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■OME El ■{] Victim Ut Kiot ■Tampa Dies Today; ■oldiers Yet On Duty [lies in Hospital Received as H r . Opened Fire on H,> Tampa Jail. ■orders ■ LA'T NIGHT ■ Are Taking No s< However, and ■ r Y\Vill He Retain- Bai! For Present. ,1— l in 1 1< ■ - 1 > t ul hero ear ■he tiIVM \ ’el in' «’>' stroet inue.l for throo -he r.ei lit > jail here. MS |M. i,> a mob to take ■t* rim prison. Levins for the .loath of |B late week. |H -”.'t rat ion last military force |Bj‘ ijfi,fir-'-l and armed 1H,,. ;, ! a wide aini and v :i ri : . id'ig' "f more than |B uy , v a-k-al to remain off |B ;| .',' it a. m. and few an ■ i ... were to be |B ,]e;Viiv .e pn-gram will be |B tonight. Mayor Perry G. ■■ ••Tin is dead. |B . t i,-k around f«*r the fun a slight Murry at mili |K,iiartrrs late yesterday l IBs.re: M i-e.l that a gang of |B| atta.-k the military in Fi-dii. the home of Ariii-r.v. A detach |B ii was sf-i; to the field. r ;,n held in reserve. The materialize. |B piardsmen arriving yes- 1 |B]°h; the total on duty to .itSeers. Besides four | |B i-s. hup from l’lant City. |Bi>m Lakeland --ailed out on |^HI • units arrived yester- Bmiovmay ■niiMlT HAW UI HOP in Atlanta Seeking SB Harking lor Flight. S. t\, tine 1. —Paul Red- F'Timhian. in Atlanta. HBte arrange tinancia 1 baok iiMjiosed Might from San the Hawaiian Islands, roinmerieal aviator all parts of the country. B to riy for the S2S.(MK> jB .loin, A. 1 ><>le. Hawai- i Ble magnate. B 2.1 years of age. j k C. Kedfern. dean B’t College, here. He has in aviation since B tears of age. when he Bier ami took Mights in it. was 17 ho made a plane from parts bought at Bel) here. In this plane he Hying at the state fair secretary to (lov is a close jiersonal Ib* has Mown with times. was in high school here B war Redfern was called planes lor war ■t MOREHEAI) B city i> destroyed While Going to the Early Hour Today. ■»> -1 nn- 2. </P) —Fire early the Woodland Hotel ■ (l '’it'y. and resulted in the man who was run down B injured while en route to Tim lire was discovered fl flock. It had gained that many of the guests B rtv f"fil from the windows ■"' -atidercs. Only part of "as saved. Fire origi kitchen and completely ■ building. B l,l '. Wallace was hit by an ■! s!ll( l have been driven ■kiiniger George Alderman. B ft,ls . lraetured. and lie sus- B Hr ''‘juries, dying shortly ,a kf!i to the hospital. ■/‘"K was owned by R. A. B*' tl "‘ betel operated under B K - Woodland by Mrs. Our Advertisers. B'“. r f"r $12.77 at the 1 1» latest shades B V " f the Yorke & Wads- '," n . :uv "'terested in a, i. in this paper gives ■ offerp i Oll bargains sa ''‘ "f ii* west summer ■ 1 v Shop Friday and ■.. ' s " •'iiminer hats for B ""l* !, y Milan s for *3.11.7; Bin/'- f " r * 2 -«i and ■ Ulns s 'Fts for.” 0 ■ )th Anniversary of Catawba Bd\t CoUpße - Bi'h an n m ’* ' T '- Verl y attend- B al «burr U T ary , of Cataw ba Bib Jun( ' irt. 'r, h br h w ■ Carolina 1 mversit Y of B'v : rr | ° rp than a hun- B'-Wn U ln " almnni an(l B>tire ~P | ,’ an '‘k'gant dinner. B PlU "'" "a was a mem- THE CONCORD TIMES J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher - UNCOLLECTABLE TAXES. S Many Inquires Are Being Received l) as to What to Do in This Matter. Tribune Bureau, Sir Water Hotel. Raleigh. June 2. —The question of i uneoilectable taxes. especially in 'll those counties where the oommin ! sinners or .sheriff.-; have been in joined from selling the land for nn >i paitl taxes, is proving botheivotne to I, many counties, and the County Hnv j ernment Commisi-ion here ie- receiv . ing many inquires as to what to no j an«l what not to do from a number of | interested count ies. The opinion seems to prevail in . some counties that where restraining . orders have been issued against the 11 sale of pronertv for taxes, that this > action will *liol<l up the operation of • the entire fiscal control act. and . i lumpier the entire process of con s forming to this act. But this is not f 2 the ctise. Where a county has been enjoined I from selling the land for unpaid ,taxes. the sheriff or county account- I ant will mere\v list the amount of these uncollected taxes on his books as “uncollected taxes,” and will i carry it on the books nn such until ! such a time as the sale of the prop ; erty may be made or the taxes due paid. Thus it will be possible for the county auditor or accountant to proceed with the work o£ making up the budget for the coming year. And i ! despite any injunctions, the sheriff jis required by law to make a full accounting for all taxes that have bpon paid by the first of July. In ad (dition he must also be responsible for the unco’lected taxes. This contingent is explained by (\ M. Johnson, executive secretary of the commission, in his last letter to the boards of county commissioners, i when he says; i "If the sale of land for taxes for! ! the rear 1D25-2ft is postponed by in junctions. the Sheriff may make some tentative settlement, in accord ! anee with the act. on the first of i July. But the tax books cannot be j turned over to the Sheriff in Octo- i ber until there has been a settle- J ment for all uncollected taxes. in- j eluding taxes derived from the sale of land. Therefore, it seems that this will make it necessary for the Sheriff to advertise and sell such 'and before October 1, in order that Ifee may. -be able to make the settle ment in accordance with Section 3 of this act.” In those counties where no in junction has been brought against the sale of land for taxes, the In w require* that the sale of this land must be started by not later than the first Monday in June —which j this year is June (k The law further ! provides that the sale of this land ] i must be completed, and the funds collected from the sale must be turn ed in. together with all the other j tax money, by July 1. Consequent ly, in most counties, preparations are now complete to start the land sa es next Monday. However, a further provision is made in the new fiscal control act for taking care of uncotlectable. since it requires that in making up the county budget, the county audi tor or accountant must include in the budget and estimate of the un collectable taxes for the ensuing year, this estimate to be based upon the average amount of uncollected taxes in the three preceding years. ‘•There is really nothing complicat ed about the new laws, the only trouble being that a number of the provisions are new. and thus re quire more attention than the old laws. However, if the county com missioners and county officers will only get down and study the laws and thoroughly familiarize them selves with them, all of these seeming intricacies will soon be ironed out. and there will be no trouble in putting them into ef fect.” said Mr. Johnson. "And it is the function of this office to help the counties in every way possible to understand just hyw the laws operate, and assist them in putting them in operation.” Efird’s Chain Sale Starts Friday. The annual Efird’s Chain Sale, to be observed by every store in the big chain, will begin Friday, .Tune 3rd, and for the event the local store is planning many unusual bargains. Goods in all departments of the store have been remarked and reduced for this bargain event, says new ad. in this paper today, the management being determined to make the sale one of the greatest in the history of the store. | The store has been closed this af ternoon while final plans for the sale were being perfected. The sale will j begin Friday morning at 8:30. Read carefully double-page ad. in 1 this paper for particulars. 17 Two Women Slain. j Scranton, Pa., June . —C4 3 ) —Two young women were found slain today in a field at New Boston, near Pitts • ton. Pa. One body was nude and ' the other fully clothed. [ i Police announced that the girls had ' been shot and one of them battered ! about the bead with a blunt instru ment. They were identified as Jen* nic Montika, 20. and Edith, Fonzo, 19, both of Wilkesbarre. Carmel Maran ' da. 33, of Pittston, a man said to have been in the girls’ company, was arrested. f Misses Frances and Virginia Batte i arrived Wednesday evening from . North Carolina College For Women,, I- Greensboro, where they attended school during the past year. , He’s No Dry *1 , y V ... - I j • k y . . Mt [ iii! 1 .V: * ' Nr;: ■■ |S| t - fS HHL jmßg lßra Jm • Japanese prohibitionists ron’t get encouragement from iaron Tanaka, new Premier, his photo indicates. He’s seen Irinking a toast with party 4en as he tok over the reins of ! lovernment in Tokyo. CHAUTAUQUA WAS A SUCCESS HERE • THIS SEASON - - Woman’s Club Officer States That 657 Children’s and Adults Season Tickets Were Sold in Concord. The Iledpath Chautauqua which closed here last evening after present ; ing a five-day program, was a success! in every way, it was said this morn- I ing by an officer of the Concord Wom ! an’s Club which sponsored the Chau tauqua and sold the season tickets. i Mrs. Ernest Hicks, president of the J ; club, reported this mornihg that 34(1! adult and 311 children's season tickets I i were sold here making a total of sl,-j j 277.27 taken in season tickets. The gate receipts for the five days i reached a total of $273, it was re- j ported. Mrs. Hicks said today that she! wished to thank all the members of the chib who worked so untiringly in th£, sale of the season tickets. She said tha'f she also wanted to thank the men who were signed as guarantors this year and those who signed the Contract for next year to assure the Chautauqua returning here in 192t8. “The entertainment furnished at the Chautauqua this year was the best' that we have ever had at any previous j Chautauqua and the presentation of, the Chautauqua here will mean much j for the entire community, Mrs. Hicks said in expressing appreciation to, those who had assisted in making the i Chautauqua this season a financial' success. NORWOOD NOT YET ASSIGNED TO WORK I Reported to Atlanta Prison - Tuesday j to Serve Three-Year Term. Atlanta, June 2. — UP) —John D. Norwood, former North Carolina bank er. and at one time prominent in po litical circles of that state, had not been assigned to duty today at the federal penitentiary where he last night began serving a three-year-Kcn tence for violation of the national banking act. Warden Snook said he did not know what task would be given him. Norwood arrived at the prison Tues day in custody of United States Mar shal Brownlow Jackson, of Asheville, N. C. Jackson also brought Miles Galloway, a parole violator. Norwood, who at one time was a member of the State Democratic ex ecutive committee in North Carolina, was convicted in Federal Court at Greensboro in connection with the failure in 1923 of the Peoples Nation al Bank of Salisbury. The former banker will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of the sentence. Littleton To Speak at Duke. Durham, N. C., June Z.-^-(INS) — Martin Willie Littleton, of New York, regarded as one of the outstanding members of the ■ American Bar, will deliver the commencement address at Duke University here on Wednesday morning, June 8. As assistant district attorney, and member of Congress, Littleton has made a brilliant record in New York since he left Texas, where he first practiced in 1896. He is a Southerner, born and -reared in Tennessee. Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Lew, dean of the theological department of Peking University, China, will deliver the copi'oencement sermpn on Tuesday morning, June 7. Three Have Narrow Escape. By a queer turn of fate, Mr. and Mrs. Reece Long and Mfs. W. D. Barrier escaped death by electrocu tion Wednesday night, shortly after 8 o’clock, when the automobile in which they were -riding down West Corbin street, came in contract with a broken wire. The cur rent had been “cut off” from the wire only a few moments before the auto ran into it. Electricians today said that had the power been on when the car came in contact with the broken wire, that all of the occupants would have met death instantly. Miss Dorothy Norman, student at Lenoir-Rh.vne College, has returned to her home he4e to spend the summer. CONCORD ,N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927 Valuation Reductions Will Not Increase Equalization Fund Any Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel., By J. C. BASKERYILL Raleigh. June —There is a \Vejl 'defined sentiment in many countiep iu i the state that counties may secure a larger share of the state school equal isation fund by reducing their valua tions. thus reducing the income from county taxes for school purposes, be lieving that by so doing the state would be required to make up the dif ference from the $3,270,000 equaliza tion fund. This is the impression that has been gained by a state official whose work takes him into all sections of I state, especially the rural sections. 1 Not only do many of the people lie live that a reduced valuation, as maije by the county officials will bring 'HT 11 a larger share of this fund from tie state, out many are also advocating that the school budget be cut, in the further belief that this will enable them to get more funds from the state, this official declares. But this procedure on the part of counties would not help them one bi.t. In fact, it would be ir -detriment, since a lowering of the valuation in the county would necessitate a higher tax rate for the general expenses ol the county, as well as for the schools. And if the school 'budget were cut, a corresponding reduction in the amokint j of the equalization fund allotted to the county would also be made. Consequently, any county that would take the action advocated, would be defeating the very purpose it was try ing to gain. Besides, no matter what the county 1 officials may fix as the valuation of j projierty in the county, the distribu tion of the equalization fund is based I upon an entirely separate and inde pendent valuation that is set up by the state Board of Equalization, and whether the county valuation is under or above the valuation as fixed by the Board, matters not a whit, since under the terms of the present law, j the county must levy a tax on its own valuation sufficient to yield the same revenue as a 40 cents tax would yield on the valuation as fixed by the Board of Equalization. 1 For under the present law, instead i of accepting the valuation as listed ; ■£■ MRS. J. A. SIMS DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Death Occurred This Morii- Home of Mrs. Paid B. Parks in Durham.— Body Brought Here. Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Benson Sims, 81. one of Concord's best known wom en, died at the home of her daugher, Mrs. Paul B. Parks, at Durham, early today, announcement of her death com ing as a distinct shock to friends and relatives here. Death was due to heart trouble. The body will be brought to Concord this afternoon and funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church at 4 o’clock. Mrs. Sims went to Durham May Bth to spend some time with Mrs. Parks. She had been in declining health for several weeks but her con dition was no worse yesterday than usual and her death was unexpected. She died at 4 :30 this morning. The deceased was born May 4, 1846, in No, 3 township, Cabarrus county, being a daughter of the late John S. and Huldali Martin Benson, She was married in 1871 at her home to John A. .-Sims, who died several years ago. She had made her home here since her marriage. Mrs. Sims was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, being ac tively interested in all matters per taining to the Church. In other civic' activities she was also a partici pant and was widely known and be loved throughout the county. Mrs. Sims was the mother of twelve children, nine of whom survive. The children are: Mrs. Hyman Newborne, of Kinston; Mrs. Parks, of Durham; Mrs. Pat L. Williams and Mrs/ J. Nick Sloan, of Charlotte; Mrs. R. G. Kiser, of Salisbury; Mrs. R. E. Rid enhour, Jr., and Mrs. Gales Pickard, of Concord ; ChahSims, of Harrisburg ; and Jay G. Sims, of New York. Mrs. Sloan, Mrs. Kiser, Mrs. Pick ard and Mrs. Ridenhour went to Dur ham Tuesday to visit their mother and sister and were with her at the time of her death. Cobb May Visit Stanly Mound. (By International News Service) Albemarle, June I.—Examination of a gigantic mound, believed to have been constructed by some pre-historic race, will be made here soon by Dr. Collier Cobb, head of the department of geology of the University of North Carolina. The big mound was discovered only recently when the timber was being cleared by Norwood dam. It is about 150 feet long at. the base, 100 feet wide, and 37 to 40 feet high. Dr. Cobb will examine the mound to decide whether or not excavation work would be a worth while under taking. It is believed here that ex cavation work will be started if it is ascertained that such would produce data of historical value. Mrs. Clark Honored. Miss Allie Legg delightfully enter tained at bridge at her home on South Spring street Tuesday afternoon for her guests, Mrs. William J; Clark, of New York City. Mrs. Ernest Hicks was winner of the high score, and the consolation prize was won by Mrs. N. K. Reid. After the game a delicioue salad and ice eourse Was served by the hostess. on the tax books of the county, the I Board of Equalization sets up au en tirely independent valuation, which l- j may be either greater or less tbau that U j determined by the county officials. fi j Then the Board says to the county I- ; commissioners; i- | “You must levy a tax rate on your J n , own valuation which will yield an j *- j equivalent revenue as a 40 cents tax J e | would yield, if your valuations were j '- the same as the valuation we have | - determined." And this valuation as determined by ' a the Board is largely a relative and j ii theoretical valuation, based on the j e ability of the county to pay as de- 1 i. termined by the members of the board, i - one from each congressional district.) I e Thus the Board is in reality a ! n check-mate upon any attempt that ! e might be made in any of the counties % to push down its valuations, and thus e get more than its share from the p equalization fund. For with the | e Board of Equalization fixing the val-’ nations, it becomes impossible for any f County to get more than it is right- I .•fully entitled to. For it must levy 1 , a tax rate that will yield what the i Board says the county must provide, j r whether that rate be 40 cents, more f than 40 cents, or less than 40 cents, . based on how nearly the county’s val t nation .conforms to the valuation as t fixed by the board, s The amount which any county tfill receive from the equalization fund, 1 then, is the difference between the s amount of revenue obtained from the - county taxes, —the amount which the Board of Equalization specifies ns the 7 minimum required of the county—and L the total amount of the school budget -for the six months term. For instance, l if the school budget for a county is • $37,000, and the revenue yielded by t the 40 cent tax on the valuation as 1 fixed by the board is but $25,000, then r this county would receive SIO,OOO from' r the equalization fund. ! And nothing would be gained should , the county attempt to reduce its bud t get. Say this same county decided • to reduce its budget from $37,000 to I $30,000. It would still be required to [ levy the same tax and provide the S27,IKK) from taxation, and would 1 then receive but SS,(KM) from the [ equalization fund, instead of SIO,(MM). COLLEGE ENTRANCE . EXAMINATIONS TO BE GIVEN JUNE 4 • Graduates of Non-Standard Lg Schools {lay Take College Entrance ExamirfiatienA in This City Saturday* College entrance examinations for pupils who graduated from non-stan dard high -schools last year and who wish to enter college next year will be given at the office of the superin tendent of rural schools Saturday morning, June 4th, beginning at 10 o’clock. The examination questions sent here for the pupils were prepared by the State department of education and if the examinations are successfully passed the pupils will be allowed to enter colleges in the Fall. Pupils of Harrisburg and Winecoff high schools are expected to take the examinations here Saturday, morning, it was said today. . THE COTTON MARKET Opened Easy Today at Decline of 8 to 11 Points But Firmed Up Again on Early Trading. New York, June 2. — UP) —The cot ton market opened easy today at a decline of 8 to 11 points in response to relatively easy Liverpool cables, and overnight selling orders reflecting the rather reactionary tone late yes terday. Offerings were readily ab sorbed at 16.98 for October and 17.31 for January, however, and the market firmed up again on the weather may showing there have been no rains in west Texas. By the end of the first hour October w T as selling at 17.14 and January at 17.44, or 3 to 6 points net higher, with trading more active. The rally from the, opening decline finally carried prices to 17.20 for October, or about 12 to 17 points net higher on the general list, and the market re mained cloße to this figure at midday. Cotton futures opened easy: July 16.65; Oct. 16.98; Dec. 17.24; Jan. 17.31; March 17.48. Poppy Sale At Kannapolis. Nearly one thousand poppies were sold to Kannapolis citizens last Sat urday by the American Legion post there. The amount of funds realized through the sales is far above the SSO ! mark, it is sqid. F. G. Phlieger was chairman of the poppy sales cqm • mittee, and those assisting him in the : sale were; Misses Edna Brown, Mabel 1 Archer, Nell McQuire, Hazel Willet, Alice Harmorf, 'Emma Cline and r Thelma Troutman. Miss Troutman : led the field in sales, selling 208 pop t pies. Her nearest rival was Miss Mc t Quire, who sold 201 poppies. I A Graduate. 1 Miss Alice Torke, daughter of Mrs. - A. R. Howard, is a prominent mem ber of the Senior Class, who graduat t ed Tuesday, May 31, at Gunston Hall, ? Washington, D. C. Miss Yorke is president of her class, stands high on I the Honor Roll, and for two years has been an influential leader of - school spirit at Gunston. Miss Yorke ti took part in ‘‘She Stoops to Con r I quer,” presented by the Dramatic Art f Department. 5 5 Mrs. A. B. Pounds has returned from Greensboro College commence g ment. Her niece, Mies Elizabeth e Biles, of Albemarle, received two de -1 grees from the college, A. B. de gree, and Art degree. _ LINDBERGH PLANS TO SAIL SATURDAY ON 0,0. CRUISER • l Will Reach United States I on June 11th and Will ! Be Received in Capital | by President Coolidge. I POSTPONES HIS j PARIS FLIGHT (Remains in England Today Because of Bad Weath er.—Paris Looks For ( ward to His Coming. Washington, June 2.— UP) —The l United States cruiser Memphis which ) will bring Captain Charles Lindbergh I home, expects to reach Washington on Saturday, .Tune 11th, its commander advised officials here today. Although accustomed to great events, Washington has been fired into un usual enthusiasm realizing perhaps that its welcome, unlike that of any other city, will typify the gratitude of the whole country. After he has been honored by Pres ident Coolidge on behalf of the na tion, by having the first distinguished flying cross ever struck off pinned to his breast, Lindbergh will be free' to go to New York from where he first flew to fame, to St. Isniis which made his history making flight possible, and to any other cities which might be granted the privilege of honoring him. , Meanwhile the President’s special cabinet -committee has placed /the re sponsibility for working out of de tails of the reception upon a District of Columbia commission headed by John Hays Hammond. The extent of the flyer’s stay in Washington will be determined alone by his wishes, and whether he flies t;o New York after one day here in his Spirit of St. Ixiuis or in a government plane, or goes by rail are plans that must await his decision. Will Sail Saturday. Paris, June 2. — UP) —Capt. Lind bergh took the center of the Parisian stage.again today. Newspapers full of details of plans for his return to France/from England and the ar rangement* for his departure for home onHhe cruiser Memphis -Saturday v r, ; Lundy's farewell visit to Paris may by incognito, but if the French have their way he will not succeed in hiding. Two engagements had been planned for him. Tonight he was to have attended a festival organized by the Legion of Honor Society of the eighth, sixteenth and seventeenth pre cincts of Paris, but this of course was postponed because of his inability to fly here today when fog and rain held him in England. Tomorrow the International League of Aviators has arranged a luncheon in his honor at te league’s club house to which only aviators will be admitted. Cherbourg is thrilled over the pros pect of saying farewell to the aviator in behalf of France. Nothing is be ing neglected to make the day a mem orable one. Nation Ready for His Coming. Washington, June 2. —(A*)—A na tion eager to reward uncommon skill and valor, looked forward today to June 11th when Captain Charles A.. Lindbergh arrived aboard the cruiser Memphis, to be acclaimed by his own-people, personfied by their Presi dent. This young flyer, whose exploits have startled the world, is to find a homecoming at the hands of folks who know and understand him, equal to hie remarkable receptions in the lands where he was a etranger. Postpones Trip to Paris. Kenley. England, June 2. I^) Captain Lindbergh postponed hie flight to Paris this afterndon because of adverse weather conditions. He in tends to make the flight at dawn to morrow. New York Plans Gigantic Welcome. New York, June 2. —(^) —The gi gantic welcome arranged by New York for Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh will be carried out although Washing ton will be the first city to welcome him back to America. All of the elaborate plans for what is intended to be one of the greatest receptions in the history of the city wifi stand, Grover A. Whalen, chair man of the Mayor’s reception com mittee said, after a telephone conver sation with Secretary of War Davis in Washington. Lindbergh will fly the “Spirit of St. Louis” from Washington to Miller Field, Staten Island, June 14th. He will remain in New York three days and on Friday, June 17th he is scheduled to fly to St. Louis arriving there that afternoon. Mother Will Meet Him. Detroit, June 2.—C4*)—Mrs. Evan geline Lindbergh will go to Washing ton to greet her son Charles when he arrives .there June 11. She had prev iously planned to greet him in New York. Michigan Central Railroad has placed a private car at her dis posal. May Have To Increase Loan Fund. Raleigh, June 2.— UP') —North Caro lina’s veterans loan fund may have to be increased at the next session of the General Assembly, if its popularity continues, John - Hall Manning, direc tor of the fund, said today. At total of $211,200 has been loaned out by the board on 83 applications. Re quests numbering 202 have been filed with the board, covering $450,000 or approximately 25 per cent of the total fund. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. I 40 KILLED AND MANY HURT IN STORM YESTERDAY • Amsterdam. Holland, .Tune UP) —Forty persons wc* '* 1">0 injured, and enor r done by the storm tha. rfsr I parts of Belgium and K f yes terday. The villages of Xeede, Greenlo and Delden were devas tated, and nine others were exten sively damaged. > In the Brnssels-An twerp see i —- DINNER FRIDAY TO CONFEDERATE VETS AT HOTEL CONCORD l Shakespeare Harris Joins r With jDodson Ramseur Chapter U. D. C., in Hon oring Wearers of Gray. In commemoration of the birth an niversary of Jefferson Davis Friday, the Dodson Ramseur Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Shakespeare Harris, Confederate veteran, will jointly honor wearers of [ the gray at a dinner shortly after noon at Hotel Concord. Immediately following the dinner, ■ and beginning at 2 o’clock the Dodson Ramseur Chapter will have a public ! meeting in the hotel ball room, at which time the cros of service will be presented to lhieal descendants of Con federate veterans who answered the call to arms during the late World War. The presentation of the cross of ser vice will be a feature of the program at the public meeting, to which a cor dial invitation is extended to all lo cal people to attend. Those who will be awarded the cross of service in clude : Dr. J. A. Hartxell, J. J. Barnhardt, Edwin Lore, Robert Lee Morrison. William Bingham, Robert E. Ridenhour Jr.. Neal Goodson, Dr. Fred Patterson and Cyrus White. The program of the meeting fol lows : Mecklenburg March—Mrs. C. B. Wagoner. Invocation—Mr. Lyerly. A dress—Dr. J. C. Rowan. Solo—Mrs. Grady Gibson. Tribute—By I). B. Coltrane, com mander of the local Confederate Camp. Presentation Cereiftony. Benediction—Miss Mae White, U. D. C. Chaplain. SEVENTEEN YEAR LOCUST DUE IN STATE NOW Insect Expected to Be in Evidence in Piedmont Carolina This Season. i Piedmont region of North Carolina In the spring of 11127. according to Z. I'. Metcalf. Head of the Department of Entomology. State College, here. This insect always creates a great deal of interest because it appears in such enormous numbers and because it oc curs only every seventeen years. ‘“ln spite of the enormous number** in which it occurs, this insect does very little damage as it is primarily an insect that lives in the forest and lays its eggs in forest trees." Mr. Metcalf says. Occasionally, it does considerable damage to young orchard trees where the orchard trees have been planted in a plaee where the locusts were abundant seventeen years ago. The damage Js caused by the locust killing the small branches by laying eggs, in them. Farmers having planted trees in such situations, should watch care fully and if the locusts are noticed in abundance, the trees should be pro tected by covering them with mos quito netting or tobacco canvas which can be removed as soon as the locusts disappear. ‘‘Seventeen-year locusts are dying out, but will, perhaps, be abundant In the counties of the upper Piedmont and in the foot hills of the mountains. Every one living in these regions can aid us very materially by sending in specimens. Adults should be appear ing the last of May or the tirst of June • "There is a common superstitution that the sting of these insects is very dangerous or fatal to man. These insects, however, are not provided with a sting and cannot injure man. No Successor to Dr. Poteat. Wak# Forest, June 2. — UP) —A called meeting of the Board of Trustees of Wake Forest college will be held within the next 30 days at wliich time further consideration will be given to selection of a new president to succeed Dr. William Louis Poteat, resigned. Fros. E. W. Timberlake, Jr. of the school of law, will have charge of administration of the college until the selection of a president. The Trustees’ meeting will be conducted this afternoon. [can YOU SCORE TEN ON THESE?} I—What southern state has the longest coast line? 2—What are “naval stores’’? 3—Who was the World War premier of France? 4—What is his nickname? s—ln what country was Clemen ceau a tutor during his early man hood? G —Name the British premier whom Lloyd George displaced during the World War. 7—What was Lord Kitchener’s fate? B—Name the President-of the Unit ed States who .wore hi# hair long. 9—What President’s wife, an in valid, did not occupy the White I House, liut outlived him a quarter of ‘ a century? I 10—Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a Swed- Prize Foundation? teICAR MARINES d TO TIENTSIN FOR DEVELOPMENTS It Is Not Certain That the American Legation Will Leave Peking But Hits Can Be Done. > 2,000 MARINES IN THE PART* Included Are Artillery Un its as Well as Infaithf men.—Legation May Be Moved to Tientsin. Peking. June 2.—C4 s )—Despite in \ timations from Washington that the . American legation might be witb ; drawn from Peking to the coast in 1 case Chinese civil warfare draws j nearer, attitude of the legation jh- I dicated that Minister McMurry is | determined to maintain the status qtm. j Xenry 2,000 marines are en rotrfe to Tientsin, following the minister’s request that the forces be strengthen ed. A legation spokesman today said. “The Nanking incident and the gen eral Chinese attitude in the YangO* valley toward foreigners, coupled with recent events in the mirth, necessitate an increased guard, enabling strongest etforts to protect life atlil property in northern China. However, the troops will be withdrawn as sooii .as events permit.” Dispatch of the marines from Shanghai, is part of the British, Jap anese and American decision to in crease,the garrisons in the nortJ»erti section of the country. With 2.06# Japanese troops already landed at Tsingtao, a British contingent will be en route northward from Hong Kong and Shanghai in a few days. The marine force en route will place 2,500 Americans in Tientsin, and 506 in Peking. Marines to Tientsin. Shanghai, June 2. —(4>)—The U. S. transjiort Henderson left here this | morning for Tientsin with the 6th regiment of Marines, 1500 strong, and the 10th artillery regiment, with a strength of 400 men. These forces are being taken to Tientsin in prepa ration for possible emergencies grow- } ing out of the collapse of the north ern alliance armies south of the Yel low river. ' Brigadier General Butler, in com mand of American Marines in China also left for Tientsin with his field staff. The 3rd regiment of V. 8. Marines now in the Philippines will come to Shanghai it was announced here,* to replace the oth regiment. RUSH FOOD TO 400 MAROONED REFUGEES Flood Victims Said to Have Been Witliout Food For Two !>•£•. New Orleans, La., June 2. —tfW— Supplies were being rushed today to between 300 and 400 people in the Woodside and Odenburg sections on the west bank of the Atchafala.vg Riv er in response to a report to Baton Rouge flood relief headquarters that they had been without food for two days. A boat was sent to the scene last night with food and enough feed and forage for 1,000 head of live stock. Flood water# falling more rapidly in the upper Atehafalaya basin today, were rising at the mouth of the river at Morgan City. With the greatest part of the strug gle to save lives over, a slow mobili zation of relief forces was started. The situation on the lower Mtesfsfe ippi was unchanged. The guage at New Orleans showed a further drop. ROWAN OFFICER IS WOUNDED BY NfetfßO Deputy Sheriff L. T. Yarborough Shot by Unidentified Negro Near Yadkin. Salisbury, June 2.— UP) — Deputy Sheriff L. T. Yarborough was shot and seriously wounded by an unidenti fied negro near Yadkin this morning. The officer is in a Salisbury hospital. Sheriff J. H. Krider with a posse and bloodhounds is on the negro’s trail and it is understood that the negro i« cornered near Yadkin. The negro was suspected of a shooting here yesterday, and the deputy W’afltW around the negro in an effort to iden tify him. As he did so the negro pulled a gun and began shooting. Reports from the hospital are to the effect that Yarborough's condition may be critical. At least one ballet is said to have taken effect in his neck. Simon A. Ogbum Dead. Winston-Salem, June 2. — UP) —Sira- on A. Ogburn, 87. pioneer tobacco manufacturer, died early today at his home here. He had been in declin ing health several months. The fan ■ era! w ill be held from Centenary Meth odist Church Friday afternoon. Will Receive Printing Bids Jane 14th. Raleigh. June 2.— UP) —The State printing committee today met with bidders on State printing in Gover , nor McLean's office, and decided to report to the State Printing Commis ( sion that the next bids will be received and opened June 14th. Winn Rain tonight and Friday. NO. 98
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