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• ASSOCIATED • • PRESS • • DISPATCHES • VOLUME XXV CONCORD PEOPLE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE ' GREAT COMMONER Our People Assembled at the Court House to Honor Him at Hour of Funeral at Washington. TFIBUTEsIrO HIS MATCHLESS LIFE Speakers Touched on Every Phase of His Many Activ ities, Political, Religious and Private. A» the body of William Jennings Bryan was laid ill its final resting place at Arlington Friday afternoon, t'oneord bared its head for a brief while to do ‘.i> nor to the great commoner. Memorial exercises, conducted at the court house, were held as a tribute to the departed leader. Here verbal laurels were brought honoring the man whose life was ended last Sunday. There were tributes to the matrhlesfc power of his oratory, tributes to Ills utt sc’fish devotion to duty, tributes to his fi'ithfulness to his religion, tributes to his fervor in fighting the forces he deemed harmful to the teachings of the Bible. He was spoken of as "an apostle of light." "a crusader for Christ." "a man who stood out above the commonality of hu l tonify," "an advocate of peace and good vi’l toward men." and. as a man "cru cified on the iros.- of infidelity.” Speakers touched on every phase in Ms life, his polit'ea! cai-eer. his religious career and his ptivate career. Several who ’.tad heard him make addresses gave their impressions of.his oratory; others who had known him told of his personal ity Several of the sts-nkers, forgetting‘hat i. was a memorial service, strayed from the topic and s|>okc on things other.linn the attributes of Mr. Bryan. Dr. J. I» Pentuff advanced » new and original theory of the tie* 111 of Mr. Bryan. He dc ;ired that he thought that while Bryan slept last Sunday, some hired servant stealthily sl’pped in the room and gave him gun. snuffing out his life, it. added that Bryan’s life had been threatened and that this was perfectly Faenbie. Senator W. A. Foil also strayed from the subject ami gave a dissertation on the subject offcvoiution, expounding bis views <(n the auatter with considerable fullness. A resolution was presented by J. P. Cook and pasted unanimously, the text of which is as follows; Whereas. God. the Creater of man kind. lias removed from this earth Wil liam Jennings Bryan, “the great com moner,” the tribune of the people, Now. therefore, be it resolved by the citizens of Coneord and of Cabarrus coun ty. North Carolina: First. That we unite with millions of his friends and followers in sorrow for his passing, but rejoice in the record of his life which is worthy of emulation of the rising generation. Second. That we desire to express our appreciation of the magnificent man hood of Bryan, the man; of the splendid success of Bryan, the statesman who as secretary of state by his sincerity se cured pence treaties with fifteen of the leading nations of the earth ; of the cour age of Bryan, the crusader of reform; of the sublime faith of Bryan, the Chris tian. as he uttered his immortal dec'ara tion: "The Bible is good enough for me.” Third. That the place in history of Bryan, thrice nominated for the Presi dency and thrice defeated, will be in that group of distinguished statesmen, who never occupied the White House but were far greather than some Presidents, via: Daniel Webster. Henry Clay. John C. Calhoun and James G. Blaine. Fourth. That this defense of the Bible and revealed religion in the closing years of his eventful career entitled him to be called ‘DefenOr of the Faith”—a title which he woV.ld have esteemed as highly as his we'.l-known title of "The Great Commoner.” Fifth, that these resolutions be for warded by tbe secretaries to the family of Mr. Bryan and that copies be delivered to The (5,.. jord Times and Tribune and The Coneord Observer. The services were begun seven minutes | late on account of the fact that the mayor had not arrived. As soon as he arrived, he turned the meeting over to M. H. Cald well who called on Rev. W. C. I.yerly for a word of prayer. When the prayer was over Mr. Cald well made a brief talk. Bryan, the po litical leader, was dead, he said Bryan, (Continued on ttaga KigJr. : Concord Theatre 1 (THE COOL SPOT) ' BPECI\L BHOWING \ MONDAY AND TUESDAY “School For Wives” ' Conway Tearle and Sigrid Holm quint WKDNEBDAY-THUHSDAY i Pat O'Malley and Wanda Hawley I ALONE” I P “THE REDEEMING SIN” M Lon Tellegen and Naaimovm Q , A special Every Day The Concord Daii y Tribune JHE STATE DEFICIT amiaaii Ij 01 ACCRUAL BASIS ‘ State Auditor Baxter Dur •! ham Issued Statement To- I day Which Bears Out the Above Figures. 'STATEMENT ASKED ! ! BY EX-GOV. MORRISON Audit ar Pointed Out That the Cash Deficit Balance i of General Fund as of June 30,1925, Was $9,438,531.61 illy the \MMnclateil Prwul Raleigh. X. ('.. August I.—Figured on the "tier lull" basis, the State's ‘deficit" t ns of June 3(1. 102(1, would have been $3,123,320.22. sit'd State Auditor Baxter Durham, in a statement issued today. The; statement, he said, was made tit the re ; ; quest of former Governor Cameron Mor ri.-on. "citizen and tax payer."-'At the same time, he pointed out that lie had certified to the Governor .and Council of State, on July 14. 1025. that "(lie cash debit balance of the general fund ns of June 30. 1025. was $9,438,531.61." Tbe State Auditor's statement Ml lows: "Resolution Number 12. Genera? As sembly of 1023, provides that the Finance and Appropriations Committee of the Senate and House Be Directed to take such steps ns they may deem fit and nec essary to investigate mid ascerta'n the true and correct fiscal and financial con dition of the Stnte.' "Acting under this resolution this leg islative committee employed a firm of ac countants and in submitting their report to the Governor and Council of State. July 19th. 1923, used this language: “ ‘With the meeting of the General As sembly of 1921, the Stnte started upon an era of progress which st'll continues. Un der the revenue stntute passed by the Legislature of 1921, much the greater part of the State's income was derived from income and franchise taxes, which for the year 1921 did not become due and payable until in the year 1922. This made desirable a change of the State's fiscal year to a year ending June 80th of each year, and necessitated tfie State adopting tor its" accounting ‘ method a revenue or accrual basis, i.e., to apply against the maintenance appropriations and the operating expenses of the State for the fiscal year the tuxes levied and ac crued in that period, even though such taxes were actually due and collectible subsequent thereto.’ “ ‘The Budget Commission of 1920, and those who acted with it made their report to the General Assembly of 1921. based upon this theory of accounting, and tbe same was ndopted by the Geneeral As sembly in its revenue provisions and ap propriations." “ The Auditor's report herewith sent is compiled upon the revenue bnsis. which means the accrual basis as herein explain ed.' “ There is a note of $710,000.00 charged against the General Fund or Op erating account, which in our opinion should be treated as n part of the fund ed debt of the State, and should not be charged to this account.' "1 quote from this report in order to show that there wps legislative authority for stating tbe condition of tbe State Treasury on an accrual basis. The Bud get Commission which met in December, | 1924, and January, 1925, submitted a re port to the General Assembly of 1925 under date of January 30th. That re port contained an estimated condition of tbe State Treasury "on a cash basis" os of June 30th. 1925. "The General Assembly of 1925 by its appropriation act. its revenue bill, its budget act and its general fund note act, said in effect this: That for the puritose of balancing the revenues and disburse ments of the General Fund at the close of the current fiscal year on Juue 30th, 1925, and of facilitating and the placing of fiscal operations ot the State upon a budgetary basis! whereby the cash reve nues collected in each fiscal year may be made applicable to and sufficient for the cash expense disbursements for the same (period, we will direct the State Auditor to ascertain the cash debit balance of the General Fund on June 30, 1925, and cer , tify the amount to the Governor and the Council of State. We further direct the Governor and Council of State to issue “General Fund Notes” for the amount so certified. That will allow us to start a new year on July Ist, 1925, with a dean slate. We will make appropria tions for the period of two years, begin ' niug July Ist. 1925, and euding June 30th, 1927. We will also levy taxes to be collected within these periods ami ap -1 plicable to these periods. I ‘This in effect changed the form of I the finacial statements of the condition I of the State from the ‘aacrual’.to a ‘cash I basis.’ “The Auditor of the State, acting under the direction of the General Fund Note Act, certified to the Governor and Coun cil of State, on July 14, 1025, ‘the cash debit balance of the general fund as of June 30. 1028' to be $0,438,531.61. "Honorable Cameron Morrison, former Governor of North Carolina, citizen and taxpayer, has asked the State Auditor to give him a statement of the condition of the State Treasury June 30, 1925, as It would have been had we continued to apply the rule as laid down by the General Assembly of 1923 and expressed In the quotation from the report of the Joint Legislative Committee, quoted above. “Under the name role that obtained from 1921 until 1925, the condition of the State Treasury on June 30th, 1925, I would have shown ‘a deficit’ or debit bal- CONCORD, N. C. SATURDAY, j, 1925 1 ' ~ ; i 1 a:. ■ , ' .it- MSHM Ww PIMM Mai ■..wv B - .....^ h|. 1 ■■ G5p3355E^555555555555E52E£5555£55552E3555?55E55555E555535^^ Last Look at Bryan— Procession passing casket in New York Avenue Presbyterian (Tiurch, Washington, on Morning Preceding ttie Funeral. J ggJJJ- ' —l SOLICITOR WILL ASK FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR MAJOR BOWIYIAN Socilitor Huffman Will Ask Grand Jury to Return True Bill When It Meets Next November. THINKS HE~CAN GET CONVICTION Would Have Bench Warrant Sworn Out If Bowman Was Not Already Under Big Bond. (By th. Associated Press) Hickory, Aug. I.—Solicitor R. L. Huffman will make an effort to reverse tile action of the lower court here yes terday by asking the grand jury at the November term of Catawba Suiierior Court to return a trule bill against Major Wade V. Bowman, commander of the second squadron of North Carolina cav alry. charging a statutory offense, he stated over long distance communication from Morganton this morning. He will ask the deanth penalty for Major Bow ask the death penalty for Major Bow- Solicitor Huffman would make no statement regarding the “private trial" held Wednesday in the law office of Lawyer Yount, at which time Bowman pleaded guilty to a charge of assault on a female and a prayer for judgment was continued until August 20tli. He said lie felt the city officials of Hickory were acting in the best judgment for ail par ties concerned, but he did not agree wish their judgment, he said. When asked if he was not afraid Bow man would leave the town after news of the solicitor’s proposed action at the No vember term reached him. Huffman said. "Well, that is always the chance. I don't think I can get a bench warrant now that he is already under bond. But if he d'd skip I would have him brought back.” He said he thought he could get conviction of the death penalty on the evidence he heard. When the 12-year-old prosecutrix took the stand Wednesday afternoon the re corder ordered court cleared. The child and her mother were the only witnesses. Bowman did not take the stand, neither were the two doctors who examined the child charged to testify. The mother Os the chihl prosecutrix corroborated the testimony of the girl in nearly every respect. The child swore that last Tues day uight between 7 and 8 o'clock she stopped to look at the partly completed house which Major Bowman is building on Eighth Avenue. Bowman was there, she sqid, and asked her how she liked the house. She swore she walked with Bowman to the second floor and he led her into an incompleted closet and he sat on a stack of shingles and pulled her , to him. The child described the manner of tbe alleged offense. , Moses and Sattier Plead Guilty. . ■Washington, Aug. I.—Ben. L. Moses and Harry Sattler, of Pittsburgh, indict . ed last year with Representative Lang- I icy, of Kentucky, on charges of conspir . acy to illegally withdraw liquor, pleaded , guilty today In the District of Columbia , Supreme Court. Success Ta usually due to .holding on, j and failure to letting go. s r i srrssm I ance of $3,123,320.22, which does not in clude $719,000.00 which has been deduct- I ed from the total amount as suggested f and directed by the Joint Legislative. , Committee in their report as quoted in - this article. ACQUIT HOTEL OFFICIAL AIDING IN IMMORALITY Assistant Manager of O’Henry Freed »( i Aiding ami Abetting in Vice. ' Greensboro. July 91. In municipal court today H. A. Ondcrdmik. assistan' , manager of O'Henry hotel was acquitted i of charge of aiding and abetting in hn i qfiqrality. Dismissal was because of in , sufficient evidence. Judge Collins stated , Major Turnbee, convicted of occupying | a room for immoral purposes, was fined j two hundred dollars and cost. | Mrs. Haines, alias Mrs. Harris, who , was to have been tried with Major Turn boe. forfeited her bond by leaving High Point where she 1 had been arrested , shortly following the ifwmtnce of the ] Greensboro warrants. Cecil, former 1 1 ly special officer at the hotel, had pro ( cured tbe warrnnt against Ouderdonk. , He testified that he looked through u transom in early morning of June 27th , and that he saw Turnboe and Mr*. , Haines together. Arrests of man and , woman followed ant! charge against On , derdonk also was lodged. Today's con- ( viction of Turnboe and aequittul of ( Onderdonk, evidently tnds matters so far as courts are concerned. , : | JACK DEMPSEY BREAKS , •WITH FORMER MANAGER , Tells New York Commission That In { the Future He Will Arrange Proses- j sional Engagements. 4IIy the Associated Press) , New York. Aug. I.—-According to his , own admission in a telegram to the New | Y'ork Stnte Athletic Commission, Jack , Dempsey today is his own manager. In , an airplane letter to the board. Dempsey wrote "Best explains conditions of cleaf- , ing up my affairs with Jack Kearns," , The telegram also said: “Mr. Kearns now knows that I will , hereafter act for myself for m.v proses- , sional engagements." Dempsey's frank admission with re- , gard to • easting Kerns aside after his , statement here recently that his man ager's contract has still another year to run. and his allusion in telegram to "a , lot of money being involved” gave basis for speculation as to whether the cham pion was compelled to dip deeply into his purse in order to shake off Kearns. RAIN STORM IN DETROIT CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE Estimated That Damege Will Amount to $2,000.000. —Industrial Plans Heav iest Losers. 4By the Associated Press) Detroit. Aug. I.—l'olice and fire de partment officials today fixed $2,000,000 as the approximate damage caused by l yesterday's rainstorm in and about De troit. The rainfall was 4.71 inches, be-1 tween 6:28 a. til. Friday and 1 a. in. today. The greateat louses were rtqxirt(si by | the industrial plants where machinery in, basements was Hooded and by the city. | due to damage to pavements. Many i merchants lost heavily as the result of the water Hooding stocks stored in the basements and scores of homos were in-1 undated. Scores of persons were driven from * their homes on the east side of Detroit j when Conner’s Creek rolled over its : banks. ' ' Royal Oaks, a suburb watt in .darkness ' .throughout the night except for candle ' and lamp light. Lighting Bolt Does Queer Things to Man. < Great Falls Mont., Aug. I.—When . William Black, 38, n truck driver, was - struck by lightning yesterday in the - oil fields here, the bolt performed some I j freak things. l It broke his watch chain, welded to gether two silver dollars in his pocket, tore off both trouser legs and shoes, and , burned his hair. He was unconscious for two hours, but will recover, physicians say. The same bolt set fire to a nearby oil " tank and deatroyed it. 1 Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, who is still 8. active in competition, has been a world i figure among women tennis stars for the past twenty years. GRIST NOT YIELDING TO CHARLOTTE PROTEST Floyd WaNers. North Charlotte Barber Will Take Vause’s Job This Morning. Charlotte, July 31.—Frank <irist, state commissioner of labor and print ing, late tonight announced that he had not countermanded his recent order ousting W. H- Vause as superintendent of the local federal state employment of fice and that effective tomorrow morn ing Floyd Walters. North Charlotte bar ber and war veteran, would assume management-of the office. Mr. Grist arrived here tonight from Aaheville on a tour of inspection of the employment offices in the state. Shortly before midnight he announced that he had not best*- approached-by" any tterega-' tion since his arrival in the city and said that he probably would not be. Mr. Grist's dismissal of Vause has created quite a stir here, city and coun ty officials having strongly protested the move, going .so far as to cancel their appropriation for maintenance of the office with the dismissal of Vause. The city heretofore has appropriated $1,290 annually and the county SOOO for the support of the office. City and county commissioners have announced that they will withdraw their support with the appointment of Walters. Commissioner Grist countered this statement tonight with an announce ment. that if the city and county per sist in their course the city will lose the office which he said would be placed in another city which is offering to match the state's appropriation of SI,BOO an nually. dollar for dollar, for support of an employment office. The commissioner said that Walters would take charge of the office tomorrow morning and that the state would pay his salary as superintendent and keep the office here open for 30 days. At the j end of that time if city and county re fuse to ngain co-operate he said he would remove the office from the city and place'it elsewhere in the state. Mr. Grist declared tonight that Vaase was told six months ago to look for another job and given formal notice July 20 that his services would not lie required after July 31. Walters, his np- 1 pointee for the place is fu'fv capable of holding the position, Mr. Grist asserted. BRITISHER IS REPORTED KILLED DURING RIOT Disturbance Occurred at Factory of In ternational Export Company at Pek ing. (By the Aaaoclateil Press* Peking. Aug. I.—-Unofficial advices I from Nanking say that a riot in which I one British subject was killed took place |at the factory of the International Ex ' port Company after a wage dispute last I night. The British employers of the factory are reported to have fired on (rioters killing four and wounding several I of them. | British marines are now guarding the factory, many of tke British employees Hgve been taken aboard warships, but i one of them is reported to have been made a prisoner and taken to Nanking University. ' Kbtit Cross Bums In Bryan s Memory * Dayton, 0., July 31—Members ot the Ku klux Klnn of this and surrounding, cities held a memorial service and cross' burning for William Jennings Itryau near here tonight. All attending Klans me were robed. At the close of the ceremoy a large cross bearing the inscription : “In me mory of William Jennings Bryan, tbe greatest klansman of our time, this eross is burned: he stood nt Armageddon and battled for the Lord,” was lighted. Tbe ceremony was witnessed by hun dreds from nearby vantage points. Mis* Wills Defeated. (By the Associated Press) Neabriglit, N. J., Aug. I.—Miss Helen Wills, of Berkley, Calif., national wom an champion, was defeated today in straight sets by Miss Elizabeth Itryan. of ('alifnrnia. in the womans’ singles match of Beabright Invitations tourna ment. The score* were 6-3. i PRESIDENT HIS HOT : < IDE DECISION ON ; TAX REDUCTIONS YET i < i Will Keep His Mind Open ’ on Problem and Confer , With Party Leaders Before : Congress Meets. GIVE COMMITEE FREE HAND NOW Will Not Take Part in Mat ter Unless Congress is Un able to Reach a Decision < Itself . (I!y the ANSociated Prana) Swampscott. Maas., Aug. I.—President j Coolidge intends to keep hi* mind open on tax reduction*, the major domestic problem confronting the administration, until the treasury can advise him accu rately afc to the state of the nation’s finances and he 'nas had opportunity of obtaining the views of additional con gressional leaders. While he believe* it a proper function for the executive and treasury to make recommendations to Congre** he is de termined to give the House ways and means committee a free hand in the ac- I tual formulation of a bill. The atti- ■ tilde of the President was disclosed after he had conferred here yesterday with Chairman Madden, of the House appro- 1 print ion commimttee. who advocated a 1 reduction of maximum surtax rates from ■ 40 to 50 per cent., a' cut in normal tax rates, and abolishment of the estate, gift and miscellaneous taxe*. Mr. Madden j predicted a surplus of $370,000,000 would be available for tax reduction* at the close of the fiscal year. FRENCH EVACVATION OF THE RUHR COMPLETED Evacuation Which Continued for Month Failed to Receive Press Notices in France. (By the Associated Press) I’aris, Aug. 1.-—Official announcement was made this morning that the French evacuation of the Ruhr is complete. The entry of the French forces into the Ruhr took place January 11, 1923. That caused much ink to flow and entire pages of newspapers were devoted to the report of operations designed to bring about payment by Germany of her repa rations obligations. The evacuation which has been going on for the past month, however, has been totally ignored by the French press and unnoticed by the general public. j To Keep Air Cruiser Chicago. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. I.—The air cruiser I Chicago, flagship of the army round the ! world flight squadron, will be placed per manently among exhibits of the Smith sonian Institute as a memory to the man who made the world circuit. MacMillan Ships Free From Ice Now. (By the Associated Preas) .Washington. Aug. I.—The steamers Peary and Bowdoin of the MacMillan Arctic expedition have fought their way free of the ice in Melville Bay, and ex pect to reach Etah, Greenland, their main base, today. A girl’s hero heaves u sigh. A man's hero heaves a brick. Two Sections Twelve Pages Today ana , ■fe-.1-Shdr?! && * TODAY’S • • NEWS • » TODAY • NO. 184 RETIED MINISTER KILLS WIFE; THEN' TURNS GUN ON SELF Rev. George W. Holder Shot Wife and Then Took His Own Life at Home in Rich mond During Day. NO CAUSEKNOWN FOR THE MURDER Bodies' Found in the Dining Room by Neighbors Who Rushed In 1 When They Heard Two Pistol Shots. (By the Associated Press) Richmond, Aug. I.—The Key. (Jeorge W. Holder shot anil killed his wife and then killed himself at their home here about It) o’clock this morning. T’.ie shooting took place in the dining room and both are believed to have died almost instantly. The police have not assigned a motive but declared prelimi nary investigation indicated ill health wa<s the cause of the tragedy. The couple, who were married only recently, were apparently in the midst of a morning meal when the wife wan shot down and the minister then fired a bul let through his own heart. Reports of the two bullets were heard by neighbors who rushed to the scene, to be met by the thirteen-year-old daughter of Hold er's by first marriage. They found Mrs. Holders lying face downward on the din ing room floor and a few feet away ■ was the body of her husband. Tending the arrival of Dr. J. W. Broadnax, coroner, the body of Mrs. Hol den was not moved. Holder retired from active ministerial duties several years ago and in recent months had been working in a furniture store. Mrs. Holders had been a housekeeper until she became his wife. The retired minister had been ill about a week but went to his work yesterday. Mrs. Hold ers also was employed, but She too did not go to work today. Both were thought by police to be about 33 years of age. Holder's first wife died several years ago leaving three children who now sur vive the-father. They are: Winfred, 15; Grace, 13; and Pauline, 10. THE COTTOBf MARKET Prices Generally Lower Except For One Brief Rally,—October I'p td 24.45. (By the Associated Press) New York. Aug. I.—The cotton market was generally lower today with the ex ception of oue brief rally which was at tributed to Hester's figures estimating the consumption for the year at 14.247,000 bales compared with 11,241.000 last year. The market opened unchanged to 14 points lower with New Orleans brokers good sellers on reports of further rains in Texas. Liverpool also was a seller here, with conmiision house pressure based on the belief that recent rains have put most of Texas in condition to withstand a con siderable stand of dry weather unless temperatures become unusually high. October advanced to 24.45 and Decem ber to 24.30, on the rally, but almost im mediately reacted 20 points, and near the end of the first hour the market was heavy with the sentiment bearish. Cotton futures .Mpencd steady. Oct 24.35; Dec. 24.42 ; Jan. 23.75; March 24.02; May 24.32. ’Closed at Decline. New York, Aug. I.—Cotton futures closed at net declines of 20 to 26 points. Oct. 24.10 to 24.13 ; Dec. 24.21 to 24.23; Jan. 23.03 to 23.65; March 24223. With Our Advertisers. Y'ou can get a 26pieee chest of Rogers silverware for $3.50 down and SI.OO a week at S. W. Preslar’s. Night'or day caller* equally welcome at Howard's Killing Station. Best Virginia lump coal for next ten days, only $7.50. Best Jelllco lump at $8.50. At A. B. Pounds’. H. B. Winkinson is now showing the latest patterns in wiltons.-velvet*, ax minister and tapestry rugs. New Victor records out today. You will find a full stock of them at the Bell & Harris Furniture Co. See list in uew ad. today. . Special showing Monday ami Tuesday of "S(4io<d for Wives" at the Ooocord Theatre. Wednesday and Thursday "Let Women Alone." On Friday Natimova and Is>u Tellegen in "The Redeeming Sin." Fisher's is now making a final drastic and last reduction on .all summer goods. Dresses priced from. 95 cents to $11.74. Weather Outlook for Next Wsek. (By the Associate* Press) Washington, Aug. I.— The weather outlook for the week beginning Monday: Atlantic and East Gulf States: Most ly fair but with some probability ot thundershowers the latter part of the week: temperature below normal at tfca beginning of the week but nearer normal thereafter. WHAT BATS BEAK SATE i [O3 I w 'JAb ~~ * Fair tonight and Sunday; somewhat cooler along the coast tonight.