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VOLUME XXIV
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VEIERHSOFSUITE
Action On Matter Probably!
Will Be Taken'During: the
Reunion Being Held Now!
In Charlotte.
GRAND BALL TO
BE HELD TONIGHT j
Veterans Looking Forward
With Keen Interest to the
Ball—Auto Ride One Fea
ture of the Day.
IBy the Asm-elatod Preen.)
Charlotte, Sept. 17.—Addresses by
prominent veterans, the annual reunion
ball, and a three-hour motor trip to
places of interest in and around Char- j
k>tte were the main features of ths„ pro- j
gram for today at the annual reunion,of{
North Carolina division United Confed
erate veterans which opened here yester- ’
dny afternoon. Speakers this morning
included Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Tay
lor, of Richmond, Va„ commander of the
army of Northern Virginia, and Major i
General William A. Clark, of Columbia, j
S. C., commander of the South Carolina
division. A brief business session also I
was on the program for the morning
but it was expected that a major por- j
tion of the business would be left over •
for the main business meeting tomorrow
morning when officers will be elected and
a place of meeting for next year select
ed.
The Grand Ball, one of the outstand
ing events of the reunion, will be held
at a local hotel this evening. Afany of
the aged veterans this meriting announc- 1
w| that they were prepared to "trip the
light fantastic with the beet of them.”
There are two things on which the |
veterans plan to take action, these be
ing resolutions about lifting the proper-t
ty restriction on drawing a pension from
|2,000 to $5,000, and the other is the!
provision of a proper memorial for the 1
late General Julian 8. Carr. Beyond;
this they have little business except the’
major business of the reunion, staged ;
according to the dictates of their fancy. l
The memorial of General Carr, it is
said, will probably take the form of an
arih over the highway halfway befween
IKirh am aUd < ’ lianeL Hill, Aland flat
things that were nearest to the heart
of the dead commander of the- veterans,
sorely missed in this first reunion since
he was gathered to his fathers.
Warns Against Radicalism.
Ofinflofte, 'Sept. 17.—“ This nation is
approaching a criSEi brought about by
the radicalism of the East and West,
and It is' ip to the conservative South
to preserve the union,’ 1 Judge H. B.
Howry, cf Washington, former command-'
er of the army of Northern Virginia, de
clared here today in addressing the an
nual reunion of the North Carolina di
vislbn; United Confederate veterans.
Judge Hoif'fy'“spoke in the stead of
Lieutenant General Edgar D. Taylor, of
Richmond, commander Os the army of i
Northern Virginia, who was scheduled
for an address this morning 'but was un
able to attend. Major General William
A. Clark, of Columbia, S. C„ also sched
uled for an address today, was not pres
ent.
The judge who was on the federal
bench for 25 years,-declared that in the
South today reverence for the constitu
tion and the ideal* Os the founders of
tihs country is perpetuated as in no
'ether sections of the United States. He
declared the spirit of the men who fought
so desperately in the days of the 60’s is
responsible for the lack of radicalism
in the Southland.
Gen. A. fl. Boyden, of Salisbury, and
Representative Walter Murphy, of Row
an County, were authorixed in a resolu
tion adppted by the division, to take
such steps as necessary 1o insure com
pletion of a history of North Carolina in
the Civil War.
CIVIL WAR SPREADING
. IN CHINA, RAYS REPORT
Fighting on Manchurian-Chilian Front
Reported in Latest Dispnches.
Shanghai, Sept. 17 (By the Associat
ed Press). —Renewed evidence of the
spread of China’s sectional,civil war to
the Mauchurian-Chihlian front were con-!
tained in Peking reports received her*
yesterday telling of a battle at Chaoy
ang, where the forces of General Chang
Sho-Lin, Manchurian war lord, were said
to have clashed with those of General
Wu Pei-Fu, military head of the Peking
government.
As the confestants in the Manchurian
hostilities are taking sides in the fight
ing between rival military governors for
possession of Shanghai, military observ
ers expected the opening of hostilities
would have, a direct effect bn the battling
near here.
f Want $2*78,584 For Taxes.
(By the Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., Sept. 17. —A lien for
$,873,534 for federal taxes was on file
in Federal court here today against the
assets of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Co. The government claims this amount
is due for additional corporation income
taxes for the fiscal year ending May 81,
1919. ______
■' Do NoTwan* Plants Operated.
(By the Associated Press.)
Newark, N. J., tifept. IT. —OppdMtlon
to the petition re-teiveirs of the
Southern Cotton T>fl Company that they
be permitted to operate approximately
half of the company’s sixty plants was
expressed by creditor-bankers at the
hearing on petition before Federal Judge
The Concord Daily Tribune
' '**3? g • ‘2%■ - V* 7
825300 DONATED I
| TO ORPHAN HOME
j Money WIM Be Used to RuiM Baby
Cottage at the Institution.
I Winston-Salem, Sept. 16.—Announce
ment of the gift Tbs $25,006 to be used
jin the erection cf'a baby cottage at the
Methodist Childrens’ Home, was made at
the annual meeting today of the trus
tees of that institution. The name of
the donor was not given, but it is stated
that the gift comes from a citizen of
Winston-Salem, who » greatly interested
.* in the home and has taken this mean a
jof expressing his appreciation of the
i work that ia being done.
I The cottage, plans for which are to
be prepared at cnee, will be of sufficient
size to care for at least twenty chil
dren. ranging from infants to those of
six years of age. The building will
j be of modern construction with every sr-
I rangement for the comfort and eonven
j ience of the little ones. It wns also
stated that the contract will be awarded
next week for the erection of the boys’
dormitory at the home. This addition
, to the equipment of the home will also
be of modern design, and will afford ac
commodations to a large •number of boys.
The new hospital at the home is now
nearing completion and will bp ready for
occupancy early in October. The' hds
pltal will include 28 beds and equipped
to render aT medical service required by
the children, at the home. One nurse
■.will, bi on duty* at all times; with others
I added should this benecessary.
1 The report of Superintendent Charles
A. Wood to the beard, showed that there
are 155 children at the home, that health
conditions have been excellent, and that
the past* year has been most successful
in all respects. In referring to the
1 school at the home. Superintendent Wood
j stated that the high school is now en-
I tering upon its third year, and duriug
j its life there have been five young ladies
to graduate, all of whom have entered
j college.
THE BLANTON DIVORCE
ACTION 18 NON-SUITED
Cause For the Suit Having Abated Mrs.
W. J. Blanton Has It Thrown Out.
Durham, Sept. 16.—Judgment of non
suit. in the divorce action taken by Mrs.
IW: J. Blanton, formerly Mrs. Hyatt
Griesom, of Greensboro, was signed here
yesterday in the opening session of the
I regular term of Superior Court for the
trial of civil cases.
I The order stated that, “the cause of
I this court action having abated, the
! plaintiff comes into court and voluntar
i ily moves for a non-suit, and it is there
i fore moved that the action be dismissed.”
’ The suit was instituted by Mrs. Baln
, ton following their marriage in Greens
l boro after they had been found in a com
promising position in a hotel there, in
order that Blanton might he relieved of
embarrassment until he could secure a
divorce from his wife in Georgia. ._
Ilf ilßWWliffiiW'UWMil iWWNrtiT
tion throughout the state through the
circumstances under which the marriage
was performed, \
Mrs. Blanton was formerly Mrs. Hyaty
Grissom, a prominent jlruggipt of Greens
boro, who was drowned' when , his auto
mobile'in which he was ridifig on his
way from Florida to hk* home turned
over in a Florida stream.'
TWELVE ENTOMBEiTmEN
CARRIED OUT OF MINE
Moat of Others Caught in Mine Explo
sion Believed to Be Dead.
Kemmerer, Wyo,, Sept, if (By the As
sociated Press).—-Rescue parties pene
trating the debris-laden workings of the
mine of the Kemmerer Coal Company at
Sublet, near here, today hud recovered
the bodies of 21 miners, victims of yes
terday’s explsoion.
Latest estimates available from unoffi
cial sources place the number of men
still in the mine at eighteen, although
some figures were higher. Twelve men ex,
wiped alive.
Rescue work went forward rapidly
thia morning; The rain which prevailed
yesterday had stopped and the 200 men
who struggled through the wreckage
hopeful that they would find some of
their comrades alive; kept at their task
with little rest. .
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Finn at Advance of 20 to 29
Points.—October Sold Up to 21.95.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 17.—The cotton mar
ket opened firm today at an advance of
20 to 29 points on reports that the
trade bad been a heavy buyer on the
break in the local market late yester
day and that spinners had been calling
cotton heavily in Liverpool this morning.
October sold up to 21.95 and December
to 21.57 on rebuying by recent sellers,
and a further demand from the trade,
but the Bouth was a considerable seller
here and the opening demand was soon
supplied, prices easing off 20 to 25 points
from the best during the early trading.
Cotton futures opened firm: October
21.90; December 21.55; January 21.55;
March 21.78; May 22.05.
Moscow Cabaret Dull With Profiteers in
Exile.
Moscow, Sept. 17.—The wholesale de
■ portation to Siberia and 'the north of
, profiteers and ‘others, has bad a bad
i effect on the Russian restaurants and
: night-life resorts. Whereaa a year ago
Moscow was as gay with smart restau
rants, cabarets and cases as the like
liest American city, it is today as dull
and depressing as a New England vil
lage on-* Blue Sunday.
It is not an uncommon sight nowa
' days to find more waiters in a Moscow
j restaurant than actual patrons. This
1 is due partly to the • disappearance of
■ | the profiteers, who were the most regu
'ilar and liberal frequenters' of the ~res
■! taurants, an dparty to a fear on the
part of those left behind that they may
share a like fate if they give evidence
of having sufficient money to patronize
the more expensive eating places,
i After partaking of expensive repasts
i at Moscow’s best restaurants, Russian
r business and professional men have un
' dergone the experience of being crose
) examined by police officers as to how
! they came into possessio ofn sufficient
! money to patronise such extravagant
caravanseries.
CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1924
I Prominent Farmer Held
1
I For Shooting Neighbor
Martin Boat Surrenders to
Sheriff as Result of Shoot
ing Tuesday Night of Jesse
Vanderburg.
WOUNDED FARMER.
IS jIN HOSPITAL
Condition Said to Be Seri
ous But He Has Chance
to Recover.—Cause of the
Shooting Still Unknown.
Jesse Vanderburg, well known farmer
of No. 9 township,. is in the Concord
Hospital suffering from dangerous
wounds alleged to have been inflicted ' by
Martin Bdst,; another prominent farmer
of No; 9, and host is in the county jail
where'he'will be held pending the out
come of Vanderburg’s wounds.
The trouble between Host and Van
derburg occurred at the home of'liost, ac
cording to information received by Sher
iff Caldwell. What led to the trouble
has not been determined, however, as j
both men refuse to discuss the case.
Vanderburg is suffering from pistol
wounds in his chest and leg. He also
has a broken arm. It was stated at the
hospital this morning that he has a
chance to recover.
First reports of the shooting were
brought to Concord about 9:30 Tuesday
night when neighbors of Vanderburg and
Bost came to Concord for an ambulance.
Tj. A. Weddington and M. M. Linker an
swered the call, bringing Vanderburg to
tbe local hospital in the ambulance of
the' Bell & Harris Undertaking Parlors.
Sheriff Caldwell was notified about the
same time and he immediately drove to
the home of Bost.
The wounded man was found on the
back porch of the Bost home, it was re- I
ported, but Bost could not be found, j
Sheriff Caldwell searched the Bost home
and barn and scoured the woods near the 1
home until 2:80 this morning but was
unable to find any trace of the man he’
was seeking- Neighbors declared they!
had seen Bost at the house after the I
shooting, which occurred about dusk-!
dark, but they did not know where he]
had gone.
One neighbor told Sheriff Caldwell,
however, it is said, that Bost would sur
render this morning, ,so Sheriff. Caldwell
returned to Concord. •• The neighbor’s
_stmemcu^ir«w<j^<-qri»cc^. r fr>r Bosfe- cam*.
% ffie'foilfr , t»HSr*Uß vFcsuffe morn
ing and surrendered to the sheriff. He ,
was immediately placed in jail. j
Physicians at the hospital declared it
would be unwise to operate on Vander
burg until this morning because of the (
fact that he wns so weak when he
reached the hospital. Early this morn
ing he was reported as resting as com
fortabSy as could be expected. An op-1
eration for the removal of the bullet
which lodged somewhere in the body :
close to the neck was successfully per
formed this morning.
It seems certain now that none of the
particulars leading up to the shooting
will be known until. Bost is given a
hearing. When questioned in the local
jail this morning by a representative of
The Tribune Bost refused to talk, de
claring “I’ll wait until they get me in
court before I say anything.” He asked
Sheriff Caldwell to send his lawyer to
him at once:
Sheriff Caldwell declared that Van
derburg refused to discuss the shooting.
Neighbors who questioned the wounded
man also declared he would not discuss
the case with them. He declined to tell
Sheriff Caldwell who shot him, mutter
ing, “I can't talk.”
Many rumors concerning the shooting
have floated in from No. 9 but none of i
them seem well founded enough to offer!
a solution. One rumor says Bost de
clared he shot Vanderburg when the
latter Was advancing on him with an
axe, but as both men dedihe to talk even
this rumor cannot be substantiated.
Bost appeared to be very calm when
questioned in jail. He showed no anxie
ty over his own fate and made no men
tion of Vanderburg until Sheriff Caldwell
advised him that bis stay in jail would
be determined by Vanderburg’s wounds.
He then asked, “How is he?” Sheriff
Caldwell told him Vanderburg seemed
much better and Bost immediately broke
Mecklenburg-Cabarrus Baptist
Association in Annual Meeting
Sessions of the 9th annual meeting of .
the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus Baptist Asso
ciation were held Tuesday in Howell’s
Baptist Church, nine miles from this
city. Tbe meeting was called to order at
9 o’clock with about 100 pastors and lay
men in attendance.
■ D. W. Fink, layman of the Ninth Ave
nue Church, Charlotte, was elected mod
erator for the year, apd T. D. Maltese, of
the First Baptist Church of this city,
was chosen clerk. Dr. G. A. Martin,
pastor, of the First Church here, is re
tiring moderator, and Rev. R. D. Carroll,
pastor of the Ninth Avenue Church is re
tiring clerk.
- t Among the new pastors introduced
, were Dr. Clay I. Hudson, pastor of
. Pritchard Memorial Church, Charlotte.
. and Rev. C.*K. Turner, pastor of the
Kannapolis Church. Visitors were Rev.
> Walter Gilmore, of Raleigh, state stew
- fil'd ship secretary; Dr. R. T. Vann, of
Raleigh, secretary of the board of edu
i cation; Rev. A. A. Hutto, of Charlotte,
i and Gilbert Stephenson, of Raleigh, rep
- resenting the education board.
Reports on various phases of church
r activities continued until late in the af
t fernoon. Because of tbe inclemeent
t weather the evening service was called
: off. No evening service is scheduled for
JjL —.
IDEAL WEATHER
FOB THE AIRMEN
Left Chic&ft For Omaha,
Where the Next Stop Will
Be Made.
U. S. Mail Failed,
Sept. 17 (By the .Associated Press). —
The army round’th*| world fliers hopped,
off from the air maH field here at 8:11
a. m., on the next wage of. -the journey,
the 440-mile flight go Omaha. Flying
conditions were ideal and Lieut. Lowell
Smith, the commAnttat, said he expected
to reach Fort CMqK Field. Omaha, in
about six hours. lignt. Smith was the
first to take the air] ia"the flag plane.
Chicago, at 8:1T. After him went Lieut.
Wade in the Boston II at 8:11 1-2.
Lieut. Nelson in the New Orleans wns off
the ground at >
The three planes quickly were in for
mation at an altitude of about 500 feet
headed into the west. They planned a
straight airway coUrsy to‘Davenport. la.,
where the idaneS will circle once over
Davenport, la., ■ And Moline and Rock
Island, 111. They vyill then pass over
lowa City, Des Moines, and thence into
the regular air mail , route to Omaha.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
about Normal again
Southern Status Reosvering From Effects
of Recent . Heavy. Rainfall.
(By the Assort"ed Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Sept.' 17.—The southeni
portion of Georgia and extreme northwest
Florida today were getting back to nor
mal following two days of rainfall un
precedenteed in those sections of the
country, according to reports reaching
here. For the past two days the pre
cipitation has ranged, from 7 inches in
24 hours in some places, to 11 iuebes in
j the same period in ogiother. The latter
: rainfall was reported from Talahassee,
; Fla., and which is given as the official
record, two deaths have resulted, aecord
, ing to reports. 4
i Girl in Murphy Dies From Being Badly
Frightened.
j Murphy, Sept. 16.-^There was buried
I this afternoon at Murphy, Grade
' Graves, the seven-year-old daughter of
S. H- Graves, who came to her death as
a result of a scare on the first of Sep
tember. She (cent to. the opening of
school, then at tendedfcthej. speaking of A.
”W. McLean. and'thdjglhdiectte following.
Passing near a cefftethfy a boy hid in
j the bushes, gave a shrill imitation of a
1 catamount which frightened the girl in
to hysterics. Running .home she develop
. ed a contraction of her nervous system
similar to tetanus in Its effects, and
died yesterday in spite of all that could
be done for her relief;
i ' ' , -I'-'J
. off into a discusion of his bond,
j The prisoner also expressed anxiety
oyer his farm and live stdek. There is
• no one at home to look after things, he
said, and he asked Sheriff Caldwell to
send Frank Smith, a neighbor, in to see
him.
Vanderburg was shot with a special
88-calibre pistol. The bullet in his chest
narrowly missed his jugular vein. The
bullet that struck him in tbe leg passed
entirely through the member. It is be
lieved his arm was broken when be fell
after being shot. •
Vanderburg, according to one report
had been at the Bost home since Mon
day night. His sous had been at the
Bost home Monday night playing musi
cal instruments and when they left he
decided to spend the night, it is said.
He was there throughout Tuesday, it is
reported, and the fact that the trouble
i occurred late in the day makes the case
! more puzzling. Just what caused the
men to quarrel after a night and day
spent together , is the question Sheriff
Caldwell hopes to be able to answer
soon.
Bost lives alone and his home is one of
the most modern looking in No. 9 town
ship. He owns much valuable laud.
Vanderburg lives nearby, with his family.
So far as is known the men have had
no previous quarrel or misunderstand
ing.
Bost will be held in jail without bond
pending the outcome of Vanderburg’s
wounds. ■
. tonight.
Rev. R. G. Short, pastor of the West
Concord Church. rei>orted on periodicals.
Rev. Joseph A. Gaines, pastor of St.
John’s Church. Charlotte, reported as
chairman of the executive committee.
Mr. Gaiues also told of state -missions,
saying that there are 180 missionaries in
300 churches, and that the new state pro
gram for the coming year has a budget
of $1,000,000. exclusive of maintenance
of the Orphanage, for which $200,000 will
be sought. Dr. Luther Little, pastor of
the First Church. Charlotte, reported
that the Baptist hospital at Winston-
Salem, recently completed, is practically
full of patients. -
'The appointment of committees con
cluded the day’s work.
Discussions of work for women of the
church, led hy Mrs. B. S. Blanton, of
Charlotte, featured today’s session be
ginning' at 10 o'clock. During the day
Rev. T. L. Cashwell-will speak on or
phanage work; Rev. A. T. Cain will toll
bf 'Sunday Schools and their work * ©ft,
J. R. I’entuff will speak on foreign mis
sions; James Brown will discuss educa
tion; .Rev. ft. H. Porter will talk on
stewardship and Mr.- Carroll, the retir
ing clerk, will discuss, the 1923 budget.
Insulin Diet
HM|m wP^K^:
Children* of Kansas City are helping J
the doctors keep seven-year-old Alice 1
Hess alive. They are contributing
their pennies to d- fund that is pay
•l® for the insulin treatments Alice
Env !f k 6 *® l,y A * Ion « ** * h *
laily dose is administered .ilice
runs and plays like other little girls
But If one Is missed, she begins to
•in* away. She is suffering from
diabetes.
CHICAGO RENTS DROP
Five Thousand Apartments Are Offered
in One Day.
Chicago, Sept. 15.—Efforts of land
lords associations to force and maintain
high rentals for dwellings are not meet
ing with unqualified success. The old
triek of plastering all but a few windows
of a flat building with “rented 1 ’ signs to
show prospective tenants there was great
demand for the apartment has been over
worked. Presumably, too the associations
are growing weary of carrying the own
ers of empty apartments on the payroll
as a means of keeping, up prices.
A survey by the City Council Commit
tee ou tOqst of .Living shows more than
5,000. vju-nnt itgunuments to, the ifdtv -kad
-500 tu'-rfi* su&rflis. This number was
advertised in Sunday's papers. The Coun
cil Committee believes fully as many va
cant places were not advertised.
Whatever the reason, rents began to
drop today in the city and suburbs. The
rates have been pushed up until they are
now practically prohibitive. Before the
war the average rental for a well kept
four-room flat was $35 to S4O. Today the
landlords are demanding S9O to $125.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
AT STATE UNIVERSITY
Total of 1,025 Students Matriculate First
Day—Enrollment May Go Over 2,000.
Chapel Hill, Sept. 16.—One thousand
and 25 students matriculnted at the op
ening of the 131st session of the Uni
versity of North Carolina today and an
other thousand more are expected to reg
ister tomorrow before the end of the
week. Today’s enrollment broke all pre-1
vious records for the first day.
Registrations showed an increase in
all department. The machinery of reg
istration was set in motion in the Me
morial Hall early this morning and all
day long queues of students passed in
and out of the building selecting courses,
filling in blanks, paying fees and con
sulting advisers.
The rain and slush had no effect on
student enthusiasm. Class work begins
Thursday morning, and President Chase
will deliver his address of welcome Fri
day morning when all activities will be
suspended for the occasion.
IMPORTANT MATTERS
BROUGHT WILBUR BACK
Secretary of Navy Called to Washington
By President Coolldge.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. Iff.—lt was reiter
ated at the White House today that the
return of Secretary Wilbur had been re
quested by President Ooolidge because
“important naval matters made it nec
essary to see him at once.”
At the same time it was officially oe
nied that the President had heard of any
criticism of any speeches made on the
Pacific Coast by Secretary Wilbur, or
any,comment concerning them other than
that they had been helpful.
Opening Service at High Paint College.
, High Point, Sept. 16. —The consecra
tion service attending the opening of
High Point College was held at noon
1 today in the presence of the faculty and
a large gathering of Methodist Protes
! tants and others from over the state.
Rev. I)r. R. M. Andrews, president of
: the college ; Rev. A. G. Dixon, president
; of the North Carolina Methodist 1 Prot
: ectant conference; J.'Norman Wills, of
Greensboro, one of the chief supporters
’ of the institution and Us treasurer, and
R. F. Willianiß, chairman of the board
of trustees, were among the speakers at
- today’s exercises. %
The formal opening of the college will
, take place with chapel program tomor
, row morning at 10:30 o’clock when Dr.
Andrews and Rev. Mr. Dixon will make
speeches to the students. Classes will
r begin at 8:3(1 a. m„ inaugurating the
| regulir schedule which will continue for
1 the next nine months.
l>‘ ; ________
•' To enclose one colossal farm in Mon
" tana required 600 miles of barbed wire
> < * Julius Caesar was the name oorne by
* a man convicted of bosltgging in Pass
dena. v . * *'. '
THE TEN-ROUND BOUT IN
CHARLOTTE FRIDAY NIGHT
Etidlem&it and Johnson to Meet at the
Auditorium.
Charlotte, Sept. 17.—Two of the most
likely ring prospects in the state will be
seen in action in preliminaries to the
Eddie Ccok-Boots Antley ten-round fight
at the auditorium Friday night.
• One is Davey Eddleinan, who has
shown such prowess in his recent en
gagements that fight managers in both
Savannah and Atlanta have tried to add
him to their stable.
The local boxing commission has ruled
that Eddleinan is riot yet ripe enough
for main bout engagements, but the com
mission is expected to amend this rul
ing after it sees the local battler in ac
tion against K. O. Phil Wood, the Fort
Bragg star, Friday night.
The other youngster is Trescoe John
son, a clean-cut, ambitions lad from
Statesville. He fights in the bantam di
vision and his opponent Friday night will
be “Battling Dick," a hardened worrier
from Fort Bragg.
Johnson is a newcomer to North Car
olina fistic circles, but he is making good
with a rush and before long promoters
hereabouts plan to feature him in main
events.
Johnson has been fighting main bouts
in Salisbury this season and is immense
ly popular with fight fans of the Rowan
metropolis.
Eddie Cook and “Bouts" Antley,
principals in the headline bout, have
signed their contracts and will report
here Thursday to complete thpir train
ing. They are to receive 20 per cent,
of the gross receipts each.
LEGIONNAIRES give
THOUGHT TO OFFICERS
With Parade Out of Way, Delegates to
Convention Consider Men Who Are
Available For Office.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 17 (By the
Associated Press). —With the annual pa
rade out of the way, organization polities
came in for some consideration as the
delegates entered the third day of the
national convention of the American Le
gion. Scant attention was given poli
tics previous to the parade, as prepara
tions for this pageant—a stirring review
of 25,000 men—occupied the delegates’
idle moments. Talk of General Persh
ing as a successor to National Command- 1
er John R. Quinn continued today, but
there appeared a deeper current in evi
dence since the convention opened, point
ing to others as well.
An elaborate fireworks display at the
State fair grounds tonight and a pub
lic wedding there will share interest
with the boxing card at the auditorium
in the evening’s entertainment.
To Meet Next in Omaha.
St. Paul. Minn.. Sept. 17. — Omaha
was selected as the 15)25 convention <»ity
of the American I.egion at today's ses
sion of the sixth annual convention here.
Unofficial X** was? Otbata'TffiT'iiiJtf •
Fort Worth, Texas 453.
Greetings were read from Josephus
Dauiels, former Secretary of the Navy.
PRINCE TO REMAIN IN
AMERICA UNTIL SUNDAY
So Well Pleased With Visit on Long Is
land That He Postpones Again Date
of Departure. , .
(By the Associated r f r»)
Syossett. N. Y.. Sept. 17— The Prince
of Wales is so well pleased with His en
tertainment on Ixmg Island, and with
the vociferous and friendly greeting he
received from the Polo Grounds at Mend
owbrook yesterday, that he now- plans to
remain on Long Island until Sunday
night. Original plans called for depart
ure last Sunday, and when the polo
matches were postponed because of wet
grounds, the Prince decided tentatively to
begin his northward trip Wednesday and
Thursday. Today he put it off until
Sunday.
YOUTHS SENTENCED TO
DIE IN BALTIMORE
Couple Charged With Murder of Jeweler
of Baltimore.
(By the Associated Press.)
Baltimore. Sept. 17. —Thos. Foran, ag
ed 18, of Philadelphia, and Claude
Dobbs, aged 19 of Baltimore, today were
sentenced to be hanged for murder of
Louis Cohen, east Baltimore Street jew
eler, and Chas. Mullen, another Balti
more youth \Vas given life imprisonment
for the same murder.
Says Fanners Should Advertise in the
Weekly Newspapers.
Lincoln Lounsbury, of the State Col
lege of Washington extension service,
told members of the Washington State
Press Association at their annual meet
ing at Spokane that he believed farmers
should advertise their products. /
“A new- merchant has sprung into the
field,” said' Lounsbury. “He is the
farmer. He does as much business as
the other merchants of the community,
and usually a great deal more.
‘There is no reason why he should
not advertise his product. I think the
day is coming when farmers and farm
organizations will display their wares
through the advertising columns of the
weekly newspaper.”
Looking For 1,700 Students at College.
Greensboro, Sept. 16.—With a predic
tion that total enrollment will exceed
1,700 Htudents, registration of students
j for 1924-25 started at North Carolina
i College for Women here today. Fresh
-1 men only enrolled today, about 700 be
i ing admitted. Upper classmen will en
roll during the next two days.
AH freshmen will be assigned to rooiris
in the dormitory and to classes before
the arrival of the upper classmen.
Classes are expected to begin Thursday
morning.
With Our Advertisers.
Beautiful new Fait bats, $2.05; $3.95
and $5.00 at Efird’s.
Huyler's candies in every variety at
the Pearl Drug Co.
See the new ad. today of the Citiaens
Bank and Trust Co.
The big ipano and player piano sale at
the Bell & Harris Furniture Co. will
soon close. Open every night dll 9 ;80.
Better go quick.
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HE HITS OES MOINES
Hundreds of Persons in Pa
rade That Greeted Demo
cratic Nominee—Labor and
Farm People Parade.
SEVERAL ADDRESSES
DURING THE DAY
Principal Address:Will Be
Delivered Tonight, How
ever.—lntensive Campaign
For State Is Planned.
I)es Moines, la.. Sept. 17 (By the As
sociated Press). —John W. Davis, Demo- 1
cratic Presidential nominee, arrived in
Des Moines shortly after nine o'clock
this morning for a series of public ap
pearances that will mark the beginning
of his party’s intensive campaign iq this
state.
Democratic leaders of the state and
hundreds of abherents to the party wel
comed Mr. Davis at the railway station
nnd escorted him to state democratic
headquarters where he planned to spend
the conference with party leaders on
lowa campaign plans. Heading the es
cort was a band attired in overalls, and
numerous marchers representing farm
and labor organizations. Mr. Davis was
scheduled to speak before a women’s
mass meeting this afternoon. His chief
address here is to be made at the Coli
seum at 8 o’clock tonight. At noon the
candidate was the honor guest at a.
luncheon with 200 state party workers.
He will leave at 11:30 p. m. for Chicago.
Probably Speak in New York.
New York, Sept. 17. -John W. Davis
will probably speak at Carnegie Hall on
the night of November Ist, it was an
nounced today by Thos. J. Spellacy, di
rector of the eastern headquarters of the
Democratic National Committee.
FLOODS KILLED MANY*
IN JAPAN THIS WEEK
Death List May Reach 100, According
to Late Report* From Tokio.
Tokio, Sept. 17 (By the Associated ,
Press). —Floods following a heavy ty
phoon, t have inundated many parts of
Japan. The death list may reach 100.
dred persons are repotted missing in one
village in Saituma, prefecture. Land- ’■
slides following the floods killed several
persons in Chibe prefecture.
Minister Denounces Legalized Boxing.
Greensboro, Sept. 16.—Denunciation
of legalized boxing here, mode in his
pulpit at West Market Street Methodist
church by Rev. Dr. J. H. Barnhardt,
prominent Methodist pastor, with
reference to a minister being head of
the boxing commission here, elicited no
reply from the other aide today, Dr.
Barnhardt “For .my part I am tired of
the church in this, community being
made a- wet nurse for every stunt the
devil wants to pull off.” Mr. Barnhardt
said. Rev R. Murphy Williams, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church of the Cove
nant, is chairman of the boxing com
mission here.
The fact that boxing has to be legaliz
ed is proof of its evil, Mr. Barnhardt
said.
A. J. Showalter, Song Book Publisher,
Us Found Dead.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 16. — A. J.
Showalter, nationally known song book
publisher, of this city, was found dead
in his room at a local hotel today.
Death was believed to be due either to
heart failure or acute indigestion.
One of the most popular compositions
was the gospel song, “Leaning on the
Everlasting Arms,” published in more
than a thousand music books and trans
lated into practically every language of
the world where the Christian religion
is known.
Russians Who Fled During Revolution
Urged to Return.
Berlin, Sept. 17. —Soviet officials have
taken steps designed -to persaude Rus
sians who fled during the revolution to
return to their native land. Newspa
pers throughout Germany have pub
lished a communication of the Soviet
Embassy in Berlin to all former Rus
sian war prisoners and others who did
1 not take, an active part in fighting the
red army, inviting them to return to
Russia. Free transportation is as
; eured.
' .The Prussian department of the inter
ior declares itself in sympathy with the
1 official soviet summons, asking the Ger
-1 man authorities to assist all Russian
subjects yvho wish to return.
Woman Sentenced to Prison.
(By the Associated Frau)
1 New York, Sept. 17.—Margaret Unrte,
; aged 43, a nurse who admitted living on
' the. proceeds of forged checks for 23
years, today was sentenced to the state
prison for women at Auburn for five
years. |
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1 WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER GAT
SAYS
1 Fra.
Generally fair tonight and Thursday*