ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI Great Britain In Big Strike Feels The Grip Os Labor’s Might As Millions Go Idle STREETS PACKED : DURING THE OUT! r Millions of Workers Quit Their Job at Midnight Under Orders Issued by \ by Union Congress. ' NON-UNIONMEN I SEEKING PLACES i Radicals on Hand in Some \ Instances to Keep Them 1 From Jobs—Motor Traf- ; sic Now Very Heavy. i v London, May 4. —( A *) —Groat Bri tain today felt tho grip of labor's l might. At midnight tho million** of < workers under i’ao aegis of tho trades 1 union congress quit their labors in 1 a struggle to enforce the coal miners’ i stand against lower wages and in- i creased hours. By noon the streets of the capital were a maelstrom of milling pedes trians and crawling motor vehicles 4 with the unaffected workers striving to get their places of business while * in some places radical strike t*ympa- . thizers sought to turn them back. , The narrow thoroughfares of the j capital were incapable of aecommo- ( dating the unexpectedly heavy motor traffic caused by the cessation of ] service on the tram lines, railroads, , subways and regular bus lines. , Condititons in Picadilly Circus. Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square ami other points where traffic con verges became so hopeless that pas- , sengers were forced to desert their taxicabs and motor cars and make their way to work on foot. The government’s first news bulle tin issued over the wireless this morn ing was a notification from railway information bureaus that the trans port service for the supply of „ milk Was working out acooifjjng to ached , j . Reports from the provinces were meager owing to the restricted news services, but eondit'ons similar to those ill London obtained there. Edinburgh with the aid of volun teers maintained a skeleton service of tram cars and busses and the two evening newspapers continued to pub lish. In Manchester no trains are run ning and except for the volunteer service, the whole transport organi zation of the city is dead. The prineapnl Manchester stations were picketed shortly after midnight and no trains left for London. The Manchester Gunrdian proposes to give the people the news in a small typewritten sheet. While the tie-up of traffic contin ues throughout the city and many ex pressed apprehensions as to the out come of the great struggle efforts were continuing toward a settlement. The general eonucil of the trades union Congress met during the morning in Eeeleston Square, and left shortly af ter one o’clock for the House of Com mons. Former Premier Ramsey MacDon ald, J. H. Thomas, secretary of the national union of railway men; Ar thur Henderson, Home See-etary of the labor government; Herbert Smith, vice president of the miners’ federa tion: and A. J. Cook, his chief, par .. •. ..1 • _ c „it„ ticiputed ill the conference. They dig- * 1 closed no statement would be forth- i comiug before late afteruoogt. f The executive committee of the min- 1 era federation was summoned to the : House of Commons to participate, it is i I believed, in a conference with the 1 I j trades union council. I The beginning of the strike had a 1 dramatic setting in London Large crowds had gathered about the parlla- 1 t ment houses and Whitehall, where 1 they whiled away their time singing 1 the “Red BW” Big Ben boomed out twelve. A man clinging to the railing of the House of Parliament yelled hoarsely: “Comrades, the hour has struck.” Then the great mass of people be gan to swirl and eddy into a proces sion which started toward the West End. Near the Treasury the police seized n red flag and there was a brief un successful struggle to capture it. Then the marchers passed through Trafal gar Square to Regent street, and Pica dilly to Hyde Park corner. Finding the great park closed they continued down the quiet back streets. Suddenly at Eaton Square the po lice escort turned and scattered the marchers. Some of the men fell in their flight, others were chased by the bobb’es, and then the demonstration broke up. Strike Breakers Employed. London, May 4.—(A s )—Strike break ers are being hired by the Southern %■ and Great Western Railways in or- S, der to maintain their services which |i were interrupted by the general strike. B The Southern Railway which oper p ates an extensive suburban service, ex ;(1 pcets to open an hour service on some of its lines, possibly this evening. First Approach to Violence Reported. W- London, May 4.—OP)—The first ap proach to violence in the general strike came this morning at the east-and- The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily ♦ —— . west India cargo docks in the heart ] of (he communist district of Imndon. Large bodies of men comiielied seores of vehicles to turn back and ! some of the lighter vehicles were over turned. The attitude adopted toward those proceeding to work, even women and girls, was far from friendly. All work ceased on the docks. , Strike Is Complete. London, May 4. —)—The British 1 general strike is complete in every ’ particular, it was officially announced '■ at labor headqunrters early this eve- 1 ning. The union officials said the reiiorts reaching them surpassed all expectations. House of Commons Affected by Strike laindon. May 4; —(A s ) —For the first time in parliamentary memory, no or der papers were available for the mem- 1 bor when the House of Commons as- ' sembled today. 'The printers joined ! the other workers in the general strike and metnbers of the House were forc ed to put their questions verbally. When the questions were disposed of the labor ami liberal leaders announc ed that they would not today oppose by prolonged debate tho budget reso lution as they wanted to leave as much time as_ possible for the more urgent business relating to the strike. THE COTTON MARKET After Opening at Decline Market Held Fairly Steady.—May Off to 18.62. New York. May 4—(A*)—The un settling influence of the British labor situation was reflected in a restrict ing volume of business rather than by any price movement of importance, in the cotton market early today. Ca bles were lower than due, but the de cline in Liverpool was comparatively moderate. After opening steady at unchanged prices to a decline of 3 points, the market held fairly steady. May sold off to 18.62 and there was soattei-ed liquidation due to tile circulation of n few additional notices. There also may have been n little selling of late deliveries on favorable early view of the weather map. On the whole the market showed no particular tenden cy during the first hour, prices ruling about 2 to 4 points net lower. Cotton futures opened steady. May 18.65: ?i*y 18 is r-o,;i JCSJ*- 16.90: jjan. 16.83, AVIATION AND FARM LEGISLATION DISCUSSED At Meeting of Bankers Being Held at Carolina Hotel in Pinehiu-st. Pineliurst, N. C., May 4.—(A 1 ) — Aviation and farm legislation among a number of national problems law before the executive committee of the i American Bankers Association which I went into business sessions here to-1 day. Aside from the question of national movement not directly connected with the banking business, the committee considered a mass of technical routine relating to the promotion of better banking relations. Declaring there is a demand in this country for the government air sub , sidlary the commission recommended the establishment of a civil aeronautic bureau in the Department of Com ' meree. HOUSE STILL WORKING ON FARM RELIEF BILL . Leaders Not Able to Predict What Will Be the Outcome. Washington, May 4.—(JP)—Con ' fronted with three widely divergent - bills, the House today finally took up the task of evolving farm relief leg islation with lenders themselves un able to predict just what would be the outcome. Four days of debate faced the membership, and after that a lot of work on amendments must be done before anything like a complete bill can be put together. The Haugen bill to create a $375.- 000,000 revolving fund to stabilize agricultural prices was made the or der of business. After discussion of this measure has been completed, the Tlncher credit measure endorsed by Secretary Jardine and the Curtis- Aswell commodity marketing bill will come up as substitutes. , Abbott Ordered Released. Rome, May 4.—(A*)—An investigat ing magistrate today .ordered the im mediate release of John Adams Ab bott, socially prominent in Boston, who has been held in jail here for the last week. The charge that he had insulted Premier Mussolini was shown to be unfounded. 18. I.).l -I'li-Jaz ' ji—t.-j.-'g 900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'; I® MAY SERIES NOW OPEN Begin now to save something every week by taking ]j! out a few shares of stock in this series. ; j This Association can help you as it has helped others, to make your future sure. We sell Prepaid Stock at $72.25 per share. CITIZENS BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ; j Office in Citizens Bank and Trust Company. 11 -t aOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LEGION LOSS IN TANK FAILURE IS RETRIEVED Stevens and Davis Borrow Money on Personal Note to Make up For the Last $4 060. ( Tribune Bureau j Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh. May 4.—Although some 4.800 of funds belonging to the State i department of the American Legion j were on deposit in the Bank of War- j saw which failed recently, the money has been replaced in full by Henry L. Stevens. Jr., state commander, nnd I. P. Davis, state finance officer, and is on deposit in n Raleigh bank, it was announced here yesterday eve ning. The state department funds were in the hands of Mr. Davis, as finance officer. His home is in Warsaw and, by some trick of fate, he selected the Rank of Warsaw as his depository. Roth he nnd Commander Stevens were deeply perturbed when the dos ing of the bank's doors was an nounced. They went into executive session shortly after and agreed that the fairest thing they could do was to advance the entire amount and take their chances on getting back any or all of it when the bank's af fairs were straightened out nnd the liquidation completed. That rather quixotic course was carried out. the two drawing upon their personal re sources nnd. possibly, their credit, nnd the Legion will not lose a cent, no matter how involved the affairs of the closed bank may turn out to be. The deposit docs not amount to $4,800, but represents the entire ac count except for the necessary trav eling and other expenses which the officers deducted at the start, instead of borrowing from theihselves, then repaying themselves ns would have been necessary had they advanced the entire $4,800. This action of the Legion officials is considered here as a most unusual example of two officers’ rigid adher ence to what they chose to consider their duty to the organization they were serving. PROSPEROUS BECAUSE DRV, WERB ASSERTS Ai>; lit: of Kai.ooui Responsible For Wealth, Federal Jurist Declares at Asheville. Asheville, May 3. —The absence of the barroom in this county is largely I responsible for tlie tremendous in crease in prosperity during tile last several years, Judge E. Yates Webb declared in addressing the grand ' jury this morning shortly after the * opening of the May term of the United States district court in the* * [courtroom. I I “The great countries of Europe ‘ | are coming to prohibition,” Judge i Webb said, “and they are beginning *| to recognize that the power of this 1 1 country lies in its outlawing of the ? liquor traffic. Os course, there is ? still a great deal of drinking going r on and there are other crimes. But the drinking that goes on now is s not more than a thimble compared - to the drinking that went on 15 1 years ago in this country.” - Judge Webb reviewed the history -of law making in the world nnd re minded the jurors that history has proved that majority rule is the wisest and most effective method of attaining justice to all classes and bringing happiness and prosperity to the commonwealth. Large Cigarette Production in 1925. Winston-Salem, May 3.—One and one-third times as many cigarettes as there have been seconds since the ; birth of Christ were manufactured i in the United States last year, ae- , cording to figures shown newspaper men yesterday by a caller at the Chamber of Commerce. This man stated that last year tax was paid on 79,975,654,131 cigarettes and on 372.431,000,572 pounds of tobacco. After a few moments figuring he announced that in the past 1926 years there have been 59.906,304,000 seconds, or that there will be when this year has ex pired. These figures would mean that last year the United States, manufactur ed approximately a cigarette for every second during the i>ast 2,500 years. • How many cigarettes has Win ston-Salem contributed or how many millions of dollars in revenue nave been paid on local products he was . unable to say. though the number of ' cigarettes manufactured' locally last ‘ year on the basis of more than thirty 1 1 cars per day. must run intgf the bil lions, it was pointed out. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1926 CMMIT ' nil THAI IA SUITE STARTED # ' i Plans Looking to Anti-Ev-, olution Law to Be Made ; in Charlotte During the Week. : OUTSIDE~HELP IS NOT ASKED!; | , More Than 200 Persons Present at First Session. j; —Want Law Passed by This State. Charlotte, May 4.—(A 3 )—The funds-1 mentalist mass meeting of North Car ! olinn, aimed at launching a campaign j to foibid the teaching of evolution | in the schools of the state, opened ill the Carnegie public library auditori um here this morning. T'.ic section was called to order shortly after 11 o'clock with Judge Walter H. Neal, of Lnut'inburg, pre siding. Approximately 250 persons were present at the meeting. Offers of assistance by outside or ganizations in the "North Carolina campaign” for legislation to prohibit, the teaching of Hie evolution theory in the tax-supported schools we tv summarily rejected. Judge Neal de clared in his address opening the as sembly. | He declared the committee of 1001 which is sponsoring the drive on evo lution and modernism does not want! the assistance of any teacher who be-1 lieves in the theory of evolution, whether or not that instructor teaches the belief in the classroom. GATHER TODAY TO FIGHT LIBERALISM Fundamentalists to Start Campaign Against Teaching of Evolution. 1 Charlotte, May 3.—Leading Fun- ' dninentnlists of North Carolina are ] gathering here to attend a State mass meeting Tuesday, when a cam paign against teaching the theory of , evolution in tax-supported scnoola will be launched. Interest of Modernists and Funda mentalists is centered in the confer- ( ence- For the struggle in this State , between thin gi mp is regarded n* one which, will end in a victory ■ exerting an important, influence on lie Nation’s controversy over the vo ution theory. Indications arc that a large crowd rom all parts of the State will be iresent. W. E. Price, of Charlotte, is secretary of the committee. . Judge Walter H. Neal, of Laurin \ burg, chairman of the committee, ar t rived in Charlotte Monday to com plete the details in connection with ;ho meeting. Dr. T. T. Martin, field director of the Anti-Evolution Soqiety of Amcr > ica, will be present and will make an | address- He arrived several days ago. To Launch Campaign. | The purpose of the session is to ’ aunch the North Carolina campaign : to influence enactment by the legis j iature of a measure which will pre ! vent the teaching of any subject in * the public schools which discredits Bible teachings. r Several preliminary meetings of North Carolina Fundamentalists. who have assembled in Charlotte in recent weeks, led up to the announce ment April 16th that the campaign, would be started with the mass meeting here Tuesday. Great interest was aroused in the State, this being heightened by the arrival here of leaders in the Anti- Evolution Society of America, not ably Dr. Martin, field director. He announced that he will conduct an ) anti-evolution campaign either coin- v eidentaly or jointly with that ot the Committee of One Hundred. Dr. Mar tin said North Carolina is the key • State of the Nation in the Funda mentalist-Modernist controversy at this time and that a victory in this 1 Slate will be equivalent to a victory in the Nation. The meeting will be held in the I Carnegie Library auditorium. i With the purpose of further i strengthening the effort of the com- i mittee in its fight for a law con? cerniug the teaching of matters re garded as tending to discredit the Bible, Dr. A. R. Shaw, Presbyterian minister of Charlotte, acting for the committee extended a formal invita tion to officers and members of the Charlotte parent-teachers' associa tions to attend and take part in the discussions Tuesday. Child Dies of Bams; Playing With Matches. Durham, May 3.—lrene Horn, 5- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Horn, died Saturday at Watts hospital a few hours after her cloth- I ing had been ignited nnd her body burned almost all over, as the re | suit of p'nying with matches- She i was taken to the hospital immediate -1 ly after the burning at 2:30 yester i day, hut the injuries were so serious her life could not be saved. I Will Inspect Muscle Shoals. Washington, May 4.—(A 5 ) —Major General Harry Taylor, chief of army engineers, will inspect the Muscle ] 1 Shoals, Ala., dam and power plant II properties next week, leaving Wns'.i --j i ington for Florence May Bth. Federal Aid for Roads. ] Washington, May 4.—(A*)—Senate i 1 roads committee today favorably re ! ported the House $75,000,000 federal aid roads bill. War Mothers Arriving In City For State Convention First Session Will Be Held at 10 a. m. Tomorrow. — Mrs. Courtney, State War Mother, Among First to Arrive for the Meeting. i Delegates , began arriving here this afternoon for the State War Mothers' 'Convention which convenes in this city tomorrow morning. Mrs. M. M. Courtney, of Lenoir. State War Moth er. was one of the first to arrive. 1 Practically all of the delegates ar | riving this afternoon are from the eastern part of the State, the Wilson and Washington delegations being among the first to arrive. The Wil son chapter will be represented by | Mrs. Cozart, Mrs. Moore mid Mrs. (Corbett. The Washington chapter ' will be represented by Mrs. Baugham. , Miss llaugiiarn anil Mrs. Respnss. 11l addition to Mrs. Courtney, Le inoir will be represented at the conven jtion by Mrs. Gwynn, Mrs. Killian and i Mrs. Bernhardt. Sessions of the convention will be j held in the Sunday School building of Central Methodist Church. At the opening session tomorrow morning addresses of welcome and re sponses will be made, the program be ing interspersed with attractive mnai-| cal numbers. Mrs. Courtney will pre side at the opening session. Mrs. Mary Bennett Little. National Fourth Vice President, will be introduced at the first session, the introduction to be made by Mrs. Hugh Montgomery. At noon tomorrow a memorial ser vice will be held, followed by a lunch eon given by the Chamber of Com merce. Various reports will be made at the afternoon session, after which I the delegates will be driven to the | Jackson Training School where they will be guests at a tea given by the Stonewall Jackson Chapter of King's I Daughters. At 8:30 tomorrow evening visiting and local War Mothers and local ! Daughters of the Confederacy and i Daughters of the American Revolu tion will be entertained at a recep tion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cannon, members of the R. A. I), and U. D. C. to be hostesses. DELLINGER GOING TO 1 PHILADELPHIA THIS WEEK Wifi Make Trip With Mrs. P. S. I Starr, Second Cousins to Members of Ross Family. Charlotte, May 4.—(A 3 )—Julius Coleman Dellinger, of Denver, N. C„ told she A associated Press here today that iie expected to leave his home this week for Philadelphia to meet tlie relatives of Charlie Ross. Mr. Dellinger said that Mrs. P. S. Starr, second cousin of Ross, had ad vised him that she would call in an | automobile to start east with him in an effort to prove he is the long lost Charlie Ross who disappeared fifty years ago. “I am now just sitting quiet—the world will know soon how well found ed is my belief to be Ross.” Dellinger said. “I expect to establish my claim and then dig into a hole and retire peacefully for the remainder of my life.” Mr. Dellinger added that Mr. Starr would join the party at Greensboro, N. C., and travel to Philadelphia with them. From there he expects to go to New York. 'He declined to say how long he might be gone, but said he expected to convince any “doubtful” ones of his identity. “This is not a new thing with me,” Mr. Dellinger in his statement said. “I have for 47 years been engaged in trying to learn who I am. and I 1 have much evidence to support my be lief.” The principal evidence that he indi cates reliance in to aid him in prov ing he is Charlie Ross is the birth mark he bears. He also said he had a lock of hair from his head cut when he was 4 years old, which proves val uable. MT. AIRY COMPANY GETS BIG CONTRACT Sells Granite Valued at $1,615,000 For Arlington Memorial Bridge. Washington, May 4—(A 5 ) —The < North Carolina Granite Corporation at Mount Airy, N. C., today was i awarded the contract for granite in j the superstructure of the Arlington | memorial bridge here, at $1,615,000. ] The contract for the granite for ] the sub-structure went to Che Stone , Mountain Granite Corporation, of , Stone Mountain, Ga., near Atlanta, j for $207,000. i The Arlington memorial bridge is to link the Lincoln Memorial with ( Arlington national cemetery, and is , to be constructed at a cost of $15,- 000,000. The contracts were awarded by the bridge commission which consists of the president, vice president, speaker of the house, and ehairman of t'ae senate, and bouse public buildings and grounds committees. A dark gray granite will be used for the sub-structure, and a white granite for the superstructure. Prince Uses Airplane. Le Bourget. France, May 4.—(AO— The Prince of Wales returning home from his stay in Biarritz left 'acre at • 5:35 o'clock this afternoon in a spe- j rial airplane for London. , It is understood to be the first time : that the heir to the British throne . has undertaken an aerial voyage. Oriuser Ordered to Nicaragua. ! Washington, May 4.—(A*) —The s Washington government 'has ordered -a cruiser to Bluefields, Nicaragua, to l safeguard American interests in Nica ragua. Seventy-five delegates are expected j to attend. The program follows: Wednesday 10 a. m. Registration in vestibule of the church. Music—Mrs. M. H. Caldwell. Song—America the Beautiful. Devotional—Rev. R. M. Courtney, of Concord. Solo—Mrs. Gertrude Courtney Blackwell. Welcome from Cabarrus County War Mothers —Mrs. J. K. Patterson. AVe'.eome from mayor of Concord —('. H. Barrier. Greetings from American Legion Auxiliary—M. B. Sherrill. Greetings from Auxiliary of Le gion—Miss Maude Brown. Greetings from United Daughters of the Confederacy—Mrs. L. D. Col trane. Greetings from Daughters of the American Revolution —Mrs. J. F. Reed. | Greetings from Stonewnll Jackson chapter of King's Daughters—Mrs. J. P. Cook. Greetings from Chamber of Com merce—M. H. Caldwell. Response—Mrs. M. M. Courtney and Mrs. Hugh Montgomery. Presentation Flag—Mrs. R. E Ridenhour, of Concord. Presentation Banner —Mrs. W. H. - Cozart, of Wilson. Acceptance—Mrs. J. M. Parker. Introduction of National Fourth Vice President—Mrs. Mary Rennet • Little by Mrs. Hugh Montgomery. Response—Mrs. Little. Minutes of last Convention —Mrs. Warren Roark. Appointment of Committees. Short Talks. United Veterans Hospital, Oteen— • Commander J. O. Cadwnllader. Representative D. A. V.—State . Commander 4- P. Anderson. (Continued on Page Five) . t NO CHOICE YET MADE , OF PRISON CHAPLAIN ( Governor Has Received Letters Dis- ( cussing Successor to Shackletie’s , Place. | Tribune Bureau j Sir Walter Hotel , Raleigh. May 4.—A successor to Rev. W. S. Sbaeklette, prison chap- i lain, or, to give’ the position its legal tit'e, welfare officer, probably will i be appointed by the prison board ill its next meeting. May 11th, it was learned yesterday. Officially, the position has been va cant only _ since May Ist, although Rev. Mr. Shacklette was relieved of his duties in early April. In the same resolution which informed the chaplain that his “usefulness was at an end,” the prison board permitted him to occupy the house which he had been furnished until May Ist and given his salary to that date. There has been no little sentiment for doing away altogether with the office of welfare officer, but there is said to be a law requiring that seme service such as only a minister can render be made available to pris oners and it seems likely that the position will be filled ns soon as is possible. So far as is known, no action has been taken by the board, either indi vidually or collectively, toward the selection of a successor, but Governor McLean said yesterday evening that ■ he had received several letters recom mending various ministers for the ■ place. The governor, of course, has - nothing to do with the appointment -of the welfare officer, but the letters, i presumably, will be turnd over to the i tjoariJ for whatever action it sees fit to take. Until passage of an act by a re cent legislature, the welfare work amoug prisoners has been eared for by local ministers. That act, how ever, is said to make the appoint ment of a full time officer obligatory. I Over SI,OOO Paid to Poultry Raisers. Lumberton, N. C., May 4.—(A s ) More than SI,OOO in cash was paid to poultry farmers in Robeson county on the opening day of the local poultry market, reports Miss Flax Andrews, home agent. The market is in charge of James Price, a poultry club boy, and poultry is being received every Saturday from 7 until 12 o’clock. The market is paving cash upon delivery. E. C. Locklear, of Pembroke, re ceived over S2OO in cash on the op ening day. As a result of these sales, says the home agent, farm women in the coun ty, are installing water systems and other, conveniences in their homes. Already more than 35 water systems have been planned, nnd Miss Andrews expects more than 50 to be installed during the summer. On Advl»)ry Board of School of Jour nalism. New York, May 4—(A s )—Julian Hnrris, editor and owners of the Oo ; lumbus. - Ga., Enquirer-Sun, ami Stuart H. Perry, of the Adrian, Mich., Te'egram, have been elected members j of the advisory board of the School lof Journalism of Columbia Univer -1 sity to fill vacancies, it was announe led today. With Our Advertisers. Each day brings more new hats to i the millinery department at Robin- I son’s. > You can make your ice-box a Frig ■ idaire or install a Frigidaire at a low cost. See Standard Buick C 6. <>K4i(.\M DOZIER I Graham Doz : er, of Atlanta, Ga..' able young not or with The Carolina j Playermakers who plays the difficult j role of Dr. Anderson in Frank Ora- j yen’s comedy “The First Year. Mr.! Dozier will be remembered by Play-i maker audiences for his fine work last spring in Chen Chiug Hsuing's play, *The Thrice Promised Pride, ' in which he played the rich merchant. Mr. Ba xter is a sophomore at the Vnivers.ty and bids fair to reap high honors with this organization before he graduates. He is a member of the Chi Plii Fra ternity. STATE BOND MARKET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION Favorable Publicity Given State Has Much to Do With It. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. May 4.—-In addition to i gratifying the state pride of every i true North Carolinian and, possibly. ! bringing in hundreds or thousand* of citizens from Other states to see what is hapening in the Old North’ Staate. the publicity which North Carolina has been receiving through articles in various magazines and , newspapers of nation-wide circula tion isn’t hurting the sale of North Carolina's bonds. Governor McLean has been informed by New York bankers. t The governor has received a num- f ber of letters from friends and ao- 1 quaintances from various places in the United States and Canada, com- t plimenting him and the state of 1 which he is the head on the wonder- ; fill progress being made. as set ] forth in articles they have read in ] recent weeks. i One of these letters was from a banker in New York through whom some of the state's bonds hfivC been, and are being handled. The favorable , oublicity the state has been getting cannot help but increase interest in , the securities issued by the state, -he letter said, and congratulated j the governor and the state which | •>de such effective advertising pos sible. Whether or not the publicity had anything to do with it. the bond market, insofar as North Carolina bonds are concerned, is in better condition than in years, according to advices from New Y’ork. The issues which have been marketed are being digested by the investing public most satisfactorily, and the rate of interest has dropiied to 4 1-2 per cent, as certain an indication of a healthy tone as could be obtained- Another .$20,000,000 of North arolina bonds will be marketer! with in a few months, probably in Sep tember, the governor stated. ANCIENT NEWTON TREE PEELED BY LIGHTNING Bark Removed Front Top to Bottom, ’ Courthouse Not Touched. Newton, May 3—Lightning struck * the largest and one of the oldest oak trei-s on the county court house lawn ’ this afternoon and tore the bark • from the tree from top to bottom. The flash came from the west ami hit the oak while the county com- 1 missioners were holding a meeting in 3 a room near where the tree stands. ] The old oak stood on the west lawn i and was one of the most impressive trees here. Several years ago it was , trimmed by experts and was just be- , ginning to take on new life. The remarkable part of the inei- j dent is the fact that the new court , house was not touched. As soon as the county commissioners recovered from the shock they -ordered that two beautiful water oaks be set out to replace the one stricken down by lightning. The electric lighting plant and about 40 telephones were put out of eommissiion by the storm. Girls’ Home Demonstration Club. Currituck, N. 0„ May 4.—f/P)—A gild’s home demonstration club has - been organized on Knott's Island, in Currituck county, and one will be or- I ganized for adults later, so that in struction may be given in both jun , ior and adult work. This is the first i club ever organized on the island, ae- I cording to Miss Rachel Everett, the lipme agent. Meetings are being held bach week . was that the girls may receive inten sive training, says the home agent, i The school authorities in the coun . try will furnish a launch so. that 1 wekly trips may be made to and from the island by the agent. s ' Benjamin N. Duke Gives to Jewish Congregation. Durham, May 2.—A gift of $250 was made by B. N. Duke to the local Jewish congregation for use in making needed improvements in the o Sunday school department. An i- nouncement of the gift was made to night at a service in the Synagogue. ;- The gift is the second one to be a given by Mr. Duke to that. congrega tion. THE TRIBUNE PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY NO. 103 KILL SHUT 081 ■ TOR Y BUDGET FOB I ™ mil THE® ■ Plans For Annual CanNjl paign Will Be Perfected yj| During Week.—Person- 9j| nel of Teams Announced CITY-WIDE DRIVE I WILL BE STARTED I On Tuesday And It. Hoped Campaign Oaaißll Be Completed During the Next Two Days. HH Announopimnt that the annual M. A. budget campaign will | in ihis city on May lltli was this morning by H. W. Blanks, eral secretary of the Y. In mal&ap[Mfyil his announcement Mr. Blanks stated that preliminary plans for the paign have been completed ami plans w*ll be discussed at a meetitl^;viß| r - T ; of the campaign executive v ~ The executive committee is ■■ T. X. Spencer, chairman. E. CX-sBSB Barnhardt. Sr.. W. U. Odell. Rev. (\ Rowan. T. H. Webb, .1. J. hardt. J. I?. Sherrill. A. F. F. .1, Haywood. W. W. Flowe, E. vain. J. A. Cannon. 11. I. Wood house, C. A. Cannon. <’. B. Wagoner. F. C. ■||§ Nihil,ck. -I. IV ('anil 'll. A. R. Hoover, li A. G. Odell, G. 1,, l’atterson. W. M. W. j Linker. A. R. Howard, A. S. Webb, if • W. G. Caswell. J. G. Parks. D. B. Bc-ti • Coltralic. C. F. Ritchie. L. T. Haft sell. K. T. Camion. G. Ed. Kestlefs L-i®P|| - I). Cidtiane. A. li. Pounds, A. Harris. P.