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DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXV
34 Members of Sub Crew Are
Imprisoned On Ship Which
Lays at Bottom of Atlantic
RESCUE SHIPS ON
ITCH FOR VESSEL
The Men Are on Sub S-51
Which Was Rammed
During the Night by a
Vessel at Sea.
THREE SURVIVORS
ARE PICKED UP
Fleet of the Rescue Craft
Searching for the Sub. —
Fate of the Men Is Caus
ing Much Anxiety.
Boston, Sept. 20. — UP) —Thirty-four
members of the crew of the submarine
S-51 lay imprisoned at the bottom of
the Atlantite today after their ves
sel was rammed last night by the
steamer City of Rome, of the Ocean
S. S. Company, on her voyage from
Savannah. Ua., to Boston. Three
•survivors were picked* up by the
steamer and it was a matter of con
jecture as to whether tho remainder
were drowned or were alive in the
underwater vessel.
While a lleet of rescue craft from
Newport, It. 1., New York City and
New London, Conn., the submarine's
base, was rushed out to the point 20
miles east of Block Island Where the
disaster occurred, those on shore
eagerly awaited news of the crash.
The City of Rome was proceeding to
Boston, and Capt. Diehl, her com
mander, gave no details in his first
message to officers of thhe company.
She was due to reach Boston some
time this afternoon, and it was said
she might not arrive before 4 or 5
o'clock.
Hope that the 34 men who went
down with the S-51 might still be
alive was increased when the destroy
er I’utnam, sent to the scene from the
naval training station at NewpWt.
sent a wireless message saying they
hud dixVwertd wtan* «pp»i ntty
a buoy made up of a bunch of life
preservers.
Naval men at Newport express the
hope that the buoy had been floated
out of the sunken craft by members
of the crew who might be alive and
wnnted to give their position beneath
the water.
Men rescued by the City of Rome
were Dewey Kile, F. F. Lire, and A.
Oier, all members of the engiue room
force, according to a message receiv
er! at the Boston Navy Yard. "Noth
ing else could be found,” said the
message. “An oil spot showed up
where the S-51 went down."
At New London, from where the
S-51 sailed on September 20th for a
practice cruise, naval officers said the
fact that oil showed upon the surface
of the water did got necessarily in
dicate that the craft was a total
wreck. They said she might lie at
the bottom of the 125 feet of water
with all her hatches closed, and many
of the men in her alive.
Ships being rushed to the aid of
the submarine besides the Putnam in
clude a salvage ship with diving and
hoisting apparatus from Newport,
throe submarines from New London,
and the salvage ship Vulcan, from
New Y'ork. Efforts were being made
to communicate with another salvage
ship somewhere at sea. No tfliips are
being sent from the Boston navy yard,
although a rescue vessel stood by
throughout the night waiting for or
ders to proceed.
It was not believed that the City of
Rome sustained any damage from the
crash with the submarine. Her cap
tain's message indicated she was in
good condition and proceeding to Bos
ton.
Efforts to learn details from him
by wireless were futile, and it was not
expected he would tell his story until
the ship reached port. The City of
Rome plies regularly between Boston
nnd Savannah, with freight and pas
sengers, and follows the outside course
around Cape Cod. It was reported
she might come through the canal to
day, however, but officers of the line
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Another Cause For the Wreck
of the Shenandoah Is Given
t.akehurst. N. ,T., Sept. 2C.—oP>—-
Additional testimony indicating a fail
ure of gas cells in the airship Shen
andoah was given today to the navnl
court of inquiry which is meeting to
| ascertain the cause of the disaster to
that draft. j)
August O, Qnerenheim, one of the
survivors, said he saw one 'cell in
the aftter part of the ship deflated
before he heard the cracking of the
ship. Similar testimony was given
yesterday by James H. Collier, chief
rigger on the Shenandoah.
“It is possible the ship had broken
at frame 105 before that time,”
Qnerenheim said. "It would have
been difficult for me tQ hear a sound
that far away.”
were without advice on this score. |
Radio messages received from New
London stated that the Chawink and
the submarines 8-i, 8-3. S-4!) and'
S-10 were being sent to the scene of
the collision. They will endeavor to
locate the sunken vessel with listen
ing gear.' The commander of the con
trol force, it was reported, was pro
ceeding to the scene on the Camden.
The Camden is a 9.000 ftin auxiliary
cruiser.
Position of Submarine I/mated.
Newport, R. 1„ Sept. 2(l.— UP) —The
position of the submarine S-51. sunk
off Block Islam! last night in a col
lision with the S. S. City of Rome,
was located today by rescue craft
searching for the vessel, it was re
ported in a radio message to the
Newport naval training station. There
were no signs of life, the message
said, but crews of the rescue ships
were optimistic that some of the 34
men who went down with the subma
rine might be alive.
The position of the S-51 was given
ns about a mile and a half southeast
of that given first by the City of
Rome. Four submarines were stand
ing by as was Vincent Astor's yacht,
the Mourmahal.
City of Rome Comes Into Harbor.
„ Boston. Sept. 2(1. — UP) —The svteam
er Cijy of Rome came into the harbor
shortly before 3 o’clock tflis after
noon. It was expected that it would
take some time to warp her into her
berth at Charleston.
The City of Rome Should Have Re
mained on the Spot.
Washington, Sept. pti.— UP) —The
steamship City of Rome .should have
remained on the spot unless urgently
impelled to leave, after ramming file
submarine S-51 last night, Secretary j
Wilbur said today.
The conduct of the captain of the :
City of Rome, the secretary added, j
would be inquired into in connection j
with the investigation that would be •
irdered. and if it was found there
had been any criminal act of negli
gence ou his part action would be
aken against him.
Mine Sweepers Ordered to Scene of
Wreck.
Boston, Sept. 20. —(A s )—The mine
sweepers Lark and Mallard, now at
New York, have been ordered to the
scene of the wreck of the submarine I
S-51, off Block Island, the Charles
ton Navy Y’ard reported today. |
Efforts to Communicate With Crew 1
Unsuccessful.
Pbtsmouth, N. H., Sept. 20. —( A *)— j
A wireless message from the Camden
picked up here this morning said: j
“Diver, reports S-51 resting on keel,
inclined to port. Attempts to com
municate with crew unsuccessful.
Large hold in port side aft conning
tower."
Captain and Five Seamen Drowned.
North Sidney, N. S.. Sept. 26.—C/P)
—Captain Joseph Vacher, of the 55-
ton schooner Inez G, of Bureog, and
five seamen were drowned last night
when their vessel capsized about three
miles off Lingan while making for
North Sidney for shelter.
When day breaks some men are too
lazy to make use of the pieces.
ANNOUNCEMENT j
| The 56th series in this old reliable building and loan ■
I and savings association w'll open on October 3rd, 1925. ;
The Officers and Stockholders invite each and every '•
j person in Concord to take some shares in this series.
1 Running shares cost 25 cents per share per week,
t Prepaid shares cost $72.25 per share.
5 Each share is jvorth SIOO.OO at maturity,
j We have been maturing our stock in 328 weeks.
I jj Tax return day is coming. :
“JUST REMEMBER THAT ALL STOCK WITH !
j US IS NON-TAXABLE.”
START NOW I
II CABARRUS COUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND j
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
Office in the Concord National Bank £
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“Describe the character of the de
flation.” directed Judge Advocate
Foley.
“The lower part of the gas cell
was cupped up. as one does when de
flated,” Qnerenheim said. “Then the
whole cell dropped down to the axle
cable. After that I didn't take
much note of it.”
“This was slightly before T heard
the cracking up of t'.ie ship, hut I
think the ship had cracked before that
time because Coleman who was either
on the ladder or at the ladder, came
up into the ship (from an engine cat
aft). and told tne he had seen No.
4 engine ear carried away. It was
after t'.ie gas cell became deflated."
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GRIGG TO CAPTAIN
DUKE RUHR DEVILS
All-State. Tackle Unanimously Elected
to Lead Methodist Eleven This
Year.
Durham, Sept. 25.—Fred Grigg. of
Gastonia, all-state tackle outstanding
player on -the Duke University foot
ball team, was unanimously elected
captain of the Blue Devils at a meet
ing of the varsity here tonight at i)
o'clock. He will lead t'ae Duke grid
i dej's against the Guilford Quakers in
| the opening game of the season here
! tomorrow.
j Grigg last season proved one of
I the most aggressive players, especial
• l.v as a defensive man, in North Car
olina and was loudly praised by Tar
Heel sports writers. liTis season lie
has shown up brilliantly in scrim
mages both in the offense and the de
fense. He will be a power in the
Methodist line. Coach Pat Herron
and Duke supporters are expecting
Grigg to go better than ever this
year.
The new Duke captain is a popular
man on the campus and when the
: news was circulated among the stu
; dents here tonight every one expressed
i immense satisfaction at the selection
j of the team.
, \V. F. ELLIS BADLY
HURT AT HIS HOME
Falls From Second Foot Over the
Railing to First Floor.—Has Re
markable Escape.
Salisbury, Sept. 25.—W. F. Ellis
is suffering from severe bruises re
ceived last night when he fell from
tho second floor landing at his
home over the railing to the floor be
low. Mr. Ellis is about 70 years of
age and rather heavy and his escape
from death in the fall is remarkable.
He is well known throughout the
j state, having travelled over a large
I territory as salesman for years. He
was formerly a member of the Ellis-
Stone firm at Greensboro.
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CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1925
End of The Third Week
Os Tribune - Times Big
Subscription Campaign
Some Intensive Action Is!
Just Beginning to Be
Displayed by Some Who
•Are After Prizes.
STILL ROOM”
FOR ENTRANTS
It Needs Only a Glance
at the Vote Column tp
Show This.—Better Gelt
In Right Now.
With tonight marking the end of
the third week of Tjie Concord Trifc
line and Times SIO,OOO automobile
and cash campaign, it should witness 1
t'.ie vyry busiest time so far of this!
great offer to wide awake and live
wire workers. Some little intensive
action is just beginning to be dis
played by the few people who are
now endeavoring for the big prizes
which will be awarded at the end of
this campaign.
Even though it might be a little
difficult for one to fully appreciate j
the truth of the statement that there |
is excellent opportunity for a new
entry to win any one As the prizes
offered, it needs only a glance at the
vote columns to prove this point.
There you will find ambitious people
represented who have been working
for but a day or two and who are
even now high in the standing. In
truth just one or two long time sub
scriptions to The Tribune or Times
will make a strong contender out of
any one who procures them. Tile
campaign management truly wishes
that this were not the truth, for this
wonderful opportunity should have
gained far more momentum than It
has to date. With just a mere hand
ful of subscriptions you can start on
the road to success in this campaign
and be a contender.
We have urged many times for
those who find themselves of hnlf n
mind to win one of these prizes to
make their intentions up wholly.
Merely thinking about it or wishing
you might win one of these cars
will not do it for you. Perhaps you
have thought it would take hundreds
fijjd hundreds of subscriptions to suc
ceed. Perhaps your own big idejs
• have feigh - . .-«ed you. l»etb*ps x&n
are making excuses to justify Vom
self for letting such a wonderful op
, portunity slip away from you when
you know that you should be in it
right now striving toward hundreds,
yes thousands of dollars to be ac
quired in a few weeks absolutely on
the side from what you are doing.
Now, none of these visions or wish
es are going to win for any one the
prize they would like to have. Y'ou
might think you can not do it. Y'ou
will never know until you try and
after that trial you will very likely
be in the position of being surprised
at yourself. Just heed these things
we say. cut out nomination coupon
in this issue and bring or mail it to
the campaign department of The
Tribune and Times. Tiie office ad
dress is room 209, Cabarrus Savings
Bank building, the mail address post
office box 431. Thelepone 579. Act
today. Y'ou owe it to yourself.
MODERN WEDDING AT
TURKISH METROPOLIS
The First Wedding Ceremony Along
Modem Lines Is Held at Constan
tinople.
Constantinople, Sept. 25.—Constan
tinople has witnessed its first Turk
ish wedding with both the bride and
groom present. A generation ago
even the engagement of the two young
persons was arranged entirely by their
families and the bride and groom nev
er saw one another until after the
wedding.
The wedding was held in a club
hquse and was attended by some 200
persons, men and women. Tiie bride
wore a modish street coat and a
thin veil hound about her head. Her
face was entirely exposed. The
priest, bearded and turbaned, alone
was in keeping with the old tradi
tion.
The priest asked the girl if she
would accept the man as her hus
band, under a contract that lie would
present her with the sum if 150 liras
or Turkish pounds, and a guarantee
that in case of divorce he would pre
sent her with another 150 liras an
swered in the affirmative and thei
groom did likewise to a similar ques- j
tion. Rings were exchanged and the !
priest pronounced the couple man
and wife.
A reception followed in which both
the men and women guests took part.
'The only incident harking back to
the old type of social ceremony was
the sprinkling of eau de 'Cologne on
the heads of the guests.
Observange of Yoin Kipper.
New Y’ork, Sept. 26. —At sunset to
morrow evening jhe Jewish people
throughout the world will begin the
celebration of Y'om Kippur, or Day
of Atonement, the most widely ob
served of the many feasts and fusts
I in the Hebrew calendar. This fast
| day is considered the most important
of all the Mosaic holy days. With
| its observance the penitential season
which began with the New Y'enr comes
; to an end. and the Jews then look
, forward with joyful anticipation to
the celebration of Succoth, or the
Feast of Tabernacles, the harvest
festival of the ancient Israelites.
The roar of Niagara Falls Is to be
broadcast by radio. I
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SCOTT AND WIFE
DENIED DIVORCES;
Judge Hearing the Cases
Refuses to Grant a Di
[ vorce to Either Congress
man or His Wife.
Alpena, Mich., Sept. 20.-—-OP)
Frank T>. Scott. Michigan congress- j
man, and Edna .Tames Scott, his wife,
both were denied divorces in a deci
sion handed down today by Circuit j
Judge Frank T>. Emerick.
Congressman Scott in tiis bill eharg-i
ed cruelty and misconduct, alleging
that his wife had been indiscreet in
j her relatione with three men. Captain
| Wilbur Sumner, of the army air serv
ice ; Harry Wyckoff, of Washington,
hotel clerk, and au unnamed man
whom she met in Europe.
Mrs. Scott filed a cross bill in
which she charged her husband gam
bled for high stakes and drank.
The Seotts separated in December,
1023. The case was begun before
! Judge Emerick last December, was
j interrupted in January to permit both
I sides to obtain additional evidence.
! and was resumed in August.
The marriage of the Seotts took
place in 11)1-1. There are no chil
dren.
SKELETON FOUND NEAR
MORGANTON HOSPITAL
Man Had Been Dead Long Time.—
Believed to Have Been a Suicide.
Morgantcn, Sept. 25. —Wednesday
morning a patient from the State
hospital who has the freedom of the
grounds and had gone into a thicket
just beyond the hospital to set a squir
rel trap made a gruesome discovery.
About 300 yards from the Enola road
and on the State grounds lay a pile
of clothes and bones, outlining a
man’s form, and several yards from
the body was a skeleton.
Coroner .T. R. Riddle was notified
and summoning a jury made an inves
tigation. The man had evidently
been dead for some time and the evi
dence pointed to suicide. Above the
spot where the skeleton lay was
stretched a wire to which dangled a
fragment of cloth. The coroner’s
jury reached the conclusion that the
man. possibly a patient at the State
hospital, hanged himself and that the
body hung suspended in the seclud
ed place, unnoticed until it dropped
from decay.
About seven months ago a patient
by the enatne of McCrary disappeared
mysteriously from the hospital and
until this time nothing had been
heard of him or no trace found. The
theory is that the bones and cloth
ing discovered represent the mortal
remains of McCptry.
Considering the length of 'time that
has elapsed the clothing was in fair
ly good condition. The blue of the
shirt and the heavy work shoes were
evidence that it was the body of a
farm patient at the hospital. 11l the
pockets of the trousers was change
in the amount of sl.lO.
The remains were placed in a cof
fin and after such further investiga
tion as the hospital authorities can
make will be given decent burial in
the hospital cemetery.
TO DISCUSS FRENCH WAR
DEBT OVER THE TEA CUP
Formal Negotiations, However, at a
Standstill Over Week-end.
Washington. Sept. 26.—(/P)—The
American and Frcncli war debt nego
tiations have adopted a policy of dis
eusisng the difference over the teacup.
With the formal negotiations at a
standstill over the week-end Secretary
Mellon today accepted an invitation
to lunch with M. Caillaux and others
of the French commission at the
French embassy. The function was
arranged as the first of a series of
daily luncheons at which the princi
pals in the negotiations will seek the
common ground of understanding they
have not thus far discovered in the
more formal exchanges of the confer
ence room.
M Caillaux apparently found the
new method of negotiations more to
his taste than the somewhat sharp
apassegs through which the diseus
i sions have passed since they began
I two days ago. He had made no effort
| last night to conceal his disappoint-
I ment at the tenor of the American re- \
! ply to his first proposal of settlement,
but today be seemed more cheerful.
SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED
AIRPLANE IS DESTROYED
It Was Planned to Use It In Non-
Stop Flight From Paris to New
York.
Dreux, France. Sept. 26.—OP)—The '
airplane specially constructed for a
non-top flight from Paris to New
York, planned by Paul Trossoon and
Francis Coli, was destroyed wften it
crashed twelve miles south of this
place today. Trossoon and a com
panion aviator named Favreau who
were trying for a speed record in the
machine, were seriously injured.
Trossoon and Faveau were brought
to the hospital here. They took off
for Etampes shortly after noon yes
terday, to attempt to set a new speed
mark for a 3,000 kilometer flight,
making the eircuit from Etampes to
1 Chartres to New Orleans.
Among Mexicans the proportion
of bridegrooms who take brides
older than themselves is said to be
(larger than among any other people.
W.R. Cole Is To Go On
Trial Monday For
First Degree Murder
ANOTHER CUT IN
PRICE OF “GAS”
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey Makes Re
duction of One Cent a
Gallon in This State.
New York, Sept. 2(s.——The
J Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
I sey today established a flat rate of
j 15 cents a gallon for tank wagon gas
; (dine throughout its territory, prices
; being reduced one-half cent a gallon
in New Jersey and in trie citis of
Washington and Baltimore, and one
cent a gallon in Maryland, North Car
olina, Soutth Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia.
Kerosene prices in North Carolina
and South Carolina also were cut one
cent, to 13 cents in North Carolina,
and 13 1-2 cent* in South Carolina.
FARMER WANTED TO
„ DIE AS CHRIST DID
With Lawyer On One Side and Doc
tor on the Other He Felt His De
sire Was Granted.
Wilson. Sept. amusing
story is being told in which three
noted local men are stars in their
respective roles—a farmer, leading at
torney, and an eminent, physician.
The farmer, who was as straight as
a string and never allowed himself
to owe any man for any length of
time, and who loved his morning nips
as well as any man who ever ‘’looked
upon the wine when it is red”—per
haps as well as did his professional
friends—after being confined to his
bed for a considerable time, came to
the conclusion that perhaps he had
bent his elbow too often and let the
juice of the apple trickle down his
gullet in larger quantities than was
good for the inner man. He was
made conscious that the time was
near for him to prepare for crossing
the “great divide.”
With this premonition in mind, and
wishing to die as lie had lived, he
sent for his lawyer and doctor. When
the professional men arrived at his
home he called the doctor to his bed
side and said : “Doc. I am afraid my
time has come; don't hesitate to tell
me what you think.”
The doctor was frank and told him
the Death Angel was hovering near.
After calling his wife to his bed
side, the farmer said to the doctor.
“Come to the right side and take my
hand.” and to the lawyer “Get on the
opposite side nnd take my left hand.”
Then he inquired of both, “Do you
know how much I owe you?”
On being informed, he commanded
his wife to pay both at once, and
then exclaimed: “I want to die as
did Christ, between two thieves.”
SPECIAL TRAIN SEARCHED
BY PROHIBITION AGENTS
! Veterans of Spanish American War
j Held lg at Cincinnati on Way to
Reunion.
Cincinnati. Sept. 25.—0 n orders
from Columbus, government prohi
bition agent< assisted by i>olice,
raided a special train carrying sev
eral hundred members to the
Spanish-American war veteran con
vention at St. Petersburg, Fla..
whi e the train lay over. in Cin
cinnati last night.
Three men, all city or county cm-1
plo.ye* of Detroit and Wayne county, j
Michigan, were arrested on liquor
charge* when they admitted owner
ship of grip* in which liquor was
found by the raiders. Liquor was
foiiud in six other grips and suit
ca-es but no one claimed them. The
suit cases and liquor were coufisoat
| ed.
An entire train load of veterans,
several hundred strong was held for
search which required the greater
part of three hours. The police were
stationed at the doors of all cars
with instructions to let no one puss.
With the cars blocked, the raiders
went systematically through all |
coaches. *
T
j Completes Rome to Tokio Flight.
Tokio. Sept. 2(l— UP) —Commander l
Francesco de Piendo. Italian flying;
lace, completed his Home to Tokio i
flight this afternoon, arriving at the |
I Ka*umigaura air station near here at i
3:52 o’clock. He was welcomed by
| naval and military officials.
Ed. Misenheimer, Jr., has returned
to the University of Maryland to re
sume his medical studies.
Sing Sing Executioner, Who Put
140 Persons to Death, Will Quit
New York. Sept. 23.—John Hul
bert. Sing Sing executioner, who is
said never to have given an inter
view, yesterday let one fact becoaie
1 known. It was that Halbert, who
lias turned on the electric current
that has sent 140 slayer* out of
life, will retire when this ■ year's
work is done.
Rivaling concert stars, Ilulbert
has earned as high as $450 for an
evening's worlj. He received that
1 sum for executing Morris nnd Joseph
, Diamond and John Farina a few
i months ago. But there are slack
year.--. In 1919, Hubert officiated in
the death house only twice. Then he
i received only SSO for each execution,
i The per capita fee has climbed from
i SSO, when he began in 1914, to $l5O.
Hulbert’s biU in 1922 was $2,560-
Charged Wis s,!Ue *Jbnuy
W. W. Ormond on tnei
Streets of Rockingham
on August 15th.
SPEC I AL^TERM
TO TRY THE CASE
To Be Presided Over by
Judge Finley.—Big Staff
of Defense and Prosecu
tion Attorneys.
Rockingham. N. C., Sept. 26.—W>)
—-Charged with the murder of IV. IV.
Ormond, of Raleigh, \V. R. Cole,
wealthy manufacturer, of Rocking
ham, will go on trial in Richmond
County Superior Court here next
week. Th“ special term of court
to try Cole will be convened Monday
morning by Judge T. B. Finley, of
North Wilkesboro, named by the gov
ernor as presiding jurist.
Indictment is expected as a mat
ter of routine during Monday after
which the trial is expected to get un
der way at once.
That every issue presented to the
court will be contested was indicated
here this afternoon. A staff of de
fense attorneys led by James H. Pou,
of Raleigh, an attorney of note, was
ready to submit a plea of “not guilty”
and to follow it up with a defense
which, it is said, will be based on
self-defense. On the other hand So
licitor Don Phillips will be aided in
prosecuting the case by several attor
neys retained by the Ormond family
ami led by Clyde Hoey, of Shelby,
former congressman and one of the
outstanding lawyers of North Caro
lina. Mr. Phillips has indicated that
he will urge a verdict of first degree
murder.
Ormond, who had been attentive to
Miss Elizabeth Cole, daughter of the
defendant, for along period of time,
had been requested by the parent to
discontinue his attentions. It is said
that there resulted a series of letters
between the two men in which Or
mond is alleged to have threatened
Cole and which will form the basis
of the defense plea of self-defense. On
August 15th, the young man had vis
ited Rockingham on route to a beach
resort and it was while standing in
fH-nt of his automobile on a main
street of the city that lie was shot
and killed by Cole. The latter was
arrested a short time later and has
been ill jail without privilege of bail
since that date.
IV. B .Cole, wealthy manufacturer
of Rockingham stiot and killed \Y.
IV. Ormond of Raleigh, on the streets
of Rockingham. Saturday afternoon.
August 15th. The young man was
standing near his automobile when
Cole approached and fired the shots
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THE COTTON MARKET
i Opened Steady- Today at Advance of
1 to fl Points on Covering and Buy
* ing.
New York, Sept. 26.— 04>) —The cot
ton market opened steady today at
an advance of 1 to 9 points on cover
ing and trade buying, promoted by
encouraging advices from the cotton
goods market, apprehensions that a
| low barometer in the Oarribean Sea
| might develop into a tropical d’sturb
(mice Sunday, and reports of a steady
spot basis in the South.
December sold up to 23.89 at the
opening, but mot considerable liquid
ation or southern selling, and early
fluctuations were rather irregular.
After selling ofl’ to 23.78, December
rallied to 23.65 however, and the mar- [
ket held fairly steady at the end of j
the first hour.
Private cables reported trade call- S
ings offset by Manchester selling and !
hedge selling this a. m.
Cotton futures opened steadv. Oct. !
23.61 : Dec. 23 85 ; Jan. 23.18 ■ March !
j 23.12 ; Mary 23.73. ,
Piano Sale Ends Tonight. j
Tiic big piano sale at the Kidd-Frix |
-1 Co. ends tonight. This is your last j
-I opportunity to buy a piano player
, j with 36 rolls of music, and bench to I
! match for only $287. Many other '
I big piano bargains also. The store !
w II be open tonight till 9 o'clock. I
Magriage license was issued Friday !
by Register of Deeds Elliott to Jos
eph Jones and Miss Lidie B. Weath
erman. both of Kannapolis.
That was added to It's sa’ary of sl,-
600 as electrician at Auburn Prison.
Once Hulbert fainted at the execu
tioner's switch. They propped him
up and switched on the current.
Once a former helper at Auburn
Prison came and sat down in his
chair, as calmly as n man coming
for a shave, and snid:
“John, I’m going over the top. It's
a pleasure to die. Do n good job,
John!”
And John did.
Who will succeed Hulbert? Maybe
Guy La Rock, who two years ago
wrote to the State Prison Commis
sion from Watertown:
“What are the chances for me get
ting the job of Official Killer at
Sing Sing?”
TH£ TkIBUNE
PRINTS
TODAY’S NEWS TODAY!
— *
NO. 231
BLUEFIELD MOTOR
PARTY GIVEN BIG
RECEPTION IN CITI
uariy Met at Outskirts «
the City by Officials am
Escorted to the Jacksoi
Training School.
THREEHUNDRED
IN THE PARTI
From Concord the Visitor
Went to Charlotte to At
tend the Big Expositioi
There.
Rliteficld's motorcade, totaling six
ty-two automobiles filled with citi
zens of the West Virginia City, wa
given a hearty welcome when it paus
ed for a brief while in Concord thi
morning en route to Charlotte, wher
it was the guest today of the Cham
ber of Commerce at the Made-iu-Cai
olinas Exposition.
The visit comes -as a sequel to i
similar one made a year ago by i
party of North Carolinians frail
Concord, Charlotte, Salisbury, an
Statesville in the interest tof th
Lake--to-Florida Highway to th
metropolis of Southern West Virgin
ia and is an expression of the gooi
will between the two sections of th
two states. •
In conjunction with the visit of th
Bluefieldcrs, enthusiasm in the High
way. a project which is to join th
middle western states to Florida, by t
direct-line road, has been heigbtenei
and it is probable that at the dinne
tonight at the Chamber of Commerh
in Charlotte, action will be taken ii
regard to this matter. The routiuj
of the Highway, a matter which ha
been of serious concern to the eitia
of Piedmont North Carolina, will il
all likelihood be taken up though i
is not likely that final decision wil
be made.
The entertainment in Concord thi
morning consisted of an address b;
Mayor C. H. Barrier, a program pre
seated by the boys of the Jacksoi
Training School and the serving o
light refreshments. All this wa
done at the Training School, it hav
ing been decided not to have th l
long line of motors stop in the eit;
proper.
A pilot car left the oky early tip.
morning for Salisbury where the vis
tors were met and were brought ti
Concord, cmering byway of Nortl
Union street and turning west at th
Lutheran Church corner. "A- larg
delegation of local citizens greeted th
West Virginians at the training
school.
The program presented by th
Training School was as follows:
Kami number.
Welcome—C. E. Boger.
Reading: As Soon as You Get t
N. C.—Russell Capps.
Brief remarks by J. P. Cook on th
Training School.
Instrumental quartet: Carry M
Back to Old Virginia.
Page from Sunday School WorV
beginning with the Gloria Patri.
100th Psalm.
Hymn.
Band number.
America.
Immediately after the exercises a
Concord were completed, the entil
assemblage left for Charlotte, whei
they were given the greater part c
the afternoon to see the Expositioi
after which they were to be entertau
ed at a dinner at the Chamber c
Commerce. Practically all 'the vii
itors planned to leave Charlotte fc
Bluefield early Sunday morning.
The passage of the West Virgil
ians through North Carolina was
constant ovation Friday. Reaehin
Mt. Airy shortly after noon, the
were taken to “the grove" where the
| were given luncheon and welcomed 1
the citizens of that city. From thei
| they went to Winston, where col
j drinks Were served.
At Salisbury, an elaborate dinta
was held in the Yadkin Hotel wit
| approximately 350 persons in a
, tendance. The following prograi
! was presented :
Toastmaster —Mr. Stable Linn. -
Song: “America"—-All. '-j
Invocation—Rev. A. O. Moore.'
Address of Welcome—Hon. Walti
! Murphy.
Duet—Mrs. J. I). Carlton, Mrs. i
! IS. Marsh.
Response to Address of Welecotttjjjl
Mr, Ernest Henson. •
| Address: "Industrial Bluefield"*
Mr. Herbert Markle.
Address : "Selling Bluefield”—M
i Lawrence Lane.
j Address : "Coal Industry”—Mr. ]
j I. Shott.
Address : "West Virginia”— M
Bernard MeClaughtery.
Quartet Selection—Criterion Qua
(Continued on Page Eight)
SAT’S BEAR SAYSt
Fair tonight and probably ftgj
day, slightly warmer Sunday, ' Ml
crate south winds. - >
j.