ASSOCIATED PRESS ' DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI MB HOTEL OWNER KILLS GIRL THEN COMMITS SUICIDE * Kelly C. Kirtly Shot Girl as She Lay in Bed After Quarrel About a Stone in a Ring. GIRL HAD POSED AS HIS NIECE After Shooting Girl Kirt-j ly Went to a Bathroom • Adjoining Room Where] He Took His Own Life. Lex’ngton, Ky., Sept. B.l—4A*) Kelly C. Kirtly, 70. wealthy restau rant aril hotel man, who formerly liv -ed in Fayette County, killed himself shortly before 7 o'clock this morning in the bathroom adjoining his rhom in a hptel here, after he had slain Mias Mildred McDaniel 2(1, of Brooklyn, N.'Y. \ * The girl, q pretty red-haired tele phone operator of Brooklyn, who had accompanied Kirtly on a motor trip to Lexington, was shot while she was asleep in the same bed with Miss Al ma Gregory, of the same-address in Brooklyn. The two young women had regis tered at the hotel Wednesday-ns Alma and Mildred Gregory, both of New York City. According to Alma Greg ory. they posed ns cousins, and Kirt ly as their uncle. The two had quarreled Thursday night over the size of a stone in a d a mond ring which Kirtly had given Mildred. Alma declared. Shortly after 7 o'clock this morn ing, Alma declared she was awakened by the sound of a pistol shot. She sprang up to see Kirtly standing be side the lied with a pistol in his hand, while Mildred lay bes’de her. WATCH YOUR COTTON This Is Advice Given by State De partment of Agriculture. Tribune Raleigh Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel. | Raleigh. Sept. 3.—Watch your cotton! This is tbe advice given to cotton growers all over the State by the State Department of Agriculture. 1 For though cotton looks good now, ami is better than in jiie majesty “f the other cotton states, and no one can tell just what may happen in the next month or so. The recent rains have brought on a fresh crop of weev.ls in Rome locali ties, according to the latest report* to the Crop Reporting Bureau, some sec tions reporting a damage of 20 per cent, to the crop in the last two weeks. In still other sections the cotton cat- 1 erpillar or army worm has been found, and although no serious dam- : age has been done by the caterpillar as yet, there is danger that it may de velop in sufficient numbers to mater ially affect the erttp. The caterpillar < has caused very serious crop injury in Texas, Oklahoma and Lou'sana, nud while it is late for it to get a foothold in North Carolina, it is a pest to be reckoned with, asit denudes the stalks of all foliage nnd thus ar- : rests developmeut. i The (let or hopper is still active in some sections, nnd some farmers report that almost all of their young squares are dropping from ' the cotton plants because of inquiry by the cotton hopper. Although it is probable that many of these squares would not have time to produce bolls, still some of them m ! ght. and thus the potential yield is reduced. So despite the fact that the North Carolina crop rating at present is giv en as 73 per cent, of normal, and conditions are still favorable for a crop, farmers are warned not to be too optimistic, as a number of things may still happen to reduce the esti mate. JUDGE SMITH’S DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED Elmore Grand Jury Starts Hearing to Determine Facts in Murder Case. Metumpka, Ala., . Sept. 3.—(A*)— Numerous witnesses appeared before the Elmore County grand jury which convened here today in special ses sion to investigate tbe slaying of Judge Lamar Smith. Eighteen men were chosen from a venire of 25. and L. O. Venabl was appointed foreman. Judge George F. Smoot charged the grand jury briefly. Meanwhile Clyde Reese Bachelor, son-in-law of Judge Smith, and ren fessed instigator of the crime, paced his cell restlessly in Montgomery Coun ty jail, deciarng he is sane, and ex pressing hope that his young wife tnny visit him. Ip the same jail 1s Hnys Jieonard, negro farm hand who wield ed the shot gun which ended the life of Judge Smith. • There was no outward excitement as the grand jurors assembled: Towns people spoke in lower tones and none would discuas details of the crime. There was little speculation among the townspeople. Another Mine Explosion. Tubone, Okla., Sept. 3.— A/Pl —An explosion occurred at the mine of the Superior Smokeless Coal Company here shortly before 10 o'clock tills morning, affecting three entires. About ISO* men are employed. It is not known whether any waa killed or in jured. Bt. Louis bar the largest pipe organ factory In tbe world. ' ‘ ,'V *i; t , * The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Dally Washington Silent As Debate On Court Plan Reservations Continue There is no Attempt, How ever, to Conceal Interest Taken in Every State ment at Conference. QUESTION MAY BE REOPENED SOON 'lf Conference Makes Con | ditions to Reservations the Senate Must Act on j the Matter Again. Washington, Sept. 3.—(A*)—Wash ington officials lire maintaining a se vere silence while the representatives of the [lowers continue at Geneva their discussion of the American reserva tions to the world court. But there is no attempt to conceal,, the interest taken in every utterance at the conference. The impression given is ttiat the conferees are decid ing almost without apiieal whether or not the United States is to become a member of the court at any time in the near future. Should conditions be attached to acceptance of the reservations written by the Senate the action would be re ported back to the Senate by the State department. The administration fully recognizes, however, Poe hazards of reopening the question at the capitol. Two senators who voted for the court have announced they now op pose it. even on the terms laid down by the Senate itself, and should these terms be modified at. the Geneva con ference, the situation would be so changed that n one professes to know what might happen. There always is the possibility that any position taken at Geneva might be overrulled by the governments con cerned, since the delegates to the con ference have no power to make bind ing decisions. Bat the moral effect of any ndverse action by the eonfer enecenoe would be nn important fac tor, and should even one of tiie small er forty-eight court members be in fluenced to reject the American reser vations t’je whole plan for American membership wotild be wrecked. It is for these reasons that the pres ent diseussuins are regarded here as having a more iirect beating on the vfiral outcome vjnui .wjjK appear ou the surface; v TWELVE MINERS ARE TRAPPED IN EXPLOSION Were Caught in Coal Mine at Tahone, Oklahoma.—Probably Will Be Res cued. Tahone, Oklahoma, Sept. 3.—(A s ) Twelve miners were trapped in the Superior Smokeless Coal Company’s mine here this morning following a gas explosion in which several men were, hurt, none seriously. It was expected that twelve men entombed would be reached soon. The explosion occurred Shortly af ter the men entered the mine for work this morning. Two miners were brought out of the mine shortly after 11 o’clock se riously burned. Rescue parties were organized, and physicians sent from Fort Smith, Ark., and other nearby towns. Tahone is in LeFlore county, about •ten miles from the Arkansas state line. SENATOR McKINLEY IS REPORTED WEAKER NOW Does Not Seem as Mentally Clear as on Previous Days, Attending Phy sician Reports. Martinsville, Ind., Sept. 3. —(A 3 )— Senator William B. McKinley was a little weaker this morning and did not seem as mentally clear as on previous days, said a bulletin by Dr. R. H. Egbert, his attending physician. The aged Illinois senator was more restless last nigtit, and was delirious' part of the time. He fell asleep about 6 o'clock this morning. . His • respiration early today was 28, tem perature 99, and pulse 104. With Our Advertisers. The banks of the city will be closed on next Monday. Labor Day. The Ritchie Hardware Co. has all the stable hardware and handy tools you need. j Ou sale Saturday at Fishers, golf school sox for only 45 cents; value I 98 cents. Always staple and fancy groceries fresh vegetables and meats at the San itary Grocery C>. Phone 076 and 686. The Shepherd Shoe Hospital will remake your shoos and save you mon ey. . * A large assortment of rugs is now on display at H. B. Wilkinson’s. Bee list of used cars the Syler Motor Co. has for sale. W. J. Hethcox will wire your house from cellar to garret. The Parks-Bell; Co. has a wonder ful line of fall suits to interest the young men. Fiva special prices, $25, $29.50, $35 and $89.50. Everything wJrn by men. Radnor Under Arrest. Massilon, Cf., Sept. 3.— — Ben Rudner, hardware merchant, was tak en into custody here this morning by anpfflcer of the Starke county court in connection with the inquiry into the murder ofJDon R. Me'.let, Canton publisher, on July 16th. Lightning marriages are ‘usually followed by storms. iA.pt V,« • , 1 ' ALL BOOK COMPANIES t , WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW Lead of Johnson Company, in Which Case Suits Will Re Dropped. \ , Tribune Bureau Sir Water Hotel Raleigh, Sept. 3t—Although none of the four remaining text book pub lishers have as yet definitely an , nouneed that they would follow the lead of tbe Johnson Publishing Com i pany of Riehinond. Ya„ and make the I retail price of their books in North Carolina the same ns the retail price in Tennessee, it was indirnted today that the outlook was most hopeful and that it was regarded only n mat ■ ter of days until they would take 1 this notion. In fact, it is readily ndmitted that the representatives of l'ie other companies—Allyu & Bacon, The American Book Company; D. C. , Health & Co., nnd Silver Burdette & Co. are now only awaiting final in structions from their home offices to enter into similar agreements with the state. If any company, agrees to sell its books in North Carolinn as in Tennessee, it is understood that all suits will be dropped and no claims for a refund from last year entered. There would be really nothing for any of the book companies to gain, and much to lose, should any one hold oat nnd refuse to put the lower prices into effect, ns. much costly and long darwn out litigation would result if t’lie state should bring suit, with the likelihood that such a firm would not be in the running when n new con tract was made for school books. The present contract is in effect only for the present year, and when the legis lature meets in January it is prob able that nn entirely new contract may be worked out, 111 fact, it is being openly predicted by those close to the affairs of the state that the recent skirmis'li over book prices is but the fore-runner of radical revisions that are to come in the method of book distribution. Many are confident that the question of state distribution nnd a state deposi tory. from which books will be dis tributed on a “cost plus handling” basis, will figure large in the next session of the general assembly. It is also pointed out that the pres ent contract has several features, ap parently not generally known, which make it of unusual advantage to tin' Mate. olio of which is tUitUVueflfver n county or city so desires it may buy its books direct from the publish er at wholesale prices, without having to buy through the depository, and then sell the books so purchased direct to the school children nt whatever price it sees fit, so long as it does not exceed the 20 per cent, limite fixed by law. There are at present five coun ties and a larger number of cities in the state that employ this method, many of them selling the books nt less than the fixed retail price when handled through tlie depository. Con sequently it is now possible for any counties that so desire to set up their own distributing agencies and sell the books nt but little more than the wholesale prices. Attention is also called to the fact that the law requires all school boards to furnish books to children who are unable to buy them, without charge. The policy in the state has been steadfastly nguinst free text books for all the children, ou the grounds that that those children who are able should buy and possess their own books, at the same time maintaining Kiat no child should be deprived of attending school because he or she could not afford to buy school books. Some ten or twelve cities, however, have the rental book system, whereby the pupils pay a nominal rent for the use of the books. Only one county has adopted the free text book sys tem. nnd that county is New Han over. Prices on School Books Till Septem ber 14th. Raleigh, Sept. 3. —School children in North Carolina may purchase their books at the same prices charged the school children of Tennessee until September 14th, according to a man datory injunction that has been is sued by Judge W. SI. Bond, and which is not made returnable until September 14th, when argument will be heard as to why the terms of the injunction shall not be made perma | neut. Three of the four publishing I companies who have not yet volun tarily agreed to make the Tennessee prices effective in this state at once are affected by the order. Allyn & Bacon, the only firm against which suit was not brought and not includ ed in the injunction, is understood to be in the process of executing a volun tary agreement. • Although suits have been filed against the American Book Com pany, D. C. Heath A Company and Silver, Burdette & Company—the Johnson Publishing Qompany, of ■ Richmond already having signed a voluntary agreement—it is thought ' likely that some if not all of the three companies sued will agree on a com , promise plan before September 14th. : In virtually each case where suit was brought, damages sufficient to cover the overcharge on the books sold last year is asked, but in eases where an i agreement has been reached, the state - has not asked for any damages. In ' the suit against the American Book : Company damages amounting to SB,- > 500 are aaked, and smaller sums i against the other companies. The N. C. book depository made joint de fendant in the suits. i It is pointed out by members of the board of that the majority CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTE MBER 3, 1926 THE TRIBUNE TO BE DELIVER ED IN KANNAPOLIS AND ON KANNAPOLIS ROAD The Tribune will at once establish a route on the Kannapolis road aix( subscribers on both sides of thC rail road will have the'r paper delivered at their homes fresh from the press. The route will include Midway, Ber gerberg. Tin Cup, Center View and all i intervening territory, going up on Ihe • right side of thp main highway and h returning on the other side over the* old road to Peek’s filling station. i Next week five delivery routes will' f be established in the city of Kan- ■ i- napohs. and The Tribune will be de- * livered to its Kannapolis renders as p early ns it is delivered' to Coneord I ~ subscribers. We are sure the JCan-1 l napolis people will appreciate this, as 1 ' Tribune has always been, popular { f in Kannapolis. | 1 _■ » REVENUE COLLECTIONS ) p Collections for August Exceeded Those' For Same Month if 1925 by $5824. ) ' 366. 1 i Tribune Bureau 1 Sir Walter Hotel i , Raleigh, Sept 3.—Although revenue i collections for August this year ex , eeaded collections for August, 1925. , by $224,366, a total of $879,407.91 I having been collected by the State de , partment of revenue during the month iust past as compared with $655,041.- . 91 in August. 1925. the combined rej ections for July and August this year are not up to t'iie combined collections , for July nnd August a year ago. Com bined collections for July and Augiißt ■ of this year amount to X 1.174.933.35 , ns rompared with collections a year ago for the corresponding months of $1,382,917.70. which gives a differ , ence of $207,984.35. “However, indications on the whole are for lnrge collections all along the 'ine this year than last, the excess in ■lu y collections last year being eaused by an unusually heavy inheritance tax collection such ns would occur perhaps but once in ten years,” said R. A. Dough ton, commissioner of rev . enue, in discussing the showing made so far this year. He called attention to the fact that the collection this , year in the various tax divisions, es pecially for August, showed a decided gain in most items. Income tax collections for the month just past were $140,0785.06 as com pared with but $32,859.06 a year ago. The inheritance tax fell below last year's collections just a little. $34.- 234.92 (laving been collected last month as compared with collections ■ if'<3s 849.73 in August of last year* Tlie revenue from the sale of licenses under schedule B was also slightly off last month, when colleegions were. $144,976.26 ns compared with $183,- 008.55 a year ago. However, col lections under schedule C last month were far in excess of last year, amounting to ipi58j454.24 as com pared with but $32,207.83 last Au gust. Bus taxes collected in August this year were but $2,693.16 as com pared with collections of $14,881 a year ago. A slight increase in the amount of insurance taxes collected is noted, the collections for the month iust ended being $307,994.27 as com pared with $355,968.01 in August a year ago. COOPER MADE RECORD AT CHARLOTTE RACE Holds Record For 5, 10, 25 and 200 Mile Distances ill New Racers. Washington, Sept. 3.—( A> ) —Earl Cooper, driving a front wheel drive Miller 8 at Charlotte, N. C„ Speed way on August 23, established the fastest average time to date when he won the 25 mile sprint with nn aver age speed of 128.78 miles per hour, the contest board pf the American Au tomobile Association announced today. The contest board also made public the official national competitive speed records of standard 91 1-2 Cubic inch engine (racing lautomobiles for dis tances from 5 to 400 miles. Three men hold the records for 11 distances. Cooper holds the record for the 5, 10, 25 and 200-mile distances. Harry Lockhart has gone faster than any other man in the 50, 100, 150, 300. 350 and 400-mile distances. Dave Lewis holds the record for the I 250 mile event. Under agreement with the race gov ■ erning bodies of Europe the contest I board announced only the distances I named or recognized in compilation of I records. Tom Jimison Gets Worst of Uninvit ed Visit to Editor. Salisbury, Sept. 2. —Thomas P. ' Jimison, Charlotte lawyer, was in * town today and called at the office : of the Carolinn Watchman to see i the editor, W. H. Stewart, about a piece in last week's issue which i stated' that ou a recent ,visit to Salis ■ bury the lawyer was drunk on boot leg whiskey. Judge Coggins in eoun- I ty court Saturday morning will try • to determine just what happened in 1 the few minutes the lawyer was - able to stay in the editor’s office. In f the meantime the lawyer is nursing i a broken nose. t , The book most full of interest is . the pawnbroker's ledger. i r of the schools in the state are opening t this week and most of them will be i open by September 14th, so that the p great majority of the school children i in the state will be able to secure k their text books at the lower prices, - and thus save a good spin on the s total cost of their books. Other e children, whose schools do not open - until after September 14th, may buy their books before that date, and thus s benefit from thd saving, regardless of r what action follow* later. SEVERAL TRAINMEN KILLED 111 HEADON ■ COLLISION TODAY i Deaths Followed Crash Be tween Freight and Pas senger Trains.—Disre j garded Signals. I FREIGHT FAILED TO TAKE SIGNAL I ’ Only One Passenger Was Seriously Injured, Ac j cording to Reports Re ceived by Officials. j Connelisville, Pa., Sept. 3. —OP)— I The engineer and fireman of Balti -1 more & Ohio passenger train No. 7, j westbound from New York tQ Chicago, | were killed, and two other trainmen | and one passenger were injured early today in a headon collision with an eastbound freight train at Foley, Pa., about seventy miles from here. Engineer Wilkie W. Collins, of Cumberland. Md., and Fireman It. E. Albright, of Hydman. Pa., engine crew of the first of two locomotives draw ing the passenger train, the crack New Y Rudner, Massilon hardware iimt&Z chant, was taken into custody shortly before the grand jury made its rcpqrtf. j to Judge Abram W. Agler. 'JIM . Mazer, former Canton pool rooß|J proprietor, was formally charged with 1 the murder in a warrant issued off ■ August 16th. He is at present in the ’ Cuyahoga county jail, and is helgi I also on a c'.iargc of conspiracy to vio ? late the federal prohibition law. || McDermott, of Nanty Glo, l’a., and Cleveland, is at large, having berths sought throughout the nation since* e July 30tli as the “key tnau” in the > murder mystery. s Chowan County Woman Found: fit Deep Well. Ifflj Edeuton, Sept. 2—Mrs. Eliza Pejie| rjr who has been living with her ;; ; daughter. Mrs. Will YVillianma, at ;; 5 Tyner, either jumped or fell into 1 well that contained 15 feet of wategfg \ and was drowned Tuesday afternc