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GHUGE AND STORE
, AT MffiLMD BURNED.
DURING THE NIGHT
Both Buildings Were Prop
erty of Mr. 'P. J. Hartsell,
Who Suffered Loss in Fire
of About SIO,OOO.
ANOTHER STORE
ALMOST BURNED
It is property of Mr. J. F. Sos
soman and Was Saved On
ly by Heroic Work. —Cars'
Taken From the Garage,
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A fire of undetermined origin destroy
ed the store nnd garage of Mr. P. J.
Hit rt sell. at Friday night
about 2~ o'clock, When the (ire was
first discovered it had gained such head
way that it was impossible to cheek it.
The garage, which is located about.3B
feet from the store, caught from tile
Humes and it also was completely burn
ed. By heroic work about .$2,000 worth
•-f stock and cars were saved from the
garage. Nothing at all was saved from
the stock of merchandise, everything in
the store falling a victim to the binge.
The store of Mr. .1., K. Sossamdn, lo
cated about 25 feet from the garage, was
saved from burning only b.v fast and fu
rious work of tile citizens of Midland.
There is no water supply in Midland,
but bucket brigades were formed and
carried water from several wells, this
accounting for saving other buildings
near the scene of the tire. There was
about $2,<)00 insurance on the garage
but none at all on the stock of meridian
•lisp carried by Mr. Hartsell, whose loss
is about SIO,OOO.
Mr. Comer, section foreman, who lias
rooms at Mr. W. M. Morgan's, was the
first person to discover the lire, the light
through the window in iiis room causing
him to awake.
Mr. Donald F. Widonhouse entered the
bunting garage and drove a truck out,
and also was instrumental in saving
practically all of the other property that
was saved from the garage.
THE NATIONAL, WOMAN’S
PARTY HAS PROGRAM
Equal Rights Program flTezented to
PVc» UniC« ee-’flge «% - i
of Woman’s Party.
(119 th* A«M<M*la4rd »
Washington. Nov. 17.—-Presentation
to President Coolidge today of the equal
rights program to be urged by the Na
tional Woman's Party at the next ses
sion of Congress was the opening event
of a two-days conference in which mem
bers of the organizatiotf were assembled
here from all sections. More than 200
women composed the deputation named
to present the proposal to the President.
In addition to formulating plans for the
• campaign in support of the proposed
equal rights amendment to the eonstitu
tion designed to remove ail inequalities
before the law as between men and wom
en. The conference will decide what
other legislation, will receive the organi
zation’s active support. The conference
will close with a imgeaut and ceremonial
nt the capital tomorrow in observance'of
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the equal
rights movement.
New York Cotton Review.
New York. Nov. 10—Very heavy
realizing or liquidation of. iong ac
counts was absorbed on comparatively
moderate reactions during the earlier
part of the week and prices turned up
ward again on Thursday, making new
high records for the season during to
day's trading in the cotton market. The
March contracts, which had sold at
34:20 on the advance following the elec
tion day adjournment and reacted to
82:58, while the subsequent liquidation
was in progress sold at ,'!4 :fi2 during, to
day's trading making an advance of very
nearly two bents n pound from the re
cent low level.
The demand slackened sombwlmt .this
afternoon and there was enough realiz
ing to give the market rather an unset
tled or reactionary appearance. In a
general way, local brokers consider that
the market baa been dominated by the
supply situation daring the entire week.
A tendency to further reduce estimates
of the crop lias been very apparent in
discussions of the market outlook, and
the way contracts were taken out of
tlie ring between the 33 and 34 eent
levels, had an encouraging effect on bul
lish sentient. This doubtless stimulat
ed buying on unexpectedly large domes
tic consumption figures for October, the
strength of Liverpool iu the face of un
settled political conditions abroad and
the reported firmness of the southern
spot market. " *
A private report’ issued today esti
mated ginning to November 14 at 8,268,-
■ f(00 bales and placed the indicated yield
at ‘>,300.000 bales.
About All Cotton Picked.
Accordlug to reports from various
jsirts of tlie county practically all of
this year’s cotton chop in Cabarrus has
been picked. In a few fields some pick
ing remains to be done, but the bulk of
the crop lias been picked. So far about
0.000 bales have been ginned nnd it is
estimated that the crop of .the county
will total 10,00 bales. Most of the cot
ton baa been weighed at the platform
here, bat some of it has gone to Harris
burg, Kannapolis and other points in the
county.
The special school tax election to be
held Tuesday will determine what kind
of public schools the county is to have.
If tbe election carries modern high
schools will be available for every child
in the county.
The Concord I>aily Tribune
IGNACE PADEREWSKI
Famous Polish Pianist. Who Will P,o
m Auditorium in Charlotte Monday
Evi iiing. May 26th.
GREAT PICTt'RE TO BE
GIVEN AT THE V. M. C. A,
Adaptation of the Celebrated Passion
Play to Be Presented .Saturday Night.
Mr. 11. \Y. Blanks. General Secretary
of the V. announces that lie has secured
‘"The Life of Chrisl," a motion picture
adaption of tlm celebrated Passion Play,
enacted at Oberammcrgan. Bavaria,
every ten years. Thin play is without
a doubt the most wonderful religious
spectacle known. It is witnessed b.v
thousands and as sonic of the original
players appear in this film it is regarded
as one of the most perfect reproductions
yet produced. This famous plav por
trays every phase of Biblical version,
.starting with the minnneiatinn. and in
cludes such important event* and mir
acles in the life of Christ, as His birth.
His boyhood days, the works and miracles
on earth, the transfiguration, last supper,
betrayal, crucifixion, resurrection ami as
cension.
The picture will be shown in the gym
nasium Sat unlay. November. 24tli. a
matinees at 3 n. m. sud a nighr per
formance at 7:30 p. m. Owing to tlie
cx;'citgo of securing this great master
piece a small charge of 15 cents to chil
dren and 40 cents to'adults will be made
for the matinee performance. As the
seating capacity is rather limited ad
vance sale of tickets will begin next
Monday. Reservation can be phoned
V. M. C. A.
Tlie press notices from other cities
concerning this beautiful drama are such
that tin one in Concord should miss see
ing it. An extra attraction will b' l
the piano accompaniment, using sane of
ft: iy Ti'setV.-y
BALDWIN TO ISSUE
MANIFESTO TONIGHT
Proposal to Put it) Per Cent. Duty on
All Imported .Manufactures.
Jsmdon. Nov. 12 (B.v the Associated
press).—Prime Minister Baldwin to
night will issue a manifesto to the coun
try in which it is expected he will put
the electorate in possession of the main
features of his tariff proposals, show
ing at the same time how he means to
fill in tlie blank check which .in the
words of his opponents, lie is demanding
flint the country."
One of the credits Mr. Baldwin is
projecting, according to present specula
tions, is an all round 10 tier eent. duty on
imported manufactures, which is figured
to yield a revenue of 23,000.000 pounds.
SPEEDERS SENT TO JAIL
Greensboro Judge Sends ’Em All to Jail.
Black or White. Rich or Poor.
(Il> the Associated Press.) ’
Greensboro, Nov, 17. —“ I’m going to
send everybody who comes before me for
speeding to jail, be they white or b’nck.
rich or poor," declared judge David Har
vey Collins in municipal court here this
morning. Four white men were charged
with speediiig and each received a sen
tence of 10 days in the county jail.
One of the victims had been married
just two weeks nnd he .took separation
quite seriously.
Piedmont Edition Delayed.
The Piedmont edition of the New
York Tribune which was to have been
published on December 2. will' not be pub
lished until Decembei oth, it was stat
ed here this morning by a person who
has taken an active interest in securing
data for the Concord page. It is prob
able that the edition will be 16 pages
instead of 12, as was originally planned
and this change made it necessary to
postpone for one week the printing of
the edition.
Big Sale of, Back’s Stoves and Ranges
Starts Monday.
The Concord Furniture Co. will have
a sale of Buck’s Stoves and Ranges be
ginning next Monday. With every range
sold during that week you will be given
free n SO.OO set' of Fry oven glass, 14 piec
es. Or. if you do not want the oven glass
they will give you a half ton of coal. Your
old store will be taken in exchange.
Every Buck's stove and range in the
house will go in this sale. See full page
ad. in this isutie fin- detailed particulars.
Fifty years ago wood pulp was just,
beginning to attract attention as a ma
terial for making paper.
WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS.
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Fair tonight and Sunday; slightly
cooler in east and central portions to
night.
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VIRGINIA NORMAL RIG TEXTILE DEAL IS
IS DAMAGED BY FLAMES MADE AT GASTONIA
Wing of Main Building Destroyed. With
» Loss Estimated at About S2Oq.OIHI
Students Escape.
>lb the A"»oefnl*4 Press.',
Farmville, Va.. Nov. 17.—Between 450
nnd 500 women students at the State
Normal School) here were routed from
their sleep early today by a fire which
the 800 students ear died at the s ho d
more than half of them were housed in
the main building, and about 100 of
these were in the rear wing. All were
gotten to safety, however, without any
injury, and with the loss of only a few
of their persona! belongings. The fire
was discovered at 4:30 this morning by
a night watchman and matron who, in
making their normni rounds, saw smoke
coming from tire end of the dining room
near tlie kitchen. An alarm was iinme-'
diatei.v sounded and with little confusion
(lie occupants marched to safety. Tlie
exit of those in the wing over the dining
room necessarily was hastily, however,
and few lmd time to gather their b»long
fngs.
$50,000 FIRE OCCURS
IN GASTON SANATORIUM
Spectacular Blaze in Heart of Gastonia
Menaces Patients and Nurse*
C»nstonia, Now 16.—Aka muilt of n
spectacular tire wich was discovered at
1 :50 this afternoon in the roof of the
hospital, the Gaston sanatorium, owned
jointly by Drs. Henry Glenn nnd D. A.
Garrison, is almost a total loss from
fire and water. Tlie loss is estimated at
$.00.000. Insurance on the building nnd
equipment will total about SIO,OOO, al
though the exact figure was not avail
able this afternoon.
The fire originated from a defective
Hue. Most of the furniture nnd equip
ment downstairs was saved. That on
the second floor, including an elaborate
sterilizing outfit, was a total loss. Many
of the nurses lost most of their belong
ings, to<).
High praise is accorded Miss Young,
superintendent, and the other nurses
for their heroic work in rescuing
patients. Some of the nurses stayed up
stairs until the last minute nnd were
brought down the ladders by firemen.
The parents, none of whom is in a
critical condition, are housed in nearby
homes and in the city hospital,
Abbey Highs Plays at Mt- Pleasant To
day.
Belmont, Nor. 16.,—Nineteen mem
bers of the Belmont Abbey high football
squad will leave here this morning for
Mt- Pleasant where the loyal team takes
on the eol'egiate institute boys of that
city this afternoon.
The teams are both evenly matched
eneh having won a game this senson nnd
have lost one and a real game should be
the result.
The local team, tinder the directorship
of Coach I>eo Friersqn, h«s been practic
ing hard since its last game with Mt.
ITolly and although injuries abound on
the club the team now has Gene Milde
to depend upon.
Milde was in the Mercy hospital for
several weeks, but returned to the
school yesterday. He is the best player
with the local squad.
Tlie Btt)l Weevil Control Association.
'New Orleans, Nov. 17—The executive
eemmittee of the National 801 l WeeYil
Control Association, organized at a re
cent boll .weevil convention., met here at
the call of C. J. Rivers, jr., chairman,
to perfect the organization of the asso
ciation. Tbe committee consists of two
or more representative of every interest
which has anything to do with cotton,
from farmers to manufacturers of cotton
goods. The association expects to act
as a clearing house for information con
cerning the weevil.
CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1923
High Sheals Cotton Mills Have Been
Purchased b.v tbe Manville-JenckeK
C’i mpany—Cost About #1,000.00(1.
IBy tl»e Associated Press. I
Gastonia. Nov. 17.—The High Shoals
Cotton Mills, at High Slinals, N. ('.. has
been, bought by one of ih" biggest tex
tile plants • in Gaston county, b.v tlie
MaiivilfoJeneltc* of Rhode
island. (Yoro the esiole of-the fate (1.1!.
Armstrong and A. G. Ayers,,of this city,
for approximately $1,000,06. - arcording
to announcement here tora.v.
Tlie property purchased by the Rhode
Island concern include tlie mills with
18,500 spindles, building and 1,500 aeres
of land.
It is understood t liar the Manville
•leuckes Company plans to develop High
Shoals Mills on a par with their big
Lora.v plant in Gastonia. The Loray
Mills, a 135,000 spindle plant, has been
operated by the Rhode Island concern
for some time. Tile High Sclmals Mills
were built by the late D. A. Tompkins
and associates of Charlotte, and was ac
quired by Armstrong and Myers inter
ests in February, 1020, for $1,250,000.
The mill is equipped with 800 looms
and has been manufacturing sheetings.
SALISBURY TARIFF ON
PRODUCE IS OPPOSED
Municipality Would Tax $25 Dealers
Handling Stuff From Outside Rowan.
Salisbury. Nov. 16.—An ordinance
requiring the paying of a tax of $25
for the sale of produce on the streets
of Salisbury, if said produce was grown
outside of Rowan enmity, is in process
of becoming a law. it having passed its
first rending before the Salisbury aider
men. There has developed some opposi
tion to this in lab >r circles, both the
machinist's union and the central labor
body having resol it! c, i against it and op
position wi’l be voiced when tlie matter
comes up for final passage.
Plans to Prevent Rum Smuggling.
iar the twm'-imeii Pre« -
Washington, Nov. 17.—President Cool
idge has given his approval to treasury
plans for the expansion of the coast
guard for prevention of rum smuggling.
Tiie plan contemplates expenditure of
$20,000,000 for new craft and additional
personnel.
The President is expected to mention
the proposed expansion of the service
in the forthcoming message to Congress.
It has not been determined whether the
budget be reopened to include addition
al estimate, but assurance lias been giv
en the appropriation will be asked for iu
the new session.
.Southern to Erect Big Office Building.
(By the Anamdated Press.)
Charlotte, Nov. 17— Contracts will b*
let Saturday for the erection of a build
ing here to house tlie offices of the South
ern Railway Company's lines east, the
building to cost in the neighborhood of
$350,000, according to an announcement
b.v local officials of tlm railroad.
New Courthouse at Fayetteville,
(By the Amoelnted Press.)
Fayetteville, Nov. 17. —Tlie Cumber
land County Commissioners this week
passed a resolution nailing for the erec
tion of a new county courthouse nnd
jail, the amount to be expended for the
purpose to be determined later and bonds
issued for the amount.
•King George’s chauffeur never knows
where he is to drive until his Majesty is
actually seated in the ear. This is a
continuance of the rule which came into
force when Queen Victoria ascended the
throne.
There will Tie a meeting of Stokes
Lodge No. 82 A. K. and A. M. Monday
night, November 10th. Work in the
second degree.
ALLEGED HI CHET SHOP
IS ORDERED CLOSED
Action Closing Business Comes After
Order Was Issued by New York Su
preme Court Judge.
(By (he Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 17. —Attorney Gen
era! Sherman today announced he had
obtained an order from Supreme Court
Justice Mail leu enjoining continuance in
business js cgtlpn yf , Seiqtt,
Mnrrisdk l s nil parry, described by Mr.
Shermnn ns a company which has been
doing an enormous business in cotton
and futures in odd lots, and alleged by
him to have conducted a bucket shop.
Deputy Attorney General Chambers,
ing charge of the proceedings, asserted
the firm had beben doing it lucrative
business with many customers in the
South, particularly in Alabama. A
number of customers, he. said, bought and
sold cotton futures in October and No
vember and made considerable profits on
their transactions, but lie asserted the
brokerage firm through various techni
calities refused to pay tlie profits to tlie
profits to the customers. '»
NORWOOD A BANKRUPT,
SAYS ORDER OF COCRT
Salisbury Man Directed to File Schedule
Before Referee Robinson.
Greensboro News.
.T. I). Norwood, Salisbury banker and
cotton mill man, was declared bankrupt
in an order signed yesterday by Judge j
Janies E. Boyd, of the western district I
of North Carolina, and is ordered to
appear before John M. Robinson. re
feree, in Charlotte, December 1 to tile'
a schedule of his assets and liabilities.
The order follows the petition filed
August 27 by H. Kempner. of Galves
ton, Tex-, S. A. Patterson, of Richmond,
Va.. and 1 W. F. Ford, receiver for the I
Bank of Quantum; Quantico, Va. They t
filed c’aims as follows: Kempner, s!>.- j
241.48: Patterson. $10,000: Ford. sll.
800.
Yesterday’s action is another step in '
the tangled affairs of the well known i
Salisbury man that started when a re
ceivership was sought for cotton mills I
in which lie was heavily interested.
These included the Mecklenburg mills at
Charlotte, the Clyde and 'Newton at
Newton, and the Nancy in Montgomery
county. Later banks in which Mr. Nor
wood was interested were closed, either
vo'untari'y or by the state examiner.
Tlie mills Were p’noed in the hands of
receivers and were inter adjudged bank
rupt. Consequent action was started
against Mr. Norwood personally and |
the order or Judge Boyd yesterday re- [
suits from that. (
Dies From Effects of Plat'd Shot Wounds
i (By the Associated Press.)
I Greensdoro, Nov. 17. —Mrs. Charles C. i
Patterson, aged 30, died in a local hos
pital this morning at 11 o’clock from
the effects of pistol shot wound inflicted
Inst night about 0:30 o’clock when she
sent a stell jacketed bullet from a .45
Caliber revolver through the region of
! the heart. She was a wife of the sec-
I rotary to A. D. Shelton, general super
-1 iiitendent of the northern division of the
Southern Railway Company. Death was
directly due to internal hemmorhage.
North Carolina Press Association to
Meet January 3-4.
Morgunton, Nov. 16.—January 3 and
4 liuve been definitely decided upon as
dates for the mid-winter meeting of the
North Carolina Press association to be
held at Pinehurst. it was announced to
day b.v Mirs Beatrice Cobb, secretary. ,
The cutlery industry is one of the old
p«t in Britain nnd from the very be
ginning Sheffield has been its recognized
center. Written records allow that the
industry waH in a flourishing state in
Sheffield in the seventeenth eentury.
while some authorities assert that it was
thriving, four hundred yeara ago.
Oh Horrors! a
Girls take a good look at this!
It shows one reason why fond
mamas raise their boys to be sol
diers. This lad, the top of whose
head you see, is having a perma
nent wave put in his hair—said to
b« the very latest in New Yor’i
WALTON S TRIAL BREAKS
I P IN TUMULT TODAY
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Governor Striked Out of C urt R-nrn
, After Stating lie Was Not Getting a
I Fair Trial.
Oklahoma City, Nov. 17. (B.v tlie As
sociated Press.) —The impeachment trial
iof Gov. J. C. Walton broke up in tumult
[today after the Executive, declaring he
was lot getting a fair trial, stalked
from the court room with his counsel
and precipitated a dash between I. T.
Sprague, a member of his legal staff, and
Tom Anglin, president of the Senate.
'After the Governor’s abrupt departure
the prosecution, recovering from its sur
prise, summoned another witness, but
the effort to proceed with 'the trial was
futile.
A motion was made authorizing the
court to appoint counsel for tlie Execu
tive. hut was defeated. . Members of the
court declared it was evidence that he
desired no representation. It was dur
ing the debate on this (notion that the re
mark of Senator Anglin brought on the
threatened violence that broke up tlie
session. Scarcely had the court dis
solved. however, when a second encounter
was threatened. Senator E. A. Darnell,
of Clinton, eonrradierixi a statement of
Jplui Q. . (ti. Guthrie.., GlohUt
sqnarW off for action, out the two wore
separated.
TIIE COTTON MARKET
Extremely Nervous and Irreguler—lo to
14 Points Lower.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 17.-—The cotton mar
ket was extremely nervous and irregular
during, today’s early trading. Liverpool
made a very heavy showing, but there
was very heavy realizing and after op
ening fairly steady net 4 points lower
to 18 points higher, the local market
broke to 33.71 for January and 33.05
for March, or about 10 to 14 points net
lower. The buying stimulated by the
higher cables checked tlie decline, and
there, were rallies which carried prices
up to or over last night's closing during
tlm first hour. Trade interests were
reported good buyers on the opening
break, and there was covering or rebuy
ing by sellers of yesterday.
Cotton futures . opened fairiy steady.
Dee. 34.55 to 34.45: Jan. 34.03: March
34.26 to 84.05: May 34.1!); July 33.70.
Ch sed Irregular,
New York. Nov. 17. —Cotton (futures
closed irregular, Dec. 34 :21 to 34 :24 ;
Jan. 33:70 to 33:77; Mar. 33-6)6' to
34:00: May 34:04 to 34 :08; July 33 :53
to 33:63... i
INJU NCTION HEARING
POSTPONED ONE WEEK
Illness of Judge P. A. MeElroy Causes
Postponement of Hearing Until No
vember 24th. *
(lly the Associated Press.)
Asheville, Nov. 17 —By order of Judge
I’. A. MeElro.v, who has closed tiie court
here on account of Lis illness, Mie tempo
rary restraining order enjoining local
printers from interfering with publica
tion of the Times and The Citizen here
has been postponed one week. The
hearing will be in Chambers Saturday,
November 24th to determine whether or
not the injunction shall stand perma
nently.
TWO KILLED TODAY IN
I AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
Aral Two Others Badly Injured.—Acci
dent Occurred at Gaffney.
(By the Assaelated Press.)
I Gaffney, S. (’., Nov. 17.-—Two persons,
were killed and two others badly iujur
ed when an automobile in which they
i were riding was struck b.v northbound
Southern passanger train No. 46 nt tlie
i Bufort Street crossing here today. The
dead are Anniston Stacy, aged 14. a
daughter 'of State Senator Richmond
Stacy, and George Sentel, aged 20. Mrs.
Dewey Scruggs, sister of the dead girl,
[and her infant son. Solon, were badly
' injured.
1 Postal Receipts at High Point.
(tty the AssneiateO Press.*
High Point. Nov. 17.—Postal receipts
of the local post office already have ex
ceeded the record for tlie city of s!>l.(MKt,
, set lust yegg, and indications are that
they this year will total about SIIO,OOO.
according tn an announcement by Post
master O. R. York.
Auxiliary To Meet.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
meet Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock
with Misses Lou and Addie White at
their home on Franklin Avenue.
TODAY’S
NEWS
TODAY
NO. 272.
BlgSr^R
TfAFIDLY COMING 10
HEAD IS BELIEF NOW
Separatists Are Said to Be
Enlisting Men Whom the
French Medical Officers
Say Are Fit for Service.
WILL NOT~DEMAND
ALL FARM GOODS
Say Compulsory Delivery of
j Farm Products Impossible.
—Germans Make Protest
to French Government.
< By the Associated Press.)
Munich, Nov. 17. —The situation in
the Bavarian palatinate is believed to be
approaching crisis. The Separatists are
continually enlisting men whom the
French anny doctors examine as to their
fitness for service.
The government of Bavaria has con
sidered and put aside a project for eqm
: pulsory delivery of foodstuffs by tho
farmers. Herr Wutzhofer, minister of
agriculture, and himself one of the larg
est farmers in the country, says such
measures will be harder to enforce than
prohibition in America.
Germans Protest.
Berlin, Nov. 17 (By the Associated
Press).—The German government has
sent a note to the French government
protesting against the alleged support
given to Ithineland separatists by author
ilis of occupation. The note declares
that the separatists, with the connivance
of the French troops, have formed armed
bands and brought about state of law
j lessness and anarchy by means of ter
rorization. plunder and arrests. Not
withstanding the declaration by French
] government that its troops would main
tain order, and although the right to do
so is conceded by the Ithineland agree
ment to the military commander in the
event the civil police tire inadequate to
: cope with the'disturbances.
FINAL EFFORT
To Be Made Monday to Save the En
tente from Dislocation.
I Paris, Nov. 17 .(By the Associated
Press). —The final effort to save the on
j fiief seemingly is not ready ro gye the
j final word to Lord Crewe,- the British
ambassador hero, ns to its position on
i application of .further peunSties upon
• Germany.
j The efforts which will he made ntean
j while to prevent a break are regarded
! '** political circles as despairing, the
h rench and British governments being
too far apart. it is thought, to make an
J agreement possible,
j Strong Efforts To Be Made.
| London, Nov. 17 (By the Associated
Press).—Strong efforts are being made
over the woek-eud on bitli sides of the
Chanffel to preserve integrity of the
Franco-British alliance. There were in
dications at the foreign office today that
! 1 rant ‘ e "'as changing her attitude as to
I some of her threatened penalties against
Germany in the event of her failure to
give up the ex-croyvn prince and permit
inter-allied military control to resume its
j interrupted investigation of German ar
j niamen (s.
. Pest and Flagg’s Cotton LHter.
New \ork. Nov. 16. : —Demand was
stirau'ated by large exports and takings
with further suggestions' from private
sources that it will be necessary to dis
count a crop nearer nine than ten mil
lion- 11 hat price will do that is a ques
tion to which there will be manv
answers though the market itself does
not indicate that the present level is
sufficient. There has rarely been a time
when offerings which arc often heavy
from one source and another have been
absorbed witb such apparent case. Much
fixing of prices is believed still to be
done and where the contracts are to be
obtained is a comimdrum. Holders are
reported perfectly wi'ling to accept these
prices for what they have and there is
daily a fair volume of hedging but that
does not add a balance to the supply.
Mills complain of lack of orders but
Vhi'q. there may be no sharp expansion
in demand for goods for the an’nnce of
the year it is believed that after the
holiday trade has been supplied stocks
will be down to a point so low that it
will be no longer ptssib’e to postpone
fi’ing these gaps. There will be sharp
fluctuations but too innur are waiting
to buy on some reaction for dec’ines to
go far. or prove mofe than temporary.
POST AND FLAGG.
Shade Trees Going Way of Civilization.
| Davidson. Nov. I(s.—Regret is ex
pressed quite generally that in placing
the high powered electric wireß on Main
- street preparatory to the lighting syg
j tern’s being taken over by the town from
i the college it has been deemed neces
sary to put these wires and new poles
on the west side of the street as against
their present place on the enst side. This
removal is calling for the sacrifice of
, bosh branches and tops of a number of
I pretty shade trees, that will be none the
prettier for such lopping.
Santee River Bridge to Be Completed
uary Ist.
(By the Associated Press.)
Wilmington, N. C„ Nov. 17. —The
Santee River bridge on the Atlantic
Coastal highway will be completed before
the first of the year,, according to Char
lies H. Moorefield. engineer of the state
highway commission. The opening of the
I bridge will open up a new route from
Wilmington to Charleston 106 miles in
length. Present routes to Charleston by
way of Columbia, 8. C.. and other towns
to the southward are about twice as long.