; Tuesday, December 2, 1924
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Wise buyers will stop liere where their Christ
mas dollars will go farthest! Gifts of substantial
character offered now in almost unlimited variety vsj
will bring Christmas happiness to many—and spe-. .
cial values prevailing throughout this great Chrst- , k \
mas store enable you to give most generously for a i
modest expenditure. Take advantage of these won-
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Where you will find a large assortment of articles suitable
for presents for any member of the family. / \sf> /
Goods purchased now will be delivered in time for
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111-American Invention Deinoastration
on I/ondon to New York Loop.
New York. Nov. 30. —A portrait of
■he President of the I'nited States was
■nit on the air in London today, and 20
■ninnies later was reproduced in New
p’ork.
I As the .finished picture was removed
’from an oscillating cylinder in the offices
of the Radio Corporation of America,
the jiggling' stylus which had drawn it
remained poised for a moment. Then
ctliore was a buzz, the stylus perked its
Bead this way and that and. putting its
Inkly nose to the paper, traced cut a
fcanel in which it embroidered these
■vords front'an old Chinese proverb:
I “One picture is worth 10,000 words.”
I Radio corporation officials
set the end of the demonstration that the
hll-Americap invention for radio trans
fmission of photographs, paintings and
printed messages was a complete suc
cess. *'
A feature.of the apparatus is that it
[operates as h simple accessory to the sys
tem of radio transmission now in eom
nercial use. Thus, while a picture was
jeing sent today, the London operator
ivonld "cut In" to send a news dispatch
snd the picture-making would he arrest
si. When flic dispatch was “clear,” the
“Now That’s a Real Present”
Do you really know Mother’s mind? Perhaps something
i that you’d never dream of giving her for Christmas —some
good, practical, gas appliance—is just what Mother really
wants and most urgently needs.
Special Fine enough for anybody’s present —
December White Enamel Gas Ranges
One of these beautiful ranges will be a lifetime joy to
rp Mother—so clean and new, so up-to-date with all its labor
-1 CUTIS saving devices—such an inspiration in the daily round of
meal preparation.
• Come in and make your selection
f early. Deliveries any time later.
Concord & Kannapolis Gas Co.
“If It’s Done With Heat—You Can Do it Better With Gas”
I stylus would resume its bobbing and re
j product Ton of (lie picture would eon
[ tinuo.
To send one picture required about 20
[minutes. Computing the cost on the
basis of the number of words that could
he sent at toll rates during that time,
(icneral Harbord figured the cost of
transmission per picture at S3O to S4O.
This sending time is expected to be con
siderably reduced. A second apparatus
which will reproduce messages, adver
tisements or pictures oil an endless spool,
instead of on a limited panel, is being
perfected.
Money From Chickens.
Gastonia Gazette.
A lieaufort county woman realibed the
neat little sum of $350.06 in nine months
from chickens. Pure bred flocks are
profitable even as a sideline on farms.
Mrs. P. A. Burbage is the woman, and
the home demonstration agent of Beau
fort county, Miss Violet Alexander tells
the story as follows:
“Mrs. Burbage has a 200-egg capacity'
incubator which she set twice in addi
tion to setting about fifteen or more
hens. She was also one of the 300
farmers and farmers’ wives who sold on
the first co-operative car lot shipment
of poultry from Beauforl county and
was very proud to receive the largest
individual check amounting to $123.20
for 00 cull lions and 10 old roosters.”
Besides supplying her table. Miss Alex
ander states that Mis. Barrage also sold
the following suplns products for the
first niue liiohths of the year.
030 dozen egggs since Ist ■
1024 for i $141.05
125 young chickens
sold for ... 78.25
100 old chickens sold
for 123.20
2 turkeys sold for 7.50
Total for !) months .......... $350.00
“In addition ttidhis neat little bank ac
count Mrs. Burbage has supplied her
table throughout the period.” says Miss
Alexander. "She also has a source of
egg supply'for the winter and the basis
for a larger flock for next year. She
now has 125 old and 175 new Barred
Roeks and 10 .young turkeys. What
Mrk. Burbage has done this year she
can double next year and any other farm
woman, if she is interested, con do (lie
same.”
'Die process of manufacturing calcium
carbide, which is a mixture of lime and
coal, involves the use of the hottest fur
nace yet made. Over 5.400 degrees Fahr
enheit are required to produce the car
bide and to get this degree of heat, over
3,000 horsepower of electrical energy is
used.
THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
BI'SINESS AND THE OPTLOOK. '
Philadelphia Record. ' r
Judge Gary, chairman of llm board of
the I'nited Stales Steel tlorporalion, is '
a pretty good barometer of biisjmvt;. It ■
is not only What lie says, but flow he
says it. Wfieu lie says that “the demand
for iron and steel products is large and
increasing; it promises to be fully up to
and perhaps in excess of manufacturing
capacity," and that “prices have been
too low and that they will ston bo high
enough to allow all the producers some
profit, as flip figures show they have been
operating at a loss.” surely he says a
mouthful. The Judge believe; in “live
. and let live.”
I December is coming in with lnilica
tion.s of definite impiovemem in busi
ness, as shown by the reports In the
'agencies. Dun's review says that "there
j is more confidence now and more dis
position to increase commitment.*, with
large buying both to fill immediate needs
| and 1o make provision for future re
jquiremtuts. The change for the better,
alike in sentiment and in actual tranw
[ actions, is evident in all sections of the
, j country, reports generally indicating a
distinct gain in activity, and those from
[ the West reflecting the special stimulus
; °f the higher prices for agricultural
staples. Except in a few instances tiiere
; lias been no rapid expansion of opera
■ tions; but the current, movement is the
: more wholesome on this account, and the
; sound basic conditions are regarded as
; foreshadowing a continuance of the eom
[ ntercial recovery along conservative
; lines. A’s demand enlarges, manufuetttr
! ing capacity is being more fully utiliz
ed. output(* rising in various industries
and employment of workers increasing.
The greatest activity will he seen in
the retail establishments and in the de
partment stores, where trade .induce
ments will result, in large purchases
during the coming few weeks.
The steel industry will begin the new
month with an operating rate above 70
per eon/- At this time of the year there
is no increase in consumption, due to
the general desire to hold down inven
tories. There has been, however, buying
for early deliveries in anticipation of
price increases foreshadowed by Judge
i Gary’s statement. Advances in some
steel products ate announced and ac
cepted as a natural thing in the lines
where prices had declined from last
year's quotations.
i In reviewing the soft coal market The
! Black Diamond says that “the coal
trade as a whole is marketing time and
, waiting for the developments which
should lead to increased prosperity.
None of the spectacular boom which
' visited Wa'l Street on November 5 has
been felt, in coal and, to be strictly
truthful, there has hardly been a flicker
■of change, east or west, in either
! strength of demand or in price."
I Cotton trading begins, today in Chi
j cago under the Cotton Futures act and
: will he under the same inspection rules
| and regulations as on the New York
and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges.
Raw cotton at something under 25 cents
seems to keep the mill operating on a
basjs of at least some profit. Crop esti
mates put out privately indicate a crop
of front 13.250,000 to 13.410.000 bales
in the Government's year-end report
due on-Wednesday. The /Approximate
size of this year's yield then will be
settled definitely. Last week witnessed a
recession in the cotton manufacturing
industry after active trading for several
weeks past. Firmness in quotations has
been a factor in curbing sales. The re
port. oft he Massachusetts Department of
labor and Industries covering the New
Bedford operations for 1023 shows sur
prising results. In the 30 cotton goods
plants rtf that city the product was
valued at $120,000,000. as against, a
value of 811 10,000,000 for the preceding
year, and this in spite of the adverse
conditions prevailing in the New Eng
land industry for part oftliat, period-
Wool continues on a high level in both
domestic and foreign markets. Contract
ing in the West is reported quite, due to
the higher prices growers are asking.
An opinions is expressed in the trade
that there will be a curtailment of
operations as soon as the wool bought at
lower prices than the present is con
sumed. It is also predicted that the
present high wool prices will be re
flected in sharp advances in price for
fail fabrics next year.
Grain markets in Chicago were un
settled at the close of the week, advanc
ing and reacting in . Saturday's quota
tions. Australian exportable surplus of
wheat is estimated at around 80,000,-
000 bukhels, of which 40,000,000 bushels
lias been' sold already, according to a
private report. No ruin has fallen in
parts of Nebraska and Kansas, which
are suffering from drought. Sentiment
on com is rather bullish on reports from
the West that the crop, may be smaller
than had been anticipated.
A big feature of a musical gathering
held last wee kin the ,R. J. Reynolds
memorial high school auditorium at Win
ston-Salem was the singing of about 600
negroes of that city under a director of
their own race. The immense chorus
gave a number of negro spirituals and
old southern melodies. The school has
a stage big enough to seat this large
crowd.
Queen Mary is making a personal ef
fort to bring about a revival of the lace
making imhitry in England.
GETTING SKINNIER
EVERY DAY
Something Must. Ite Done and Done
Darn Quirk. Too.
Tens of thousands of thin, run-down
men—yes, and women too —-are getting
discouraged—are giving up all hope of
ever being able to take on flesh and look
healthy and strong.
All such people can stop worrying and
start to smile .right now for McCoy's
Cod Liver Oil Tablets, which any drug
gist will toll you all about, is putting
flesh on hosts of skinny folks every day.
One woman, tired, weak and dis
couraged, put on 15 pounds in five weeks
and feels fine.
We all know that Cod Liver Oil is
full of flesh producing vitainines, but
many people can't take it because of its
horrible smell and fishy taste, and be
cause it often upsets the stomach.
McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Tablets are
as easy to take as candy, and if any
thin person don’t gain at least 5 pounds
in 30 days your druggist will give your
money back— and only 00 cents a box.
Ask the Pearl Drug Company or any
live pharmacist anywhere.
“Get McCoy’s, the original anil gen
u'ne Cod Liver Oil Tablet.”
ORPHANS REMEMBERED
ON THANKSGIVING DAY
Presbyterians in North Carolina Awake
to Necessities of Lillie Children.
Barium Springs. Xov. JiO. — The
Thanksgiving returns a(, the Presby
terian Orphans' home are much larger
than usual at this stage of the season.
For the past three days. since Thanks
giving day, every mail has brought
message, of good cheer and i-ontrohu
tions that gladden the hearts of all mem
i bars of the orphanage household- Tlie
| Men's Bible class of t ln- Grtrnsoorn
' First Presbyterian church, having paid
\ in SI,OOO leads in the size of single con
| tribntions tints far received; and $4lO
| from Statesville First church and $37."
from Mnxton Sunday school, are Gut
-1, standing gifts.
Substantial contributions of various
I kinds, including chickens, flour, fruits,
I ete.. have been coming in freely. The
two churches leading in the amount of
| good things to eat that have been sent
I in so far are Steele Creek, rated as the
| biggest country church in the state, and
Thyatria. claiming to lie the oldest
i Presbyterian chur.ch' in North Caro’ina.
| thus demonstrating the fact that
churches do not get. too large dr too old
to remember the little ones, in a most
generous and substantial manlier.
BUTLER REPORTS G. O. P.
EXPENDED ONLY $3,000,000
Chairman of Republican Committee
Gives Cost of Campaign.
Washington, Xov. 30. —The recent
■ampnign cost the Republican national
committee $3,003,952, Chairman William
M. Butler announced tonight, adding that
a surplus of $355,284, which compares
with the deficit of about in
curred in 1920, remained in the treasury
after all expenditures had been met.
•'The campaign was financed by 90.003
individual contributors,” said Mr. But
ler. "Os this number. 53.29!) made in
dividual contributions of less than $100.”
■While the total amount collected was
$4,359,478.82, approximately a million
dollars of this amount, $956,525.11, was
collected by the national committee in
certain states, but only in its capacity
as agent for tlie local state committees,
?nd this money was immediately returned
to the committees in the states iinwhieh
it was collected, ne part being available
for the national committee budget ex
' penditures.
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Jewelry
Never before have we been able to offer such a com
plete display of quality Jewelry so admirably suited for
Christmas giving. Come in early and view this wonderful
showing. And remember that a small payment now will
reserve any article you may select.
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A NEW PAVED ROAD
OVER THE MOUNTAINS
Wonderfully Fine Scenic Highway From
AsheviUe to Old Fort.
Asheville, Dee. I.—The road over the
mountain—from the Buncombe-McDowell
line at the top of the overhead bridge
just west of Old Fort, which has been
under construction for more than a year,
has been completed and last Friday was
thrown open to the public. The road
is a magnificent piece of engineering and j
construction. With the exception of ]>os-;
sibly 2,000 feet near the top of the
mountain the 18-foot highway is entire- i
ly complete. Near the top the concrete
was laid nine feet wide and thrown 1
open for use while the remaining nine
feet is now being laid with concrete and
the entire 18-foot wide stretch thrown
open as quickly as the newly laid eon
create has hardened.
With the opening of the new moun
tain road automobilists may now travel
on a hard-surfaced road from Asheville
•to near Old Fort where a well-grad\l
and smooth sand-clay type of road has
been built. There is also a mile of con
crete road on either side of Old Fort
on route No. 10. From Old Fort to
Marion the sandclay or topsoil road
has been treated with a mixture of tar
of tarvia and gravel and traveling is
almost as enjoyable as over the concrete
or blacktop road. Work is still in in-og
ress on the project between Bridgewater
and Glen Alpine. This is a concrete
job and will probably be completed this
winter.
The new hard-surfaced road on Hie
mountain from Ridgecrest makes travel
ling across the mountain less dangerous.
( It also makes it possible for automobil
j ists to travel the road at all seasons of
! the year and during all sorts of weather.
The old topsoil road over the mountain
was fair in fair weather but miserable
in rainy or snowy weather and well nigh
impassable after a few days or weeks of
lain. Now all fear of the mountain voad
has vanished. The coneerete road is
well graded; the curves while naturally
sharp on so steep a mountain side, are
graceful and one may drop down the
mountain at a speed of 15 to 2ft miles
an hour in perfect safety.
Action has been brought against the
estate of (lie late Sheriff John Griffith,
of Union county, for the recovery of
| sums alleged to be. due the county. It
is claimed that a discrepancy of SII,OOO
was found in his account for 1919 and
$3,000 for 1920.
I
I Alda Wilson, a graduate engineer, is
in charge of the drafting room of the lo
wa State Highway Commission.
PAGE THREE
SEWER RAT INVADES DWELLING
AND PUTS UP EXCITING FIGHT
Sends Battling Cats on Retreat and Sinks
Teeth Into Fingers of Overseas Vet
eran.
Chester, Pa.. Dec. I.—There was some
excitement when a large sewer rat gained
an entrance to the home of Jacob Deitch,
No. 115 East Fourth Street, and tempo
rarily took possession of the dwelling.
Besides robbing the Deiteh family of a
night's sleep, the rodent attacked and
sank its teeth in several fingers of the
hand of Harry Lynch, of No. 222 West
Fifth Street, who made an unsuccessful
attempt to kill or capture the animal.
Lynch had his wounds dressed by a
local physician and the animal made its
escape down a drain after it had been
imprisoned in a bathroom.”
The front door of the house happened
tto be open when the rat straggled along
the pavement. It was not discovered
until a neighbor made a call and in
formed Deiteh that she had seen it enter
the front door. A search was instituted
and the rat was located in the bathroom.
The family cat was placed in the room,
but absolutely refused to engage in a
battle with the sewer denizen, almos a«
large as the feline, and a second cat,
that had the reputation of being a fight
er, was substituted. Then followed a
real skirmish until the second cat was
driven into the hallway and the rodent
held the fort.
Lynch, an overseas man, said he would
make short work of the pest, and forced
it under a washstaud, seized it by the
rear legs and was certain of victory, hut
the rat turned upon him viciously and
wounded his fingers so that a physician
had tc be consulted. The rat then dis
appeared.
Jail Sentence For Ruin ot Girl in
Wayne County.
Goldsboro, Dee. I.—Wayne Mitchell,
formerly a school teacher in the Wayne
county schools, was yesterday sentenced
to serve not less than four nor more
than five years in the state penitentiary,
having been found guilty fin tihe charge
of ruin of a girl under a promise of
marriage. The jury was out for over
four hours, one of its members holding
out for acquittal until after 10 o’clock
Friday night. Miss Bessie Wright, the
prosecuting witness, proved a good
character, and Judge Barnhill, in pass
ing sentence, lauded the jury for its
verdict. His honor stated that it was
one of the clearest cases of “seduction
under promise of marriage” that he had
everseen. Mitchell fi'ed an appeal to the
supreme court and he is out under a
bond of $5,00Q pending action by the
higher court on his appeal.