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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.— </P) —Mrs. Ar
j thur Capper, wife of Senator Capper,
’of Kansas, died at 8:30 o'clock this
morning at the hospital for women in
Maryland Senator,Capper and mem
bers of the family were at her bed
side.
Mrs. Capper had been a patient at
the hospital for about five weeks, hav
, ing been admitted for a major opera
tion. She improved steadily for two
, weeks, then suffered a relapse.
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IN ME FLIES
OVER NORTH POLE
FOR THE FIRST TIE.
An American, Lieut. Com.
Richard Evelyn Byrd,
Sailed Over Pole Suuday
in American Plane. j
ONLY EIGHT WEN
WERE WITH HIM
i ' 1
Trip Made in 15 Hours and
I 30 Minutes. —Amundsen
and Ellsworth Congratu
lated Byrd at Once. j
New York. May 10—Cd?)—An air-j
plane has flown over the north pole,
for tlie first time.
Tlie second successful polar expedi
tion, like the first, was American, 'ed
by a man of the American navy as
was the first trans-Atlantic airplane
flight.
Lieutenant Commander Richard Ev
elyn. Byrd shares with Admiral Uni)
erf E. Peary the honor of having led
the only expeditions over (tie top of
the world. Commander Byrd sailed
over the North I’ole yesterday in an
American built plane, the first of
nine Arctic expeditions this year to
achieve its goal. Only eight men ‘
have Rcen the north pole. Eoar were j
Esquimaux witti Admiral Peary, one
was Matt Henson, Admiral Peary’s
negro follower, and one chief petty
officer. Floyd 'ficiinettt, Commander
Byrd's mechanic.
Radio and cable broglit back to the
New A'ork Times- and St. Louis Post-
Dispatch news that the Byrd exposi
tion hnd made in 15 flours and 30
minutes yesterday a trip that took
Admiral Peary eight months by ship
anil dog- sled. The objective was
achieved 33 days after the expedi
tion sailed from New A'ork to King's
Bay, Spitsbergen. Peary was out
of contact with civilization 429dn.vs.
The news brought congratulations
from President Coolidge, Secretary of
the Navy AA’ilbnr. Secretary of AVar
Davis, and from fellow explorers. j
Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ells
worth, whose Italian-built dirigible,
the Norge, is at King’s Bay to at
tempt the same flight, were umong
the first to congratulate the Amerl
*fl rvs. . - :: ,s
Work of Eight Months.
New Y’ork, Alay B.—Commander
Richard Evelyn Byrd, in flying to the
north pole, from King's Bay and
back today in 15 hours and 30 min
utes, demonstrated that wings could
do in less than a day wlint Admiral
Peary, discoverer of the north i>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
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MAY SERIES NOW OPEN.
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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.— <JP) —Busi-
ness nnd industrial girls numbering
150 from Charlotte and Gastonia. N.
C., who are members of the Home Eco
nomics night classes conducted by the
| North Carolina State Department of
i Education, were presented to Prcsi
' dent Coolidge today by Senator Ovtr
| mail nnd Representative Bulwinkle of
i North Carolina.
1 They have come to AYnshington on
| a sight-seeing tr'p whieh concludes
i their year's work. They presented
| the President with samples of their
i handwork in Cloth;
| All Supplies of Newsprint Oommand
-1 London. May 10.— UP) —The gov
[ eminent today commaudered all aup-
I plies of newsprint not In the hands
i Os publishers.
HOSTS OF RACING
FANS GATHER IN
CHARLOTTE TODAY
Are There to Attend the
250-Mile Auto Race to)
j Be Run in the Bowl of
the Charlotte Speedway. I
FOURTH EVENT J
1 OF THE SAME KIND j
Sixteen of Leading Racing
Pilots Gather to Com
pete—Peter DePaolo As
signed No. 1.
Charlotte, Alay 10.—Hosts of racing
fans, sportsmen from every section of |
the country, arc the guests of Char-j
lotte today. They are here tq attend j
the 250-mile automobile race to be j
rim this afternoon in the big bowl
of the CTiarlotte speedway.
They, these maddened racing fans
reached here on special trains nnd nu-'
tomohiles. Hotels are booked to ca
pacity ns the scramble for rooms took
place. Train af:er train pulled in
to tin's city to turn loose the greatest
crowd of visitors tile Queen City - f
tlie Smith ever entertained.
Predictions of racing officials, lio
tel men. and others are that tlie crowd
here cc'ipses by thousands that at
tending any previous race here. If
is the fourth 250-ini!e event for Char
lotte and tlie holiday spirit is in the
air.
Sixteen of the leading racing pitots
of the country are to compete for
$25,000 in prizes. Harry Hartz, win
ner of the event at Atlantic City on
May Ist. set a new track record here
in qualifying. Harry covered the
mile and a quarter in 32.3 seconds,
traveling at a speed of 138 miles per.
just about eight miles an hour slower
than the world's record made by Ben
nett Hill nt Atlantic City.
This is tlie final race for motors
carrying a piston displacement of 122
cubic inches. The next time the
drivers take to the track they will
be at the wheels of motors having a
piston displacement of 91 5.
AA'itli tlie larger type motors sing
ing their swan song here, the opinion
. of racing experts is that the race will
be one of the fastest of the year.
There are three drivers wlio will
, be watched more closely than any of
the other thirteen. These pilots are
Peter DePaolo, Bennett Hill and
Hnrry Hartz. DePaolo. 1925 cliam
, pioti. is leading the parade in points
scored so far tins season. Ranking
next to the champion is Hartz, and
Hill comes third.
Should either of these drivers win
this event he will have a good start
toward the title when the boys line
) up for the race at Indianapolis on
Alay 31st with the smaller type mo
tors propelling them about the two
mile oval. There is much specula
tion as to how the smaller motors will
compare with tlie present type of en-
gine.
Drivers in this race lean toward
the Miller Special, ten of tlie entrants
selecting Alillers. There are three
Dusenbergs, one Junior 8 Locomobile
special, one Boyle valve special and
a Nickel Plate special. The Deusen
bergs will be piloted by Peter De-
Paolo. Eddie Henrne and Ben Jones.
Cliff AA'oodbury will drive the Boyle
valve special, Ralph Hepburn the
Junior 8. and £arl DeA’ore the nickel
plate.
DeA’ore is regarded by racing au
thorities as the dark horse of the
event. His nickel plate racer set
the pace at Atlantic City for a while,
but was unable to stand the paee.
Officials figure that DeA'ore has profit
ed by his experience at AtlanticiCity
and will have his motor all tuned up
for the race here.
By virtue of winning the champion
ship in 1925, Peter DePaolo has been
assigned No. 1 Speedway officials
announce the official list of numbers
as follows:
DePaolo, Duesenberg, 1 ; Eddie
Hearne, Duesenberg, 2: Harry Hartz. I
Miller, 3: Bob McDonough, Miller,
4; Ralph Hepburn, Junior 8,5;
Frank Elliott. Miller, 6; Fred Com
er, Miller, 14; Cliff AA’oodbury, Boyle
Aalve, 9; Norman Batter. Miller, 8;
Peter Krigs, Aliller, 15; Bennett Hill,
Aliller, 16; Earl Devote, Niekle Plate,
17; Dr. AA’m. E. Shatfuc. Aliller, 22;
Dave Evans, Aliller, 28; Ben Jones,
Duesenberg, 35; and Zeke Aleyer,
Aliller 41.
Sixteen Roar Away on the 250-Mile
Drive.
Speedway, Charlotte. Alay 10.— UP)
—Sixteen of the leading ‘automobile
racing pilots of America roared away
at 2 p. m. today on the 250-mile
championship drive here.
Harry Hartz was the first to start
the starting line and the others fol
lowed in quick succession around the
mile and a quarter pine bowl. Alany
thousands were on hand to sec tlie
Confederate Aleinorial Day race. Oth
ers were still passing the turnstiles
and it appeared that the attendance
would pass the record of approxi
mately 40,000 which attended last
May.
The day was ideal for racing. A
warm sun lent a summer air to the
scene and Hie crowd was rather col
orful.
Benpie Hill was second to get away
and Peter DePaolo was next.
Under ttie intriguing name of “Jet
sam,” a little antique shop has been
opened in London by the daughter of
Louis N. Parker, the English author
and dramatist.
Peace In Th<v p 'sh Strike
Appear 0 ar Off As Ever
FOR BETTER SEED TO
COMBAT BOLL WEEVIL
Proper Method Says D. E. MrCuen.
President of Atlantic Cotton Asso
ciation.
Charleston, 8. C., May 10. —(4*) —
] Better varieties of seed rather than
! the early maturing varieties is the
i proper method of combatting the boll I
! weevil and improving the cotton erop,
ID. E. McOueii, president of 1 lie At
lantic Cotton Association, told the
' members of Hie association at his an
j nual address here today.
, The Atlantic Cotton Association is
j a component part of the American
Cotton Association, and is made up;
of members from the states of Ala-1
bama. Georgia, North Carolina. South
Carolina. Virginia and Florida. j
"Recently I was talking to the head}
of the Extension bureau of one of
our agricultural colleges, who stated
| that they ’had advocated these quick
j maturing varieties,” said Mr. Mc
| Cuen, “but that they had now come
j to the conclusion that it was a mis
take, that the way to combat the boll
weevil was through intensive cultiva
tion. the picking up and burning of
I squares, dusting and spraying. The
| same agricultural college is now tr.v
--1 ing to correct the evil by instroduc-
| ing better seed.
I “The way to increase tile use of
J better seed is first through intelligent
j propaganda, second intelligent selec
| tion of seed for the original planting,
and the intelligent selection on the
farm for replanting from year to
year. If 1 had my way about it, I
would have the federal government
or state government confiscate every
pound of seed at the gin. and crush
them so they would go out of ex
istence, and give back to the farmers
seed which intelligent judgment ad
vised for the purpose for which cot
ton was to be used.”
McCuen also tong occasion to decry
agitation to revive the existing futures
contract.
“Who is to say that the remedies
proposed are for the best interests of
all concerned?” he said. “Who is to
say that the evils complained of are
not the outgrowth of economic condi
tions which have nothing whatever to
do with the futures contract? Who is
to say that during the coining season
we will not have a surplus of tender
able grades instead of a dearth of
them, and that the remedies proimseil
now will not become a boomerang to
the hedge market and’ become depress
ing factors of the first magniturc. We
all know what the present futures con
tract is, and iiow it operates. It is
well to experiment? We ’must all re
member that the first interest to be
considered is that of the producer. We
must not through any selfish desire
for experiment do anything that will
j increase the burdens of the men who
till the soil and bring into existence
the articles we distribute.
BIG PRICE REDUCTIONS
IN THE CHRYSLER CARS
Reductions as Much as $250 Went
Into Effect Saturday Night.
Detroit. May B.—Walter P. Chrys
ler, president of the Chrysler corpora
tion, announced the most remnrkuble
price rediictions in the history of his
company effective at midnight to
night. These reductions are on the
six-cylinder “70” model and range
from SSO to $250. Mr. Chrysler
adds to his announcement that in the
accomplishment of these lower prices
there is absolutely no change in engi
neering or manufacturing specifica
tions or in equipment, but that the
reductions have been made possible
by a tremendous increase in the com
pany's six-cylinder production. Re
tail deliveries of the Chrysler “70“
for the first quarter have been thirty-'
one per cent, greater than for the
same period a year ago, with orders
on hand assuring even greater in
creases in the coming quarters.
THE COTTON MARKET
Unsatisfactory Weather Reports From
Southwest Cause Advance.
New York, May 10.—OP)—Uusat
j isfaefory weather reports from the
southwest with rather more encourag
ing cable, advices were reflected in
advances in the cotton market early
today. Liverpool made a very steady
showing, the labor news seemed little
more favorable, and there were reports
of further rains at some points in
Texas.
The market opened steady at an ad
vance of 5 points to a decline of 1
IKiint, and sold 7 to 14 points net high
er ill the early trading, May selling
around 111.06 and October 17.04 at the
end of the first hour. A good deal of
covering by May shorts was readily
supplied at a premium of about 45
points over July. There also was
some buying of December contracts
here against sales in the New Orleans
market.
Private cables repotted continental
buying in Liverpool.
Cotton futures opened steady: Ju
ly 18.55; October 17.57; December
17.50; January 17.47. March 17.59
Georgia Sotons Open With Hymns
as Well as Prayer.
Atlanta, Ga., May 10.— UP) —The
House of Representatives of the Geor
gia general assembly has a tradition
al custom of opening its sessions
with hymn singing, which is in addi'
tion to the daily prayers by the
chaplain. Almost every one of the
207 members participate.
Members of the Georgia senate,
however, do not follow the exnmple.
The batting of Guy Sturdy, the
nifty first baseman, is helping the
Tulsa Oilers to run at high speed in
the Western League pennant race-
THE TRIBUNE •1
PRINTS
TODAY’S NEWS TODAY
«i 1
NO. 108
Great Britain Enters. Sec- f
ond Week of the StHMy
—Use of Military ForeM
Assure Food Supply.
POLICE SERGEANT
STRUCK BY HAMMER
.M
Forty Persons Sent to Hos- J
pitals After an Attack on J
Bus.—Many Unionists
“Not Enthusiastic.”
t London, May 10.— UP) —Great Brit- .
ain today entered the second week of I
the general strike, with peace appng- j
ently as far off as ever, and with tAfe 'i
! government making increased use
military forces to assure t£e food •
supply.
The outstanding development of the i
week-end was the successful rpnltnpi
ing of food trucks by cavalry and aril’- i
ored cars from flic Victoria (lock to
the distributing center of Hyde ParSjgfj
The strikers newspapers denounce
this use of troops as "ridiculous and )
unnecessary" and said it was done "t»
create tiie belief that the Strike Mm]
reached violent revolutionary dlihti|!|
The government in a statement iHfei
noon today said the introduction u| ,
military convoy insured ample fdk#
supplies for London. Military detnofttnl
strut ions of the last few days, it WA* J
asserted, have greatly disheartened the '
Trades (Viion Congress, and have cire-
ated the deepest impression among -j
the population of London's '‘dock,
land."
The trades union Congress annouttfc-j
ed that permits issued to union meal- J
hers to assist in the distribution,., ttf c
foodstuffs have been withdrawn. TnflUs
action was taken in view of the coH«
fusion caused by the union offer which *
was made to Premier Baldwin, but ;
which, it was stated, has not been an- ;
swered. In order to avoid < oilfuslek
between authorities and the strikers j
the permits were recalled.
The government spokesman ill his
neon statement said the general strike 5
of tiie country nfter the week-end was '
quiet. The most serious trouble thus
far reported during tiie strike froth;]
the standpoint of casualties oceurrelij
in the Camden section of London last;
night. Forty persons sent to i
hospitals after an attack on « bus
manned by volunteers.
A i>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 <on
tidenee among the population that the
government lias the situation well in
hand.
Practically all the London suburban 5
railways are providing skeleton' Hers
vices. The volunteer workers are el (- .
feeding tiie demands at the moment. J
Large numbers of Oxford and Cam- 5
bridge under-graduates are being sent j
to work oil the docks of Ismdotl, .
Southampton and other ports. '
The government’s steps to maintain
order and law include the parking in '
the south. London district of a num
ber of heavy tanks, with a detachment 1
of guards ; n steel helmets and full -
equipment ready to move at shortest |
notice.
The beginning of the second week •
of the strike found transportation fa*L
cilities for the thousands of city stork- '
ers much improved. There was good 5
service on subway trains as well as an
increased number of busses, enabling
people to arrive at their offices earlier.
The West End stores greeted a larger
number of shoppers, due to better ser
vice from the suburbs.
In the labor district of Poplar all
the public houses and snloous were
closed today. The majority of the 1|- -
censes premises ceased business Sat
unlay at noon when their supplies of
liquor were exhausted.
Japan to Exhibit Tower of Pearls at *1
* Philadelphia.
Tokyo, Mny 10.— UP)— A mini*- J
ture tower of pearls, both cultured
and natural. will form part of
Japan's exhibit at the Philadelphia
Sesquicentennial exposition. It will
have a value of approximately 1 SMSOj-■
OOP.
The exhibit is constructed in the ,
shape of a pagoda, is slightly over ,
three feet high and contains 201,230
cultured and 20.270 natural pearl* of j
varying sixes. The disp’ay has re
ceived the approval of the Empress.? ]
The laziest man we can imagine in ]
one who sits up all night to keep from
washing his face in the morning. /JO
SAT'S BEAR SAYSI
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Local thundershowers tonight Mb|
Tuesday, slightly wanner in extreagM
west tonight. Moderate mil
winds.