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VOLUME XXIV
LEADERSREADY FOR;
STATELEGISIiTURE
TO BEGIN THURSDAY
Conferences Being Held Dur
ing Day to Get Everything
( Lined Up Property Before
First Session.
SHIP AND PORT <
BILL IS READY
Gov. Morrison Confers With
Solons Who Are Favorable
to Bill.—Hard Fight Ex
pected on Measure.
Raleigh. Aug. 6 (By the Associated
Pwsula-WKh conferences underway to
day. and the ship nrtd port commission
conferring with Governor Cameron Morri
son on final details of the bill to put its'
recommendations into effect, the finishing
touches today were being put on prepara
tions fot\ the opening of the special ses
sion of the. North Carolina General As
sembly here tomorrow. Members of the
General Assembly began arriving yester
day, and by tomorrow morning it was ex
pected that most of the 104 legislators
would be present, ready for the falling
of the opening gavel.
Thursday is ex]»ected to be taken up
virtually entirely by preliminaries of or
ganization. On Friday it is expected that
the Assembly will hear Governor Morri
son's address urging the passage of the
bill to make the recommendations of the
ship and port commission effective, and
then the' members will be ready to get
down to work.
Although the session was called to act
on the water transportation proposition,
and to correct an error in the highwny
bond sinking fund, constitutional amend
ment. everybody familiar with the pro
cesses of the legislature toddy was ex
pectant that a flood of local bills would
be laid on the clerk's desk.
There has been some talk of an effort
t</Tepeal the “Lost Provinces’’ railroad
measure. Attorney General Manning,
who has drawn the ship and port bill in
collaboration with the Governor, has in
dicated that in bis opinion the railroad
measure which provided a bond issue for
building a railroad into the mountainous
counties of northwestern North Carolina,
is unconstitutional. The measure which
yrtß fostered by Tam C. Bowie, may be
made the basis of a fight for repeal, and
again it may not be bothered, but left to
the courts for decision. A subject of
Hiceculative interest here was set at rest
this morning when it was learned that
Lieut. Governor Cooper had made reser
vations with a local hotel and would come
to preside over the Senate.
Governor Working on Adctoss.
Raleigh, N. C.. Aug. ti.—Governor
Morrison this morning innde himself in
v accessible to visitors and put the finishing
touches on his address to be delivered to
the special session of the General Assem
bly which will convene here tomorrow.
The Governor worked until almost mid
night last night on the document which
is expected to be a lengthy one. It was
expected to be completed late today.
The ship and port commission was ex
pected to; meet at noon.
DR. SMITH IS IN A
BALTIMORE HOSPITAL
PVesident of Washington and Lee Uni
versity Suffering Brain Concussion.
Baltimore, Aug. s.—The condition of
I)r. Henry Louis Smith, president of
Washington and Lee University, tonight
showed practically no Change from that
of the afternoon, Mrs. Smith said to
night.
I>r. Smith was brought to Johns Hop
kins hospital here lust Sunday from his
home in Lexington, Va., suffering from
slight concussion of the brain, Mrs.
Smith said, as a result of injuries re
ceived ini an automobile accident about
three weeks ago. He has been showing
gradual improvement since his removal
to the hospital here, physicians said.
Dr. Smith is being attended by Dr.
Thomas P. Sprunt.
Dr. Henry Louis Smith, president of
Washington and Lee university, who
lias been a patient at John*. Hopkins
hospital here since last Sunday, was
reported today to be improving- Dr.
Smith’s wife, who is in attendance upon
him, said that from the assurances she
had received from the physicians that he
was making satisfactory progress.
Primaries In Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn., Augg 6.-r-The cam
paign for places on the Democratic tick
et to be presented to the voters of Ten
nessee in November closed today in a
whirlwind finish and tomorrow the pri
mary will be held throughout the State.
The United States senatorship and the
governorship are up for decision, togeth
er yvith the congressional, legislative and
minor State offices. The campaign has
been one of the most partisan in the
hfetory of the commonwealth and has
attracted wide attention because of the
prominence of many of the' contestants
and the multitude of issues involved.
Austin Peay, the present occupant of
the gubernatorial chair, and- John K.
Shields, whose term in the United States
senate will expire next March, are both
opposed for renomination. Opposing
Governor Peay for the head of the Btate
Democratic ticket is John R. Neal, who
has made a vigorous campaign through-]
outfthe State. A four-cornered race
is on for the senatorship. Regarded
as the principal contestants are Sen
ator' Shields and L. D. Tyson, of Knox
ville, the latter a prominent factor in the
textile Industry and with a good record
as a soildier and as a political leader.
Burmese women are said to be among l
the most beautiful la the world.
The Concord Daily Tribune
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PMISES MERITS OF
COOPEMM PUN
In Address in Court House
Here - Congressman Says
Co-operative Plan is Best
Offered So Far.
HAVING EFFECT
, ON PRICES NOW
Will Give Farmer More For
Produce and at Same Time
Will Cut Down Cost to
Consumer.
Declaring that the Co-operative Market
ing Association offers the best known rem
edy for the ills of the cotton and to
bacco farmers Congressman H. S. Ward,
of the Second North Carolina Congres
sional District, spoke enthusiastically be
fore an assemblage of Cabarrus county
farmers in the court bouse Tuesday af
ternoon. In the course of his speech
Mr.'Ward declared that he wished he
could get every farmer in the county in
the jail or some other place where they
couldn't escape while he pointed out to
them his convictions as to the merits and
worth of the co-operative plan.
In comparison with the position of
other laboring classes Mr. Ward declared
that of the American farmer is the worse.
By this, he explained, he meant the farm
er gets less for his time and money than
any other class of laborers in the world,
and he added that the farmer himself
was responsible in a large measure for his
own condition. “The farmer is the hard
est person in the world to get organized."
Congressman Ward declared.:} “He thinks
he can paddle his own canoe as he likes
without aid from his neighbors.”
Mr. Ward also declared that the con
dition of the American farmer was
brought about through no political rea
sons but through economic reasons. “It
is a question of economics rather than
politics,” he said. “And while lam
a public servant of one of the two major
parties I am frank to admit that neith
er of the parties has a program that
will meet the condition in which the
farmer finds himself.”
Mr. Ward then declared that the co
operative plan is the best yet offered.
It is not perfect, he admitted, 'but it
has been effective and he predicted that
ft will succeed, certainly until some bet
ter method is devised.
“The constructive thought of the civ
ilized world admits- that the best plan
so far devised to remedy the ills of the
farmer is the co-operative plan.” the
Congressman said, pointing out that the
movement had the endorsement of the
late President Harding, has been approv
ed by the platforms of the Democratic.
1 Republican and independent parties, the
press, agricultural colleges and many
farmers themselves.
i Mr." Ward read part of an address
President Harding delivered in the west
, just befo're he died, in which the late
■ executive declared the farmers must co
i operate and organize to protect them
i selves and the consumer. Mr. Ward
also pointed out that the New York
■ World, staunch Democratic paper, and
the New York Tribune, standpat Re
publican paper, had both endorsed ithe
plan of co-operative marketing. The fact
< that the movement, 'has the endorsement
of the press, colleges and political par
■ ties. Mr. Ward contended, shows that
it is the beet method known now to
F solve the problems of the farmers. Mr.
F Ward also contended that the fact that
t the courts have sided with the claims
t of the association prove it is founded
- along the right lines.
Mr. Ward told those present to go
home and tell their neighbors that they
would have to vote for co-operative mar
keting in the fall. This is a fact, he
pointefl out, through reason of the fact
that the platforms of the Democratic.
Republican and independent parties have
all endorsed the movement. The inde
pendents even went so far as to declare
in their platform that if vietprious at
the polls they would make it compul
sory for persons to sell through co-opera
tive associations.
Aside from helping the farmer Mr.
Ward declared co-operative marketing
helps the consumer. “In 1022,” he il
lustrated, “the farmers got seven and
a half billion dollars for their produce,'
exclusive of live stock. But this same
produce cost the consumer twenty-two
billions of dollars. In other words
freight and other transportation charges,
and the profits of the middlemen and
retailer were twice as much as the
amount received by the farmer. It "will
be impossible to wipe out the fourteen
millions entirely, of course, but much of
it can be wiped out if the farmers will
sell through associations” Mr. Ward
also. declared that he recently visited
watermelon patches of some oi his con
stituents. He saw their melons sold
nt the dock for 0 and 12 cents each.
Early 'the next morning he saw the same
melons in Norfolk offered at 75 cents
each. i
There is too much difference, he de
clared, adding that the farmer for all
his time and labor on the melons got
less than the man who handled them
for an hour or two.
Officials of the co-operative associa
tions keep in touch with demand, Mr.
I Ward said, and thus they are able to,
I place their produce 6n the market at the,
; right time. The man who sells indlvid- ]
ually brings his stuff in any time he has
it ready. He knows nothing of the
law of supply and demand and there
fore he does not get the best price for
it.
I There has been a big increase in the
I price of cotton since the co-operative as
sociations were organised Mr. Ward said
and the associations are responsible for
it. “The boll weevil is given credit in
CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1924
i Factors in the Growth of Concord
Unexcelled location as to markets and sources of raw
materials.
Unsurpassed transportation facilities—Rail and High
-1 i way. ' * •
' } Real Amerjcan Labor,
J Attractive Cheap Living Conditions.
Ireal Factory Sites.
Cheap Fuel and Abundant Power. {
Inexhaustible Water Supply. j
Excellent Banking Facilities. I
I Reasonable Taxes.
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LITTLE ROCK WOMAN
BEATEN BY TWO OTHERS
Mrs. Eld wards Asked to Rid© Ip’ Anto.
Taken Out of City anil Whipped-
Little Rock. Ark., Aug. 5.->-Mm.
Frances D. W. Edwards received treat
ment at a hospital here today for in
juries received, police said she reported
at headquarters, when two unidentified
women offered here a ride in their auto
mobile and then took her outside the
city, forced here to leave the ear, re
move most of her elothiug and beat hei>
with u whip and club.
- Mrs. Edwards said, according to the
police, that she was standing on a street
eorner, in a residential section waitiag
for a street car when the women drove
up and offered a ride. When she got into
the automobile the women told tier, she
said, they “had to drive opt a few blocks”
but would bring here back- Thoy took
her, she related, to n point beyond White
City, a suburb, and aftet administering
the beating, left her. Mrs. Edwards
walked to a drug store where she
notified the police by telephone. She said
she knew of no reason for the attnek
Her injuries e-onsisted of cuts and
bruises.
THE COTTON MARKET
Active Months Sold 42 to 4(1 Points
Higher, With October Touching 28.73.
(Ty the Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. . —lncreased anx
iety over the Texas crop prospects as
a result of the continued drought was
held responsible for an opening advance
of 14 to 26 points in the cotton market
here today. Buying on the unfavorable
southwestern weather situation was en
couraged by relatively firm Liverpool
cables, and active months were sold 42
to 46 points net' higher, with October
touching 28.73 and December 28.05.
These prices attracted considerable real
izing, but the buying movement oon
tiuued, and the early market held steady
at moderate reactions.
. Cotton futures opened firm. October
28.37; Dec. 27.80; Jan. 27.77; Marph
27!!)0; - May 28.00.
TO OBSERVE DEFENSE
DAY IN THIS STATE
National Gut#il Officers Instructed to
Participate in Orders - From General
Metis.
(By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh, Aug. o.—North Carolina
national guard officers today had intsruo
tioiiH to participate in “National De
fense Day,” September 12th.
The day is characterized in a letter
sent by Adjutant General Metts as “not
alone a test, but instructive advertise
ment of our national defense and must
be realized as a patriotic day in each
community.”
With Our Advertisers.
A surprise awaits you in the August
Cleau-Up Sale at Robinson's.
Twenty-five per cent, reduction on all
suits for hot weather at W. A. Overcash’s.
You Can get n ' beautiful set of china
free if you buy a gas range during this
month from the Concord and Kannapolis
Gas Co.
] Bollinger service station is having a
sale of brand new Exide batteries.
Thursday afternoon Etird's new store
] will be closed to give the sales force a
much needed rest.
Build your success on the foundation
] of a steadily growing reserve, says the
new ail. of the Citizens Bank and Trust
; Co.
J. W. Tarleton has some houses for
[ sale at a bargain to quick buyers.
. Have your car refinished with Forbes
Original Auto Floss at Howard's Filling
Station.
The Gloom Chasers from the Odd Fel
lows' Home at Goldsboro will be in Con
j cord on Saturday, August 9, at the new
. high school building at 8:15 p. m.
j The Southern Railway will run an exr
,■ enrsion train to Norfolk, Va., Aug. 15th.
p Round .trip fare from Concord $7.50.
D Only four more days of the 10 Per
b Cent. Refund Sale at Parks-Belk Co.'s,
i, Great savings in every department of the
i store.
e i '
Happy Valley Woman liaises Chicks on
Bottle-
Lenoir, Aug- 5. —Ever hear of chick-,
ens being hatched with a hot water bot
tle? Well, it has been accomplished. Mrs.
H. A. who mothers the smaller
boys at the Patterson school, found an
I old hen that neglected her nest after
trying to hatch out a fnmily, and seemed
to be such a vamp that she wouldn’t stay
on it. Mrs. Dobbin took the eggs to the
rectory, placed them in a box and used
u hot water bottle for a mother, and the
result was a nice brood of young chicks.
One instance where chickens were raised
on the bottle.
some quarters,” 1»4 llid, “but the weevil
is not responsible. Take Ihe ease of
, the tobacco farmer for instance. His
prices are higher, too. And the weevil
cannot eat his tobacco.”,
I Congressman Ward expressed full con
fidence in the ofißcials of the tobacco and
cotton associations in the state and pre
dicted that the co-operative marketing
plan would not fail. “Despite the knock
ers and the doubting Thomases the as
sociations will succeed for they are the
best methods offered so far to cure' the
ills that are confronting the farmers.”
TWO CARS OF PEACHES
SHIPPED TO ENGLAND
They Are Plucked From the Manic©
Orchard and the Roger Derby Orchard.
Raleigh. Aug. s.—Hales and Elbert as.
Itars of the peach kingdom, left this
ifternoon for England, two carloads of
them, the first ever sent to old England,
George Ross, chief -of the marketing
livision of North Carolina, writes these
features about n shipment which may be
)s historic as the visit of Sir Walter
Raleigh.
. One car is loaded (with 960 packages,
each one containing fifty beautiful
peaches of the Hale; variety-grown and
I nickel at the Manicc orchard bearing
the brand of the Man ice orchard," the
Blue Goose of the American Fruit grow
ers, and the stamp placed there by the
federal state inspectors placing them in
tile class of “U- S. Xf). 1 fancy.”
The other car is loaded with 448
crates all of one pack of the Elberta
variety, grown- and packed by the Derby
orchard- Each peach that went into
these packages was the very best that
'he growers could select from their large
harvest. These shipments are being per
sonally handled by W. M. Scott, of the
American fruit, growers.
These ears moved out over the Nor
folk Southern to Aberdeen. There they
are delivered to the Seaboard Air Line
railway where they will be re-iced in
Raleigh, arriving in New York city Fri
day morning. Then they will be trans
ferred to the steamer Olympic and start
ed again. They sail to the city of Lon
don where they will be offered for sale
on August 18.
This is the first shipment of peaches
from North Carolina to England. The
-rowers, Edwprd A. Manioc and Roger
Derby, have for sometime contemplated
just such a movement in an attempt to
widen the market for Sandhill peaches.
No doubt that the suite of these excellent
peaches will bring match credit to North
Carolina. It is interacting to know that
at the Hamlet ueatbtsltow, the commis
sioner of agriculture Westrtl that wlthlr
five years the port of Wilmington would
be carrying Sandhill peaches under re
frigeration aero© the water- The car
load of Hales from the Maniee orchard
was personally inspected by the fedeial
shipping point inspector and will carry
with it a certificate op the true condi
tion of the fruit in the car upon its
shipment from its shed at West End-
TEXTILES FROM GERMANY
UP TO PRE-WAR BASIS
Other Goods Not Being Sent Out In
Large Quantities, However.
(By the Associated Press.)
Cologne, Aug. o.—Textile shipments
to the United States from Crefeld, the
Elberfeld-Barmen district and other
German manufacturiug centers have re
turned virtually to the pre-war basis.
Shipment! of nearly all other commodities
from Germany to America are far below
normal, however, owing to the prevail
ing high prices practically on everything
manufactured in this country.
Most of the fabrics, consisting chiefly
; of dress ’ materials, silks, millinery trim
mings and other articles for womens
i wear, are made especially for the Atner
' ican trade, on mail or telegraphic order,
> and on an average are of a higher qual
i ity than taken by any other country.
Some of the textiles (which have gone
i forward to the United States recently
. were contracted for prior to the occupa
t tion of the Ruhr by the French and
! Belgian forces in January, 1923, the de
,. lay in filling the orders being due to
the fact that for many months last year
, the plants in the textile manufacturing
, areas were at a standstill as part of
! the German program of passive resist
ance.
The demand for high trade dress ma
, terials is so great in the United States,
according to textile manufacturers here,
that the American importers can afford
to pay the increased cost which in many
' instances is double that of the period
prior to the war.
Dp. Smith’s Condition Improved.
(By the Associated Press.)
Baltimore, Aug. f>.—lmprovement was
reported today in the condition of Dr.
Henry Louis Smith. President of Wash
ington & Lee University. Dr. Smith is
a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
where he was brought last Sunday from
his home at Lexington, Va. He is said
to be suffering from concussion of the
brain, sustained in an automobile acci
dent several weeks ago in the far west.
He has been showing improvement since
his removal to the hospital here, his
physicians said.
Seasons Gives Bond. . v
(By tk< Associated Press.) i
Clinton, N. C., Aug. W. Fleet Sos
sons, for more than 20 years Clerk of l
the Sampson County Court, today is at
liberty on $5,000 bond, for appearance at
the October term of Superior Court on
the charge of misappropriatiing funds
intended for pensions for Confederate |
Veterans. He pleaded guilty io. the
charge yesterday.
Five Proatrationa Ftom Heat.
(By the Associated Press.) , I
New York, Aug. 6-—Five prostrations
from heat had been reported up to noon
today when the temperature had reached
87, the humidity being eapecially high at
74. Thousands spent the night on park
lawn* and at the beaches..
'MB SPUDS FULL
DAY CONFERRING 01
CiPB MUTTERS
'
Democratic Nominee Spends
Most of Day at Personal
Headquarters Talking
Wth Party Leaders.
SHAVER . AMONG
THE CONFEREES
Chairman of Finance Com
mittee Has Been Selected
But His Name Has Not
Yet Been Made Public.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 6. —After a day rtf
rest at his home at Locust Valley. L. 1.,
John W. Davis, Democratic party stand
ard bearer, had another busy day ahead
today at his personal headquarters in
this city.
Engagements with a number of party
leaders were on his calendar nnd fur
ther discussions with his campaign man
ager Clem 1.. Shaver regarding organiza
tion selections were booked.
The chairman of the finance commit
tee upon which will devolve the task of
raising campaign funds, has been selected,
but his fiame lrad not yet been made pub
lic.
Because of a pressure of work before
he leaves for Clarksburg Friday, Mr.
Davis has decided to cut short his visit
to Hyde Park, N. Y., to attend a rally
of Duchess county Democrats. Insead
of leaving here tonight and returning
Friday he will make the trip in a single
day.
SAMPSON COURT CLERK
SUBMITS TO CHARGES
W. Fleet Sessoms Held Under $5,000
“ Bond for Appearance at- October Term
of Court.
Clinton, Aug. 5. —Entering a plea of
guilty of charges of misappropriating
funds intended as pensions for Confed
erate veterans, W. Fleet Sessoms, for
more than 20 years clerk of Sampson
court, is nt liberty under $5,000 bond
for his appearance at the October term
of court when the degree of his punish
ment will be determined.
So culminates one of the most inter
esting cases ever to come before a Samp-i
son county court. Mr. Seseoraa is one
of the most popular men of the county.
For nearly a quarter of century he has
been chairman of the Republican county
executive committee here. Always he
ha© led his party to success and has
gathered to himself a body of loyal
friends who are clinging td him in his
present trouble. He had no difficulty
in raising the required bond, and prac
tically every lawyer in the surrounding
country was a volunteer to defend him.
There was no argument of the case
when Mr. Sessoms, through Major
i George Butler submitted to the charge.
Solicitor Powers, in view of the involved
nature of the case, requested Judge
i Frank Daniels, who is relieving Judge
i Henry Grady in this district, to con
■ tinue prayer for judgment until fur
. ther effort could be made to determine
to just what extent Mr. Sessoms was
guilty.
Major Butler (agreed with) Solicitor
Powers and stated that his cient would
be glad to co-operate with the state to
the extent in discovering where the
money went. The exact amount of the
misappropriated funds, has not been as
certained, but it is alleged that the ir
regularities, .growing out of a loose sys
tem of bookkeeping, have been in prog
ress over a period of many years.
George Humber, engaged by the state
auditor to assist Solicitor Powers, stat
ed today that the alleged speculations
are attributed to a system long in use
here. For yenrs confederate veterans,
enfeebled by age, had mailed their
vouchers back to the clerk with the re
quest that he send them his personal
cheek. This practice became so com
mon that the'clerk, to simplify matters,
had begun to deposit all the vouchers
sent by the state in the bank in his
name. Then he would send his person
al check to the pensioners who request
ed payment. Gradually the old fellows
died, sometimes the state was not noti
fied, and sometimes the pensions were
not called for. The uncalled for pen
sions are said to have remained to Mr.
Sessoms’ credit.
Just before court convened this morn
ing Mr. Sessoms tendered his resigna
tion to Judge Grady, who was out of
town. Th resignation was accepted by
wire. It 'is understood that John Blain
ey Williams, now register of deeds, will
be appointed to succeed Mr. Sessoms,
who will devote his time for the next
few weeks in aiding the state in
straightening out the tangle his sys
tem has caused.
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Discuss Irish Boundary Problem. i
London, Aug. 0 (By the Associated ,
Press). —Colonial Secretary Thomas an
nounced in the House of Commons this
afternoon that after a full and frank dis
cussion of the Irish boundary problem
I with members of the Free State govern
ment, the British government had decid
ed to summons parliament to deal with the
question September 20th, unless by that
time the Ulster government had nominat
ed boundary commissioners in accordance
with the provisions of the Anglo-Irish
I treaty.
Philanthropic Libraries Condemned.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 6.—The
administrative system of the great pub-
I lie libraries founded by philanthropists,
and specifically the Carnegie foundation
chain of such institutions was assailed
in a report submitted today by the Li
brary Union of the American Federa
tion of Labor, to the executive council
of the Federation. *
GERMAN ANSWER TO i
ALLIED'PROTOCOL
• HANDED TO ALLIES.
Premier ( McDonald Urging!
All Possible Expedition so
Another Plenary Meeting
Can Be Held During Day.
GERMAN OPINION
FULLY PRESENTED
Answer Covered Pages and
Was Broad Survey of All
Germany Has Done Since
Dawes Plan Was Accepted
London. Aug. C (By the Associated
Press).—The German memorandum in
reply to the allied protocol outlining''the
plans for putting the Dawes reparation
program in effect was handed to the al
lied representatives in Downing Street
this morning by the chief of'the German
delegation. In consequence. Premier
MacDonald is urging all possible expedi
tion so that another plenary meeting of
the inter-allied conference can be held to
day.
The memorandum was an IS page doc
ument accompanied by a covering letter.
It was a broad survey from the German
point of view, of the whole progress of
the inter-allied conference ns worked out
for the launching of the Dawes plan. It
did not go into details but presented the
German viewpoint regarding the experts’
report on defaults in payment, on the
fiscal and economic unity of Germany, and
on the transfer of reparation payments,
the three divisions into which the con
ference work was divided.
In the covering letter which the Ger
mans presented, two important questions
outside the conference were raised. The
first was the military evacuation of the
Ruhr, and the other zones outside the
Rhineland, arid the second was a ques
tion of retention of allied railway men in
the Ruhr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN BATTLE
TO BE I»ULY CELEBRATED
Presidential Candidates Will Be Invited
as Well as State Gubernatorial Can
didates.
Kings Mountain, Aug. 5. —The cele
bration of the battle of Kings Mountain
has been one of the great patriotic
events of the southland for a long num
ber of years. The battle was the turn
ing point of the revolutionary war in
favor of the American colonies.
The battle was fought October 7,
1780. On October 7, 1880, the centen
nial of the battle was held. Forty acres
of land on which the battle was fought
were bought by the government of the
United States and it was cleaned off
and a monument commemorating the
battle was unveiled. Since that time
many big celebrations have been held.
In the year 1909 a second and much
larger monument was unveiled upon the
grounds. This was erected by the na
tional government at a cost of $30,000.
National characters like William Jen
uing Bryan, Folk rtf Missouri, Stewart
of Virginia, Copeland of New York,
nnd others have honored these celebra
tions with their presence and oratory.
C. E. Carpenter is at the head of the
celebration committee of the Kings
Mountain Chamber of Commerce nnd he
i© formulating his plans for the biggest
and best celebration this year ever. All
committees have been appointed and are
getting under way.
It is hoped to be able to secure for
orators of the day the Presidential can
didates and maybe the gubernatorial
candidates of North Carolina.
Wheeler’s Name to Be on Ballot in All
States.
Washington. Aug. s.—The name of
Senator Wheeler, of Montana, will ap
pear on the ballot with Senator La
Follette iu every state, managers of the
SjaFollette campaign here declared to
ay, dismissing as of no importance re
ports that some of LnFollette's sup
porters in Montana were seeking to sub
stitute Charles) W. Bryan, democratic
vice presidential nominee, for Wheeler
in that state.
Robert M. La Follette. Jr., explaining
that arrangements for placing the Inde
pendent ticket on ballots was entirely in
the hands of Chicago headquarters, in
charge of Representative Nelson of Wis
eonsi, said that no word had been re
ceived from Nelson of the move to
couple Bryan instead of Wheeler with
LaFollette in Wheeler's home state, and
that unless Nelson showed concern over
the situation no attention would be paid
to reports of discord.
Prohibition Agents Raid Hotel Roofs.
Washington. Aug. 5. —The fashion
able Le Paradis and Arlington hotel
roofs were raided again last night in
the polite, almost noiseless manner
recently adopted by Washington prohibi
tion agents. Two arrests were made, the
man in each case, as usual, being invited
to accompany the formally groomed
raider in a patrol wagon to the nearest
police station, where he was allowed to
I lost collateral for api>earance today.
This was the third raid within the last
few weeks at the Le Paradis and the
seertnd at the Arlington-
Several Are Overcome By Heat In Chi
cago; 2 Drown-
Chicago, Aug. 5. —With the mercury
here surging over the 90 degree mark to
day, several persons were overcome by
the heat, two youthß who Bought relief
in the lake were drowned and three wo
men seriously hurt when the porch
collapsed on Which they were sitting to
escape the heat. The temperature went
up to 91 at 4 o’clock after having climb
ed from the lower seventies in the early
morning.
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poTv-rsefnard 'Glueck, of New
York, Says Loeb Told Him
He Struck Bobbie Franks
Blow That Caused Death.
FIRST TO DECLARE
WHO STRUCK-BLOW
Loeb Remained Impassive
When Dr. Glueck Testified.
Leopold Smiled and Talked
Slowly With Counsel.
Chicago, Aug. o.—By the Associated
Press).—Dr. Bernard Glueck, of New
York, testified at the Franks hearing this
morning that Richard Loeb throughout
his mental examination of him had ad
mitted that he struck the blow with n
cold chisel which killed Bobbie Franks. 1
Throughout the investigation of the
connection of Loeb and Nathan Lcojiold.
Jr., with the murder, the matter of who
actually struck the fatal blow had been
the unsolved mystery. Both youths! while
confessing to the kidnapping and .slay
ing. accused the other.
Two defense alienists previously on the
witness stand had failled. the ; testified,
to ask the boys as to which had struck
the fatal blow, and the state had been
unable to bring out the point.
Ixieb remained impassive when Dr. *
Glueck testified that he had killed Bob
bie Franks. lean,; 1 *>»-wax'l. »
grimnnee on liis face, smiled slowiy ;.jnJ
talked with counsel.
The statement that Loeb actually hno
struck the fatal blow was brought undci
questioning by Benjamin Bachrach, of
the defense counsel.
“Did Loeb say who struck the blow?"
asked Bachrach.
“He told me throughout all iiie details
that lie, Loeb, struck the blow,” replied
Dr. Glueck.
Neither Nathan Leopold. Jr., nor Rich
ard Loeb. confessed slayers of Robert
Franks, will testify in the effort of the
defense to show migigating evidence . to
evade the death penalty. This was made
clear today by Clarence F. Darrow, the
chief of defense counsel.
■The defense let it be known that ten
or twelve witnesses stil Remained to be
heard. e-=v .
Counties May Combine on Stokes Ferry
V Bridge.
Salisbury, Aug. o.—For some time
there has been some talk of a bridge
being needed across the Yadkin river at
Stoke's ferry, where Rowan, Stanly,
Davidson nnd Montgomery counties
come together. The Rowan commission
ers at a meeting this week endorsed the
movement and passed a resolution
pledging support to such an enterprise.
This resolution will be passed on to the
commissioners of the (other three coun
ties and out of the movement there may
come a modern bridge structure and
state highways lending to if. The bridge
would accomodate roads cither already
built or that might be built between
Salisbury and Troy, between Albeinnrle
and Asheboro and between Albemarle
and Lexington.
Scientists in Session.
Toronto, Out., Aug. C. —The annual
meeting of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science, for which
local preparations have been making for
more than a year, was formally opened
in Toronto today with an attendance of
more than one thousand scientists from
Great Britain, Canada, the United
States, and other countries, many of
those present being men of world-wide
reputation in their chosen fields. The
convention will continue through an en
tire week. In addition to the general
sessions, at which eminent speakers will
discuss questions of universal interest
and importance, there will be numerous
sectional conferences devoted to chemis
try, geology, zoology, mathematical and
physical science, economic science and
statistics, anthropology, geography, engi
neering, physiology, psychology, botany,
educational science and agriculture.
Paulen Leading in Kansas.
Kansas City, Kans., Aug. 6 (By the
Associated Press). —When 736 complete
precincts out of 2,57(1 in Kansas had
been tabulated shortly before noon to
day. Ben S. Paulen of Freedonia, had
taken a commanding lend over Clyde W.
Reed and A. R. Stubbs in the republican
race for the gubernatorial nomination iu
yesterday’s Kansas primary.
Wade to Get New Plane.
(By the Aimdrfed Press.*
Washington, Aug. 6.—Arrangements
were completed today by the army air
service to send an airplane from Langley
Field, Va., to Pictou Harbor, Nova
Scotia, to be used by Lieutenant Leigh
Wade from that place over the remain
ing route of the world flight in> com
pany with the two other fliers.
WHAT SMITTY’B WEAIBER SAT
BATS
Generally fair tonight and Thursday,
except local thundershowers in extreiaa
west portion Thursday.
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