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VOLUME XXVII
Captain Lindbergh Hops Off
For Paris, First To Leave
From America On Such Trip
DISASTER ALMOST
HALTED HIS TRIP
It Was With Great Difficul
ty That He Was Able to
Get Plane From Ground
Due to Its Heavy Load.
PROGRESS NOTED
LONG JOURNEY
Along North Atlantic Fog
Was Very Heavy and the
Weather Conditions at
Sea Were Not So Good, j
Roosevelt Field, N. Y., May 20. —I'
MW—Captain Charles A. Lindbergh,,
captain of Missourin National Guard,
but •‘Slim" to hi* buddies. set out to-'
day on nu unmarked air trail for
Paris. The Missourian, who plays a
lone hand, had no one to show him
the way. as he hurled his Ryan mono
plane, the “Spirit of St, Louis,’’ into
the muggy air above Roosevelt Field,
n few minutes before 8 o’clock this
morning. •
The "flying fool", as his friends af
fectionately call him, is on his way,
but lie just is. Five times in the
3.800 feet of the long runway over
which lie sped in making his takeoff,
he was close to disaster, twice by
inches. At the very Inst, as he Was j
climbing before straightening out for |
the start on liis course lending a j
the north, his plane, weighted by a I
load of 5,150 pounds, barely cleared
a string of telegraph wire. A few I
seconds before it bad nlmoyt struck j
a road scraper as he was attempting
to get off the ground. Three times
the plane struck soft spots aud bound
ed into the air always coming |)ack
to earth itnd finally strsighteningjeiit
lifter second* of hesitation which
seeittwl like minutes to anxious spec
tators. chp weald -hi—- •
TWtrfifS'tfl si xter, for Lindbergh
he. had no easy task in getting his
plane off the ground, and he increased
speed steadily when he tore down the
speedway. When he finally left the
earth he was literally the “flying fool”
as he is called.
The plane carried 448 gallons of
gasoline, and the 25-.vear-o!d aviator,
who believes that he travels fastest
who travels alone, thought ns he sped
away that he could fly 45 hours on
that amount of fuel. He does not
think lie will need it for he expects to
land in Paris with no stops ou the
way in less than 3(1 hours.
There was fog reported, and tem
perature off New Fouudland was low
er than he liked had he been allowed
to pick. When lie retired shortly af
ter 11 o’clock last night he expected
to see the crowd watching him closely 1
ngain today.
He saw most of them only when
lie was dressed in flying clothes and
ready to brave the elements over a 3,- ,
000-inile front.
Tlie weather at midnight was more
hopeful aud it was decided that he
would top off if the improvement kept
up. He was up at 2 :30 o'clock and
at his hanger in 45 minutes. The
improvement of. weather in the Atlant
ic was reported as hoped for, but in
the meantime' a rain began falling
here. The unfavorable local weather
again made the verdict a doubtful one.
The rain did not last long, and al
though a heavy mist hupg over the
field the weather report was studied
again and then Lindbergh suddenly
said “Let's go" to 'S. J. Stuiupf, a
fellow Missouri National Guardsman,
and representatives of the St. Louis
group sponsoring the non-stop flight
effort. I 1
The Spirit of St. Louis, which had '
been carefully gone over by mechanics
and found in perfect condition, was
wheeled from hangar which had 'been
barred to ail except the mechanics.
'With a truck furnishing the motive
liower, the monoplane was towed to
the west end of Roosevelt Field where
the America trans-Oceanic Company,
•.owner of the America, soon to start
on a flight to Paris, has a long run- 1
way used as a speedway for heavily
loaded planes, to taxi along to get
the tremendous speed necessary to get
ihern into the air.
The youngster who lias declared that
lie believes in his plane again justified
his reputation for doing the unexpect
ed. He stopiped the plane when he
leached the spot where the runway
begins, and put in the rest of his
gasoline there.
In turning the nose of his plane
toward the northeast he was almost
on his course from the beginning, but
he sacrificed a safety precaution, If
he had sturted the other way and
failed to get off, the ground where
he would be forced to land after get
ting into the air, Curtis Field, nearby,
would have been a safety aone.
Seen Over Non Scotia.
Metecban, Digby County, Nora
Scotia, May 20.— W) —An airplane
was sighted ten fniles south of here
at 1:25, Atlantic daylight time, this
afternoon. It was flying in an eatt>
crly direction.
Will Hive Progress of Flight.
Sew York, May 20.—VW—News of
The Concord Daily Tribune
Carolina’s Leading- Small City Daily
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Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh is anxiously awaiting the out
s-une of her son's attempted flight from New York to Paris, bnl
she wont show it She came from Detroit to New York to bid
him goodbye, but refused to pose kissing “the Flying F•*»!,” and
wft before his take-o's.
fJntAmttiiwal Bewgraal.l
awnii j ,i jn
the flight of Captain Charles A. Lind
bergh’s ?few York to Paris flight will
be radioed every hour to vessels ply
ing the Atlantic, the Independent
Wireless Company announced today
shortly after the "Spirit of St. Louis"
took off from Roosvelt Field.
The hoursly messages will be broad
cast. %
Seemed to Have Engine Trouble.
Halifax, Mass., May 20.—04 s )—
Plying low! and seemingly but a few
feet above the tops of the trees, an
airplane was sighted here this morn
ing about 0:40. Dozens of jieople
in this town saw it ns it headed north
east.
George W. Estes, of Halifax Four
Corners, reported the plane as ap
parently in trouble with the engine
skipping. He failed to note any dis- j
tinguisbing marks/ but others reported j
the insignia NX-211, the number of;
Captain Lindbergh's plane.
Two women residents, Mies Alice j
Gray and sister. Miss Blanche Gray, j
in different parts of their home when !
the plane went over, rushed to dis- j
ferent windows and watched it as if
passed. Both asserted they saw .the j
number clearly and jotted it down on I
paper immediately afterward. The 1
plane was flying very low, they said,!
and not very fast, headed northeast.
While some persons said the plane ap
parently Was experiencing engine trou- i
b e, others said it seemed to be func-j
tinning smoothly.
Passes Over Providence.
Providence, R. 1., May 20.—OP)—A
plane said.to beam close resemblance,
to published photographs of Lind
bergh's machine was seen by residents
of East, Greenwich, sixteen miles
southwest of this city, passing over at
an elevation estimated at 600 to 1,000
feet at 0:05 daylight saving time this
morning. Observers said the plane
was wobbling as if carrying a heavy
load, and was flying about 100 miles
?n hour. It was headed northeast.
Dense Fog at Sea.
St. Johns, N. F„ May 20.—UP)—
Reports from Cape Race at the south
eastern tip of New FSu mfla lid today
said that u dense fog-prevailed with
the wind from the southwest. Trepns
sey, on the south const, reported sira
i’ar conditions.'
Crosses Nova Scotia.
Milford, Hanis County, Nova Sco
tia, May 20.—W>>—Capt. Charles A.
Lindbergh flew over here at 2:50
o’clock this afternoon, daylight tiilie
(12.50,eastern standard time).
Weatiler Prospects Good.
Washington, May 20.—OP)—Navy
hydrographis experts who studied the
maps today said that Chad. A. Lind-,
bergh’s weather prospects were almost
perfect, once the fler left the New
Foundland coast. *
Mother Confident.
Detroit, May 20t— G#»)—The confi
dence of Mrs. Evangeline L. Lind
berg is the ability of her young son to
successfully make the New York-Paris
seemingly was unruffled today
as Capt. Chaw Lindherg was winging
hia way toward the French capital.
Mrs. Lindberg, a chemistry instruc
tor la Cass Technical High School
h«». was in a class room so usual
this morning. Seemingly her son.
with whom she has made several
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flights, had advised her before hand.
She had left word with the high offices
that she “did not want to be bothered
by interviewers."
Making Great Speed.
Halifax. N. S., May 20.—OP)—
Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh in his
gray monoplane "The Spirit of St.
Louis,” reached the Nova Scotia
coast on schedule time shortly after
,1 o'clock today on a non-stop flight
from New York to Paris.
Lingbergli crossed the Nova Scotia
line near Capt St. Mary, Digby
County. He was reported next over
Springfield, Annapolis County. He
was flying low at great speed, accord
ing to reports. The route lie was tak
ing irtdiciitfd that Lindberg would
cross tbe .southern coast line of Nova
Scotia between Luueiibcrg and Hali
j fax. The weather was clear.
; Weather Conditions Generally Good.
London. May 20.—C4*)—Weather
! reports here indicate that conditions
;Ht sen generally favor the trans-At
j lantic flight of Captain Lindbergh.
With Our Advertisers.
! The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
i Co. Stores are offering specials for
i the week-end. Read new ad. in this
1 paper today.
! Your run down shoes will be put
in first class condition if taken to
the Shepherd Shoe Hospital.
| Griffon and Isindoiiown College cut
clothes are sold here at The Hub. Joe
jGnskel proprietor.
Ivey's is receiving new shoes daily.
! Stock includes all of latest shapes for
nil members of family.
• > Sheets and sheeting admirably
suited to ever.v-da.v house-hold use at
the J. C. Penny Co. Durable on ac
count of the firm weave ami excep
tionally low priced.
You can get portraits taken at your
own home by making an appointment ,
with the Boyd W. Cox Studio.
May sales clearance of odd pieces (
in hats, coats and dresses at Fisher’s
tomorrow. These goods wilt be sold
at a fraction of their real worth.
Elgin wrist watches for women
carried in the large stock of the
Starnes-Miller-Parker Co.
Big Specials in shoes, for the last
few days of the Big Nine Day Specials
at the Belks Department Store.
Ladies patent low and medium heel
at s2.fts and others and $8.45 and
$5.95.
Men’s and young men’s one and
two paqts suits in all newest colors
' And styles at $14.95 to $29.50 during
Sven Day May Sale at Kflrd’s. Also
other special bargains. Read new ad.
for particulars.
Good and reliable paint is sold by
1 the Ritchie Hardware Co.
Refreshing soft drinks at Cline's
; Pharmacy. Fredh buttr milk daily.
Teams in the Natioual League did
not get to play Thursday, all games
. being rained out. In the American
. League the Yankees won again and
i increased their lead. In tbe South
, Atlantic, Greenville defeated Charlotte
• and Asheville was defeated by Aug
; UStO. ,
Japanese women are engaged ip a
I campaign to nave a half-cent, dally to
| aid iu paying their country’* foreign
. debt, said to be aboil! $739,W0,000,at
1 the picsent time, ,j- ~,t
CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1927
One Interurban Route To
. Miss City, Says Report
i
Two Proposed Routes Arft Given Consideration and
I One Won Id Give Conedrd Only Branch Line if Any,
—May Go Direct Ffoia Charlotte to kannapolis
Vis Derita.
Concord citisens are working ear
nestly and co-operatively for the Pied
mont and Northern extension. Morel]
than 00 individuals and business con*'
ferns- of the city hnve sent letters
j to the Interstate Commerce ('omtoi*-
I xiou. pointing out the needs here of
j the interurban and urging that its
app icnlion for extension be granted,
but there seems to be some doubt yet
ns to- just what kind of service the.
Piedmont and Northern will give this
city .should the commission find it ad
visable 'to grant permission for the;
(imposed extensions.
It is known that two proposed
routes have been surveyed in Cabar-I
rus anti local interest now centers
in these roHtes, one of which would
give the city the main line of the itt
tenuban while the other would give
tbe city nothing more than n branch:
line from the main line.
According to information received
in tile State this week, barring uti
forescen difficulties and of course de
pending on receiving a favorable de
| cision from the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the Piedmont and North
ern will connect up its links and
have trains moving into this county
within fourteen months after the com
mission's decision is handed down. 1
Will Concord get the main line or 1
a branch line? That’s the question
local persons are asking daily now
since it became known that two routes'
have been laid out.
It is pointed out that Line A would
extend from Charlotte to Concord,
Kannapolis and so forth, or line B
would go direct from Charlotte to Kan
napolis and on. It is estimated that
the cost of line A would be $7,613,540
or $97,762 per mile from Charlotte
to Winston-Salem. Line B would
cost $6,684,376 or $92.83!) per mile
for the same distance.
Line A would run from Charlittc
via Roberta mill, Concord, Cook’*
Crossing, Kannapolis, Landis, China
Grove. Sa'.isbury-Spencer. Haltburg,
Lin wood, Lexington. Eller, Waugh
EXPECT CAPT. DEMPSEY
TO SUCCEED CALDWELL,
•Wttuari Man Will Be ’Named Yn*p#et~
or General of North Carolina Nat
ional Guard.
Tbe Tribune Bureau.
Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, May 20.—Anouncement of
the appointment of Capt. J. C. Demp
sey. now commanding Company M.
Machine Gun Company, N. C. N. G„
of Wilson, as Inspector General of
the North Carolina Guard, is expect
ed either today or tomorrow, it has
been learned here.
Captain Dempsey has-been active
in National Guard circles for Reveral
years, and is well known over the
state. He is a thorough military man.
and is personally popular with the
various military units fti the state's
military organization. Consequently
it is felt that the announcement that
he has been named'lnspector General
will meet with general approbation all
over the state.
Something of n record was made by
Captain Dempsey and his company re
cently when it was ordered out for
duty (luring the mutiny at Caledonia
l*rison farm In Halifax county. Or
der* to move the company, immediate
lyto the prison were received at noon,
and before 4 o’clock tliat afternoon,
the company was at the prison, with
machine gun* mounted and ready for
action. Both Capt. Dempsey and his
company, as well as the Infantry com
pany from Wnrrenton, were com
mended by Col, ,T. H. Jenkins of Hen
derson, who was in command of the
unit at the time.
It is expected that a formal general
Order will be issued by the Adjutant
General within a day or so. an
nouncing the promotion of Capt.
Dempsey, and other changes that will
be made necessary as a result.
The regular weekly luncheon meet
ing of the Kiwanis Club was held to
day at Hotel Concord, . Dr. Thomas
M. Rmvlette and J. B. Robertson had
charge of the program. Mr. Robertson
made a short talk on what has been
done in the county in the schools.
( can YOU SOORE
TEN ON THESE? (
(Copyright, 1927. Newspaper Feauture
Bureau)
1 — What is America’s month of
war?
2 Nnrne two American inventions
that have made possible the modern
newspaper.
3 What professional haseball team
went through an entire season unde
feated? ' ,
4 Name the pugilist that held two
world's championships.
5 Name the largest bi-state city
in the United State*. j/
0— Name the two largest American
cities on or near the Mexican border.
7 What are the Urge American
cities on the Canadian border?
8— What state baa a popu
lation than tbe city of Charleston;
South Carolina?
9 Who’ commanded the American
fleet in a great naval, victory of the
War of 1812?
10— Who said he would rather be
-right than President.
town and Winston-Salem.
Line A would run from Charlotte
to Derita. Kannapolis, Yadkin. Tyro
nnd Winston-Salem.
The. routes were explained in an
answer to a questionnaire from the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The
answer also says there would be sta
tions in ail of the cities and towns
through which the road passes.
It was stated here several days ago
when a representative of the Piedmont
and Northern was here, that regard
less of the route chosen Concord would
be given a station. If Route R is
chosen the line here will be but a
branch one. and this would hnve to
extend some distance since a route
via Derita and Kannapolis would not
‘put the mnin line in short distance of
(’oncord.
It is reported here also, that local
manufacturing concerns have been
promised side-tracks in case the ap
plication for extension is acted favor
ably upon by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. In ease Line A is
chosen these would easily serve the
manufacturing plants but if Line B
is chosen these tracks will have to be
built considerable distance nnd at con
siderable cost.
Line A would reach more business
for tbe interurban. it is pointed out,
but local business men are known to
feel that tbe commission may be in
clined to favor Line B since it would
not parallel the line of the Southern
as much as would Line A. However,
the Piedmont and Northern is fighting
now for an extension on the grounds
of public necessity and these same
business men point out that a larger
service could be rendered and more
people served along Line A. For this
reason they think this line should be
adopted.
Concord is ready to send represen
tatives to the hearing before tbe In
terstate Commerce Commission, and
is ready also, to fight for Line A, it
is said.
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THE COTOX MARKET.
| Opened Firm Today at air Advance
L „ Os 5 to 17 Points, Malting New
: • Rseonar- --*•
New York, May 20. —(4P) -Cottoft
market opened firm today at an ad
vance of 5 to 17 points, new high
ground for all positions, on the tirm
aess of Liverpool cables and unfavor
able features in weather news.
There was a further broadening of
trade and commission house demand,
but the advance of 16.2.1 for July and
16.80 for December attracted heavy
realizing and prices reacted 8 to 10
points from best at end of first hour.
i Heavy realizing attracted by the
opening advance was absorbed on re
actions of about 20 points from the
best. There may also have been a
little selling iu hope of gradually
improving weather, but the volume
tapered off, with prices steadied by
renewed covering. At midday July
was selling around 16.10, with the
geueral market holding within a point
or two either way of yesterday's
Cotton futures opened firm: May
10.03: July 16 20: Oct. 16.61; Dec.
16.78; Jan. 16.83.
i .
Sinclair Must Serve Three Months.
Washington. May 20. — UP) —A sen
tence of three months iu jail was im
posed today upon Harry F. Sinclair,
millionaire oil operator, for contempt
of the United States Senate. In
addition, Justice Hitz in the District
of Columbia Supreme Court fixed his
fine at SSOO. both a jail sentence and
fine being mandatory under the law.
THE STOCK MARKET
Reported by Fenner £ Beane.
(Quotations at 1:30 P. M.)
Atchison __ 183%
American Tobacco R 138%
American Smelting 162%
American Locomotive 114%
Atlantic Coast Line 184%
Allied Chemical 143
American Tel. & Tel. 167%
American Can 50
AHis Chalmers 108
Baldwin Locomotive 213
Baltimore & Ohio 124
Bangor ■ 93
Bethlehem Steel 50%
Chestapeake & Ohio 182
<S>ca-Cola 112%
DuPont 243%
Dod|t Bros . 24
Erie .... 52%
Frisco __ 113%
General Motors ; 104%
General Electric 98%
Great Northern 89%
Gulf State Staeel ; 50
Gold Dust 55%
Hudson 85
Int. Tel. 136
Rennnecott Copper 65%
Liggett & Myers B 113%
Mack Truck T 116%
Mo.-Pacific , 55%
Norfolk & Western 181
New York Ontrnl 1^2%
BericaiK Pet. 8., 58
■nti 102%
tMdde 129%
11 of N. J 36%
Railway is 1 ., 125
er 52%
>. ... 47%
Products 1 98
eel 170%
teel. New 122%
emical 57'
muse 76%
Maryland 44
V 44%
MICHIGAN TO KELP
BATH CITIZENS AS
TRAGEDY’S RESULT
Some of Victims of Dyna
miting Plot by Andrew
“1 Kehoe Were Buried at
j Bath This Afternoon.
1 GROUP FUNERAL t
PLAN DROPPED
Bodies Will Be Buried
Separately in Most In
stances.—27 Pupils Lost
| Lives in the Tragedy. ”
( Bath, Mich.. May 20.—04>)—Fun
, ernj preparations were completed here [
today for the 44 persons killed in the :
- binsting of the village school house I
by Andrew Kehoe, demented farmer.!
Wednesday. Steps were being taken |
by the State to provide financial relief,
for the stricken community.
It was planned to bury some of the
victims. 37 of whom were children,
late today and the others Saturday.
-Plans for a group funeral were aban- ,
doned when ministers and welfare ,
workers agreed the mental anguish
would be too much.
"It will be hard enough for fathers !
and mothers to give up their own, ,
without enduring the trial of seeing
all the victims who a few days ago ;
were joyful schoolmates, go to their \
graves together," one minister, said. .
Among those who will be buried
Saturday is Kehoe's invalid wife, who j
the man apparently slew by pounding j
her skull. The body had been tossed ,
into an outhouse where it was burned ,
when flames destroyed the place prior
to the school house explosion.
Kehoe had taken the'invalid woman
from a Lansing hospital a few days
before, presumably to remove her to
another institution.
A relief drive instituted by Gov
ernor Fred Green got. underway today.
Funds for a new school house were
being received from over the state by
the Red Cross. If insufficient money
is obtained by popular subscription,
Governor Greene said, tbe State treas
ury will be drawn upon.
"There is little enough we can do
to lessen the grief," the governor
* Mill mmim
are not able to tfhare their .sorrow.
We can help with the material prob- 1
lems, and these. I am sure, the people
want to share.”
L. M. SWINK WILL
BE BURIED TODAY
Funeral of Prominent YVinston-Salem
Attorney To Be Held At Augsburg
Church.
IVinston-'Salem, May 19.—Funeral
services for L. M. Swink, one of
North .Carolina’s best known attor
neys, who died in a hospital at Wash
ington, D. C„ Wednesday night, will
be conducted at Augsburg Lutheran
church here tomorrow afternoon at
4:30 o'clock. Rev. S. W. Hahn, pas
tor of the church ; Dr. J. L. Morgan
of Salisbury, and Rev. E. A. Shenk,
of Greensboro, will officiate.
Mr. Swink died after an illness of
nearly a year. For several mouths he
had been in a Washington hospital,
and for three weeks his death had
been expected.
Horn in Cabarrus county in 1872,
Mr. Swink spent, his childhood in
that section, attending Mount Pleas
ant Collegiate institute.
He was graduated at the University
of North Carolina. For 25 years he
had practiced law in this city, and
had appeared in many of the most
important cases tried here. He was
a member of the firm of Swink,
Clement, Hutchins aud Feimster.
He is survived by his wife; by one
daughter, Mrs. W. C. Feimster. Jr.;
by his parents, who reside at Norfolk,
Va., and Walter Swink, of Boston,
Mass.
Governor Has Narrow Eeaeape.
Bismark, N. Dak.,' May 20. — UP) —A
bullet fired through the window of tbt
executive mansion here late yesterday,
narrowly missed striking Governor A.
G. Sorlie, it was releaved at his home
today.
“Stumbling blocks are stepping
stones you tripped over.’’
Fighing For Principles,
Not Money, Declares Efird
Albemarle, May 19.—“1 am not i
fighting for money, but for a prin
ciple,” said \J', T. Efird, oldest son
of the late John S. Efird, whose will
the former is contesting in the sii|ier
ior court here this week.
This statement came in response to '
the suggestion that he would get
about $150,000. regardless of whether
or not the will is declared void.
It was made plain by Mr. Efird
that under the terms of the will of
his father, or “the pretended will,” as
he terms it, the control of the Efird
Manufacturing company will be taken
entirely out of the Efird family for at
least fifteen years.
This idea, he does not like, as the
Efird mills are a matter of pride with
him.
This big manufacturing establish
ment was started over thirty years
■go b$ the late I. P. Efird, his son,
J.- B. Efird and others. Since that'
time the mills have grown rich and
have made many rich men. Mean-.,
i time the management has been in the |
HERE’S THE OLD WOMAN
WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
(B.v International News Service)
Unionville, N. C'., May 20.
Meet a living example of that char
acter of mythology, the Old W<jp=>
an Who Lived in a Shoe.
She's Mrs. Amanda
this place. She adnC
many children she (Be
what to do. She haV, -*rtfng
descendants—she's coiA-ed them.
Eleven of them are her children.
14!) grand-children, and 163 of
them are her great grand-children.
Practically ail of them live in
Mecklenburg and adjoining coun
ties.
WATERPOWER RESOURCES
OF SOUTHEAST LARGE
Capitalists Just Beginning to See the
Possibilities of These Resources.
(Ily International News Service)
Atlanta. Ga.. May 20.—Capitalists
are just awakening to the waterpower
resdlirces of the southeast, Lindsey
, Hopkins, prominent Atlanta capital
, its and director of the sixth Federal
I Reserve Bank, declared upon his re
turn home from a tour of twelve
states and the Hawaiian Islands.
I “Bankers, industrial leaders and in
j vestors are bullish on Georgia and
i the southeast for its hydroelectric
power possibilities at such cheap
rates,” he said. “They see a great
industrial development ahead for this
section, and with our neighboring
states across the continent looking at
us in such clear ond constructive
glasses, we seem destined toward a
great area of prosperity and develop
ment!”
Mr. Hopkins was accompanied by-
Mrs. Hopkins to the Pacific coast, and
then continued the trip to the Ha
waiian Islands alone.
In speaking of the islands he said
that the Hawaiian people are the most
hospitable and prosperous in the island
area of .the Pacific and that they will
continue to be the most prosperous
so long as Cuba continues to pay the
present sugar tariff.
"The people are well dressed and
the bankers are very optimistic,” lie
said. “There is considerable busi
ness activity and the islands are de
veloping rapidly along agricultural
lines. Sugar, coffee, fruits, vegetables,
and pasture lands show considerable
activity.
"The land is splendidly adapted to
the most vnried vegetation,” he con
tinued. “The cliamte is remarkable ;
never too warm or too cold, and
storms are rare and hurricanes un
known.
the ports show evidence -of «» increas
ing volumn of foreign business.”
On the way to the Pacific coast
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins went over the
famous Apache trail.
During his trip, Mr. Hopkins said
he observed a growing interest in the
approaching presidential campaign.
He declared that four out of the five
men he talked with favored President
C'oolidge for another term.
THE STOCK MARKET.
Violent Advances in Industrials and
Specialties Were Again Features.
New York, May 20.— 14*) —Except
for a brief Hurry of selling, of south
western railroad shares, the stock mar
ket today practically disregarded the
Internal (Committee Commission's re
jection or Kansas City Southern's
merger plan, and moved into new high
ground. Violent advances in the high
priced industrials and specialties were
again the feature, more than two
score issues attaining new peak prices
for the year or longer b.v early after
noon.
The closing was strong. Toal sales
approximated 2,600,000 shares.
Play Saturday for High School Honors
Raleigh, N. C„ May 20.—(INS)—
Winston-Salem or Wilson will be the
high school baseball champions of
North Carolinn this year.
The two teams will clasji at Chapel
Hill Saturday afternoon to decide he
titular race. Winston-Salem has de
feated everything in the Western part
of the State, while Wilson is the
Eastern North Carolinn champion.
Wilson went into the finals by de
feating Whiteville here 3to 1. Win
ston-Salem reached the finals by elim
inating Cherryville.
The rays of the snn striking
through goldfish bowls placed too
near the window are believed to
have caused a number of fiires. The
bowl acts as a burning-glass.
control of the Efirds.
J. 8. Efird, himself, held the con
trolling stoefl. A large part of the
remainder of the shares of the com
pany is held by J. \V„ D. E., K. P.,
and A. L. Efird. brothers of'John S.
Efird. But under the terms of the
paper purporting to be J. S. Efird's
will, according to the construction put
on it by the caveator the trustees
neither of whom are memlbers of the
Efird family, can vote the stock of
the Efird estate and thereby keep the
mills, established and largely financed
by the Efird family, out of control of
the business management for the next
18 years.
This W. T. Efird and many others
of the Efird family, and many of the
local stockholders, do not like.
‘'This is the bone of contention,”
JV. T. Efird told a number of friends
here today “and not the fact that my,
'father's perported will transfers my
interest in one-fifth of the estate to
I trustees for the benefit and nse of my
I ii V.»
PRINTS ijoHH
TODAY’S NEWS TODA^j
NO. 112
NEW TERRITORY IS i
T |ED BY WATER
rmfITHUNDREDS FLEE
Twenty-seven Small YowSitjj
in Louisiana Are in Path!
of the Flood Following*
Breaks in Levees.
' MANY AMROONED M
IN THESE TOWNS
Water Came So
and Swiftly Many Wljp
Unable to Get Out 'WWmA
out the Aid of Boats.
New Orleans. May 20. — UP) —With
the Bayou Tec-lie converted into fkfj
raging torrent and overdo
banks in many places, the residijmfeg
of the Acadian country through whfinlJ
the bayou sweeps today were, rapi«j§|f
approaching the panic stage.
The Bayou Teehe, wbieh ordibor^§ £ 9
seems to have little eurrent, hn* tif§j9|J
fed b.v back waters of the Atohafalay* i
and Bayou des Glaises breaks, utifl
now has taken on mammoth propbff|l
tions.
The endangered territory in wgfcA'l
approximately 105.000 persons liv«, 4$ j
largely in the path of the flood, fMH
John M. Parker, state flood direofsSSjS
lias issued warning that residents MM
twenty-seven towns should, flee ftS.';i
their lives. This territory is
imntely 120 miles northwest of Ne«t
Orleans on the opposite, side of tfllTJ
river.
The twenty-seven towns are sm®R£- :
only, two or three having a population- I .';
of more than 500.
Residents of Arnandville, who
rived here last night, said that water \
had reached that town when they left f
yesterday, but that it was coming, tjgpj
so rapidly that many probably mMO
be cut off before they could get oufc’l!
and would have to be taken out in :
boats. The sudden rise in the TeejS(|a
found the town unprepared, and all
women and children were ordered out
immediately. Men stayed behind to : 'V
save what they could.
The threatened area which is 106 j
to 130 miles northwest of New Or
leans on the west side of the river,
has taxed facilities for relief, and
. .Sait, itjipeiils for more men and boats .J.
have been sent out. ' *
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UOOLIDGK IS FAVORED 4
BY STATE G. O. TiM
Questionnaire Sent Leading Men ot '?
Party Reveals Popularity.
Hendersonville, N. (!., May 19. i
President Calvin Coolidge -will have ]
the support of the Republicans ptf ,1
North Carolina by a majority of
about 16 to 1 in case he seeks ttv’lj
nomination in 1928. This statemffijfc
I is based on a survey recently cor*d|ic& I
ed by Browillow Jackson, OhaiwfiSwi
of tlie Republican State
Committee, in an effort to sound out
sentiment throughout the States 'll
This survey, Which is bused oh re- jj
ports received from 81 of the
counties in the State, resultedfajSH
only in a big majority for
and an expression of confidence in
the present National Administration, ‘
but brought out the fact that the
various county organizations of tMs
party are already marshaling their*:
forces for the campaign of 1928. fa
Frank O. 1.-owden. of Illinois, ac-3|
cording to the survey, would un«a
doubtedly be the second choice
Tar Heel Republicans, 29
members naming him as second choietSfj
while Herbert Hoover. Charles Fvfjw
Hughes, and Willis, of Ohio, have Jffij
least one ardent supporter in' (£3l!
State.
The survey was made in the for not!
ot a questionnaire sent to each meiit-;i
ber of the Republican State Executive ’
Committee and to eneli county (Plifiif- t
man. This questionnaire rend:
"In your opinion, do you think that I
the nomination of President C4olid.<sfr
will be advisable? If not, whom ARM
you prefer?
“Do the Republicans of youK coub>£|
ty, generally speaking, favor
Coolidge? If not, whom do they pniifcl
fer?
One hundred and twen(.y-a*iraj«J
replies, in which 81 counties were re
presented. were received at
Headquarters. The summary followsr, 1
For Coolidge, 117; for LowdeitmHH
for Hughes. 1'; for Hoover, li.'fipS
Willis, 1; non-committal, 3. .'M
None of the replies, in so far .rail
eon Id be ascertained by the Statfif
Chairman, came from federal office-*!
holders iu the State, but from the
rank and file of tlie Republican partKjj
“The result is just about what ®
expected, 1 ” said Chairman JaoksOnM
when the vote had beeu tabulated, |
“and I feel sure that the 19 eonntitSM
not included would lie for
by about the same majority, fal havegl
the utmost eonlideuce iu the preSMH
National Administration and It is mfyi
desire to see n contiunution of this.,
era of progress and economy In |fl
( eminent."
The result of the survey has faqjU
' forwarded b.v Chairman Jnckson ’jsa
[ President Coolidg#, several caU«B|
■ officers, as well as to W. M. Hitl
chairman of the National (’oniinlttaSS
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Mostly fair tonight and