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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI cun MRS ABLE TO CALL NEW WITNESSES FOHEKER; During Day the 101st Wit-! ness Was Called at Trial I of Former Convict Boss! at Albemarle. DENY TESTIMONY ' ALREADY GIYEIS Cranford Treated Pris Cfanford Treated Prig' oners All Right—On* Says Butler Is Alive. Albemarle, July 22.—OW—The cle feiiHe today continued its apparently never-ceasing end of witnesses in the trial of Nevin C. Cranford, former boss of the Stanly County convict sys tem, who is on trial for murder. Grady Lilly, native of Albemarle, declared that .Tomone Foreman a Cranford convict, had said his treat ment <>n the C hain gang was -all right.” Adam Little, of West Albemarle, also testified. He was the 101st wit ness. He said that he worked under ranford and that his job was “hold ing a shot gun and driving a tractor." He explained this to mean lie was a convict guard. He denied that Henry Wooten, who is alleged to have died ~s a result of cruelty was dragged by a tractor under orders of the “foreman. ’’ He testified that some of the negroes “hooked” Wooten up once for "fun.” He said Cranford ordered the "foolish ness" to stop. He told the jury Woot en was laughing all the time, and v.as not hurt. Ife testified that Wooten was too “sorry” to work. He also said that “Leatherhead." nickname for Arthur Hutler, who •l ed "played off crazy” and told of how the prisoner was whipped. He said that no improvement in his man ner. however, was noted. Little said that Bill Clayton, white prisoner, would not work during the week, but would "dance and cut up" Oil Sunday morning. Cranford- “did not whip him" but chained him to his bunk so he would be unable to done- 1 , lie testified. Uad«- cross examination. Little ad mitted tint Mrs. Cranford was his • •wit* - The State sprang a surprise admis sion by his saying that Butler was still alive, and now in the insane department of State's Prison. “Leatherhend" is one of the six al leged to have died as the result of Cranford’s mistreatment. L. D. M’N'ABB, .JR.. IS KILLED NEAR RALEIGH Charlotte Man Meets Almost In stant Death When His Car is Wrecked—Neck Slashed Raleigh, July 21.—L. D. McNabh, Jr„ of Charlotte, was almost instant ly killed near here at S :30 oclock to night when his automobile wrecked on one of the highways leading into the city. His neck was slashed by glass from the windshield of his machine. It is said that the man was round ing a curve at a rapid rate of speed when his automobile left the rouu- He was taken to a local hospital. Was Certified Accountant and Leaves Wife and Child. Charlotte, July 21.—L. B. Mc- N'nbb Jr., of tfharlotte, who was killed tonight near Raleigh when his automobile overturned in a field, was a ce;f ified public accountant here and lived at a local hotel. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. L. D- MeXnbb, of Macon. Ou., his widow and a small daughter. His wife and child nre said to be visit ing relatives in Georgia. Mr. McNabb had lived in Char lotte for several years. With Our Advertisers. Grocery specials for Thursday, Wi ll ay and Saturday at the Parka-Belk Co., that will interest everyone. See ad. for prices. The Pnrkg-Belk Co. is offering many specials all over the store for Thurs day. Friday and Saturday. They will sell very special articles at given hours these days. See ad. for particulars. Friday is the last day of the cook ing demonstration at the office of the Concord & Kannapolis Co. Four at tendance pries. See ad. today. Dining room furniture that will please everyone, can now be seen at the Bell & Harr is. Furniture Co. Read about it in new id. today. H. B. Wilkinson’s buyers have al ready visited the furniture show in High Pofht and bought furniture for ' all the stores. Read ad. today. Racing Stars Arrive to IVepare For Sprint Events at Charlotte. Charlotte, July 21.— Harry Harts, Fred Comer and Frank Lockhart, speedsters of the “roaring road,” ar rived here today to prepare fop the Charlotte speedway races August 23. The drivers came from Atlantic City following the first of the sprint races held in an American bowl, held there last Saturday. Their automo biles preceded them, arriving yesterday. Race cars of Eiarl Cooper, Cliff Woodbury and Dr. W. E. Shattuc are expected tomorrow. Next week the drivers are expected by speedway officials to Ukc their cars, to the bow* for practlc driving. In proportion to population Kansas claims more small town golf rooms than any other state. The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily . John Park W&nts Editors To Drop Penitent Attitude | Hickory, July 22.—Of)—Ridiculing a ‘by your leave" attitude on the part of newspapers, and the idea that newspapers "must be humored and I petted." John A. Park, publisher of I Hie Raleigh Times, in his capacity J as chairman of the legislative commit tee of the North Carolina Press As . i socintion, today appealed to the news | paper wen gathered here to work for legislation for the good of the state, I I rather than class legislation. j "Hasn’t the time come for self-re specting publications to drop that by your leave’ attitude and with spreaded shoulders and expanded chests say ‘what is it you wish’?” asked Mr Park. "Do we need more laws to aid and protect newspapers? Indeed we do net. We have too many laws now ~7of every kind. “The kind of laws that we should have next, gjith respect to newspa pers, would protect newspapers from one another and protect society from the newspapers.” | .Mr. Park declared that “there nre Itoo many newspapers in America to day and that “there are several i towns and cities in this state that I have experienced the annoyances of 1 | too many mediocre publications that should have been consolidated, check ed or choked. "The tendency to consider news papers as public utilities continues to grow,” he continued. "Why not so classify this great industry of public service along with railroads, high nays, telephones, power companies and the like?" Mr. Parks then outlined the prob able results of "regulation of news papers if they were placed under State supervision" thus: “First, there would be a shifting around and moving of plants from points of congestion to those very few places that need good newspapers. "Next, there would be established standards of practice under rigid su pervision demanding satisfactory per-1 ’ " """ —*T | I PULLMAN COMPANY TO OPEN SHOPS IN ATLANTA Wffl Employ Front 500 to 1,000 Men at Opening of Plant. Chicago, July 22.—OP)—The Pull man Company will establish repair shops at Atlanta. Ga„ probably at a cost in excess of $1,000,000 and has al ready acquired a site there, it was dis closed today. - The Pullman company lias pur chased the 27 acre plant of the IE. H. Cast Iron Pipe ami -Foundry Within the corporate limits of Atlanta, and will erect buildings and revamp the plant to take care of repairing of Pullman cars in a manner adequate to the growing needs of the Southeastern section of the country, officials of the company said. Tiie plant will employ from 500 to 1 000 men to stnit, and in all proba bility will handle' not less than 500 cars a year. Looked Like War Days. (By International News Service) Durham, July 22.—1 t wns like the homecoming of the "boys from France," Durham turned out to greet them. Bands played. There was shouting along the crowded streets. A troop of national home guards marched down the street the other af ternoon. The machine gunners had been at Camp Glenn, Morehead City, along with several hundred more men from other cities. Robbery Causes Death. New York, July 22.—OP)—One man was killed and another wounded when/ five robbers invaded a Broadway jew elry store in a daylight holdup to day. The robbers escaped after fight ing their way through a crowd that collected at the sound of the shot. Highway Commission Asks the Supreme Court For Rehearinsr Raleigh, July 21.—The State high way commission, petitioning the Su preme Court for a rehearing of the Newton road ense, tells that honor able body of errors “in matters of law” and in overlooking facts, points and authorities, in its opinion on the ease. Wherefore It “most re spectfully but earnestly" requests the court to review and reverse or modi fy its decision. The petition, which went to the court Monday and to the newspapers today, h&s a notation asking that it be directed to Associate Justice Brog den, who wrote the opinion of which the petitioner complains. The document of five puges, with five contentions of error, is the work of Attorney General Brummitt and Assistant Attorneey General Charles Ross, the latter special counsel to the highway commission. Accom panying it, in accordance with the rules of the court, is a statement signed jointly by General Albert L. Cox, of. Raleigh, and General B. S. Royster, of Oxford, setting forth that in their opinion, as disinterest ed attorneys, the court’s opinion con tained error. After setting forth the allegations of error, the highway commission “re spectfully contends," emphasising again a point stressed in the? original briefs on the appeal, “that so long as your petitioner runs Its highways from ’county seat!’ to ‘county seat’ and so locates them as to give the best, quickest and moßt efficient ser vice to the traveling public, it has met the requirements of the laws, both in letter and spirit; but when this court undertakes to regulate the location of any highway connecting I g formaiice or closing of the doors. t "Then, suitable rates for ndvertis t ing and cirru'ation would be pre d scribed and stabi'ized. low enough to J attract business and high enough for y a legitimate profit. - ."The results natnral’y would be i- the growth and extended service of the i- j deserving publications and the witli r i drawn! of the incompetent ones. '• "Talk about the 'supporting' of a newspaper would be reversed into a - respectful request for the newspapers' r approval and support of q community i and its enterprises." 1 Mr. Park pointed-out some of the things he thought the newspapers should ask of the legislature, rather 1 than mere rasa legislation. 1 hy not gkk our legislative ' bodies to safeguard humanity thafr Hie ever increasing number of pre i ventnble fatalities may be cheeked? "Why not ask for protection from i the speed demon and the incompetent i driver who profane our highways and | fin our hospitals and morgues? ■ “Why not forever discard the dingy one-room sctioolhouse in favor of the ! I modern consolidated school? Mhy not make it prohibitive to erect hospitals, sc.iools and even of fice buildings and hotels that are combustible? Why not direct the energies and brains of the great publishing indus try of thriving North Carolina into channels of constructive endeavor and militant usefulness? “Yes, why not? These 1 topian conditions may be for future generations: they may be Ciose at band. The mendicant pub lication will remain mendicant un less perchance through change of at titude or circumstances it may join the growing group of aggressives. "Some day the great God of the 1 niverse is going to look down on one I of his dearly beloved publisher-chil dren and say, '(’ease they slothful-; ness; rise up and produce a better j newspaper or get thee back to the > tall timbers’.” I THE COTTON MARKET October and January Roach Highest Levels in Over a Month. New York, July 22.—G4»)—Rain distributee! quite generally over the southwest this morning furnished the signnl for renewed buying in the cot ton market, which advanced opening! prices 9to 13 points. Considerable! realizing on the upturn, however, es-1 pccially by Wall Street interests, I ■i.oheqfred jherise after October 'li B d ■ ’vMHmrt lT.fiO“«iitr'!f»TfMtry' , tFnir the highest levels in over a ffioUth. Firm cables, better reports from the cotton goods market, and early strength in the stock market, with support from New Orleans and Liv erpool also contributed to the early advance. Cotton futures opened firm Oct. 17.58 ;Dec. 17.40; Jan. 17.50 ; March 17.05; May 17.87. 8. A. L. Wants to luuse Bonds. Washington, July 22.—OP)—The Seaboard Air Line sought permission from the Interstate Commerce Com mission today to issue $8,000,000 of first and consolidated 0 per cent, mortgage gold bonds, due in 1045. Proceeds from the issue which al ready had been sold, subject to the commission's approval, to Dillon, Read & Company and Lndenburg. Thalmann & Company at 07.75 would be used to partially reimburse the road’s treasury for additions and bet terment expenditures, stop pay for short term notes, and to provide for new mileage in Florida. What is said to be a world's golf record for a course 0.430 raids in length is the 278 for 72 holes scored by Dewey Longwort’li, professional ■of the Meadow Lake Club of Kansas City. - with any ‘county seat,’ principally •Iwith a view of satisfying- the civic i pride of any town, at the expense of ■ I the traveling public, it will violate f both the spirit and the letter of the l act.” i f The five contentions of error are - summarized as folllows: > “1. That the court erroneously as- i • sumed as a fact, that the southern route shown on the’ plaintiff's map, , copy of which was attached to the \ record, was in all points similar to the route shown on the highway map, ! attached to chapter two of the pub -1 He laws of 1921, (State highway act). “2. That the court erred in bold ing, in effect, that the defendant : (highway commission) acted in viola- I tion of the spirit of tie highway act i in entering the town of Newton and ' ' connecting with an existing State - highway near the northerly boundary ' of said town, but would be acting in the spirit of the act if it entered the town of Newton and connected with the existing State highway near the i southerly limits of said town. “3. That the court erred in hold ing, in effect, that it had the power to control the discretion of the coun i • ty seat for the purposes of ‘connect ing’ such county scat with the high [ way system. I j “4. That the opinion in the instant [ case is in direct conflict with the i opinion of Cameron versus highway ' | commission, 188 N. G. 84, without ex- I I preßsly over-ruling said opinion. ■ I “5. That the court erred in affirm- , 1 1 ing the restraining order fssued by , , the court below without, at least, > modifying it to make it conform with i s the law ae laid down in the instant i Incase.” „,. ■ Ip , , , ■ s i CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926 i ■ 1 ' ,rr World Figures in the News e-a-. ' ] M M - m M&mUm i 4 .Hk JIPF EDOUAX3.C? HERJRICT' J"' 1 * MORGAN ANTDRFV KEM^ONT Manuel Quezon’s fiery oratory led Iho Philippine Senatp f«j ■lcniand Ihe end of American control. Edouard Herriol win asked to form a new French Cabinet upon the downfall cf Aristide Briand’s. The ,Simultaneous departure of J. f\ Morgan and Andrew MeHton, Secretary of the Treasury, for I’ranee, led to reports that a “Dawes plan” was contemn plated to save the franc. (International Newsreel) EDITORS HEAR REPORT OF THEIR PRESIDENT | Also Hear Addresses and Discuss Topics Interesting Them. Hickory, July 22.— (JP) —Swinging Utitipflftt "pVbgrsm of thehr ermyrttoon. editors and publishers of the state to day heard the annual report of their president, two or three addresses on matters pertaining to-the profession, and discussed several topics of inter est to newspaper men. More than 150 men and women representing the daily, weekly, semi-weekly and other classifications of newspaper work were present for the 54th annual conven tion. Outstanding among the addresses today was that of J. W. Atkins, pub lisher of the Gastonia Gazette, and president of the association, and H. Galt Braxton, publisher of the Kins ton Free Press. Mr. Atkiuß reviewed the organization’s affairs, and pre sented to the publishers a hopeful outlook for the future. Mr. Braxton discussed the newspaper’s fight for agency commissions before the feder al trade commission. His address was made in executive session, but it was learned that Mr. Braxton reviewed the fight over a period of several years, and told the publishers that a serious situation confronted publish ers. Unless the tight for certain right is won. he said, the entir struc ture of newspapers, offices built up through a number of years, would have to be revamped at heavy ex penses to publishers. VALENTINO WOULDN’T FIGHT WOMAN WRITER But Ha StiU Wants Satisfaction From Editorial Writer Who Ridi euld Him. New York, July 21.—Dispatches from Chicago that the' writer of an editorial which linked the movie sheik with pink iwwder puffs had not reveoled his identity have failed to dissuade Rudolph Valentino from his intention of forcing a duel, Amer ican fashion. There is just one pos sible development, he said, which might force him to "laugh it off." "I’m goitig back to Chicago," he said today as he received reporters in his suite, clad in an orchid nnth ing suit and lavender lounging robe, “and I’ll have satisfaction. “Unless the scoundrel who wrote that foul stuff is an old mun, too feeble to take u man-sized licking, I’ll give him what he’s earned.” “But what," someone asked, “woul you do if the 'scoundrel' turn ed out to be a woman ” Mr. Valentino achieved a gesture of supreme gallantry. “Ah. that goes without saying,” : he responded, "I should just have to I laugh it off.” ' . ( Arrest In Connection With Mellett ' Murder. Canton, 0., July 21. —Peter Mag- | raf, of Akron, known as a gambler, , was arrested here today in coiinec- j Gon with the murder of Don R. , Mellett, Canton publisher. Magraf is said to have admitted having been in | Canton the night ofthe slaying, and i is alleged to have been near the Mel-1 lett home. The suspect said he was with i John Demos, known as "Blackie," al- i so of Akron, on that night. Two de- ! tectives went to Akron immediately 11 to locate “Blackie" and bring him to |! Canton.. Demos is out on bond of $6,-11 000 following arraignment on ail white slavery charge. jl STATE MAY CLOSE THE CARROLL HOSPITAL SOON Charges Have Been Lodged Against Owner, Dr. R. S. Carroll. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, July 22.—The State of North Carolina will probably take ac tion in the near future toward the closing of the sanitarium now being operated by Dr. R. S. Carroll, of Asheville, against whom charges of immorality have just been upheld in a hearing before the State board of medical examiperx, with the result that his license to practice medicine in the state was revoked. Intima tion of such action was given out at the office of Attorney General Dennis G, Bruinmit, who represented the de partment of public welfare nnd the child welfare commission at the hear ing, although Mr. Itrummit refused to make a definite statement with re gard to any plans he might have in the case, stating that it was too early at this time to announce anything definite. Much commendation of the work done by Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson in this case is being heard, as her de partment was instrumental in bring- 1 ing the case to a issue. All private sanitariums in the states, especially those for the treatment of nervous diseases, are under the direct super vision of the board of charities and ' public welfare, and must be licensed by the board. They are subject to , inspection to see that they conform i with the laws of the state with re gard to their regulation. And Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, as commissioner of public welfare, is responsible for 1 enforcement of the laws relating to : these institutions. Consequently, it 1 was in the line of her duty to press 1 the investigation of conditions at Highland Hospital—Dr. Carroll's sanitarium —when conditions were re- 1 ported to her. Much of the actual 1 investigating was done by Dr. H. W. 1 Crane, of Chapel Hill, connected with the State board of charities and pub lic welfare. That the work of Dr. 1 Crane and Mrs. Johnson was well done is attested by the outcome of the hearing before the medical board 1 of examiners. ; T’.ie board announced after the j hearing that the charges, which had j to do with alleged treatment suggest ed for certain women patients, was J of such an obscene nature that they ] could not be made public. Dr. Carrolll has appealed to the 1 Superior Court of Buncombe county. | Fred B. McCall Named ho Universi- \ ty Faculty. Ompel Hill. July 21.—The ap-|. pointment of Fred R. McCall, of j Charlotte, to the faculty of the law ( school of the University of North , Carolina an associate proferaor of law, wns learned here today. Official , announcement of the appointment | awaits the approvul of the executive committee of the University trustees lat their next meeting. This addition, in the opinion of officials of the uni versity law school and of the legal ■ profession, will greatly strengthen the teaching staff of the law school. j - • ‘ \( Ostrich racing is a popular sport 1 !n Vienna and Rome. The ostriches are treated just like race horses, and i I have trainers ami jockeys. Their i | speed is amazing, often as much as < [26 miles an hour, while even with | two men on its back an ostrich has I been known to Vun faster than a i -horse. i FIFTY-FOUR MORE ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS NAMED In Indictments Just Re turned by Special Grand Juiy Now Sitting at Chicago. ELECTION FRAUDS LAID TO THEM In All 109 Indictments Have Been Returned Recently by the Grand Jury. Chicago. July 22.—04*)—Fifty-four election judges and clerks who served at Cook county’s April primaries, were indicted today by a special grand jury, on charges of conspiracy to make a false count in connection with irregularities at the polls. The indictments returned bring to 109 tile indictments returned ngainst judges and clerks. Eleven were named in the first writs, and 44 in file sec ond group. The writs have been returned as rapidly as a recount of the returns showed false tabulations. Recount Ordered. Chicago, July 22.—OP)—A com plete recount of the vote east in Cook County Chicago, for the U. S. senato rial nomination in both republican and democratic parties was ordered today by county Judge Jarecki at the request of Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, chairman of the Senate campaign expenditures committee. The court acted ns true bills report ed to have voted against 54 judges and clerks of elections in the April pri maries, were waited in the criminal courts. Senator Reed sought the aid of the county court in determining how the senatoral ballots were handled, as his committee prepared to assemble here Monday for an inquiry into the sena torial primaries. PRISONERS KILL'GUARD AND MAKE GETAWAB Six Long Term Criminals Escaped From Ferguson Prison Farm. Houston, Texas, July 22.—OP)—A guard named Raider at the Ferguson 1 state prison farm near here, was kill ed there early today and six long . term convicts escaped, word to the Houston police said. The police were asked to watch for two automobiles in ! which the six prisoners were reported to have fled. Information to the police said two ; ears drove up to the prison farm shortly after midnight and the driv ers fired ‘mmedijitely at the guard Raider, killing him instantly. Six convicts fled to the cars ana were driven away. The men who escaped were reported to have been Go. Dix on, Charles I’ryer, Richard Naylor. C. R. Holland, Robert Bernard and ! Alvin Ireland. Pryer was serving a , 30-year sentence for murder and had escaped twice previously. [ Execution of the plot was daring , and reckless. The moment the men . in the automobile sighted the guard j they opened fire on him. Raider, riddled with bullets, fell dead. In- , stanatly they were upon him and seized ] the keys to the barracks. With drawn, pistols they opened the doors and" called the names of six long term ' men who stepped out from t'iie ranks of their fellows and took their places behind their liberators. The other convicts apparently dazed ■ by the swiftness of the affair, made no move. With no apparent haste ' the three men satisfied themselves the ' men they Uad come for were account ed for, locked the door on the re mainder of the convicts, who a mo ment later heard the automobiles rush ! away in the darkness. The story, as it was telephoned to , Houston, failed to indicate how the ' alarm was given. Presumably, how- 1 ever, the shots had aroused other 1 guards, who came too late to prevent the escape. ‘ Girt Waits in Vain For Wire From Thaw. Winchester. July 21.-—Miss For rest Hope Walls, the 18 year old- 1 law Angeles, Calif., girl who claims J Harry K. Thaw, promised to marry her if she came to his country es tate “Kenilworth” near here, sat ! disconsolately in a tent throughout ! today awniting an answer to the - latest telegram she sent to Thaw 1 last night. 11 The answer had not arrived to night. Thaw was reporred at flie Bel mont hotel, New York, and the girl wired, him she was broken hearted a and begged him to send her an auto- t mobile and sufficient money to take h her . her mother and brother back to i California, police said she told them l today. r The Walls arrived here Saturday C virtually without funds in a battered o flivver. j c B. E. Spangler Dead. Atlantic City, N. .T. July 22.—0 P) —B. E. Spangler, 04, of Roanoke, Va„ general superintendent of trans- ( portation of the Northern & Western 1 Railroad, died suddenly of heart dis- t ease at his room in the Traymore ( Hotel today. , He was attending the coal rate hear ing before the Interstate Commerce t Commission in the Pittsburgh-Lake i cargo case. , Mr. Spangler was connected with l the Northern & Western Railroad for i wore than forty years. He started , c ■s a railroad telegraph operator. , j —— • yiv - ***i * * ♦ •£. * FRANC V>»fNG * * UP AGAIN NOW m * Paris, July 22.— OP)— The franc * SK rose today. In the first quota- % % tion since the defeat of the Herriot ministry, the dollar was at 45.03 francs, and the pound SK X Sterling at 21!). Imter quota- JK tions were 43.18 nnd 210. DC * Yesterday's official closing was 46 63 to the dollar. A slight IK reaction at 11 o'clock took the )K quotation to 43.00 francs to the )K |)K dollar and 212 to the pound. )K I*' * * ************ USE COUNTERFEIT STATE TOBACCO TAX STAMPS Woman and Son Charged With Print ing the Stamps. (By International News Service) Little Rock. Ark., July 22.—Detec tives here are weaving together threads of evidence on which they hope to convict persons responsible for 'flooding the market of the state with counterfeit state tobacco tax stamps. A woman who operates a printing shop and her son are under arrest here as a result of a police check-up on the "bogus" stamps while a law yer at Pine Bluff, Ark., and a sales man at Hot Springs are held as “agents” for the counterfeit stamps. Detectives who have been working on a “grapevine” report that count erfeit stamps are being manufactured in Little Rock in wholesale lots got their first tangible clue when a local \ merchant purchased SIOO worth of these stamps and turned them over to officers. Trace of the spurious tax stamps led to a local printing shop when an 18-vear-old youth is said by officers to have given evidence against his mother, who in turn was arrested. The youth and his mother are held in default of $3,000 bond each on grand larceny charges. The two men held ill Hot Springs and Pine Bluff, admit selling the stamps but deny any knowledge* that they were counterfeit. They both declare that the stamps came from “headquarters” and they thought them legal. A further check of other surround ing towns shows that these tax stamps have been sold to the amount of $lO,- 000 throughout the state, detectives say. Merchants, warned that arrests would follow if "bogus” stamps were used, have sent many tax stamps here for an examination. Through this method-, defectives have found many of the stamps to be counterfeit. Local officers at pres ent are In surrounding towns gather ing evidence. BANKERS PLEASED WITH GOVERNOR’S STATEMENT Think His Utterances About Bond Payments Will Have Good Effect. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel [ Raleigh. July 22.—Bankers over the state generally are applauding the | statement issued by Governor A. W. McLean wit'll regard to the non-pay ment of obligations by cities and coun ties in the state. In one letter re ceived by Governor McLean from R. S. Dickson, president of a bank in Gastonia, Mr. Dickson says: “I want to express to you m.v sincere thanks for your interest in this matter which is so vital to the welfare of every county and city in North Carolina,” adding that it had just been the duty of the bank to notify a county that due to its negligence in meeting its obligations, the bank could not grant a loan which had been requested. The letter of Mr. Dickson to Gov ernor McLean follows: “Having read the contents of your letter in regard to this subject, ns ' copied in the various newspapers to day, in behalf of. our organization I want to express to you m.v sincere > thanks for your Interest in this mat- ' ter, which is so vital to the welfare of every county and city in North Carolina. I am sure that I voice the sentiment of every leading bond bouse throughout the country w( 1 o socialize in North Carolina county and city bonds. “Only yesterday it was our sad duty to inform a county in the north western part of the state that due to their negligence in allowing their obligations to go in temporary de fault we were unable to grant them a loan to meet their running ex penses in anticipation of the collec tion of taxes. “I am quite sure that if you will continue your efforts along this line it will be the means of placing our North Carolina municipal bonds up on a high credit basis in the general municipal markets.” Venable Case Thrown Out. Asheville, July 21.—The case against R. C. Venable, 25-year-old traveling salesman, who was arrested last Sunday on a charge of kidnap ing and conspiring to kidnap a pretty 16-year-old shop girl of this city, was thrown out of court by Magistrate C. F. Summer this morning for lack , of convincing evidence. The kidnap ing occurred last Friday night, ac- ' cording to the charge. Bench Goslin Fcr Indifferent Work. ! Washington, July 21.—“ Goose” Goslin, heavy hitting outfielder of the j Washington Americans, has been , benched without pay for an indefinite period by Manager Harris for indilfer- ' ent playing. The “Gooae” was withdrawn from ' the lineup in the second inning of the first game of today’s double header with Detroit. Goslln's place as dean up hitter in the batting order was recently given to Buddy Myer, re cruit shortstop, and Goslin wits drop ped a notch. TODAY'S NEWS TOp| NO,AM : GOVERNMENT COS! j LAST FISCAL YEtt SHOWED INCREAI The Increase Was $53,34 427 Over Previous fi Figures Just AnnosiN Show. ARMY AND NAVY 1 GOT LESS CAtj But Other Departirigl Showed Increase.—¥ erans Bureau Spent I Sum. Washington, July 22.—0$*)— 1 actual cost of the government « fiscal year ended June 30 inc¥tfc $53,344,427 over the previous vetfr, tailing $3.584.087.873. it was fat in the itemized list of expentfftf made public by the Treasury. Ordinary expenditures amounted ' $3.01)7.511.822, afci increase of a 506,490. The cost of the public!? ; accounted for the remainder A peuditures. $487,376,050, an of $20,837,637. The War and Navy DeportSSfi I made (he principal reductions, the Department of the Interior, o| and Agriculture also showed diet#! ed expenditures. War Department expenditures % $6,800,000 less than a year ago. tailing $355,072,225; while Navjy were $33,500,000 less than a yehlr S amounting to $301,758,049. The Veterans Burenu was the l)| costly government establishment, quiring $404,662,185 compared % $384,715,796 a year ago. The cost the adjusted service certificate 3j amounted to $120,152,238, oorWpS with $66,458,766 tile previous yen! Campaign For Bryan Memortffk V versity Opens in Western N. f Asheville, N. C„ July 22. W Gallatin Roberts, ex-mayor of As ville. prominent attorney, and lifc-b friend and admirer of William 3 nings Bryan, as chairman, and a ftp soring committee of fifty promin Asheville citizens, the Asheville Cl paign for the establishment of £ an Memorial University at Dayt Tenn., was launched here today. ’ In accepting the chairman ship the campaign, ifr. Roberts sta that he had been keenely interested the project to memorialize the ] character and teachings of the gr Commoner by the establishment Christian college in our SoutlienSfi mountains since its inception, i that he welcomes the opportunity have a part in presenting the mat to the citizens here. Headquarters fcr the Western No Carolina campaign, which is to CO | twenty-five counties in the Wetfti part of tlie state, have been opeWfrl 60 Patton Avenue. The quote Western North Carolina is fifty fa sahd Dollars, twenty-five thousand i lai-s being expected of Asheville. 1 objective of the national eainjmigti $5,000,000, half of which will be % for building and half for endoVrttrt F. E. Robinson, president of * Bryan Memorial University Astfa tion of Dayton. Tenn.. stated rV<k ly that although campaigns hi been waged so far in parts ,0f..-oi two states, Tennessee and Flort subscriptions in hand now total most half a million dollars. A slire eighty-one beautifully wooded' ac was recently accepted by the assoc tion for the building of the Universi This was one of five sites offered i association for this purpose and 4 the one unanimously reoom'm'Wrdtti a committee of leading Tennessee « cators who made an inspection o's 1 site. Boy Keeps After Money., (By International News Service) Camden, Ark.. July 22.—When legrd fake radium eye spccfeltft fleeced his parents out of sl,2o<Vm ry Murphy, Camden youth, got bu Soon two suspects were arrested Kansas City. Before the youth a officers could arrive there, they h been freed through a court precede Not long afterwards two men a a woman were arrested in jfl Worth, Texas. Through an error in the requi tion papers. Gov. Ferguson refused;; livery of the prisoners to Camden i thorities. Berry Murphy was » on their trail. In Fort Worth, attorneys for ! trio offered young Murphy return the money. Berry took $l,lOO a a promise of the other $3,90, included the amount of his expeni and returned home. The tro are «j in custody but probably willl not returned here. Fears His Wife Kidnaped or Vl«| of Other Tragedy- Asheville, July 21.—Feats tl his pretty young wife had been ) naped or had met some other i a fate in Asheville were expressed : day by Joseph E. Woodnick, of j lando, Fla., who in telegrams to ■ Times asked the aid of police, ne; pa pc runnel citizens in locating \ woman. The last word received f her was on last Friday, Mr. W( nick said. She is supposed to alone. THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Ftti Local hundershowers Friday and west portion late tonight Not warm Friday. Gentle to modal southwest 'winds. ’• ■-
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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