ASSOCIATED
PRESS
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVI
ILU STATEMENT
BRINGS REM ON
FARM RELIEF PLAN
Opinion of Treasury Heads
Shows Rdministration’s
Opinion. Says Represen
tative Dickinson.
LEADERS WORKING
AGAINST FARMERS
Is the Charge of Mr. Dick
inson Who Says Farmers
Are in Need of Protec
tive System.
•
Washington, Juno 10.—W>)—Secre
tary Mellon's opinion on the equaliza
tion fee plan of farm relief, now'
pending before the Senate in the Me-'
bill brought n sharp retort to
day from Representative Dickinson,
Republican. lowa.
‘’At last the administration is out
in the open,” lie said in a statement
given to the Associated Press. "When
the statement of Secretary Mellon is
stripped of all specious pretext it
means that the interests for whom he
spoke are not willing that the protec
tive system shall mean anything for
the American farmer.”
The secretary’s opinion that the
proposal is economically unsound and
unworkable would provide no benefit
for American farmers, would “sub
sidize American" foreign competitors
and increase the cost of farm products
to American consumers, was written !
nt the request of Representative Dick
inson, Representative Anthony, Re
publican, Kansas, and Chairman
Haugen, of the house agriculture com
mittee.
Considerable importance lias been
attached to Mr. Mellon’s declaration
that the capital where the economic
principles he opposes already have
been defeated in Pile house mid are
approaching a vote in the Semite.
One view was expressed in the Wash
ington Post this morning which quot
ed Representative Haugen. Republi
can. Idaho, who sponsored the bill in
tile House, ns saying :
“There is no use to make any
further drive for farm relief now.
We have had our day in court.”
HOOVER SEES GREAT
PROGRESS IN STATE
Thinks What North Carolina Haa
Done Is Forerunner to Awakening
in South.
Raleigh, June 15.—Secretary of
Commerce Herbert Hoover believes
that North Carolina has made great
progress in the last 20 years and that
this progress is a forerunner of whnt
the entire south will show in the
next few yearn. He also is of the
opinion that business conditions in
the country are good. As for the
revelations of the expenditures in the
recent campaign in Pennsylvania,
Mr. Hoover is not discussing them,
he smillingly said.
The cabinet officer passed through
Raleigh this afternoon bound for
Georgia where lie is to deliver the
commencement address tomorrow at
the University of Georgia.
“Business conditions I think are
good throughout the country.” said
Mr. Hoover. “We have no outstand
ing unemployment problems and that
is a fairly good criterion by which to
judge.
“You have a happy state here.
North Carolina has made great prog
ress in the Inst 20 years. I believe
thiß progress is but a forerunner of
whnt is coming to the entire south in
the next few years.”
“Its pretty hot through here,” de
clared the cabinet officer ns he mop
ped his brow but when reminded
that Washington was generally giv
en the reputation of being hot. he
said that was.so and after living
there he guessed the heat elsewhere
wasn’t any greater. He appeared re
lieved when told that the weather
bureau had predieted showers for
this afternoon and tonight.
“Have you been following the
revelation of campaign expenditures
in Pennsylvania? What do you think
of that situation?” he was asked.
“Pennsylvania's not in my baili
wick,” he smiliingl.v replied with a
nod of the head which indicated he
was not discussing or worrying
about that situation.
Miss Alexander Will Be in Second
Primary.
Charlotte. June 15.—The Mecklen
burg County Board of Elections to
day ruled that four candidates will
be allowed to enter the second pri
mary of July 3. to determine the
Democratic candidates for the lower
House of the General Assembly.
W. Edgar Pride. Conley E. Robin
son, Miss Carrie McLean and Miss
Julia Alexander will be entered in
the primary. Two persons are to b*
nominated.
J. Clyde Staneill wns nominated
in the first primary.
City Tax Notice!
All property on which Taxes
for the year 1925, and also 1910
street assessments that expir
ed December Ist, 1925, will be
advertised and sold after July
Ist; 1926.
CHAS- N. FIELD,
City Tax Collector.
The Concord Daily Tribune
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
Twin Brothers Flip Coin for Honors
As They Tie for School Valedictory
By International News ervice
Boulder, Colo., June I(l.—The baffl
ing problem of providing seho'arships
I ; for twin brothers has been solved by
I ! n special meeting of the trustees of
I , Co’orado University, and as a result
! Keith and Kenneth Shields, of Mani
| tau. a suburb of Colorado Springs,
j will be ab c to ec.ntinue together .heir
j pursuit of learning.
The Keith brothers, 18 years of
.'age. have been “first in everything”
I scholastic in their high school work
j and when their perfect standings in
• the senior class in the Manitou high
j school was reviewed by the principal,
1. he wns unable to decide which of the
j two to recommend for a scholarship
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, LARGEST AMOUNT OF
COTTON- NOW IN STORAGE
Slnre I(2l.—Reserve of Wheat In
Storage is Only Moderate—Other
Markets.
Tribune Bureau
, i Sir Walter Hotel
i Raleigh, June 16.—Officials of the
i State department of agriculture have
j been fully justified in urging theoot
| ton farmers of the state to put in
I only a sinnil crop this year, for ac
cording to a bulletin just issued by
the United States department of ag
riculture, the amount of cotton now
in storage is the greatest since 11)21.
In connection with this fact the bul
letin mentions that stocks of ail kinds
in stornge, particularly agricultural >
products, is a good indication of cur-]
rent prices. .
The reserve of wheat held in stor
nge at present is only moderate and
from that it may be assumed that
wheat should bring a good price this
year and most of t'.ie crop quickly ab
sorbed. Butter stocks in cold stor-
I age on May Ist was four times ns
great ns the quantity on hand the
same date a year ago. Eggs are not
so plentiful, however, as there are
a million cases less on hand now than
a year ago.
The hog market, however, is nt the
highest point it lias reached in six
years, and indications nre that it will
remain strong for at least the next
five months. The margin on corn
fed to hogs is correspondingly high.
Hog producers are warned to hear
in mind, however, the violent down
swing of prices that has been eauseil
in times past by over-expansion under
similar price relationships.
The Honth has not been the only
section of the country that has had
ft' very dry spring, the government
bulletin shows, as other sections have
been very backward and very dry,
With the exception of the southwest,
including part of the cotton belt,
where there has been excessive mois
ture. On the whole the general ag
ricultural outlook is good.
Sufficient moisture is falling so far
in North Carolina to keep crops from
being damaged by drought, although
much rain is needed, the State de
partment of agriculture advises.
Have You Gotten Your Auto License
Plate Yet?
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, June 16.—Have you got
ten your automobile license plate yet?
If not, you had better send for yours
at once, for there are but two weeks
left In which to gyt them. And to
dßte only 30,000 license tags out of
, 400,000 have been issued.
"If people will only send in for
their tags right away, we can take
; care of them nt once, as fast as the
i applications come in,” said an offi
cial of the automobile license bureau
, of the department of revenue today.
“But if they all wait until the last
‘ week or last few days, we will not
’ be able to take care of them. We
have an adequate force to supply the
needs of the automobile owners if
• they will spread their applications
■ over the next two weeks, and hope
I that they will do this. Otherwise we
- will be greatly delnyed in getting all
the license plates to the ear owners
• by July Ist.”
! Thp State is going to be more par
ticular than ever before in its en
[ forcement of the law requiring all
new license plates to be in place on
all automobiles by July 10th and all
: who do not have them by that date
| must pay the penalty.
Town Boys C Irena For a Day.
i Marblehead. Mass., June . IS.—
» The world's largest circus has been
5 bought for a day by the town >f
Marblehead for the entertainment of
(lie sailors of the Atlantic fleet to-
I morrow, which is to be celebrated as
the 150th anniversary of the found
. itig of the United States navy which
_ took place at Marblehead. The At
j lantic fleet was ordered here for the
. day, but on condition that some
g amusements be provided for the of
r fleers and men of the fleet. As the
great circus cou'd not afford to play
. such a small town,arrangements
a were made to buy she show. Because
a the railroad sidings in Marblehead
l will accommodate only 18 ears and
as the circut consists of more than
j 100 ears, it will be necessary to un
load In Salem.
Was Trying to Wlu Eleventh Juror
to His Side.
(By International News Service)
Orangeburg, 8. O, June 16.—Act
ing on the inference that the court
S should be given all the facts connect
-0 ed with the ease, the foreman of a
civil court jury undertook to out
* line to the judge juat bow the jury
t stood on a certain case,
y The jury, r seemingly unable to
reach an agreement, was called back
into the court room, and asked what
the trouble was.
"Well,” said the foreman, “wo hove
oil but eleven on our aide, and we are
working hard on him now.”
at the State university.
President Nor’.in, of the Univer
sity of Colorado here, submitted the
question of whether n scholarship
should i;e granted both youths to the
university board of trustees, who, at
a special meeting, decided fnvorah'y
and both , Keith and Kenneth will
mntrien ate here next fall.
' In disclosing the close scholastic j
standing of both boys nt»thc Manitou j
high school, the principal of that in-,
stitution informed President Xorlini
that it wns necessary for the pair to I
flip a coin to decide who should de- |
liver the valedictory nt the com- j
mencement exercises. Keith won the I
toss.
THE RECREATION MOVEMENT
Twenty Recreation Leaders Employed
the Year Arcnnd in North Caro
lina.
Raleigh. June 16.—OP)—The •ecre
ation movement is making rapid head
way in North Carolina. This is
shown by figures compiled and'pub
lished recently in the Year Book of
the Playground and Recreation As
sociation of America.
North Carolina cities spent $285,-
313.26 for public recreation Inst year,
a gain of more than $26.00 over their
report for 1024. it is tfliown. The
number of public p'ay areas under
leadership, reported at (IS in 1024.
had grown to 110 in 1025. Ten
i yenrs before, recreation provision in
| the state was in its infancy, only three
eities reporting playgrounds, totalling
nine in number, and inyolving an ex
penditure of $3,660.
From a children's movement, pub
lic recreation in the State has ex
panded to inelude citizens of all ages.
Among the facilities for adult recrea
tion reported were 61 tennis courts.
16 quoit courts, 34 community recrea
tion centers, and, in Asheville, a mu
nicipal golf course.
Community music has been organ
ized by eight eities, community drama
by nine. Last season, sixteen ama
teur baseball leagues played the na
tionaUgnme in eight eities.
Twenty recreation leaders were em-
Ptoyed. tlie year round in North Caro
lina last year. In live cities, classes
for training in recreation leadership
were conducted and had a total reg
istration of 233 in four cities.
Tile thirteen eities which sent re
ports of directed recreation to the
Year Book were Asheville, Burling
ton. Clinrlotte, Durham, Erwin, Gas
tonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Ham
let. Lexington, Raleigh, Salisbury and
Winston-Salem.
COMMMISSIONER DOUGHTON
ON RAGAN'S CONTENTION
If It Is Sustained the Department of
Revenue Might as Well Quit.
Tribune Bureau ]
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, June 16.—" The depart
ment of revenue and all the other
State departments might just as well
shut down and quit if the allegations j
of R. R. Ragan, of High Point, that
the entire State revenue act is mill I
and void and contrary to the const!- ]
tion," said Commissioner It. A.
Dough ton today in speaking of the
suit brought by Mr. Ragan in which
he is seeking a temporary restraining
order against the department of reve
nue against the collection of the tax
licensing real estate agents. Mr.
Ragan not only attacks this particu
lar section of the law but the entire
revenue act. The ease was to be
beurd today before Judge T. B. Finely
in Greensboro.
“Not only would the department of
revenue have to cease operation and
it is the life-giving department of the
state, in that it provides the revenue
for all the other departments but all
, State institutions would.be forced to
close if the principle of this conten
-1 tion should be upheld,” department of
ficials (minted out, as the whole prin
ciple of taxation would be repudiat
ed, should the petition for a restrain
ing order be granted.
The office of governor of the great
State of North Carolina would become
' merely an honorary post, as would
1 the offices of State senators and rep
resentatives, and the heads of the va
rious department.
That the contention of Mr. Ragan
in his petition was ridiculous was
generally conceded by those in the
department.
I Church Run By Children.
j London. June 16.—A remurkable
L church, controlled and run by chil
dren, has been established in Rir
-1 mingham- Hie congregation, \\(hit'll
averages 140, is made up entirely of
1 boys and girls between the ages of
"(five and fifteen. When a member of
5 tho congregation reaches the age of
‘ ten he or she is put on the e’cctoral
roll and is eligible to vote for the
5 church council, the warden, and the
' sidesmen. The present wardens are
9 boys of thirteen and fourteen, and a
J boy or girl of about the same age
j reads the lesson each Sunday.
1 Woman and Son on Long Hike.
Oiange, S. C„ June 16. —Mrs. J.
C. Roth and her 13-yenr-old son
Wessel left Charleston oil n hike that
r will take them up the Atlantic Sen
board to Canada and across the
country to the Pacific.
The woman, who is a native of
t Birmingham, Ala-, expected to reach
;- Portland, Ore., before September 1.
a She will be met by her husband in
:- Portland,and they will return home
y by automobile. The object of the
hike, she said, was to visit the Cana
o dlan Rockies.
It —.
t Dr. Fortunate Pita, of Funchal,
Madeira, who claims to have discoy
e ered a cure for cancer, has been call
e ed to Lisbon to experiment in the
hospitals.
CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1926
is mm ion
ramraiLL’i
isnsim
I The Highway From States-:
i ville to Newton Along!
the Southern Route May
Never Be Built.
HAS SUPREME COURT
REVERSED ITSELF?!
j
Highest Legal Body Said
No Highway Should Be!
Built Along Proposed ]
Northern Route. j
Tribune Bureap I
Sir Walter Hotel !
Raleigh. June 16. —The highway !
between Statesville and Newton will '
never be built along the Southern
route!
This was the statement made to
day by one of the foremost legal au
thorities in discussing the so-called
Newton highway controversy and tile
recent decision of the Supreme Court, i
"Newton may think it has won a
victory, but it has not. The Supreme
Court lias not ruled that any specific
route must be followed or that any
particular road must be built. It
lias merely acted in such away as
to make permanent the injunction of
Judge J. L. Webb that no highway
shall be built along the proposed
northern route from die Catawba riv
er to Newton. And there the matter
sticks," he said.
I But that is not nil. The Supreme
Court lias reversed itself in its own
decision, it was pointed out today by
officials of the Stutc highway commis
sion. First ill that the opinion of
Judge Brogden specified that one of
the principal objectives of the State
highway system was a “certain type
of service tor the people of the state
in the development of agricultural,
commercial and natural resources"
and in order that there might be no
confusion as to the immediate objects
of this service, the highway act spe
cifically designated them as "nil coun
ty seats, all principal towns, state
parks and principal state institu
tions." It is further stipulated in
the law that the highway system
shall serve these designated places by
the most "practical routes.” ,
So far so good. The highways
must give the utmost service, must
connect county seats —as well as
“principal towns”—and must follow
the most practical routes.
In order to make tile opinion more
specific, attention was called to the
j fact that when the legislature adopted
the State highway act. it also adopted
a map showing in detail the roads
which it proposed should "constitute
the State highway system. And to
quote Judge Brogden in his opinion,
"the map, therefore, became as solemn
land binding a legislative declaration as
any other paragraph, phrase or clause
of the road law."
And therein lies the'joker.
At the time the map in question
was adopted by the legislature, there
wns no well-defined road connecting
Newton and Statesville. Hence, in
order to show a "proiHised route" con
necting these two county seats, a ten
tative route was drawn, practically
identical with the route followed by
the railway between these towns.
There was no road there then. There
is no rond there now. But the route
as mapped out by the highway depart
ment and over which the commission
is now prevented from building the
road, follows the general line of the
railway for a large part of the dis
tance, and entirely for that part of
the road which was planned for Ca
tawba county.
So there is the paradox. The Su
preme,Court holds that the law must
be interpreted literally, that the mop
—though tentative—is as binding as
’ the law; that hence the only route
must be the route now taken by the
Railroad. But the route now fol
lowed by the railroad is identical, in
Catawba county, at least, with the so
-1 called “northern route” over which
| the highway commission is enjoined
- from building any road at all. And
there you are, right back at the be
ginning again!
In fact, it was because of that part
' of the highway law that specified that
• the greatest service must be given by
the highways, anil in order to serve
‘ the larger number of towns, that the
■ northern route was adopted, in addi-
E tion to the consideration that it
[ shortened the distance by many miles
j between Newton and Statesville. For
as now surveyed, rue road would pasa
“ through the town of Claremont and
in close proximity to the town of Ca-
tawba, whereas if the southern route
were followed, these towns would be
cut off entirely.
It must be remembered, also that
the Supreme Court nor Judge Webb
have neither designated that any rer
j tain route must be followed, such ns
, the southern route. They have mere
. ly held that the northern route ean
e not be built unless it is routed
through Newton and past the court
f house. But this can hardly be done,
, since the highway commission has nl
. ready built one paved highway past
i the court house door—the Hickory
e Llncolnton highway—and to stick to
p a literal construction again, it would
- be necessary to tear up this highway
and build it again to route this other
link past the ‘‘court house door.’’
| t And there the matter sticks. In
order to conform both with the spirit
I. and Intent of the highway 'law and
c the map as well the highway oommia
| lion Is bound to take the northern
ANOTHER VARE MAN
IS CALLED BEFORE
BOARD OF INQUIRY
Joseph N. Mackrell, of
Pittsburgh, Called to l
Testify Before the Sen
ate Committee.
MACKEY WILL BE
CALLED AGAIN SOON
Senator Reed Asked Wit
ness About Telephone
J Call He Had Just Com
pleted.
j Washington. June l(i.— (.A 3)—Dras
' tic tactics were adopted today by the
i Senate campaign fund committee to
| get at the bottom of the situation
which resulted in the expenditure of
some $2,000,000 in the republican pri
mary campaign in Pennsylvania.
Waving aside Harry A. Mackey,
tlie Varc campaign manager just as
he was about to resume his testimony.
Chairman Heed summoned to the stand
another Vare supporter, Jos. X. Mack
rell. of Pittsburgh.
‘"Who were yon talking to on the
long distance phone in the adjoining
room just now?” demanded Heed.
"Albert Cooper, at Harrisburg."
Mackrell replied.
“What about??’
"A political matter.”
“What political matter?"
Mackrell was hesitant, but Reed
was insistent.
“Well. I supported Beidelman, the
unsuccessful Vare campdate for Gov
ernor and I understtod I was to b«
penalised in my county for that," the
witness finally said.
"Mr. Beidelman was to arrange to
keep me from being penalized."
"That’s all?" “Virtually."
“What else?”
Mackrell again hesitated.
"What did you mean by saying 1
understand nothing from nobody?”
“If you will give me a little more
time perhaps I could tell you.”
“That’s all I’m going to give you
for the present.”
“What did Copper say to you?”
“He said you know what is being
done here. He said lie had been
talking to the governor and that
things would be as had been talked
over.”
"Where’s t’ae sentence ‘I iiiider
stand nothing from nobody’?’’ Reed
demundded ns lie chewed impatiently
I on his cigar.
“I didn’t pay much attention to
the conversation. It wasn’t import
ant."
“You did pay much attention to
what you said.” “Well, the main
tenor was that Biedehnan was to pro
tect us from political reprisals."
“Reprisals from whom?" “I don’t
know. It’s just street talk. My
term ns registrar of wills expires in
a year."
Reed suddenly switched from the
phone conversation to MackreH’s ac
tivity for Vare and Biedelman. "Did
you contribute any money?" “Yes.
$5,000.”
“Where did you get it?" “I had
saved it over a period of three years.’
Mackrell said he had kept the mon
ey in a vault in his office. He suid
his salary was $5,000 a year, and
commissions that would average about
SII,OOO a year.
Responding to further question, the
witness said that at the start he was
in favor of the remonintion of Sena
tor Pepper, but that he decided later
to support Representative Vare, the
winner in the three-cornered senatori
al race between Vare, Pepper and
Governor Pineliot. He explained that
he saw a sort of barrier "arising be
tween himself and the Pepper forces,”
and he decided to quit, especially
since he could not support the fall
Pepper ticket.
"Why .didn’t you draw a check for
that $5,000 you gave?" asked Reed
“I can’t tell you exactly.”
The money was paid over to Ed
ward X. Kenna, treasurer of the Vare
Pittsburgh committee in a Pittsburgh
hotel room.
"Did you get a receipt?” “No.”
Mackrell frequently made Reed re
peat his questions and often hesi
tated over his answers.
No Action on Coal Legislation.
Washington, June 10.— (A 3)—Ac
tion on all coal legislation was post
poned today by the House commerce
committee until December.
1 roqJe as originally surveyed, but
which it is now enjoined from using,
unless some way is devised to route
the traffic down through tile heart of
! Newton.
Here again another nub of the situ
ation presents itself. The question
: as far as Newton is concerned is real
i ly of traffic divergence, rather than of
■ highway routing, it is pointed out by
i the legal lights who are familiar with
the situation. The traffic is the thing
■ that N’ewton wants now.
I But as Chief Justice Stacy pointed
i out in his dissenting opinion, in twen
, ty years from now, when Newton is
• face to face with the traffic congestion
: .problems that already are besetting
- the larger cities of the state and the
i entire I’nited States, will Newton
I want all Vais traffic to go by the court
’ house door then? It remains to be
’ seen.
It nlso remains to be seen as to
i whether the prediction is correct that
t the highwuy will never be built along
I the southern route. fcut the odds
■ seem to the lay mind to say that; it
i will not !
i Cardinals in Public Eye
CARDIN A. 1/ FAUWABER CAK’D! MAI/ PIFFV V
CZERHACH iCARDIUAV DUBCISV
Cardinals Faulhaber, of Germany; Piffl, of Germany; Czer
nach, of Hungary; and Dubois, of France, figure prominently
In the International Eucharistic Congress at Chicago. Cardinal
Faulhaber attracted attention bv his desire to attend incofinito.
PROTECTION PROMISED
FOR CARDINAL BONZANO
All Facilities and Protection For
Presidential Train Provided For
Him.
New York, June 16.—(A 5 )—Not
only has the utmost in railroad splen
dor and comfort .been arranged for
Cardinal Bonzauo, papal legate, and
other Roman Catholic dignitaries leav
ing today for the Eucharistic Congress
on the “cardinal special" but protec
tion has been provided them equal to
that of a Presidential train.
More than 1.200 railroad police
men and detectives, the New York
Central announced, were assigned to
guard the special train on its journey
to Chicago, where it is due at 9:50
a. m., central standard time tomor
row.
Long before time for the cardinals
to board the train at 10 a. m.. a de
tachment of railroad police and detec
tives, augmented by 100 city police
men Were on hand at the Grand Cen
tral terminal. The approach to the
specia 1 cars all painted in red and
luxuriously fitted, was roped off to
hold bark the crowd.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Decline of 3 to 5
Points. July Selling Off to 17.47
and December to 111.19.
New York. June 10—</P>—The cot
ton market opened steady today at a
decline of 3 to 5 points, July selling
off to 17.47 and December to 16.19
under liquidation and selling by brok
ers with local and southern connec
tions. Relatively easy Liverpool ca
bles and reports of continued good
weather in the South except for the
droughty sections in the eastern belt,
were factors in the decline, but the
market soon steadied on covering and
a little buying on comparatively low
I private crop figures. July sold up
to 17.59 and December to 16.35. Hie
• market showing net advances of about
2 to 8 points by the eml of the first
hour,
A report published by a local au
t thority based on replies from southern
i correspondents pointed to a crop in
dication of 14,160,000 bales as of
June 3rd.
Cotton futures opened steady: Ju
■ ly 17.48; October 16.23; December
10.28; January 16.20; March 16.38.
With Our Advertisers.
H. B Wilkinson is now giving 25
" per cent, off on all overstuffed living
room suites, and 20 per cent, off on all
oane-baek living room suites. Read
his ad.
t Field peas at £3.50 a bushel at C.
. H, Barrier & Co’s.
; Paul B. Eaton, patents and trade
f marks, 406 Independence building.
Charlotte, N. C.
Willys-Knight and Overland oars
i gold here by the Corl Motor Co.
There will be a Florence oil stove
f demonstration next Monday and Tues
r day by a factory representative at
l Yorke & Wadsworth Co's.
E T.ie Myers water systems .are de
pendable. See ad. of Ritchie Hard
-1 ware 00.
Boys from 7 to 70 should remem
s her Fathers' Day June 20th. Hoov
i er’s has what you want to make
t daddy happy.
s Bath and guest towels, 10 to 40
t cents at J. C. Penney Co.'s,
t The Parks-Belk Co. has a wonder
e ful stock of merchandise in crepes.
crepe de chine, foulards, etc.
5 Efird's chain sale has been brenk
t ing all record* for this store.
t ; ■ ——-
B A wind blowing at 76 miles an
t hour produce* a pressure of 22 pounds'
per square foot on a tall building.
OVERMAN’S MAJORITY
IN PRIMARY 48.34 H
Total Announced After State Board
of Elections Had Canvassed Pri
mary Vote.
Raleigh. June 16.— iA 3 )
Lee S. Overman, of Salisbury, was
renominated over Robert R. Reyn
olds, of Asheville, by a majority of
4R.H46. it was shown by the complete
official vote as announced today by
the State board of e'e?Tfons after it
’.tad canvassed the vote cast in the
primary of June sth. i
The vote was: Overman 140,260,
Reynolds 91,914. The total vote was
232,174, only 2.596 less than the vote
cast in the Democratic primary two
years ago.
Mr. Reynolds carried 25 of the 100 |
counties in the state, and received a I
larger vote than did J. W. Hailey I
when the latter sought the guberna
torial nomination two years ago. The
heavy vote, almost as heavy as that
of two years ago, came as a surprise,
"off" years generall showing a coin- i
paratively light vote, both in the pri
maries and the general election.
In the ninth and tenth congression
al districts, the only two- in which j
there were contests, the incumbents
received overwhelming majorities.
1 Congressman A. L. Rulwinkle, in the
ninth, defeated .T. A. Dimmettee by
a majority of 24,390. Bulwinkle’s
vote was 25,610, while Diimnette re
ceived 1.022.
j In the 10th Congressional District
Zebulon Weaver's vote was 21.131
while Felix Alley, his opponent, poll
ed 9.431, Mr. Weaver’s majority be
' ing 11.700.
, In the fifth Judicial District Judge
R. A. Nunn defeated Julius Brown
. by a majority of 2.218. The vote was
8.346; Brown 6,128.
In the seventh a second primary be
i tween Judge Thos. H. Calvert and W.
1 C. Harris will be necessary. The vote
; was Harris 6,804, Calvert 6,380; and
: Wiley M. Person 2.536.
The majority of Judge A. M. Stack
over R. B. Redwine in the thirteenth
i judicial district was 6,674. The vote
was: Stack 12,432; Redwine 5,758.
E In the 20th district Judgeship race,
where there were four candidates for
the democratic nomination, a second
primary’ will be necessary unless Jas.
D. Malone, of Murphy, the second
highest man, fails to demand it. The
vote in the district was: Walter E.
) Moore, 4,102; James I). Malone.
: 4.007; Win. .1. Hannah 3.782; am!
1 Tlios. J. Johnson 1.514.
1 The race for solicitor second pri
maries will be necessary in the fifth,
, sixth and sixteenth districts unless
the second highest man docs not de
e mand the second primary.
Prohibition Becoming A Japanese
Political Issue.
Tokyo, June 16.— UP) —Although
0 a majority of the Diet declined to
approve at this session an amend
( ment to the liquor low so that sale
of intoxicants would be outlawed to
” iiersons up to the age of twenty-five,
the “drys” are not discouraged and
prohibition is bi-coming a big poli
• tical issue in Japan.
Already a number of social organ
e izations have joined the campaign to
raise the age limit from twenty-one
’ to twenty-five of those denied the
right to buy intoxicating drinks.
' Many regard this maneuver as a step
■ toward complete prohibition.
At the next election approximate
- ly 11,000,000 mew voters will cast
their first ballots. Promoters of tihe
move to mend the present law, elaim
t ing 2.700 affiliated orgafiliations, say
s' they will continue their dry propa
ganda until election time. /
THE TRIBUNE 1
PRINTS rl \
TODAY’S NEWS TODA^I
NO. 140 1
7„rtol IS SEEKING 9
TO FORM NATIDMI!
UNION CABINETNOIj
Premier Is Finding Tas|g|
More Difficult Than He |
Had Anticipated at tkf|
Start
AI)VISERS P OINT
OUT SUCH NE&H
Ministry Would InchuMl
Union Republicans if-J
Well as Most Adva(M*<§J
Foes of These.
Pari'. .Tu m 1 IC*. — —Premie*,.
ITriniid is seeking to form a •national
union’* cabinet to replace the miniatffe
wlrch resigned yesterday, but i*
I ing the task more difficult thatt Mp 3
! anticipated.
Tiie Premier was given the mandate j
j by President Doumergue
j after most of those called into CdlW# |
i tation at the Ely see Palace had
; the need of such a cabinet. -tSIS
The ministry would include
] as far to the right as union repttH|||j
! cans, or the old “bloc national**
’ ed by Louis Marand as far leffc ikii -i
j the groups whose leaders are WfIHH
i to participate. -4
j Edouard Herriot. radical leader, til
I understood to have refused to etttW It
j “national union” ministry, and It
| expected that his party will foriutl||j|
decide against entering.
| The socialists have excluded theatt*.
i selves from such a combination by tl»
| decision of their congress at ('letmewf-
Ferrnml. not to join any other than j|[
purely socialist ministry. cfjß
INTERESTED IN PICKING
COTTON BY MACHINERY
Commissioner Graham lias Taken Up
the Matter With Authorities ait
Washington.
Kaleigh. X. C.. June 16-—(4 I )—A
definite conclusion on the part orcj
Commissioner of Agriculture Wil
liam A. Graham that, in the
of financial conservation for the?
Southern farmer, the time has cOng]
for earnest consideration of stiSagH
plan whereby cotton may be picked
by machinery is shown in an ex
change of letters between him and-
Secretary IV. M. .Tardine, of iWg
United States Department of Agri.
culture at Washington. ..J
I A recent letter from the United;
States Department at Washington,
in reply to his correspondence with
the Secretary, shows that CotßntSg
sioner Graham has interested auth
orities there in his proposal and has
| secured a promise of cooperatkhf.' '
I He asked that the Federal Depart-;:
| ment take up and give special study
to bringing on the market an ef
fective and reasonably priced toa
chine to aid Southern farmers in
picking their cotton without
to pay prices of from a dollar to two
dollars for every hundred pounds of
seed cotton picked.
"This department, of course, is in-:'
terested.nnd will agree with yon:
| that a successful cotton picking de
' vice would overcome a very im
portant agricultural problem,” the
‘ Federal Secretary advised Oommis
’ sioner Graham.
WOOD BELIEVES BRANCH J?
BANK IS POSSIBILITY
t
1 MeFadden Biff Provides For Fedkndr,
Reserve Branch Bank in Carolina*
Charlotte. June 16.—(A*)—Likeli
hood that the way will be cleared for
■ the establishment of a Federal ft*-
i serve Branch Bank in the Carolina*
* by a provision contained in the Me-
Fadden banking bill is seen here by
Word H. Wood, local banker, aftd one
of the supporters of the mnvertteht. |
[, The MeFadden bill was Monday re
j ported out of committee in the Senate.
The provision in question intfadhC*
I, ed by Senator Simmons, gives the,
i, Federal Reserve Board authority fg*
e establish branch banks at its discre
tion.
LEGION IS FOR PEACE |
j
i. But Peeaoe With Honor Pounded on
1 International Goodwill. ifcj
p (By International News Service) ' ;
Albany, Ga., .Tune 16.—“ The Anier
. ican Legion is determined to stanneb
! l.v support every effort to build the
United States’ defense on a ligb
- plane of preparedness in keeping with
, it security and prestige as a world,
k power."
This was the warning sounded here
today by James F. Barton, national
adjutant of the American Legion, in
nn address before the convention of
the Georgia department of t’.ie Amer
ican Legion.
j -If the time will come when mxt
country shall again hnve need of men
, and women to defend it—when that!
} time does come, it - will not be found
that those in the I.cgion will then be
j possessed of a lessened patriotism. Q*
. their spirit will then be less than :iit
1917 and TB,” Barton declared.
“The Legion is for peace,” he con*
B tinued, “■—peace wit'.i honor, not a
f world peace founded on the principle*
n of dissolution and disarmament, bat
( a pgaee founded upon intelligent p#j
’ triotism and international good will
and understanding.” ■*e
‘ THE WEATHER 111
l- - . V
y Partly cloudy tonight and Thurj*
day, rising temperature Thursday St
interior. Moderate east wind*. ~J|