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• fib § * PRESS $ @ DISPATCHES d VOLUME XXIII TO CONDUCT CLINIC FOR TUBERCULOSIS in CONCORD I if Dr. Buchanan, the County Health Officer* Announces That the Spring Clinic Will Begin Here on May Bth. DR. SPRUILL TO CONDUCT CLINIC Officials Think Clinic Will Be Great Success, Judging From Interest Aroused During Others Held. Dates for flip tuberculosis clinic to lie held in this county this Spring were announced this morning by l)r. S. K. Buchanan, county health officer. The clinic will begin on May Bth and con tinue through May 19th. Dr. Buchan an said. Dr. Spruill, who has already con ducted two very successful clinics in the county, will be in charge of the May clinic, lie and Dr. Buchanan 1 have already conferred relative to a,I schedule to he followed while the din-1 ic is in operation and lie will arrive] in Concord projiared to start his work] here on May Bth. When the first tubcmuhisis clinic was held in this county health officers expressed the belief that it would be difficult to get the people interested in it. This fear was not realized, howev er. and hundreds of people of the county were examined jvh.ile the two elinies were underway. During May Dr. Buchanan expects to hare several hundred other persons examined, and he is very optimistic over the May clinic. ' 'The clinics are proving very valua ble to everyone," Dr. Buchanan stat ed. "We have a number of people of the county at the State hospital now. and they are being cured. We hope at the May clinic to be able to render aid to additional persons." Dr. Spruill, who was in Concord sev eral weeks ago making plans for the clinic expressed delight that ho wjfts to come back lo Cabarrus County. "Y'ou bare one of the I test lihaltb diqwt . -to North (-'.W-dtou-jH B*i.r4—•*« f.v." he stated, und It is always a pleasure to work with Dr. Btu-haimu in ml other, people here who have al ways lieen so kind to me while I was engaged in work in the county." The clinics are free to everyone, and will lib held in the offices of the health department. THE COTTON MARKET Opened at a Decline of 3 to 33 Points Owing to Easy Liverpool Cables. ißy the Ansocinted Fppnm. ) NCw York, April 31.—The cotton market opened at a decline of 3 to 23 points in response to relatively easy cables from Liverpool and rath er a mote favorable weather map than expected. Tlie setback brought in a good deal of covering, however, while a considerable trade demand was reported and the market stiffened up right nfter the call, making net ad vances of 2 to 18 points on the gener al list. Cotton futures opened steady: May 27.60; July 20.75; October 24.35; De cember 23.98; January 23.02. 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Providence, R. 1., April 24.— About one thousand of the .leading textile men of the northern part of the United States have assembled In this city for the annual spring convention of the National Association of Cotton Manu facturers. the sessions of which began today and will continue until Friday. Routine business, Including the re ports of officers and standing commit tees occupied the initial session this morning. At the afternoon session "Export Markets" furnished the gen eral subject of discussion. Morse Jury Is Selected. (By tke Amcutct PmM Washington, April 24. — The jury fdr the trial of Chas. AV. Morse, his three sons, aiyj four others, on indictments charging conspiracy to defraud the federal government, wrfcs completed today In the District of Columldti Su preme Court. It consists of seven salesmen, two cashiers. 1 clerk, 1 col lector and 1 hotel proprietor. \ . ( -j (S'®)' 'M' . - '■ The Concord Daily Tribune WHEN UNO PAINE TONEGOITfFEM lIEU OFFICIALS / Appointed by United States to Confer With Obregon Officials in Effort to Get An Agreement. WILL GO LATER TO MEXICO CITY They Will Not Try to Tell the Mexicans' How to Run Their Government, But Will Offer Hints. i*r the Associated Press.) , Washington, April 24.—Secretary Hughes announced today that the American commissioners to negotiate for it closer with rep resentatives of the Obregon govern, inent in Mexico City would lie Chas. B. Warren, of Detroit, former ambas sador to Japan: and Joint Barton Payne, former secretary of interior and now ehairmnn of the Red Cross. A time for the meeting of the com tnission in Mexico City lias not been fixed, lint will be determined at an ear ly" date. t The American commissioners will be guided in tlieir discussions by the broad considerations of policy which have actuated the administration in.all its dealings with Mexico. It is Fm phnsized there is no desire to inter fere in Mexico's internal affairs, or suggest what laws that nation shall enact. At the same time, it is held that when a nation has invited inter course with other nations and lias sanctioned contracts entered into, and property rights acquired by foreigneVs. it is an essential fact that there shall lie no resort to confiscation and repu diation. KITOHIN* TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION States That He Konws of No One Who Will Oppose Him From Second Dis trict. AVilson. Aftril 23.—Claude Kltehiu. representative to Congress from the M mad Di..'l'iet. • 1!! S' ; • iHuiid-H** for re-oleeiion ill Ihe next Congres sional election, aecoriling to an ex clusive statement published in tlie Wilson Mirror this morning. Asked for an expression relative to his future plans, Air. Kitcbln had the ■ following to say: “It is rather early to be talking about Congressional candidates, but < I don't mind saying that so far as I know at the present time, I will lie a candidate for re-election. Os course one never can tell what may come tip, but I know of nothing that will keep me from being a candidate." I "Do you expect any opposition?" be was asked. “That is a hard question to answer, because all kinds of developments may occur, hut I am frank to say that I don’t know of any one in the district at the present time who intends to he a candidate at the next election.” State Doctors In tiled to Trinity, Durham. N. 0., 'April , 24. —The 1650 members of the State Medical Society of North Carolina have Deen invited to hear Dr. W. AV'. Keen, emeritus professor of surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Phila de pliia. deliver the second series of John McTyelre Flowers lectures at Trinity college. May 2. 3. and 4. Dr. Keen is one of the foremost .men in ills profession in the country and it is expected that several hundred of the doctors of North Carolina will come to Trinity to hear his lectures. Many of thpm studied under Dr. Keen at - Jefferson. Subjects announced for tlie lectures are; ■May 2.—The Value of Medical Re search to Mankind and Animals as Illustrated bv the Achievements of Louis Pasteur. May 3.—Victory Over Various Dis eases. ' I May 4. —The Duty of Citizens to Promote and Support Medical Re search. $230,000 Raised in Lenoir College Drive. Hickory. April 23.—With $25,000 reported at the first meeting of Le noir College appeal workers tonight, the grand total from all sources now nmounts to $230,000, Dr. O. H. Patin lioke announced. Large contributions were reported from many places Tn tlie state ns preinillnnr.v to the cam paign. Trinity Church. Gastonia, $3,500; Winston-Salem, $2,600; Wil mington, $4,100; Charlotte. $6,000; Statesville. $1,600; Luther Chapel, a mission church in Gastonia, $2,200. Actual work will begin here tomor row with another meeting to report progress Thursday night. Simmons Confers With Morrison. (By the Asueelated Preaa.t Raleigh, April 24.—United States Senator F. M. Siutfnons, of North Car i ottim, was in Raleigh today the guest of Governor Cameron Morrison, with whom he held a long conference dur ing the morning. Among the Eskimos of Baffin Land, if there is a shortage of food, the old people of both sexes will cheerfully face death by starvation. Modern cookery experts art 1 said to prepare their dishes to please the eye, 1 instead of the stomach.. CONCORD, N. C„ TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1923. NEW AUDITORIUM AT NO. 3 SCHOOI. ~JBQ[ The auditorium at the No. 2 School is one of the largest and most mod ern in Cabarrus County. It hits every facility that goes id make an iqi-to date auditorium, and has. proved very boncliyinl in the \\ral; conducted in the school. The auditorium-has raised*,floor, theatre seats and accommodates more than 7(H) persons. Exercises of County Commencement, to be held next Ba(urday. will .be held in the auditorium. STONE'S DEATH IS - CAUSED BY SUICIDE Young Man From Thomas ville Hanged Himself in the Gym of the College He Attended. ‘*T the Associated Press.* Westminister. Mil.. April 24.—Ran dall <>. Stone, aged 25, of Thonmsville. X. (’.. it student at the Western Mary land College, committed suicide here yesterday by hanging himself in the college gymnasium. Young Stone was President of the Senior Class, Captain of Co. A of the battalion, editor of the college monthly and a student for the ministry. 4 He lmtl not been well for several weeks, and ir was thought that his physical condition and un tinea I amount nf work lie bad, I men doifig recently, to he mother S I eqninfioH. caused a breakdown. Thomasville. April 23. Olho Stone, ministerial student, died sudden > while engaged in his college studies at Westminister, Md., this morning at the age of about 25 years. He was tlie son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stone, of near Thomasville, both -of wnorfi survive. Four brothers and two sis ters also survive, Ruffin and Der mont Stone, of the home, Belvin Stone, of Thomasville, Orlee 'Stone, ot Greensboro, Mrs. W. D. Payne and Mrs. John Kennedy, of the commu nity. The young man was just about to receive his diploma of graduation at Westminister, besides having a tea tty taken some of tlie courses of the theological department of the insti tution. Belvin Stone, an older broth er living here, received the sqd mes sage by wire this afternoo and con veyed the news to his parents wild brothers. The whole*' town and coun try around.keels the shock as the news spread, for tlie* young nuin' was kell known and had many warm friends. No cause has been assigned for the sudden death except n iprob ab e cause which was overworn. SEES GREAT FUTURE FOR SOUTHERN STATES Textile Expert Says Industrial History of New England Will Be Repeated. (By the Aa«oclute«l PreoiM providence. R. 1., April 24.—A tour of the textile centers of the South by 11. C. Meserve, secretary of the Nation al Association of Cotton Manufactur ers. convinced him that the industrial history of New England will lie repeat ed in the South, lie said„in n report to lie submitted to the anual meeting of the Association here today. I list trip, he said. was. made at the request of President Robery Amory, of the As sociation. Two Navy Aviators Killed in a Crash. Washington, April 23. —Two navy aviators were killed today when the seaplane in which, they were cruising above Hampton Roads crashed into the bay. Ensign Gordon Gunther,' of Ihe nav al reserves, and Chief Machinist Mate W. Hill, of the regular navy, were the victims. Ensign Gunther's home was in Cambridge. Mass., and Hill was from Ocean View, Va. A naval board of inquiry was ap pointed at Norfolk this -afternoon to determine the cause*of the a evident. Hill Is survived by his wife and three stun 11 children. *"' m Medals for Ambassadors.. New York, April 24.—Sir Auckland Geddes, aiulmssndor of Grbat Britain; Jules JUsserand, ambassador of France, and John D. Rockefeller will be the principal figures at the annual dinner of the National Institute of Social Sciences in this city tomorrow. To them will be awarded tbe gold medal of- the institute, und the two ambassadors will speak, presumably on the international situation. Chas. B. Davenport, eminent biologist, and Emory R. Johnson, dean of the Whar ton School of Finance at the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, also will receive the institute’s medal. ANDREWS GOING TO ! NATIONAL CAPITAL Dismissed Dry Agent is “Fighting Mad” and'Wants to Know AH About the Facts in His Case. \ * — (By tli«r Aioioelttted PrenN.) Chicago. April 24? itoseoe ('. An drews. 26 years old, acting prohibition -director **' for Illinois, is lighting mad. and will go to Washing ton today to "find out just what has happened,” although?it was admitted here that his remorat resulted from an investigation directed by the govern ment into the liquidation of tlie liquor firm of Grommes A Ulrich. Stockhold ers of the company), said to include many prominent citizens, received liquor in exchange for their stock holdings. . r- Htippor-Jers of Alt*. protested the removal order of yesterday tiial placed W: l>. Moss, noting prohibition agent of New Jersey iti bis place, and formally announced they would cam paign to clear the cloud on Mr. An drews’ record. "If a lot of booze-sipping million aires are frying to make me the goaf, 1 want to know it right away,” An drews said. REHEARSALS ARE HELD FOR ROYAL WEDDING Rehearsals Are Being Held Early Each Morning in Preparation For Cere mony Thursday. London, April 24 (B.v the Associat ed Press). —Before London's populace awoke today the ceremony which will attend the marriage on Thursday of the Duke of Yor lie and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, was. being rehearsel in pantomime at Westminster Abbey. Hardly had the sun begun to dissipate the proverbial fog of the capital when a scries of dummy characters emerged front Buckingham Palace and proceed ed over tlie route of the procession to the Abbey, where tlie occupants, in elubing the court chamberlains, liver ied servants and others, went through all forms of Thursday’s ceremony. Members of the royal household play ed the part of the bride and, groom and a court official assumed the role of King George. Laying Foundation of New Watts Dormitory. Davidson, April 22.—1 t looks good to everybody interested in tlie college, students und others alike, to sec that work began this week laying the foun dation for tlie new building that will replace the Watts dormitory, burned a few months ago. Tlie contract for rebuilding has been awarded to Blythe and Isenhour, of Charlotte, tlie con tractors that built last summer the two handsome Enst tiial West concrete, fireproof dormitories that are such big factors in housing the present student body. The new Watts building will be much similar to these newest buildings, modern in every particular and provided with all the proper com forts and conveniences up to date and standard in excellence. It will of course tie very much larger than Ihe burned building and hence will aeeom modafe a much larger number of stu dents. Asleep for Thirty-two Years. Stockholm. April 24. —T0 Sleep steadily through thirty-two years— such is the record st&tsjjito have been set up by a woman in a little Swedish village. Many years ago Karoline Karisdntter fell asleep over her books In school. She was thirteen years old then, and her forty-fifth birthday lum passed before she woke up again. To pass suddenly from childhood to middle age is certainly a remarkable experience, hut this woman seems lit tle worried about it. She says she feels as bright and refreshed as if she had had nothing more than a good night’s rest. Her chief desire is to resume her education at tlie point where It was so strangely Interrupted. In London's new County Hall, one of the most magnificent public build ings in the metropolis, the echoes are so bad that it is difficult toliear words spoken only a few yards away. OOVERNBR MORRISON GRANTS RESPITE TO CONDEMNED CONVICT | By This Action Electrocution of Milton Nobles Was Put ! Off Sixty Days Pending a j Thorough Inquiry, PRISONER STICKS / TO FIRST STORY Says He Is Not Guilty of | Killing Cousin, for Which Crime He Was Convicted in Columbus County. Raleigh. April 24 ( By the Associat ed Press). —Within 45 minutes of tlie time he was to die in the electric chair at the state prison. Daniel Mil toil Nobles, convicted in Columbus County of tlie murder of Henry Nollies, his second coftsiu, today was granted a respite of Oct days by Governor Cam eron Morri- The respite was grnnt ,e*i ou tin* .lunietidation of Rev. Syl vester Betts a two other local church men it, order that the Govern or can look further into the case. The church men. who declare they are eoiivinred of Nobles' innocence, made an early morning appeal to Gov ernor Morrison, and the executive final ly agreed to respite him 60 days. No bles hits steadfastly protested his in nocence. Rev. Mr. Betts. Joe 11. Weather, and Loomis Goodwin, prominent in rclig ions circles here, were with Noblest 'when the Governor telephoned Warden 1 Busbee that he had stayed the execu tion. "Nollies fell to his knees," said All*. Goodwin "arid offered the most beautiful prayer ever heard for Gov ernor .Morrison." “i am convinced Alilton Nobles Is innocent," Air. Goodwin declared. "He was convicted on the evidence of an eight year old child, who claims to have seen Nobles fire the shot that kill ed her father. I think every man in death row believes in the innocence of Nobles. ' "A negro in a cell three doors from Nobles told us this morning: 1 am in here for -murdering my best friend. 1 iicciilciUi<Hly killed him. U don't \vani_ to go to the chair, tint I would wining-' ly do so for Mr. Nobles because i believe he is an innocent man . " Everything was in readiness at the prison for the execution when the tel ephone tingled in Warden Itti.slice's of fice and the Governor advised flint Nobles would not be put lo death to day. The crowd of witnesses already had gathered at the prison gate, await ing a signal from the guard for them to enter the deatli chamber. At the trial of Nollies the dead man’s daughter testified that she saw the de fendant shoot her father from ambush. Circumstantial evidence introduced showed that Nobles had declared ,he would kill his cousin if it took him “a hundred years.” Shortly afterward. August 1922, No bles moved to Florida, but in Septem ber he’came hack and while he was in the county Dan Nobles was shot. The convicted man maintained lie was at the home of Jennings Nobles ou the night of the shooting. AND NOW THEY ARE IMPROVING MOONSHINE Guilford County Officers Say Con sumers of Bootleg Alore Discrimi nating/ Greensboro, April 23.—Prosperity is eradicating the distilleries in Guilford county, deputies say. and the lard can has been replaced by good copper affairs. Incite past two months every still taken has been a copper outfit, well built well set up. Seven have been taken in April so far, as there was nothing amateurish about any of them. A more discrinflnating taste in illicit liquor is also believed to be partly responsible for the junking of tin stills and the crowding*of tlie arttateur to tlie wall. Big,Bank Is Closed. (By (be Asmk-1 HI«-,I Profs.) Y’ork. I’a., April 24.—The state banking commissioner today took over and closed the City Bank, one of York's " largest financial institutions. Examiners reported to tlie banking commissioner at Harrislmry today that they hail found a shortage of SBOO,OOO. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Thomas B. Baird, cashier, and W. 11. 8011, assistant cashier. Baird was not at home, llis wife said lie had •gone away for the day. Falls Through Train Window; Is Bad ly Hurt. Hickory, April 23.—W. D. Hyman, Jr.. Richmond. Va., was placed in a local hospital today after he had fal len through the window hf a train near here. His injuries are serious, hut not though to be fatal. Mr. Hyman was accompanied on the train by ids father who stated that the son had recently suffered a nervous breakdown and was then eii route to an Asheville sanatorium. ('barged With Violating Dry Law. Chicago. April 24.—John A. Verven ka. the president of a brewing com pany. who was Installed ns city treas urer of Chicago avweek ago; John L. Hoerber, Jr., also a brewer, and Barney Grogan, former saloon keeper and politician, today were indicted by tlie Federal grand jury on charges of violating the prohibition laws. CHICAGO MAX ALLEGES HE PUD FOR FAVORS He Names Gaston R. Means I Einter Jernicke.—Dig Illselost! gt Talked. Chicago, April 23.—Affidavits trfe by Edward M. (Salomon, ol' Chicago, that he hud paid si2,soti to two men alleged to ba employes ol‘ the On ted States department of justice are in jhe poßsessif.n cf treasury depart'iient officials, it was declared here today. Salomon charges, it is said, that t.ie money was paid for favors which the men failed to deliver. Special dispatches from Washing ton to newspapers here assorted that the disclosure of the existence of the affidavits threatened to divulge how bootleggers and oxer were mulcted of large sumo of protection 'they never received. Copies of me affidavit are said to be in the imuds of certain Republican congressmen who may ’bring tlie matter tip oemre the house, Salomon claims the men promised to make liitp prohibition director if III:note. Salomon is said to have written letters to William J. Burns, chief of the bureau of investigation of the department of ustice, and George Christian, secretary to President Harding in connection witli li is charges'. .Salomon in his affidavit is said to have mentioned Gaston B. Means and Elmer Jerniekle as two department of justice men with whom he had cer tain dealings. Hq, also is understood to have referred to Colonel Thomas B. Felder, who was instrumental in petitioning William Howard Taft, then president, for a pardon of Charles W. Morse, wealthy shop own er now under indictment in Con nection with alleged war rrauds, as attorney of tlie agents 'whom Sal omon accused. (Means, it is said, does not appear as listed among employees of William J. Burns office. He is will known in Washington, New York and Chicago, and was tried and acquit!>*d several years ago of the murder of Mrs./John C. King, widow of a Chicago million aire, near Concord. N, C, Washington Denies Any Knowledge of Affidavit. Washington, April 23.—Officials of the treasury and justice departments Charges against misconduct of feov ernment agents denied flatly today that they ever had heard of affidavits of Edward M. Salomon, described in special dispatches to Chicago news papers. HAD HARD IJTK BOTH WAYS AS HE ROBBED AUTOMOBILE Cop Saw Hint Oo it and Lout Was Pair (if Corsets anil False Hair. '—-PHtHhnrgti, Apwi; 22.—" Talk about hard luck," lamented William (Man ning. aged 24. of South Fifteenth street, after being arraigned before 'Magistrate Sullivan in Central police Court this morning. "Can you imagine a guy getting knocked off for steal ing *a pair of corsets and a flock of false hair?" Manning was arrested by Patrol man CabUl in Sixth avenue, near Wopd street, after he had opened the door of a automobile standing at the curb and removed a package from tlie car. At the police station examina tion of tlie t-ackage revealed that it contained two switches arm a straight-front “Some bundle you copped,” Caill in formed Manning as the latter was about to appear before ihe magistrate, “a pa r of corsets and some hair.” “Good nigt,” exclaimed Manning waving hi* hands above his head. "What could a fellow do with stuff ike that even if the cop didn’t catch him? Why, the jane I am going with has bobbed hair. Wot nell would she do with a switch?” s Sullivan fled Manning ?50, with the alternative of 60 ikiys in the workhouse. JIM UARRUTHERS IS GIVEN FOUR MONTHS To be Served After He Finishes His Four Year Term Given Him 17 Years Ago. Salisbury, April 23.—*Jim Carruth ers was today sentenced to four months on the IRowan county road force for escaning from the force. These four months will lie served when he has finished his four years to which he was sentenced 18 years ago. After serving one year, Cavuth evi* escaped and bus since married and hurled two wives and raised two children, ifudm* an assumed name at (Macon Ga., where he was arrested last week. Uontrovery Between Simmons and Evans Ended. (By (tie A»*oclntfrt Pr«».i Atlanta. Ga., April 24.—The contro versy between William J. Simmons, emperor, and IT. W. Evans. Imperial wizard; for control of the Kit Klnx Klan was ended today by a compro mise, and tlie matter settled. ' <>n mo tion of attorneys for both parties, Judge E. D. Thomas dissolved the in junction whereby the affairs of the klan have been placed under a commis sion consisting of Simmons, Evans, and J. M. George, marshal of the mu nicipal court. ,j. New Cotton Mill is Proposed for Lowell. Lowell. April 23.—Lowell has land ed the new cotton mill. This is to he very large anil will bring much trade anil money to Lowell. It is the Art doth. Weave Mill, and there will also lie a dyeing establishment. It will he located on the land sold to the mill by D. W. Mitehem. and Is about two blocks from tlio town, and lies from there to the river, being on botli sides of tlie interurbau line. There are some smaller tracs also in the deal. The (leal also includes a right of yay for roads, and the street lends direct ly to the Southern railroad depot. $ $ * si $ $ *'m * TODAY’S ® # NEWS m & TODAY @ NO. 96. TURKEY IS SEEKING nnumtnciONOlfllC PILOT AT PRESENT * She is Tired of Going to France For Her Aid, and Attitude May Influence the New Peace Meeting. CONFRENCE NOW SEEMS PEACEFUL First Day Passed Without Any Mention of Conces sions, Which Must Come Before Any Success. Lausanne, April 24 (By the Associ ated ITess t.—Resumption of'the peace negotiations between the Turks and the allies litis given rise to the suggest ion that Turkey's express desire to cast off France ns her economic pilot may lead to differences that will prove to be an important development of the conference. Most of the Turkish debts are owed to France whose nationals also have a preponderance of the economic hold ings in the domain now governed fl-om Angora. The Turks express it desire to shake off French control, but the spokesmen of the latter country aver that they are interested only in pro tecting legitimate French investments in Turkey, to which end they have al ready made extensive concessions. Activities of bands of Turkish ir regulars along the borders of Syria, a French mandate, appear to have en tered into the situation, resulting in the dispatch of Gen. Weygand to Sy ria. 'The troop movements, it is be lieved. indicate that Turkey is seeking to embarrass France in that region and also in the Ruhr. The first day of the conference passed without mention of conces sions. Joseph ('. Grew, head of the American delegation, informed the del egates of the Fniteii States’ desire that the commercial opportunities of all na tions be sa fegun riled. FOREST FIRE IN EAST ( .U SES Ml < II- DAMAGE Timber Valued at SIO,OOO ami Number of -Farm Houses Menaced. 4By tae Avaoclated PreHN.i Fayetteville. X. (’.. April 24.—'Tim ber valued at more than SIO,OOO was destroyed, scores of farm houses and the lives of their occupants menaced, . and some slight damage done to the crops by a torest tire which lias been sweeping over an area of (!(> miles in ('umbel-land and Harnett Counties be tween Linden and Overhills’ reserva tion. Fanned by high winds the tire reached its height between 8 o'clock last night and 3 o’clock this morning. It was still burning this morning hut tire wardens believe it is under con trol. W. .1. Adams, deputy fire warden for Cumberland County, is said to have re ported to lire headquarters that the fire area is 15 miles long and 4 miles wide. Fairview Church at Mount Moume _ Grows. Davidson. April 22. —Os interest to the conihnmity nortli of Davidson and more particularly that part of it di rectly and indirectly connected with the Methodic! Church is the growth of Fail-view Church at Mt. Moume, the present pastor of the church being Rev, R. 1,. Foster, whose residence is at Davidson and wtio is pastor also to the Metliodict Church here. The growth of Fairview is evidenced in an nexes that are now being made to the church. On the north and south sides of the building there will be seven new rooms to he used as Sunday school rooms. Folding doors will lie placed on each side of the auditorium open ing into these rooms making available a seating capacity of about 400 when these doors are thrown open. The addition will cost about SI,BOO when completed. The work will be finished in -about two weeks. Shoe Workers Strike Settled. ißx the AhooliiM Praw-i Lynn, Mass.. April 24. —The strike of workers affiliated witli the Amalga mated Shoe Workers of America, was ended today and work was resumed fully in the forty-eight factories affili ated witli the Lynn Shoe Manufactur ers Association. After all night con ference a settlement was reached be tween officials of the Manufactures As sociation and of the nniou. Wake Forest Player Signs With De troit. (By the Associated Press.? Greenville, S. C„ April 24.—Outfield, or Clark, aged 20, Wake Forest Col, lege, N. C„ has been signed for trial with the Detroit baseball club, ami will report at the end of the present season, it was learned here today through Eddie Herr, scout. Aviator Killed. (By the Associated Cress.l - Newport News, Va„ April 24.—Lieut. liOgun 11. Arthur, piloting a messenger plane, was mlinost instantly killed at Langley Field today when his little machine went into a nose dive from an altitude of 200 feet anil crashed- on to the flying field. The aviator's skull wits crushed. —: .yggß There are more than forty rnrio- . ties of the tobacco plant, Init fewer than half a doeen of these are used * commercially for (he manufacture of 4 smoking mixtures.