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I 1. SHEKKU-L, Editor and Publisher. \ (jl ! I.MI. XI Vi 11. Germans Blame French for Tragedy at Krupp C . vuf Writer Says Large I V : vr o[ Germans Dis-j concerted the French, Who j ;!C :l W ithout Reason. K! ;i vv DIRECTORS not responsible d,, Director General of \V ,rk'. Uho \!so flames the French.; —Nine Here Killed iu Disturbance. f j;, ■. :I V tßy the As: : i>ei;ited j !i>iic Buie Fuhne. roi'er : i.- <li .• t iirbanee sil the Krupp' ’ . j; -in last Sat unlay, whirl)! f ; !;<■ •!-•.!f11 of 11 in* 4 pursiitiy _ . , Ju. . <u .44 other's, says •i.li Wet ks past the walls . v . i.f the plant had been i rii iiman nationalist p!a- j •j j,,. .| ;Hi runt i'iinos : iiciy un learning of Clio ar-. : .l , pi,.- I'rHiih troops -at the] luindicr of nationalists incit-] ... ii .• ' laiK-n t<» rinsist and urged a< • pi all<.<"' any soldiers to lonvu' alive. When members of! ■ v . wcrkri s' r"un« il ’ who had l*een do- j ora:iii- •* B t In* conference hall i ■ : I tineas ‘|vos in the presom-o < <*inpart crow-l lod hv enragedj .a;';. *s including numerous stu-! . ts . " uoro shouting *D|Wrfi With' ‘,.v. (nan ocrrosjHindents t*de ■ .nihiiV ti■ ifi<‘ V’vii. .’o Vv 'io rosppis- ' j.;- !!<• tragedy. asserting that• lit- mi! . . .i.i'pa r«‘iit Jy .'isaouHTtod • i!■:iii«•**r <<t inori railed into lilt* I : :.| J \ Lieuim: of (lit? siren, Im*-j ;ni laid.-. says 1 hirrhas Not to Hlaine. A rii V (By tin* Associated* —lit sitaffor. dirt H-tor gen-: . ;d 'a-- Krapp ])lant. asserts that j n. ■ four directors arrested yesterday! •iu < tip iur<-s i.f inciting last Saturdays! sh< iiiiui. wore in no way resjKinsible for the trouble, ■ - Fifiir.li allege that tin* blowing! <<i tin- >;rei> ai the works, which ox f'l die ni<ii. cntild have been stop- 1 |. • la die otlit ials. even if they had j : ..nlfceil the signals. Herr Shaffer; l" iiiN t-i.r ii i- < ustonmrs for tin* men i i" f'J'iv. die sirens "as a lire signal.: H vvliH: diet-r i-t na.igtT of Tfn.v RtTOTyj* Lvpiuins Losses. Berlin, April 2 (By tl'm* Associated I’t-e-s < --'A 11. ii Germany*s - total loss-1 >•' Jl ' !" de execution of the peace ie-'Ui wen- iiet-mlv estimated ollieial !.' :o 'i.ii.d I" more than 56.1H1d.000.00fi S' '• ii:;.rl>. was accused in some •ii'iv:- .i< .id of erroneously and dis le'in'i aPi y in lulling certain ealevda ami i!ie<* criticisms have 1 >;*>'iuii: a repl\ from Ilerr Schmeder. ■ ail. 'reiarv oi tlie tinance minis ju -lining tin* computations. Tie nin It*!* st'*.-ret ary emphasized in a stairimait iust made public totlay i r there was no attempt to confuse a: iegal losses suffered through the tnaty stipulations with such as eon ■ "in iiayments for outright deliveries i" the allies, tint that Hcrmany .was josri iitM! in including the foriher in "t treaty debit column, since these dm tiuicmnc of ci»n(tit Lons juntos- 1 '"! h die allies. Willi Our Vth'crlisttrs. I"igil the Nil too llrtish tlern "ii'toui.'M ioi!a \. toiiiorrow and \Vt»t|- "" a\ a the' Yoi ke A .Wadsworth -v haiitly brush will h<* • *;t<> housewives’ during this ! >iiii.nsrr.dion. You will tint! there a e*r i".cry pnrp.ose. Set* ;ul. on ' '"iirnitl aml Kannapolis Has '■ dl to.-Minie ilicir hig range sale - .'.mil. anil will until further gi.< free with each new cabi ; r i' range purchasetl from them a y • din i minified Kitchen table. They "1 id.so allow you 57..00 for your old 1 a l ank act imnt this Easter -1 " ; 11 find on page two totlay y tf'i !utnn avtich* on !’l trussing a '" •" Easter Array,’ hy the Citi ;v bank aini Trust <'o. ’’ <a',n us 1!. L. Association in mi the lirst page today gives i reasons why you should 'f •' " i,! ' ow n home. 1 ■ ,t iui< Hint every woman likes / ' ! iiavt* at I hater’s Drug Store, autotnohiles sold and Buiek ‘i" by tin* Standard Buiek ' '* yeprs the goml quality i ' h'b' ''Ffiiiiei- clotlit*s has la*en a Solti here by AY. A. Ov ,. 11 i n.tans just in of Dennison’s •a. sealing wax. Eversharp ; ■ • golf supplies at the Mu i(• •a - records for April now at 1 vV Harris Music Department. Yj. ~ ilsv '-'lblaitle ..Caldwell ,loii>s the Oh wryer Staff. -'htrch ;;i.—An interest m loeaj newspaper circles .' ' h'e today. Mrs. Marg , I 1 \ '•'•r'iit-thy. society editor 1 ; * rb»t t«* Observer for K> and will be succeeded . •' ‘I i’ciirson (’aidwejl. »I 1( 1 o' ! " r life j. P. Caldwell, • il! ell. Miss Caldwell J" 1 -' 1 ,,,r new tluties Mon • ,t, ( ) 1 '• APerncthy will be asso \Y estate business with In, ' Miss Caldwell has N*.'.v s , "’d" l ' of The Charlotte Mi.. , V" 1 ’ years. Succeeding hr. , . ’ ” 1: ">H lie Miss Annie Mil v -ae ' Ic,vela ml Star. THE CONCORD TIMES. i TORi: MASKS OFF OF N«v MEN IN < JU KI II ilfair Took f’Lice in Bellevtic Aleth oilisl Church in Fittshurgh as Ser vice Yesterday. Viftsl iirgh. Pa.. April 2. —Elmer 1.. Kidney, a lawyer, who yesterday tore the masks froiii half :i dozen hooded men in tin* Bollena- .Methodist Epis copal Church, today refusecE to dis ; cuss the incident other than to Fay I o bad films which would develop in due t Mu-*. The Iter. Dr. It. P,. I'rmy. who was in tin* pulpit at the churth in the i midst of Easier morning services when the men entered, said lit* would have nothing more to do with the mat ter. Any action Mr. Kidney may take ; will be .for himself and not for the church. It was stated last night that tin* at | tcnrioit of Hit- District Attorney's of fice would l»<* called to tin* matte: - with a view to prosecution- under the law prohibiting disturbance of relig j ions meetings. District Attorney K. IE (latdner -aid no comp aim had be eg made to I him concerning the visit -of the kood ! <*d men l»> the church. “1 know nothing about i; except what I havr set'll in the newspapers.” ! said Mr. D.miner. "1 Disturbing a re* ligioiis meeting is ah indictable of fense. bfit from reports then? seems to lmve been no disturbance with n the i church, and th:;se masked men offered n<» resistance." Attorney Kitlm .v is prominent in'the church work in Bellevue, ami is the j sou of a Methodist Episcoptl prtaeh ier ; ,‘ T don’t want to talg about this." .'Hid Mr. Kidney. "As a lawyer you tim. v"dl umleistand that 1 do not tare to make my plans public just. now. ‘'f'JjaVe alrejidy heard .from the Kluutnwl : hey charge me. with being Hu* couse of tlie disturbance. If they iuol i come to the church masked as UU \ were tliere would have been no dDhurance. and at that.' the dis turbance uis outside tlie church. There I succeeded in getting two white hoods anti one gown, and the license number of the automobiles in which the men traveled. "There was thret* of them, anti 1 have already named the names of the owners of the highway department in Harrisburg. 1 atn not going to tell who they are. hut I can tell you that not om* of them is a tyeiuber of the T ne ,-Tmr- 1 •■." ■ - - Kluckcrs Onlered Bui of i’itlshurgh riuireh. Pittsburgh. Pa., April 1. —Six mem- Ikts of a band of B> \yhito-hoi»tle«! Kn Klux K ansmt'n were shorn of their ;masks in a scrimmage after they bad been ordered from Bellevue .Metho dist Episcopal church by the pastor, liev. Dr. Army, this morning. The Easfo-r services had just begun when the 16 white-robed figures .en tered and walked down an aisl: toward the pulpit. They wete stop ped by Earner L. Kidney, attorney, and member of the church board. The Easter morning worshippers werr startled, when (Mr. Kidney command ed the members of the masked band to leave. At this point Dr. Urniy intervened: Gentlemen,” he said. ‘‘l 'hall have to ask you to retire. You are disturb ing the services here, wh’eh is a vio ation of the law. You will be -wvl comt* to remain if you remove your disguises. Otherwise you tnttsi go. The hot it led men about faced and marched silently from the church, followed by .i umber of men from the eongeegation. Outside the church a general scrimmage ensued and the hoods and flowing white roses of _six of the band were torn away, reveal ing their identify. Before they left in automobiles parked near by the licence jiumhers of their cars were ob tained.. Key. Mr. McKinnon Dies From Poison ing. Rutherfordton, AI ircb 31.—Rev. John F. McKinnon, well knowui Pres byterian pastor, minister, educator and friend of all. died at the Ruth eitortl hospital last night at 11 o’clock fit»m ptomaine* poison which he re ceived March 22 from eating ice cream. It is not known just how the poison came about. Ten Story Masonic Temple in Danville. Danville. Ya„ April 2.—Danville's ten story Masonic Temple and office building, which has been iii the course of construction for tlie past two years, now is near completion and is being occupied. The structure is of reinforced con crete and terracotta facing and rep resents an investment of JjvHXMKK). It was built to replace the temple de stroyed by lire, three years ago. There are six ground floor stores in the building, ISO offices, the two top floors being reserved -for Masonic quarters. In order to build the v structure.cthe Masonic Building Corporation was or ganized as a holding company. Several skeletons of prehistoric be ings estimated to bo from 1,000 to 1,- 500 years old have been unearthed in the Ozarks region of Missouri. These people were cliff dwellers but they should not l»e confused with the cliff dwellers who lived high up oil the faces of cliffs in Arizona and New Mexico. Many crude weapons and im i piemen ts were found perfectly preserv ed in the dry soil under the overhang; | iug cliffs. I Children patients at the Xiantie. 1 Connecticut, tuberculosis sanitarium, go practically naked the year around. , Nothing so quickly destroys the tuber cle bacilli us the rays of the sun. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS [TWO HIGH BOYS j KILLED WHEN TWO ffljl TOOETfIbH William Naylor and Robert Chappell Received Fatal; Injuries and Six Other Per-1 sons W ere Injured. MOORESVILLE BOY* AMONG INJURED Naylor Was Thrown 20 Feet in Smash and Died Instant ly—Cause of the Accident is Not Stated. Raleigh, April 2. —Win. Naylor and Robert Chappell, both of Raleigh, are dead, ami six other boys art* injured ns a result of a collision of two auto mobiles here early today. Naylor was killed instantly, and Chappell died after being removed' to a hospital. Hospital authorities stal ed that Bud Rankin, of Mooresville. a North Carolina Stale College student, whose injuries at lirst lntd been re ported slight, had been removed to the hospital in a serious condition. L. A. Ret hone, president of a Clin ton hank, driving a large car. collid ed at Bark Drive and Hillsboro street with a smaller car driven by Chap pell. The latter's car. ii is stated, was practically demolished, landing bottom ii]) several feet from the point of the collision. Naylor \n:s riding in the rear seat of Bethune's car. lit.* was thrown clear of Hu* wreck. 20 feet beyond. lit* was dead .when picked up. Chappell was riding alone in his car. .Most of the injured are inetnbers of a local ama teur orchestra. Bill Ret Inline, driver of the. automo bile in the collision with Chappell's car, was arrested when discharged from the hospital later, on a charge of manslaughter. Ho was released on .SI,OOO bond signed by his father. L. A. Be.thune. president of the Clinton hank. Hearing was set for April 17th in city court. \ \TTUK\FY GENERAL IS VISITOR AT ASHEVILLE Though fits Health Has Improved. He Is Still a Siek Man, Friends Declare. Asheville, April 2. —The condition of Harry M. Daugherty. Attorney Gen eral of the I ’ nit cm 1 Stutes. is improving, hut he is still a sick mail, according to members of his party who reaehed this city with him yesterday after noon. - . Since spending some time in Flori da. the Attorney General has improv ed considerably and his advisers be lieve that after a two weeks' stay here he will show more improvement with the hope that hi* will soon be hack to normal again. He was con tilled to his room today, resting from the trip from Florida, and newspaper men were informed he would see them later dur ing his stay here if he has any state ment to give out. At times under the direction of his physician, he is able to leave his room for outdoor exerefce. It was announced this morning that Mr. Daugherty expects to remain in Asheville several decks before resum ing his journey. / SAYS EX-KAISER AND IIIS WIFE ARE SEPARATED NOW Correspondent Says Princess Hemline is Living in Germany With Her Rel atives. York. England, April 2 (By the As sociated Press). —Reports of a serious disagreement between former Emper or William and I’rinccsS 11 ermine, his bride of a few months, which have cropped out from time to time since the first of the year, are revived to day by the Doom correspondent of the Yorkshire -Evening News. The cor respondent states he had learned “from <‘t singularly well informed source” that the ex-Kaiser and his wife have definitely separated as a result of domestic troubles. When Princess Hermine left Doom recently she went obstensibly to in spect family estates in Germany, but Hi reality, assorts the correspondent, die has gone to live with her near relatives. ' A Great Violin Maker. London, April 2.—A great honor has beep done to ajj English viol n ■Tinker, who has been awarded a prize f or making an instrument said to have a better tone than a Stradivarius when the twff competed in a public exhibition. He is Arthur Vincent, ami it' is his boast that he has worked sixteen hours a day for twenty vears. Every morn’ng he spends in nis workshop, carving out violins. Then at night he becomes the leading of the orchestra at one of the Loudon theaters. iMr.. Vincent’s father was a violin maker, and he was told as a oby that if he wanted an instrument he would have to make it himself. Wanted for Murder of Sheriff Clou inger. Statesville, March .”.o—Boyce Con nor. colored, who has been wanted for complicity in the murder of Deputy Sheriff R. L. Cloningej four years ago, was landed safely in Iredell jail yes terday. 1 Connor was arrested in Welsh. W. Y i., where he went under lie assumed name of Ernest Potts. Wages of plasterers iu Buffalo have been advanced from $lO to sl2 a day. CONCORD. N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1923. “AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM” A Series of Articles by Herbert Hoover. The Tribune has seemed the rights to publish a series of articles by Sec retary Herbert Hoover on•‘•American I udn vidua lism.” The New \ ork ‘rimes, in devoting the entire front page of its Rook Re view section of December 17. ID2J. to Secretary Hoover's volume, led with the following: "Ties little hook deserves to rank, and -doubtless will rank, among the few great formulations of American political theory. It bears much the same relation to the problems of.the present and the future that the es says of Hamilton. Iladison. Jay and Noah Webster bore to the problems that occupied minds’when the Constitution was framed." It was that statement which first directed our attention to the hook and caused us. after reading iij til acquire the exclusive newspaper publication rights from Doubleday, Page A Co., publishers. So honestly, succinctly and exactly does it sum up the impves SOUTHERN »Y PUT ON TWO NEW TINS Between New York and New Orleans. —To Retain All Present Trains, Associated Press Dispatch Says. Danville, Ya., April 2.—The South ern Railway is considering operating two solid Pullman express trains be tween New York and New Orleans, it was statvd by com]winy officials here. They said, however, that nothing defi nite lias been decided and indicated tfhnt should tin* two trains be added annoUpcement would he made ii^ Washington. Tlie plan, it is understood, provides for tlie trains to leave New York and New Orleans simultaneously every morning. They would bo tin* fastest on the road and their spe.ed Would curtail the journey between those points. The proposed trains, accord ing to information here, would not re sult in the elimination of any other train of the system. BIG INCREASE SHOWN”* IN VOLUME OF FREIGHT TweutySevMi Fees Opt Heavier for Last Quarter of 1922 Thau for 1921. Washington. March .20.—During the ! ast quarter of 1922 railroads carried 27 per cent more freight than they did dining the same period of 1921. the interstate commerce commission reported today, basing its summaries on reports from all calss one roads, which control more than 9(1 per cent of the country's total mile.igc. The total number of tons of freight orig inating on the lines during the three months ending last December 21, the commission found, was 218.023, (M»2 against 240.455.950 tons during the corresponding period of the previous years. Increases were particularly noted in the shipments of manufactures and miscellaneous commodities, which were 00.238,381 tons of the 1922 quarter’s total, an increase of 30 per cent over tlie 1921 period, and in products of mines, which amounted to 171.355 000 toils or 30.5 per cent, more than in tlie" 1021 quarter. POLICE ARE STEKING ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS Six Men Are Already Under Arrest And a Nhmber of Others Are Want ed iu Alabama. Birmingham, Ala.. April 2. —Wlith six men iu custody, federal, and state authorities today continued their ef forts to round up the remaining num ber .of men charged with participa tion in the kidnapping an flogging of Dr. .T. W. Dowling, City and county health officei*, on May 17th last year. At least four other men are under sus picion as a result of a statement au thorities said had been made to them by (\ W. Tyson, one of the six men under arrest. Tyson was quoted by officers as hav ing made a dean breast of the affair. Ford Sales Set Up New High Record. Detroit. Mich.. March .29.—With 110,800 Ford cars sold at retail in February a new record for the short est month in the year has been es/ tablished. February sales exceed those of January !>v more tli m 15.000 and marked the eleventh months in which Ford sales here, topped the 100.000 line. This sales record bears out ftro dictions made at the opening of the year that an acute shortage in Ford cars is certain and this shortage is expected to be felt within the. next two months with the increased volume of car buying which is always at tendant upon the spring months. Even the high production schedule set at the Ford Motor Company’s factory here, which will reach -6,000 cars and trucks ft day about April Ist. will be unable to meet the ap parent demand for Ford products. Rudd Gas Water Heater on Special Terms. If you* want to get a ltuud gas water heater on special terms, act now. I Tlu* Concord and Kannapolis (lias Co. | will sell you one for only 75 cents | down, balance 50 cents a week, total only $24.75. This special price in cludes complete installation. In The Tribune today you will find a whole page ad. Half of them are already gone, and if you want one you would better hurry. Clip out the coupon iu the page ad. in today’s paper. i sinus made upon us by the hook that- I've feel then* is little more to add. I In expression," not always so prn { cist* and fluent as a'professional writ :i or would have made it. "American lu • j dividualisni" nevertheless is plain i j and easily within the compass of the 1 average reader: while, with , pirn found I thinking and praolieally ummswera i i hie logic, it places a ; new and at ■ ■ tractive construction on our Ameri can system—our American political ■ theory. A timely message to the peo -1 pie of this nation, wd feel that it speaks the voice of Aurerica's higher self, and for that reason should he placed, through the medium of the • newspapers, in every home in the land. Note that the six installments deal with American individualism, its phil osophical. spiritual, economic and po ■ litical pigis'es. and close with an iu spiring pronouncement Its to the t’u . tore. The lirst of these articles appears in The Tribune today. RAIL TRUCK ROBBED i IN SI. LOUIS TODAY Robbers Locked Driver and Messenger in Cage of the n Truck and Escaped With Mail. i . - i St. Louis, April 2.—Five or six men armed with sawed oil:' shot guns this t morning held up a mail truck in the; business section of the city, took a • quantify of mail including nine, j pouches of registered mail, locked the | driver and a messenger in the cage j •Os -the truck and escaped. The truck was on its way from the main post office, to a sub station. The holdup occurred in the. heart of tin* stock horkerage district'. Post office 'inspectors said they would he unable to estimate the value of the stolen pouches until a check had been made. It was said there, was no big bank mail in tin* loot. MASS MEETING HELD IN ( HINA GROVE Citizens Nominate Men for Mayor and Aldermen. China Grave. March 31. —Nomina- tions for mayor and .board of aider men were made last" nignt at an'en tliusiaStic meeting of citizens held here in the school house 1 . Two nomi nated fnr mayor an* A. A. Hurley and dames \. Dayvault. For aldermen: J. F. Thompson. I*. A. Earnhardt. \V. L. Cooper, \V. R. Yost. George Albright, ft. F. Kafrit. W. .1. Swiuk. K. A. Shinn, P. C. Leaver and 11. J. Eddlcmeu. Five of this number will be chosen at the May election, in addition to the mayor. Interest in this community is keen and a lively political campaign is an ticipated. A. A. Hurley and James X. Hay vault, are both leading citizens of China Grove and a close race, is an ticipated. STATE FAIR WANTS TO (IT DOWN ITS EXPENSES Methods by Which This Can Be Done Being Discussed at Meeting in Raleighs Raleigh. April 2. —Methods of re ducing operating expenses were receiv ing the attention, of the North Caroli na Agricultural Society through which •he State Fair is directed, i ll session hen* today. Joseph Hyde Pratt, vice president, presided over the meeting ing in the absence? of Mrs. George \Y. Vanderbilt, who is in Europe. A deficit was reported following the holding of last year's fair, but financial j arrangements have been completed to, ontinue the exposition this summer. The Raleigh City CommissionerrSr Sat urday approved a mortgage of the so iety of fair grounds‘in order that the organization might secure a loan of $22,500. Bynum and Alderman Announce Their Fee. Greensboro, March 20.—The com bined ,fe« of W. P. Bynum, suggested 1 to Gov. Cameron Morrison for services ] rendered by himself and his assistant. | /Sidney S. Alderman, in the litigation j between the state of North Carolina nd five railroads relative to ad uilorem, franchise and income taxes, vas $35,000 according to a formal tatement issued tonight by Judge Bynum. It had previously bee stated on report that Judge Byum had sub mitted his fee a5•535,000 and that an additional .$15,000 was the fee for Mr. Alderman. ! Blairs Entertain for Daughter at a Dinner. Washington, April I.—The Commis sioner of Internal Revenue and Mrs. David H. Blair entertained at a din net- dance last evening at Wardeuan Park Hotel for the latter's daughter. Miss Adelaide Douglass, who is home from school for the holidays. The guests were Miss Barbara Stanfield, the Misses Catherine and Eleanor i Houston. Miss Bertha Coontz. Miss Betty Bryant. Midshipman Heinrich, 'Xorthous and Coontz. Thomas Fen tress. Beverly Jefferson. Nelson Wal ler, Clifford and William Morris. Boa constrictors are the latest fash ional pets for women in London and Paris. The snakes are caught on the shores of the Amazon and placed in perforated zinc boxes fitted with tanks. American bull snakes are very popular also. OFFICERS ARE NOW SEEKING lOIN *■:“ SOLVE MURDER CASE, New York Officers Admit That Woman is Now Cen tral Figure in the Dorothy Keenan Case. WOMAN HAS BEEN TRAILED FOR DAYS In Hope That She Would Try to Dispose of Some of i the Jewels Stolen From Murdered Model. . New York. April 2.—A woman now is the newest central figure in police pursuit of clues to a solution of the mysterious murder of Dorothy Kee- i nan. who was chloroformed to death a score of days ago. It was learned today tlmt the polio*’ had for some time been trailing the sweetheart of a man who for several days had been under suspicion; chiefly because he had been unable to account j for his actions for the hours between midnight preceding the murder, and 8 o’clock the next morning. The woman, they said, was being' trailed in the hope that she might at tempt to dispose of some of the jewels or other articles that were stolen from the model’s West 57th Street apart ment. She already had been inter viewed by the police, having provided tin* suspected man with an alibi for the hours before and after the murder with tin* exception of the eight that still remain unexplained. STRECKER WII MNOT BE HEARD IN THIS STATE American Legion Says He Spreads German Propaganda Under (iuise of “Dry” Speaker. Greensboro. April 2. —Mr. Reinhardt Streeker. anti-saloon league speaker, and alleged German propagandist, will deliver no addresses in this state, although he was originally scheduled to speak at several points in the east ern part of the state. Protests of members of the North Carolina De 4*uxUngut. -of. Abo. AiweriGm Legims to the headquarters of tly* Association re sulted in the cancellation of Strecker’s dates after tlie Superintendent had refused lb act. It is alleged by Legionaires that un der the guise of delivering "dry" addresses. Streeker liad really been sowing German propaganda. The Best at Spring Hoik* first took up the tight and the executive committee men of tlu* Legion, meeting here Saturday, endorsed what Commander Lockhart and National Committeeman Cale Bur gess had done to prevent Strecker’s appearance in the state. LANSING-ISHII PAC T HAS BEEN CANCELLED Agreement Made Void by Agreement Between the United States and Ja pan. Washington. March 30 (By the As sociated Press). —The celebrated Lan sing-lshii .Tgreemcnt by which the United States in 1917 recognized .Ja pan’s "special interests" in China, has been cancelled b.v mutual agreement of the Washington a ini Tokio govern ments. Diplomatic negotiations between the two governments have resulted in a new understanding, based primarily on the provisions of the 9-powvr pact written at the Washington armaments conference, and regarded as applying more effectually “the principles of the open door, or equality of opportunity in China.” Privates Who Steal Fashions. Paris, Apri 2.r-4Lirge dressmaking | establ shmeitts m Paris suffer a great . deal owing to the stealing of their j most exclusive designs by fashion “pirates.’; No*- the courts have de creed that original dress models are to be considered as works of art and protected from the flagrant piracy of tha past by the imposition upon transgressors of heavy fines and dam ages. The dressmakers have taken all kinds of precautions to prevent any of these “pirates" appear.ng at the r fashion shows. They insist on custom ers showing their cards and proving their credentials generally —yet the stealing stil continues. Many oi rhe thieves,, subtle and clever forgers, take quite humble positions " walkers in the d fferent sa’ons. Here they have every ODportunpy of observing close ly the newest and most original “creations.’ They are men and voirun of trained wits and superb memory. Now the Electric Policeman. _ The Hague. Apr 1 2 —The autnoii ties of The Hague have adopted an electric'a’. device for illuminating the hand of a policeman controlling traf fic at night. It consists of a white glove with four small slectric lamps, which are lit by pressing together contacts fixed to the thumb and fore finger. Th<* current is supplied by two small accumulators. Another Dotly is Recovered. Hartford, Conn.. April 2.—Another body was taken this morning from the wreckage of the Fuller Brush Com pany tower, which collapsed Saturday, making eight known dead. It is believed at least one more body is under the mass of steel and con crete. . $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. FIRM ROUTES f*i un Mir [LECTION mono now J. O. Moose is Seeking Nomi-. nation for Mayor and Four Others Are Candidates For Aldermen. ALL CANDIDATES ARE DEMOCRATS J. T. Sapp, R. C. Litaker, John L. Petrea and Julius F. Fisher Want to Be on Aldermaniac Board. With formal announcements from five candidates who seek city offices at the hands of the voters of this city, plans for an active campaign prior to the city election to Im* held here on | May Sth took more definite form to day. Four of the men who announced their candidacies today seek to he al dermen and the fifth wants to be tlio '■Mayor. * I .1. (). Moose, long a leader and work er in the Democratic party, announces himself ns a candidate for mayor. Jno. I L. Petrea seeks the nomination from I the Democrats as alderman from Ward T. Julius F. Fisher wants to be al derman from Ward 2. It*. (’. Litaker seeks the nomination for alderman from Ward 4. ami J. T. Sapp is seek ing the nomination of alderman at la rge. These are the first formal announce ments made, and till of tin* candidates are Democrats, who seek the support of those voters who take part in tin* Democratic primary next Saturday, April 7th. A close friend of Mayor Womble an nounced several days ago that Mr. Womble would be a candidate again this year, but so far he has made no statement one way or the other. It is generally believed, however, that lie will make the race again. The list of men seeking places on the aldermanic board does not include a single alderman. While one or two members of the hoard have declared they would not run again this .year, the others are expected to make the race. Tritiurogh they have nuwle no statements and have issued no formal announcements. Three of the men whose candidacies were announced today have held no public office in this county. They are Messrs. Petrea.. Fisher and Litaker. Mr. Sapp has served as a member of the board of aldermen and Mr. Moose was deputy sheriff of this county tor a number of years. He has held no city office, however. Other announcements will be made either tomorrow or Wednesday, it is believed. MARRIED TO WOMAN HE HAD NEVER SEEN JJan Claims Wedding Occurred While Suffering From Lapse cf .Memory* Baltimore. March 29.—Suffering from lapse of memory caused by in juries suffered in an airplane acci dent at Pensacola, Fla., flying field,' in the spring of 1918. Edward Yake, former army aviator, awoke from nis •state of oblivion a year ago to find himself the husband of a woman be “never knew or saw." That is what he told A. Derussov Buppifigton. an equity exam nor. tak ing testimony Tuesday in the former ' flyer’s plea for annnllment of his marriage to Rose Harris her? a year after his accident. Upon his recovery last year, he said, he was introduced to a stunning girl. “Your w.fe—that is what I was tod. I had never known the woman; and I did not want to be married ! ndeed, I nev:r had any such inten- I tion.” But, the complaining flyer declared, j certificates Were produced to prove ‘ authentically thpt ho had been unibnl in marriage with Rose Harris, on April 6. 1919, just a y ar nf*er his accident. He was prevailed upon to live with his “bride" of tho*o vrars. he said, but “It waft not to my liking.” 97, and Has Never Worn (Jlasses. Ninety-seVen years old nd never having worn glasses, ridden on a train or been out of tlie county in which' she was horn, is the record of Mrs. ( Sarah Queen, of Waynesville, Pa. Mrs. Queen is still spry and is able to thread a needle without the need of artificial eyesight. She has yet to Experience the sensation of riding the rails and to see other vistas than in* untnin views. For the past 08 years Mrs. Quyen has lived in the house where she now resides and expects to end her days there. Charged With Tampering With Jury. f Waukegan, ill., April 2. — (By the Associated Prestl). —J. • I). Fields, a' juror in the trial and acquittal of Governor la*u Small list, year. Edward Kaufman and Edward Courtney, both of Chicago, were named in indictments returned today, as a result of the grand jury investigation of charges of tampering with the Small jury. Will Investigate Officers’ Controversy. Washington, March 31.—Se* retarv Weeks lias ordered Major General Eli A. Iloimick. inspector general of the army, to make an official investiga tion into the controversy between Col. Arthur L. Conger, dnnmandiing the 20th infantry in Texas, and Captain Edwin R. Handle, of the same-organi zation. NO. 77.