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ILDISCUMi
PROBLEMS IN TALKS
The Democratic Presidential
Nominee Will Make First
Address on Agriculture in
State of Gov. Bryan.
OTHER ADDRESSES
WHILE ON TRIP
Six States Will Be Visited by
Mr. Davis Who Will Dis-|
cuss Many Subjects in His
Six Addresses.
(By the Associated Ptom.l
On Board the Davis Special Train En
Rcute to 'Omaha, Neb., Sept. 6.— John
M’. Davis, the democratic Presidential I
candidate, came into Nebraska today to
make his first address on the agriculture I
nt situation. Speaking tonight at Onta-1
ha he plans to outline some of the things
his party will undertake to do to aid the |
farmer, if it is returned to power.
This was the first of six set speeches
Mr. Davis will deliver in as many states
west of the Mississippi. He will dis- •
cuss many issues before he returns to |
Chicago, the latter part of the month, to
make one speech before returning east- 1
ward. ,
In his journey across Illinois and into |
lowa last night Mr. - Davis assailed the
LaFollette doctrine that Congress find
state' legislatures should be given the
right to override decisions Os the Su
preme Court in declaring laws unconsti
tutional. He asserted yfomjneee
PRESIDENT COOLIDGR IN
LaFAYETTE DAY ADDRESS
Appdals to the American People to
Stand Against Effort to Break Down
Our Fundamental Law.
<Hr the Assoelitcd Press.)
Baltimore, Sept. 6. —President Cool- :
idge called upon the American people in :
a LaFayette Day address here today to :
take a stand against "a deliberate and i
determined effort” which he said “is be- :
ing made to break duwn the guarantees :
of our fundamental law,” through a move- ;
men t “to limit the jurisdicUojvsof our i
domestic courts."
psrssßre
I.aFnyette. The President, who made a
•leisurely trip by motor from Washington
with Mrs, Cpoltdgp, was greeted by Gov
ernor Ritchie, of Maryland, and Mayor
Jackson, of Baltimore. Factory whistlrs
blew as the party entered the city, and
citizens lined the route to the scene of
the unveillnr.
The President in his address charac
terized LaFayette as “a true son of
world freedom,” and assured that “this
occasion is dedicated to freedom.” j
“The question is,” he declared, “wbeth ? 1
er America will allow herself to be de- ;
graded into a communistic and socialis
tic state, or whether it will remain (
American. Those who want to continue
to enjoy the high estate of American
citizenship will resist all attempts to en
croach upon their liberties by encroach
ing upon the powers, of the counts.” .
While devoting his address primarily
to a defense of the United States Su
preme Court, the President also drew a
lesson from the French leader and pro- j
posed n policy of service in foreign rela- 1
tions.
Referring to the Supreme Court, Mr. 1
Coolidge said that if its authority “should
be broken down iyid its power lodged ]
with Congress, every minority body that.
may be weak,in resources or unpouular ‘
in the public estimations, also nearly ev- i
ery race and religious belief would find i
tliemslves practically without protec- •
tion.”
Leaves s*,oooooo Securities in (Mr, and
They Are Gone.
Pot Take City. Utah Sept. o.—Otto ‘
Meek, refuted wealthy rgn'h owner of
Pake». Nevada, reported to (ho police •
that negotiable securities whten he said
had a face value of more than $3,000.-
000 stolen from his automobile while it
was parked on Main street this after
noon.
Meek said the securities be'onged to
the Mammouth Land and Power com
panv of Baker. Nevada, with which
company he is connected. He refused to
state the present market value of the
securities, but said he was cn route to
New York to turn them over to brokers.
He said he left the securities in a
suit ease in the front seat of his o’lto
mobile, and when he returned in about
an hour the bag was gone.
The McAdoos Do Not Pull Together
Washington, Sept. s.—Republican
leiulerS are making much of the fact that
Malcolm Rees McAdoo, brother of Wil
liam Gibbs McAdoo, has joined the La
Follette forces. The inference, they
would have people draw, is thtt he is
peeved because hts brother was not nomi
natedd.
These McAdoos have never pulled to
gether. Managers of the recent Mc-
Adoo pre-convention campaign assert,
that the independent Malcolm Ross was
not for William Gibbs. There is noth
ing in the claim that he is miffed. He.
is not that sort of fellow.
Herrin Murder Case Dismissed.
, (By the Associated Press.)
Herrin, 111., Sept. B.— The charge of
murder against Dr. John T. Black. In
connection with the killing last Saturday
of six men here, was dlaraussed today by
Magistrate Hicks before whom Dr. Black
appeared. • |
Aug nets, wbirii appears to have the
South Atlantia Vague pennant cinched,
has held 'the lead stoee the atari of the
season.
The Concord Daily Tribitne
GERMIIMiniG
TG TAKE BLUE FOR
BEGINNING THE WAR
Chancellor Marx Tells Al
lied Premiere His Govern
ment Held Off Denial Af
ter London Conference.
PREMIER HERRIOT
SENDS HIS REPLY
.Tells Germans Action Has
I Made Unfavorable Impres
sion With French,—May
Change the Agreement.
(By the Anaoelated Press.)
Geneva, Sept. ft.—Prime Minister Mac-
Donald. of Great Britain. Premier Hcr
j riot. of France, and Premier Theunis, of
Belgium, today received a letter from
j Chancellor *Murx, of Germany, refusing
I all responsibility for having caused the :
world war.
| Chancellor Marx added that the pub
. lication of the proclamation which re
tracts Germany’s admission of war guilt
was deferred to avoid hindering negotia
[ titons at the recent international confer-.
| once ip London. ,
As soon ns lie had received the Jotter,
I Premier Horriot made know to the Gcr
j man government that the letter had made
| n bad impression upon him, and indi
cated the probable unfortunate conse
quences the publication would have in
connection with the attitude of the
French government.
ACTING SECRETLY WHITE
, ORDERS b'IKPO ARRESTED
Will Be Taken Befc-re Beard of Inquiry
For Hearing on Question of Ills De
portation.
(By -the Associated Press.)
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& New York, Sept. (1. —Luis Angel
Firpo, Argentine heavyweight, was
Hi released on SI,OOO bail for a hear- Efc
Hi ing on September 15. four days as- -k
ter his scheduled fight with Harry *
SS Wills, after a warrant had been ser
ved on him today by the immigra- Hi
tion commisioner here.
Washington. Sept. O.—A warrant for
the arrest of Luis Angel Firpo, the Ar
gentine heavyweight pugilist, was issued
today by Acting Secretary White, of the
Labor Department. The action was tak
en under the immigration law. and will
result in Firpo’s appearance before a
board of inquiry, for a hearing on the
question ot his deportation.
The warrant charged Firpo with hav
ing brought or attempted to bring Bianca
Pienrt, nn Argentine manicurist. Into the
I United States for immoral purposes, and
for having gained entrance under false
i and misleading statements.
Bond for the fighter will be set. at sl.-
000, immigration officials said. That is
the usual bond in such immigration cases.
Warrant For Firpo’#, Arrest.
New York, Sept. ft.—Hyman Bushel,
attorney for Luis Angel Firpo, upon
learning that a warrant had been issued
for the fighter’s arrest, said he and his
client would go to the Ellis Island immi
| gration station early this afternoon.
i MYSTERY IS CLEARED
WHEN FARMER RETURNS
Physician States That A. Crouse Jones
Was Suffering With Amnesia.
•Lexington, Sept. 5.—A Crouse Jones,
scientific farmer and stock breeder
owning Bonnie Herb Farm, five mi’es
west of Lexington, who disappeared
j Tuesday, drove up to his home this
I morning.
Investigation last night and this
morning, fo’lowing publication of news
of his disappearance, had revealed that j
Mr. Jones had procured a little over
S2OO from cashing a check and with
drawing a savings account that he stat
ed he “had ’aid up for a rainy day.”
! According to a statement credited to a
relative this afternoon, Mr. Jones had
practically all cf the money when he re
turned. except for a few dollars spent
for gasoline and other necessary ex
penses. J. A. Jones, father of the young
farmer, stated over the telephone late
today to a newspaper reporter that he
had not yet discussed the disappearance
with his son. The ’alter stated to him,
he said, that he found himself in Spar- !
tanburg. S. 0., ear’y thus morning and
drove home rapidly arriving about
12:30 p. m. He was unable to explain
how be came to be in Spartanburg or to |
to where he had been since e'even 1
o’clock Tuesday, when he was last seen
here.
When he left home Tuesday morning
he stated be was going to n road camp
in Gui’ford county on business, but in- •
vestigation by Sheriff Talbot last
night fni'ed to disclose any trace of
him there. His family physician ex
presses the belief that Mr. Jones was a
victim of amnesia. Mr. Jones is a
graduate of North Carolina Stntae Col
lege and post graduate student of Ames
College in lowa and to credited as an ex
pert in dairying and livestock breeding.
He had been married about a year and
is twenty five years of age.
Peace Resolution Adopted.
Geneva, Sept. 6 (By the Associated
Press). —A peace resolution drawn up by
adopted unanimously b ythe assembly of
; the British and French delegations, was
, the League of Nations this afternoon.
i Character is the foundation, reputa
. tion is only the superstructure, and the
i latter cannot long endure when the
former crumbles.
CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBERI924
■ .. ' —T -g- • 'I , . . ...
Invading Forces Driven
Back In Fierce Battle
Northern Forces of Chi Yuan!
Repulsed on Two Fronts!
After Battle Was Waged
Fiercely All Night.
COUNTER ATTACKS
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Defending Armies Drove In
vaders Back Two Miles.—
Hand to Hand Fighting
Reported During Night.
(By (be Associated Press.)
Shanghai, China, Sept. ft.—Tire invad
ing northern forces of >Chi Which Yuan
were repulse*l on two fronts—at Hwaug
tu, fifteen miles \Yest of here and at
l.iitho, 30 miles northwest of here—af
ter an all-night battle with the Lu
Vung Hsiang forces defending Shang
hai. according to announcement this
morning from Chekiang headquarters.
After repulsing the attacking north
ern forces at Ilwaiigiu. Gw>- Chang Tse
I’ing, leading the forces defending Shang
hai, led successful counter attack, fore
dug opposition troops back to within two
miles of Anting, a town twenty miles
west, of here, on the line of the Shang
hai-Xanking railway.
In the HWangtu section the defend
-1 ing forces claimed an advace of six
miles along the railwny line besides the
capture of two companies of eneiny
Iroopn and four higli officers.
Hand to hand fighting characterized
the night battle, which was carried on |
In. the Liuho streets, an dresuited in
driving out the northern troops, aeeord- '!
ing to a statement issued by the Che- ,
kiang army.
A bridge on the railway lfte near the ,
Chekiang headquarters waR blown up
mysteriously during the night, cutting |
off communication through the line on
which supplies are sent up to the fronts ,
held by defensive forces. it is being *
repaired today.
It was announced today that os a re
sult of conscription of coolies, Russian 1
refugess now in the Shanghai district .
wfil be given work as laborers.
MADISON PEOPLE HAVE ,
BAD SCARE AT “MOVIE”
Panic Follows Burst of Film Into Flame
and Several Trampled On.
Madison, Sept. s.—The showing of \
• Black o*gn,” widely tolv-MtiwKl Mm. 1
'*e
camp dangerously near ending ifi a trag- 1
edy for Madison folks. j
Just after the feature film had been'
shown and while preparations were be- ‘
ing made to pot on another reel, a film *
burst into flame and immediately the '
audience began a mad scramble for the 1
open air. Women and schildren screamed *
and rushed for the front entrance only J
tto be turned back by crackling flames. ;
Then came panic. Women were
trampled on and children wore lost by 1
their mothers. The small exit in the i
rear was blocked by a surging mass and 1
many persons found tlieir way out t
through a window. Finally the build- >
ing was emptied without serious injury i
to any one.
But it was the worst fright that an '
equal number of persons had ever re
ceived in Madison. Elven -after the
building was emptied word was passing
that Kathryn Busick, inva’id daughter
cf Mr. and Mrs. J. O Busick, was still
inside. Kathryn, who is unable to
walk, had been brought to the theater
in a rolling chair and in the cob fusion
had been lost eight of by her attend
ant.
Fears for her safety, however, were
soon allayed. Howard L. Penn, wait
ing until the confusion had ended, picked
the little girl up in his arms and carried
her. out. Mr\ Penn’s coolness doubt
less saved her from serious injury. !
As the building disgorged its oeen- ’
pants, what had been hair-raising fright j
cn the inside turn ed to side-splitting:
mirth on the outside. For the rear i
exit opened onto a steep, wood covered ;
| bank, at the bottom of whieh was a
small steam) of water. Consequently, I
ns those in front reached the open they
were sent helter-skelter' down the hill,
into tlie brook by the pressure from the
rear. ' |
Hardly a person, it was said, hut
what emerged from the rear of the build
ing wet and draggled but happy to es
cape without serious injury.
Madison’s fire department reached the
scene be fort the flames had gained much
headway and quickly had the fire under
control. The theater,, nevertheless, sus
tained considerable damage from both
fire and water. Without the aid of the
fife department, it was declared, a se
rious conflagration could not have been
averted.
1 The theater building is owned by R.
■ A. Cardwell and was being'Tdn by T. R.
Wright.
! Egypt’s largest pyramid, mar of
Oheous cf the Gizeli group, contains 80,r’
. 000.000 cubic feet of masonry, and the
total weight of the stones has been esti
mated at morn than 6,000,000 tons.
No Joint Debate Between the
State Gubernatorial Candidates
(By the Associated*Press.)
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 0. —There will be
no joint debate between Angus W. Mc-
Lean, democratic gubernatorial nominee,
i and Isaac Meekins, republican nominee,
as the result of a series of conferences
1 held at state headquarters here.
I Chairman John G. Dawson of the state
democratic executive committee, issued
• a statement in which he-declared himself
t and the executive committo* opposed to
i violating the policy of the party in the
»state of refraining from participating la I
r ——- —
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Finn at Advance of ft to 15
Pc’nfs —lncreased (Jtforiiis Resulted.
‘By (he Atfuoc iw..t (less.)
New York, Sejft. ( —The cotton mar
ket opened firm soda at an advance of
6 to 15 points.'. Active positions sojd
about 8 to 37 points net higher in the
first few minutes on further pre-govern
ment reports, and Covering stimulated by
relatively steady lavirpool cables. The
bulge met increased offerings around
24.05 for October and 24.2 ft for Decem
ber. and prices eaawljoff X to 3ft points,
i’arf of the selling, was for Southern ac
counts, presumably basting. The dosing
wns irregular, r T
Opening prices we?e: October 24.110:
December 24.15: January 24.(15; March
24.25; May 24.42.
Closing price* were: October 24.52 to
24.57; December 24.00 to 24.13: Jan
uary 23.0 X to 24.05; March 24.25 to
24.2 f t; May 24.43 to 24.48.
HIGH POINT FAILS TO
FULFILL ITS PLEDGES
Crist's Reached id. YfiUtcr of Finishing
Work on Methodist Protestant Co'leee.
High Point, Sept, .7.—Unless $25,000 is
raised before tomorrow night by High
Point people the work c.n tiie two
lormitories at the Mfthcdist Protestant
co'lege here will cease. The local people
pledged themselves for SIOO,OOO and
;ave a site for the college to induce the
lenominntion to locate it here. Less
ban half the pledges have been met,
a using the crisis.
A meeting of representatives men
held here heard the proposition that a
note for $25,000 be made nnrl the money
borrowed from a local bank until the
collections past duo. arc paid. Only eight
signers were secured rtt the meeting, so
(he matter hangs fire,!,.
The plans for the opening of the col
lege set September 15 as * the date.
Everything will be reody if the people
here raise the money, and leaders in the
undertaking say it will be raised before
tomorrow night. A batik has offered to
accept the note when it is ready.
PORT CAMPAIGN TO
BE OPENED MONDAY
Governor Will Speak at Rockingham
At 8 That Night.—Dawson to Issue
Statement. •/
Raleigh, Sept. -Governor Morri
ron's i unexpected return home today
foundat the fmr.ond of the long
uspdwtefeifr of, toadess
intq which he wouML'Mige been invited
had Chairman Dawson "expected him.
The governor, however, is Uiore interest
ed in the port terminals campaign and
in all 4)is business loday he let it be
known that he would have to adapt his
program to next week’s dates. He said
tlm) be would open the campaign in
Rockingham Monday evening, sneaking
at 8 o’clock.
Tomorrow Chairman Dawson is ex
pected to make a statement as to his
position ns party leader, it will ex
plain why the organization lias not
taken up the port terminal issue and
made it a poTtiou of the regular cam
paigtt.
BODIES OF MINISTERS
REACH HIGH POINT
Both Were Killed Friday When Auto
Was Struck by Train.
j t ßy (he Associated Press.)
High Point, Sept. 6. —The bodies of
Rev. C. E. Crissmnn and O. R. Sorrell,
Baptist ministers of High Point, who
were killed in n grade crossing acci
dent near Liberty yesterday, were
brought here early today. \
Funeral, services will be conducted at
Greene Street Baptist Church tomorrow
morning at 11 o’clock; Rev. J. E. La
nier, of Fairmont, a former resident
1 here, and Rev. J. M. Hilliard will oon-
I duct the services. Rev. Mr. Crissman
I will be buried here, and the body of Mr.
1 Sorrell will be taken to Marble Hill,
j Missouri, for internment.
Southern Railway’s Showing For Seven
Months is Good.
New York, Sept. s.—Southern rail
way’s showing in the first seven months
of 1924 was unusually good despite the
j business slump in the early part of the
' year. The drop of 7 per cent in gross
revenue to $80,853,203 was smaller than
many roads reported while there were
few with declines in net income of only
4 per cent. Net income, after estimating
other income and deducting fixed
charges, came within 39 cents of the
full year’s dividend of $5 on the com
mon stock.
Home of E. M. Griffin Destroyed By
Blaze.
Charlotte, Sept. s.—The country
home of E. M. Griffith three and one
•balf miles from QhurlUtte, together with
all household furnishings and effects,
was completely destroyed by fire of un
known origin early today. Mr. amt Mrs.
> Griffin spent last night in Char’otto and
knew nothing of the fire until this morn
ing. The loss wan estimated at more
than SIO,OOO.
joint debates with the republican party.
Be asserted he was confident Mr. McLean
could well take care of himself and the
party in any debate, but for fifty years
the democratic party had made it a pol
icy not to enter joint debates, and it ex
pected to follow that policy.
Mr. McLean stated it had been bis de
sire to aecept the challenge of his repub
lican opponent and discuss the important
issue# of the state and national govern
meat, but that he would. put aside hie
personal feelings and abide by the decis
tion of the executive committee.
THE GLOBE FLIERS
HEIGHT SAFELY IN
. THE BOSTON IIRPOftT
: Arrived at 2:09 p. m. After a
125 Mile Jump From Mere
Point, Maine.—Smith the
First to Land.
GUNS BOOM THE
NATIONAL SALUTE
Whistles on the Boats in the
Harbor and the Factories
Along the Shore, Created
Pandemonium.
I’.ORton, airport, Sept. ■ ft.—-The Ameri
can around the world flier* alighted safe
ly here today at 2:09. 2:09 1-2 and 2:10
p. m. enstorn daylight time, after a 125
mile jump from Mere Point, Maine.
Lieut. Lowell 11. Smith in the Chi
cago landed first. Lieut. Leigh Wade
in the Boston II was second to land.
■I-leut. Erik Nelson, in the New Orleans,
took the water last.
As they taxied at their moorings at
the buoys the official barge, anti air
craft guns boomed the national salute
of 21 gune usually accorded only o pres
idents of the United States and ruler#
of foreign countries. Whistles on bonts
in the harbor, and factories along the
shore, created pandemonium. .
Major General Mason M. Patrick, cmef
of .the U. S. air service, who had gone
cut with a squadron of land planes to
meet the flier;, alighted a few minutes
before them, and was rushed to the of
ficial barge, with Assistant Secretary of
War Davis to greet the fliers.
The shore along the five mile front was
lined with thousands of spectators.
Thousands hurled their hats iu the air.
aud many waved American flags as one
•launch picked up the aviators and a sec
ond gathered the luggage thev carried
20,000 miles.
BROTHERS ADMIT THEY
KILLED EARLE HARRELL
I,ewis and Tracy Powers. South Carolina
Farmers, Confess to Burning Body.
Dillon, S. C., Sept.. 5. —With the find
ing of fragments of charred human bones
and teeth in 4 swamp near- here, and
the two men,, the mystery of the
Har roll *'j
er, lias been solved, according to offi
cials.
TraCy and Lewis Powers, brothers,
living in the lower part of the county,
have been lodged in jail on charges of
murder, and are- said to have confessed
to the killing of young Harrell, and to
the burning of his body. 11l their re
puted confession, the Powers brothers
are alleged to have said that two women
were involved in the circumstances that
led up to the killing.
The wife of Tracey Powers is declar
ed in his confession, according to offi
cers, to have been the recipient of at
tentions from Harrell. Another woman,
name was not given, was said to have
been at tlie Powers’ home on the night
of the killing. Harrell went to the
Powers’ home on the night of August
22nd and was never seen again, officers
said they learned in their effortq to trace
the young mail when he was reported
missing. State Detective W. W. Rodg
ers was assigned to the ease by Gover
nor Thomas G. McLeod when local offi
cials requested assistance in clearing up
the mystery.
Rodgers, it was said today, learned
that the tobacco storehouse and bam on
the Powers place had been burned down
on the night Harrell vanished. A care
ful search of the ashes revealed what
appeared to be bits of flesh but no bones,
it was reported. Searching further. De
tective Rodgers and local officers found
an improvised furnace in the hollow of
a cypress tree in a nearby swamp, and
sifting the ashes in the furnace they
discovered the fragments of bone and
teeth.
The Powers brothers were arrested,
and after a severe questioning, officers
declared, they broke down and confessed.
Tracey Powers, according to the ac
count of iris confession current here,
admitted shooting Harrell to dentil, but
warrants were issued charging both him
and his brother with the crime, and De
tective Rodgers announced, indictments
for murder will be asked against both
of them when the grand jury meets
next Wednesday.
Harrell went to the Powers home ac
companied by the unnamed woman on the
night of August 22nd, Tracey Powers’
confession is said to have related. Dur
ing the night a quarrel resulted, when
Harrell took offence at a remark made
by Tracey Powers about Ills companion,
the confession continued, and the shoot
ing was a sequel to this quarrel.
Mrs. Powers, about whom her husband
‘, said ill feeling had existed between him
.l self and young Harrell for some time,
whs not at home on the night of the
killing, having gone to the home of rel
atives in North Carolina about thret
days previously, it is reported here.
NORTH CAROLINIAN 18
; INJURED IN GEORGIA
Auto He Wm Driving Struck Stump
on Detour and Was Overturned.—
1 Chest Crushed.
5 Valdosta, Ga., Sept. s.—Hubert G.
* Bailey, of Apex, N. C., a tobacco buyer,
* was fatally injured near Habira this
' morning when his automobile struck a
stump on a detour and overturned. His
' chest was crushed, and be died in a hos
‘ -pital an hour after the accident.
1 T. H. Stanfield, of Wilson, N. C., and
* J. X. S’oxworth, of Marion, N. C., also
“ were hurt. Stanfield suffering Several
- broken ribs. Fwtarorth was able to
leave the hospital in * short time.
OFFENSE BAT PUIS
CiPLETEAIDFIE
PNOGMAMm
Celebration Here Will Be
Held In Afternoon When I
a Parade Will Form at the
Armory.
GUARDSMEN WILL
SHOW ALL DRILLS
Short Talk Will Be Made by
John M. Oglesby—Organi
zations Asked to Be Repre
sented in the Marchers.
Plans for the observance of Defense
Day arc rapidly taking shape under the
supervision of the program committee,
with Dr. Joe A. Ilartsell. chairman, and
the recreation committee, with 11. W.
Rlanks at its head. A tentative pro
gram. has already been worked out by
these two committees, whieh have start
ed active functioning. At outlined, the
celebration will be along the following
line:
A grand parade from the armory hall
to the new High School grounds. Every
body will assemble in front of the Arm
ory Hall, at 3 o'clock Jn the nfternoou of
September 12th. The parade will start
promptly at 5:30 o’clock, traversing Un
ion street to Marsh street, thence direct
to the High School.
The organizations which will form into
line arc: Company E. the American Leg
ion. Enlisted Prospects, Y. M. 0. A..
American Red Cross. War Mothers. Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy. Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. United Confeder
ate Veterans. Spanish War Veterans,
and other organizations. The parade
will be headed by Major Foil, who will
bo in charge of the program. First
Lieutenant Pat Ritchie, of Company E,
will Handle the parade.
Upon arrival at the High School, with
the organizations standing, there will be
an invocation by Chaplain W. A. .Ten-'
kins. This will be followed by an ex
hibition drill by Company E. which will
last for about 30 minutes, ami will give
those present an idea of the splendid
training the loeal unit of the' National
Gnnrd has received.
wullße rccrufung 'to vrar®*f§?iith' iqrfhJ
officers of the local company. This cele
bration is not being held for the purpose
of enlisting young men in the military
service "bf the United States. The young
men who are present, who feel that they
would enlist in the service to defend
their country, atitU -would enlist 111 their
country’s call, will he railed upon at this
time to enlist for this one day—Defense
Day—and their enlistment ceases when
the celebration is over. It is in this way
that our government is seeking to learn
what, strength could be relied upon in
case of aggression.
After recruiting, there will be a ten
minutes’ talk by John M. Oglesby, former
recruiting officer in the Marine Corps,
after which refreshments will bo served,
and then adjournment. Refreshments
will Is* served from four army tents which
will be placed oil the grounds by Com
pany E. The tents will he in charge of
members of the War Mothers, Daugh
ters of tlie Confederacy. Daughters of tlie
American Revolution, and American Leg
ion Auxiliary. Tlie refreshments and
ladies’ organizations will be in charge of
Mrs. J. 1,. Crowell. Sr., and Mrs. W. D.
Pemberton.
Music for 1 lie occasion will bo fihmisli
cd by the colored band, which will play
while the parade is assembling in front
of the Armory. The public is cordially
invited and urged . to assemble for tills
parade, aud those unable to meet at the
Armory are asked to go direct to the
High School grounds for the exorcises
there. About fifty automobiles will be
1 provided to carry the old soldiers and the
j ladies iu the line of march.
First. Baptist Church. Formal Opening.
The services at the First Baptist
j Church tomorrow will be in tlie nature
jof a formal opening with distinguished
1 visitors for both of the preaching ser
vices. At the 11 o’clock service Hon.
Archibald Johnson, editor of Charity and
Children, will be the orator. Mr. John
son numbers his friends by the thous
ands aud is probably the most influen
j tial Baptist in the State, lie always
eommauds a crowd wherever he is on- 1
nounced to speak. He can only stay for
the morning service.
The evening service will be a very
happy occasion for both the congregation
and pastor. The pastors and congrega
tions of the churches up town have been
invited to worship with us and have
graciously consented.
I The visiting pastor will talk on lines
appropriate to the occasion,
j The congregation naturally feels proud
of its splendid achievement iu complet
ing such a building for church service
aud heartily welcomes the neighboring
congregations to come and rejoice with
us tomorrow night.
G. A. MARTIN. Pastor.
Mrs. Hurd Leading.
. (By the Associated Pressi
Nayatt. R. 1., Sept. o.—Mrs. Dorothy
Campbell Hurd, of Philadelphia, was lead
ing Miss Mary K. Browne five up when
they bad played 18 holes in their 36 hole
match for the national woman's golf
championship.
Freexing Weather hi State.
Blowing Rock, N. C., Sept. 6.—The
first freezing weather of the season was
reported here today when farmers from
the Aho section of Wautauga county re
ported that corn in that section was
killed last night
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Z If)DAY 2
NO. 211.
fOLITOL ICTIOI
rnruu*’- " irp
1 is™ TODAY
, The Democrats Are Holding
I Their County Convention
While Republicans Are
Holding Primary.
DEMOCRATS NAME
COUNTY TICKET
Probable That the Republi
can Ticket Will Not Be
Named Until the Conven
tion Is Held.
Members of both major political par
ties in this county have activities today
that claim their attention. The Demo
crats arc holding their county convention
and the Republicans are conducting a
county primary.
The Democrats in their convention
must complete- a county ticket that was
partially chosen last Saturday when R.
V. Caldwell. Jr., was chosen as the party's *
candidate for sheriff. Miss Margie Mc-
J Kaehern was nominated for county
treasurer. L. V. Elliott was chosen as
t!u> party's candidate for register of
deeds. Dr. Joe A. Hartsoll was nominated
for coroner and J. F. Dayvault was chos
en as a candidate for the chairmanship
of the 'county lioard of commissioners.
According to returns from the primary
of last Saturday TV. R. Odell was nomi
nated for the county board of education
hut the other two members must be
chosen to make the race with him at the
convention. The candidates offered are
Watson Smith and G. F. McAllister,
present members of the board, and G. G.
Allen, and Rev. T. H. Spence, whose
names were presented in the primary by
friends.
The Democrats in the convention also
must choose members of the board of
county commissioners. Mr. McKinley,
incumbent, was nominated, it is said, but
three other members to oppose the Re
publicans must be selected.
The Democrats also must nominate a
candidate, for county surveyor, no can
didate having been voted on for this nom
inatiton in a majority of the precincts
last Saturday.
•While the Democrats are completing
be held next Saturday. They win also
show their preference for the candidates
tluit havee entered the filed tot nomina
tions. < *
Tlic race for the nomination for sheriff
looms now as the most spirited among
the Republicans. J. C. ‘ Helms, B. B.
I.ipe and J. W. Swing, of Kannapolis,
and Tom Johnson, of Concord, are mak- ,
ing the race for the nomination, and it
is rumored here that other favorites who
have not formally entered the field will
be voted on in the primary. ,
With two other exceptions, so far as is
known, no other Republicans have offer
ed themselves for nomination. 8. W.
Kluttz. of Kannapolis, has been present
ed by his friends as a candidate for the
lower house of the State Legislature and
.1. A. Wineooff. of No. 4 Township, is
seeking the nomination for register of
deeds.
It is believed that *all contests among
the Republicans will bo definitely scttlbd
at the convention rather thnn at the pri
mary,
Complete returns from the Democratic
primary were not received until this af
ternoon at the hour for the convention
and for that reason it is not known
whether or not Robert McGuirt, of Kan
napolis, was chosen as the party’s repre
sentative in the lower house of the leg
islature. He was the only announced
candidate, however.
The Republicans will meet next Satur
day in county convention and fit tlmt
time the full ticket to oppose the ticket
selected today by the Democrats will be
named.
With Our Advertisers.
It is easy to bank by mail with the
Cabarrus Savings Bank.
Electrical contracting done by W. .1.
Hethcox. Fixtures are also sold.
Fresh fruits, vegetables and choice cuts
of meats at Sanitary Grocery Co.
Concord High School class colors,
sport pins, rings, etc., at the W. C. Cor
rell Jewelry Co. See ad..
See new ad. today of the Citizens
Bank and Trust Co.
Feed your hens Spartan Laying Mash.
At Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co.
Newsboy Violinist.
London, Sept 6.—One of the most bril
liant of recent scholars at the Royal
Academy of Music is Ben Loban, a
young violinist who was once a newsboy
in Canada. He gained a three yearß
scholarship at the academy, and he has
not only won bronze and silver medals
■ and a final certificate of merit —the
! academy’s highest award—but he eom
; pleted his course in two and a half
i years, six months less than the time al
loted. • .
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