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VOLUME XXIV
LOCIL COMPANY IS
PLAINING NOW FOR
BUILDING OF HOTEL
Stockholders of the Concord
Realty Co. Authorize Di
rectors to Investigate Mat
. tsr Fully at Present Time.
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO MAKE INQUIRY
Committee Will Go Into Mat
ter Fully and Make Recom
mendations.—Realty Com
pany Officers All Reelected
Active plans looking to the erection
of a new hotel for this city are being
mapped out now by the directors of the
Concord Realty Company, which several
months ago purchased the property of
the -St. Cloud Hotel. The latest de
velopments in the case were announced
following a meeting of the stockholders
of the company Tuesday afternoon.
TBe stockholders authorized the di
rectors to take all steps necessary to,
get a new hotel for the city. Any plans
adopted by the directors and the special
committee appointed by them, will be
submitted to the stockholders for final
action, but the decision of the stock
holders means that definite plans for the
new hostelry probably will be announced
in the near future.
The special committee appointed by
the directors to go into (Be matter very
fully ig composed of J. A." Cannon. L.
ft. Colttrane and I* T. Hartsetl. This
committee is to make full investigation
relative to the best means of securing
the money for the building, the best type
of building to be erected and other, ten
tative plans.
Several business concerns now have
leases on part of the hotel property, but
an option on these leaseo has been se
cured, it was stated at the meeting and
the options will be taken op by the
realty company. That means, it was
pointed out at the meeting, that the
realty company will be in position to
begin actual work by July Ist, if the
committee finds that work can be start
ed by that time.
Nothing definite was d&ided ah- the
meeting relative to the size of tjie ho
td;,t* be erected. It has bCoA Suggested,
however; fbat tlie hotel shbuldlrtive at
least 75 rooms, and a building of this
size is almost certain to be erected. It
is estimated thnt the building will cost
in the neighborhood of $300,000.
In addition to discussing plans for
the new hotel building, stockholders of
the realty company heard the annual
reports of their officers at the meeting
Tuesday, and elected officers for 1924.
The report shows the finances of the
company to b| in good condition, and a
semi-annual dividend wlu» ordered paid.
The following officers were re-elected:
J. A. Cannon, President.
I-. T. Hartsell, Vice President.
A. P. Hartsell, Secretary and Treas
urer.
celebrate: anniversary
OF 18TH AMENDMENT
Prominent Dry Leaders at Jubilee Con
vention of Anti-Saloon League.
(By the Amoelatrfl Press. I
Washington, Jan. 10, —Today, tie
fourth anniversary of the 18th amend
ment, was celebrated by the thirty-year
jubilee convention of the Anti-Saloon
League of America with addresses by
prominent dry leaders, a reception at
the White House to deliver a pledge of
loyalty to prohibition and the constitu
tion to Presiden* Coolidge, and the dedi
cation of a headquarters building for the
Methodist board of femperr.rra, prohibi
tion end public morals.
Prohib'tion Commissioner Hoy A.
Haynes declared "the way of the viola
tor grows more difficult, and the day of
tor grows more difficult, and the day of
the get-rich-quick bootlegger is utmost a
•thing of the past.:” He said “the call
for observance of the constitution should
be borne to the well to do and influential
citizens who have been settiug pernicious
examples of lawlessness and submarining
regard for all law.”
He-submitted figures to show that the
government control of sources-of supply
is more successful today than ever be
fore.
BELGIAN DISCUSSES THE
REPARATIONS QUESTION
Baron Maurice Houtart la Head of Ex
perts of Reparations Committee.
Paris, Jan. 16 (By the Associated
Press), —Baron Maurice Houtart, of Bel
gium, took, the floor at today’s session of
the reparations committee of experts
headed by Chas. G. Dawes and analyzed
the German budget of which he has
mnde v a most intense study.
He was asked from time to time search
ing questions by Sir Robert Kindersley,
of England, Dr. Albert Pirelly, of Italy,
M. Parmeutier of Fiance and Chairman
Dawes.
No decision'of any HQrt was taken by
the committee and it was evident that
many such days are before its members.
“Dempsey-Firpo
Fight”
See the biggest prize-fight that has
ever, been staged in America. See the
thousands of specators. See Dempsey
in his training camp—training for the
Dempsey-Firpo fight See the big husky
Firpo that koneked Dempsey through the
ropes. Come! And see it all. At the
Star' Theatre Friday and Saturday,
January 18-19. Also the regular pic
ture program. 7
;Tbe Concord Daily Tribune
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QUAKE DEATH ROLL
INCREASED TO 30,
LATE REPORTS SAY
t Total Dead Shows Increase
As Reports From Cities
Near Tokio/and Yokohama
Are Received by Officials.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC
IS ABOUT NORMAL
Many Houses, Most of Them
Built After Last Quake
Were Destroyed’ During
Last Earthquake.
Tokio, Jan. 16 (By the Associated
Press). —Reports received here from the
country districts to the southwest of
Tokio and Yokohama near Fujiyama
Mountain have brought the known death
tell in yesterday's earthquake to approxi
mately thirty.
Htfhdreds of houses, chiefly those al
ready damaged by the disastrous tremor
cf last September, or structures of tem
, porary nature hastily erected as shelters
after that catastrophe, were shaken down
or damaged in Tuesday morning’s trem
bler.
Normal railway traffic and other com
munications virtually have been restored.
Great anxiety is manifested in finan
cial cirles on the effect of the new earth
quake may have on financial and loan
circles.
FINDS NO FOI L PLAT
IN WOMAN’S DEATH
Coroner’s Jury at Winston-Salem Says
Mrs. Hill Fell From Bridge and Was
Drowned.
Winston-Salem, Jan. 15.—1 n inquest
was held this morning by Coroner Dal
ton and the jury rendered a verdict to
the effect that Mrs. Lenoir Gertude Hill,
who was drowned early last night in
the city reservoir by falling from a
bridge over the reservoir.
Bnrton Charles, Ellen Boiling and
Robert Holt, who reported the alleged
fatal accident to the police and were
arrested for investigation, are still held,
the woman ns an important witness and
the men on the charge of operating an
automobile while intoxicated and trans
pSftWir whiskey. Tt is -charged that
all of the parties were under the in#u
t’hce of liquor. 1
No phase of foul play •or criminal
negligence was tteateji in the verdict,
and Coroner Dalton said, after the hear
ing, that there was no evidence to sug
gest either.
As the results of statements made
by members of the party, the automo
bile in which the four people were rid
ing yesterday afternoon was seized and
is being held until a trial, charges of
violating the iprohibition law having
been placed, it is stated. Miss Boiling
told the officers, it is said, that liquor
was carried in the car, and she is also
alleged to have made the statement thnt
there was some drinking during the
course of the ride, which occupied prac
tically all of the afternoon.
Holt and Charles each are being held
under bond of $1,200.
WILL NOT MOVE BODY OF
DR. MAURICE F. EGAN
Body of Former Diplomat Will Be
Taken to Philadelphia for Burial.
(By the Associated Press.!
New York. Jan. 16.—Arrangements
will be completed today the removal
to Philadelphia of the body of Dr. Mau
rice Francis Evan, aged 71, former
United States minister to Denmark, who
died yesterday. Cardinal Dougherty, of
the Philadelphia Catholic diocese, will
officiate at the funeral. Dr. Egan re
signed as minister to Denmark because
of ill health in 1918. He was appointed
to that post by president Roosevelt and
held the portfolio for twelve years.
To Group County Schools.
(By the Associated Press.)
Lexington, Jan. 16. —Coming into line
with a number of North Carolina coun
ties, the board of education has tenta
tively adopted the plan of the State De
partment of Public Instruction' for the
grouping of the schools of the county.
The State school law provides for the
grouping \pf the county schools into large
nnits the work may be more ef
fectifely carried out and the department
Has been working toward this end for
a' number of months.
New Schools in Gaston.
IBt the Assn-fated Press.)
Gastonia, Jan: 16. —The cost of new
schools erected in Gaston county during
the year of 1923 totalled $228,000, 12
schools for whites being erected and 11
schools for negroes being constructed,
according to a report made public here.
This record was said to be the largest
ever made by Gaston county in any one
year period.
SAT’S BEAR SAYS
gj;
, Rain this afternoon and tonight;
- somewhat colder tonight; Thursday, fair
and much colder.
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CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16, 1924
TO OF in
YORK 81OEMOCEUTS
! POLITICAL NOVtLTY:
Convention to Be Held in
That City by Democrats in
June Will Be the First
Since Convention of 1868.
MANY MATTERS
GET ATTENTION
Charles Greathouse Chpseh
Secretary of National Com
mittee.—Women Are Re
cognized at Meeting.
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(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jnn. 'll!.—A novelty in
more than one-half a centujy of Ameri
can politics, a national convention in
New York City is to be presented in the
1924 campaign.
Historic Madison Square Garden in
New York will be the scene of this year's
democratic national eonvenfipn.
New York was chosen yesterday by
the Democratic National Committee af
ter a spectacular contest with Chicago,
San Francisco ami St. Ixiuis. The con
vention will open on June 24. This is
New York’s first national political con
vention since 1868. .
(Alias. A. Greathouse, of Inti., was elect
ed secretary of the national committee
to*succeed Ed. Hoffman, of Indiana, who
resigned. Chairman Hull was authoriz
ed to appoint an acting Treasurer to
succeed Wilbur AY. Marsh; of lowa, who
resigned as treasurer.
Chairman Hull was busy today with
detailed arrangements for the convention
but said it would be some time before
New York hotel headquarters will be se
lected.
No change was made in the convention
roll of 1094 delegates and alternates but
the committee provided places for wom
en deiegares-at-large. four from eaclt
State, with one-half vote each. There
was no attempt to change the two-thirds
rule governing party nominations.
Its work completed, the committee was
given an informal reception today by for
mer President Wilson.
The plan for additional -women dele
gates-at-large Was presented by Sena
tor Glass, of Virginia. Another-!;evolu
tion flro posed by- Samuel B. AmaMvir; of ■
Kansas, and adopted, provided that the
national committee members shnll pay
their own hotel bills during the-conven
tion, an innovation that is expected to
save $25,000 or more to the national com
mittee treasury.
New York, Jan. 15. —The Democratic
National Convention, awarded to New
York today, will be held in Madison
Square Garden, one of the most famous
auditoriums iu the country.
Washington, Jau. 15. —The Demo
cratic National Convention will be held
at New York City beginning Tuesday,
June 24; following the Republican con
vention at Cleveland, June lOtth.
New York, for the* first time ia 56
years, was voted the convention- today
by the Democratic National Committee
aftter a sttirring combat with San Frnn
cisco, Chicago and St. Louis. It took
three ballots and checks for $205,000 to
take the Democratic gathering at Go
tham, the final ballot, giving New York
57 votes, San Francisco 40 and St.
Ismis 6, after Chicago had been with
drawn frqm the contest.
Many of the Chicago find St. Louis
votes were thrown to New York on the
deciding ballot after the second vote had
given New York 47, San Francisco 29,
Chicago 18 and St. Louis 18. New
York’s selection finally was made unani
mous upon motion of San Francisco's
spokesman.
Party leaders of all factions said the
choice of New York and the battle which
preceded it were without significance on
the candidacies of AA’illiam G. McAdoo,
Senator Underwood, ol Alabama, or
others for the Presidential nomination.
Although the McAdoo leaders had
claimed that a majority of the commit
tee favored his candidacy and several
prominent McAdoo workers had declared
in f.lvor of a western city for the con
vention and against New York, the “Me*
Add vote” in the committee balloting
apparently was divided, several. voting
for New York and others for San Fran
cisco and St. Louis.
Some professed to _ see in the result
an indication of the reputed “Murphy-
Brennnn-Taggart” hand, reported as
against Mr. McAdoo's nomination.
George E. Brennan, Illinois Democratic
leader, voted for New York after with
drawing Chicago at the dole of the sec
ond ballot and the two votes of Indiana,
of which Tom Taggart is national com
mitteeman, also stuck to New York,
where Charles F. Murphy, Tammany
Hall leader, holds the Democratic po
litical scepter. Some of the. McAdoo
leaders said they had not opposed the
choice of New York and pointed to Mr.
McAdoo’s personal telegram yesterday!
disclaiming opposition to New York.
Forest Fires in Buncombe County.
(By the Auoelated Press ’
Asheville, Jan. 16.—Only 450 acres
of land were burned over by forest fires
I during the last siy months of 1923 in
Buncombe county, according to a report
made here by Carl I, Peterson, district
forest warden. Peterson stated that in
the twelve counties of his district du -
ing the fall months of 1923, 19,500 acres
were burned over, which he stated was
, a good record. He added that proper
measures for fire protection of the for
; ests was doing much in the- way of con
: nervation and that 1923 had been a good
' year. /(,
Uriendshitts are the rewards of life—
its decorations.
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I MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION. |
Whereas, January 17th will be the two hundred and eighteenth. X
birthday of Benjamin Franklin, the first great American Apostle of O
Thrift. K i]i
Whereas, Rational Thrift Week from January 17th to'23rd. has !]!
come to have the helpful support of departments of the United States 'j l
Government, ahd of forty-seven leading civic, commercial, educational |l|
and religions national organizations. i l .
Whereas, each right-minded American should at this time be work- '!'
iug and earning! making a budget, recording expenditures, having a bank X
account, rnrryijig life insurance,_ owning his own home, making a will, iji
investing in sgfe securities, paying bills promptly, and sharing with ]i|
AVhereaK.Yhp program of education of the National and Ixienl iji
Thrift. A\ eek tJaminittees is well planned to stimulate individual citizens ]i l
to think strglrtt and to act wisely in the realm of personal and busi- ?!
ness money inßfws. i
I do call upon each citizen, business establishment, in- V
dustrial organisation and trade, and each organization interested in X
The welfare of :the community, to exert each and every possible effort X
directly and inlco-operation with the Thrift Committee of our city in j!
the observance sf each day as follows: X
Thursday. January 17—Bank Day. iji
Friday. Jaiitary ISfh—Budget Day. Ji[
Saturday, January 19tli-»-Pn.v Bills Day. '
Sunday, Jtnpmrv 20th—Share AVith Others Day.
Monday, January 21st—Life Insurance Day. ] i
Tuesday. January 22nd—Own Your Home Day.
Wednesday, January 23rd—Make a Will Day. ] i \
and .to join wijlh the citizens in one thousand other municipalities iu ! !
making National Thrift AA’eek a period of constructive thought and ac- 11
tion fer the wen (being of the individual, the organization, the eomniun- !
ity and the nation. ,
J. B. AVOMBLE, Mayor. j
CRUISER TACOMA IS
AGROUND NEAR VERA CRUZ
Y'esse.l is in Distress and is Sending Out
Calls For Help by Radio.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Galveston, Texas, Jan. 16.—The Unit
ed States cruiser TaComa is aground and
in distress on the Banquillas Reefs, 16
miles from Vera Otoz, and' is sending I
out distress rails, according to advices
received at the h.viffographis oxee here
today.
AA’ireless messages intercepted by the!
naval station here > bad sent ont by
Tacoma at 6:25 a.’ tn. appealed, to the j
American consul at A’era Cruz for two 1
strong tugs, saying that unless the tutgs j
arrived within two hours it might bee |
too late to pull the warship off the roof, j
AA’hether there will be any danger to
the erew of the Taqouia was not ap-!
parent from the messages.
Banquilla Reef is sixteen miles off the I
entrance of A'era CrUz harbor. Every I
effort is being made fey (he hydrographic
office here to get (bio communication
with the Tacoma.
’ "Fk^TßccttVia', a Tfjrfir cruiser of 3206 j
tons, left Galveston Suhdny for A’era I
(>llls. Since the outbreak of the Mex
ican revolt she has been patrolling the
Gulf coast and frequently came into Gal
veston, She was commissioned in 1905
and was built at a cost of $1,470,000.
FUNERAL OF DR. HILL
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
Body cf, Noted Divine Lay in State at
Maxton Church During Day.
(By (he Associated Preaa.)
Maxton, N. C„ Jan. 16.—The body of
Dr. H. G. Hill, last of the active chap
lains of the Confederate army and a for
mer moderator of the Southern Presby
terian General Assembly, today lay in l
state in the church of which he was pas
tor for 39 years. From 11 a. m. until 2
p. m. the body lay in front of the altar;
The funeral services were set for 3
o’clock.
FUQUA STILL LEADING
IN LOUISIANA PRIMARY
He Has Received 49,703 Votes, Accord
ing to Latest Returns From State.
(By the Associated Press. ■
New Orleans. La., Jan. 16.—AA’ith
nearly one-half the precincts in the State
counted in yesterday’s Democratic pri- .
mary election, Henry L. Fuqua, con
tinued to lea'd for Governor. Six hun
dred and twenty-four out of 1,308 pre
cencts gave Fuqua 49,703 vottes, Bouan
chaud 37,172, and Huey P. Long 27,447.
With Our Advertisers.
Efird’s has 36 silk dresses to be sold
at $3.85 while they last. Also 16 at, $9.95.
marked down from sls to $35. Head the
ad. on page three for other big values.
Just ns big bargains in wool dresses too.
Fresh shipment laying mash at the
Sanitary Grocery Co.
Every woman in Concord and vicin
ity is invited to call at the AW J. Heth
cox’s store, 7 AA’est Depot street between
2 p. m. Friday and 6 p. m. Saturday, to
see an actual demonstration of the Uni
versal Electric^llange.
Read the new ad. today of the South
ern Motor Service Co.'
Read the many attractive prices in
Robinson's new ad. today.
The Thrift Week Clearance Sale at
Fisher's starts tomorrow, and every Thrift
day will be a bargain day. Rend the
four-column ad. on page seven today for
specials for esery day.
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| SPEAKERS FOR THRIFT WEEK
Bwhy have a bank account
Thursday, January 17th.
Hartsell Mills School i Mr. AA T . A. Foil 1
Brown Mill School Mr. F. C. Niblock W
j High School Rev. W. A. Jenkins fl
j Central Grammar School Mr. D. B. Cpltrane i;j
fj Central Primary School - I—.* Rev. LA. Thomas §
pj Grammar School No. 2 : Itev. Dr. G. A. Martin {
M Negro School z. ~ Mr. H. AW Blanks 3
I;| EVENING PROGRAM, 8:00 O'CLOCK •
B Piedmont Theatre Mr. J. Lee Crowell. Jr. |
ffl Pnstime Theatre 4i_, Mr. H. AA'. Blanks 9
19 Star Theatre , Dr. A\ T . C. Houston 9
U Negro Theatre Me. A. fc\ Hartsell |
■ School Play “Bnchelor's Honeymoon” Prof. Thomas Lewis it
Merchants' Association Banquet Mr. J. L. M. Smith
POAVER COMPANIES TO
MAKE ANOTHER OFFER
AVIII File Supplemental Proposition far
Lease of Muscle Shoals.
IHr (he Associated Crca*. i
AA’ashington. Jan. 16.—The Southern
power companies who recently submitted
an offer to develop power projects at
Muscle Shoals. Ala., are preparing new
proposals by Which they will agree to un
dertake the manufacture of nitrates and
fertilizers. The supplemental proposal.
1 it was learned today, will be submitted
I within four or five days,
j It is proposed by the power compa
j nies that their offers be considered sep
aintely, one relating to power develop
! ment, and second to nitrate and fertiliz
er manufacturing. Each undertaking
will be assumed by a separate corpora
! tion to be created by the companies in-
I terested.
In this manner the power agencies will
give the government in the form of two
| proposals a complete offer for develop
imeht of .the power projects as well as
operntiorLof the nitrate plants nhd pro-
I duelled or -Comfnercjal IjjAUize* 1 *: “
CHICAGO MAIL ROBBERY
■Mystery has been solved
Number of Arrests Have Been Made-
Prominent Men Will Be Implicated.
<Hj the Associated Press.,
Chicago, Jan. 16.—The $1,500,000
Union Depot mail robbery committed
here on January if, 1921, lias been
solved, and a country-wide series of se
cret indictments will involve brokers and
other business men nationally known,
according to the Herald & Examiner,
which quotes Federal authorities. Five
men were arrested here yesterday and
| agents of the postal service' searched all
night for others secretly indicted, says
the newspaper.
The indictments are said to be num
bered ”by scores.”
The robbery, committed by five young
bandits, had become the greatest mys
tery of its kind in Chicago.
Isadore Boldbcrg and Lewis Kreitzer,
brothers-in-law, and botli jewelry brok
ers, were the first persons arrested here.
Others arrested were George Rizzio. C.
A. Jardee and M. J. Roell, aisia Howell.
I Refuses to Accept $” 15,00 ft For Land.
Asheville, Jan. 15.—Refusal today of
Mrs. M. H. Harris, owner of the Knick
erbocker property, purchased several
months ago by Buncombe county, to ac
cept $215,000 in cash proffered her by
the county commissioners in full pay
ment for tlie property, may necessitate
legal procedure on the part of the county
to secure possession of the tract. '
Mrs. Harris and the county commission
ers several months ago entered into con
tract for the sale of the Knickerbocker
property to the county for the sum of
I $215,000, possession as of February Ist.
Mrs. Harris refused to accept the
money offered her at a local bank, stating
that she was not ready to close the deal.
Girl Stops Killer Shooting up Town.
Birmingham. Ala., Jan. 15.—Knock
ing a pistol out of his hands and shoving
him in a ditch, Miss Ellen Lairmore, a
young girl, tonght prevented Joe SI.
Cushman, a miner, from doing further
harm after he had slain “his wife, prob
ably fatolly wounded his sister-in-law.
Mrs. John Kate Benson, and started
out to shoot up the whole town of Bock
Slope, a small town in this county.
Few married men repent at leisure.
They haveu’t the leisure. (
NO. 9.
HOUSE COllTlfej
CONSIDERING
NEW TAX MEASURE
Ways and Means Committee
Continues Public Hearings
on Bill Preparatory to the
AMENDMENTS
RUBLES UP AGAIN
This Matter Ureating Bitter
Fight in
crats to Fight for Changes
in the Tax Measure.
(By tbp Associated Press.)
AA’ashington, Jan. 16,—The House
ways and means committee continued
public hearings today on the new tax
bill preparatory to completing its draft,
although the actual terms of the meas
ure seem destined to be fixed in the
prospective fight on the floor in which
the Democrats have already gained a
point through the elimination of the rule
restricting the amendments.
The democrats are laying plans for a
fight for an amendment of the tax bill
when it reaches the floor to make it con
form along general lines to the tax reduc
tion proposal submitted by Representa
tive Gardner, democrat, of Texas, and
also are considering an attack on the tar
iff law with a view to seeking reduction
in some rates.
Members of the House were invited to
appear today before a committee to pre
sent their views on tax rates, while ad
ditional representatives of busines sfirms
also were heard.
Vote For Amendment to Rules.
Washington, Jan. 16. —The House
fought its way today toward a vote on
amendment of its rules to simplify pro
cedure for discharging committees from
consideration of legislation. Debate was
unlimited, but the democratic and repub
lican leaders were ready for a showdown
before adjournment.
Five hours heated discussion of the
rules committee report which proposes a
number of changes in the House rules
brought no vote yesterday on any of them
but revealed the democrats and repub
lican insurgents apparantly working
together. .
REBELS DEFEATED ON~
TIIE A’ERA CRUZ FRONT
Rebels Lost 20 Killed and 2 Wounded
and Federsls 4 Killed and 5 Wound
ed.
Mexico City, Jan. 16 (By Radio via
Fort AA’orth Star-Telegram—By the As
sociated Press). —The first battle’of the
Federal offensive against the revolution
ists on the A’era Cruz front occurred
yesterday when General Francisco Ur
balejo, second in command of the of
fensive troops, defeated the rebels at
Tepauca, 20 miles southeast of Puebla,
according to a war department bulletin
issued last night.
The Rebels lost twenty killed and two
wounded, according to the report to the
war department. The Federals lost one
lieutenant atnd /three sergeants killed,
and five privattes wounded. The rebels
fled.
The Federal army advancing toward
A’era Cruz also defeated an attempt of
rebels under General Sanchez to sur
round it, according to special dispatches.
Tlie rebels were forced to retreat. The
Federal army occupied Teliaucan yester
day.
THE COTTON MARKET
First Prices Were 12 Points Higher to
22 Points Lower.—Active Positions
Lower.
(By Ih* Associated Press.)
New A’ork, Jan. 16.—Rather an unset-1
tied and irregular opening was followed
by rallies in the cotton market during to
day's early trading. First prices were 12
points higher to 22 points lower, active
present crop positions being generally 3
to 10 points lower under realizing for ov
ernight selling orders. Liverpool, howev
er, made a fairly steady showing, and as
soon as the initial offerings here had
been absorbed, prices stiffened up from
34.15 to 34.27 for March and from 34.30
to 34.35 for May, making net advances of
4 to 6 points.
Cotton futures opened steadv. .Tan.
33.96: March 34.20; Mav 34.30; July
53.30; Oct. 28.60.
A bill providing for woman suffrage
in France has twice passed tlie Cham
ber of Deputies, only to be defeated
when it came before the Senate.
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I Concord Merchants to Close Stores at I
8:00 P. M. Every Saturday
We the undersigned members of the Merchants Asso- j!
ciation, agree to close ottr doors promptly at 8 o’clock every I
Saturday night, beginning Saturday, January 19th, 1924: , | [
Parks-Belk Co. , Concord National Bank
Efird's Department Store \ Yorke A Wadsworth Hardware C •>. J
Ivey Shoe Co. McLellar. “'ores Co.
S. S. Brown Shoe Store. Ritchie-Caldwett Co.
J. E. Dove Ritchie Hardware Co.
Parker’s Shoe Store M. R. Pounds . * . '
Richmond-Flowc Co. Starnes-Mlller-Parker Co. ?
W. A. Overcash Cititena Ban kand Trust Co. t
Hoover’s Inc. Cabarrus Savings Bank 8
Musette. Inc. Cash Peed Store A
Specialty Hat Shop LippaUd A Barrier " .
City Grocery Cabarrus Cash Grocery
The Propto Co. Cline A Moos? Q
Sanitary Grocery Co. Orchard Produce Co '*
H. B. Troutman Piggly Wiggly X
Kidd-Frix Co. J. W. Cilne fi
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NOW FOR CAMPAIGN
TO TELL DF THRIFT
Opening Feature (of Cam
paign Will Be Address by
H. R. Dwire at the Court
House Tonight at 7:30.
FULL WEEK OF
ACTIVITY SURE
School Children Will Play
Important Part in Cam
aign—Many Speakers to
Be Heard Here Friday.
Everything is in readiness for the ob
servance of Thrift Week in Concord.
This announcement was made this
morning by chairmen of the various
committees which have mapped out
plans for the thrift campaign in this
city, which will be one of thousands
of municipalities throughout the T’nited
States that will observe the week with
fitting programs.
The opening feature of the campaign
in Concord will be an address to be de
livered at the court bouse tonight at
7 :30 o’clock by Mr. H. R. Dwire, editor
of the Winston-Salem Sentinel. Mr.
Dwire arrived in Concord this morning
and during his stay has been carried
over the entire city, to several of the
textile plants and to the Jackson Train
ing School. Tliis is Mr. Dwire’g first
visit to Concord and this afternoon he
stated that he was favorably impressed
with our city.
Mr. Dwire is a speaker of ability and
force. He is recognized as one of the
leading newspaper men of North Caro
lina and he is certain to deliver a mes
sage of more than unusual interest and
instructiveness when he speaks tonight
on “Thrift.”
Tomorrow in the schools of J:he city
the thrift message wil lbe carried to
the school children and Friday short
speeches will be made in various parts of
the city. The program for Friday is
as follows:
High School 9:00 a. m.
Central School—-0:00 a. m.
Primary School—9:00 a. m.
No, 2 School —0:00 a. m.
Colored Graded School—0:00 a. m.
PiednwW V- to.
TSSfim? Theatre—B:oo p. m.
Star Theatre—B:oo p. m.
Colored Theatre—B :(W p. m.
Locke Cotton Mills Co—ll :S6 a. m.
Gibson Mfg. Co —11:55 a. m.
Brown Mills—ll:ss a. m.
Norcott Mills—ll:ss a. m.
Cabarrus Cotton Mills—ll:ss a. m.
Hoover Hosiery Mills—ll:ss a. m.
White-Parks Mills—ll:ss a. m.
Cannon Mfg. C0.—11:55 a. m.
Braneord Mfg. Co. —11:55 a. m.
Kerr Bleachery A Fin. Works—ll:ss
a. m.
Buffalo Mills—ll:ss a. m.
Parks-Belk Co. — 10:00 a. m.
Efird's Dept. Store—10:00 a. m.
McClelland Store — 10:00 a. m.
Thrift Week is a reusing great in
terest in Concord already and before
the week is over added interest is cer
tain to be aroused among all classes of
people.
/ School children are to play an import
ant part in the campaign in Concord.
Committee members feel that children
can get more out of a real thrift cam
paign than any one, and for that reason
many of the addresses will be delivered
especially for the young people. Les
sons of thrift instilled into their hearts
now, it is pointed out, will be important
factors in their conduct in future years.
The thrift week essay, for which
prizes have been offered, is creating un
usual interest. School children in all
parts of the city have entered the essay
| contest and the contest is expected to
bring home the message of thrift very
closely- to the children.
Only 208 Children Out of 6,000 Working.
<Br the Associated I'resa.i
Charlotte, Jan. 10.—With an aggre
gate of 6,000 children in Mecklenburg
county between the ages of fourteen and
sixt&n, only 208 are working, accord
ing to figures made public here by the
North Carolina State Welfare Commis
sion, after an intensive survey of the
county.
Hurley Gets Appointment.
Washington. Jan. 10.—Edward N.
Hurley, Chicago business man, and for
mer chairman of the shipping board, was
nominated by President C-oolidge today to
the Democratic vacancy on the debt
funding commission.