North Carolina Newspapers

»»*«***« • ASSOCIATED <8 t PRESS 4 » DISPATCHES $ VOLUME XXIII PITTSBURGH SCENE OF FIRE WHICH HUH CAUSED BIG DDK Blaze Started at'Atlantic Re fining Company’s Plant and Has Been Burning for More Than 15 Hours. FOUR CITY BLOCKS 1 NOW IN RUINS Thousands of Gallons of Oil Have Been Destroyed.— Several Business Houses Also Burned. , (By the AMtoclatffl Press.) Pittsburgh. June 10.—A score of city firemen were trapped at the Atlantic Re fining Company’s storage yards when a big oil tank, burning since yesterday, col- ‘ lapsed this afternoon. Two explosions followed the collapse of the tank, show ered burning oil over an arm of two s squares. All ambulances in the city were sum moned to the scene. Persons watching the progress of the fire were burned when they were caught muler thd shower of oil. The firemen who were trapped were at work in the * storage yards near the tank. Without warning the big container sagged, ami a moment later the entire plant was a sea of flames. Pittsburgh, Fa.. .Tune I(s.—Horning fiercely throughout the night, and re sisting the efforts of all available fire men and fire fighting apparatus, the fire at the Atlantic Refining Company's plant was not yet under control this morning, fifteen hours after it was. started, when a bolt of lightniiig struck an oil tank. The blaze had consumed thousands of gallons of oil and gasoline stored at the plant, covering four city blocks along the Allegheny River, and burned a num ber of other buildings including the Pat tern shop of the Cuited Engineering & Foundry Company, and the garage of the Pittsburgh Steel Company. The fire was burning early today at an estimated rate of 250 barrels an hour, and firemen had thrown up dirt barriers in an effort to keep the flames from reaching a gasoline reservoir containing thousands of barrels of fuel. No esti mate of the total damage has beeu made, but fire officials said it would approxi mate a half million dollars. - Firemen attempting to rescue those trapped found it difficult to get near the yards because of the intense heat and insecure footing. DRV AGENTS’ REPORTS FOR THE PAST 22 MONTHS Captured 2,874 Plants, 22.179 Gallons or Liquor and 2,934.496 Gallons of Malt Liquors. (By AssscSated Press.' Salisbury. June 16.—Capture of 2.874 plants. 22,17!) gallons of liquor, and 2,- 034,40(5 gallons of malt liquors, together with 200 run miming automobiles, con stitutes the cream of the activities of the Federal prohibition ageuts operating in North Carolina during the past 22 months, according to a report compiled by State Prohibition Commisioner A. B. Coltrane, and submitted to Federal Pro hibition Commissioner Haynes. The fig ures date back to July 1. 121, runuiug April 30. 1023. Ten prohibition agents were injiired in the performance of duty duriug the pe riod. but none were killed. The'tota! appruised value of property seized and destroyed was $751,505.55, while the total appraised value of prop erty seized and not destroyed was slll,- (523.60. It cost approximately $200,000 a year to enforce the prohibition law in this state,, according to this report. Fines and money derived from the sales of au tomobiles totaled $130,000, leaving the net cost at around $70,000. TAXIS AS WEAPONS IN DUEL. Drivers Attack Each Other Viciously in Chicago Loop. Motor cars were used old weaisms by two taxi drivers, who blocked trattle in the loop in Chicago Friday, when* they staged a duel because one tarsi had taken a fare the other was waiting for. The duel ended •when both were placed under arrest. One taxi, traveling along the street, drove up to a hotel entrance where the other company maintained a stand and obtained a hire the other cab could approach the entrance. The other driver immediate'y drove his ear into the other cab, hurling it crosswise with the street and blocking traffic. The first cab driver turned his car and re turned the blow. Further action was halted by a traffic officer. Two girl passengers of the first enb were uninjured although they remained in the cab during the melee. WANT BAPTISTS TO AID IN RAISING BIG FUND To Be Used in Prosecution of the Men Charged With the Murder of Baptist Minister. (By the Associated Press.k Richmond, June 16. —Appeal to all Baptists in Virginia to contribute toward a fund now being raised the State Baptist Mission Board to engage coun sel to assist in the prosecution of R. O. and L. C. Garrett, prominent Cumber , land county officials, charged with sbooty ing to death the Rev. E. E. Pierce in front of kis home at Cumberland couft house on June sth, was sent to the pas tors of all Baptist Churches in the state today by R. D. Garland, secretary of the Mission Board. Mr. Pierce was pas tor of five Baptist churches ip Cumber land ' bounty. tc The Concord Daily Tribune THE BOLL WEEVILS Live Specimens Received at State Col lege From Several Counties. IHr (he Associated P-ess.» Rnleigh, N. C.. June 15.—Live boll weevils have been received by Franklin Sherman. Chief of the Division of Entomology for the State (Vlege and Department of Agriculture, from coun ties as far west and north in the-state as Cleveland, Mecklenburg. Cabarrus. Lee, Harnett. Lenoir' and Beaufort, it was announced tonight. No weevils have been sent in from counties north of these but specimens should soon ar rive. it was stated. "A number of enwpen pad weevils on young cotton are causing much concern among farmers whom suspect (iiis weevil of being thp cotton pest," Mr. Sherman stated. "However, .the cotton boll weevil should soon be appearing in all parts of the cotton growing area and with its appearance wilr come the old questions. 'What shall I do?’ ‘Shall I poison?’ ‘What method of poison shall I use and when?' "The general problem of boll weevil control is given in extension circular 124. The dust poison method is / fully described in extension circular 137 just, issued to North Carolina farmers. Roth of these circulars may be bad from local county by writing to the editor. Extension Service. Rnleigh." • MV. Sherman said lie dust imisoii method is the best for actual use in killing the weevil. i “We considered the dust-poison method as the standard and only poison ing method which we are justified in ad vising yet for our farmers to depend upon and its limitations and difficulties ime plainly discussed in the circular.” he continued. "This is in line with resolutions of Southern Agricultural Workers at Memphis in February, and with news item of United States De partment of Agriculture in March. In accordance with those pronouncements other poisoning methods, including the adaptation of the Florida Method, are being tested and studied in this and other states.- “The question of when to begin dust ing is so dismissed in our circular ns to allow latitude of judgment according to abundance of early weevils, but cautions against it where not needed or when not profitable. It aims at economy and effectiveness. Some farmers may use other m thods. or may dust earlier than we indicate; but that is on their own choice. liv giving advice for general adoption we feel that we must he con servatively safe. Improvements are of course possible, and hoped for. as time goes on.” AGRICULTURAL WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA Report of Extension Service of Depart ment of Agriculture. (By rue Associated Preset.) Raleigh. June 16.—"A summary of-ag riculture work in North Carolina, giving some reasons why this state lias ad vanced in the value of her agrictultural products, and showing the record of those to whom this phase of the State's activity lias been entrusted is the way in which Director 11. W. Kilgore char acterizes- the eighth annual report of the extension service of the State College and Department of Agriculture. The report has just been received from file printer and is now being distributed. It contains a total of 218 pages, is il lustrated with various half tones illus trating different phase* of extension work, and contains summaries of re suslts secured by the various extension workers of the college mid department. Continuing, Mr. Kilgore said: 'Organized agricultural work is car ried on in 67 counties where white farm ageuts are at work, in 53 bounties where organized work with women and girls is being conducted. * and in 1(1 counties where negro local agents urc employed, hi addition to these the Extension Ser vice also reaches the remaining counties of the state by special work done in them' counties by the specialists who have headquarters at the college and the departmeht. "In 1622 some kind of agricultural work was conducted in every county of the state. Some of these demonstra tions were with crops .and soils, some of them showed the proper use of ferti lizers and lime, others had to do with holding a wool pool, and some of the most important were demonstrations in boll weevil, control. “The proper feeding of hogs and the co-operative marketing of these hogs furnished an interesting phase of ex tension work last year. The establish ment of cream routes to creameries and the bringing pure bred cattle also formed nil interesting phase of extension work. The growing of certified pota to seed in Western North Carolina for use in Eastern North Carolina was a demonstration which gives much prom ise for the future. Os course, the, club work wish boys and girls is always one of the maiu activities. Last yeur club work was done more on an (ft-gauized basis tlintn ever befqre and entered largely i»to the community life in many counties of the state.” '. Mr. Kilgore states that practically every phase of farming in North Caro lina was covered by some kind of exten sion service last year. He states that the farmers have used the extension service as never before and that'they are beginning to realize the importance of having these public servants available in each-county. Mr. Kilgore’s report summarizes n’l the work that was done last year and shows the plans and organization of this phase of agrictultural work. Policeman Killed; Slayer Is Lynched. Miami, Fla., June 15.—Charles R. Rryant, town marshal of Homestead, neat- here, was shot to death this after noon in a pool room in the negro quar ers of Homestead when he attempted to make a liquor raid singlehanded. Thirty minutes later a negro known as “Gray Eye” Simmons, his alleged slayer, was bound to a tree by a crowd of white men and riddled with bullets. , The best remedy when you are feel ing depressed is to look around and j find somebody who is more depressed. CONCORD, N. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1923. THE FEDERATION OF : MUSIC CLUBS WILL ; MEET IN PORTLAND Oregon City Selected as 1925 Meeting Place by Delegates to This Year’s Convention, • Meeting in Asheville. SEVERAL CITIES WANTED MEETING Officers Were Chosen During the Afternoon Session.— Several Prominent People Heard During the Day. (My the Associated Press.) Asheville. June 16.—Portland, Oregou. was selected as the next meeting place for tlie National Federation of Music Clubs at the meeting of that organiza tion today. The next meeting will b< I held in 11)25. and will he known as tin 14th biennial of the Federation. An nounoemqnt of the new board of direct ors and ttie election of new officers was held over until this afternoon. The offer of Portland was made by Mrs Petri of'that city, who stated that Port land is willing to put up a guarantee of $20,000 for the expenses of the meeting, and offered its symphony orchestra, au ditorium and tours on its scenic high ways free. Los Angeles and Sail Francisco also made bids for the 1025 meeting. Tin pleas of Portland that the great North west needs the National Federation bi enial to stimulate interest in music there prevailed. * Mrs. la*o Schweiger, of St. Ism is. pres ident of tile Musicians Fund of America ; Andreas Dippell, of the United States Op era Co.; and C. M. Tremain, of New York, head of tlie National Bureau for Advancement of Music, gave addresses at tlie morning session. NEGROES CHARGED WITH ROBBING MAIL POUCHES Opened Parcel Post Package* at Gas thnia and Helped Themselves to tin Choice Goods. Gastonia, June 15.—. Tess Moore and Mary Davis, local negroes, are held ii jail without band awaiting trial at the uep) term of federal court in Charlotte on charges of having robbed United States mail sueks which contained par cel i>Ast packages in transit from night trains at the local southern passenger station. For several weeks ppstoffiee authori ties had been missing small lots of pack ages, and with the aid of United State: Postoffiee Inspectors Purdum and Gar rison tlie above named negroes wen placed under arrest. The officers came to Gastonia last Fri day and by use of dummy packages the. suspeqts were caught. Moore was, ur to the time of his arrest, daytime mai messenger of Uncle Sam at tlie South ern station. Mary lived at the home of Moore, aud it is alleged that she was a confederate of the accused negro. Several lots of parcels were found in secured places at tlie h'oine of tile two negroes, and also in the upstairs depart ment of tlie Ration. The negro man admitted that mail Sacks were opened nnd choice goods were taken. Broken packages were then rebundled and lefi to go on to their owners. Some pack ages were rifled of only part of theit- eon tents, tlie rest untouched. Charges against, the two will be pushed by authorities at the •next iterm of federal court in Charlotte. The ar rest clears up a matter that has been troubling Postmaster S'ate for some ' time. Summer Course of the State College. Raleigh, N. (’., June 15.—Tlie State College Summer School will present Miss Emily Rose Knox this evening in her third annual violin recital during the summer term. Miss Knox, a native of Raleigh, is recognized as one of Ameri ca's leading woman violinists, has just recently returned to her home from a ■ concert tour. Miss Knox will have as her accompan ist Miss Sue Kyle Sonthwick. of the music faculty of St. Mary’s School. Class work at the Summer School is now well under way, it was stated at the college today, although late comers cou tinue to register. The registration offices have given out no figures ns to enroll ment, but it is. stated that the attend ance will compare, very -favorably with that of last year, when 027 were regis tered. Coincident with the beginning of class work, the long list of entertainment and special amusements aud attractions to be given during the term have started. The morning, hours are occupied with class routine, but tlie afternoons aud evenings are given over largely to vari ous forms of amusement. These include plays and gnmes under the direction of tlie department of physical education: lectures on popular subjects by well known men, story telling circles, sight seeing trips to places of interest in aud near Rnleigh under the direction of Col. Fred A. Olds. New Charges Against. Sinclair. (By the Associated Press.) Ims Angeles. .Tune 10i —(’barges of in citing u rjot and addressing an unlawful assemblage, preferred recently agqinst Upton Sinclair, author, were dismissed yesterday in the Los Angeles police court, and a charge of vagrancy substi tuted. The trial on that charge was set for June 27th. Planes Land for Fuel. Pittsburgh, Knns., June 16.—Tlie seven army planes in flight from Mt. Clemson, Mich., to San Antonio, Texas, ' reached here at 10:30 this morning and landed to take on gasoline and oil. .. < . S4B Per Acre North Carolina’s v Crop Average During Last Year (By the Associated Ptru.l Raleigh, N. C., June 15.—North Caro lina crops last year averaged $48.00 per acre, while those of Illinois brought S2O; lolva. s2l; Minnesota, sl6. and Nebras ka, sl4, according to a report made here today by the Crop Reporting Service of the Department of Agriculture. The report, comparing North Caroli na's crop mines with those of tlie mid western states, wns made at the request of mid-western interests, following a speech made during The spring at a bankers' meeting in the midwest by An gus IV. McLean. Jir. McLean painted the picture ofXortfct Carolina in glowing terms but there were some who doubted the accuracy of his figures, so the de partment was asked to issue a report on the subject. "Considering both; crop and livestock values,’ the report said, "per improved acre of farm land including pasture. North Carolina had practically $61.00 as an average, Nebraska $26.50, and Minnesota $28." Taking tip the subject of diversifica tion the report declares that. "Illinois and lowa are-more jof one crop states" than North Carolina; Tlie largest acre age. added the report, was devoted to i corn in North Carolina, this being 38 j per cent. Wheat crops took up ten per cent, of the acreage, hay over 12 per cent.,'mats 3 per cent., cotton 24 per i women complex: meet AT WKfGHTSVILLE BEACH ! Officers For Federation of Business Jind ! Professional Women to Be Chosen- To day. (By tbe Associated Press.) Wilmington. X. C., June 16.—Today's j program of the National Federation of j Business and ■ Professional Women's! Clubs, meeting at Wrtglitsville Beach, in cludes final business sessions at 10:30. at which officers will be elected, constitution read and revised, resolutions, commit tee report, and delegates to the national convention elected. The executive committee meets for a short while at 3p. .in. The business men's clubs co-operate with rite local or ganization to provide automobile facili ties for a run down to Fort Fisher, 20 ! miles from tlie city. Tea for visitors at I the Sororis dub rooms, given by various women’s organizations. The final sea-! ture will be dancing anil moving pictures I at Lamina, the garden by the sen. POISONED CABBAGE IS CAUSE OF TWO DEATHS j Entire Negro Family Made 111 After | Meal—Calcium Arsenate Believed Re- [ sponsible. Wilson. June 1 fi.—few days agb'' Jesse Ward, janitor at the Wilson negro I traded school, his wife and six children became nauseated and began to vomit after eating heartily of cabbage, and soon the old man died in agony. Another member of the family died last night, two are out of danger and four have been removed to a hospital. While the cases have not as yet been diagnosed, the physician in attendance ■ says every symptom has the appeafifince of arsenical |S)isonitig. . It is the opinion that calcium arsenic, which had been applied to a potato patch, may have been sprinkled on the cabbage nearby, which caused the death of father and child and the prostration of tlie others of the family. Discovery of Mississippi. Prairie Du Chien. Win. June 16. Prairie du Chien is to be the scene to morrow of a great historical pageant to eelebrate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Mis sissippi river by Marquette and Joliet. As Prairie du Chien is located within sight of the place where tlie French ex nlorers obtained their first glimpse of the Mississippi ami the great west, it was deemed especially fitting that the celebration should take place here. In the pageant the events of June 17 of two centuries and a half ago will be re-enacted and the canoes of the explor ers again will be seen floating from the Wisconsin river out into the Mississippi river as they did of o'.d. Enjoy Picnic. The members of l lie Christian Endea vor Society of the Methodist Protestant Church motored to t lie spring near where the old ice plant was situated, in No. 4 township, and held a most enjoyable meeting Friday night. After the regular program hud been rendered an ice course was served. ’About 23 were present, and enjoyed the innovation very much. Caroline Her solid, the discoverer of eight comets, and the, accomplished partner of her brother's astronomical labors, never could remember file multiplication table, and always had to carry a copy of it. about with her. Mr. and Mrs. Howard I). Townsend, of Lexington, are spending the week-end with relatives in Cabarrus. IfciTIZENSI ! BANK 6-TRUST | COMPANY j f£*j \ L CONCGHD ■ ■ NC. J ■ our reputation for the courteous treatment of our patrons, make this bank a desirable depository R irCT* OUff NEW BUILDING t ’ **' " A- —i— i . !• UUmU “~?-- Sfc llUlil mimlunmminiiiii.iLumiuiniii ...ill ill 111111111110 cent., and tobacco 8 per cent. While "these figures should be of con siderable interest and gratification," says the report, "t is undoubted that in some sections we devote tno much acreage to tobacco nnd cotton which results in such communities buying the food nnd feeds they should raise on au ecanomic basis." Mid-western farmers have the advant age over those of North Carolina, ae enrding to the report, brought about by the use of "hand labor nnd commercial fertilizers" in the latter state and "the apparent profits per acre over the mid dle western farmers" is offset. Tlie con trast between tlie shapely fields of the western .farmers and tiie “patches" which are cultivated in this sect ion is pointed out in the report which attrib utes this to the necessity in North Caro lina for using terraces which interfere with tlie best methods of improvement of land and the lack of organic matter in the soil, which compels the North Carolina farmer to use turf grasses to improve pastures. "The big problem in the south,” con cludes the report, "is one of an economic I nature of which our farm labor should be more distributed throughout i tile year, and more livestock should be ! used to convert essential crops as raw products into meats ns finished products. Our soil will never become really fertile until this course is followed." i ! BOY KILLED. ANOTHER HURT IN ACCIDENT I Boys Were Riding in Wagon Which | Was Struck by Passenger Train Near i Raleigh. (By the Associated Press, t | Raleigh, June 16.—A boy named | Hodges is dead, and his brother is at i a local hospital in a dying condition as the result of injuries received this morning when a wagon in which they were riding was struck by westbound Southern Railway passenger train No. 15 at Vinson's Classing, near Garner. Two mules, which were drawing the wagon were killed. The boys were brought to Raleigh and placed in the hospital, but one of them died a few minutes after reaching there. | The names of the victims were not known at the hospital but it was learned at the railway offices that they were sons of a Mr. Hodges who lives near Auburn, nine | miles-east of Raleigh. j OFFERS PALLIATIVE FOR THE WHITE PLAGUE | I<ondon Professor Declares His Tests | Have Proved Merits of New System of Treatment. London. .1 hup 16 (By the Associated I Press I.—jHtimnnity is offered » pallia- I five if not a cure for tuberculosis by Prof. George Dreyer. bacteriologist of Oxford - University. The basis of his treatment is described as a more effective system of inoculation than has hitherto been known. 11l explaining his discovery to tlie In stitute of Pathology and Research of St. Mary's. Hospital. Prof, Dreyer declared that remarkable cures laid been effected on guinea pigs and other animals and that other great important cases of per sonal suffering from tuberculosis, blood poisoning, anthrax and venereal diseases. In tlie inoculation of human beings he pointed out that dead bacteria are used. ANOTHER FAILURE IN~ N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE Kanutli. Naehod ami Knhne - Filed In voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding Pa ■ pers. , By (he Associated Press.) New York, June 16.—Kanutli. Naehod and Kuhne. members of tlie New York Stock Exchange, failed today. Tlie firm wns admitted to tlie exchange March 2S, 1805, and did a large busi ness between this country and Germany. It also engaged extensively in commer cial investments and foreign exchange. An involuntary bankruptcy petition filed in Federal Court estimated liabili ties at $11,000,000 with assets and se curities about the same amount. M. S. Borland was appointed receiver under a $50,000 bond. Princeton’s New Hall. Princenton. N. J., June 16. —McCor- mick Hall, Princeton's newly completed Art and Architectural building, was formally preseuteed to tlie university to day by the donor, Cyrus McCormick, President John Grier Hibbeen received the building for the university. Other speakers at the exercises were Profes sor Bossange, tlie director of flip School of Architecture, and Professor Allan Marquard, chairman of tlie department of art and archeology. Planes Off Frcm Belleville. (By (be Aanoclated Press.) Belleville, 111., June 16.—Seven army airplanes en route from Selfridge Field, Mich., to San Antonio. Texas, left Scott Field near here shortly after 7 a. m. to day for Pittsburg. Kansas. Financial Strength conservatism in management and KIWANIANS MEET A Most Interesting Programme.—Several Matters of Interest Taken Up. An unusually fine musical program' was the feature of the meeting l .-\e Kiwanis Club on Friday evening a Y. M. C. A. The program, which nad been arranged by team No. 1. under Albert Palmer, captain, consisted of vo cal solos by Mr. Alan D. Prindell. of this city ; and a number of piano selections by Miss Ruth Mel,inn. of New York, who with her hostess. Miss Constance Cline, were guests at the meeting. The numbers rendered by both these artists were most enthusiastically received by the Kiwanians. who voiced their appre ciation in repeated encores. The matter of the hard-surfaced high way across lower Cabarrus County, con necting Charlotte aud Albemarle, was again brought before the club b.v Major Will Foil, who reported that his commit tee went to Albemarle lust Tuesday to have informal conferences with citizens of that place. A number of Albemarle people, he said, assured him that they are in favor of the hard surfacing _of the Concord-Aibemarle road, and saving tlie money it would cost to hard surface the 41) or 42 miles from Albemarle to Char lotte. Tlie difference in the distance from Al bemarle to Charlotte over tlie two routes was definitely stated in a letter from Mr. Pridgen, chief engineer of tlie Highway Commission. From the main square in Charlotte to the main square in Albe marle, byway of Concord is 46.35 miles, said the letter; while the distance from Charlotte to Albemarle by tbe lower Cabarrus route, after the elimination of a number of curves will be about 40.75 miles, making a difference of only 5.(5 miles in the two routes. The National Highway from Charlotte to Concord is being hard surfaced now. Continued Major Foil, and the city of Concord is paved to the eastern corpor-’j ate limits, so tlie only additional hard surfacing needed to have the Albemarle- J Cpneord-Charlotte route completed, is the stretch from the eastern limits of Con cord to tlie western limits of Albemarle. This link could be paved with permanent hard surface almost $500,000 cheaper than the proposed southern Cabarrus | route. The distance from Albemarle to the Cabarrus County line on the lower Ca barrus route is about 18 miles, while the distance from Albemarle to the Ca barrus County line on the Albemarle- Concord highway is only 11.5 miles, so that the saving to Stanly County in hard (Surfacing the latter route would be the cost of 6.1) miles approximately—a considerable sum. This matter is not yet settled, but will be taken up at a joint meeting in Al bemarle with tlie Lions Club on next Thursday a week, June 2.Bth. at which time Major Foil urged all who are in terested in this matter to be present at -tlie meeting in Albenuirlg. Rev. 1.. A. Thomas was a guest at the meeting. The attendance prize, given by Team No. 1. Was drawn b.v Julius Fisher. Wheat Condition Better oil June t Than One Year Ago. Raleigh, June 10.—An average condi tion of 87 per cent. 4 iter cent, better than a year ago. 2 per cent, better than a 10-year average, was tlie June 1 condi tion of the North Carolina wheat*' crop, according to a report issued today by the co-operative crop reporting service of tlie North Carolina and United States de partments of agriculture. The condi tion estimated is based on about 500 crop, reports reeeived from all sections of tlie state. (in tlie basis of information received the report says that “the North Carolina Crop lias a much better prospect tliau usual * * * For four years the weather conditions have been such as to result in poor Jield.s. This year's prospect is thy best of the four years." Tlie largest part of the wheat acreage, according to the report, is in' “the Pied mont area stretching between Granville aud Rutherford counties. This is in the red day country where the tobacco and cotton crops are grown to the smal lest degree and where the greater diver sification and live stock are found. The condition in this commercial wheat area averaged the same as for tlie entire state. The average price for the state is about $1.35 which is slightly less than a year ago. Acreage planted in wheat is estimated in the report at 600,000 acres yielding slightly less than 10 bushels per acre, according to tlie June 1 reports. Dun’s Weekly Review. New York. June 15. —Dun’s tomor row will say : Most of the tests by which business trends are measured show a diminution of buying in primary channels but a gain in retail distribution. These are seasonal phases and do not mark any unusual or unexpected change in the general situation. Close observers of conditions hud not anticipated that the note-worthy industrial expansion of the first quarter of this year would con tinue indefinitely, or that the rise of prices would go on unchecked and the recent slowing down process, witii re action iu prices, has not been surpris ing. The chief interest now centers on the probable course of events after tlie passing of the summer and there is a disposition in many quarters to await a clearer insight into the future. This attitude is reflected b.v tlie increased conservatism in the placing of advance orders, ns well as by the (Mi! icy of avoiding burdensome accommodations of merchandise. Weekly bank clearings $6,410,830,- 000. State Highway Commission Meetings. (By (be Associated Press.) Raleigh, June 16.—Announcement has been made at the State Highway Com mission that a meeting of the district engineers will be held here on June 18. Only routine matters will be handled, it is stated. The State highway commissioners will meet here June 20 and 30. Two days before this meeting, on June 27, a num ber of projects will be let to contractors for construction. I i 9 * * > TODAY’S > NEWS > TODAY NO. 143. SHOTS FIRFD WHEN SHIPS APPEAR • OFF ATLANTIC CITY Several Rummers Were Seen About 200 Feet From the Shore, and the Government Boats Gave Chase. BOTH SIDES FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS Government Boats Tried to Surround Rummers, But They Were Not Successful in Their Effort. (By the Associated PreH.) Atlantic City. X. .T.. June 16.—A run ning tight in which several volleys were exchanged, occurred early today between rum runners and government boats. Many bullets whistled over the board walk, driving t,he night owls to cover. Shortly before midnight two govern ment boats from ISarnegat patrolling the Inlet waters, sighted s(ev«|ral rtmners about 200 feet from short attempting to make a landing. The government craft calling on the smugglers to stop, at tempted to surround them. The runners escaped in the fog after putting on full speed, sweeping so close ■ to shore they almost touched bottom, and then dashing in single file out yo sea. I Both sides exchanged shots freely. The sea fight could be seen clearly from the board walk section of the street. Three seconds after bullets be gan to tty the board walk, astir with mid night promenaders. was deserted, Xo I one asliore was hit. MILL MEN TO ADJOURN MEETING DI KING DAY X. C. Cotton Manufacturers in Session at Winston-Salem. Discuss Many .Mat ters. (By tbe Associated Press. Winston-Salem. June 16.—Following an address by A. B. Blalock, of the Xortli Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association, in which he discussed • the relations between his organization and the cotton mill men. the Xortli Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association in its annual summer convention here, went in to executive session when the state mill rules were discussed pro and con. An open business session will follow, when officers will be elected. Adjournment is expected to be taken not later than 2 p. m. today. Bernard M. Cone was elected president. The other officers chosen included : Vice President. E. C. Ilwelle. Charlotte; S. F. Patterson. Roanoke Rapids; J. M. Gainewell. Lexington: Hunter Marshall. Jr.. Charlotte, rejected secretary-treas urer, as was George W. Forrester, of Atlanta., traffic manager. After a lengthy discussion the asso ciation voted to reject all proposed changes in the Carolina mill rules as re quested by the Xew Orleans cotton ex change. Selection of the next convention city was left with the executive committee. GIRL WOUNDED BY GUM “SHOT.” "Indian Princess” in School Play Vic tim of Strange Accident. When 13-yeatr-old Marie Davis, play ing the role of an Indian princess in a school performance at the Matthews County court house in Xorfold. Va.. last week, collapsed as the victim of shots from an Indian band, she was applaud ed for the realism of the scene. When Marie was unable to rise, however, for a curtain response, fear seized the audience that she had been shot. Examination of a wound in the child’s breast, revealed that not a bullet, but a big wad of chewing gum, had caused the injury. DAUGHTER OF GERMAN PRESIDENT MARRIED Amalie Ebert Married in Berlin to Dr. Wilhelm Jaenrhe, Court' Attache. Berlin. J line Hi (By the Associated Press). —Fraulein Amalie Ebert, only daughter of President Ebert, was mar ried today to Dr. Wilhelm Jaenche, an attache of the German foreign office. The civil rites were performed at the regis try office. The religious ceremonies fol lowed at the executive mansion. Before her father's election to the Ger man presidency Fraulein Ebert was em ployed as a clerk by a Berlin firm. Dr. Jaencke's father is proprietor of one of Berlin's firms which long was surveyor of footwear to the court in the days of monarchy. Congress of Latin-American Students. Springfield, Mass., June 16. —The first annual congress of Latin-American stu dents attending universitiees and colleges in the United States was opened at Springfield College today and will be con tinued through the coming week. Many educators and other men of prominence will take part in the program, which provides for discussions and addresses on the problems of better relations be tween the United States and South America and of spreading general doc trine of good will between the two con tinents. Eligible for Postmaster at Weldon. (By the Associated Prw. Washington, June 16.—Richard A. Brice was certified today by the civil service commission as eligible for post master at Weldon. N. O. On June 26th the Southern Railway will sell at public auction at 10 o’clock a. m., a car load of poles. See ad. Ip to day's Tribune. Mr. Charley Culp and Mr. Charlie Lippard left Friday night for Washing- Hot!, where they will spend several days.