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VOLUME XXIII
MEREM TO HEM
EXPERTS TO STtIDT
■ GERMAN FINANCES
The Reparations Commission
States That It Will Ask
Chas. G. Dawes to Take
Presidency of,'Committee.
FRIENDS THINK
HE IS FITTED
His Choice Was Made Unan
mously by Commission and
Invitation Will Be Formal
• ly Extended to Him Later.
Paris, Dec. 21 (By the Associated
Press). —The reparations commission this
morning decided to offer Chas. G. Dawes,
of the T’nited States, the presidency of
the committee which is to examine Ger
man finances. An American thus will
head the principal expert committee to
be named for investigation of Germany's
resources and financial situation.
The reparations commission found it
necessary to postpone issuing its invita
tions to other delegates on committees
aside from the Americans, but in view of
the need of gaining time to permit rep
resentatives of the United States to ar
rive without delay, the names of General
Dawes and Oden D. Younger, of New
York, were approved and instructions
given that formal invitations be sent to
them. '
It was the unanimous decision of the
commission that the presidency of the
leading expert committee ought to be of
fered to General Dawes. Certain formal
ities connected with the selection of dele
gates from other countries remained to
be complied with and invitations to other
delegates will be sent as soon as this is
done.
Dawes Equipped for Task.
Chicago. Dec. 21.—Brigadier General
Charles G. Dawes, decided on by the
reparations commission to head the com
mittee to examine German finances, is
regarded by his friends as singularly
well equipped for the proposed duties,
both through his financial experiences
and his seal as a public servant. He
is the founder and head of one of Chi
cago's large banking institutions. He
was' the first director of the budget jjn- ,
dcr President Harding. *
sion’s decision.
Consider German Request.
Paris, Dec. 21 (By the Associated
Press). —Germany's application for au
thorization to pledge resources as a guar
antee for food loans from the United
Statcy was referred by the reparations
commission today to the home govern- ;
raents of the various delegations. At
the same time it was decided that the
commission's committee on guarantees
would make a thorough Investigation as
tot the food situation in Germany.
WINITSKY MUST GO
TO FEDERAL PRISON
Appellate Division of New York Supreme
Court Upholds Decision of Lower
Court,
(By tbe Associated Press.)
New York, Dee. 21.—The Appellate
division of the Supreme Court today up
held the lower court conviction of Harry
M. Winitsky on charges of criminal an
archy, and also decreed that he must
serve the ten year sentence imposed at
that time.
Winitsky was convicted and sentenced
by the lower court in Maxell, 1920, was
identified in his alleged activities against
the goverenment with Benjamin Gilpw,
I. E. Ferguson and C. E. Ruthenburg.
Winitsky was charged with having
been a leader in “red” activities through
out nnd immediately after the world war.
PROTfcST AGAINST THE
ACTION OF BRITISH
Chinese Say British Responsible for the
' Serious Situation In Canton.
Hong Kong, Dec. 21 (By the Asso
' dated Press).—Dr. Hung Yat-Ben,hend
of the Canton government, today tele
graphed Ramsay McDonald, leader of
the British labor party, asking him to
“bring to the notice of the British peo
ple, and particlarly the workers the
grove situation which the British rep
resentatives in China mainy have been
instrumental In creating at Caton.”
Strike Threat Issued.
(By the Associated Press.)
Havana, Dec. 21.—Employees of the
Northern Railroad of Cuba and of the
Guantanamo & Western Railroad have
served notice that they will quit work
tomorrow unless the strike on the Cuban
railroad is settled by that time, accord
ing to word received here at the office
of the Secretary of Agriculture, Labor.
and Commerce departments.
Find Men and Wife Guilty. <|
(By the Associated Preaa.)
New York, Dec. 21.—Ernest Vetter, I
and his wife, Marie, tqday were found
guilty of‘first degree manslaughter for
the killing of Alonzo J. Storey, a former
suitor of Mrs. Vetter’s.
finds Finger In a Bottle of Pep.
Pittsboro, Dec. 20.—Jarvis Boone,
Pitfcboro merchant, Awhile drinking a
f bottle of node water yesterday after
noon. discovered part of a man’s finger
in the battle. Part of the nail was
attached to the finger.
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Leviathan Grounded In Harbor.
. New York. Dec. 21 (By the Associat
ed Prws).—The Leviathan, queen ship
of the American merchant marine, in
bound from Cherbourg today, grounded
on Robins Reef in New York harbor.
A call was sent for all available tugs.
The Concord Daily Tribune
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Smith • /
Senator Ellison D. Smith, of South
Cnroliun is being mentioned prominent);
for the chairmanship of the important -In
terstate Commerce Committee. He is
the ranking Democratic member of the
committee.
COURIER BRINGS TALE
OF EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
Man Reselling Douglas, Arizona. Says
Three Towns in Mexico, Just Over the
Border Were Destrtoyed.
ODv the Associated Press.)
Douglas, Ariz., Dee. 21.—Granados.
Hausabas and Oputo, towns in the Si
erra Madre mountains of Sonora, Mexico,
with an aggregate population of 5,000,
were destroyed by an earthquake Wed
nesday night, according to a story told!
by a courier who arrived late yesterday
at Xacoari. a railhead approximately 75
miles south of the international boun
dary.
The courier had ridden siuce Wednes
day night over the mountains which lie
for 40 miles between the towns and the
railroad. As he arrived exhausted he
told an incoherent story of how houses
had been tumbled about the heads of the
inhabitants. “Many many dead,” were
the words he used in describing the ex
tent of the casualties.
His appeal for food, tents and blan
kets for the homeless was forwarded to
President Durazo of'Agua Prieta, across
the bolder from Douglas, The President
announced that supplies would be ship
ped by rail to Niieozari and would be
taken by stage the remainder of the way.
CHARGED WITH FAKING
RAILROAD PAY CHECKS
■tack McDonald, His Wife and Another
Man Arrested in Chicago.
(By
, Chicago, Dec. 21:—Jack McDonald,
once an I. W. W. member, with his wife
and another man. were arrested by the
police today in connection with opera
tions of a band which is said to have
printed counterfeit pay checks purport
ing to have been issued by. the Penn
sylvania Railroad to the* amount of'
SIOO,OOO. and to have cashed many of
them.
Cops on Santa’s Tall.
. Chicago, Dee. 21.-—Tony Lombardo. 8.
has in implicit faith in Santa Claus.
Also he has faith in the Chicago police
department.
Tony, baby Sam and four sisters live
in a rather shabby West Side abode
There are many yawning chimneys in
the neighborhood and for several yeais
past Santa Claus has missed the Lom
bardo entrance. '
This mol ing Tony and his brood ap
peared at the Chicago avenue station.
Lieutenant Mooney was in charge. Thu
is what he heard:
“If you please, Christmas is coming,
but Santa didn’t come to us last year
nnd my dad says the cops they can
find anybody.”
“Sure they can,” was Lieutenant
Mooney’s reply. “Sergeant Flynn, I
have a job for you. Go find Santa
Slaus.”
Tony brightened and resumed. “I tell
you what, then. When you find him you
just give him this letter.” ,
It read : “Dere Santy. -Pits don’t for--
git us this year. Tony. P. S. Josephine
needs a new sweter and Sadie wants
shoes.”
The letter was filed in Sergeant
Flynn’s cap and the address carefully
noted. At a squad conference this after
noon it was announced that there was
every probability tlijit Santa would be
found for Tony.
Fire at AsOevUle Country Chib.
(Br the Associated l'ress.)
Asheville. Dee. 21. —Fire believed to
have originated in the furnace room
partly destroyed the club house of the
Asheville Country Club here today. A
valuable oil painting of Dr, S. Westray
Battle was damaged. The loss is esti
mated at SIO,OOO.
Two Negroes Pay Death Penalty.
1 (Sr the Associated Press,.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 21|. —Frank
Gaines and Julius Garvain, two youth
ful negroes, were electrocutted at the
j State penitentiary here today for the
I murder on July 3rd of Mr. and Mrs.
)W. D. Brown, of Beaufort county. The
negroes confessed to the crime.
.WHAT SAT'S BEAR SAYS.
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I Unsettled tonight and Saturday; prob
, ably focal rains, little change in tem
perature.
CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY,*DECEMBER 21, 1923
LIVING UP TO FORM
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AWAITING VERDICT IN
THE PHILIP FOX CASE
Jury Began Deliberations at Early Honr
This Morning—Fox Under Guard.
Atlanta, "Ga., Dee. 21 (By the Asso
biated Press). —Hundreds of persons
were in the court room and in the cor
ridors of the court building today await
ing a verdict in the case of Philip E.
Fox, former Ku Klux Klan editor,
charged vrjtli. the murder of William S.
Coburn a hlfPifyattninigy. The Case
wWfli' f<rlire*iiu>r l iate last huf de
liberations were not started until early
tod*y it is understood.
F’ox was brought from the jail under
heavy guard, and placed in a room on
an upi>er floor of the court, building.
He will not be brought into the court
room until a verdict is reached, it was
' stated. /
At noon the jury was taken to lunch,
tlie bailiff being instructed to take them
to a hotel at 11:15, r It was not known
how the balloting on the verdict stood.
Fox was taken back to Fulton county
prison for lunch. He will remain there
until a verdict lias been reached, it was
stated.
It is understood from reliable sources
that the defense attempted to waive
the right of Fox to be in the court room
when the verdict is relumed: Judge
Howard is said to have ruled that he
would not sign the order unless it is
agreeable to Hie prosecution.
PEACE RUMORS HEARD
IN PARTS OF MEXICO
Impression That Sanchez and Huerta
Rebels Seek Peace Gains Ground.
(T y (he Araoclated Press.)
Vera Cruz, Dec. 21.—The impression
prevalent for several days that the
Huerta and Sanchez rebels would com
pose their differences with the Obre
gonists gained ground today with news
paper advices that Gen. Guadelupc
j Sanchez and Senor Rafael Zubaran
j Capammy had gone to Esperanza to t
confer with the rebel leaders in the J
states of Puebla and-Oaxaca relative to
the termination of the warfare. The con- j
ference at psi>eranza. it is believed, may
have been culled in connection with tel
egraphic ngottiations which have been in
progress several days between lenders of
tbe opposing factions.
Latta Refused New Trial in Hotel Sub
scription Matter.
Charlotte, Dee. 20. —The Supreme
» Court of North Carolina has refused to
t find causa for appeal made by E. D, Lat
-1 ta here in the suit brought against him
by the Citizens Hotel Company for the
' collection of his subscription of $50,0001
• to that enterprise, Mr. Latta appealing
from the verdict of a Mecklenburg jury
that he was indebted in full amount
with interest from date of his original
signature,.
Bank Closed.
s j St. Louis. Dec. 21.—The Chippewa
> Bank closed today and a report reached
. prosecuting officials that the shortage
! may reach $500,000.
—“ May Your Christmas Morning Be Qlorious
Smile of Christmas Cheer
Spread on Throughout the Year
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EXEMPTION OF FOREIGN STOCKS
IS UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
Bruce Craven Wins Case Against the
Cabarrus County (Commissioners.
Special to Greensboro News.
Raleigh. N. C.. Des 20.—North Caro
lina's Supreme court .isn't a legislature
and its powers do not* extend to furnish
ing the machinery for',collecting taxes on
property exempted by‘the legislature, tin*
court held this afterponn in the Person
versus Dopgbton inaluiuiuOs seeking to
force 'file revenue citonm issioner to levy
a tax on foreign stocks exempted under
the legislative act of 1023.
Chief Justice Clark dissents but the
court stands four to one as usual against
him. And ns usual Justice Stacy writes
the majority opinion. Senator Person
had hoped for Justice Clarkson who has
shown ■ natural tendency to travel with
the eldest judge on the bench. But
Justice Clarkson could find no more au
thority in the constitution for overthrow
ing this act than the three bull-headed
associates who sat on the ease with him.
Justice Stacy gets rid of Hie case in
thred pages. He puts it behind the
court in one paragraph. Os all the opin
ions written by the court recently it
seems to be one of the most easily under
stood. In brief it is that a mandamus
can lie only to compel the doing of a
duty, but it can confer no new authority.
The court, in passing says the Parker
amendment to the revenue bill is con
stitufitonal but that question is not be
fore the tribunal.
Justice Clark says it is. He contends
that there is an unconstitutional ex
emption of property. The wealth
of the state has increased enormously.
Last year the state was exempting $500,-
000,000 of these stocks; today it frees
$1,500,000,000, just three times as mucli
tax-exempt wealth.
The court handles other interesting
cases. Bruce Craven's company wins its
tilt with the Cabarrus commissioners,
making the second victory scored by the
I corporation.
! Mr. Craven seems to have won the first
in n hand-to-hand encounter which never,
j somehow, received adequate chronicling.
Chief Justice Clark dissenting from the
court’s ruling that the SSOO certified,
check which Mr. Craven tendered as good j
faith in the purchase of $50,000 worth of
county home bonds, was due the bond
buyers when they did not test the issue.
It was in evidence that the buyers re
jected the bonbds when ijt became appar
ent that there was no machinery provid
ed for payment of the obligations. The
commissioners held the check, but the
court makejjsthem turn it loose.
Judge Clark gives Mr. Craven quite a
write up, holding that his representations ;
'to the commissioners bound his company, j
Republicans Want Control. j
Athens, Dec. 21 IBy the Associated
Press). —The Republicans today issued a
demand that the government be turned
over to them in view of their success u
the recent parliamentary elections. They
also denied reports of be
i tweeu the extremist and moderate fac
tions of the party.
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THE COTTON MARKET
Strength of December Contracts Feature
of Opening of the Market
tßy tbe Associated Press.)
New York, Dee. 21.—The feature at
the opening of the cotton market today
was the relative strength of December
contracts. Further notices supporting
a little over 9,000 bales were reported,
but the cotton was evidently wanted,
and Decgpiber sold up to 30.30, or 73
points above yesterday's clouting at the
Mart. Lather months sold shout .(S
to 52 points net higher during the early
trading, with January advancing to
33.05, and May to 35.48 on relatively
firm cables, and bullish Southern spot
advices, on the strengtli of the Decem
ber position. The trading was fairly
active, and while early fluctuations were
somewhat irregular the tone of the mar
ket was reported an firm. Private ca
bles reported short covering in Liverpool,
owing to small offerings from the South.
Cotton futures opened firm. Dec.
36.30: Jan. 34.85; March 35.20; May
35.30; July 34.52.
TUCKERS WILL RETURN
TO FACE INDICTMENTS
Tliis Announcement Has Been Made by
Their Attorney, Raymond Tiffany.
(By the Associated Press.)
Jersey City. N. J.. Dec. 21.—Mr. and
Mrs. Burton Tucker, who were re-mar
ried yesterday at Carthage, N. C.. will
return to face the indictments of perjury
in connection with their first marriage in
Union Hill, on October 2, J. Raymond
Tiffany, ther counsel, declared today.
Tucker is 17 years old, and his wife gave
her age as 46.
No definite date for the return of the
couple has been set, he said, but he ex
pected they would arrive in the next few
days.
“After talkng the matter over with
the prosecutor's office," he said, “I noti
fied them to begin the homeward trip as
soon ns they can conveniently do so. My
clients are not afraid. They will return
to face it without a question.”
SOVIETS DENY CHARGES
MADE BY SEC. HUGHES
i Declare No Documents Were Ever Sent
to American Workers Party by Rus
sia.
Moscow. Dec. 21 (By the Associated
Press). —Foreign Minister Tchiteherin is
issueil a statement today denying that
the Russian government had ever sent
any documents to the American Work
ers party or had every any connection
with it whatsoever. If such docuinentts
exist, the statement declared, 'they are
| forgeries. The authenticity of which
(Russia would like to submit to arbitra
| tion.
Suit Filed Against Sec. Hoover.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Dec. 21.—A suit lias
been filed by Delegate Sutherland, of
Alaska in the District of Columbia, Su
preme Court to enjoin Secretary Hoover
from issuing permits for fishing rigts in
Alaskan waters.
Storm-Center (
~^ ev ' Eee \\. Heaton of Fort Worth.
Texas, now in New York City, 'will be
tried for heresy before the House of
Bishops. Other eiergymene have rallied
to his support.
DARWIN THEORY UPHELD
BY AUSTRIAN BIOLOGIST
Acquired Characteristics Are Inherited.
• Kammerer Insists.
New York. Dec. 21.—1)r. Paul Kam-1
merer, biologist of the University of Vi
enna, today flashed on a screen at City I
( oilege pictures of progressive zoological
experiments whereby he asserted he had |
proved the Darwinian theory that ac
quired characteristics are inherited and !
had disproved the Weismann theory that ■
the germ plasm is continuous from gen
eration to generation.
In support of his contention that the
\\ eismann theory, largely accepted by
biologists, is "not obligatory, but at most
a facultative continuity,” Dr. Kammerer
described in detail his work with a va
riety of sea squirt in which, he declared,
be had caused new germ plasm to be
formed from somatio tissue.
Dr. Kammerer also showed pictures of f
experiments with the proteus newt, and'
the midwife toad. He asserted he had I
succeeded in developing the rudimentary
visual organ of the. blind newt into a
full-sized functioning eye by red illumi
nation. to which the animals Were ex
posed for five years after birth;
About the midwife toad, the scientist
declared he hud sueeeede4,'ni growing on
that male animal, which mates on land,
the’ "olTfitl.il which m ordinarily
found only on the animal which mates in
water. Several generations of enforcedr
mating in water, he asserted, had
brought about the result.
With Our Advertisers.
All kinds of good feed in checker
board bags sold by the Oash Peed
Store.
Hollingsworth's and Nunnally's can
dies at Gibson Drug Store.
Buy shoes or hose for Christmas.
Parker's Shoe Store has both.
The worth-while Christmas presents at
the- King Tut Service Station.
Thermos Bottles and Jars at Gibson
Drug Store.
Special Christmas sale of all kinds of
goods at Scarboro's.
You can purchase high grade shoes at
a great saving the S. S. Brown Shoe
Store.
Cigars and Cigarettes in Christmas
packages at Gibson Drug Store.
Many holiday specials for the last
two shopping days at the Parks-Belk Co.
The Kidd-Frix Co. is having a big
Christmas sale of pianos.. You can trade
in your old instrument too. See big ad.
in today's paper.
Manicure sets at Gibson Drug Store.
Bills in Which Club Women Are inter
ested.
Raleigh, N. C.. Dec. 21. —Club women
of North Carolina are interested in five
bills before the present session of .Con
gress, according to an announcement
made here by Mrs. J. Henry Highsntith.
the bills as fallows: /
Mrs. Highsmith’s announcement lists
the bills as follows;
The child labor law.
The uniform marriage and divorce
amendment.
The creation of a United States depart
ment of education with a secretary in
the President’s cabinet. (This bill here
tofore known as the Towner Sterling
bill).
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ISPIWMSTRy
DURING NOVEMBER
Industry Was Not as Active
During Month as It Was
During October,' Census
Bureau Figures Indicate.
SPINNING HOURS
SHOW DECREASE
Spindles in Place During No
vember Totalled 37,585,-
049 of Which 34,101,452
Were Active in Month.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 21.—Cotton span
ning activity slackened considerably in
November as compared with October, the
monthly report of the Census Bureau is
sued today dniicated.
Active spindle hours during November/
numbered 8X114,579,167, or an average
of 213 hours per spindle in place, com
pared with 8,381,886,213 hours or an av
erage of 223 in October, year.
i Spindles in place November this year
numbered 37,585,049, of which’;34,ioi,- J ’
.452 were active at some time daring the
I month, compared with 37,550,250 in
| in place October 31st this year, of which
134.378,662 were active.
I The average number of spindles op
erated during November was 36,316,828
|or 96.6 per cent, capacity on a single
j shift Jbasis, compared with 35,851,435 or
jat 95.4 per cent, capacity in October
this year.
TUCKERS EXPERIENCE
A SECOND CEREMONY
Marriage at Carthage Yesterday Took
Place to Conform With North Caro
lina Laws.—Woman’s Hair Bobbed.
Raleigh, Dec. 20—To make more cer
tain their union, Burton S. Tucker,
i Jersey City, N. J., youth nnd the
i wealthy widow of Joseph Simpson, to
day were remarried before Squire Jesse
Fry. at Cartbage, according to a story
sent the Raleigh News and Observer
by its Carthage correspondent.
Mr. Tucker, in giving information
preparatory to securing marriage
license, said his age was 17 and that of
his wife 48.
Mrs. Tucker has bobbed ber hair, and,
t hecoi-repowdepf —id,— looked hard’p-’
bfltf her age when she "was married this
afternoon. She was dressed in the latest
styles, he said. The second marriage fol
lowed a lengthy conference of the couple
with U- L. Spence. Cartbage attorney,
and took place in the attorney’s office.
The license, he added wns issued this
afternoon by E. C. Matheson, register
of deeds, and as no statement of per
mission had been filed by the parents of
the young bridegroom, Mrs. and Mrs.
Tueker made a deposit of S2OO with Mr.
Matheson in case he should be sued from
the penalty allowed in such cases under
the laws of Nortli Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were driven to
Carthage in their automobile this morn
ing from Southern Pines, where they
have been spending part of their honey
moon. Immediately after the second
wedding they returned to Southern
Pines.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Tucker were first mar
ried at Union Hill. N. ,T., early in
October. Shortly after this wedding they
came south to spend their honeymoon,
tyit this did not become generally
known until day befov> yesterday when
they were discovered at Southern Pines.
They were informed by the Associated
Press that indictments had been brought
against them in New- Jersey on charges
of conspiracy to violate the New Jersey
marriage laws and of perjury. Their
reply was that their attorney would take
care of the indictments for them.
Evidently, the reported indication of
a Jersey City, N. J-. assistant prose
cutor, that leniency probably would be
shown the young bridegroom if he would
come into court, plead guilty to the
charges against him and show that he
had taken steps to have his marriage
annulled, had little effect on the youth
ful husband.
Furniture Show at High Point.
(By the Associated Press.)
High Point. Dec. 21.—The Midwinter
Southern Furniture Show will open in the
Southern Furniture Exposition building
j here on January 14. according to an an
nouncement made here by Charles F.
Long, manager. The show will last two
weeks. *
Reports from local furniture manufac
turers indicate that the demand for their
products ip increasing with the approach
of the new year.
Attempt to Smurgle Arms Into Mexico.
NeV Orleans, Dec. 21. —United States
District Attorney L. H. Burns an
nounced today he intended to effect the
arrest of a group of American and Mexi
cans who have been attempting to smug
gle arms nnd ammunition to the revolu
tionists in Mexico. Mr. Burns declined
to go into details, nor would he Inti
mate the identity of those concerned.
For Law and Order in Iredell.
(By tfee Associated Press.)
■ Statesville, N. C., Dec. 21. —Iredell
county citizens are determined to have
law and order in the county. A law and
order league was formed at a recent
gathering here. Rev. R. E. Huey, pastor
of the Pressley Memorial Associate Re
formed Presbyterian Church, was elected
president. Dr. J. M. Clark and W. D.
Turner were chosen vice-presidents and
J. W. Wallace, secretary-treaaurer.
New York city has more han 3,000
1 women artists, sculptors, and teachers
I of art- \
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