• ASSOCIATED « • PRESS * • DISPATCHES » •&«****•* VOLUME XXV "COU SEISE" IS SECREimiLBUR'S SUBJECT FOHSPEEDH Secretary of Navy Touches On Discussion of Bible and Evolution In Address at Duke University. COMMON SENSE IN RELIGION Is Great Need of Day, the Secretary States.—Bible and Nature Must Be Con sidered Together. (Sly the Associated Press) Durham, June 10.—Some of the ques tions involved in diseusionß of the Bible and evolution were touched upon by Sec retary Wilbur of the Navy Department, in a prepared commencement address to day at Duke I'niversity on the subject of "Common Sense.” Hp quoted as his text “If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth abundantly and upbraideth not, and ! .t shall be given him.” In appealing for application of common sense to many of the problems -of life,” Mr. Wilbur said, "we need common sense in religion." “If the Bible is the inspired word of God, as we believe,” he added, “then He created the universe and left the record of that creation inscribed forever upon all created things. There are at least two divine books, the Holy Bible, on whose pages are inscribed the doings and say ings of holy men, and the book of nnture.” A part of this historical story is plain ly written upon the geological strata which circumcise the globe. Common sense suggests that these two records be considered together, and that to reject and utterly ignore either is equally foolish. Science today, whatever else it may have accomplished, has demonstrated that the universe is constructed on a plan, and has been created according to laws which will operate daily. “These results not only suggest, but they demand a planner and a Creator and Law Giver. Reason cannot go so far as to discover these laws and plans and create things without,going a itep further to the Creator, <fl«fcorning some of -his at tritflites by the things He has done.” B<i«Cgger» of PacWe Develop Craft Methods. <By the Associated Press! Spokane, Wash., June 10.—The lat est strategy of bootleggers of this local ity, the civil authorities declare,. is to hire some person suffering from chronic illness to market their wares. Then when the peddler conies before a court, the plea is made that he has no money and that a jail sentence would mean sure death. “Within the last three weeks there have been at least four cases of this kind tried before me,” declared Police Justice Fred Morrill. “The defendant even had a physician take the witness fctand and testify that it might mean death for the accused if be should be compelled to serve time in jail.” Deputy Prosecutiug Attorney Louis Bunge corroborated the judge’s state ment. "Bootleggers that I have pros ecuted during the last month have claim ed to be the victims of every disease from barber’s itch to galloping consump tion.” he said. “The man who is caught with the liquor in his possession usually is undnersized. and pleads for the courts to give him a chance to get out into the country ami regain his health.” But the mystifying feature of the sit uation is that the convicted boolegger rarely remains in jail more than a few days even if a heavy fine is imposed, the officers, state. The money to pay his fine and effect his liberation always is forthcoming from some source, which they belive to be the employing bootleg- ger. Gang Land to Have Elaborate Funeral For Leader. (By the Associated Press) Chicago, June 10. —Chicago’s gang land again is planning elaborate funeral for one of its fallen leaders, Walter O’Don nell, a beer runner, who was slain mys teriously in a suburban roadhouse last Sunday. Eight of O’Donnell’s brothers are busy planning his funeral for Friday and “Spike" the leader of the O'Donnel’s forces predicted it would be conducted in ns great style as services for Dyon O’Ban ion and Angelo Gena, the most prominent of the underworld figures, killed in recent months. . First Woman Senator Celebrates Birth day Anniversary. (By the Associated Press) Decatur, Ga., June 10. —The firstewom nn ever to hold office as a United States Senator, Mrs. Rebecca L. Felton, today was celebrating her ninetieth birthday. A mammoth birthday party Was arranged by local wpmen. j Concord Theatre l ((Coolest Spot in Town) ! TODAY AND THURSDAY PRISCILLA DEAN in \ “Siren of Seville” | ' A Wonderful Picture / I . Also a Sennet Comedy j “Sailor Papa” 10c—20e—SOc The Concord Da tt y Tribune DABROW AND COLBY j WILL AID DEFENSE ! IN EVOLUTION CASE i At Series of Conferences In New York John T. Scopes Decides On Lawyers Who Will Aid Him. PLAN TO LOSE CASE AT FIRST This Will Be Done So Dar row and Colby Can Carry the Matter to the State and Supreme Courts. (By the Associated Press) New York. June 10. —As the result of various conferences in New York, Clar ence I >arro\v, Chicago criminal lawyer, and ~B4inbridge Colby, former secretary of State, have been chosen to assist in the defense of John T. Scopes, Dayton, Teim.. high school teacher charged witli violating the Tennessee law prohibiting teaching of evolution in the schools. Harrow and Colby are expected to lose the case in a spectacular fashion at first, preparatory to the state and U. S. Su preme courts passing on the constitution ality of the law. Dudley Field Malone, who with Harrow first volunteered his services, was delegat ed to keep the home fires burning in New York. With Samuel Rosensou. of the legal staff of the Civil Liberties Union. Malone will engage in research, digging up previous trihls of scientists as far back it was said, as Galileo, who got into trouble by announcing the earth moved round the sun. PREMIER PAINLEVE IS OFF TO MOROCCO NOW Going From Toulouse, France, to Moroc co Battlefront in Airplane. IBy the Associated Pleas.) ‘Toulouse, France. June 10. —Premier Painleve after a journey here from Paris by train began his flight to Morocco at 6 o’clock this morning, his airplane being followed by three others. The expendi tion expected to reach Morocco in five jumps, alighting at Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga and Tangier. From the last named point the premier WUI go either to Fe* or Rabat, as Mar »W« Ljtattte Xiggesi eit nod vrtff enirfve tonight and tomorrow with the governor general regarding the measures ttaken to stop the invasion of Riffian tribesmen, under Abdel Krim. England Not Affected. London, June 10. —The British govern-i ment is not directly affected by the situa tion in Morocco where tribesmen under Abdel Krim have invaded the French zone and is not in position to take part in suppressing any rebellion there which is not of international character, it was stated in officials quarters today. This answer was made in answer to reports that a British squadron was patrolling the Moroccan coast. Asheville Lakes Without Charms for the Mosquitoes. Asheville, June 10. —Although artificial lakes have been built abound Asheville and others are projected for the future, there need be no fear from mosquitoes by reason of these bodies of water, in the opinion of Dr. Dan E. Sevier, city health official, who declares that the city’s health is unusually good at the present time and bids fair to continue to the fullest with the health department. With the approach of warm weather and t.he crowded summer season and due to the fact that lakes are becoming more popular as places of public attraction, the question naturally arises as to wheth er or not the mosquito will follow in the wake of the silvery surfaces of the made to order lake. But Asheville, says the health depart ment head, is not a mosquito city in the first place because of the high altitude and the dryness of the amosphere being conducive to the drying qp of stagnant pools of water’ or mosquito breeding places. The new lakes, he says, can never become mosquito breeding plareß because the water is constantly in mo tion by reason of the spillways over the dams and the water itself is constantly changing and continually fresh. Unless weeds and debris are allowed to areu-| mutate around the edges of the artificial bodies of water there is little liklihood of the smallest mosquito breeding home being established, Dr. Sevier says. France and Spain Agree on Moroccan Policy. Geneva. June 10 (By the Associated Press). —France and Spain have reached full accord on the general idea of co operation to the end finally the long pre vailing warfare in Morocco, .it was learn-j ed authoritatively here today. Winfield Scott to Be Commissioner ofj Pensions. (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 10.--Announce ment was' made today at the White House that Winfield Seott, of Oklahoma, will Hueceed W. S. Metcalf, of Kansas, ■ July Ist, as commissioner of pensions. Attended Duke Commencement Exercises. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Odell, Rev. T. F. Higgins, Prof. A. 8. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. t R. A. Brower, Frank Brower, Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Houston, and J. B. Sherrill attended the commencement exercises at Duke University this week. > j During the basebnll season of 1860, the famous Cincinnati Red Stockings played fifty-seven games in . different | cities throughout the United States, ■ ranging from New Orleans to Chicago and Boston to San Francisco.. Wash ington was the victor. CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925 ’’ if/\ /'vwwvi if\ ( WMcm m \ ( iik \( <a«NiEcejAs\ ( APfneoToGOOM f WIH THAT LAZY 1/ I£AEN£P 15 1 V A ScaTON? j ( N6PMEVM AGAIK J( v£s£ DISMES VlHts SumeZf V ygr? J f GoS?\f WHY CAN'T \ / I UOWEfc \ ( ™<3oT6A V :> ,/ if ru. have % \ \ j\ SWELL RACE J Y StflF7-R*/WSELF ] . \ Summed/ Summer: I ( MOW CAN m“Y ( AlcfcXZpTo GO Oft ] \a,vacaToN j* o 1 J. W. GERARD FREED OF CONTEMPT CHARGE Had Been Charged With Contempt of the Supreme Court of New York. (By (lie Associated Press) New York, June 10.—James W. Ger ard, former ambassador to Germany, was cleared today of the charge of contempt of the Supreme Court of New York, bas ed on his failure to appear for examina- The former ambassador was summoned as treasurer of the National Democratic Committee in the suit brought by Van Patten, Inc., an advertising agency, grow ing out of expenditures in the campaign of 1924 for publicity. Chairman Clem Shaver filed a suit early in the year seek ing an accounting of $50,000 advanced for publicity. The agency immediately fil ed a counter suit alleging $84,000 to be still due it from the committee and ob tained orders requiring the appearance of the committee officials for examination. LUTHERAN WOMEN OF ’ STATE IN CONVENTION Missionary Society of North Carolina Society Holding Annual Conference in Charlotte. (By the Associate*! Press) Charlotte, June 10.—Representing con gregations throughout the state, approx imately 150 Lutherah women were in Charlotte early today for the ' opening i f the fortieth convention of the Women’s Missionary Society of the North Caro lina synod of the United Lutheran Church of America. The convention will continue tomorrow and Friday. The convention proper, which was pre ceded by the meeting of the executive commmittee yestqrday, opened at 9 o’clock this morning. MANY INJURED WHILE KLAN HOLDS MEETING In Addition 32 Men Are Under Arrest as Result of Riot Which Followed the Meeting. (By the Associated Press) Clinton, Mass., June 10.—Thirty-two men were under arrest today as the re sult of a riot after an outdoor meeting of the Ku Klux Klan. Scores apparently were injured in the fighting which was not quelled until twenty state police patrolmen had charg ed a battling crowd. Only three men, however, were hurt seriously enough to be treated by physicians. They said they were innocent victims, being the targets for missiles while passing through the town in automobile trucks. Yadkin Will Handle 1,500 Cars of Peaches. Salisbury, June 9.—lt was announced from headquarters of the Yadkin rail road in this city that the Yadkin is to handle 1,500 to 1,000 solid loads of the i Sandhill peaches this year. These ears j will make up special fruit trains that will be brought up from Norwood at ! night and iced at the big ice plant at Spencer. The first shipment by this route has already been made but the peak of the business is expected to be reached July 17 to 24. Last year is the first year the Yadkin ■ handled any of this fruit and 500 cars passed over the line then. Relief Ship Crosses Arctic Circle. Aboard Steamship Ingertre. June 10 ' (By the Associated Press). —The relief ship Ingertre crossed the Arctic Circle at 8 o'clock this morning en route to Spitxbergen with the Norwegian govern | ment’s expedition in search of Amund sen-Ellsworth polar fliers. j Lions to Meet Next in Wilmington. (By the Associated Press I Asheville, June 10.—Wilmington, N. C., was selected as the 1926 convention city at the district meeting of Lions Clubs here this morning. The Question Now Arises PRESIDENT AND PARTY BACK IN WASHINGTON President Appeared in Fine Spirits on | Return and Was Plainly Pleased With j Trip as Whole. ■ j (By the Associated Press) Washington. June 10.—President Cool idge returned to Washington today from Minnesota where he attended the Norse- American celebration The President’s to ** arrived at the Union Station' here on time; after hav ing encountered comfortable weather throughout the *night. Mr. and Mrs. Coolrdge and other members of the party had breakfast in the dining car just be fore the train entered Washington. President Coolidge appeared in fine spirits. He was plainly pleased with the trip as a whole. ANOTHER VENIRE FOR THE SHEPHERD TRIAL Seventh Special Venire of 100 Men Re ported During Day For Examination. (By the ASNaclated Press.) Chicago, .Tune lO.—The aevent special ventire of 100 men reported today in Judge T. J. Lynch’s court where attor neys in the trial of William D Shep herd, charged with tile murder of his foster sou, William N. McClintock, pre pared to make unusual efforts to com plete the jury. _ Eight jurors have been sworn and two others tentatively accept ed by both sides. Rep. Langley in Court Again. (By the Associated Press) Pikeville, June 10. —Released early this morning after serving a jail sentence of ten hours and payment of a fine of $lO both for contempt of court. Congressman John W. Langley, Republican, of Ken tucky, still faced a charge of drunken ness today before I’oliee Judge J. P. Marrs, who heard , the charge in part yesterday, and who sentenced him for contempt of court. American Still Has Chance in Balloon Race. Brussells, June 10 (By the Associated Press). —The American balloon Goodyear 111, Wade T. VnnOrman pilot, yet may be declared the winner of the Gordon Bennett cup balloon race which started Sunday, it was believed here today. The previous assumption of his disqualifica tion may be incorrect, experts say. The United States consumes more than three-fourths of the entire world output of raw silk. Seventy-fourth Series CONCORD PERPETUAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Starts Saturday, June 6th BOOKS NOW OPEN AT CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK CONCQRD AND KANNAPOLIS, N. C. • V’ '- 4 * For Securing a Home There Is No Better Plan Than the BUILDING AND LOAN PLAN No better investment for your weekly or monthly sav ings. Our thirty-seven years’ successful experience is proof that we can serve you. Call and subscribe for some stock. C. W. Swink, President. H. I. Woodhouse, Sec. & Treas. P. B. Fetzer, Asst. Sec. & Treas. THE COTTON MARKET All of Yesterday’s Advance Lost During Early Trading Today.—July Off to 22.82. (By the Associated Press) New York. June 10.—The cotton mar ket lost all of yesterday’s advance in to day's early trading. Relatively easy Liv erpool cables and reports of further rains in 'the southwest caused liquidation by a‘ renewal qf local and Southern selling. July- sold off to 2&K2 and October to 22.30, net declines of 35 to 42 points on the active positions, and a break into new low grounds for the movement of Octo ber contracts. Offerings tapered off some what after initial selling orders had beeu absorbed, and the market Showed ad vances of 10 or 12 points from the lowest at the end of the first hour, but the tone was unsettled. Cotton futures opened easy: July 23.05 to 22.95; October 22.50 to 22.37'; December 22.63 to 22.53; January 22.13 March 22.37. With Our Advertisers. Your straw hat is now ready for you at J. C. Penney Co's. Prces $1.49 to $2.98. Few gifts will please the bride as much as gifts for her new home. See new ao. of the Starnes-Miller-Paker Co. Get some of the picture at the Kidd -1 rix Co. for your new home. Gillette safety razors in vest pocket cases, a dollar each at Patt Covington’s Auction next Saturday from 7 to 11 p. ni. Nadsoo records, latest music hits, 25 cents each at the Charles Store. Distinctive funeral service given by the Wilkinson funeral home. Open day and night. Telephone 9. Ask W. J. Hetheox about it when you went any electric work done. See the new ad, today of Bob’s Dry Cleaning Co. Parliament Will Disease Proposed Pact. London, June 10 (By the Associated Press). —Premier Baldwin today told the House of Commons that no security pact had been concluded with France and none would be concluded without Parliament having been given full opportunity for discussion. Dr. Antoine Depage Dead. Brussels, June 10 (By the Associated Press). —Dr. Antoine Depage, famous Bel gian surgeon, died at The Hague, it was announced today. FIGHTING IT CINTGN GROWS IN IITTNSITT SAT LATEST REPORfc The Reports Just Received at Washington Covered Fight ing Which Took Place On Monday, However. ONE AMERICAN HOSPITAL HIT And Two American Launches Were Struck by Rifle Bul lets But Occupants All Es caped Injury. Washington, June 10. (By the Associ ated I’ress.) —Fighting between Cantonese and Yunnanese troops for possession of Canton “continues to grow in intensity,” on Monday, the State department was advised today in delayed dispatches. The Canton American hospital was hit by “one small shell and several rifle bul lets,” the advices said, and two American launches en route to the Christian col lege at Canton, “were frequently hit by rifle shots, but the occupants escaped in juries.” Strikers Not So Active Now. Shanghai, June 10 (By the Associated I’ress). —The Chinese strike leaders to day permitted disturbances to subside in the business and foreign sections of Shanghai, but coastal and river shipping was crippled when Chinese crews con tinued to leave ships in the harbor. As a result, fourteen British and tvfo i Japanese ships were retained. WORLD’S W. C. T. U. Two Thounsand Women Expected lo At | tend Triennial Convention of Organi- Izuttion. London, June 10.—Nearly two thous- I and women wearing white ribbons em | blematic of the cause they advocate are < journeying from the foul- corners of the globe toward the ancient city of Edin burgh, where they are to gather next week to take part iii the triennial conven tion of the World’s Women's Christian I Temperance Union. It will be the second ' time that the world organization has held ' its sessions in the Scottish capital. Since the last convention held there some twen. ty years ago the case advocated by the membership has been advanced' to a re markable degree in many parts' of the world, so that the coming convention will be in the nature of a jubilee celebration for | what has b.een accomplished as well as a conference to plan for the further prose cution of thA prohibition movement. America, as the birthplace of the or- ! ganization and the scene of its greatest victories, will naturally have a leading part in tlje convention. Some two hun- ' dred delegates will attend from the United States and Canada, together with ■ many visitors from both countries. Miss Anna A. Gordon, of Evanston, 111., the president of the world organization, is already on the scene to complete the final details of arrangements. She will be fol lowed next week by the official delega tion from the United States, numbering more than 150 members. Canada is send ing a delegation of some two score, head- 1 ed by Mi's. Gordon Wright, president of the Dominion organization. South Africa is to send a delegattion and delegates are to be present from Aus tralia, New Zealand. China, Japan, In dia and all the countries of Europe, in cluding the newer ones. Among the far ' distant unions that will have representa tion are those of Siam, Kong Kong, Cairo and Matabeleland. Committee meetings and preliminary ■ conferences will begin in Edinburgh at the end of next week, with the general sessions of the convention schedeuled to ' open on June 20. The work of the sdss sions, as outlined iu an official statement I from the president, will be aimed to se- 1 cure uniform methods to advanide the cause of temperance and social morality throughout the world, to further peace through the little league of nations which the world organization through its 50 member countries represents, to urge up on women the need for their active par ticipation in citizenship, to increase the membership of the organization and to 1 secure closer co-operation through its de partments and their various national members. Leading features of the program will include a speech by Lady Astor, a recep tion by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, mass meetings at St. Giles’ Cathedral, the address of Miss Gordon on the opening dSy, sixty keynote speeches on the work iu various countries, and an elaborate evening pageant. Disastrous Fire in Packing Plant. Baltimore, June 10. (By the Associated Press). —Fire early today caused damage estimated at $200,000 at the packing plant of Gibbs & Company in Boston street. The blaze in the down town fire damage zone brought out all of the water front apparatus with four alarms and ! was subdued after a two hour fight with the aid of the fire boats Deluge and Tor rent. The loss was covered by insurance. Outlaw Poison Gaa in Warfare. Geneva, June 10 (By the Associated Press). —The international conference for control of traffic in arms today outlawed poison gas warfare by adopting a proto col submitted by the American delegation prohibiting Che use of chemicals and bac teria .uh''> weapons. Five Persona Electrocuted. (By the Associated Press! j Havana, Cuba, June 10.—Five persons were electrocuted in the city of Santa bridge. ■*>. . . * TODAY’S • * NEWS * * TODAY • NO. 137 GERMANY AWAITING AUSBUUfI puns 1 7, MIUSIIT PACT Until Pact Which Is Said to Have Been Accepted at Geneva Is Received, Ger mans Will Say Nothing. LITTLE COMMENT IN NEWSPAPERS Pact Was First Suggested by Germany But Terms Made by France and England May Not Be Accepted. Berlin, June 10. (By the Associated Press). —The foreign office expects to re ceive within a few days the Franco- British reply to Germany's proposals for a western European security pact. Until that time the German government will not comment upon reports of the agree ment reached at Geneva between Foreign Secretary Chamberlain of Great Britain and Foreign Minister Briand of France. In dealing with the security pact situa tion, the German newspapers with the exception of those of extreme nationalist tendencies, have mostly confined them selves to reproducing press comment from Paris, London, Rome and Geneva. Optimism Over Pact Slumping Now. Paris, June 10 (By the Associated Press). —Tlie previously prevailing optim ism regarding the prospect for a western European security pact based upon the Chamberlain-Herriot agreement reached at Geneva regarding Germany's proposals was slumping somewhat in official circles here today. This was due to reportß of some unfavorable reactions in Paris and Berlin. OPPOSED, TO SHORT TIME LEASE OF SHOALS PLANT This Indicated in Letter Sent by Shoals Comimsion to the War Deportment. (Cy the Associated Press) Washington, June 10.—Opposition to any short lease of power facilities of the Muscle Shoals was expressed by the pres ent Muscle Shoals commission in a letter transmitted today to the War Depart ment. The commission meeting in its first reg ular seslpn decided that if the War De partment desired to selT*pbwer that might be developed before Congres takes final action, it hag that authority without fur ther warant from the commisioners. Information before the commisison is that the production of power will be de delay ed well beyond July Ist, the time at which it had been expected some units of the great plant on the Tennessee River could be put into operation. Declines to Extend Executive Clemency. (By the Associated Press) Raleigh, N. C., June 10.—Governor McLean has declined to extend clemency to the following: 1. D. Smith, Buncombe County, serv ing five years in the State’s prison on the charge of attacking a woman. John F. Moye, Johnson county, serving 'two years in the State's prison on the charge of larceny. Oscar Jarrett. Mecklenburg county, ser ving thirty years in the State prison on the charge of manslaughter. Marshall Foster. Watauga County, ser ving ninety days on the roads on the charge of violating the prohibition law. Frank Worsley. Edgecombe county, serving twenty years in the State’s pris on on the charge of second degree mur der. Napoleon Jones, Guilford county, ser ving three years on the roads, on the charge of manslaughter. R. Cox, Henderson county, serving ten years in the State prison on the charge of bigamy. A. H. Spaulding, Columbus county, ser ving (term not stated) for violation of the prohibition law. Richard Dickerson, Franklin county, serving eighteen months on the roads on the charge of violating the prohibition law. John B. Lowery, Jr., Pasquotank county, sentenced to serve from ten to fifteen years in the State's prison on the charge of second degree burglary. Ed Myriok (county not stated) sentenc ed to serve six months on the roads on the charge of disposing of mortgaged property. Coal Merger. (By the Associated Press.) New Y’ork, June 10.—Plans for a con solidation of tke Glen Alden Coal Com pany and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Co., the operating and sales organizations for the anthracite proper ties formerly held by the Lackawanna Railroad, was announced today. The combined assets of the two companies ap« proxiate $100,000,00. WHAT BATB BEAR SAYS ■ por ions.

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