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V&mrn Concord Daily Tribune YWr «•««•»«• •0«90 9 9(i VOLUME XXTV New Evidence Coming ! In Fast to Committee j Investigating Leases j New Witnesses Are Being Heard Daily and So Much Data is Presented the Pub lic Can Hardly Keep It. j VANDERLIP CALLED i TO GIVE TESTIMONY —, . i He Has Brought Marion Star ! Into Question. —Counsel for Standard Oil Company Heard During the Day. (By the Associated Pt«>.) Washington. Fob. 14.—While Frank i Vanderlip waited to testify regirdinz his references to the sale of President Hard ing’s Marion Star, the Senate oil com mittee produced a fresh flock of sensa tions today from other witnesses. John C. Shaffer, publisher of the Chi eago Post, the Kooky Mountain News of Denver, and other newspapers. te»tiii n d that Secretary Fall had told him in March, 1021, the very month he entered the cabinet, that he was going to lease Teapot Dome to Harry F. Sinclair. At v that time Teapot Dome was not yet un der Mr. Fall’s jurisdiction. Mr. Shaffer also told how he himself had got c one-eighth interest in the Pio neer Oil Co., a Standard Oil subsidiary, in eoflneetjon with the Teapot Dome lease, and gave tip nothing in return. He had an old claim pending, he said, and Secretary Fall promised merely for' tfie asking, that he would be taken care of. A letter by H. Foster Bain, director of mines, written before the leases were made and put into the committee rec ord, declared that the writer “under stood" that Attorney General Daugherty had given an informal opinion uphold ing the validity of the leasing policy. Mr. Daugherty previously had denied that he gave any opinion. The letter add-.-ess ed to Secretary Fall, suggested a written opinion be asked from the Attorney Gen . oral, but added that “1 realize the objec tions to asking such an opinion.'' Oscar Sutro, counsel for the Standard Oil Co. of California, testified he had suggested to Asistant Secretary Finney of the Interior Department, that an opinion be obtained from Mr. Daugherty, but that Mr. Finney ’replied ttmj Secre tary Kali thought, it “untioefreary" to ,#k K H vr l '.» —-...a Mr. Fimiey Ifltrt- took- *he .«to*3Tand testified that the legality of the leases never even was referred to the Inferior Department solicitor. He declared thi* discussions were conducted “in -the man lier of private negotiations’’ ami that Fall instructed him to formally deny that the leases had been signed a week after tiie Teapot Dome actually had been leass oil to Sinclair, and that the real reason was that the Secretary wanted no pub licity until the Doheny California lease, too, had been consummated. Oil Company' Attorney Testifies. Washington, Feb. 14.—-With Frank A. Vanderlip waiting to explain his recent references to the sale of President Hard ing's Marion Star, the Senate oil com mittee today put on the' stand Oscar Sutro, counsel for the Standard Oil Com pany of (.California, and Questioned him about the company's refusal to bid on one of the Fall oil leases. Mr. Vanderlip arrived at the commit tee room a few minutes before the com mittee met. Chairman Lenroot said he would be called during the day and questioned at length about his circula tion of reports about the sale of the Star. * The chairman also put into the com mittee record this telegram from Louis H. Brush, one of the purchasers of the star. “Boy D. Moore and I will be in Wash ington Friday and request that either or both ■'of us be permitted to tell the Sen ate oil investigating comuittee what we know relative to the purchase of Mr. Harding’s paper. Arrive 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon.” The committee apparently had reach ed no decision whether to call B. L. Doheny and ask him whether he ever at tempted to employ Bainbridge Colby, former Secretary of State, and for a time law partner of President Wilson. Senator Walsh, democrat, of Montana, led in questioning Mr. Sutro when the committee session began. He asked whether the witness knew of the adver tisement issued by the Navy Department for construction of oil tanks at Pearl Harbor. “I do,” replied Mr. Sutro. t' “Did your company bid?" “I don’t think we made formal bid.” “Why?” “My recollection is the proposal was referred to me by either the president or vice president of our compauy, with the usual request that I pass on it. A part of my function was to attend to these matters and pass upon the suffi ciency of the proposal, whether its ac ceptance would constitute a legal con tract, and usual request for any comment WHAT SAT'S BEAK SAYS. -^j Fair tonight and Friday; slightly colder Friday and in extreme southwest portion tonight. t , * , i l COOPER TESTIFIES THAT HE IS NOW BANKRUPT Stetra That For Some Time He Has { Been Supported hy His Relatives. I Wilmington, N. C.. Feb. 14 (By the {Associated Press). —Lieutenant Cover-j 1 nor W. B. Cooper is bankrupt and has | been living off money borrowed from a ' j relative, he testified at ttye trial here of j himself and his brother T. E. Cooper, ] ;cn charges of conspiracy in connection with the failure of the Commercial Na tional Bunk of Wilmington. He de clared in May. 1021, he wan worth $200.- 000. • The lieutenant governor took the wit ness stand nt the’ opening of court to dny, hts brother having concluded his i testimony at yesterday's .session. 11 ] was expected that after the lieutenant' governor concluded a number of eharac- 1 tor witnesses . would, be introduced and J the defense rest. The lieutenant governor appeared ner vous when he took the stand, bht he soon regained composure, although speaking rapidly and revealing the strain under which he was laboring by rapid move ment of his hands. The largest crowd since the trial started was present. The lieutenant governor reviewed his business career up to May, 11)21, when he succeeded his youngest brother ns president of the bank here. He said he bought $50,000 worth of stick of the bank from his brother, and paid ’for it. At that time he was worth about. $200,000. He said that his heaviest j personal loss resulted from bonds signed bit him to protect deposits in the bank by government agencies. These, he said, amounted to $200,000 and judgment had been given against him in several suits brought in this connection. He said he had filed a petition in bankruptcy because of the judgments and desire that his creditors should "share and share alike if the worst came.” He said the majority of the obligations were contracted in efforts to help the bank. The witness said he found some bad loans in the bank when he became presi dent, but did not consider the situation serious until the Williams' report in November, 11)21-. when u state examiner first reported the hank’s heavy losses. He said that during his administration he made ‘'almost no new loans.” but had given his principal efforts toward col lections. . w. . . ... k WcTOTk BflX TAKEN UP IN LOWER HOUSE Debate to Continue Until Monday, When the Bill Will Be Read. (By the AmccUted rnw.) “ Washington, Feb. 14.—The revenue bill carrying complete revision of, the Federal tax rates was taken up in ,tbe House today under agreement td 'dose general debate by Monday at 4 p. m. after which the bill will be read and op ened to amendment. Oppositions to major provisions of the bill including the income tax rotes sec tion which already comprises the 207 democrats as a result of a party caucus vote yesterday, was strengthened today by the attitude of the insurgent repub lican group. After the meeting the insurgent lead ers expressed the opinion that their or ganization would kote for the democratic reduction plan should their own proposal be rejected. The Tribune’s Missing Word Contest. The last page in The Tribune's Missing Word Contest" was published Tuesday. All answers must be in not later than next Monday, February 18th, at noon. The judges will then receive the answers and slogans, and we expect to have their decision ready to be published on Thurs )day the 21st. In the event of a tie, for any prize offered, a prize identical in all respects to that tied for, will be given to the tie ing contestant. Bight prizes are off ered : S2O first prize, $lO second prize, $7.50 third prize, $5 fourth prize, $3 fiftth prize. $2 sixth prize, $1.50 seventh prize, $1 eighth prize. In awarding the prizes the answers in the misspelled contest and the best slo gans submitted will be considered togeth er. I might make. It was iny opinion that the proposal, if accepted, would not con stitute a valid contract. “One ot the company’s officers said there was a considerable quantity of oil involved and that he would like to have it. I made as thorough an investigation as I was capable of making and rendered a written opinion to the vice president of the company who was particularly in charge of tlje purchase of oil that the contract would not be legal and that I could- not approve it.” Sutro read the formal opinion which he delivered to his company under the date of January 27, 1022, in which he held that the act of June 4, 11)20, did not authorize the Secretary of the Navy to exchange fuel oil for anything except fuel oil. Exchange for any other thing, the opinion continued, would defeat “the intent of. Oongre»i” in pasting .the act authorizing the secretary to work the naval oil reserves. Colby Nqver Employed by Doheny. Washington, Feb. 14.—Attorneys for E. Is Doheny today issued this state ment : v “Neither Mr. Oolby nor any law firm with which he was connected iyas ever retained or employed by Mr. Doheny or any company in. which he was interested at any time before, during or since he was a member of President Wilson’s cahinet. Nor did Doheny at any time offer to retain or employ Mr, in any matter whatsoever.” t . COSICORD, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1924 | Mortally Wounded IP < - m "fm m mLj I - Rev. Father Hubert F. Dahma j (above), pastor of St. Joseph’s Ger man Catholic Church at Bridge- I port, Conn., was shot and mortally j wounded by an unidentified man who was walking with the priest on the street. The assassin escaped. conoiisulF DURING JANUARY South Used More Than Half of Total.—lncrease Over December Is Shown in the Report. IBy O. PrcM.l Washington. Feb. 14.—Cotton con sumed during January amounted to 570,604 bales of lint and 40.281 of lint ers, compared with 401.560 of lint. and 40.802 of linters in December, and 010.300 of lint and 50.535 of lintters in January last year, the Census Bureau announced today. Cotton on hand January 31st totalled: in consuming establishments, 1,033,332 bales of lint 120,034 Os linters. . In ' public storage and at compresses, 2.000.400 bales of lint and 82.742 of linters. , Imports during January totalled 47.- 603 bahv. Exports during Januurv totalled 4“(i,- <S*feyba.W At dial ers. ‘ . Cotton spindles active during January totalled 33.330,800. Statistics for cotton growing states include: consumed during January, 031,- 038 bales. On hand January 31st in consuming establishments .1.004.743 bales; in pub lic storage and compresses 2.007,432 bales. Cotton spindles active during Janu ary. 10,340,200. THE COTTON MARKET Opitutd Firm at Advance of 18 to 21. Points—New Crops Quiet. ■By the Associated Press.) Now York, Feb. 14.—The cotton mar ket opened firm at an ndvance of 18 to 21 points on old crop months in re sponse to unexpectedly heavy figures on domestic consumption for January as published by the. Census Bureau. Later months were four points higher to five pejnts lower, however, and the general list turned weak right after the call, owing to the failure of the census fig ures to create any general or aggressive buying. May broke from 33.25 to 32.50 during the first half hour, making a net decline of 50 points, and old crop months generally sold 47 to 50 points net lower, i The new crop was relatively quiet, but sold off 15 to 20 points from the open ing figures. Cotton futures opened firm. March 32.87 to 33.10: May 33.25; July 3180; Oct. 27.80; Dec. 27.30. May Not Adopt Hughes Proposal. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Feb. 14.—Chair man Johnson and other members of the House immigration committee appeared disinclined today to comply with -the suggestion made by Secretary Hughes that Japan be placed on the sarae*quota basis as other nations in the immigra tion bill pending before the committee. Debt Funding Commission to Meet. Washington, Feb. 14.—Secretary Mel lon today called the debt funding com mission, to me£t next Monday nt which time the whole question of policy with respect to future dealings with foreign debtors will be considered. “If Winter Conies” PIEDMONT TODAY “THE SbSTOFFICE STATUS NOW” Under the i)bove; ’ieantic-n, G. Ed. Hastier, candidate sof 1 toy.jmstoffice here, and editor of the Cinrard Observer, will j have the fcUowipg-jfo raj in today's issue of his paper r \ I | “There is a vacaneyrin the Postmaster- j ship nt Concord, N. C. An examination 1 by the Civil Service was held. Three! - were made eligible. Mr. Miller with-! drew % and tlie ß - on January lftth, 1024 the Civil Service Commission wrote Mr. I Qeo. R. Kestler as follows: ( i “ ‘Sir: —The Comtpi'-sinn has your let- j ter of January lltli fniioei'ni-ug you:’ can-! didaoy for the positfcn of Postmaster at! Concord. N. O. ¥■ aie informed that j if. and when, the Deennment returns the | (Ynfcord papers to ike Commission with! information that 'ohp or more persons: has withdrawn from the' eligible regis-j ter. then the Cqaimts' ion will cayefully : rev.icw the papery the -remaining can-: didates for the purpose of determining j ' which, if any is entitled lo the next! | highest rating. :and will re-certify the results to the Postqfliie Department, j “ ’By direction of) the Commission. " 'Very respectfully, JOHN T, DOYLE, “"Secretary, (Y).’" “According to this information four applicants for the place and a large num ber of citizens went 1 : to the County Re publican Chariman, Mr. 11. S. Williams, and asked him to hik Hie State Chair man to have the Bfijstoftice Department to ask the Civil Seri - in- Commission to send up a hot her eligible. He refused to do this-. He was askbd Hi eall bis Coun ty Committee together and let the eom ’ mittee settle the ist&e*. He refused to do Ibis. I ' lie refused to call them at all. Host ler wired and wrota Mr. Braitiham to have this done in jpstjee to all nppli- i (cants. Ho replied that Mr. Williams- 1 had endorsed Mr. Wit' <l, us if the Com-j mittee hud been called, and he had writ ten that it must meet before any selec-1 , tion could be made, and upon Williams statement he had sent, in the appoint ment. So the people and the full com mittee has never had anything to do with Ward's endorsement. He was put up by the County Chairman individually and without any one kip in Miller's place. This was contrary to'the party law. Sec tion II of the last plan of organization of the Republican Convention says: “’lt shall be the duty of the State VANDERLIP PICTURES \ WIDESPREAD GRAFT j Arraigns Public Offlrikls, Past and Pres- j ent, and Demands Cleanup. Ossining, N. Y., Feh. 13.—1 n the course | course of an arraignment of public of-, ficials, past and presdpt. Frank A. Van- j ilerlip, financier, in m liptary club ad- j ilfess last night..riftlljnstfc tfc<?_ sale of a , “certain Marion newspaper.” [ "A certain Marion newspaper sold for. $550,000, when it was well known to ev- ! eryone that it was not worth half that j sum.” lie said. “Two young men of no financial stand- ’ ing purchased it. Everybody in Wash ington. including the newspaper corre spondents, knows that,, but no One wants to look under the edge of a shroud. "Where did the money come from? Where did it go? These are matters of public interest. The last administra- i tion stands challenged l . We cannot wait for Congress or the courts, especially when we remember that. Mr. Daugherty is attorney general." v Then the bqnker whirled into the Tea pot Dome scandal. He attacked Sena tor Walsh's associates on the senate in vestigating commitle, saying several of them are undesirable investigators of any moral question. , “McAdoo testified." he went on, "that he was only acting as a reputable attor ney for a reputable client in the oil matter but like anybody with stolen jam, he dropped that client immediately after the client had testified before the investi gating committee. i “The Senate did not go further in in vestigating Secretary Fall because Fall I was ready to peach and what he would have said would have gone into high places. They didn’t dare.” There were other nutional scandals even more flagrant than Teapot Dome, Mr. Vanderlip addl'd, declaring that the veterans’ bureau had spent over $!)00,- 000,000 belonging to wounded veterans and that the shipping board had spent millions in the previous administration . “which if not dishonest, was incredibly - stupid.” He called upon President Cool [ idge to demand the resignation of Seere . tary Denby and every other official be . smirched in the public mind. “All of these things are floating in the ■ scum of Washington,” Mr. Vauderjip continued. “What is the truth? We are entitled to know, it will demand cour age in high places to find out. The Pres ■ iilent has got to say something. Silence • will not answer. He must say something i to make us continue to believe in his i * great integrity, and moral courage, which i | we nil think he has.” - HEFLIN DENIES THAT~HE EVER JOINED THE KLAN Also States Id the Senate That He Has Not Conferred With Mayfield Manag ers. Washington, Feb. 14.—A flat denial that he was or ever had been a member of the Ku Klux Kina was made in the Senate today by Senator Heflin, demo crat, of Alabama, in the course of an address regarding his proposed investi gation of alleged Texas land frauds. "I am not a member and never have j been a member of the Ku Klux Klun," j he said. “Fnctlier 1 have never had any ! .! conferences with managers of Senator ! 1 Mayfield’s contest and have not heard that contest mentioned by any Senator for two months.” • ! Sues RaHrmul tor SB,OOO. Thomnsville, N. Feb. 14.—Mi's. I Hattie Cloilfeltcr. widow of Policeman D. H. Clodfelter, has brought for $30,000 against the North Carolina Railroad Company for the death of her husband 1 which occurred near ffae passenger sta tion here last year The case is ex pected to come up far trial nt the next ' t term of the Davidson Superior Court, j Committee and its Chairman to give to | the Republican voters of the precinct j town, county zone Hr district concerned the largest possible power in making ap- I poi fitment's affecting the general locnli- 1 ties by CONSULTING the WISH ofi PRECINCT, TOWN. COUNTY or dis-l I triot COMMITTEES as well as the RE-j j PUBLICAN VOTERS most concerned ■ j and to follow so far as practical the I WISHES of ALL REPUBLICAN VOT- I ERS asked -or offering suggestions’." ! “We ask the precinct and county eom ! mittee if they were consulted about this. Instead of doing this Williams alone tried to name the Postmaster and in de | fiance of the wish of REPUBLICAN ! VOTERS and of the Democratic voters. i too. And Ward would be Postmaster j here today, secretly put in, had not some ‘ friends of the other applicants interven j od. Knowing the party law Kestler ask jed the full Republican. Committee for'j ! endorsement and voluntarily 00 out of, the 80 signed his- petition. See list of I these committeemen and women attached as printed at the time in 1022. Besides most all the influential men of the party and of all parties have been glad to en dorse him. He had, a big majority of the committee and if Williams had let another name gone up on the list and had called the committee to meet Ward never wotild have been considered for this place. If the party plan of organi zation i:l recognized 'then tho people will yet say who they want for Post- j master here. This appeal is to the | Postmaster General to see that we get a square deal which was denied us by the | County Chairman. This is all we ask but we are denied this and we know Mr. 1 Bartlett will do the right thing as he is a true Republican and a gentleman. ; “How come then a name cannot go up | .'in place of Miller? So if they consider j : Ihe wishes of the precinct and county I committee as plan II demands, Kestler j I has three times as many as all the oth- j er seven candidates. “Has the above committee ever been | consulted by the State chairman as to I their wishes about this? Have they ! had the ’largest possible power in mak-. ing this appointment?’ "Have the Republican voters been con sulted? "If not then the plan of organization has not been applied and no one can get in until these things are done legally." PLAN BETTER FARM HOMES | National Committee Organized in Spring- Held Fountains Prominent Names. t Kpi ingfield. Mass., Feb. 14.—-To make | | a better home this year upon each of. j the .">.000.000 farms that most need it ! is the purpose of. Hie families thereon, i as expreped by their national commit-! tee eouiieted here today. Its chair- I man Is’Dr. lionise .chief of the Home Economics Bureau j ! in the l/nited States Department of Ag- I ricaiture at Washington. Other mem bers of the committee are Miss Isabel ‘Bevier, professor emeritus of home econ omics at the University of Illinois; Prof. Alfred iVi view, (lean of, the College of Agriculture of Ohio State .University: Miss Neale S. Knowles, state leader in home economics at lowa Agricultural College, and President K. L. Butterfield of the Massachusetts Agricultural Col lege. Efforts of rural families to improve their homes are being stimulated by na tional prizes aggregating $5,000 con tributed by Farm and Home magazine of this city. This work in bettering | rural homes is now highly organized throughout the United States. In’solv ing its own problem of home l improve ment, each rural family is now able to consult a trained expert in its own lo cality. Home demonstration workers are, or will be’ available for this pur pose in each county farm bureal through- i out the United States. They work un der the direction of the State extension \ service in home economies, which cen- 1 ters at each state university or agri cultural college. And all this effort in each state co-operates through the Home Economics Bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture. McADOO SUPPORTERS TO MEET | IN CHICAGO ON FEBRUARY 18th To Consider His Availability as Demo cratic Candidate. i Chicago, Feb. 13.—A national confer ence of McAdoo supporters, representa tives of labor, fanners “and otiier liber j nls” to consider the availability of the former secretary of the itensur.v as a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination was called tonight to meet in Chicago February 18. “The means you propose for ascertain ing whether the present partisan attack upon you have in any degree lessened the demand for your candidacy is the surest method that can be devised,” for mer Judge Rockwell, national director of the McAdoo campaign, in a letter to the candidate acknowledging the latter’s sug gestion that such-a conference be called. Mr. McAdoo requested the conference “to consider and determine whether or not the fact that an honoruble profes sional service rendered by me to a client, but having no relation whatever to the oil leases now under investigation by the senate committee, is.prejudieial to my leadership in the cause of progressive democracy." Hundreds of supporters in all sections of the country have wired national head quarters here of tbeir intention to at tend. Confederate Veteran Weds. (By the Associated Press.) , Lexington, N. C., Feb. 14. —Miibia Hill, a Confederate veteran, of Denton, near here, and a well known citizen of ! this county, was married to Yliw Vina Harden, also of Denton, in the office of the Register of Deeds, the other day. Dr. C. A. Owens of the First Baptist Church, performed tb(f eeremone.. The groom was 82 years of age and his brjde was 46, it was stated. Ilf Australia could be placed in the Atlantic Ocean, it would fill up all the space between America qnd the British | Isles. Is Arrested With Mrs. Asa G. Candler v a ■gg mm n 4 Wm. ,T. Stoddard, wealthy Atlanta bus-, j iness man, was arrested with' Mrs. Asa IG. Candler, when the police raided a fashionable apratrment. jIORE SMTISTS j | KLLED 111 RIOTING Six Men Killed at Raduerk -1 heim—Disorders Are Also I Reported From the City of Stettin. Berlin, Feb. 14 (By the Associated Press). —Six separatists were killed at | Rnduerkheim. a town of 7.000 inhabi tants yesteuday. lin an antifcieparatist outbreak similar to that at Pirmasens. The communist disorders are reported I from Stettin. Dispaehen received here say one policeman was wounded and one j communist killed and seven wounded in 1 the disorders. General Uprising Feared. Amsterdam. Feb. 14.—Reports from Pirmasens. Kaiserlauten and other cen ters in the palatinate state that the dis 4order* are oontkpnrog amt. -it- iw -feaXul-iai j general uprising ’against the sdpftratirffw will break ortt today. BREWER CtTaRGE IS DENIED BY MELLON Have Been No Duplications of Honda, Treasury Secretary Tells President. (By the Associated Press.) Washington Feb. 14.—Secretary Mel lon in a letter today to President Cool idge, declared unfounded the charges by Clias. B. Brewer, to the Department of Justice attorney that there had been bond duplications in the Bureau of Engrav ing. At the same time it was announced that Major Wallace W. Kirby of the I army enginer cor]is had been detailed today to act as director ot the bureau ■succeeding Louis A. Hill, Whose resig nation has been accepted. With Our Advertisers. The service given by the Bell & Harris Funeral Parlors embraces everything : known to the profession. Calls answer ed day or night. Happy feeds for cattle, horses and poultry at the Richmond-Flowe Co. j • The Richmond-Flowe Co. is now ready to receive orders for Maybunks Fish Fer tilizer. Their big warehouse on the rail-1 I way siding enables them to give you fresh J ! goods all the time. The Ritchie-Caldwell Co. carries a big ] - and varied stock of hardware, including ] tools, kitchen utensils and farming im- j plements. i The Bell & Harris Furniture Company \ is offering some big bargains in home furnishings. Just receieved a car load of Leonard refrigerators. At their big . new store corner Church and East De pot streets. TV. A. Overcash will have his tailor ing opening on Friday and Saturday, February 15th aud 16th. The Hopkins . man, with a handsome line of samples, will be here on these two days. On Friday. Saturday and Monday the , S. S. Brown Shoe Store will offer good high grade shoes for every member of the ■ family nt prices ranging only from SI.OO . to $4.05. The newest and best at low . est prices. New laces for spring sewing at Rob inson's. Phone 830. New Victor records just in at Bell & Harris Music Department. Texaco gasoline oils, and greases at Central Filling Station. They want to remedy your car troubles, i See the diamond selection of the ! Starnes-Miller-Parker Co. before you buy. For three days the Parks-Belk Co. will have 5,000 pairs of ladies' slippers and shoes on sale at prices ranging from 08 cents to $2.08. See new ad. today in their regular s]hu*c on |*age two. Big Apron Dress Sale at Eflrd’s. Beginning today Efird's is having a ' big apron dress sale for three dnys, at only 03 cents a garment. They come in ! all sizes from 18 to 54. Out of town patrons can. order by mail. Large num ber of patterns to select from. These dresses cotne in ginghams, percales, piques and organdies. This store also is offering sonic big specials in ging- Ihams and ladies’ hosiery. The United States Army bakes bread ,for two cents a lqaf, superior to that sold the public for nine and e’evon cents. NO. 35. G. E. INSTITUTE IN city mm OF BIG p^tMWDS Two Sessions of Institute Held in Methodist Prot estant Church Yesterday Drew Large Congregations DR. A. E.~CORY CHIEF SPEAKER Talks of World Conditions and Expressed the Opinion That Children Are Great est Asset of the World. The auditorium of the First Method ist Protestant Church was filled last night at the meeting of the Cabarrus County Christian Endeavor Union and the Leadership Institute under auspices of the Union. Representatives were in attendance from the Roberta ' Presbyterian, Roberta Methodist Protcst- I ant, as well as from the Christian En deavor Societies of the city. There were I also present representatives of Epworth I Leagues, Luther Leagues and B. Y. P. U’s. The first meeting was opened at 4:30 . p. ni. under the leadership of Mr. Evans. lof Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. Evans out ! lined the new work for the Junior and Intermediate Societies, showing interest ing handwork that had been collected from various points throughout the coun try- He gave in outline the plans for the All-South Christian Endeavor Conven tion, to be held in Richmond, Va., July 10-14. Already over 300 delegates have registered for this convention, and at least three thousand persons are ex pected to attend. North Carolina will have several speeeial cars to go' to Richmond for the convention and for sight-seeing tours to Washington and other points of interest afterward. At the 7 o’clock meeting, the roll of societies was called, showing splendid at tendance from several churches. The largest, percentage of attendance was re corded by the Methodist Protestant. Jun ior Society, although the Senior Society of' this church lucked only one of having 100 per cent. The several societies of the city had waged an advance Registra tion Campaign for the* Institute, the registration fee being 10 cents per per ,son. A total of 515) persons paid this was made by Dr. A. E. Cory, of Kin ston. N. C., President of the Internat ional Convention of Disciples of Christ. Dr. Corey held his audience spell-bound with his masterly portrayal of world . conditions, politically, economically and religiously. He stated that one of the most wholesome signs of the times was that people thinking. He did not agree with some cf the things they were thinking, but that the mere fact that they were thinking at all was a good omen. "The Bible will never be hurt by what people think about ft,” he said, “but will endure when its critics are long forgotten.” He said that the Young People of today are the greatest asset . the world has at the present time. “War," he said, "is the greatest sin of the age, and the church lias no right to make itself a recruiting station. War can be stopped only when our boys and girls learn the principles of peace ami world brotherhood.” He quoted a state ment from "Good Housekeeping" that there is more dishonesty today in our from 12 to. 16 than at any other time during the last generation. “Hon esty is being implanted in the lives of our children, not by the schools as it might be. certainly not by some of our ; homes—the Christian Church must do .it if ever it is properly done. While our | young people are thinking the’ older ones I must be thinking as well—in terms of ! time and talent as well as im terms of j money. The greatest movements in the ! world today are among the youth of all lands. Youth is doing things in a big ger. finer way than ever their fathers did.” “Invest in your youth if you would make the greatest investment pos sible. j “The largest Christian Endeavor So ciety in the world is in Africa, with over 1500 members, nil who walk for miles across swamps and sands because of their interest in Jesus Christ.” At the conclusion of this masterly ad -1 adi-ess by Dr. Corey, Mr. Evans, gave some history in connection with the ■ great work of the young people through 1 the Christian Endeavor Societies and said amotag many other phases of activ ity that year before last, 730 new s;>- ■ cieties were organized in the Southern States, under the direction of Mr. Ev ans and the All-South Extension, of which he is the head. That means one new society every twelve hours during the entire year. Last year, thcr were 780 new ones organized. One month last year 5.264 persons pledged themselves, , through their Christian Endeavor Socie ties, to observe at least fifteen minutes each day of prayer and Bible-reading. Two thousand, two hundred thirty-two persons pledged themselves to tithe their j incomes for Christian work. Over 200 persons pledged themselves for the minis try and mission fifields. Among the visitors at the rally was Mr. Cary P. Lowrnnce, of Mooresvilie, 1 who Ts President of the Southern District ! C. E. Union. j Dr. Cory and Mr. Evans go from Con ' cord to Charlotte for n like series of meetings. Bi*~Fire at Henderson. *■» th« Associated Preaa.t Henderson, N. C., Peb. 14. —Damage estimated at $250,000 was done by fire l here today that destroyed the hull and : meal house of the Henderson Cotton i, Mill. The origin of the tflaao has not been determined. -f' vf® * • ' A.-
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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Feb. 14, 1924, edition 1
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