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VOLUME XXIII
GOVERNOR MORRISON.
10 ISSUE CALL FOR
SPECIAL COURT TERIfI!
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A Special Term of Mitchell j
County Court Will Be Held 1
Soon To Try the Negro,
John Goff.
DATE FOR TRIAL
STILL UNCERTAIN
i
If Regular Judge Presides It
Will Be Held Week of Oc
tober 29th or Week of
November the sth. r
(By the AMorliltd Press.)
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 4. —Governor Mor
rißon this afternoon will issue n call for a
special term of Mitchell County Superior
Court in order to expedite the trial of
John Goff, alleged negro assailant of a
(KV-year old white woman of near Spruce
Pine, it was announced this morning by
the Governor's Secretary.
If the trial is to be before Judge T.
B. Findley, resident judge of the 17th
district, which ■ includes Mitchell County,
a special term of court will have to be
called for either the week of October 20
or the week of November sth. the ohly
open dates the jurist has in the near fu
ture, according to the North Carolina
Court calendar.
As solicitor of the 17th district. John
J. Hayes probably will prosecute the
case of John Goff.
Everything Continues Quiet.
Spruce Pine. Oct. 4.-r(By the Asso
ciated Press). —Order after a week of
disorder and excitment, seemed to have
been restored here today. Troops were
on duty in the town, but their presence
seemed little needed. Negroes, who last
weWt aatfe hasty exits, following the at
tack on an aged white woman f>.v a ne
gro. were back at wqrk on the town
sewer construction, in tfie mines, and out
in the county on the roads of the state
highway system. No one seemed to no
tice the negroes, and they were unmo
lested. ,
Feeling which ran liijji lie re earlier in
the week seemed.have sjßtslded. The
troops serial as a cOftstUnt /minder of
Governor “meron Morrison"' edict that
-'<wd**r mils* be .restored a<il tff uegeoes,
left in peace, but the town .folk and
those in from the country seemed more
interested in the tri-county fair than in
the negroes who have returned and those
'expected back today.
Spruce Pine Conditions Again Reaching
Normal.
Spruce Pine, Oct. 3.—With negroes
who were driven out of Spruce Pine last
week by armed bands of aiigrv citizens
returning ti' their jobs' oil highwitjr con
struction and in. the mines, this town to
day passed one of the most normal days
since the troops came here last week,
following an attack upon a white woman
by a negroe, which caused flic deporta
tions.
Four negroes arrived this afternoon
from Spartanburg, S. C„ and as in the
ease of other negroes who have returned,
they were escorted to the Construction
camp by cavalry. Negroes who returned
yesterday worked today on highway pro
jects and were not molested by citizens.
Explanation of the mysterious lights
flashed 1 from one mountain top to another
early this morning and which caused the
dispatch of two squads of soldiers to the
mountains to investigate, were still lack
ing tonight. The soldiers found noth
ing out of the ordinary. Reports reach
ing here tfmp many of the mountaineers
are displeased at the return of the ne
groes, but no one hns molested those who
have returned.
Arrest of the members of the mob
which carried out the deportation is ex-,
pected before the end of the week. A
report current here today 'was that Gov
ernor Morrison is being urged to re
quest county authorities nob to press the
charges, a pledge being given that the
returning negroes will not be molested.
Another report prevalent is that mem-
Our Kind of Association Has Been Called
THE POOR MAN’S BANK
; But We Serve All Classes of Men—Also Wofnen and
1 Children, If You Please
‘\ V THE BUSINESS MAN—Who wishes to safeguard \
s his future by accumulating a fund entirely separate and -
> distinct, from his business.
* THE PROFESSIONAL MAN—Who has the judg- |
■ ment to see that we provide a safe investment yielding the ' ;
; maximum rate bf consistent with safety.
! " THE WORKING MAN—Who wishes to have an . \
available fund between himself and the troubles which he f
■ would otherwise face in the event of sickness, accident or {
s lack of work.
THE SALARIED MAN—Who feels his best chances ■
; are to stay with a large concern, but has the sane judgment s
to put part of his salary where it will give him a reasonable |
* degree of independence.
j There Is No Better . Way to “Save Than Taking Out Some
s Shares in This Old Reliable Building and Loan Asso-
I ' ciation.
1 Series No. 52 Now Open—Start Now. Loans Made
Promptly
CABARRUS COUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND SAV
INGS ASSOCIATION
j Office in Concord National Bank
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The Concord Daily Tribune
CONVICTS IN KENTUCKY
PRISON STILL FIGHTING
Men Have Barricaded Themselves in the
Dining Room—Planning to Drive Them
Out.
IBy tk. Associated Press.)
j Pddyville, Ky., Oct. 4.—This morn-
I ing’s sun swung up over Lyon's county
| bills to light the scene for a tense drama,
, the successive, acts of which were being
, unfolded on probably the strangest stage
i "on which men ever were caused by des
‘ tiny play upon in Kentucky,
i Hemmed in by the grim gray stone
’walls of the western Kentucky
iteutiar.v, three convict murderers who
1 yesterday killed on guard and wounded
; three others; one of whom died this inorn
j ing. in an attempt to shoot,their way to
freedom, were barricaded in a three
| story brick dining room, the central
structure of the prison plant. The con
; victs apparently were conserving ammo 1
! nition for their automatic pistols and
waiting.
i From behind the walls of their fort
ress tile desperadoes faced a sudden
death.
j , The first plans fbday sot; driving the
l the desperadoes from the stronghold
without further less of life included an
ingenius scheme to nse tint pipes of steam
heating plant for forcing tear gas and
red pepper into the room where .the men
are hidden.
The gas and pepper ideri. however,
was abandoned as impracticable after
a survey of the situation. Instead, plans
were made to train machine guns on the
building, maintain steady fire, and at
an opportune moment rush to the struc
ture with the guards and state soldiers
who number more than 100.
NO SOLUTION SO FAR
OF MURDER MYSTERY
Body of Man Found in Girl’s Dressing
Room at Scuthside Bathing Beach.
(By the Anonatnl Press. I
Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 4.—lnvestigation
of the Pittsburgh murder mystery today
centered about the identity of three girls,
a snapshot of whom was found in. the
clothing that covered the torso of a white
man when it was discovered yesterday in
the girls' dressing room at Southside
Bathing Beach, situated on the Monon
gnhcla River.
A trial of blood led a group of boys to
a grave more than 175 feet from the
dressing room Tuesday, night where the
man's head was found buried more than
a foot deep in the "sand. Near the spot
was found a suit of blood stained under
clothing, leading the detectives to believe
tlie head was wrapped in the garment
and carried tp the spit.
Disastrous Fire at Blowing Rock.
(Apedal to The Trlbunel
Hickory, Oct. 4.—Eight buildings, in
clnijiiif tlie poetoffice, at
"were burned last 'night' entainhg a loss
between s<lo,ooo and $70,000. The
flahies started at Lentz Brothers • gen
eral merchandise store shortly before
midnight and burned practically an en
tire block ip'frtre they were brought tin
der control.
Mail Delivery Service Increased at Ashe
ville.
<Bv the Associated Press.)
.Asheville. N. C\, Oct. 4.—Mail deliv
ery service here was increased this week,
necessitating the employment of six new
carriers.
bers of the mob are Willing to submit to
a minor charge in connection with the
deportation and to - promise goqd beha
vior in the future. Neither of these
reports were confirmed today in official
circles and no indication lias been given
that the original plan, to arrest and
prooecute members of the mob, had been
altered;
Hundreds of Mitchell county citizens
visited the tri-county fair here today and
the crowds maintained good order.
No estimate of the length gs time
troops will be here is available at mili
tary hendqubrters. It is known that
feeling against the negroes Hi much
stronger in the county thnn in the town,
and the negroes who began work today
on road projects in the county will be
the first to work outside the town limits
since the deportation last week. They
will be afforded military proction if it
becomes necessary.
Governor Morrison's orders are that
the troops shnll remain on duty until
all danger of molestation by the whites
is past. No one here is willing to ven
ture an opinion as to when the danger
ous period will end.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1923
LOCATE POISON IN
MRS. WEBB’S BODY,
OFFICERS ANNOUNCE
Grand Jury to Make Investi
gation to Determine Weal
thy Woman Was Murder
ed, As Is Believed.
GRAND JURY TO
MEET NEXT WEEK I
.It Is Believed That She Was'
Victim of Slow Poisoning,
and the Action of Friends
Started Investigation.
(By the Associated Press.)
White Plains, N. J,'.. Oct. 4. —Poison
has been found in the kidneys of Mrs.
Gertrude Gorman Webb, wealthy New,
York and Philadelphia society woman,
and the Westchester County grand jury,
it lias been anouneed, will investigate her
death in an endeavor to see if she was
murdered.
Several witnesses already "have been
heard by the neiv jury, among them Dr.
Wm. .T. Meyer, who attended Mrs. IVebb '
just before her death and who first indi
cated that she died under mysterious cir
cumstances. and Mrs. Margaret P. John
stone. wife of a former NMv York judge,
who declared her childhood friend had
been the victim of slow poisoning.
Dr. A. O. Goettger. toxiologist. who ex
amined Mrs. Web's vital organs, reported
late yesterday that certain quantities of
iwiison were found in the body. The
grand jury put the ease over till next
Monday when the investigation will be
begun in earnest.
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THE COTTON MARKET # i
Was Rather Nervous and Unsettled Dur- ]
ing Early Trading Tbdaly.—October 1 ,
Off. j
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Oct. 4.—The cotton market
was rather nervous and unsettled during
today’s early trading. There was some .
covering at the opening, prompted by wet
went heir in the southwest 'and theyle
seemed to be just about as much trade
buying to fix prices as there was hedge
selling by the South. The market op
enedctSteady at an advance of 10 iioiuts
to a ' dpclin/'of’ V points. .October sold ,
off to 28.57 or 3 points net lower, and
later months showed net losses of 11 to I
18 points with December declining to I
28.24. |
Gotten futures opened steady. Oct. ■
28.75: Dec. 28.40; Jan. 27.H0; March I
27.88; May 27.95.
GOVERNOR MORRISON FAVORS
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
Would Let People Show Preference bi
State; Wants to Go to Convention.
Charlotte, Oct. 2.—ln announcing last
night his candidacy for membership in
the North Carolina delegation to the
Democratic National Convention. Gov
ernor Morrison declared he had no de
cided leanings toward any man now re
garded as a candidate for the Presiden
tial nomination and advoeiated the hold
ing of a primary in North Carolina, “in
| which the people may be allowed to reg
ister their choice of a Presidential! can
-1 didate.”
| Prominent Young People Married in
Charlotte.
Charlotte, Oct. 3.—Miss Alice Ger
trude Walker, daughter of the late Rob
’ ert J. Walker and Mrs. Walker of Char
| lote. and Starke Spottswood Dillard, of
Lynchburg. Va.. were married tonight at
the Church of Holy Comforter, the rec
tor, Rev. Robert Bruce Owens, officiat
’ ing. Owing to the recent death of Mr.
' Walker the wedding was a quiet affair.
’ The bride’s one attendant was her sis
ter, Miss Roberta Walker. The groom's
. best man was Dr. Powell Dillard, of
. Lynchburg. The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, Alexander
’ Walker. Among the ushers was Pats
Dira, of Lynchburg, Va. The mar
riage was of wide social note owing to
the promineuce of the bride and bride
» groom.
Advertising the State Fair.
(By tM associated Press.)
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 2.—To advertise
the North Carolina State Fair here Oc
tober 15-19. 100 Raleigh business men
will leave here tomorrow morning on the
I “State Fair Special” for a two days’
trip on which they will visit 32 towns;
'at each of which they will speak in the
(interests of the fair.
The trip was been arranged by the
' RnTeigh Chamber of Commerce. The par
'ty of business men going on it will be
under the direction of John Park, Ral
eigh newspaper publisher.
With the party on the 'State Fair
Special” will be 17 speakers who will
carry to their audiences in the various
towns invitations to attend the fair and
assurances of a welcome to Raleigh.
Magnus Johnson Causes Stir at White
House.
j Washington, Oct. 3.—Magnus John
son, tlie new senator from Minnesota,
has been here and gone. He is not as
wild as pictured. At the White House
today he talked softly and walked gent
ly. He crested quite a stir among the
officials and the visitors there. Every
body sedmed to -be eager to get a look
ji at him.
j Mr. Johnson has a face like that of
I the lalte Col., Theodore Roosevelt, with
out the rows of fierce teeth.
Among those to meet Mr. Johnson, by
accident at the White House were Ma
rion Butler and Marshal L. Mott, for
■ merly of Statesville, but more recently
I of Oklahoma. Mr. Mott was very much
• amused at the way the crowd eyed the
! , man with the hoe.
I .
CIVILIAN DICTATOR [
TALK IS f ARD IN I
BERLIN AT PRESENT
If Such a Dictator is Estab
lished His Regime Will Be j
Supported by Marial Law,
Under Presenjt Plans.
STRESEMAN HAS
LOST HISS CONTROL
At Present He is Powerless 1
For Cabinet* Resigned.—
May Be Appointed Dicta
tor, if Plans Materialize.
Beilin.' Oct. 4 (By the Associated
Press). —With the retirement of Chan
cellor Stresemnnn's coalition cabinet <
there is talk of the establishment of a i
civilian dictator supported by martial i
law. Dr. Stresenmnn himself is spoken
of in some quarters as well fitted to take i
over such an office in view of his expe- i
rience in economics and finances. Mean- i
while lie has been invited by President
Ebert to form a new ministry.
.The resignation of the cabinet came i
last night after the four socialist mem- I
bers had withdrawn following their re- i
jeetion of a compromise proposed by the i
chancellor on the eight-hour law. Tin*
bourgeoise members voted to retire in a
body and authorized Dr. Stresemann to
inform President Ebert of their decision.
The chancellor returned from a visit to
the President after midnight and imme
diately received the (lermaii editors, to j,
whom lie reviewed the events leading up |
to the retirement of his ministry.
It is noteworthy tint although tlie
cabinet members among themselves were
in full accord on all issued, this concur
rence of opinion was jacking in individ
ual parties from the ministers represent
ed.
MAN KILLS HIMSELF
IN FUNERAL PARLORS
John H. Pleasants Committed Suicide
During Funeral in Los Angeles Under
taking Parlors.
(By tbs Associated Press.)
Los AugelJb. Oct. 4; —John H. Pleas
ants. 40. walked into the chapel of an
undertaking establi*jiji>(pit wliHe a fun
eral service .was hefnc conducted yester
day, stopped at the casket and asked;
“Is this a funeral?"
“Yes.” some one replied.
I Pleasants then drew a pistol and shot.
| himself in the .head. He died one hour
later.
Was Native oi Asheville, t
Laurel. Miss., Oct. 4.—-dolm Hi Pleas
ants, who killed himself yesterday in Los
Angeles, was from 1904 to 1019 second
yice■ president and manager of the Laurel
Mills here, one of the South's largest cot
ton industries. He was a native of Ashe
ville. He leaves a widow and one son.
DAUGHTERS GET TO
REAL PROGRAM TODAY |
Formal Greetings Received and Opening
Preliminaries Hekl Wednesday Even-'
ing.
(By tbe Associate* Press. I
Greensboro, Oct. ti.—With formal |
greetings received and all the opening
preliminaries out of the way, the annual
State convention of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy reached its real
program today. The morning session,
called to order at 9:30 o'clock by the
president, included roll! call by chapters,
introduction of general and honorary of
ficers, and consideration of busines mat
ters.
At 1 o’clock the convention is to be
entertained at a luncheon at the North
Carolina College for Women as guests
of the Lions and Civitans clubs.
This evening will be featured by pres
entation of a “Children of the Confed
eracy,” a program nndfie the direction of
Mrs. Charles S. Wallace, of Morehead
City.
Says MrTigue Will Fight.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 4.—Mike Mc-
Tigue, light heavyweight champion of
the world, was ready to defend his title
against Young Stribling, of Macon, Ga.,
here this afternoon, according to an an
nouncement made at noon by Major J.
Paul Jones, head of tlie American Legion,
lost post, promoting the fight. Major
.Tones declared the fight would start at
4 p. m.' Central Time.
A cement sidewalk is being laid in
front of the Baptist Church and parson
age on the west side of Spring street.
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Rube Race, Olie of the fferUa of Twentieth Century Wonders at the Coming Ca
barrus Comity Fair
IAN WOMAN” FOUND
NOT GUILT! AND IS
BACK IN OLD ROLE
Fred G. Thompson Freed in
Chicago Court Where He
Was Charged With Killing
Richard Tesmer.
VERDICT GREETED
WITH CHEERING
Throughout the Trial Thomp
son Retained Feminine Ac
tion, But Changed Some
After the Verdict.
ißy the A MMOdated Pr «**•.)
Chicago, Oct. 4.—Acquitted of the
charge of having shot and killed Rich
ard C. Tesmer, wealthy insurance brok
er in a holdup last summer, Fred ft.
Thompson last night reassumed the per
manent role that for fourteen years per
mitted him to go unchallenged as a wo
man. and eleven years ago to marry
Frank Carriok.
Feminine throughout the trial in his
actions, gestures and remarks, despite
the rough male garb of the jail prison
er. Thompson as if startled by the ver
dict. womanlike, shrank toward his coun
sel as tlie jury foreman pronounced the
words of acquittal.
He immediately recovered. Tiowever,
and tlie temperament of the old days as
a cabaret entertainer asserted itself as
Thompson swung up on a table and re
j quested nobody to go until he had thank
jed everyone. Cheers and cries of ap
proval of the verdict were shrieked as
men and women rushed about the ‘•man
woman** to congratulate him. a
JUDGE PERSONALLY NABS
WORTHLESS BOND FORGER
Knocks Him Down in Turkish Rath and
Sits on Him Till Cops Come.
Chicago, Oct. 2.—Judge Francis Ror
relli got a man today he has been seek
ing for a long time. The judge found
him in a Turkish bath, koncked him
down and sat on him until the police
arrived.
The Judge was peeved because the
prisoner, William Meyer, is said to have
slipped over four worthies* bonds in his
T'mfrty m/ the strength of which' George
Holmes, accused of four robberies, was
released. The bonds were signed “David
R. L‘ce. ? * Two men -who are alleged
to have induced Meyer to affix that name
were, arrested today.- All * three were
held on Hiarges of perjury and conspir*-*
acy.
With Otir Advertisers. Hf
During Oetoller .the iPbricord wAd Kan
naiXdis Gas Co. wifi give absolutely
free With eVef.v Clinmbers Pireless range
purchased' a Humphrey Radiniitfire as
shown in their ad. in this paper.
The Parker Shoe Store say* in a big
three-column ad. today that it can save
|you from SI.OO to SB.OO on each pair of
shoes you buy there. Read the ad.'for
i proof of this statement,
j Why delay buying your coal’and pay
|more? See ad. of A'. R. Pounds.
I The Cabarrus (’ash Grocery Co. has
| just received another car of- Spartan
feeds.
H. R. Wilkinson can tell you how you
can cut down your cost of living for the
next six months. Fill out the coupon
in his ad. today. *
There is no better way to save than
to take out some shares in the building
and loan association. See ad. today of
the Cabarrus County R. L. and S.'Asso
ciation and see Gilbert Hendrix at once.
W. A. Overcnsh offers yon men’s suits
and Overcoats at very attractive prices.
Falls id Asphalt: Hardens; Have to
Chop Him Loose.
’Canton, Ohio, Oot\ B.—After chopping
with axes for more than two hours to
day, workmen succeeded in rescuing P.
P. Hassan, 8(5, from a block of asphalt
where he had been imbedded all night.
Only his head, right arm and shoulder
were visible.
Hassan fell over a small embankment
into a pool of warm asphalt while walk
ing near an asphalt plant last- night.
He became exhausted trying to free him
self, and lay down. In the meantime
the asphalt hardened.
His ,calls for help were finally heard
by a workman shortly before (5 o’clock
this morning. Remaining , conscious,
Hasseii diYected- tlie cutting away , of the
asphalt which held him a prisoner. Has
ten apparently suffered no serious ef
fects.
HOW EARTHQUAKES
ARE MEASURED
*Some of World’s Greatest Scientists Are
Endeavoring to Foretell Them.
Washington, D. C., Oct. B.—The awful
cataclysm that plunged Japan into mourn
ing has aroused scientists all o'"'
world in their endeavor t
some degree of accuracy, t
great earthquake.
These terrible volcanic xrpiTeavals are
already recorded, measured, and tabulat
ed by amazingly delicate instruments,
but all the devices possessed by science
have not as yet been able to predict
when and where the overwhelming forces
of Nature will next break loose.
Seimology. or the science of earth
quakes, is one of the oldest known sci
ences. for when the Romans were sub
d.viug ancient Rritain the (Jiinese com
pleted an instrument designed to record
the shocks that so constantly harrass
the Far East.
This took the form of a copper sphere,
about twenty-five feet round, with a
Ipng pillar at the top which was sus
pended so that it could swing in any one
of eight directions. The sphere con
tained eight dragon heads. In the mouth
of each of these was placed a ball, so
that when the pillar was moved by any
rfembling of the earth it would knock
a ball down, thus showing in which di
rection the earthquake had occurred.
British scientists later devised a re?s
mograph wdiich consisted simply of a
basin of treacle. When the earth shook
the treacle moved, and left a mark on
the side of the basin that indicated from
.which direction the shock had come.
The instruments are much more com
plicated now. and shocks can be record
ed and measured iu observatories fully
10.000 miles away from the scene of the
disturbance by means of the sensitive
Milne-Shaw seismograph. This eons’sto
of an upright column supporting without
friction a horizontal boom which sways
according to the earth tremors. A needle
at the end of the boom is slit to allow a
spot of light to fall upon sentitized pa
ocr. and thus shows a straight line when
the instrument is at rest. When there j
is any movement, however, the light
shows it. and a clockwork attachment i
records the exact time of each “tremble.” j
The place of origin of the shock is lo
cated by the time taken for the shock to
be recorded, for there are three types of
earth “waves.” which rush outward at i
varying speeds. Tlie observer knows that
if. say. 1(5(5 seconds elapse between the
first and second shocks, the earthquake J
is 1.000 miles distant, and So on.
By means of taken at two or
three different points, it is possible to
determii|e almosj where yjie
trouble lies and the area over which it
operates. At some observatories as many
as 4,000 shocks are recorded in a year,
although, of course, nearly all of these
»re very -eligbt. wist of t hem being * the.
result of disturbances beneath the ocean
bed.
According to the most, up-to-date au
thorities, earthquakes are caused by the
solid outer .“crust” of the earth, gradual
ly “creeping” northward. This lhove
rrient. however slow, causes an enormous
strain iu places, and. when the, strain
becomes too great tlie earth cracks.
In order: to increase their knowledge
of earthquakes, some of the world’s great
est scientists have experiments with ar
tificial explosions in mines, and they hope
that in time they will be able to warn
the inhabitants of volcanic districts when
disturbances are likely to occur.
Germany’s Come-Back on Sea Alarming
to Her Competitors.
Copenhagen, Oct. B.—German shippiug
is showing remarkable recuperative pow
ers, so jinlcli so that other maritime
states are today concerned lest this
"dreaded competitor soon will regain her
old position.” The quotation is from
the Scandinavian Shipping Gazette,
which publishes an article on the sub
ject. 1
In 1020 Germany had 420.000 gross
tons of steamers and mot or ships, accord
ing to this authority, and in June of 1028
a total of 2..Y10.000 tous.
‘‘Bitter complains are made against
the resumption of the German competi
tion in practically all waters, but per
haps principally in South American
seas.” the Gazett says in conclusion.
In a telephone conversation with friends
here yesterday, (’apt. Kenneth E. (’aid
well. commander of Company E, stated
that all of the member* of the Concord
company are in excellent shape at their
camp at Spruce Pine, where they are
going special duty at present. (’apt.
Caldwell was unable to give any idea ns
to the length bf time the men will have
to remain in Spruce Pine, but intimated |
that the company probably will be there I
for some time.
Mrs. D. A. McLaurin entered the Con-1
cord Hospital Wednesday and will sub-1
mit to au operation. j
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
I New Interest Quarter j
Double Your Savings-It Can Be Done
All deposits in our Savings Department made by Oc
tober l()th will draw interest from October first.
We paid our depositors—on their savings, $25,000.00
interest for the past year. Did you get your part?
THE CONCORD NATIONAL BANK 1
Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $135,000.00 |
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NO. 232.
SETTLEMENT OF THE
r nS IN OKLAHOMA
IN HANDS OF COURT
Members of Legislature Seek
Authority From District
Court to Hold Special Ses
sion at Once.
GOVERNOR FIGHTS
VOTE COUNTING
Still Trying to Prevent Elec
tion. Board From Making
Canvass of the Votes Cast
on Tuesday.
Oklahoma City. Oct. 4 (By the Associ
ated Press). —Members of the Oklahoma
legislature bent on instituting impeach
ment charges against Governor J. C.
Walton, went into district court here to
day to test their authority to convene
as an inquisitorial body without a call
from the Governor.
Meanwhile fn a separate court battle,
the Executive was marshalling his
forces to prevent the vitalizntion of a
constitutional amendment passed in Tues
day's special election which would dele
gate this power to the legislature. A
lengthy fight is in prospect. Members
of the legislature have declared they will
take the case to the V. S. Supreme Court,
if necessary. Until a final decision is
rendered, however, they have pledged to
essay no further meetings.
Hearing on application to make per- •
, 1 tnanent the district court injunction ob
'tained yesterday by Governor Walton to
| prevent the state, election board from
• : certifying returns from Tuesday's elec
tion to the Secretary of State is set for
, October Oth.
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A
CAROMNA-TENHESBEE CO. IS
VICTORIOUS IN POWER RATTLE
Sustained by Supreme Court in Chero
kee County Cases.
Raleigh, Oct. 3.—The Carolina-Ten
nessee Power Company emerges victo
riously from its long-fought legal battle
over power rights in Cherokee county,
with tlie handing down by the Supreme
Court this afternoon .of a batch of twelve
opinions. each upholding Trial Judge Me-
Elroy's decision in a dozen contemnation
'prdt-edihgs. -K-y e -
The oourt'fouml. with Judge Me Elroy,
that the Carol ina-Tennessee Company
has, prior water rights in Cherokee Coun
ty and that the claim of the Hiawasseo
Power Company and other defendants
that the- Carol!na-Tennessee was not
procpWlffigt "fft gooif faith a’nd had not
fulfilled all the requirements of its char
ter wits without supporting evidence.
Head of Mail Found by Group of Boys.
Pittsburgh. Oct. 3.—Three boys play
ing on the bank of the Monongahela
River tonight found the head of a man
imbedded a foot or more, in the sand.
The head is believed to be that from the
headless body of a white man found to
day in a girls' dressing., room of the
Southside bathing pool. The boys
among hundreds of others who had
searched the river bank all day, were «t
--tuacted by a few wliisps of hair in a pile
of small rocks. Poking among the rocks
and sand witli sticks they uncovered the
head which was taken to the morgue and
rtlaced beside the headless body. The
body remains unidentified tonight but
language experts declared , that an in
scription in l Arabic tatooed on the left
arm was the name “Hassan Halnnod.”
Scores of Automobile Dealers Applying.
<Br the Associated Prcss.l
Raleigh. N. C., Oct. 4.—Now that the
automobile title registration act passed
by the last General Assembly has gone
into effect (October 1) William H. Rich
ardson. private secretary to Governor
Morrison, reports that scores of automo
bile dealers throughout the State are
applying for notary of the public com
missions.
The new act requires automobile deal
ers to give affidavits testifying to the
sale of automobiles to purchasers. So,
to prevent inconvenience and expense,
I the automobile dealers are arranging ttt
| have notaries of the public in their shops,
it is said.
I The skin of the human palm is sev
! enty-six times as thick as that of the
1 eyelid.