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!»»•••• ► ASSOCIATED ► PRESS ► DISPATCHES VOLUME XXIU Fear Many Miners Die In Illinois Mine Explosion Explosion in Chicago Wil mington & Franklin Coal Mine Near West Frank fort, HI., Trapped Men. j | ABOUT A THOUSAND WERE IN THE MINE But Officials Think Most ,of * Them Escaped by Means of Safety Devices—Some of .Dead Bodies Recovered. (By Ik, Associated Prtrn.) Chicago. Nov. 2H.—Twenty-five men are unaccounted for out of a total of 022 after the explosion' this morning in the Chicago Wilmington & Franklin Coal | Company mine near West Frankfort, Ilk, the 1 argent mine in the state, and IHissibl.v in the world, according to advice to Geo. B. Harrington, presideent of the company. Seven men were report eel bifrtied, two seriously. The explosion was caused by gas and a great disaster probably was averted by the barrier pil lar system in use in the mine. The ad viees received over the company's private wire, indicated that the explosion occur red in tin l northwest corner of the mine, probably about n mile from the shaft. The explosion occurred on a level 590 feet below the surface, untl tbe informa tion received from Joseph Lewis, general superintendent, indicated. Mr. Ha/rington said, that the trouble had been localized. This, lie attributed to tbe barrier sys tem, by which entries are closed and tbe workings where an explosion or fire oc curs, are cut off front the remainder of the mine, which includes miles of under ground tunnels. 1.000 May Be Trapped. Benton. 111.. Nov. 26 (By the Associat ed Press). —More than 1,000 men may be trapped in Mine No 1 of the Ohicngo, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Company, it was reported, following explosion in the mine this fbrenoon. Officials of the company have declined to comment on the rpport. and would not say whether they knew any men had been killed in the blast. A state mine rosette car has beben dispatched from here. Tbe mine bolds tbe world's record in the number of tons hoisted in'eight hours nnd it is believed about 1,100 met) were in tbe mine at tbe time of the explosion. Think 00 Are Entombed. Herrin. 111., Nbv. 28. —Vive bodies hitvr been takes j/rm Ohiyayn mlpgton Sc Franklin Coil Mine and 00 are presumed to be entombed at the en trance where the explosion occurred. Several Still Missing. West Frnnkford 111., Nov. 20. —Four- teen of the 1,100 men employed in the Orient Mine fopr miles from here, were unaccounted for this afternoon following an explosion in the mine tills morning. Eleven miners were severely burned. The statement was made by officials of the mine. HOLSTEIN MAKES WORLD’S RECORD AS MILK PRODUCER Produced 35,085.04 Pounds of Milk, | With 1,117.10 Pounds of Butterfat. | ,UJ ike Ahms IhiM Chicago, Nov. 26.—Kolrain Finderne Bess, a Holstein cow, completed a test at seven years of age, with a production of 85,085.4 pounds of milk containing 3.117.16 pounds of butterfat, equivalent td 1,396.4 pounds of butter, making her the world's champion milk cow for production under strictly official rules, according to announcement of The Hol stein-Friesian Association of America. Bess’ production for the year is suf ficient to suppy 44 families with one quart of milk each day- for 305 consecu tive days, the announcement said, as for 820 days the cow produced an av erage of 100 pounds of milk in a one year teat period. She is owned by ' the Fred F. Field Dutch Holstein Farms at Borckton, Mass., and her weighings and sampling of each milking and all butterfat • tests were made under the su pervision of the Massachusetts Agricul tural College. "Only two other cows have exceeded Bess’ production of milk—her half sis ter, Kilrain Marion Finderne, and Segis l*ieterje Prospect, the world’s ehani* pion,” the announcement said. "The " tests of these two cows, however, were conducted under jtemi-official rules.’’ Escaped Prisoner Caught. Raleigh, Nov. 28. —Laey Wright, es caped convict from the Caledonia prison farm in Halifax county, has' been recap tured, according to Superintendent Geo. Roes Pou, -of the State Prison, who an nounced today he had received word from police authorities of Baltimore, Md., that Wright is being held in qustody there. Miss Ethel Louise Cumbers, whose death in San Francisco is reported, was regarded as one of the best informed women in 'the country on Federal land laws, and was the consultant of at torney* in cases involving homestead and similar matters. For many years she held a position as chief of the Gen eral Land Office in Sun Francisco. FOOTBALL CONCORD HIGH vs. GASTONIA HIGH TUESDAY 3:30 P. M. GIBSON MILL PARK • I The Concord Daily Tribune ABOUT THE BOLL WEEVIL Questions Answered in a Feature Article Sent Out From Ka'tigh. 1 (By the Aw«oelnted Pi**mm.) Nov. 26.—“D0 you know when the boll weevil begins to enter the cotton fields in the Spring or when it begins to lay eggs each season? How long after emerging front the cotton square does the newly hatched weevil begyi to lay eggs?" These arc some of the questions answered by I)r. It. W. Leiby in a feature article in-the Novem ber issue of Extension Farm Newt, now being mailed from the office of the Ex tension division of North Carolina State College and the Department of Agricul ture, The article is designed to give North Carolina farmers late information about the boll weevil in their own State.' Information about, the weevil doming, from other sources lias been available for some time, but activities of the wepv il in Carolina lest year are re ported in Farm News this month for the Hist time. The issue also contains a list of fer tilizer mixtures which will he ‘recom mended for various crops under North Carolina conditions next year; it shown a picture -of Oatherin Clark, the cham pion Tar, Heel Club girl for 1928, and gives an account of her work and tolls about some of the good work being done by farm club boys during the pnst few mouths. There are a number of soil improving enjps which can be grown in the State without the expense of liming. Dr. L. G. Willis, soil chemist, gives a number of these and tells how they may be handled. Dr. R. Y. Winters tells about 1924 model cotton seed and bow these were improved to increase acre yields. How to drain a swampy spot in the old field and the necessary feeds for successful poultry production are some of the other aticles contained in the current issue of Farm News. ' . Extension Farid News is the official organ of the extension division and ex periment station of State College and the Department of Agriculture, It is being mailed to over 15.000 extension workers, ukib leaders, school teachers and promWnt farmers in North Caro lina. The November issue is unusually attractive on account of a large number of cubs used showing various activities of the agricultural workers and the sea sonal articles about fanning in the State. CHARGE FORBES ONCE DESERTED FROM ARMY mlttee. < By the Associated PremJ Washington, Nov. 26.—Papers said by war officials to show that at one time Charles R. Forbes, former director *of the Veterans’ Bureau, was dropped from the rolls of the army as a deserter, were turned over to the Senate Veterans’ Com mittee today by the department. Tlie records sent to the committee at its request, were said also to show that Forbes was later apprehended, served out his 'time bf enlistment and was dis charged without having been brought to . trial. The attitude of the department at this time, it' was said, was that the cuse long ag> has been disposed of, and ther was no intention of taking any further action, ns the matter is now in -the hands of the Senate Committee. Members of the committee declined to say what use would be made of the in formation given by the department. Dur ing the veterans investigation in which Forbes was the central figure, efforts were made to bring the former director's service record into tlie case, but Chair man Reed ruled it out on the ground that evidence should be confined to the period after Forbes becomes head of the Veterans’ Bureau. CHARLES L. JOHNSTONE IS SHOT BY NEGRO Shooting Occurred at Construction Camp in Greensboro Near N: C. C. W. (By the Associated Press.) , Greensboro, (\, Nov. 26.—(’has. L. Johnstone,. grading superintendent em ployed by a contractor to build a new athletic field at N. C. College for Women, was shot and painfully wounded by Will Anderson, negro laborer, at a construction camp near tbe college this morning at 8:30 o'clock. He made bis escape al though the section was searched by the sheriff and a number of deputies. Second Trial of Harvey Postponed. Charleston, S. C., Nov. 26. —The sec ond trial of former Governor Wilson G. Harvey en charges of violating the State banking laws in connection with the failure of the Enterprise Bank, was to day - postponed until the next term of coart on motion of counsel for the* de fense. Hitler on Hunger Strike. Munich, Nov. 26 (By the Associated Press)'. —Adolf Hitler, the Bavarian fns cisti leader who was arrested after fail ure of recent nationalist .“putsch" here is reported to have* gone on a hunger strike in jail at Stadellieiin, near this city, where he is bein confined. WHAT SAT'S BEAR SAYS. Rain tonight, slightly warmer in the east; Tuesday cloudy and colder, prob ably rain on the coaat. , OUT OF THE WEST CREW OF SCHOONER FIRED AT OFFICERS Firing Occurred After Schooner. Laden With Ruin. Had Been Seized by Offi cers. (By the Aaaoelated Press.) New York, Nov. 24.—The crew of the runt laden schooler Tomako. after her j captured yesterday about six miles off | the Jersey shore threatened n coast guard ! officer and attempted a dash to Sea after firing their majeliiue guns at he cutters Sene' a ami Lexington. The additional UtAff*oltf jtF an, dfllefa! re- ’ port made today to. the collector of the port, who was investigating the alleged j British-registry of the schooner,' whose seizure, it wus reported from London, might bring a formal protest from tbe British government. According to the report L: W. Perkins, | of the coast guard, was sent aboard ( the.Tomako after her'capture. The ; Lexington and Seneca started back to j New York with the Tomako loafing along \ in the rear. Suddenly it was alleged the ! machine guns were trained on the Per- I kins and the Tomako headed east. She opeu'ed fire when the cutters pursued her. The alleged smuggler was overhauled for the second time about ten miles off shove, and Boatswain Johanssen was sent aboard with the armed party of six men. A hand to hand fight followed before the Takoma's crew was subdued. The seizure of the .Tomako, according to Assistant Solicitor Edward Barnes, was made upon special instructions from the Treasury Department calling for the capture of the Tomako wherever it was found within twelve miles of the shore. LEVIATHAN makes new ACROSS OCEAN RECORD Big Liner Sailed From Cherbourg to New York in Five Days, Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes. (By the Annotated PreMM.) New York, Nov. 26.—America's bfegest steamship, the Leviathan, |estnblished a new world's record for westbound navi gation betfveen Cherbourg and New York today after a run of 5 days, 7 hours atid 20 minutes, with an average hourly speed of 24.17 knots. This broke by 13 min utes the previous record held by the Cun arder, Matiretainio, of 5 dayN, 7 hours and 33 minutes. Under the French law a husband can forbid his wife to travel without his consent. A Surprise Coming There is quite a treat and a real surprise in store for the thousands of readers of The Tribune next week. A feature is about to be launched that will captivate the atention of people in alFwalks of life. We feel quite sure you will all welcome it When you see it. We have set next Tuesday as the day for starting this proposition, and the feature will be launched at that time when full details will be given. What ever you do, do not miss next Tuesday’s issue of The Trib une. In short, we are going to take all of our readers and in fact the entire family on a real hunting expedition. And it will be a real hunt at that. \Ve expect this,hunt to last for three months, and if y,ou don’l say it was the best hunt you ever had at the close we shall be very much surprised. The proposition will affprd the very best kind of educational en tertainmient for the entire family, and it has many other features that will immensely please you all. As much as we would like to go hato details and tell you about this very excellent project, it is very necessary that we do not let tales out of school ’till Tuesday. , So be patient ’till then and the surprise will be all the more agreeable. So don’t forget the time is NEXT TUESDAY. CONCORD, N. C., MOND AY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923 THE COTTON MARKET Showed Firmness With January' anil Later Delieveries , Making New High Records. (By thr Associated «'re«».l New York. Nov. 26.—The cotton mar ket showed renewed firmness today with .January and all latee, deliveries making new high records for the season, because of relatively high cables, reports of a strong tone in the stock market, rallies in tin* foreig nexehqagi rates, and the issuance of ccminujiiuily few notices ' The ea rning was firm at an advance of 5 to 15 points, and active months soon showed net advances of 30 to 35 points, with January selling to 35.05 and Ma-oh to 35.30. December advanced to 35.60, or within 15 points of the recent high record, or 35. points net higher, i Cotton futures opened steady. Dec. 1 35.32; Jan 34 88; March 35.10; May | 35.15; July 34.65. | Van Sikes, Prominent Farmer, Dies in a Hospital. Monroe. Nov. 24.—Vann Sikes, one of j the most prominent nnd substantial farmers of Union county, died at the El len Fitzgerald hospiinl in ih'V ei'y th's j morning at 11 :30 o'c ek. He was the ! picture of health tin until a few weeks | ago, when he develop, d some liver trouble | that the moat skilled physicians were unable to cope with. His serious condi tion was not known to the public gen erally until yesterday, when the family let it be known he was sinking rapidly. It was his desire thin but little publicity be given to his sickness. I Vann Sikes was born in Union county I in July, 1875, the son of the late John |C. Sikes and Jane Austin Sykes. He spent his early boyhood days on the banks of Rocky Hirer on hi« father’s farm. He attended school at Uuion ville, when O. C. Hamilton was its prin cipal, and later at Palmerville, where he taught In that institute with the pres ent principal. Prof. E. F. Eddins. He was twice married. His first, wife was Alice Parker, daughter ofrDr. Frank Parker, of Albemarle, of the fam- I ily of Parkers so prominently connected over the state. Ilis second wife was Miss Minnie Ivey, of New London, sis ter to the Ivey brothers of Concord, and on her mother's side related to the dis tinguished Crowell family. Niue women now si* in the Danish parliament, three in the lower house, and a six in the upper. RAILROAD HEARING IS AGAIN POSTPONED I. C. C. Meeting to Dismiss Railroad Con solidation Put Off for the Third Time. (By the Associated Press.) ' Washington, Nov. 26.—For the third rime, the Interstate Commerce Commis sion hearing .on railroad consolidation was held open so that facts in regard to Henry f Ford's Detroit-Toledo & Ironton road might be put into records, was ad. journed today without a representative l of the corporation having been heard t Several dhysCago a stfbptfeffir wfas Is sued for E. G. Leibold, formerly Mr. Ford's private Secretary, and now vice president of the road, but So far attempts to serve the summons have failed. Fur ther efforts wil Ibe made to get the Ford official into the proceedings. AMERICAN PROPOSALS • READY FOR DELIVERY Proposals Will Be Presented to Ameri cnn-Canadian Conference Which Opens Totqprrotv. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Nov. 26.—The United States government will propose at the Amerieau-Canndian conference on liquor smuggling, opening tomorrow at Attawa. that clearance of shins destined for United States ports with liquor cargoes by prohibited by Canada; that search and seizure of all vessels engaged in smuggling on the Great Lakes, be au thorized; that a treaty arrangement be made so rextradition of persons accused of violating the liquor laws. | ENTIRE FAMILY IS REPORTED TO BE DEAD Reports Say sam Roscoe. Wife and Sev-! eral Children Were Burned to Death. (By the \Maocf9te«l PreMM.> Connellsville, Pa.. Nov. 26. —Reports reached here today that Sam Roscoe, his wife and several children were- burned to death when their home in Conquenee, Pa., was destroyed by fire this morning. Parts of five bodies were removed at noon when the ruins had cooled suffi ciently to allow a search. With Our Advertisers. Tonight will be your last chance to get a piece of the big cheese at Dovo-Bost Co.’s. You will find Arden face powders at the Gibson Drug Store. See notice of sale at W. A. Fink's, on Kannapolis road, November 30.’ New line of Forest Mills Knit under wear at attractive prices at Scarboro's. Thanksgiving specials in slippers and oxfords at Parker’s Shoe Store. You can get a 10-piece mahogany din ing room suite at the Concord Furniture Co. for only .$l9B. If you want to knowhow to put dol lars in your milk pail, read the ad. today of the Cash Feed Store. A great sale of Thanksgiving linen and Chinaware begins today at the I’arks- I Belk Co., and lasts through Wednesday. Stylish clothing for Thanksgiving on I easy payments at Farley's. You don't ! need the cash to buy hero. Pay SI.OO down and make the other payments week ly. Get a Lane chest of fragrant cedar wood at 11. B. Wilkinson's. Nothing like home talent in dressing a doll. Let the Specialty Hat Shop solve this problem for you busy mothers. Sale of Blankets at the Parks-Belk Co. A Rale extraordinary of Woolly Warm Plaid Blankets will take place nt the Parks-Belk Co.'s t tmorrow, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The price will be only $4.95, a pain Better phone if you can't go, because they will go like hotcakes. See big ad. today. One new case of scarlet fover nnd one new ease of chicken pox were re ported to the county health department for over the week-end. ROLLING STOCK 0F CHUOBY FACED BUBE GERMANY IS SEIZED RESUME* OK BELGIAN AGEIC- “g?. ER PKREITS Stock Seized at Duisburg and Hamborn Because Ger many Failed to Pay Indem nity to Belgium. WANTED INDEMNITY FOR MAN’S DEATH Lieut. Graft Was Shot by German Soldiers, Who Claimed Later They Were Mistaken in the Man. (Br the As.oolpfed Cr.HI.I Brussels, Nov. 26.—The Belgian gov ernment today seized the German rolling stock at Duisburg and Hamborn, in view of Germany's failure to reply to Bel gium's note demanding an indemnity of 1,250,000 francs for the assassination of Lieutenant Graff near Ituesseldorf in March, 1922. The time limit fixed by the Belgian ultimatum expired last night. Belgium had previously rejected an offer from Germany to submit this question to The Hague for arbitration and the Bel gian government had notified that the amount claimed as indemnity would be confiscated in the occupied regions should Germany fail to pay. •*' Lieut. Graff was.shot while he was rid ing in a street car between liuhroff and Walgum. His slayers, four members of the Ger man green police, pleaded the mistaken identity, declaring they believed the Lieu tenant to be a Belgian they were seeking to avenge a German police officer whom he had killed. The stock seized was ready for deliv ery from the Duisberg and Hamborn work shop to the German government. Tlie material will be liquidated to cover the sums demanded for indemnity and as damages to the family of the murdered officer. THRASH UNKNOWN MAN FOR INSULTING WIVES Two Salisburiatis Report to Police They Beat Up Stranger—Teeth and Glasses Found. Salisbury, Nov. 24. —An atmosphere of mystery surrounds an occurrence ft Fri day night when two men living oh East Liaie Street named Gillis and-Small beat up a stranger who was accused bf having insulted their wives. Gillie and Small followed the strangbr, who appeared to be under the influence of liquor, and when they overtook him on South Clay Street, they are said to have administered quite a beating. Later they decided to inform the po lice and when officers arrived they point ed out the place where they had left the man bue he was gone. Officers got his cap but thought the incident not worth reporting and police headquqartevs knew nothing of the oc currence today. Tonight Chief Galli mere slated lie would’ investigate the mat ter This morning parties living in the neighborhood where the beating was ad ministered found two teeth and a pair of eye glasses at a point where there were signs of a scuffle. The identity of the stranger has not been disclosed. FOUND RAIMA' HURT AT HOME OF HIS MOTHER W’ir'ew Believed to Have Reen Man Boaten by Gillis- and Small for In sulting Women. Salisbury. Nov. 25 —Cief of Police Gallimcre Saturday night found Law rence Whirlow, "a young white man. at. the home of his mother, two miles from (he city, suffering from wounds similar to those inflicted on an unknown man by the two men, Gillis and Small, who avenged alleged insults offered their wives Friday night. Whirlow was un able to tell how he got hurt and stated to the chief that he had no recollection of what happened. His injuries were about the head and the head was swollen to twice its natural size showing signs of severe pummelling. Two teeth were gone and Iris eyes were swollen shut. It will be some days be fore Whirlow will be able to attend a hearing which will be held in county court. Gillis and Small, who informed the po lice of what they had done and helped the officers look for the man they had beaten, expressed a willingness for trial whenever Whirlow is able to attend. Youth Radiy Hurt In Wreck at "Salis bury- I Salisbury, Nov. 25.- —Buford Fink, |ls-year-o!d son of R. H. Fink, of Faith, is in the Salisbury hospital suffering from a broken leg and a dislocated shoulder, the result of an automobile accident while he and his brothers and mother were returning home from Salis bury late Saturday. The accident hap pened near the city limits, and was caused by another car running into and turning over the car thei Finks were riding in. Other members of the Fink family were bruised, ns was also J. 0. Liugle. wlw was riding with them. The , car that struck them carried several young people but they left their car and ran. and their identity has not been established. Buford was riding in the car when it turned over. ' Injured In Saw Mill Explosion. (By the Associated Press.> Elizabeth City, N. C„ Nov-. 20.—A. L Chesson, aged 04 years, was seriously in jured tpday when a boiler at the sav mill of the Chesson Manufacturing Com pany exploded. He was taken to n loca hospital. .The plant was recently burnei and resumed operations a week ago. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY NO. 279. Drawn Expression, Caused by Cold and Hunger, Gives Way to One of Content ment and Happiness. ADOPTED HOME TO BE PERMANENT Police Officer and Wife Who Are Caring for Child Plan to Keep It—Public Show ing Interest in Case. Safe at last from the malign influence of cruel parents who deserted him. the pink, chubby babe found in the woods near Keller Church Saturday morning, is finding happiness and a home with Mr. and -Mrs. B. F. Widenhouse, the former one of the officers called by members of Mr. Edmund Cook's family, who discov ered the tiny boy fighting for a chance to live after being left alone to his fate in weeds and brush, with only a basket as a bed and with only tattered clothing as a covering from the rain and cold. Responding quickly to tender minis trations by Mrs. Widenhouse and her friends the baby has regained infant nor malcy and today presents a perfect pic ture of health and happiness. The drawn expression on the tiny face, caused by the bitter cold and ruin to which he was subjected by heartless parents, has giv en way to one of contentment and satis faction, and instead of the pitiful wail of a hungry child there emanates now from his rounded throat the fully devel oped cry of a normal tot. And his adopted home is to be a per manent one. It took only the touch of the baby hand and the faint appeal of the baby voice to kindle a kindly love in the hearts of the foster parents, who have announced to the world in general and to several persons who wanted the baby in particular, that he is theirs. So instead of being left by the side of the road to ijie without a chauee, the boy is to be reared in a Christian home, where love and kindness will be his share and. where he will be given opportunity to fully develop his mind tgid body. A number of persons have visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Widenhouse to see the infant prodigy, who with the WtftcSfttl -core of it*- all seeing Providence, overcame .he evils of ♦he elements by defying a winter's rain and its inevitable cold. Several of the visitors asked that the chil l be given to them, but the request was refused With his tiny bauds and pleading voi-e this tot has intertwined his heart with those of his adopted parents, and with ‘ears in her eyes the woman who has ttik"n this outcast to be her own, a-k d that S ) IP be allowed to keep her'precious find. There are none to deny the request and the un known banc is sure to remain in the haven where he iirst found so d, 'ova and With ea h passing dr.v ts e ' ’ .gives now evidences that he w : !l 1>: r. to - into a strapping youngs!<r -king nine pounds after his ordc- -ip the woods, the tot promises to eai" weekly and as he shows so far no ill efYe-ts from his desertion, physicians who have exam ined him are positive that lie is normally sound and healthy, and w'll show im provement with each passing week. Nothing has been learned of the par ents of the babe. An abandoned car was found about four miles from Keller Church Saturday, but the offioe-s' have no way to prove that it was the vehicle which carried the innocent babe to his woody resting place. The ear slipped in to a ditch about 3:30 O’clock Friday af ternoon officers have been advised, but whether or not its occupants were the parents of the infant outcast has not been determined. One report from Charlotte states that the driver of the car is under arrest there, but officers here do not know what charge he is being held on. There is a feeling in this city that ' the parents should be severely punished, but that under no circumstances should they again hold in their hands the fate ]of thp babe they deserted. The baby ; could not determine his o\yu fate, but 1 persons who havo seen him in his pres ent home this week and who saw him there Saturday soon after hying rescued, J declare the expression on hif* chubby face ! shows that he wants |o stay with those ’ people who have given him contentment, who have lived the Golden Text that “it is more blessed to give than to receive.” A monument has been eompleted to mark the birth place of General Perish ing's mother, in Blount county Tenu. It’s dedication probably will take i>llaee On Mother's Day next year. AT AUCTION Stock of groceries located in the best building at Mount Pleasant, N. C‘. Kent cheap. Will offer stocK complete including floor show cases, scales, etc. at Public Auc tion on Wednesday, November 28th at 12 o'clock. Terms of sale cash or good note. Here is u good ehanee for someone to start in bus iness. Good trade may be had from college students, two cotton mills and country. Owner has many other interests and can not devote time to business. Reserve right to reject any-bids. C. C. BARRINGER, Auctioneer