotia-1
tions between the par-ties without men
tioning the suspension orders which have I
been issued by its officials to become es-1 1
feetive tonight. J i
Both answers were given out just as- <
ter Governor Pinehot took the leaders 1 1
on both sides into executive conference. 1 1
The meeting behind cliM-d doors, guard-1
ed by State police, was sHTTIri progress., j
while tlie double set of answers to the [
peace proposal was being made public, j
Administration to Make No Move at j
Present.
Washington, Aug. .31; —Tlie adminis-1
tration will make no move in the coal j
situation so long as there exists the j
basis for further conferences along tlie
line laid out by Governor Pinehot. ft
was announced officially today after a
conference between Chairman Hammond |
of the coal commission and President j
Coolidge. The government plan for i
emergency distribution will be held in I
abeyance, it was stated, while miners and j
operators exhibit willingness to continue
negotiations.
Thousands of Miners Quit Work.
Wilkesbarre, I’a„ Aug. 31.—Thous
ands of miners in tlie Wyoming Valley ,
quit work today in obedience to the sus-1
pension order issued by the.T’nited Mine I
Workers because of the failure of the j
union leaders to work out a new wage |
scale to replace the one which expires
tonight.
NO VERDICT IN GARKETT .
CASE TILL TOMORROW
Both Sides Decide to Argue a New Con
struction in the Case.
Cumberland Courthouse, Va„ Aug. 31
(By the Associated Press). —Owing to
the presentation this morning of a new
construction that both sides decided to
argue, the opening of arguments before
the jury in the trial of R. (). Garrett,
charged with the murder of Rev. E. 8.
Pierce, were delayed until after lunch to
day and it was aparent at that hour that
n verdict in the ease could not be looked
for until tomorrovi
When Judge B. fl). White left C lmber
land for Farmyille last night it was stal
ed arguments on instruction were com
plete, and the Judge overnight would de
cide the form in which they would be
given to the jurjj.
Suspended From (’on-idid*ted Stock Ex
change.
(By the Associated Press.»
New York, Aug. Ml.—The suspension
of Manuel Richter, of Richter & Co.,
Philadelphia, was announced from the |
rostrum of the Consolidated Stock Ex-1
change at the opening of business today.
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options jumped about 100 poiuts in the
local cotton market today immediately
after the government crop .condition re
port was published. Tlie government re
port showing condition of 54.1 per .cent,
came as a surprise to traders, most of
whom had expected the condition around
50 per cent.
October sold at 25.15 and December
and March at 25.00.
Cotton futures opened steady. Oct.
24.38; Dec. 24.28: Jan. 23.05: March
24.00; May 23.05 bid.
Bulged.s.oo a Bale at New Orleans.
Xew Orleans. Aitg. 31.—A bulge of $5
n bale,‘tin- most important rise in weeks,
was recorded in the local cotton market
today in discounting the governments re
l K-i-i on the growing crop showing a
condition of 54.1 per cent, of a normal on
August 25. and indicating a yield of on
ly 10.788.00 bales.
min prevails in
OFFICIAL FUEL
Over the Differences i Be
tween Italy and Greece.—
Greek Reply Seems to Be
Far From Satisfactory.
V:\v\s, Aug. HI (By the Associated
Press).—Anxiety prevailed today in
French official and foreign diplomatic cir
cles in Paris over the differences between
Italy and Greece arising from the slay
ing of an official Italian mission while
on Greek soil. The Greek reply to Pre
mier Mussolini's ultimatum is so far
from satisfying the Italian demands that
there is serious question as to how Mus
solini can accept it without sacrificing
prestige at home.
Greek Reply I’nacceptable.
Rome. Aug. Ml (By the Associated
Press). —The Italian at a meet
ing today found the Greek reply to its
ultimatum to be umic'-epi able, the Ste
fa ni Agency says.
Newspapers Forbidden to Publish Mili
tary Movements.
Rome, Aug. Ml (By the Associated
Press). —Tin* Italian government in a
semi-official statement today urges the
newspapers not to publish the movement
of the Italian military or naval units,
threatening severe measures against
those who do so.
| Martial Law Throughout Greece.
London, Ang. Ml.—Martial law was
j proclaimed throughout Greece today,
says an Athens dispatch to the Central
j news.
Miss Brafford Again Entertains.
I Tlie employees of McLellau’s Store
once more enjoyed the hospitality of
Miss Lola Brafford, on the old farm at
Rocky River.
: The crowd left the store at noon and
drove out to the farm, where all enjoyed
their lunch in the Cool shade beneath the
l A pleasant afternoon was had by all
and was followed by a delightful supper
of fried chicken and everything to go
with it.
There was dancing, games and just a
real good time had by all. Among those
1 present were: Mr. and Mrs. McNiveu,
I Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Misses Eva Moore,
j May Ritchie, Martha Best. Margie
i Troutman, Virginia Wilkinson, Virginia
j Moser. Lcla Brafford. Maude Smith. Neal
Maywood, Yardie Murph, Yates Bollin
ger. Kenneth Goodman, Grady Brafford.
Heath Harrison. Cordelle Miller. Brantes
Gilbert, Robert Cline, Archie Snyder.
Out-of-town guests were: Miss Irene
Parker, and Mr. Edward Parker, of Dur
ham and Mr. Ralph Huntsworth. of Rock
ingham.
Wlirti the Editor Shakes Off Office
Cares. v
Before leaving on his vacation, Allen
I). Rankin, editor of the Wright county
(Mo.) Republican, issued the following
farewell to his subscribers:
“At noon today the editor and wife
and daughter leave for a visit to south
east Missouri and from there will go to
the old home in Kentucky and then visit
relatives in Tennessee. We will be
gone about three weeks; and while on
our trip, the office will be in charge
of Miss Fern Whitstine, Alvin Orewse
and Rev. G. A. Wells. You can do
your kicking to them.**
Hotel Man Dies of Pneumonia.
(By tlie Associated Press.)
Saratoga Springs. N. Y., Aug. Ml.—
Iceland Sperry, proprietor of the IT. S.
i Hotel here, and the Breakers at Palm
j Beach, died today of pneumonia after a
short illness.
The United States and Mexico
Resume Full Dip’*** l * itions
GATHER TO REVIEW WORK
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Fourth General Assembly to Meet at
Geneva September 3.
Geneva, Aug. 31.—The fourth general
assembly of the League of Nations will
be called to order Monday morning, Sep
tember 3, by Visdount ’lshii, former Jap
anese ambassador at Washington and
now ambassador to Krancp.
The forthcoming meeting Is regarded
with great international interest. The
League has passed through its most nat
ive year of endeavor, and numerous are
the questions which will come up for
discussion by the representatives of the
•)2 nations affiliated with the Geneva or
ganization. It is regarded as certain
that Ireland will apply for membership:
Turkey and one or two other States may
do likewise . '
The assembly will bring together many 1
of the world's foremost foremost states
men. including General Smuts, the cele
brated leader of the South African Re
public ; Lord Robert (Veil; I)r. F. Xan
•sen, for many years prominent in Euro
pean relief work; former Preminer
Branting of Sweden: Foreign Minister
Beues, of Czecho-Slovakia: represen ta- .
fives of theh British overseas dominions,
ami spokesmen from some sixteen South
American republics. *
Something like 1,500 people, includ- ’
ing national delegates, experts in vari
ous fields, and journalists from all <*or
ners of the globe are expected, and al- !
ready Geneva is, making ready its dis
play of flags of all the world, preparing '
the great fountain which plays in the
inner harbor, and otherwise planning for
the reception of men from many lands. '
of many races, and of many languages.
All the wmk of the assembly will be
done in public. Every session, both plen
ary and committee, is open to the press.
Apparently efforts are being made to pre
vent the League from falling into those
ways of secrecy which often mark the
course of diplomats in international ne
gotiations. Ocasionally, during the last
year, some sessions of the council were
held privately, with resultant criticism
based on the allegation that, if the
League, as it gets stronger, yields to the
temptation to follow the road of se
crecy. it is eventually doomed to failure
because the keynote of its success must
be open covenants openly arrived at. The
assembly generally discusses not only
what the League has done during the
past year, but also what it has not done
and should do.
Each state wfilch is a member of the
League may l>e represented by not more
ihan three delegates wlh» are appointed
by and responsible to their respective
governments. As the work of the
League covers many different, fields of
international life, and as the sessions
are run with the greatest possible expe
dition, many countries have’supplemen
tary delegates and expert advisors on va
rious problems. Each, however, has but
one vote. Practically all questions of
importance can be decided only by unani
mous vote. One state could block an
agreement, it' it wished to take the re
sponsibility. As a matter of fact such
a contingency has not arisen in the his
tory of the League. One of two poli
cies lnls been followed. . Either negotia
tions have been pursued until an agree
ment acceptable to all has been reached,
or states which felt unable to agree to a
definite proposal have abstained from
voting, thus allowing the proposal to bo
adopted by the other countries.
JURORS TO GET MORE PAY
IX MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Regular and Grand Jurors to Receive
$4 a Day and Talesmen to Receive
$2 to $4.
Charlotte Observer.
The pay of superior court jurors,
grand, regular ad tales, was ordered in
creased in Mecklenburg county Thurs
day by the county commissioners, in ses
sion at the courthouse.
The regular and grand jurors will in
the future receive $4 per day for their
services instead of the former .s.'l a day
while talesmen will receive $2 for the
first day and $4 for each additional day
instead of $1.50 as heretofore.
This action by the commissioners was
taken through a popular demand that the
pay of jurors be increased. Two years
ago Chairman McLaughlin had County
Treasurer Stinson look up the law on
the matter and found that a $4 limit
was placed on the jurors’ pay. Grand
juries have recommended that the rise
I)4* permitted.
Sold Short Ton of Coal. Indicted.
Greensboro, Aug. 30.—Although it is
generally recognized that a ton of coal
weighs 2.000 pounds, it developed in
Magistrate O. W. Duke’s court this
morning that X. R. Lewis Coal Com
pany, dealers on Lewis street, this city,
delivered a ton on August 2 tlmf weigh
ed only 1,725 pounds.
Lewis, who was indicted by W. R
Young, standard keeper, was found
guilty of giving short weight in the J
case, and he was fined S4O and taxed
with the > cost. $2.65. after he admitted
the shortage in open court.
Mr. Young informed the court that
this was the second offense, in that he.
Mr. Young, had informed Mr. Lewis
that should he be caught giving short
weight he would have him indicted.
After Lewis had been found guilty,
he requested Mr. Y’oung to come to his
yards and weigh every load of coal
weighed at his yard, and lie asked the
standard keeper not to stop his coal
wagons on the streets. However,
Magistrate Duke informed the defendant
that the standard keeper had a perfect
right to stop coal wagons any where,
any time he saw fit.
Franklin Sherman says that the cot
ton leaf worm will probably be epidemic
this fall. No need to worry, though, for
the pest only strips the leaves, general
* ly, after the cotton is made.
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9 NEWS 9
9 TODAY 9
NO. 207.
Formal Announcement of the
Agreement Made Public
Today in Washington by
State Department.
PRESIDENT OBREGON
FULLY RECOGNIZED
American Embassy at Mexi
co and Mexican Embassy at
Washington to Be Restored
to Official Standing.
(By the Associated F’reaa.)
Washington, Aug. 3l.—The United
States and Mexico have agreed to re
sume full diplomatic delations.
Formal announcement of the agree
ment was made today by the State De
partment.
The restoration of relations carries
with it full recognition by the United
States of the ‘ government of President
Obregon. It results from the negotia
tions recently concluded in Mexico City
by Charles 11. Warren and John Barton
Payne.
The American embassy at Mexico City
and the Mexican embassy here are to be
restored at once to official standing for
tile first time since the collapse of the
Carranza regime in 1920, and all pend
ing claims will be submitted to specially
appointed commissioners for settlement.
The signing of two claims conventions
provided for in the report of the Ameri
can commissioners will be one of the
first acts after the resumption of rela
tions. These conventions have been ap
proved by tlie two governments, and the
affixing of signatures is expected to take
place within two or three weeks.
Acting Secretary Phillips announced
the resolution **to renew diplomatist re
lation" in a formal statement issued at
noon. It follows:
"Tin* government of the United States
and the government of Mexico in view of
the report and recommendations that
their respective commissioners submit
ted. as a result of Ameriean-Mexican
conferences held in the city of Mexico
City from May 14th. 1923. to August
15th. 1923. have resolved to renew dip
lomatic relations between them, and
therefore pending the appointment of am
bassadors they are taking the necessary
steps to accredit their respective charge
d’affaires.”
Celebrate at El Paso.
El Paso. Aug. 31.—Whistles were
blown and a delegation of 190 prominent
citizens went to Juarez to exchange fe
licitations with the. Mexican citizens as
soon as word of recognition was received
here. A jubilee celebration will be held
in Liberty Hall tonight.
COPIES OF AUDITOR’S REPORT
WILL BE MAILED SATURDAY
Full Prints of the Document. Together
With Report of the Committee, Are
Now Coming From the- Press.
ISly tile Associated Press.>
Raleigh, N. Aug. 31.—Printed
copies of the audit of the state's finances
recently completed by Price, Waterhouse
and Company, New York, have come off
the press and will be*mailed out over the
state Saturday, it was announced yes
terday by Secretary of State W. N. Ev
erett, who in making the announcement
said that the group of state officials who
had contemplated making a statement
explaining the audit in simple words
had decided not to issue the statement,
they beiug of the opinion that the report
of the finance committee, issued follow
ing completion of the audit, gives it
sufficient explanation. The committee’s
report will be included in the audit re
port pamphlets to be mailed Saturday.
Recommending tile-authenticity of tlie
auditors' report of North Carolina's fi
nancial condition, Mr. Everett said, “The
legislative examining committee has ac
cepted the figures of the audit as cor
rect. The Governor and the Council of
State, of which flic treasurer and auditor
are members, lias accepted them as cor
rect. The state treasurer. R. R. Lacy,
and the auditor, Baxter Durham, have
examined them and report them as cor
rect. The syndicate which buys the
state bonds lias accepted them as cor
rect."
The issuance of copies of the state
finance audit, according to indications
observed here and elsewhere, has been
awaited with much interest and antici
pation. the subject of state finances hav
ing been prominent in the minds of citi
zens of North Carolina since the time it
was reported to the committee of the
1923 legislature on finance and appropria
tions that the accrued surplus in the
general fund on January 1, 1923. was
approximately .$2,400,000. About a
month after the committees were in
formed of this. A. J. Maxwell, corpora
tion commissioner, was accredited with
the statement that there was a deficit
in the operating expenses of the general
1 fund on January 1. 1923. of about $5,-
000,000 this figure not including $710,000
borrowed for schools. This difference of
opinion resulted in the employment of
Price, Waterhouse and Company, of New
Y'ork, to audit the state’s business. The
auditing firm on July 19 submitted its
report of the condition of the general
fund to Governor Morrison and his Coun
cil of State.
Two copies of flip audit report will be
mailed to every daily newspaper in
North Carolina aud one copy to every
weekly or semi-weekly newspaper, while
other copies will he mailed to members
of the general assembly, state officials
aud persons who have requested them, it
has been announced. Copies will be giv
en out at the office of the secretary of
state beginning Monday, Mr. Everett said
today.
Born, n son, to Mr. and Mrs. Jones Y*.
Pharr, on White street. Friday, August
31st, 1923.