ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI Begin ‘Y’ Drive This Week With Confidence Workers Who Will Can vass City Confident Peo ple Will Pay For Excel lent Service Rendered. Wednesday" day DRIVE TO START ■ I Final Plans to Be Made at Luncheon at Y Tomor-; row Night.—Goal For, Drive is $16,000. > AYi;h the annual budget campaign | Bet for this week officials of the A'oung Men's Christian Association arc perfecting plans for the drive. Final plans for the drive >vill be made tomorrow night at a luncheon meeting at tlie association building. Members of the executive committee anil the various teams which will make the canvass will be present at' the meeting to receive cards and final instructions from their leaders. This meeting will begin at 6:30. The actual drive will start Wednes day morning at 8:15 when the team members gather at the Y, The first reports will be made Wednesday night nt 0:30 at another luncheon meet ing. Members of the executive commit tee are to make) iheir report as-the AVednesilay night meeting. If the $16,000 sight is not raised on Wednesday the drive will be con tinued Thursday, wit'll the final re port Thursday night at 6:30 at an other luncheon meeting. Members of the executive commit tee enter the campaign with opti mism. The Concord Y has done a wonderful work during the pnst year, I'uey contend, and they are confident Concord's citizenship is willing to pay for this excellent service. Two more letters from scliool chil dren, setting forth the advantages of the Y, are made public today by Sec retary H. W. Blanks. The letters follow: Dear Mr. Blanks: I think the A'. M. C. A. is the best thing for girls anil boys to go to next to the church : , The Bible story contest is one. of the finest things that has ever been gotten np for the children o( Con cord. 1 go to the picture* at the “Y” -linnet Sotnnb"; sjpd, I enjoy them very much. The May day festival which is got ten up every year by the “Y” is a beautiful thing. Another thing Hint I enjoy is the Pet and Hobby Show. The pete that are shown there are always inter esting. I went to the last Mother and Daughter Pow-Wow and had n good time. Hiis is a fine thing to bring the mothers and daughters together. I think you are the best secretary we have ever hnd and hope you will stay at the “Y" all your life. The Y. M. C. A. lias done so much, for everybody. Yours truly MARY ARCHIBALD. Dear Mr. Blnnks: It is wonderful how much the “Y" docs for boys amV girls. Mr. Denny eomcH to our school and gives us ex ercises. It docs so much for us and keeps us strong and healthy. The “Y” has more than a liundred entertainments and it haH the Fath er and Son banquets, Mother and Daughter Pow-AA’ow, the May Day Fete, the circus, Hallowe'en parties and more thing than I ran count. In the summer maybe some folks who love to swim and are not able to go to the Wrightsville Beach they eon go to the “Y" pool. -It has “Y” pic tures every Saturday night free. It has Hi-Y clubs for big boys and girls to go to. and gym classes for little boys and girls. It does idore for people than anything in the world. On Sunday afternoon it has a meet ing of the “Sunday Gang” for boys to go to and go to church every Sun day to be good citizens when we grow up. * I I sure do appreciate the things it has done for us. I will say it would be a loss to the town if the “Y” | would be dosed up. Yours truly JAMES McKAY. J Tomorrow The Tribune will issue | a special six-page section which will' be replete with “Y” information and! which will contain many pictures of sceneH and individuals In Concord, i ZULU PRINCE HERE TO STUDY NEGROES Gathering Ideas From Southern Blacks to Take Back «o Hia Peo ple. 'Lexington, Ky., May 10.—Prince Bullama of Zululand is in Dixie studying the American negro. “My purpose is to study my peo ple here along educational and voca tional lines,” he said. “AVhen I re turn I will establish the same line of work among my people.” The Zulus, most warlike tribe in the whole of South Africa, nt the same time are the most refined and Christianized, the Prince declared. Hh is the son of the war chief Oate wayo of Zululand. who raised the in surrection ,against England in 1807- Catewayo -died, a prisoner of war, after two years imprisonment in England. Since hia death there have been no chiefs. , Bnllamo said "there la no cl*as of people that will assimilate education and Christianity more quickly than those semi-barbarians in the wilds of Zutoiand." The Concord Daily Tribune ' North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily ESCAPED CONVICT WOULD LIKE TO RETURN Keßy Tankini Wants to Come Bach and Complete H's Term. Tribune Bureau Sir AA’alter Hotel Raleigh. May 10.—Due Kelly Tankini, eo’nreil “guest” in (he Xor j folk, Yn.. city jail; former “resident”) of the Greenville. X. C.. jail, which i ! he left rather abruptly some time ago ) .without saying good bye to the jail er, has written Gov. A. W. McLean | I 1 of North Caro'inn to the effect that he would like to return to the Old' North State where he is willing to: | complete bis term. The letter was j today turned over to H. Hoyle Sink. ■ commissioner of pardons and paroles, for investigation. Kelly, in Jiis letter to the governor, relate* that while he was in the Greenville jail, a plot got underway for a jail delivery anil that the jailer told him that if he would help pre vent it, he would be released or oth erwise rewarded for wliut ho would be able to. do.' He livers that he gave sufficient information to' the au thorities to avert the jail break, bat that lie was entirely forgotten as far as any lessening of his term was con cerned. He states further that he was treated very poorly in the jail, so much so. in fact, that he later took “French leave." He did not give the reason for his present stay in the Norfolk jail, but said that his "life Was in danger" and asked that he be returned to North Carolina nt once. Air. Sink is now looking up his record and says that he undoubtedly will be brought back to finish his term at Greenville an soon as his Norfolk term expires. FOREST FIRES UNDER CONTROL GENERALLY Weather Conditions, However, Are StUI Dangerous. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, May 10. —Assistant State Forester W. C. McCormick, of the North Carolina department of con servation anil development. this morning has telegrams from District Foresters Sebring and AA’henton in connection with western forest fires, which tend to show that fires general ly are now under control," although weather conditions are still dauger ous. One ttiunnn from- itr. ptebnftg re-' ports that the fire near Grandfather Mountain in the Boone division of Pisgah national forest is “about out. | Six thousand acres burned. One hundred and fifty fighters at work on fire. Our conditions otherwise better. No large fires.” The tele gram was a night letter sent May 7th. At the same time Mr. Sebring report ed three small fires which burned 82 acres. The weather still is dry and windy. District Foreßter Wheaton wired: “Weather conditions still fnvor fires. Showers predicted for Saturday. One ; small fire reported In Buncombe." The fire referred to in the national forest, near Grandfather Mountain, which burned six thousand acres of ten-year-old new growth on cut-over land, has been reported in press dis patches as covering 20,000 acres. LIQUOR CONSPIRACY REVEALED TODAY Involves Importation of Many Mil lion Dollars Worth of Liquor. New York, May 10.—CP)—A con spiracy involving the importation of many million dollar,s worth of liquor was revealed "today when United States District Attorney Buckner op ened a sealed indictment returned last week. The alleged conspiracy centers in and around Port Chester, N. A’., near the Connecticut line. The accused, all of whom already are under bail on previous charges Involving prohibi tion violation, are Emil Wormser, Irving Austin, Harry Lawson, alias Harry Nelson, Edward Siegal, Chris Berg and Robert Olsen. | Wormser, an alien' who has lived tweuty years in the United States, was described by government agents I as a “millionaire resident of 'River | aide Drive.” ! DEATH OF MRS. ARTHUR CAPPER | Senator Capper’s Wife Died in Bal timore Hospital Today. I Baltimore, May 10.— ole, consumed eight months in negotiat ing by dog sled. This slos made Byrd's the first of nine expeditions attempt ing the feat, to reach the north pole this yenr. His giant three motor nirplano car ried him safely over wastes which Amundsen last year pronounced un safe for airplane flights, and the dis tance travelled, roughly 1,000 miles, was qual to more than a month's mushing in the Arctic under the most ideal-conditions for dog teams. The report that Byrd, who last year accompanied MacMillan into the north, altually had reached the pole before returning to his base, was re ceived with amazement here, as the announced plans for his first flight' called only for negotiating the 400 miles to Peary Land and return, a total of 800 miles. This in itself was considered a dar ing feat because of the paucity of landing places on the jagged Arctic ice plains, but the flight of at least 1,600 mi’.es involved in a round trip hop to the pole rivalled the most optimistic hopes of observers of this flight. 1 How Byrd Knew When He Was In A'lelnity of the North Pole. New York. May 9.—Lieutenant Commander Byrd,! who flew over the north pole today was able to know that be had accomplished that feat by making observations of the sun's position. Using a new sextant car rying an artificial horizon. Command er Byrd waa able to locate the pole within twenty miles. Before sailing north he explained that he would know he was over the pole when the altitude of the sun above the horizon equalled the sun's declination, which was given in the nautical almanac he carried. Most modern girls prefer an heir in a castle to a castle in the air. YOUR PLANS Whatever your plans for the future may be, this Asso- 1 ciation will help you carry them out. If you want to save money, or if you want to buy or j build a home, you -will find no better way than to carry ] stock |n this great home building savings institution. MAY SERIES NOW OPEN. Citizens Building & Loan Association j CONCORD, N. C. Office in Citizens Bank Building CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 10, 1926 Honored Ignace Jan Paderewski famous pianist, was presented with the American Legion's distinguished aer vice medal at a dinner In New York at which he was the guest of legion officials. He recently gave the pro ceeds of four concerts to the legion'» fund for disabled veterans. Above are a picture Tot Paderewski and q facsimile of the medal FORTY KILLED IN AUTO WRECKS LAST WEEK And 180 AVere Injured in the Eleven Southern States. i By the Associated Press, May 10.— Forty iiersons were killed and 180 in jured in the week ending last night, it was shown today in a survey of eleven southern states by the Asso ciate! Press. FTorulo ams Tt-nhessee occupied file head of the list of states in the num ber killed, witti eight each. A rail road wreck nt Philadelphia, Tenn.. early in the week boosted the total for that state. A’irginin, Alabama ami Louisiana reported only one death each. Georgia was well out in front in the number injured, with 47. Florida being next with 30. Mississippi with five injured, reported the lowest num ber. The survey included accidents by automobile, train, trolley anil nlloth er traffic causes. A tabulation by states follows: A’irginia, one dead twelve injured; North Carolina, seven dead, eight in jured ; South Carolina, two dend, seven injured; Georgia, five dead. 47 injured; Florida eight dead. 3K in jured ; Alabama, one dend fifteen in jured ; Mississippi, three dend. five injured; Louisiana, one dead 25 in jured; Tennessee, eight dead, 27 in jured ; Arkansas, two dend sixteen in jured ; Kentucky, two dead, nine in jured. Totals: 40 dead. 209 injured. With Our Advertisers. Efird's is having a sale of men's, women's and children's ready-to-wear, all offered at exceed ingly low prices. C. H. Barrier & Company still want old hens, and will pay 22 cents a pound for them. Young thickens, ■ 35 to 40 cents a pound. You will find some unusual shoe values at Markson Shoe Store, from 50 cents up to $4 50. Arrived today at Fisher's, the new est in sport apparel. Special voile dresses, $2.95. Tub dresses for girls made in sturdy gingham fabrics, only 98 cents. Fresh rolls nnd bread dnily at the Cabarrus Cash Grocery Company. Shirts with collars to match and - collars nttaehed, $1.50 to $5.00 at i Hoover’s. AA'hite and fine array of i colors. tj Special values in new summer frocks, $9.75 to $24:75, at Parks ! Belk Co’s. About 500 new- frocks 1 1 specially priced. Big lot new sum mer hnts too. DELLINGER NOT TO GO EAST FOR SOI THE, IT IS STATED In Connection With Ex pressed Belief That He Is the Missing Charley j Ross, of Philadelphia. | SPENT SUNDAY NIGHT IN SHELBY Will Return to Denver For the Present.—Mrs. Starr Plans to Visit Rocky Mount, She Says. Charlotte, May 10.— UP) —The Char lotte News says today that it can say on reliable information that Jul'us Coleman Dellinger w.ll not go East for some time in connection with the expressed belief that he is the long ■missing Charlie Ross. The publication says that Dellinger spent last night in Shelby with .7. F. Gaffney, and will return to Denver for the present. It is added that his plans are “entirely In Ihe hands'’ of Mrs. Pierce C. Starr, second cousin of Ross. Mrs. Starr at present plans to visit Rocky Mount and Lillington in con nection with the case, according to the story. STATE IS TO COLLECT S2O Al'TO LICENSE Owners of Cars Having Over 24- Horsepower Affected by Ruling. Raleigh, May 10.—Dodge automo bile owners nnd all other automobile owners with ears bearing a horse power rating of a fraction more than 24 horsepower must pay S2O for their 1026-27 license instead of $12.50. it was stated by State Revenue Com missioner R. A. Doughton. Automo bile dealers have failed to make out a ease in the Supreme Court, and un der the law the revenue commission er is forced to collect a license fee of S2O on all ears with a horsepower rating even a fraction of a point more than twenty-four horsepower. For a number of years the revenue department overlooked the technical ity of the law which provides that li cense fees shall be $7.50 more for all cars above twenty-four horsepower. This oversight was discovered by the highway department, and Frank Page, Chairman of the North Carolina High way Commission, called Revenue Com missioner Doughton's attention to the oversight. Asked to Collect. Commissioner Doughton said last night that Mr. Page had requested him to collect the excess license fees due. and that he was going to do it unless some action is taken to change the nature of the problem before him. Even of there has been an oversight n tlie past. Governor Doughton feels that he cannot afford to neglect ad ministering the law according to the very letter of it in this case, since his duty has been clearly pointed out to him. And he is one who will have to pay lie told dealers recently that he has an automobile which comes under tho classification of having slightly more than a 24 horsepower rating. AA'hile the North Carolina Automo bile Trade Dealers appeared before Commissioner Doughton and State Highway Commissioner Page request ing that some action be taken to stop collection of S2O for license until the dealers had an opportunity to appear before the legislature and ask for a modification of the law that would have license fees determined by the weight of automobiles instead of by horsepower. Promised Assistance. Mr. Page and Mr. Doughton told the dealers at that time that they could not hold up administration of the law, Mr. Doughton told them that if they wanted to take the case to the Supreme Court he would not delay them or attempt to block them in any way. In fact, ho promised to assist them in making out a case. ’ However, no action has been taken at this time, and Commissioner Doughton expects to begin collecting the extra $7.50 when tags are placed on sale next month. Several makes of automobiles are rating, and will be affected by the new said to be just above a 24 horsepower nterpretation of the law. Governor Doughton was in Winston- Salem several duys last week repre senting the plaintiff in a case trier! by .fudge Raymond G. Parker in County Court. INDUSTRIAL GIRLS ARE PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT One HanM and Fifty From Char lotte and Gastonia in the Party. AVashihgton. May 10.— oliee sergeant was struck by at hammer and a special constable wml, stabbed in the back alt the Nine BMW depot last lrglit. At, Birmingham jtf; •member of city council named Sawyefci was arrested for saying: “All speck# constables are traitors.” A mass H meeting at Norwich passed off peace-', fully, and no inflammatory speechea. were made. All reports from the north, accord-* ing to tiie government, show that tiie.,? bulk of trades unionists except the.;? miners are “not enthusiastic about; the strike," while in London end South England there is a growing