. wqgyyQ ti 1 j iHiig.im ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI 1H COURT WILL ‘ BE ISSUE I FOUR \ PRIMARIES TOIUT The Nation Watching With Keen Interest Fight Be > tween Sen. Lenroot and Gov. John Blaine. LAFOLLETTE IS AGAINST LENROOT Pk New Hampshire and Ari * zona Voters Also Will Gd to Polls During Day for Primary Contests. Washington, Sept. 7. — OP)—Adhe sion of the T'nited States to the world eourt figured among prominent issues today a* voter* in four state* went to the polls to nominate various party candidates including those for I'nlt od States Senator. Wide interest centered on the fiht in Wisconsin, where Senator Irvine 1,. Lenroot, lender of the administra tion’s successful campaign for Ameri can membership in the court, is op posed for the republican nomination by Governor John J. Blaine, and the concentrated forces under the banner of the late Senator Robert M. I-aFol lette, 1 In the van of the opposition to Senator lenroot has beene his col league, Senator Robert M. I-aFollette, Jr., who conducted an extensive speaking campaign against the court. A number of purely state issues also had a part in the pre-primary strug gle which was described /as one of the most interesting in years. Although in disagreement on the court issues with Senator Lenroot and Governor Blaine agreed apparent ly upon one tfuest'on, modification of the Volstead act, and particularly the return of beer. Governor Blaine as serted he would do everything pofee ble to bring back beer, while Senator Lenroot said that if nominated nnd elected he would work for modifica tion of the Volstead act if it were the wish of his people. The New Hampshire contest of Sen ator George H. Hoses, president pro tempore of the Senate, to retain his seat, has been featured by the charge of bis principal, opponent, forpjer Governor Robert r..lUi-s. that the - stolen. Prohibition and Betiafor Moses’ stand on several administra tion proiiosals also entered into the pre-primary discussions. A third sen atorial candidate, James W. Ilemick, of Concord, former judge of the State Supreme Court. Charges of excessive expenditures • have been made by candidates in both the Wisconsin and New • Hampshire campaigns. In Arizona Senator Ralph H. Cam eron was unopposed for the republi can nomination, but in the Democratic Column Representative Carl Hayden. Representative Pari Hayden was opposed by Cbas, H. Rutherford, a ritoenix attorney. In Nevada. Senator Tasker L. Od die. who voted for adhesion to the court, was opposed foe the republican nomination my Mayor E. E. Roberts, of Reno, eourt opponent, and fgther in-law of Walter Johnson. Washington Amereican League baseball team pitch er. Four candidates stood for the Dem ocratic nomination; Raymond T. Ba ker, director of the mint under Presi dent Woodrow Wilson: Patrick Mo- . Oavran, former justice of the state supreme court: Dr. W. H. Brennan of Eureka; and C. H. Mclntosh, former chairman of the democratic central committee. ’ the cotton Market Active and Excited at the Opening, WhMi Was IS to 20 Points High er. New York, Sept. 7. —(A*l—The cot ton market was active and excited at the opening today owing to reports of rain In the weatern belt over the holidays and relatively firm Liverpool cab T ea. The opening was 15 to 26 . points hig'.ier. Active months sold 22 to 20 points above Friday’s closing figures before the end of the first hour, December selling up to 18.03 or within 0 points of the higb price touched on August 26th while Mareh and later deliveries made neve high grounds, March selling at 18.30. This advance naturally brought in consid erable realising because of uncertain ty ati to showing of tomorrow’s crop report, but it was absorbed on mod erate setbacks. Three more private crop reports were issued with condition figures ranging from 57.4 up to 01.3 and crop indications from 14,837,000 up to 15.325,000 bales. Cotton frftures opened firm. Oct. 1f.78; Dec. 17.05; Jan. 18.05; March 18.20; May 18.43. Cannot Reopen Newton Rond (Arne. Raleigh, Sept. 7.—OW-Associate Justice Brogden of the State Supreme Court declined to grant a petition by the State Highway Comm'ssion to re opep the Newton road case, which was decided against the commission severel weeks ago. cause swampy* condition of the The Concord Daily Tribune \ ■ North Carolina's Leading Small City Daily Pershing Abroad ■"V --' si |3|l v WBBBm | | i General John J. Pershing it shown in Paris leaving the funeral of Herman Harjes, in ternational banker, lulled in • polo fall. Bi-aiMS!' ~, ■ ■■■ JV. SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION Meeting of State Board of Education Last Night. Tribune Bureau. Sir Wftlter Hotels Raleigh. Sept. 7.—-Further )—A special panel of 200 talesmen were summoned to, provide n jury today for the trial of former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and former Alien Proper ly Custodian Thomas W. Miller, on charges of accepting a $301,000 bribe. Contrary to federal court custom of having prospective jurors questioned! by t'.ie eourt, Judge Mack agreed to permit direct questioning by attor neys, with the resultant prospect of au entire day or more being given over to -selection of a jury. Federal Attorney Emory R. Buck ner expects that representation of the government's case will require nbout three weeks, but defense attorneys were unabl to say today how long they would require as defense testi mony will depend upon what the gov ernment offers. Richard Merton, German copper magnate, is here as a star witness for the government, and is expected to testify as to his participation in the rpturn of $7,000,000 cash and Liberty Bonds to alien claimants of stock in the American Metals Com pany. T'.ie late John T. King, Republican uatioual committeeman from Connec ticut, was indicted with Mr. Daugher ty and Mr. Miller in May, but he died a week later. The late* Jesse W. j Smith, who was a close associate of Mr. Daugherty and wbp committed suicide in Washington in May, 1823, has -often been mentioned in coiinec lion with the case. Port-War Fraud Charged. ' New York, Sept. 7.— OP) —The out standing case involving post-war opened today -Jw—ffjnr York Selection of jurors to try Htfrpy Jf. 1 Daugherty, attorney general in the Harding administration, nnd Thos. IV. Miller, former alien property eustod- j ian for conspiracy to defraud the gov- j ernment began shortly before noon. A | special panel of 200 talesmen had been summoned. The court room was crowded long before the appearance on the bench of Judge Julian W. Mack, who is pre siding. Both the defendants entered the court room early. Mr. Miller was ac : -ompanied by his wife. He took a seat at counsel table opposite his law yer Robept S. Johnstone. Mr. Daugherty, whose hair seemed a bit grayer than when he was ar raigned, occupied a front seat near the counsel table with Max D. Steuer, his trial counsel, sitting opposite at the table., IT. S. District Attorney Buckner, who personally is directing the case for the government, also appeared ear ly,' accompanied by his assistant, Ken neth Simpson, who was an important figure in obtaining the indictments in the ease. v The indictment on which Daugher ty and Miller are being trieel charges them with “conspiracy to defraud the United States of their unprejudiced services as officials’’ by accepting a bribe of $301,000 in the return of $7,- 006,000 in cash and Liberty Bonds to Gorman claimants of stock in the Am erican Metals Co. It is charged the alleged bribe was accepted within a month after their appointment by President Harding in 1021. DELIVERY OF FIRST BALE IS SEVEN DAYS LATER Ulan Last Year—Robeson County Man Sold It. Raleigh, N. C„ Sept. 7—C*>>—De livery of the first bale of cotton to the North Otrolina Ojtton Growers’ Cooperative association was seven days later this year tbnn last. B. F. Ivey, of Maxton. Kobeson County, was credited with bringing in the first 1926 bale on August 20. Last 3fear he first bale came in on Au gust' 10 and the second bale on August 24. Anson county, which 'has hereto fore enjoyed the distinction of get ting in the first bale, lost the honor this year by five days. The Anson balk, grown by L. D. Robinson, of Wadesboro, was delivered to the as-, sodiation on August 31. The states headquarters of the as . sociatkm here report that deliveries are now coming in from all sections for Q 026. The cotton I*, being re i ceived at more than 30 warehouses and -300 receiving points. Advances for the present are said j to amount to about sixty , per cent of , the.value of the delivery, and runs as . follows: On bales weighing 500 . pounds or more, $65: weighing 481 . 400, SSO; 451 to 480. $45; 401 to 450, $35 : 351 to 400, $25- ' Col Major Transferred. , 'Washington, Sept. 7.— OP) —CoL . Duncan K. Major has been relieved , of the Forat Eustis, Va., command, . and will assume new duties on Sep > tember 20th as chief St staff of (he fourth corpa area at Atlanta, til. JkS|gkVT CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1926 YtRN MARKET NUW MOW STATE I GISTOk SPINIER!; • It Is Said That 1,500,000 • Spindles in Gaston Aseo- j - j ciation Will Be Busy for j l j Some Time. j PRICES SAID TO M BE IMPROVED i As Result of Orders Some l Mills Are Running Full • Time and Others Will Doing So Before Lflgi’.' l Gastonia. Sept. 7.—(/P) —£ survey ( made today reveals that about 1.500.- | 000 spindles in the Gaston County . Spinners’ Association have sufficient orders for yarn on their books to.keep i them in operation for an average of six to eig'.it weeks from now. Spinners are free.y declining busi ! ness offtfled near the price levels of . the summer, textile men said. Stocks . oT yarn are now the lowest sindh May. Some mills are ruunning full time itml others are preparing to resume regu lar hours. The checkup has brought an appar ent spirit of optimism. THE SHEIKS BODY NOW AT HOLLYWOOD Young Girl Hid In Chapel Since Sunday Night In Order to Glimpse Body. law Ange’.tw, Sept. 6.—Rudolph Valentino, the screen’s foremost lover, returned today in death to the land where he rose from virtual ob scruity to unbounded fame. The body of the actor reached the end of its journey from New York, just before 3 p. m. Friends and picture comrades, fearing a repetitions of disorderly scenes which occurred in the east, had the* body removed from the train lat Richfield station, a suburban point, nnd taken directly to an un dertaking parlor here. Pol* Very Nervous. Pola Negri, film actress, who was to have wed Valentino next year, left the train wbjle the body was being placed in a hearse and was driven to her hotel. She appeared t 6 be in. an extremely nervous condition. • tefare. tbe-wasket was remo'KSL’: •from the train, Miss Negri plaeed a ■ large sheaf of yellow roses upon it. Then, accompanied by Marion j Davies, film actress who bad board jed the train earlier today, she en tered an automobile with her nurse mnd physician Albert Gugiielmi, Valentino’s brother, and George Ullman, the dead actor's manager, rode in an automobile just behind the hearse. KILLED IN AUTO RACE Frank Perry, of Greensboro, Loses His Life at DanviUe. Richmond, Va., Sept. 6. TV death of one race driver and injuries to five others today married the racing pro gram staged at the Labor "Day cele bration at the state fair grounds. Frank Perry, 45, of Greensboro, N. C., went to his death when, blinded from dust and unable to see the turn in the bowl, bis machine skidded nnd turned over. His neck was broken and he died en route to a hospital. Charles Holly suffered bruists in a practice spin and Garnet Holly, mo torcycle driver, was treated for in juries at a hospital nnd later re turned to ttie track. Fred Fretwell, Arthur Adams nnd Walter George were injured, none severely, as a result of a series of ac cidents occurring during the racing program. The machines of Charlie Davis and Ernest Moo>re crashed while traveling at breakneck speed, but both miracu lously escaped injury. With Our Advertisers. Is your Ford tuned up and ready to enter the contest for S3OO in gold Go around to the Reid Motor Co. and let them tell you how to enter. Last time of “Up in Mable's Room” at the Concord Theatre today. See new ad. today pt the Cabarrus Creamery Co. W. J. Hethcox is always at your service electrically. New fa',l dresses ’n everything at Efird’s. Blue Ribbon malt extract is sold here through the F. M. Youngblood Company The E. L. Morrison Lumber I'om pany sells superior lumber. Lee Nora Hats are among today’s arrival* at Robinson's millinery de partment. Vote on Raising Pay of Kansas Legis lators. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 7.—OP)-Citi sens of Kansas will decide at the erai election November 2nd whether the services of their law makers nre worth more than $3 a day. They will vote on a proposed amendment to the state constitution providing for the payment of $8 a day to members ot the legislature for a period of sixty days every two years. The present pay was adopted sixty seven years ago. Skirts or knickerbockers shorter than four inches below the knee are not to be worn by women or girls, engaged in organised athletic com petitions in France, under a decree just issued by the Morality Com mittee of the' Fftnhiine Sports Fede ration. .:*jgp£ • • "f . , ' 11 -^^=f Machine Guns Used on Rhode Island Strikers i fitted Pap* iVi i ■■UBtef 113 k /pi ■HSi «> iMU^^rW i » ? v * - 1, - State troopers are shoWn unloading mactmie guns at Man vine, it. i., ui preparation fort battle with strike sympathizers at a mill there. John Koumansky, right, had two Tinges ihpi away in a riot. ■ _?" ———-111 ————————— PRIMARIES IN FIVE STATES Primaries Rein; Held Today in Wide ly Separated Sections. Washington, D. C„ Sept. 7.—Five state primaries are being held today in widely separated sections of the country, the results of wiliest will be i scanned with close attention by the party lenders. In each of the five i states a United States senatorship is at stake. George H. Moses, presi- i deirt pro tempore of the senate, is up for renominntiou in New Hampshire, I Tasker L. Oddie is seeking a renoini nation in Nevada. Irvone 1.. I.enroot i in Wisconsin, Ralph H. Cameron in Arizona, and William M. Itutler in ' Massachusetts. Senator Mrses' opponent in the Re publican primary in New Hampshire is Robert P. Bass, a former governor of the state. Mr. Bass represents the progressive wing of the Republi can party, Mr. Moses, the Republicans. Mr. Bass was govemot In 11)11 and 1912 and was one of the “seven Irttle, governors” whh in 1012 :memorialized Theodore (Roosevelt to . he again A candidate for the presi dency. New Hampshire is a Re publican state by a substantial ma jority and 'it is regarded as a cer tainty that the Republican candidate will be elected in November. In the Wisconsin primary Presi dent Coolidge and the World Court face another severe test. Senator Ir vine Ij. I .enroot, whose seat is at stake, is one of the administration’s leaders in the upper house. He is waging the hardest kind of a cam paign to retain his place, but opinion is divided as to his chances of • suc cess. His opponent for the Repub lican nominations is Governor J. .T. Blaine, a lieutenant of the late Rob ert M. I-aFollette and commanding the support of the LaFollette machine. Senator Oddie, of Nevada, likewise faces a hard fight to retain his seat. His opponent is “Ed” Roberts, mayor of Reno and a former representative in Congress. To some extent the pro hibition issue figures in the contest. Senator Oddie, though not an enthu siastic “dry,” is standing on a law enforcement program and favors a state-wide referendum to ascertain the sentiment of the people. Mr. Roberts, on the other hand, is an out-and-out “wet.” From this distance the con test between the two appears to be close and the result uncertain. The Democratic contest for the sen atorial nomination in Nevada is also attracting considerable attention. Three candidates are seeking the nom ination—Ray Baker, Judge Pat Mc- Caren and Bert Mclntosh. Mr. Bak er is At best known nationally, as he BerWcr under President Wilson as superintendent of the United States Mints. The concensus is that the contest is between Baker and Mc- Caren. Senator Butler in Massachusetts and Senator Cameron in Arizona are attracting little attention, so far as the primaries are concerned. It is generally expected that Senator Cam eron will be renominated. Senator Butler, who is a close friends of the President, has no opposition for the nomination in his own. party. Both Massachusetts and Arizona, however, are expected to attract wide attention during the election cam paign. Senator Camero’s chances for re-election are not regarded as sure as his chances for the renomination, since the political records show that Arizona is as likely to go Democratic as Republican, particularly in an olF yeaf election. In Massachusetts, Sen ator Butler will face a hard fight for S re-election. He will have as hts op ponent oh the Democratic ticket David I. Walsh, a former governor of the Bay . State and later a United States 1 senator, whose jiersonal strength and popularity are generall conceded. Bache'or Trial Opens. iy Wetmnpka. Ala.. Sept. 7.—(A 9 )—A crowd so large that it appeared at times to be out of control Os officers, gathered here today at the opening of the trial of Clyde Reuse Bachelor, I chared with murder in connection with the death of Judge Lamar C. Smith, his father-in-law. The defense lost in the first round of Ihe fight, .Indite George F. Smoot denying a motion for postponement. GOVERNMENT COST PER INDIVIDUAL* $8.20j Department of Commerce Statistics Are Made Public. Washington, D. Sept. 7.—(A*)— A i>er capita cost of $9.20 for the operation and maintenance of the gov ernments of the 48 states of the Union during the fiscal period closing Jan uary 31, 1920, or the first fiscal period closing thereto, was revealed in de partment of commerce statistics on Stiite government costs issued today. The total amount expended to run the different states during this period was $1,035,478,035, the report shows. This was apportioned from $250,060.- 428 for education to $55,884,578 for payment of soldiers’ bonus in 21 states. The per capita maintenance cost has displayed a steady increase since 1917 when it was only $4.19. By 1924 it has risen to $9 and jumped 21 qynts additional in 1925. Payments for maintenance and op eration; of public service enterprises amounted to $8,398,276; interest ou debt to $07,001,948, and outlays for permanent improvement $503,023,971. Total payments for 1925. therefore, amounted to $1,014,562,230; for 1924 to $1.513.628;021, and for 1917 to $517,503.22. Interest charges increas ed $11,814,000 over 1924. These figures show that during 1925 the total payments were divided into 64.1 per cent, for operation and main tenance of the general departments; 0.5 p*r cent, for the operation and maintenance of public service depart ments; 4.2 per cent, for charities, hospitals and corrections; 13.8 per cent, for highways; 8.3 per cent, for general government; 5.4 per cent, for protection to person and property; 5.5' per cent, for development and conser vation of natural resources; 2.4 per cent, for health and sanitation; 0.3 per cent, for recreation, and 9.G per cent, for miscellaneous, which includes the soldiers' bonus Tiie outlay for permanent improve ments were principally for highways, constituting 83.2 per cent, of the total. The next in importance were the out lay payments for education, amount ing to $30,072,861 and charities, hos pitals and corrections amounting to $25,400,155. To meet this cost of operation the total revenue collected by the 48 states in 1925 was $1,485,242,240. This was $373,793,981 more than the total payments of the year exclusive of the outlny payments for permanent im provements, but $129,319,9iK) less than the total payments including those for permanent improvement*. In only 17 states was there suffi cient revenue to meet all payments during the year, the difference in ex cess of revenue being met from pro ceeds of debt obligations. The wide deficiency existed after the states as a whole had increased their revenues $115,176,000 over the past year. The total per capita revenue re ceipts were $13.19 in 1925, $12.32 in 1924. and $5.14 in 1917. Property and special taxes represented 40 per cent, of the total revenue of 1925. Special taxes in 1925 included $85,- 894.009 from inheritance taxes in 45 states and $27,535,105 from income taves in 13 states. These collections made on an as , scssed valuation of $130,184,400,483 in the 48 states. The per capita ! levy for 1925 was $3.28. in 1924 it . was $3.31. and in 1917 it was only $1.83. During the past year there were no general property taxes levied , Tor state purposes in Bennsylvania, North Carolina and California, i Tlie increase for 1925 in the as sessed property valuation for the gen | eral property tax was $4,850,882,000 i and the increase on the levy on this valuation was $1,285,000. The ag gregate valuation also gives the as sessable valuation in the three states which do not levy a general tax for statd purposes. Orchestra* Ordered Out on Strike. Chicago. Sept. o.—( ■ in- 45 leading vaudeville and motion picture houses were ordered out on strike today by the Chicago Federa tion of Musicians. The orders affect all vaudeville theatres and all mov ing picture theatres offering matinees and evening performances. - el' I FEWER BUT LARGER COTTON GINS THE RULE According to Study Completed by IT. 1 j S. Department of Agriculture. • Italeigh, Sept. 7.— UP) —Fewer but larger cotton gins are now the rule in i the south, according to a study re- 1 cently completed by the United States department of agriculture. The study ' was undertaken in order to determine 1 factors that influence gin efficiency for the purpose of eliminating waste. ' In 1912 there were 28.358 ginning plnnts in the cotton belt. By 1925 ] this number had slumped off to 18,202 but the increase in individual capacity gives the smaller number the same 1 operating capacity as for the total number of gins in 1912, the report dis closed. i The more detailed portions of the study were carried out in the north 1 central Texas belt, but the observa- < tions are thought to furnish averages • that will hold over the entire cotton > belt. The study shows that the average 1 cost of ginning , a bale for 21 plants in the territory investigated, having a capacity of 1,001 to 17500 bales is $6.90. In the larger gins the cost is shown to decrease until in the 3,00 l to 3,500 class it drops to $4.58. The average for 74 plants ginning a total of 141,000 bales is $5.70 per bale. Os the 74 ginning plants included in the study, 19 were four-stand plants, 40 five-stand plants and fifteen were eight, nine and ten-stand plants. In total number of saws the four stand plants had an average of 301, the five-stand plants 370, and the double battery plants 046. The four stand plants ginned on an average of 22,090 hundred weight, or approxi mately 1,500 bales, the five-stand ' plants turned out approximately 1,- 800 bales, and the double batteries ginned about 2,000 bales per plant. ' The-average for all plants was approx imately 1,900 bales. The conclusions point out that vol- j urne is unquestionably the principal factor in determining total costs per ; unit. “THE GOLDEN WEED” Opening of Tobacco Markets in East cm North Carolma. Raleigh, N. C-. Sept. 6.—OP)—The flood of “Tlie Golden Weed” will be gin tomorrow in Eastern North Carolina with the opening of the to bacco markets of the New Bright Belt. Warehouses arc scheduled to open at 22 cities and towns and to night thousands ami millions of pounds of tobacco had been conveyed to the markets in readiness for to morrow’s activities. Growers generally were optimistic on the eve of the opening and good prices were,'looked 'award to in to morrow's sales. The high prices realized on the South Carolina Belt and in Georgia during the past two weeks have heartened growers and ’n addition the crop of this year is f motions in the army whereby it made possible for the government]® reward its best servants of dimtigtwj instead of adhering strictly; . rule of seniority. “Tlie artillery showed itself In ifMjf n agreement, ibpeding the work of government, 'and refusing to the orders of the authorities. , Wl conduct rendered necessary ricoropw.- measures already made known, KieMKa ures which were necessary to rifoWSKj tablish the prestige and authoritgpH| the government. “The rebellious artillery men mH quently submitted to disciplintu*|«® crees, and promoters of the will be tried by a special ainß court.” MARTIN CANNON BUYS -&J1 7 ACRES DUKE I>KOPH|M9 Transfer of Large Tract of ImH Following Long NegotUHHH Awaits Confirmation by CourijO Charlotte Obeserver. Approximately seven acres land, constituting part of the dotnmH of the former J- B. Duke estate - mj£l Myers Park, will pass to the ownMMg ship of Martin L. Cannon, 530 lial*J Mtorehead street, when of the court completes the legal'l transfer of the property from UjgH Duke estate. - Mr. Cannon said last night he haftSl made an offer to the Duke eßtg|m9 which he bad transmitted through j his agent. Oaaton C. Galloway, HIM he himself, went to Europe. ‘yM He had not been in touch «|h Mr. Galloway, who is in HloWihC.l Rock, but said it had been report®! unofficially to him that his offer half been accepted. Agent’s Version. . cm Agents for the Duke estate'. IH the other hand, tended to cdMag the sale by the statement (hai rig ’] that would be required to com'»H3| the sale would be a necessary act, which would probably be “eoiijtll pleted -in a few days.” •'•f'S The property 'll question lies jjlotmlj Queens road, on which thq , jifjmHHj Park car line runs, EdgehiU, jwyjßPu and Adsley road in Myers Park. ?pj|H| acreage extends from Queens back toward the hedge of trees whiA >. form a fringe on the west side