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•«»»»«! * ASSOCIATED * PRESS * DISPATCHES > VOLUME XXIII mss emus to SEEK mill OF HER HIKE To “Alan Dwan Prutdell.’’ — Her Father, Dr. J. F. Carl ton, of Statesville, Makes This Announcement. ALREADY HAI) A LIVING WIFE Evidence Indicates That He Lived Here Under an As sumed Name.—Affidavit From His Wife. The following is copied -from the Statesville Daily of Tuesday, Novem ber 13th : Dr. J. V. Carlton will take legal steps to annul the marriage of his daughter. Elizabeth. to Alan David I’rindell. which marriage took place in Concord \Vtslnes day morning. October 3rd. Tills step lias been derided upon following re ceipt. of enough evidence to indicate that her husband lived here under an assumed came and that be already had a living wife and from whom he had not been legally divorced. To substantiate the allegations above set forth. Dr. Carlton will offer as evi dence an affidavit from Mrs. Helen Dwan, of Frankfort. Ky. The sub stance of this affidavit is that she was married to Allen Dwan May 22. 101 St. in Oklnnnma City, Okla.; that they have been separated since some time Masch, 1023. and so far as site knows they have not been divorced. From information she has received, site states, she is pos itive that Allan David Prindell and Allen Dwan are one and the same per son ; that he had written to her a num ber of times from Concord and States ville, stating that lie was at these p'tu-cs under the assumed name of Allan D. I’rindell. airs. Dwan states that after their marriage they lived together in Osm liiiiun City for about a year; then 'at Okmulgee. Okla., until sonic time In March of the present year. From there Dwan went to New York City and Mrs. Dwan to Chicago, where she remained until July of the present year, when, she came to Frankfort. Ky.. wheVo she liar since been employed with a pub lishing company. if ns Dwan says there was no .>qieeial reason why she and hei husband separated other than financial reasons. She does not know much of Dwan's early life but he hud told her that he was born in Wft terbury, Conn. AVlien the announcement wan m tie scute weeks ago that A!} - *, Prindell would not live again with her husband, suspin'ou was voiced that Prindell had another wife but the affidavit is the first definite evidence of this contention. Along with this suspicion was heard the more specific charge that h’e had left unpaid bills here and there where lie had lived and that he had bbeen rather free in issuing wortnless checks. Some local people can testify as to this. GASOLINE WAR RAGES THROUGHOUT TIIE EAST I’rineipal Refineries Are Announcing a Reduction of One Cent Per Gallon■ New York, Nov. 13.—The gasoline price cutting war which started in the middle west with a reduction of two 'cents a gallon by the Standard Oil com pany of Indiana, was extended to the eastern seahcrd today when most of the principal refineries followed the lead of tlve Glilf Oil company in reducing prices One cent a gallon. Further cuts are ex pected by the oil trade heye in the next few weeks. Tank wagon prices of gaso line are now 14 1-2 cents in Massachu setts and 15 1-2 in New York. New Jersey, and Connecticut- The recent cuts were made possib’C by the steady reduction in crude oil prices but they alaso were influenced by the seasonal decrease in gasoline con sumption and the fact that several of the large companies are facing the winter with their storage facilities tax ed to capacity. Some of the smaller com panies have been forced to sell gasoline at or below coset in order to satisfy an urgent need for immediate funds. Annual Red Cross Roll Call. Next week will be Red Cross week in Cabarrus county. The drive will be put on throughout the eounty on Friday and Saturday, November the 23rd and 24th. AVe trust that everyone in our eounty will answer this roll call. The editor of this paper has already referred to the wonderful work the Red Cross is doing in the world today. AVateli. the papers for further articles on the subject and for the plans of our local chapter. 'Wni. A. JENKINS, Chairman. “Get Busy on Home Lessons” Brookline, Mass.. Nov. 14.—This town tomorrow will put into force something new in the line of curfews. Besides the !) o'clock bedtime warning, the fire bells will be sounded at 5 o'clock each after noon, to remind the youngsters that it is time to go home and study their "home lessons.” The innovation has been adopt ed by the school authorities at the sug gestion of the Parent-Teacher Associa tion. Pythians Want to Raise SIOO,OOO For Orphans. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, Nov. 14.- —L. -I>. Caudle, grand chancellor of the Knights of Py thians in North Carolinn. has sent out an appeal to the more than 12.000 mem bers of the order residing in the State for contributions during the Thanksgiv ing season to help raise SIOO,OOO with which to eiject new units at the I*)'thian orphans' home at Clayton. The Concord Daily Tribune I ' Central Figures r Jit , |3y|||||j Captain IV. S. Coburn (above) and Phil Fox (sketch). Police charge Fox with killing Coburn in Atlanta. Ga. The sketch of Fox was made in jail. WOOD WILL RETURN , TO NOOTH CAROLINA Man Believed to Be Assail ant of A. W. Kaplan Will Return Without Necessity of Requisition Papers. (By the Associated Press.) Greensboro, Nov. 14.—-C. 11. "Otto" Wood, white mau held at Princeton, \V. Va., on charges growing out of the slay ing of A. W. Kaplan, local pawnbroker here, ten days ago, will return without extradition iwpers, officials here have been notified. Chief of Police George Crutchfield, and Patrolman J. S. Church, of the local police force, are .due to' ar rive in Princetou late today to take charge of AA'ood. Authorities are so surf of identification of the prisoner that SBOO of the SI2OO offered for hue capture was carried by the officers when they left for Princeton. The remaining S4OO will be paid should conviction follow his trial here. Tin' willingness of Wood to return ex plained the failure to request extradition papers from Governor Morrison, local officials explained. Wood, it is stated, contends that he is innocent, and denies being in North Carolina on the day of the assault on Kaplan. The automobile found in his possession in West Virginia, however, was stolen from Lexington, N. C., on November 2, the day before the assault, authorities here said their in formation indicated. INJUNCTION AGAINST RAILROAD WORKERS U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Gives De cision in Case Affecting Labor Un ions. Illy the Associated Press.) San Francisco. Nov. 14.—Decision by the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals yes terday declared void the California law forbidding employers to exact pledges from employes' not to join labor unions. The opinion affirmed the decision of the U. S. District Court of Los Angeles which enjoined the labor unions from or ganizing non-union workers of the Pa cific Electric Co., of Lis Angeles. The injunction was made permanent against the brotherhood of railway trainmen and locomotive engiuemen. With Our Advertisers. Coles’ Hot Blast saves fuel. See H. B. Wilkinson’s new ad. which tells you why. •rliej Starnes-Miller-Parker 00. car ries ijf full line of optical goods in charge of u graduate State licensed op tometrist. Be good to your radiator—have the King Tut Service. Station to fill it up for you. See ad. on page two today. New plaid wool gods suitable for dress es and skirts, at attractive prices at Searboro's. One cheer is better than a dozen groans. -1 WHAT SAT'S BEAR SAYS. Fain tonight and Thursday; no change in temperature. GOLDEN RULEjDAY : North Cnrtlina Asked to Observe Decern ( her 2nd For Star East Orphtns I Charlotte, Nov. 14- North Carol in i bins nro asked to «bscrvo Sunday De . comber 2, as International Golden Rule day as sol forth in a proclamation by President Calvin Coalidte. in an appeal today by Cal. George 11. Bellamy, state chairman of tlir Near East Relief, j x ln explaining the purpose* of this national movement Co’ f Bel’ amy staled that its object is to provide 1 funds to feed these hundred* jof thousand of refugees who have boon driven from their homo* and lands by j the provisions of the notorious ! Lausanne treaty. The regular Near Eaat Rc icf campaigns which arc he’d at j various time during rlie year in the 100 J counties of the state are for support of I North Carolina’s regular quota < *f or phans. Briefly, each North Carolinian is ask ed t > observe December 2nd by eating the exact fare which the Armenians are subsisting on—a slice or two of stable b»*ead and a cup cf soup or water. The difference in the cost of this rueal and > the regular Sundtiy dinner should be | sent to the Near East Relief treasury* or to Mr. John M. Scott, state treasur er. in the Robinson Building; Charlotte. Reports reaching Col. Bel’amy ihdicat ; ed t hat several colleges of the state are organizing Golden Rule clubs and wi l endeavor t» have widespread observance of this scheme in their respective insti •utiens. The national office, has sent literature to most of the young people's religions organizations asking their co operation. Col. Bellamy laid particular stress op the fact that this day should not be confined with tin* regular community campaign for Near East Relief which nearly every county in North Carolina will put on during the next six months. The regular campaign is to secure funds to feed, clothe and educate the State’s regular quota of orphans. “Golden Rule” Sunday is being held nationally to raise funds to replenish orphans food stocks which have been depleted to take care of nearly 1.000,000 refugees which have gathered on the shores of the Black Sea rather than be murdered by the Turk* in taking ad vantage of the provisions of the Lausanne rcaty which turned over Armenia to Mohammed. MEIXON WOULD REDUCE INCOME TAX NEXT YEAR Recommends 25 Per Cent. Cut and Abolition of Plume ami Amusement Levies. Washington,. !). C\, Nov. 14.—Revision of Federal taxes, expected to reduce the fetal assessment by $”25,000,000 next year, is proposed in the program ap proved by Secretary Mellon, for submis- Recemmendaticn# are made for a .:•> per pent, reduction in the taxes on earn ed income: reduction of the normal taxes en incomes from 4 per cent, and B..per cent, (o 3 per cent.‘and (5 per cent, re spectively. Application of the surtax at SIO,OOO instead of SO,OOO, and seal ing progressively upwards to 25 per cent, in incomes of $11)0,000 and repeal of the taxes on admissions and on tele grams, telephone messages and leased wires. Against these reductions, the program provides taxatjon increases by limitv lion of the deduction of capital losses to 12 1-2 per cent, of the loss and limita tion of the deduction from gross income for interest paid during the year and f-.r losses not of a husines character to the amount the turn of these items ex ceeds tax exempt income of the taxpayer It is proposed also to tax community property income of the spouse having control of the income. Mellon suggests that the changes be made effective next January Ist. THE COTTON MARKET Openet? Steady Today at a Decline of One Point to Advance of 10 Points. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Nov. 14. —The cotton mar ket opened steady at a decline of one point to advance of ten points. There were overnight selling orders and rela tively easy Liverpool cables were accom panied by some Liverpool selling in the local market, but the offerings were quickly absorbed with prices turning up ward on Unexpectedly heavy domestic consumption figures for October. Jan uary contracts which said at 32.75 on the call, advanced at 33.10 with active months generally showing net gains of about 20 to 30 points. Colton futures opened steady. Dec. 33.20: .Tan. 32.00; March 32.02; May 33.01; July 32.55. Senior Hi Y Meets. The regular weekly meeting of the Senior Hi Y was held Tuesday night at the Y At the beginning the members were served a ‘‘Dutch Lunch,” and the meeting proved to be the best held so far this year. Eight new members were voted to be taken into the club. The members of the club voted to take a stand against gambling and smoking in the High School. Also the Hi Y boys are going to see that the “Week of Pray er" is observed in the High School this week. Devotional exercises will be conduct ed each morning this week by the Hi Y boys. The regular Bible study was taken up by the leader Mr. Moore. Episcopal Bislmps Meet. (By the Associated Press.) Dallas. Texas, Nov. 14.—Called by the Rt. Itov. Alexander Garrett, of Dallas, presiding bishop, about four score mem bers of the historic House of Bishops T>f the Episcopal Church of America were here today for the opening of a special session at which several important mat ters are tot be taken up. Cotton Figures. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nos. 12. —Cotton con sumption wus larger during October than any mouth since lust June, but for the first three mouths or the cotton 'year it was about 37,000 bales less than during that period last year, the Census Bu reau officials announced today. CONCORD, N.C., WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 1923 Annual Pilgrimage to Wilson .Home 9 Five thousand persons journeyed to the Woodrow Wilson home on S street, Washington, on Armistice Day, hoping for a glimpse of and a word from the war ; president. They were not disappointed. Senator Carter Glass Is shown od left, and Ralph Bolling on right. » LADIES’ NIGHT PROVED ' EVENT OF INTEREST Rcturians Had Their Annual Meeting at Which Ladies Are Honor Guests. Tuesday night was ladies' night at the Concord Rotary Club and the gym nasium at the Y. M. (’. A., where the meeting was held, was the scene of merri ment. cheer and interest. Practically all the members of the club with their wives and friends were present and tut inter esting program followed the diner. The music committee, of Which Uotai ian Rob ert Ridetthour is chairman, was in charge of rlie program and Rotarian Luther llartsell was toast master. The address of welcome was by Po lar inti John Oglesby, after which there was a stunt. "New Vegetables," under the direction of Rotarian I.eslie Bell. It consisted of a guessing contest as the vegetables 1 were passed the diners and aroused much merriment. Two readings by little Miss Lorraine Blanks, daughter of the new Y. M. ('. A. Secretary, made a decided hit and she was enthusiastical ly encored. The musical prf.’grtsltv was by >hw. Slc.'i.ne, of t’lfarlocrr. aetym)Vanied by Miss Nell Herring. Always a Concord favorite, Mrs. -{Bonne's selections Tues day evening were received with unusual evidences of appreciation and she and Miss Herriug were required to respond to several encores. The evening's-program was concluded with three’stunts, featuring F. C. Nib lock. A. F. Hartsell. Maury Richmond Alex Howard, Arthur Odell and Cliff Byrd. IRVIN COBB’S HOC ST FOR NORTH CAROLINA GOES ON Prohibitions Are Taking Much of the Credit For Improved Conditions. Washington. Nov. 13.-—lrvin Cobh's boost for North Carolina goes on and on. Today The Clips licet. pub isliod heye by the board of temperance, prohibition and public morn’s of the Methodist Episcopal church, copied and comment ed on extracts of it. giving prohibition credit for much of the change. The lipsheet says; “In one of his inimitable articles on American states, now appearing in Hearses magazine, under the general title of "My Guyed Book," Irvin Cobh tells the amazing story of North Caro lina. “According to Cobh, what North Caro lina needs today is a press agent. Ap parently she has about everything else. Cobb says that a mere handful of years ago North Carolina was one of the shabbiest and most run-down of Ameri can states. Farmhouses were tint paint ed, roads wero bottomless, waterpower ran- to waste, education was neglected. Then something happened. North Caro lina woke up, and when she did Wake, in the words of ('tilth, she came a-raring and a-bustin.” RAIL UNION LEADEBS DRAFTING LEGISLATION Which They Hope to Get Enacted Into law When Congress Meets Again. Washington, Nov. 14.—Meeting here today at the call o« Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Rail way Engineers, heads of sixteen rail road labor organizations took lip for dis cussion legislative proposals for which they may ask consideration at the com ing session of Congress. A legislative sfilwommittee of the union officials; headed by D. B. Robertson, chief of the Brotherhood of Engiuemen, had tire pared a tentative report for submission and action by the large gathering. and action by the larger gathering. The sessions were held in the office of W. H. Johnston, president of the International Association of Machinists, and one of the participants. Woman’s Life Ist Saved By Two Dogs. The Dallies. Ore.. Nov. 13.—Mrs. Rubv l’ettis. 53 Who live- on a ranch at Sherar Bridge, near here, told in a hospital here today how her life had been saved by her two (logs, Jack and Pup. While driving a loaded wagon Sun day, the wagon tprend over, pinning her beneath the load. Sagacity of the dogs in digging a hole under her head and up ,|ier part of her boby enabled her to breathe, she said. She was unable to extrioate herself, being forced to remain a prisoner for 15 hours until yesterday when n ranch hand heard the barking Os the dogs and rescued her. Mrs. Pettis Is recovering from exhaustion and bruises- WINS BIG SUIT L. P. Larson Chewing Glim Co., Will Col lect $2.718.000 From Wrigloy Com pany. (fly tlie Assoclnteil I ’re**►». 1 J Chicago. Nov. 14.—-Damages amount - ling to $3,718,000 must he paid by the |\\ m. Wrigtcy. Jr., Company, chewing ! gum manufacturers, to the ].. P. Larson | Chewing Gum Company, for infringement lon a copyrighted gum package, accord ling to an order by ('has, B. Morrison, j Federal master in chancery. Litigation j has been in progress five years. The or- I der decided the Wrigley company owed the rival concern $2,800,000 and inter est at li per cent, since Nov. 12. IDIB. In, j 1015 the Wrigley company sited the Ltr -1 son Co. for alleged infringement on \Vrig ; ley wrapped. Larson Co. contended it was the first to use the wrapper. A rc serve of approximately $7,000,000 was j understood to have hern accumulated by the Wrigley Company to meet any emer gency,, ami even if tlie ease is settled ! without any further litigation the status lof the stockholders will not lie affected, ■f '■ T- -r . .r'.x. .. -' -.-r-S--^ JARVIS DRAWS FNIE S2O AND THE COSTS jjfcaleigh Man Charged With Assaulting | 11-Year-Old Robert Hester is Found i Guilty. j Raleigh. Nov. 13.—C. .T. Jarvis, manager of a ’oral branch ofi a chain ' j stores, late today was founjl guilty of simple assault upon Robert i Hester. an 11-year-old boy, and was fined S2O and costs. • Jarvis, on the night of October 27, was charged with attacking the boy after, lie alleged, he had discovered him stealing from the store- The incident created considerable excitement at the time, a crowd of about 200 men gather ing at both entrances of the store. It was necessary for police to escort Jar vis to tlio station house and (hence to his home. The juvenile section of the court is expected to handle’ the Charge against the youth. WEATHER AND CROP REPORT IS SUBMITTED Much Better Weather For Gathering Cotton Prevailed During the Past Meek. <Hy tlie A*so«»lat«p<l Prenn. i Washington, Nov. 14.—The condition jof Southern crops was reported in the | Department of Agriculture weekly wea- Ither and crop review as follows: I Much better weather prevailed for j gathering cotton than was experienced I last week in the western portion of tin* belt. Picking will Continue in North iCarolina several weeks. Tlie rainfall of I last week in the interior of South Caro lina was of only temporary benefit, it relieving the water shortage for power j puri loses, and more rain is needed in that j state, which is also the case in western and central North Carolina. j AFTER MARGIN TRADING IN PROPOSED MEASURE i Senator King Would Prohibit Margin I Trading in Stocks, Bonds. Grain and Cotton. (By the Associated Press. ) | Washington. Nov 14.—Margin trading I in stocks, bonds, grain and cotton would Ibe prohibited by a hill which Senator ; King, democrat, of Utah, is preparing for j introduction as soon as Congress meets, j “The money of the country.” which should be available for agricultural and j industrial purposes,” he said, “today is • held in large quantities in New York City to finance* margin trading. By pro hibiting such trading that money would be released for inure beneficial use bv I the pimple." Two Bank Messengers Murdered. (By the AHNoelateil Press.| J New York Nov. 14.-—Two bank mes sengers were murdered by two bandits | wli-0 stole $43,ti110 from them in a spee | taculaf holdup today at the 55th street j station of the West End subway line in i Brooklyn. | Brotherhood Heads Confer. Washington, D. ('., Nov. 14.—1 n re sponse to a call sent out last week by Warren 8. Stone, president of the Brotli : erhood of Locomotive Engineers, the ! chiefs of the sixteen principal railroad labor organizations met in this city to day to formulate a definite legislative , policy in reference to measures to come | before the next Congress. Mystery I* Itichard Dieters, night'telephone opera tor at a fashionable Brooklyn (N. Y.) club, lias disappeared, police were told. His wife (above) has accused certain prominent clubman of “hounding" her husband. Dieters’ coat and hat were found cn a bridge, but it is not thought, he committed suicide. The clubman questioned denies all knowledge of the disappearance. Below are Dieters’ chili uren, Richard Jr., (left) and Catherine. 541,825 BALES OF COTTON COHSUWED This Amount Was Used Dur ing Spin dles Were Active in Octob er Than in September. (By the Assoclated Press.) Washington, Nov. 14.—Got ton con sumed during October totalled 541,525 bales of lii.t and 57.128 of 1 inters, com pared with 483,852 of lint and 40.587 of linters in September this year; and 535,744 of lint and (>2.(>35 of linters in October last year, the Census Bureau announced today. Cotton on hand Oc tober 31st in consuming establishments 1.102.853 bales of lint and 87.513 of linters. compared with 773.173 of lint and 02.819 of linters on September 30th this year: and 1,381.945 of lint and $2,403 of linters* on October 31st. last year. In public storage and at eom nrrsses 3.485.839 bales of lint and 35,- $lO of linters. compared with 2.147.830 of lint and 22,197 of linters on Sentem ber 30th, this year; and 4.287,119 of lint and 10,798 of liters on October 31. Tast year. Imports during October to talled 7.015 bales, compared with 0.008 bales iu September, this year, and 28.910 in October last year. Cotton spindles active during October numbered 16,084,- 942. compared with 10.011.149 during Seitfember, this year; and 15.811.023 during October, last year. EASTERN METHODISTS HOLDING CONFERENCE Eighty-Seventh Annual Conference Opens in Elizabeth City With Bishop Denny Presiding. (By tlie Associated Press.) Elizabeth City Nov. 14.—The 87th an nual conference of the North Carolina Methodist Episcopal Church. South, op ened hero this morning with Bishop Col lins Denny, of Richmond. Va.. presiding. Organization of the conference, re ports by the presiding elders, and short addresses by Bishop Denny and Bishop H. M. Dußose, who is conference visitor, i were the principal matters to claim at- ■ tention. Presiding elders reported an i increase in membership in the various circuits, and indicated much progress be ing made in tin* erection of new churches j and parsonages. Rev. U. 11. Willis was re-elected con ference secretary, and Rev. Rufus Brad ley was elected conference statistical j Secretary. Bishop Denny announced the! transfer to tin* North Carolina Confer- i enee of Rev. E. L. Hendricks from the North Georgia Conference; and Rev. H. M. Wellman, Rev. M G Ervin, Rev J. j A. Snow. Rev. W. L. Dawson. Jr., and j Rev. W. F. Elliott from tin* Western North Carolina Conference. Big Community Chest at Asheville, j (By (lie Associated Press.) Asheville. Nov. 14.—A eoimminity chest drive here lust week to raise funds for carrying on the work of various of the city's civic and pldiantlfropie organ izations and institutions resulted in the securing of $83.33(1.52 in subscriptions. The community chest budget called for SBO,OOO. Gets 80 Cents Damages. (By the* Associated Press.) Raleigh, Nov. 14.—Thirty cents is the amount named in a suit started by 'Squire T. E. Owens against the Fine State Creamery, both of this city. The justice of the peace alleges that the creamery company refused to return a bottle deposit of that amount. rww w v TODAY’S NEWS TODAY NO. 270. FORBES CONTINUES Tn,f “ITKfS '“ii«iTEsTll*y Directly Passes Lie to Elias H. Mortimer, Who Said Mr. Forbes Gave Informa tion About Hospital Sites. ALSO DENIES ALL SAWYER CHARGES Says He Was Not Dismissed Because He Failed to Obey Orders—New Thrills Giv en by Forbes’ Testimony. (By the AsNociated Pre*K.) Washington, Nov. 14.—Piecing out the details of his denial of the charges against him, former director ('has. K. Forbes, of the Veterans' Bureau, put new thrills into the Senate veterans investi gation today by daily contradicting the testimony of several witnesses. He pass ed the lie directly to Elias H. Mortimer, of Philadelphia, who had told the com mittee that under Forbes’ administration confidential information was furnished certain contractors regarding proposed hospital sites. "If Mortimer states that,” said the former director "lie states what is a lie." Then lie turned to Mortimer, whi> was seated at a table with committee counsel and exclaimed, “You laugh." Chairman Ueed. of the committee inter posed. "You are testifying to the com mittee." said the chairman, “and it is not necessary for you to address other per- The witness also contradicted directly the testimony of Hr. Chas. E. Sawyer, personal friend and physician of Presi dent Harding. Hr. Sawyer had told the eenimittee that Forbes was dismissed by the President for not obeying an order to stop surplus property sales a( Perry ville. Md., hut the former director declar ed Mr. Harding had git’en him authority to release loaded cars at Perryville after the first stop order was given. BONDS Ok the state ARE OFFERED FOR SALE Number cf Bids Received at Public Meet ing--—Money to Be Spent at State In stitutions. •(*>• tnr Associated rrmta > ■ Raleigh, Nov. 14.—Seven bids, two embracing the total issue, were opened at noon today in the office of State Treasurer. B. R. Lacy, for $10,646,500 State of North Carolina 42-year coupon bonds, offered for sale to raise funds for permanent improvement of Stat institu tions. Immdiatly following the opening and reading of the proposals, which were public, Governor Morrison went into ex ecutive session with Treasurer Lacy and other officials to consider the bids. Bids for the whole issue were submitted by the Raleigh Bank & Trust Comnany, which made a fiat offer for the bonds, which arc divided in it!) bonds of $50!) denomination, and 10 600 bond of de nomination of SI,OOO each, both dated October 1, 1023. and payable October 1. 1063. by the First National Bank of New York City, which made a flat offer, and a combined offer. For the total the Raleigh Bank & Trust Company of fered 4 3-4 per cent, premium of $65,- 861.0 o: while the New York financial house bid 4 3-4 per cent, for the whole without any premiums. The New' York house also made an offer of 4 1-2-per cent, for $7,405,000 without premiums; 5 per cent, for $3,000,000 without premium; and 4 3-4 per cent, on $4.305,000. Bid ding on parts of the issue were the Bank of Reidsville, the Murchison Na tional Bank of Wilmington; the Caro lina Banking & Trust Company, of Eliza beth City; Savings Bank & Trust Co.. Elizabeth City: and A. E. Alexander, High Point. All of these bids were for comparatively small sections of the! States offers, they being in amounts front $2,000 to $200,000. Announce ment is expected some time this after noon as to a decision by State officials as to the awarding of the bonds. Burgomaster Denies He is Aware Ex- Kaiser Has Plan to Return. Hoorn. Holland, Xov. 13.. Baron Seliimmelpeennick. burgomaster of ■ Hoorn, assured the correspondent of The Associated Press, today on his word of honor that he was not aware of any in tention on the part of former Emperor William to leave Hoorn. The baron added that he considered | that such folly as the ex-emperor's re turn to Germany was unbolieveable. | It is Known that Hr. Kan. of Hutch j minister of the intcriop, has a confer ence with tile cx-kaiser at the chateau. | but another has transpired as to the j purpose of the visit. I Baron Sell immel pen nick's assurance. ! however, followed inquiries in this oon | neetion. j Berlin Denies Permission Has Been Given Wilhelm. | Ber’in. Nov. 13.-—rlt is officially dc ! nied here that former Emperor William has been authorized to return to Ger many. Denial also was made of a report that former town Prince Frederick William visited Berllin secretly on his way from Holland to his estate in upper Silesia. Frederick William stayed Saturday night at Holdeschaiu, Sunday night at I Gross Platten in Mecklenburg with Count Bassewitz. and last night with I friends in the province of Brandenburg. He is expected to arrive at Oels today- The visit to Berlin of Premier von Ktiil'ing of the Bavarinn government, has been postponed. No matter how good the book, it can’t do all the work. To reap from its sowing you must do more than merely
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