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VOLUME XXV
Leaders Hail 1926 As
Promising To Lead Us
Away From Depression
Views of Representatives
of Dry Goods, Railroads,
Labor and Banking Pre
dict Better Times.
RECORD BREAKING
CHRISTMAS SEASON
A Rising Standard of Liv
ing Will See an Upward
Trend in Wages and the
Prices of Commodities.
Chicago, Dec.’ 31.—(/W—Financial,
industrial and agricultural leaders
hail 102(1 as promising to lead the na
tkm much farther away from the
bugaboo of post-war depression.
Their views representative of the
wholesale and retail dry goods, rail
roads, farmer, labor and banking, both
that in agricultural hnd livtftock reg
ions and in industrial districts, agree
that the new year wil marshal in an
era of better times.
,This outlook comes on the-.heels of
a' record-breaking Christmas buying
season which closed a “most snccess
_fl»l” year during which many business
records were broken.
A rising standard of living will see
Mi upward trend in wages and com
modity prices, business executives be
lieve.
The farmer is on the threshold of
prosperous days, industry and manu
facturers will increase production and
need all of the available labor, the
railroads will be busy with heavy
traffic, and 4be year will be one of
large but conservative profits ig the
concensus of opinion.
Firmer money' will dend tn a moder
ate slackening of stock and bond ac
tivity and speculation in real estate
gml other fields, it is felt. The pre
dVtion is "for ample credit at satisfact
ory rates.
“The peak of this period of prosper
ity probably will be reached during
1926." says Leonard P. Ayres, of the
Cleveland Trust Com pithy, a national
ly known statistician. “in the ear
lier months of the year the course of
the general business promises to be
ascending to that peak, and during
the later months of the year descend
ing, vfrorii it.”
‘ The farmer’s condition is, oir the
Whole, the tnost favorable since 1020,
•ST* Sauiac! it- Thwnpsoii, president
of tie American Farm Korean Feder
ation, “but much remains to be done
to put agricultnre on a prosperous
basis.” ,
Secretary Mellon’s View.
Washington, Dec. 31.—(/P)—lm
proving conditions both at home and
abrend during the past year justify
the -belief that 1026 will see continued
progress toward world stabilisation
in the view of Secretary Mellon.
CONRERENCE CALLED
BY SECRETARY JARDINE
To Discuss .the Agricultural Surplus
A * Question. —To Be Held January
12th.
Washington, Dec. 31.— (A I ) —A con
ference for the discussion of agricul
tural surplus question has been called
by Secretary Jardine to convene here
January 12th. It will be the first of
a series of conferences planned by
the secretary for this purpose.
The date coincides with that for
ttie. first session of the fourth na
tional co-operative marketing confer
ence to be held here, and many lead
ers in agriculture are expected here
for both metings.
Those invited by the agriculture
secretary to attend the farm surplus
gathering include former Governor
Rowden, of Illinois; Samuel Thomp
son, president of the American Farm
Brueau Federation; Aaron Sapiro,at
torney for a number of co-operative
marketing organisations, and editors
Os leading agricultural publications.
FIRE AT GREENVILLE, N. C.
Damages Estimated at $160,000 Sus
tained Early Today.
Greenville, X. C., Dec. 31. —Dam-
age estimatejefft $150,000 was caused
by .fire early' this morning in the
heart of the business district of
Greenville, destroying one-fourth of a
block of buildings. The flames were
brought under control With the aid of
the Washington and Farmville fire
departments which responded quickly
to an appeal for assistance.
A very large crowd witnessed “Ev
ery Man’s Wife” at the Star Theatre
Wednesday and Wednesday night, and ,
acclaimed it the W»t picture they ever,
saw. The same picture is on today i
and tonight only.
"The KEEPER OF THE BEES"
The Concord Daily Tribune
. • . ■ North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
MISSISSIPPI LED IN
Nt'MBKR OF LYNCHINGS
Six PfiKiis Met Death In That State
at Hands of Mobs in IMS.—No
Lynching tn North Carolina.
Tuskegee, Ala., Dec. 31.—(/P)—Miss
isd’ppi led the states of the t'nion in
"Ihe number of persons lynched in
11)25. Six ]>ersons met death in that
commonwealth at the hands of mobs,
reports compiled by-Tuskegee Insti
tute show. The total number of
| lynchings fbr the year was 16, the
[ same number as forth eyear 1026.
Florida and Georgia reported two
lynchings each. l while one each was
reported from Alabama, Arkansas,
l/ouisiana, Missouri, Utah and Vir
ginia.
This number is It less than during
the year -1023, and 41 less than dur
ing the year 1922.
Two of the victims were insane, the
report shqws, while the third had been
released by the courts. Ten of the
persons lynched were taken from the
hands of the law, the report says, two
being taken from jails and eight from
officers of the fc*w outside the jails.
Two of those lypehed were burned at
the stake, while one was put to death
and the body burned.
There were 39 instances in which
officers of the law prevented lynch
ings.
EIGHTEEN IN GEORGIA
CONDEMNED TO DEATH
The Death Sentences on 'Most of Them
Were Passed During the Year.
Atlanta. Bee. 31'—</s>)—The last
tiny of 1925 finds in the jails of Geor
gia eighteen men condemned to death,
thirteen of whom are white. The
death sentences on most of them were
passed during this year.
Fourteen of these are convicted of
murder, and four of attacks on wom
en. All four of those convicted of
attacks are white men. All* the ne
gro condemned men were convicted
of murder.
Dates have been set for the execu
tion of four, all to die on the same
day, January 29th. Nine white men
and* four negroes are awaiting the
outcome of appeals to the State Su
preme Court. One negro has been
respited several time* by Governor
Clifford Walker, and now is in the
penitentiary under another respite.
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Warm and Dry Year Now Nroring
.Close.
Washington, Dec. 30—“ Warm and
dry." is the epitaph written by the
Weather Bureau for the year 1925.
The period will go into meteoro
logical history marked by one of the
most devastating and widespread
drouths, and by a record-breaking
number of high temperatures, weath
er bureau experts said today.
Neariff every part of the country
recorded excessive heat marks for
the year as a whole and in many sec
tions nearly every month was warm
er than normal, especially in the
South Atlantic and North Pacific
states. The spring was one of the
earliest of record in all sections.
Rainfall was deficient for the year
throughout most of the , country,,
notably in the South, where drouth
prevailed through most of the spring
and summer.
An unusually' cold and wintry Oc
tober and the cold Wave of this
month failed to change the character
of the year as one of the warmest
known.
CHARGES AGAINST
VETERANS* BUREAU
In Charlotte Were Forwarded to
Washington Yesterday.
Charlotte. Dec. 31. —OP)—The
Charlotte News will say this. after
noon that it has learned through “of
ficial sources” that documents relating
tn allegations of “improper and irreg
ular conduct" on the part of employes
of the North Carolina division of the
U. 8. Veterans’ Bureau were forward
ed to the Civil Service Commission at
Washington yesterday.
North Carolina ranks fonrteeOth in
the United States in population and
twenty-seventh in area in square
miles.
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
A New Savings Quarter Begins
January Ist
All deposits made on or before January 10th will
draw interest from the first at 4 per cent.
COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY
The Concord National Bank
Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $178,000.00
It’s Happened
The old newspaper axiom has it that
when a dog bites a man it isn’t news,
but If a,man bites a dog. n is. James
M. Johnson, of Los Angeles, has
Anally done U. His dog bit both his
lmnds, and Johnson got the animal’s
fhroat between his teeth and held on
until It died.
BOTH SIDES IN STRIKE
OPTIMISTIC TODAY
Opinion Expressed That a Contract
Will Be Negotiated at the Confer
ence.
New York, Dec. 31.—OP) —An op
timistic statement came early today
from the conference of representatives
of anthracite miners and operators
who are trying to end the four
months suspension jof work.
The tired negotiators ended their
second day's work at midnight. A
statement issued then said: “Both
sides express the opinion that a con
tract can and should be negotiated
at this conference.”
If no material progress is made to
day, the joint wage conference ex
pects to observe New, Year’s Dy re
maining at work.
Coolidge la Ready In Bpc«* to Father
Washington. Dec. 31.—Although
hoping that his fqther. Col. John C.
Coolidge, will recover from the latest
recurrence of his illness, President
Coolidge is ready to depart for Ply
mouth In the-event that alarming re
ports come from the bedside.
The reports received by the Prroi-'
dent from Plymouth yesterday were
more encouraging. Dr. Arthur W.
Cram, the family physician, sent
word that the complete paralysis of
the Colonel’s right leg continues,
but that the old gentleman retains
his calm and cheerful disposition. He
may never regain the use of the leg.
President, Coolidge is -visibly de
pressed. He feels that his father's
"ouditiou is what might be expected,
considering his age and th* Illness
which have beset him the last year.
He has suffered the leg trouble be
fore. and the President thinks he
may again recover from it. But it
was evident he awaited with anxiety
the reports .from the mountain
farmhouse.
TWO SHOT IN RAID
ON RANDOLPH DISTILLERY
No Details Were'Given in the Mes
sage Received at Charlotte.
Charlotte, Dec. 31.—OP) —A tele
gram received by federal prohibition
headquarters here today said that two
men had been shot in a raid by of
ficers on a distilling plant near Ashe
boro. No details were given in the
message.
Strawberries $4 Quart.
Philadelphia, Dec. 30. —Strawber-
ries at $4 a quart in the wholesale
market today established a new high
price for this fruit in Philadelphia.
A recent experiment showed that
an ant can lift with its jaws a weight
equal to threp thousand times its own
weight. To equal this, the average
man would need to lift with bis jaws
a weight of two hundred and twenty
five tons.
| The timber from an oak tree is
not perfect unless the tree \yas at
least a century old when, felled.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925
Ready For the Jump!
OPTIMISTIC NOTE
Is Struck by the Fifth Federal Re
serve Band in Its Review at Re
views.
Raleigh, Dec. 31. —CP)—An opto
mistic note is struck by the Fifth
Federal Reserve Bank, at Richmond,
in its monthly review of business ami
agricultural conditions, just released
for publication.
After summing up business and ag
ricultural conditions during Novem
ber and the early part of December,
tlie Review predicts “excellent" busi
ness conditions in the early months
of 1926.
“On the whole,” it says, “1925, is
closing well, and the leading indus-'
tries of the fifth district appear to
be confident that the outlook for the
earlier months of 1926 is excellent.”
“Business barometers” in the dis
trict indicate n "very satisfactory vol
ume of trade during November
early December. The Christmas fared
was fully underway and was in lnrge
er volume than last year, as is shown
by an increase of 5.5 per cent, in
department store sales in November
in comparison with sales in Novenin
ber, 1924.
“Wholesale trade in November was
seasonally below that of October, but
as a consequence of. the activity in
retail circles the wholesalers received
a larger volume of refill orders than
during the corresponding period a
year earlier.”
Debits to individual, firm and cor
poration accounts, ‘.'one of the best
indicators of the current volume of
trade.” are running ahead of those
for November, 1924, by 12 to 15 tier
cent. Business failures were fewer
during November than in October or
November of last year, and liabili
ties were comparatively low.
“Labor is well employed for this
season, and a continuation of a very
active building program appears to
guarantee a sufficient amount of em
ployment for the near future to pro
vide for practically all workers.”
“In the textile field, conditions arc
improving. The mills are increas
ing operating time, and more, forward
orders are being secured than in re
cent months, the Review says. Con
ditions in the textile industry, how
ever. are described as “still far from
ideal.'’
“Except in the northwestern coun
ties of South Carolina and a few
other sections of limited area, agri
cultural conditions are fair to good,
and the yields of many crops turned
out better than earlier season condi
tions led the growers to expect.”
Coolness often results from hot
words,
Watch Night Party
Y. NIC. A.
BASKETBALL
HIGH POINT
VS.—
CONCORD Y
8:30 O’CLOCK
VOLLEYBALL
CONCORD Y
-2T*VS.—
SALISBURY Y
BASKETBALL
JUNIOR Y
VS.— !
NEWELLS
7.00 n*rriiru
ADMISSION 26c AND 35c
MANY INQUIRIES RECEIVED
ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA
One of tlie First Questions is “\Yliat
About tiie Climate?”
Raleigh, Dec. 31,—(/P)—What is
first question a prospective settler
asks about a new state or section?
One of the first, it would seem, is,
“What about the climate?" At any
rate, that is the question that many
persons outside North Carolina are
inquiring about with reference to this
state.
“I am thinking of locating in North
Carolina. "Can you give me informa
tion about the climate,in that state?"
and generally there is some question
with reference to a particular local
ity. That is the general tone of
literally hundreds of letters received
by the local weather bureau during the
past year.
Hardly a day passes without one
or more such inquiries, said I,ep A.
Denson, meteorologist.
It would appear, therefore, that
outsiders are interested not only in
North Carolina roads, North Caro
lina schools, North Carolina farming
advantages, but also in North Caro
lina weather conditions. And pf
course, with North Carolina's wide
variety-of climate, the meteorologist's
replies arc as varied as jhe sections
about which inquiry, is made: A par
ticularly largo number of inquiries
are received asking about climatic
conditions on the coast, Mr. Denson
8a id.
And the hundreds of letters re
ceived by the weather bureau here are
undoubtedly only a fraction of the
inquiries made about North, Caro
lina climate and weather, Mr. Denson
suggested. For, he pointed out, the
climatological, data about North Car
olina is on file in every weather bu
reau office in the country, and un
doubtedly large numbers of people in
terested in this state made their in
quiries direct to their loeni weather
bureaus.
Ten-Cent Advance in Price of Golf
Balls.
Chicago. Dec. 30. —The price of
sols balls is going up. A large manu
facturer has announced that standard
balls which have retailed for 75 cents
are to sell for 85 cents, and the
50 cent wriety for 60 the advance
being due to the high price of rub
ber.
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HIP POCKET REVELERS
TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
Night (Nubs in the Cities to Be Well
Manned Wilh Detectives Tonight.
New York, Dei'. 31.—(A 3 ) —"Hip
pocket" revelers in Boston, Philadel
phia. New York and Atlantic City
will receive special, attention from the
law enforcement officers after the Lib
erty Bell breaks its 90th year of si
lence at midnight to welcome the New
War by radio.
111 Atlantic City each night club
■“will have one detective assigned toil
to uphold the Volstead art. They
wiif be assisted by more than a score
of federal prohibition agents who ar
rived yesterday from Philadelphia.
Police and prohibition officers in
evening attire will mingle with the
New Year's revelers in Philadelphia
and keep a diligent lookout for pro
hibition law infractions, according to
Director of Public Safety Elliott.
The Liberty Beil which in 1776
tolled the dawn of a new era in the
history of nations at midnight will
ring in the New Year and the dawn
of the Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial
celebration. The tones wilt be broad
cast across the continent through ra
dio station W I P.
Tlie bell cracked when it was rung
at the funeral of Chief Justice John
Marshall, July 8, 1835. Attempts to
repair it were not entirely successful.
However, tests by radio engineers
have demanded that a resonance pf
about 80 per cent, of the full volurAe
may now be hnd from the bell.
Ford Passenger Plane Damaged.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 31.—(/P)
Three of the Ford-Stout all-metal pas
senger planes en route to Florida,
were damaged in an accident today.
No one was hurt.
Tlie accident occurred at Black
wood Field at 10:15 o'clock when
Pilot Lee F. Schoenlmir was taking
off in the Miss Fort Myers. The
plane crashed into the Miss Tampa
and the Miss Miami on the ground
which were unoccupied, after Pilot
Sehoenlinir had lost control of his
ship.
The occupants of the Miss Fort
Myers escaped injury. The planes
arrived here for a stop en route to
Florida from Detroit.
The Miss Fort Myers went into a
ground loop while taxiing and before
leaving the ground.
jlH' W;f
Charles Kurtees. 43, is held at Wich
Ita. Kas.. charged with being tha
kead ot a ring that stole more thaa
too autoinnliiles. mostly Korda. in
Kansas. Oklahoma and Colorado.
(Mncials ex|>eot to arrest 25 mac*
men as accomplice*.
THE COTTON MARKET
Sold From- 14 to 17 Points Higher.—
March Goes to J 9.69.
New York, Dec. 31.—G4*>—The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
advance of 5 to 8 points and sold
about 14 to 17 points net higher in
the early trading. March advancing to
19(B) and July to 1889.
Traders who had sold yesterday on
unfavorable trade reports from Lan
cashire appeared to be covering this
morning on the relatively steady show
ing of Liverpool, private cable advices
stating that increased curtailment in
the Lancashire mills r.ot likely. Oth
erwise no special news feature was
mentioned in connection with the ad
vance. and the market was compara
tively quiet after the early spurt of
covering had subsided. Prices, howev
er. held within a point or
two of the best at the end of the first
hour.
Cotton futures opened steady: Jan
uary 19.70; March 19.(10; May 19.17;
July'lß.B3; October 18.22.
GRAVITY OF POLITICAL,
SITUATION IN ROUMANIA
Due to Absence of Crown Prince a
Crown Council Has Been Summon
ed.
Bucharest, Dec. 31.— (A*) — Because
of the gravity of the political situation
created by the absence of Crown
Prince Carol, a crown council was
summoned unexpectedly today.
A crown council differs from an
ordinary cabinet muni'll in that be
sides the members of the government,
all former premiers and the leaders of
the various political parties are invit
ed to participate. *
Grove Says Suit Can Be Settled Out
Os Court.
St. Petersburg, Fla.. Dec. 30—
The will suit brought against E. W.
Grove, president of the Paris Medi
cine company, by his son-in-law, F.
L. Seely, of Asheville, N. C.. involv
ing property valued at between
000,000 and $(1,000,000. will be set
tled out of the courts, Mr Grove
announced here late today.
The suit has been filed in circuit
court at St. Ixiuis by the son-in-law.
When questioned as to the legiti
macy of Seely’s claims that his
father-in-law had destroyed or re
voked a will, made according to
terms of an agreement reached by
the two 20 years ago and depriving
Seely of compensation, Grove de
clared :
"I expect he is right.”
The aged medicine manufacturer
said that because of the close rela
tionship between Seely and himself,
the case is entirely a family affair
and can be settled between them
selves.
Seely is said to claim that 20
years ago his father-in-law agreed
to transfer a controlling interest in
the l’ari,. Medicine company, or all
other of Ills property to Seely at his
d ath, if the latter so chose. He said
he was sueing so he could testify on
certain points before his father-in
law's death
At his physician's advice, Mr-
Grove, who is ill, did not talk to re
porters long. Mrs. F, L. Seely,
Grove’s daughter, is understood to
be in Miami. Fla. She was in St.
'Petersburg several weeks recently
caring for her father during his ser
ious illness.
Has Line Accuses Jitney of Soliciting
Thomasville, Dec. 30,—-Solomon
Pejree and his driver we re arrested
by bus line operators on the charge
of soliciting and hauling passengers-
Mr. Petree has operated a car here
for hire for many years under State,
county and town license. He and his
driver gave bond for their appear
ance in the City Recorder's Court on
January 8. The outcome of the case
will be awaited with considerable in
terest.
CITY TAX
NOTICE
Effective January
Ist, 1926, penalty
on City Taxes.
CHAS.N. FIELD,
City Tax Collector.
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TODAY’S NEWS TOEtff|
NO. 310. j
BODY OF FU
“SILENT’ IKEYI
SENT TO HIS HONtfl
One of Yale’s Football Im
roes Died Wednesday aH
Southern Pines, Follow*
ing a Long Illness. -1® H
BEDRIDDENFOR M
FOURTEEN MONTfiM
Friends Expressed Surpriaifl
and Sorrow at His PaJj£M
ing.—Few Realized oH
Was Near Death. .ifSI
Southern Pines. X. Deo.
—The body of Frank "Silent”.
key. one of Yale's former football
roes, will leave here today at 7
for North Tonadanda, X. Y.,
of Buffalo. ■
Hinkey died here yesterday, foßuttH
ing a long illness. jH
Word was received this
from Miss Mary I’. Hinkey, a
of Buffalo, to send the body
home town. H|
Today friends, many of them
mer Harvard athletes spending
tiuns at Pinehurst a few miles away,*
expressed surprise and sorrow at
news of the former gridiron
passing. Hinkey had maintained
silence in illness as in play, and
realized that he was o near deatb.Hv
The athlete of thirty years came
Southern Pinos fourteen months ago*
from Muskoga. Ontario,
and had been liable to leave his
since.
GEN. PERSHING TO , fl
RETURN FOR TREATMENT*
Authorized by President Coolidge.—**
Date For Return Not Given OutA|
Washington, Deo. 31.— OP) —SecnH
tary Kellogg announced today.
President Coolidge h|ad
General Pershing to return to 1
United States for medical and
treatment. H
The date for his return has notl
been communicated to Washington as*
yet. Mr. Kellogg added, but the head*
of the Tacnn-Ariea plebiscitary
mission is expected to return on is|*
before January 15th. The eonditty|*
of his denlth with dental trouble
ing affected his blood pressure m|H
general health. Mr. Kellogg said
the "only reason” for Gen. Pershing^H
return. *
FEDERAL TAX REFUNDS "ifi
A Total of $151,885,415.60 RetumafM
by Government to Tax Payer»»p; ; B:
Washington. Dee. 31. — OP) —Re«*
funds totalling $151,885,415.60 wet*
given to federal tax payers during thofl
last fiscal year by the treasury de-l
partment. I
A majority of the refunds were fori
less than SIOO. I
Among those receiving
refunds were: Mrs. Melodia E. Jones*
of Gulfport. Miss.. $37,893. I
The Hsuriella Millc, Inc ,
X. (’., $117,208. I
With Our Advertisera. i*
The Kidd-Frix Co. store is ClosM*
today getting ready for the big reduc-B
tion sale on all pianos and, phonk*
graphs. The store will open at nine*
o'clock Friday morning, January 1,1
Be on hand at the opening of this ml
sale. §l|jM| B
See new ad. today of the J.
H. Cash (’tore. Phone 587. " ’’VI
A new interest quarter begins at tlfofl
Cabarrus Savings Bank January lstl
Phone 879. the Cox Studio, for anß
engagement to have your
taken. 9
“Black Cyclone.” a b : g special gtfl
the Star Theatre January 1 and
Price, quality and service at the Ca§*
barms Cash Grocery Co. V J 9|
Saturday, January 2nd. mnrks titi*
beginning of the January
Sale at Fisher's. Coats and
from 25 to 50 per cent. off. and G*
sard Corsets at half prize. Trimmeiß
Hats at less than half price. See
new ad. today. ■
Society Wears Paste Jewels. Iqß
Florida. I
Palm Beach, Dec. 31.—Socieojl
women here frightened by the nul
inerous thefts which have
local police recently, are weariutW
cunningly fashioned artificial
of costly jewels, leaving the genti*flH
gems in safe deposit vaults. B
The genuine jewels r. re removlMH
only on special occasions. B
Mrs. Phillip Plant, formerly Coal
stance Bennett, the screen
her gems in a vault at a hotel andl
then forgot them. Meanwhile, &■
servant lost the key. An expert wmH
have to be summoned to open t$H
vault. <9
SAT'S BEAR SAYS I | ■
I |JS
Fair tonight and Friday, slighi|*
colder in south and central porfjjHp
tonight: slowly rising
Friday in west portion. Moderatig*|
fresh northerly winds. M