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VOLUME XXIV
K PUNNING TO
' CONTINBE CAHAIGN
ASMISTCfInfIBPTON,
Says People Shall Know Real
Issue So They Can Con
demn and Not Condone
Betrayers of Trust.
CANDIDATE READY ~
FORSTUMP AGAIN
Preparing Address to Be De
livered in East—Letter of
Daugherty is Answered by
the Candidate.
(By «lit Associated I’.ral
New York, Sept. 24. —Having served
notice that there is to be no obscuring
of the issue that the American people
shall be aroused to condemn and not to
condone the betrayal. of official trust,
John W. Davis prepared today to return
to the stump, determined to hit out
1 harder than ever on the subject of cor
reuption.in government.
The notice from the Democratic nom
inee was contained in a letter written
yesterday to Harry M. Daugherty in re
play to one in which the former attorney
general protested against what he char
acterised as the “usually vague and all
the more reprehensible” references which
Mr. Davis has made during the cam
paign to his official conduct.
Asserting that instead of being “quite
veiled” his allusions in the campaign to
Mr. Daugherty had been “both direct and
specific,” Mr. Davis declared that he
found no warrant whatever for with
drawing a single one of them.
Charging that the employment of Gas
ton B. Means as an agent of the Depart
ment of Justice "when his character al
ready was notorious,! - was a “vicious mal
administration,” the Democratic nominee
reiterated a previously expressed opin- ■
ion that the appointment or Means was
“of itself ample warrant for the sum
mary removal of the attorney general by
whom he was appointed.”
Leaving New York this afternoon Mr.
Davis will renew his campaign in West
Virginia, speaking tomorrow at noon at
Charleston and tomorrow night at Hunt
ington. On Friday he wiU speak *t Blue
lield and will make a number Os brief
talks at places along the route between
those cities. Leaving West Virginia
Friday sight be will return to New York.
JUDGE MANNING IS
STILL IN THIS STATE
May Go to California Later to Represent
State at Peacock Hearing.
(By the Associated Press.)
Charlotte-, Sept. 24.—Attorney General
Manning has not gone to California to
aid in North Carolina's legal efforts to
extradite Dr. J. W. Peacock and he has
no plans to leave for the western state,
according to a statement by one of his
legal associates here today.
Monday night Governor Morrison an
nounced that Judge Manning would be
sent to California to press this state’s
case in it* effort to return Dr. Peacock,
who escaped from the criminal insane
department of the state prison in 1922,
after he had been committed to that
place following the acquittal on a
charge of murdering Chief ot Police Tay
lor of Thomasviile. Judge Manning is
interested in a legal proceedure here this
week, and it was indicated today that if
he goes to California it will not be until
next week.
AVIATORS ARE RESTING
IN SANTA MONICA, CAL.
Will Leave There Tomorrow on Way to
Seattle,Where Trip WiU Officially
Bad. '
V y the Associated Press.) ,
Santa, Monica, Calif., Sept. 24.
Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith and his
band of ’round the world airmen rested ,
here today. Tomorrow they will con- .
tinue their trip to Seattle, Wash., the ,
official stop of flight. The fliers
arrived here yesterday, six months and
six days after they started from Santa
Monica on the globe circling trip. They
were welcomed by more than lOOJfIO i
Southern Californians. <
CM. ROosevett May Get Nomination For ]
Governor. I
Rochester, N. Y-, Sept. 23.—Colonel I
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary
of the navy, tonight loomed as the
strongest contender for the Republican
nomination for governor, in coiwequence i
of the announcement by H. Ermund 1
Maehold, speaker of the assembly, that J
he definitely trad withdrawn his name, i
After a conference this afternoon 1
With United States Senator James W. ]
Wadsworth, Jr., and other Republican i
state leaders, Mr. Macho’.d said, “My '
name will not be presented to \ the con- ]
mention with my consent.” i
He said he thought Oolonel Boose- ]
velt now had the best chance of receiv- ]
ing thd nomination.
Others prominently mentioned as ]
gubernatorial timber are Supreme i
Court Justice Arthur S. Tomkins, 1
Oolonel William Hayward, United ]
States attorney and Guy B. Moore, dis- <
trict attorney of Erie country.
Roosevelt's name will be presented to ]
the Republican state convention, open- i
(By the Associated Bam.) ]
Leakenville N G. Sent 24 -—Willi* I
Bateman four-year-oid ton’ of Mr and !
Mrs. W. T. Bateman, of .North Spray,];
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The Concord Daily Tribune
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W arm W elcome Planned
For Mt. Airy Boosters
Visitors Expected In City To-
I morrow Morning and Elab
orate Plans Have Been
Made to Receive Them. '
’ KANNAPOLIS ALSO
TO BE VISITED
Short Meeting Will Be Held
at Y. M. C. A. Here—Sixty-
Five Persons in Party Com
ing to the City.
I Concord jyill turn out eii masse to
greet the Mt. Airy boosters who will be
here tomorrow morning at 11:30 on their
i trip over the proposed Lakes-to-Florida
highway to see the exposition in Char-'
! lotte. The delegation comes to the 'city
6a strong.
.'. The purpose of the trip is to boost Mt.
f Airy, visit the cities that sent delega
j J ions to the recent highway meeting at
Mt. Airy, inspect the road over, which
J, the Lakes-to-Florida highway is to run,
t ; and, lastly, to have a good time,
j Every courtesy is to be shown to the
.visitons during their visit in Concord.
A large party of business men of this
, city will ride to Kannapolis; escorted by
a squad of police, and will welcome the
, Mt. Airy business men there. The two
I delegations will stop there a short while,
1 1 will give the mills a cursory inspection
, ' and will present the guests with a towel]
. to impress on the boosters the fact that
[they are in (Tie largest towell manufac
tory in the world.
From 'Kannapolis, the procession is to
come directly to Concord.' At the en
trance to the city, a large banner will be
stretched across the street extending the
visitors a welcome. The journey will be
•made down North Union and will wind
up the- Y. where a meeting will be held
on the lawn.
The address of welcome will be made
by L. T. Hartsell on behalf of the
city. A response will be made by one
of the visiting party. Suitable souve
nirs will be presented here. It is hoped
that the school children will be able to
line both sides of North Union Street and
welcome the 66 men with much cheering
and waving of flags.
Leaving the city, the boosters are to
go to the Jackson Training SchooKwhere
they will stop for a very brief time.
The business' men from Mt. Airy are
to be* entertained at all the cities on their
. trip. here. At Salisbury, a made-in-
SMSBury products entertainment fa f»
be given. At Lexington and Winston
plans are being made to greet them. In
■Charlotte, they are to he the guests of
the Chamber of Commerce at the expo
sition.
It is hoped that every one who is able
will be at the Y at 11:30 Thursday to
extend the visitors a welcome. ’ The Mt.
Airy civic organizations were very cour
teous to the Lakes-tb-Florida committee
on their recent trip through that city
and everything possible is being done to
make the visit here a suceess.
Dancers Spend Millions.'
New York, Sept. 23.—Patrons of |
dance halV in Manhattan pay $3,524,-
658 a year for dancing, according to a
report by the advisory dance hall com
mittee of the Women’s City felub and
the city recreation committee. Addition
al charge for coat checking refresh
ments and special dances would bring
the total to $5,000,000, the committee |
reported.
. The annual attendance at the * 238
licensed dance halls in Manhattan is
placed at 6,113,604. Much immorality
and drinking were reported by the com
mittee.
To Make Asheville a Noiseuss City.
Asheville, Sept. 23.—The se«sion„, of
the North Carolina legislature conven
ing in January will 6e asked to pass a
special act prohibiting the sounding of
horns, whistles, bells or other noise
making devices on automobiles and
trucks In the city of Asheville. This was
announced today by Mayor Cathey who
said that the movement has the support
of the Optimists and Lions Clubs and
also of the city commissioners. i
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CONCORD, N. C„ SEPT 24, 1924
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" EXPECT 75.000 PEOPLE
m AT CHARLOTTE RACES
1 Reports to Otrfciah Lead Them to Believe
This Many Will Watch (he Races.
Charlotte. Sept. 24—Owing to the
widespread interst in the automobile
races to be held in Charlotte on the
) city’s new board speedway on October
25th. the board of directors are making
provision to handle a crowd of 75,000
I people instead of 50,000 as originally
planned.
To that end additional grandstand
■ space will be provided, and it will be pos
sible to accommodate 55,0000 people on
the infield, instead of 30.000. There
will be space for 8.000 automobiles on
) the infield and lo.oo{> automobiles in the
? parking spaces outside the track.
r Jack Prince, builder of the Charlotte
i speedway, has left for Fresno, Calif., to
assist the drivers in forwarding their
> ears to Charlotte on a special train’ on
October 3rd. The Fresno races will
• be held October 2nd. The drivers al
- ready signed, and whose cars will be
t rushed across the continent, are Tommy
1 Milton, Phil Shafer, Earl Cooper, Ben
, me Hill, Peter DePaolo, Antoine Mourre,
Fred Comer, Red Cairens. Harry Hartz,
‘ Wade Morton, Ernie Ansterberg.
Fred Wagner, veteran starter, will al
i so accompany the drivers to Charlotte,
’ and they are expected to. arrive here
‘ not later than October 10th. The track
1 will be finished on October 7th, accord
, ing to announcement by Fred M. John
son, general manager of construction, and
the trial tests will begin 15 days prior
to the day of the .races.
The Charlotte speedway is a board
oval track one and one-quarter miles
long, and modeled along the same lines
as the new track to be built at Los An
geles. The builders claim that it will
be one of the fastest speed courses in the
world, with its 84$-foot straitghaways
and 40 degree bank at the turn.
THE COTTON MARKET
> Opening Was Easy and Prices Lost Al
lhost Half a Cant From Yesterday’s
Advance.
(By the associated Press)
New York, Sept. 24.—The cotton mar
ket lest almost half a cent of yesterday’s
excited advance in today’s early trading.
The opening w«s easy at a decline of 26
to 31 points. Active months showed net
losses of 40 to 50 points by the end of
the first hour, December declining to
22.78 under realizing and southern hedg
ing. The, disposition to take profits or
jell for a reaction was promoted by rel
atively easy eable'Crt-pdf'ttf off tnore fav
orable weather in the South and indica
tions that hedge selling had increased at
the higher level.
Cotton futures opened easv. Oct.
23.72; Dec. 22.96; Jan. 22.99; March
23.32; May 23.45.
Over $30,000 in Jewelry is Stolen From
Hotel Room.
New York, Sept. 23.—Jewelry valued
at from $30,000 to $50,000 was stolen
from the Hotel Plaza apartment of Mrs.
Dorothy Harvey Glendaning, of Kansas
City, Mo., last Saturday night, the po
lice announced today.
' According to the police, the, loss -of
the jewelry was discovered when Mns.
Glendening and her husband returned
to their suite to dress for a social en
gagement- Although both the police and
private detective agencies have been
making an extended search, no clues as
yet have been found. It is said that Mrs.
I Glendening is the daughter of an owner
of a large chain of restaurants in the
west. Neither she nor her husband could
be found tonight.
Squad to Practice By Scarcßlights.
West Point, N. Y., Sept. 23.—The
army football squad,, confined to class
rooms until late afternoons, will prac
tice by the light of powerful search
lights nfter the daylight saving time
scheduled is abandoned, it was announc
ed today. The lights will be trained to
follow the ball.
Mrs. J. W. Dillon, who has been the
guest of Mrs. A. L. Sappenfield for the
past week, has returned to her home in
Asheville,
. ;I "i lIT*" j i,ran:,■■u...
ANOTHEffATTACK ON
; SHMMMCTED
■ BY UMESfI TROOPS
B 'JK . ' *.v. .
I Guns On' tbeFijfhting Front
f Have B^e® I Quiet During
; Day But Defenders Expect
i Attack At *ny Time.
, FIGHTING iuEET
FOE FEW DAYS
; Col. Machida, Prominent Re
tired Army ©fficer Employ
ed by Gen.' Tso-Lin Ar
; rived in Totio.
! Shanghai, Sept, *lop. m, (By the
Associated I’resej.-rtGuns on the fight
i ing front near Shanghai remained silent
tonight up to this *our, but a renewed
Kiangsu assault Aon the city's Che
kiang defenders wai[| expected ihomentar-
Defense preparations were complete to
night. ReinforCemMita had been aded
to, the battle line from Liuho from, the
| Yangtze coast to Tsfcgpu, south of the
Shanghai-Nanking Railway line. In ad
dition, eight armored!French automobiles,
equipped with machine guns, were sent,
forward late this afternoon.
< Col, Tachida in Tokio.
Tokio, Sept. 24 JBy the Associated
Press).—Col. Taken) Machida, a retir
ed Japanese army officer, now employed
by General Chang’Tio-Lin in Manchuria
as a military adviser, arrived in Tokio
today from Mukden, admittedly on an
important mission, exact nature of
which was undisclosed. Col. Machida
told newspaper men that “it would be
useless to deny that my visit is political
ly significant.” •
SAYS PROPOSED SPEECH
BROUGHT WILBUR HOME
Speech Was. to Ukve Been Delivered in
Denver ontSSetitTOber aoth, Senator
Carraway Says.
(By tl>« Aasoc-.ateil Press.)
Washington, Sep!, 24.—Senator Oarra
way, Democrat, of![&haneae, charged in
ad address before tffate Davis-Bryan Club
here last night thatjfce recall of Secre
tary Wilbur from hjfi western tour was
because of a speeciffiie intended to de
liver at Denver, Septfijyber 20th.
The Arkansas read what he
said were excerpta-from the address, par
ticularly those dealing with the voting
rights of negroes and attacked the sec
retary as “Mr. Wilbur who knowß so
much about everything, add especially
that part of the 'country below the Ma
son and Dixon line.”
The speech was issued in confidence in
advance to newspapers and press asso
ciations when delivered. When Secre
tary Wilbur abandoned his trip the
speech was recalled.
HOME OF J. B. EFIRD
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Home Was One of Finest in Myers Park.
—Everything in Home Burned.
(By the Associated Press.) .
Charlotite, Sept. 24.—Fire of unde
termined origin discovered shortly after
1 o’clock this morning completely de
stroyed the home of J. B. Etird in My
ers Park. The loss is estimated be
tween $75,000 and SIOO,OOO with $25,-
000 insurance. The home, one of the
finest in Myers Park, with all of iits fur
nishings was a complete loss, no article
of furniture or personal effects being
saved.
Mr. Efird is president of the Efird
chain of department stores operating
stores in Charlotte, Greensboro, Wil
mington, Concord and other North Car
olina cities.
STATE FAhT SPECIAL
VISITING 38 CITIES
Party Left Raleigh to Spend Two Days
Boosting State Fair.
(By the amoclatari Press)
Raleigh, Sept 24.—The State Fair
special train with 98 citizens of Raleigh
on board as booster* for the fair, left
this .city early this morning on an an
nual boosting trip through the state. On
board wore the State -College band, Sec
retary of State Everett and Mayor E. C.
Culbreth, who will be the chief speaker
at the short stops. Thirty-eight towns
will be'visited by the boosters on the
two-day tour. The party will spend
the night in, Rocky Mount where Mrs.
Edith Vanderbilt, president of the State
Fair, will speak.
Asheville Mother Gives Her 1 win
Babies to a Neighbor.
Asheville, Sept. 23.—Hie offer to
“give aWay” her twin babv girls made
by Mrs. Dave Bailey, 26, a resident of
Craven street, shortly alter birth of the
children, was accepted by Mrs. Fred
Sherlyn, a neighbor, and the transfer of
the babies was made a few days ago,
It was learned today.
Mrs. Bailey announced following
birth of the twins that she could not
give them the care they needed, and
asked if anyone would take the babies
as their own. When the news reached
Mrs. Sherlyn, who is childless, she
went in person and pleaded that the
babies be given her! Mrs. Bailey con
sented and the twins will be reared ns
members of the Hherlyn family.
Yesterday it was stated that the
twins are normal and doing wsil. They
were born on September 6.
Jones Leadthg Corkrau.
Ardmore, Fa., Bepfc 2A-- (By the As
eockted^Press^Bol^ Jones, of At
delphla, 3 up, when they had’played *8
I second°rona(T Amrt tl, *
Means Ready To Talk
To Senate CommittC
—— —«
I democrats claim both
HOUSES OF 89TH CONGRESS
Gains in Coming Election Are Expected
to Give Them 220 in House, Control
■ of Senate.
\ Special Despatch to New York World.
-Washington, Sept. 23.—Democrats are
■ confident they will control the sixty
ninth Congress. They base their esti
mates of majorities on reports resulting
from a survey of all doubtful States and
districts. They t*H> gains enough to run
their total in the House to at least 220
and a safe margin in the Senate.
Recruits from the La Follette forces,
it is asserted, will give the Democrats
five or six new House members from the
industrial centers of Pennsylvania, and
New York and Indiana will curtail their
Republican strength and add five or six
Democrats.
Gen. Charles G. Dawes is said to be
responsible for a large influx of La Fol
lette supporters to the Democratic can
didates for Congress in industrial com
munities. The vigorous campaign against
Senator I-a Follette is making thousands
of voters for Democrats who are running
for the House. This is especially true in
Pennsylvania. New York and Indiana.
Troubles in Twelve States.
Late reports to Democratic headquar
ters here show serious trouble for the.
Republican candidates for the Senate in
j these States; New Jersey, Delaware,
Rhode Island, West Virginia, Illinois,
Michigan, lowa, Colorado, South Dako
ta, New Mexico,. New Hampshire and
Wyoming.
The only Democratic Senator iu a
tighc place is Walsh of Massachusetts.
The support of the La Follette people,
which has been pledged by Senator Wheel
er and others, may carry him through,
for it is estimated that it will amount
to between 100,000 and 150,000 in the
State.
The facts as reported to the Democratic
Senatorial Committee here are;/
In Delaware, where T. Coleman du
Pont defended Senator Ball for the Re
publican nomination, the party is divid
ed into du Pont and anti-du Pont voters.
Senator Bayard, Democrat, defeated Col.
du Pont two years ago. J. M. Tunnell
is the Democratic candidate against him
this time. Mr. Bayard has reported to
the committee that du Pont is sure of
defeat.
A Democrat will succeed Senator Colt
of Rhode Island. Democrats assert. This
prediction is based-, on ,the. fact that they
won tie state jfa.tthe 1.922 election by
knd condition!*, arejmtftie them
now thah they were then.. J
The Democrats feel certain of a Dem
ocrat in New Jrse.v to succeed Senator
Edge.
Goff Declared Non-Resident.
A determined tight is being waged
against Col. Guy D. Goff, Republican
candidate for the Senate in West Vir
ginia. Democrats charge that he is a
resident of Wisconsin and has not been
connected with West Virginia for twenty
years. Former Senator WJliiam E.
Chilton, Democrat, m making an aggres-'
sive campaign. *
On account of party rows the Repub
licans of Illinois, Democrats show, are
not united for Governor Deneen for the
Senate. They believe that A. A. Sprague, 1
will win by the aid of La Follette and ' i
disgruntled Republicans.
In Michigan the Democrats expect to
win with Mortimer E. Cooley, dean of
the day school of Michigan University, 1
a popular man, against Senator Couzens, '
who has alienated many Old Guard and i
La Follette Republicans. I
Senator Brookhart, Republican, is hay- :
ing a hard fight in lowa, and the Demo
crats hope to win over him. His sup- i
port of the La Follette-Wheeler ticket ]
has alienated regular Republicans, who i
are turning to Daniel F. Stack, the ;
Democrat.
Claim Two In Ooloradb.
The Democrats claim an additional
Senator from Colorado. Their surveys
show that Senator Adams will defeat
Senator Phipps, and that Morrison Shu
froth will win the short term over Rice ;
W. Means.
In South Dakota they have a chance i
to win the seat now held by Senator ,
Sterling, Republican. U. S. G. Chyrry
is their candidate.
Samuel G. Brattan, Democrat, it is
predicted, will defeat Senator Bureuiu. ;
Republican, in New Mexico.
Judge Robert R. Rose, Democrat, is be
ing supported by many Republicans in
Wyoming, against Senator Warren, and
headquarters here expect his election, as
the Republicans are split into factions.
“We can lose the Presidency by fifty
electoral votes,” said Frank A. Hampton,
Secretary of the Senatorial Campaign 1
Committee, today, “and still win the
Senate for the Democrats.”
Receivers Appointed For Fisheries Prod
ucts C*.
Wilmington, Sept. 23. —Judge O. H.
Guion of New Bern and C. D. Attwood
of Wilmington, were today named by
Judge H. G. Connor, of the United
States District Cour, as ancillary receiv
ers for the Fisheries Products Company,
a Wilmington and New York corpora
tion engaged ifi the manufacture of ferti
lizers.
This action was taken following the
placing of the company’s affairs iu the
hands of a received by United States '
Judge Robert A. Inch, of New York,
who appointed Henry Si lock, of New
York, and Wiliam R. Baynes, of Brook
lyn, as receivers for the company, act- 1
Ing on petition of Sec and Depew, who
contend that the defendant company is '
indebted to them iu the sum of $10,323.05.
Firs at Middlesex.
Middlesex, N. C., Sept. 24.—Fire i
which broke out in the mala party of
the dty at 1:80 this morning, de- j
ftroyed an entire block. Three grocery
stores, a pressing club and a barber shop j
Wert destroyed. The lose is estimated ]
it SBO,OOO.
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Star Witness of Daugherty
5 Hearing Made Short State
i ment After Consulting a
1 Local Attorney.
■ COMMITTEE HAS
FIRST PREFERENCE
i If Special Session of Brook
-1 hart Committee Is Called
Means Will Give More Tes
timony Before It.
[ Gaston B. Means, star witness in the
• Daugherty investigation, this morning
: had nothing to say concerning various
questions in which he has become involv
■ ed. He issued a statement Tuesday af
ternoon declaring he would have nothing
to say until he knew whether or not
a special meeting of the Brookhart com
mittee would be called, and this morning
he said that he had nothing to add to
that statement.
Means arrived in Concord Monday
night and has spent the greater part of
the time in conference with his local at
torney. He appeared early on the streets
here Tuesday morning and throughout
the day stopped at various business hous
es to cliat with friends. After a long
conference with his local attorney Tues
day afternou, Means issued the following
statement:
“As previously stated, there are vari
ous angles to my work as an investiga
tor which cannot be discussed at this time
and until I know whether there will be a
special meeting of the Brookhart-Wheeler
committee. On this committee I am per
sonally acquainted with Senator Wheeler,
Senator Moses, Senator Ashurst, and
the chairman, Senator Brookhart. I
think any of these senators know some
thing of my ability as an investigator. I
have met Senator Jones, of the commit
tee, but never handled any investigating
work for him. Before I left Washing
ton I was advised there would be an im
mediate special meeting of the Brookhart
committee, and therefore any additional
facts that I have should be then given to
the committee. However, if there is to
be no meeting, and any members requests
any additional facts, I will give him
such additional facts.”
The arrival of Means In Concord put
to an end the mystifying doubts as to
his whereabouts. Reports from Washing
ton. Monday were to the effect that fee:
could not be found in' that city'and ser
vants in his Washington home would
give no information as to whether he
was still there. Means is a visitor in
the home of his mother, Mrs. W. G.
Means. His wife and son have been here
since last week.
Means was questioned at length about
testimony he gave at the Daugherty hear
ing, also about additional facts that he
could give, but he had nothing to say un
til in the afternoon when he issued the
statement. Whether or not he will make
public facts that are believed to be sen
sational will depend upon the members of
the Brookhart committee. If they call
the committee together he will make pub
, lie his testimony, but otherwise he is not
expected to disclose the additional facts
he has mentioned recently in his state
ments.
Means has made no effort to conceal
his movements in Concord. He was
“down town” by . 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning and "during the two days has
been seen frequently on the streets. When
shown an Associated Press dispatch from
Washington Tuesday afternoon stating
that he has been charged in District Su
preme Court there with having repudiat
ed his income tax, Means showed no
surprise. He said he had nothing to
say concerning the charges.
To Bury Gen. Sawyer Friday.
(3y the Associated Press.) ,
Marion, 0., Sept. ‘ 24.—Funeral ser
vices for Brigadier General Chas. E. Saw
yer, who was personal physician to the
late President Harding, and who died
suddenly here yesterday from heart dis
ease, will be held here from she Sawyer
home at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Secretary of State Chas. E. Hughes, who
is to address the republican state cam
paign opening here Saturday is expect
ed -to come on a day earlier for the fun
eral. Messages of sympathy have been
received from President Oooiidge and;
Secretary Hughes by Mrs. Sawyer.
Looks For Liquor in Bryan's Auto.
Kelso. Wash., Sept. 22.—William Jen
nings Bryan, thrice candidate for presi
dent of the United States, was stopped
near «?stle Rock,' by Sheriff Clark
Studebaker, of Cowitz county, who in
formed thq distinguished visitor that his
car would be searched for liquor, saying:
“We are enforcing the law strictly iu
this county and I thought you might
have something to drink.”
“You bet I have,” responded Colonel
Bryan. “The best in the world and I
want you to have a drink,” and he pour
ed out a glass of ice cold water.
Class Rote Hearing Postponed.
7 the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 24.—0ral argument
in the Southern class rate investigation
scheduled to be held in October before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
was indefinitely postponed by the com
mission today. Postponement was euas
ed by the delay of the carriers to com
pile the figures which will show the re
sult of freight rate tests conducted In
the South during April.
Killed fat Accident.
Kalamzoo, Mich., Sept. 24.—One per
aap was killed and two others were in
jured this morning when westbound pas
senger train No. 1 on the Michigan Cen
tral struck a stalled automobile at a
grade crossing here, and left the rail*,
piling up the locomotive and eight
coaches.
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@ NEWS •
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NO. 225.
BAPTIST
I HOSPITAL GrtPHY i
Judge W. F. Harding, Upon
Application of J. P. Hack- ||
! ney, Named C. 0. Brown
as Compands Receiver. |
l SEES DANGER
OF INSOLVENCY
Mr. Brown Has Filed Appli
cation For Injunction to
Prevent Sale of Property 'j
On October 3rd. S
(By the Associated Press.)
Charlotte. N. C., Sept. 24.—Upon ap- . J
. plication of J. P. Hackney, Judge W. F.
Harding has appointed C. O. Brown re- i<
ceiver for the Baptist Hospital Company, ij
it became known here today. The Bap
tist Hospital Company was formed laat
year to convert the Tranquil Park Sani
tarium into a hospital to be operated by
the Mecklenburg-Oabarrus Baptist As
sociation. Mr. Hackney, trading as
Hackney Bros. Co., alleged that the com
pany is in "imminent danger of insol
vency" and asks for a receiver to con
serve its assets. .v|B
Mr. Brown has filed application foi;,
an injunction to prevent sale of the prop
erty advertised for an early date, to sat
isfy a deed of trust. The hearing on the,
petition for the injunction will be held
before Judge' T. J. Shaw here October 3.
CONFESSED SLAYERSARE
NOW HELD IN JAIL
Rev. L. M. Hight and Mrs. Elsie Sweat
in Held in Separate Jala
(Br the Associated Press.)
Mt. Vernon, 111., Sept. 24.—The Rev.
L. 'M. Hight and Mrs. Elsie Sweetin who
have confessed that their mutual infatua
tion prompted the poisoning of the min
ister's wife aad woman’s husband, today
were held in separate jails. Mrs. Sweet
in was transferred yesterday to the
Salem, 111., prison because the local jail
had no quarters for women. Fear of
violence caused the removal of the Rev.
Mr. Height to Naehville. The minister
confesaffj Monday, implicating himself in
the Sweetin case, and assuming respon
sibility for his wife’s death. Mrs. Sweet-
administered poison to her husband "*fc"
the instigation of the clergyman. It
was reported from Nashville that Rev.
Mr. Hight was taking his fate with a
smile, and joked with the guards. Ac
cording to reports from Salem, Mrs.
Sweetin was near a collapse. -3
LA FOLLETTE BALLOTS
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Will Be Printed by Candidate’s State
Manager and Distributed at Voting
Places.
(By the Associated Press.)
Salisbury. Sept. 24. — C. t*. Barringer,
state chairman of the LaFollette-Whed
er party, is advised by the state elections
board that it will be impossible for the
names of the Presidential electors of the
independent candidates for President and
Vice President to be printed on the of
ficial ballot. Citing sections of the elec
tion law, Chairman Neal told the LaFol
lette managers how they ‘may get the
ballot before the people at the voting
booths. It will be necessary for the
party to print and distribute the ballots
that they may be in the hands of the
judges for the use of those who wish ' ]
them on election day. Chairman Bar- !|mV
ringer says that this will be done and K
that there will be a full electoral ticket ’ .
at all voting precincts.
With Our Advertisers. "I
The hand of welcome awaits you at the
Cabarrus County Building, Loan and
Savings' Association. Read new ad.
A watch from the selection of Starnes- ' 1
Miller-Parker Co. will please her, no
matter what the occasion may be.
Blemishes vanish, leaving a soft, clear ;i
skin when you use Mel-Bro Lotion. 'jj§B
Investigation should always precede ..
investment. In no other way can risk of
loss be eliminated. See ad. of Citizen* . J
Bank and Trust Co.
The Parks-Belk Co. is a store with
quick delivery. "We sell it for less,” is
the slogan of this company. 'Js
If you love color you’ll be captivated 0
by the new full frocks at Efird’s new !
store. These are Peggy Paige dresses.
Negro College Damaged by Fire. i
Baltimore, Sept. 24.—Fire of unde- 4s
termined origin today destroyed a group
of six buildings at Morgan College, one ivj
of the largest educational institutional
institutions for negroes in the country, ||
The residence of John Heyward, dean ot
the college, was included among tha 4
burned structures. The loss was esti-
The Tmalgn mated Association ot 4
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North |
America will observe its semi-centennial :