—' ASSOCIATED DisPATCHES VOLUME XXVI Central West Swamped By Third Flood; Rain Fell 8 Inches In Day It Is Known That Seven Persons Prerished But Property Damage Can Only Be guessed at Now. INDUSTRY HALTED I ‘ BY T HE FLOODS In Several Cities More Than 7 Inches of Rain Pell While the Fall Was 8 Inches in One City. Chicago, Sept. 10.—OV)—The cen tral west counted 7 deaths and guess ed at millions of property and crop loss today in the Hood wake of the third visitation within ten days by sto'uis of equinoctial fury. ludustry and agriculture were at a standstill in many local'ties paralyz ed into complete inactivity by floods which swept fields and factories alike. In central Indiana and Illinois the torrential rnin and lightning were mere damaging in their afreet than last week’s storms, from which n broad area of Ohio to Nebraska was only beginning to recover before the fresh onslaught. Clearing skies and forecasts of wanner weather promised relief today and strengthened hope thnt the peak of the downpour had been reached on Wednesday night. The fear today was of nwollen streams, freshened by torrents drain ing inundated territory miles from the prineipal outlets. At Terre Haute, lud.. conditions were the most serious since the disas trous flood of 1013: the 7.35 inches of ca n at Mattoon, 111., was the heaviest fall since 1007; and Jacksonville, 111,, recorded 8 inches of rain for the first time in history. Throughout central Illinois hun dreds off automobile tourists were ma rooned, wit off by submerged high ways or wrecked bridges. Railroad service was. impaired by washed out trackage and bridges and in some sec tions urns not attempted. Near Terre Haute 25 cool in : nos temporarily were abandoned and a number of industrial plant* in the city were idle. fSm washing away of ground at the foot of a spillway at lake Brachen near Galesburg, 111., disclosing a 5-foot bank of coal day. t There were little more than esti mates on the cumulative loss to agri culture,n but they rnn well up into the millions. Farmers abandoned hope for small grain standing in some sections and taking note of coolness accompanying the rains were fenerful for corn under ' threat of frost before maturity. At Aurora corn losses were put at 50 per cent. Three of the four storm , deaths in Illinois were from electrocu tion. The other and those of a Mis souri farmer and his 2 small children ( were drownings. Seek S3OO Prise For Ford Owners. A number of persons here are seek ing the S3OO to be given by Ford deal ers in this district to the Ford own er who can get the greatest mileage on « gallon of gas. First tests here were made Thurs day and Noe) K. Reid, of the Reid Motor Co., announces the following contestants and the mileage they made: I. R. Penninger, Sedan, &8.04 1-2. D. D. Barringer,' Roadster. 37.08. 11. H, Toupte. Roadster, 32.0(1. S. T. Eddlemnn, Touring. 30.02 1-2. T. M. Quer/, Touring. 25.05. T. H. Talbert, Coupe, 25.00. Another teat will be made this af ternoon. peraons interested to call at the Reid Motor Co. Two earn from this district will be entered in the finals to be run off in Charlotte, the prises, to be awarded after the tests there. Any Ford owner is eligible to com pete. World’s Oldest Rose Tree. Berlin. Sept. 10.—At Hildesheim i grows what is believed to be the old est rose tree in the world. It covers nearly the whole of one side of the 1 parish Church. In the records of the church references are made over a period of fully a thousand years to the training, pruning and methods of preserving It. A mountain on the sun, If It bore the same proportion to that lnminairy as Mount Kverest does to the earth, wou’d be about six hundred nliMs high. Tourists From United States Spent $226,000,000 With French Last Year (By International News Service) Paris, Sept. 10.—Figures just pub lished by the French nationsl tourist o*ce, compiled in collaboration with the United States department of com merce. show that 220,000 Americans visited France during 1025 and apent an average of slightly The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Xgading Small City Daily 4* —: EXTENT OF ROLL WEEVIL, DAMAGE IN THIS STATE Many Think the Crap Will Be Etas Than a Million Bales. . Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Sept. 10.—The farmers do have their troubles, but they probably do not even yet appreciate the extent of the boll weevil damage already done in North Carolina. At least, it was not reflected in their reports for Sep tember first. It would not surprise many well informed cotton men of the state to see the final yield fall be low 1,000,000 bales. Os course, the September and October condition will be the determining factor. The pres ent condition reported by the United Stales crop reporting board in its re lease for today was 59.8 per cent, with the indicated crop 15,100,000 bales. According to several hundred well informed cotton growers, the trouble began in the early spring when the soil was too dry for Cue seed to ger minate. Hope had almost been given up when rain came late in Juna and iu July. Then some more dry weath er came along, causing severe shedding ip August— .The rain that relieved the drought seemed to go into weed development rather than fruiting, es pecially in the - southern piedmont area. Late in August the boll weevil, combined with the cotton flea or leaf ’.lopper, put an end to squaring and blooming in the southeastern counties. They are now puncturing half grown boils which Jinve been counted on for picking. It would probably have been better had the dry weather contin ued. The picking date is ten days later than a year ago and probably more i’.ian two weeks later than the usual picking date. Very little cotton had been picked prior to September Ist. The stands average about 80 per cent, or at least 10 per cent, below the usual. On the other hand, the crop was quite fruitful in July and most of August. It is well cultivated and much of the acreage is still bloom ing. Many sections report the out look as bery promising. Many “town” farmers anticipate a record crop. It will be 'remembered that last year’s crap made 1,102,000 bales, with an average yield of 283 pound* to the aero. - MUSICIANS CALL OFF STRIKE IN CHICAGO Agreement Reached Whereby Musi cians Get $4.50 Per Week More For Two Years. Chicago, Sept. 10.—OP) —The strike of 8.000 musicians in 400 Chicago movie theatres was called off early today. AP agreement was reached after a lengthy session between union officers and exhibitors, providing for an increase in pay of $4.50 per week for.two years, with an additional in crease of $3 per week for the third year. ’ The settlement under which musi cians will return to their jobs today came after four days of negotiations, during which Chicago movie houses and vaudeville theatres showed pic tures only at reduced prices. After negotiations bad been iu progress for several hours last night an agreement had been reached on all but one point, the length of new contract between exhibitors and the union. Several more hours were required to settle this point. Petting and Thievery Allied at Ashe ville. Asheville, Sept.- 9. —Offices of the United States forest service and the Gordon Lumber Company, fourth floor of the Drhumor building, were the scenes one night recently of both thievery and pettiiig- A “petting par ty” was evidently held in the offices, according to evidence, which wae to the effect that a woman was in the party.. - Cabinets, money drawers and desks mere rifled, but nothing was taken but a small diamond stickpin from the lumber company office. Police said that they believe'they have evidence which will lead to an arrest soon. Drops Dead as Train Rushes By at Station. Greensboro, Sept. 9.—0. A. Doug las, telegraph operator employed by the Southern Railway as operator at. Benapa. Rockingham County, dropped dead this afternoon as Pas senger 'Crain No. 45 southbound passed him at the station. He was standing at the track and it was thought at first that he had been struck by the engine, but an exami nation of the body did not show bruises or laceration. timated, an average of $5,000 each. Students, teachers and employed per sona on vacations numbered 61,600 and t spent $425 each. Merchants, industrialists and professional men made up the most important class of tourists, numbering 06,800 and spend ing SBSO esc h. Thirty-one thousand | six hundred tourists were classed as wehlthy and spent $1,760 each while IT,6(# persons Combined business with pleasure and spent SI,OOO each. English tourist* were by far the GERMANS PRESENT IT LME MEETING FORTH! FKTTII At First Assembly With i Germans Audience Jam med the Historic Hail of Reformation. ARE KEPT BUSY SHAKING HANDS Germans Solemnly Walked to Their Seats After the Appearance of All Other Delegates. Geneva, Sept. 10.—OP)—The flrat assembly of the league of nations with a German delegation present be gan this morning before an audience which jammed the historic hall of re formation. ' The German delegates were kept busy shaking hands with other dele gates right up to the time that Pres ident Ninchitih called the body to or der. Proceedings were opened by Senor Agnero, of Cuba, representing the cre dentials of the German delegates in order. Consequently they were ad mitted only to membership. The Germans, headed by Gustav Stressman, the reieh foreign minister, solemnly wn lied to their seats amid the applause of alt the other delegates, many of whom were standing. Cam eras clicked furiously for a minute and then M. Ninchitc'.i began his ad dress of welcome which was heartily applauded. He said the entrance of Germany marked a new stage in the universal ity of the league, und it was n happy 'augury for a pacific future for a con tinent so terribly afflicted by war 1 . Dr. Stre.semann afterwards took the rostrum amid redoubled applause. He began his speech in slow but d'stinct German. It was the first time any assembly oration had used thnt lan guage. The delegates accorded him strict Rilence, which was broken only by scattered bursts of applause. I)r. Stresemami emphasized the im portance of economic understandings among nations, saying the old order of things had passed and that the new-. economic life needed new folifts of tefWßatsomr'T ott-openS tits’ 'SS'dh would give less imimrianee to national boundaries. Recalling that the disarmament of Germany stipulated in the treaty of Versailles was proclaimed there us the pereursor of general disarmament lie voiced the hope thnt an advance would be made in that direction, thus afford ing proof that positive constructive forces existed in the league. He ap pealed to Spain not to leave the league. Foreign Minister Briand. of France, mounting the tribune to welcome Ger many was applauded several minutes. M. Briand said a real tangible step had been taken toward a new inter national understanding. SCHOOL BOOK PRICES Reduction in Prices Has Made a Hit Among the People. Tribune Bureau \ Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Sept. 10. —A political bon fire of no mean proportions that will probably overshadow many olfler real ty more important matters undoubted ly will be started in the forthcoming legislature over’ school book prices in the state. For now that all of the offending publishing companies but one have agreed to have their books sold in North Carolina at the same prieeß that they are sold in Tennes see, and with indications Chat the fifth company, Allyn & Bason, which have hut one book, a civics, that is not used until the second term, will cap itulate long before that time, it will not take long for the local politicians all over the Btate to see that this re duction has made a decided hit among all classes of people. Perhaps noth ing more generally affects all the peo ple in a state or community than the schools, and anything connected with the schools accordingly affects the people at large. Hence if a re duction in the price of nine school books has been obtained by the state already merely by using the threat of a lawsuit, why cannot further reduc tions be obtained through legisla tion And it is going to be this line of reasoning that is going to be used, though perhaps not so frankly and publicly, in the next session of the legislature. There will be a large number of members of both houses, Who hosently interested in the schools and the welfare of t’ue school chil dren, and who dftpire to make educa tion as nearly a universal privilege as possible without imposing a bur den, will honestly endeavor to seek some method of reducing the cost of textbooks. They will, of course, seek to make contracts with the publishers at as low a figure as possible, and if the reduction cannot be secured in this manner, they will sees a cheaper mode of distribution. But there are others, wtio inspired more from political motives than from any heartfelt desire to he’p the school children and their parents, will have as their slogan “cat prices at any price” and who as a result may do really more damage than good. Thirteen women of Salt Lake City are seeking election to the office of county record*, which means that twelvyf them will fiind the number - ■■■■■■■ ■ 1 ■ ■■■iMßsaesaßßgaT - CONCORD, N. C„ . FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1926 I "ft* Tirr. Gtiiscppe Mottn, former president of Switzer land. It is alleged that he desired to revenge the murder of M. Vorovski. Russia’s representative, during the I-ausanne conference in 1918, by Mau rice Aconradi a Swiss, who was ac quitted. The Russian was denounced to the police by Swiss journalists. Appar ently he made no actual attempt against the life of Dr. Motta. who was present at the league assembly mmeet ing today, at, the head of the Swiss delegation. The prisoner will be sent to Zurich, where he is wanted for another charge. Duke Stock Rises When Star Re turns. Durham, Sept. 0. —John Frank, Duke backfieid flash who has dis tinguished himself both 1 as a 'heady, hard-driving quarterback, and as a game and speedy halfback, appeared in person at the opening of the Blue Devil training camp this morning to offer proof that he is not in Japan. “1 aure am here,” he stated em phatically. "Not in Japan, not in China, not -in any place but right here. Them’s my word, and I’ll stick to ’em 1” The arrival of Frank came as a surprise to campus grid fans who had heard that he was not coming back. According to an almost authentic re port, the little back was slated to taked a job with a big American oil company in Japan. Mel E. Grose Takes Own Ufq in Ire delL Harmony, Sept. 9.—Mel E. Grose, well known north Iredell farmer of the Sandy Springs section, killed himse’f with a shotgun at about 11 o’clock this morning. The load enter ed Mr. Grose's body about the heart and death was evidently instantan eous. He had told his family that he was going hunting in the hope of killing some squirrels- The people of the neighborhood believe the death a plain case of suicide but no reason for the act could be learned. It is said, however, that Mr. Grose had been in ill health for some time. Severe Earthquake Recorded. New York, Sept. 10.—(Aft—-An un usually severe earthquake was record ed by the seismograph at Fordhom University today. The shock began at 6:54 a. m., reached its greatest force at 8 o'clock, and continued until 10 o’clock. The distance was estimat ed at 5,600 miles from New York, probably in the southern Pacific. ~ Cok) Sent C. O. D. London, Sept. 10.—A new method of producing co d is described in a leading British chemical journal. Car bon dioxide snow is compressed into : bricks, and can be sent by mail, l packed in special boxes made of a 1 very light fibrous wood. The blocks i produce intense cold, and can be used for refrigerating purposes for about 1 a week. * >» Petro’eum was first refined in Pittebuggh in 1864 In Affairs of thy Nation HrjSSjCIST A XkKCSUB > *»■ ,<*'/.** •*«/»* THE { TODAY’S NEWS TOBOT NO. 2jJL, MERTON TESTIFIES | WIG MUCHfOtt! Says He Suggested §S|ti by Which $7,000,000 j Turned Over to Hutt M the Government 2U. | MILLER GAVE HIMLJ| CHECK AT PAM#! Witness Says Two Chefeig; Were Handed to HhEflE Miller Which TetftM $7,000,000. New York. Sept. 10.—G4 3 )— Merton, German metal magnate, to|| tied today that it was be who ed paying the late John T. King ‘*ig§ thing" etor his aid in obtaining turn to allegedly German owugWjjM $7,000,006 realized from the sale M American Metals Co. stock duriiqP^H Merton is the government’p 3 witness in the trial of Daugherty, former Attorney and Thos. IV. Miller. property custodian, for conspir^^ I |B defraud the United States transfer of the $7,000,000. .loJiji ah. King, who died soon after the finttlM dictment in the case was returnSpyH alleged by the government to have' "pulled the strings" in the deal.. Merton saifl that under the t erniAjE an agreement he finally reached nw® King in July, 1921. he afireed t|B| tlie latter 5 per cent, of of asserts recovered, providing transaction was completed- mSM August 15. 1921. If the were not completed beefore SeptwjHjH 15. Merton sa : d he was to pay (EBB 2 1-2 per cent, of the amount recoygHj ed. In addition. be testified he gmjjMj to pay King $50,000 in cash shortly thereafter give King a toMB for that amount drawn on the CbhH National Bank. , Merton said he had not seen jfJß| cancelled check, but he knew it'kinl been cashed. Merton said be obtained thpsfNM vices of King because be thought it; would be less expensive than hiring ffe lawyer. King was once repufcli«t|H national committeeman from OoftßlSj ticnt.glid opp. of the most infl>u»tgj! men in the republican party. Telling of the actual transfer- of tipi *7.000.000 Merton testified that at * champagne dinner in a private hgiw at the Ritz-Uarlton Hotel in this-aUgi Miller handed him two checks hpjjjH ing $7,000,000. He could not date of the dinner. The goveratoffitos alleged it took place on September 9k 1 MAIL LOOT VALUED AT *500,000 STOIM A Band of Robbers Boarded a M| Trunk Train in Chicago SublrMd Chicago, Sept. 10.— UP) —Loo* ah timated at about $500,000 was flgtjMK aboard eastbound Grand Trunk,Arniti No. 10 today by three of a hand. 4( four robbers who escaped at the.pOtaSp. western suburb of Evergreen l without firing a shot. Consignment of currency from thie Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Union Trust Co. also i