North Carolina Newspapers

ASSOCIATED , PRESS t Dispatches VOLUME XXV BRITISH EMPIRE IK • MOURNING BECAUSE OF QUEEN S DEATH General Mourning Follows j the Death of Dowager Queen Alexandra Friday Afternoon. FUNERAL /PLANS NOT YET MADE Not Expected That Serv ices Will Be Held For Two Weeks.—Flags Are \ .at Half Mast. London, Xr.v. 21. Brit-, isdi Empire is in morning over the . y passing of th<> beloved Dowager I Queen Alexandra, ’Flags flow at 'half mast.in I-osdon today and many build ings ’were draped in black. No data has. been announced for (ho funeral of Alexandra, nor when her body will be taken to Windsor to lie in the royal vault in St. George's chajiel, beside that of Edward VII. It is expected,.however,'.that the funeral ■r will not be held for two weeks. All deaths in the royal family af fect closely the arrangements of socie ty., and often influence public events. A number of fixtures in which mem bers pf the royal family had announc ed their intention to participate, and many banquets, and festivals have iieen cancelled. A period of mourning will be observed by those connected with the court.'and by a large num ber of persons outside that circle. When Queen Victoria died many persons wore black for several weeks. / Dealers in blocks in the west end of Rendon begun last evening to replace gay garments and millinery in their shop windows by black apparel flu an ticipation of a Considerable demand from those who desire to go into com plimentary mourning. ( It is understood that Parliament will not adjourn as is the ease when a reigning sovereign ilies, but thpt for mal vote of condolence to the King and royal. family will be passed by •both lupines. . Private Family Services Held. Sandringham, England, Nov. 21. ■ (P)—Private family services foe Dow ager Queen Alexandra were eoiuluct 'ed today by her chaplain, Ren. J)r. Brant, in ,the bed room of Sanffring ham ■ifpwk where the body 'Jo-Jtojmfr Tlte Kmg and Utteen nnd other Wvr reiltives attended. Danisli Court in' Mourning. Copeidiungon, Denrnnrk. Nov. 21. (P>— -The. Danisli court toduy went . into mourning for Dowager Queen Alexandra, of Grent, Britain, who be fore her marriage to the late King Edward, Vas a Itanish princess. The mourning period will last for three weeks. J RKITISH-TIKKISII . DISPUTE TO COUNSEL WHi Be Left t» CouneU of League of Nations if That Body Is Given Final Authority. . The Hague, Xov. 21.—OP)—The permanent court of International jus tice delivered its finding today regard ing the dispute between Great Britain and Turkey over the Mosul area in Mesopotamia. The court declares the decision' to be taken by the council of the league of nations shall be binding upon the parties concerned and shall consti tute definite determination of the fron tier between Turkey and the British mamlute state of Irak, of which Mos ul is a part. The league’s council decision must lie a unanimous vole. ■. Morgawton Pastor lias Accented Al - temarit Call. Morganton, Nov. 20.—At the morn ing service at the First Baptist Church last Sunday morning Rev. F. A. Rower announced that he had of fered to the deacons his resignation as pastor of the church and had ac -..i cepted r call to Albemarle. In mak ing Cae announcement Mr. Bower ex pressed much regret in leaving, but asked that he not be requested to re consider. ~ ( He !ia<j already sent his acceptance to the First ' Baptist Church of Albemarle and had agreed jto take up the work there, on the second Sunday in December. Specials at the Piggly Wiggly The Piggly Wiggly, which is now under new management, offers all kinds of canned goods, as well as fresh lettuce, celery, oranges, cranberries, layer figs, g)a«e cherries, egft plant, green beans, carrots. See big four* column ad. on page three today. Page Head* Highway Official*. Detroit, November 21.—QP) —Frank Page, Os Raleigh, N. C„ -today was elected president of the American As sociation of Highway Officials at the cloting session of the annual conven tion here. City Tax Notice Effective December Ist, 11)25, penalty on city taxes. Pay now and save additional cost. 4 ' ■ t ■ The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily CO7TOI PRODUCED Ml 1011 TO 1 IUMN BILES ! This Is Latest Forecast of Production and Shows a Decrease From Report of Two Weeks Ago. COTTON PMCES ARE AFFECTED Report Also Shows That More Than Twelve Mil lion Bales Had Been Ginned November 14th. Washington. Xov 21. — UP) —Colton production this year will probably to ; till l. r i,2»S,OOt> equivalent. iiOn-pouiid bales, tlie Department of Agriculture announced ’today. A fortnight ago 15,388,000 bales weie forecast.. I’ro dtnjion last year was 13.027,038 bales. ' The forecast of production was bas ed on reports of condition, abandon ment, probable yields, ginnings, etc., to November 14. and .upon the assump tion of average crop influences dur ing the remainder of the harvest sea son. Indications point to a yield of 185.5 pounds of lint cotton per harvested acre, oonVpnrcd with 100.4 pounds in dicated from Nov. 1 conditions, nnd 157.4 the final yield per acre harvest ed last year. The indicated yield per acre, and the indicated total product ion by states include: Virginia—Yield 242 pounds per •ere; production 48,000 bales. North Carolina 2.’18 bales, produe- North (tiro!ilia—23B pounds per acre, production 1.005,000 bales. South t’droliua —155 ixutuds per acre, production 805.000 bales. Georgia—lsß pounds per acre, pro duction 1.150,000. Tennessee—‘lol pounds per ncrej production 480,000. Alabama—lßo Bounds per nere, production 1,315.000. Mississippi—2o4 pounds per acre, production 1,870,000. Texas—ll7 pounds per nere, pro. Auction 4,050,000 bales. 12.249,035 Bales Ginned. , Washington. Nov. 21.— (P) —Cotton of .this year’s crop ginned' prior to November 14th totalled 12J4 , .»Jt35 ffffiWiUPWftPH, cbnnting round tit half bales, nnd excluding ' (inters; com pared with 11,182,235 Wiles to that date Inst yegr. and 8.388,408 in 1023, the census bureau today announced. fitfe COTTON MARKET Lower During Early Trading I’nder Renewal of Pre-Bure an Liquida tion and Hedging. New Y’ork, Nov. 21.—OP)—Ttie cot ton market was lower in today’s early trading under renewal of pre-bureau liquidation and southern Peking. Liverpool was relatively steady, but overnight selling orders were suffi cient to prevent a response in the lo cal market, and active months showed net losses of 11 to 21 points, January selling at 10.31. The decline was checked -by covering at these figures, but prices showed rallies of only 3 or 4 points from the lowest at the end of the first hour. Except for hedging and some trade pricing trading consisted chiefly of further evening up on accounts in preparation for the government re port. Cotton futures opened steady: De cember 20.35; January 10.40; March 10.32; May 1002; July 18.75. Borrow Court Clerk’s Auto to Haul Liquor. Greensboro, Nov. 20.—Bootleggers stole t'ne uew automobile of Clerk of Court Mason Gant and used it for hauling liquor lost night. The ear Was found today in a patch of woods near her*. The not only were bold enough to steal the clerk’s car and uae it for liquor, but stole it from g parking place in front 'of the court house. Bobbed Hair A Daxattn* Mystery nominee > , Twenty famous Authors 4 * l This wonderfully fascinating serial story will I begin in The Tribune Monday. nnn ueqhjd p nn n □ uonoopoDijouDou n oo oooddp 000 oooqdoo J Passengers Escape as Liner Is Burned h|: *. |i|. ~ Jjtf'’ - ' tifjm VJjffifck] lira fPBBQIr' mm v * TIB tf t , 4| T g |p , I Jjt *• JL JA ■ W -Ms ' j.I IIH y!L s™* * Ai' Sr j? One hundred nnd seventy-five passengers and 1(10 members of the crew were saved when the Clyde iiner, Lenape. burned to tlie water's edge off the Delaware break\vater. It was bound from New York to Florida. This ex- ! eliisHo photograph was taken by a cameraman from an airplane that circled ovhr the burning steamer just he i fore the last sailors took to the boats. MEM CHMiGED WITH ITMimE Four Men Are Held For Alleged Participation in the Clubbing of Parents and Son*. Moulton, Ain.. Nov. 21.—G4>>—Four men were in the county jail here today charged with assault nnd bat tery in connection with the clubbing of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben R. Hall, an aged couple living about six miles from here, their son Percy, and a vis itor to the home. Charley Hawkins. This brings the total of arrests to ten since six Lawrence county men were, taken in charge by federal au thorities ami jailed in Huntsville. The four held here are Irving Dutton. Emmett Armstrong. Noah W’alker and Jess Damascus. GOVERNMENT REPORTS SEND COTTON HIGHER Prices Advanced About 95 a Bale Both on New York and New Orleans Markets. New York. Nov. 21. —(P)—Cotton prices advanced 94 50 to 95 a bale today on a violent covering movement which followed publication of the gov ernment crop estimate showing a da ewaae of 88.000 bales comtwtfednvito figures on November Ist. Decetnber sold up to 21 cents per pound, and January to 20.15. 95 Advance At New Orleans. New Orleans, Nov. 21. — UP) —The government.rotten crop estimate of 15,298,000 bales proving smaller than expected, and a total ginning to No vember 14th of 12.249,825 bales, very much less than looked for. caused the prices to advance 97 to 106 points. This represents a recovery of the prices ruling just before the report was issued of approximately 95 per bale. Masked Men Give Aged Pair Benting. Huptsville. Ala., Now. 20. —Six men are in jail here charged with being members of a band of masked moun taineers who descended updn the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Reuben Hall, six miles from Moultron, and beat the couple with cudgels because they sus pected them of being “informers.” Mr. Hall is 78 years old and his wife is (13. Charlie Hawkins, who was at the Hall home at the time, was also se verely wliippedfcnad was said to be at the point of death. Percy Hall, a son, suffered less serious injuries at the bands of the band. Much Business ot Be Done at l'. D. , C. Convention Hot Springs. Ark., Nov. 21.—0 P Such a heavy volume of unfinished business fneed the annual convention of the United Daughters of the Con federacy at the final day’s .sessions j today that delegates predicted it would be necessary to remain in ses sion until after midnight tonight to clear the calendar. CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1925 tL _ i Scores Present For The Father and Son | Banquet qt Y. M. C. A. i * i £******** ♦ -K DECLARES CASE X WILL CONTINUE. * White Plains, X. Y.. Xov. 21. —(A>)—Despite persistent reports Sh Jk that the Rhinelander annulment 'Jr suit will be settled out of court. 4: Isaac X. Mills, counsel for Leon- & iK aril Kip Rhinelander, the wealthy jf l 1 plaintiff, today said definitely JL ] Hint the ease will continue. k- j * N '■* * *****-*SHSK ****♦' AN EXPOSE OF ATLANTIC CITY BEAUTY CONTEST Bemarr Maefadden’s New York Eve ning Graphic Makes Sensational Kevelation. (Special to Tlie Tribune). New York, Xov. 21.—Bemarr Mnc fadden's New York Evening Graphic has been put on the national map by publishing every day an expose of the Atlantic City Beauty Contest which has seized the interest of the entire country. Tlie presses are running night and day to keep iqi* will, the 'mounting circulation. Emile It. Ganvrcau, the managing editor, lias courageously refusisl to he inlimiated even by a million dollar libel suit started against the Graphic. In every city some newspaper con ducted a beauty contest In good faith last summer, and sent tlie winner to Atlantic City. The Graphic's expose shows how Pay Lamphier was chos en as tlie contest was held, how the jury was. packed and how o motion picture company fram ed the verdict for publicity purposes. The bombshell has caused the resig nation of several Atlantic City of ficials, and the Graphic announces that it is going to send several offi cials to jail for victimizing the pub lic and the girls who entered. Tim sensational revelation is hack ed up by affidavits confessing their guilt from some of the guilty partici pants. The Graphic e.\|>osure is regarded as the newspaper beat of the year. All other New Y'ork newspapers were scooped. In nearly every l city where newspapers entered girls tlie newspa pers have started independent inves tigations. The friends of the victimized girls are forming committees to demnud jus tice. Bernarr Mac fad den is being deluged with telegrams from all over the country praising his fearless pre sentation of tlp» news. With Our Advertisers. Efird’s Annual Thanksgiving Sale starts today and continues until (Thanksgiving Day. Unusua.l vahic» 1 all over the store. Read I*ntt Covington’s poetry iu another column today. "Fixtures of character’’ at W. J. Hetheox's. Phone 60S). Y’ou can get a slls cane back suite for foly $1)1.50 at the Concord Fmnl , ture Co. Just as big reductions on i other furniture during the Stock I!ej | during Sale now going on. i New shipment of [lottery and Chiua i ware at the Kidd-Frix Co, Just ! what you want for wedding and l Christmas presents. Cattle Tick Quarantine. | Washington, Nov. 21. —OP)—The l Department of Agriculture today is- I sued an order effective December 10, | lifting cattle tick quarantines in GDI , counties in the South, and partially removing the quarantine in 121 oth ) er counties. The infested area in North Canlina 1 Vas released from quarantine. Lav i ing this state entirely free from the restrictions, which now makes six states free from disease, including , California, Georgia, Missouri, Ken -1 tacky and Tennessee. Roily of Baby Found In Bo wan Brush Heap. ' Salisbury, Nov. 20.—Oomnrr Smn mersett has itnpanneled a jury to in festignte the murder of a fully de veloped white baby whose body was J found by 'possum hunters iu the southeastern part of Rowan county last night. Tho body was in a wcodon box and concealed under a i brush heap, evidently pnt there with | the idea that it would be 4**troyod | when the brush heap was burned. Annual Banquet Proved In Many Ways the Best Ever Held at the Local Y. M. C. A. PROGRAMFULL ' OF GOOD THINGS I Short Talks Made by the I Fathers and Sons.—Mu sic Proved Big Feature of the Program. Fathers mid Sons, over a immired I strong, gathered Friday light at! tlip V. M. ('. A. !n their iiiinual ban-! quet, good fellowship and comradeship featuring the affair. The “turket trot." as it was ealletl on the program, proved to be one,of the most enjoyable affairs of its kind ever given in the city, a program of interest and snap being gotten off with precision. Most enjoyed on the program was tile singing of the Charlotte Yodlers, a quartet, which while only scheduled for three -numbers on the prpgrani, was encored tfme ams .again by the boys and men present. The musical num bers presented by this quartet were; generally acclaimed as being deeid edely the best licard in the city for a j number of years. The personnel of the Todlers was j ns follows: YV. F. Elliott. first tenor: ! K. I). Boovy, second tenor; V. It. AI - lison, baritone: and Donald 15. Still well, bass. During the dinner hour, the High School Orchestra, under the direction of Price Doyle, gave a number of se lections. This part of the program i was also greatly enjoyed. F. C. Xibiock, who made the toast from u Father, declared that what the boys needed wits to have a definite aim and to listen to the call of (rod in deciding on their life's work. 11l response to this toast. John Mc- Innis. president of the Hi-Y club, gave the toast from a son. asserting that wha ’America needed today was for boys who could take the place of the men who had built up the country. As it parting thought, he left the epigram that "every time a boy goes wrong, n good man dies.” Two mifiuto "spotlights" were made by 11. S. Williams ami T. H. Webb. Mr. Williams took as his theme the idea that hoys and their fathers should have a regard and appreciation for the rights of oth'ers. Mr. Webb's thought was contained ill the motto of the State of North Carolina, "to he rather than to seem." Comic features on tlie program con sisted of several clown aefs in which jnembers of the Y. M. 0. A. force en tered costumed iu unusual fashion. A Unique father and son brought forth shouts of laughter when one of the men was rolled in dressed as a baby. ' Father Hayseed and his son were | also enjoyed. The presentation of the loving bowl i to Mr. Blanks, only to drop it and i break it afforded much amusement. | Dr. Rowlett's speech had led the spe< -1 tutors to think that it was being of-! sered in all seriousness and even nf-1 ter the "cut glass*’ howl was, dropped, \ some thought it had been au accident, j The program was as fid tows: Toastmaster—A. 0. Odell, president, Concord Rotary Club. Music—High School Orchestra, Prof. Price Doyle. Leader. Invocation —Rev. M. K. Hansel. A unique father and son visit us. Dinner —Mnsie by High School or chestra. Father Hayseed and his son. Pep Song to Boys—Hi G Girls, led j by Miss Hersperger. Selection by Quartette —Charlotte ! Todlers. « j Toast from a Father—F. C. Nib loek, president Y. M. C. A. Toast from a Sojn —John Mel unis. | President Hi Club. Selection by Charlotte Y’odlers. Presentation of living Bowl—Dr. | T. M. Rowlett. Two Minute Spotlights—H. S. Wil-j ■ lianis and T. H. Webb. Seleet on by Charlotte Y’odlers. Goodnight Taps, by Fathers and 1 Son. Home Sweet Home by orchestra. Auspices Young Men’s Christian As socintioii. ■ ,i , l . The Casteel is thought to be the first animal u*«d by man. ’ . MAJOR BOWMAN HOT j *Tobet; rnow ! ! IN CATAW l COURT I Case Against t \ Former National Gu& ' Officer! Continued When Called at Newton. * TRUE BILL HAS BEEN RETURNED Judge Shaw Ordered Major Bowman Into Custody ' and Will Set Amount of His Bond Later. Newton. X. C„ Xov. 21.— UP) —The case against Wade V. Bowman, for : tner Xationa! Guard officer, charged; I with criminal attack on a 13-year-old girl of Hickory, was continued from this term of Catawba County Superior (Court after the grand jury last Tues i day returned a true bill of indictment on the capital felony. Bowman was ordered into custody by Judge Thos. J. Shaw, and it was intimated that applications for bond would he made sometime today. Solicitor It. L. Huffman said yes terday afternoon that a special term ’ of court may be asked for in January so tlie present docket could he com pleted. DID LONG DROUGHT KILL MANY TREES In tlie Southern Appalachians.—Will Not Know Till Spring. Asheville. X. (’.. Xov- 21.— OP)— Whether or not many trees in the Southern- Ap)Mtia<-hia;ns were killed I by the long-continued drought of the ; past summer cannot be definitely de-1 j termined until next spring, according j Ito Director E. 11. Frnthrngiiam. of j the Appalachian Forest Experiment | Station. Bur, says the forester, it is an ill wind indeed that blows the research forester ,n.-> good, for, difficult as tlie drought has made it for dwellers ill th Southrn Appalachians, it has I givn occasion for a valuable study of the effects of drought on the forest of tlie region. Asheville itself at the end of August was 15 inches short, of its animal average of 3!) inches of rain fall. In the forests, trees on the drier slopes became entirely brown, but how many were killed can nbt be determined until next spring. | Typical trees on various slopes have ! been uumered and tagged for furl tire j observation, (he condition of their crowns, twigs, and bud formation ! has been noted, and records have I been made of the soil moisture at i the depth oft heir main roots. When the figures now being gath ered are checked against subsequent j conduct of the individual trees, the forests will have a new array of I established facts on the effect of j | climate on the forest, says the divee- j I tor of the forest experiment station. | Judge Upholds Mrs. Thaw’s Suit. New York, Nov. 21.—CP)—Feder al Judge Thatcher today denied the motion of Lawrence Copley Thaw to throw out of court the complaint of his grandmother, Mrs. M ar >' Copley Thaw, iter suit to recover SBOO,OOO, which site gave him early this year. Mrs. Thaw is the mother of Harry K. Thaw. I’ostoflice Robbed. Superior. Win.. Xov. 21.—(P)— Robbers early today looted tlie post office here of nearly $75,000 in stamps 'and $125 in money, after binding members of Lie family of C. J. Mc- Gill, assistant imstmastcr, and forc ing him to yield keys and the combi nation to the vault. Oberlaiukr Will Not Join ‘‘Pro” Ranks. Cambridge. Mass.. Nov. 21.— UP) — Andy “Swede" Oberlander, star Dart mouth halfback, announced here to day he had definitely rejected an of fer to turn professional, and join a j Miami. Fla., team. Wants to Buy Steamship Line. j Washington, Nov. 21.—(P)—A bid j of Dollar Line for charter and pur | chase of the Admiral Oriental Line, I running from Seattle to the Far East , was submitted to the Shipping Board I today by 11. Stanly Dollar. | Dreaming he was enjoying a swim jin a nearby bathing pool, a farmer | near Gettysburg. South Dakota, I diivcd dut of his bod nnd was badly bruised. COMING 1 World Renowned Ballet Russe | j | Famous Russian Dancers of the San Carlos Opera Co. fi PRESENTING I | PAVLEY the Great Russian Dancer 1 In the Greatest Russian Dances 1 | . GORGEOUS COSTUMES ! High School Auditorium | November 24th, 8:00 P. M. RESERVED TICKETS AT Y. M. C. A. H $3.00—18.60—51.09—51.40 W X San Carlo* Opera Company oooeoo»oooooooooao<w»iaooB»o—eeopoooaooooqij|p Four Wars \ | la j j jpi ; The United States has engaged in , lour wars during the life of Mrs. i Elizabeth Beese of Newton. Kas., j who has .just celebrated her 07th birthday, and she was closely con- i cerned with three of them. Her first j pusband was kiled in the war with jdexico, her second husband fought I <ll through the Civil War, and five trandsons were In the World War. MiEiT OF CHICAGO BABY! Test of Vital Organs De veloped That Death Was Due to Poison Adminis tered In Its Food. Chicago, Nov. 21. —MP)—Exhuma- tion of a five weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. John It. Allen was ordered today for further examination in the investigation of its death by chloro form in the Allen suite in a North Side hotel Tuesday night. Examination of the baby's brain was planned. Tests of its vital organs deve de veloped that the iKiisop was adminis tered in food. Mrs. Allen ggid either she > ~W'tWe~ iiHr*e s food. Mrs. Allen was questioned all night by prosecutors and by Dr. William 1 O. Krolm. alienist, who testified in! the Loeb-Leopold case. The inquiry | was ait attempt to determine her! physidbological makeup. Dr. Kroltn j suid. Previous to the baby’s birth prose-1 eutors have learned Mrs. Allen suf ] sered a nervous breakdown neerssitat ! ing treatment in a sanatorium. ! GANGLAND TAKES FEED j - INTO CORONER’S COURT Sam Vinci, Brother of Two Victims of Assassins. Kills Foe in Court Room. l Chicago. Nov. 21.—(Ah—Gangland j brought its feud into a coroner's court 1 today when Sam Vinci, brother of two victims of assassins, shot and kill ed John Monato, a witness. Monato had just testified that lie did uot know Mike Vinci, who was shot down last Thursday. Sam Vinci. Miles broth er, who was seated in the court room, jumped to his feet and opened tire. Another brother. Jimmie, driver of an auto in which "Mossy" Enright, lalwir leader, slugger and gunman was killed, was slain a year or more ago. “Slim" Anderson Was Clarence Neag leye. Ralegh. Nov. 21.—(Ah—"Slim" An derson. slain robber, whose body lies unclaimed in a local undertaking es tablishment. was Clarence Nengley. who was sentenced to ten'years in the Pennsylvania Reformatory at Hunt ington. Pa., May 24. 1023. for break ing aud entering, according to a let ter received here by H. 11. Honey cutt. director of 1 1,,- State Bureau of Identification, Department of Justice, j Washington. Wound Ban "Scanty Attire” pictures. Charlotte. Nov. 20.—Pictures of women in “scanty attire” and dis play here of "Nelli" advertising post ers should be placed under the bun. according to the Mecklenburg grand jury, which today completed its six months' term of service and was dis charged, by Judge J. L. Webb. THE TRIBUNE PRINTS ; M TODAY’S NEWS TODAf i 1 NO. 277 THE TRIBUNE-TIES J CAMPAIGN W-ILL | ' CLOSE 100’CIM J | Five Splendid Brand New 1 j Automobiles and Hun- | dreds of Hollars in Cash 1 Will Be Distributed. THE PAPERS”HAVE j BEEN GENEROUS I With the Big Array of j Prizes Which Will Be Awarded to the Success- J ful Ones in a Few Hours 1 1 Tonight at 10 o’clock the famous I | Tribune-Times live automobile and | cash campaign comes to its final close, j Tonight there will be distributed five automobiles and hundreds of dollars in cash as rewards for hard and eon- ■< ! sistent efforts on the part of tile can- I didates in this contest. It has ex- \ tended over a period of eleven weeks | ! but they end tonight at 10 o'clock at | which time the sealed ballot box, now ' in the Cabarrus Savings Bank. w+H ; Ibe opened by the judges and the flanl I | count of ballots \Vill begin.. Arrangements are being made to : award the automobiles and cash eapi- v tal prizes as soon as the winners arc determined and it will take the final count and die'' to find out who will be the big winners, so keeenly con- j tested is the race. It is expected that the filial denning up of prospects will I go ahead at a fast pace today, for on j ly a few hours remain and tomorrow :or next week will be too late. ~’Ml The Tribune and Times and the campaign management wishes to here thank the candidates in this earn- f paign for their earnest efforts in help ing make it the success it has been. ; While we know we have been more . than generous with the big array of , prizes which will be awarded in a few* I hours, we feel kindly toward the workers who have availed tliemselves | of this great opportunity. ,J| And now for the end. The lull lot ; box will determine the winners to- - night. RETURN TRI E BILL CHARGING MURDER Dr. C. S. Britt and Buford Robert- J son Indicted For Murder of Young Sf! Woman. Charlotte. Ndv. 20.—The Mecklen burg grand jury brought fat a true hill ‘ ;of murder against Dr. 0. S. Britt, and Buford ltobertsoli. committing | the state to an investigation of the. j facts surrounding the dentil of Miss Ruby Helms and the injuring of her fiance. A. L. Jackson, on the Hnlis ! bury road, the night of November (fill. I Miss Helms and Mr. Jackson were walking along the highway on their way home from uptown when they were hit by a passing automobile, re- \ reiving such serious injuries that Miss Helms died on the way to the hospital: aud Mr. Jackson had to be at the i hospital for some time. " f-i | Dr. Britt aud Mr. Bobeitsop’ were , arrested the ne;[t day, Ndvember 7th. ’ Selection of a jury in Mecklenburg J I county criminal court for the trial of M J. B. Vickers. 38 years old. charged 3 with the murder about October 7th. 'M of Ellison (J. Rogers, also 33, former-- «! iy of Monroe, was completed Thursday* !; and the State called one witness to tlie stand before adjournment. Vick- , ers pleads not guilty. A proposal that a Presbyterian | church be organized' in Myers Park, ;j constituting the first new church of , that faith in Charlotte in recent years, is being discussed by Pretwyferians of the city. Former Governor and Mrs. Cameron Morrison, and Miss Ida Morrison, si*- ter of the former governor, left Thursday night for New York to ’: spend the Thanksgiving with Miss ; Angelin Morrison, daughter of Cover- 'as nor Morrison, who is in the Miss 1 Spence School in New Y’ork City. ’ J Bees as “Movie" Actors. ,|jg Paris. Nov. 21.—The story of the jj bee's life is being recorded in a French film studio. Doing this ae- | 1 ornately requires the assistance of a ■; large staff of camera experts and sci- | enlists. They wear head nets and ~ baud protectors white at work to avoid being stung by tile insect afcieyl tors. Two of the most intoresrhighj parts of the film show the building of the hive with its marvellous archives I I teeture and a war against hornet*. rW ’ j ' .'IB Believe It or Not.- London, Nov. 21. —A mao what- k , dropped a one-pound note on a ralPeal ‘ way platform at a village station iiGjj < Lancashire returned next morning andlfl l found it carefully folded and weightaffl | by a stoue. | BAT'S BSAR SAYS: |j| {j " """"" ‘" 1 ijijkihtsing cloudiness and ""-‘"'jM iiGenile to moderate north and norttfl wi ° dH '