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»««»»»«»« • ASSOCIATED * $ PRESS # * DISPATCHES $ VOLUME XXIV =••-- ■ f '- “Opportunities” Again Ready For Adoption List of Persons Who Will Need and Deserve Aid Bur ' ing the Christmas Season Has Been Prepared. PROMPT ACTION JS NECESSARY Persons Interested in This Work Should Notify Miss Lentz at the Y. M. C. A. as Soon as Possible. This year’s list of needy families and individuals, designated as “Opportuni ties," is announced today by the Com mittees of The King's Daughters and the Y. M. C. A., representing themselves and v the various orders of the town and in dividuals, who make it possible for no worthy rail to be passed by. Please phone Miss Lucy Richmond Lentz, at tbe Y. M. C. A. (phone No. 599) in regnrd to the opiiortunity you take, and secure from her the name and street address of the particular “Oppor tunity" you select. The committees in charge of this Christmas distribution urge everyone to visit their “Opportunity” be fore delivering your Christmas cheer. Ofrpcrtuniiy No. 1. An old lady and one grand-daughter, 13 years old. Food, fust and two Christmas bags. Opportunity No. a. A mother with three children, girl 11, years, son 6, and girl 4. Four Christmas nags, and toys for each. OptWttmiiy No. S. A mother and .three children, boy 16, boy 14. girl 13. Four Christmas bags well filled. . Opportunity No. 4. A mother and three children, son 14, girl 11, girl 5. Food, fuel and Christmas bags and toys. Opportunity No. S. One boy. A Christmas bag. Opportunity No. 6. A mother and six children, girl 10, boy 13, b<>y 10, girl 8. boy 0, baby 18 months oM. Food apd Christmas bags. Opportunity No. 7. Father nnd six children. Food, fuel and six Christmas bags. Opportunity No. 8. Father and mother, nine children front age; 17 down. Food and Christmas bags, nnd.toys. , -dfcfeK «SX;*w A nnd Christ nuts bags, and tots. ~ , Opportunity No. 10. A mother and four children: Food, fuel, Christmas bags and toys. Opportunity No. 11. One boy. Christmas bag. Opportunity No. 12. Mother and six children. Six Christ mas bags and toys. Opportunity No. 13. Mother and four children, girl 14, boy 12, and two younger children. Food, Christmas bags and toys. Opportunity No. 14- A boy 11 years. Christmas bag and toys. 1 Opportunity No. 15. Father, boy 14, girl 7. Two Christmas bags and toys. Opportunity No. 16. Mother and two children, boy 12, boy 8. Christmas bags and toys. Oportunity No. 17. One boy 11 years. Christmas bag and toys. , I' Opportunity No. 18. Mother and five children. Five Christ . mas bags and toys. < Opportunity No. 19. Mother and two children, boy 8, girl 5. Christmas bags and toys. Oportunity No. 20. Two old ladies. Food, fuel and bags. Opportunity No. 21. One old lady. Food, fuel and Christ mas bag. Opportunity No. 22. An old lady and grand-son. Food, fuel and two Christmns bags. Opportunity No. 23. Mother aud six children (in country). Food and seven Christmas bags. Opportunity No. 24. Oue lady. A Christmas bag. Opportunity No. 25. Mother and seven children. Eight Christmas bags. • Opportunity No. 28. Oue Christmas bag. Opportunity No. 27. Mother and six children. Seven Christ mas bags. Opportunity No. 28. Mother and five Children (in country). Food and Christmas bags and toys. Opportunity No. 28. Father (mother in hospitall and five children, girls 8 and 4; boys 7,6, and 2. Christmas bags ahd toys. Opportunity No. 30. Either and five children, from 15 down to 5. Christmas bags and toys. t Opportunity No. SI. Mother and five, children. Christmas bags. , • Oportunity No. 82. Mother and seven children, ages from 16 to 2. Christmas bags and toys. I CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS j pi We have in stock a beautiful litie of Engraved Christ- j | mas Greeting Cards. Call and -see them and place your or- | | der in good time. The prices are very reasonable, and it j| | is best to place your order now while the stock is complete. e TIMES-TRIBUNE OFFICE. | The Concord Daily Tribune ♦ l SENATE ACTION AT ONCE . ON POSTAL SALARIES VETO 1 I Move by Administration to Stop Action Defeated by 51 to 30 Vote, ißy tbe inwctat.'d Press. I Washington, Dec. 16. —Senator Ash urst, democrat of Arizona, moved in the ' Senate today that the Senate give imme diate consideration to President Cool idge’s veto of the postal salaries bill. I The action blocked an administration , move by which it was hoped that the veto 1 vote would be held up until action on a measure to increase postal, rates was be fore the Senate. Overruling an objection by Senator Sterling of South Dakota, president pro tom Cummings declared, the motion in or der nnd ordered that the roll be called. The Senate then voted 51 to 30 to move to immediate consideration .of the veto. Thirteen republicans voted to fake up the bill and three democrats were record ed in opposition. Senator Sterling then moved that the question be referred to a committee which resulted in another roll call being order ed. Before the first name was called, however, Senator Sterling announced that he wished to be heard on the ques tion, indicating the possibility of extend ed debate, probably lasting' until the measure would be displaced by the regu lar of the Senate. HARROW SAYS DRV LAW | SOON TO BE DEAD LETTER j Veteran Attorney Sees No Prospect of J _ Either Repeal or Enforcement. I New Yoi(k, Dec. 14.—A debate on the 1 prohibition question between Clarence Darrow, famous lawyer and defender of I.ieopold and Loeb, and the Rev. John Haynes Holmes, pastor of the Commu nity Church, was held this nfternoon in the Manhattan Opera House. No de cision was given, but the preponder ance of applause went to Mr. Darrow. Prohibition cannot be enforced, Mr. Darrow asserted, at the snme time ad mitting it will not be repealed. He fore cast that it wi l become n dead law, “because people of courage and inde pendence will stand against it.” Dr. Holmes, in his closing argument, contended that the war could not have been won had not liquor been excluded from the armies. THE FORBES TRIAL Wm. J. Sheppard One Witness Called During Sessions of THal Today. Chicago* #ec. 10.-4®*.; tfcp,A#W*«tf;ed , Press). —Further testimony touching up on the celebrated western trip of Veter ans’ Bureau officials and friehds in the summer of 1923 was given today in the trial of Chas. R. Forbes, former director, and J. W. Thompson, ‘Chicago and St. Louis contractor, on charges of conspir acy to defraud the government through hospital contracts. William ,T. Sheppard, assistant man-, ager of the Palace Hotel of San Francis co, was called to identify the signature of C. R. Hurley, a Seattle contractor on the private register of the hotel for June 25,, 1923. It was about this time that the Forbes party arrived in San Fran cisco. Bronze Statues Come Back. A sign of better conditions in Germany is the return at Berlin of the bronze statues which were removed when metal money disappeared to keep them from be ing stolen. Bronze figures of be ings and animals, little copper cupids and angels have returned to their places I around the fountains and in the public squares. Police say thieves are no long er tempted by such heavy stuff. Names Son “Christmas Seal.” Governor and Mrs. Preus, of Minne sota, named their six-week-sold son Jule Merke, which is Norwegian for Christ mas Seal. They are much interested in the cause of health for which the seal stands as symbol. Sustains Demurrer of Baltimore Post. (By the Associated Press; Baltimore, Dec. 16. —Federal Judge Morris A. Soper today sustained the de murrer of the Baltimore Post to the in dictment charging illegal publication Os income tax returns. Premier Harriott Much Improved. (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 16. I—Continued 1 —Continued improve ment in the condition of Premier Herriott was reported today by his physiciaus. Marmalade made .from roses Is a-fav orite dish with Chinese epicures. - —— • Opportunity No. 38. Two orphan boys, ages 11 and 9. Suit for each and Christmas bags. Opportunity No. 34. The county home, fifty Christma* bags, (taken). Opportunity No. 35. (The county jail, twenty-five bags. i Opportunity No. 36 The county chain gang, twentyfive members. Christmas bags. Opportunity No. 37. Mother and three children, ages 1 to 5. Food, Christmas bags and toys. CONCORD, N. C„ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1924 [FEDERItL ffilSON AT ! tTUKTIIINE ■j NEW OFFICERS SOOH Rumor Has It That General Hotisecleaniitg of Officials Is to Be Made After. In quiry Is Completed. GRAND JURYMAY START THE ACTION Assistant 'Attorney General Donovan Is In Atlanta and Federal Grand Jury Is to Have Meeting Soon. (IK She Associated Press; Atlanta. Ga.. Dec. 16. —Interest in-an investigation, which may result in a gen eral house cleaning of officials of the At lanta Federal IVnitentitnry,' today cen tered in the arrival here of Assistant Attorney General W. .T. Donovan, of Washington, and the meeting of the fed eral grand jury. The assistant attorney general was ex.- pected to confer with District Attorney CHirt W. Hager, who last night stated . that he had not received an official ret* rt lon the situation at the prison during the j dny. T. B. White, representative of the , Bureau of Investigation of the Depart- 1 I ment of J ustice, remained in Charge of! j the prison as temporary successor to A. I E. Sartain, deposed wardeu. Sartain, whose resignation followed closely upon that of D. J. Allen, prison purchasing agent, last week, broke bis silence in regnrd to the situation at the penitentiary, and in n published state ment declared lie hud been discharged “solely for the purpose of paying off old scores on the part of certain individuals.” The individuals were not named by him, he said because lie desired to re main silent in regard to them for the present. His resignation was request ed by Attorney General Stone "on the ground I was too lenient with bootlegger inmates of the prison,” Sartain said. Several investigators have been conduct ing an inquiry at the prison, he con tinued, charging that their methods have been unfair. He said that during a period of two months his mail was opened regu'.arly before he reeeiyed it, and his telephone was tapped. His private bank account also had been checked up, lie raid. .-os - Washington Keeping Farts Secret. Washington, Dec. 16.—The extreme secrecy which has surrounded the change in wardens at the Atlanta penitentiary and the air of mystery which interested officials have thrown about the whole situation has created something of a sen sation in Washington. Attorney General Stone and others who are responsible for the conduct of federal prisons today continued to with hold all information beyond repeating the brief confirmatory remarks they made yesterday after news of the upset at the penitentiary had reached Washington in Associated Press dispatches from Atlan ta. Just how serious is the situation which led to installation of a new acting ward en is a question regarding which officials only hint darkly. HICKORY PEOPLE PUT OVER HOTEL PROJECT They Set Out to Raise $300,000 For New Hotel and Have Raised Total of $300,- 700. Hickory. Dec. 15.—1 n a rousing meet ing here on the last night of the drive, $300,700 were raised in stock for the new hotel which has been occupying the attention of this city for the past month. This, is S7OO more than enough needed to put the project across. The cry on the streets tonight is "Hickory will have ■% new hotel.” The ground for the eight-story build ing is already broken and work on con struction will start immediately. ,It is the belief of members of the executive committee thnt the hotel will be com pleted within 12 months. It will be leased to the Lowery Hotel, Incorporated, and operated under that management. Marries Pupil; Loses Job. Rosamond Shaw, a high school teach er at Canby, Oregon, lost her job when she married one of her pupils, a boy 17 years old. She defied the board of directors when called on to resign, and it was only when they came, with the town marshal that she could be made to leave. She then refused her month's salary of $l5O and put lief case in the hands of a lawyer. The parents of the boy made no objections to the marriage. Fire Drives 150 Persons From Homes. (By the Associated press.; Waterbury, Coan., Dec. 16.—Fire forced 150 tenants in a 42-family tene ment house into . the street here today I after many had been overcome by smoke. Twenty persons trapped in apart ments qn the fifth floor were rescued by firemen. The damage is estimated at $500,000. WHAT SMITTrS CAT SAYS i Showers and Wednesday. Warmer tonight and in the east por tion (Wectnesday. ■ ~,'l, lift■■■■■. ■ . ■ —4- Concord Stores Offer Superior Advantages to Christmas Shoppers During the past >«r, a vast improve ment has been made in the quality of the goods contained in the stores of Concord. I ! This has been ditb to several causes. One r' contributory cause lias been the fact that several of the stores Jiave remodeled their quarters with the result that they may now vie with the bets in the state. Other | new ones have ' entered, bringing with them the best ideas from a number of j outside sources. Even the stores which have not changed buildings have in al ■ most every case, added to tbe stock of goods contained and improved in a thou sand and one little ways. However, the thing most noted by res idents of Concord and in particular by Ihe shrewd women who are observant of that sort of thing is the remarkable stock I of goods which the stores have put on for tlie holiday trade. Il is really as -1 tonisbirig, say the ladies’' that for a city I this size, there is such a great variety, , i The stores and shop* arc chock full of I every conceivable thing which is calm-1 lated to tempt the buyer, from the most useful clothing to the little dainties and luxuries. “I have been to al the stores in three cities nearby looking at Christmas goods nnd haven’t found' a thing to beat the quality of Concord’s shops.” said one prominent society woman yesterday. “Os course, there are larger stores and natur ally there would be a greater stock, but in the main I fin’d that I can get nearly everything I need right here in Concord.” One glance at the windows will verify the truthfulness of this lady’s remarks. A wealth of gifts is presented to' the prospective buyer. One can pick out any number of gifts hy doing a little win- 1 6ow shopping up and down Unfon street. : The windows do not hold any false | promises. The interiors, although they j . sometimes present a "messy" appearance 1 where the customers have been “pawing” j over the stock, are full of .Christmas THE COTTON MARKET Prices Advanced Further During Early Trading.—January Up to 23.75. (By tbe Associated Press.; New York, Dec. 16.—Cotton prices ad vanced further in today’s early trading owing to reports of continued firmness in Southern spot markets, relative firm news in Liverpool, and reports of improving trade in Lancashire. The market opened firm at an advance of 13 to 23 points, and showed net gains of 25 to 27 points before the end of the first' hour, January selling up to 23.75 and May to 24.52. Offerings increased Somewhat around the 24 I*2 cents level for May and considerable commission ..koiya^realizing caus<t otlQ.oc. 'l2 points from the best. Eonugh cover ing and trade buying, however, gave the market a steady tone on the setback. The opening prices were: Dec. 23.55; Jan. 23.65; March 24.08 May 24.46; July 24 55. POISON LIQUOR KILLED NINE IN THREE DAYS Sixty-Seven Other Virtoms Are in Hos pitals, 12 of Thom Seriously IU. Illy (he Associated Press.; New York. Dec. 16.—The death toll from jioison liquor during the last three days mounted to 9 with the death today of Abraham Botnoy in a Brooklyn hos pital. Sixty-seven other poison victims are in Belleview hospital. Twelve of them are not expected to live. Several others may be blinded. The denth list for December so far is 25, a record number. Federal prohibition agents say the prev alence of poison liquor is due to activi ties of the coast guard patrol in check ing smuggling. Two of the poison vic tims who died during tise last three days were women. ACCIDENT TO TRAIN WITH GOMPERS BODY Locomotive Broke Loose From Train But Cars Were Quk'kly Harted and No Damage Resulted. On Itoard Gompers’ Train, eu route to Washington, Piedmont, W. Va„ Dec. 16.—The locomotive broke loose from the train bearing the body of Samuel Com pere to Washington a few miles west of here today on a 17-mile grade, but the coaches came to a' stop under their own brakes without damage. The brakes worked well and the coaches came to a gentle stop. The locomotive was again attached and the train pro ceeded with the loss of only a few min utes in the schedule. Congressman Upshaw Sends Trinity - College a Message- Durham, Dec. 15.—0 f the hundreds of telegrams from all parts of the coun try which have been pouring into the office of Triuty college here, with re gard to the gift of James it. Duke, multi-millionaire philanthropist who hga offered the money on condition that the instituton change its name lo Duke university, one is especially unique. That one is from Congressman William D. Upshaw, of Georgia. , With characteristic wit and force fulness, Congressman Upshaw has -just wired the following whimsical message ' from Washington. “In the name of the continental Con gress and the Lord God Almighty, as the hero of Tieonderoga said, and in be ; half of that Christian education for which your horored institution stands, I hope your trustees will accept the of fer of $6,000,000 nnd change your name to Duke university. I would not favor it if a single principle of orthodox Christianity were involved, but the name of Trinity is not peculiar ‘to Methodism since alt evangelical de nominations believe in that lonndation doctrine. , “It s certainly a worthy ambition that the great-hearted donor should wish his family name connected with a Christian > Institution and naturally one already the recipient of many Duke benefactions. Although I am not a • Carolinian, my 'bat is off to greater - Duke unicerslty and vital Christian education.” gifts. This Christmas secmß to be essentially a year when the stores are expecting (he “trade” to be calling for useful goods. Times have been a little hard and it is only natural that in purchasing, thoughts are going to run to getting the actual needs before the luxuries are bought. Thus, the clothing stores have laid in a full line of necessaries to attract this kind of a buyer. For the men, over coats and suits are to be had; scarfs and belts, ties and socks and that always easy to buy but useful gift, handker chief may be found. The ladies may choose from a bounti ful variety if they are looking for frocks, for hosiery or for the numbers of other things that delight the heart and soul of the feminine sex. Os course the more frivolous tilings have not been omitted. Every store has a vast amount of stuff j such as perfumery and toilet goods whieli will be greeted gleefully by any of the I women who are so fortunate as to get them on Christmas morning. The local drug store are well filled not only with the regular line of toilet goods and candies but they are also quite well stocked with useful things on the order of thermos bottles, stationery, etc. ‘ Children have not been forgotten. More stores than ever before are carrying toys and the picture of little boys in front of stores with their faces glued against the plate glass windows watching real run ning trains or some of the other toys shown tjiere is enough to make the hearts of the grown-ups glad. The grocery stores have also done their bit. They have contributed ivitli fruits and nuts, all of which will be useful for the Christmas table. ! “Yes,” said the lady in finishing the I conversation, “I have made up m.v mind | in the future to stay right, here in Con cord and save money.” RAILROAD DIVIDENDS SHOWING AN INCREASE Disbursements by Railroads During Yeqr For Dividends Increased About SO,- 000.000 For 1924. New York. Dee. 10 (By the Associated' Press).—Dividend disbursements by the railroads of the country during 1024, it is estimated, have been increased approxi mately $0,000,000 to a total of $803,000.- 000. Constructive developments along this line were taken by a half dozen or more carriers this year.' although their full effects will not be felt until 1025. Inauguration of dividends on the pre ferred stock of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company at the annual which have authorized extra initial or increased payments. One of the most important develop ments of the year was the adtion of the Southern Railway Co. in placing its com mon stock on a 5 per cent, annual divi dend basis. Stockholders of the Atlantic Coast Dine were beuefitted by an extra dividend of 1 per cent. SIX KNOWN TO HAVE PERISHED IN BLAZE Bodies Recovered From Tenement House -Which Was Burned During Night In New York City. (By the Associate!! Press) New York, Dec. 16.—Six persons are known to have perished in a tire which swept through a brick tenement house near Tipper Fifth Avenue early today. Their bodies were recovered. At least three others were seriously burned by the flames which drove scores of families into the streets. The i fire occurred near the Mount Sinai hospital, and the noise and confu sion awakened patients who found the sky about the institution a quivering red. 1 Doctors and nurses patrolled the 1 wards, pulling down blinds and reassur ing their patients. Five of the dead are believed to be women who were trapped on upper floors of the house. Edward Russell, an aged man, fell five stories and was killed as he attempted to escape by means of a rope thrown to him by firemen. Coolidge Hints at a Trip Through Dixie Washington, Dec. 15.—. President Coolidge was invited to attend a meet ing of the United States Good Road As soiation and the Bankshead Highway association, and he hinted that he might take a trip south after Congress adjourns in March. Ho intimated he would like to accept and journey through Dixie. His plans have not been made but this much from Mr. Coolidge is a lot. Now is the time for southern ers who want to see him to start their movements. President Harding Jourcd the south, and so did President Taft, and others. Automobile Cures Bolshevism. Lord Ashfield after a visit to the Unit ed States declared the automobile there had proved an antidote for bolshevism. “The autocar,” he, said, “gives the work ing people with their families a chance to reach the country and spend their leisure hours away from their ordinary surroundings, and it goes a long way to ward preventing discontent and unrest creeping in.” I*TAR THEATErT Dec. 17,18,19,20 THE GREATEST PICTURE EVER MADE “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” This picturfe . wps made for you! It teems with action ! It is replete with incident! It tells a tender love tale! It is colorful and magnificent. It charms the eye and the mind. don't miss it. ADMISSION Stic AND SOc It Played in Chlrlotte for a Dollar. Four Shows Daily : 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 9:00 , DEM) LABOR LEADER j HOIOBH) BV TiZ’u” ■ 11 OF FORMER FRIEND^! Body ! of Samuel Gompers Resting Today In Halls of Headquarters of American Federation of Labor. ALL WASHINGTON JOINS IN TRIBUTE Thousands Gathered at Sta tion to Welcome Body to Capital.—Body Will Leave Washington During Night. (By the Ansochiteil Pretts» Washington. Dec. 16.—Within the halls of the structure where he had car ried on his toil of years for the cause oft organized labor in America, space was I set apart today to receive the body of Samuel Gompers in last tribute to his leadership. The corridors of the American Federa tion of Labor headquarters, silenced of all activity since the hour of liis death, had seemed to sense the meaning of it even before the body of the dead labor chieftain was borne there for a last brief stay. It remained only for the quiet trend of his host of friends and asso ciates as the casket lay there in state to make the meaning wholly clear. Reaching in mid-afternoon the end of his long journey here from San Antonio, Texas, the body from thence was claimed as the special charge of Mr. Gompers' close associates here in arrangements for the funeral procession. Borne through tjie president's room in the union sta tion, tlie spacious piaza was the forming point for the procession which included members of the federation's executive council and other labor chiefs and asso ciates arriving on the train with the body. John B. Oolpoys, Washington publisher, was named as marshal of the procession, with six labor heads designat ed as active pall bearers. Reposing in state in the federation buiiditlg fer six hours the body at short ly after 10 o'clock tonight will be borne for the last time through the portals of tfce labor hall to be started on the way to its last resting place in Sleepy Hol low cemetery at Tarrytowu. N. Y. . The hour for opening the doors of the •buiUßng-ia .tb&lMjfeUciiad. arranged to permit a first opportunity to the f«m-~ ily to remain with the body for a brief time after its arrival. Plans For Funeral. New York. Dec. 16.—The entire nation officially aud through representatives of finance.«business, industry nnd profes sions. will share with labor in honoring Samuel Gompers at his funeral here on / Thursday morning it was indicated in completed arrangements announced today by Hugh Fiayne, national organizer of the American Federation. of Labor. Several thousand upion representatives, from more than 45 individual labor groups will attend the services. In addition, there will be several hundred men of prominence representing national, state and city governments, the army and navy, the national guard, banking and other circles. Secretary Hughes and Chief Justice Taft have been asked to act as honorary pall bearers. Governor 'Smith with his military staff and Mayor Hylan will be present. " President’s Views on Naval Building <B>- (he Associated Press.) Washington. Dec. 16.—Naval building by the nations of the world on a "Compe titive basis promises little hope for 'the future, in the opinion of I’resident Cool idge. Simultaneous with the statement of tlie President's views, the Senate nav al committee postponed action on the resolution of Senator King, democrat’ of Utah, for an inquiry into the status of tlie Navy. Greene County Man Iff its His Own Son Kinston, Dec. 15.—A report to the sheriff's office here today said Ed Goff, a Greene county man, shot and killed his 17-year old son at their home near the Lenoir county line. The cause of the shooting was not stated. Goff was jailed at Snow Hill. Gardner President of State Fair. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, Dec. 16.—0. Max Gardner, of Shelby, was elected President of the North Carolina Agriculture Society at its annual meeting here today. He suc ceeds Mrs. Editli Vanderbilt, who retired' after serving three years. THE PURPOSE § of our Christmas Club is not only to help you and SI others to save for Christmas, but to encourage the B ; habit of saving generally. Children are especially H welcome. It will prove both beneficial and educa- 9 tional for them to belong. Enroll the entire family. . 9 | Citizens Bank and Trust Company I 8 CONCORD, N. C. K ■« n a 3 : M. - ; 0 TODAY 0 000000000 — •-■■r=T ra NO. 294 IWMFMIf rtcitnIHSPERGHED i INDUE FIRE Victims Were Stayring in the Jefferson Davis 1 Soldires Home at Beauvoir, Miss.— Two Others Injured. SOME VETERANS ESCAPED INJURY They Were Carried From the Burning Building.—Veter ans Were All Asleep When Fire Was Discovered. * My she AnMOOi**t#*aJ PreaM.) Beauvoir, Miss., Dee. 16. —Two Con federate Veterans were burned to death j and two were injured when fire destroyed ! a dormitory of the Jefferson Davis sol diers' home here early today. The dead are: F. .T. Sharpe, 78 years old, of Columbus, Miss., and J. P. Hun ter. 80 years old. of Laurel. Miss. The injured were: Joe Sanders, of Lauderdale, Miss., feet burned; Clement Cox, of Harrison County, feet and bands burned. 1 Twenty men were asleep in the one story frame building when the fire was discovered. Volunteers fought their ■way through the smoke and caried the veterans to safety. Sharpe and Hunter could not be reached, and their charred bodies were found in bed later. Some of the veteraDß went back into the building for their possessions, and it was om.v with difficulty that some were rescued the sec ond time. The dormitory adjoined the old hospital occupied by 25 women aged from 80 to 100 years. The hospital was emptied by volunteers. - ) The origin of the fire has not been de termined, but it was believed to be due to an open fire place. SALISBURY MAN KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK. “CUhhF Kennerly Fatally Hart When Car Turned Over.—MooreavUle Pea. pie Hurt. Salisbury, Pec. 15.—W. M. Kennerly, owner of a garage at the village of Franklin, several miles from Salisbury, and icnown r »var the couptytt* 'Cloud’’ Say neJtl His home when a ear in which he was riding turned over. He w#s pin ned beneath the chr far 40 ibinutes and internal injuries caused his death at the Salisbury hospital during the night. Hugh Hartness, who was driving the car, escaped with slight injuries caused from gasoline burns. Mr. Kennerly was 35 years old and unmarried. He lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kennerly. The funeral takes place Tues day morning at 11 o'clock from Bethel Lutheran church at Franklin. J. U- McLean, 47 years old, of Mooresville, and the daughter. Mist) Della McLean, are in the Salisbury hospital to which place they were brought Sunday night suffering from in juries they received in an automobile collision. The injuries are not consid ered of a very serious nature. With Our Advertisers. Fresh car of oranges and grapefruit just received at 41 South Unibu street. Fruit direct from grower to you Gifts that men appreciate can be found at the store of W. A. Overcash. A few suggestions in a new ad. today. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company is in a position to give the people of Ca barrus county financial co-operation of an exceptionally high character. A Christmas treat for anyone's feet can be found at the Ruth-Keslbr shoe store. See large ad. today. Be prepared for the promised cold wave. Cold weather clothes and furnishings at the New Efird Store. Perfumes at the Gibson Drug Store. Christmas- sale of fine stationery at 1-3 to 1-2 off at Musette. See ad. Toilet sets for Christmas gifts. Gibson Drug Store. Give HER a Hood Tire. She will be pleased. Ritchie Hardware'Co. The little unlooked-for services, cour tesies and attentions—outside the beat en path of routine at the Cabarrus Sav ings Bank will please you. See ad. today. The purpose of the' Christmas Club of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. is to en courage the saving habit. Gift specials—bridge lamps complete, at the Concord Furniture Co. See at tractive ad. today.
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