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N. Y. GETS CARGO * OF DRIED EGGS •COMMERCE BETWEEN U. 8. AND OTHER COUNTRIEB SHOW UN. USUAL CARGOES. Washington. Studies of ocean %orne commerce between the United States and other countries by the bu reau of research of the shipping board have disclosed various new services and unusual cargoes. "Among these recently noted." the bureau said. "is tjie trade in raw cotton between gulf ports and Mur mansk, Russia, starting last year with a few scattering cargoes and increas tng to 10 full cargoes up to the end of May this year. Another evidence of developing Rus sian trade w*s the movement of three full cargoes of agricultural imple ments which left New York In three successive months of spring for Odes sa and Novorossick, one of these ship ments Including 21,000 tons of Ameri can tractors. "A Canadian milling company also sliipped recently In a single Rusolan order some 164.000 tons of ffour in 34 ships, of which 28 left from American ports. 21 sailing from New York, five from Baltimore, one from Philadelphia and one from Portland. Maine. "Another shipment of a nature to attract attention was a single consign ment of 3,450 tons of dried prunes, which left San Francisco during the past winter for Hamburg, Germany. "Imports also develop occasional add cargoes, as a shipment of 3.000 tons of dried eggs recently received in New York from China, and a full cargo of hard molasses packed In baskets which arrived In Philadelphia from Java, for use In the manufacture alcohol. "The whaling industry is frequently referred to as a thing of the past, but aeven cargoes of whale oil have been received in this country during the current year. "Five of these came to New York from the various island groups locat ed in the south Atlantic ocean In the vicinity of Cape Horn. The other two originated off the west coast of Mexi co and were delivered in San Fran cisco and Seattle." Total Savings Deposits Increase. Washington/—The. aggregate sav ings deposits reported by 890 banks distributed throughout the United States were $7 829.130,000 June 1, compared with f?.790.730,000 May 1, and $7,811,316,000 June 1, 1924, the federal reserve board reported, The board' reported further that no significant changes occurred during May, all districts showing small In creases except the Minneapolis dis trict. which reports a slight decline. A comparison of savings. deposits June 1, 1925, with a month and a year previous Is shown by federal reserve districts In a t*blc| Issued by the board. In the Boston and New York dla trlcts the figures represent only de posits In mutual savings banks; In all other districts where there are but few mutual savings banks. In the Richmond district, Including Virginia and the Carollnas. 87 banks reported as follows: June 1, 1925, $347,000; May 1. 1925. $344,483; June 1, 1924, $309,589. Fourteen Seamen Killed. Gloucester. Mass.—Fourteen men of the fishing schooner Rex of thlp port were lost when the British steamer Tuscania o fthe Anchor line ran down and sank the fiahermen off Quero bank In the north Atlantic Ix a thick fog, according to a telegram received here. The dispatch, received by the Fred L. Davis company, owners of the schooner, said that Capt. Thomas Downey was picked up dead and that 13 other members of the crew were drowned. Nine men were rescued. Will Restore First Church. Washington— Presbyterians through out the United Statea are being call ed upon to unite in the restoration of the "Old First Church" of Alexandria. Va.. the scene of many historic asso ciation*. but now falling to ruin. Members of the national committee pushing the campaign Include Dr. John Brier Htbben. president of Princeton; Governor K. Lee Trinkle, of Virginia; Mrs. Selden P. Spencer, widow of the late Missouri senator; Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia; Huston Thompson, feder al trade commissioner; and Mrs. Rob ert Lansing, of Washington. Ttae movement has been actively under way alnce April 27. the 141 st anniversary of the completion of the church, and John B. Gordon, chairman of the local committee, hopea to have sufficient funds on hand a year hence to commence the restoration. Aviators Fall 200 Feet. New Orleans.—Falling after their plane became unmanageable, Lee J. Mason, pilot,, and Louis Fauat, a pas senger, escaped with their Uvea after a MO-foot plunge Into a field her*. Mason, who suffered a broken log. said he started looping the loop at ap proximately IMO feet and was unable to right the ahip after the fourth turn la the air. Ahout 200 feet the air plane crashed straight downward, tmrylag Its nose in the ground. fnust was only slightly bruised Oka plane was denraHaihi. THRtE MINERS DIE IN POWDER BLABT. Watertown, N. Y. —Three men were killed ID a dynamite explosion on the 1,500 foot level of the mines of the New Jersey Zinc Company at Edwards, St. Lawrence County. The bodies were mangled when one box of dynamite that had just been unloaded from a» steel bucket containing three others let go with terrible .force. The cause of the premature explosion Is a mystery. BUST. FIRE WRECK MTU UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF PEOPLE PROBABLY DEAD IN KANBAS CITY. Kansas City,—An unknown nilmber of persons which may range from a few to more than a score, were believ ed to have met death, when an explo sion and fire destroyed the Gillis theater building here while an audience of fewer than 100 was wit nessing motion picture. Scores of persons in the building at the time of the were Injured. Some estimates of the number of dead ran as high as 30 to 50. Officials desclared there was no way to estimate the number of lives lost, until a search of the ruins is com pleted. Firemen, policemen and volunteers entered the debris as soon as the flames were quenched, but with "ho hope of finding alive any who were trapped following th'i explosion. Paul Schults, of Waldron, Mo., esti mated that between 715 and 100 persons were in the theater a few minutes be fore the blast. Schults left the play house five minutes before the explo sion and later ran back into the build ing in an effort to rescue a brother. He said the small audlenoe appeared panicstricken and unable to his brother, he made his way out. The cashier of the theater said be tween 38 and 50 persons were in the audience when the blast blew off the roof. She believed none escaped. The explosion, which apparently oc curred In a restaurant underneath the theater caused a portion of the main floor to collapse and blew off the roof, and soon afterwards portions of the walln caved in, burying several per sons. Only a small audience was In the theater when the blast occurred. Flames swept the building Immediate iy The walls soon crumbled and 1' stores located In the building and ad- Joining structures also were destroyed. Several hours after the theater was reduced to ruins It was impossible to gain definite Information as to the number of persons trapped. John Hogan, a fireman, was killed and twd others were Injured seriously when a fire track on the way to the scene crashed Into a telephone post. Thirty minutes after the explosion the south wal| of the theater caved In, crushing .adjoining store rooms. Due confusion and flames enveloped the structure, it was impos sible (6 determine whether there had been' any deaths. It was known one fireman and a chorus girl were injured. Bhooting Affray on Train. Greenville, 8. C. —An unidentified man Is dead and W. F. Flindt, Atlanta, la badly wounded, at the result of a shooting affray on Southern railway train No. 135, just as it pulled Into Greenville. Officers arrested O. R. Magasen. 32, aald to be a native of Spain and re ported to have deserted from the United States army four days ago. In connection with the shooting. Eye witnesses said Magasen began firing promlscously as the train was about Ave miles from Greenville. Reports from the hospital to which he was rushed were that Flindt's con ditioa was "very serious." Magasen told reporters that be re membered nothing of the shooting. He admitted having deserted from the army, and said he was going home, bat apparently could, not tell where his home was. * The unidentified man died as be waa being taken from the train. Kiwaniana Meet 1526 at Montreal. gt Paul, Minn —Montreal was chos en for the 1128 convention of Klwsnls International at the cloalng session of ,the convention. John H. Moss. Milwaukee. Wis., wr elected president of the lnternstlonal at the final seaalon. AM officers were chosen unanimous ly and included J. Walter Taylor. Mon treal. vlee-preaident: Henry C. Hsias. Atlanta, treaaurer and James P. seal. Walla Walla. Waah.. vice-president Taylor and Helns are ittcumbsnta. Steamship Crew Highly Praiaed. Providence. R. I*—la a report for warded to Washington United Btatea' steamboat Inspectors here command the officers aad members of tbe crew' of the freighter Quantlco for thelr.aea manahip dnriag a Are In the veaaaft hold off "the Rhode la)and Coast re cently. After the Are was discovered In the cargo of cotton which the Quin tico waa bringing here from Norfolk, the veaael raced here ander full steam while the crow battled the Aaasea. U GETS CARGO OF DRIED EGGS COMMERCE BETWEEN U. 8. AND OTHER COUNTRIES BHOW UN. USUAL CARGOES. Washington. Studies of ocean borne commerce between the United States and other countries by the bu reau of research of the shipping board have disclosed various new services and unusual cargoes. "Among these recently noted." the bureau said, "is the trade In raw cotton between gulf ports and Mur mansk, Russia, starting last year with a few scattering cargoes and increas ing to 10 full cargoes up to the end of May this year. Another evidence of developing Rus sian trade was the movement of three full cargoes of agricultural Imple ments which left New York in three successive months of spring for Odes sa and Novorossick, one of these ship ments including 21,000 tons of Ameri can tractors. "A Canadian milling company also shipped recently In a single Russian order some 164.000 tons of ffour In 34 ships, of which 28 left from American ports, 21 sailing from New York, five from Baltimore, one from Philadelphia and one from Portland. Maine. "Another shipment $f a nature to attract attention was a single .consign ment of 3,450 tons of dried prunes, which left San FrancUco during the past winter for Hamburg, Germany. "Imports also develop occasional add cargoes, as a shipment of 3.000 tons of dried eggs recently received in New York from China, and a full cargo of hard molasses packed in baskets which arrived in Philadelphia from Java, for use in the manufacture alcohol. "The whaling industry is frequently referred to as a thing of the past, but seven cargoes of whale oil have .been received in this country during the current year. "Five of these came to New York from the various Island groups locat ed in the south Atlantic ocean in the vicinity of Cape Horn. The other two originated off the west coast of Mexi co and were delivered in San Fran cisco and Seattle." Total Savings Deposits Increase. Washington^—The aggregate sav ings deposits reported by 890 banks distributed throughout the United States were $7 829,130,000 June 1, compared with $7,790,730,000 May 1, and $7,311,316,000 June 1, 1924, the federal reserve board reported. The board reported further that no significant changes occurred during May. all districts showing small in creases except the Minneapolis dis trict. which reports a slight decline. A comparison of savings deposits June 1. 1925, with a month and a year previous Is shown by federal reserve districts In a tablq Issued by the board. In the Boston and New York dls trlcts the figures represent only de posits in mutual saving* banks; in all other districts where there are but few mutual savings banks. In the Richmond district, including Virginia and the Carollnas. 87 banks reported aa follows: June 1, 1925. 1347.000; May 1. 1925. 1344.482; June 1. 1924. $309,589. . Fourteen Seamen ' Gloucester, Mass. —Fourteen men of the fishing schooner Rex- of this port were loat when the British steamer Tuscania o fthe Anchor line ran down and sank the fiahennen off QJuero bank in the north Atlantic in a thick tog, according to a telegram received here. The diapatch, received by the Fred L. Davis commaf, owners of the schooner, safd that Capt. Thomas Downey picked up dead and that 13 other members of the crew were drowned. Nine men were rescued. i Will Restore First Church. Waahlngtoiw—Presbyterians through out the United States are being call ed upon to unite In the reatoratlon of the "Old First Church" of Alexandria. Va.. the scene of many hlatorlc asso ciations. but now falling to ruin. Members of the national committee pushing the campaign include Dr. John Brier Hlbben. president of Princeton; Governor E. Lee Trinkle. of Virginia; Mrs. Selden P. Spencer, widow of the late Mlaeouri senator; Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia; Huston Thompson, feder al trade commissioner: and Mrs. Rob ert Lansing, of Washington. Tbp movement hu be«B actively tinder way. since April >7. the 141 M anniversary of (be completion of the church, and John B. (Jordan, chairman of the local committee. hopes to have sufficient funds on hud n rear hence to cor-mence the restoration. :• • > • Aviators Fall 200 Feet. , New Orleans —Palling after their .plane became unmanageable, Lee J. Mason. pUot,, and Uonla Faust. a pas senger. escaped with their lives after • 200 foot plunge Into a laid here. Mason, who suffered',* broken leg. •aid ha started looping the loop at ap proximately 1.800 feet aad waa unable to rtght the ship after the fourth turn la the air. About >OO feet the air plane crashed straight downward, bury lag iu nose la the grand. Fauat was only slightly braised. The plane was demolished. THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. GRAHAM. N. C. BIX OF FAMILY DIE IN A CROSSING ACCIDENT. Bloom Ington, Ills.—Six members of one family weie killed, another is believed fatally Injured and sev eral passengers of an .Interurban were Injured when an automobile was struck toy an Illinois Traction system car. seven miles west of here. All of the dead resided in Bloomington. The dead: L. M. Beaver, 66; Mrs. Zellar Beaver, 37; Loretta Beaver, 10; Paul Beaver, 8; Jessie Beaver, I; new born baby. Seriously injured: Zora Beaver, 9. The touring car was carried down the track about 80 feet be fore it was caught between the car and brace pole of the interurban line, and literally ground to pieces. The internrban was derailed by the crash, the front end -of ihe car swinging nose down into the ditch. RUSSIA HEAVY COTTON BUYERS PURCHASES OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND BALEB DURING PAST YEAR. New York/ —Soviet Russia bought about 30 per cent more cotton in the United States the present crop year than last, the All-Russian Textile Syn dicate, Inc., announced, closing pur chases this week having brought the total to 243,698 bales, valued at *26,- 340.000. The syndicate is the official purchasing agency in the United States. The year's growth-in the trade was marked further by the opening of an, inspection office in New Orleans. This year, as last, all purchases were financed through New York banks. Alex Gum berg, vice-president and general manager, said since starting operations here 18 months ago, the syndicate had purchased 432,843 bales valued at >67,797,000. Russian cotton mills now are work ing at about, 75 per cent of pre-war capacity, he said, estimating the Rus sian cotton crop this year "at 460,000 bales, against 215,000 bales a year ago. Acreage for next year's crop increas ed one-third. The rise of the cotton "curve," Mr. Gumberg said, graphically reflected the Increasing buying power of the Russian peasant. He looked for this buying power to increase if the grain crop the world over fulfilled present indications. Britain Ready to Join. London. —Austen Chamberlain, sec retary for foreign affairs, In the course of the debate In the house of com mons on the security pact, declared that Great Britain would Join with the other great powers for the further lim itation of naval armaments or for the reduction of land armaments. The initiative regarding naval af fairs, if they were to be treated sep arately. he said, might better come from the power to which was due the summoning of the Washington confer ence and the first international act of disarmament the world has seen. "If we are thinking of land matters." he continued, "security Is a necessary preliminary, and we—or for that mat ter the United States —who have al ready reduced our land forces to a scale no larger than police for the in terests which we have to guard, are not. therefore, perhaps in the best position to summon a land confer ence." Mr. Chamberlain thought that if the powers with larger armies were once sure of their security they would not be unlikely themselves to take the Initiative in summoning an inter national conference or inviting the League of Nations to do so, or coming before the conference or leage with spontaneous proposals for the reduc tion of armaments which they bad hitherto thought necessary for their safety. Mr. Chamberlain made an earnest plea for support of the proposed se curity pact on the grounds that it would dispel fear and would therefore be a greater step towards peace aid disarmament. Newspaper Comics Good Per Nerves. New York.—Read the newspaper comic sections, cultivate a taste for good stories and look oa the humorous side of l'fe !f you would he healthy, was the advice givsn by Dr. Frederick W. Seward neurologist of Goshen. N. Y„ at the 81st annual convention of the American Institute of Homeo pathy. ' "People whose ire Is easily aroused, who fly Into rage on the slightest pro vocation. are candidates for nerve ex haustion and brain tag," Dr. Seward said. Officer Blain in Whiefcey Battle. Bristol, Va.-Tenn. —In a pitched bat tle between moonshiners and officers on Paint Creek, sixteen miles below Greenville. Tenn.. Deputy Sheriff Hun ter Rollins wan killed and Emanuel Rollins, hie father, and C. P. Carter were critically wounded. Four automobiles containing heav ily armed men were rushed to the scene of the shooting from Greenville and Federal Prohbltlon Agent Bhel ton bus naked for aaslstance from Johnson city officials. ShelU.a said arare trouble is expecied. / i> VETERANS HOLD STORMY SESSION r DISABLED OF WORLD WAR SPEAK OUT; LITTLE ROCK OFFICE ABBAILED. Omaha, Neb. —After onto of the most tempestuous sessions In Its history the Disbaled American Veterans of the World War in national convention here, decided against the reelection of National Commander Frank J. Irwin and then adopted a set of reso lutions, the most radical of which call ed for immediate action to rehabili tate the Little Rock (Ark.) regional office of the United States veterans' bureau. The convention session spent most of its time in the discussion of chang ing the constitution so as to permit Commander Irwin to serve another term, which debate was climaxed toy the distribution of anonymous cards which attacked the commander and In dicated he was "too friendly" with the United States veterans' bureau. The convention was thrown in an uproar but later voted unanimously to con demn the author of the cards. It then voted 269 to 176 against changing the constitution and at the suggestion of Irwin made it unanimous. The resolutions attacking the Little Rock bureau were placed before the convention by the Little Rock delega tion, which said, "The office is torn by strife and discord and that various of ficers are fighting among themselves. The resolution also read that "it has been found that James A. Winn, the regional office manager of the office, is deficient in executive ability and in competent to hold such an office." The resolution was adopted unani mously. Other resolutions adopted incrided one by Lieut. Col. J. H. Stolper, com mander of the Claude Shore Aapter, D. A. V., at Muskogee, Okla., request ing that Director Frank T. Hines of the veterans' bureau to take imme diate steps for the purchase of the municipal hospital at Muskogee as an addition to the "overcrowded" United States veterans' hospital, No. 90, there. 'Another resolution called for a full and unbiased investigation of the United States public health service into the treatment of tuberculosis ad ministered by Dr. Azas Brunson at El Paso, Texas, to disabled veterans. "It has been found," the resolution read, "that Dr. Brunson's treatment has been used with the greatest of success." Shepherd Acquitted of Murder Charge. Chicago.—William Darling Shep herd, attorney, was acquitted of the charge of murder of William Nelsoa McClintock, millionaire orphan, here by a jury in the criminal court. Shepherd was acquitted of admin istering typhoid germs to the youth his foster-son, la a plot to cause the death and thereby gain control of the estate. The jury deliberated five hours and 40 minutes. Members would not di vulge the number of ballots taken, nor the methods by which they reached final agreement. They said that they had taken a collective oath not to re veal the record of the balloting. As a result of the verdict Shepherd walked from the Cook county Jail a free man after being in custody since March 15 last. He still faces another murder charge, but Judge Thomas J. Lyncja agreed to permit him to sign his own bond. At the same time, the coroner's Jury recommended he be held for the piur der of Billy McClintock, it directed that he be held for the murder also of Mrs. Emma Nfllson McClintock. Billy's mother, 17 years ago. It la that charge which still hangs over his head, although It was not be lieved by Shepherd's attorneys that he ever would be brought to trial on it. Shepherd's face was wreathed in smiles as he heard the verdict read by the court clerk and leaped forward to thank the Jurymen who had acquit ted him. r Nine Seamen Drown. Quebec. —The entire crew of nine men of the tug Ocean King was drowned when the tug waa rammed by thf Canadian Pacific liner Mar loch which it had gone to bring to ita pier.- The struck amid ship and almost cut in two by the impact. Six Cents For Klee. New York.—A Brooklyn Jury dectt ed a kiss stolen from Miss Bella Wiener. IS. Brooklyn, was worth six cents. Miss Wiener had brought a' SIO,OM damage suit agalnat Jacob LJhlnsky of Manhattan, who she saltf kissed her .when she applied at his office for a Job. He denied the charge. The Jury awarded her six cents dam ■gen- 0 Three Youths Die Per Brutal Crime. State Penitent-ary, KddyvlUe, Ky George Fnrrell. Richard Newhouse and Elmer Halt the "Bourbon Ban dits," who killed Frank Buchanan in an attempt bank robbery at CUnton vlUe. one year ago thin month, paid la full for their crime. Calmly and with steady trend, the three Newport. Ky. youtha entered the death-house "be tween midnight and dawn" and wexs electrocuted; one with n "good-bye" on his Upe; another silently aad the third protesting kin innocence. DOINGS IN THE TAR HEEL STATE - NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA TOLD IN SHORT PARA GRAPHS FOR BUSY PEOPLS Winston-Salem. —The budget adopt ed by the aldermen for thlß city tot tbe fiscfl year ending June 30, 1925, totals $2,986,297.40, as against $2,862,- 548.55 for the year closing June 30, 1924. Greensboro. Lack of drenching rains in Guilford, Rockingham and Forshyth counties, as well as north of the Virginia line, makes the condi tion of the tobacco crop anything but good, people going over the area re port. Showers have been had in var ious sections, but the moisture lacks volume. Rocky Mount. —Captain J. O. W. Gravely prominent tobacco man of this city, is in receipt of a letter from President Calvin Coolldge thanking him for a' handsome cane which he re cently forwarded to the chief execu tive at Washington^ Lenior. —Guy Sain, young married man and employe of the Sprinkle Oil Company, was drowned at Broyhil) Lake, a popular bathing resort just out of town. Sain and Howard Hart ley, another employee of the Sprinkle Oil Company, had gone in swimming together. Kinston. —John Koonce, so-called "night-rider," is at liberty after «aw ing his way through a second-story window In the Lenior county jail here and authorities of several counties ar® seeking him. Koonce Is under sen tence totalling 32 months for larceny, while five or six additional charges are held against him here and one in Pitt county. New Bern.—An aged woman, ap parently about 70 years of age, was found watersoaked, with blood flowing from a wound in the head, on the high way Just out of Kinston on the Tren ton road by United States Deputy Marshal Roy Manning of this city. The woman was taken to a Kinston hospital. Gatesville.—Jim Ballard, slayer of Vernon Eason, Gates county deputy sheriff was sentenced to die In the electric chair on July 30 by Judge Henry Grady, who has been presiding over the special term of court here. Duke. —Percy Norris, 17-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Norris, died here, death resulting from an attack of tetanus that came from an infected foot. The foot was injured about three weeks ago when the young man was playing baseball With a number of his friends. Fayetteville.—Wade Bennett, pop ular young man of this city, tor the second time was vindicated from blame for the death of Mrs. B. A. Mc- Kinnon. when he was acquitted by Judge Duncan Shaw in the recorder's court on indictments charging him with second degree murder ,assault with deadly weapon, reckless driving and driving an automobile while un der the Influence of whiskey. Raleigh.—Continuing the investi gation Into county and state prison camps which Governor McLean order ed after the conviction of gards at the Rocky Mou"nt camp a few weeks ago, H. Hoyle Sink, commissioner of pardons, is in tbe western part of the state inspecting prison camps antf conditions surrounding the prisoners. Salisbury.—Henry Hodge, student of the Agricultural and Engineering col lege, died at the Salisbury hospital from injuries he received when a boil er crown sheet of a threshing machine outfit blew out on the Llsk farm, II miles east of Salisbury. Shelby.—The 15 Baptist Sunday schools of Cleveland county have an attendance of 3.000 even during the hot weather months, according to an announcement, by A. V. Washburn field worker of the Kings Mountain association Cleveland ranks as one of the strongest Baptist counties in the southern states and Sunday school attendance here, considering enroll ment, leads a vast section. Burosvllle. —Hlgglns ft Co., of Char lotte, will build the water system of Burnavllle, the little mountain capital ' of Yancey county, in the Blue Ridge mountains of Western North Carolina, this summer, and at a coat of $96,000. The contract was let on June 27 by the City Council Lexington.—A peg leg cost the life of "Wad" Lopp. a negro, aged about 40, who was killed at Erlanger when a •witch engine of the Southbound rail way backed into a track on whicfci there were seven men. Six of them Jumped to safety, but the artificial member hindered Lopp and he was thrown to the sidetrack, where the brake rod under the tender of the engine penetrated his body ' aad brought instant death. Burnavllle. —The first Young Peo ples" Conference of tbe French Broad will meet on the mountain high campus of the Stanley McCormick school for a week, from July 5 to July 12. In Burnsville, midway between Johnson City aad Asheville, along the new Appalachian scenic highway. Wilmington.—E. 1. DuPont De Ne mours * Company have opened a branch office here, making Wilming ton tbe distributing point for a large Southern territory. Nitrate of soda aad potash nitrate wIU be distributed from this point. T. V, Crane is tbe Manager of the Wilmington branch. k . - • " Salisbury.—Kerr Kluttx, news boy. a«e IS, died as a result of tained when be was thrown from a truck in which he was riding. Lake Junaluska. —The annual meet ing of the federation of Wesley Bible classes of the western North Carolina conference of tbe M. E. church, south, will be held at Lalye Junaluska July 13, 14 and 16. it is announced by O. V.' Woosley of Lexington, conference superintendent. YadkinviUe. —Dr. J. P. Nicholson, of Buck Shoals, is visiting relatives here. Doctor is 89 years old and spry as b youngster. He and Mr. Rugus Carter of this place, are the same age. and both active as boys. But J. W- Woot en, of this place, is in the lead, being 96 years old and is seen up town fre quently. He usually walks with a cane, but sometimes forgets It. Laurlnburg.—William James Mar tin, aged 17 yeara, jumped into the watef of the Springfield cotton mill pond and was drowned before he could be rescued. The young man was in company with other young fellows who were enjoying bathing and he de cided to get into the water himself. He could not swim and when he jump ed into deep was drowned be fore he could be rescued. Lenior/— Contract has been award ed for the construction of a big plant and water tunnel for the Blue Ridge Power Company near Saluda. The consideration named in the contract, ft is understood, is about $1,700,000.00. ' Salisbury.—Five men were arrest ed, three automobiles confiscated and fifty gallons of liquor destroyed as a result of two days' raid near Taylors vllle by federal prohlbltio nofficers working under A. B. Coltrane, state director. Wilson. —Frank Miller and Mr. Harding, the latter an expert, visited the farm of Mr. Miller, located near this city, and found a great many squares punctured and a number of eggs, and several boll weevils er a limited area. Salisbury.—Delma Morris, 22 years old, dicfd following an operation for appendicitis. The funeral was con ducted from the home of Fred Coggins and the body was taken to Albemarie for interment. Surviving are the pa rents and two brothers. Salisbury.—A young white man, Jim Conners, was convicted in county court of an assault, the charge against him being that he unduly whipped his 18-months-old baby. He was given a suspended road sentence of eight months. Reidsville. —J. W. Gillie, Jr., the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. (Jillie, died as a result of injuria and shock sustained while taking a cow to pasture. He was dragged for a con siderable distance and was badly in jured about the body. A local physi cian, however, declared thatf shock caused the youth's death. Lenoir. —One of the largest families, speaking from a standpoint of avoir dupois, Is that of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McGowan, who live four miles east of here. In the family are Mr. and Mrs. McGowan, ten children, six girls and four boys. The total weight of the family is a little over twenty-two hun dred pounds. I Salisbury.—Main Street Methodist congregation is to erect a new house of worship at a cost of $85,000 exclu sive of site and furnishings. The present church site on Main street will be disposed of and Che new build ing will be on the corner of Church and Chefetnut streets a block from the present chnrch. ' Kinston. Heavy Infestation of Jones county cotton fields N by boll weevils was reported here. Patches near Maysvllle were said to be over run by the insects. The crop had at tained a nearly perfect condition be fore they appeared in large numbers. Heroic steps are being taken by farm ers to prevent heavy damage. Spencer.—The burning of a cancajl ed mortagge in the presence of a large congregation featured the dedication of Tracing Ford, Baptist church near Spencer, when an all day program was given. Members of tbe congregation clapped their hands for joy as the smoke of the burning notes ascended from the altar la the chnrch. Red Springs.—Rev. O. M. Daniel, pastor of the Red Springs Metohdist church, came to his death in a swim ming pool at Lakerlm Beach. Lake rim Beach is located on the Raeford i Fayetteville highway about 8 miles from fayetteville. The water at the point where the body was recovered wail not more than four feet defp. I , New Rem.—-Marjorie Blnson. 16- j year-old daughter of Mrs. Annie Brin son, of Arapahoe, was drowned at Wllkerson Point while bathing with friends. A telephone message received here s»id Alton Belganla, who could not swim, narrowly escaped drowning when he attempted to save tbe girh Elizabeth City.—The body of Leila Jamieson, 10-year-old daughter of An drew Jamleson, prominent citizen of Oxford, was brought' up from Nag's Head on the Trenton and taken to Oxford for burial. The little girl was drowned in tbe sound at Nag's Head. Kinston.—First curing of tobacco are being made la the territory rasi and south of here. A grower named Morton, residing near Beulavllle in Duplin county; la reported to have bees the first to "put In a bam." At least two barns la the section betwean this city and Tower Hill have been "fired." The clings are unusually early. Chapel Hill Mlsa Florence Mac beth. prima donna coloratura soprano of the Chicago Civic Opera company, aang her way into the hearts of Uel verslty Summer school folk with grace aad ease la a concert hare.
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