ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI No Peace Parleys Are Planned For Week End To Halt General Strike <*■ i So Far as Can Be Deter mined Conditions Today Are Same as They Were Friday. BOTH SIDESARE HOLDING FIRM Some Families Are in Want in the Mining Districts. —No Serious Disorders Have Been Reported. London, May B.— (A I )—lntensive preparations by the government to ileal wi.'a any untoward situation, and to keep the vitnl serviees running featured the fifth day of the general strike. This being Saturday, a half holi day. there was a little attempt to eon duct ordinary business. A govern ment statement at 1 p. m. said the situation was the same as yesterday and satisfactory. The labor ’.leadquarter* did not is sue its usual noon statement but con ferences were going on continually among the leaders. Thus far, there are no sings of re-opening official peace negotiations, ami the miners' leader, A. J. Cook, told the Asso ciated Press there was nothing to in dicate tile possibility of any such liar leys over the week-end. In the Welsh mining district the strikers are beginning to feel the pinch of. hunger, and hundreds of miners' families have appealed to the poor guardians for relief. \ > Police in congested regions of Lon don. reinforced today ns a precaution against possible looting of shops to night when strikers receive strike pay instead of usual weekly envelopes. Armored cars are being moved to ward I/ondon from the Aldershot mil itary camp, and a tank corps was em barked at Belfast this morning for an unknown destination. No dis orders of consequence had been re ported up to early afternoon, Lon don time. The trans-Atlantic liners continued to move passengers to and from ports by means of motor lorries. The strik ers' pickets made no trouble at the docks, and most sailings are proceed ing apcißqling to schedule. i HOngtr Felt By Miners. ! Lanefly, rarmarthanshire, Wales., 1 May B. —CdP) —Hunger is beginning to stalk through the strike-bound mining! districts of Wales. Hundreds of strikers and families already have applied to the poor guardians for relief, and the board of guardians here and in many other sec tions are facing a problem as their funds are already overdrawn. The re lief officers here, however, have been instructed to give aid in destitute cas es, despite the shortage of funds. i It is impossible to pay unemploy ment doles to the men on strike, as they are not classified as unemployed, and can bo helped only through their union or the poor guardians. STRIKE BREAKERS AND STRIKERS IN BATTLE One Man Killed and Another Wound ed in Battle of Bullets and Bricks. Chicago, May 8. — UP) —A striking foundry worker was shot and killed | and another man was wounded in a battle of bullets and bricks today be tween strikers and atrike breakers in Cicero. Thomas Hailwood, 39. a striking moulder, was slain. Charles Shim kus. also a striker, was shot in the! leg. Shimkus said he believed two other strikers were wounded. The affray occurred! not far from the Greenlee foundry where Hailwood and Shim kus were employed before the strike. Agree on Restoration of Oid One. Cent Rate Charge For Poet Cards. Washington, May 7.—An agree ment was reached today by the joint Congressional Postal Committee for a restoration of the one-cent rate on post cards. A reduction of the rate on transient second class mail matter —individual mailing of newspapers —also was agreed upon, along with establishment of a c. o. d. postal card system and a reduction of the service charge on baby cHicks. The committee -will meet Monday to make a final survey of its report in consultation with Joseph Stewart, executive assistant to the Post master-General. Asserting that the committee ma jority had done "absolutely nothing" with the most , important questions affecting pcstal rate revision, Sena tor McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee, announced that he would tile a minority report favoring these pro posals : Henry Ford Assumes Role of Fire man to Save Wayside Inn. Sudbury, Mass., May 7-A-Henry Ford assumed the role of assistant fire chief and helped to stave off a •brush fire that 'menaced the historic Wayside inn, which he bought a few years ago. The flames raced to with in half a mile of the inn and nearly cost a life. A heedlessly thrown cigarette butt was thought to have started the fire, which burned about 200 acres ol scrub timber and brush on the “Ford property.” It started at 1 o'clock, a mile aud a quarter from the inn and on the opposite side of (he road. A brisk wind drove it down the road to within half* a mile of the inn. The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading: Small City Daily * ■— NORT CAROLINA CROPS IN CRITICAL CONDITION tiro light About by the Unusually Cold Weather in April. , Tribune Ituromi Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, May B.—That North Car olina is in a critical condition nt tiief present time is evident from many j of the reports received from n 1 parts ; of the stale by the North Carolina) Crop Reporting Serviee in relation! to the government crop report, re-; leased from the National Crop Re-j porting board this afternoon. This condition has been brought about by the unusually eold weal’iier in April, eoinbined with excessively dry condi tions. According to several hundred re ports received from erop reporters familiar with the different agricultur al sections of North Carolina, farm progress is being greatly hindered both ns to planting and plant growth by file rool and dry weather. While the damage by frost on April 20th was heavy to truck and fruit, it was not as disastrous to either ns was thought at the time, although in some localities it was very serious. Many orchards and fields , were entirely killed. Investigation -is lfow under way in the fruit and trucking regions. T'iie latest information indicates that the Sand Hills peach crop will be some less than the 2,000 carloads made last year." The May crop will largely determine the results. The truck in eastern counties hns already been planted over or partially recov ered from the freeze. The Irish potato crop lias been re duced very little in acreage from the 25 per cent, increase over a year ago, due in the eold. but the stands and growth have been seriously handi capped. Os course tile liotatoes are sprouting out now and new plants growing rapidly, make the 2erop late. The apple crop in the mountainous section of the state seems to be in fairly good condition, ns the freeze did very little damage in the commercial • areas. The present outlook is for 7!) per cent, of a full crop ns com !sired with 70 per cent, last year. Potatoes show 73 per cent, condition as compared with 84 last year. Peaches are 67 per cent, as com , pared with 73 per cent, last year. Os I course these conditions may be • ehnngeil as a result of varying ,vratti er later, insects and other natural causes. Cotton and tobacco show tendencies toward increased ncrenges. with plant ings progressing rapidly. Os course, it is almost too dry for results to be anticipated ns yet. Farming activities have been as good as the dry condition of the soil Would permit. The work was rela tively late in being begun in the early spring. The plowing shows 83 1 per cent; completed on Slay Ist, as compared with 89 per cent, a year ago. Tlie spring sowing and plant ing shows still later delays as only 62 per cent, of the seeding was com pleted by May Ist, as compared with 78 per cent, a year ago. The work seems to be from 10 to 12 days late and the farmers are rather g’.oomy as to the outlook. Farm labor still continue to show considerable shortage as compared with the demand. Pastures, which I offer a good index to weather condi tions, show a condition 13 per cent, lower than a year ago. While the quality of hay on farms is about 13 per cent, of last year’# crop, it is about the same as a year ago. FAMOI'S “MOSQUITO CASE” ON TRIAL IN McDOWELL Was Brought Against Power Com panies as Result Malaria Epidemic Last Summer. . Marion. May 7.—Suit for dam ages, approximately a quarter mil lion dollar, against the Western North Carolina and the Southern Power companies, in which some 39 complaintans have merged their 1 claims, was called before Judge Mc -151 roy in the McDowell county court here this week. The suit, known as 1 the “mosquitio case," was brought ' as the result of an alleged epidemic 1 of malaria among the residents in > the Lake James district last sum -1 mer. The latter claim the disease ' was spread by mosquitos, spawned in the power companies’ lake after r the water became stagnated. In hear ■ ing testimony, Judge McElroy by ■ agreement dismissed the jury and • will decide the issue oil its merits. > Further Decline in Mill Stock. , Gastonia, N. C„ May B.—A further . decline, of 42 cents per share in bid price was recorded during the week, j according to the average of twenty _ five active stocks as compiled week ly by R. S. Dickson & Co., the aver age now standing at 3115.50 against $115.92 for the previous week. This • average is $2.22 per share above the low average of July 15, 1925- y Trading throughout the week was I quiet, although indications at the II close pointed towards more activity, c and possibly firmer prices. v , i y -With Our Advertisers. If it is new you will find It at t Robinson’s millinery department, e. On Monday Fisher’s will sell im if ported Spanish shawls of beautiful d quality for only $9.76. See ad. a J. W. Dorinan, the Pineville, medi d cine man, is now in Concord and can A be found at the home this side of the d I overhead bridge near the freight de i pot. See ad. in this paper. HER DAY! The day of days, when through the haze The world wilFrause. and give applause, Os love a face appears. God grant it be thatway. . That, in effect, brings out respect, We know we should. There s naught too good MR. JOE 11. SEPARKS TO GIVE PRIZE OF SSOO For General Excellence in News papers of North Carolina. Gastonia, N. C., Mny B;—Through the generosity of Mr. Joseph H. Separk, of Gastonia, one of fife" read ing textile manufacturers of the South, a cash prize of SSOO for ex cellence in the editorial or reportorial departments, or both, of North Caro lina newspapers, \vl.i tx- awarded next year, according to announce ment made here today by Jus. W. Atkins, president of the North Caro lina Press Association. lntereatcd in the welfare and up building of his native State in things civic, educational and cultural, ns well as material, Mr. Separk believes rant the newspapers have a wonder ful opportunity, through their edi torial and news pages, to aid very materially in bringing about a still better era in the Old North State. To stimulate the editors of he State in their efforts to bring about a more ideal commonwealth 'he offers this prize. Details as to the definite thing or things for which the award shall be made anil the manner of its i handling arc left to the executive.' These details will be worked out and j definite information put before the association at its annual meeting in Hickory in July. It is the belief of the executive committee that through ; the liberality and interest of other North Carolinians, this prize may be established as an annual award. The North Carolina Press Association is tlie first State organization of news papers in the South to offer an edi torial prize of this size. Mr. Separk is head of the Gray- Separk chain of texti'e mills in Gas ton county, is an alumnus ot Duke University and a member of the board of trustees of that institution and a past president of the Gastonia 1 Rotary Club. His private library is said to be one of the largest and finest in the entire State. House Program Outlined. Washington, May 8. — ) —IT. S. marines have been landed at Bluefields to protect .American lives and property as a result of the cap ture of the town and El Bluff by lib eral revolutionists. The Nicaraguan government is watching all ports to guard against the importation of arms from Mexico to assist the revolutionists. A large force of government troops is approach ing the east coast of Nic aragua. , On account of the exorbitant prices charged for foodstuffs the government is imposing fines from S2O to SIOO on vendors who sell necessities at 25 per cent, above normal prices. On a sec ond offense the establishment of the vendor is to be closed. Revolutionists Routed. Managua, Nicaragua. May 8. — UP) — Government cavalry is reported to 11 have routed the revolutionists in Agua Agria. The first federal army is ap • proaching Rama (inland from Blue fields) and a battle is in prospect for i tomorrow or Monday. HEDRICK IS SENTENCED TO STATE PENITENTIARY Must Serve From 25 to 30 Years For Slaying of John Kindley, of Thom- I asviile. , Lexington. May B.— UP) —Lartliy t Hendrick, of Tliomasvillc, was sen tenced today to serve from 25 to 30 years in state’s prison for the murder of John Kindley at Thoma.sville last ' March. i Judge T. B. Findley pronounced • sentence after the jury had r turned a verdict of second degree murder. - j The case went to the jury at op. f m. yesterday. i Hendrick, who served in the army , during the war, is about 30 years of! 1 age. Kindley was 56. :: The encounter in which tin' slaying j J occurred was said to have resulted 5 from a quarrel between Kindley’s sari < and Hendrick. i; .Vidow of Horace Dodge Marries. Detroit, May 8. — UP)- —Mrs. Horace i| E. Dodge, Sr., widow of one of the I I founders of I lodge Bros. Inc., and one I 1 of the world’s wealthiest women, was i! married today to Hugh Hillman, ex ! i actor, realtor and art director. i 1 Dillman, whose father, James Me- Oaughey. was a Columbus, Ohio, tai ! i lor, is the divorced husband of Mar jory Rambeau, actress. The Rev. Samuel Forrer. of Jeffer son Avenue Presbyterian Church, of i! ficiated. Napoleon’s Tooth Sold, i 'London, May B.—Sonic relics of 1 the great Napo'eon. including a i| tooth, a lock of hair, and the in signia of the Legion of Honor worn ![ by Napoleon at Waterloo, have been sold at public auction In London for U less than eighty dollars. nONINOP MH BE CREATED AT METHODIST lEETHG It Is Known That Manyj Delegates to the General Conference Want Such an Office Created. i MEMORIALSFOR BISHOPS HELD Honor Paid to Memory of Bishops Waterhouse At kins, Kilgo and Murrah During the Morning. | Memphis, Tenn., May B.— UP) | Bishop John M. Monroe, of Dallas, Texas, called the 20th general confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to order this morning for the fourth day of its three weeks’ session. After two hours devoted to general l business, the conference went into sol | emu memorial service for the late B : shops Waterhouse, Atkins. Kilgo and Murrah. Among the important moves formu lating among delegates for presenta tion to the Conference is a strong sen timent for election of a missionary bishop who lias lived in the foreign field. The General Conference is pre paring t'o take up the matter on the floor in the near future. Tins afternoon Rev. J. S. Peters, of the Virginia conference; Rev. R. E. Stackhouse. South Carolina con ference; and Rev. S. A. Jones, Mem phis conference, will bring to the Church relations committee nomina tions for a committee of nine to han- dle all unification matters. The teaching of religion is the duty | of the Church, Dr. John W. Shack- j ' ford, general secretary of the Board * of Education, said in his quadrennial 1 report presented yesterday. Pray for Peace in England. Memphis, May B.— (/P ) —The Gen- v eral Conference of the Methodist Epis- * copal Church, South, in session here 1 today paused amid a mass of business 1 to pray that ‘‘pence and brotherhood 1 be restored in England.” Bishop W. ( N. Ainsworth led in the prayer. The action came after a resolution J I was introduced asking that the con- 1 ference take notice of “strife in Eng- c land which may result in a civil war.” i < Fundamentalism and Modernism. { Mempis, May B.—( A s )—Tlie twen- j ] l tieth general conference of the Meth | odist Episcopal Church. South, in I session here today found itself plunged 1 . into the question of fundamentalism and modernism amid an uproar never ‘ before experienced in a session of the body. Rev. Bascomb Anthony, of the South Georgia conference, gaining the 1 consent of the conference to read a ■ resolution, opened with the statement ! “Our creed declares there is one erap- . ty grave in all the earth.” i The statement was greeted with vo cal approval from a large portion of > the delegates, and from that time un- I til he finished reading, the conference 5 was in an uproar, many delegates - shouting “amen” and others voicing disapproval. ? t UNIFICATION TO BE FOUGHT i OUT IN CONFERENCE [ Methodists in General Conference , Divided on Question. Memphis, Tenn., May 7 —r*he gen eral conference oftbe Methodist Epis- copal church. South, will fight out the question of unification on the floor of the conference, despite ef forts to bring about peace by the ap pointment of many committees to consider the matter. This is the opinion of practically every delegate at the conference-. Tlie church relations committee, which has before it all the memorials con cerniog the question of union with the northern branch of Methodist, has instructed its chairman to ap point a committee of three which in turn will nominate a committee of nine to weed out non-essential me morials and bring in reports on the remainder. Under the law of the church the favorable or unfavorable report on all memorials submitted to . it. The committee has a small majority of unificationists and is expected to recommend concurrence in memorials asking that the unification com mission be continued. | A collection of six thousand skulls, 'some dating from the year 9 B. C., is ! possessed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain. ! " 1 11 1 ■ ■■■!■ ■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■■■ i i ■ ■■■■■ i. ■■ ■■ HOLIDAY NOTICE Monday, May 10th, 1926 CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY . jj Being a Legal Holiday in the State of North Carolina, j the Banks of Concord will not he open for business. , I CONCORD NATIONAL BANK ‘ ( CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK ; j CITIZENS BANK AND TRUS TCOMPANY FOIST FIRES NOW BEING CHEO WESTERN COONTIES District Foresters Send Re ports to Raleigh That Conditions Are Improv-j ing at This Time. TROOPS SOUGHT FOR THE STATE , Governor Has Asked Fed-, eral Government to Send I Troops to Aid in Fight- j ing the Blazes. Raleigh, May 8— (/P)— I The forest j tires in western North Carolina nr<» j now under control generally speak ing, according to telegrams received I here today from District Forester# j ;Bobring and Wheaton. The telegrams! were «ent to Assistant State Forester j \V. <\ McCormick. They add that J weather conditions are still such that | the situation continues dangerous. , A telegram from Mr. Sobring, a yigbt letter dispatched last night, re ports that tho fire near Grandfather Mountain on the Boone division of Pisgn’ii national forest “is about out. Six thousand acres were burned. One hundred and fifty fighter# at work on the fire. Our conditions otherwise better. No large fires” It was still dry and windy, the telegram said. District Forester Wreaton wired, “weather conditions still favorable for fires. Showers predicted tomorrow | (Saturday). One small fire report ed in Buncombe.” Had Asked for Troops. i .Washington, May 8. — (A>) —The ] war department has under considera tion a request from Governor Mc- Lean, of North Carolina, that federal troops be furnished to aid in fight- ( ing forest fires in that stale. Before taking any action Forestry i Service officials will be consulted, and if it ip decided that troops shall be ( used, the corps commander of the . area in which North Carolina is lo cated will do what is necessary. Troops Fight Fire in Virginia. Blacksburg. Va„ May B.—G4 3 ) — ! With fresh breezes spreading the for- < est fire raging near here, Battery G. . of the 24(1 tli Coast Artillery received word at 10 o’clock this morning to rush men back to the tttra. 'flic troops came here for a few hours* rest at 5 o'clock after fighting the fire all night. Several saw mills and residences! are reported in danger, as the flames spread along Craig Creek, about six miles from Blacksburg. At present the fire is confined to Brush and Gap Mountains over a ten mile front. Capt. James (). Hodge, command ing the coast artillery battery, said today that whi-e the calm night made the fire easy to handle, the breeze to day served to spread the fire area. SERVICE CHARGES FOR UNPROFITABLE ACCOUNTS Service Charge is Expected to Be Approved By Clearing House As sociations ami Individual Banks. Durham, May 7. Service by banks on unprofitable accounts dis cussed at length at the session of the North 'Carolina Bankers assiciation here this morning following the re port of investigations of the clear ings committee, made by Alan T. Bowler. Greensboro, chairman, re ceived favorable consideration , with only one discordant note. * Crowing cut of the discussion was a decision of the bankers, on motion of W. E. Stroud, Goldsboro, to have a series of educational ad vertisements prepared and furnished to all member banks, leading toward but not necessarily to service charges, which the bankers may use asthey see fit. This was as far as the con sideration reached today. It is be lieved that during the next year or two clearing house associations and individual banks will adopt the plan, the educational series being a start in that direction. MacLcnnan, Wife and Son Dead. Oskaloosa, lowa, May B.— UP) — James W. Mae Den nan, 38, president of Oskaloosa College, arrested Thurs day by federal officers as the center of an “alleged diploma mill”, was found dead in a gas filled basement hallway of his home today. Beside , ; him were the lifeless bodies of his l j wife, Eva. and his six-year-old son, ' Jack. THE TRIBUNE PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY I NO. 107 iCOPENCEINUT 1 - «,uailT PLEASmjfI MDTO» Literary Address at Col legiate Institute to Be Delivered This Year by Charles J. Smith. ELEVEN IN THE GRADUATING CLASS ] Baccalaureate Sermon to Be Preached Sunday, May 23rd, by Prof. C. K. | Bell. D. D. The commencement exercises of the Mount I'leasnnt Collegiate Institute this year will embrace from May 23 to 2titii. Tho program will be as follows: Sunday. May 25. 11 a. m.—Tlnceal | aureate Sermon by Rev. Prof. C. K. [ Hell. I). I). I Sunday. May 23.-8 p. m.—Address j before V. M. C. A. by The Key. 0. K Blackwelder. Monday. May 24. 10:30 a. m. —l)e- --elaimers Contest—E. B. Rolick. YV. jp. Hendrix, A. H. Johnston. P. H. *L : .jsk' H. C. McAllister, 11. H. Sloop. 1 Monday, May 24. 3 :30 p. m.—Ad dress Kefore the Alumni—C. O. f\ Troxlor, A. M„ Class T 5. Monday, May 24, 8:30 P. M.—An- j mini Drama. "Sherwood'’. Tuesday, May 25, 10x30 a. m.—J,it erary Address—President Chas. .J. Smith. ,«G| Tuesday. May 25. 3 :30 P. M.—Con test in Debate. Query: Resolved That Present-day Emphasis on Athletics is Detrimental to Education. Affirma- tive: L. B. Hahn. F. A. Moser, J, H. Taylor: negative: Jesse Pinna.’B. A. Grmenstein. \V. J. Prcve. Wednesday. May 25 10 a. m.—Ora- : tor's Contest by Representatives of the Graduating Class. I-. 11. Allen. \V. E. a Ezzell. P. G. Stoner R. 11. Taylor, W. - If. Yount. Graduating Exercises, .awarding of diplomas, presentation of medals, and J announcements. Marshals ars as follows: Gerhardt Society—P. G. Stogner, ■ W. X. Yount, chief. A. Y. Davis, 3' \ Pinna. IV. F. Hendrix, C. A. Honey- 1 eutt, C. R. Little, H. A. McCullough, '] Jr. Preparatory Division One—J, H. •; Resoctt. J. G Jiolieke, K-F... Coe***-* R. IV. liottitiger. IV. H. Kluttz, ©. 11. Lawrence. laid wig Society—R. L. Allen. W, L. a j Ezzell. L. R. Hahn. IV. H. Hiller, R.. f H. Taylor, C. E. Y'ork. X Preparatory Divis’on Two—Nelson Garren. B. K. Hiller. C. R. Huffman, A. H. Johnston, E. C. Miller, W. A. 3 Moore. Music hv Clay Dean’s Carolinians. .1 The following are the class officers and class roll: Motto: Labor omnia vincit. P. C. Stoner. President. It. L. Allen. Vice President. ■ R. H. Taylor. Secretary. Class Roll—Brantford Lake Allen, * Marshal YVesley Copeland. Wendell Linn Ezzell, Donald Javan Little, Robert Brown McAllister. Paul Glenn Stoner. Ralph Henderson Taylor, Ralph Henderson Taylor. Ralph Wal- 1 ter Taylor. Claude Fisher Thomason, j Claude Elwood Y’ork, Walter Nicho las Yount. Seven Per Cent. Preferred Stock of Southern Gas and Power. Oil Monday, May 10th, the South- ' ern Gas and Power Corporation, op- * crating the Coneord and Kannapolis ; Gas Co., will offer to its customers in Concord. Kannapolis and vicinity an allotment of 200 shares of 7 per cent, cumulative preferred stock of flint corporation. Subscriptions will be received at the office of the Concord and Kan napolis Gas Company, 00 South Un ion Street, or by any employee. The Southern Gas and Power Cor poration, through nineteen solidly es tablished prosperous companies, sup plies gas or water to more than 448,- 000 people in sixt.v-tive cities and towns, including Concord and Kan- napolis. Asheville Musical Prodigy. Asheville. N. C.. May ». —(/PfwM This city has a 17-year old musical prodigy, declare local critics, which North Carolina may expect to see win laurels. Helen Pugh is the promised star. She has already given her local con cert. which won her praise here. fe Now the announcement comes from those close to her that she has been trained for a brilliant musical career since she was five years old; that she will study her until site is 1!) and then go abroad, to return to make her professional debut. At any rate. Miss Pugh has become ! more or less fixed .in the mind of ; Asheville already as one who is to be ! watched for musical success, SAT’S BEAR SAYS! ■ ea 1 -1 j Partly cloudy Sunday fair. Mode# 1 ate west winds.