•q PRESS # • DISPATCHES # VOLUME XXIII ALAN D. PRINOELL, WHO IDE CONCORD HOME, IN TROUBLE According to Statesville Re ports Mrs. Prindell (Signi fies Her Unwillingness to Live Further With Him. MANY RUMORS IN CASE ARE HEARD V Disposing of Mortgaged Property Said to Have Led to Trouble Started For the Voice Teacher. The following from Saturday's Statesville Daily will be rend with inter est here: Mrs. Alan David Prindell, nee Miss Elizabeth Carlton, has signified her un willingness to further live with Mr. I’rin dell. due to a chain of. circumstances which have developed since their marriage a few weeks ago. It will be recalled that Mr. Prindell, who had been conducting a voice school at Concord and Mooresville for some months, recently opened a similar school here. Miss Carlton met him here and' they were married in Concord while Miss Carlton was over there to take part in the concert. Dr. and Mrs. .1. E. Carl ton, parents of Miss Carlton, were first advised of the marriage after it had tak en place. After a brief honeymoon in the western part hf the State, Mr. and Mrs. Prindell took up their residence in Cobcord. ' • A few days later, events began to hap pen that brought about the present sit uation. It seems that Mr. Prindell had bought a Hudson automobile from the Concord Motor Company, and against which the company held a mortgage. He then traded the Hudson to the Yount Motor Company for a Willys-Knight se dan. The Concord Motor. Company learning of this, began action for the Hudson car on which they held the mort gage and issued a warrant against Mr. Prindell, charging him with disposing of mortgaged property. In the meantime, Mr. Prindell left Concord in the Willys- Knight sedan and drove it as far as Charlotte, where he left, it ip a garage and mailed the e.heok to Mrs. PrindelJ Amp, telling l'ef_U'St jf./he IP'od.Hl t lie **■ link ( return she could get «amt. It is understood that Mr. Pritidell went from Charlotte to Kentucky, supposedly for the purpose of straightening out what he alleged to have Been a- sotiCmc to black mail him. having reference to circum stances which might have indicated that he had another wife. From Kentucky he telegraphed his wife that the trouble had all ibeen Cleared and that he would re trn’a here. It was in response to this that Mrs. Prindell informed hint that knowledge of his career had caused her to tell him that his return to her would not be expected. Following the disclosure as to the au tomobile transaction, reports of worthless checks which Mr. Prindell is alleged to have given became current here. The aUeggd circuniftunices described above have been publicly discussed here for some days. MELLON. SUMMONS MOSS AND BLAIR TO OFFICE For Discussion of Plnchot’s Letter as to Weakness in Enforcement Policy. (By the Associated Press.! Washington, Oct. 29.—Secretary Mel lon called Assistant Secretary Moss and Commissioner Blair of the Internal Rev enue Bureau to Ills office today for a discussion of the letter of Governor I*in ehot, of Pennsylvania, setting forth what he regards as weaknesses in the present Treasury prohibition enforcement pols icy. The Secretary's advisors having urg ed an early answer, explaining the treas ury position and the problems with which it has to deal in enforcement. The per mit system now in effect has been ac cepted by Treasury officials ps the best plan that can be worked out. to prevent fraudulent withdrawal of liquor from warehouses, and that there was no indi cation today that it would be materially changed. ProMblts Saxony Assembly From Sitting. 4Ur «»• AwaHnnst Press. London, Oct. 29.—General vou Mueller, ' commander of the reichswehr, lips pro hibited the assembly of Saxony from sit ting tomorrow, says a Central. News des patch from Berlin .this nfternoon. This action prohibits the members from taking any action under the protection of the parliamentary immunity pet. Fire at Little Valley, New York. (By the Associated Press. I ' ’ Little Valley. N. Y., Oct, 29.—Five business buildings in the heart of Lit tle Valley business seed ion were de stroyed today by fire which, for a time, threatened the city. All of the burned building were of frame construction. Estimates os dam age ranges from $75,000 to SIOO,OOO. To Operate Only Three Days a Week lHt the Aseoerstrs Ptrw Saco, Maine, Oct- 29.—The York Man ufacturing Company- announced today that beginning November sth its cotton good* plant would be operated only three days a week. Dull business was given as the reason. The mill employes 2,100 operatives. Bine Nooe Wins First Race. (By the Associated Press.! Halifax, N. 8., Oct. 29.—81ue Nose, the Canadian enrty, won first of a series of races of the North Atlantic fisher •"ens’ race today, defeating the United States crew Columbia over a 38 mile Lourse. . • •; 5 I . . ' : The Concord Daily Tribune FRANCE CONTINUES TO DEM RIGHTS TRUTY OUTLINES Premier Poincare Says Mon ey Demanded of Germany in Treaty of Versailles Will Be Sought by French. THIS VIEW KNOWN IN UNITED STATES Reiteration of Stand No Sur prise, For Rights of Treaty Stand Until Changed by All Treaty Signers. ttty the AMMoelated Pres*., Paris, Oct. 29.—France will not agree to any reduction of German reparations debt by a committee of experts, nor will she consent to any plan unde,r which the reparations commission would surrender the prerogative ♦•onferred on it by the Versailles treaty. Premier Poincare yes terday gave notice that although France welcomed American representation on such n committee, she must insist that it act only in conformity with the peace treaty, thus virtually making the com mittee, an adjunct to the reparations staff. Views Not Changed. Washington, Oct. 29.—Premier Prtiti es re's statement of the French attitude toward the new reputations inquiry is construed in official quarters here as lit tle more in substance than a reassertion of the obvious fuel that rights acquired under the treaty of Versailles cannot be abridged except with the consent of the parties to the treaty. Upon the .propos ed expert commission outlined by the French premier are not viewed as haring altered the situation in any material way. THE NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION I sNow Established in Its New Quarters in the Agricultural Building. IBy the Associated Press.! Raleigh. N. ('., Oct. 29.—Established in its ucw quarters in the recently com pleted agricultural building, the North Carolina Library Commission is now pre pared to render better service to the peo- 1 pie of the State, according to Miss Mary • B. Palmer, secretary and director of the 'WrSnmtefl efreuYatlon of Hie rirrjff hook service, which constitutes the prin el|>nl work of the commission, was 165.- 000 volumes for 1922, but even a larger circulation than this is expected this year. Miss Mary Glotirnoy, an experi enced library ■ worker, having been em ployed as a field organizer to travel ' the State for the purpose of forming bobk . clubs in the various communities and creating more interest in literature ill communities uot served with local public libraries. For the benefit, of persons not already acquainted with the book facilities offer ed by the Library Commission, Miss Palmer has prepared a statement of them. It follows: > "The Library Commission at Raleigh offers' the following free loan services to the people of the State: "1. Travelii|g libraries.—These are collections of 40 volumes which are loan ed for three months without charge to rural communities and rural schools. The libraries are of three kinds, community, school and industrial. The community libraries contain books for grown people and books for children. The school li braries include books for children, ar ranged according to grades. “2. Package Libraries. In addition to the traveling libraries the Library, Commission operates free debate libraries for the Use of rural scliools,itnd debating societies: study club collections for dub members who do uot have access to pub lic libraries; special collections on civics, social work, child welfare, the South, and agriculture, the latter containing over 2(H) titles. tljese collections are package libraries and are forwarded by mail upon request. "3. Service to individuals. The Li brary Commission will iiyicf to individ uals any book they may wish to read, or material on any subject they may wish to study. This includes technical and business problems, ns well ns literary themes and general information. (Teach ers may secure books on educational’top ics, children's rendiug, collection of stor ies to tell, books of games, plays, etc.) There is no charge, except for postage.” In the case of the. traveling libraries for rural communities mid schools, the only charge is for the freight. •Negro. Bob Benson, Given Respite of 60 Days. Raleigh. Ji. (\. Oct. 29.—80 b Bauson, convicted at the spring term of court iu 1922 for murder in Iredell County and after various appeals finally sentenced to die in the electric chair, today \fas given a respite of 00 days by Governor Morri kon. The respite was allowed, it was stated in the Governor's office, iu-order that an examination of his mental con dition might be made. WHAT SAT’S - BEAR SAYB. rrii O j 'Xi i j I Fair tonight, warmer in the west; 1 Tuesday cloudy, possible showers in ex treme west. f '* * CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1923 ħjgyjķ _ . = JARVIS DENIES THAT HE , STRUCK SCHOOL BOY Manager of Store in Raleigh Says He Did Not Hurt Boy He Says Was Stealing, i (By the Auociated Press.) Raleigh. Oct. 29.—Denial that lie j struck Robert Hester. 11 year old school- ! boy Saturday night, precipitating a near riot, was made here today by ('has. ('. { Jarvis. Jarvis, manage]' of a local branch : of chain stores, alleges lie caught tin- boy if! the act staling from the counters •■ of the store Saturday night. He claims, however, lie did not slap or'beat him. but merely placed his hand over the child's! mouth when he began to 1 , scream. Jar-! vis was bound over to police court until ; tomorsow morning on a charge of slap- j ping the boy. while the boy will be iuyi- ! died op a petty larceny charge by the ! juvenile! division of court, Jarvis having ! preferred such a charge against him. NO OFFICIAL REPORT * OF SINKING OF SUB j V . I Had Been Received During Day by Navy i Department.—One Report Received | Yesterday. ■By the AHaocvated Preu.) Washington, 1). ('., Oet. 29.—The Navy , Department today had received no ofli- j rial report on the sinking of the subma- i Tine 0-5 in collision with the steamer; Abnnjarez at the Atlantic, entrance of j the Panama canal, since that of yester day. The message to the Department yes terday said tlie submarine had been sunk ' early in the day, and that five men had j gone down with the vessel. There has been no official confirmation of the re ported loss of the five men iu press dis patches, which said six others were miss ing, and thut efforts were being made to save them by raising the submarine. MASONIC SERVICE , ASSOCIATION MEETS Two Day Session Opens With Represen tatives From 35 States in Attendance. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 29.—The fifth an nual convention of Masonic Service As sociation of the United States, an organ ization which has made for one of its i main purposes the promotion of educa tion, opened a two days sessiou here to-' day with Masons from 35 states in at- J tendance. One of the topics which will j be discussed during the meeting is the j fund being raised by Free Masons of the United States for the re-establishment of the American school in Japan which was! destroyed during the recent earthquake. , A 'total of about $50,000 already lias been subscribed. WALLACE ON STAND IN . STOKES DIVORCE SUIT j Denitti That Photograph in His Room 1 Wan ,Tha( of Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, Who Is Being Sued. , (By the Associated Free*.! New York, Octj) 29.—Edgar T. Wal lace, co-respondent in the retrial of the divorce suit instituted by W. E. 1). Stokes, taking the stand again today, denied that the photograph of a woman seen in his room was, that of Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes. He told the court thn*_ the picture was that of a friend whose name lie did not care to disclose. Wal lace also testified 'that lie never had ask ed Joseph Thornton, negro janitor in the Eaut 35th Street apartments he once oc cupied, to call any taxis for him for wo men. • Miss Day vault Undergoes Operation. Miss Virginia Dayvault, daughter of Mr: and Mrs. A. J. Dayvault, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Con cord 'Hospital this afternoon about two o’clock. The child became ill while at school this morning and when it was learned that she was suffering with ap pendicitis she was rushed to the hos pital, wtfere the operation was performed this^fteruoon. JANG WELL HOTEL SCENE OF WILD EXCITEMENT j Thomas Gillen, of Philade'.ptiia, I Shot j i While in the Hotel by Jos. McLean, i i of Brooklyn. : (By the Aiioctatfl Press.) ; New York, Oct. 2B. —Thomas Gillen, of Philadelphia, wasdslioi and seriously | wounded in a pistm duel with Joseph McLean, of BrooklytS ai the hotel Lang well early today. Police arrested Me* ■'lit** ft* Uc was over Gillen's ; body. The |>olice said Gillen registered , at the hotel a few days ago with a wom an. as )V. J. Donovan and wife. The ! woman and another who was present : fled, screaming, as the man opened fire, ' dodging into angles of the hallway, and ! running from one door to another. The : guests were panic stricken. McLean ! pointed a pistol at ihe policeman who arrested him and struggled uitli him. J Physicians who examined Gillen at a | hospital held little hope for his reeov * ery. Underwood Denounces “Secret” Govern ment. . Houston, Texas. Oct. 27.—“ When any group of men unite in a secret order to run the laws ami the government, the j action strikes at the very heart of the j government." Senator Oscar W. I'nder | wood, candidate for the democratic nonii- I nation for the presidency told a large i gathering of civie clubs here this after noon . I “No class, or clan can assume con ' trol over a democracy,’’ the Alabama Senator added. “Government must be free end in tlie open and not behind closed doors." said Senator Underwood. "It is all right to have organizations for purposes of amusements: it is all right to have fraternal organizations and civic clubs, but when men have secret .organizations for the purpose of governing them, then they are striking at the principles of gov ernment.”. Rear Admiral Long to Be in Charlotte on Armistice Day. Charlotte, N, ('.. Oct. 29.—Rear Ad miral Andrew T. Long, chief of naviga tion in the United States Navy, lias no j eepted an invitation to be the principal | speaker at an Armistice Day celebration jto be held here November 10, accord ! ing to an announcement by officials of j the local post of the American Legion, which will sponsor the celebration. I Admiral Long is a native of Iredell .County and is well known in North t'ar j olina. He was in command of the Amer- I ican fleet iu the Asiatic during the Smyr . ua conflagration last year. Flames one million miles long leap I I out into space for the sun. yet they are I | scarcely visible to the naked eye. 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 I THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER Will Be Given I A WHOLE YEAR FREE j iji *to every subscriber of either The Times or Tribune who !j X pays his subscription a full year in advance. Pay up to J 1 [i[ date and a year in .advance and get the best farm paper ! j published every week for a whole year without any cost to* !] X ybu. '' X This offer may be withdrawn at any time. Take ad- ]i !; vantage of it now;. If your subscription is already paid up 5 X to some future date, pay for another year and get The Pro- ij gressive Farmer FREE. 5 THE COTTON MARKET j Opening Was Fairly Steady at Advance of 13 Points on November. (By lb, associated Press.» j New York, Oct. 29.—There was heavy realingin or liquidation in the cotton market during today's early trading which appeared to be inspired by weak ness in Liv.nrpootj.and reports that spot cotton is being marketed very finely at the 3ft cent level iu the South. The, opening was fairly steady at an advance of 13 points On November,'but generally 2 to 3ft points lower and showed net loftses of 35 to 40 points,during the first hours, with December declining to 39.24, and January to 29.75. Cotton futures opened fairly steady. l)ec. 30.75: Jan. Sft.Oti; March 30.10; May 30.10: July 39.45. DID NOT OFFER TAMMANY GIFT OF $1,000,000 Mrs. Beula Croker Says She Will Make Gift to tile Organization, However. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Oct. 29.—Mrs. Benia Croker, widow of Richard Croker. form er Chief of Tammany Hall, denied at dinner given by the National DemXratie Club last night that she had offered to turn over to Tammany the $1,000.0011 estate left her by her husband. She said, however, that she intended to make a gift to tlm organization, carrying out tin* wishes of the former Tammany lead er. Local Pastor Begins Fifth Year. One of the largest crowds to attend a regular service in many months greeted tlie pastor. Rev. J. Frank Armstrong, yesterday morning at Forest Hill Meth odist Church. Tlie service was of spe cial interest not only because it marked tlie beginning of a new conference year, but because it was the first of a five year pastorate, the only one in Method ism's long history in Concord. In 'connection with this service Mr. Armstrong read a pap<!r setting forth some facts regarding the work of tlie past four years. Among other things he •stated that two hundred and thirty-five new members had been received into the church. One hundred and thirty-four were added in a single year which also establishes a record in this charge. The average amount of money contributed for all purposes during the past four years lias multiplied more than four times over amount contributed at the beginning of the present pastorate. The total amount collected the past year alone was move than $20,000. At- the close of the ser vice practically the entire congregation I came forward to pledge the pastor their I continued support. i Rev. K. F. Mock preached an interest- J ing and helpful sermon at night. CHARLES R.FOBBFS- ' WILL GIVE Einlt IF TAKEN TO STAID Former l Head of Veterans’ Bureau Present Today When Hearing on Corrup tion Charges i| Resumed. FORBES Is NAMED IN SOME CHARGES No Decision Yet as to When He Will Take Stand, But i He Probably Will Wait Un til Prosecution is Through. (By the Associated PreA.l Washington, D. G<*t. 20.—(’has. R. Forbes, former director of the Veterans Bureau, against whom charges of de bauchery ami corruption in connection with contracts for Bureau hospitals were made last week by Ellis A. Mortimer, of Philadelphia, was present today at the resumption of hearings before the .Senate investigating committee. He was ac companied by his counsel Jas. S. Smith. There has been no decision ns to when Mr. Forbes will take the stand, but it is indicated he will probably not do so until Major General John F. O’Ryan, general counsel for the committee has concluded his presentation of all the evidence he has relating to Mr. Forbes' administration as director. DI KES GIVE Bl : ILDING~ TO ELON IN MOTHER’S MEMORY Will Contain One of Most Finished Laboratories in the Country. Elon College, Oct. 27.—1 t was official-1 ly announced today from President W. A. Harper’s office that two distinguished sons of North Carolina, B. X. and J. B. Duke, had decided to erect the science building here, which is a part of the re building program, in memory of their mother. This announcement has brought joy to' all members of tlie college. The Artelia Honey Duke Science building is the fifth of the buildings iu the rebuilding program for Elon neces sitated by the lire of January 18th. | This building is to be T2O long, i 04 feet wide, three stories high, and with basement. The first floor is to be given over entirely to physics, lecture room ami laboratories; the second floor is assigned Jo Biology and Geology, and' the third is for the chemical • depart ment. The building is so constructed that j 120 pupils iu each department can be J on duty at the same time. The archi tect, Herbert B. Hunter, in making the plans for the building was assisted by Professors Brancock, Hook and Powell, and made a careful study of recently i constructed science buildings. It is be-1 lieved that the Artelia Honey Duke Science building will readily take rank | among the most iffioient college science buildings in the country. $ For a generation the Duke brothers have been signal friends of Elon (Col lege. When the administration build ing was burned a telegrapi was sent to them giving the sad intelligence of the ( fact, and immediately they wired .$5,0(10 each iu the rebuilding program, and now they have decided to enable tin* college to complete its rebuilding program at this time by contributing the science building. BATHING “A LA NATURE” O. K. IN SANTA BARBARA Growing Night Custom Has Legal Sanc tion, It is Found. Santa Barbara, Calif., Oct. 29.—Bath ing a la nature on tlie ocean beach in the evenings and early morning may be come the custom in this city, as it lias been discovered that the old ordinance in force in Santa Barbara does not re quire that bathing suits be worn at night. The law provides that suits must be worn between the hours of 0 o’clock in the morning and Bin the evening. It makes no provision for suits the res! of the 24 hours. It has been known for some time that bathing parties have been held sans suits, but it was not known that tiny re turn to ancient customs had legal back ing. Find Bones of Girls Enticed to Mountain Blue Beard's Hut. Charleston, W. Ya.. Oet. 29. Neigh borhood talcs of a mountain Blue Beard, who enticed girls to his hilltop cabin ami then turned them out on the moun tains to die when he tired of them, were reported to State police headquar ters today by Sergeant W. G. Brown, in vestigating the finding of human hones near the headwaters of Joe’s Creek. I’o'rne county, recently. , < The sergeant’s report, did not give the i name of the old man, who was said to | have died some time ago, but neighbors | declared that he ha’d taken several girls, i mostly from Kentucky, to his cabin on [ a hill between Joe’s Creek and Slaughter i Creek. It was about a year after they i heard quarrelling at the cabin which led J them to believe he had driven out a i young Charleston girl, that the bones of i a woman and child were found at the | foot of a cliff. With Our Advertisers. Smart millinery for girls from 4 to 14 years of age at Fisher’s. Glass bottom serviug trays .mahogany colored frames and handles, $1.25 values for only 85 cents at Scarboro’s. / Ladies’ brown glazed Lima Kid strap pumps at Parker’s Shoe Store for only $5.45. See new ad. today. Get a Yale door closer at Ritchie Hardware Co.’s and keep your heat in doors. From Ceylon are exported some 15,- > 000,000 cocoa nuts every year. <§> TODAY’S • ® NEWS « « TODAY NO. 556. "■mil II RUHR SHOWS FEW CHANGES FOR OVER WEEK END Factories and Mines Are Still in Operation Today, Al though Threats to Close Them Made by Workers. SAXONY CABINET ASKED TO QUIT Request Was Granted and | Members of Ministry Have Turned Affairs Over to Others, 'Says Story. Duesseldorf, Oct. 20 (By the Associ •ted I'rcss).—The situation in the Ruhr and Rhineland, both political and eco nomic. gave litte evidence today of move ment in either way. 'Notable activities either by the separatists or the unem ployed were recorded over night. Al though a general progressive lockout, which lias been threatened, was expected to begin today, no reports have been, re ceived to midday of the actual closing of factories or mines. Facilities for receiv ing speedy report* on such matters from the various parts of the Ruhr, however, are limited. No information was available from of ficial quarters as to what progress if any was being made Concerning agreements reached with the great industrial inter ests. Cabinet Dismissed. J.ondon. Oct. 21).—A note from the gov ernment of the reich dismissing the cabi net of Saxony from the office, was hand led to the cabinet today and the members of the ministry submitted to dismissal, says a Central News dispatch from Ber lin. German Soldiers Arrest a Number of Communists. London, Oct. 21).—German soldiers to day entered the SaxOn parliament build ing in Dresden anti arrested a number of communists, some of whom were mem bers of the diet, and others leaders in the communist party, says a Central I News dispateh from Berlin. Another | dispatch says a member of the Saxon | cabinet submitted to their dismissal by the Central government only ander pro test. IBr the AwoelMeA Press. > IMPERIAL WIZARD EVANS TELEGRAPHS RABBI SIMON Quotes the Bible to Hint Answering His ! Challenge to Debate. (fly tht Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga.. Oet. 21).—“Your challenge to debate subject matter as per your 1 statement to the Associated Press, I lias- I ten to answer in words taken from the great Hebrew story found in tile Holy , Bible, book of Xebemiah, sixth chapter, verses 1, 2 and 3. quoting as follows: 'I am doing a great work so that 1 cannot come down. Why should the work cease whilst 1 leave it and come down to youV Yours for the protect ion of American Ideals," Dr. 11. \V. Evans, Imperial Wiz ' ard of the Ku Klux Klan today tele graphed Rabbi Simon Glaeer, of New York. Dispatched to Assistance of Disabled Submarine. (By the Associated Proas I Charleston. S. C.. Oct. 21).—Seyeu de stroyers and several tugs have been, dis patched to the assistance of submarines C-ll and R-25, reported disabled in a rough sea, 100 miles east of the Great Guana Key, near the Bahamas, accord ing to announcement today at headquar ters of the sixth naval district here. The submarines broke down about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoou. it was stat ed. David Lloyd George in Virginia. (By tbe Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., Oct. 20.—Continuing his tour of Virginia’ battlefields, begun yesterday with visits to Fredericksburg and the scene of the Wilderness fighting, David Lloyd George set out from Rich mond early today to view tlie area of operations around the former Confeder ate capital, first taring his attention to the locality of seven days struggle in the summer of 1863. ami Press Twin Brothers. (By the Associated Press., Chicago, Oct. 26 (By the Associated Press). —The church and the press were termed twin brothers by Rev. .1. T. B. Smith, chairman of the Chicago Church Federation Publicity Commission, at a joint •meeting today of the Federation and tlie Advertising Council of Chicago Association of Commerce on Church Pub licity. .Greater co-operation between the two was needed for the uplift of the com munity, be added. Charlotte to Vote on $2,000,000 School * Bonds. Charlotte. N. C.. Oct. 21).—An ordi nance has been passed by the Charlotte City Commission calling for an election Tuesday, December 11 on the question of issuing $2,000.1100 school bonds. Please Note! For every inch of display adver- " tising in The Tribune or Times. , " five lines of free news notices will ■ this ami tint to be paid for at the " rate of 5 cents a line. This applies to any show, eon •i cert, or entertainment for which jj ” an admission fee is charged, or j! '! at which anything is sold.

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