ASSOCIATED PF^ESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXV Asheville Quiet Now Following Disorders During Monday Night Negro Identified by White Woman As Her Assail ant Carried In Safety to Jail In This State. MOB MADE NO ' PRISON ATTACK Members of Mob Were Al lowed to Visit Jail Where They Failed to Find Any Trace of Negro. j Asheville, Opt. ,27—OP)—Asheville , wax quiet Unlay after its second niobj js demonstration within five weeks. Preston Xeely, li.'t, arrested here j late yesterday afterndon and identi-' fieri by a white woman as the negro who committed a criminal attack up on her last Thursday, was reported safe In jail somewhere east of Ashe ville after vigorous attempts had been made last night to locate the ne-1 gro, and wreak mob violence upon i him.- | Reports received here early this morning from Charlotte that bad been taken from the automobile of deputy sheriffs between High l’oint and Greensboro early today were Sfeuted by Sheriff E. M. Mitchell, of Buncombe comity. Without diselosing where the prisoner is now located, the vlntriff said he has received messages as.-uring him that Xeely is safe in jail end that the officers were not molested (luring their frantic drive to carry the prisoner away to safety last night. Xesely was arrested yesterday after nbon about 4 :30 o'clock. The. negro was identified by the woman. She later confirmed per iden tification at the police station and nt ' the county jail. At the latter placet she told Xeely "If I had a pistol 1 would blow your brains out.” j Shortly after dark crowds began | gathering in the city. These reached large proportions in from of the city hall and on the court lionsc lawn. At the latter place probably 300 iieople assembled. Some visited the police station but were told tliat no prison ers were being kept there while the new Municipal building is under eon s struction. Then a crowd went to the county jgil. They were met by Sher iff -Mitchell who said he would allow , a committee to enter peacefully. Afi inspection of the jail was made with out trace being fqund of the negro. J.eroy Reeves, ex-convict, was ar rested on Broadway on complaint of a white woman. When the mob made a gesture against this negro they were outwitted bv the officers who Would not permit the woman to identify him last night. . | Reeves was convicted in police court today of annoying a white wom an. and was sentenced to serve two years on the county chain gang. The fourth alleged act by negroes - is alleged to have occurred last night on Rankin avenue, when Will Ruther ford attacked a negro woman. The woman appeared against him in police court this morning. Rutherford was bound over to Superior Court without bond. He was locked tip in the conn- . ty jail. Charles T. Moxley, by whom Xeely was employed, said today that Xeely was not away from his work all last Thursday. He said Xeely was busy mtiking sandwiches for a motorcade, and that he was on duty during the • morning and early afternoon. Mr. Moxley said, however, that Neely’s brother had been away from the res taurant a portion of the time. PRESIDENT GIVES HIS VIEWS ON CENTRALIZATION Tirtihs States Should Have More Rights Than They Have Now. Washington, ' Oct* 27.—OP)—Presi dent Coolidge sees much good behind ’ the present ..widespread aigtation against decentralization of authority _ in Washington. But he feels that if legislation like file federal inheritance tax is repealed, i leaving that field open to the states, ] such a course will impose upon the state. governments another respousi- j bilit.v for carrying out the fluctuations I thus given them. An outline of the President's views made available today at the White House, disclosed that he believes it • ' would be pneferable to have the states assume many functions of gvern- , ment that are now carried out in co- i operation with the federal govern- j ment. Want Funds For Tornado Victims. | Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 27.—(A s ) i A quarter ot^*0000000000CX>0000000000fWeonrvxKy)0000000)—Presi ■ “lent Coolidge today proclaimed Thurs day, November 2tith, as Thanksgiving Day, when gratitude should be ex pressed for "many a great blessing" which lias con i- to the iieople during ■ the past year. | The nation has been brought with safety and honor through another year, the proclamation said, with peace, at home and abroad; with the public health good: with harvest and indus tries productive, and labor well re warded. With Our Advertisers. The Auto Supply and Repair Co. has installed n reboring machine to bore cylinders and fit new pistons and wrist pins without removing the mo ■l tor from the frame. I You will find a diversified stock of millinery at Efird's Department Store, $2.95, $3.95 and $4.95. ' CONCORD, N.C., TUESDAY, 'OCTOBER 27, 1925 mmiLLEDis, TRAIN FALLS OFF HIGH EIMUF Accident Occurred to the Sunnyland, the Fast St. Lous and San Francisco Train. THIRTY INJURED IN ACCIDENT Twenty Persons Killed Outright and Several Others Are Not Expect ed to Live. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 27.—OP)— Twenty dead and more than 30 injur ed is the known toll taken when .the Sunnyland. fast St. Louis & Son Francisco passenger train left the mils today near Victoria. Miss., ami tum bled into a tangled mass down a in foot embankment.' At least 20 persons were killed onts riglit or died before a relief train! could reach the scene, and poss'bly twice that number injured. | The train traveling at about 50 or 00 miles an hour, apparently spread I the trarks about 300 yards .from IIV i station and about 200 feet from a 40- foot trestle. The engine cleared the trestle, as did the first baggage coach. The engine did not leave the track. Three baggage eonches and nine day coaches and Pullmans made up I lie train. All of the eoaches except the last Pullman rolled down a 40-foot embank ment. f Looking Up Woodrow Wilson's Record at Davidson College. Davidson, Oct. 27.—OP)—In quest of information concerning the late President Woodrow Wilson's student days at Davidson College, Dr. Rav S. Baker, who is commissioned by Mrs. Wilston to write ttve authorized "Life of Woodrow Wilson,” has spent ten days here searching library records and discussing campus traditions c n ■ nected with Mr. Wilson’s earlier life here. I Dr. Baker consulted the available I records, particularly those relating to ! Wilson's connection with the Euman- I can Society and those relating to the j President's visit to the campus on j May 20, 1916. j South Fork River Is Up After Bein* Down Months. | Gastonia, Oet. 26.—Long cm k j nnd South Fork river were "up" early today, following heavy rainn Saturday nnd Sunday. Ctortinned downpours will probably increase (he streams so that local mill* inn operate more than the present half-; time schedule. The average wage of a first clasa : mannequin in Paris is only five dol-j lars a week. V. 4 THE COTTON MARKET ' Rfurisii Influence of Crop Estimates. Yesterday Reflected by Renewed ‘JSeHinj Today. New York, Oct. 27.—OP)—The bearis’li influence of yesterday's offi cial crop estimates was reflected by renewed general selling in the cot ton market today. Liverpool was relatively easy, and after opening steady at unchanged price to a decline of 7 points, prices here showed net losses of 23 to 28 points be five the end of the first hour, December sell ing at 19.05 and March at 10.52, new low ground for the movement. Considerable trade buying and cov ering by old shorts on the decline caused rallies of a few points, but the tone of t'lie market was,unsettled and bulges met increased offerings. Cotton futures opened steady. Dec. 20.22; .Tan. 20.47; March 10:70; May 10.85; July 10.50. SAYS (TTY OF ROME NOT GOING FAST When It Rammed Submarine S-51 Several Weeks Ago. | Boston, Oct. 27.—(A 3 ) —The City of Rome was traveling about 10 1-2 miles an hour at the time of the col lision with the submarine S-51 on the night of September 25 when the submarine sank with 3.'! men. This was the testimony of Chief Engineer Win. Bell, called at the resumed hear ing of the naval hoard of inquiry at the Navy Yard here today investigat ing the sinking of the S-51. Bell ! was in his special room of the steamer I at the time, he said. j Oglesby Speeds Up Court Proceed ings. ) Asheville, Oct. 26.—A total of 70 criminal cases were disposed of by Judge John M. Oglesby, of Concord, who presided over the October crimi nal term of Superior Court, which has just closed here. This is con sidered a record by attorneys of the 10th judicial circuit, for during t’lie term two murder eases were dis posed of, as well as other ariminal cases which involved lengthy argu ments and the like. Court officials, including .Tames G Colvin, Jr., assistant clerk. Saturday congratulated Judge Oglesby on the efficient manner in which he handled the deckel and for the prompt dis patch displayed by 'him in meting out justice to presorts charged with crime Judge Oglesby is perhaps the new est member of yie Snperio Court bench, and it was he who directed the grand jury to investigate the mob violence in Asheville last month. Davidson Home-Coming October 81st. Davidson Oct. 27.—(4>)—Following the annual custom of having the home-coming day here for Davidson graduates at a time when * a college football game is scheduled, this year’s celebration will be field bore on Sat urday. October 31st, when Davidson plays N. C, State on Davidson ground. Plans are also underway for the N. C. State-Davidson cross country I race to take place between halves of ! Ithe game on Saturday. Athletic authorities are making ar rangements to handle a crowd equally I »s large br that which last year wit nessed the Carolina-Davldson game. , Approximately 8,000 were present for last year's game. | Naval Demonstration For Athens Probable J L ♦ NAVY DAY BEING OBSERVED TODAY ; Public Support of Navy Voiced in the Appeals Made Throughout the j Country. j Ifashington. Oct. 27.—OP)—Ap peals for public support of the navy i were voiced throughout the country today on the occasion of the annual Navy Day celebration this year of the 150th anniversary of the navy on the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt. Open house was the order for ships I at port on all coasts and for nervy yards, and other shore stations, with | athletic events ami speaking programs ! arranged in observance of the day. : All ships were tinder order to "full j dress" while naval officers also donned | their blue uniforms instead of civilian j clothes ordinarily worn at shore sta ! tions. Army officers, too, appeared , in uniform as a compliment to the navy. COURT CONDEMNS WHIPPING CONVICTS Practice Belongs to the Dark Ages Declares Judge John ,M. Oglesby. Asheville, Oct. 26.—Condemnation of the practice of whipping prisoners nt the Buncombe county eoffviet camp ! was made by Jr.dge John Oglesby, | presiding over the October term of j Superior Court, when file grand jury I returned its report after investigat ing flogging at the prison camps. Whippings belong to the dark ages, according to the judge. The court in referring to the practice, said: ; "The day of barbarous and cruel treatment of convicts has passed front our civilization and if the chain gangs of the state of North Carolina persist; in treating convicts in a cruel man ner, the courts will not send a con victed person to serve in such camps. The day of the Spanish Inquisition l has not come in America and no court of justice in our state will be a part. | to aiding and abetting the adoption of its methods in the treatment of | our criminal classes. "To take a prisoner with a ball and chain around •liis leg, strap him I on a barrel and beat him unmerciful- i ly is not a reflection upon the prison eg. but a reflection upon our civiliza-1 tion." | - t ~—• -T.n ,*■ I 1 ll—- , . | “Visit Ycnr Schools Today.” Keynote! of Education Week. Washington. Oct. 27.— OP) —'Visit' ! your schools today" will be the key- j note of American Education Week, to be observed during the week of No-1 vember 10-22. and endorsed In a proe-1 Lunation by President Coolidge. | Although plans for observance are' being left to local education bodies and organizations, the Bureau of Ed ucation. which with the National Ed ucation Association nnd the American I.egion is sponsoring the week, has is sued a program of suggestions for each of the seven days. Toe program stresses thoughts for development to bring the public and educational in stitutions into closer contact. Governors of many states have as sured the bureau of their intention to advocate observance of the week in proclamations and the bureau has ask ed school authorities and civic bodies to join in the program. , The bureau lias suggested observ ance of the days of the week as Con servation and Thrift Day; Know Your School Day: Community and Health Day ; For God and Country Day; Constitution Dap: Patriotism Day and School and Teacher Day. Bear Bite Latest Malady Calling For i Bootleg Remedy. Atlanta, Oet. 26. —Bear bite is the newest malady bootleg rum has been ’ called upon to remedy. Ed Joiner, of j j Lithua Springs, here for!the week-! end. was sobering up at police head- j quarters here today as the result of a heroic attempt to avert' any serious j consequences of a mishap. A local moving picture theater had ! a bear in a cage on the sidewalk. | Joiner reached through the bar to pet. the animal when Bruin bit him. CXIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOGOOOOOO I REMOVAL OF GARBAGE | The following schedule for the removal of garbage will go into { effect on and after November 1, 1925: ' [ WARD NO. 1 ' 11 Weekly Thursday afternoon. Both sides of West Buffalo and all |i[ other streets except West Depotday afternoon. North Union, both iji sides, will be served each Wcdncs day afternoon. North Union, both V sides, "will bo served each Tuesday afternoon. WARD NO. 3 ' j I Weekly Tuesday afternoon. Both sides of North Union street !i! and all other streets. „ “ i'i WARD ,NQ. 3 ' 1 !' j Weekly Tuesday afternoon. All streets except South Union which ! | will be served Wednesday afternoon. i i WARD NO. 4 J 1 Weekly Wednesday afternoons. Both sides of West Depot and ! , South Union streets and all other streets. i > WARD NO. 5. Weekly Friday afternoon. All streets except West Buffalo both sides of which will be served Thursday afternoon. FIRE LIMITS Daily eaeli morning. Both sides of all streets. If the gnrbage is not removed please notify Quint E. Smith, phone [ number 80C, the next morning between the hours of 0 and 11 o’clock. ! C. H. BARRIER, Mayor. ! ’ October 28, 1925. . J / - *: r- League of Nations May Send Warships to Show the Greeks the Folly of Warfare. BLOCKADE. * ,at « Utewr - BE RESOK l Pa/ x v, Greece So Far Has De-i clined to Cease Fighting as Warned by League Council. Paris, Oct. 27 C4 3 ) —A naval dem onstration before Athens is a possible league of nations move, should the government of Premier Pangalos de cline to bow to the league council's decision that it must cease all hostil ities and remove all Greek forces from Bulgarian soil. The council hopes and believes that ( tht. Greek government will accept' the decision, but it was learned ill au thoritative circles today that the ad visability of a naval blockade has al ready been discussed privately by the council. Although M. Carapanos, the Greek minister, told the council today that both Greece and Bulgaria had reached a direct accord through the good of fices of Roumania to suspend hqsitili | ties and retire behind their frontiers, I the Bulgarian representative declared I j they had no confirmation of this re-1 I port. I Indeed, M. Morloff, speaking for the Sofia government, informed the council that a direct entente with Greece was utterly impossible because, of Greece’s present persistent refusal J to listen to Bulgaria's repeated offers to appoint a joint commission to in quire into the border trouble. Order Evacuation of Bulgarian Terri tory. I Athens, Oct. 27.—C4 3 )—The Greek government today ordered the prompt , evacuation of Bulgariau territory by ! its forces. The movement to with-! , draw the Greek frontier guards to their former pouts has been begun. | MORE SIGNS OF BUS LINES BEING UNITED Offer Said to Have Been Made For I High Point-Winston-Salem Line. | Greensboro, N. C., Oet. 26.—More .indications of contemplated merger lof bus lines in North Carolina were j.'flen here tonight when it was lenm-' ,ed that an offer has been made to j Robert Moore, of High Point, who I operates lines from there to Win ! ston-Salcm and from Winston-Salem ,to Charlotte via Mocksville and I Statesville for his business. I It appears that Mr. Moore would [sell if he could get enough. The lines that have been approached, which include two big companies between here and Raleigh want enough to re pay them for the arduous pioneer ing they have done, the fiord risks and the due to early bitter competition. It was hinted when the Moore of fer was learned that the State Cor poration Commission would not ob ject to consolidation, might even' look upon it with a friendly eye. Efforts to get three lines between here and the State capital have been ascribed to the J. G- Brill company of Baltimore and Philadelphia, big street car and vehicular apparatus making company and some even think that the Southern Railway is trying to get the lines. Want Student to Be Allowed Appeal. Davidson, Oct. 27.—(A 3 )—A student would be allowed to appeal from the judgment of the local student council | to- his school mates, if 'he desired, | under terms of a proposed change in ! ihe Davidson College student govern ment constitution. | The change, which is to be voted ! upon by the students this week, wuold j allow a student, when he believes the ; judgement and punishment fixed by ithe student council to be unjust, to! appeal the case to the student body, j I A vote of two-thirds of the students , ] would be necessary to override the student council, the proposed change provides. THfc TRIBUNE < 7 PRINTS U TODAY’S NEWS TODAY] NO. 256 PREMIER PAINLEVE 1 AND HIS CABINET 1 MEMBERS RESIGN 1 Tell President of Frenclilp public That They Can Jf t Carry Out Their |* Own Program. I FIN AN C ESIBIG I QESTION NOW I Radical And Socialist Par- 'B ties Assume Hostile At- || titude to the Cabinet j Proposals. 1 Paris, October 27. —LP)— l’ainlcvc's cabinet resigned today, 5 I J M. Painlove called on Doumergue shortly after 2p. m., and fl presented the Collective rt/ignatioii 'Jmjl of the ministers. I The Premier informed the dent that the cabinet could not eon*. tinue its work of restoring French jE finances without being assured of 4 .Jm favorable majority in Parliament..,® I The decision of the ministers tOtT* /S sign was unanimous. It was caused ..tB by :he attitude taken by the and socialist ,parties at their recenC'xljH 1 congress at Nice, where the | eiple* of a tax levy on capital was fl VICIOUS BULL IN BATTLE WITH MAN fill Latter Seizes Maddened Animal by the Horns and Throws Him. • Kinston. Oct. 2(l.—Attacked by vicious hull in a marsh on the shores • of Onslow bay. Nelson Genry, a farm* ; er, had a narrow escape from death . or serious injury, according to an account had here. Charged by the. ' I animal three times and it liable to : | make his escape by running, the man sized the bull by the horns and threw • ii. then cut its throat with a pocket '" knife. An element of comedy entered into ilie incident, according to the report' brought to this city. A companion,''f who was unarmed, remained at the ■ edge of the swamp while Gentry, car rying an ancient powder and cap rifle, i tried to separate the bull, intended for slaughter, from a herd grazing ' on the salt water grass in the low gwumd. The animal became enraged—: at sight of Gentry, snorted, pawed : the ground and then charged him. The gun cap would not fire. The man, two hundred yards from a tree, S j had no time to escape. He stepped j to one side as the bull approached j him. The beasl turned and lunged , toward him again. Gentry again stepped out of its path. Thethird time, in desperation, he grabbed the ! bud's horns as it passed him. |f The man discovered that with the right hold on the animal’s horns it ' was comparatively easy to throw it. > Literally throwing the bull. Gentry / held its head down with one hand while he opened a pocket knife and proceeded to stab it in the throat. ! This operation was interrupted when his pocJtct-sized terrier, joining (at ! the battle for the first time, raced, up and bit the bull in the flank. Roaring angrily, the beast regained ! its feet and had to be caught and thrown again. Gentry stabbed and slashed the an-