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: turns?: • PRESS '• • DISPATCHES * VOLUME XXIV :x; SETTLE HER DEBTS Ambassador Herrick Sends Note to Washington Con cerning Conversation With Premier Herriot. PARTICULARSTO BE GIVEN OUT Secretary Hughes Studying Message, Which Was Wel-| craned Much at the Capi tal City. rßr tbt AiMclnt«d Pnwb) ■Washington, Dec. 31. —Ambassador Herrick's report of his conversation with Premier Herriot on the question of the Franco-American debts reached the State Department today and is understood to contain first official assurances to be re-| ceived here since the question entered its present phase, that France does not intend to repudiate her obligations to this country. Pending a careful scrutiny of the re port by Secretary Hughes, department of ficials declined all comment, but it was obvious that they welcomed the communi cation because of its official and timely nature.- It had been hoped, since M. Clemen tel, the French finance minister, published his celebrated balance sheet and gave rise to a whirl of discussion that some represen tative of the Paris government, either in the foreign office there or in the embassy here, might see fit to explain facts to of ficials here. French Give Assurance They Will Pay. Paris; Dec. 31 (By the Associated Press). —Premier Heiviott last night gave the American Ambassador additional ver bal explanations and assurances, togeth er with an explicit detailed memorandum on the subject of France’s attitude on the debt question, and an annotated copy of Finnnce Minister Clementel’s memo randum containing an inventory of France's financial position. The ambas sador, it is understood, immediately ca bled the information to Washington. Finance Minister CJetnentel continues greatly exercised at what appears to him to be the inexplicable effect produced by k'*,UMUK>tor£ Ju,4h& .United States, and is givribg repeated statements jar -pniSHea tron denying that he evt>r declared Prance would never fulfill her engagements. The finance minister declared .today that the principle of capacity to pay which was applied to the settlement with Germany ought to be applied to allied debtors as well and he was in fdvor of the Dawes plan without the control fea ture for all the war debtors. I The finance minister said this was not an official proposition but simply his personal amplification of his own remark thhat “the principle of capacity for pay ment which is rightly applied to Ger many ought to be granted to all the war debtors." % In an extended explanation of his in ventory of France's debts and claims made public last week, he expressed re gret that a single phrase from the docu ment had been isolated from the rest, and had given rise to some unfavorable com ment in the United States. Dead Cat Best Bait. Qunkake, Pa., Dee. 30. —After two years of “watchful waiting,” John Sor ber, a Qunkake Valley farmer, caught a mink which had, in that time, killed 47 chickens. The animal spurned all kind's of bait, until Sorber heard that: dead cats were considered a dainty by l minks and he quickly landed it by using such a lure in a trap. CITY TAXES Effective January Ist an addi tional penalty on City Taxes. You have only a few days left to pay until the January penalty will be added. CHAS. N. FIELD, City Tax Collector. 27-4 t-chg. ">OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I NEW SAVINGS QUARTER j I Begins January Ist, 1925 Opportunity during the New Year will knock at every !j ! Man’s |[por. Help it along by saving some of what you ] earn. t ' The Concord National Bank CAPITAL $100,000,00 ' SURPLUS $150,000.00, ! . 1 * . . ' , , i 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 The Concord Daily Tribune ■', ■ . ' \ - SEEKING PART OF THE | MARK HOPKINS EBTATE Lawyer Says Relatives ha North Caroti | ax Are Entitled to Part of Big Es- I tate. (By C>« Associated Pier .) [ Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 31. —George A. Work, a local <Uloc—y. today was con -1 tinning his plans for ftling'tmit in local i courts on behalf of Randolph County. ’ N. C« heirs of Mark Hopkins, one of the j founders of the Centra) Pacific Railroad. IHe yesterday took the testimony of I George Bray, of Trowbridge, as to his i acquaintance with Mark Hopkins years ago, announcing in summoning Bray l that a suit was to be filed. I Work said that the suit would be filed jto impress the property of Moses Hop kins—.property he receiving from Mark {Hopkins in orignnil or altered form— i wth a trust for the benefit of 120 Hop- I kins heirs. Mark Hopkins died in 1878. Moses ■! Hopkins, n brother, acted as administrd tor. , 'I Work said the plaintiffs would allege ,' that Moses Hopkins concealed from the court the fact that he and Mark Hopkins had three brothers and sisters in North Carolina. Work said that Hoses Hopkins and wife took tile, estate and that wheu Hoses Hopkins died he left* an estate val ued at $3,000,000. His widow, Emily , Hopkins, said to be in New York City, is said to have received the bulk of the Hoses Hopkins estate. SLUMP IN BUYING IS WORRYING G. O. P Fordney-McC umber Prosperity Imperilled by Fading Off in Purchase Totals. Washington. Dec. 31. —Intimations and signs of buyers’ strikes because of ad vancing prices to consumers are worry ing administration Republicans, who are anxious to have prosperous times under the Fordney-McCutnber tariff act. Peo ple have refrained from buying costly apparel, and are slowing down on the purchase of homes. The Department of Commerce has found that there was very little ehnnge in the average cost of living during last November and the same month a year ago. It makes this explanation: “In creases in the cost of food, fuel and light and sundries” were “offset by declines from October in shelter and clothing. Wholesale trade was slightly smaller in November this year than in November last year. ‘‘Sales of meat, furniture and diamonds were larger than last year, while the volume of business in practically all other lines was smaller,” a statement issued today declares. “The largest reduction was in sales of millinery, which was re ported by the Kansas City district to be 27 per cent, less than a year ago. WOMAN WHO KILLED FOUR SENT TO ASYLUM Mrs. 'Emma Hobougti Declared Insane and WUI Face No Criminal Charges. IjOgnnsport, Ind., Dec. 30.—With the finding of n sanity commission that Mrs. Emma Hobougb, 33, a widow, who to day confessed to Sheriff Walter C. Bow yer that she shot and killed her father, mother, brother and her baby daughter, .is insane, Merl Wood, prosecuting at torney of Cass county, announced to night that the state would place no Charge against the woman, but would order her held for commitment to the Northern Indiana Hospital for the In sane- Taken before the sanity commission late today, Mrs. Hobough declined to answer questions regarding ,the slaying of her family and her only statement relntin to the crime . gwas made to Sheriff Bowykr, Who had asked her directly if she fired the fatal shots. “I never handled a shotgun before nnd I did not know how to open and close the breech, but I did it. I wonder ed if the neighbors heard the shots,” 1 she said simply. Then heir talk drifted incoherently. Smith Ginning BUI Approved in Senate. Washington, Dec. 30. —The bill of Senator Smith, democrat, South Caro lina, to require the director of the cen . sns to include in the cotton ginning re ports the names' of the owners of gin neries with the quantity of cotton gin ! ned at each ginnery was passed today by the senate without objection. ‘ The bill also provides that the reports shall, show the quantity ,of cotton gin ned from each crop prior to August „ August) 16, September 1, September 16. ' October 1, October 18, November 1, 1 November 14, December 1, December ' 13, January 16 and March 1. * Former Congressman Dead. (By the Associated Prese.) Oneonta, N. Y., Dec. 31. —Geo. W, Fairchild, member of Congress from 1607 to 1017, died in New York City today of heart trouble. CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, DECMBER 31, 1924 I Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New | Ring out wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty ligljt; § 8 The year is dying in the night; , Ring wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, j ! Ring, happy bells,, across the snow; The year is going, let him go; I Ring out the false, ring in the tnM. —Tennyson • f i ' DUKE TRUST MONEY AVAILABLE IN 1026 Power and Tobacco Magnate is Pleased By Action of Trinity Board. Charlotte, 1 Dec. 30.—-College and , other institutions named as beneficiaries of the $40,000,000 trust recently estab lished by j. B. Duke, multi-millionaire tobacco and power manufacturer, will not receive any of the proceeds of the fund until 1026. according to a state ment here today by Mr. Duke. He pointed out that the income from the trust property iu 1023 has al ready been included in the plans for expansion of the Southern Power com pany nnd fhaf the trust estate really wi'l not begin to function until a year from now. However, it is understood that the $0,000,000 for Duke University will be available at once. Mr. Duke expressed genuine pleasure at. the action yesterday of the hom'd of trustees of Trinity college in chnnying the name of the institution to Duke university, thereby receiving $6,000,000 in cash nnd an annual income of 32 per cent of the yearly earnings of the trust fund. Mr. Duke said he had anticipated the board’s action and was not surprised by the acceptance of his offer. Many hospitals already have applied for help from the fund, according to Mr. Duke. He pointed, out that these app’.i-. cations will be handled by the trustees. In this connection he pointed 1 out that no hospital operated for private gain can become a beneficiary of the fund. NEGRO MAN CONVERTED. BUT WOULD NOT CONFESS Acknowledged Goodness of the Lord, But Said Lord Wasn’t on Grand Jury. Kinston. Dec. 30.-—A story was to d here today of the conversion of a color ed brother at a rural religious service who gave a very good reason tor his refusal to make a confession of his sins before the congregation. He stood up in the third pew from the front nnd declared he was a changed man. The path led straight though narrow before him, and the road signs glittered with full directions written in gold. "Heaven, heaven, I’m heaven-bound,” he chant ed, The minister called fQr the brother to “go all the way.” He should mount the pulpit nnd relate the errors of his (last, he said. He should bare liis bosom in repentance. The saved one vowed he could not do that. It was unthinkable. “Bro-o-th-ers, I jest can’t” he said. “The Lord desires it. He requires that all {lis children make full con fession of their sins. He protects all who repent,” said the preacher. “Yes, but the Lord ain’t on the grand jury,” replied the convert (Mi one. resuming his sent, , Beats Hi\ Father For Going to Church. Fayetteville, Dec. 30. George Jnck ’ son. of Cedar Creek township, this ' county, is under a two-year suspended ■ judgment for beating his father with a ■ chair to keep him from going to church. ’ Judgment was suspended by Recorder ' Duncan Shnw When the father, J. A. ’ Jackson, exhibited to the court a num ber of cu'ts nnd bruises and testified • that the son assaulted him with the ' furniture when he insisted on going to • church last Sunday. The son is said to • be more or less irrational. » " l " ; : —r~ — 3 mm iph\ j j f j SAVINGS DEPARTMENT jj . I ’A new quarter begins in this department Jan- B II uary Ist. N We recommened and advise the regular habit u of setting aside something each week or month i to care for emergencies or to make an investment t j * when a substantial sum is accumulated. 1 One dollar will start an account in this depart- i • j * ment. j §fe, CITIZENS jpßjgpfl BANK & TRUST lIWI company OFFICERS OF T* BANK of engKand ARE HERE No One Seems to laoW Why They Are Here or How ljoijjj They Will Stay. Washington, Decani (By the Asso ciated Press).—Withithe question of war departments aireadjlenveloped in dense, fog of conjecture qbd diplomatic reti cence, two Englishmen, officials of the Bank of England, ltoVe added a new first class mystery to the picture by appear ing unheralded in New York, accompa nied by a flock of vari-colored rumors. The visitors are Montague Norman, governor of the ban. nn<l Sir Allen Gar rett Anderson, one of it* directors. I in-• portant as they are in British financial life they succeeded in crossing the Atlan tic without a hint of their departure ap pearing iu English newspapers, and now have appeared on the horizon of official Washington as a factor whose import ance can only be guessed. The State Department today disclaimed any previous knowledge of the visit, the treasury followed suit, and the British embassy insisted that Its first intima tion enmo from today’s newspapers. Re ports that the .debt situation would be discussed during the presence of the two financial authorities in the United States were met everywhere in Washington with declarations of complete ignorance. BRITISH AND “FRENCH ARE IN AGREEMENT Agree on Text of Note to Be Sent to Germans in Regard to Leaving Co logne. Paris, Dec. 31 (By the Associated Press). —The British and French gov , ernments having agreed on what they are going to say to Germany in their note advising her that tlrqi, itiogne area will uot be evacuated on January 10th. the allied council of ambassadors meeting here today is expected to settle upon the final draft of the document in short or der. The council also is expected tot de cide upon the date for forwarding the note to Germany. The reasons given in the note for the extension of the occupation are under stood to be briefly these: Conviction' on the part of the allies that Germany has not fulfilled her military obligations un ■ del- the Versailles treaty ; the impossibil ity of her fulfilling them by January 10; ; the insufficiency of the proportion in , which she has fulfilled them up to the present; and finally, the necessity for the , allies to await the: general repdrt of the inter-allied control commission so as to be able to judge what may be expected , of Germany, in the future. I INCREASE IN NUMBER OF AUTOS IN COUNTRY , Motor Vehicle Registrations in Upited States For 1924 Totalled 17.700.179, Which Was Big Gain. (By the Associated Press.) New Y'ork, Dee. 31.—Motor vehicle 1 registration in the United States for 1024 ' show that there is one passenger ear or 1 truck for every 6.42 persons, based on an • estimated population of 114,000,000. f Registrations for the year excluding • the last ten days of December totalled ' 17.700,179, a gain of 16.28 per cent, over ' the total of 15,222,038 recorded in 1023. ? These statistics, complied from official > figures obtained from every state, were 1 made public today by the magazine Mo tor. EXTRA iEASORES KEEP LIQUOR FROM METROPOLIS TODAY Day Began With Gun Battle Between Rum Runners and Marine Police—Five Men Were Captured. BIG FIGHT FOR NEW YORK CITY Places of Amusement Sold Out For the Night.—The Dry Agents to Redouble Their Efforts. (By the Associated Pi ess.) J New York, Dee. 31.—A gun battle be tween marine police and ruin smugglers! on board the 700-horse |>ower bullet-proof i motor boat Maybe, which contained 200 cases of champagne, early today inaugur ated the offensive against the flow of liquor into New York for the New Year celebrations. The battle,' during which 50 shots were fired in a 15-mile chase, ended with the capture of the boat nnd five prisoners. i While the rum fleet carried out its final maneuvers to check litjuor smuggling, and tile police department completed plans for increased patrols in strategic positions, Broadway and the other cen ters of amusement went ahead with plans for gay • celebrations to usher in the New Year tonight. The police plans called for 300 extra policemen on Broadway, between 42nd and 40th street, with 100 extra men to keep a watch on the festivities in Green wich Village. Two hundred policemen were assigned to duty in the Brooklyn district where the New Year celebrations are largely concentrated. The extra po licemen will remain at their posts from 0 o’clock tonight til) 5 o’clock tomor row morning. Reservations in all restaurants, hotels, dance nnd supper clubs far exceeded ac commodations. according to proprietors who said there was every indication of its being one of the gayest New Year cele brations in a number of seasons. The offensive against rum smuggling for the holidays reached its final strength last night when an armed flotilla of 40 const guard rum chasers and destroyers had taker;, - up their positions along rum row to intercept all smuggling trailing with the liquor vessels. Carries His Whiskey in an Empty Cocoanut. High Point, Dec. 30.—8. K. Suggs, of Thomnsville, carries his whiskey in grand style. When local police arrested Suggs here yesterday he had in his possession a coconnut Allied with liquor. A cork stopper had been placed in a hole in the eocoanut to prevent the fluid from leaking out. Suggs also had a pint bottle of liquor in his pocket and this attracted the attention of officers, who arrested him. HO was carrying the co ooanut in his hand. Tried in police court, the Thomasville man was lined $35 nnd the costs. “You Thomasville folks are teaching ns a thing or two,” said Judge Matt Hedgecook in imposing the fine. Rules in Favor of Richard Loch. (By Ike Associated Press I Lansing, Mich.,. Dec. 31, —A judgment obtained in the Charlevoix county circuit court against Richard Loeb, convicted slayer of Robert Franks, \ytiK reversed by the State Supreme Court today, The ease revolved about injuries alleged to have been sustained on August 5, 1020. by .Tames Franklin O’Brien when struck by an automobile Loch was driving. To Continue Investigation. tßy the Associated Press.) AVashington, Dec. 31.—-Further investi gation of the prohibition unit by private investigators was determined upon today by tile special Senate committee headed by Senator Couzens, Reuublican, of Mich igan. ! I It is but fitting as the old year .nears its end, and the New Year, bright ! with promise, approaches, that we extend the season’s greetings to our > friends and patrons. 1024 has been a good one for us. Among our achievements, we look with a certain element of pride upon the completion of our new home. ' Not necessarily because of our comfortable quarters, among the best j \ in tile State, but because your patronage covering over a quarter of a < century has made It possible for us to share our success unselfishly, 1 giving Concord an office building in keeping with the progressive spirit j ( , of our city. We want your banking business. Our ample capital and adequate re source* enable us to care for your financial needs. Prompt, Kfficient and Courteous Service wifi be our motto in 1025. In malting YOUR New Year resolutions do not forget to include the I', 1 ', habit of systematic savings. Deposits made on or before January 10th i in cur Savings Department will draw interest as of January Ist. CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK Capital and Surplus 9450,000.00. ( BANDIT KILLS IN VAIN EFFORT TO ROB TRAIN KHiwk Messenger, Locked up Others of Crew, But Cvuld Not Get Safe Open. ißy the Associated Praia.) Chicago, Dec. 31.—A youth held up the express car crew of the Viking fast Chicagy ifc. Northwestern Railroad passen ger train, near Highland Park, lIL, last night, shot and killed a messenger, lock ed up the train conductor and baggage man, and escaped after a futile attempt to fipen the safe which contained bonds, jewels and money valued at upwards of $200,000. Russell Dickey, 44 years old, of Mil waukee, AA’is., was slain when he at tempted to disarm the robber, who took one of the two keys necessary to open the safe, from Dickey's body. He failed to find the second key which was in the mes senger’s overcoat hanging a foot away from the safe, and leaped from the train as it pulled into AVinnetka. 111. COTTON MARKET Renewed Realizing or Liquidation Fea tured Trading in Hie Market Today. tßy the Associate)! Press.) New York, Dec. 31.—Renewed renliz ling or liquidation featured today's trad ing in the cotton market. Liverpool cables were rather disappointing while - further good rains were reported in the South. After opening steady at a de cline of 1 to 5 points, prices eased off under New Orleans, local and commis sion house selling. March declined from 24.53 to 24.43, and July from 24.06 to 24.87 before the end of the first hour, or about 7 to 10 points net lower. The Southern rain news was reflected in the relatively easy ruling of October, which declined to 24.10, or 12 points net lower. The opening prices were: Jan. 24.10; March 24.48; May 24.83; July 24.92; Oct. 24.06. AVith Our Advertisers. Deposits made on or before January 10th in the savings department of the Cabarrus Savings Bank will draw in terest from January Ist. A new quarter in the savings depart ment of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company begins tomorrow, January Ist. Four per cent., compounded quarter ly, is paid on deposits in the Cabarrus Savings Bank. A new quarter starts January Ist. The motor oil you get from Howard’s Filling Station is guaranteed. All coats, suits, dresses, headwear and seasonable merchandise at Fisher's is now going at one-half, one-third and one fourth off. President CoolHge Speaks. IBy Ike Associated Press.) AA'ashington, Dec. 31.—Three thous and members of the American Associa tion for Advancement of Science and al lied societies were told hy President Coot idge today that, society and government no longer fear the results of the scient ists’ search for truth. “It has taken endless ages to create in men the courage that will accept the truth simply because it is the truth,’’ the President said. Ruthenburg Must Serve Sentence. Lansing, Mich., Dec. 31 (By the As sociated Press). —The petition of Chas. E. Reuthenburg. convicted of violation of the Michigan syndicalism act for a stay of sentence, was denied by the State Su preme Court today. NOTICE! The City Board has ordered a new survey of the corporate lim its with the view of Extending the limits to include the whole of No. 1 12 Township. All property own . ers now living in No. 12 Town * ship, but not in the corporate lim [ its and who wish to be included in the corporate limits under the new) survey, let it be known to the City Attorney at once so the ; new property can be included in • the new boundaries to be pre | sented to the legislature in Jan uary. 31-4 t-c. W* I vflin T S PPf ® Ntwo w. « TODAY 0 —=====—=, •- NO. 306. fSatiUM OF nssono diulv NEWS IS COMPLETE Home and Equipment Would Be Credit to!.Any City and the Greensboro People Are Proud of Them. NEWSPAPER MEN VISIT THE PLANT Formal Opening Began Mon day and Prominent Visitors Have Been Attracted to the New Home. BY W. M. SHERRILL GreeriSboro, Dec. SO.—“A million dollar plant in a million dollar town.” That doesn't exaggerate my feelings to day as I inspect the magnificent new home of The Greensboro Daily News, a home that would do credit to any news paper in any town. The management of Tiie News lias played the cards well in visioning a greater Greensboro and pro viding a- building and equipment for a greater newspaper. The plant of The Daily News is good enough for any newspaper, and it is so arranged that it can be made big enough for the needs of Greensboro for the next 25 years at least. Os course there are larger plants in larger cities, but these plants take precedent over The News’ plant only by their si*e. In com pleteness the Greensboro plant is equal to any. The News has spent half a million dollars on its new home, a sum that would stagger some newspapers in North Carolina and other Southern cities, but it doesn’t seem such a large sum to A. L. Stockton and E. B. Jeffress, manag ing editor and business manager, respect ively, of The News. They are already talking about additions that will have to come in the near future. That's the kind of vision that has given to Greensboro one of the best newspapers, as well ns one of the best newspaper plants, in the South. From the engraving department’s rooms on the top floor to the sub-base- , ment under the ground, the borne of The Dfily News is a shining example of ■ efficiency and modernism in newspaper " work. And V s#y ‘‘sfrfnfng example**- Witte**" full knowledge of Its meaning. Every floor in the office was as clean as that of a battleship; every machine was in fine running order; the stones had been re ' lieved of excess leads and slugs and other materials that are wont to gather there in many offices; and all equipment showed that it had been carefully . watched and repaired. And speaking of shining, the faces of ; Stockton, Jeffress, Lenoir Chambers and : other members of the staff fairly radiat ed with happiness and pride as they ' conducted through the model plant the host of visitors. These men have wrought ■ hard but they have wrought well and their spirit of optimism was reflected in the questions, suggestions and plans ex pressed by other newspaper men who also have visions of greater things in the fututre. Beginning nt 3 o’clock this afternoon ‘ several groupß of newspaper men And » laymen from various cities gathered at The News’ home and were shown over • the entire building.- The tour of inpsec . tion was made in small groups so the guides could better explain the equipment, ' its usages- and means of operations. I . was escorted individually over the plant . by Mr. Stockton who proved himself as * genial a host as he is efficient man » aging editor. The press room, perhaps, is the most 5 popular room in the plant, due to the ; two large presses installed there. One press is used for color work (the Sun -1 day comitj.-seetions) and relief duty should - the new press break down. The new press, one of the largest of the Goss in ventions, prints 54 pages and is a mar vel to newspaper men as well as to per sons not familiar with newspaper lingo - nnd equipment Tonight the press was \ seen in operation as the regular edition i (Continued on Page Seven) BASKETBALL Y. M. C. A. Wednesday Night 8 Concord Y j j;i vs * i; Charlotte Polarine ! WHAT SMITTY’S CAT SAYS |j ■il r/if/'/* 9 * V :m i'' ii,i>iii m | Rain tonight and probably morning, colder Thursday and in the RMS 10 terior tonight.,