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* * « ■■ t IH I Jf y,—‘T '1 HP' Wi ' I ■ VOLUME XXIV Defense Day Fittingly Observed In This City Citizens of City Laid Aside Usual Duties to Show Devotion to the National Government JOliN M. OGLESBY SPEAKER OF DAY Parade Through Business Section One Feature of the Program—Hundreds Pres ent for the Exercises. Concord Friday did its bit in the ob servance of National Defense - Day. Throughout the city citizens halted their labors to show their devotion and readiness to rally around the flag should a time of distress arise, and while they were thus showing their willingness to do their bit national gaurd forces of the city were assembled for a demonstration of how effective plans for the defense of ' the nation can be made. At the same time civic organizations, Boy Scouts, Daughters df the Confeder acy.. War Mothers, Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion Auxiliary members, veterans of wars and American Legion members met and dem onstrated through the medium of parades and patriotic gatherings how effectively they can be brought together in-case of. necessity. The services in Concord were brief and simple but In their simplicity they were gripping and their briefness did not del tract from ther effectveness. There was no attempt at an elaborate observance of the day here. Rather the citizens of the city chose to transact their regular bus iness tor the greater part of the day and concentrate wholly on the exercises at a set and fixed time. J The exercise* were held on the high school grounds following a parade through the business part of the city. The pa rade formed at the armory at 3:00 mov ed at 8:30 and reached the high school shortly before 4 o'clock. In the parade were representatives of all civic and pa triotic organizations of the city headed by Major W. A. Foil, chairman of De fense Day plans, the Boy Scouts and members of Company E. With the ex ception of the Boy Scouts, who were led by their Scout Master, Rev. Charles ScovQ, and members of Company K, oth er organization representatives in, the pa ty, the Daughters of the Confederacy, tfafe Daughters of the Amerithu Revolution, the Legion Auxiliary, and the Whr Mothers were represented In the parade which was also participated in by Leg ionnaires, veterans of the Spanish-Amer ican War and veterans of the Civil War. The exercises on the school law contin ued little more than half an hour, dur ing which time there was the invocation by Rev. W. A. Jenkins, a ten minute talk by John M. Oglesby and a thirty minute drill by the guardsmen. After the exercises were concluded hundreds in i attendance were served lemonade and j sandwiches, the refreshments being srv ed by members of the Legion Auxiliary, | the War Mothers, the U. D. C. and the I). A. R. Small tents housed the refresh ments, and 1200 sandwiches and 12 gal lons of lemonade were served. Included in the large audience were several hundred school children who had been especially urged to attend the ex ercises Mr. Oglesby in bis short talk explained why the government had decided to ob serve Defense Day, pointing out the ne cessity tor the government always hav ing its defense perfect enough tor the national safety. Mr. Oglesby also thank ed and praised the various committee members who had worked for the.success of the local program, laying special em phasis upon the important part played by the ladies who bad prepared and serv ed the refreshments. Mr. Oglesby also paid tribute- to veterans of the several ware who were included in die audi ence, declaring' that on snch an- occas ion it is well to remember the men who bad- already fought gallantly for the government in whose defense those gath ered were so eager and ready to offer " themselves in whatever line of duty they were called upon to srve. Major W, A. Foil was <cbairman of the general committee that . planned for ob servance of the day here, he having been appointed by Governor Morrison. Other committee members whose efforts made the program a success were: Finance Committee—A. F. Hartnell, C. W. Swink, Miss Janie Klutts, Mrs. JL 8. Williams. Program Committee—Dr. J. A. Hart sell, G. Pat Ritchie, Mrs. W. D. Pem berton, Capt. Norman Alston. Recreation Committee—H. W. Blanks, J. F. Dayvault, T.' N. Spencer, Mrs. J: L. Crowell, Sr., J. A. Goodman. Publicity Committee —A. Campbell Cline, Maufy Richmond, Brevard B. Har hi#, Luther T. Hartsell,- Jr., Mrs. G. T. Crowell. Recruiting Committee —M. B. Sherrin, Van Walter, B. W. Blackwelder, F. C. Niblock. Told Friend He Would Take Own Life. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 13.— After writing y telegram formally apnoucing his death to a friend, Louis W. Watchstein, a 1 salesman, of Steubenville, Ofclo, drank poison ill his room at the Hotel McAl pin early today, and was dead when an ambulance surgeon arrived, ' The Concord Daily Tribune CONCORD, N. C„ SEPTEMBER 13,1924 - ■■ w r-Sf DAVIS HEARD BY WYOMING AUDIENCE In Speech in Wyoming^Dem- For First Time of Third Party As Such. On Board the Davis Special Train, en Koute to Topeka, Kane., Sept 13—John W. Davis, the Democratic Presidential candidate, made the eastward torn today in bis tour of the West, having spoken | at Cheyenne, Wyo., last night, and there ! mentioned the third, party movement as such for the first time. He was headed tor Topeka. Kans..| where tonight he is to deliver the fourth fixed address in his swing through the territory west of the Mississippi River. In mentioning the third party move ment at Cheyenne, Mr. Davis told his audience he knew no one who contem plated the contingency of the Progressive Party in winning the Presidency in-this election and a majority in the House and in the Senate. He submitted, he said, to those who wished to sec progress and honesty in government, that they have in this ejec tion no cause to vote any other than the Democratic ticket. DAY MET EXPECTATION •’ OF WAR DEPARTMENT More Than 16.000.000 Civilians Partici pated In the Exercises Friday. (!*>' She Associated Press) Washington, Sept. 18. —Response of the nation’s civilian population to the Defense Day appeal to the individuals obligation and responsibility under the new national defense program, and the functioning in the first limited test of| the program itself, met the highest ex pectations of the War Department and government officials generally. Reports somewhat preliminary in char acter from the nine army corps area head quarters showing that more than 16,- 000,000 civilians participated in the exer cises yesterday, gave the chief result of the test that caused the Department to pronounee it as highly satisfactory. Al though the reports did not permit an ac curate estimate of the total of one day volunteers who tnrned out. to fill up the ranis of the itgitfar armyi optional guard end organized reserves, the fact ahnaat wlLrf tjie, militant ; •Mw lOpprWtfiSl6 wir - 5 cated than probably 2,000,000 men en rolled. The other civilian participants giving a reported total of 16,792,781. took part in the 6535 local demonstrations in the form of parades and exercises. The corps area commanders each submitting at the close of the day a detailed report of the results of the test in his territory, emphasized its success and the enthusias tic endorsement of the National Defense program by the public generally. PRINCE UNABLE TO FOOL PEOPLE OF NEW YORK I Went to Metropolis Friday But Cut Visit I Short When Surrounded by Great Crowds. (Br the Associated Press.) Syossett, N. Y., Sept. 13. —The Prince of Wales today will see the British and American polo teams play, their first match for the international cup.. which was one of the purposes of his visit to this country. The heir to the British throne yester day tested-'his ability to travel in public in New York City incognito. He did not succeed. Riding in a subway, stopping In his motor car to do some shopping in Fifth Avenue, and leaving the Wool worth Building after a trip to its pinnacle, he was recognized in the' latter two places by .crowds so large that he swerved from his intended course to avoid being sur rounded as he was at the Belmont Park races on Labor Day. In the subway two girls gazed loug and hard at the royal youth, but did not ap pear sure they recognized him. In Fifth Avenue where he stopped his car to buy some tobacco a crowd gathered before he had time to alight, and the Prince told his chauffeur to drive on. WOMEN SENTENCED FOR STEALING SOME BONDS Finned, Convicted of Receiving Stolen Goo* and Must Also Serve Prison; Term. • , (By tie Associated Press.) Norristown, Pa., Sept. 13.—Miss Alva Goldsmith, 21,, former secretary to the treasurer of the Merion Tile & Trust Co., of Ardmore, today w«h sentenced to an indeterminate term in the state industrial home for womenfi tor the theft of $7,- 500 in bonds from the Strust Co. Sidney Sterling, of Crisfield, Md., her fiance, was convicted by a jury of receiving the stol en bonds, and was sentenced to 2 1-2 years in jail. ASSOCIATED PRESS CLUB ENDORSES PORT MEASURE Also Goes On Record as Favoring a Change In Date of Elections or Pri- Greensboro, Sept. 12.—Members of the North Carolina Associated Press Club, : representing daily newspapers, morning When Pola Negri left Europe to make pictures in America. Ossi Oswakla. beautiful German film star, took her place In the hearts of European movie j" tons. Now Ossi may be the next foreign film star tpjnvade America. THE COTTON MARKET Further Decline at Opening Was Check ed by Week-end Covering. (Br the Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 13.—A further de cline which carried the price of December contracts off to 22.02 at the opening of the cotton uiarket today was checked, by covering for over the week-end. j The disposition of recent sellers to rebuy May have been increased by pri vate reports of further rains in the suohtwest, but bearish sentiment was still much in evidence, and apparently j found- encauragernent to the. relatively l yiMi n,>iV ings In the South. Tie latter was colored by further Southern selling here, and rallies of 10 to 12 points from the opening figures were barely maintained in the early trading. The opening prices were: Oct. 24.45; Dec. 22.05; Jan. 22.10; March 22.37; May 22.00. Closed Steady. New York Sept. 13. —Cotton futures closed steady. Oct. 22.55 to 22.60; Dec. 22.20 to 22.25; Jan. 22.20 to 22.25; March 22.47 to 2250; May 22.71 to 22.75. IRELAND REDUCING THE SIZE OF ITS ARMY Is Smaller by 30,000 Men Than It Was Last Year, League of Nations Is Told. Geneva, Sept. 13. (By the Associated Press). —Security through arbitration was the keynote of a speech with which Desmond Fitzgerald of the Irish Free State cabinet today enlivened the last day of the general discussion held .by the disarmament commission of the League of nations assembled on the va-1 rious propositions before it. “Last year, prior to my country’s ad mission,” he said, “I attended a session of the commission at which I was re quested to make a statement regarding our armament. I pointed out that we had raised an army of some 50,000, that an army of such dimensions bad been cre ated for a specific reason, that this reas on had now ceased to exist, and that therefore we already are beginning to de mobilize. Since then we have reduced our army to something like 20,000.” WITHDRAW PLEAS OF GUILTY Action of Cooper and Rourk Due to Un foreseen Developments. (By the ‘ Associated Preaa.) Wilmington. N. C., Sept. 13.—Thomas E. Cooper, president, and Joseph -C. Rourk, cashier of the defunct Liberty Savings Bank here, through their eun sel today withdrew their pleas of guilty 1 to misdemeanor charge and of- forcible trespass to felony charges, made in Su perior Court last Thursday. The charges were made in indictments returned by a grand jury after investigation of the failure of the bank. The case will go to trial at some fu ture term of court, it was stated. No reason for withdrawal of pleas was giv en beyond statements that unforeseen de velopments had caused the change. Rival Chinese Forces Keep Up Fighting Despite Rains Shanghai, Sept. 13 (By the Associat ed Press). —Rival forces of warring Chinese military governors battling tor possession of Shanghai, disregarded their traditional rule against fighting in the rain today when firing was resumed at Hwangtu, fifteen mils* west of here, while that area was being soaked by a new storm. _Jhe Kiangsu military governor Was t reported to be sending reinforcements to i Ohangchow, 110 miles toom Shanghai, to defend that town against the advanc i ing Chekiang troops, who took Ihing yesterday, according to a Chinese observ er who arrived here todzy from Chln kiang, 146 miles west of Shanghai. The observer was one of Ahree Chi nese messengers dispatched from Ant ing, 20 miles west of here, to view op — 1 1 V 1 r VICTORY FOR DEMOCRATS CERTAIN, SAYS TYSON Says LaFollette and Followers Are Mak ing Fight Against Coolidge. Raleigh, Sept, 13.—Victory is certain for the Democrats in the November elec tion for President, in the opinion of General Lawrence Tyson, U. S. A., re- j I tired, who has just been nominated for , the United States Senate on the Demo cratic ticket in Tennessee and who was : in ‘he city Thursday visiting his motb i er, Mrs. MarjgacftjfgSjysop. a resident of I j Raleigh. The general said that La'Fol-j lette would probably li.-ip the Democrats! -the- JhMMqMfeifctaon but if. -.-not and the race w*s?lsttsied to the lower house of Congress, In«ti the Democrats; would surely win. 'He said that Lai Follette and his supporters-.were making ( the fight against Coolfijge and that they | would vote Democratic "before they would ! let him have the election. “On the) other hand,’ ’asserted the general, “the Republicans all agree that Davis is a good and able man and they will vote for him before they will vote for La Follette.” General Tyson, who is a native of North Carolina, having been born in Greenville, Pitt county, and lived in Raleigh and Winston-Salem, spoke high ly of the progress that Raleigh has made and said that North Carolina was the most progressive state in the South if not in the , Union. He commended the port commission bill very highly and declared that an east and west railroad line in the state would be of untold value to Tennessee as well as .North Carolina. He added , | that this adopted state was just wait | ing tor her sister state to open up the sea for her as she could not do it , herself. The general said that it would be a shame if North Carolina failed to make use of her grdat seacoast oppor [ tunities, which have already heen neg | lected for more than 100 years. 1 Referring to the political conditions in Tennessee. General Tyson declared that he had a fight on his hands but ; he expected to win along with the na ' tional ticket. He promised General Al ! bert Cox, a war-time companion, that he would do all he could for North Caro lina in the way of government aid for inland waterways development, when he went to Washington as a senator. Prohibition Agents to State Made a Good Haul in August- I Salisbury. Sept. 12.—Property ap ‘ praised at about S3OjDOO was seized by • the prohibition agents in North Caro lina during the month of August accord ing tp the report of Director Coltrane [ made public here today. Included in ! this property seized are eight, automo biles. % ' There were 548 gallons of liquor and [ 08,790 'gallons of beer, which would ! have been distilled into liquor destroy ed. About eight to ten gallons of beer distill into a gallon of whisky, it was ’ explained. Ninety three persons were captured “red-handed,” and these with others arrested from evidence secured resulted in 167 prosecutions. orations of the Kiangsu forces. He succeeded in reaching Shanghai by steam er after viewing the invading army from behind its lines. The observer discredited the assertions of the Chekiang forces that they were victorious in the vicinity of Hwangtu during the past three days. He said the Kiangsu forces were confident and well organised. Dr. Sen to Visit Northern Prwtooe. Canton, China. Sept, 18 (By the Asso ciated Press). —Dr. -Sun Yat Sen, the heead of the South China' government, ac- nrimwit of his troops, mm oir liST STAGE OF TRIP TO PACIFIC [OUST • r- . ... I Left Bolling Field, Wash ington, This Morning and Will Stop Next at Day ton, Ohio. GOOD WEATHER SEEMS PROBABLE No Ceremony Marked De parture but Gen. Mitchell Flew for a Short Time With Them. . ( y the AiMClaled Prc»«.) i Washington, Sept. 13.—The army world flierß began the last stage of their, journey today hopping off from Bolling Field here for DaytOß, Ohio, at 10:50 a. m. Clearing atmosphere here 6nd reports from weather observers which'indicated better conditions between here and Day ton prompted those in charge of the flight to order the planes into the air. Earlier in the day postponement v had been considered. Brigadier General Mitchell, assistant chief of the air service, accompanied the world fliers for a shirt distance ns an escort machine. A photographer’s plane also went along. The pjanes circled over the city and over Arlington "cemetery before straight ening cut on their path westward. Al though the sun was shining there were still clouds overhead and the pilots flew very low. No ceremony attended the departure, the only officials outßide of the field staff present being General Mitchell and Maj. Kilner, executive assistant to Major General "Patrick. COOLIDGE PRESSED TO MUZZLE DAWES Reticent on Klan Himself, He Is Asked to -Curb Running Mate. Washington, Sept. 13.—1 t will take more prodding than the invirution of John W. Davis and the example of Sen i ator LaFollette to get an expression i about the Ku Klux Klan out of Presi ! dent Cdolldge. j In at. .recent conference ,ou Hie sub- Jett h<*T-c>hveyp<t fife j not think the topic belonged in politics j anyhow, and saw no refeson for attempt -1 ing to bring it into the campaign, as j everybody knew his views. I Moreover, additional pressure is being j brought on him not only to avoid the Klan issue but to use his influence on Gen. Dawes to have him close up on it likewise. It seems the General’s Maine speech caused a lot of perturbation in Indiana, where they said his deprecation of the order and praise for some of its activ ities stirred resentment of both Klans men and those fighting the organization. Now Kansas has come to light as another Klan hotbed. The assertion is made that there are 250.000' Knights of the Hooded Shirt in the territory, and the Kansas Republicans don’t want the issue stirred up there, ns LaFollette is going strong, and if the issue becomes acute it it likely to attract Republicans to whim the Klan at home is a more in timate interest, than any strictly nation al element in the campaign. • Tlie Republicans are becoming fear ful of Kansas as well gs Nebraska, .de spite Senator Curtis's assertion here to day that “Kansas will give its electoral votes to Coolidge and Dawes by a splendid majority.” BIX NEGRO CONVICTS OVERPOWER GUARD They Are Now Surrounded in Woods Near Sumter by Rural Policemen. (By the Associated Press.! Columbia. S. C., Sept. 13.—Six negro convicts at the Reid Farm, a state penal institution near Boykin, lOvSrpoweeed their guard and escaped early today, ac cording to a report received at the state penitentiary here. The names of the prisoners were not known early this afternoon. Surrounded in Clump of Woods. Sumter, S. 0., Sept. 13—Six escaped convicts reported to be provided with aiips and ammunition, are surrounded in a clump of woods a few miles from Sumter by rural policemen. The offi cers have asked for reinforcements from Sumter. Labor Board Assumes Jurisdiction. (By the Associated Press.! Chicago, Sept. 13—The railroad labor board today assumed jurisdiction of the dispute of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the order of railway telegraphers on the ground that the dispute might cause interference with transportation. A hearing has been set for September 22nd. Forced Out of Sourse to Flog. (By the Associated Press.! Confluence, Pa., Sept. 13.— The army ’round the world aviators en route to Dayton, 0., passed over this town at 1:18 o’clock Eastern standard time this afternoon. The fliers were forced out , of their course by a heavy fog which shrouded upper Cumberland Valley and the mountains of Pennsylvania. Clerks Robbed of Payroll and Kidnapped. •By the Associated PTess.l New York, Sept. 18.—Two clerks employed by a Whst 40th Street slaugh v ter house company were kidnapped near 1 their offlse today by fire bandits, who robbed them of a SIO,OOO pay roll. ■ Adrian IV., the only English Pope, ! ih be honored by jthe erection of a • monument at his birthplace in Hert- Want Lakes-to-Florida _ Highway to Serve City —| GENERAL PERSHING RETIRED AT NOONst Placed on Retired List or Army at Noon.—Received Congratulations From the President. (By the Associated Press! Washington, Sept. 13.—John J. Persh ing formally ends his forty-two years of active service in the army at noon to day with a last signal honor paid him in the issudnee of an executive announce ment by President Coolidge expressing the nation’s indebtedness for the service Which won him the leadership of the American forces in the World War. Only in the rare instances of history in which a retiring officer has reached the highest rank has there been prece dent for the honor conferred upon Gen. Pershing in the executive order in which the President today extended to him “anew the thanks of the nation for bis ■eminent seiviees.” The President ad ded that he felt “certain that I voice Ihe sentiment of the entire citizenry of the republic in wishing him long life, happiness and prosperity, in the retire ment he hati so richly earned.” Citing General Pershing’s arrival to day at the automatic retirement age of 04 years, the executive order, after re minding the country of its “obligation to one whose accomplishments contributed ' so largely to the defense of thb world’s liberties,” reviewed his long career of military service. JUDGE WINSTON A STUDENT AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY ' i Is 62 Years of Age, But Is Now in the < Junior Class. * Chapel Hill, Sept. 13.—Among the i students registered at the University of i North Carolina this fall is Robert W. Winston, 62 years old . and formerly ; judge of the Superior Court. Upon re tiring from the bench Judge Winston de cided tb re-enter college and is now in , the junior class with all his require ments .complete and is majoring in phil- > osoph.v and social science work. He is also, doing magazine writing. ' Judge Winston has just returned from , Nantucket Island. Mass., wher ehe spent the summer with leaders of political and social workers of the country. He made several addresses while there, one -of which, was a discbstjion of the negro WmVl'WfcMq?-’ *■ 'large number of negroes present. " * ’ The former jurist told hie audience that the negro in the South could never hope to have equal political and social rights With the white and that he ad vocated the proposal to send 5,000,000 negroes to Brazil, which for some tifiie, he said, there had been a strong bid. CHARGE WOMAN STRANGLED HER INFANT TO DEATH School Teacher at Little Cattaloodie Has Confessed She Committed Crime, Offi cers Say. (By the Associated Press.! Waynesville. N. 0.. Sept. 13.—Mollie Teague, young school teacher at Little Cattaloociiee, 25 miles from here, is held in custody on the charge of having strangled to death her infant child on last Tuesday. She has confessed, according to Haywood county officers. The body of the baby Was found on Tuesday in a corn field near the home of W. V. G. Messer, at whose home the girl boarded. A cord was tightly drawn about the neck. Officers say the girl admitted strangling the child with the cord soon after it was born on Tuesdny. She then taught, school throughout the day. She is held under guard, seriously ill, at the Messer home. With Our Advertisers. If you want to get a bargain in a pi ano or a piano player, don’t fail to go to the sale now on at the Bell & Harris B'umiture Co.’s. The store will be open pvery day until 9 o’clock p. m. The newest styles in women’s smart Fall hats at the J. C. Penny Co.'s. An excellent showing at $3.98 and $4.98. Wm. H. Branson guessed the exact number of pencils iu the window of Cline’s Phaamacy, 119. See the new ad. of the Cabarrus Sav ings Bank Today. Efird's is offering extra specials for Monday, the last 88 Cent Day. TEXTILE ORGANIZERS SENT TO GASTONIA Also to Manville-JencUes Co. in Rhode Island to Demand Restoration of the Wages. • By, the Associated Press.! New York, Sept. 13.—Organizers of the United Textile Workers of America, whose executive committee. was in ses sion here today, have been sent to the mills of the Afcansville-Jenckes Company in Rhode Island and Gastonia, N. C., where wage reductions were made reeent- Thomas F. . McMahon, international president of the union, said the executive committee had been instructed to organ : ize the Mansville-Jenckes workers and i then demand restoration of wages. MISS ETHEL KING , Dealt of Expression Queens Col lege ' Will Conduct an Expression Class \ AT Y. M. C. A. Beginning September 18th For -Enrollment Phone 599 Mr. Blanks. Class Limited ********* * : * S a at at S NO. 216. ' • . Delegations JCV ~]n i Several Tn North Carolina. CONCORD 1$ AMONG CITIES, REPRESENTED Party Goes to Bluefild Where Dinner Will Be Served and the Highway Project Fully Discussed. I BY MILES WOLFF. Mt. Airy, Sept. 12. —Road enthusiasts 100 strong from 14 cities in North Car olina broke bread together at a common table in the high school building here to night and pledged their support to ef forts being made to have the Lakes-to- Florida highway routed through the Pied mont section of North Carolina. During the afternoon the Charlotte delegation visited Elkin, where citizens are also anxious to have the road routed through their beautiful mountain section, but the Concord delegation came direct to Mt. Airy, where the joint session was held tonight in the high school building. Delegations from Concord, Salisbury and Lexington want the highway routed through these cities while the Charlotte delegation favors a route through States ville, Mooresville and Charlotte. The dif ference in views caused some argument ns the meeting got underway, but Clarence O. Kuester pointed out that the highway was not yet assured for North Carolina and suggested that the various delegations should best serve their communities by a combined effort to get the route first through the State. There will be plenty of time then, he suggested, for the vari ous cities to get together and decide on the route the highway will take in the State. It was also pointed oht that before the highway can be brought into North Car olina the people of Virginia and West Virginia must be converted to good jroads. That will be the particular job of the good road enthusiasts for the rest of the trip. They are going to combine resources and at each stopping place devote some time to sermons on good roads and the bum ness awakening that fotlhWs thei* con struction. Stops tomorrow will be made by the deU-g^tjgns HitjsyiUe, WythvUto^apd guests 6f the -Bluefield Chamber of Com merce tomorrow night. At Wythvdle Major Foil, who spoke at Mt Aitj, will be the speaker and at Bland Sewßtary Blanks of the Concord Chamber of Com merce will speak. Major Foil will speak again tomorroT night at the Bluefield banquet. 1 At the meeting her* tonight W. F. Carter presided and among the speakers were Clarence Kuester, John F. Folger, Mt. Airy attorney; C. M. Henderson, mayor of Salisbury; N. B. Wills, of Statesvilie. Major Foil and others. In addition to the delegations here to night many Mt. Airy and Elkin people are expected to make the trip I to Blue field. It is reported that the Chamber of Commerce here is expecting to serve several hundred persons at the dinner. Tomorrow at noon the delegates will have dinner at Wythville, and in addition to the talk by Major Foil there Will be others. In the Concord delegation are Secre tary Blanks, Howard Collie, J. Lee Crowell, Jr., Major Foil, George L. Pat terson, A. F. Hartsell and your corre spondent. The Lakes-to-Florida highway will car ry thousands of tourists to and from Flor ida each year and it will mean much in a business way to the cities that are serv ed' by it. These tonrists spend hun dreds of dollars while en route to their summer and winter playgrounds and the cities served by the highway will get a chance at some of this money. TO LAY CORNERSTONE AT OLD TRINITY TODAY “To the Memory of Braxton Craven” Will Be Engraved on the Stone. High Point, Sept. 12. — Masons of High Point will lay the cornerstone of the new high school building at Trinity tomorrow, but the words, “To the Memery of Baxton Craven,” will be en graved on the stone over the protest of members of the Junior Order at Trinity. Braxton Craven Was at one time head of Trinity college before the insti tution was moved to DuTbam. Although the Juniors admit that he was a great man who did wonderful good iu his community they* feel it would be estab lishing a precedent to place his name on the cornerstone of a building owned by all the people in the county. LaFollette Confers With Advisers. (Br the Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 13.—Senator LaFol letts, independent Presidential candidate, who for several days has been preparing campaign speeches, laid aside that task today for a series of wee-end conferences with political advisers. He also probably will confer with Senator Wheeler, of Montana, his running yate. WHAT SMUTTY'S WEATHER GAT SAYS i . - •.;! [, J 1;: l Generali fttoisy
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