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» DISPATCHES 5 VOLUME XXV TiP. DIM SENTENCED TO ROADS ON LIOO CHARGES Former Splicer Minister Tried in Charlotte for Transporting and Sentenc ed to Serve 60 Days. IS ALSO CHARGED WITH INTOXICATION Was Fined On That Charge When Carried Into Court. —Appeal to the i Superior Court Was Entered. * (By Uw Ad«eUi.’t Prml Charlotte, April 3,—Tom P. Jimison, former Spencer, N. 0., minister, was convicted in city court here today of transporting liquor and sentenced to six ty days labor on the roads. A fine also was imposed on a charge of intoxication. An appenl to the Superior Court was entered. Jimison was arrested here last night. The former minister was relieved of his pastoral duties several months ago by the Western North Carolina Methodist Con ference. SECRETARY WEEKS ILL. Secretary of War Department Suffering With Thrombosis In MUd Form. (By me AtMWlaul Preset Washington, April 4.—Secretary John W. Weeks, of the, war department, is ill With thrombosis. The secretary has been confined to his home for several days, but there been no intimation that he was seriously ill until his physicians today announced the cause. v The physicians called in yesterday by members of the family described the rase as thrombosis in a mild form. • Hold Veteran Farmer For Beating Hls Wife. Charlotte, April 2.—Court officials here today were inclined to accord to Joseph Bailee, 70-year-oM farmer of the Pine ville section of the county, the honors 1 for being the oldest wife-beater in this section if not in the state. Bailes was before a local justice of the lmgtje this morning on a charge of hav ing (severely beaten his wife, a woman < # - nearly as old as he is ' Nhljbfci tha.*ufe. { nor other members of the family ap- ; penred anxious to prosecute the old man, who is said to be a promißent farmer, 1 However, the magistrate sent him to jail on a technical charge of assault. He directed that the old man’s mental con dition be observed in an effort to decide upon his mental condition. , To Intervene NicUle Plate Merger., (By the Associated Press) Washington. April 3. —The American Short Line Railroad Association and J. F. Stanton as an individual Were given permission today by the Interstate Com merce Committee to intervene the Nickle Plate merger proceedings before the Com mission on April 15. A “building and loan” in vestment beats the silver lining that every cloud is said to have. Money invested with us is safe. Tlpere is sound real estate first mortgage to back every dollar. We operate under State regulation and inspection. You can get both princi : pal and earnings back, if you suddenly need money— usually 'on demand. And last but not least — if you invest savings with us regularly and leave them to accumulate, you get a bet ter total return than in any other strictly safe field. Running Shares 25 cents per week. "? Prepaid Shares s72.2s'per share. AH Stock is Non- Taxable. START NOW CABARRUS COUNTY B. L. & SAVINGS ASSO CIATION I, Office in Concord National Bank , Prtpald Shares 172J55 Per '. t Share - I The Concord Daily Tribune WON DEMON! IS NAMED FINANCE MINISTER IN FRANCE Succeeds M. Clementel Whose Policies . Were Not Popular With the Present High Officials. ALSACE-LORRAINE IS TO GAIN DEMAND French Will Keep Represen tative With the Hply See, Under Rules of an Agree ment Just Made. Paris, April 3 (By the Associated Press). —Senator Anntole de Monzip's ac eeptanee of the finance ministry to suc ceed M. Clementel was announced tills afternoon in the senate. President Doumergue signed a decree appointing him to the post at 0 a. m. De Monzie said he had accepted the office conditionally on the government’s agreement compromise on the question of the Vatican embassy. The compromise is believed to be along the lines of ending the powers of Alsace-Lorraine's representative at the Vatican to cover France. The govern ment, while opposing the retention of the French ambassador there, has already expressed willingness for the redeemed provinces to have a representative with the Holy See, Minister of the Interior Chautemps, after the meeting of the cabinet this morning confirmed the statement by the new finance minister that the govern ment has determined a change in policy i toward the Vatican. Government Not to Resign. Paris, April 3 (By the Associated Press). —Having thrown overboard Fi nance Minister Clementel and his policy, the government will carry on, at least for the present. This was the decision reached at a conference of Pnemier Her- ' lot, the other ministers, and the party leaders of the government majority, which lasted from 0:30 last night until 5 : o'clock this morning, M. Clementel turned in hie resignation after Premier Heriot had made remarks in 1 the senate tantamount to a disavowal of his policy of Increasing the fiduciary cir culation. Senator Anatole de ijJtSo bedded life cotftmjsioo which las* rear negotiated the treasury recognizing Soviet Russia, was chosen to (Succeed Mm. Against Increasing Output of Bank Bills Paris, April 3 (By the Associated Press). —The government now seems de cided against any scheme for increasing the output of bank bills for the benefit of the treasury, apparently veering in favor of a capital levy, payment of which would be sptead over a ten year period. It is expected that the financial meas ures which former Finance Minister Clemtmtel had under consideration, in cluding the increase of-50 per cent, in the income tax, would be dropped. With Our Advertisers. Parker’s Btoe Store vjill have a special Easter sale of fashionable footwear.' The sale will last for ten days, beginning Sat urday, April 4tH. They have many new and novel styles in men’s, women's, misses’ and children’s footwear. You will find here the very latest styles and at prices that give you a substantial saving on every pair. Start saving now by taking some shares in the new series of stock in the. Cabarrus CVmnty 8., L. and 8. Associa tion. See the new A. and P. ad. today. Two stores in Concord and once at Kannap oli«.% Spring is here with the new fashions in shoes at the Ruth-Kesler Shoe Store. In a new ad. today they show a number j of the new ones. The Mutual Oil Co. sells Sinclair gaso line. Phone 19. The Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co. wants to buy your country meat. Only seven days left till Easter. All the up-to-date models and pat terns for men and boys at Hoover's. Federal tires are the kings of the road. Get them at Filling Station. Columbia refrigerators are space sav-. ere. Get them at Yorke & Wadsworth Co’s. Pre-Easter sale at Efird s is going big with extra specials added every day. The resources of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company is over $1,000,000. j . A new interest quarter !n the Savings j Department of the Citizens Bank and I Trust Company began April Ist. All deposits made in the Savings Department on or before April 10th draw four per cent, interest, compounded quarterly from April Ist. I You are cordially invited to see the big j Spring line of young men’s suits in all the newest shades and colors for Eaßter I at the Parks-Belk Co.’s. They have just received a big shipment of Kirschboum, Bieber, Isaac and Rochester make. You will also find at this store the latest in hats, ties, shirts, caps, shoes and every thing -men wear. Former Canadian Official Charged With Embankment. (By the Associated Press) Los Angeles, April 3.—Andrew Pepall, former officials of the provincial govern ment of Ontario, Canada, today was held for removal by the United States com-' missioner to stand trial at Toronto bn charges of embezzlement, alleged to in volve approximately $60,000. j Vote of Confidence for Harrto. I Parie, April 3 (By the Associated I Preae).—The chamber of deputies today voted confident? in Premier WeTriot, 530 ■ against 26. • / \ CONCORD, N. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1925 This Doggie Can’t Scare Us Jm HI 8 I I|G£ , "v £ \ Hr time* G«rard, stage iapt a doggie at alt, U's just a toy. Grace has just returned home from JUDGE RULES AGAINST MRS. DOROTHY DKNNIBTOUN Decision Means She Will Not Get $25,- 000 Awarded to Her by the Jury. Rules Against Mrs. Dennistoun. London. April 3 (By the Associated Press). —Justice Sir Henry MeCardie de livered his reserved judgment in the Deu nistoun ease this morning. He held that the alleged agreement for Mrs. Dorothy , Muriel Denistoun’s. support by her for mer husband after their divorce was void and could not be enforced by law. There fore he ruled that Mrs. Denistoun's claim , for damages for breach of contract had j failed. The judgment sets aside the verdict of , the jury late last month awarding Mrs. , Dennistoun 5.000 pounds Sterling, or nearly $25,000, for the alleged breach of , contract. The plaintiff. • however, records the total amount of 421 pounds. 18 shillings, , for sums loaned to Lieutenant Colonel \ Dennistoun, an<f which he had not re turned. She also is awarded the costs * of the action with the exception of that part investigating the allegation of a breach of contract. This section of the 1 costs, the court balds, the defendant was entitled to recover. The' judge ordered a general stay itt cxecuflttn until ftirfh er orders and liberty appeal. GASTON COUNTY MILLS . 1 NOT TO CURTAIL OUTPUT , Operations Will Be Governed Solely by Orders Received. Charlotte, April 2. —The proposed dras tic curtailment of operations by Gaston county cotton mills announced several weeks ago lo be effective April 10th, will not go into effect, it was announced , today by Fred M. Allen, of Gastonia. 1 executive secretary of the Gaston county cotton mill owners association. The decision, according to Mr. Allen, insures continued employment for about 20,000 persons employed in the 97 mills of the county. Mr. Allen said that operations in the Gaston county mills would be governed solely by orders and that at present the mills have sufficient orders to warrant operations of the mills for some time without a curtailment. A shortage of longstaplc cotton is caus ing the cotton mill owners some worry, according to Mr. Allen, who reported that a majority of the mills using this cotton now have but a small supply on band and with but little in sight. Statesville Child Injured When Clothing Takes Fire. Statesville, April 2. —Robert Hurst, siX-yenr-old son of Attorney and Mrs. j.Tno. L. Davis, of Oak street, was severe ly burned at the home on Tuesday night abont 10 o’clock when the little fellow’s night gown caught fire while he was standing in front of the fireplace. The child was rushed to the Davis Hospital where he was found to be se verely burned about the back. Injunction to Stop Sale of Vessels. (By the Associated Press) Washington, April 3, —A temporary in junction blocking the sale of the ship- Iping “board California Orient line was issued today bxy Justice Hitz of the. Dis trict of Columbia court. 1 .1 | WRITE YOUR OWN FORTUNE j | Industry, knowledge and the ability to save a part of your l income form a combination almost certain to lead to ad- ji vancement. I i April Ist is the beginning of a new interest quarter. All ' g deposits made through April 10th will draw interest from j April Ist. OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT TODAY CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK . r-~-^n~mri—rrrtirn-,i ■ , m ■ W :i, -X \ X %■: di t^vvfe&k tMt *».. ■ : THE COTTON MARKET Was Very Quet Early Today But Show ed General Steady Undertone. (By the Associated Press.) New York, April 3.—The cotton mar ket was very quiet early today but show ed a generally steady undertone. The opening was steady at unchanged prices to a decline of 7 points in response to easy late cables from Liverpool. Active months sold 8’ to 11 points lower after the call, July declining to 24.79, and Oc tober to 24.29 under liquidation and lo cal and southern selling. Offerings were light ami the market steadied up again before the end of the first' hour, July ad vancing to 24.87 or within three points of yesterday’s dosing quotations. There were private reports of showers at a few points, but otherwise nothing was heard of rains in the southwest. Cotton futures opened steady. May 24.55; July 24.82; Oct. 24.34; Dec. 24.38; Jan. 24.22. • THIRD EFFORT TO GRT BAIL I'OK SHEPHERD Counsel Makes Motion Before Circqit Judge After Failing Before Criminal Court Judge. • (By the Associated-Press) Chicago, April 3. —A third effort to get Wm. D. Shepherd released on bail was begun today when his counsel made a motion for bail before Circuit Judge W. V. Brothers. Two such efforts were unsuccessful before Chief Hopkins of the criminal court. , Judge Brothers, upon motion being mnde by Attorney W. F. Stewart, rep resenting Shepherd, who is under indiet ■ ment charged'with murder of his foster i son, Wm. N. MeOlintnck, said tie was not disposed to hear the bail’motion without conferring with Chief Justice Hopkins and deferred the hearing until two p. m. Collegiate Press Association to Meet at Davidson. (By the Associated Press) Davidson. N. C„ April 3-r-Davidson College and its campus paper, "The Davidsonian”, will be hosts to the an nual convention of the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association, April 30 to May 2. Every college paper in the state is expected to send at least one represen tative to this meeting. Forty delegates are expected in ail. Admission of the Chowanian, publish ed at Murfreesboro, into the association will come up for discussion. Dr- Fraser Hood, of the Davidson College faculty, has been invited to ad dress the convention on some phrase of psychology and its relation to journa lism. Plans for entertaining the guests are under way. A vote will be taken as to the best college paper published in North Caro lina. Last year’s decision went to “The Davidsonian." The 1924 convention was held at Elon College. Braun Named Premier of Prussia. Berlin. April 3 (By the Associated Press). —Otto Braun, who was the so cialist candidate for president of the re public in last Sunday’s election, was electer Premie rof Prussia today. FILL IND DOHENEYS BENEFIT FROM RULE OF JUSTICE KOI) ! Justice McCoy Quashes the Indictments Returned by Grand Jury Against Albert Fall and Two Doheneys. SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE QUESTION Conspiracy In Securing Car tain Oil Leases Was Charg ed In Indictments Return ed Several/Weeks Ago. (By the Associated Press) W asiiingtoii, April 3.—lndictments re turned by the grand jury here against' Albert B. Fall, former secretary of in terior. Edwin L. Doheny and Edwin L. Dolteny. Jr., were quashed today by Chief Justice McCoy in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. | The court’s opinion was based on the ground that Olive R. E. Hagen, special I assistant to the attorney general, had been present during consideration of the cases by the grand jury. The indictment had to do with the revelations in the Senate oil inquiry, but constituted a separate proceeding from the civil suit recently brought to trial in Cheyenne. They charge criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil leasing program. Should the higher court uphold the rul ing today it would mean collapse of the government's proceedings in the case. Tlie circumstances surrounding the granting of the oil leases as developed before the Senate oil committee and lat er before a grand jury here were recited at length in the indictments which were returned June 30th, last. D. C. STEVENSON IS INDICTED IN INDIANA Former Grand Dragon of Ku Klux Klan Indicted in Connection With Attack on Girt. (By the Associated Press) Indianapolis, Ind., April 3.—D. S. Stev enson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, was indicted to day by the Marion county grand jury on five charges in connection with an alleg ed attack an an Indianapolis girl. . Indictments also were returned against Earl Klench and Earl Gentry, said to have been companions of Stevenson:, who was arrested last night on affidavit filed by the father of the girl, gained promi nence as organizer of the Klan in 21 northern states. FUNERAL IS HELD FOR~ CAPTAIN R. R. CRAWFORD Died In Winston-Salem Wednesday— Was One of Best Citizens. Winston-Salem, April 2.—Captain R. R. Crawford, Confederate veteran, for many years recognized as one of the lead ing church and Sunday school workers of tlie state, and prominent business man for year in this city, died here late yesterday afternoon at the age of 85 years. He had resided in this city since 1882, having moved here from Salisbury where he conducted a large -hardware business. He embarked in the same business in this city and was very successful. For 13 years he served as superintendent of Centenary M. E. Sunday school. ; Three Cornered Race for the Salisbury Offices. Salisbury, April 2.—The municipal . contest in the Democratic primaries to be held next Tuesday, April 7th, for , nomination for mayor and two aldermen . in each of the four wards, will be a three ■ cornered race all around, there being . three candidates out for mayor and three for aldermen in each ward. . the candidates seeking nomination for mayor are C. M. Henderlite. J. E. Hol : shouser and J. C. Keeler. This is the . second time in l many years, so far back , it is hard to recall, that there has been j three candidates in the race for nomina tion for mayor. Four years ago there was three, one of these being a woman, but that was the only time in many . years that three people sought the office _ through a primary. It requires a ma jority of the votes cast to make a nomi " nation. Many of the Henderlite sup porters are predicting his nomination, likewise the Holsltouser followers assert > he will have a clear majority in the eou v test next Tuesday. The Kesler people arc saying little. Many others are of the opinion that no one will get a ma jority next Tuesday and that a second primary will be necessary. ymiimmiiiiiiiiniiniiiiuiiiiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiiimiiyig WHY NOT START NOW? 22 A new interest quarter in the Savings De- H S partment of this institution began April the € 32 All deposits made in our Savings Depart- fSB ■3 ment on or before April 10th draw four per B 55 cent, interest, compounded quarterly from JB» /Citizens K ■ TRUST CO.||B . :- " '' ? „ ‘ ’ . . v-V - V.» » •« f For Defense ■■gy Karl P. (*lurk. former salesman for ])r. Charles C. Faiman. indicted with William Shepherd for tlie death of William Mc- Clintoek. Chicago’s 'millionaire orphan," will bo used by the defense to impeach | the doctor's confession if he is permitted lo testify. i THREE ROBBERIES MADE HERE DURING THE NIGHT Thief Did 'Not Get Much For His Trou ble After All, Checkup Shows. A lone thief seemed bent on robbery Thursday night and early this morning and, although his three hauls netted him little, there is no doubt that had his plans worked out in the way they had been formulated, much loot would have been secured. Tlie first of the three robberies occur red around 10 o’clock and the last short ly after five. The second occurred dur ing the leisure hours in the interim. The losers in the night’s raids were; the United States postal department which had a pouch of mail taken; F. C. Niblook, whose office in the F C. Nibloek lumber yard was rifled, and the South eastern Express Go., which had a box of baby shoes taken from the truck while waiting for a train. All three of the thefts occurred in the vicinity of the depot. The first haul was made when train 35 was delayed for 20 minutes and tlie negro boy from the postofliee. after load ing it on a truck and taking .it to the space between the two tracks, left to prepare the mail for traih 38 which was almost due. Sometime during the 20 ’ minutes from the time the train was dne and the time when it pulled in, the mail poqch was snatched off and carried into ’he swampy field between the depot and Buffalo creek. The mast likely time for the theft was the few moments when 38 stopped and took on -passengers. The sight of the mail was completely cut off from by standers at the stntion. After taking the mail pouch, the thief went into the field below tlie station, where he opened the bag and rifled th.e letters and small packages, keeping ev erything of value and leaving the remain der in three piles in the field. The pouch was thrown into the creek where it was found this morning. Haviug nothing else to do after the mail was sorted out. the thief sauntered, evidently, up to the Nibloek Lumber yqrd where lie forced an entrance into the office. The office was badly disar ranged. but nothing of value was taken. The check books were all taken from their places and examined, in the hope of finding checks to be forged; the draw ers were opened and every nook and cranny was gone into. The safe, however, was not tampered with. Tlie only mon ey in the office had been placed in it and could not be readied. The third and last venture came at five o'clock when the express truck, after being loaded with shoes which came in from St. Louis on Train .35 Thursday night, was left while the two men who brought it to the stntion went to meet Train 136. In tlie very brief time when IV. L. Kluttz and C. E. Moore left tlie truck, a case of shoes was pulled off the truck and taken behind the Cabarrus Mill. Here the thief opened the box and dis covered that the eutire case contained baby shoes, sizes 3 to 5. and children’s shoes, sizes it to 18. Nothing daunted, however, he took the entire lot with him, leaving behind one tiny baby shoe. No clues have been discovered as yet , although the local police arc looking into tlie matter. The value of tlie good taken in the . three hauls was small. Postmaster W. : B. Ward could make no estimate of the . value of the mail taken but declared that I it would not be large. Tlie case of shoes was not of unusual value. • TODAY’S I • NEWS I • TODAY « NO. 79 CHAPMAK CASE WILL 1 BE GIVEN 10IR 1 Chapman’s Fight For Life Went Into Final Stage Dur | ing Morning With All of Testimony Presented. | ARGUMENTS BEING I MADE AT PRESENT 1 'M Walter .Shean, Who Named Chapman as Murrderer, Bitterly Assailed by Attor neys In Their Arguments. — Is Hartford. Conn.. April 3 (By the As sociated Press). —(Jerald Chapman's v liglit for life went into its final stage this morning. It was only a matter of a few hours :M when court opened before the jury would hold in its hands the power to send the spectacular criminal to the gallows or rt turn him to federal penitentiary at At- .'ii lanta to complete the 23 years sentence • ■ - lie received on conviction as the $2,400,000 mail truck looter. Resuming his argument on behalf of Chapman. Frederick J. Groehl again at tacked Walter E. Shean, characterizing him as a "weakling,'’ “angel friend Shean" a "piker." a “lobbygow." and a "rascal.” It was Shean, sou of a wealthy \5 hotel owner of Springfield, Mass., who a told the police that Chapman was the j murderer of Policeman .las. Skelly in iS New Britain. Conn., last October 12th. SANDHILL PEACHES SEEM UNDAMAGED rt Growers and Shippers Making Extensive a Plans for Marketing. Southern Pines. April 2.—Despite the continued threatening cold weather oyer jl the sandhills section, the peach crop is considered safe, by the nursery experts, % and there is every indication that an- | other record breaker will lbe piled up 3 in this vicinity this year. The trees _ | in the numerous orchards of this section have abed the blossoms almost entirely M and the first warm spell is expected to see the first bloom of the fruit in proceed. Both growers and shippers are mak- ’ ing extensive plans for the quick mar keting of this year's mop. and the pres ent outkipk is for a fair ruling of prices. j Os course nothing definite can be known about this phase of the industry until the Georgia peaches begin to move. Ru* ■ mors that the peach crop in Georgia has been damaged to a wide extent by frcet, it is believed here, are without founda tion. but if the Georgia crop has been hurt the local growers will expect a ban ner year. The ennnerx in this section have tnade extensive improvements for handling a great (leal of the sandhills peaches this season. Geraldine Farrar’s Car Yields Liquors. Rutland, Yt., Apyil 2. —Two dozen bottles of assorted liquors and a dozen bottles, alleged to contain beer, were sefeed when customs officials of Rouses Point, N. V.. searched the private car of Geraldine Farrar, they said yester- :-g day. The singer and her party were permitted to proceed tp Rutland, where site was to fill a concert engament to- ; ; "blight. No steps toward prosecution V have been started so far as could be learned. Marine Officer Is Killed In Crash. Pensacola. Fla., April 2. —Lieutenant Guy It. Hall. IT. 8. Marine, corps, was instantly killed here late today when a de Haviland plane in which he was fly ing fell from an altitude of 100 feet on' Corry Field, three miles north of the city. Avniafion Machinist Mate Man- ' gum was injured in the crash, but will >' recover. The cause of the crash is unknown. ‘ An investigation is being conducted. Lieutenant Hall was stationed at the naval air station here. 1000 Laborers Needed in Eastern North Carolina. Raleigh. X. 0.. April 2.—Frank D. Grist. State Commissioners of l>abor and Printing, has announced that 1,000 laborers are needed to aid truckers in eastern North Carolina. Mr. Print said! lie had been informed there would be an immense crop of strawberries to be pick ed. The strawberry picking season will • ojien very spoil. Workers will also be ' needed to he’p truckers dig potatoes, and later on. pick peaches. yrt.,l Continue Eflingson ' Hearing. ; _ (By the Associated Press) San Francisco. Cal., April 3.—Resump- , ' : tion of the trial here today of Dorothy , & Eliingson to determine her mental eondi- ; \'j tion was marked by the appearance of yfl witnesses, who it was expected, would *, * testify to the girl's conduct during the months preceding the killing of hec mother. gar WHAT SMITTVS CAT SAYS ' I $9 Fair in east and central, and increase ’ ing cloudiness and slightly warmer in Vj extreme west portions tonight; Saturday cloudy, probably rain in went.