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> ASSOCIATED > PRESS I DISPATCHES I«$« & & & VOLUME XXIII moFcono ' MI IS FMLLIf VOIDED ID FEE Mrs. E. R. Kellersberger Fa tally Shot Tuesday Morn ing at Home of Her Father in Koppel, Texas. funeralTto BE HELD IN CONCORD Body Will Be Brought Here and Interment Will Be in Oakwood Cemetery, Where Her Mother is Buried. (Special to The Tribune.) V Dallas, Texas, Oct. 24.—Mrs. E. }{. Kellersberger, thirty years old, was shot and fatally wounded in the home of her father, Phillips Roselle, on a farm near Kopperl. Bosque County. Tuesday. She lived after the fatal shot about 40 min utes, Mrs. Phillips Rosche, of Dallas, iter step-mother, surrendered to Sheriff Will Wright at Kimball. She phoned the officer by long distanee and notified hint Mrs. Kellersberger was killed, where upon Wright and a deputy from Merid ian. took charge of her. Mr. and Mrs. Bosehe had been separated and Mrs. Rosche left Dallas -Monday to go to Kopperl. Meanwhile Bosehe was in Dal las seeing the state fair. At an inquest held Tuesday by Ed. Nichols, justice of the peace at Morgan. Texas, and George Anderson, Rosqrte county attorney, a verdict was returned that Mrs. Kellersberger died of pistol wounds. Mrs. Kellersberger was the wife of a medical missionary of tiie Presbyterian Church, who is now in Africa. First-news of the denfh of Mrs. Kel lersberger reached Concord Tuesday af ternoon in a telegram to her sister, Mrs. E. H. Brown. The first message gave no details, stating only that Mrs. Kellersber ger hail been fatally shot. Mrs. Kellersberger left Concord a short time ago for Texas to spend the winter with her father. She had been in Con cord several weeks with Mrs. Brown, and during the past several years Imd spout much time in this city. Her two daughters accompanied her to Texas. ; Several months ago Mrs! Kellersher- Us. her husband jyjjfc children, returned to the States from Af rica. where she and Dr. Kellersberger had been serving as missionaries. She ixnitracted an African illness while oil duty and was critically ill in a London hospital for many moDths. The fact that site had not fully recovered from tiie ill ness explains her presence in the”- United States while Dr. Kellersberger was back at his missionary work. The body of Mrs. Kellersberger will be brought to Concord for burial. Her mother, who died several years ago, is buried here. Just when tiie body will reach Concord is not known, and funeral arrangements will await more, definite in formation. Mrs. Brown was prostrated by the news of her sister's death, and Concord was deeply shocked. Possessing a love for life, her Church and iter fellowinnu that made suffering in the wilds of Afri ca a pleasure' to her so long as she knew she was informing a service for humanity, Mrs. radiated happiness wherever she went, and she. made many friends while in Concord dur ing her visits here. The greater part of her life had been devoted to Church work and she served a number of years in foreign fields yitli I)r. Kellersberger. a medical missionary, foregoing com forts and pleasures that awaited her here in her great desire to be of service to persous who do not know how tp serve themselves. The announcement of her death cast a pall of gloom on the wide circle of people here who knew and loved her. MAN IN JAIL TRIES TO TAKE OWN LIFE Man I* Charged With Murder and Ar son as Result of Fire in Brooklyn. (By the Associated Press.l New York, Oct. 24.—A few hours be fore he was to have been arraigned in court on charges of murder and arson growing out of the deatli of six persons in a Brooklyn tire last week, Wm. Ford, realtor, attempted to kill himself in his jail cell today by slashing his arms with safety razor blade. Prison attendants called physicians who stopped the flow of blood and who said Ford will recover. "I'll try it again the first chance 1 get,” said Ford "and do the job right.” SMALL GEORGIA TOWN REPORTED ABLAZE NOW Little Town of Morven, Fourteen Miles - From Quitman, Gradually Being De stroyed. * (By Ux amentcS Press. > Quitman, Ga., Oct. 24. —Fire of unde termined origin is reported to be destroy ing the little town of Morven, fourteen miles from here. Three stores and dwell ings are already burned. The report of) the fire following on the heels of a con certed move several days ago to burn Qditmuu causer! considerable excitement here this morning. Parties are leaving for Morven to investigate the report. Only 17 Per Cent, of Cars In the State Carry Mortgages. Only 17 per cent, of the automobiles in North Carolina are mortgaged and 73 per cent, of the cars that travel the roads of the State are in the hands of their original owners, according to tabu lations made yesterday by J. E. Sawyer, motor supervisor in the Department of the Secretary of State. The figures are based on the first 25,000 cars regis tered under the new registration law. The Concord Daily Tribune COTTON REPORT To Be Issued November I.—Mr. Parker Clears I p Same Misunder standings. <»jr the • Raleigh, N. C„ Oct. 24.—Following announcement from Washington that the Department of Agriculture will issue a November 1 cotton report eovering the condition and forecast of production ns of Ovtober 21. Frank Parker, agricultur al statistician of the State-Federal Co operative Crop Reporting Service, today issued a statement "to clear up some mis understandings concerning the govern ment report." •Mr. Parker said in issuing the state ment. copies of which have been sent to his crop reporters in various sections of tiie state, that lie did so without any in tention of controversy. His statement follows in full; "The secretary of agriculture, in a spirit of fairness and in order to make the crop estimates ns useful and reliable as passible last winter called a meeting of America s foremost economists and ag ricultural leaders. These men were ask ed to investigate the crop reporting work and to make recommendations. Tins thing that they most strongly recom mended was that a spring report, should be se<%ml on intentions of farmers' plantings prior to the atrtual date of plantings. This was done by the De partment of agriculture for ail parts of the United States on all principal crops; The same committee decided, after the report was scoured, that it should by all means be published in order that the no th#! crop producers should be us equally well informed as tin' trade or so-called speculators. From this it is seen that neither Secretary' \\ allace nor anyone ill the Department of Agriculture was teally responsible for the actiop taken Since then, it has been realized that this new move has proved quite advantageous to tiie farmers' interests. Os course. Ui the south tiie reaction was felt more with the cotton crop, on account of its highly speculative nature. At least it is known that there was not as much cotton plant ed later as the farmers' first intentions had indicated. ’ Contrary to the general impression, the so-called intentions to plant were not utilized in any of the later estimates. l r , fact, the final acreage of cotton, and 'for that matter, other crops, will not be de termined until December 15. A prelimi nary estimate is made the first of .Inly in order that a Working basis may* be provided, pending later findings. "It has been suggested that the De partment of Commerce be authorized to make a census of the actual acreages planted by the farmers each year. At first this sounds to be quite reasonable as the country gin reporters might se cure this during the growing season. The experiences of the Department of Agri culture have convinced them that the l njted States decennial figures, like ! nwtlc. -not. wak.mtrs.r tor. Furthermore. North Carolina se cures through the tax listers each year it census on crop acreages which is be lieved tiie most reliable tiling of its kind anywhere in the south. Their experience convinces them that it will be an almost impossible and a very expensive under taking for tile Department of Commerce to secure such acreage information. "The Department of Agriculture has consistently requested Congress for enough money to secure more -reliable es timates on all crops. There are but two paid federal employes in the crop esti mating work in each state covering all crops and livestock, while the Depart ment of Commerce has one in each coun ty for cotton alone. "There are natural factors which make it inqsissible to forecast the final pro duction of any crop until the actual har vest, and the Department of Agriculture forecasts only on the conditions existing at the time, the report is made with the supposition that the conditions to follow will be favorable. A review of tiie cot ton estimates by the Department of Ag riculture for the past several years shows that they have been reasonably close to the final figures issued in the ginning re ports the following spring. , "The Department of Agriculture could render the farmers some very reliable and usefeul information on crop and live stock production if they had nearly the equipment used by the census bureau. It certainly seems reasonable that the farm data should be handled' by those interest ed in the farmers' welfare. After all. there is a distinction between production and marketing, as different principles and practices are involved. Those who are acquainted with the methods employed by tiie Crop Reporting Service are Ini pressed with the reliability of their in formation, considering the limited means they have fur conducting their work.” Messenger Shotb y Bandits. (Hr the Associated Press.) New York. Oct. 24. —Wm. Kelly, a messenger for tiie Manufacturers Trust Co., today was shot and seriously wound ed by four armed bandits who accosted him as he was delivering 20.000 to a eon ccru in the upper East Side, and who foreecd the money from his hands when lie refused to surrender it. Storm Moving North-Northwestward. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 24.—The Atlantic coast storm has continued to move north northwestward, and its center early today was ovpr Pennsylvania, the weather bu reau reportede. WHAT SAT'S BEAR SAYS. • 1 e>*o» l * ' ' ■>!> id.—. i Fair tonight and Thursday; little change in temperature; probably frost iu the west tonight. MffIPEEU ' HID ID HINDS Os ROWLIST LEADERS During Fight at Least Six Persons Were Reported Killed and Many in Fight Were Badly Wounded. REPUBLICANS • LOSING GROUNDS They Have Been Ejected From Coblenz and Have Been Driven From Cities of Dusseldorf and Crefeld. Aix-la-Ohapelle. Oet. 24 (By the Asso ciated .Press).—Half a dozen persons were killed and scores wounded as royalists regained possession of Aix-la-Ohapelle. 1 Republicans Losing Grounds. London. Oct. 24.—Reports received from Berlin indicate tiie Rhineland Re publicans are losing ground, says a dis patch to the Central News this after noon. They have been ejected from Coblenz, the message sjates, nine per sons being killed there. The Republi cans also have been driven from Dues- • seldorf and Crefeld, the dispatch adds. CHARGES FORBES WITH , ACCEPTING BIG LOANS From Companies Which Were to Bid On Contracts to Be Let by Forbes. (By the AssocTmeil Preen.l Washington, Oct. 24—Principals of Thompson-Black Company loaned $5,000 to Charles Forbes while he was director of the Veterans’ Bureau at a time when the company was seeking a contract for the construction of a government hrs pital. Elias H. Mortimer, of Philadelphia, a former agent of the company, testified today at the Senate investigation of the Veterans' Bureau, Mortimer also told tiie committee that negotiations for the contract with Forbes were marked by a number of "drinking parties in Washing ton, Atlantic City. Philadelphia and New York-. He declared the former direc tor was a frequent dinner guest at his hotel apartment here, and that lie paid the expenses of a four-days party at At lantic City and also the expenses of two parties at the Ritz Cat-iron in Pliiladel ihia. vSk govkrnoiTto call SPECIAL TERM OF COURT Wake County Lawyers Want Term to Try the Cases Brought by Tobacco ' Association. (By the .Associate)! Press.) Raleigh, Oct. 24.—1 f Governor Morri son grants a request of Wake county commissioners, made on the suggestion of tiie county bar association, a special civil term of Wake Superior Court will be called to convene November 12th for 'the trial of about 160 suits brought by the Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Asso ciation. The eases involve tobacco growers from practically every county of the state in which the weed is grown, it is said, they having been instituted before the asso ciation adopted the policy of bringing ac tions in the county in which tiie defen dant is a resident. Attorneys for the association say they expect a number of these cases to go off the docket without contest, and they believe all the 150 cases can be disposed of at two weeks special term. FI RMAN LEADING IN GAME WITH DAVIDSON Score at End of the Third Quarter Was 20 to 0 in Furman’s Favor. 4By the AMoeiatm Preen. I Columbia, S. C., Oct. 24.- Furman scored in the first few minutes of play when Coleman blocked and attempted .Davidson kick and fell on the ball on the 15-yard line. After the first down, Po teat followed three line plunges carried the ball over. Carter missed a trial for a goal. The quarter ended with David son having the ball on her own 20-yard line. First half —Furman 6; Davidson (). Second period—Davidson made the first down when Furman was penalized for five yards for off side. The quarter was marked by an exchauge of punts and ended with the ball in Furman's hands on her own 20-yard line. Davidson made small gains through the Furman line. Third period—Furman 20; Duvidsott 0. Repudiates Statement. (By tit Atnicainsl Press. AVashiiigton, D. C., Oct. 24.—John W. Cowles, grand commander of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masons for the Southern Jurisdiction, today repudiated a statement disseminated by the council's publicity department that at the recent meeting of the council here the resigna tion of George F. Moore as Inspector General of Alabama, following a heated discussion on tiie floor over the Ku Klux Klan. Negroes Try To Rob Bank. •By the Associated Press.) Hickory, N. C., Oct. 24.—Two negroes giving their names as Johnnie Jones and William Wilson, of Middlebrook. 'Ohio, were plneed in jail at Newton today op charges' of attempting to hold the Peo ples Bank of Catawba, N. C., early in the day. They were arrested after a four hour chase, by 300 men forming a slter off's posse. Wilsou wds wounded after an exchange of shots. Physicians Gather at Statesville. Statesville, N. C., Oct. 24.—Physicians from ten counties will gather here Thurs day for a meeting of the Ninth District Medical Society. Addresses will be de livered and papers read on technical sub jects by men prominent in the medical profession of this state and others. CONCORD, N.C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24; 1923 _ ■ Fare Please ,_ - - , Society again has recciicJ a shock. Francis O. French, eldest son of Amos French and cousin of William Vanderbilt, has taken a job as taxi 'chauffeur in New, York. He wants "10 make another start in life.” First (noto taken showing French in his uniform. THE high point pageant ' Mammoth Parade There Thursday. Many Prominent Men to Be Present. ‘Hy the Awwimm Preaa.t High Point, N. Cl. Oct. 24.—With men prominent in tile State and nation pres ent. High Point will celebrate Thursday the completion of good roads in the fifth State highway district with an all-day program featured by a mammoth parade in the morning depicting the various stages of American history. Hut the pantile will not be all. There will be addresses by the city's honor vis itors. among whom will he I)r. Hubert Work, secretary of the interior in Pres ident Ooolidge's cabinet: David 11. Blair commissioner of internal revenue: Gov ern):' Cameron Morrison. Governor Mc- Leod. of South Carolina; Frank Page chairman i;f the North Carol inn Highway Commission, and General A. ,|, Rowley, commanding officer of Fort Bragg. High Point's civic organizations, which will sponsor the celebration Thursday, have striven to make it reflect the prog ress of. the community ami the State and have named it tiie ‘'Pageant of p r0 g-1 ress." The day's program calls for an j event superior to any of, its kind ever ! .produced in Mi* Stjale. , Jam ”i 1 iith-miaiicu is cxiMT-iDd to }»c augmented by thousands of visitors from j the territory surrounding High Point. i .Many persons besides rheh special guests j of the city are expected also to attend from distant sections of tiie state. It ha* been estimated that the parade, plans for which call for 2.000 partici pants, 1 .(KM) of them in costumes, will be ! two miles in length. The procession will tie divided into! groups representing the different stages) of American history, beginning with tiie j days of the Indian train and ending! with the modern day and its good roads j ami automotive vehicles. In the parade) will be nil old stagecoach used daring I the days of the old plank road to carry ! passengers from Fayetteville lo old -Sa lem. Schooner wagons, ox-cart d. early types of bicycles, and other vehicles of) bygone days alsso will be found in the' parage, which will hi- directed by Miss Olive Jackson, of New York, who super vised Hie centennial celebration at Ma con, Ga.. last May. Miss Jackson has) ' been here for several weeks. Site lias, been assisted in preparing for the "Pag- I eant of Progress" by members of the I various civic organizations of the city, i i REPORT CONDITION OF SOUTHERN CROPS,’ Cotton Picking Is Nearly Completed in tiie South.—No Damage As Result of Frost. *By the Ahhoc ! nteir frcM. Washington. D. ('.. t let. 24.—The week ly weather and crop review issued today I by the Department of Agriculture had the) following to say regarding Southern j crops: The first part bf the week was cloudy and rainy in tiie central portions'of the cotton belt, but rainfall was light to mod erate as a rule in the western and more I eastern district. It was unseasonably cool throughout the belt except in the Atlan tic Coast states. Frosts occurred in the north central and northwest portions of the belt and extended southward to the interior of the gulf states, but without j irtatenal damage reported. Tobacco liar-) vesting was about completed in Virginia j with marketing progressing in Ndrth Car olina. The week was mostly fair with moderate temperatures and favorable for maturing and harvesting crops. .Cotton picking is nearly completed iu the South and is well advanced in tiie north with good results, some excellent. There is much yet to be gathered. ESTIMATE THAT 4tt7,700 NEGROES LEFT SOUTH These Flgnres Announced by Labor De partment for Year Ending September tire Ist. (By fb«? AssoHutefl PrcNN.) Washington. Oet. 24.—A study of the northward migration of southern uegroes made by the Labor Department indi cates that 470.700 negroes left thirteen Southern states in tiie year ending Sep tember Ist. The figures were compiled from state, municipal and industrial Migration by states were us j follows; From Alabama, 00,001); Flor ida SK>,OOO; Mississippi 53,000 ; Georgia I 120,600; Virginia, 10,000; North Caro lina 25,000; South Carolina 25,000;) Louisiana 15,000: Tennessee 10,000; Ar-j kansas 5.000 : Kentucky, 2,500; Texas, | 2,000, and Oklnhoma 1,000. Southern observers have advised the, Labor Department that during the win tet mouths, in their opinion, large mint- I bers would return to the South. ] ABOI'T A CHAUTAUQUA. ! Concord New lias an Opportune to Se cure tbe Redpath. | Quito a number of our citizens have i been asking why (’onconi does not enjoy jthe same privileges and opportunities in [ the way of a lirsti elass ( ’hautampia j namely the "Redpatlf that other lead ! ing cities o£ the state jmssess. Many of ir.ur citizens have expressed themselves by •saying that Concord can support a j riiautampia and would do so if the peo ple etmhl get the very best to in ; that line. | In this connection it might be well to I say that the citizen.; who are expected to , take the lead in securing a high grade j Chautauqua must not think altogether in I terms of what individually expect to get lof such an institut ion. They must think jin terms of what they, as citizens, who , are interested in everything that builds i up the city, are contributing* to the com munity. The possession of the ability to j do something splendid for one's city and I community carries along with it an ob ligation. * • | There is another thought along this line. It is the duty of The leading spirits of every community to see to it that life |is made full and rich fop the average | citizenry is possibh to' • Thk means that a well rounded community life desires and demands something in the way of educational recreation and amusement of a high order. There are scores of our people who can and do afford a trip to New York and other large cities occasionally where they can enjoy the nest to be had in the way of entertainment. There are many who go to Charlotte and other nearby cities often where they get splen did entertainment, in tli£ way. of high class plays and concerts. However, there are hundreds of I’oil cord to whom these opportunities seldom, if ever come; and whose natures demand an occasional treat in the way of high class recreation and amusement. To see to it that the great hulk o? our citizens are afforded the best educational recreation and amusement that the talent of the coun try can produce means a richer and full er life for all tin* people of our commun ity. Let’s trust that those of our citizens who can do something for (’oneord along this line will avail themselves of the first opportunity to do so. in securing the big Red path De Luxe Circuit. THE COTTON MARKET Following Yesterday’s Advance Market Was Rather Nervous and Unsettled. IHy the .INllCloted I’rt*. t New York. Oct. 24.—The cotton mar ket was rather nervous and unsettled fol lowing yesterday's advance into new high grounds for the season. The opening was steady at unchanged prices to a decline of lt> points under scattering realizing and Southern selling. Private cables from Liverpool said that short time was continuing in Lancashire, but that a good business was being done with India. Cotton futures opened barely steady. Oct 30.35; Dec. 30.12; .lan, 20.70; March 20.74; May 29.78. BOY PI LLS TRIGGER AND HIS SISTER IS DEAD Two Were Playing With Shotgun Which Tliey Thought Not Loaded. IHy the Associate*! t*ren*.i Yadkinville, N. C.. Oct. 24. -While alone in their home near here, five-year old Beulah las: Bufrchett put the muzzle of .1 shot gun in her mouth and asked her ten-year-old brother to pull t lie trigger. He did, with the result that the girl's head was terribly mangled, death being instantaneous. The little fellow did not think the gun was loaded the two hav ing been playing with it some time before the fatal accident. Pays $25,000 For Sarazen's Brother. New York. Oct. 23.—Frank Farrell, New York turfman, has purchased for dose to a record price a full brother of Sarazen, Mrs. W, K. Vanderbilt’s un beaten two-year-old, from Col. Phil Churn, Kentucky breeder. Fa* re! was understood to have given $15,000 and two young mares, the equiva ent of about $25,000 altogether, for the gelding, which is by Hightimo-Rus Box. Schooner Reported on Eire. Highland. N. .1., Oct. 24 (By the Asso ciated Press).—The Brit'sk tank steam er San Manuel from Cardiff. Wales, for New York, reported hy wireless today that the schooner William S. Mel) nald | was on fire sixteen miles east of Ambrose 'lightship, and that she bail rescued the , crew. MEANS’ CASE AMUSES WASHINGTON PEOPLE Sabi lo Have Close Connect lans ll’-’ I'p; He Laughed At His I*> J " Special Correspondent * r ' - Washington. Oet.\gv*t« *■* -.est in New York of that w ... Worker. Gas ton B. Means, interested and amused a great many people here, but the element of surprise was lacking. He was indicted and placed under a rather heavy bond on charges of mak ing use of the mails to defraud, and for violation of the internal revenue liquor ’aws in transferring whisky from dis tilleries to bootleg channels. Some time ago one heard that Means was to be arrested whenever he return ed to Washington.,.while, simultaneous’ y there were intimations that Means had friendly eonneefions higher up. and therefore had little to fear. He was said to he on very friendly terms with W. .1. Burns, head of the intelligence branch of the department of justice. A number of officials were inclined lo discount these stories, however. They thought that Means himself had foster ed the idea that he was on intimate terms with men highly placed in the government service, and that he had probably turned such impression to good financial account. But the department of justice people apparently took Means up. put him ou the spay roll and favored him with a sort of roving commission as investigator or inspector after D. H. Blair, commission er of inertial revenue, had declined to give him a position in that branch of the government service. Tlie fact, was ascertained today that Means applied to the' prohibition com missioner last .Tune for a job. although it is considered doubtful whethe- any salary which Commissioner Haynes would have been in position to pay him would have held much attraction for an operator in high finance. At that time Commissioner Haynes was very greatlyi impressed with Means. He thought ite had found a man who would speedily roundi up all the bad actors who hail been troubling the prohibition aut'.iori ' ies. As a precautionary measure Com missioner Haynes thought it might be well to ask Messrs. Rlair and Britt about their fellow countryman, where upon he lost some of his enthusiasm. Now Means declares, through his at torney. that ]iis troubles came when he interfered with the rich and aristocratic bootleggers in New York, that he had a commission direct frim the late Presi dent Harding, and that he was making the world a better place for all of us to live in until some of the officials of tin' internal revenue bureau resented his activity in the cause of righteousness. Means says he is in position to name names and will do so if they are oa'led for from any responsible source. Home of .Kike 'official* lierc iw -nepf s-4*k 4bls. miy that dignified and responsible journals ought not to print such rot at this. Some of the officials here would like to view the indictment of Means more hopefully. They, have arrived at the fatalistic conclusion that he can get away with anything. He laughed when the indictments were read, and laughed some more when he heard the size of the bond that would be required by the court —$15,000. This he gave non cahalanlly. and the impression here is that he could just as easily have given a much larger bond. ACTION OF SOLON'S TO BE INVESTIGATED NOW Will Try ft) Find Out Who Paid Expense of Session Called For September 2fi. (By the A unite In **o ps» a .) Oklahoma City. (bet. 24.—The bitter est fight precipitated since (lie conven ing of the special session of the Okla homa legislature broke on the floor of the House today when Representative .1. \V. Callahan, democrat, of Latimer County, introduced a resolution provid ing for an investigation to determine who paid the expenses. House members when they attempted to convene Sep tember 2(1 and were dispersed by mili tary authorities upon orders of Gov. J. C\ W alton. Callahan is a Walton supporter. The resolution was adopted after a brief but acrimonious debate, and was deferred to a committee investigating the conduct of House members. The resolution sought especially an in quiry to determine whether the Kn Klnx Klan or certain "interests" in Tulsa had contributed funds for the attempted ses sion. Emigration to United States Alarms Officials of Norway. 'Mr the Amn'tiitMl Press.i Qhristiania. Get. 24.—A series of conferences of a semi-official nature are shogtly to take place under the aegis of the Norwegian Home Office to con sider the best means of stopping tile constant exodus to Norwegian subjects to America. During the last twelve months the mi tuber of emigrants from the country has readied-nil alarming figure, so much so that flic military authorities in some districts cannot obtain the necessary quotas of men for the yearly comscrip tive training. One suggestion being put forward is that the sparsely populated northern provinces of Norway should be colon ized. thq colonists to be encouraged by state aid to cultivate the laud, form communities and otherwise utilize the vast areas that are as yet entirety wild. Bold. Bad Man Bound Over lo Court, IBy the AAi*oolnt"il Premu New Bern, Oct. 24.—Following a pre liminary hearing, John Anderson. Vance-, boro white man. charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, was bound over to Superior Court under $1,200 bail. Anderson, it is alleged, drove the mayor of the town of Vanoeboro, the chief of police and others to cover with a shotgun. He escaped, but later sur rendered to the authorities. With Our Advertisers. The decimal tabulator is an inbuilt part of all L. C. Smith typewriters. Mild-Maid bread brings food joy and strength to all who eat it. Specials for Thursday. Friday and Sat urday at Scat-boro's. ■ See new ad. , ® TODAY’S * ® NEWS a « TODAY « NO. 252. IMS BOLL WEEVIL GREATEST MENACE TO COM CROP This Opinion of A. W. Mc- Lean, Who Says Farmers Must Co-operate to Stamp Out the Insect. . _ » NATIONAL MEET IN NEW ORLEANS Farmers, Bankers and Farm Experts rom All Parts of South Are in Louisiana City For Meeting. (By the Automated Preaa.) Goldsboro, N. G., Oct. 24.—N0 menace to any agricultural products in the his tory of the world can compare with the menace now confronting the cotton pro ducing industry, due to the boll weevil, Angus W. McLean, banker of I-umber tou, N. G.. formed director of the War Finance Gorporation, declared in an ad duces prepared for deliverance today be fore several hundred eastern North Car olina farmers and business men attend ing a conference here, intended to de velop a program for combatting the rav ages of the boll pest. The outcome of the fight between the farmer and the weevil, the speaker said, depends solely on the farmers resource fulness in outwitting the insect. Mr. McLean said the ravage of the weevil since 1908 represented a loss of three bil lion dollars to the Southern farmers, the damage in 1921 alone being placed at $(110,000,00 and is constantly increasing. He pointed out that America’s suprem acy as a cotton producing nation is defi nitely threatened. 801 l Weevil Convention Opens. New Orleans. Oct. 24.—The three days ■session of the National 801 l Weevil Con vention called at the suggestion of the I-ouisiana Bankers Association, and at tended by bankers, business men, cotton growers from all sections of the count~v. and representatives of the Federal De partment of Agrieultutre got underway here today. Harry D. Wilson, commissioner of ag riculture for Louisiana, ifresided over the initial session, while commissioners of ag riculture from other slates, entomologists anil experts on fighting the weevil were speaker*. . There-Was (no set program' ba the day. ' The principal object of today's meeting was for the purpose of arriving at defi nite recommehdntions to be presented to tlie conference tomorrow, when it will get down to real work. ROWAN FARM LIFE SCHOOL WIN'S PRIZE .In the Crops Judging Contest Conducted at the State Fair. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, N. C.. Oct. 24.—The Rowan Farm Life School won the first prize in the crops judging contest for vocation ag ricultural school pupils conducted at the State Fair last week by State College under the direction of Professor IV. H. Darst, it was announced today. Howard Patterson, of Friendship higli school! Alamance County, was awarded the sweepstakes prize in crops judging. The premiums in the team contests were awarded as follows: First—Rowan Farm Life School; sec ond—Friendship high school ‘ third—Troy high schoolffi fourth—Sandhill high school; fifth—Chapel Hill high school; sixth—Ellerbe high school; seventh— Warsaw high school: eighth—Startown Farm Life school; ninth—Orrum high school; tenth—Harmony Farm Life high school. The individual premiums in crops judging were awarded as follows: First—Hilton Windle.v, Pantego; sec ond—Frank Kelly. Vass ; third—Howard Cates. Mebane; fourth—Dalton Kenne dy. Ellerbe; fifth—Raymond i Chesson, Moyoek: eighth—J. C. .Tones. Mocks vilfiet: ninth —Geo. Bryant;, Ellerbe.; tenth—Lonnie Lanier. Mocksville. The Employment Service. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh. N. ('.. Oct. 24. —Both the number of applications for employment and requests for help made to branch of fices in North- Carolina of the Federal State Employment Service showed in creases during the week ending October 20, according to tlie weekly report of M. 1,. Shipman, director of the service in this State, which was issued today, but the relative conditions of labor supply and demands are about the same as they were the week previous, said Mr. Ship man. Two cities reported a surplus of car penters for the past week as they did for the week ending October 13 and there still is a shortage of day laborers and farm hands, while on the other hand there are plenty of men to be found for driving automobiles and trucks, stated Mr. Shipman. Registrations last week totaled 501, while there were 083 requests for help made by employers. Five hundred and seventy-six persons were referred to em ployers for work and of this number, 498, I only 03 less than the number of applica tions, were placed in jobs, according to Mr. Shipman's report. Radio Speaker’s Watch Too Loud. Chicago. Oet. 23.—Bishop William Frazer McDowell's watch ticked so loud ly, last Sunday night while he was ad dressing the Sunday Evening Club that radio transmission of his remarks was affected, according to complaints from New York state and Milwaukee, Wis- I cousin, received today by the club. The .bishop was talking about how small the J world is and the ticking of the watch in front of him was plainly heard by the receivers.