C~Z “ “ DUNM
_V «hiww. n. c|w
GLOWING TRIBUTES
PAID TO AMERICAN
HEROES IN FRANCE
GRAVES IN ALL PARTS
WAR ZONE DECORATED
OriMihilUai of Alt to* Mi Awrl
mu tm Paying Tribute to Dud mi
Uni tod Stolaai Major Gourml Alton
aad Marehog Fetela Memorial Day
Ipoahorn Beligtou SeroiMo.
Parte, May 40.—America'* wax
dead In Baxopa wore eulogtied and
4raven la all parte of Franco
vara decorated today, the oecond Me
morial Day einco the deee of the
greet etraggta. Americana flagi float
ed la the hraeae orax the mating
P**M« of nor* than 70,000 aotdlanl
In Akne* t cUUm'i chorus
■nW from on* burying ground to
another to Mng bolides the graves of
faBsa Amarleaas, wtifls their mothere
and mUta, with dped of their own
to mown, placed Qowors sr gram
wvsrths so the aouU beneath which
lay thb American dead. f ’
Ferthe Smavisaa army of dbcupa
IH4. Major Oansral Henry T. Alton
rfc2^a»ssz.r:K;
mors than 11X00 Amsrioana are bur
ied and told of the groat 'battle in
foil those to wham be did ben
for tbs French govern
. Cemetery, outside
._Fetaln Minted the
dead of America sad there also Am
heunsdw^Wstoss«t voiced Am*rte*’*
RAYS Mown IS CAUSE
* or HIGH SUGAR PRICES
v *
WaaUagten, Hay SI.—President
If enseal of Cuba cabled Chairmen
* MaMary of the Senate eager invssti
geiioo eiensiltteo today that in hit
opinion high sugar prices were dns
to drooght which reduced the Cuban
cron by nearly one-fourth.
"Original estimate of this present
crop was about 4,000,000 tone of su
gar has been reduced to S.8SO.OSO
tana," the mange mid “Redaction
doe to heavy drought daring last am
After a statistical review of the sit
nation, the masmgs continued:
e MnARdiflAr Mffh Drlfdd rf n m b* sttAfS.
■f* •( ooorty ton* of th* orl
Kimal otoimsted ootpot of .th* praacnt
crop, wUoh added to the .dnral
*trtm nako* lapoafbl* U t*nr
world’* d**o*nd. ■
OUCOUKT MTWTAU
AMOTHEB JUMP UPWABfi
Mow York, Map t»-—AaoOior to
war of ditoeaat rate*. maJda* th*
foorth rla* tone* loot Noraobor. war
maooaweod Mn bp th* total Fadoral
• laarra boa*, tn* atoa bcoom* af
foettre «>««t Taaadap.
Th* toaarnial paper raU wu *H
vaoeod fr*to • to T par coat; looaa a
. Liberty bond* «M Victory netoa froa
• 1-t to d per teat; boolean' oeeopt
aaoto froa * to « per eeet, tod od
•a tnooon earufieotoo of to*
mo* fro* • J i-t per oooL
Moteneot
, Mop *#. — Advance* lo
• gssjrag’gr.arg.^s
rodieol wimii dlrtrtot Yhe adran
•--.yg.ytototooed
la Mow York, ooeopt tort there 1*
pe eboafi la rate oa to***to«n»od bp
Utotftodi ood Victory ootoo. The
*** toeototp neaotoo at aU
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MAN It RECOGNIZED AS
ESCAPED DRAFT DODGER
GiH Telegraph Operator At Tampa
Identifies Him aa Grover
C. Barg doll ^
Tampa. PI.., May 31.—Federal au
thorities are iraillag a man wham
Mlaa Caroline Cook. Postal Telegraph
operator at Kerunndina. Pla„ declares
•he recognises u Graver C. Bee* doll,
wiped draft dodger.
The man woe identified by Mia*
Cook when he time Into the oflee
shortly attar she had rocslvsd a tele
gram to the commander of tha Ameri
un legion post there from Stale Ad
jutant Sumter V. Dowry at Tampa,
giving Beigdoll’i description, end ad
vising that a reward of 14,000 has
been offered for bis apprehension.
She told Adjutant Lowry over long
distance telephone aa soon as the man
left the oSee.
The men. ehe said, sent a telegram
to Kansas City, signing an assumed
•ran*, saying that he was an route to
Charleston. 8. C.. and making that the
recipient “advise home.'*
The men came to Fernandina on a
/Bern, HIM whj« %ra.
GASTON CHEVROLET WINS
IN BIG AUTO HANDICAP
lUlpli D.Palme, With Viet.,, i> Hi.
Grup, Um 0.1 Wk. Hi.
Cu Combos rw
Indianapolis, May 81.—In tho most
ipectacolar finish ever witnessed on
ths Indianapolis speedway, Gaston
Chevrolet, art vine s ear of American
design, rode to victory ia the eighth
renewal of the 500-aalle auto mobile
race today before o roeonL hruRlsg
crowd of 1*6,000 persons. CHoXet7.
•» sedBKrc of
18.16 miles an hoar, tbs sssVT beat
Lima in tha bistory of the eeeat
In addition to winning the $80,000
lot prise, Chevrolet also won approx
iniataly 16,600 more In lop prise
competition sad cash prises offered
»v accessory firms. Bens Thomas
Lhuadtnd seqpis the finish ia ■—r il
9'nes, havingcovered tha rllwfsflwa la
6 • II :01.2S. His svosage was 8T.46
B'los •- >o«. Tomm* Milton paliod
sp fas thlrd pkee and Jimmy Murphy.
;as. .taw*--"--*
I
u0.000 4a ba distributed as added
caliS'
_ **a money Boyar won 9S.600;
0*400; Goatea Chevrolet,
MjMOTiono Thomas. «700 and Arm
Dda aad Jean Chamaga* 9100 each.
HUSBAND AND WIFE POUND
DEAD (N PABLO* OF HOME
Bmumke, Va, May 81.—J. A. Tay
lor, 90, aad his wlfa, 44, wan foumd
load hi thair parlor1 this more tag lm
■•diately after seven] pktot dots
«mr» hoard.. Thor* were evident* of
i riroggio. The police advanced the
A»«nr that the au Idled Ms wife
rod then , shot htrnaoW.
Jealously aad brooding over the
sigh cost of living are ghrea by par
tea* acquainted with the conple as
probable motives for the crime. Six
children survive. (
tentative agbeemeTT
ADJOURN CONGRESS SA
Washington, May SI.—E*l__ _
leaders of the Hoom and Senate to-j
lay agreed tentatively on a final ad-1
joantmeat of Congrosa Saturday.
Many member* of both the 8enate
ind Hooee, however, have indicated
they prefer a roeeae for th* political
conventions to a sine die adjournment
tad this may cease a change hi the
plans as tentatively agreed a pen.
Th# agreement reached hy leaders
today eon templates th* calling up by
Representative Mondell, of Wyoming,
Republican leader, la th* Hobs* tel
. . ." reeoiuiior propotfng
Jnai adjournment at 4 p. m. fietar
Flaal decision fa between a receea
»r an adjournment, It was ■aid might!
hang fire anti] the latt moment.
1. T. FLETCHER II IN THE *TH
OP FAMILY OF TEN TO DIE
Hay 81.—E. T. Fletcher,
■boat four mllee from
„ .wt died, and was b«it
'd at Aateber'a chapel, near Ua borne.
Fecal iar drtuaiiUivce* lorrouad Mr.
Fletcher'* death. About a month ago
W* wife died from the effect* of (he
[“*• which was eonreyed to her mom
r*** Frarloua. A family waa atrlnging
•JM. and they were taken with the
J* *"d uneble to eomalote the tack.
“• “O were eent to Mrs FleUher,
*[h* “•dertook to flnbA the waifc for
them. U la *ald the fhi waa eourey
•d to her U to#
atriohca with creeping paralyol*
Jhlch reptdfy rn^hl kU UfTT d!
jUtaher. Ml hoftn, le the only Be
member of As famif, now out of
•on* rSeadT0 ^»"*r-thToo aar
cher hoalleaSLd. •• *« TWt*
SHERIFF masikt MAKING
**• ON THE RLOCRaSRRJ
00,—Hwlff Mai»ey
tad P«fy» C. L. UtTtKi, of Moatr.
Sr5SSSQJ6S
day Chief Lawreaee taught ^
bond o*«r to court a whlto man ne
tMad of my*t Ihiuor. Ho |w MM
bond to bio npgansnitas.
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GENERAL REIGN Of
PRICES CONTINUES
AT HIGHER LEVELS
F«Wr«l Reurrt Board Sett N<
Change in Underlying Cantos
Of The H. C. of L.
“DISTURBING FACTORS”
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
**• C~«ter DiomUm On Pert el
PuMie to Beeaeenlee bad lava*
Then Haratolert! The Leber Site,
etioa Element el Oenht and DIM
eeltyi Cemmemiel Unreal in Seetb
Waxhinglon, Key 10.—Dnepito re
cent reduction In price*, little relief
from the general reign of high pricer
it eeen by the Federal Reeerve Board
lb Mm m.elto.1. _Itxt e
puhHc tonight. The board riprfrrt
*hrw that thorp ha a boon no
change in Uu underlying conditioni
both MtMMrcial paper aad oafl-mo^
Hr, it to laid. '
Th« labor situation Ldtrlag the
month bar been one of lie eutataad
log element* of doaht aad ditOcaH^,
tad to one of the larger probteata
with which the c©entry to expected to
bare to daal the rat of the maimer
to addition to Intense ahortagt of la
bor on farms and other potato of pri
mary production, sporadic (trices
bar* occurred ia many lino* af rat
ufacturing, notably ths tsxtUs Indao
try, Indicating continued aoroot, la
the board'* etow.
Wapee hshied Uehtg Coot
"Vage* apparently bars fallen be
hind the advance In prices and the
coot of living." the Statement con
tinues 'The movement of labor from
farm to city to continuing; Various
is mends for higher wagtf mvo boon
taken under advisement for tho par
pooa of bringing about compromise
adjustment*. General complaint of
low efficiency or oaall output par cult
»f labor to prevalent, aad tho difficul
ty of getting skilled labor la some of
tho more highly developed lines of
nanufactur* to sow eirniderablo.”
Tho "dlotarWn# factor*” have ma
terially affected many lines of manu
facturing. although general manufac
turing continues ia mhatasttai vol
ume. Cancellations of orders in both
cotton end wool by the jobbing aad
retail trad# hare not set reached
large proportion*, but tkoy art “al
ready noticeable." Thto ha* rsoaltad
In some manufacturers being farced
to retailer*.'’ who were described as
hftiav Mdltlltffi MBigdiifl.** T>« Baaaa ml*.
nation was said to obtain ia tha loath*
ar trade.
■1C SAVING EFFECTED^ .
■T WAS BISK BUREAU
'
Cm» ml Opera Ilea Redaoad Appraui*
aaololy HAOO.OOO
Washington, D. C.—bnprared bo
lhads aad equipment in (tailed by tha
Bareaa of War Risk Insurance Will
•fleet aa annual aartay of U,roO,.
Mannlly, the director estimate*,
dd also make poaafhlc tha redaction
St** 8W»bar ?f aMplayoa float l»r
“ of «Mt Jaly, to approximate >1
> 000. Ivoataally tha panouaal wfU
ba raduood to 7,500, with farthar
■▼in* to the public treaaary.
Thaas improvements hare alas
■aado It poMUble far tho Bunmu ta
attala a ‘‘current baain'' in tv work,
•• that all r.wraapoadcacu and claim)
■ay ha hoc Red without any «f the
doAftp that maihed tha Bnronu’i op
•ratifm dnrinf the tarty dnye of tti
t»l (care.
Utr• ihniraa from tha Bneau Amo
*»** number/of pn|lele« wntiai
for nu* men from Oe.jbj., a917,
ItSS. naabcrc-l moro thna
4,800,000. end tHM the r mount cl
laturaaco carried by the* men **.
•oadod forty btlltoae of dollar«. It la
tha warld’t bluest Inaarance coat
PMI.
. “• data, the 'uompaRaaUoa and
dirlaton of tha 4aroan haa ap
W*T*d mort than 147,008 rtalcay oi
•cratMt of disability throach eorriee
•ad la making monthly payiaaati
thereof to the amount of >4.4MOM.
•Jo
Tha oaly way ta rraeh a maa la t«
rd Mar ta Mm with yaur lora—
Cortland Myart.
•o uy the BtraaB aad Imc Tbwtro.
Jana tad.—ll a. b. Omnal Oat
TaMthar Moattaar af Ualtad Caafod
VatnaaOJaacfctan of tha Can
*w*m of tha Caabar
Falc^am. Ci££ WS-SA
a>« ftata'af North Carolina.
WomH B|^l v
• Natrajh Tha panda win
taltte £Trt U^ptaSaa. than £
Jaaa I, IL K i tat
_.l»ad Cam
** antartalaad
*•■■■ •*•••, hpidfa roeoo. aflltarj
•MtalMa Oa irtaau to City at Fur
rttarllla, “qood Wii aad'n*d taak."
RwrlotnU* aad rwaptlaa la mm
b.U:,ba af kwAaaauU. J n'.aaaa caa
««en arfU baha* T* ft a oodttariuw
of tha bfch tehaaL
Ren room ami rcfmlunaat a»
fann nndar tha *a<*at tynna. lafor
*•**>• booth earMr fWrtBaa AH
ataalo win ba aarid at tha naaj
‘.JiZJZ%S!i^Zr..T7;£
tt£Z^T£~
1 A M.' Taw of Caapar, wbo a but
•an TMttatla JOWrm Batardap.
COOPER-HARDING
FKHT 'IS COMING
TO THE FOREFRONT
t GaUraatorihl Raoa Still • My
Ury, OtWrCaatNto Dia
FORECASTERS TURN
TO SOMETHING EASY
WHa^agtaa Preeelaa Claim at (My
Maa la GaaaeatUa Freaa * [ '
ta Eater State Ceateet| *-J
Pnaemi Weeenary la *1 a site l eel
Sapeeaee Caart rtefe.ua.
(Monday** New* and Obaarrar.)
- Btwlnr bla coaelaaioae cntiredy as
onranildatorlal yrognootleatiotu, a
bewildered onlooker might nittnab
ly be drawn to the coacTarfon that an
b*m Sunday morning the Darner* tic
DSKV Will kava nad lm ftk.. ik_
doly accredited gubernatorial candi
date. on iu haadi. bat wKncwing
5L.e^2teJte"lto ^ «*.■
certain that tba party will bare no
nominee at ail, bat win • bare takea
tbw «nrt (tap toward having ana by
eliminating oaa of tba three remand
•re frem the rare, aad that by a rery
narrow margin.
Tba paat week baa aerred amly to
accentuate 'the anentain ty that km
clothed th. coated for flare mac
«*«• 5»5* **•"*"■ aad Gardner
.track their full campaign rtride aarea
week. ago. Gardner claims la Ms
apambse daily that he wfll ha aomia
**fd aa the Tint primary; Merriepe
■ata 9 a 1B» esateatiaa for UrnaSf.
aad Wur contend, himself with tha
K^tJTmSaf^SfrS; 2:
tint, nor tbo swibir awI^ium *f
AJ1 three af Urn*rutHdetM^li
w.^-TU wSaaTSSl^dttrea
throqgb dda wrek ap anttl^tha mre af
r*.svs: zzesmtz
trained directly epoa them. Tha gu
iirrnedn rial race la aa treatable an.
wry, tha Unas arc tea closely drawn.
had ed tha athcre, there Is mere Wtt
an.J’ygfyy
ta the first primary, and tbs second
d«y *1 balloting July I win probably
Aad fear names from which to safest
two Associate Justices. Tbs majority
of forecasts Include Justice Hobs,
Jadga Oaten. Jadga Adams aad Pro
fiteer Galley a* the foar from among
whom the Ana) choice will he made la
the ascend primary.
Opinions are divargoat as to the ef
fect af the efforts that were safe ts
have Justice Hake certified by con
sent ef the ether candidates. ABsis
aad there Democrats are simiahsl
resentful of the efforts that were
sarisftsw.-ssas
la tht primary because of Urn luitsj
ot bis friends to make It ssnsrissnrr
for him to go before the people with
Ms findkUcv.
While exciting mild later set here
aad Uses ever the 8teto, neither of
Ue other contacts have deeilcaed be
odramotional proportions. With as
maay. candidates m the Add It Is net
thsnght likely that a choice wfll be
mad# for State Auditor the firm prt
■SfT day, aad It may hsjhat the see
end round will he fought out between
"S«Wr Dn-hem and Jmaee P.
utered Is being maai
fsteed I'- the Insurance eeauniasfensr
*>»• •* *«• I-Vrly that hat one
daye vetlag wfll he repaired to sattfe
tM KUtil •
iatong* la the primary
will canter around the -intiei be
tween Wood end Johnson, although
the voting wOl bars no partfenlar sf.
!3iX -»“£££; TCV
mary falls only theue days before lbs
convention masts, and the vetm caa
srsf-’rwsyruss;
semsbsdy or ether. Down in the sixth
jdfefrift there in n contest bsiaim
' uawysn White aad McDonald over
the lteaabllsae nomination for On
gram, hat ee far there hae heaa as
PRESIDENT WILSON
DISCUSSED FRISCO
CONVENTION PLANS
Rwwtln Haldi Loogtfcy Cm
f—■■■ rt White Hnm
WHhCh'te *»
LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO
BE ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN
w£?*!2!£*’ Of* »l—ftteUMt
WOwa took a direct hand today hi
** •rmammeaU tor tbo Democratic
!
MWnmttoa WMalgli flnaaein* w4
*fr^C*?"1^ fay teta ■ink
wfll have to
aoSTaftaTtka caavaotiaa.'ntaaSaaS
«*•WMte Haaaa two hmatmZutZ
gwjrftetae la ten break «M tka
Taft* fmly mad FiaaUi
TW itntmaa mid tka PraaUaat
^iteftad Tarr frmfy aadTraak
rV"^* *
*■*«» «• «k* Mo*la ciaarad
DIVISION FIGHT WAGED
WITH VIGOR IN
Data •* pwi coontlee ta4 their ram-1
po.Un »w making a great (Uht, tic
FMtett^aoliUcmlT^ht that hhU
CORNERSTONE LAYING OP
ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL
m GASTONIA ON JUNE S
Imrltatieae hare baea baaed by tba
IttNOma af the Neath Cantina Ortho
pecdteHoepitnl to tba laying ad tba
iinadiM of tba liwtltatUa 'aa
JEW'S*
b which the whole elate b rbaUy fc>
Urroted.
to today*, daty, fight today'. tan
tatiea, end da aat weakea md 4b.
hart yemtlf by looking forward la
thing* which yew-rirl aaa, aad
ydid ■aa^tMlindMl If yea COW
JJmj tS raw tired feel
On the by-path ad retreat
—Sam Walter Veen.
—Wbctararyew act—be Mr te feet,
ft(J^o4f slbA—hwt VMM.
grwt ■mttamawt rrer A White waa
•awbialad by tba cenreaUon, bat Nr.
a^jtvgirJhc:
INCREASES IN PAY
RECOMMENDED FOR
POSTAL EMPLOYES
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