ASSOCIATED
PRESS
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVII
41 KILLED DURING
MSUWW)
MEXICRN DISTRICTS:
27 Rebels, 2 Officers, 11 j
Soldiers and Policeman!
Killed in Rebellion, Says |
Mexico City Report.
FEDERAL TROOPS . j
ON THE SCENES
Were Needed to Put Down j
Uprisings, Definite Re
ports of Which Have Just
Been Made Public.
Mexico City, Jan. 17.- OP) —Twen
tv-scven rebels, two officer's, eleven
soldier j and a polleenmn were killed
wlien federal forces commanded by
Ceneial Ferreira, military command
ant of the State of Jalisco, defeated
rebellion forces at Purndon. t,omn
Larga, and Cispeadores. Friday uig'.it. •
Special dispatches describing these en-
says that General Ferreira,
beading a strong column, left Thurs
day on the way to Tepatitlan, was
notified that numerous rebels bad laid
eiege to the town of Paradon, which
was defended by a detachment of sol
iliera.
Tho rebels offered strong resistance
at Parcdon. being forced to retreat to
l.oma Larga and thence to Cagpea
-lores, where they finally were de
feated.
(JERALD BUILDING AT
WILMINGTON’ DAMAGED
Damage Estimated in Excess of SIOO.-
000 Caused by Fire Today.
Wilmington, N. ('.. .Tan. 17—OP)—
Damage esfmated at in excels of $lO,-
OCO was done by fire here today which
destroyed the top story of the four
story Gerald building here. The blase
was discovered at 8:25 o’clock in the ,
elevator shaft.
The lire for a time threatened the ,
entire building which is owned by T.
A. Green, of Spartanburg. S. C.. and
DeSoto, Fla., as well as a portion of ,
the down town area. Every piece of |
tire in tho city was
The College was the
chief IcsfB|KSPK.-tlie tenants of the j
budding. '-.wSfify organisation ocupied ,
the entire Vfop floor of the buildiug. ,
+_ j, ,,,.
Columbia, .tan. 10-—Bishop Edwin
D. Mouzon. president of the Methodist
conference in North Carolina and
South Carolina, has called leaders
from the two conference of this state'
to meet in <,’olunibia Tuesday and 1
Wednesday. The pur|>OKe of the meet
ing, according to the bishop’s annouce- !
ment, is four-fold: to plan for the
collection of the entire amount pledged j 1
by South Carolina Methodist for the 1
support of the church’s missionary 1
program: to plan for conference-with
evangelistic work: and to discipher
letters related to the work of the 1
church at large.
5 headers expected to attend include ■
• the presiding elders of the South Caro- 1
lina conference and the Cpper South
Carolina conference, conference mis
sionary secretaries and presidents of !
conference, lioimls of missions.. Dr.
J. W. Perry, of Nashville, the denomi- 1
nation's general missionary secretary,-
will ho among the speakers. Meetings
will be held m the Washington street 1
church. They will be open to the pub
lic and all preachers and 'others inter
ested have been invited to attend. I
CHAPLIN’S CONDITION
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
However. Comedian lias Been Ordered
To Remain In Bed Several Days i
At Lawyer’s Home.
New York. Jan. Id.—lmprovement i
was nßted in the condition of Charles i
Chaplin, motion picture comedian, i
Chaplin has been ordered to remain i
ill lied for several days at the home ,
of his attorney. Nathan Burkuu, i
where he suffered a nervous break- i
down yesterday. Dr. Gustav Tieek,
nerve siieciulist who is attending Chap
lin issued this bulletiu ou his condi
tion :
”Mr. Chaplin will he, confined to his
bed for at leaf ten to twelve days,
lie is still highly unstrung. His men
ial and physical condition are both ,
affected by his breakdown, caused by ,
the worries due to his domestic
troubles. While he is a little better
this morning, lie will not be allowed
to leave his bed for some days and
no one will be allowed to see him.
Star Theatre
Week of January nth to sand
MON DA Y-TU BSD A Y
"WE’RE IN THE NAVY NOW"
With Wallace Beery and Raymond
Hatton. It.'s a Paramount. Also a
News and Sport Red.
ADMISSION 10c aud 25c
WEDNESDAY
“TO THE LAST MAN”
With Richard Dix, Lois Wilsom
On Wednesday admission is:
Adults 10c Children 5c
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Big Fox Production
“WOMAN POWER”
With Ralph Graves, Kathryn Perry.
Margaret Livingston, Lou Teßegen
and William Walling. Also a Fox
News.
SATURDAY
Leo Maloney in
i “THE OUTLAW EXPRESS’’
A Patne Special Western. Also a
Big Comedy
The Concord Daily Tribune
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
ILLBISUIISHI
MEET TONIGHT FOR
j SECOND FULL WEEK
[With Much of the Prelim
i. inary Work out of Way,
| Committees Get Started
! on'lmportant Duties.
(POOLE EXPECTED
TOOFFER BILL
i Author of 1925 Bill Against
Evolution Teaching Ex
pected to Be Heard From
Again During Week.
lialcigh. Jivn. 17. —(A*) —With reve
nue and appropriations committees
holding hearings Puis week, tho elev
enth day of the North Carolina legis
lature was set for tonight.
After ten days of organization and
laying down of major programs h.v.
Governor McLean, the budget commis
sion ami legislative leaders, and in
troduction of accompanying hills, com-j
mittees today begun to he the keynote l
of flic daily grind.
A caution to the federal govern
ment to head what Representative
Little, Polk county, considers an ob
noxious policy in the Mexican-Xiear
aguan situation, and out of chamber -
reiteration- of his purpose to renew j
his 11)25 fight for anti-evolution legis
lation inspired by Hie Tennessee de- [
vision on the part of Representative!
Poole, Polk county, furnished the am-!
munition for the diligent daily dozen ]
I newspaper writers at the chamber side,
>ver the week-end. [
Tomorrow night the assemblymen I
were to be entertained by Governor]
and Mrs. McLean at (he mansion in j
the first formal reception.
Meanwhile in the house, reposed:
the Winston bill, to call a eonstitu-]
tionul convention to revamp the old’
document, and tile Willis Smith bill toj
give the State highway commission;
authority to change routes of State j
highways whenever it finds it desira- 1
ble to do so, an expressed remedy to ]
existing statutes as lately construed;
by the State Supreme Court.
Want 8-Months School Term.
Raleigh, Jan. 17.—(A*)—Dr. J. Y.
Joyner, executive secretary of the edu-1
cation committee, announced that the l
full report of the commission would |
be placed in the hands of governor
en out any official statement about
the contents of the report or the rec
ommendations, it was learned by the
Associated Press from sources regard
ed as authentic that tho commission
would present a divided report, one
set of recommendations being signed
h.v seven members of the commission,
and the other set by the remaining
live members. The main point of]
difference is the method of financing j
the eight months term.
Bot’.i sets of recommendations will I
catry the endorsement of the eight ]
months term. The majority report, i
however, will not (uvor immediate ad- j
dition of two months to the maximum I
term. The minority report will ex- j
press the belief that the additional!
term is the most immediate and press- 1
ing need in the schools,’ and should be
provided as early as the machinery for ]
it can in* set up.
COTTON PRICE TRENT)
DURING WEEK IT WARD
Less Favorable Weather In Belt and ;
Kewiled Uneasiness - Over Picking I
Sends IVice Up.
New Orleans, Jan. 16. —Trading
was more active the past, week in ,
the cotton market and the trend of t
prices was upward. I .ess favorable
weather in the belt, renewed uneasi
ness as to the picking and ginning
the remainder of the crop was respon
ible for an advance early in the week,
added to later by favorable Liverpool
an Manchester ' cavles, the former
showing four consecutive days of spot
sales of 10,000 bales aud a fifth dny
with 14,000 bales.
These large spot sales in Liverpool
vere accepted as indicating that the
British spinners, -who have been fol
lowing a hand to mouth policy for
months now feel justified by increas
ing activity among the mills to pur
chase more freely. The Manchester
cables reported a briiik demand for
cloths from India, a revival in the
China trade and a good inquiry from
thi home marke as well as from Eur
ope and the near east.
Domesic coton gooes markets also
rejiorted a more active business than
for months, past. These advices from
the goods trade were accompanied by
an improved spo demand in southern,
markets from both domestic and for
eign spinners and the ceusus bureau
reported he largest December cons
smption by domesic mills on record.
Prices at the highest price reached
in Saturday’s brief session, showed
a gain of 57 points and the close
showed a net gain for week of 46
points. A noteworthy development
also was the scarcity of contracts
which has absorbed them.
Expors were again heavy and the
total exported this season now exceeds
last year for the same period by
1,121,013 bales.
Coldest of the Winter.
Asheville, Jan. 15.—Asheville Is ex-
Iterieneing the coldest weather of tlie
winter.
Mount Mitchell, the highest, peak
east of the Rockies, this morning re
ported a snow depth of four feet and
a temperature of 18 degrees below
zero.
raniEßii
STATEMENT RMD
I fldlL CONTROVERSY
Says City Feels Officials of
Southern Have Not Kept
1 Agreement.—No Agree
ment in Writing Seen, j
TRAINS DISREGARD
- CITY ORDINANCE
Mayor Says Southern Has)
Not Paid Bills Which the
City Presented for Work
Done to the Bridge.
"Just sitting quiet and wniting fori
sorup development” seems to lie the|
slogan of both the offieiuls of Concord]
and of the Southern Railway, in the |
question of Ibo city having closed tlie
bridge near the passenger station and
directing traffic over the West Corbin
street crossing when the city ordinance
to flint effect Went to effect January
] 14, when the Railway company did
1 not agree id the terms that the eity
] hud made in regard to keeping up the
woollen trestle, the concrete bridge,
the approach to tho bridge and tho
building of a fence along the approach
to the bridge.
j The trains of the Southern Railway
i are continuing to cross the grade
' crossing at Wesr Corbin street at a
| greater speed than fire miles an hour
I as the ordinance allows, it was said
i today by police officials who are keep
| ing careful check on the s|>eed of the
] trains and who are preparing to serve
j papers at a later date for every viola
tion of tlie ordinance.
| J. W. Wassurn, general superintend
; ent of the eastern division of the
! Southern Railway, with headquarters
i in Charlotte, said today that the rail
! way company was not ready to issue
1 a statement at this time and that as
soon as the company had a statement
Ito make that it would bo released
; through its attorneys, Mansell &
Hartsell, of this city,
j Mayor O. 11. Barrier today issued a
! statement concerning the present con
! trovorsy between the City of Concord
: and the rail company. Tlie state
ment issued by Mayor Barrier is in
| the nature of t'he history leading tin to
1 the present controversy. It is ns fbl
: lows:
“Some years ago Uie city ot Con
-•c<*i*l -**cnrwi- #r..ej tire Brown Manu
facturing Company, the Morris Broth
ers and others, certain lands over
which on January 11, 1010, tho eity
granted to the Southern Railway Com
pany a right of way to build an ap
proach to its overhead bridge.
"The work was started and com
pleted without any written agree
ment, but according to the minutes of
the City officials, tho Railway com
| pany failed to comply with their agree
| ment in that they failed to build a
j permanent street, as was the under-
I standing with the city officials. 1 am
1 informed that the officials at that time
[ were promised that the road from Btif
j falo Creek to the concrete bridge
] across the main line of the Southern
j Railway Company would be eonstruct
ed and paved free of cost to thV City
■] of Concord.
] “Further, I am informed that the
I railroad company asked for six
months time for the fills to settle be
i sot-c paving the road. This extension
; of time was granted and at the expi
i ration of the time, the railway coin
j pnny was asked to complete the work,
| but paid no attention to the request,
land that after more than 18 months
the City served legal notice on the
l railway company that unless the work
! was completed, as promised, that the
| work would he done by the city and
charged to the railway company.
“This was done and the charge re
mains on the City books to this time.
“I am also informed that the qity
made an effort to enter into a con
tract of agreement with the Railway
Company as to the future upkeep and
maintenance of this work, but that the
contract, as drawn by the city offi
cials, was not satisfactory to the rail
company, and likewise the contract
drawn by officials of the railway com
pany was not satisfactory to the city
officials, hence there was not contract
executed.
“I have tried to find a copy of these
contracts but have failed. If the
Southern Railway Company has a
copy of these contracts they have
kept them from any of the confer
enceß thus far held.
‘So far as 1 am able to learn, the
railway company has never spent a
penny in repairs to this road, bridge
or wooden trestle, and the road and
wooden trestle are now, and have
' been for quite some time, in a very
dangerous condition for travel.
“In my judgment there is nothing
wrong with the concrete bridge across
the maiu line, but, the wooden trestle
across the spur track and the ap
proach to it is in very bad condition.
! and if allowed to stand as now is, and
be used, some one ought to be indict
ed for') criminal negligence.
1 “Notices from the State Highway
Commission are now posted on this
trestle warning the public that the
1 structure is unsafe for a load of more
than four tons capacity.
"If the present administration is not
noting in this matter in a, way that
is satisfactory to the taxpayers of the
’ city, of course we want you to ad
? vise us, hut since there is no agroe
-1 ment between the city and the railway
‘, company regarding this matter and
' since the railway company has let its
1 account stand on the books of the
r city for more than ten years, though
numerous requests hare been made for
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1927
[ In the News 'Round the Globe ,
•VAARCfcT SASMZ t ENRIQUE ES'TRADAS
PRINCE P-E^HENWS/COFrnq
Aaron Saenz, foreign Minister of Mexico, denied that tb»
Mexican government was fomenting trouble in Nicaragua
General Enrique Estrada went on trial in Los Angeles 01
charges of planning a revolt against Mexico in the Unite*
States. Prince Naru Higashi-Kuni, brother-in-law of thi
late Mikado, of Japan, arrived in New York en route to Japan
Rev. Henry S. Coffin, of New York, urged Presbyterian
ministers not to marry divorced persons*
payment by the Tax Collector, we feel
father reluctant to charge any more
repairs to the railway company until
wc are assured of payment.* We re
gret that the public should bo put to
the inconvenience of using the grade
crossing while this matter is beind
adjusted, but ask your indulgence
white ..mi* malto.sn- effort *► -place t’n’j)
cost of repairs with the railway com
pany, whore they properly belong, in
stead of taxing the City with the cost.
"If we are wrong we want to cor
rect the error. If we are right we
want the citizens of Concord to co
operate with ns and help us solve the
perplexing problem.
Respectfully.
(Signed) 0. H. BARRIER.
Mayor. I
In addition to the statement above
made by Mr. Barrier, lie said today
that if the wooden trestle were built
today that C. L. Pridgen, Chief High
way Engineer, said that the tresilc
would be required to hold a weight of
30 tons instead of 4 as it is supposixl
to at present.
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
IVIN’S SWIMMING CONTEST
Won the Deep Sea Derby in 15 Hours
and 45 Minutes. j
Wilmington, Cal., Jan. 10.—George
Young, 17-year-old crawl stroke anisi
of Toronto, Canada, who made his j
•ay to California on a motorcycle to
participate in the William Wrigley
marathon swim across the Sun Pedro
channel, offset the chilling wnters of
the passnge with a flashing stroke av
eraged 54 to the minute to win the
tlehp sea derby ill 15 hours and 45
minutes. He was the only finisher
in the race, which started at 11 :21
a. m. yesterday on the isthmus on the
northeastern edge of Santa Caltalina
Island.
This morning at 3:06 o’clock he
reached the Rock-strewn shores of
Point Vicente, n short distance north
of here.
Fall by Wayside. j
Veterans of long distance and chan
nel swimming fame fell by the wayside,
overcome by the frigid waters of tin'
channel. But this youthful marvel,
holder of the Canadian amateur long
distance championship, continued-his
speedy stroking across the 22-mile
course to the triumph and a $25,000
prize offered by Wrigley for the first
man to cross.
.While- . Y’ouiig’s. accomplishment
st’ood out a? a feat nnffvtdlefl ia West
ern swimming history, the young
Canadian, happy in his victory, gal
lantly stood aside to allow the two
women aud a man to share the glory
with him.
The trio, Mrs. Margaret C. Hauser
of Long Beach; Miss Martha Stager
of Portland, Ore., and Peter Meyer of
Cincinnati, Ohio, found too 'much
against them, and were foreed to aban
don their attempts when in sight of
their goal.
HOLIDAY NOTICE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19th
ROBERT E. LEE'S BIRTHDAY
being a legal holiday the 1 tanks of Concord will not be
open for business.
CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK
j CITIZEN,S BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
i '■mi 1 i .mil
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at. an Advance of 5
Points to Decline of 2 Points.
New York, Jail. 17.—0 P)— I The cot
ton market opened steady today a!
an advance of 3 points to a decline
South seemed to promote local .polling
for a reaction, while there was south
ern 'jedging and realizing.
Offerings were readily absorbed by
new trade calling, with buyinginspirn
by the increased spot business in Liv
. erpool and tlie firm ruling of the lati
i Liverpool market, however, and price:
rallied in the eurlv trading. Marti
Isold up from 1:1.34 to 1344, and .Ini;
from 1,1. 1 4 to 13.84 before the end ol
the first hour, net advances of abou
5 to 8 points.
Spot sales in the Liverpool marke
were reported at 15,000 bales, the larg
est so far since the buying movement
began to expand.
Cotton futures dpeneiT steady: Jan.
13.27: -March 13.30: May 13.50; July
13.70: Oct. 13.07.
VITAPHONE AMAZES
QUEEN CITY FOLK
Great Invention. Installed J Char- I
lotte Theater. Gives Life To
Screen.
Charlotte. Jan. 10.—A large aud
ience made up of guests from the two
Carolina* were amazed at the marvel
ous exhibition of the new Vitnplinne
at the premier showing at the Broad
way theater here this afternoon.
The artists who appeared ou the
screen really seemed to be them in
person as the synchronization of the
picture and the voice was mechani
cally perfect. Will Hayes appeared
on tlie screen and made the introduc
tory address and the Vitaphone re
produced his words so perfectly tliar
the audience felt the thrill of talking
, pictures.
j The Philharmonic orchestra in an
overture, the singing of Anna Case
and Martenilli, the violin solos by
Mischa Elman and the antics of Roy
Smack on banjos made up the variety
of the a pedal program to demonstrate
the wonders of this great invention.
Following these in which ever.v
voice and Sound- was reproduced iii
harmony with the picture. The cine
ma feature, "Don Juan” was uceom
punied with music furnished with the
Vitaphone.- ,
Sanders Given 20 Years.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 17.—OP)—
George X. Sanders, former treasurer
of the Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention, was sen
tenced to 20 years in the state peni
tentiary by Judge W. Kirk Mathews
in Hustings court today, following a
short but dramatic trial on two indict
ments charging him with theft of the
board's funds.
FOREIGN WOMEN IN j
CHINA ARE BEATEN
BT CHINESE IBS
j
American and British Min-,
isters and Women Are
Among Those Mistreated
by the Mobs.
WOMEN DRAGGED
THROUGH STREETS
Uprising Worst Anti-Chris
tian Demonstration in l
the History of the City!
Foochow.
Foochow. China. Jan. 17.— OP) —The [
rising tide of nationalism in China!
•enehed a new stage of violence here
net night when a number of Amer
en n and British women and two min
sters were beaten by Chinese mobs,
everal of the victim,* later being
lrngged through tlie streets by their
tormentors. The uprising was the |
worst anti-Christian demonstration in :
the history of Foochow.
Churches, schools, hospitals and
foreign residences were ransacked.
The riots were precipitated by north
ern soldiers incorporated into the Can
tonese army.
All Catholic churches and schools in
the city were attacked. Other insti
tutions plundered included the An
glican and Methodist hospitals and the
•ity branch of the Youngs Men's Chris
tian/Association. the Anglican girls'
school and two boys' blind schools.
CONGRESS CAN COMPEL
WITNESSES TO APPEAR
Supreme Court Rules That Congress
Has Proper Authority to do This.
Washington, Jan. 17.— OP)— The
lower of the Senate to compel Mai
V Daugherty, of Ohio, to comply wißi I
lie summons issued in 1024 by the (
tanglier!y investigating committee ]
vas upheld today by the Supreme!
’ourt.
It was the first time the ’highest j
ourt bad passed under like circum- j
liners on the authority of congres
ional committees to compel witnesses
o appear, a subject which was widely
ebnlcd during the Daugherty and oil
nvestigations of three years ugo.
Those who disputed the authority of
oiurrea to copipel testimony included
larry. F, Sinclair, flic oil mogaate,
ml as a result, contempt proceedings
ire pending against him in Washing
on.
Daugherty a banker at Washington
-’ourt House, Ohio, and brother of
he Attorney General Harry M.
Jnughrety, refused to appear before
ho Daugherty committee, and when ]
le was arrested by direction of the!
Tell ate. the’ federal courts of southern !
)hio ordered his release. The ac-j
ion was reversed by today's deci
ion.
ITALIAN CONSULATE AT
NEW YORK IS DAMAGED
Ttuiiding Partially Destroyed by Bomb
Which Exploded Early Today.
New York. Jan. 17. — OP} —A bourn
■arly today damaged the building oc
upied by tlie Italian consulate gen
rnl at 20 East 22nd Street.
The door lending to the second floor ,
>f the four-story building was torn ,
rom its hinges, and several windows
n adjoining buildingu were broken.
Nq one was injured, the explosion!,
x'curring before the building was oc-j,
cupied.
Nost door to tlie bombed building i
is located headquarters of : . the Fur- j
riers Union Joint Board, and union];
hendquarteivi of various other Iratles.j;
■ire difliuted along the block.
BANK AT HOLLYWOOD.
FLORIDA, IS ROBBED
Min, Heavily Anned, Are Said to
Have Escaped With $40,000.
Fort Lauderdale. Flu., Jail. 17. — -
(d s )—Local police ritis morning re
ceived a telephone call from Holly
wood asking them to be ou the look
out for two men reported to have
robbed a bank at Hollywood, seven
miles south of here, during the night.
The men are said to have driven north
in a blue roadster. One of the men’s
hands was bleeding, the message said,
and two bullet holes wet-e in the top
of the car at t'.ie rear. The men,
who are heavily armed; are said to
have escaped with $40,000. Sheriff
Paul C. Bryan left for Hollywood to
investigate the robbery re]>ort.
Census Shows Russia To Be Third
Most Poluious Nation.
Moscow, Jan. 10.—The census re
turns to date shows that Russia is
the third most populous nation in the
world, being led by only India ami
Chiuß. The population in 1927, it is
announced, will approximate 165,000,-
000 and increase of 30 per cent Rince
the past census, taken in 1807.
BASKETBALL
Y. M. C. A. Tonight 8:30
Spencer Y vs. Concord Y
First Game Championship Se
ries
Admission: Children 10c
Adults 20c
iDENIES REPORT OF
CHANGE IN POLICY
, \mm\K
| Secretary of L -ays the |
Policy as outlined in j
' President’s Address Will i
Be Followed.
DIAZ STILL HAS
U. S. SUPPORT
Mr. Kellogg Issued State
ment as Reply to Story!
Which Washington Post:
Published.
I 'Washington. .Inn. 17.—(4 s )—Score- j
I tar.v Kel’ogg ‘issued n formal state
moi.it today denying published stories
lliat a elutnge is rout emulated in the
American policy toward Nicaragua.
In issuing the statement Mr. Kid
logg took cognizance of an article ap
pearing in the Washington Post. aft,er
j forecasting "a change in tactics" in
i dealing wii’.t the Central American
problem, and a recession from the po
sition stated in Prmident Coolidge’s
special message to (’ongress. The
article also declared moves were being
made toward a compromise that might
involve the retirement of Adolfo Itiaz
as the Nicaraguan president.
The statement ironed by the secre
tary follows: /
"There has been no change what
ever in the government's attitude to
ward Nicaragua ns outlined in the
President’s message. From the be
ginning of flic trouble, over a year
ago, the Fnited States offered its good
offices ami exerted its good influences
to compose the differences. The same
nttitude has existed ever since Diaz
was elected president, nor is any
change contemplated."
With Our Advertisers.
' P>ig reductions in bedroom furniture j
jut the Concord Furniture Co., 25 to]
i i{<> per c nit redactions. See ad. fori
particulars.
Now going on—January sale of
| coats, woolen dresses, sweaters and
j underwear at Fisher's. Prices range
! from $3.95 to $20.50. See new ad.
| today.
Hoover's clearance sale will last on
ly six days more. From one-faurlhj
to one-hull' off on suits, overcoats, i
raincoats, odd. trousers'and sweaters,
bith 'rlfßes' 'ftajamlfs, *ufi3erw«ir; hats'
| and capi, neckwear, socks, shirts,
mufflers, luggage.
(I. E. Ballonger, represen’ing the
D. E. Abbott Studio, of Huntington,
W. Va., wiil be at the Boyd W. Cox
Studio on Wednesday, January 19th,
i with a complete sample line of oil and
water color portraits and porcelain
j miniatures made from old photographs. f
j l’bone 879.
You will find at Robinson's now j
I the greatest reductions in prices in :
! the history of that store.
Tlie banks of Concord will be closed
Wednesday, January 19th, Robert E.
I.ee's birthday anniversary.
1 Shirts, hats and topcoats for the
men at the J. (’. Penny Co. New ad.
today gives price particulars.
Brooches and bracelets always in
favor with women. Fine assortments
of eacli can be found at S. W. Preslar.
Snappy goods are guaranteed to
give satisfaction. More than 400 it
ems to choose front at Cline's Phar
macy.
j Arc you interested in an oil painting j
or water color portraits - ' If so read I
I carefully new ad. today of the Boyd!
| W. Cox Studio.
The Bell and Ilaris Furniture Co.. !
[ has an unusually tine line of dining!
room furniture at this time, says new
j ud„ today.
1 Shoes for every member of the fam- |
ily can be found now at Elird'h nt j
I reduced prices.. See ad., for price
j particulars.
I The (libson Drug Store, the Rexnll I
i Store, sella. goods that are guaranteed, i
W. A. Overcash is offering milts and
overcoats nt oue-fourth off this week.
C. H. Barrier and Co., wants’ your
chickens, eggs and butter. New ad.,
tells prices being paid for these goods.
The Wilkinson Funeral Home offers
superior equipment, service and reas
onableness.
When you get your work doue at
Bob’s you know the satisfaction of
knowing it has been done by i, a
“Master.”!
Cabarrus Prisoner Escapes.
Raleigh, Jan. 17.—14 s )—Two- state
prisoners forsook shelter of Caledonia
Farm No. 2 for the wilds of eastern
North Carolina today. They were.
Homer Covington, serving five years
for housebreaking in Mecklenburg
county; and David Wilbanks, just be
ginning a seven year stretch for steal
ing an automobile in Cabarrus.
Superintendent Pou xv«s advised
that the break oceured early today.
Prison farm officials said that efforts I
to locate the fugitives had been with
out avail.
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TODAY’S NEWS TODAY!
NO. 9
CHIPPS DANGEROUS
WHEN DRUNK, AVER ■
aMUTKS
j Witnesses Called at Trial of j
Rev. J. Frank Norris Say
1 Chipps Was “Bad” When 1
! He Was Drinking.
NORRIS PLANS TO
GIVE SENSATION
Indicates That He Will
i Cause Big Surprise by
Some Evidence to Be
| Presented at Trial.
j Court House. Austin, Tex., Jan, 17. J
—(4 s ) —Crowds which Saturday -over- j
flowed the district court room here*
and pressed almost up to the counsel 1
table, were held in check by a row
of benches as tiic J. Frank Nnffn ■*
murder trial opened today.
Charles C. Littleton, of Fort Worth, j
was the first witness as the defenqa
continued its story of the killing of
Dexter E. Chipps in the First flap- j
tist Church pastor’s study last Jqly, '9
Dr. Norris said he was going to i
turn loose a “22-inch gun in a fegf |
minutes", referring to j
testimony.
Littleton said lie had been a friend
of Chipps. Dayton Moses, defense 3
counsel, asked if he was acquitted
witii the reputation of Chipps when 4
the latter was intoxicated, "as to '
whether he was polite and inoffensive,
or dangerous am) quarrelsome.” IP*,-’
"His reputation was bail when ii|* J
toxicated." Littleton said. *
Attorney William McLean, for the
States asked if the witness "knew a
kinder or more polite man when sob
er". and Littleton said he did not. S
Fred D. Holland, a former Fort ,
Worth policeman, testified Saturday
he had heard this conversation in
which Chipps said ’iie was going to
I kill Norris. Holland said lie repeat
j iil the conversation to Norris the same -
day.
i A. B. Hamm, livestock commission
man of Fort Worth, testified Chippu J
lint) a reputation of being “violent.”
when drunk, and was a heavy drink- gj
cr.
•I. O. Ilart, owner of a sand and
gravel plant at Fort Worth, and J.
j I*. Hembcrton. former president of
! the Farmers & Merchants Bunk of |
oxriirch. testified CaifcfwF” repiitatioa ®
when drinking was ’’bad”.
,McLean asked the banker if he eve# %
drank with Chipp*.
“I don't think so,” Hemberton an*
swered.
j Burlington (iirl Is Acquitted of
Charge.
j Burlington, Jan. 35.—Mary Card
j well, pretty 20-year-old Burlington
igirl, was acquitted of a charge of re*
! oeivilig a stolen ooat in Forsyth Su
perior Court at Winston on Thursday.
The girl was arrested in Winston
last week after being seen on the
street wearing a S4OO fur coat owned
by Mrs. W. P. Ilill, Jr., wealthy Win*
ston woman. Investigation by- the
police resulted in the arrest of George
Smith, of High Point, who was form- -I
ally charged with larceny of the coat. *
Smith later confessed that he broke
into several fashionable homes in Win
ston ami stole property said to be
valued at several thousand dollars.
The girl said she received the coat
iin good faith, and did not know it '
I had been stolen. The jury believed I
jher story.
■ Smith pleaded guilty to nine charges i
iol house 'breaking, larceny ami re- J
j eeivug. I|e said lie stole the articles,
! Pave them to Mary Caldwell, to his
I wife at High point, and to Mary's
j sister. lie will be sentenced latef.
I Noted Surgeons Expected In Charlotte
This Week.
| Charlotte, Jan. 17.— Several of the $
j lending surgeons of the country are
expected here this week for the.'iueet* 1
ing of the North and South Ciiroliua >
section of the American College of
Surgeons, which will be held on Thins, ft
daw and Friday, The meeting will '1
be in the nature of a clinical congress.
Among the prominent surgeons ex* >
peeted are I)r. Charles 11. .Mayo, of
Rochester, Minn ; Dr. George Stewart,
of New York, president-elect of the
American College of Surgeons; D*j
franklin 11. Martin, of Chicago, add
a number of others. Surgeons ifrbin j
every city and town in the Carolinus
are expected to attend the meeting, ’
Man Killed By Wheel of Mill At
Deerfield.
Boone, N. C„ Jan. 15.— Amos ;
Hampton. 40, of the Deerfield com
munity near Alio, Was instantly killed
Wednesday when the overshot mill !
wheel from which he was cutting the
ice revolved aud crushed bis heftES-i
against a post.
I Hampton Was under the wheel, nud |
when it began did not huve time to J
get out. A projection on the wheel
struck his head and crushed it against
i the post.
Hampton was a leader in the com*
munity, a prominent church membeL
and a singing master. He leaves *IS
wife and several children.
Farmers are not the only Crtgjjl
‘“re* who make their living from the i
soil. Remember there are laundrlti' ta
everywhere.
WEATHER FORECAST. *|i
Cloudy and warmer tonight and I
Tuesday, probably rain Tuesday id 1
west and narth central portioJU Mod* Id
erate southwest and south Wind»Tl|