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VOLUME XXIII
GETTING HEAL NEWS
NOW FROM DISTRICTS
DESTROYED BE QIUKE
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Survivors of Earthquake and
Fire Now Giving to World
the Details of the Horrible
Tragedy.
VIVID PICTURES
DESCRIBE EVENTS
«Mountains Slid Into Valleys,
Huge Waves Swept the
Land, and New Land Was
Created.
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Stories of mountains tliiit slid in
to their valleys, of huge waves that swept
seaward hundreds of oeean bathers at
coast resorts, of a Yokohama hotel that
"literally sank into the earth” and of
other spectacular incidents witnessed by
survivors of the great disaster are being
given to the world as communication in
and out of Japan is being gradually re
stored.
The Tokio correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune, reaching Kobe, says 500
foreigners were killed in Yokohama ; the
earthquakes and fire left the foreign
residential sections in ruins; dead bod
ies were everywhere the flames hud pass
ed.
Hotels in the port city were obliterat
ed. Os the 200 guests in the Oriental
I‘aluoe hotel only a few escaped. The
United Club, the Court, Cherry Mount,
and Bluff Hotels also were wrecked with
loss of life. The last three situated on
the heights, .toppled into the ruins at
the base of the bluff.
In Tokio 135,000 persons are without
shelter, but order prevails. There are
no further rumors of cholera.
Loss of life in the capital "was not Its
large as first reported,” according to
the first message sent over the re-estab
lished Tokio-Kobe line. Probably 10,-
000 persons lost their lives in the up
town section, most of which was spar
ed.
Secretary Hoover believes the mater
ial loss in Japan has been greatly overes
timated and says it is übaurd to say that
the damage will anarrnt *v> »Lsy 2ii;i.;a
of dollars. Mr. Hoover isiints out that
the principal destruction was to com
mercial organisations in Tokio and Yoko
hama. and that labor griculture. factory
capacity and organization throughout the
empire have not been impaired. The prin
ciple material loss, he said, has been to
distribution.
200 Kcreigners Killed in Y'okoltama.
Washington, Sept, 8. —Two hundred
foreigners were killed in Yokohama, ac
cording to the Navy Department's first
direct word from that port received to
day in two messages from Admiral An
derson; commander in chief of the Asiat
ic fleet. One hundred thirty foreign ref
ugees, most of them AmericamOand Eng
lishmen, he reported, were at Hakone
and others were arriying at Kobe,
More Americans Known to Be Safe.
Washington, Sept. S. —The safety of
additional Americans caught in the
earthquake disaster in Japan was estab
lished today in a message to the State
Department from Oonsus Davis at
Shanghai transmitting verifhfl reports
gathered by Consul Diekover at Kobe.
Missionaries Safe.
Nashville. Tetut., Sept. B.—All South
ern Methodist missionaries in Japan,
numbering 75 are safe, .1. S. Oxford,
treasurer of the Japanese mission of the
church, cabled the Board of Missions
from Kobe this morning. Hjs cable
read: ‘
"All members of our mission and re
turning missionaries are safe. Please
inform relatives of all.”
More Than $2,000,000 Raised.
Washington, Sept. B.—Contributitons
for relief for the Japanese earthquake
sufferers have totalled nearly $1,000,000
n day since the inauguration of the
Bed Cross campaign three days ago. Ov
ernight advices here brought the total
to $2,230,000. Tl»e total includes the
Southern division with a quota of $250,-
000. «nd s24,4txf raised.
Says Reports Were Exaggerated.
Washington, Sept. B.—A message con
firming press reports that early esti
mates of the loss and casualties at To
kio were exaggerated was received today
by George Hopkins, confidential adviser
of Mitsu & Company, the large exporting
and importing corporation of Japan.
Famous Scotch Quartet to Sing at the
Exposition.
(Special to The Tribune.)
Charlotte, SJept. 8. —In Sotcfi plaids,
kilts and singing the old Scotch ballads,
the Adanae Scottish Canadian quartet
of Toronto, Cannda, wist appear at the
Made-in-Carolinas Exposition. Their
•engagement was announced today by the
entertainment committee. At the same
time it was announced that arrangements
had been made, with General Bowley, of
Camp Bragg, to have a military band in
attendance also.
A wonderful musical program is being
arranged for the entire two weeks of the
Exposition, Septeniber 24 to October
(Ith, and it will be' a most attractive fea
ture of the great exposition.
Creatore’s Band to Be in Charlotte.
Charlotte; N. 0., Sept. B.—The Enter
tainment Committee of the Made in Car
olines Exposition has announced the en
gagement of Creatore’s Concert Band for
the two weeks of the Exposition, Sep
tember 24-October 0.
This wonderful band will give concerts
twice daily and together with the Mili
tary Band from Camp Bragg It will de
light throngs of visitors.
The afternoon concerts will begin at
3:30 p. m. and the evening concerts at
8:30 p. m.
The Concord Daily Tribune
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£ London. Sept. 8. —A Central News
dispatch from .Berlin ea.VH great
crowds in which housewives pre
dominated, engaged in a demonstra
tion at noon today before the offices
of the minister of the interior
in protest ngahist enormous in
it) creases in the prices of food.
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BAPTIST ASSOCIATION TO
. MEET NEXT TUESDAY
38th Annual Session Will Convene at
Matthews at 10 a. m.
The Meekleubtu-g-Cabarrus Baptist
Association will convene in its 38th an
nunl session with the Church at Mat
thews Tuesday at 10 u. m. The intro
dustory sermon will be preached by Dr.
W. A. Smith, of Charlotte. A matter
of special interest will be the offer of
the Baptist Hospital Company of a
lease of the hospital for a period of five
years' with an option to purchase same.
With many of the churches in this
association this lias been a wonderful
year. The First Church of Charlotte will
report financial receipts of more than
.SCSI.OOP. A new educational building is
nearing completion that will give them a
great plant. The First Church of this
city will report cash raised and spent
on new church and for other things the
Splendid sum of $32,744.88. Os this
amount the Ladies' Aid contributed $4.-
(114.11 and the Sunday school $4,327.45.
Let all delegates going to the associa
tion be at Matthews by 10 a. m. Tuesday.
I)R. G. A. MARTIN.
Moderator.
SET HER ON FIRE, WIFE
ALLEGED AS SHE .DIED
Negro in High Point Tells Story That
Sends Husband to Jail.
High Point. Sept. 7.—" Bud" Lindsay,
negro, was ordered by a cogoner's jury
today to be held for Guilford Superior
court on n charge of murder in connec
tion with flic death of his wife, Florence
Lindsay, who died this morning at a lo
cal hospital as tlie result of bur|ls re
ceived yesterday afternoon at her home
on East Washington street.
Coroner Schoonover. of Greensboro,
came to High Point today, impaneled a
jury and following an inquest the negro
was taken to Greensboro and placed in
the‘county jail to await trial.
The police said Florence told them
before she died that her husband choked
her. dragged her to the fireplace, poured
kcvoww -rtW her rtc.Miiug Jml lighted
a match. Persons nearby were attracted
to the scene and immediately hurried her
to the hospital; where she died this
morning.
Dr. G. L. Lang. Mrs. Lang and little
son, will leave tonight for the eastern
part of the State to spend ten days with
relatives.
IIAYNES ASKS $10,000,000
TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION
Federal Director Sees Need For Extra
Million Over Last Year.
Washington. I). C.. Sept. 7.-—Appro
priation of $10,000,000 for Federal work
in enforcing prohibition next year, an
increase of $1,000,000 over last year,
has bean requested of the Budget Bu
reau by Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes- An increase of $500,000 addi
tional for enforcing the narcotic drug
laws also lias been asked by Commis
sioner Haynes, botli requests now being
before the budget officers.
Increase in the number of field agents,
as well as the Washington and fie'd
headquarters staffs of the prohibition
forces is planned if the increased appro
priations are approved by the Budget
Bureau, President Ooolidge and finally
by Congress. More prohibition agents
are believed by Commissioner Haynes to
be needed.
COTTON GINNINGS
Prior to September Third 1.141,337 Run
ning Bales Had Been Ginned.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. B.—Cotton ginned
prior to September 3 amounted to 1.141,-
337 running bales, including 51.707
round bales, counted as half bales.
The Census Bureau which issued the
figures, announced that ginning* prior
to September Ist last year were 800.170
running bales, including 26.025 round
bales counted, as half bales.
Ginnings this year to September Ist
by States included:
" North Carolina 445; South Carolina
2.327.
Cotton Belt Rail Officials Killed.
Pine Bluff. Ark.. Sept 7.—D. W.
llowker, Pine Bluff, superintendent of
this division of the Cotfion Belt rail
road, and Roadmaster Sublette, of
Texarknna, were instantly- killed, and
five others, including General Superin
tendent W- E. MeGraw. were injured,
two miles from Plain Dealing, La., late
today when, a motor car on which they
were making an inspection jumped the
track, according to reports received by-
Cotton Belt officials here tonight.
Investigating Fatal Auto Accident.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 7.—A coroner's
Jury investigating the denth in an auto
mobile aefideut near here Wednesday of
John Graham, printer, of Charlotte; and
John G. Clemmcr, sailor, of Bessemer
City, has returned a verdict on which
is based a charge of manslaughter
brought' aguiust Crawford Phifer, of
Charlotte, who is alleged to have bequ
driving the death ‘ car in a rapid and
reckless manuer at the time of the ac
cident.
Set Fire to Prison.
Y’ork, Pa., Sept. B.—Nine convicts sent
to York county jail recently from an
eastern penitentiary at Philadelphia
mutinied today and aet fire to the prison.
The fire was extinguished before serious
damage was caused to the building, but
a number of prisoners were overcome by
smoke and flames and are in a serious
condition. . >
CONCORD, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1923.
TRIIITY RECEIVES 1
MDWMT
FROM DIM ESTATE
Angier B. Duke Left $250,-
000 to Alma Mater, Ac
cording to Terms of Will
Which is Probated.
ORPHANAGES GET
SUMS OF MONEY
Memorial Church in Durham
Gets slo,ooo—Family Jew
els Are Given to His Sister,
Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Sept. S.-v-Tlie will of An
gier B. Duke, millionaire tobacco mer
chant, drowned Labor Day at Greenwich.
Conn., was filed today. Educational and
charitable bequests aggregated $21)2,000,
including $250,000 left to -Trinity Col
lege. Durham. N. C.
Other bequests included Memorial
Methodist Church, Durham, N. C.. $lO,-
000: Mcihodist Orphanage for while chil
dren at Raleigh, N. C.. $10,000; Method
ist orphanage for white children ar Sa
lem, N. C,, $5,000; Oxford Orphan Asy
lum for negro children at Oxford. X C„
ifl.oo>! National KeVgiouM Tr iuing
School at Durham, X. C„ SI,OOO.
"To his sister Ma.-v Duke Biddle, was
bequeathed the family silver an.l pearls
left Mr. Duke by his mother, and also a
one-fourth share of the residue of the
estat^.
The remainder of the estate ir left to
members of the-family.
No petition stating the value of the
estate accompanied Ihe will, which was
attested December 20. 1022. Conserva
tive estimates, hmyevc-, place the value
near $5,000.0(H).'
No mention was made iu the will of
jiis former wife, Mrs. Cordelia Biddle
Duke, daughter of .1. Drexel Biddle,
who on October 24, 1021, obtained a di
vorca from him.
Legacies of $20,000 each were provid
ed for three of his executors conditioned
an their acting as such. They are E.
Bayard Halstead, George G. Allen, ami
John, (V Thom. The fourth executor.
Wvr.v R. JWWns.ah wcvceeiw.' $30,000
under similar conditions. Alfred Gard
ner. his butler, was bequeathed SSOO.
GRADY MINTER IS
DECLARED GUILTY
Second Conviction in Georgia Case;
Father Sentenced to Be Hanged.
Newnan, Ga.. Sept. 7.—Grady Minter
late today was found guilty of murder
with recommendation for mercy by a ju
ry here in connection with the deatli of
his brother-in-law, Millard Trouton,
whose bound body was found floating in
a creek near the Coweta county line. The
verdict carries a term of life imprison
ment. Grady Minter confessed that he
ivas a member of a party that kidnapped
Trouton and threw bis body in the creek.
.1. \V. Minter, father of Grady, was
found guilty of the murder of Trouton
yesterday and late today was sentenced
by Judge C, S. lloop to be Imaged on Oc
tober 12 between the hours of 10 a. m.
and 2p. in. The elder Minter declined
to say anything when asked by the court
prior to pronouncing the death sentence.
He was in his shirt sleeves. Four others,
are under indictment for killing Trouton
and will be tried later.
HEARSE AND TAXIS GO
BY DIFFERENT ROUTES
Uiiion-Non-Unlon Row at Funeral of
Murderer and Victim.
Chicago, Sept. .7- —Hearses bearing
the remains of two Chinese, one of.whom
killed the other with a hatchet and then
committed suicide, went to the place of
burial by one route today while taxi
cabs filled with mourning friends took
another. Undertakers in charge of the
funerals thus solved their problem when
union hearse drivers refused to lead a
procession of taxicabs driven by non
union men and the members of the two
Chinese families to dispense with the
non-union taxi drivers and hire ot' ers.
Red Cross Expects to Ge* Five Millions
By Monday.
Washington, Sept. 6.—Response to
the Red Cross! appeal to the American
people for $5,000,000 for the relief of
earthquake sufferers in Japan continued
anabuted today, and belief was express
ed that the amount would be pledged by
Mouday. Officials emphasized that $5,-
000,000 is the minimum sought.
Reports to national headquarters
were too meager for an estimate of the
amount thus for subscribed in various
sections of the country. To date, bow
eW $170,000 has been received in con
tributions made indirect to headquar
ters. Advices from Boston said its
quota of $255,000 had been rnisd while |
the cenrul division, comprising 10 states
in the middle west, re]>orted collections
and pledges of $168,0(K).
The executive committee of the Red
Cross spent the entire day in session
in order to speed up relief measures.
Word was received that 300 tons of sup
plies had been shipped on the ’President
Taft, which nailed today for Yokohama
from San Francisco, a large
consignment of food, and hos
pital supplies were being sent to Japan
aboard the Tyndarius, by the people of
Seattle.
Asks For More Time.
(Br the Associated Frees.)
Washington, Sept. B.—The govern- (
ment lias asked the Alabama Power Co.,
to extend from October 24th to Novem
ber Ist, the time by which", according
to contract, the Gorgas plant is either
to be removed from the lands of the
power company or sold to it by the War
Department.
Parnell, Who Shot a Rowan Officer, Is
Captured After Spectacular Man-Hunt
Trailed all afternoon Thursday,
through that night |nd part of Friday
by officers and eitiz&x. Walter S. Par
nell, young white man who Thursday
shot Deputy Sheriff, Lee Rankin, was
captured Friday aft vnoon several miles
from Statesville/ Thp capture was made
by Sheriff Jim Kridfr. who had been on
tlie hunt for the assiilnnr practically all
tlie time. When confronted by Rowan's
smiling sheriff Parnell gave up without
a protest und was brought to jail.
Parnell had taken both of Deputy
Sheriff"s pistols. He had traded the larg
er one for a pair of shoes and just be
for being captured he threw the officer's
handcuffs and the smaller gun away, but
these were later recovered.
It was au exciting '24-hour hunt and
AGREEMENT PRACTICALLY
COMPLETED AT NOON
Operators and Miners Drawing Up An
Agreement Which W ill End Strike.
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 8 (By the As
sociated Press).—A wage contract com
pletion and ratification of which will in
sure resumption of anthracite mining at
an early date was more than half writ
ten at noon today when operators and
miners temporarily adjourned operations,.
Complete agreement bad been reached in
practically all issues which had sepa
rated the two groups.
John 1,. Lewis, the union president,
advised his executive 'committee to hold
themselves iu readiness for assembly this
afternoon to take the -first step in giving
the contract union approval.
TWO CONVENTIONS
HAVE BEEN SIGNED
Provide Machinery fee Settling Claims
Between United States and Mexico.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Sept. ; B.—Two conven
tions between tlie Unified States and Mex
ico providing machinery for tlie settle
ment of pending c&ims between the
two countries ami tll|-ir nationals were
signed today nt the State Department.
The signatures affixed to the conven
tions on behalf of the United States
were those of Secretary Hughes, and of
Clms. B. Warren and John Barton Payne
who negotiated the settlement under
which diplomatic relations recently were
resumed. Cliailgc TWlen. of Mexican
•mbassy, signed for Mexico.
SHARPE PROMOTED TO
* ’ CHIBfr OF DIVISION
Will Be in Charge oftaFraMfcQhm Work
In Virginia and North Carolina Dis
trict. *■
(By the Associated Press.)
Seif B.—Prtihiibit'jon
Commissioner Hanes today announced
the promotion of Benjamin ('.. Sharpe
head of 'the prohibition field forces iu
North. Carolina-Virginia district to be
livisional chief of that district, succeed
ing A. B. Stroup, transferred recently
to Boston, Mass.
Mr. Slmrpe is a resident of Greens
boro. X. C. His headquarters will be
at High Point, X. ('. He has been in
the prohibition service since August.
1021. and his appointment as division
•hies is effective from September Ist.
Cotton Co-ops Will Receive $«() a Bale
In Advance Cash.
ltaleigli, Sept. 7.—A flat advance of
S6O per bale will be made to members
of the' North Carolina cotton growers'
co-operative association as ’first payment
bn cotton handled tlirough the associa
tion. it was announced here tonight fol
lowing the regular meeting, of the oiree
tors of th«v association.
This advance will take the place of
the SSO a bale previously decided upon
and those members who already have re
ceived SSO per bale for cotton turned
over to the association -will be mailed
checks for the difference. It was stated
this advance applies to bales of 400
pounds or over and will be at the rate of
12 cents per pound on bales of lesser
weight.
Wani Farmers of Swindle.
(By the Associated Press-1
Washington, Sept. 7.—Farmers who
have been asked to invest in methods
for, producing iUnminating and fuel gas
from distillation of straw, are warned
by the Department of Agriculture today
to be on their guard. Tests conducted
by department chemists for several years
appear to show that destructive distilla
tion of straw or other cellulose material
for the production of gas on a commer
cial basis is so "far impractical.
Mitch of the advertising literature cir
culated among farmers exploiting various
gas producing plants for rural use. bus
implied thut these plauts have received
the endorsement of tlie department, und
ninny complaints have been received.
Governor Calls Upon People to Con
tribute.
Raleigh, Sept. 6.—Declaring that the
people of North Carolina should show
their appreciation of tlie manifold and
unusual material blessings which have
been theirs, by contributing to tlie Red
| Cross fund for Japanese relief. Gover
nor Cameron Morrison last night issued
a proclamatniou calling on North tVtro
lininns to subscribe generously to tlie
fund. North Carolina's quota for the $5.-
000.000 fund to be raised by the Red
Cross is $25,000.
To Confer About Liquor Smuggling.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. S.—A formal agree
ment between the United States and tlie
Canadian authorities to confer at Otta
-Iwa in the near future on tbe liquor
smuggling porblem was announced today
in correspondence mude public by the
SJtate Department.
Mayor Hylan Bettor.
' Saratoga Sitriugs, X. Y., 8 (By
the Associated Press). —Mayor Hyiun,
of New York, who is suffering from
pleuro-pueumonia, was somewhat better
this morning.
The physicians expect he will recover.
His temperature last night was 103.
Parnell was in sight of his pursuers sev
eral times. One man shot at him several
times with a shotgun at close range but
missed him. Just after he had gone
through Cleveland Thursday two men
got thah' hands on him but he threw them
off and got away.
It is said Parnell had escaped from
officers at Concord and also at Gastonia
recently. Thursday in making his es
cape from Deputy Rankin, who had ar
rested him at a saw mill !) miles west of
Salisbury, lie shot the officer in the ab
domen and iu the light hand, but neither
wound is thought to be serious and the
officer is resting well today. Parnell
was wanted in Cabarrus county for the
theft of aii electric fan.
COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT
BRIGHTENS LIFE ON FARM
Great Strides Have Been Made Through
Work of County Agents.
(By the Associated Press.!
Durham. X. H., Sept. 8. —Significant
changes tending to check the economic
trend which has been supping farm lifd
have been brought about by county agent
work in the interest of better farming,
according to a report by J. <\ Kendall,
director of cooperative extension work in
the I’niversity of New Hampshire. Tak
ing ns a basis conditions in Sullivan
county, where in August ten years ago
county agent work was first begun. Di
rector Kendall points to numerous de
velopment which he attributes directly
and indirectly to extension activities.
"In the first place, the spirit of aloof
individualism has very largely gone."
Mr. Kendall says. "People in the old
days used to go to meeting to scoff at
the agricultural specialist: now they
stay and ask questions. They used to
think it was a mistake to share their
ideas on farming with each other: now
they get together and discuss ways in
which they can cooperate to advantage.
“But the advance has not been one
in spirit only.” he adds, and points to
scores of new houses built according to
extension recommendations; to standard
feeding: the testing of two score thous
ands of birds: and to hillsides of Mac
intosh apple orchards destined to the
axe and saved only by demonstrations
that tin* scab dould be controlled.
The building up of cow-testing asso
ciations. the tendency toward better
sires, hundreds of alfalfa fields that
yield three crops instead of two. farm
ers exchange which do an annual busi
ness in tJhe state of SI,2OO,(MM> are all
evidences*-of -tfie “Mcr** Urur
Jail asserts.
Substantial results in making farm
'ife more desirable for young people and
their elders alike are also observable.
He points to better balanced meals, more
economical and attractive wardrobes’,
walls of more prepossessing appearance
and kitchens with modern conveniences.
Last year 10.000 women worked together
to make each other dress forms of gum
med paper, cooperated in .making pat
terns and helped each other make tire
less cookers.
Jn addition. Mr. Kendall points to
boy’s and girls' clubs and asserts that
the significance of 2.000 youngsters train
ing in various farm and home projects
Is not to bo easily waved aside.
DAVIDSON AUDIT
PROMISES THRILL
Shortage in Accounts Found, It Has
Been Reported.
Lexington, Sept. o.—Courthouse cir
cles are agog here over the audit of the
books of the county from to the
beginning of the present year. This
work was done by the State Auditing
Bureau and consumed about eight
months, the State bearing the cost above
the sum of $4,000 guaranteed by the
county.
What the audit contains is as yet
known to but a few. No summary
has yet been prepared and the county
commissioners have under consideration
what action they shall follow as a re
sult of several items covered by the au
dit. They expect to collect a good many
thousand dollars from former office
holders, it is known—and the matter may
not stop there, it being rumored that •
there are things that might be termed
sensational that the auditors have dis
covered. As soon as the commission
ers, have canvassed the report its fieud
ings are expected to be made public
here, and* they are certainly being await
ed with interest by those who from time
to time have heard rumors as. to what
has been found.
TO TItAIN MACHINE GUNS
ON MOONSHINERS’ HOLDOUT
Texas Rangers Set Out in Reguar Battle
Formation For Attach.
Dallas. Texas. Sept. 7. —Four Texas
rangers and two deputy sheriffs, led by
Hanger Captain It. D. Shumate, left here
by automobile late today for a point in
Trinity Itiver bottoms near Mesquite,
12 miles east of Dallas, where a band
of bootleggers and moonshiners are re
ported to have fortified their rendezvous
against attack. The officers carried ma
chine gnus, rifies, shotguns and hand
grenades and said they expected to raid
the liquor stronghold about nightfall.
Captain Shumate led the recent sensa
tional liquor raids in SBmervelle conn
ty ’ _/
With Bur Ailvn-tisen.
The Hell & Harris Furniture Co., car
ries reliable furniture. Call to see the
line if in the market.
The Citizens Hank and Trust Com
pany strives to build up a close, personal
acquaintance with all its customers.
The more you help the bank the more
it can help yon.
Blue Monday sale at the Concord &
Kannapolis-Gas Company Monday. New
ad. gives particulars.
Miss Morion Sibley, who is totally
blind as the result of an accident in
| youth, is an efficient stenographer and,
•typist in the offices of the Oklahoma
| State Board of Agriculture.
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* COTTON JUMPS $4.50 A BALE, *
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(By the Associated Press)
New York, Sept. B.—Cotton X
& jumped $4.50 a bale in the local &
market today. October selling up
* to 27.00. *
KIWANIS MEETING
Start List for Japanese Sufferers.—Rev.
\\. H. Hiller Heard With Interest.
vCoucord Kiwaninns at their regular
meeting on Friday evening started off
a subscription list for the Japanese
earthquake sufferers; enjoyed talks by
Mr. allace Moore, athletic director and
professor of science at the High School,
and Rev. W.. H. Hiller, former Concord
pastor, now of Jacksonville. Florida: and
were given a musical treat by Misses Ni
na Norman and Dorothy Wolff.
The appeals for tbe Japanese earth
quake sufferers was presented by Dr.
Morrison King, and he declared that (’on
cord seems to be lagging in the readiness
to extend its support to the Red Cross in
its drive for funds for relief of these un
fortunate people. He introduced Mr.
Wallace Moore, who has spent much of
his life iu Japa-n with his parents, who
are missionaries in that country, and Mr.
Moore told of the situation in the Island
Empire at the present time. Japan at,
one time showed a sentiment that was
very unfriendly toward America, declar
ed Mr. Moore, because the Japanese had
gotten tlie impression from critics here
in. America that our government was “too
proud to tight.” However, when the
Cnited States did go into the world war,
she did so with such spirit and force
that this feeling in Japan was changed
tot one of admiration and friendship for
the great western republic. At the pres
ent, the people of Japan have the kind
liest feelings for America, he said, and
this opportunity Jor our country to be
of assistance to the Japanese people will
be a golden opportunity for cementing
this feeling of friendship.
It was moved and carried that the Ki
wanis Club take the lead in making sub
scriptions to this fund which will he con
ducted by The Tribune and Times, and
volunteer subscriptions totalling almost
thirty dollars were received at the meet-
The matter of sending a young lady to
business school was presented by Charley
Smart, and was referred to a committee
consisting of Charley Caleb S.wink
and Morrison King for consideration.
Rev. W. 11. Hiller was introduced by
Dr. Julius Shatters in charge of the pro
gram. and he delivered a strong talk ou
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causes thut have made the American dol
lar bring a premium in every country of
the world today. Tlie cause for this is
the people of this greatest of nations, he
declared, and the reason the American
people are what they are is because they
have that spirit that “refuses to stay
put.” It was the spirit of our ancestors
from all the countries of Europe, who
left their homes and were not satisfied
until they found a land where they could
have economic. and religious freedom,
that has been at work in America and
has made it today such a great and pow
erful nation.
Our opportunity to help the other na
tions of the world is right at hand, he
continued. America today stands at the
cross-roads of opportunity, and is fac
ing i>erhnps the greatest crisis in her
history. The crisis offered by the Jap
anese catastrophe is one which would
cement the friendships of the two coun
tries if America is ready to extend the
needed aid to the stricken empire, and
we dare not fail in this grave situation.
Kiwanian Clms. Easterday. of Wash
ington, D. (’., was a guest at the meet
ing.
Miss Nina Norman, a Concord young
lady who is living at present in Washing
ton, rendered several vocal - selections
which were greatly enjoyed by her hear
ers. Miss Norman’s voice jvas in splen
did form and her numbers were a great
treat to the Kiwauians. Her accompan
iments were rendered by Miss Dorothy
Wolff, of this city.
The attendance prize, given by Team
No. 2. was drawn by Albert Calmer. The
silent boost was given by John S. Pal
mer.
The program for the meeting on next
Friday evening will he in charge of Team
No. 4,. Brevard Harris, captain, who
has agreed to exchange metings with
Captain Lee Crowell, of Team 5.
Japanese Relief Fund.
The Tribuue and Times will receive
contributions for the relief of earth
quake sufferers in Japan, and will for
ward all money received to.the Red Cross,
which is raising a fund of $5,000,000 for
this relief. The following donations have
already been received:
C. W. Swink SIO.OO
c. S. Smart 5.00
Dr. R. M. King *.OO
Cash 2.00
C. H. Barrier .. LOQ
Fred R. Shepherd LOO
Hinton McLeod LOO
Rev. W. H. Hiller 1(H)
A. B. Palmer LOO
B. E. Harris 1-<H>
Mecklenburg Tax Levy 87.1-2; 20 Cent
Road Tax Refused.
Charlotte, Sept. 7-—A tax rate of
87 1-2 cent was adopted for the county
for the fiscal year 1028-24 at a •meeting
lof the board of commissioners today.
I This is au increase of 11 1-2, cents over
the rate obtaining tlie ’post fiscal year.
The refusal of the board to levy a
road tax of 20 cents on the SIOO of
■i property, means the immediate abandon
-1 ment of a number of road projects.
j
'Two Million Pounds Marketed iif
Wilson.
Wilson. Sept. 7-—The following are
the official figures of tobacco sales for
, the week ending September oth. furnish
ed by H. B. Johnson, supervisor of
sales: 2,024,606 pounds sold for $465,-
814.87, an average of $22.08 a hun
dred- For the two weeks since the mar
, ket opened 3,067,108 pounds sold for
$602,400.04. and all round average of
$22.57 per hundred. |
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IB SETTLE PROBLEM
WITH THE ITUS
Is Willing For Council of
Ambassadors to Settle Dis
pute, Provided Italy Will
Agree to Same Proposal.
CERTAIN DEMANDS
WILL BE PUSHED
Greeks Will Insist That Corfu
And Other Islands Seized
by the Italians Be Evacu
ated in Near Future.
Geneva, Sept. 8 (By the Associated
Press). —If Italy accepts yesterday’s de
cision of the inter-allied council of am
bassadors,' Grertce will view her
dispute with the Italian government as
settled, and will not push her request to
the league of nations to investigate the
crisis. M. Colitis, tlie Greek spokesman
told the correspondent today.
M. I’olitis added, however, that accept
ance by Greece was contingent upon
whether the program of settlement reach
ed at Paris included arrangement for
the Italian evacuation of Corfu and the
other Greek islands seized by the naval
forces of the Home government.
Colitis said he understood that the
note of the ambassadors council virtual
ly incorporated measures proposed before
the council of the league by the Spanish
Ambassador to France. Therefore, he
added, the council might well say that it
had effectively collaborated in solving
the crisis.
Italian Consulate Burned.
Home, Sept. 8 (By the Associated
Press). —The Italian consulate at Pat
ras. Greece was burned by a mob during
an anti-Italian demonstration, says a
dispatch to the Giornale DTtalia from its
correspondent in Corfu, who received the
news from boatment arriving from I’at-
Iras.
The Italian colony numberinf 5.000
persons, mostly from Apaulia and Sicily
organized a counter demonstration and
there were victims on both sides. Police
and military surrounded the Italian quar
ter for it*,, tu-oteefoou, , - _ „
Report Confirmed.
London. Sept. 8 (By the Associated
Press). —A Central News dispatch from'
Rome quoting a message from Corfu, says
it is reported there that an anti-Italian
.demonstration has occurred at Patras,
Greece, in which an Italian consulate
was burned. The members of the Ital
ian colony retaliated, according to re
ports. and two Greeks were killed.
Makes Terms.
Paris, Sept. 8 (By the Associated
Press). —The inter-allied council of am
bassadors in its note to Grece made pub
lic today, lays down terms providing
that satisfaction be given for the as
sassination of the Italian mission engaged
in delimitation of the Greek-Albauian
frontier near Janinu on August 28th.
The terms are very similar to those
in the Italian ultimatum, part of which
was rejected by the Greek government
leading to the-Italian occupation of the
island of Corfu.
The council holds that an outrage
committed' under circumstances attend
ing the slaying of the Italian “directly
involves the responsibility of the State
and territory in which it took place.”
THE COTTON MARKET
Continuation of Upward Movement of
Prices at Opening of the Market.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. B.—There was a con
tinuation of the upward movement of
prices in the cotton market at the op
ening today. Between the apparently
increasing strength of the Liverpool mar
ket the reported basis for settlement of
the coal strike, a more favorable view
of Italian news, and reports of unfav
orable weather in the South, the buying
was active and general. First prices
were firm at an advance of 36 to 45
points.
Cotton futures opened film: October
26.90; December 26.80; January 26.45;
March 26.50: May 26.60.
Closed Irregular.
Cotton futures closed excited and ir
regular: October 27.60-70; December
27.40-45; January 27.00-05; March
27.00-15; May 27.00-25.
Kunttaptdis Woodmen Dedicate Monu
ment.
The Woodmen of the World of Kan
napolis will hold an unveiling exercise
Sunday afternoon, September 9th, at
which time a monument will be dedicat
ed to the memory of the late A. It.
Simpson, who was a member of the
camp of the order at that place.
The exercises will take place, at the
grave of the dead sovereign in Greenlawn
Cemetery. Tile address will be made by
Mr. Thomas Widen house, of Kannapolis,
and music will be furnished by a special
ly chosen quartet. The public is invited
to attend the exercises.
Weather For Next Week.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Sept. B.—The weather
outlook for the beginning of the week :
South Atlantic states: Generally fnir
but with a probability of local showers
the latler part of week; moderate tem
perature.
Crowned Again.
Atlantic City, Sept. 7.—Miss Cather
ine Campbell, (Miss Columbus), retain
ed her crown as “Miss America” for the
second straight year tonight.
Story-books for blind children 1 eon
tain ruised pictures which the little ones
linger over lovingly with their fingers.