ASSOCIATED
PRESS
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVI
See Hope Os Reaching
Agreement In General
Strike Early In Week
Source Upon Which the
Rumor Ls Based Not Di
vulged But Some Opti
mism Prevails.
CONDITIONS ARE
NOW IMPROVED
More Trains Are Running
and the Traffic Conges
tion in London Has Been
Relieved.
London, May 7.—(A I ) —The guard
ed prediction was made thin morning
by influential labor quarters Plat the
strike crisis might be settled early
next week.
This is the most optimists l sugges
tion thus far emanating from a high
source. Upon what it was based
was not divulged.
Unofficial peacemakers are steadily
working for u solution and the pres
sure of the churches and other bodies
ns well as prominent individuals is
being brought to benr to end the trou
ble.
It is believed that Premier Bald
win and .7. H. Thomas, one of the
labor lenders, were olosted at a late
hour last night, but what took place
is unknown, although it is assumed
they were discussing the crisis. j
Officially both the trades union con
gress mid government are standing
pat. and both, claim things are going
well in their respective camps.
The government at noon today *
stated that conditions were improv
ing throughout t'.ie country, with on
ly minor disturbances. Traffic con
ditions were easier, and many other
trains nnd other transportation fa
cilities available.
The British public entered upon
the fourth day of the strike with the i
same outward appearance of stoeism
as on t'ue previous day. The people
had. however, as a cheering factor, i
much better transportation facilities,
nnd were heartened by the news that 1
there would be more newspapers pub
lished. The outlook did not seem
much improved when based on ac
tual known facts, despite the reports
of a. probable
If the i the irre-1
sponsible sections of the public prob- 1
ably will..become jnacK troublesome as
the days pass.
There have been numerous disturb-!
nnees already. The worst trouble[
has occurred at Glasgow, which has
a notoriously radical population in
the ship building and mining dis-,
tricts.
There was fierce rioting in the east 1
side of the city yesterday when the
police broke many heads, and them-t
selves suffered a bombardment of;
stones and other missies.
The constabulary got the upper
hand.
Edinburg and some of the big Eng
lish towns also witnessed lively scenes,
while in southeast London tumult
kept the police busy a long time. The
strike leaders continued to deprecate
violence. ,
One London bus company had 47 1
of its 80 busses cripples by attacks of
strfkers while about 75 other busseß
lay in the streets.
Dissatisfaction on the part of a 1
section of the printing trade over be
ing called upon to strike without the
customary fortnight’s notice is being
mentioned conspicuously in the anti- '
strike newspapers.
One branch of the printers union ie
reported to have held a protest meet
ing over the walkout and the newspa
pers are hopeful that this attitude
will spread. They hope also that
the government’s pledge to protect
workers from victimization after the
strike if they return to work will
have the effect of inducing many men
to return to work.
The British Gazette calls attention
to the fact that the British Workers’
bulletin is being produced by union
printers, and argues that this shows
the strike is against newspapers
whose political views the strikers dis
approve, and not for industrial pur
poses. “The only printers who are
allowed to earn their living at their
own trade are those employed to fo
ment the strike,’’ says the British
Gazette, which is the government or
gan.
The strike has cut off the supply
of clean crisp new Bank of England
notes which, the British public was
accustomed to obtain "from banks.
Dilapidated or dirty currency ia nev
er issued In normal times, but the
banks have been instructed to put
them in circulation again.
Have Nothing to Say About British ,
AppeU.
Washington, May 7.—UP)—Ameri
can Federation of Labor officials de
clined to comment today on the ac
tion of the British trade unions con
gress in dispatching a cablegram ap
pealing to the Federation for funds
to carry on the strike.
The appeal was received at labor
headquarters today. It was explain
ed that a phrase in the cablegram
reading “thanks for offer of assist
ance” probably was prompted by the
language of President William Green’s
statement of Tuesday expressing sym
pathy for the workers.
Details of Rioting.
Middlesborough, England, May 7. —
UP) —Official details of last night’s
■ rioting here show that heavy lorries
were chained to the railway line in
nn attempt to wreck the late passen
ger train.
A crowd prevented the dosing of
the grade crossing gates, invaded the
The Concord Daily Tribune
♦
1 HARRY DAUGHERTY
HAS BEEN INDICTED
Th: Indictment Returned by Federal
Grand Jury Charges Conspiracy
, Against Government.
New York. May 7.— UP) —Harry M.
Daugherty, former V. S. Attorney
General, was indicted by a Federal
grand jury today with Thos. W. Mil
ler. former alien properly custodian
and John T. King, former republican
national committee man for conspiracy
in connection with the Ameriean Met- '
ai Company case. i
The indictment charges conspiracy
to prevent the government from re
ceiving the honest and unbiased judg
ment of Daugherty and Miller both
acting officially as to the turning over
of the metal company’s securities.
The Indictment charges that it was
part of the conspiracy to enable
lkaugherty, Miller. King and the late
Jesse Smith to receive from the claim
ants of the seenrit’es the sum of $391,-
OOiiMOO. which was paid for putting
through the transfer deal.
Daugherty appeared before thepreH
ent grand jury lust January. He
appeared before the investigating
board only after 'lie had been cited
for contempt of court because of his
refusal to answer certain questions
before the grand jury. He escaped
a possible jail term for contempt by
going before tHc grand jury. United
| States District Attorney Buckner an
nounced today that facts discovered
by his assistant, Kenneth F. Simpson,
while abroad recently caused the de
cision to dismiss the indictment pre
• vionsly returned ngainst Miller and
to return a new one naming also
Daugherty nnd King.
LEGION COMMANDER
I SPEAKS AT FAYETTEVILLE
John R. McQuigg Says Nation Must
i Be Prepared to Defend Itself.
Fayetteville. N. C\, May 7.— UP) —
The United States "as the creditor of
i the universe" is in a dangerous posi
tion with relation to other nations for
! the reason that the frailties of hu
manity are such that debtors are not
specially fond of their creditors. John
H. McQuigg, national commander of
the American Legion, declared today.
1 Asserting that “the United States
| tat, the richest prize of the ages, the
greatest inheritance since time began."
, ' WWiandey deelwrvi ttoEY
j “It will be ours only so long as the
. world knowß we are ready and pre
! pared to defend.’ He added that
world knows we are ready and pre
pared to defend.’ He added that
, world courts and tribunals "cannot do
I away with man's cupidity, nor quench
! a nation's thirst for power and do
minion when it thinks that it is
i strong enough to win."
Mr. McQuigg was speaking at Fort
Bragg, near Fayetteville.
THE COTTON MARKET
Advances in Market Were Followed
by Reactionary Tone Early Today.
New York, May 7. — UP) —Advances
in the cotton market were followed
.by a reactionary tone early today.
The weather conditions in thc..39A
Weather conditions in the South were
still unsettled, but some of yester
day’s buyers may have been disap
pointed by the failure of the morn
ing's news to suggest any definite
progress toward settlement of British
labor troubles. Liverpool cables were
easier.
The opening here was barely steady
at declines of 6 to 12 points. Active
months showed met losses of 13 to 19
points in early trading, under realiz
ing or liquidation, and some local
selling for a reaction. May eased off
to 18.87 and October to 17.52, the
market ruling around these figures
at 11 o'clock.
Cotton futures opened barely
steady. May 19.02; July 18.48; Oct.
17.56; Dec. 17,40; Jan. 17.35.
Capt. Foley Retired at Own Request.
Washington, May 7.—(A>)-—Capt.
Paul Foley, who became involved in
a controversy with Mrs. Margaret
Laqadowue during the naval inquiry
into the Shenandoah disaster, has
been retired by the navy department
at his own request.
The naval officer was judge advo
cate of the court of inquiry. The
court itself exonerated him from all
charges made against him by Mrs.
Lansdowne which had to do with tiis
method of dealing with the testimony
she was to give.
Mile. Lenglen, the celebrated French
player, ia to be presented at court
when she visits London this spring.
passenger station, wrecked the freight
station, and did otter serious dam
a*e. ,
Answering the mayor’s appeal, nav
al ratings cleared the line for traffic
after several hours work.
Troops Sent to Dock Districts.
London, May 7.— -UP) —Troops wear
ing steel helmets and carrying full
equipment were sent this afternoon in
to the dock districts of London wjiere
the rough crowds are becoming toe
unruly for the unarmed police.
Traveling Facilities Improving
Cardiff*. Wales, May 7.— UP) —The
attitude of the strikers here has be
come menacing and there are demon
strations against the volunteer tram
car drivers. Traveling facilities
throughout South Wales both by rail
and road, however, are improving
hourly, and there is an excess of vol
unteer help.
The coal fields are reported quiet.
RADIOPHOTO ON BRITISH STRIKE
* * * ... , ...
Shows Workers Volunteering to “Save England” as Great
Gopyright, 1920, by XEA Service. Ine.. and The London Times.
Ibis photograph shows volunteer English workers in Hyde Park, London, manning mottor lorries to dis
tribute milk to London s babies and invalids. Hyde Park lias been closed to the public and is being used as a
deport for the city’s milk supply This picture was taken Tuesday, after Britain’s 5,000.000 union workers had
walked out. nnd was sent to XEA Service’s Xew York bureau by radio photo.
Optimism Prevails As Plans
For Y Campaign Shape Up
Active Drive Will Start Wednesday Morning And
Entire City Will Be Canvassed—Reports to Be Re
ceived at Luncheons on Wednesday and Thursday
Nights.
Having decided to postpone the
opening of the atmunl Y. M. C. A.
budget campaign from Tuesday until
Wednesday, members of the executive
committee of the campaign are per
fecting definite plans oqw'Tfpr the
i /.
Due to the fact that many mem
bers of the campaign teams desire
to see the May races in Charlotte on
Monday, it was decided to postpone
the drive one day. It is planned to
complete ’the drive Thursday.
The opening gun in the drive will
be fired Tuesday night when a lunch
eon for the campaign members will
be held. At the luncheon cards for
the campaigners will be distributed,
final instructions will be given by the
division commanders and last minute
details straightened out. The lunch
eon will begin at 6:30.
On Wednesday morning at 8:15 the
drive will get underway. The can
vassers will be given cards bearing
the names of the prospects they arc
to, see, this plan being adopted to
CHANGE MADE TODAY t
IN CONFERENCE PLAN j
General Conference Will Not Con- !
stitute Itself Into Committee of the j
Whole.
Memphis, Tenn., May 7. —(,4 > )- The l
General Conference of the M. E.
Church, South, in session here, today |
reversed its action of yesterday to!
constitute itself into a committee ofl
the whole ou next Tuesday for the :
considerat’on of a proposed oonstitu- j
tion. On motion of N. H. Horton of
Ocala, Florida, the conference voted to
reconsider its action and passed ,i j
resolution offered by Dr. Stewart ‘
French, Bristol, Tenti., to refer the
report of the constitution commission
to a special committee, of 25 which is
to report back to the conference Fri
day, May 14th.
Howard Van Doren Shaw Dead, j
Washington, May 7 UP) —Word j
reached the American Institute of Ar
chitects in convention here today that j
Howard Van Doren Shaw, who has j
just been awarded the Institute's gold |
medal for architectural achievement. I
is dead in Baltimore. Mr. Shaw’s j
home was in Chicago.
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Whatever your plans for the future may be, this Asso- - !
ciation will help you carry them out. ] |
If you want to save money, or if you want to buy or 1
build a home, you .will find no better way than to carry !
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• MAY SERIES NOW OPEN.
Citizens Building & Loan Association
CONCORD, N. C- & !
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1 prevent duplications. The workers
. will make their first reports Wednes
i day night at another luncheon at die
■ Y at 6:30.
At this meeting the executive com
i mittee's report will be read. also.
c "there Is a shortage Wednesday 1
■ nlgflf -the campaign will be continued
, Thursday, with the final reports on
! Thursday night at 0:30 at another
. luncheon.
i Attendance prizes will be given nt
each of the luncheons, members of
the various teams being eligible to
draw.
Race horses, one for each division,
‘ will be lined up in the gym of the Y
and these horses will move one foot
; for each SSO reported. In this man
ner the results of the campaign Will
be posted. The team reporting the
most money naturally will win the
race.
Officials of the executive committee
are optimistic. The Y has done a
notable service during the past year,
they declare, and they feel the pub
' lie is willing to pay for this service.
l HENDERSONVILLE FIRE
DESTROYS TWO BUILDINGS
! I-oss Is Approximately $50,000 With
i Only Small Amount of Insurance.
[ Hendersonville, May 7.—</P)—Fire
i of undetermined • origin early today
I destroyed buildings housing Smith's
I bakery and the Climax barbershop on
S Main street in the heart of the city
j with a loss of approximately $50,000
; and only a small amount of insur-
I a nee.
| Other buildings in the district were
! threatened before the blaze was
j brought under control after more
j than an hour’s work on the part of
firemen and citizens who came to
their aid.
Fighting Ftoilows Failure to Make
Peace.
i Rabat, French Morocco, May 7.
j (A s )—The first fighting since yester
; day’s break up of Moroccan peace con
ference began today. French aviators
| began bombing important lliffin posi
! tions early this morning, while the
i French troops massed in the eastern
| sector began a movement in the region
I of Kert in conjunction with the Span
j isli troops who began moving toward
Azib de Midar.
FOREST FIRES ARE
STILL MENACE FOR
SEVERAL COUNTIES
Fire Which Started Wed
nesday Along Davidson
River in Transylvania
County Is Spreading,
MANY ACRES ABE
BURNED IN WEEK
In Spite of Work of Sev
eral Hundred Volunteers
the Flames Continued to
Burn Briskly.
Asheville, May 7.—GP)With the fire
that for six days has burned upeon
trolled in the Boone area of Pisgah
national forest still raging, through
the_ timberlands toward Brown Moun
tain with unabnted fury, n second
blaze that broke out Wednesday among
the Davidson River in Transylvania
county has begun to assume serious
proportions today.
The Davidson River fire started ou
Wednesday morning from an undeter
mined cause, and Thursday was plac
ed under control. It broke out again
Thursday night sweeping over the tired
lands, and foresters buttled the blaze
for die past 24 hours. It was again
practically under control Friday morn
ing, though it was still burning, and
fire crews are still at work.
Incomplete reports state that the
fire has burned over several hundred
acres. Three other fire within two
days on Mills River and Davidson
River burned over approximately 900
acres foresters said today.
Thursday afternoon 150 additional
men were sent to the scene of the
Boone area fire from Lenoir and while
the blaze along Grandfather Mountain
ridge in the Asheville-Blowiug Rock
section has been beaten down, it is
still raging in the other sections of the
east and South.
With Our Advertisers.
Saturday is the flay and Fisher’s
the place. Big sale there of dresses
and smart millinery.
Don’t fail to visit the big Closing
Out Sale at file Markson Shoe Store.
Everything must go. Nothing over
04.95.
Campbell's pork and beans only 5
cents a can at I’nrks-Belk Co's, today
nnd tomorrow. Caraja coffee only
35 cents a pound. See new ad.
today,
Ivey's Store Store has received six
new models in shoes this week. These
are the newest models and colors for
the spring season.
Sehloss Bros, suits, single and
double breasted and single and double
l trosuered nt Hoover’s.
I W. J. Hetheox sells standard
1 brands of electrical goods.
\ Unusual ideas and styles in suits
i for the little fellows at J. C. Penney
I Co’s., 79 cents to $2 98.
i Hanes athletic underwear for snle
i at Efird's.
i Dellinger Going to Philadelphia To-
I I day.
l Denver. N. C.. May 7.— UP) —Julius
I Coleman Dellinger said today he had
| expected to leave “within the next
i 24 '.lours’’ for Philadelphia where he
will make an effort to prove that he
i is the long missing Charlie Ross.
i He solid that he would probably
\ lenvo tonight, but would add nothing
, to this brief statement.
|i Franz Liszt could write musical
I I notes before he had learned his al
phabet.
War Mothers Will Gather
In Washington Next Year
Selected Convention City at Final Session of St* r '.4‘
Convention Here Thursday—Meeting Here One of
Best in History of the State Organization.
1 After selecting Washington as the
i 1927 convention city nnd enjoying a
j round table discussion led by Mrs.
j Mary Bennett Little, of Wadesboro.
| fourth National Vice President, dele
jgates to the seventh annual Conven
! tion of the North Carolina War Moth
ers adjourned Thursday afternoon.
Asheville and Washington extended
invitatitons for the convention next
year, the eastern Carolina city win
ning out due to the fact that the con
vention had been held in I lie west
this year. Charlotte was ready to
make a bid for the convention, it was
said, but withdrew when delegates
showed a preference for the eastern
part of the'state for their next gath
ering.
Various matters of interest to the I
organization were discussed at the I
round table led by Mrs. Little. The I
discussion came after several commit
tees had re|iorted.
The program at the afternoon ses
sion opened with a piano number by
: Mrs. V. A. Menus, who later played
the accompaniments for Miss Eliza
i hetli Woodhouse, who was heard with
| pleasure in a solo number.
Most of the delegates in attendance
left during the afternoon for their
homes. A majority of the delegates
motored to Concord in private ears
and they left immediately after the
convention adjourned. Others left
the city by trains and busses.
The convention here was described
by many of the delegates as the most
harmonious and beneficial in the his
tory of the State organization. Con
cord’s hospitality was generously
praised with special commendation
for the excellent program rendered
bv local musicians.
I
JUDGE NEAL PI TS BLAME
ON “THE OTHER FELLOWS”
Says Plans of the Pommmittee of
One Hundred Will Go Right
Ahead.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh. May 7.—Putting the blame
for the fracas at Charlotte on the
“other fellows”, whom, lie said, he
could count on the fingers of his two
hands, Judge Walter H. Neal said
yesterday that the plans of the “Com
mittee of 100“ to thoroughly organize
„ the state in the interests of
mentalism looking toward "the "enact
ment of a statute against the teaching
of any scientific theories contradic
tory to the teachings of tile Bible,
j were going forward smoothly.
“We have nothing new to report
except that our campaign is well
planned and that we expect to carry
it through,” the judge said. “Some
slight opposition lias developed in the
larger cities, but the rank and file
of the people in the smaller cities
and towns and in the country are in
hearty accord with what we are try
ing to do.”
Establishment of a permanent head
quarters in either Charlotte or Ra- 1
leigh or some other city, is the next i
step that will be undertaken, after!
which an intensive campaign against j
the teaching of evolution in the state
supported schools will be waged.
When questioned concerning the al
tercation that took place in the Char- {
lotte meeting, Judge Neal maintained
that a few “radicals” were responsible !
for the “row” that occurred, and that,
the majority of the 500 or more who
were present were in almost complete |
harmony.
"It was just like a crowd of Dem
ocrats getting into a Republican, or j
viee versa,” he explained, "and we i
were not responsible for the turn af
fairs took.”
, MAN DIED IN GREAT
AGONY OF HYDROPHOBIA
i Night Watchman Attached By Dog
Develops Dread Disease.
Spartanburg. S. G-, May o. Suf
fering indescribable agonies. S. P.
West, night watchman at the Fair
mont mills, died Wednesday at a
* local hospital of hydrophobia. De
* spite his intense sufferings, Mr.
West was conscious at times and
! cooly made arrangements for his
. funeral services.
Mr. West secured the Pasteur
treatment for. rabies, receiving the
■ stipulated number of inoculations
for 21 days, and his hand, lacerated
by the dog, apparently had healed.
. Several days ago he complained of
pain in one of the fingers on the
wounded hand. In a few hours the
pain became more intense nnd symp
toms of convulsions developed. He
was brought to a hospital here Mon
day.
Mr. West was attacked by a mad
dog ns he was at work in the boiler
rooms at Fairmont mills about a
month ago. He fought rae animal
with his bare hands and knocked the
dog to the ground several times.
Once, when the frenzied beast
sprang at his throat, Mr. West slap
j>ed the dog in the face, and the an
imal immediately grabbed his hand.
The dog’s teeth tore through the
flesh and almost several fingers from
the hand. The animal clung des
perately to the hand, and Mr. West
was forced to choke the dog almost
to death before he could free his
fingers.
Danish Union Members to Strike.
Copenhagen, Denmark, May 7. —OP)
—The executive committee of the
Danish trade unions gave the asso
ciation of employers preliminary no
tice today of a strike in support of
the British strikers.
Signal honor camp to the Concord
chapter at the convention in the elec
tion of Mrs. \V. I). Pemberton as |
State War Mother. Mrs. John K. Pat- !
terson as Fourth Vice War Mother j
and Mrs. J. F. (ioodson as Registrar, i
One of the first acts of the new War j
Mother was to appoint Mrs. R. E. j
Ridcnhour of this city to be Corn - .
spouding Secretary.
Mrs. W. H. Lewis, of Gastonia. was i
the only officer re-elected, the others j
having served two years. Mrs. Lew-1
is was re-elected Treasurer.
At the final session the resolutions
committee made iits report as fol
lows :
W-E-L-C-O-M-E spells welcome,
and when Concord opened her doors
I this week to greet the American War
I Mothers, everything seemed to say
Iwe want you. Every day the sun
shine has greeted us with its warmth,
and brightness. The flowers seemed
to burst open and blossom just for us.
even showing pat riotism in their col-j
ors—red, white and blue. The beau
tiful trees of which Concord so proud
ly boasts, all clothed in green, extend
their arms to greet us, and the birds
in the tree tops sing their sweetest
songs of welcome.
The constant affection of the Moth
ers and the people, is shown on every
side. Their doors are left unlocked
and literally left open to entertam us
in their most hospitable homes. Flags
are flying everywhere and down
street, even in the most humble shops
are seen those sweet words “Welcome
to War Mothers.”
We wish to extend our thanks to i
the pastor. Rev. R. M. Courtney, and j
to his members, for the use of the
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DAWSON WILL BE RE-ELECTED
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Perfect Harmony Seems to Dwell in
The Democratic Ranks.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh. May T.——lt is doubtful if
the call for rtie meeting of the State
Democratic executive committee will
be issued within the next ten days.
State Chairman John G. Dawson said
when in Raleigh this week, but de
clined to commit himself any further
as to the probable dftte for Jhe forth
coming session.
The -piim'ipul item of business to
come up at the executive meeting is
the naming of a state chairman for
the ensuing two-year period, which
may account for Chairman Dawson’s
reticence about the matter.
There seems to be not a shadow
of doubt in the minds of Raleigh’s
several politicians who usually are
conversant with the trend of things
of a i>olitieal nature over, the state,
that Mr. Dawson will be re-elected
without opposition.
These politicians point to the ex
traordinary success the party has at
tained under Chairman Dawson’s
leadership, the increasingly large ma
| jorities which have been piled up for
| Democratic candidates and the per-
J feet harmony which seems to prevail
i in the rank and file of the voters as
well as among the leaders, and. de
clare that never has there beeen less
reason to change chairmen than now.
I If these men have had their usual
success in feeling the pulse of the
! party and diagnosing the throbs and
I bents they discovered, it looks as if
r Mr. Dawson has won himself the hon-
I or of re-election to the post he now
holds.
Mr. Dawson, incidentally, denied
| that his visit to Raleigh had any po
j litieal significance whatsoever.
‘‘l’m just here on some legal busi
ness.” he explained, which might, of
course, have been true.
State Crops Sucer for Lack of Rain.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, May 7.—Crops through
out the state are continuing to suffer
ns a result of lack of rainfall and
continued cold weather, according to
Frank Parker, crop statistician, de
partment of agriculture, who re
turned yesterday from a tour
of observation in Johnson 'county.
The exceedingly sub-normal temper
ature registered in April, with an
average temperature for the month
of only 53 degrees, has retarded the
farmers’ work materially. This,
couped with the fact t’ll at less rain
fell in April than in the same month
for thirty years, has also served to
hamper the farmers of the state.
' “At Benson and other points in
Johnson county, farmers told me that
■ they had found it useless to try to
work their land until some rain fell
and they had warmer weather,” he
said. “The seed planted so far has
• failed to germinate and all farm work
i is at a standstill as a result. Quite
I a bit of concern is being evidenced,
‘ as crops are being decidedly retarded.
. But one good rain will relieve the
: situation.”
BASEBALL™
SATURDAY, MAY Bth
Gibson
vs.
Catawba College
GIBSON BALL PARK
Game Called at 3:30
THE TRIBUNE
PRINTS
TODAY’S NEWS TODAY
NO. 106
ALDERMEN OF Cltf l
MEF T ::r,EEHOURS
lOHEMNKtj
I While No Outstanding
Matters Were Presented
j Variety of Business Held
! Board’s Attention.
LEGION REQUEST
GETS APPROVAL
1 ' 1
The Colored Citizens Want
Racing on Two Streets .j
Stopped—Change Made
In One Privilege Tax M
Members of the board of aldermen V
held another three-hour session Thurs-*: >
day night when they met at the city
hall for their May meeting. While i
outstanding matters were preseatlMl
to the board there was enough busi
| ness to keep the aldermen busy from
N to 10:45 o’cloek.
Declaring the streets are being us- ;
ed as tracks by local racers, a delega
tion of colored citizens appeared be
fore the board and asked that a traffic
sign be erected at the intersection of ;
Tournament and Chestnut streets. i
decision in the matter rests with the 5
street committee which was given
power to act on he request.
Albert Johnson appeared before the
board and asked that a pipe line be
laid from St. Charles to Vance streets..
Due to the lay of the land, Mr. John
son said, water stands in the streets. 4
The board asked the city engineer to
; get an estimate of flip cost of the line l
ami lator agreed to go 5-50 with the
property owners in laying the line. 1
The matter will be decided at the
next meeting.
Auto dealers who sell two makes ot -
cars manufactured by the same com
pany sent L. T. Hartsell. .Tr., to the j
meeting to protest against the recent- |
ly enacted privilege tux which re- j
quires dealers to pay $25 for each
make of car sold. The. law was
amended so that dealers pay but $23 '
regardless of the kinds and numbers e
of cars sold.
The board generously agreed to aarg
sist the American I.eg : on in equip
ping its new club rooms. At a recent I
meeting the aldermen agreed to let 1
the Legion have some rooms in the 1
city hall annex for two years without;*®
rent and then Thursday night agrflfrd l
T« 7>iy Tiftir rlfr host 'efliilptfirtf-Wajl
rooms provided the total cost is not 3
more than SISOO. It is understood the 9
county will be asked to pay the re- 1
mil ini nr $750. I
David I.ippard presented an old I
grevanee to the board. He stated!®
that in laying off Reed street the city I
had made a mistake in his line and he J
asked that he be paid by the city, j
The street committee was asked to I
investigate. Mr. I.ippard, it said, pre*®
sented this matter several years ago I
but nothing lias been done about ,if. |f| 1
City Engineer Smith presented his ®
report, showing collections of $420.15 ®
during last month. The report was’®
accepted and Mr. Smith eongratulat-fj
ed. During the present fiscal year ®
he lias collected about $3,000. • d I
AH books of the city wore ordered!®
audited. Mayor Barrier and Alderman®
Howard. chairman of the finance®
committee, being appointed to select®
the auditor. The work will be started®
after the close of business oft MajS®
31st. I
Alderman Ilnhn presented tile eitjj®
with Virginia Avenue and the netj®
street was accepted by the board. JH
Siren horns and siren whisth's on®
bicycles and private autos will bt®
banned in Concord under an ordiimadH
the city attorney was authorized to®
draft. Firemen have made protfhif®
against the sirens, it is said, and umS®
bulauce drivers have concurred in (lit®
compla'int. The new ordinance will®
be presented to the board- at the nejiß
meeting. ®
Charlotte Speedway Tickets Free..®
Vou can see the automobile ivmH
Monday, May 10th, for a few mini®
utos’ of your spare time. 'A -
To every boy and girl who secures®
five new subscriptions to The, Daily®
Tribune or five new yearly subscrips®
tions to Tlie Semi-Weekly Times sgi®
will give free one B- GrandtstHß
ticket. The subscriber must be fro3|
families that are not now takiM®
either paper. i ■
Here's the cbafice of your life fie®
witness the world’s wonder rtefiffl
classic where you will see the great®
est automobile racing ofall times oft®
the most modern speed bowl iti. tin®
United States. This will be free o®
cost to you. Read the ad. and ya®
, j»st how easy it is for you to M®
these races free! Get busy and 38®
. tend these races at the expense 0®
, The Tribune. fl
In England no one asks for -t®
“spool of thread" but for a “red <®
' cotton ” I
SAT’S BEAR~SArBt =eS *
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Cloudy tonight and Saturday, prftfl
ably showers in extreme
Gentle to moderate north and
eas: winds. aH