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miSHIT
PRIMARY MSN ARE
GIVEN IT HEIM
Manner In Which Towns
Were Organized After
. Money Was Given Dis
closed to Committee.
EFFECTS OF THE
SYSTEM SHOWN
£ In One City Where Mayor
Was Given S2OO the Mc-
Kinley Forces Lost Only
Six Votes at Polls.
Chicago, Aug. :{.— (>P)—r.. E. Fish
er, an officer of the Illinois Trac
tion Co., handled the money for Sen
ator William M. McKinley's cnm-
V“!« n * n East St. lam s during the
Illinois primary, Rufus Shepherd. U.
S. Deputy Marshal, testified today be
fore the Senate campaign funds com
mittee.
Shepherd said he and Walter Wicks
were given $2,500 for organization
and general campaign work in 21 pre
cincts of the city, and some precincts
in the country, while E. Crump had ,
charge of the other 10 precincts of the
city.
Ihe deputy marshal could not say
how much money Fisher had for the
campaign, nor what source it came
from.
‘Ts the Ilinois Traction Co., an In-
Null or Studebaker corporation?" Sen
ator Heed asked.
Its a Studebaker corporation,"
the witness replied.
Shepherd said he gave S2OO to Hurt
Washington, mayor of Brooklyn, 10.,
for campaign work.
"Did he deliver?" Reed asked.
"\es, sir." the witness replied.
“Out of 686 votes cast, McKinley
got 680.”
"About six went astray?”
“Yes, sir.’
"You don't think there was any
corruption in the count that you lost
0 votes, or wan it an accident?"
"There was no corruption so far us
1 was concerned?"
Shepherd said he gave Washington
the S?OQ in cash.
After less than a half hour on the
'
*fhe recalling of Samuel Insult, Chi
cago public utilities executive, again
was deferred. He may take the stand
tomorrow.
Insull spent $163,733.19 in the
campaign of which $ 12a.(MM) was con- '
tributed to the Successful candidacy
of Frank 1.. Smith, chairman of the i
Illinois Commerce Commission, who
defeated Senator McKinley for the
senatorial nomination. The commit
tee wants to know if he spent any
Ollier money in the primary.
William Hale Thompson, former
mayor of Chicago, was the second wit
ness of the day. He came from Cal
ifornia to give his testimony. It is :
of record that Allen F. Moore. Smith's
campaign manager, gave Thompson
$25,000 and he in turn gave it to the 1
Crowe-llarrett republican faction In
Cook county.
Thompson said he supported Smith
because of his opposition to the world
court, and that lie helped Smith all
he could.
The former mayor disclosed that
the Crowe-Barrett leaders had promis
ed to support him for mayor if he
helped them iu the recent primary,
“I told them I did not think the
people of Chicago were interested in
political alliances, but that I was
very much interested in the candida
cy of Col. Smith.’”
Thompson said the Lakes-Gulf
Waterway was supported by the
Crowe-Barrett group, and that also
the wet and dry issue for Cook Coun
ty came up and it was decided to de
clare against prohibition for that coun
ty.
"With these understandings in our
minds,” Thompson sa-'d, “this had
much to do with assisting in the nom
ination of Col. Frank L. Smith.”
Asked about campaign finances,
Thompson said “this campaign was no
different from any other. We were
short of money and always needed a
little more.
“I don’t know how the money was
raised, except thnt I encouraged my
friends to contribute.
“I asked Allen F. Moore, Colonel
Smith’s campaign manager. If there
was any way to secure funds. He
said he would try to raise some. Iu
a couple of days he called me. I
went to see him and he gave me $25,-
OtM). Beyond that I had nothing to
do with the financing except to pay
some bills myself.”
Pitching, in the opinion of most
baseball experts, constitutes from 50
to 70 per cent, of a club’s effective
ness,
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North Cari,eading Small City Daily
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* LIQI OR WARFARE *
* BRINGS DEATH *
TO ANOTHER MAN *
* Chicago, Aug. 3.—OP)—Jos- *
* eph Saldo. 28. nephew of Joseph *
| * I.amberto, bootlegger - jeweler. *
* who was murdered with a worn- *
| It; ? n nompanion in front of the *
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* ago. was riddled by bullets from *
i * ” passing automobile today as *
* he stood in front of his eigqr &
’ X P :“ rp ' He died two hour* later. *
* l olice laid the shooting to a eon-
, * tinunnee of liquor warfare.
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PRESIDENT STABTS
ON MOTHER yEM
Has Completed Third Year
as Chief Executive and]
This Morning Began His
Fourth Year’s Work.
i _ Paul Smith’s, X. Y.. Aug. 3.—OP)—
] Calvin Cooiidge today began his fourth
year as President of the United
States.
The anniversary found h’m enjoy
ing his long vacation at White Pine
Camp in the luxuriously appointed Ad
irondacks estate that contrasts sharply
w:th a simple country farm house in
, Plymouth, At., where three years ago
] he took the oath of office.
The President finished the third
year as chief executive without com
menting on the anniversary. He re
mained quietly iu camp receiving two
luncheon guests and enjoying a fishing
trip in Osgood Luke in the afternoon.
BEATEN WITH BEVOLVEK
BUTT AND A FENCE RAIL
Buncombe Fanner Fearfully Injur
ed; Crime laid to Liquor Dealers.
Asheville, Aug. 2.—Hus Harwood,
Barns rdsvillc farmer, is in a serious
condition in a local hospital, his
skull fractured in three places, as
Ihc result of an attack upon him in
the front yard of a neighbor. Tom
Maney, Sunday night at 10 o’clock.
Harwood told investigating officials
Monday that the assault was made
upon him by a band of six men who
lured him to the neighbor’s house
upon pretext of forming a quartet
and engaging in singing
'■Ttaf “fta t wtxm -gMftimWwjffEfty 'ot
ficials say, is the direct result of his
having given Sheriff E. M. Mitchell’s
office information leading to the
seizure of n number of stills in the
I vicinity of Rnrnurdsville. Those in
j sympathy with the liquor traffic are
blamed for the assault bv Sheriff
l Mitchell.
Harwood says that he was struck
oyer the head with tlih butt of a
revolver and beaten about the body
with a fence rail. He lgy uncon
scious in the front yard of the neigh
boring home from 10 o'clock Sunday
night until 3 o’clock Monday morn
ing, when he regained consciousness
and made his way to the home of J.
B. Draper, a former prohibition en
forcement officer, where he asked
nid.
CHANNEL WINS AGAIN
Ml* Clarsbelle Barrett Forced to
Give up Two Miles From Her Goal.
Dover, Englaud. Aug. 3.— OP)— The
grim English Channel again has suc
ceeded in defeating the efforts of a
woman to conquer it.
Beaten by fog rather than the swift
current, Miss Clarabeile Barrett, of
Xew Rochelle, a swimming teacher iu
New York’s h'gh schools, today was
forced to give up her attempt to swim
the Channel after a gallant struggle
lasting 21 hours, 30 minutes.
When at length she was taken from
the water exhausted, she was but two
miles from her goal, and had estab
lished what is claimed as a record for
women for the length of time of a
Channel attempt.
With Our Advertisers.
There is now going on at the Parks-
Belk Company’s a final clean-up of
all summer goods. Seme are being
sold even cheaper than during the big
Anniversary Sale last week.
The Yorke & Wadsworth Company
handle tires that you know are re
liable. They put on the tires for you, '
too. Read ad. today.
Watch for Nip and Tuck every 1
week. They will appear iu the ad. of ‘
the Ritchie Hardware Co. These ele
phants will do lits of funny stunts. ’
Read the ad. today aud see about *
them. *
Specials in shoes, clotlrng, ready-to- J
wear aud all kinds of summer dress
goods at Efird's. '
A wonderful comfort shoe at Ivey's
for only $5.85.
If you want the best perfumes, you
can get them at the Gibson Drug
Store.
Tub fabrics in. fall designs at J. *
C. Penney Co.’s 10 to 45> cents.
Beautiful bed room furniture at a 1
price you can afford to pay at the 1
Coneord Furniture Co.
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Pont! Hearing Postponed. i
Houston, Tex., Aug. 3.—OP)—Hear- i
ings on habeas corpus application of
Charles Ponzi, wanted by the State
of Massachusetts to serve a seven to
nine-year term as a “common and (
notorious thief’ was postponed till !
tomorrow morning when called in dis- <
trict court here today. Following
Governor Ferguson’a order for Ponsi’a i
extradition yeaterday, attorneys for i
the Boston “finance wizard” pleaded 1
they wanted time in which to revise I
their pleas. ,
jj “Little Gray Horn? West”
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. PEACH SEASON NOW
NEARING ITS HEIGHT
ImKcaCions Are That 2,000 Car Loads
Will Re Shipped.
Tribune Bureau
Hit WifTfeMr Host-j
Raleigh, Aug. 3.—The peach sea
son in the sandhills section is near
ing its height and by the last of this
week or first of next, the lucions fruit
will be moving by the cnrlond. accord
ing to the division of markets of the
State department of agriculture. Last
week 231 carloads were shipped, with
the season not .vet in full sway, and
indications arc that from 1,600 to
2.000 carloads will be shipped before
the season is over.
The fruit is most lucious, beautiful
in appearance mid has the best keep
ing and preserving qualities, it is re
ported. However, the fact that the j
Georgia crop is tremendous, already
having surpassed in shipments those
of Inst season, is keeping the prices
down and the sandhills peaches are
not commanding the prices which
they should, the market men say.
KILLS SELF TO KEEP
FROM BEING ARRESTED
Raymond Ross Committed Su'cide
Before Being Arrested for Dual
Murder.
Cincinnati, Aug. 3.—DP)—A single
bullet left ill n pistol which author
ties claim was used in the midnight
killing of Otto Itin, 19, and Mamie
King Metzger. 30, twice a divorcee,
today ended the life of Raymond Ross,
20. fanner, of near Felicity. Ohio,
just as he was about to be arrested
for the dual murder,
Ross, a suitor for the affections of
Mrs. Metzger, shot himself through
head as Sheriff Fred Croswell of
Clermont County and Marshal B. Ed
ward Colvin of Felicity approached
his house.
PRESIDENT READY TO
AID ARMS CONFERENCE
Desirous of Doing All Possible for
Success of the Geneva Conference.
Paul Smith’s. N. Y.. Aug. 3.—OP)
—President Cooiidge was said today
to be desirous of doing all possible
to insure the sueeess of the Geneva j
conference for arms limitations.
Asserting thnt bis position was un
changed in favoring arms reductions,
officials said lie would consider un
fortunate any action that might be
taken now looking toward any other
limitation' conference which might be
come a detriment to the success of the
Genevn conference.
Earthquake Shakes Tokio.
Tokio, Aug. 3.—(A 3 )—An unusually
severe earthquake shock this city at
6 :25 p, m. The populace was badly
frightened and everyone indoors ran
into the streets. Thus far no dam
age had been reported.
The quake seems to have nffectod
the Tokio district principally. Sev
eral bridges were damaged, and were
numerous landslides. Communications
also were interrupted.
Prominent South African Dead.
Capetown. South Africa, Aug. 3.
(A*)—John , Xnvlcr Merriinan. one of
South America's leading statesmen,
died tdday.
The Rt. Hon. John X. Merriman
wns born in England in 1841, and
went to South Africa in 1849. He
was prime minister and treasurer of
the South African government in 1908
and 1010.
CONCORD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1926
COURT RULING IS I
r VERY IMPORTA^j
s Seizure of American Ship* j'
Three Mile Limit Gets Apt 1
Justice Department.
"• IVcndcirqKow;— Awg. 3.—oP>< j
- cent court of appeals ruling j
- ing the seizure of an alleged j
< can rum runner outside the
' nrle limit, was described in a II
- meat of Justice statement tod
■ "a noteworthy decision having t
porta lit bearing upon efforts <
I Federal government to enforce th
I hibition law and stamp out run
> ning.”
Tlie derision was rendered in an p\ r
peal .from the District Court in <li- s
necticut and involved seizure of lie
vessel Underwriter, fly'ng the Amri
can (lag, 35 miles off Block Island.
The court’s ruling was based in
| anti-smuggling and shipping laws, ml
not on the prohibition law. The n
preme Court lias hold that the ry
law itself is not applicable to Amri
can ships on the high seas, althogh
all shipping board vessels are proHb
ited from selling intoxicants undei a
policy laid down by tile Board.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Advance of 8 Poiits
on August But Generally 4 tc -7
Points Lower.
New York, Aug. 3.—OP)—The <ot
ton market opened Steady at nil ld
vance of 8 points on August but gen
erally 4 to 7 points lower in re
sponse to relatively easy Liverpool
cables. There were slight rallies
immediately after the call on cover
ing. but lifter selling up to 17.72 for
December and 17.93 or March, prices
eased slightly under realizing with
tlie market showing net losses of (i to
10 points at the end of the first half
hour. Business was comparatively
quit, and the trade seemed to be await
ing further weather development or
more conclusive crop reports from tlie
South. A private report isssued this
1 morning placed the condition as 65.8
per cent, and tlie indicated crop at
14.803,000 bales, blit the figures were
without any apparent effect on tlie
market.
Cotton futures opened steady. Oct.
il7 72; Dec. 17.68;. Jan. 17.71; March
17.92; May 18.00.
Passengers Taken From Vessel.
Vineyard Haven, Mass., Aug. 3.
(A l ) —Fifteen iHissengers and 7 stow
aways today were taken off the ship
ping hoard steamer Gov. John Lind
in thhe harbor here and transferred to
New Bedford. The steamer, on route
to Boston from Santo Domingo with
a cargo of sugar, can upon Hedge
Fence Shoal in a fog yesterday but
was refloated last n'ght. Her fuel
was exhausted and site will be forced
to remain until fresh supplies of oil
arrive from Boston. The steamer was
not damaged.
Pharr on Educational Commisssn.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Waiter Hotel *
Raleigh, Aug. 3.—The appoint
ment of Edward W. Pharr, of Char
lotte, as a member of the education
al commission to fill out the unex
pired term of P. D. Warren, of New
Bern, resigned, has been announced
from the office of Governor A. W.
McLean. Mr. Pharr was the speak
er of the Inst house in tlie general
assembly. Mr. Warren was chair
man of tlie State executive Itenio
cratic committee several years ago.
FREE TEXTBOOK ENDORSED
By the Mid-Summer Conference of the
Shite Fanners’ Union.
(By International News Service)
i (ireenshoro, -Aug. text
j b(>l ,ks for children required to attend
1 public schools was unanimously en
i l.trsed bv the mid-summer conference
p , t Guilford Battleground by the State
,'.Farmers’ Union.
di J[an y resolutions touching upon
"advises 0 f government that vitally as-
I Vet tlie fa an life of the country were
m for continuation of the
\istraiia) ballot and present pri
rv syStm- against increasing as-;
si,wilts n the revaluations in 1927
CppUedto farm lands were adopt
esoluW's against a State con
s\laryf,r a survey of women iu
iiC ry j the state, for use of sur
pl£ t ji funds for decreasing the
StiVMjj and not increased appro
prii“,next year and against the
abseLoter law, were also adopt
ed. !
Kesrms favoring more interest
in ttyernment by farmers, for
moditjn of the registration law. i
ngninje eight month school term j
until [schools are more efficiently
, admiitd, and against the short ]
ballot em were also adopted. j
Tliqk’s session of the farmers
meetikljourned after much dis-L
cussio better farming results from
scient xperiments. The meeting ‘
had bjin session three days and
I Hie reions touching on the phases j
. of gohent will be placed in the
bunds [fate senators and congress- |
. men.
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i ENGL MIIXS WORKING
* koUT HALF TIME NOW
E i
’ DecidoAdnpt Basie Selling Prices
Forindard Counts of American
Yari
‘ Ma liter. Eng., Aug. 3.—(A 5 ) —
j The daizntion committee of the
’ Masteiotton Spinners Federation
: has dqd that the scheme of basic
1 se'.lingkes for standard counts of
1 Ameri, yarns shall go into effect
Augusi iih.
The eration originally proposed
1 to fix ices because of what was
charac ied as ruinous underselling.
A ball<|esulted in over 90 per cent,
of the tiners supporting the scheme.
Repci from tlie district, read at
a meeq of the committee, showed
that awicy of working alternate
weeks s generally in operation al
though ing to the coal shortage and
other dhilties many firms have had
to cur; production.
(■erica lots. Dope This Out! Then
Go Insane.
Ash eve, Aug. 2.—Children were
born sisters in the same
house Jr Statesville recently, the
fathers ting father and son re
spective!
Tlie fit, a daughter, was born to
Mr. uni Mrs. William Speece and
three hits later a son was born to
Mr. anddrs. Fred Speece.
Genea|gy experts are wondering
what t# relationship between the
two chilten really is.
With aspect to the origin of the
familiar parting salute, “So long,”
there is 1 suggestion that it is deriv
ed' fron the Norwegian “Saa
Laengc,”h common form of farewell,
equivalent in melting to “an revoir,”
and proiitineed like “so long," with
the “g“ loftened.
jPBMMINK !
IH MEXICO It
i KOT BEE* HALTED
I
First Proposal by Catholics
Rejected But Hope of
Settlement Has Not Yet
Been Announced.
OBREGON STATES ■
CALLESISRIGHT||
Former President of Re-1
1 public Gives His Support
| to New Regulations of]
I the Government.
I Mexico City, Aug. 3.—(A 5 ) The i
I proposal of the Catholic archbishop
i for a truce in the religious situation
j lias been declined by President Calles,
but peace maneuvers continue behind
! ti, P scenes. Considerable hope exists
j that they will result in some progress
toward ending the deadlock now cx-
I isting between the government and
I'.ie Catholic Church in Mexico. Ii
President Calles in rejecting the ,
proposal of tlie archbishopric declared ,
"the federal government will only
limit itself to act with the required
energy to enforce the laws of this
country.”
i Added strength to the hands ot
President Calles in enforcing the new
religious regulations was seen ill the
statement given to the Associated
I Press in Nogales, Orizona, by former
I j President Obregon in support of tlie
j government in f.ie religious eontrover-
I ay.
No Protest Made.
Washington, Aug. 3.—(A > )-—No
I mention of a protest was contained
in a state department statement made
public today summarizing the report
of consul general Waddell ill Mexico
City on the taking over by Mexican
police of tlie “Church of England, of
San Jose." which belongs to the Am
erican Episcopal Church. Other dis
patches have indicated that some
thing approaching a protest was made
: to the consul general by Bishop
Creighton in Mexico City.
“Bishop Creighton informed the con
-1 yul general that immediately after
6 j the occupation of the church by the
police, the authorities began taking an
'inventory of the property iu the
1 j church." . the department’s statement
j said. "Tlie police stated in explana-
I tion of the seizure that a declaration
e | concerning tlie church had not been
| filed with tlie municipal court, but
with the minister of governacion. and
f . also that a list of responsible members
~ of tlie church which had been submit
‘ ted. did not contain the names of ten
ie men, but the names of eight men and
two women only.”
j The consul general said the church
i was open on Sunday for private wor
[ ship in control of a committee ap-
I painted by the municipal authorities.
! He added’ that the title deed to the
I church lias been held by the Episcopal
I board of Missions in New York and
I that taxes on the property had been
J paid since 1858.
, | Tlie Department gave no indention
. j as to what its attitude would be. Pre
j sumubly the embassy in Mexico City
t is fully advised and will do wliat
,! ever it can practically.
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CALLES REJECTS OFFER OF ,
TRUCE BY EPISCOPATE ,
President of Mexico Says Laws \V ill
Be Carried Out.
Mexico City, Aug. 2.—President
Calles has rejected the proposal for
| a truce in the religious controversy
made by the Mexican episcopate.
In a statement to the Associated
Press, the president says:
"This executive has already made
kown its opinion regarding the re
ligious situation. Replying to the |
episcopate statement, I will say that
the federal government will only
limit itself to act with the required
energy to enforce the laws of this 1
country.”
Although President Calles has re-1
jected the truce offer of the epis
copate, which was made in a state
ment to the Associated Press yester
day, gestures for peace are still un
Tentative steps, it ie learned auth
oritatively, are being taken which i
are expected to result iu informal
personal - negotiations between At
torney General Ortega and a high
dignitary ofthe Mexican episcopate
whereby a settlement of the relig
ious situation may be reached.
Overtures also are understood to
have been made for a prominent lay-
mail, who is close to the episcopate
■ and also persona grata with Presi
• dent Calles, to attempt as inter
-1 mediary to bring about an exchange
of view in a conciliatory spirit.
Although a tense feeling of un
easinoss is lidicated in many sec
tions of Mexico, the tranquillity
which lias prevailed in Mexico City
since the flare-up on Saturday night
which accompanied the suspension of
services ill Catholic churches as a
protest against the new religgious
regulations, continued today. Re
ports from other parts of the nation
showed a similar quietude.
Chief Justice Taft Improving.
Munity Bay, Quebec, Aug. 3.—Cf)
—Reports today from the summer
home of Chief Justice Wm. H. Taft
of the U. S. Supreme Court, said he
was greatly improved. His indisposi
tion was the result of a cold, it was
said.
Persons bearing the same sur
' name, although they may not be re
i lated in any way, are forbidden to
marry in China.
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* SIXTH OCCUPANT
;* OF TRUCK DIES
OF HER INJURIN’
! Gastonia, Aug. 3. —-* -Jm
* final chapter of the gruesome *1
I* grade crossing tragedy near here
* Sunday was written this after- *
* noon when the sixth victim. Ida *:
Best. 17. was buried in Bessem- tr j
£ er city following services at t'.ie SK
Baptist Church there. Four I
gjrls were killed instantly, the tp. j
1 5K other two dying of injuries re- * j
ceived.
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rain Esma
IS BEING DEBITED
French Senate Will Debate
Measure During the Day
and Vote Is Likely to
Follow Before Night.
Paris. Aug. 3.— UP)— Premier I’om
eares financial measures by which lie
seeks to rehabilitate France’s badly
upset financial conditions, was on the
senate program today and itossibly
nmy be voted upon before adjournment
is taken tonight. The bill already
i has passed the chamber of deputies.
Approval lias been given by the
cabinet to the Premier’s desire that
an independent singing fund be cre
ated to redeem the state's obligations
and handle the national defense bonds
which form the greater part of the
floating debt of the country.
It is proposed to endeavor to liave
the sinking fund plan approved by
bott houses of parliament before the
end of the week.
COTTON FRUITING HEAVY '
The Damage in State From Insects is j
Almost Negligible.
Tribune Raleigh Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh. Aug. 3.—Cotton is fruit
ing heavily, the color is excellent,
soil moisture good, except a bit too (
iuo.se iu some areas, and the damage
from insects and plant diseases al
most negligible, although stands are
very irregular and vary from 75 to
!H) per cent, normal, and the crop is
nate. according tot Frank Parker, the
crop statistician of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, who has just re
turned front, the seveu days trip
through the cotton bolt of Virginia.
North Carolina and South Carolina,
with I>r. A. S. Jones, secretary of the
C. S. Crop reporting Board, of Wasli-
I ington. During the trip 1.042 miles
were covered and thousands of cot
ton fields were inspected. The crop
t everywhere is front two to three
I weeks late, but otherwise is in excel-
lent condition.
But Mr. Parker made it clear that
lie was making no predictions, and
was commenting on the crop only as
it appeared during his trip through
the belt. The rains of the last few
days have caused excessive moisture
in some localities wliieh is extremely
favorable for the propagation of the
boll weevil, although so far crop
damage by the weevil has been almost
negligible. But if the present wet
weather continue, there is much dan
ger of weevil damage.
The crop is very late, and while
there a> - e many squares, very few ae
tual bolls have developed so far. The
number of squares and bolls is unus
ual for the size of the plants. The
recent dry weather lias caused the
plants to be stocky, short jointed and
abundantly fruitful of squares.
Whether all of these squares will pro-
I duce bolls remains to be seen, as con
siderable shedding is expected.
The poorest stands are found in
Cumberland. Robeson, Johnson, Hoke.
Scotland and Marlborough counties,
while tlie best crop ontlook is in the
northeastern counties of the State.
Many farmers, however, are pes
simistic, because of the lateness of |
crop, and the present increasingly
good conditions for boll weevil infesta
tion. They say the recent rains have
prevented the bloom from 'setting.
11 Case of Sneezing Baffles Physicians.
1 (By International News Service)
Johnson City, Tenn., Aug. 3
Strong exertion of her will power is
gradually decreasing the sneezing of j
Dorothy Baker, whose strange case of
sneezing once every minutes for 28
days has baffled physicians in this
section.
Dorothy’s sneezes came only about
once every eight minutes now and she
has been removed from a local hos
pital to her home.
The sneezing is gradually decreas
ing in force and is also less violent.
Soreness in the chest and an inflamed
throat together with a weakened phys
ical condition are making Dorothy’s
recovery slow.
When she drops off to sleep at j
night the sneezing stops altogether but
w'uen she is awakened it starts anew.
Bride is IU and Husband of Only
10 Days Is Absent.
> Chnrlotte. Aug. 2.—Mrs. Ed D.
■ Honour, bride of ten Jays, tonight
1 was recovering from tho effects of
taking sleep producing tablets while
she was il). Meanwhile police were 1
searching for her husband who was
reported to be missing.
The couple were married ten days
ago and the bride became ill last
Thursday at a local rooming house
where they were Rtaying. She v.as
given the tablets to relieve her pain,
it is said.
Mrs. Honour was found Saturday
in a state of coma by her landlady. A
physician was summoned and the
I young bride quickly rallied. Search
then was nstituted for her husband.
THE TRIBUNE
PRINTS
TODAY’S NEWS TODAY
NO. 181
p .iiuii mu
"M big issues
hi in hum
In Other States Farm Re
lief, World Court and
Other Questions Enter
: Into Primary Voting.
i SENATE RACES
TO BE DECIDED
Senatorial Candidates Atfe
to Be , Chosen in Three
States— Many Minor Of
j fices in Four States.
Kansas City, Aug. 3.— (A 3 )—A haze
of campaign oratory on prohibition,
the Ku Klux Klan, world court, farm
relief, and varied sectional issues lift
ed today over four western «nil qne
southern state, as voters invaded the
primary election polling places to se
lect national, congressional and state
office nominees.
Jn Missouri. Oklahoma and Kan
sas nominations will be made for t(ie
I’nited States senatorsliip. The three
incumbents, all Republicans. Geo>_H»
Williams. Missouri; Jo'iiu )). Httr
reld, Oklahoma, and Charles Curtis,
Kansas, geek renomination. With n«
senatorial contests slated. Montana
voters will make nominations for the
siv congressional posts. .
1 Oklahoma and Kansas parties have
complete state tickets, more than 1,-
000 office seekers being registered un
der five banners for the sooner state
races. In Missouri there are tup ,a
few of the lesser state offices to be
filled Montana and Virginia slates
call for election of half the member
ship of the state senate, and the en
tire lower 'aouse personnel ns well ns
numerous county ami district offices.
With the wet and dry debate the
outstanding issue, seven candidates
are out for the long and short term
Missouri senatorial nominations.
OBREGON TAKES SIDES
WITH PRESIDENT CALLES
Former President of Mexico De- |
Clares Roman Catholics Provoked J
the Conflict.
Nogales, Ariz.; Aug 2—Former ;Jg
President Alvaro Obregon, considered Jgj
a potential presidential candidates in
1 the 1928 Mexican election, late to--
• day threw his support to President 1
• Calico iu the nation’s religious eon
-1 troversy by declaring that “the high ‘3
' dignitaries of the Catholic church
- provoked this conflict.’’ The stafie- '
ment was contained in a signed '-J
;> declaration given the Associated
e Press.
Cotton Consumption in Stele. - i
Raleigh, Aug. 3.—-CA > )—“Restrict*
tions in operating time at tCttile
mills in the fifth district did not
spread further during June, if cotton
consumption during that montli is ,qj
indicative of tin* rate of operations. *
says the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank,
in tlie current issue of its Monthly
Review.
“Cotton consumed in t'.ie three tex
tile manufacturing states of thedis
trict during June this year totalled
212,308 bales, of which North Caro
lina mills used 117.206 bales, South
Carolina mills. 85,470 bales and 4 ir- |
giuia mills, 0.600 bales. In the long
er month of May the fifth district J
mills consumed 200.204 bales and in
■ June, 1025. used 107.008 bales.”
Road Condition Report. sis
Greensboro, Aug. 3.— (A 3 ) —-The Au
gust bi-weekly road condition rfiphH *1
of the Carolina Motor Club is off the
press here today.
The report shows road conditions
and other informntion for motorists. l ||
Information is given on a total of •
thirty-two routes.
In addition to routes betweeh cities
| in North Carolina, and betwpen cities
in this state and adjoining states,
there are routes from Asheville to
Louisville : to California ; to Cbicngo, j
and five main routes north. J
Turtle Dated 1815. J
Thompsonville, Conn., Aug. 3 —Of)
—A turtle ambling through the un
derbrush on the farm of William
McCracken, was recognized ns the
1 same one which had been a free
1 tenant for the last hundred years- v J
, Mr. McCracken first saw the tur
tle fifty-two years ago and noted on
: its shell “N\V” and "1815.” Record
5 showed that a Mr. Warowell bad '
. lived on the farm in 1815. Tlie tur
tle is thought to be about 150
years old.
Bank Consolidation Announced.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 2.—0P1— I Three
bank consolidations which bank of
ficials say will bring about a strong
financial situation in Tampa, were
announced today.
Under the plan as announced by J.
A. Griffin, president of the Exchange
National Bank, the Merchants ft Me- : :
ehanics becomes a branch of the Glfr*
izens Bank and Trust Co.; Tlie Bank
of Sulphur Springs affiliates with the J
Exchange National; and the Igitln- ■-
American Bank lias been absorbed fey
the First National.
Tlie combined capital of three banks j
taken over 1s approximately $200)000, j;
it was said.
In South American the
strawberries nre the most sought |
after, and they are eaten unsw**l#n
ed, served with cream. ~3Sm
THE WEATHER |
i Fair tonight and probably
. duy. Moderate southwest wiaaHH
v : J