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• TODAY’S « • NEWS 0 • TODAY 0 VOLUME XXIII Leader of Klansmen in Oklahoma Under Arrest /Grand Dragon Jewett Charg ed With Rioting After Mil itary Court Made a Full Investigation. LEGISLATURE IS NOT TO JVIEET Governor Walton Says 50 Members Are -Klansmen and Session Would; Only Be a Klan Meeting. Oklahoma City. Okla., Sept. 22.—(8y the Associated I’rfss).—The net spread by Governor J. C. Walton for alleged participants in mob violence has en meshed Grand Dragon N. C. Jewett, the highest officer of the Ku Klux in Okla homa. Upon evidence obtained by the mili tary court investigating floggings in Ok lahoma, under the executive’s proclama tion of state-wide martial law, Jewett was arrested here last night by the civil 1 authorities, in connection with the beat i ing of E. It. MerrimHn, of Oklahoma City, on the night of March 7th. 11)22. Tie pleaded not guilty to a formal charge of riot, and was released on a SI,OOO bond, Charging that 58 members of the lower house of the Oklahoma legislature are members of the Ku Klug Klan. Governor Walton declared last night that the pro posed session of the House of Represen tatives which has been called to consider imoeaclunent proceedings would not meet next Wednesday, because any such at tempt would constitute an unlawful as gcntbljs of thp Klan under his proclama tion of martial law. He has treatened to imprison any member of the legisla ture who attempts to attend the extra ordinary session. “But the Klan is whipped," the Gov ernor said, at "Held headquarters" in the executive mansion where he has been confined for the las't week with a severe cold. i One hundred and eighteen cases of mob violence have been considered by the military court at Tulsa since martial law was invoked there on August 14th, of ficers of,the court announced. A num ber of men. several of whom have ad mitted membership in the Klan. have been arrested as a result -of the court's findings. A joint commission of military and civil authorities euded it* ttret- day's sew*i a* at Hbawpe • j esfetn VUv order iu« i lie arresi-ot -three taim d»r ntieged. pnrticaption in the flogging of a man there in June, 1022. May Close the State Fair. Oklahoma City, Sept, 22.—A threat to dose the Oklahoma State Fair and place Oklahoma under more rigid en foreeement of martial law unless mem bers of the state legislature abandon their plans to meet in extraordinary session next Wednesday, was voiced today by Governor J. C. Walton. „ ' ' STRIKE IS ENDED FROM ONE POINT OF VIEW Publishers And International Officers of Striking Pressmen Sign Agreement. (By tbe Associated Press.i New York. Sept. 22.—50 far as the New York publishers and officers of the International Printing Pressmen's and Assistants’ Union are concerned, the strike of pressmen on the New York dai lies. begun at Midnight last Monday is ' The publishers last night signed an agreement for members of the Internat ional Union to man the presses deserted •by members of the local Web Pressmen’s Union No. 25, which dissolved through revocation of its charter. However, the members of the outlawed union may have the opportunity of re turning to work with international union cards, and they will meet tomorrow' to ' decide finally their course of action in this respect. When the terms we.e first made known to them last night, the 2,000 members of the old union hooted and. jeered and shouted they would not come back. ■George L. Berry, president of the In ternational Union, in a letter broadcast ed last night, asked all web pressmen in New York nnd vicinity to enroll under the new terms. REPARATIONS AGAIN BEFORE THE LEAGUE Representative of Union of South Africa! Wants the League to Act on Matter. ! Geneva, Sept. 22 (By the Associated Press). —An appeal to the league of na tions to act on the reparations problem was made today by eorge Murray, rep resentative of the Union of South Africa, in an eloquent address to the assembly. The Kingdom of Hedjaz, otherwise, Arabia, has applied for membership in the league. Will Seize Liquor Warehouses. (By U* Associated Praia.) Washington, Sept. 22. —The Internal Revenue collector at St. Louis was to day ordered to seize the warehouses of the Jack Daniel Distillery, and tbe Park er Distilling Company pending investiga tion of the theft of approximately $2,- 000,000 worth of, whiskey from botli places. Police officers reported that everything wns quiet now in police circles. "There was no session of the recorder’s court Friday, and there is nothing to report today,” on© officer stated. During the past week.but few cases have developed in the city, and they were not of special importance. The biggest submarine mountain known to science is Mt. Laura Ethel. '. It lies in the Atlantic roughly midway between Liverpool and New York, and Is at least 12,000 feet in height, its summit being lew than one hundred feet, from the sur face of tbe water. ‘ ‘ i . . r" The Concord Daily Tribune .♦ : ’ | CAME TO LIFE IN 1839 The Cabarrus Cotton Mills Is a New In i, dustry. We arc thankful to Mr. E. B Grady I for the article below. He advises when j recently tearing down his old rcsidcnccn ;on East Corbin street, that lie noticed i this article in a newspaper which hi# been pasted on the wall. He removed | a portion of the old newspaper and pre- I sented this article to officials of the Ca barrus Cotton Mills. "On January Ist. 1893, the Cabarrus ■ Cotton Mills began on the installment ( plan. By July Ist the mills were run i tiing. They do ouly weaving. One hun ! dred and seventy looms arc run by a 90 horsepower engine. The cost annuaJly I for fuel is $2,400. Fift.v-ftve operatives 1 have employment, which requires an out lay annually of SII,OOO. The capital stock is SOO,OOO, of which $35,000 is - paid iu. "These mills are located on the Rich mond & Danville railroad. The build ings are new and well constructed. Around them a number of houses have been erected for operatives. > “The mills are successfully operating under the immediate direction of Pres ident J. W. Cannon and that rising young business man. Mr. J. Whit Burk head, the secretary and treasurer. Mr. T. J. Broadway is the presiding genius lin the actual operation of the machin ery. "This mill is the outcome of the sug gestion nnd efforts on the part of Mr. Burkhend. who canvassed for and raised ttic stock. It is bound to succeed with the business knowledge aud capacity of whose who direct its affairs. The direct ors arc: D. F. Cannon, L. J. Foil, Elam King. Dr. It. S. Young. 1). B. Coltraue. L. I). Duval and J. IV. Cannon. •PEANUT GROWERS ARE PREPARING DEFENSE Members of Growers Association Fight in Suit for $3,285,000 in District Court. iH r *•»« AinMiclßtPd » i Norfolk. Vn., Sept. 22.—More than a dozen of the leading peanut cleaners and sliellers of Virginia and N’ortli Carolina are preparting to begin early in Mon day’s session of United States District Court here the laying of legal defense in the suit against the Peanut Growers Association for $3,205,000 under the pro visions of the Sherman hnti-trust law. There wns no session of court today by agreement of the eourt and member? of cojmsel for both sides. When court adjourned for the wec k -cm) -» .-laaimit L Iwvl. of counsel for tin* plaintiff, announced that the plaintiff would rest its case after putting one or two more witnesses on the stand Mon day. Developments in the trial since it be gan last Monday indicated that the de fense may adopt either one of two meth ods. They may refrain from putting forth any more testimony and ask for dismissal of the charges on the grounds that the plaintiff Ims not presented proof on un actual conspiracy on the part of the defendants, or it may put iu evi dence designed to show that the loss of more than a million dollars'charged by the growers to depression of the 11)21-22 peanut market by defendant cleaners was in # reality due to mismanagement and speculation on the part of the growers. SECTION MEETINGS WERE FEATURES OF SESSIONS Os North Carolina Educational Asso ciation Which Is Now Meeting in Asheville. (By- the Associated Press.) Asheville, Sept. 22. —Section meetings featured this morning’s program of the western district teachers meeting of the North Carolina Educational Association here. After completing its Section work the meeting will adjourn this afternoon with a final session and the election of officers. County school organization wns the genera! topic under discussion before the county superintendents here this morn ing. Frank L. Wells, of Asheville, chairman, presided, and among the questions brought up were: “Provisions in the new school code for county organ izations,” and “Basic Information Need ed for Preparation of a comprehensive country-wide plan.” POSED AS ASSISTANT * SECRETARY OF THE NAVY I , ! Perry Marshall Johnston Arrested on a 1 Charge.by Officers in Charlotte. (Br (ha Associates Prees.i Washington, Sept. 22.—Assistant. Sec retary Theodore Roosevelt was notified today by the Department of Justice that Perry Marshall Johnston, alleged by the Department to have been the man who passed several checks bearing Mr. Roose velt's name, and representing himself to be the Assistant Secretary, had been arrested at Charlotte, N. C. Johnston is being held iu $20,000 bond. i Bishop Denny to Be Present at the Dedication of Salem Church. Millingis>rt, Sept. 22. —Hie next event bf interest in church circles to the people of this section of the county is tic dedication of Salem church on the fifth Sifhdn of this month. Septem ber tlie 30th. The 11 o’-clock sermon will be preached by Rev. Win. Jenkins of Central church,. Concord. Dinner will be served on the grounds in the usual manner as oh all all-day services. Bishop Collins Denny, of Richmond, will be present in the afternoon and make the principal address. This is the first time a Bishop has addressed the people of Salem church and every effort is being made to have the largest attendance on the fifth Sunday in the history of the church. Ladybirds are systematical'y bred in France and Italy to produce the larvae which destroyed insect pests of the vines. CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1923 ~ = iEQUIRRMENTS FOR ALL COUNTY WELFARE OFFICERS Bate Board Sets Out List of Require ments Such Officers Must Meet. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh. N. C„ Sept. 22.—A list of iglit requirements of applicants for lositions as public welfare officers iu North Carolina adopted)' by the State toard of Charities and Public Wel fare is announced •in the September lumber of “Public Welfare Progress,” . fficinl publication of the welfare ile lartmcn t. “With thp biennial election of coun y superintendents of public welfare vho. according to North Carolina law. mist be approved bv the State Board f Charities and Public We fare, there ■as come to the front the question of he minimum renairements for the ac eptable applicant.'* reads the article ippearing in "Public lAVfare Progress." Che approval of the State Board of ’ublic Welfare is by no means a rubber •fanip proeeedare. it is explained, and or that reason a list of minimum re tuirements for county officers lias been •lade out. “These requirements are that the ap plicant should: "1- Have had at least a high school 'duration, and preferably some college vork. “2. Be less than 45 years o’d. unless he applicant has had special training 'or social work. "3. Be in good physical condition. “4. Be tactful and sympathetic in lfnling with people. “5. Have shown some desire to do ocial work by having been actively in crested in Red (Voss. Cfiurch, charity, •duration or civic work. “ti. Have a good moral character. “7. Have the recommedntion of the 'ounty Board of Charities and Public Welfare. “8. Be willing to, take the training iffered by the State Board of Charities aid Public Welfare in the form of the lnnual summer institutes of public vc’fare held at the University of North Nirolina. “It is stated that after five years ex perience. tlie State Board lias found the idoption of such minimum require nents in! time, as the occasion present tself. "The Commissioner of Public M’el 'are points out. that the office, of ■ounty superintendent of public wel fare carries with it important duties in he enforcement of child labor law. com pulsory school attendance laws, and ad ministration of Mother’ Aid. together with those devolving upon the probation pfficer in charge of all delinquent, de pendent and neglected children under 10 years of age in the county. She dates 4lmt the successful performance if these duties necessitates the itosses ion of si>ecial qualifications by this ifficer. Cieolkpi will have to pay for mblie welfare In'one way or another.'' Mrs. Johnson says. ’The question is merely whether we will pay for it by providing suitable officers to help pro *eet the ‘children of the State from premature child labor, to see that they are iu school nnd that tlie delinquent, dependent and neglected among them arc cared for—or whether we will pay in suppor of jails, hospitals, reforma tories and county homes, which will be •he destination of many of these chil dren if they are denied their rightful protection now. Such institutions will doubtless always have to exist, but it should be our aim to decrease the population of them ns much as pos sible.' ” Have Blood Tested to Make Sure of Happy Mailed Life. Philadelphia. Sept. 21.—Unhappy marriages can be prevented by means of blood tests. Dr. William S. Bainbridge. of New York, today tolij the American association of olistetrjcuiiij. gynecologists and nbodomnl surgeons in convention here. Dr. O. M. Gruhzit. of Detroit, pre sented the theory that there were four different kinds of |)lood. In the discus sion that followed Dr. Bainbridge as serted that by taking blood tests of per sons in love, unhappy unions could be forestalled ns only the mating of persons in the same blood group could be recom mended- This would result, he explained, in marriage of people who had a natural affinity for each other, and who could withstand the trinls of life. Cleveland was chosen as the place for the next convention. Hold Up Paymaster. (By. the Associated Proas.) Baltimore, Sept. 22.—Two bandits held up Geo. H. Howkins, paymaster of the Wm. M’ilkens & Co. hair factory at Frederick Avenue and M’ilkeus street, southwest Bultifnore, this morning and robbed him of $3,067, the company’s weekly payroll. The robbers escaped. An official of the company said the loss was covered by insurance. Two Miners Killed. (By th« Associated Press.) Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 22—Two min ers were crushed to death and two oth ers were injured today when they were caught under a fall of rock in Sunman shaft mine at Sunnran near here. Wants Higher Tariff on Wheat. ! (By the Associated Press.) M’ashington, Sept. 22.— After confer ring with President Coolidge today Rep resentative Anderson, republican, of Min nesota, announced that he would take up with the tariff commission the ques tion of increasing tariff duty on wheat. A common practice with those who “seek for a sign’’ is to open the Bible at random and find their answer in the passage upon which their thumb rests as they part the leaves. In pagan times this divination was accomplished by placing the finger at random on a pas sage of Homer, Virgil, or some other great author. Nasturtiums, marigolds, and sunflow ' ers are said to be able to enst a faint light around them: this is most notiee abie on a warm, dry night after a day of hot sunshine. ~ -W .a■ l, , ■ . . ~■ ■ .... . Special Fair and Industrial Edition to Be Comprehensive Prominent Men and Women Will Contribute Special Ar ticles About the County.—Business Men Giving the Edition Theif Support. That the progressive business men of Concord and Cabarrus county are thor oughly alive to the importance of mak-1 ing the forthcoming fair a tremendous success, is demoustrnteti in the support being given die special edition of The I Tribune nnd Times to be published Oc-! iober llth. This edition is to be the most ainbi- > •ions aud complete rvjsprd of the achieve ments of Concord and-Cabarrus and who lias been res|K)nsible. ever published in the journalistic history of the county. There will be special articles by such well known citizens ip -M. H. Caldwell, Major M T . A. Foil, Mayor M’omble. J. I’. Cook. K. M. McKiMpiie, R. I). Good nan, Miss Kathleen M&lson. Rev. L. A. Thomas, J. M. Oglesby!. A. h. Jarratt. ind others with whom’ 'arrangements are 1 low in course. The wealth aud rewnirces of the city ind county agriculturally and comer •ially will be recorded; the progress made in building; in educational aud I civic extensions; the -activities of the •Inbs and fraternal organizations; will j all be dealt with. There will be scores \ of interesting biographical sketches about . 'lie people who have helped to make Con-1 ■ord and Cabarrus prosperous, prog res-' sive and contented, and how they ac complished tliis. The - edition will be I profusely illustrated with pngroviugs of j dozens of Cabarrus citizens and their properties aud homes,wwliile the public ' buildings of the city Bill be shown in lietorial form. All in all the special fair and indus trial edition of The Tgibuue aud Times, will be an issue which {will be read with the closest attention (tom beginning to end, dealing us it will entirely with what lias been in Concord and Cabarrus, and what is: likely to be ac- ' eomplished in tlie near 'future, aud more 1 interesting still who took the leading part in putting Concord and Cabarrus in the place they occupy today. Some of the men iu Concord arc acquainted in quite an inti mate way with the thorough nature of the plans of The Tribune and Times man- \ .igement, and have publicly given their 1 endorsement to the special edition in the way of interviews in these columns, among them being A. lj. Jarratt. presi- . dent of the Retail Merchants Association: j \V. A. Overcash; chairman of the public ity committee of the itotail Merchants Association; Dr. T. N. t Spencer, secre ar.v of the Cabarrus (Ymnty Fair As sociation and president 'iff the. Kiwanis Club; J. F. Cannon, v4je president and general manager of thqMpiacqssett Mills, i and president of the Cabarrus County ••'air Association, and Major W. A. Foil. Public spirited citizens are co-operat ing to make the special edition as great .1 success as the fair. The two go hand .n baud. Over $40,000 has been spent : o provide a modern fair grounds. Over SIOOOO will be spent in prizes, prem iums, entertainment and other expenses. X crowd of at least 75,000 people is profit for tlie fair, and the formation of hoped for, which will mean a Substantial a fund to further extend the grounds and increase the prize list next year, all with the object in view of making the Cabarrus County Fair the best and big gest south of tlie Mason and Dixon line. The Tribune and Times management in deciding to publish the special edition devoted to promoting tlie fair and adver tising the wonderful accomplishments of recent years in Cabarrus and Concord, has found the public spirited citizens in a receptive mood. Those who have been approached to take advertising space have been liberal in their support. Only u few have as yet been iuterviewew. The news and advertising staff of Tlie Trib une and Times has been augmented by the employment of three experienced news writers and advertising writers, whose services are at the disposal of those who desire to participate in the -pecia 1 edition. Gen. Bowiey to Go to High Point. (By the Associated Press.) High Point, N. C.. Sept. 21.—Gener al A. J. Bowiey, commanding officer of Fort Bragg, N. C., has accepted an invi tation to attend tlie Pageant of Progress to be produced here October 25, it lias been announced by J. Elwooil Cox, the chairman 'of the committee iu charge of arrangements for the event. Governor Morrison, of North Carolina, Governor McLeod, of South Carolina, and Frank Page, chairman of the North Carolina Highway Commission, also have accepted invitations to attend the pageunt. Scietiiists say that radium throws off uioiii.li heat to bring ! t? own weight of weler to boiling point every hour for two or three thousand years. Start Now If you merely earn a living and save nothing during your few productive years, what will you do when you have reached the period of diminishing returns; what will become of you and those dependent on you if you have not stored up something for life’s winter? You will be amoftg those of whom Walt Mason says “Each Winter the thrift less send up the old wail, the heedless, the shiftless, the fellows who fail.” i Make up your mind now that you will not be one of these. LEARN TO FINANCE YOURSELF now, by tak ing out some shares in series No. 52 of this OLD RELI ABLE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. START NOW CABARRUS COUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND SAV INGS ASSOCIATION Office in Concord National Bank ♦ PACKING PLANT RUINED BY DAMAGING BLAZE Swift & Co.'s Plant in Birmingham Is j Wrecked by a Fire of Undetermined I Origin During the Day. «Ny ll»e AKBOclnted Preo*.» [ Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 22.—Fire of. undetermined origin today wrecked the packing plant of Swift & Co., on Morris avenue in tlie heart of Birmingham's wholesale district, and their contents were consumed by the blaze. The refrig erating plant was -believed to have been ruined. Immense quantities of lard and other packing house products caused a spectacular fire which gave tlie firemen a difficult battle. ! The loss is estimated at $250,000 by 1*• M. Peace, branch store manager. It . was his opinion that the fire originated in the smoke houses where meats are cured by wood fires. | Capt. Brown, of Hose Company No. 1, was injured, and removed to a local hos pital. j LAWRENCE GLVES HIS SIDE OF CONTROVERSY About Letter From Senator Hiram John | son. Which Was Recently Made Pub lic. (By the Associated Press.) 1 San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 22.—An drew M. Lawrence, publisher of the San Francisco Journal, who first gave public ity to a private letter written by U. S. Senator Hiram W. Johnson, discussing his political chances in 1!)24. printed in the Journal today his version of the manner in which the version was obtain ed. ! His disclosure followed allegations yes i terdny that the letter Written to O. K. MeClatehy. editor of tile Sacramento Bee, had been stolen from the private j files of Albert E. Boynton, chairman of the republican state central committee by Geo. C. Hardwick, a former employe. FAIL TO NAME HEAD * 1 FOR M. P. COLLEGE Trustees Meeting at High Point Again Postpone Election of President for the School. I High Point. Sept. 21.—After having been in session for several hours,- the trustees of the Methodist Protestant College, in special session here today to name a president of the institution, ad journed without having made a selec tion. i After the meeting, which WAS -fie-U' behind Closed doors, it was explained that the names of several prominent edu cators were considered for the position, but action was postponed indefinitely., The trustees declined to make public tlie names of the men considered. Hie Methodist Protestant College is being established on the .Greensboro road inside the city limits of High Point. One building, the Roberts Hall, already lias been completed. The trustees plaii to open the building iu the fall of 1!)24. MARTIAL LAW IS NOW PLANNED FOR BULGARIA Government Will Take Action to Pre vent Spread of Insurrectionary Agita tion. Paris, Sept. 22 (By the Associated Press). —The Bulgarian legation here announced today that it had received word that the government of Sofia had decided to declare martial law through out the country, in order to prevent the spread of insurrectionary agitation. The legation announced it had receiv ed an absolute denial from Sofit of re ports that a provisional revolutionary government had been proclaimed iu some parts of the country. According to the official version, outbreaks are confined to soutern Bulgaria. Death of Jos. H. Smith. (By tbe Associated Press. Winston-Salem, Sept. 22. —Jos. H. Smith, aged 75. of Yass, Moore County, who assisted iu establishing tlie bound ary lines when Camp Bragg was located near Fayetteville, died Friday night at the home of E. L. Anderson, just south of this city after a few hours illness with apoplexy. Mr. Smith came here the first of last week to testify in a law case be ing tried in the Superior Court. The re mains were sent to Yass for interment. Five Sacks of Mail Stolen. , (By the Associated Press.) Xeeuali, Wis., Sept. 22.—Five sacks of mail containing 'registered 'matter were stolen ,-from the Chicago A North- Western baggage room here early today, | according to the police. KIWANIS MEETING Constitution of United States Subject at Weekly Meeting of the Club. Constitution Week was fittingly ob served by the Kiwanis Club of Concord at its regular meeting on Friday evening at the Y. M. C. A. with an -rw by Prof. Hinton McLeod, an <• , the constitution by I.e Crowe) ~., cap tain of Team No. 3, in charge of the program. Two vocal solos by Miss Mary McLaughlin, with accompaniments by ; Miss Nell Herring, added much pleasure to the program of the evening. , No business matters of importance 1 were taken up by tlie club. Attention of the members was called to the Ki wanis Day luncheon and meeting with ■ the Charlotte Kiwaniaus during tlie Made , in-Carolinas Exposition, aud all Kiwan ians who can possibly do so were urged , to attend that meeting. The big ludch , eon will be held at 1 p. m. on the after , noon of September 27th, at the chamber of commerce. Secretary Cline also read an invitation from the Aberdeen Kiwanis Club to the local Kiwanians to attend Kiwanis Day at the Sandhill Fair which will be held on October 31st, when it is hoped to have a thousand Kiwanians present. The article read by Hinton McLeod, in part is as follows: One hundred and thirty six years ago the Constitution of the United States was signed at .Philadelphia. Tlie event is being celebrated throughout the coun try by the 1,100 Kiwanis clubs today and all during this week, which has be come known as “Constitution Week." Most governmental offices have joined in tlie movement to stimulate interest in file desire to learn more about this great charter of American liberties, and what it means to every individual. People are pausing in the midst of their business aud family affairs to de vote some attention to that 'rule of ac tion which binds all the people of this country together and affords them the means for a personal progress not pos sible in any other nation. To many people the Constitution is an abstrac tion, but its langauge is certainly sim ple and clear. Its essential principles are easy to understand. James M. Beck, solicitor general ofi the United States, has summarized the principles in the following manner: First—That ours is a representative government, where tlie exercise of pow ers is confined to responsible represen tatives of the people. Second—That it provides for a dual form of government, whereby full pow ers on all questions which do not neces sarily require a uniform rule over the whole country are reserved to the states and the people therein. Third—The guarantee of individual liberty through constitutional limitations, where each individual has certain in alienable rights. Fourth —The independent judiciary, which is the balance wheel of the con ’‘■titation: ' * ,- Fifth—System of checks and balances whereby it was sought to divide official authority and responsibility, also that power should never be concentrated in one man, of even one branch of govern ment. Concurrent power of the Senate and tile Kbecutfve over foreign relations of the government. Lee Crowell in his talk on the Con stitution gave a general outline of the powers aud rights granted by that nms erpiece. and also on the nineteen amend ments which have been added to it. His talk was very instructive, and was great ly appreciated by every one present. He closed his talk with “The American Creed." which was accepted by the House of Representaives on April 3, 1018, and which follows: I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a repub lic : a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and insep arable; established upon those princi ples of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives anil fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to Rive it: to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to re spect its ttag; and to defend it against all enemies. The 'U’endanee prize was drawn by Gilbert Hendrix. The program on next Friday will be in charge of Team No. 5, Jacob O. Moose, captain. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at a Decline of 4 to 35 Points—Settled After the Call. (Rv the AMficfatoff Pres*. New York, Sept. 22.—The cotton mar ket was, lower during today's early trad ing, under further liquidation and scat tered selling promoted by tlie easier showing of Liverpool, and reports that Lancashire mills using American cotton would continue pn half time during Oc tober. The market opened steady at a decline of 4 to 35 points, and was set tled after the call with October easing off to 20.05 and December to 28.57. or . about 25 tto 28 points lower. Cotton futures opened steady. Oet. 29.10; Dec. 28.73; Jan. 28.12; March 28.05; May 25.00. I. \V. \V. WORKERS ARE I CALLED ON TO STRIKE [Members of Organization Seek Release | of All War Prisoners Now in. Prison. (By the Associated Preas.) Chicago, Sept. 22.—Marine transport ! workers branch of the I. W. IV. has call ed a strike effective last midnight on the Great Lakes, and similar strikes are ill effect, or will be called in the Gulf mid seaboard ports for release of war prison ers and other demands, aci-oriling to lo cal officials. , Local steamship officials said no strike was in effect, to their kouwledge. Navy Lost Mnch in Earthquake. Tokio, Sept. 22 (By the Associated Press). —The loss to the Japanese navy by the Mu'thquake is estimated at 100,- 000,000 yen $50,000,000) by Admiral Takrnbe, minister of the navy. Cotton on the local market is quoted at 28 1-2 cents per pound; cotton seed Mt 66 cents per bushel. / • ASSOCIATED • « PRESS * • DISPATCHES * NO. 225. nun held OFTHEWHITE HOUSE This Statement Made at a Klan Meeting Held in West Virgina—Says Members of Congress Belong to Klan. REPORT RIDICULED AT WHITE HOUSE “Too Ridiculous to Be Dis cussed,” is the Way White House Officials Answered Question About Initiation. fßy the 4N»udate4 PrM«,» Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 22.—That the Ku Klux Klan held initiation in the dining room of the White House was the statement of Rev. Basil Newton,, of Ok lahoma, representing the Klan Imperial Council in an address to "a large audience of Klansmen and others at Hurricane last night, during a Klan celebration of the opening of the Charleston-Huntington road. “We have 227 in the House of Repre sentatives. and 27 in the IT. S. Senate.” the speaker said, “and we held one ini tiation in the dining room of the White House. You know what that means.” "He forgot to mention five members of the Harding cabinet," Dr. V. T. Churchman, of Charleston, head of the Klan organization in this section, whis pered to a newspaper man beside him. Klansmen from Charleston, Hunting ton and other West Virginia and Ken tucky communities affected by the open ling of the road made up the greater I part of the audience. Too Ridiculous to Discuss. Washington, Sept. 22. —The statement of the Rev. Basil E. Newton, at Charles ton. W. Ya., that an initiation of Klans men had been held in the White House was declared today by White House of ficials to be “too ridiculous to discuss.” DR. CHASE FORMALLY OPENS THE UNIVERSITY More Than 2.000 Have Already Regis tered For the Opening of the Fall Term. Chapel Hill. Sept. 21.—The 130th year of the University of North Carolina got its formal start today. When President •/incMt. iVuodbm'u - Chase j* dress of welcome to-’ the old and new men it was learned that more than 2,000 air ready had registered for the fall term, with matriculation still going on. It will be perhaps several days before the exact number is known, but between 2.100 and 2.2(Xt is a good estimate for the fall term, while the number should go beyond 2.200 after Christinas. I)r. T. .T. Wilson. Jr., the registrar, said months ago that he expected 750 freshmen entrance certificates. Last night he found the exact number in hand to be 752. Exactly how many freshmen are here is not known, but the certifi cates usually furnish a pretty good index. The opening exercises were in Memorial hall. President Chase's address made a deep impression, especially on the new men. His theme was on the “American ideal of life, liberty and the pursuit of hapjuness as applied to universities.” He-fieclared that to attain this ideal one must be everlastingly searching for the truth. “A university's own pereuliar task, its concern in allthat it touches.” he asserted, “is with the truth. This is the central fact of its life—the fact that here, in an atmosphere which gives tune for thought and which is designed through and through to stimulate thought, men can come to some understanding of the truth about their world. “ 'Seek ye the truth and the truth make you free’ ” he quoted. August Births 5.839; Deaths 2.337 in North Carolina. Raleigh. Sept 21.—There were 2.337 deaths and 5. S 3!) birth in North Caro lina during August, according to the monthly report of I>r. F. M. Register, director of the bureau of vital statistics of the state board of health. The general death rate for the month was 10.5 per 1.000 population, while the death rate fop the month previous was 15.43 per 1.000 population. The general birth rate for August was 20.4. while the birth rate for July was 30.43 for the 1.000 popu'ation. The death rate for infants under two years of age was given for August ns 3.3 per 1.000 imputation- Two hundred and twenty-six of the deaths were attributed to tuberculosis; 50 to typhoid fever. 24 to diphtheria, 32 to pellagra and 203 to diarrhea and enteritis among children under two years of age. With Our Advertisers. Special bargains in every department at the Parks-Belk Co. See new ad. Start now saving for old age by tak ing some stock in the 52nd series of the Cabarrus County Building Loan and Snv- • ings Association. Special features in shoes for boys at the l’arker Shoe Store. Lard has advanced in price but the Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co. is making special prices on this commodity just now. Now is the best time to get your coal. Price is evpected to advance soon. Coll A. B. Pounds. Save part of your earnings now In the Citizens Bank and Trust Company and 1 your future will be assured. Denby Not to Resign. | tk« Associate* Press, i Washington, Sept. 22.—Official dennal was made at the White House today of I reports that Secretary Denby is to re- I j sign and is to be succeeded by Assis tant Secretary Roosevelt.
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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