******* • ASSOCIATED • PRESS • DISPATCHES ft ft VOLUME XXIII UNDERWOOD BEGINS ACTIVE CMPM 111 TEXAS MESS Senator From Alabama Be gan Campaign for Demo cratic Nomination in Ad dress Last Night. FLAYS PRESENT FOREIGN POLICY Says America Has Surren dered Leadership in World Affairs by Allowing Parti san Politics to Rule. ‘By the Associated Press.■ Dallna. Tex. 'is. October 25tli. —Oscar TV. Underwood, United States Senator from Alabama, declared in an address at till' Texas Fair here today that America bad surrendered leadership in world af fairs, los lug herself in partisan politics and the plain duty Hint lies ahead is "to return to the principles guiding America in the great war to have and exercise definite governmental policy in Europe.” .Air. Underwood opened his campaign for I lie democratic Presidential late yesterday at Xoeona, Texas, where he declared he was "going to give the South.a chance to select a Southern man to carry the banner of democracy." The South must assert itself, he said, and ex pressed belief, that the /great, vlen.l - cratie north will recognize its right to carry the banner." Past night at Wichita Falls, Senator Underwood declared liquor smuggling should be stopped by Federal revenue cut ters. if necessary, and termed the recent conference of Governors with President t'oolidge on law enforcement a "buck passing affair.” Today the Alabama Senator asserted that at tin* Versailles peace table America did not win all we hoped for, but our government still stood for the higher ideals we championed dur ing the war. THREE-INCH SNOW OVER . MOUNTAINOUS EJECTION Telephone Lines Out of Commission at Asheville and Steet Car Service Halted Asheville. Oct. 24. —A three-inch snow covering Asheville and section last night, putting out of commission over -MXI 10**111 telephone lines and hatt ing street car Service for half an hour, breaks all records for early season mows here, the local United States Weather bureau reports. Asheville has exia-rienced no such snow during the month of October for the last 21 years and possibly earlier that than. In lfilK there wns 1.7 inches of "know at oue fall. Until yesterday’s suow'lhis was the record for October in Asheville and immediate section. Deep snow bowing dow limbs of trees yet carrying green foliage, presented novel scenery for Asheville. Shade trees by reason of the heavy snow were damaged in many sections of the cjfy. CROWDS PRESENT FOR HIGH POINT PAGEANT Street Parade Portraying Progress of Section, One Feature of Morning. (By the Associated Press.) High Point. N. C\. Oct. 25.—With a street pageant portraying the progress of this section of the country from the times of its settlement by white race openiug the program of events in this city, a .great throng of visitors today celebrated good road building in North Carolina. Tin* pageant started at 10:110 and was (in cluded at noon. It presented in eostums, representatives of the Indians and the early settlers, the fashionable life of the Colonial period. The modes of transpor tation were ns faithfully pictured, nud in the parade were many vehicles kept from days ago when they were the customary equipage. CO-OPS ORDERED TO APPEAR IN COURT Must Show Cause Why They Should Not Be Restrained From Feeling Their Cotton. v (By the Associated Press.* Winston-Salem, Oct. 25. —Twenty- eight' members of the Co-operative Mar keting Association in Stokes, Forsyth and Yadkin counties have been summoned to appear before Judge H. I’. Lane in For syth Superior Court on November sth to show cause why they should not be re strained from selling their tobacco out side the association. Temporary re straining orders in these cases were is sued .by Judge Shaw at Danbury, Oc tober 22nd. COLDER WEATHER IS PROMISED TOMORROW /■ For Many Western and Central Western States.—Snow in Rocky Mountains. (By the Associated Pleas. flhicago, Octj 25.—Snow overspread the states on the eastern slopes and in the foothill regions of the Rocky Mountains, rain and snow nhd colder weather are reported from various sections of 'the southwest, lower temperatures are forecast to penetrate to tbe lower Ohio Valley nud Tennessee by tomorrow. Editor of The “Uplift” to Speak at Rutherford- Rutherford, October 24. —J. I*. Oook, of Concord, editor of The Uplift mage-, eiue, chairman of the board of trustees of Jaelson Training school since its foundation and one of the best known men in the state, will speak here Sun day night at tile new Baptist church in a union 1 service. 4 large croprd will hear him. We hate a man who is always praising himself when he might better be prais ing us. % The Concord Daily Tribune BEGIN GENERAL SESSION OF WEEVIL CONFERENCE At Preliminary Scssitn Yesterday Pro £iam for Confermce Was Adopted. «il.v lhr Unocldlpil I'rrnM.i New Orleans. Get. 35—The general session of the XaFonal 801 l Weevil Con ference called by the Lousiana Bankets’ Association at the suggestion of United States Senator Joseph E. Hande)!, of Louisiana, began here today. A com mittee headed by Dr. W, It. Dobson, dean of the Agricnllur.il College of Louisiana State University, and including farmers, fcnnkors, planters and federal and state agricultural experts appointed at a pre liminary session if ihe conference yes terday to draft recommendations was ex pected to submit ito, report to the gen eral conference during the day. The committee after listening to various ex pel Is who have been engaged in a scien tific light ngninnt the weevil many*yeai s held lengthy session lust night to formu laic its suggestions to the meetings. Those recommendations suggesting a form of Federal assistance through appropria tions mid for thr carrying on of prac tical campaign to get every cotton farm er to co-operate in the elimination of the bill weevil will give the assemblage its first working basis. POWER SHORTAGE IS FACED IN GEORGIA Extensive Draught Periods Are Responsi ble for Serious Situation. •By (be associated Pros*. Atlanta, Oct. 25.—Whot is feared as perhaps the greatest power shortage in the history of Georgia threatens to cur tail operations of a large number of the state's industries, according to a state ment issued by the Georgia Railway and Power Company following reports from North Carolina that many of that state's industries had been forced to curtail op erations to live days a week basis be cause of power shortage in North Caroli na. .One of the principal• causes of the shortage, according to the statement, is the extensive drought periods. Hay Fever Victims Promised Relief. Chicago. Oct. 25.—A million Americans who wheeze and sneeze with asthma and ray fever, are promised relief and peril!;!-, nent cures in a new method of treat ment being conjndered at tile convention of the American College of Surgeons. Asthma and hay fever are due to focal infection, tin* new method claims. In fection at the root of the teeth, in the nose of* in any internal organ, may be responsible for the sneezing and gasping that annual! sends thousands to various climate seeking relief. Attack on Klan Stopped. (By the Aaaoelnted Preaa.t Richmond. Oct. 25.—Gray Gilmer, an Oklahoma City attorney, was halted in the midst of his address before the In ternational Association of Firc'RnginecrS here today and his talk stricken from tile program when lie launched into an attack on the ICu Klux Klan after lie had described Governor J. C. Walton, of Oklahoma as a “tyrant.” Hearty ap plause greeted the ruling of President J. W. Ringer that the address could not be continued. IJoytl George in Washington. (By the AMMOcliited Preaa.i Washington. Oct. 25. —David Lloyd George, who as Premier of Great Bri tain played a memorial role in the great war and in the making of file peace that followed it. came to Washington today to cast his sharp Welsh eye oyer the inner machinery of the American govern ment. and to talk over many subjects of the world concerned with American offi cials. Sneak Thieves Make a Rich Haul at Davidson. Cornelius, Oct. 24.- —According to re? liable report there is no elite as yet that promises to lead to the arrest of the thieves that broke into Proctor-Howard's store some time Sunday night or early Monday morning. The merchandise and provisions stolen represent a loss of sev eral hundred dollars, estimated as being from .s.’loo, to SSOO. Mistrial in Yarbrough Case. <By the Associate ft Preaa-• Macon. (1a.,, Oct. 25.—A mistrial was declared at 12:50 o'clock today in the case of Dr. 0. A. Yarbrough, Maeon den tist, who went on’ trial Monday in the city court on a charge of riot in connec tion with the flogging of W. O. Bar nett. harness lnajter, Taut February. The jury took the case Tuesday night. Runs Amuck on Train. I By the Aaaoelnted Preaa I Tinidad, Colo., Oct. 25.—Seized with insanity on board Hauta Fe No. 7. west bound. 36 miles east of here on ly today, Talesforo Cunudelara. of Monrovia, Cal., ran amuck, stubbed the conductor amt three passengers, and was shot anil kill ed by a negro porter. Marching on Berlin. (By the Associated Preaa.) London, •Oct. 25.—A Central News dis patch received from Berlin shortly after 3 o’clock this aftenbxm says large bauds of communists are marching on the Ger man capital and that the police Have been rushed out to intercept them. Almost any one can see the humor of the situation when it ij( some—one else who is situated. 1 , WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS. |ji Fair tonight and Friday, little change in temperature, probably light frost In west tonight. ,'•■**. WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE? • j * MONUMENT UNVEILED AT HOLLY SPRINGS Monument Erected in Memory of Con federate Veterans—Frank L. Cox Speaker. • the AtoMoclnteri Pr Holly Springs. X. C„ Oct. 25.—With appropriate exercises featured by an ad dress by Frank L. Cox. of Raleigh, a monument to the soldiers of rile Confed eracy wa»; upvefTed Fire,- rhis morning. Vcfnal WfeselMirlg-Aytts dm* by SSbMMiliit, M. Adams. Jr., of Spencer.. grakdson of Lieut. Col. J. T. Adams, 2(itli North Carolina Regiment, C. S. A. Among thdse-attending the unveiling were Con federate veterans from the Old Soldiers Home ,-it ftaieigli. . A meeting of veter ans was held following the ceremonies with Gen. William A. Smith. Ansonville, presiding. Mecklenburg Presbytery in 108th Semi- Annual Session. Charlotte, Oct. 24.—Mecklenburg presbytery met in its 108th stated semi annual session at Central Steel Creek church at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning hud was called to order by Rev. C. H. Rowan, retiring moderator. Rev. A. A. McGeachey. D. I)., of Charlotte, preached the opening ser mon on "The Inspiration of the Scrip ture^.'' Rev. XV. C. McLaughlin, of Haichow, China, on furlough was elected mod erator and Rev- J. W. Stork of Mount Gilead, was chosen temporary clerk. John R. Pharr, treasurer of Meck lenburg for 20 years resigned on ac count of jll health which was reluctant ly accepted. Foreign missions was the topic for discussion Tuesday evening and Queen’s college was given the morning hour Wednesday. Since the last meeting two churches have* been organized and two ministers received into the presbytery. Mr. T. C. Harris Succumbs to Brief Illness. New Loifdon, Oct. 24.—Mr. T. Cicero Harris died at his home Saturday night. October 20th, after a brief illness of heart trouble. He was 74 years of age. He will be missed in the town as well as iu his home. He was a good Chris tian husband ami father. He leaves besides his widow five children by his first Wife, Messrs. XV. C. Harris, of Char lotte, and Fred Harris, of New York: Mesdames N. C. Williams, of Granite Falls; Charlie Steed, of Farmer; and L. M. Bowers, and three brothers. Messrs. D. F„ C. SI., and J. W. Harris, and three sisters. Mcednmex D. F. Par ker and W. T. Huckabee, of Albemarle, and Mrs. Lon Moore, of Carey, besides a host of relatives and friends. To Plant Harding Memorial Oaks. (Ilr the Associated Preaa.i * Washington, Oct. 25.—North Caro lina's school will be the first in the Unit ed States to plant memorial trees for Warren G. arding. Charles La thr op Pack, president of the American Tree Associa tion, announced today.' The trees will be planted on November 2nd. the late President’s birthday anniversary, and registered on the assoniation’s national honor roll. Will Take Over Another Company. New Work, Oct. 25.—The American Tobacco Company announced today that It had completed plans to take over the manufacturing properties of the Tobacco Products Corporation, under an agree ment through which it would acquire its tradesmarks, supplies, plants and equip ments for a period of 00 years. The transfer involved payment to the Tobacco Products Corporation of about $12,000,- 000 and a guarantee to pay the Corpora* tion $2,500,000 annually. Some men are born breat, some aehive greatqess, and the majority do uot trou ble (KMfisclvea about It. ’ VMS ' >r-j3fe -i-^ CONCORD, N.*C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1923 ROTARY MEETING Fine Address by Judge Sinclair Feature of the Meeting. A Hotary speech,.emphasizing the im portance of business men taking an in terest ip the ivork of courts by Judge Sinclair, of the Superior Court of North Carolina, who is presiding at the Octo ber term of Cabarrus court, featured the regular weekly meeting of the Concord Rotary nuh-yeslcrda* pt the Y. Thk jieeesvffy' If TJfcellig on tile' jifry list the names of citizens who have paid their taxes, of good moral character and who have sufficient intelligence <to be ,n ini'oi* was pointed out by (lie judge as the remedy for many of the defects lay men are prone to emphasize in their crit icisms of courts; He declared that if the county commissioners would give particular care to this feature of their duties their efforts would be reflected in a mpre intelligent administration of'j court work and thereby work for the good of the public welfare. President Rankin appointed L T. Hart sell F. C. Xiblock, W. W. Flowe, I F. J. Haywood, M. I. Cannon and A. F. Hartnell a committee to aid in the com- 1 ing county election for better county school facilities. | W. G. Caswell called attention to the coming membership banquet of the V. j XI. C. A. John XL Oglesby, flic newly elected | secretary, upon behalf of the Club, pre-. -united to Martin X’erburg, the retiring secretary, a handsome gold watch and I chain, as a token of ihe club's -apprgeia- j tion of his services as secretary. President Rankin niinoiinced that ilia! fellowship committee would be in charge I of the program al next week's meeting. Boy Accidentally Shot. j (By the Associated I*rr*a.i , Winston-Salem. Oct. 25.—While play ing witli a pistol in a home at Cameron I Park the weapon in the hands of Eugene,; Xlasten was fired, the ball going through bith wrists of Burley Baker, indicting j painful wounds. Both boys are ten | years old. Grandfather Xlountain Covered. ! v Lenoir, Oct. 24.—Grandfather moun-1 tain is covered with snow this morning.' the first of the season. Show fell all day | ygfiterday at Blowing Rock. Automo biles and trucks coming in from that place were covered with snow and pre sented-an unusual sight for this time of year. TODAY Mrs. Wallace Reid IN ‘HUMAN WRECKAGE’ A Picture You Will Never Forget PIEDMONT THEATRE Picture Begins 1,3,5,7,9 / * MRS. NORA BOSCHE IS HELD WITHOUT BAIL Woman Is Charged With the Death of Mrs. E. R. Kellersberger Tuesday. I Special to The Tribune.; Dallas. Texas, Oct. 25.—Mrs. Norn Bosche, 55 years old. waived examining I trial and was denied bond by Justice of tiie Peace Enos Jenkins at Meridian.' Texas. Wednesday, on a charge of fatal ly shoot ing* her step-daughter. Mrs. E. U. KcilCrsbcrgto'. Tflf’ffct* KirS'hnvJ^pfnW tation near Kopprej. An injunction was granted recently restraining Mrs. Bosche Loin entering the Kimball Rend plantation. Mrs. Kellersberger visited Mr. Rosclie ten days after her return from Africa, where Dr. Kellersberger is a missionary. The Roselle divorce petition is pending in district court al Meridian. Bring Body H*re. Mrs. E. 11. Brown* sister of Mrs. Kel lersberger. today received the following telegram from a friend in Austin, Texas: “Your father, the children and Miss. 15egg leave Houston at 0:85 this morn ing for Concord over Southern Pacific with body.” The message was sent from Austin ear ly this morning. It is not definitely known now when the body will reach Concord. PROMISES ALL POSSIBLE AID FOR THE DISABLED President Coolidge Says Everything Pos sible Will Be Done by Government. iMy the AwioittdlHl • Washington, Oct. 25.—Assurance was given by President t'oolidge in a letter to the organization of the Disabled Amer ican Veterans, made public today that “those in places of national responsibil ity are striving to the utmost to aid and compensate so far v as compensation is possible.” the foriper service men dis abled in the World War. The thous ands who bear the scars of the war wi 1 always hold their place in the hearts of the American people, the President said. The Concord Possum Hunters Club in dulged in another hunt last night, which brought iu considerable results in the way of game. A total of five possums was captured, the total weight being 25 pounds. Two were captured in one tree, one*of them weighing 7 1-2 and the other S 1-4 pounds respectively; This brings the total captured by this club this sea son up to 4N possums. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION Tc Meet in Greensboro Tomorrow I —To Be in Session Over Sunday. iMy ltie AMoclJifetl Crew.l Greensboro. Oct. 25.—Tomorrow, the “Quarter of a Century Jubilee” conven tion of the North Carolina Y deavor Union will convene hero, expected attendance of between and 1,400 representatives from local unions in all parts of the State. Extensive plans for the convention, which will be in session through Sun day, call for many events and a number of addresses by prominent religious speak ers. r The rheme of the convention has been announced as “Friendsof Christ: Friend*; for Christ: Friends in Christ.”'* The points of personal devnUon, personal evangelism and fellowship will receive especial attention in conducting the pro gram of the convention, according to of- ficers of the organization. Following an address by Dr. A. E. Kory. Winston, prominent lecturer, a s >- cial event will be held Friday night in the First Presbyterian Church of this city in which most of the sessions of the convention will be held. Saturday morning a series of confer ences will he conducted by Christian En deavor leaders on various phases of so ciety work. Denominational conferences will be held in the afternoon. The state goals and banner points with their awards will be announced during Sat urday afternoon’s sessions, after which delegates to the convention will be taken on an automobile four of the city. The program calls for a “Pep Lunch eon” Saturday noon at which Rev. Wade C. Smith" will speak on “Answering Youth’s Greatest Challenge.” The convention will be divided into iwo sessions Saturday night with one group of delegates meeting at Guilford College and the other in the First Pres byterian Church, convention headquar ters. Charles F. Evans, Chattanooga. Tenn.. southern field secretary for the l nifed Society of Christian Endeavor I ’nions, and Rev. M. F. Daniels, of Char lotte. will be the speakers at the session to be held at Greensboro, while C. C. Hamilton, of Boston, Muss., field man ager of the Christian Endeavor World, and field secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor Unions, will be the principal speakers at Guilford Col lege. The convention sermon will be deliv ered Sunday morning by I‘)r. John M. Wells. Columbia, S. 0., president of the Columbia Theological Seminary. Chas. F. Evans will make the closing address of the convention at a service Sunday uight. Saturday night a unique outdoor ser vice will be held late iu the evening fol lowing the dual conferences here and at Guilford College, at Fisher Park. The service, designed to be one of consecra tion, will be short. It will take the Idate of ihe Di'fi Services field at for mer Christian Endeavor conventions. Delegates to the convention will match to Fisher Park in a body. Local committees have been working on arrangements for the convention for a number of weeks ami now have them completed. Members of these Ibonunit tees say they look forward to the best convention, in every respect, ever held by the Christian Endeavor Unions of the State. DENTES HUGHES WILL QUIT. Coolidge is “Certain” There Is Nothing in Latest Rumor. Washington. Oct* 25.—Whefi a report that Charles E. Hughes contemplated resigning the office of Secretary of State was called to the attention of White House officials today it was said on the authority of President Coolidge that the President was certain there was nothing in the rumor. The statement was coup’ed with the explanation that it was a departure from the President’s rule to deny re]>ort« of changes in the personnel of the Government. The rumor that Secretary Hughes had resigned or would resign has been periodical* It was circulated when Pres ident Harding was alive and lias been revived several times since Mr. Coolidge has been President. Today’s statement at the White House indicates that there is no urospcct that Mr. Hughes will unit the Cabinet. Wintb Our Advertisers. A new series will be started by the Citizens Building and Loan Association, offices *n Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany, on November Ist. New arrivals in millinery at Scar boro’s. Other goods for ladies. The Parks-Belk Company is now spe cializing in timely offerings of fall and winter creations. Latest styles. Unusual values for Friday aud Satur day at Parker Shoe Store. Failure of Revolution Assured. Athens. Oct. 25.—Government troops have occupied Corinth and the complete failure of the revolution is assured, ac cording to advices received from the Pel oponnesus this morning. A NEW SERIES W ill Be Started by CITIZENS BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ON November 1, 1923 There is no agency nor plan equal to the Building and Loan for the man who wants to get ahead. JOIN NOW CITIZENS BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION (Office in Citizens Bank) »•»*«* t TODAY’S * NEWS i TODAY i©@ ® @ ® NO. 253. 6,400,579 BALES OF SHINED TO | 18TH OF THIS MONTH Included in This Total Were j 173,994 Round Bales and I 8,745 Bales of American- Egyptian Cotton. 563,717 BALES IN THIS STATE I « Ginnings in This State Great er Than in South Carolina. —September 26th Report I Revised Some. (By the laaoclaled Press.} | Washington. Oct. 25.—Cotton ginned 1 prior to October 1 Stir totalled 6.-100,5711 ' bales including 173.004 round bales, | counted as half bales; and 8.475 bales of j American-Egyptian and 260 bales of Sea i Island, the Census Bureau announced to | day. To October 18th last year 6,078,- | 321 bales including 124,860 round bales, ■counted as half bales: 8,467 bales of American-Egyptian and 2,525 bales of i Sea Island were ginned. (1 innings by ■ states to October 18th this year were: Alabama. 208.846; North Carolina, 563,- 717 : South Carolina, 507.000 bales were ginned. (linnings to September 26th revised returns show there were 3,235,307 bales from 11,882 ginneries. Raleigh, Oct. 25.—The release date for the cotton crop estimates announced for November Ist by the Fnited States Department of Agriculture last week has been changed to November 2nd on ac count of the New Orleans exchange be ing closed November Jst. a legal holiday in Louisiana, according to an announce ment here by Frank Parker, of the Fed eral-State Crop Reporting Service. The release will cover the condition and the forecast production as of Oc tober 25th. An inquiry being sent out by Mr. Parker covers the average yie'd per acre of lint cotton, the per centage of the total crop picked by October 25th. the average number of bolls to the plant that are safe, including those already picked, the average distance between cot ton rows and also between the plants in the row. The questionnaire also calls for the per. centage of abandonment from .7u1y.25t1f to-Octulsw 25th. The item of abandonment covers the total failure or the per centage of average on which no cotton will be picked. The release of the papers will include, said Mr. Parker, features of all the items mentioned for North Carolina and will follow immediately the November 2nd release by the Washington office of tic; entire belt. An extensive inquiry will be made the latter part of November concerning the combative methods employed this year in controlling the boll weevil damage, an nounced Mr. Parker. The buestionnaire, he said, will go to 200.000 cotton farm ers and specialists of the South. THE COTTON MARKET October Cotton Rose to 31:30 Today. Es tablishing New High Level for the Season. (By the Associated Press. 1 New York, October 25.—October cot ton today rose to 80 points above last night's close, selling at 31.30 and estab lishing a new high level for the season. The increase was due to the fact that only about 4.600 bales were tendered on October contracts, when nearly twice as 'many had been expected. Later months were 11 to 20 points net higher. Cotton futures opened firm: October 30.00 to 31.30; Decembere 30.40 to 30.28: January 20.78; March 20.8.3; May 20.85. CITY OF IIA.MIHKG IS SCENE OF FIGHTING 46 Persons Reported Killed in Tliat City During Past Two Days’ Fighting. (Bv the Ptcm.i Paris. Oct. 25.—A Hamburg dispatch to Le Journal says that 40 persons were killed and 230 wounded in the lighting between communists and police in the past two days. The former lost 34 dead, while the police casualties were counted to 12. Death of W. H. Moyer. Washington. Oct. 25.—William 11. Moyer, superintendent of the District of [ Columbia penal institutions and former jly warden at Sing Sing, and at the At lanta Federal penitentiary, died here to-

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