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Concord Stores Are Concord Institutions. Help Concord By Trading With Them ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XKV f DEVEiopien WE HERD iiUCCEPTPUII For Participation In the Arne Discussion to Be 1 Called by the League of Nations. BORAH CALLS TO SEE PRESIDENT Secretary Kellogg Also Visits White House For f Conference With Presi dent Coolidge. Washington. Dec. 23.—C^>—Devel opments here today pointed with in creasing definiteness to American par ticipation, in the preliminary league of nations disarmament discussion, if a feasible way can be found. Both Secretary Kellogg and Chair man Borah of the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee, conferred with Fiesident Coolidge. and there were indications that a decision virtually had. been reached, although the Am erican reply to the league invitation would n<ft be forwarded until after the holidays, Senator Borab said as he left the White House that he was in complete accord with the President's views, but he did not indicate definitely what those views were. In other quarters it was suggested that oingress prob ably would be asked to expres its opinion on the subject, at least to the extent of making an appropriation tb defray the expenses of an American delegation. Senator Borah previously has favored the submission of the ques tion to Congress. Another senator who conferred with Mr. Coolidge today was Senator Len root, Republican of Wisconsin', who is taking a prominent part in the fight for tlie world court resolution. He declared that most of the Senate would favor accepting the disarma ment invitation. The visit to the White House of Senator Borah was at the invitdtiou of- Air—Coolidge, and tjhe two hgd a himself has been a frequent conferee with the President on the question for several days, and «n leaving the White House today he said he would visit his home in St. Paul durinfg the holidays and that no definite move would be made until hi* return here next Wednesday. • Senator Borah denied reports that iie was under consideration as one of the members'should an American del egation be authorized to participate! in.the conference. With Our Advertisers. You can get the very dress you have been looking for at Robinson’s for one-third off the regular price. Coats are included too, in these low prices. “Some Baby,” Thursday and Fri day nights and matinee Friday at the Cencord Theatre. This is a complete scenic comedy drama of real artists. . Matinee Friday at 3, and at 8:30 each night. Prices from 26 cents to SI.OO. Pictures will be phown Thurs day from 1 to B>p. m. and on Friday from 11 to 8 p. m. “The Keeper of the Bees,” Gene Stratton Porter's greatest story, com ing soon. Hoover's will give special matinees today and tomorrow for ladies who wish to buy pqrsents sos men. Hot rolls from 4.30 to 7 p. m. at the New Bakery, 86 South Union street. Give Huyler’s this Christmas—buy it at the Pearl Drug Store. Phouea 22 and 722. You have only today and tomorrow to buy him that present at the Browns- Cannon Co. See the new ad. today of Bob's Dry Cleaning Co. The Parks-Belk Co. has a ear load of apples and a cay load of sugar for Christmas. This big store also is full of toys. Open tonight and tomorrow night. Napolean traveled from near Vlln# to Paris in 312 hours. An ordinary traveler conld not have done this dis tance in twice the tjme. Railways have reduced the journey to less than 48 hours. *— I 111 The Concord Daily Tribune . North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily improved Business For State < Textile Mills Is Indicated Raleigh, Dec. 23 G4>)— Indicative of improved business conditions in the cotton mill industry in North Caro lina. and of the comparative absence of labeh troubles in this state, is the fact that, though North Carolina had tniy slightly more than half as many spinning spindles in, place cn Novem ber 30th as Massachusetts, she led that state in the total nmhber of ac tive spindle hours during November. Figures compiled by the United States department of commerce, and Just received here, show that on No vember 30th. the Bay State led all others in the number of spinning spindles Jn place, with 11,014,724. North Carolina came second, the fig ure for thin state being 6.037.300. But North Carolina led Massachu setts In the active spindle hours for November ! by nearly 100,000,000 hours. The figure for this state was 1.024,171,000' hours, while that for Massachusetts was 1.500.001.884. South Carolina, third in the list of states in the total number of spindles' in place, also led Massachusetts In the number of active spindle hours, with 1,567,314.130 hours. North Carolina also showed a bet ter percentage of spindles active dur ing the month than did the Bay State, her rival iu the industry. Os Massa chusetts' 11,014,824 spindles, 8,002,- 510 were active during the month, as compared with 6,037,306 spindles In North Carolina, of which 5,768,802 were active. South Carolina showed an even larger percentage of active GENERAL BUTLER IS FIRED BY KENDRICK Says He Will Not Worry For He Knows Marines Will Look After Him.— May Start Something. Philadelphia, Dec. 23.— UP) —Mayor Gen. Butler aa director of public Kendrick today formally dismissed safety, effective at noon. The General received the letter of dismissal shortly after the Mayor reached his office today. It was de- inCStor^ office ttn he read it quickly. “Well, I’m out,” he exclaimed. “The Mayor has fired me. .Now we can shoot at him,” and the Mayor's secre tary looked at him in surprise. ‘There’s nothing to stop me now, I’m a free man,” the General said. Asked his plans, the Brigadier Gen eral who has seen fighting service all over the world said, “I’m going to my home in Overbrook, and I’m going to I drive there in a car of the U. S. Ma rine Corps. The Marines can take care of me, and I’d rather be in the Marine corps tbair in 15,000,000 cities like Philadelphia.” The General said he would remain here for a few days, nnd added ‘There may be something doing in that tima.” ATTEMPT IS MADE TO BLOW UP BAIL BRIDGE Damage Not Serious as Concrete and '-Iron Wag Not Badly Damaged. Cumberland, Md., Dec. 23.— UP) —An attempt was made early this morning to blow up a bridge on the Elkins di vision of the Western Maryland Rail way at Chiefton, West Virginia, 12 miles below Fairmont, W. Va„ and between Fairmont and Clarksburg, ac cording to advices received at the of fice of the division superintendent hke. The damage was not serious, it was stated, as neither the iron work nor the concrete was injured. Three or four Shoes were blown out, and the bridge will have to Be packed up to replace them, and in the meantime traffic will lye delayed.* So far as is known, the state of Rome borrowed money from indidiv uals for the first time at the begin ning of the 'war with Hannibal '215 B. C. : BASKETBALL Concord Y v vs. Greensboro Y '- \ (White Oak) Tonight At V Gym 8 :00 O’clock .dmission 25 c and 35 £ Engraved Christinas Greeting Cards . * ' * ■ , / V ■ We can furnish on short notice Engraved Christmas Greeting Cards, with your own name thereon. Let us have your order now, so that you will have them in plenty of time to send out foe Christmas. We have an especially beautiful line to select from. Call at . TIMES-TRIBUNE OFFICE. | spindles. In that state. 5.207.49 S ' spindles were active out of 5,828,924 in place. Carolina also led in the aver age number of active spindle hours per spindle in place during the month. The average in that state was 29.. North Carolina came fifth, with 269, while the figure for Massachusetts was 185. In the entire United States, there were 37,919,358 .spinning spindles in place on November 30th, of which 32,- 1192,324 were operated at some time during the month, compared with 32, 425,206 for October, 31.551.030 for | September, and 31,858,088 for No vember of 1924. The aggregate number of active spindle hours reported for the month was 7,833,792,613. Duing Novem ber, the normal time of operations was 24 1-2 days, (allowance being made for , the observance of Thanksgiving l>»y in some-localities) compared with 26 1-4 for October, 25 1-2 for Sep tember. and 20 each for August, July and June. Based on activity of 8.78 hours per day, the average number spindles operated during -November was 6,- 417,612, or at 96 per cent, capacity on a single shifttbasis. This percentage compares with 89.4 for October, 83.8 for September, and 87.8 for November of 1924. The average number of active spin dle bourn per spindle in place for the month was 207. COmiBERS now mi Work in Congress Will Not Be Resumed Until Mon day Morning, January the Fourth. Washington, Dec. 23. —(A 1 )—COll- - began 11 12-day vacation today, closing a busy two weeks in which it laid much of the groundwork for a loqg and spirited sessioy. Resuming deliberations on Japnary -14th, both houses will have a number q£ major Jmwap with whi*o.,to>ss)*- pie, including taxes, tMt-worid court, disarmament, the rubber and Coffee price situation, debt settlements and the various appropriation bils. THREE CHILDREN ARE KILLED BY MOB IN PANIC Joy Transformed Into Tragedy When Fear of Collapse at Festival Causes Panic. Erie. Penn., Dec. 22.—Hie laughter and mirth of 5,000 children attending a pre-Christmas performance in the Erie arena late today suddenly changed to cries of fear as a small bench on which three of the young sters were seated broke, causing a panic in which three children were trampled to death and seven injured, one seriously. The (4iildren screamed as they fell to the floor and this was the signal that sent them into a wild dash for the exits of the arena, an enclosed structure. , The seven children injured ranged in age from 9 to 12 and it was said at the hospital to which they were taken tiiat all would probably re cover. Attendants and police on duty at the entrance tried to calm the tots by waving them back and shouting but their gestures and shoutsssemed only to add to the panic. Seats were overturned, railings along aisles were broken and toys, gifts bestowed at the celebration, were dropped as the rush continued. About 1,000 others who had been unable to gain admission and, milling about out side, blocked the exits. It was more than -fib minutes be fore ' the arena was cleared. At tendants had the injured children tak en to a hospital in automobiles. Scores were bruised and cut but ran away without waiting tq have their in juries attended. When news of the fatalities spread in the neighborhood, a crowd of moth ers -whose children had been at the performance gathered at the arena pnd many of them had to be held back by police despite assurance that there was no one in the structure. The celebration was being held under the auspices of a local news paper. V. Annie Mathews is about to enter upon her second term as Register of New York County- The position pays $12,000 a year, and is said to be the highest salaried public office ever held by a woman in the United States. CONCORD, N. G, WEDNESDAY; DECEMBER 23, 1925 Golden Rule v in r H Si US £ M ok /I Arthur Nash, wealth-/ head es i Cincinnati clothing firm, and knowt aa “Golden Rule Nash" for his l(b eral policies, has appealed to Cover nor Donahey of Ohio to release Join A. Sybell from the state prison where he has served three and a hal years of a 25-year sentence for aid Ing tn a payroll robbery that coe Nash $8056. He has promised t give Sybell a job and be responaibl for him If be Is freed. THE COTTON MARKET Active Demand From Trade Gave the Market Steady Opening, With the Prices Higher. New York. Deo. 23, — UP 1—An ac tive demand from the trade, with fur ther purchases of October contracts by houses with foreign connection-; gave t'ae cotton market a steady op ening today, with first prices four points lower to.three higher. Lead ing houses issued 188 final notices of intention to deliver cotton .on De cember contracts, bringing the total for the month up to 700 notices. There was selling by the South, com mission houses and Wall Street, which accounted for the opening) de cline in some positions, but the mar ket quickly rallied and advanced 0 to 8 points above the previous close. March selling at 18.72 and May -at ! 18.45. Reports from the cotton goods district were to the effect that wide print tifbfh mills were sold ahe4d.cl#Sy to their output for the next five or six weeks. Cotton futures opened steady. Jan. 18.31; March 18.05; May 18.40; July 18.01; Oct. 17.67. WYATT NOT TO BEGIN ’ TERM UNTIL MARCH 15 Allowed to Remain a Free Citizen Until Baby la Bom—His Ramily Needs Him. Raleigh, Dec. 22. —Josse Wyatt, sentenced from eight to 18 months, last week for the killing of Attorney Stephen S. Holt, will not begin his sentence Junuary 2 aa Judge Mid yette had ordered, but througli Judge Midyette’s ruling today he will get a stay of judgment until March 15. Mr. Wyatt is allowed to remain a free citizen until a new baby is born. The family desperately needs him now as he has eight children nnd two of them old enough to work. The Wyatt defense has not yet in timated* that it will attempt to save him from a prison sentence. The plan is to allow him to go, work a portion of the time, then seek exe cutive clemency siuce the jury which convicted him acquitted him of any felonious intent in the killing of Hort. The jury took the view that the policeman carelessly, but accidental ly, fired a pistol and the mishap re sulted in death. Judge Stacy Filling Out Clark's Un exptred Term. Raleigh, Dec. 22—The Raleigh correspondence of this morning on the status of the member of the supreme court with respect to their terms of office was in error in stating that Chief Justice Stacy would stand for election next year. Judge , Stacy is now filling tile un expired term of the late Chief Justice Clark, to which he was appointed by Governor McLean upon the retire ment last March of Judge Hoke, who had been elevated by Clark's death. That term expires in 1926, so that next year he will stand for electioil for a full term. The information contained in the correspondence as to terms of the other members was correct. v A volley ball game will be played tonight at the Y. M. C. A. prior to the basketball game with White Oak Y, at which time all members of the Bus iness Men's Squad are asked to be out for practice. The game begins at 6.30 o’clock. The basketball game is at 8 a’ciock. GREETINGS— A&IONG our assets we like to count the only one that money cannot buy, your good will. And so at this Holiday Season we extend to you, not as a customer alone, but as a friend the Best of Wishes for the coming year. DOVE-BOST CO. DRY AGENTS WARNED ABOUT EXPENSES BY DRY CHIEFTAIN Agents Found Squander ing Expense Money Will Be Dropped From the Service. MAYFLOWER" HOTEL CASE WAS CITED •- * t Agents in This Case Spent Nearly SI,OOO While They Were Trying to Get Some Evidence. Washington. Dec. 23. —04*)—Prohi- bition agents were warned today that ■'reckless, unjustifiable expenditures" during their work ill the future would cause ttieir dismissal from the enforce ment service. In a letter to prohibition adminis trators. prompted by the recent May flower Hotel case, in which two agents expended nearly SI.<XX), Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury declared money for tracing down boot leggers must be used intelligently and economically, and "never used with out complete justification.” Mr. Andrews said that the May flower incident which for several days has, furnished t’lie subject of the House debate occurred in the early days of his occupancy of the assistant secre tary’s office, and before he had taken any steps toward reorganization. “I do not feel, therefore,” his let ter said, "that it affords any occa sion for severe discipline of those en gaged under the circumstances. I do feel that ft affords a telling object lesson to the whole organization, how ever, and therefore I am bringing it to your attention with the understand- 1 ing that you will all give this mat ter careful consideration and see to to it that your operatives are in structed and your supervision of their work is so careful that anything of this kind cannot reoccur in the fu ture, with the added understanding that hereafter any case of reckless, unjustifiable expenditure of public I . funds will meet with severe discipline! and generally speaking wini itnme-- tfiute separation from the service.” BODY OF PUBLISHER LIES IN STATE TODAY Body of Frank A. Munsey in Cathe dral of St. John the Divine in New York City. New York. Dec. 23.—/The body of Frank A. Munsey, newspaiier and magazine publisher, who died yester day. was laid in state today in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. A guard of honor including several em ployees who had been in Mr. Munsey’s service more than 20 years, stood be side the bier. Friends and associates began to visit the Cathedral soon after the body had been laid in state. The fun eral will be held tomorow morning with Bishop Wm. R. Mailing a close friend of the publisher, officiating. The list, of honorary pall bearers announced today follows: Elbert H. Gary, Chns. Evans Hughes. Chas. E. Mitchell, Albert J Beveridge. Thos. W. Lam out, Chas. H. Sabin, Clarence H. Mackay, James W. Gerard, Chauncey M. Depew. Adolph S. Ochs. Ogden Reid, John W. Davis. Otto H. Kahn and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. Numerous organizations have made arrangements to be represented _ of ficially at the funeral. Among them are the Amreriean Newspaper Pub lishers Association, the New York Publishers Association, and the Socie ty of Maine, of which Mr. Munsey was long a member. The Union League Club has appointed a committee of 98 men to represent it. , Garter Bells Enliven Dance. Monte Carlo, Dec. 22.—Tea danz ants which in season are always crowded here prior to the opening of the-Casino are enlivened by garter bells, which tinkle in time with music of the Jazz bands. Auother novelty is a cymbal effect produced by revolving metal discs attached to tbe heels of women’s slippess. With the metallic gnrter bells tinkling, the eymbnls clashing and the jangling of scores of bracelets and the swish and raattle of the new ioat-of-mail tunics, jazz artists have to work doubly hard to make them selves heard in the whirl of merry makers. Fredlnand Bober, the Swedish art ist, in attempting to preserve a like ness of all that is characteristic in Sweden, has made more than a thou sand drawings of old-fashioned build ings and early industries. “The Bells of Bethlehem’ 1 r S&jlH BBpI Essy On Christmas morning the ttlver bells in this tower at the Church oi lie Nativity will “ring out the glad tidings’* (o all the world that Christ vas born in a manger near this same spot. Holiday Drinking Not Yet Evident, According To Reports From Police Holiday drinking, which usually be comes evident about this time of the year, and reaches a grand climax on Christmas eve, is yet to appear, ae cording to reports from police officers. Only few drunks were arrested dur ing Saturday nnd Sunday, the num ber being less than the total usually arrested over the week-end. Officers this morning reported no arrests for ■intoxication during Tuesday nnd Tuesday night. The officers also re port there was no evidence of rowdi ness or alcoholic hilarity to be found FOUR FIREMEN LOST LIVES DURING FIRE Men Were Volunteers Who Died 1 While jFighting a Blaze in Business Dis trict of Waynsburg, Pa. Waynsburg, I’a., Dec. 23.— UP) — Four volunteer firemen were killed, and five others injured, two seriously, during a fire which swept the business district of Waynsburg early today. Several buildings were destroyed and a number of others damaged, the to tal loss being estimated at $1,000,- (XX). The firemen were crushed un der a falling wall. The firemen who met death were: Harvey Call, William Finch, Joseph Rifenberg and Thurman Long. Vic tor H. Silveus suffered fractures of the skul land jaw bones, and Luther Renner sustained an injury to his back. Three other men received cuts and brusies. All the injured, who were members of the Waynsburg fire company were taken to a hospital, where it was said the condition of StTveus nnd Renner was serious. NEW ANTI-SMUGGLING TKEAY WITH MEXICO Treaty Goes Further Than Any Others .Made Between America and Mexico. Washington, Dec. 23. — UP) —An ad vanced step in the relations between Mexico and the United States was taken today witli the signing by Sec retary Kellogg and Ambassador Tellez of the anti-smuggling treaty and a supplemental convention covering the extradition of criminals. The treaties which .go further than those recently signed with Canada, provide the most advanced machinery for international co-operation in the enforcement of laws of the two coun tries that have ever been negotiated by the State department. New Zealand women have enjoyed the franchise for 30 years, but never has a women been elected to its par liament. The first, dental college, for women in the Philippines has beeu opened in Manila, with a woman dentist as dean. Filling Stations Closed All Filling Stations* in Concocd will observe Christ mas Day as a holiday. Get your Gasoline before Christ mas. V on the streets or in public places. “It may be the .quiet before the storm,” said one officer, “but I don’t think so. Even the little drinking that has been done seems to be a half hearted attempt to follow the Christmas cus tom.” According to those who are in a position to know, the quality of liquor being sold by bootleggers has taken a decided slump during the past few days. However, a lack of demand has prohibited any decided increase in price, it is said. SEED'S NOIEMT FOUND 1 MM Manager of Grove Park Inn and Party of Friends on Boat Which Is Anchored at Florida City. Reported Safe Now. Asheville. Dee. 23.— UP) —News dis patches from Miami. Fla., reporting that the houseboat North State, owned by Fred L. Seely, lessee of Grove X’hrk Inn, had been missing for two weeks, were set at rest here this morning when it was ascertained that i Mr. Seeley and his family are safe in West Palm Beach. Has Not Been Missing. West Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 23. — UP)- —The North State houseboat be longing to F. H. Seely, manager of the Grove Park Inn., at Asheville, N. C., reported mising at Miami, is anchored in Lake Worth here, having arrived Miami, Fla., Dee. 23.—(Ab—Appre hension ; s felt here for persons aboard the houseboat North State, which was today reported missing after departing from Jacksonville two weeks ago. F. H. Seely, manager of the Grove Park Hotel. Asheville. N. C., and owner of the boat, was on the craft, as well as a captain and crew. Inquiries along the Florida coast have failed to elicit any information concerning the whereabouts of the craft. The houseboat was en route to'] Miami, from North Carolina. The disappearance of the North State follows closely that of the yacht Mirimar, owned by E. M. Statler, ho tel magnate, which has been missing since November 80 off the southeastern Atlantic Coast. Superannuate Ministers Benefit By Duke Fund. Durham, Dec.. 22.—Superannuated ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church, in thks state have been sent Christmas checks aggregating $lO,- 000 by Dr. W. P. Few, president of the Duke university here. The money comes from a fund provided for the purpose by the late James B. Duke. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ervin, of Mor gantou. will arrive tonight to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bell, parents of Mrs. Ervin. THE TRIBUNE j PRINTS I TODAY’S NEWS TODAfI NO. 303 1 r' MSTIS ' FOR DIXIE SEEMS * PROBABLE Rjnrj Snow Flurries Reported at Several Points, With Several Heavy Falls Alsd 1 Reported. LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THE SOUTH Atlanta Was the Most Southern Point Snow, Light Fall Cover ing That City. Atlanta, Deo. 23.— UP) —Djxie to day was preparing to spend the kind of Christmas it often reads about, but experiences only about once in a blue moon—a white Christmas. Snow flur ries were reported at several points, while one or two "told of heavy falls. '• A variety of temperatures ranging i from 14 degrees at Louisville and 55 degrees at Miami, prevailed. Itotk these readings were unofficial at 1, o'clock this morning. Atlanta was believed to be Jhe far- ' tliest Southern point having a snow fall. There were slight flurries here today. Snow- at Louisville started early yesterday, and ceased in mid-as- .• ternoon. Various points in Kentucky reported temperatures early last night of 15 to 18 degrees, and snow falls of one to three inches. FORECAST FAIR, COLDER , dj WEATHER THIS SECTION ; Christmas Day Will Be of Milder Variety, However, Says Weather Man. Washington, D. C-, Der. 22.—u Freezing temperatures as far south as northern Texas and Louisiana and central Mississippi and Georgia were reported by the weather bureau > tonight following a cold wave borne ' on the wings of a northwestern high pressure area, which has spread east-, ward and southward over the plains states, the great central valleys, thfe lake region aiid the gulf states. Mostly fair and colder was the predict ion foe tomorrow in the At lantic states and generally over the eastern half of the country. Milder weather for Santa Clans’ annual visit, however, was seen tonight in the forecast for rising temperatures in virtually all sections Cast of the Mississippi river beginning Thurs day. | President Opposes Wholesale Par dons at Christmas Time. : Wnshingon, Dec. 22—While Prcsi- ' dent Coolidge is in sympathy with the custom of giving Christmas par/ I dons, no wholesale clemency for federal prisoners is planned this year. l . |§jSj The department of justice, an- ’ nouncing tonight that the President had pardoned Joseph Gilman, a . Hawaiian, effective Christmas day, did not disclose whether other recom mendations for Christmas pardons had gone to the white house from At torney General Sargent, but the statement was made that the number this year would be small. • | Gilman was sentenced to two years in McNeil prison for counter feiting. He was sent to prison lgst January 10. and normally his- sen tence. with time off for good be havior. would have expired August 18, 102 C. S ;| Flea Powder For Cargo of Foxes. , Plymouth, England, Dec. 22.—A wireless demand by the liner Rotter- 5 dam for three pounds of flea powder to be used for the benefit of a cargo of silver foxes brought about d r famine here in this necessary drug, 1 3 The ship has on board ifil foxes 1 from the United States. They lived lin such proximity on the voyage as ;; to require the powder before they could be landed. The whole town of | Plymouth had to be searched before the order could bo completely I London Rush Fcr Bobs Keeps Men From Chair. London. Dec. 23.—London 1r un- - dergoing the most amazing rush for shingles and bobs ever experienced here, due to the desire of the women and gir's to be at the peak of their attractiveness for the holidays. g West End hairdressers are over whelmed, some shops shingling as many as 600 daily, being looked to the limit despite the employment of extra help. Mere men wishing a haircut are unable to get accommodated in a shop which also serves women- -,_J SAT'S BEAR SATSt j :M Fair and continued cold tonimj slightly warmer in west portion to-1 night; Thursday fair and irnrariffij Diminishing northwest winds becoiffj ing southerly by Thursday.