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The Weather Wilmington's Only Leaded Wire Associated N PresS Newspaper Cloudy ' Thursday; probably local thunder showers Friday; partly cloudy. Stage of rlvesr .at . FayrttolUe at 8 a. m. yesterday, T feet. - " VOL. CVII. No. 80. WILMINfON, N. THURSDAY CORNING, MAY 26, 1921. - W : J. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. SENATE IS UNANIMOUS FOR CONFERENCE UPON ARMAMENT REDUCTION RETURN TO N0Rfr Y CAN'T DE.BRPr ON BY GOVERNOf ALONE ASSEMBLY FLANS CALL1 FLORA L1ACD0NALD HAS I v - I - - . -, . Ambassador Harvey on Arrival in London FOR EXPENDITURES OF 20 MILLION IN HEARS COMMENCE THAT ECLIPSES ALL OTHERS j: n Li - . . J .ASKS PRESIDENT THAT HE CALL BRITAIN AND JAPAN INTO A MEETING Borah Resolution for Five-Year Reduction Program Ap proved 74 to 0 ABSENTEES FOR IT Administration s Readers "Hope Big Appropriation Bill Will Pass Now . WASHINGTON, ; May 25.- Unanimous senate approval was given today" to Senator Borah's proposal for tan in ternational naval disarmament . con ference. - '" ; By a vote of 74 to nothing the Idaho senator's amendment (was added to ; the naval appropriations' bill authorising and requesting the President to invite the governments of Great Britain and Japan to send representatives to a -conference with representatives of the United States in. an effort to reach some agreement on disarmament. '. I "The vote was in conformity with the understanding reached last week by administration forces to give their sup port to Senator Borah's plan. . Besides the 46 Republicans and 28 Democrats voting for the amendrnent,' announce ments were made on behalf of many absentees that they too favored the disarmament plan. - v " '" The text of the amendment follows: "That the President is authorized and requested to invite -the govern ments of Great Britain andvJapan to eend representatives to a conference which shall be charged with the duty of promptly entering intc an under standing: or agreement by. which naval expenditures and building programs of each of said-governments,., to; wit, the United States, Great. Britain, and Japan, shall be substantially - reduced an huaUy .during- jth fn'eXtVflYeijcear; to Buch an extent and upon such . terms as may be agreed Upon, .which hmdef Btanding or agreement Is V to ,'1)6,- re ported to the respective governments for approval." Upon passage of the bill the amend ment will go to conference with the house, but its advocates bejieve it will be indorsed and then approved by President Harding. --','V"V - "With the Borah amendment in corporated, an effort was made to reach a vote on passage of the bill late today, but this was frustrated by de bate arching on minor amendments. Senators LaFollette, , Republican, 1 Wis consin, and King, Democrat, Utah,, also had several amendments5 pending. The latter promised to introduce " several to abolish what he termed ."useless" navy yards ?nd depots. Senator LaFollette made another lengthy address today in .opposition to capital ship construction and consider able more debate was in prospect when adjournment was taken tonight. With .tomorrow set aside by special order for consideration of the contested nomina tion of David H Blair, to, be internal revenue commissioner, immediate pas sage of the bill was a hazy": prospect. Administration leaders expressed hopes that it would be adopted late tomorrow or Friday, but there was a possibility or delay until next week x :h -. Among minor amendments adopted today was the committee provision for creation in the navy department of a special bureau of aeronautics, with a lead selected by the Presidents , Another amendment, by - Senator fcmoot, Republican, Utah, adopted,, would authorize ,the department tq continue publication of. the ' "shipping Dunetin' for the benefit of marine and Offer interests. The amendment pro- at u be supplied to subscribers at actual cost, about $1 a day. Reinstatement in the naval academy at Annapolis of 110 midshipmen who nunked;' and were forced to resign y fanuary was the object of an -".cuuinent introduced by Senator Mc eiiar. Democrat, Tennessee. - It went fT further consideration. Sena-mfl- llar and others contended that 'p- fu .Pmen had not been fairly dealt -"ti in re-examination. Hislamend n' tnt. PPosed that they -be re-nomi- beht ?,d. placed in a erade a year "emnd their class. v-- j. "" negotiations were- held to- recp Veen senators on' amendments navai '' debated to establish a new forni SUpply base' at Alameda,.; Call- Chi lur continuing worK on rav ' S- C- Projects. Little head Alam ward an agreement on : the Toe?iloa"?ro3ect was reported, but ad to hl the Charleston work claimfed the r,6 assurance that before a, vote be reint Uems Probably twoiild SHIP OWXKKS MAKE SOMT2 MODIFICATIONS IN RULES orklno. K- May 25. The wage and ican ?f f 8 committee of the Amer dav ?shlD Owners association to-' Ine t od.lfied certain regulations relat beln la-,uty aboard ships, which had their down by the operators , in fine unio1Tstlati0nS wIth striking ma UTiarP' lnoiifications, according to W, sociati '' ffeneral manager of , the as UKiMti1' were made to accord with aiatoro advanced by federal, me- 5trike seekinS to end the nation-wide therflcMa-rvin asserted, however, 'that minaHnOClation stood firm in its - deter-, not tn cut wases 15 per cent and sea niS any more agreements with k unions. The modifications bor r,Q Presented to Secretary of. La W77 t another t conference , in leadil g 0n Friay. Owners and union hanpe 11 &ioeu mat tnere was no in tVlA Dt.ll .li It a.. 1 1 - L. ad in, on au vtiunuuu woigui L 1 II. 1 1 f lir n a y "V- A. a J f v ... , Hjjui to ine nnisn Finally Wins Fight on Naval Armament r - - - v , . x; "J -X i-s i . v v . ' ; v , V" SENATOR BORAH OF IDAHO DIVERGENT VIEWS ON NATIONAL ROADS BltL v.) .... -.. ' . - ... v '. mmm ' '' '-'" Congressman Doughton 'Is for Dowell Measure Which Aids ' the Various States '- "WASHINGTON, May 25.-r-North Caro linians here are manifesting keen inter est in the meeting of the good roads as sociation here. ; Col. Benehan Came ron,, Zeb Vance Walser and Represen tative Doughton are attending the ses sions and participating in -the discus sion. A , " J Th"e re dlifrKce of op!nijn as to what roadi'-bill" should; pass;. Repre sentative Doughton thinTcs t that ' the present system- should continue and that 100 million should be provided, for the next i fiscal year.. 'He favors the Dowell bill. Coionel Cameron said the Townsend . and Dowell measure should be passed, "i ':r . -7. - "For the farming and business inter ests -of the country,", said Mr. Dough ton, ""prefer the Dowell measure, which provides for continuation of the pres ent' co-operative plan ' between '. 1 the states and the federal, government.;'!' I am unalterably " opposed to changing the system w have for any other yet proposed." We should appropriate' 100 million a year for;- five years. North Carolina has been inspired by the fed eral government to adopt a program for the expenditure of $50,000,000 on roads, ten of this to be used this year. .The Townsend , bill contemplates main . 6r interstate lines- to be constructed by the federal government without such assistance fromjthe states: The Dowell bill provides for a better co-operation with the states and meets .the needs of the general public." ; - ' " . v ASK CONGRESS FOR ROAD DEPARTMENT IN CABINET : TALLAHASSEE. Pla., May -.25. The state house of representatives today adppted adjoint resolution which .would memorialize congress to propose a leg islative' amendment for the purpose of creating a ; department of ' national highway, military and post- roads. The department; would' be administered, by a secretary, wrhb wpuld be a member of the - President's cabinet. ..The resolu tion is yet to be acted up"on by the sen ate. -' o;;.-'.-: .' '. ' -. . ' i V.-"' f ': WILMINGTON BOY- GETS AN ; ATHLETIC HONOR AT HICL " CHAPEL' HILL,May Z5. Award ol the' "N. C". monogram for the first timers .and stars for the veterans baa been made by the athletic . council of the university; .and among those hon ored were, Alan-McGee, of Goldsboro; P. S. ; Spruill, Jr., of.Rccky Mount, and E. Rl Shirley,- of now Hill, all of the ball team; ' trackmen honored; Included Capt. r"W.A. Royall, o Goldsboro; Da vid Sinclair, of "Wilmington, and T. P. Parker"-of Goldsboro; tennis awards were to HUme Bardin and Wado Gard ner, of Wilson. " - . . , ..... . i . - UNITED PRESBYTERIANS IN " SESSION AT PHILADELPHIA ' PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 25. A. P. Kirkpatrick, -of f Burlington, Washing ton, was unanimously elected modera tor of Vthe United, Presbyterian church tonight ; at the opening . session ;of the general assembly. v vVfe-'-;.;"5'' :v .:-; The opening sermon was delivered by 'the Rev. F. M. Spencer," Sterling, Kansas, "the retiring- moderator. About 300 delegates 'were In attendance. , MOOiVSHINER AT YORK MAY . .HAVE SAVED . OFFICER'S LIFE YORK, S. G, May 26 Alex Childress; gervingr'a jail sentence Con Conviction as ,a ;;"moonshiner," probably- saved the life1 of Deputy, Sheriff, Thomas Quinn, when the latter 'was -shot with his, own pistol in a scuffle with. John Hudson, another -I prisoner, !j who is ' alleged , to have attacked the deputy here today. -.. Quinn was feeding the prisoners when Hudson, charged with; burglary,, is alleged to -have sought to overpow er r him. Childress rushed ; to the dep uty's - aid... knocked Hudson . ddwn and helped hold him until another ; officer arrived. f Quinn v, was not; - seriously wounded the bullet grazing the flesh of his '-stomach and thissh- , .. . Kentucky Senator Tells' State Bankers Prosperity Rests on Individual , BANKERS ARE BUSY Association , in Convention' at Greensboro 'Transacts Lot . , ' Mof Business f GREENSBORO, May 25. Bankers at tending today's session of the North Carolina Bankers convention heard two addresses one made by. j Senator Stan ley, ; of ;, Kentucky, ... the other by : "VV: v H. Booth, vice-president of ' the Guaranty Trust .company, of New York; an ex planation '"of state' banking law, a dozen short talks and got through with the business of the North; Carolina di vision of -the American .Bankers asso ciation. Over 500 bankers have - reg istered for the convention. . . , ; "Senator Stanley made a powe'rful speech- He disabused the minds of any person who thought he was going to propose some government recipe for prosperity. . : ' '" i "It is not the province of govern ment to make. men rich," he declared. "The 'quicker we . get ;away from that idea,' ; the further 'from. - paternalism, from hothousing, ? and" tiie : closer we get back to. individualism, the '. better," the " Kentuckian . said. He thinks that prosperity is " to return and congress cari. do . much by restraining from in terfering, with .the .people, . not.. by . try ing .to enact prosperity but by prevent ing foolish legislation. : ; . : Mr; Booth told the bankers that be fore" foreigntrade becomes stable the j uerman reparations problem will have . ,8?Uled and that the "ed States iia c .LV iicii ill llio BCLllCSmcni. He .-urged ; that since so much wealth was "destroyed in the war and since wealth is the basis of credit," the duty of the banker, is to guide capital Into the hands of . the producers of wealth and tO: keep it away from speculators. He declared' that as much traffic : as possible ought to . be diverted to the ports of ,the south- - v The new banking law is a fine piece of legislation, Clarence Latham, stats bank examiner,, stated. He .urged the bankers . td stick to sound banking principles, t aar did. Judge GeorgePell, 9r;-th'tate'cofporatiottt:'cinm4fisiif. ' . Dr. "VVBjCilgore presented the-cd-operativernarketing principle. . . w v. R. ""G. Vaughn, - Greensboro, was chosen vice-president of the " North Carolina 'section,. American Bankers association; J. B. .Ramsey. . Rocky Mount, and J. El wood Cox, High Point, were ; elected executive I councilmen. ,.;' " Vice-presidents elected are: ; Trust section, Col. P.. H. Pries. "Winston Salem;, savings bank section, H. G. Kramer, Elizabeth Cityi national bank section, - C. H: McNeiley, Mooresville; state? bank, section,, W. J. " Byerly, Mt. Airy. Officers of the North Carolina association, will be elected tomorrow and the convention will adjourn tomor row afternoon.; . , .- ; ' COTTON IMPROVES IN , THE SOUTHERN SECTION But Crop ' Map as a Whole is . Rather Spotted - - "WASHINGTON, May 25 Cotton made very good to .excellent progress In Texas, and ' fair to " very good, advance in the . Mississippi valley, while some improvement was reported in Alabama and Georgia, during. the week just end ed, according to the national weather and crop, bulletin issued today. . -The week was mostly warm and; dry in the central and western portions of the cotton - belt, but was cooler in the eastern portion, with some heavy rain fall in the southeast. ' - Heavy rains . were detrimental, in some,-; southeastern . d 1 s trict s, and growth was slow in ; the ' Carolinas on account ' of cool nights and cloudy weather, Conditions generally were favorable for farm operations and cul tivation" and chopping advanced in the southern J portion of the belt, ; while planting, and "replanting made satisfac tory progress in . the northern and northwestern . portions, ' except In the dry areas of Texas .And- Oklahoma. ''' I Owing 1 to previous ; ; unfavorable weather the condition of the crop con tinues unsatisfactory in - much of the belt, with many complaints ' of poor stands. ' - , UNTERMYER SAYS MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS IN C03IBINES NEW YORK," May 25. Congress will be asked to amend the federal laws to compel imposition ,of prison sentences on convicted members of building ma terials 'combinatrons, Samuel Untermy- Ler announced' today before the Lock- wood legislative committee, ,of which he is chief counsel. " The ' committee's recommendation for state- legislation also would be pressed, he said. . . "I . hate been unable r-td discover .a single article that .enters into building construction," ; Mr." Untermyer said, "that is not the subject- of combina tion, and.. have reason to believe , that this is true of at least one-half of all the vast industries of ; the United Stat outside of the building trades. ' The- ac tivities of those-that4, are unlawful should receive the same kind of atten tion that the secret service gives ' to counterfeiters or that the expert safe crackers receive ' at .the hands of the police." ;' ;;' " ' ,v "' :.NJ'- -:) i-y The" Investigator declaration , was made after testimony by Herman Pet rie, former ': president v-of "the Atlantic coast district cf the .Tile Contractors' association of . America, showing an iron-clad agreement between the. asso-; elation and the international .-union of brick layers, masons. "and plasterers,! under which the former, pledged them selves, to hire only union men, and the latter-agreedt to work only for contrac .tors who belonged to the association. ;.round no-decision bout here toniffht. Southern Presbyteriari Church to Have Large Per "Capita ' " of Any Church ADOPT THE BUDGET Recommends 25, Per;' Cent Iri-1 crease in Church Member-, ship During Next Year .. ST. LOUIS, May, 23c-;Plans" entail ing an expenditure ,ofajipro'ximately "(20,000,000 : for-.-th-vperTod" of 19h-25 were indorsed at - the 61st general- as sembly of the southern,-Presbyterian church here today. ' -. The program 'provides . for ... an! equip ment fund of $5;f000,00ft, of which-foreign missions will receive $2,500,000; home missions ; $500,000; -the assembly training v' schools, $500,000;: . 'Christian education and mln is te rial reli e f. $ SO 0,- 000, and "the "Montreal 'assembly $200, 000, if the title to t.he property canf be vested in the general-assembly. . The apportionment for ,othfjf church activities Vwill be- "distributed as fol lows: 1923," $4,50O,000r-1924r $4,500,000, and 1925, $5,000,000. . ' ' ' ; "It is estimated -the sy nodical cam paign already; under; .way a will - add $2,500,000 to the budst-- To avoid conflictn-with -other cam paigns it was decided to,.dofer raising the. equipment fund untj) April 1. Commissioners said , the budget would entail per. capita contributions from the church membership, larger than those of any other denomination: The assembly adopted 7a "resolution f relieving the stewardship committee from any further responsibility for financial support - of the' Pilgrim's church at ; :Wajshingtdn voted - last year, because of 'other fihinclafprojects to be handled.1; A commitjtjee,". however, was) appointed to . advise ; with "the churchion its building: plans. The as sembly also selected' -a new' steward ship committee.'" t " - -v., : For the ' churches in , next ' year, the assembly -recommended: a.: 25 per :ent Increase In, membership; as Sun day Ichool enrollment as" large as tha church - membership, l;$n& family: altars in Yrxi6m&:s.'-i'iiJl1, .he thome ; -missions, r fr p'resehte,j todayi'shpvf d -4tlj fex .fdsdrt'3pt'S nad'oeen proKerf aurrrg.nrpsx .year with $466.S3, besides' a special gif t of real estate valued at; $70,0.00. r i The asserhbljrjpians to' ikdjourn latf tomorrow. . '" ''"' . '! ONLY ONE AMERICAN IS . j LEFT IN GOLF MATCHES Wright of ; Boston Is; the Sole ' ':r" Survivor . . i - HOTLAKE, May 25. (By Associated Press.)--After defeating 'r the -Veterah ex-champion, John Ball, of 'the. - Royal Liverpool club, on the home course, to day, F. J. Wright, of Boston, is the only American remaining for the, sixth round " of the -British golf tournament tomorrow. Wright previously had" taken the; measure of his team, mate, W. C. FoVnes, Jr., of: Pittsburgh,; win' ning from; him in the fourth " round, three up and two ' to .play; He : won against4 Ball ;in the firth ground, four up and three to play. ' t" . .' The day started with five trann atlantic. survivors, including the .Ati lanta star, 'Bobby' Jones, who fell- be fore the' pfowess of Allan Graham, o? the Royal Liverpool' club; .'six . up" a nd five to play. ! . " .... . r -,- ' J. H. Douglas, of ? Texas,"1 a student, s t Cambridge,, . althongh playing rriT liantly, was finally worsted by B31J in the fourth round on . the- 1ft th green, while Dr. Paul Hunter, of -LosAngcios, the California" chf mpion, , went to -the fifth, round, 1 only1 to losato B.vDfir wint of yokihg,.two up and ona: to play. r,'"' ; ; outh won over age in the Wright Ball match. ; the latter's 58, yearfr, tell ing j uponhim n the sweltering lyeat against, the Bostonian's' vigor of 23. Tne veteran naa compxeiea a crying 1 contest with Douglas of an hour and a quarter, t when i caiieci upon. sooii ' ai terwards to clash r with Wright... " The elimination :ot Cyrill Tolley, the British amateur champion,'; came unex pectedly early In" the day at the hands of j; B. Beddard, of Penn, .Eng., three up and one to play. Beddard is a'clerk at Wolverhampton ;and gets his rprac-' tice on the Penn common at that place. NO INCREASE IN BOOZE . (ACTIVITY , SAY OFFICERS WASHINGTON, May 25. Reports from various sections of the Country show virtually no r increase ; in" the il- legal liquor ."traffic, . notwithstanding the recent cut of 700 in the fsderal field ; forces.i ' prohibition; ?fflcials .'said tonight. In many instances, v.they added, liqudr'cases penamg Derore tne courts are being-continued "because of the absence" of - agents needed. as wit nesses. . v BUENOS AIRES DOCK WAR -.' PROMISE'S TO GET; WORSE : BUENOS .AIRES, May, 25. If there are- further attacks on non-union labor ers in the. port-aone,, such as those which took 'place Tuesday, .when two m i t 11 n - 4- J. t . ' J menjwere.Kuieuwuiw iwimi my: tor enter the area prescribed .by-the union s -rorbPrs the Labor Protectivevas-Uie4, sociation. backed by its. members.: will . . i - i-t holding . their rights to work. ; ; ,u The labor leaders today .maintained silence ' ; about vthe--' situation,1 butyfears were generally expressed.- throughout the city that , the ; port workers would show further, resistence or else ? re sume: itheirsttike-f , 4 i'-v V '' '' -", 1 i .. i . .: . ,. ' -;' 1 BANTAMS HAVE A FIGHT ' 1 CLEVELAND, May SBiJohnny Kil bane, ;; featherweight- i champion, , won the newspaper: .decision over Freddy Jacks.' British champion, in a tame 10- 1 v., i - WnA I f' A v Col. .... George h Harvey, United States ambassador to England, .with Mrs. Harvey, - photographed on' their arrival in Waterloo station, .London. , Colo-. nel Harvey.. presented his credentials to ; King George ' next- day and immedi ately assumed his new duties. The new. ambassador; and:.Mrs."iHarvey, were : greeted' by members of the American cdlony in Lohdbn."Shortly . after his ar- ; rival .the -ambassador- made a pf 'nations ; that is still echoing in SOUTH AMERICANS HIT BYi HARD TIMES HERE Prices I Bare Peclined iWidely - ( feniijjemanaaoarrcayc ' WASHINGTON, May 25. '-J So:)i America has suffered "severely, during the last year frpm the 'decline in. prices and. decreased- demand' for -rWv mate-, rials, the ' federal ! reserve : board' de-' Glared today in" a 'review of economic conditiona on that continent. ; v- t It -"..Most of jtne , leading South American countries; the board explained, are de pendent to a larsre . extent on the ex p'ort of a! f ew conynoditles to the; pro duction of which the country is es pecially ; well .adapted. 'Therefore, it add'ed it is liighly important for these itrpuntries to have a .favorable balance of , .merchandise trade.. . ' '. 0 s Price reducitons in the. United States for the commodities - constituting - the bulk of the exports of Argentina, Bra zil and' Chile, which had a . depressing effect upon conditions In those coun tries, were reviewed by the board. . I , The reaction on Argentina, the board said, was felt particularly in wheat. which fell from a maximum xf $2.97 a Dusnei m jjaay . xav, n . uie . .uniwii j States, - to- $1.67 ,in ' March,' 1921. W? fell from a maximum .of. $1.26 a ; pound. lh:Octobera919,' it added,Hq,V$02!in Mafch,;1921. : . ,' ': .,Z - .. - .' - .Fot Bratil a similar trend of; prices was seen by the board,' coffee reaching its . maximum, Withe United - States of $0.23 in July, 1919, and; its minimum of $0.06 in tMarch, .1921. while rubber fell from $0.52 in January,-, 19 19. "to $0.16 in February, .1921. In - the .case of . Chile', nitrates held a maximum :ot $4.45 dur- I ' . . - a' t't n ' Ji Jng the nrst tnree monms a-minimumof $2.60 in 'March. ,1921 , V Not only did, the prices qX$ these comT "modities- suffer severe drops,.. ..the, board declaredj.but it became difficult to dis pose, of them at any price. ? r t J "WETS" IN THE HOUSE HAVE ,.' ' " 1 NQ FURTHER OPPOSITION ' WASHINGTON, May 25. Members of the house bpposed to ; the V-Vols tead amendment recently added to the; defici ency appropriation; bill, making an' ad ditional '$200,000, available for- prohibi tion I enforcement .until.; July 1. had ah 'opportunity "today to force another vote n the question during a. paragraph by paragraph consideration of 'the J meas u7ebut;didvnotvtake advantage 5 of it. ,; -While none "was required on prohibi tion r enforcement,; Chairman -Butler j of the - naval" committee, .demanded an other vote on.'.a section increasing by $400,000 'the'; amount available fbr jsal-arles-fort chemists., clerks and aceount ants" at naval yards, and stations' This section and ia number of . others provid Ihgr for salaries -of ; government em ployes iwilV be finally disposed of . before-passasre of the bill. . ;. ' f An amendment to pay,-u w- me rir. - vanfl.wfuut.: iio Jt-:v? :XmV Ja3t November ,asa repr sV tho v Ti?ntTi' .rCalifornla aistrict, - .was thrown! out on a point of -opder. fAL STRIKE CONFERENCE ?;' v r. CALL IN LONDPN FBIPAY -;1v';:.v -r-r-r-. i;M. : '' f";r;:-T f LONDON, May 25. (By. Associated Press.) The. government' , has decided to make an effort to. find a solution of the situation created -by the coal 'strike and will " summon the -miners - apd the mine owners to a conference Friday; : .5 Austen Chamber lain,,, the, government leader, made this announcement in the house' of commons this- afternoon.' r America. FREDERICKSOURu HAS DAY OF gnishedXxuestsf i'f , PREDE1C'KSBTJRG;; Va. May ; 2 5, ; A ; seyere eiectriealcstdrrn early ' today threw a damper onthe1' celebration of the 250th, anniversary" of the founding 6f .FredericksbuTg.'VWheh. the weather cleared iater:.h6wever, ; it waj decided to' z6s ahead with the program,', which included recitations,1 ' dedication of markers, r addresses . by, , distinguished guests and a .pageant of floats and tab leaux depicting Fredericksburg history from, its- dawnltat tie "present day. : ' . Soldiers, marines, 'citizens, veterans of three-wars-and descendants of; Vir- glnia Indians, participated In the ex- epcises. Those -attenains.incJuqea gov ernor Westmoreland Davis of Virginia, with Mrs. Davia-and tne governors staff; Gen. Jcfhr. Lejuene, commander of the marine coups'; -Gen". S. D.' Butler, U. Si marine barracks';-' Sehator' Claude A. Swanson and Gen-Adelbert-Crohkhite, commander of ,:thei, third "corps, U. S. A. ' A tablet marking the boundary of tile lease ground was : unveiled by Jacque- lln gmlth. , It-was "presented to the city by Mrsv D. D.. Wheeler In oenair ot tne Association for the Preservation of VirtHhla Antiauities and accepted by ;M or j Qarnett" King. Troop K, third U. S. cavalry, from Fort Myer. va., witn 8 mounts, in command of Capt. M. W. Davis; headed . by their band,- was a conspicuous feature' of the day's cele bration -and gave a cavalry drill. In dians gave picturesque, dances in, cos tume. -,;- . r"' " . . .' ' ' A reception and . luncheon were held in honor of .Governor Davis and other guests, i A parade in four divisions de picted Fredericksburg' history. , , A re ception' bv Jlayor and Mrs. King, a con cert by the marine band, a community sing! a -display ,' of -fire - works-; and a grand , colonial " ball tended " the - day's events.'1 .;'.". ..' ..' . -. '.'.' .' ' ; VARSEB; CASE TO COME CP ' ";'. . v IN' : GREENSBORO , SATURDAY (Special to Tke Star), v ' y- GREENSBORO,-. May - 25. Argument on a motion that the divorce, suit brought" by Henry B. Varner, of Lex ington, against his : wif 6, -Mrs. Florence Cj- Varner, be, removed from Davidson superior, court- f or trial will- be - made before Judge T. B.; Finley here Satur day. :-...y:X , :'C':' - .a '. ,""i'' - ."- : - Argument ; was to have been heard today, but as superior '' court was in the middle of trial of, civil cases and to have Interrupted would have caused considerable expense ! to ? the - county. Judge -Flnley.', continued' the", hearing. In addition some of ' the attorneys in the case were busy, elsewhere., i. At- the -aame, time ; a motion for ali mony for Mrs.- Varner and for::the filing of a - new- bill of particulars by her husband will be. argued." All three motions were" made by attorneys -for Mrs. Varner.- , JACK TANNENBAUM GOES TO . " . ATLANTA OVER $50 BOND MOBH.E, . Ala , ?Ma'y; 25.--Jack Tan nenbaum .of. West Orange, N. J., ar rested " here ;. several .weeks ago while poslrkg as Irving Berlin, New York, the song writer wiir. be taken to, Atlanta in a few days to serVe ten years in the federal prison : for-forging a' signature on a $50 liberty bond, and attempting to cash the paper.; at', a - -local : bank. Tannenbaum. 'pleaded: .guilty ; to the charge in .the. federal court today and. in raddltion . to the sentence, -was fined $1.000.-- Ancient Virginia City, 250 Years ldrit College at Red Springs Rings Down Curtain on 25 Years of History HAS MANY VISITORS Large Number of Alumnae At tend the Home-Coming , and Commencement (Spedal to Tke Sr) RED SPRINGS, May 25. Flora Mac- . donald college rang down the curtafn today on the first 25 years of her his tory with, a- commencement which eclipsed In attendance and Interest all ' former" similar , occasions. , ' '; Home-coming week was notable t6v the large number of alumnae here and fhe alumnae procession was a feature , that will live long in . the hearts and minds .of the' friends of the Instltu tion."" ";; -..' : . ' y"'r ; - Not only have the days been crowded with interest for the undergraduates, but the greatest interest. has been manifested -by the alumnas for many years back and forward-looking move ments have been planned.; In the commencement' ; procession were representatives of ' all classes from '96 to .'20. each group marching, behind its blue and white banner. Following the invocation by Dr. E. C. Murray, of-St., Paul, and rendition of Hayden's Symphony No. 12 by the col lege Orchestra, President Vardell calKd '1 on a representative of each class , far a greeting which was given in . happy vein by the old girls., j. v ;.-;. Referring to the fact that the speak- ; er of the day had been present 25 years ago, President Vaf dell introduced the "Grand Old Man", of the presbytery. Dr. H. G. Hill, of .Maxton, now rounding out lets 90th ysar. - 1 ! With words of burning eloquence in his address, "What Has Flora Macdon ali College Done' to Serve the Church of God?" Dr." Hill paid tribute to the , work of the Institution in furnishing ' trained Christian, teaphers, home and foreign- missionaries, church , workers, nurses ahd - Christian ' wives and mothers. In clpsini , his address. . th speaker paid a. beautiful - tribute to ' womanhood of-today, r - i' .. hrThe ;abence "through.,: JcknM -'ot' ' :ai iv.u. ogns,' ot Ajreenaooro, . who . . was to. have spoken was a great 41sp pointmenV -. -. .- y , Dr. Vardell 1 read, .the; honor roll of the men who had contributed ' to tne First building fnnd; read from the Art , catalogue the" names ' of the members of the first board of trustees of whom one. Major McLaughlin of Raeford, fwtta on th commencement stage, today; a list of the names of the first girls at tending the institution, following which the entire audience stood for a momentiln silent tribute to the girls who had passed into the great beyond. : President Vardell presented certifi cates to the Misses Bustard, Virginia; Holland and McLeod, of North Caro linia, in the commercial course, and. Brown, North Carolina, in expression. Diplomas were presented to the fol lowing for the degree of A. B.: : Misses Britt. Georgia; Hart and Hand, of North Carolina; l.: Misses Avsr itt, Dixon, Dupuyr McPhaul. of North Carolina, and Manning and Stenhouse, of South Carolina; B. S.: The Misses McDonald and Wood, of North Caro lina,' and Gibson, of South Carolina,-. B. M. : The -Misses 'Pools and Foy, of North Carolina -and Walker, -of Vif- ' ginia. :. - .... , . . ; . 'Ths . presentation- of Bibles, always " a touching .feature of - the occasion, was made by Dr. Vardell. The. an;--nouncemehts of gifts from the alumnae friends 'and vthe class of 1921, arid the ' following - chairs and scholarships es tablished, were made: H." G. Hill, chair of Latin; "David Fairley,. chair of mathematics; Jams W. and Emma' V. " White, chair of English literature, from their children; and the Pauline Judaon Stamps memorial, by Dr. Thomas Stamps, of Lumber. Bridge. ' ' . SOUTHERN RAILWAY SURGEONS .ELECT OFFICERS AND LEAVE ' MOBILE, Ala.', May 25. Election of officers . marked the closing business session of the Southern railway Sur geans today. Dr. T. D. Walker, of Coch rane, Ga., . being chosen as president. Other officers were J. W. McGehee. Reidsville, N. C, first vice-president; If. R. Block, Spartanburg, 8. C, second vice-president; R. . K. Griffin, Mounds ville, - Tenn., third vice-president; R. M. ,Wallace, Rutledge, Va., fourth vice- ' president;. Dr.. George Ross, Richmond, Va.; historian; Miss .Edith A. Foltx,, Washington,- D. C, secretary and treasurer. Chattanooga . was selected ' as the 1922 meeting place. ..' . EINSTEIN AND WEISMANN IN 1 , DANGER FROM A GLAD MOB CLEVELAND. O., May 25. Only the strenuous efforts of a squad of Jewish war veterans, who fought, the people off in their mad attempts to see them,' saved Professor Albert Einstein, dis coverer of -the Einstein theory of rela-" tlvlty,. and Dr. Chalm Welsmann,-president of the World Zionist organiza tion, from possible Injury upon their, arrival here, today. ,Clty officials, re ception committee of Zionist leaders and several thousand citizens throng ed the union depot to welcome them. .' , ' Most Jewish' merchants closed " their stores at noon. Professor Einsten and Dr." WetSmaniC with "their wives, were escorted to the city hall, where In the city council chamber formal welcoming ceremonies were staged. . ' After a brief, rest at a hotel, there was another parade, followed by a banquet. Dr. Welsmann and Prof. Ein stein were the principal speakers at a mass meeting . tonight, when the Ohio Zionists campaign, part of the, nation wide movement, to raise ' $100,000,000 for the rehabilitation of Palestine, was opened, i . . ' ;'
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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