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.