* n in ASSOCIATED PRESS i i DISPATCHES VOLUME XXV Best Local Fair On Record Came To End Here Saturday Night Crowd of Several Thousand Persons on Hand For Closing Features of the ; Fair Saturday Night NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD IS MADE Official Figures Expected to Show All Previous Rec ord Were Smashed by Large Crowds Present. . Th<> ’TW-ff Annual Cabarrus Connty Pair ended (n,» blast? of glory Satur day night, and unofficial figures show that all attendance records .for local fairs were smashed by the multitudes which crowded into the grounds dur ing the week. Usually with fairs the closing dny attracts few persons, but the rule was reversed here th : s year ami Sat urday’s attendance was unusually good. The crowd Saturday could not compare in fixe with Thursday's and Friday's, but several thousand peo ple, were on hand to enjoy flic feast ' of good things'up to the last minute. Showers played hide and seek with the spectators during the day, but the. .rainfall was never enough to dampen the enthusiasm.of those present or pre vent any features of the varied pro gram from being carried out. When the first Cabarrus fair was offered three years ago officials stated that features as advertised would be carried out whenever it has humanly possible. Tha't this i>olley was adher ed to this year is shown by two in stances—the races on Wednesday nnd Saturday. A heavy rain fell Wednes day but the race program was carried out without hitch, despite the .foot that -officials could easily have declar ed the track too .wet aud saved $(100 in purses. The same condition exist ed Saturday. Tjie rain that day was not as heavy as on Wednesday, but .at the time for the races a light rain was falling and officials could have j called off the scheduled- events nnd saved the purse money. They ordered the races, however, as they had prom ised to do. 1 Practically all of the exhibits were carried from tbe fatr grounds Satut free acts, the fireworks and the shows on the midway. Several thousand were present to enjoy the - free acts and the fireworks and when these were over -the spectators horrid to the midway to spend their last fleeting minutes of the fair amid the milling throng. Members of the Wtrcassett Rand, of Albemarle, which again the year fur nished munis f-or the fair, left for their homes Saturday night.* The band has become a fixture with the fair and its concerts during the week were add ed attractions that gave much pleas ure to those present. Practically all of N the race horses f r were shipped from Concord Saturday night and Sunday. South went to Co lumbia, S. C., others to (Joldsboro, and still others to various cities which will stage fairs during the week. Some of the hprses owned by "local men will re main at the grounds for tbe winter. The Rernardi Greater Shows which occupied the midway left Saturday night for Goldsboro, where they will offer their httraettons nt the fair this week. * The Duttona, who presented the ex cellent free acts, left fox'Columbia, 8. C. Next week they will be In Spartanburg, and then they go to Gulf Port, Mias. It probably will be several days be fore an official estimate of the attend ance at the fair can be given- C. L. Smith, local accountant, is assisting the officials of tbe fair with tbe work of checking up the books nnd until he is ready with his report, nothing offi cial will be known. It -it known, however, that cl ode to 25,000 persons visited-the grounds on Thursday, with an attendance of aboqj the same proportions on Fri day. Some officials of the fair state that Friday's attendance was the larg est of the week. Official figures are expected to show. all former attend ' a nee records broken. g Today and Tuesday X 8 A Christie Laugh-ifesti- ft “Stdp Flirting” I Wednesday-Thursday 8j ■ Kenneth, Harlafi in 8 “RANGER OF THE 8 1 BIG FINES’-’ ft 8 Friday Matinee Only x Return Showing of ft ‘THE LIMITED MAIL’ 8 1 i3O to 6:00 P. M. 1 | Friday Might B>. M. ft Ye Olde Fiddlers* Con- The Concord Daily Tribune • / ' .. . . North Carolina’s Trading Small. City Daily President Joseph P. Cannon, of the fair association. Saturday night de clared that plans would be made nt once for the 1920 fair. He was de lighted yrifh the fine attendance during the vreek. he said, and expressed the opinion that this fair-has only serv ed to Increase the county’s prestige as a fair center. I)r. T. N. Spencer, secretary of. the fair, spoke griefly Saturday night, expressing appreciation to those per sons who made the fair such a suc cess and adding a word about the 192(1 fair. * "We ore going to endeavor to make the fair next year better than it was this year," Secretary Spencer said, “as we tried to make this year’s bet ter than the other two. 1 predicted some months ago that the public wotdil be astounded at the program we would offer during the fait and I think in this respect I at least proved a good prophet. I appreciate greatly the support of the public, feeling that the flip- attendance of the week is evi dence that- the program we arranged is‘satisfying." With the dosing of the gates at midnight the fair became history, and all that remains of the hectic week is the trash and dirt that of necessity accumulates, all of which will be re moved from tbe groundß today. / ' C. A. Robinson, one of the gate keepers at the fair groumls[ nnd oth ers who labored at the grounds, were loud in their praise for the faif offi cials. "I have never seen finer men to work with than the officials of the fair who had charge of the details,” Mr. Rob inson said. “I am certain all officials were just as anxious to carry on the' work but we naturally saw more of Secretary Spencer and H. W. Cald well, who were actively engaged at the grounds all the week. “Thetw men were familiar with all details; they knew just what they wanted done and their instructions «to us made our work much easier. With out taking from any others the credit due them, I feel certain I am voicing the opinion of the ground men when I say the fair could never have been the success it was Without the guiding hands of Dr. .Spencer and Mr. Cald well.” • MARSHVILLE plant *v.m ■ -:r-kit-i - *»- L*weß Tarn Company Puts in Bid. Bnl R May Be Biased Within Next Ten Days. Mori toe, Oct. 17.—The Marshvllle Manufacturing company, tC $150,0001 dollar textile plant, which has been engaged in tbe manufacture of auto-1 mobile tire fabric, was tfcld at public! auction today. The plant, which is 10- ' cated near the city of Marshville, on a site containing 101 acres, was bid off by the Lowell Tarn Company, which is incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts, for the sum of $51,- 000. Sloan M. Robinson wfcs at the sale representing the Lowell Yarn company and did the bidding. Pres ent also was C, M. Burns, textilist of Wadesboro, and anumber of other cotton mill men, several of whom were from Scotland county. The bid lies open for 10 days, and it is expected that it kill be raised. .. ,7 ; Earthquake Recorded. - . New York, Oct. 19. —OP)—An earthquake believed to have been cen tered only about 550 miles from New York was recorded on the Fordham University seismograph beginning at 6:oj this merning and reaching the maximum about G :03 'o’clock. Fqrdham experts describe tbe dis turbance as of moderate proportions.; They said the record indicated it was on a north-south line from New York, which direction could not be ascer tained. After tremors were recorded until 7 :06 o’clock. , i : Germans to Get Report of Conference. 1 Berlin, Oct. 19. — (A*) —A. cabinet council under tbe chairmanship of President Von. Hindcnburg this morn ing received the report es the German delegation to the Locarno security conference. T|ie ministers adjourned without reaching a decision, but are likely to reconvene lrite this afternoon. INOW OPEN I The 56th series in this old reliable building and loan 11 and savings association will open on' October 3rd, 1985. 1 The Officers and Stockholders invite each and every II person in Concord to ‘take some shares in this series. Running shares co»t 25 cents per share per week. Prepaid shares cost $72.25 per share. Each share is worth SIOO.OO at maturity. We have heen maturing our stock in 328 weeks. Tax' feturn day is coming. t “JUST RE&EMBER THAT ALL STOCK WITH j US 1$ NON-TAXABLE.” ' * START NOW 3 CABARRUS COUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND | ■ 1 SAVINGS ASSOCIATION jj| Office in the Concord National Bank I cm FOR Him LOST ill Him All of the Passengers on Ship Comanche Except William J. Lawler Have Been Accounted Fpr. FIRST REPORTED TEN PERISHED Check of Records Show, \ However, That Every i One Escaped With the Exception of Lawler. Jacksonville, Fla., Octi 19. — OP) — Clyde Line officials today were bend ing every effort toward finding some trace of William J. Lawler, Win throp. Mass., contractor who is the only person missing in the near-dis aster which- resulted in the destruc tion by firq of the steamship (."om anche off Mayport Saturday night. Early reports, which said ten per sons were-missing, were ascribed to ■ the confusion in taking the passeng ers and members of file crew off the burning ship. . In this confusion sev eral persons were thrown into the water and on being rescued some were placed aboard the Texas Company oil tanker. Reaper, and others on the pilot boat, Mata, both of which had gone to the rescue. On reaching' Mayport the passeng ers quickly scattered, some going into private homes at the little seaport, and others going to hispitals and hotels in Jacksonville. " ' All day yesterday officials were busy checking their lists with the result that now only the fate of Lawler re mains to be settled. Advices from Mayport say that a close watch is be ing kept on the beach for his body being washed ashore in case he was drowned. Ten persons were injured, some of them seriously, their injuries having been received mostly when a life boat was crushed between the burning ves sel and (he Reaper while a heavy sea was rolling. Others were hurt when another life boat spilled them into the sea when one end was lowered away too rapidly. Union Leaders Are Demanding Higher Salaries for Union Members. Wilmington. N. C., Oct. 19.—(A 3 )— ■ Members of the order of Railway Tele graphers in the employ of the Atlantic f Coast Line railroad system were ready I to strike at 4 p. m. today, union of i fieials stated this morning. The action, resulting from a de mand for an increase of seven cents an hour in salaries, will affect ap proximately 1,200 men. Atlantic Coast Line and union leaders agree. The walkout will include transpor tation operators, . agent operators, lever men, telephone operators and tower men. Train dispatchers will npt be included. * Local officials of the Atlantic Coast Line said that the road would be able to maintain an uninterrupted service despite the action. The demands of the telegraphers for a raise in scale of wages is now be fore the railroad labor board for a decision. Sixteenth Emergency Judge Is Ap pointed. Raleigh, Oct. 17. —Luther M. Carl ton, an attorney of Roxboro, wps nam ed today as an emergency judge to I preside over a two weeks’ term of su- J perior court In Alamance county, to convene November 10th. Mr. Carl ton is the 10th practicing attorney to be named as an emergency judge since the enactment of the law providing I for special jurists by the 1925 legis lature. He i» well known as*n law yer and nt one time was a partner of the late W. W. Kitchin. Win Not Pass on Status of gtoneiiam. Washington, Oct. 19.—( A *>—The Supreme Court todby refused to pass upon the liability of Chas. A. Stone ; ham as au alleged secret partner of the bankrupt stock brokerage firm of E. M. Fuller & Co., pf New York City. CONCORD, N. G, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1925 ' Defies Dentists UtKough John McGco of Suporfb# (Via., will be 100 next June, then ■n’t a false tooth in his mouth. H> us smoked since he was a boy am xttrlbutes his longevity to the sac (hat he never bothered about ffinxAfi diets-” ♦ ******&**** * VOLSTEAD ACT *'* t * AGAIN UPHELD * * ... # Washington, Oct. 19. — OP) — k The constitutionality of the Vol- SK SK stead act again was upheld in Nt k its provisions discussed m detail rit % today by the Supreme Court. Nt 4t A formal opinion in the Drug- Stt Ht gan case from Chicago in which Nt Kt an appeal by tire-defendant re- StS * eently was dismissed, was made nt nt the occasion for the court's re- nt nt definition of its support of tiie Ht nt validity of the dry law. Sit nt - nt ♦ ***•*******■*■«♦ CONFERENCE WILL BE ENDED DURING DAY Reading of Appointments Will Come as Closing Act For Methodist Con ference. Statesville, Oct. 19.—(AS)—The end of- tlic' a&fttal’ Wwtearr North CajsJ jina conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, was today iu sight with thd announcement of pas toral assignments for the coming year set for today. In addition to the announcement of appointments, many details of busi ness were the gathering and if was forecast that tonight would wit ness the close. Rev. J. B. Craven, of Charlotte, was elected as the remaining clerical delegate to the General Conference by the Conference here today. His election was over.. Dr. C. ('. Weaver, of Winston-Salem, by a 129 to 90 vote. I>r. Atkins, of Asheville, was re elected President of the Conference board of trustees, of Weddington In dustrial Institute. BROOKS CASE WILL NOT BE FINISHED TODAY Court Attendants Think Jury Will Net Be Given Case Before Wednes- Day. Hendersonville, X. C., Oct. 19. — OP) -7-Arguments were resumed today in the case of Bonnie L. Brooks on trial here for murder in connection with the slaying of former Mayor Sain Y„ Bryson on one of the principal streets of Hendersonville. J. E. Shipman, opening for the de fense, waR expected to continue his arguments to the jury in an effort to ■Rave Brooks from a death sentence throughout the greater part of the day. R. R. Reynolds, prosecution attorney, will follow. It is not believed hy court attend ants I'.iat the ease will go to the jury until Wednesday morning. Refuses to Interfere in Dispute. Washington, Oct. 19.-— OP) —The Supreme Court today Refused to in terfere in the dispute raised by the Kansas City Southern Railway over the Interstate Commerce Commission's valuation methods. The company con tended the commission did not com ply with the terms of the valuation act, and that its properties were worth approximately twice that fixed by the commission. The court de clined to review the question. Program Week of October 19 th to 24th STAR THEATRE “Home of Paramount Pictures" Mondky and Tuesday “ANY WOMAN” With Alice and Conway Tearle. Lt's a Paramount Wednesday and Thursday “THE ROUGHNECK” With George O’Brien, Billy Dove, Harry T. Morey, Cleo Madiqon, Anne Cornwall. It’s a Fox Special Friday and Saturday Tom Mix in "OH, YOU TONY” Mix and Tony in a dashing ro mance that hops from the plains ; of Arixona to the palaces of Washington. It’s a Fox! Also a Comedy I "THE FIGHT” ) SUGGEST CHUIGtS TO BE MADE WITH NEW TAX MEASURE National Industrial Con ference Board of New York Makes Public Sug gestions It Approves. | WOULD CUT OUT AUTOMOBILE TAX 1 Would. Also Repeal Public ity Clause of Present Tax Law.—Suggest Ways to Carry Out Law. ;TVant>ingfmi. Opt. 10.—MB)—Coin cident with the opening of hearings today by The House ays and means toinmitteK on the new tax bilb the national industrial conference coat'd of New York, with which many indus trial organize titans arc affiliated, made public a report recommending changes in the present law. The recommenda tions Include: Reduction of the surtax to a max imum of 20 per cent, on net incomes of .SIOO,OOO and above. Reduction of the normal tax to 1 . per cent, on the first $4,000 or net in- J come, and 4 per j cent, on all net in -1 comes thereafter. I Rc]>eal of the Federal Estate tax. j Repeal of the Federal gift tax. ! Repeal of the excise and special tax on a number of miscellaneous articles, including motor trucks, auto parts, and accessories. Reduction of the tax on automobiles and motorcycles. Reiieal of the publicity clause of the present tax law. Various reoommendattions were in i eluded for better tax administrative methods, and for strengthening the tax collecting personnel of the Bu reau of Internal Revenue. Elimina tion of features of normal court pro ceedure and publicity was recommend ed in connection with cases before tty; ' board of tax appeals. FAKE MARRIAGE pEIN’G ALLEGED 1 Earl Leonard Accused of Luring Girl Into Bogus Ceremony. Hickory, Oct. 17.—Authorities are , searching for Earl young ■ 'white man oTHTeltor.v, who id charged "With faking a marriage ceremony in Clover, S. C. with a young girl of Ca tawba county of a prominent family. The name of the girl is being with held from the public. It s alleged by the Hickory author ities that Leonard .took the girl across the state line under promise of marriage and went through a bogus procedure, the girl believing the Cere mony to be legal. The register of deeds of York county, S. C„ told local officers that he had no record of the marriage and a license had not been secured in his" county. According to the local authorities I.eonard was going to South Carolina on a business trip for a Hickory firm and persuaded the girl to go with him. stating that they would be married as soon as they reached South Car olina. A few days latef the girl's father began an investigation and was unable to find any trace of the mar riage. Leonard was arrested and then escaped. The girl is now at the home of her father in Catawba county. Hickory officials arc trying to find the man who is thought to have per formed the ceremony, Leonard claim ing that it was a justice of the peace. Original of Augsburg Confession Is * Found- Nuremburg, Germany, Oct. 10.— The original of the Augsburg Con fession, which forms the doctrinal basis of the Lutheran Church, has been found in the archives of the Germonic National Museum, thus ending, a search in which theologians and historinns have ben engaged for years. The confession, drafted by Luther’s friend and collaborator, Philip Melanehton, was sent on June 15, 1530, to Nuremburg’s City Coun cil and thence to the Diet convoked in Augsburg by Charles V. Gallant Doug Gives Rib For Lady. Hollywood, October 19.— Douglas Fairbanks learned yesterday that 1 he’s been walking around the studio for five dnys with a loose rib. It tore from the breastbone while, 1 til one of his characteristic athletic ' sflmts, he was helping his leading 1 lady *o the roof of a cabin during the ■ filming of a scene. He felt n sudden twinge of pain, but paid little at , tendon to it until yesterday, when he consulted a physician, who dis covered the nature of the injury. Rev. R. M. Courtney New Pastor of Central Church. A message just received from States ville, says that Rev. It. M. Courtney has been appointed pastor of Central Methodist Church here. Rev. S 5. Paris is the new presiding elder of this dis trict. As we go to press Bishop Denny is reading the appointments. The Trib une will get them jußt as soon as they can be put on the wire after the read ing s finished. ■. Halbert Webb and Ed. Morrison, students at State College, returned to Raleigh after spending several days in Concord. \ Five out of every eight applicants to the British army recruiting office in 1924 were iected on account of mental or physical defets. EXTENDED SESSIONS CALLED AS MEANS OF FINISHING WORK The General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church Adds Hours to Working Day. MANY MATTERS i TO BE SETTLED And a New Schedule of Work Adopted So As to Clear the Convention Calendar. ! New Orleans. Oct. 19.— (A) —Be- ginning its financial work, the gener al convention of the Protestant Epis copal Church today inaugurated a series of extended sessions to dispose of the aeeumulation of vital limiters demanding the attention of the bish ops and deputies. Additional hours were added to the working day of the church men, with a suggestion of ex tra sessions later in the week if ex pected progress fails to materialize! The House of Deputies lias spent many hours in studying proposed changes recommended by the last general convention. The Bishops, too, have devoted a part of each day’s session to the prayer book and this phase of convention's work is said by' - members to be satisfactorily advanc ed. / The Bishops were prepared today to convene in executive session before adjournment probably in the late af ternoon for consideration of a trien nial pastoral letter. At each convenr tion a letter is prepared for dispatch to the churches. This was l-egafded as one of the most important respon sibilities of the Bishops. Consideration of the budget was to the forefront on the program of the House of Deputies. Wide interest has followed this detail, with every branch of the church's work vitally, interested in the final action to be taken by the convention. With OHr Advertisers. . Spartan Feeds nt Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co. Phone 571 W. Wilkinson’s Funeral Home has added the latest model ambulance to the equipment, which is at your ser- VicP'dajrt wight. ’ *" Buck's stoves, ranges and heaters have Rtood the test for over 00 years. At Concord Furniture Co. See the new prices for Ford ears in the new ad. today of the Reid Mo tor Co. • See S. W. I’reslar and get some beautiful modern settings for your jewelry. A. B. Pounds will make ice delivery once each day during the .winter months. Wagons leave plant at 7 o'clock a. m. The State Fiddler's Convention will be held at the Concord Theatre on Friday night of this week. A big time is guaranteed; Don't miss it. Goodyear all-weather tread t : res is what you want for the bad weather. See new ad. today of Yorke & Wads worth Co. Monday and Tuesday at the Star Theatre “Any Woman,” with Alice | Terry and Conwny Tearle. Wednesday and Thursday, "The Roughneck." f Fox special. Friday and Saturday. Tom Mix in “O, You Tony,” also a comedy. “The Fight." Time now to buy blankets, and J. C. Penny Co. has them from $1.79 to $9.90. Today and Tuesday at the Concord Theatre. “Stop Flirting,” a Christie laugh festival. Wednesday and Thursday, Kenneth Hnrlin in “Rang ers of the Big Pines.” Friday, mati nee only, return showing of “The Lim ited Mail.” Ladies’ fall and winter dresses coats in a wonderful assortment at Efird's. The comedy, "Seven Days,” which was to be shown in the Concord Thea tre today, failed to arrive this morn ing and in its place today another Christie comedy will be shown, the title of which is “Stop Flirting.” Miss Jean Maxwell, of the Cross nore School, spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Ed. Morrison. Fair Officials Appreciate Fine Co-operation Given During Week Officials of the Cabarrus County Fair halted long enough SaturdayI night in their work of cheeking reo-| ords and data of the week, to issue a statement of “appreciation for the fine co-operation". given them during ’ the fair. The statement follows: . “We have just brought to eonc’.u-1 sion the biggest fair in the history j of the county, and hasten to express | our appreciation for the fine co-opera tion given us.. We sought to make the fair the best in the history of our ' organization hud that we succeeded ’ is evidenced by the attendance and interest maintained during the week. “To the merchants who closed their stores on Thursday afternoon, to the • school officials of t'je city and county 5 who gave the students opportunity 8 to attend the fair, to the city officials who had the business streets decorated and to< various Individuals wfio eon s tributed exhibits we express our e thanks. Their co-operation was a f great help to us. “We also are indebted to various j Another Record Judge J. V. Bourland, of Fort Smith, Ark., believes his collar button holds the world’s record for long service, J He has worn tt every day for 47 years. It was made from a $5 gold piece given him by his wife, when they were sweethearts in grammar school. ♦ ■******■*****#■♦ * PENNY ADS. ARE CASH. * * * Our friends are again advised that our terms on Penny Ads. is ifc * cash. If you phone an ad. in you id will be told the amount of the id * charge, which must be sent to % $d the office before the ad. can ap & pear. £ * * ************** THE COTTON MARKET Reports of Frosts in Texas. Oklahoma and Arkansas Affected First Prices. New York, Oct. 19.—C4*)—The cot ton market opened firm today at an advance of 11 to 19 points on report* of frosts in north Texas. Oklahoma and Arkansas. The cold -Weather news readied Liverpool before the lo cal opening and buying lien 1 was fur ther stimulated by firm cables The advance, however, met consid erable hedge selling or pressure from other sources, and after selling at 21.72 at the start. December contracts reached to 21.58, the market showing a net advanee of 3 to 8 points at the end of the first hour. The forecast was for frosts again tonight in northern sections of the entire belt, followed by rising temper atures tomorrow. Cotton futures opened firm. Oct. 21.75; Dec 21.72; Jan. 21.02; March 21.28; May 21.43. MAN AT SALISBURY TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Dan A. Kelly Commits Suicide by Firing Pistol Ball Into His Iliad. Salisbury, Oct. 1!).— (/P) —Dan A, Kelley. 02 years old, committed sui cide at his home in this city this j morning about 0 o’clock. Arising at his usual hour he went to the kitch en where it was hrs custom to build a fire in the cook stove, but instead he went to the woodshed and tired a .38 calbire pistol ball in his right temple, the bullet passing out on the left side of his head. 11l health is 1 assigned by members of the family as the cause. Newspaper Institute to Be Held in January. . Greensboro, Oct. 18.—A newspaper institute will be held at Chapel Hill January 13-15, to be put on jointly by the North Carolina Press Associa tion and the University of North Car -1 olina. having been arranged by repre ‘ sentatives of the two at a meeting " here Friday afternoon. Major mat ters were disposed of at the meeting f and there remains only t'je matter of details, which will be cleared up by Chester D. Snell, of the extension de partment cf the University, and Miss i Beatrice Cobb, secretary of the press I association. other persons who labored for the! I success of the fair, and are especial | ly thankful for the fine publicity given in the newspapers. The Concord Ob server with its special edition created interest in the fair. The Concord Times carried its fair messages to all I parts of the county and .the Daily | Tribune, with generous space, told I from day to day of the activities at the grounds, keeping before the public as nothing else could have done, the features offered. “We were foreed to observe certain rules and regulations, not only lor our own protection but for the pro tection of our patrons. In carrying out these rule* we tried always to be impartial and we discriminated against no one knowingly. “The fine attendance during the week gives us added impetus In ohr efforts for the 1926 fair, ,and we ate • certain if we can get the eo-operatlon next year that we had this year, we can continue our slogan of ‘Bigger i and Better.’ ” TH£ tRIBUNB r J| TODAY'S NEWS TODAYI NO. 249 THE BIGGEST VOTE* offer of mam EXPIRES TONIGHT I ij. *• m Tonight at Midnight This 1 Opportunity Will B« 1 Gone.—lt May Be Now ® or Never With You. . S PUT FORTH YOUR S BEST EFFORTS NOW j Your Ultimate Success May I Depend on What Yorea* Accomplish During Re- J maining Hours TocUty. ’ Tonight the biggest vote oiler of ••ntire eiimpiiigu closes. Tonight at miff,' night tlie opportunity will he gone. ItihaHlS is now or never. Your uPimate eess depends to a great extent. dMHB what you accomplish these last ftnl remaining hours of the big votes. persons in the office before that will be waited on and their lions will be credited with the. b|g ’Twill votes. Subscriptions that arc wailjMKlEHj in any post office not later than Mg .iwjfpp o'clock will also count on the big vote \fi||E| schedule. HE If a little friendly advice is worth, ■'■-9gP anything to you—take it. A lead secured by the end of the first peC'jSH tioil can “cinch” for you the gift your choice. It may be the determia-iMjpa ing factor in this election. It ean g|aM win for you. With votes less after t*-‘: IBS day. a lead now will be hard to come. It will PAY YOU WELL I* jS?/ put forth every ounce of energy pos- JB| sihle in your effort to lead the 12 o'clock tonight. 9H If you are ever going to do BIG for yourself in this election IT NOW. BIGGEST vote offer ends TONIGHT. Entire campaign enda*9 and all prizes distributed in a fear I-JIB short weeks. WIN NOW. HH DR. THOMAS A. SMOOT H TO LEAVE DANVILLE ; l|g| Methodist Minister Seeks Transfer So .If? as to Accept Charge at Duke Uot, ;|2§| versify. H Danville, Vn., Oct. 17.—The, gin in Methodist Conference in Rich- 'M mond wilt hear, probably on Monday, ofi a proposal that Rev. Thomas Ae.'.-rIiSS Smoot, D. T>., pastor of Main StreetlUffc Mythodhst of this transferred to North ‘Carolina SmfifisW Cp enee i u order that he may accept '* 'll;* charge at Duke University. The news !■ came ns a surprise to his congregation: Jg here, which had ex|M>etod that Ditwjw Smoot would finish his four year term 'ilß| iu this city. H I)r. Smoot is considered one of the .vj® finest preachers of the Virginia COB-i3j f§jj feroure. lie was educated at thlterllMl university and is well known in North 9 ■) Carolina. H CALIFORNIA IN RCSH 8 I FOR QUAKE INSURANCE 3 is $500,000,000 Placed in 30 Days, Os- Jfl fleial Reports. Hartford. Conn., Oct. 19.—More jB than $50(1,000,000 in earthquake in- S sura nee ha- been sold in <'it I i forn ja m in the last 30 days, State Insurance, Commissioner 11. I*. Dunham reports Iwl ed last night on his return from the fi fgj I coast. In San Francisco, ho said, he 1’ was shown letters sent, out; by 1 flj prominent banks calling loans-, of H SIO,OOO ami over on property not i|j3j 18 properly protected by earthquake in- |d S suranee. , H There is a feeling in California, Commissioner Dunham said, that the State has not seen the last of its earthquake-. ■ Nanking Captured. ; ■ Shanghai, Oct. 19.— (&) —Reports from Nanking, a treaty port 210 miles Jl|| . west of Shanghai, says the city hai»,;|ljM been captured by the Chekiang troops, 8* ns another phase of the campaign i| ■ which resulted in t’ae capture Shanghai. After street firing., the *1 troops of Chang Tso Lin, Manchurian /-V , leader, were forced to retreat across I the Yangstee river to Pu Kow where jJH , they expect to be joined by reinforce- *9 I meats driven from Shanghai. I ComwatlHs’ Surrender Celebrated. 9 , Yorktown, Va., Oct. 19.— (A>) —The-ijH ’ surrender of Lord Cornwallis to Geni VjjS George Washington. 144 years' IffiFfH a was celebrated today with the great- 9 ■ est demonstration this place has seen sm j; Since the day the British commander jw Is handed his sword to the head of the jsSS American revolutionary forces. I To Meet in Gantonia Next. -^99 Statesville, N. C., Oct. 19.—(A>1— Gastonia was today selected as the 1926 convention city of the Western 9 North Carolina Conference, M. Church, South, Waynesville made 4 strong bid also for the gathering. ============== g SSXBBO. "'ll SAT’S BEAR - 1 Fair inuigbi and Tu-ada,, dlt night and in. east portion Tnesday. al Light to heavy frost in Interior 'tWnjfll

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