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* ASSOCIATED # » PRESS * Q DISPATCHES * 96 VOLUME XXIII mom MARK MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF fOI Second Son of the King and Queen of England Married at Noon Today to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. OLD WESTMINSTER ABBEY WAS USED For the Ceremony, and Great Crowds Gathered Near to Give the Prince and Bride Big Demonstration. (By tlie Auoolated i Txmdim, April 21*.—Alltort. Duke of York, was united in mart-in so with i.ad.v Eliza hoi h liowos-I.yon in soii-mu old Westminster Abbey al noon today with pomp and panoply reminiscent of tin* spacious days of (lie mid-Victorian era, anti amid the tumultuous demon strations ol' the vast throat's that gathered under the threatening skies to witness the wedding pageant. It was the second time in little more than a year that the King and Queen of England gave one of their children in wedlock to a person out side the realm of royalty. While the lparringe of the sovereigns' seeond! son did not stir the imagination of tno empire as did Princess Mary's wedding, the romance which turned n simple Scotch girl into a royal prin cess bride and elevated her from a position of relative obscurity to ihe place of the fourth lady of the land,' captured the hearts id' the English 1 ample. The fact that Ei.dy Elizabeth's marriage to the I hike of ' ork makes licr eligible to wear the crown of the empire in the event anything unto ward befalls the Prince of Wales, im parted an additional note of interest and significance to the event. Today's ceremony within the hal lowed walls of a historic abbey which has wiincjised the supreme' joys ami sorrows of the nation for ages past, was both a great religious and social event, and was marked by a gjijjfermg. exliihiriim at fjedi vu .aV;! 1 Yu o - jewels. in all. nine Americans witnessed the ceremony, in addition to Ambassador and Mrs. Harvey those favored guests were seven of the American newspa per men in London who east lots for the opportunity of writing eye witness stories of the function and the gor geous spectacle it afforded. LIBERAL SPEND LNG ON INCREASE IN COUNTRY Treasury Report Indicates I'pwanl Trend in (ienrra! Business Over the Nation. Washington, April 20.-«—An upward trend of general business, in file opinion of treasury oltieials, is shown diinitely in detailed statistics on gross federal tax collections for March which place the total for the month at $533,542,000. While some specific items show a reduction in re turns as compared with March, 1922 officials regard the analysis of pay ments. which was made public tonight, as giving evidence through generally increased returns " from 1 lie various lax sources of a healthier national business stale. Proof of a, more liberal spending ilu* country over is shown, as the offi cials view the situation, in the in crease in manufacturers' excise luxes on automobiles and accessories from which in March the treasury received $12,173,000. or $5,100,000 more than in March, 1922. There also was a marked increase reported in the tax on capital stock of corporations from which was derived $773,000, an indi cation, it was said, of expansion in industrial program. The tax is sauili and an increase of about $150.00. as reported, was declared to represent important developments in capital stock additions. 'Tobacco taxes afforded observers an other evidence, it was said, of greater use by most of the public of the cur rent buying power, taxes on this com modity aggregating $25,007,000 in March as against $21,427,000 for the corresponding month a year ago. The principal increase in the aggregate amount came from larger taxes on cig arettes which yielded a- total for the month of $15,130,000. Cigar taxes netted the treasury $3,849,000 and chewing nnd smoking tobacco about $5,000,000. Documentary stamp sales for the month were reported at $3,849,000| al most $400,000 greater than for March Inst year and also greater by about $50,000 than in February. There lias been a generally larger sale of stamps each month in the last year as com pared with previous months, except for one or two periods when small de clines were recorded. Babe’s Berners Will Bounce oil the Drum. New York, April 22.—Babe Ruth bus taken on an added incentive tor “bursting” home runs during May. Each t'me he knocks a four-begger a number Os lawyers wilt dig up either from their friends or their own pockets SI,OOO for the Salvation Army in. New York. The agreement between Ruth and the lawyers was made today. Services at St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday will be at 10 o’clock instead of at 11 o’clock. Rev. Roy T. Troutman, the pastor, announced to day. The Concord Daily Tribune DEMOCRATS Wit.l. HELP PRESIDENT HARDING In lib Efforts ta Put A.-i'fi ;r, Hir, In teroatovnal Coni* Plan For United States, iO> ihe awhii-Ijuu: I’rrn..* Jackson, Miss., April 2ft.—"l'm glad lo see that President Harding has round a planl; in (he republican plat form and that he is going to try to ! Keep one pledge of his parlv. even if he disrupts il," tiifd Seii.iior Pur Har rison in-re today nfler rending the President's address, which was deliv ered in New Vink Tuesday. "It look Ihe President a long time to lind a plunk." he said: “and after reading ihe President's speech ini which he declared that the I'nitud Kitties would not eider the league of nations by tin* side door, the bark or rise eeilni- door, and that part of il in which lie said the party must keep its pledge. 1 wonder wlmt Mr. Hughes, Mr. Hoover and thus- thirty-one re publicans who signed the appeal three ►years ago are Ihinklng. Their appeal (<► the people was for the election of Maiding and Cnolidge as the best means of entering Ihe league of na tions -Hie surest way.’ "Although the President in his first courageous stand would fix a policy, even if it disrupts the republican par ty. the democrats, are going to help ibis movement along.” NEW DEVELOPMENT IN CASES AGAINST MORSES tlliisi Wlmt Turn iln* Case Will Now Take Not indicated, However. illy «h«* I'reKs.) .Washington, April 26.--Rumors of sensational developments in the ease of Chits W. .dorse anti others, oil trial here on charges of conspiracy to de fraud the Federal government, were started as soon as court convenau to day. when, after several conferences between the counse for the defense and the government, the jury was ex cused bv justice Stafford for three quarters of an hour. Counse for neither side would in dicate what sudden turn in the case was under d scussion. There were re ports on tire one hand that one ot the defendants might enter it new plea, while in other quarters it was report ed that the government, counsel had struck a snag in its prosecution of the case. While the discussions were in pro gress rli<- Marshal’s office reported that the- subpoena for John Barios Payne had been served o;i him. The former shipping !» ai d bead told in quirers. however, that lie did not ex pect It's plans for going to Mexico to be unset by ihe cowl proceedings. LI s kiVea b* testify by affidf v ! ‘ -•• roinr ether man ner which would make p-asrib : his nbsener from Washing*-" THE COTTON MARKET yesterday's Excited Advance Follow ed bv Moderate Reactions During file Marly Trading. ‘l**' I lie AMMK’ifefeftl Pro***.. New York, April 29,—-Yesterday’s excited advance was followed by mod erate reactions in the cotton market during today's early trading. Liver pool was not fully up to expectations beyond the New York close of yester day. while tlie weather map was more favorable and tlie heavy covering of the previous day had left tlie local market in n slightly easier position. The opening was barely steady at an advance of 10 points on May but gen. eraliy 1 to 10 points lower under scat tering onthern selling and realizing. May eased off to 28.68 or 7 points net lower, and later deliveries sold about 12 to 27 points net lower during the early trading. Cotton iifiures opened steady: May 28.90: July 27.71; October 24.95; De cember 24.45: January 24.1$ bid. Indictment Against Liquor Dealers. ilty tlie A.MKociateit Prens.l Chicago, April 20, —Federal indict ments naming several men as Weil as tiie film of Grammes & I'll rich, liquor dealers, which recently was dissolved by the distribution of its $1200.000 stock of liquors to the stockholders, were returned before District Judge Wilkersoh today by the Federal grand jury. The firm and the individuals who included Chas. A. Williams, former judge and the attorney who had charge of the legal deatils in connection with tlie liquidation of the firm: former Alderman Mulcaliy, nnd five others were charged with violation of the Federal prohibition law, and with aid ing and abetting in the illegal trans porta I ion of liquor. Besides the cor poration and former Judge Williams and .Mulcaliy, the other individuals named as participants in wlmt Ims been termed the "booze dividend” of the liquidating liquor firm are Frank A. Relim, Frederick. Diehl, Arthur P. ■Christian, Harry F. Tnnsey, and Carl ! F. Boherns. ’ 1 New England Depends Upon Textile Work For Hupport. | Providence, R. 1., April 25.—New j England ers should be educated to the fact that their prosperity depends largely upon the textile industry particularly jupon the cotton branch, and steps should be taken to see that the prosperity resulting from a I flourishing state of this industry is not impaired. President Robert |Amory, of the National Association of I Cotton Manufacturers to d memners of the organization at its 69th an ' nual banquet here this evening. The I greetings of the American Associa tion of Cotton Manufacturers were brought by its -president. C. E. Hutch inson, of North Carolina. Wage Scales to Be Revised. Washington. April 26.—After receiv ing protests from labor organizations nnd from naval authorities in charge of various shore establishments, the Navy Department today announced that the wage schedules recently pro mulgated to become effective May 1 would be recalled and revised. CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAV, APR!!. 26, 1923. County Commencement Program Made Public by Superintendent The following is the full program ns announced by Prof. Robertson: i 10:15—Band concert in school audi torium. 10:30—Song: "Come Thou Almighty' King.” i Invocation—By Rev, W. A. Jenkins. 11 :45— I The Commencement's Place in our Work—By the tiperinlundent. 11 :00—Tlie Literary Address by l)r. AY. T. Whitsett, of AVhitseti, X. C. 12:00 —Presentation of Prizes nnd Oertiliintes and Awarding of Scholar ships : 1— Prises in Spelling and Composi tion. 2 Certificates in Spelling, Library Reading and Attendance. 3 Certiliiates of Graduation. -I—Awarding of Scholarships. j Announcements. Dinner. 2:oo—Contest for the Chas. B,| Wagoner Medal in Recitation: 1— I.eitha Black—” 81 and I." 2 Edith Barbee —"An Angel in a j Saloon.” 3 Alary Louise Barrier —"The Leg- 1 end of tile Organ Builder.” 4 -Willene Linker —"The Old Man’s' Iloof Cellar.” 3—Ruth Fenninger—“Mice at Play." o—Mary Virginia Query—“ Sister and I.” 7—Winnie Warren—“ Aunt ophronia Tabor at the Opera.” Contest for ihe Chas. B. Wagoner Bundle Day For Concord to be Observed Tuesday Mayor Womble Issues Proclamation Asking: All Persons to Send Clothes for Near East Children to Mrs. Ernest Hicks, County Chairman of the Campaign. Next Tuesday, May Ist, has been de- j glared Near East Relief Bundle Dayi in Concord, by proclamation of Mayor j B. Womble, issued yesterday. j Mayor Womble's proclamation is similar to one-issued to the people of North Carolina several days ago by Governor Morrison, and requests ev eryone in Concord to bring at least one suit of warm, discarded Clothing to the Near East Relief Bundle Sta tical at tlie County Health Depart ment. cnhimfaii. ror ( nlinrrus county, and is desirous of securing 3,009 pounds of discarded clothes from this city and county.' If old c lothing is put away in attics it will just furnish a breeding ground for moths. If wo give it to thc> Near East Relief, it will save hu nipn fives in ChiJ.stianity's battle against the Turks. The Mayor’s proclamation follows: "Whereas, it has been established that tlie suffering of the Armenians and other Christian peoples, of the Near East is from reasons beyond their control, and (hat they are unable to rehabilitate themselves for this same reason; and Whereas, it is reported by reliable Americans that, aside from tbq eld clothing which America sends them, these people have nothing but burlap bags and flour sacks to keep out the cold of winter, their climate being similar to that of our New England States; nnd AA’heroas, unless sufficient clothing is sent from America this summer, many thousands will freeze to death next winter; and Whereas, the Cabarrus county com mittee. Near East Relief, has set 3,- 000 pounds of warm usable clothing, which it is estimated, will save six hundred humans from death by freez ing next winter, as its goal, Therefore, I, J. B. Womble. Mayor of Concord, do hereby declare May Ist. 1923, “Bundle Day." anil request tin* people of our city to gather all their Discarded Winter Clothes and either turn them over to the Near East Re lief county chairman, or other agency which is collecting clothing for the Near East Relief, or send it. to the Neu- East Relief clothing warehouse at Raleigh, where it will be sent with all possible dispatch to the suffering peoples across the seas.” FLEEING COUPLE WILL TALK TO GRAND JURY Benjamin Hill and Mrs. Lillian Hana ford Caught as They Left St. Joseph, Michigan. •By ttir (uwlmnl Prc‘M.l St. Joseph, Mich., April 20.—Benja min Hill, aged 28. and Mrs. Lillian Hanaford, aged 20, who were inter cepted at Stevensville early today while fleeing from tlie House of David, were brought back to St. Joseph this | morning and agreed to go before the | grand jury investigating alleged im : morality at the colour anil tell nil ! they knew about conditions there. With Our Advertisers. I Spring anil, summer clothing nt the j Browns-Cannon Co., from S3O to SSO. Also new shirts, ties nnd caps. If service eounts with you patron ize the Central Filling Station. The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. believes it can render every banking facility you need. It wants your ne count, large or small. You may get n Iloos'er Kitchen Cab inet free of charge by trading now with 11. B. Wilkinson. New ad. gives particulars. Whitman’s fine candy is sold here by the Porter Drug Company. 1 If you want a new gas range you had hotter act now while the fine offer of the Concord & Kannapolis Gas Com pany is available. See ad. A belief common in Japan is that to livo long one should sleep with the head pointed due north. Mcdai in Declamation: i I—Carl Hcfaoyeurt—- "My Ctonntry. My Mother, My God.' j 2—Paul Lipe—"A Vision of War.” 3—S. O. Srone—“Decoration Day." ! -I— Earl Whitley—"l Am An Amer ican." , s—James Taylor—‘•'Mother. Gird My Sword Around Me." Awarding and Delivering of Mod a is. Music by the Knfufctpniis Orchestra throughout the entire program. There, is a growing interest among our people in Hie coming of Dr. Whit son to make iho literary mb tress al Comity Commencement. Ho tins no! only been closely allied with the edn , eafionnl growth of oar State for see- I oral c Icon lies, Imt lie lias for ycai> been numbered aiming, !he gifted writ |ers and siteakers of bur country. Hi lls a member of the Poetry Society oi j America, and the Poetry Society oi I London. England. Ilis book of poems I “Saber and Song,” that came front the press a few years ago is highly on j dor Sod by the loading literary writers land critics of the country, among main others are Dr. Henry Van Dyke. Dr Win. Lyon Pholps. Edwin Markham, iiildegrnilo Hawthorne, anil Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Dr. With set 1 will he entertained while in the dry by Mrs. Chas. F. Ritchie, ft lifelong frteinl of his. FEAR MINERS WILL DESTROY PROPERTY President of Asbestos Cor poration of Canada Says J Striking Are Mak ing Serious Threats. <Rv the AMr.oolated Montreal. Canada, April 26.—W. G. Ross president of the Asbestos Cor poration of Canada, today appealed to Attorney General Taschereau for pro tection. assorting that strikers in tlio companv’t pits at Tfietford mines hod attacked the office's- last night and driven forty constables out of town j and were threatening to dynamite pub lic buildings and mine structures. Mr. Ross, who described conditions at the mines as worse than those in Russia, asserted! tlie strikers had raid ed all the hardware stores in the dis trict and seized firearms and dyna mite. He said the situation had be come so serious that the company en tertained fear for lives and property. AMERICAN GUNS ABE NOT TO BE ELEVATED At Present. According to Statement Made by Secretary of Navy Denby. 4By the AfCHiUlllell Prfff.l Washington, April 26.—The appro priation made by Congress at the last session for elevating the guns of the American fleet will not be used for that purpose. Secretary Denby an nounced today because of (lie unin tended erroneous statements made by navy representatives in recommend ing Hie appropriation. The secretary intimated that the de partment would go before Congress with a new program in order that the records might be kept straight. He snicl this course had tlie approval of President Harding. Man With Smallpox Has Car on Train Entirely to Himself. Spencer, April 25.—Smallpox Ims made its appearance at Yadkin, three miles north of Spencer, the victim being a white man now quarantined in camp cars on a siding near the river. It is said the man came to Yadkin one day this week on a pas senger train and that lie had a whole coach to himself after it was learned lie was badly broken out with small pox. He left tlie nr and went im mediately into quarantine. Russiun Refugees lo Land Here. Washington. April 20.—President Harding decided today to permit trnns- Iportation to (he United States of 500 Russian refugees who recently land ed in Ihe Philippines after a stormy voyage in their own ships from Vladi vostok. Find Parents of Youths Who Told Police They Were Broke Orphans 4By the Associated Press.) Johnson City, Teun.. April 26.—Two Hucklelierr.v Finns, orphans, penniless, nnd out in the world alone, told their stories to the police here Tuesday night. Their father and mother were both dead, the father departing this ■ife in Hickory, N. C., five months ago, 'hey told the police. James Hale and Leon Halo, wore the two orphans, aged 13 and 11 respectively. They had -ome by rail and afoot to Johnson- Oily. traveling a week, and were en route to Lynchburg to visit their aunt. Big hearted cops took fbe orphans in charge, raised nearly S2B In cash for CHARGE DRY AGENTS HAVE PRACTICED GRAFT Such Charges Have Been Made And Are Now Being investigated by D. H. Jltair. iffy the A*«coi‘liil“il Press.l Washington, April 20.—An investi gation into the many charges that graft is living practiced on or among Federal prohibition agents has been begun by Hie Internal Revenue Bu reau under which the prohibition law operates. Treasury officials said to day dial i-iinsidbrnhle data lias boon laid lieforo Commissioner Illair, but .lilts far ibe inquiry has disclosed no foss.ex to Iho government. There was no statement indicating whether the. present agents of the prohibition forces had boon i'oiu.d guilty of graft, Inti tlie information Which Hie Bureau Inis cititairiect ktcU catocl that it was said that many for mer agents had been able to obtain money through misrepresentation of their influence. Tin- investigation will lie continued tiil all the charges are sifted to tlie bottom, but it was announced that tlie Internal Revenue officials would dis close- none of their information until evidence warranting definite action had I icon obtained. Centenary of “Home, Sweet Home.” London. April 25. —One- week from uexl Tuesday will mark the- one bun droilth anniversary of Ihe first public rendition of the immortal song of "Home, Sweet Home." The melody da me in tin- second act of an opera called "Ctnri, or the Maid of Milan,” produced at Covent Garden .Theatre. The- libretto was written by a wander ing American actor. John Howard Payne, and the music was composed by Sir Henry liisliop. Tin- opera died and was soon forged ten, but tin- centenary of the imperish able song it bequeathed to the English speaking world is to lie observed next month on both sides of the Atlantic. When Charles Kemble undertook tlie management of Covent Garden he ini 'mediately sought the services of John Howard Payne. In pressing need of money, the playwright sent him a bcnelle- of manuscripts, asking about SI,OOO for the- whole bunch. One of the pfn.vs was a drama which Payne believed would make a good opera, and for $250 he offered to convert- if info a libretto and have liis friend. Sir Henry Bishop, arrange tlie music for it. Tin- $250 was paid and charged i credit on the- bundle- offered for SI,OOO. The opera of “Clari" was a tre mendous success, which may mostly be accounted for because of tlie admi ration won for it, by tlie introduction into the piece of “Home, Sweet Home." Tito re Iffi'fe been' snriirit stories as to in- origin of the song. One was that Payne heard a Sicil ian girl singing the tune, jotted down he notes and wrote words for ii. Another is that he wrote it on a piece of scrap paper one night while wander ing tin-ought the streets of London cold and hungry. Still another story is that he wrote it while in his squalid lodgings in London, dreams of a home which lie never had. He hud been disappointed in a love affair in ids youth nnd bail never married. It has been said flint one Christmas Eve. as lie- trudged the streets of Lon don. homeless and friendless, ho stop ped before a large house to watch the merriment within. There was a Christmas tree; the scene was one of gaiety and happiness. At the eon elusion of the night's festivities one of tlie daughters went to the piano and the whole family joined in singing "Home, Sweet Home,” while just without, seated on the stone terrace, an envious spectator, sat the author of the song. Payne returned to America in 1832 and arrangements were made in New York for giving him a benefit. Tin receipts for (lie evening were about $7,000. Among those on the bill were Charles and Fanny Kemble and Ed win Forrest. The plays given were "Brutus.” “Charles IL,” one of his successful comedies, and "Katherine and Petruehio." “Home, Sweet Home" was sung by a great chorus. Similar benefits were given in other American cities and in London. In 1842 a change came in Payne's affairs with his appointment, as United States Consul at Tunis. He was re called in 1845, imt was sent liack iir 1851. Ho died there in 1853. For thirty years his ashes remained in Tunis. A plain marble slab had been erected by the United States govern ment. but the first appreciative mem ory came in 1883, when \Y. IV. Cor corn, an American philanthropist, had Payne’s ashes returned to America and interred in a cemetery in Wash ington. D, C., which Mr. Corc-nrn had presented to tlie city. Will Not Make Contraret With Union Printers. CSt the AMOrlntecl rt«».i New York, April 26.—(Members of the American Newspaper Fubl suers Association voted today not to nego tiate contract* with union printers or mai-'ers in compliance with n new amend'UK-nt to Ihe constitution of the International Typhograpliical Union ,whieh prov'des that such contracts lie made jointly and expire concurrently. them, outfitted them with clothes, and ) notifying Chief of Police Haeberlin in , Bristol, sent them cm their way re r joleing. The older of tin- two boys • wept at tlie train last niglit when lie ? bade the chief goodbye. "I'll never i forget yon,” he -sobbed. j James Hale, 13 and Leon Hale, 11. , are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy E. , Hale, both of whom, bole and hearty. live at Rankin, Tenn., 9 miles distant from Newport, Tenn. This was learn ed from an uncle of the boys today. , The father, a deputy sheriff, wns trao r ing the two adventurers by wire. IMAOGR 4TIOY PUBLIC MATTER OT IMPORTANCE Judge Gary and Goverment Fail to Agree. Washington, April 26. (Cry! SMF- News Service).- Judge Gary, of Si.ei-1 Corporation, wants more . grants, because he needs mere labor ers. The United States Government, as present:d by the administration, stands squarely against any throwing down of the immigratioS Gar.: in order lo let cheap foreign labor pail down the wages of American work men. Less than a year ago there was a five million job shortage in m s country. Today every man who wauls work can have it. Referring to uus condition,'- Secretary. •gs Labor wrote to ihe President: "ImjnigniliOn restriction was one of the measures which helped t.i put an end to the induslrin panic:. \V-; have cornea long way through wise administrative anil legislative meas ures since then. Today unemployment has been reduced to a -minimum, wages every -where are rising. During the past year, even during the past few months, there have- been wage in creases in practically all of the ttn-ty threc- industries reporting to the Bureau of Labor statistics. They have been very general in.the basic in dustries, anil have ranged from 2 to 20 per cent. "Recently ihe larger steel plants an nounced general wage increases of 11 per cent, which will undoubtedly he applied tlirmighon; -the industry, in the past year, industrial pay rolls have increased approximately 25 per cent. Production in basic industries during January of this year reaenbd ( a higher evel than at any time in | history, except in 'May, 191 f. Ex panding freight shipments likewise demonstrate the completeness of our industrial recovery." WILSON EXPECTS POLITICAL RENAISSANCE IN AMERICANS Declares Ideals of Country Are Rap idly Swinging Back to High Ideals Occupied During War. Beaufort, April 25.—“A genuine nnd an immediate renaissance of the finest sort of political idealism in this country" is expected by former Presi dent Wilson. In a letter to Dr. D. \V. Wynkoop. of Beaufort, tlie former chief execu tive makes this statement, and also declares he believes tlie public opinion of the country “is essentially sound," and "is obviously swinging back to Hie high levels it occupied during the war." Mr. Wilson's letter, dated April 15. was in reply to a communication from Dr. Wynkoop in which the latter ask ed, among other things, “of what use is intelligence to a presided of this •cmidry if the preponderant balance of government is in the hands of those obstinately unintelligent?" The formed- president's letter fol lows : "My dear Dr. Wynkoop: "Your letter of April 11 game me real pleasure as coming from the heart of one of my war comrades, anil I thank you for it with all m.v heart. "I am sorry to find such a vein of discouragement through your letter. I see no real ground for cUshenrton ment. 1 believe the public opinion of the country is essentially sound, and it is obviously swinging hack to the high levels it occupied during tlie war. I look for a genuine and an im mediate renaissance of the finest sort of political idealism in tliis country. “With farm appreciation and sin cerest good wishes, "Faithfully yours, - Wed)I)RO\V WILSON.” Dr. Wynkoop told Mr. Wilson that tlie latter’s record had a direct influ ence- cm liis life spent "to its forty fifth year." when lie volunteered for service- in Ihe A. E. F. “11 is not fursome praise to toll you what every mother's sou -of us felt about you at that time-, tlie devotion to you ns evidenced by every dough boy and officer of I lie reserve corps,” the physician • wrote. * 4 Next to yourself and America. Koch was tlie only one to whom devotion was gen uinelv shown.” I WOMEN TESTIFY IN ALLEGED WHIPPING CASE Said They Recognized Three Men Who i Are Being Held For Trial in City Court. *Hy the AHMoelntcit Preu*.‘ Lumberton, April 2G. —Mrs. H. F. | Purvis and Mrs. Mary Watson, who l are alleged to have been removed from I their home and whipped by a band of J masked men on tlie night of April 14,1 today testified in recorder's court that I they identified B. M. Lawson, chief of j police of Fairmont; John Hedgepeth and Jule Brogden, both of Proetorville. j as members of the alleged whipping party. The trio are being given a hearing before Rex-order W. K. Ivey, oh nine charges, ranging from first degree burglary to simple assault, as a result of the alleged flogging. Explosion in Power House Causes Loss. • Salisbury, April 25.—A severe ex i plosion at the sub-station of the j Southern Power company, in the eastern section of the city, this aft : ernoon threw burning oil over me interior of the station and caused sev eral thousand del ars’ damage. An employe named Crabtree was knock ed dawn by the explosion and slight ly burned, besides having his ha r singed. Chemicals used by the city Arc department saved- the bmlaing. The city was without power or lights for 45 ntiuutes as a result of the ex plosion. WYiald Recall Harvey. Boston, April 25.—The recall of Colonel - Georg: Harvey, ambassador to Great Britain, wou’d bo called for under a resolution to President Hard ing proposed in the legis ature tod:.:’ by Rcpresentat ve Coleman E. Kelly, of Bos'on. j $ $ v O O ’5 O ® TODAY’S m ® NEWS ® ® TODAY m NO. 98. FEAR MANY PERSONS ' u i;-DrtS AFTER STEAMER WENT DOWN No Trace Has Been Found Jfct of 270 Passengers of the Steamer Mossamedes, Which Was Grounded at Cape Frio. NO BOATS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED Included Among Passengers Were 29 Women and 25 Children. Continue to Search for Boats. Illy Clu» Associated Press. I London. April 20.—A Kf>ulor dis patch from Cii pet own says (ho Forlti gnose steamer Mossamedes; which • grounded severa 1 days ago at Cape Frio, southwest Africa, has toon found abandoned with no. signs of the -TO passengers she carried- Tints far, (lie despatch adds, no Imiihs have bo- i j>i hod up. and Have is no indict!'em id' tan late of the passengers and crow. Owing to the fact that there are no landing places in the neighborhood of Tape Frio, and that a heavy sea is running today, grave anxiety is felt for the safety of the boats. The Jlos samedes’ passengers included 2!) wo men and 2d children. Two of them wore British, the rest Portuguese. The Mossamedes left Capetown last Friday for the west coast. Just when she went ashore is not known, hut sln> sent out an B.'ll. S. tall for help. The British steamer Fort Victor, which was 2iHt miles away, raced to her assistance, arriving about midnight Tuesday. The Fort Victor found the Mossamedes abandoned. Tlie British steamer, the dispatch says, is still searching for the boats. If necessary, the German steamer Ur andi. which is coaling at Will vis, will assist in (lie search. WANTS PAPERS DELIVERED PROMPTLY BY POSTOFFICE Postmasters of Various Cities Asked to Consult With Managers of Pa pers. Washington, April 25. —Postmasters throughout the country were asked by the postoffieo department to con sult with newspaper publishers in their respective cities on ways and means to insure prompt, delivery of newspapers sent through the mails. “The department is desirous at this time.’ said a circular scut out from the office of Postmaster General New, "prior to organizing to meet what seems to be a reasonable demand, to ascertain what newspapers in the country have had experiences of ir regular and faulty service ig such an extent and nature as to iudtyte some infirmity in the method by which the newspapers are handled, and it de sires also to obtain the co-operation of editors and managers of newspapers in working out a remedy. “You. are aware that much circu lar and miscellaneous matter is com mitted to the mails, wrapped some what similar to newspaper while not requiring the same expedition in trans mission and that newspapers are de layed on account of being involved in a mass of such kind of less important mail. “it lias been suggested by some as a remedy that newspapers committed to the malls might lie wrapped in some standardized form or color so as to render them readily recognizable, and that the department should then direct i some priority of speed and care in | handling. Indeed, this in away, has I been attempted in places, but I fear I that it lias not been organized with any uniformity or consistency of plan. I “Will you please ascertain from your I newspaper managers what their ex periences have been along these lines, anil also receive and transmit to ns their advices." ! SOUTHERN YIELDS IN THE SELMA STATION SQUABBLE \V. M. Hendrcn, Attorney, Anounees For Railroad: ! Raleigh. April 25.—Southern rrih i way will not go to Ch;ief Justice BUI Taft's court in Washington for relief from tlio Selma station order of the Corporation Commission, and that great carrier will chip in with the At- J intie Const Line, on this belated Con struction. Counsel W. M. Hendren. of Winston- Salem, made the announcement today and the Corporation Commissiin was happy over it. The commission nine years ago made the order when Ger many and the world started an inter national shooting scrape. War con tinued to hold up operations and in the meantime the government took over the railroads. Interstate com merce regulations changed. Last summer the corporation got huffy. It bawled the Southern “the brilliant Maxwell” did, and the Southern went into the courts again. They had the chance of a hunt at one of “millions now living will never die” meetings. The Southern contended that the state could not enforce nn order for station building, et cetera, that this was interstate regulation. The car rier went to the mat on that, but It was thrown and it is ready to begin work. A tubular comb that shampoos -or dyes hair is a new invention.