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Banquet Hall Thronged At Occasion Welcoming Daughters' Convention Theme of 1'iHclli^i Sep-' vice and Devotion lo ihej Souths Ideal* Pervades, Keception of ^ elcome i NUMEKOIJS SPEECHES N ( Stale U. D. C Delegate* Bidden W arm and En thu?ia?tic Welcome In Queen City of Albemarle An assemblage that lilted the spacious banquet hall to, its capacity, addresses that; were mainly brief and to the ^ point, a delicious supper, and i a program through which rani that theme of unselfish service | and of dedication to the glor-, ious memories and ideals of the South, for which the Unit ed Daughters of the Confeder acy stand ? these things made memorable the first general gathering of the North Caro lina Division of the Daughters at the First Methodist Church | last night. The occasion be ing the formal opening of their twenty^ninth conven tion. Mrs. C. D. Bell, president of D. I H. Hill Chapter, or this city. was mistress of ceremonies and man*' ? the opening address of welcome. She hade th? visitors warm wel come to Kill* belli City, declaring: "Our hearts are filled with Joy as we view this (fathering ol North Carolina's noblest womanhood. \\ e appreciate the honor of entcitaln Inis you. Again. I bid you welcome, thrice welcome." "I wish I could make you feel that great, big. warm, enthuslan tic welcome bo characteristic childhood." ?aid Mrs. Noah Dur fool. Jr.. In voicing greeting* on bfhaU of the Sophia Martin Chil dren's Chapter, of thla city, of which she Is leader. "We have looked forward eagerly to your coming, and are most happy to serve you." Describes I'rogro** "We find here that spirit of un selfish service characteristic of genuine welcome." declared Mrs. W. R. Cowper, of Gatesvllle, dis trict director, in greeting the city ? ' Kuest?. "1 bring a word of wel come from the chapters of this district, which was the center or Colonial .North Carolina. ' In clos ing she touched briefly and in glowing terms upon the progress of the section in recent years. Speaking in behalf of Mayor Aubrey G. McCab?\ who was un able to be present. Walter 1- Co boon, local attorney, painted a vivid word picture of the Civil War era. picturing it as the gold en era of American chivalry, en shrining the best of the Nation s ideal**. "A wonderful heritage is ours." he exclaimed. "We would-, n't exchange it for all the glories ? of the North." At the clpse of Mr. Cohoon h ad dress, a plwaslng solo number was ( suns by Mrs. James Alderman, i who appeared on the program in . place of Mrs. J. Wesley Foreman, who was Buffering from sore' throat. There were Instrumental Holections durlnx the evening by the First Methodist Sunday School Orchestra, and a vocal boIo b> Har old Foreman, which was encored enthusiastically. KhrlnKtwUi* Meaaure* I |? i Given the debatable topic. "Why , will Southern women never learn ( to cook? J C II. Khrlnghwu*. speaking In behalf of the Rotary Club, rose nobly to the occasion. I "In the first place, he said, "they do know how; and In the second | place, they are Just too nice and sweet to have to learn." He de acrlbed the Daughters as an organ isation dedicated to the service of the greatest cause in history, and deAned patriotism as embodying the Ideal of loyal everyday service, to one's community and Nation to aa great or greater a degree than harolc deeds In war. "I am tempted to believe this i? a gathering, not of Daughters of the Confederacy, but of grand daughters," began Dr. S.^ H. Tent pieman, pastor of the First Bap tist Church, welcoming the a* nemblage on behalf of the Klwanl* Club. He compared the Da Ugh- j ters and the Klwanlans a? alike standing for high Ideals. "I've nev er brought myself to call the late | unpleasantness of the ??<)'* th'" fjost Cause," he commented. "H wasn't a lost cause. True, theyt flung down their auns when they were exhausted: but It wa* th'' Ideals they stood for that counted These ideals of our fathers that you are carrying on will live a? long as grass grows and water rana. They are ideals that can never die." ' Mrs. J. O. Fearing, president oil the Woman's Club, welcomed th? Daughters on behalf of the club to "our hearts, homes, clly and Continued on psga 4 I H. I). C. SESSIONS TOMORROW \. >1. ? lUi^inpko Mxtnlun, o|M>ninu wllb I u\ oration by Ilex. S. II. Nniiiilciuiiii, Ik. D., followed bv duet b> Mi>. 4. W. Foreman ami Mr*. T. I*. - Ih'lltH'tt. 12:1H) M. ? Memorial hour. Mr*. .Inhn T. llrklKcr, Slutr Chap lain. itrrtlillii^. I: CHI I*. M. ? Luneheon at the cbureli. J : I H ) r. >1. ? liiisiue** I*. M. ? K\? urslon down l*a.Mpmtaiik Ititer nboar<l the Mranx'i' Annie I.. Van-rite;-. Ten served ahimnl b\ Koturx flub. Strainer kavi* from Tont o( Humi'.vs Miwt. I*. M. ? HlMotkal K\culm at new hii:b v<hool auditor . iuiu. Mi-*. John H. Anderson, State Historian. providing. AililrcNK by llalle: t S. Ward, former member of Cwikwh*. (ienrml public imitr-d. SPECIAL EVENT STAGED TONIGHT 1 Public Invited to Ol^'rv ancc of (IhildrenV Even ing ul High School Observance of Children of the | Cnnfederary Kwnlnx tonight In the now high school auditorium, to which the general public has been cordially invited. promises i to prove one of the outstanding I events of the II. D. ('. convention here this week. The program will begin at 8 o'clock, and will be participated In by members of tho Sophia Martin Children's Chapter, of thin city, and the Stars and Bars Children's Chapter, of Gates , vllle. All Ihe children will be dressed , in costumes of ihe era which they will depict, according to Mrs. Noah Burfoot. Jr., leader of the Sophia Martin Chapter, who adds that those taking part have worked very hard to make the ev-; oiling a success. The tilizabeth City Boys' Band will play "The Bonnie Blue Plagg" and "Dixie" | as the opening and closing musi cal numbers. The program will be under the, general direction of Mrs. K. R. McKethan. of Fayetteville, State leader of the Children's Chapters,' and will Include graceful minuets, beautiful old songa. the awarding of the Anne Louise Burkhelmer prize by Mrs. J. II. Anderson. Slate historian, and of other prlz- ! ; ok by Mrs. McKethan. the presen tation of a flag to the mother I chapter, reading of reports, and ? other events. i Meetings of committees and ex- f ecutives. all more or less of a rou tine character, comprised yoster- , day's activities of the Daughters. Tho credentials committee met at i 10:30 o'clock in the morning with I Mrs. II. C. Pearson, loader. D. II. Mill Chapter entertained the exe jcutlve board and other honor I guests ut 1 o'clock in the after noon at Ihe Woman's Club tea | room. At 4 o'clock, the district direc j tors and chapter presidents held a session at the First Methodist Church, and at the same hour the historians met separately. Mrs. J. II. Anderson. Stale historian, presided at the latter session. ' which was featured by a highly In-' terestlug paper by Mrs Mollle Fearing, of this city, giving her reminiscences of Civil War days. General reports were read, and those present were exhorted to keep scraphooks and assist in ev ery way possible In recording ac curately the history of the Con federacy. The loaders of the Children's Chapter met at 4:30 o'clock, with Mrs. McKetchan. State leader, pre siding. Among the special events of Children's Fvoning tonight will be the presentation of Ihe J. I). Moore loving cup to the chapter showing the largest Increase in at tendance during the past year. STRKAMH Fll.fi I P Atlanta. Oct. 21. ? Almost a week of steady rain throughout i the southern Appalachian region has put a heavier flow Into the maintain streams and greatly In creased the available power from hydro-electric plant supplying southern Industries. The power supply Is not normal yet but It is believed full time operation can be resumed soon In most electrically operated Industries MAVIXCM INCRKAHF.O Philadelphia, Oct. 21 Savings deposits as reported by banks. In the Philadelphia Federal He serve District. decreased two tenths of one per cent In Septem ber as compared with August, j Compared with September. 1924. however, they show a gain of G.8 I P?r c?ot. ' DAUGHTERS BUSY WITH REAL WORK OF CONVENTION ( tprniiis Business Session Devoted to President's Message and Heading of Many IJeport* ADVANCEMENT SHOW N Historical Pri*es Awarded; One Entrant Wins Trophy She Herself Had Offered in ('.ontest Presentation by Mrs. J Dolph Lour, of Graham. State president, of her annual message and the reading of reports by various State officers marked the opening business session of the North Carolina Division of the I". D. C.. this morning at the First Metho dst Church. The reports reflect ed substantial growth by the or ganization iu many directions. After calling attention to the numerouR prizes won by the North Carolina Division at lam year's general convention of the Daughters In Savannah. Ga.. Mrs. Loug urged every member of the division to do her full duty In the chapter of which she Is a member, and particularly to give every care and consideration to the aged Confederate veterans and women of the Confederary. She men tioned that all the 20 scholarships offered by the State organization had been filled after painstaking investigation, and stressed this ed ucational feature as one of the most important undertakings of the division. Mrs. Long declared that splen did advancement had been re corded during the year In the com pilation of historical records de claring: "If we wish to preaerve the ruth* of history untarnished, we must plant them deep In the minds and hearia of our children. We must Impress upon coming generations that hlatory will vin dicate the purpoaea for which their fathera fought." After stressing the neceaalty for increasing the membership of the organization, and touching upon other duties of the Daughtera. Mrs. hong concluded with an ex pression of appreciation for the loyal support accorded her during her term In office, and voiced the hope that the dlvlalnn would ' press onward and upward, our eyea fastened on the bright atar of our organization." The convention paused a resolu tion of sorrow and regret, to be forwarded to Federal Judge and Mrs I. M. Meeklns, of this city, on the serloua Illness of their daughter. Mrs. T. 8. McMullan, Jr. An enrollment of 11,454 In the membership of the division, rep resenting an Increase of 550 over by Mrs. Kmma Wallace, of Char lotte. State reglatrar. Mrs. Charles 8. Wallaco. of Morehead City. Slate treasurer, announced that the total avallatAe aaaets of the division amounted to 912. 477.78. a substantial Increase ov er last year. One of the main eventa of the morning was the awarding of prizes for historical essays by Mrs John H. Anderson, of Fay eltevllle. State hlatorlan. The Martha Glenn loving cup for the best hlstorcal report was won by Stonewall Jackaon Chapter, of Charlotte. This chapter took maify of the 3 4 Individual prizes as well. By a coincidence. Mrs. J. A. Yarboro, of that chapter, won the prize which she herself had offered for the beat easay on General Hamseur. " First honors In the prize awards were won by Henderson chapter, the only one In the State which had entered essays In every com- 1 pettion listed this year. In her report. Mra. Anderson mentioned, as the outatandlng hla torlcsl achievement of the year by the division, the compilation of the Gettysburg Supplement, set ting forth North Carolina's part j In the memorable battle. In this, work she paid tribute to Mra. | Susan lyong. publicity chairman and business manager. Several of the hlatorbsl prlr.es, wen- awarded to Mra. Sidney P. Cooper, of Henderson, a native of, Georgia, and to Mra. Cahball Smith, of Charlotte. who wm1 horn ami reared In MartlnVllle. Va. In recognition of their success- i ful effort.*, the convention gave1 a rlalng vote of thanks to Georgia and Virginia for their good work! In compiling North Carolina his tory ? The convention adjourned at 1 o'clock for an hour's recee*. Luncheon was served the visitors In the social hall of the church. MKKMJMA GRAPK MM'rr 8au Kranclaco. Oct. 21. ---The first Tiilar County needless grape fruit of, the aeaann have arrived In1 the local market The fruit la of| good quality and beat grades are bringing $R.5*> p*?r hog. Off They Go In Race For Hudson Coach and Other Campaign Prizes Offered List of Knlries in Advance's Content SIiiiwk There's Still Koom for Energetic Candidates W ho arc Willing to Work for Automobile, Furniture Suite, or Cuali, . i All Winners These folks have just been given subscription books ? they have just started to save the free 100-vote coupons clipped from The Daily Advance for other votes. Watch them go ? watch their vote totals climb! Everybody welcome to enter ? everybody wins something. Seven wonderful prizes with plenty of Christmas money to all 11011-winners. Join this happy throng now ? you earn a big prize. Mrs. Mattie Harrell, R. F. D. 2, City 5,000 Mrs. Sidney Bufkin, 703 N. Road street 5,000 Miss Laura Lee Riddick, Gatesville 5,000 Mrs. Walter Ryan, 101 West Church ? 5,000 H. Perry Davis, North Road street, 5,000 Mrs. L. G. Tadlock, Gregory 5,000 M. D. Stevens, Camden 5,000 Mrs. Sam Hughes, 606 Southern Avenue 5.000 Mrs. J. M. Bell, Snowden 5,300 E. C. Gibbs, Point Harbor 5,000 Miss Violet Baker, 604 Sixth Street 5,000 Miss Lillie Gordon, Route One, South Mills 5,000 J. E. Wood, Route One, Chapanoke, 5,000 Mrs. L. C. Fletcher, 516 Morgan Street 5,000 Miss Margaret McCabe, 213 West Main 5,000 Mrs. J. E. Provo, 105 Ehringhaus 5.000 Mrs. S. R. Jackson, Route One, City 5,000 Miss Shirley Bateman, 111 Cypress 5,000 Mrs. C. V. Etheridge, Camden 5,000 Miss Edna Boyce, 204 Ehringhaus 5,000 Miss Gladys Spence, 207 East Fearing 5,000 Mrs. Richard Phelps, 709 North Road 5,000 Tom Williams, Belcross 5,000 The list of those entered in The Daily Advance subscrip tion campaign is published today for the first time. It in cludes all names sent in by the workers themselves and the (entries suggested by friends up to 8 o'clock last night. ? nny iiHiru-s receiveu aiier that hour will appear in the next list tomorrow. Have we left out yours? Vote totals noted opposite a candidate's name la for the En try Coupon wh|ch countK 5,000 rote* an a ntirter and any free jlOO-vote coupons that a worker ha? received through their own ef forts In clipping them from the pa j per or through the Intereat of the public In sending them In. I Another outatde worker In the I person of Mrs. J. M Bell of Siiow I den hlases the way to victory by belli* the first worker lo turn In I free 100-vote coupons. Other* ' have gathered many no doubt but perhaps are taking advantage of the time limit allowed before turn l Ing them In. The votes a contestant may re ceive on subscriptions do not nec essarily have to appear In the pub lished list. Thlfl Is optional on J the part of the worker. They can , either vote them from time to [time in the published list or they ;can. If (hey so desire, hold all i votes or any part of them from | publication until the final day of I the campaign when they will be placed In locked and sealed ballot IMS that will he installed In one ?of the local hank*. | Votes are Isaued In the form of i a Reserve Vote Coupon. All these i coupons not turned into the cam paign department for cancellation 'and for publication will be depos ited In the locked and aealed bal j lot box aa described above to be . counted by the three judges who | will be announced later. Judge* will be chosen from prominent I business and professional men of Klisabeth City and will bo totally disinterested parties. Th<? list us it appear* today for the first time la not such a very Ion* one when one taken Into con sideration the fact that one who| enters today full of pep and en-' thuslasm may turn out to be a back number tomorrow. Muny no 'doubt will fall by the wayalde be-! fore the campaign In half way j finished. To those who would like to own f a brand new Hudson Super-Six Coach ($1,325 delivered ?. a Ford Coupe. (958 0.70 delivered!, a 1 f* 2 ?? Ford Tourlnu. ($40*?.I0 delivered), a 9250 Suite of I'urnl > ture. 9175 Sulla of Furniture, or 9100 and 950 in cash, we want to 'say that there is plenty of room on the lint for a wide-awake work er. If you are one of those who Juki ? want to earn a little extra pin money to be used after November 2K, the campaign offers you a splendid Inducement with the 20 per cent cash commission provi sion that will gn to all who are not awarded one of th?* seven prizes listed in the foregoing par-, agraph. All you need Is a little npar?? time In saving the free votes from the paper and having your friends save these votes for you. Your friends will be glad to renew fir; take The Advance which will earn you a certain number of voles. Send in your Entry Coupon which will be found In this paper for the next list which will appear again tomorrow. After tomorrow ( the list will be published three times a week. Tuesdays' Thurs-, days, and Saturdays will be the publishing days. Greek Troops To Bulgarian Front Ordered Take Strategic Po sitions to Defend Frontier From Possible Attack Athena, Oct 21. (Jreok troop* have boon ordered to take up atra IprIc poaltlon* Ainu* thr (Jraeco Bulgarian frontier to ascertain the HtronRtti and Intention* of thn HulcaiUn fOrCN which on Mottdiy flr^d upon the Greek pott neai DlmlrhWaAr following the attack at the beginning of which a Oreek official wafc killed and a Or**k 1 captain wai ahot aa he went out | with a whit* flag. 8nr?r? (UhtinK rag*d for nearly 24 hour*. It flu ally culminating In the Bulgarian* hoietlng a white ??? RESCUE CREW OF SINKING FRKIGII I Kit New Yotk. Or! 21. Tho Ital ian freighter Ignaclo Florla. whli h f-ont otll S O. S . alffnaln Monday night, wag abandoned In alnkltiK condition thin morning after .h* rr#w had bt?**n reacuod by tho Mramnhlp Prnaldent Harding th<? I'nlted States Line waa Informed by radio today^ KI?RRTO.V VMIf&b BY KKHTKI <TIVK KTRF. MOMMY Bdtnton. Oct 21. One of the mont destructive flroft that Kden ?f?n haa known practically wiped out the Wilkes Veneer Company, at the north end of to*n. about 10 o'clock Monday night, doltiu ?n approximate damage of M tween $20,000 and I2R.000, with leas than half of that amount of tnauranre upon the mill and ma chinery. UNEASINESS IS CONTINUING IN CHILEAN CITY While Government liwlief Statement of Tranquility the I'nhlic Show* Feeling of I'neeptninty Mil. 11 VIMSM HAMI'ANT People ami l're?s Cowed unci No One Knows .Iwt W lull to Kx|?oet ^ ill llu|>|>eit Next II) iMI t?K <?? I'tKK I*2S. b> Th? Ad??ne?> Santiago. IV n?ll.\ Oct. 21 fueasluess colli In ues In Santiago following Saturday's event when i roups anil machine ???? ?*??" rounded the government liouw. prepared lo reslni u rumored at tempt l?y eertalii army groups t?? unset Colonel Carloa Ibanez a 8 secretary of war. ~ ~~ While the government l*?uwl h statement that tranquility had been reestablished and I hat the officers Identified with Saturday's military movement had been ar retted, the public shows uncertaln ty. There Is apparent a growing dissatisfaction on the part of liua 1 in 'Sh people In Chile and also for eigners who have large capital in vested. over the situation exist ing internally through the actions of eertain units of armed forces in i he past year. While the armed forces lire ostensibly designed to protect the nation from outside dangers they are proving a severe I rial to the Chilean people thru political bickerings and petty po litical jealousies of certain groups of officers. The old German spirit of mili tarism Is rampant in Chile, more or less, rowing the press as well as the people. The newspapers, while vociferous In defense of Chili4 in matters outside, appear afraid of taklllK up the cud?el against some of the military fias cos marking the nations history In the past year. The new constitution bocamc effective Sunday and many hope that changes In the administrative form* of the icovcrnmnnl event ually *111 lh<! m,1<h tranquility. realdentlal ? amimlKii clow" llil? week many llilnm can happen In the meantime. J French Preparing I Counter Proposal Paris. Oct. 21. -The French, government Is preparing a counter , proposal on the debt queatlon. I which will probably be sent to j Washington next week. , The debt provisional accord | brought back from Washington by j Finance Minister Calllaux and his delegation was so unfavorably re-( reived In parliamentary circles j that it l? fell preferable to renew the negoll.it ions for the final agreement with the l ulled States rather than submit the provisional plan to the Senate and Chamber. Washington. Oct. 21 . The French Cabinet's apparent rejec tions of the American debt pro positi Is regarded here as a prob able forerunner of a long series or exchanges between the two gov ernments Hi an effort to find a new , formula satisfactory to both. DESTROYERS WILL I'HOTKCr AMKKH A!NS Wnnhlnftlon. O.t. 21 Two Am-j erica n destroyers have been or- J dered from Gibraltar to Alexan dria. Kgypt. to remain In readi ness there to proceed to Syria ports should their presence be rome necessary for the protection of American lives and properly as ? result of the revolt by tribes men In that country. A MK.lt H W TOBACCO COMPANY < hK.AHKII IN ANTI-TIICHTCAHK New York. Oct .21 The Am-j erlcan Tobacco Company *ai to day cleared In an opinion banded, down by ' he Cnlted States Circuit Court of Appeals of charges of | violating anti trust lawn m refus ing to *ell to wholesalers who de livered Hs products to retailers at prices showing less than h legit i mate rate of profit Greece Sends Her Ultimatum Vh?n??. Orl. 21.? Thf firrefc (iiarrnmrnl him *cnl *n will ttwitiim wllli m IN hour time 1 1 in H to ftulRjir-lM In roniMTlkm with llw frontier fighting nmr l?'-mi *hl*??r, drntHnilini in In* <|<-ttinll) of | wo million l-'rrmh fntwti ?n orfli InI f tprrMhin ?.f rr^rrl, nml |Hinl*hm*ni of llnlgitrliin offlrrr* r**?i|?on?lhle for the opening of howtllltlm. Captain of Liner Slain On His Ship I .omit in. (Ni. *JI.? A. H. t'?>iiiuiMn?|4*r u( tin* 1 lit i'r Mclltn, Ix-longing to I lie <'* iimliMii I'm? if i?- Si ?'Atiinlil|?, I, tin* wild nliot himI killed III* m!iI|? mi AntMr<ar|> ln?t night. 11 iihhniix<* to III* <-om|Min) 1o ?llt> One of tin* nIiI|i'n offlo't s i? <? I til b?* f he Nlnycr. Two of tlwi Mrlltn* olTlr<*ni w rrr nou nihil. The ? vmunr of thr Imulilr In mm jrt unknown. REVIVAL WILL CLOSE TONIGHT Dr. H. M. North Will l>. Heard at < it v Koail M. K. Church "The Rprlps of revival RervIrM ably conducted morning nnd even ing with Increuainj; Interest nl City Road Methodist Church by I>r. H M. North, former pastor, now pastor of the Flrat MethodlHt Church of Rocky Mount, will clone I with the aervice tonight at 7:30." announces the unator, Rev. Daniel ' Lane. "The tui-ssaM's that Dr. North | i hiiN bn>n bringing, chiefly to the church membera. have mad*' a [ transcending Impression. The cul tivation work will bear fruit for Into the future. Tonight Ih the| last opportunity of the town to j hear a former moat beloved pastor j and citizen of recognized State- 1 wide ability and leadership poal-, tlon. "Dr. North in h Iho secretary of jChrlatlan education for the North1 Carolina Conference of Southern Methodism. The public Ih cordial ly Invited to attend this service." j CAPPl'KE 1MPOKTANT KAI1WAY JUNCTION 1 Puking. Oct. 21.? ChlnflHe for-j < ?b opposed to Marahal Chang Ttto 'Lin, Manchurlan m llltarlnt . have captured Hauchow. an Important railway Junction about two hun dred mile* north of the Yangtse river. Moat of Chanft'a troops had already heen withdrawn north 'of thla point, but a few hundred I were cut off. TROOPS OKDEKEO TO j STRATEGIC POSITION Athena. Oct. 2 1 . ? CI reek troops have been ordered to take up '.strategic post ion along the Greco - I Bulgarian frontier In the Demlra hlasar region In Macedonia, north l eaat of Salonlko, to ascertain j the strength and Intentions of the Hulgarian forces which on Mon l day fired upon the Greek post ' near DemirshisHur. POLICEMAN SHOT AT KAY ETTEV I LLE Fayetlevllle. Oct. 21. ? N. C. chason. local poilce officer, was , shot and perhaps fatally wounded [ early today when he entered the mechanical room of the Fayette vllle Observer office here to Invea- ! ilgnte a noise he heard In the| building and the door being open. | The ahootlng occurred shortly af ter midnight. No one has heen arrested yet. ROAD TRI C K DRIYF.R l\ TOI'RT FOR HOARD RlljJ Percy Goodwin, truck driver for the contractor paving roads for the County nnd late boarder with Kdgar Williams, before County Judge Sawyer hi recorder's court Wednesday morning for akipplng IiIh hoard hill, was let off with the i coats on condition that he pay the | hill. The defendant left the court-' room In the cuatody of a police man to raise the money. Thla was the only case disposed of In Wednasday'a neaslon of the recorder's court. It \ MIKff PKAriVICM Fort Worth. Oct. 21. -Peach raising In eaat Texas has regained Its prestige and for the flrat time In eight yeara there la a good de mand for nuraery stock TWO At'TOH COM, IDF. Damage estimated at 940 to |f?0 to iho two cara waa caused by " a collision Wedneaday about noon between a Chevrolet driven by Heuhen llarrla and a Ford coupe operated by William J. Overman. Mr. Harris waa drvlng from Mat thews Info Dyer atreet. and Mr Overman whs headed north down Dyer The left front wheel of the Chevrolet was broken down, and ' the right aide of the Ford was smashed In Neither driver was Injured Moth are realdenta of this city. ccirrnx MARKKT New York. Oct. 21. ? Spot cot-' ton closed quiet, middling 22 00. a decline of lfi r>olnta. Futures, closlns hid October 21.74, De ?ember 21.45, January 20 70.' March 2100. May 21. OH. July ? 20. M. New York. Oct. 21 -Cotton fu- ' tures opened today at tl|e follow- f Ing levels- Oct, 21. *5. Dec 21 46. f Jan 2170. March 21.02. May' 21 II AL SMITH HAS DECIDED WEAR MYSTERY CLOAK Usually (hie of the Mo?t Plain S|M>krn Men, Gorer?.. nor Has Astounded Ev erybody KETIREMENT CLOAK , Makes Nonchalant .State ment That at End of the Third Term Will Quit I'uhlic Office l?> IIOIIKIIT T. smai.i. " 1421. By TM A ???*<?? Now York. Oct. 21. ? Governor Alfred K. Smith of the State of New York. usually one of the mom plain spoken men the coun try has known haw surrounded himself with a cloak of mystery. It la a "retirement cloak" and the governor ha? abounded one and all by making a rather nonchalant I statement to the effect that when | hia third term aa governor expire# at the end of 1926 he will be through with all public office." Pressed for an "explanation" of I this astonishing attitude on the part of a man who has been re garded aa an almost certain can didate for the United Statea Sen ate next year and aa the most for midable opponent to William j Gibha McAdoo for the Democratic president la I nomination in 1928. j Governor Smith hua said he pre I fera to "let inattorR stand" ae they I are. In connection with the Gover nor's new position as to public qf flce It haa developed that Taip ' many leadera have never had any thought of running Governor | Smith for the Senate. t"hey have wanted him to stand for a fourth ^ term at Albany. They believed that hla continuance in the subejr natorlal chair would be the best I thing for the party In the atate and would put him in a better pp sltlon to run for the Presidential nomination in 192ft If he so de sired. The country generally .h$g been counting upon Gov. Smith I to oppose Senator James W. Wadp worth. Jr.. for the Senate nett year. The Republicans of New York City today could not dis guise their delight at the new Smith pronouncement. Publicly they professed to bo akeptloft|; ! privately they aald It would to i the beat bit of luck they had had In the last six years. i Governor Smith virtually has been unbeatable In the state and the Kepubllcans will regard hla retirement as a signal for them to regain control of the empire statS from lop to bottom. At the same ? time the Republicans are not to be caught napping. They aay thq ' Governor hns "retired" before, on ly to be drafted by the parly when I he next election came along. Some of the governor's closer friends believe, however, that he really and truly wants to quit pol itics at the end of his present tern). The governor believes that hold ing public office Is a thankless task. In the first place the gov* fernorHhlp of New York paya only f 10.000 h year Governor Smith says he haa been enabled to "car ry on" only bemuse of a fairly lib eral expense account allowed the chief executive The Idea qf j "working" as Senator In Wash ington on another $10,000 salary, minim the expense account has made no appeal to him. The OoVi ernor has been working hard also to get four constitutional amend ments adopted. simplifying the form of government In the state and reducing Ihe number of elec tive offices. He has found the campaign difficult; the people more or le?s Indifferent, and be almost has come to the attitude that It Is difficult to help people who don't care whether they are helped or not. Of course, the most Important phase of the governor's "no more public office" pronouncement la Its possible bearing upon the Dem ocratic situation in 1926. Until today the country has been look ing fordward to another Smlth M< Adoo claah. like unto that : which created so much havoc In the convention in 1924 In old Madison Square Garden. It Is recalled however, that In 1 92 4 Governor Smith offerod la retire from the race If Mr. MeAdoo would. This challenge was not met by the MrAdoo supporter!, who said the governor had no chance of gettlfcg th<> nomination any how while Mr. MrAdoo hid received the vofp of a majority of the delegates. Governor Smith did not cherish the thought that he could be nom inated but he permitted thf^use of his name to prevent the nomina tion of his "enemy." McAdoo tbs two men representing the extreme* of Democratic views. Last week an Interview ap peared from Wilmington. Del., quoting Governor Smith as saying his hat was In the ring for Itfi. The Governor denied this vigor ously and his present attitude of no more public office Is believed to be his answer to the fictitious Wilmington ststemenl.