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ASSOCIATED ' PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVII Levees Near Crescent City Dynamited? High Water Has New Outlet Levees for Distance of I,* 000 Feet Were Broken So New Orleans Might Escape Fury of Floods. GUARD * LEVEE APPROACH f Residents of Vast Area to Be Inundated Were Mov ing Out, Most of Them Going to New Orleans. On Mississippi Levee near Violet, l.si., April 2ft.—(A 3 )—A great spillway to carry off the Hum! waters of the Mississippi rushing down toward New Orleans was being created here today b.v state engineers in the dynamiting of a section of (he levee 12 miles below Crescent City. governor Simpson, Major General Jndwin chief of army engineers, and other high officials watched the o|>ern tions ifrom craft unoving hack and forth on the swift, moving wnter. The troops stood guard along the levee and the roads to New Orleans which were closed three hours before the time set for the blast at high noon. Coast gunrd cutters patrolled the river to keep craft from the danger points created by the Xingara-like rush of the waters once the opening has been made over a stretch of 1,000 feet be tween St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, most of whieh eventually will be flooded. The spot selected for the break was directly in front of a now deserted small canning village, and 100 yards south of the sharp bend in the river where the 1022 crevasse occurred. Dynamite was sunk at intervals over a stretch of levee 1.000 feet. En- j giners sank 72.% pounds of explosives in three widely scattered rows with ; 4S holes to each row, with approxi- , mately five pounds in each hole. A huge steel frame tower supporting | a beacon light for Mississippi river ! pilots was almost directly in the cen ter ot the stretch of levee selected for the cervasse which it is hoped will relieve New Orleans from further flood danger. Residents of the vast territory to he inundated still were moving out during 40e morning hours, their house: "““hftM goofls piled high ou private and military trucks. Here and there men i were to be seen driving mules and i orses from the danger area. . A i survey of the teritory in, the vicinity I of the break showed scores of deserted | homes. Cross roads stores had been nbonndoned and their stocks moved to high ground. Operations Delayed. On the Mississippi I.cvee Near Vio let. la., April 2ft. —(4>)—More tlmn an hour's delay in the blasting of the crevasse on the Mississippi River levee south of here was made necessary to day because the engineers planting the dynamite were unable to complete their task at noon which had been set as the zero hour. Officers of the Louisiana National Guard patrolling a part of the yast 1 area to be inundated in an effort to save New Orleans from the great flood, announced that the breaek would occur some time between 1 and 2 p. m. Coast patrol boats and craft bear ing Governor Simpson and others of the official party circled about th? river off the point selected for the break patiently waiting for the sig nul from the engineers’ tug. Plight of Refugees Desperate. rattle Roek. Arkansas, April 2ft. — (A 3 )—The plight of 700 to 1,000 per sons who are still marooned in the flooded lowlands of Chicot County Ark ansas. was described as desperate to day in a report to the Associated Press by Major J. C. Gillison of laike Vil lage. "They are clinging to small rafts and Uoatiug trees in water 20 to 30 feet deep, packed like sardines in barn lofts and other places that have not been reached by the raging water” the Major said. ‘This number does not include 500 negroes, known to be huddled into barn lofts and other places in oue plantation.” Thirty motor boats worked all day yesterday rescuing the inhabitants of the lowlands and today the labor was resumed. The refugees are brought first to' laike Village which is itself under three feet of water. Later INVESTMENTS When looking for an investment, remember that our certificates for prepaid stock issued by this As sociation are both safe and profitable. Why not invest some of your funds in Prepaid Building and Loan which is not taxable? BE THRIFTY ahd be successful by living with in your income. Save a part of your earnings and invest them in our BUILDING AND LOAN AS SOCIATION which helps CONCORD to grow and expand. May the first is tax returning time. Citizens Buil&g aid Loan Association (Office in Citizens Bank) The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina's leading Small City Daily ‘jtransfer is made tc Gutlora. ■j “We get reports of drowning every I little while, but can’t verify them. I 1 i believe there have been miraculously i few however." the Major asserted. Water Rising tn Louisiana. New Orleans, April 2ft.—OP)—While ! 1.500 pounds of dynamite arrived at Poydrns below New Orleans for the blast which will open a crevasse in the Mississippi levee. Raton Rogue re ported that water was running over the Glascock levee across the river from Natchez, Miss., on the went side’ of the stream. IVKY ELECTRO HEAD SUNDAY SCHOOL BODY E. It Crow Named Treasurer at Burlington Meeting.—Other. Offi cers I'tiosen. Burlington, April 2K.—Addresses by Sunday school specialists, simul taneous conferences and the election of stnte officers marked the last day's events of the annual conven tion of the North Carolina Sunday School Association, which came to a close tonight after being in session at the First Christian church in this city since Tuesday night. J. B. Ivey, of Charlotte, who has been president of the stnte organiza tion of Sunday school workers for five years, was re-eleeted to that high officer for the coming year. Other Officers elected are: E. B. ('row, of Raleigh, treasurer; T. W. Cos ten, of Gatesville. president of the eastern region; John B. Wright, of Raleigh, president of the east cen tral region ; C. M. Van Poole, of Salis bury. president of the vvest central region; Thomas P. Pruitt, of Hick ory, president of the western region. All of the employed workers of the state association have been con tinued in their respective offices for j another year, and these include D. ;W. Sims, of Raleigh, general super i intendents; Miss Flora Davis, asso ciate superintendent. Miss Ruby [Holland, stnte office assistant, and I Miss Evelyn Sanders, state office | assistant, all of Raleigh. The executive committee of the state organization in their meeting yesterday took a forward step in authorizing the employment of an additional all-time field worker for the coming year, and D. W. Sims, she ’.general superintendent, amiounc ’ lanta. fit., has been enqftoycd i* ! superintendent of the young peoples ! division, a new department of the ' Sunday school work. I The general theme of religious I education was discussed by the sev eral speakers on the pfogrnin dur ing the session of the convention to day and tonight. The daily vacation Bible school was discussed by Mrs. Maud J. Baldwin, of Philadelphia, who outlined the best plans of con ducting that, kind of religious educa tion in the church and Sunday school. Leadership and equipment were the essential things stressed by the speaker. Other speakers during the day and this evening included Dr. E. B. Quick, of Atlanta. (Iff., Dr. Heldon L. Roberts, of Philadel phia, Pa.; Dr. P. R. Hayward, of Chicago, 111., Rev. Lawrence C. Lit tle, of Concord and others. Group conferences were held in four different churches miring tne afternoon and the work of the de partments of children's division, young people's division, adult di vision and the daily vacation Bible school were ably discussed by the variosuapenkers. Much emphasis was placed on the proper organization of Sunday school classes and trained teachers and lenders was urged by the speakers. Resolutions thanking the people of Burlington for their generous hospi tality in entertaining the rnousnhd or more delegates, the daily press for the publicity given to the conven tion sessions, and to D. W. Sims, general superintendent, for his un tiring efforts in making possible the most successful and largely attend ed state convention ever held, were presented to the convention nt the close of the morning session and unanimously adopted. - L The cloth of a billiard table is made from wool of the very finest quality. No fewer than twenty-two fleeees are accounted for altogether in cloth of a single table, ah a large umount of the wool is repected dur ing the* process of cleaning and comb ing. before the weaving begins. homum PLANSTOCAREFOR HUNDREDS OF NEEDY Officials of Relief Agency Getting Men and Sup plies to Concentration Camps Ahead of Floods. THREE CITIES TO HARBOR REFUGEES Homeless in Lower Flood Area Directed to Concen trate in New Orleans, Vicksburg and Natchez. Memphis, Tenn., April 2ft. —OP) — 'While the raging Hood waters of tile Mississippi River continued to lash today nt the levees of ttie lower delta, the American Red Cross was concen trating men and supplies in advance of the crest to be prepared for any eventuality. Concentrations were ordered at New Orleans. Vicksburg and Natchez, where already many refugees have fled from tile flooded lowlands of Louisiana and Mississippi. A report from the New Orleans chapter of the Red Cross stated that only 300 persons hail registered nt the’ model concentration camp pre pared there chiefly to take care of the refugees from the l'oydrns section. Many of the citizens of St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes which will be flooded to save New Orleans. The concentration camp at Baton Rogue, La., is outfitted for taking care of 7,000 persons. Alexandria al so was being manned, and tented for an expected influx of refugees. One hundred persons have arrived there from the inundated Black River dis trict, and many others are fleeing there from Pineville. menneed by the overflow from the Red River. J. I*. McCarthy, chairman of the Alexandria chapter of Red Cross, re ported to headquarters today that Mnrksville, La., will probably be in undated by Sunday. He left for the section today to bring back a com plete rejiort of conditions. AUXILIARY PRESIDENT MAKES HER REPORT Mrs. Way Shows Work In Diocese' Has Been Encouraging—2o,lß3 Members Enrolled. Salisbury. April 28.—Mrs. W. W. Way’s report ns president, of the Wo man's auxiliary of the Episcopal church in North Carolina was very encouraging and was received with enthusiasm by tiie women here in attendance upon the annual conven tion. The recent bishops' crusade was mentioned in the report ns being a tremenous spiritual uplift. The report of the diocesan secre tary, Miss Mary Hinton, showed a total enrollment of 20.185 members and signs of progress all along the line. Mrs. Robert B. Davis, treasurer, reported total receipts during the year of 110.120. Today, the second full day of the convention, carried a tine program, closing tonight with an address by ltev. K. G. Finley, bishop Os the dio cese of up|>er South Carolina. Club To Boost Smith Two States. Washington, April 28. —An “A1 Smith for President club," for Vir ginia and the District /of Columbia, opened headquarters here today. It has adopted the slogan, “Only A1 Can Defeat Cal.” Thomas F. Dolan, an Arlington county, Virginia, lawyer, is president of the organization. THE STOCK MARKET Reported by Kennen A Beane (Quotations at 1:30 P. M.) Atchison lBO% Atnerican Tobacco B . 126% American Smelting 146 American Locomotive 108 Atlantic Coast Line 17!) Allied Chemical 138% American Tel. & Tel. 162 American Can 46% Allis Chalmers 103% Baldwin Locomotive *. 184% Baltimore & Ohio 117% Bangor —1 01% Bethlehem Steel 4ft Chesapeake & Ohio 166 Coca-Cola 67% DuPont 238 Dodge Bros. 18% we —• 52 Frisco 112% General Motors lBO% General Eleetrie O7 Great Northern 85% Gulf State Steel —j 53 Gold Dust 40% Hudson 73% 'lnt. Tel. *— 134 Kennecott Copper S- 03% Liggett & Myers B l(Xf% Mack Truck - 110% Missouri-Pacific 52% Norfolk & Western 174% New York Central 145% Pan American Pet. B 57% Roek Island _2- 08% R. J. Reynolds 120% Republic Iron & Steel 64 StAnd. Oil of N. J. 35% Southern Railway 122 Studebaker 52% Texas Co. 4.1% Tobacco Products oft V. 8. Steel j. 167% IT. & Steel, New 120% Westing house i 72 Western Maryland 35% Chrysler 48% CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1927 Flood Fund The local chapter of the Red Crosji, is collecting a fund to he forwarded to be used in the aid of the Hood vic tims in the Mississippi-Valley .and any one desiring to contribute to Che fund may send it to 1.. I). Coltraue, Sr., at the Concord National Bank. * t Tlie National Chapter of Red Oroefe has stated that the quota for Cabar rus County is ifl,ooo, and the contri butions received will be acknowledged I j through The Concord Daily Tribuilfe I land The Times; Concord Contributions* j',l Concord Contributions. fjl I Previously acknowledged .. .$1,017.74* Mr. and Mrs. X. K. Reid ... 10.08 I B. 11. ("raven s.{m W. A. Fink . . Loj| Miss Itoxie Fink J.Oft Mrs. \V. F. Goodman .1.00 Dr. Matt Patterson 5.06 A. F. Goodman . 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. (’as- fiijpSjm well s.fa) F. 8. Plmrr * . 2,<4 ,J. V. Davis ...... .1 5.t4 Miss llettie Leslie 10.60 Miss Lena Leslie 10.06 Mrs. Laura Ross 10.00 Miss Lela Bruton 5.00 T. G. Coltraue 5.00 .1. R. Hownnl 5.00 Mrs. Bessie McConnell 5.00 X. T. Denton, Sr. 1.06 Miss Isabelle Robinsou 2.00 Miss Jessie Propst .50 A. M. Brown 5.06 Mrs. A. M. ltrowu 5.00 Mrs. L. M. Bolvin 5.00 Rotary Club 50.06 Mrs. Jno. M. Cook 5.00* Mrs. I). L. Host 1.00 J. A. Cline 5.00 No. 2 School P.-T.l A 2.00 J. 11. Sherrill 25.06 Mrs. .1. B. Sherrill 5.06 Z. A. Morris 10.00 Eastern Star 10.00 Cabarrus Chapter Black Boys D. A. R 10.00 P. M. Lafferty 5.00 Four Square Gos[iel Mission . 5.00 Z. A. Morris, Jr 5.00 Cash 1.00 Miss Hattie Mehnffey 2.00 Total Concord .$1,373,56 Kannapolis Contributions. Previously acknowledged $156.06 By Cash 160.00 Total Kannapolis $325.06 Mt. Pleasant Contributions. ' Previously acknowledged ....$102.00 Total Mt. Pleasant $102.00 Anckso* Training School .('uatgiinlf ' tions. Mr. and Mrs. Clias. E. Roger .* $5.00 C. B. Barber 2.00 Mrs. Pearl Young 2.00 Mrs. M. W. Fetzer 2.00 Miss Mary P. Latimer 2.00 T. L. Grier 3.00 J. H. Hobby 2.00 T. V. Talbirt 1.00 R. A. Snppetifield I.oo' W. M. White 2.00' Frank List . 3.00 Leon Godown 1.00 W. M. Crooks 1.00 T. H. Halbirt 1.00 W. W. Johnson 1.06 Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Simpson ... 2.00 Roy Ritchie 100 I*. L. Hood LOO A. L. Karriker 100 J. W. Russell 100 J. G. Jludson ..... 1-00 Richard Walker ”>0 T. Lee White • 2.00 D. M. Teague 100 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Fisher . . 5.00 Mrs. Emma Eagle 1-66 Miss Pearl Barber 100 Miss Eva Greenlee 3.6th Mrs. Olivia K. Duckett 4.00 Mrs. Mattie Fitzgerald LOO Miss Hattie Fuller 100 Total J. T. S $56 50 Grand Total $1,875.50 In addition to the total given above the following has been collected by the Junior Red Cross ill the various schools of the city: Corbin Street School ....'...$ 5.07: No. 2 School ft. 73 Central Graded School ....... 23.03 Central Primary y . 61 27 Total SIOO Summer School at State College. The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, April 28.—The 1i)27 ses sion of State College summer school will endeavor to provide special train ing for those people in education who are called upon to perform super visory duties, it was announced to day by T. E. Browne, director. Dr.; j. Henry Highsmith, state inspector of high schools, will give a course throughout the six weeks dealing with the supervisory activities of the prin cipal. In addition to this, there will be held during the summer school a two-day conference on supervision, for whieh one of the country’s lending ex perts in the field of supervision will be obtained. This course should api pe*l especially to principals and su perintendents of the rural and smallef urban sebools. - Tbe summer school is briuging to the State Dr. Norborne Harris Crow ell, of the school of education, I'ni versity of North Dakota, to give cours es in philosophy of education, child, psychology and history of education. Dr. Crowell is a Virginian who has made quite a reputation in his chosen field. His courses should appeal t» principals and superintendents who come for the edurse in supervision. These courses arc, being given in re sponse to a demand'for broadening tlie work in education and for courses that will oount toward graduate de grees. (Iff «»•.»>*>:■ ATTORNEY GENERAL VISITS HOSPITAL TO SECURE DATA Raleigh, April 2ft.—OP)—Attor ney General Bruminitt today re turned from Morgniiton, where lie obtained first hand information nt the state hospital and made an In spection in company with Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, Commission er of Public Welfare. The insti tution recently figured in testimony in connection with the death of B. G. Wiliams, of Beaufort coun ty. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Decline of 5 to 9 Points. Inter Showing Losses of 13 to 18 Points. | New York. April 2ft. —OP)—The cotton market opened steady today at a decline of 5 to ft i mints in response t« easy Liverpool cables, active months showing net losses of 13 to 18 IMiints in early trading under realizing by recent buyers, combined with local and Southern selling. The volume of business showed a decided falling off compared with the activity reported earlier in the week. Brokers said there was an evident dis position to oven up commitments, ]>onding further weather developments or a more definite idea as to effects of the Mississippi floods on the coming crops. Private cables reported further trade calling had been supplied by hedging with local and continental I selling in the Liverpool market. Futures opened; May 15.00; July 15.25: October 15.58; December 15.74, January 15.80. Partial Recoveries. New York. April 2ft.—(A s ) —Earlier declines were followed by partial re coveries in the cotton, market today owing to rather an unsettled weather outlook and a bullish view of the re|K>rt on 'boll weevil emergence up to April 16. July contracts after sell ing off to 15.20 rallied to 15.33. or back to yesterdays closing quotations, but this tbulge mer renewed realizing and was not fully maintained. Active 'mouths showed net. losses two to eight points in mid-afternoon trailing. THE STOCK MARKET Selling Pressure Was Lifted and Most Prices Rallied Briskly During the Day. New York, April 2!).—G4 3 )—Selling pressure was lifted from today's stock mafket after an early period of heavi ness, and prices rallied briskly through tin* list. With the technical posi tion of the market obviously, improved nythe" t ro<Vi?r sharp Sefblhlftspediho tors for the ndvnnee resumed their operations with confidence, being aided by tlie shorts covering who had sold freely earlier ill the week on the pos sibility of a wide open break. The close was weak, sates approximated 1,800,000 shares. Plans For Child Health Day. Washington. f>. 0., April 21). This yer's celebration of National Child Health Day, which will be held next Sunday, promises to be more general than ever before in tlie history of the movement. The cele bration is an amijual affair in winch many large organizations take part and programs are prepared in every community, through health depart ments, schools and chibs. The observance is sponsored by the American Child Health Associa tion, of which Secretary of Com merce Herbert Hoover is the | eest dent. "National Child Health Day is intended to obtain a square deal for every .child in the Cnited States." says Secretary Hoover in discussing the plans for this year's celebration. As the day falls this year on Sunday, the American Child Health Associa tion has called into counsel tlie churches of the Country to ask them to join forces with all the others who are concerned with the con servation of childhood. The Catholic bishops of the coun try have sent forth word thnt the day shall be observed with prayers, devotions and sermons. The Jewish and Protestant churches are plan ning special celebrations in churches and Sunday schools. The Mornion Church wiil withdraw the regular Sunday school lessons next Sunday, giving instead to its 250,01X1 children a lesson on the spiritual aspects of physical well-being. Mrs. Weaver Re-Elected. Greendboro, April 2ft. —(A 5 )—Mrs. Charles C. Weaver, of Winston-Salem was reelected President of the Meth odist Woman's "Missionary Confer ence of Western North Carolina Con ference which nt noon today concluded a three day convention at West Mar ket Street Methodist Oliuych. Practically the entire slate of form er general officers was reelected. District Seoretarys elected include: Shelby district, Mrs. A. J. Gwen; Statesville district, Mrs. George Foard, assistant, Mrs. A. D. Aber nethy. The tropics have a great deal more rain than the temperate zones, yet only half as many wet days in the year. TONIGHT VAUDEVILLE ATT (SKINNY) CANDLER “The Best on the Circuit” And Probably the Last Until Fall The Picture is JETTA GOt’DAL —in— *.Vl, “WHITE GOLD” —Also — KINOGRAMSr COMEDY ' 23c 50c .“ ’ 1 CONCORD THEATRE Flood Situation At A Glance (By the Associated Press.) Location *>f the l’oydrns break in the .Mississippi River levee in an effort to save New Orleans from the flood is made by Secretary Hoover and the Louisiana officials. Secrecy still surrounds. the method by which at noon today there will be created the first artificial crevasse in the level l in the history of Mississippi I Hoods. Shots are fired from shore as official party aboard government launch leave scene of proposed break, but appar ently they were not directed at Presi dent Cooiidge's representative and his associates. ■ The weather bureau issued reassur ing forecast of a fall in wnter level from 3 to 0 feet at the city until the flood crest arrives early next month. Mississippi rises rapidly at Vicks burg ns flood waters from Stop's Landing break above Greenville Miss., return to the parent stream through NE\V YORK BANKER IS DEAD IN ALBEMARLE E. S. Perry Died at Albemarle Hos pital Following an Illness of Sev eral Weeks. Albemarle. N. C„ April 2ft.—(A s ) E. S. Perry, retired New York banker, died nt a loenl hospital late yesterday after an illness of several weeks, it was announced here today. He lind spent most of the lqst two winters here. Final funeral arrangements had not been completed, but members of the family said today the body would be taken to Auburn, N. Y. Mr. Perry retired some thirty years ago and had spent much of his time in North Carolina and Virginia. Al though he spent the last two winters here ho had a home in Winston-Salem and a summer residence at Wythe ville. Ya. GOOD WILL FLYERS TO REACH CAPITAL MONDAY Left Wilmington This Morning For Langley Field. Where They Will Stay Two Days. / Wilmington, X. C„ April 21).—(A 5 ) The U. S. Army good will flyers took to the air and headed north from this point at 10:20 o'clock this morning. They will stop at Langley Field until Monday and will arrive in Washing ton Monday afternoon for the official ending of their long Journey. Major H. A. Dargue. commander, had planned to hop from Wilmington to Washington, but received orders from the War Department to delay arrival dn Washington until .Moiujay. With Our Advertisers. Att (Skinny) Candler and his troupe will present vaudeville at the Concord Theatre tonight. Also Jetta Caudal in the big feature. “White Gold.” Shares in the Citizens Building and Loan Association are uon-taxable. Hie association lias a new series open now and offers a sound and safe in vestment. Robinson's is offering special prices on hats and dresses for Saturday and Monday. Hats valued at from $6 to $8 will be sold at $3.!)5, and 125 sum mer dresses valued as high as $29 will be sold for sls. Read new ad. care fully. The G. A. Moser Shoe Store has a complete line of inexpensive slippers in the latest and best styles. Good siloes at $2.05 to $3.95, best shoes at $4.95. $5,95 and $6.95. .You can find many unusual bar gains in groceries, canned goods and coffee at the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. stores. Price particulars are enum erated in new ad. in this paper. Cline's Pharmacy is agent for Hower •plants. See list carried in new ad. today. Tlie Forest Hill Cleaning Co. cleans suits, dresses and coats for SI.OO each. Call 137 W or 1751. The Hivb has a wide array of color ful spring furnishings for the well dressed man to choose from, says new ad. today. Co-Ed dresses at Fisher's. Hats in newest shapes and colors. Summer apparel for the woman particular about her dress. The prices on dresses uiid hats unusually attractive at present. New ad. gives particulars. The Yorke & Wadsworth Co. agrees With the statement that the Goodyear Balloon is the greatest tire ever built. All sizes carried in stock. Ideal summer frocks at the J. C. Penny Co. for $4.98. "Fashioned of "Crepe Marion,” a new knitted fabric. The Sanitary Grocery Co. will serve free tomorrow ice-cold ('liquor Club Ginger Ale. Read ad. for particulars. Your account will he appreciated at the Citizens Bank and Trust Comp any 'whether it is large or small. The Ritchie Harware Co. has an abundance of house cleaning appli ances. Just the things needed for spring cleaning. C. H. Barrier & Co. can supply you with choice meats, both fresh and cured, fresh fish, country butter, eggs, poultry and fresh vegetables. N<w merchandise is arriving in a continuous stream nt Efird's. New silk dresses for misses and ladies, men's dress shirts, men's spring suits, boys’ spring suits, specials in piece goods department, printed goods, men’s and boys’ straw hats, ladies' and misses' pumps and hundreds of other things iu the store are being offered at special prices. Don’t fail to rend new ad. today. A call meeting of the County Coun cil of Home Demonstration clubs will be held in the home demonstration agent’s office Saturday afternoon at 1:80 o'clock. ' The Home Demonstration clubs of Rocky River, Georgeville, Hartsell I Mill and Harrisburg will have a cake contest Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Concord Y. M. C. A. the Yazoo river. c'f Louisiana National (J-:' i World War patrol levees ovef 1 . de vout d.vuamitiis, Secretary Hov <-rfaines upon civilian supervish, . rti whole flooded area and plans to appoint directors in Mississippi and Arkansas after con ferences with State officials. Additional towns in both Missis sippi and Arkansas are inundated as the Howl waters from the rivers of the same names spread. Breaks in small levees iu Louisiana equse iuundatioi) of additional acreage and increases the army of homeless in three states, now estimated at close • to 200.000. Medical officers of the lted Cross and flooded states map out program for coordingating their wifi-k with view to preventing ns far as possible spread of disease in refugee camps and in flooded areas after waters recede. FEDERATION MEETING IN DI RHAM MAY 2ND I 1 Chief Justice Stacy to Be Speaker at Anniversary Program on May 4th. The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, April 20.—One of the most interesting sessions of the twenty-fifth annual convention of the North Caro lina Federation of Woman's Clubs, which will be held in Durham May 2nd to sth, is expected to be the anniversary program on Wednesday night. May 4th, when Judge Walter I’. Stacy, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court will make the principal address. He it) expected to discuss some phases of constitu tional government and some of the different phases of citizenship. Those in charge of the program for the con vention feel much gratified that they havi‘ been able to secure Judge Stacy for this address, feeling that by so doing they are more closely linking up the activities of the federation with the State government. But this is only one feature of a program that is crowded with worth while and interesting sessions. Mon day night the convention will be called to order by Mrs. E. 1,. McKee, presi dent, after which she will deliver the president's address. There will be numerous breakfast and luncheon con ferences on Tuesday and Tuesday night the feature address will be de livered by Mrs. John I>. Sherman, of Chicago and Ester Park, Colorado, president of the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs. .Am interesting- fe.ntUjy. flg.jtarttcep jfio'ii'Vill He me "cotteii -reception*’ to be given .Wednesday afternoon, fol lowed by the anniversary dinner at 6:80 at which the founder of the State Federation. Miss Louisa Poppcnheim, now of Charleston, S. (’.. and the eleven past presidents will be the honor guests, each dressed in the cos tume which whs the vogue at the time each was president of the federation. It is a pleasing ami singular fai t that none of the presidents of the federa tion have been removed by death since its founding, but after twenty-five years, are still active serving the fed eration as members. Following the anniversary dinner, Chief Justice Stacy will deliver his address. Thursday morning will be devoted to the "club institute.” which is ex pected to be of great interest and value to the many delegates from all sec tions of the state. The headquarters for the convention will be at the Washington Duke Hotel, and most of the sessions will be held there. HENDERLITE QUITS RACE AT SALISBURY Three Other Candidates For City Commission Also Withdraw. Mur dock Is Sticking. Salisbury. April 28. —Mayor Z. M. lienderlite has issued a statement withdrawing from the contest in the election of commissioners. which election is to be held next week. Three other men who were nominat ed Monday along with Mayor Hen derlote—.T. R. Maynard, R. Leo Maholey and Hayden Holmes—- have also withdrawn. This leaves the field practically to the five men who re ceived the highest vote iu the pri mary. which was held to select ten men as nominees. Only one other man, Frank Murdock, has not pub licly announced his withdrawal. • City Attorney Carlton holds that all ten names must appear on the ballot, however, as nominees and the voters can be governed by the wishes of those who do not desire to be voted for. Historic Military' Reservation to Go. Washington. D. ('.. April 28. Bids were opened by the Quarter master-General of Army today for the sale of the historic military reservation at Springfield. Mass., which was used as a national armory during and immediately following the Revolutionary War. The lawJ consists of 1144 acres. It was pur chased by the Government in 17711 for use as a laboratory for the pre paration of all kinds of munitions and on April 2. 17114. it was made a national armory for the manufacture of small arms. City Tax Notice All property on which 1926 Taxes have not been paid will be advertised and sold after May Ist, 1927. Also all 1917 street asessments that expired December let, 1926. on the following streets: South Union, East Corbin. North Church. Franklin Avenue, North and South Spring, Buffalo, Mc- Gill Rnd North Kerr. CHAB. N. FIELD, City Tax Collector. THE TRIBUNE j TODAY’S NEWS TOM NO. 94 GENERAL KAI-SHEK I HAS SUCCESS WiTHg LATEST OFFEISH] - J* Is Said to Have Routed ui Entire Army of sjH| Men Under Gen. CSHT Chien, in Latest MonH NATIONALISTS TO 11 BE ATTACKED General KaTshek FornJß Declares War on king Nationalists anc|fff|| ders Offense Started. Shanghai. April 29. Gen. Chiangf 1 ! Kai-Shek, moderate Cantonese com* i mander, is reported hr Chinese MpS vices from Nanking to have nw|H entire army of 5.000 men under fjjeiil j Chen Chien. He is said to haWdnsj armed all of Chen's troops and IRflB thirty of them, and also to have vgflEl ttired large bodies of troops at Wota* tip the Yangtse river from and at other towns. ’ jj War on Nationalist*, jl Shanghai, April 29. GP) —ChiiteM a advices from Nanking say Cliiang Kai-Shek, moderate natioptOEl isl leader, lias decided formally- ifeb dare war against Nanking natipnuaKli ists and has ordered General XiUML'J Sung to proceed agaiust theip W|BIS9B9 punitive expedition of 80,000 MR. HOOVER SAYS NEED lIM FOR RELIEF INCKE^MjHgi Will Require More Than lie. jgNj|§j Million Requested By The U Cross. ' ' Washington. April 28.—SeerflijijMM Hoover, in a message rceived tmiflßHß at lied Cross headquarters. exprfSMMß the view that the Mississippi v4jn3| flood will make even greater detnumlljr! upon the country so far measures are concerned than previous ly had been indicated. ; Mr. Hoover is now in the zone, having going there at the dpflßß tion of President Coolidge. . "The stntemnt appearing iu of the press, attributed to me that|y the flood crisis is over," said his mejijSS sage to George Scot t. in ohm-go J national Bill Cross hcadqunrtqrigj ”i*3 entirety Wrnfteott* .ihtFfirattHfoty HttdMFdf from the protection given New Orleans alone by the citttTng-iMB|B the levees on the east side below Hwtjij city. sd "Not only does the extent .»£tfcatjl flood and destitution already- incurrsH red require even more than the 090,000 appealed for by the Red hut tile crest of the flood now junta 4 below Helena. Arkansas, has no® yeti: ,1 reached the levees in southern Arfcau- ~ sas and I.ouisinnn. These west levees have no rrelief from the Orleans <-ut. We have just i niiplhliiM J extensive preparations in codpertijdisHM will) tin' governor of Louisiana the result of further breaks all hope will be avoided, and sakjpm issutng warnings to the jteople its Utot*:M sections. "In any event, without such furthtoglj disaster which the engineers are-.niMß«| ing every effort to prevent, the RMOI Cross has already a burden Car ceeding its present appeal.” . j The total contributions reported Wtjß wards the #5.000,000 asked by Cross flood relief late today yvag 240,000. Collections from the area totalled .$2,128,000; from midwest $804,000; the I’aciic utthjjfl $148,000. In addition $100,090 been eontrilmteil by tlie national Cross. "WM CAFE PATRONS ARE J VICTIMS' OF GUNM^H I slot Valued at Several Tbousand |w| lars Secured by Seven Masks# in Chicago Cabaret. < Chicago. April 29. — (J Pl—SeeqttH armed men. six wearing large blOKf glasses, held up half a hundred pett*-;! nous in the Wacker Case, u established cabaret, and escaped wl4%| loot valued at several tbauMgK cjqjjkjl lars after one of the robbers had bififl accidentally shot by a One robber was wounded whenitaHJ companion shot at a case jratron. missed his mark. He was dragged j from the place by his com paaibMiSgg Attorney L. M. Swink in Crldfell| Condition. Winston-Salem, April 28. — MBiwl sages received here today adviaeAa friends that L. M. Swtnk. oiMt Winston-Salem's leading lawyeovnH critically ill in a hospital at WffftSjjH ington. D. C. He has been a HutfiWpH from high blood pressure for motets than a year. Pays With Life For Crime. il|B Lincoln. Neb.. April 29.—MjM—-HoMH ry Bartlett died in the electric ejrn| at the Nebraska state peiiiteutiHry?lSS 6:33 o'clock this morning for tnlfl murder of Chief of Police Asa Uerti sotn of Miuden in 1925. BartiM|9 continued what officials pretense of insanity to the last. W In north China it is not nuceiffl liion for new-born Chinese bable»®Jß have blue eyes and light ml baiisgfi WEATHER!
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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