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FOUNDED 1869.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, -it 921. ,
PRICE FIVE CENTS, DAILY SEVEN CENTS, SUNDAY.
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LITTIE STOBflS Rdads Financic1 Program
" t- . tv . n
KOr nnCAVIMP ' aeveterminea l oqay
JIIIL UIILHIHIIU L . .... .
Stats Highway Commission, Governor and Council of State
to Decide FIys Counties Offer Honey for lm
" mediate Construction. ..
IB LAUDS
OF
UHITEDSTATES
dd p
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President Harding It Besieged
. : by Job Seeker."; '.
N. CAROLINA NOT ALONE
, r aerie la
BY H. K. POVV1XL,
' JIALEIGH. April ! Htrnktrl ef
la mu highway eommissio, tae
geversor and (a couacil f star
will MNt tomorrrw boo In the ex
ecutive offices for the purpose of co
la Into th financial situation an
definitely determtatng the money
rWvU Faction Ar. ConUndlng d?? ff " T
Th commission, bald a long ees-
I bIoo today but 414 Bot get la toeh
with lb goveraor. It heard five
! , for th. Advantage In Every
8Ute In tha Union.
differ t delegations offering money
'far Immadlata construction af aut
road threuih five oountles, thee
being: Oraavllle, Beaufort, Colum
bus, Duplin and CaldwslL
Nothinx definite waa promise aar
of Iba delegations presenting slalm
STATE COLLEGE MOTOR BOAT AT
READY TO BUILD WEB GITY
iriCC. BRYANT.
wimiMoroN. AerU II. Nertb
raniina la art tba only atau preai
dent Herding la having Iron bis with
war patronage, utu storms
bra kins oat all about, and tba
him that paraOBai rainar amm
political lnflnaaoa la pravalllBf
gaaaril
Tba rraatdant la baalaftd
I aaakara. Tha Bia COanUf
1 aukiiif Ufa a aiirdan to him.
ovary ataia ib u
tiona ara aoataoauja ior mm
huur Fanraaa la aora at tba
i whlta bonaa baaaoao af bia fallura
ta tia down Iba intarnai rovanua
MnnUMw1! Blaaa. Hla flnal atab
irvrM STI'-B-Sa SSOOpOOO to Be Spent at Once
Mr. Kama rare a im Bominauon,
which waa taBdara blm. Batac OH NeW Structures.
and a mlninff tui,
th vtrctalaa d acid ad ba could not
afford ta aaaapt. and that Tllad tha C4rnc Po Hldg Nw Tni-
. raady vpaat orar tba knockout that
. w.ma n. Wbaalar Kara John H.
McDarmott, whom bo waa aupport
lna.
! Tana. North Carolina, Jaor
aia. Tan nan a, Oklahoma ana unio
bl row orar offlaoa ara on. In
aamral atataa tha aacro auaatioa ia
complicating; tha oltuaUoa and aro
tha laadara hard. Tha
11 aainant and tna anornar nri i.-inranea roo 01 naiaiat -""
aro critlciaad for tnaklna poraonal I man of tha board, approrad tba
racommaBdauona ror axaaant cor-
arnmont at tha colleaa and author
laad tha bulldlnt commuwloa to
aoand llt.0 at onca on now
bulldlnra.
It aalactad tha aommiaaiOB in mo
Formar Baaakar UruuulU araa hart
ii-'JH-1 .c:owi-'.tfI Pretidenfa Letter Read at At-
loTiVcLr: tociated Press Uncheon..
all. Jamaa A. Hartnaaa. Sab V
Leo and otbara wtra lataraotad
jointly la tba Irtdall and CatdwaU
pralaota.
Commlaalonar Paaa aaaovnead
daflaltaly that tba anrlaaara wUl sot Mmtra of A. P. In Annual
w mnmmwin wj nun to in con
JOHN W. DAVIS SPEAKER
Bilaatoa at tha praaant ' maatlaa.
roatpoBomant of action an thla mat
tar laaraa llttla of a poaltlva natura
for tbo praaant aiaatlna aara aa
a-raaniaBt aa ta Inaaeaa. -
All Biambara af tha eomrolaaioi
wara praaant today but Word H.
Wood, of Charlotta, and ba waa ax
paotad to raacb tha oily on a trala
from Now York lata tonight '
The Gar 2nd, Jr., Running a
Day Ahead of Schedule.
tHi; W. 8. Lm May Had
Building Commission.
it n. r. POWTXX.
RALEIOH. AprU . Truataaa
or tba North Carolina Stata collego
of -AiTlcultura 'and Knglnaarlng In
canton hra today a lac ted Dr.
appotntmanU In Ohio. Tasaa ana
olhar atataa.
Mlaa Alloa Robartaon. tha lena
woana anambar of CongTaaa, la oaa
m.t iMnnalntad br ana whlta
i.. rr Irian Hardlna fallad I maatlaa today. W. B. Loo of Char
har in nar ana raauaat for patron-1 lotta. will probably ba chairman
aga for B eonaUtaaaL) Racaattylnnd with 'him will aerra T. T.
viaa Robartaon eallad on tha I Thorno of Rocky Mount, and P. S.
Praeldant bo took a flowar tram a Boyd of Mooraarllla. Tha eommlt-
nam. plaekad tha thorn from ft, la waa InatrueUd to , prapara f or
a4 tandarad It oaying. "may your tha Immadlata araetton of tha arrl-
VOllticai earaar a without thoraa,' ealtural astaoaloa balldlng to coat
L. - a . .a mm la, har lit. aaa l t. Mtmnlata tha ma.
way ay Igaormr bw laoamaamdai 1 ahanlgaj artfomrint lmnalng at a
tlaaj that U 0. Xaanay, bar caavlaoai af f lM.ffta. - ' t
.im miunr. ba avDolatad aap-1 Tha' raaommandatlotui' ' InroMng
lMMaant tba . . Ova elrlllaad I tha introduction of atndant gorn
trfbaa. Mr. Daogharty. who la tha maat at tha eollaga wero allghtly
ehlaf af pla diapanaera, had Mr. I mod 11 ad by tba truataaa in tna oa
Hardlnc nam yictor liacka, of hiaf that tha altaratlona will giro
Aatlara. VUaa Rihartaoii had pro- tha ooilaga a aelf-govarnmant
tmmtmA aaalnat tha BalactloB Of I allahtlr imororad oar that In opa
Locka for oommlaalonar of Indian I ration at any of tha tachnloal or
affaira on tha grounoa of morauty, i military acnooia in ino country
and whan h fallad to land that I Nothing but approral of Preoidant
Job ha turn ad to tba ona ba la to I Riddlck'a racant acUon In turning a
. TMahia ba Tcanaaaec. Iba heard from tha truataca. Tha
Charlaa Qulnn. a prominent re- atudenta will hara an opportunity
publican leader of western Tennee- to paaa upon tha modlncatlone of
aea for year, came hare to aaa the truataaa and. If they accept the
Postmaster General Baya aboat the amendments, atudent government
vacancy in tha Mamphla office. He will atart right away. ,
left here several daya ago with a I Dr. Pom, tha new chairman of tha
temporary commission for the po-1 board, la editor or Tha rrogreaaive
alHnn. and waa nurryinr nome ioi Farmer. Bunoanea nere. nm "-
Maatin Thank Offleara and
Diractora for 8arvicaa.
NEW TORK. April II Pralee or
America Bawapapars by ftealdsat
Harding and aa addreaa ty John W.
Davie, formerly ambassador to tOreat
Britain, featured the annual lunch
eon of Tha Assorts tad Preaa, bald to
day In conn action with tha annual
business meeting".
in a letter read at tha luncheon.
President Harding lauded tha eourae
of tha preaa during tba war aaa as
pressed the hope that hla adminis
tration would continue to deserve
tha aupport accorded It thua far by
tba newspapers.
Mr. Davis, making hla first appear
ance before mam bare aa general
counsel ror The .Associated Preaa,
had kind words for Impartial, truth
ful news gathering aa be had found
It exemplified by tba Associated
Press and. referring to tha Import
ance or foreign news, digress, d to
give personal opinions on several
matters affecting foreign relatione or
Makaa 78S Milaa In 28 Hour the United Staiea. He urged that a
moxm iOO MlltS in aW "Ours I trty 9b(yLllA curled by a major-
in Raca With ACL Flyar
From Miami to Naw York.
Ity vot of tha senate. Instead of two
thirda and that there be adeauate
compensation for tba diploma tio and
consular srviee.
At the business meetln gthe fol
lowlna resolution waa adopted:
"Resolved that tha member or
BEAUFORT. AprU il. The U.t.rpVln. vTtlon
2nd, Jr., driven by Oar Wood. ar.
rived here at 1:11 thla afternoon.
mbled. Under their thanka to the
President, board of director ana oi-
docking at tha Standard Oil dock at I?-? til?. tYZL JLZ
M orehead City for fuel and cylinder year, which a mad The Ass a is st-
oll. practically one day ahead of Its ad Preaa the greatest new gather-
aehsitnia h, i. .ta fc lag organization In- the world, and a
ecbeduje m iU apeed contest with cajtV th Vmitm4 Bute.-,
tha Havana special of the Atlantic The following director wara
Coast Una from Miami. Fhv, to Naw aleeted for term of three year:
York , W. H. Cowl. Spokane, - WuIl,
. ' Bpokeeman Review: Victor 1. Lw-
In aa Interview C. F. Chapman, son. Chicago, Dally Nnra; , Frank
editor of Motor Boating, who 1 mak- P- Mactiennan, Topeka. Kaa., State
journal: u. u. sioore, new urteaws.
Time Picayune; V. E. Toera, Inie-
unrrplre
Iha.Duluth.
Minn., Herald, seaigBeeW I XL IT.,
mtot The", Minneapolis Journal.
was elected. '
Joard and . eommltteee elected
included: '
Advisory . boards, aouthern divi
sion: H. C. Adler, Chattanooga, Tenn
Times, chairman; J. N. Heiskell,
take charge, but before he reached
there the authorisation for htm to
set was withdrawn. An inveitiga
tlon revealed tha fact that Bob
Church, tha negro millionaire of
MooiDhla. who had exacted a prom
Urn from President Harding to let
blm bo beard before any selection
waa made, had protested against
the advantage given Mr. Qulnn over
his candidate, Steve Wright, a
white man whom ha la supporting.
Church won out. and tha Qulnn
'faction la wrought up over hla set
back.
. Tennessee democrats contend that
neither Qulnn nor Wright can have
tha Memphis postofflce until a civil
eervioe examination is held under
tha Wilson order of three years
ago. In a former examination H.
C. MeKellar stood first, secured the
nomination, and tha aenate refused
to confirm him -with many others
during the last Congress. Demo
crats will 'Insist that MeKellar be
named under the civil service regu
lations. ..The success of Church, on of the
' leading negro politicians of the
south, in this case has encouraged
colored leaders here who aro mak
ing a hard fight ror general recog
nition from the administration,' '
t Kicking m Ohio. '
1 In Ohio, regular republicans or
tha working sort are kicking be
cause President Harding la making
personal appointments, thereby,
taking Patronage the organization
leader should have. Dr, Sawyer,
the President's physician; Mr. Cris
slnger, comptroller or the treasury,
and Mr. Volaw, tha President's
brother-in-law, who ha been ap
pointed superintendent of ' federal
(Ceatlssed ea Trngm Two.) '
EPIDEMIC OF BURGLARY
- IS WORRYING ASHEVILLE
Bpeelal to Tha Oiiar.tr.
ASHEVILLE, April : 2S. JWith
fifteen burglaries reported in ten
days, the city Is In the midst of an
epidemic of house-breaking against
which, local police seem, powerless
to act , effectively, -s . .
- Two houses were entered last
night, and In one or these Charles O.
Lee met the maurauder face to fa t.
and engaged him inilstto battle. When
Mr. Lea entered the scene and im
plored the burglar not' to shoot, he
succeeded In breaking away, plung
ed through an upstairs window, and
escaped rrom the root V -
A row nights ago R. IL McDuflle;
prominent , business , man, surprised
a burglar In his house and waa Are i
upon by the thief who escaped. Some
sf the best homes have been, entered
and valuable loot ts"ken. ' , ,
Police from Knoiville. GreenvllJe
ceeda W. H. Ragan. High Point
man, who was not re-appointed by
the governor.
Military Enmmptne-nl.
Malor Gordon Smith, assistant
adjutant general, today announced
Julv t-I as the dates for the en
campment of the North Carolina
militia at Camp Glenn. Approval
of tha period haa been received
from the war department
A foul of l.S0 men and 70 6t
fleer wUl attend with the prospect
that other unit will be ready be
fore the camp meets.
Governor Morrison will visit
Camp Glenn during the summer
training of the troops and Inspect
tha militia, which will be com
manded br Colonel Don Scott or
Graham.
FIDDLERS' CONVENTION.
BTATE3VILLB. April . An
old fiddlers convention will be held
in Sutesvllle Friday night. tux
Sheriff J. M. Deaton, who is one of
tha orima promoters of the affair.
haa been notified by SO fiddlers of
their Intention of UKing part in
the convention and there, will fee
others. The convention will be held
m the new Iredell tobacco ware
house, and 1.000 chairs will be
placed for the comfort of the audi
ence.
JO JO SAYS
Ing the trip with Mr,, Wood, de
clared that the trip from aavaanah SiT'Tid Tt. fill th
to this peat waa a fln one. vryt VSJj. Weii. of 1!
thin ..I.. ..A-.Ki-. -j t term or a. ti waias or x
""" -' "SB aaavwswwsw eva; as as ai s, sa
AUawsiasa ase oMramid. ; r.n.w
taaaOar Snd. Jr, left aavanoah at
I o'eioas: this mornins: arrived at
South port at l:l p. m. So far the
boat haa covered 711 mile la IS
hour Mr. Chapman said, the av
erage from Southport her waa bet-
tar tnaa so mile an hour.
air. v.napman expressea nimaeit Utile Rook. Ark.. Gaxetta. aecre-
aa very much pleased with the show- ury: J. L..' Olerne. Jr., Rocky
ing me uar zna nas made and ex-1 Mount. N.- C Telegram: John 8.
pecu to -arrive m,N"ew York, early Irnhan. Atlanta. Gat.. Journal: 1 J,
Thursdsy morning. - Wortham. Fort Worthy Texas, Star
santsi ABHHiaUD.
SOUTHPORT, April 21. The Hardimr'S Lettrr
speed boat. Gar II, which la racing The following letter from Preai
the Atlantic Cosst line flyer. Havana dent Harding waa read:
SoeclaL from Miami to New York. "Dear Mr. Noyes:
arrived in port here at 1 o'clock this "I would be vary grateful If on the
afternoon and after Uklng on fuel, occasion or the annual luncheon or
continued the -voyage north at 1:11 -aasociaiea r you wouiu
n m n. ix- i. ,u- oreaa to the aatherlng my great re
M. Td 'hV w hatfdiV' ahJ t Mprttom.
of hli schedule and .immVi t t impossible for me to accept the
r..rh v.w Tnrt, ri- tsnV-w,-. lnviutlons to be present, in a op
reach ew York early tomorrow eve- opluBlt tn mt M niessantly com
. I nanv of fellow newsnaoer men such
. . r ,ipC., to an" aa will be gathered presenU a real
17 t V'Ipii nunn-1 temputlon to play truant ana join
,1 o."m "vr wHism, uu you, but It seems quite impossiDie.
continue the voyage at daybreak to- i. . newananer oubusher I am
morrow morning, reaching Norfolk disposed to arrogate to myself a bit
about S a. m. He said the vessel of special qualification to Judge the
wouia remain in isorroix only long I service that the Journalistic press nas
enougn to Uke on fuel and then rendered to our Country in the aim-
proceed to New York. All on board cult period through which we have
are welL Mr. Wood aatd. passed, and which la not yet ended.
v I know how earnestly and effectively
3FNATF PAQP3 RlinnPT the press tried to hold up the bands
. P. .7- 5- . . of all who were carrying forward our
HILL! Nil KkCUKU VU I c nations activities during the war. On
, I the other hand my service in public
ks..-.. . i- j- . t - d ...... I "re gave me some special Insight Into
mvaeuiw riuTiuBi iui Duioau the relations between the govern-
nt 4ia a., An, mA fin.. I ment and thi
w. vvv. nubUcltV. No more unouallfled. ln-
Away With Comptrollers Of telligent and patriotic service waa
Currency. cause, than that ao freely given by
me newspapers, looung back upon
It as one of the chief asseU on the
side of national morale, I cannot but
bespeak a continuance of the lofty
mouves mat inspirea ana or the gen'
TEXTILE UNION HEADS
START FOR CAROLINA
HEW TORS, Afl
sd with fun pewar to
gsairsl oaaears af the Catted T
tU Worhars of Asasrtn wfll
tear loasorrow lor NerUt Caro-
cxtll
t
aaiosal ar aaJd m B aawiiartB-
Joan Goldea, p , Bad
Tbossss MoMahaaj aad rraak
Maeeaury, vic favatdeaits, war
seleoted a Beak lis trip at
BiXlH her oday of thai
a "f husb inm af Use argaasis
Ham. Mr. tJoadeaj aJMcauced they
61 Use local Bnlocsj I
to get tba) WBlsauiBl
PirjEHIinSTHOST
to 300 Doctors
incoiuoH
Terms pfNeu? Proposals
Submitted by ' Germany to
The Allies Made Public
I tfa Use
of appvoxl-
Bsalely tJ worker.
IV. S. LEE HEADS
P. S II. 1L1I
Three Famous Specialists
Heard by N. C. Medical Society
GOV.. MORRISON PRESIDES
Dr. W. 8. Rankin Ra-Elactad for
Anothar 8ix Yaara Aftar ,
Having 8arvd Twafva.
THREE PER CENT DROP
IN WHOLESALE PRICES
WASUrXGTOX, April li-A
oecUa of Utro per cent a
wholreal price darlag Mardi
waa aaaoeuaoed toalgbt by Us
Frdrral Reatrv board oa th ba
ts of lade BBjnbera eoea piled for
Ua parpoa of oosnpaHsoa.
Oa th basis of prices 1 ISIS
Ltodexed aa IM, th board said.
ooaaaaodltlre IsHpocted shifted
froa IIS ta F-trary to lit dar
kog March. Prloes of export do
ruaad frosa 1SS la Frbraary to
LM ba March.
Th . all-coaanaodlUe bade
staad at IM a oosa pared with
1M la Frbraary.
Charlotte Man Elected to Suc
ceed Z. V. Taylor.
saaBBSaaadbASBaaB
Diractora, Masting at Craan
villa, Maka Savaral Changaa
Among Officara.
ucEscons
BYR.B. WILaO!t,
P1NEHUR8T. AprU IS. The U-
ty-elghth annual session of th Med
ical society of North CaroHn oa
Mud . tM ' thla MAinln with an
attendance of thro hundred, got
through th rellmiaarle, held a
an m bar or second meetlags and con
cluded the first day with a program
tonight with three of the leading
men of tha profession -aiscuaang
subjecU or keen Interest to th mem
bers.
That the North Carolina doctors
Ilk Plnehurat la demonstrated by
tha fact that thla is th third time
th society ha met her In tour
yaara and there la a well defined
sentiment ror making this th an
nual meeting place.
Th owner or Plneburst. umonura
Tuft, waa assisted ia extending for
imruvviii.il a n a I mal welcome today by Dr. M. E.
At tha snnusl maatlnv nf tha Kuril I Street or the Moor County Med!
or director of th Piedmont oal aoclety. and U. LS pence, or th
. . ,t . . .L1. . I ua- -kl.h rk William
ternoon, W. a Lee, or Charlotte, ror MacNlder, or Chapel Hill, responded. UnitSd StdtSS, in Reply tO Car
am urns vie preeiaent or tna road, I xna reatura at tna morning eee
waa cnoaen as president to succeed I alon waa tha address or tna preai
Z. V. Taylor, who died suddenly a dent. Dr. Thomas B. Anderson, of
few daya ago. Sutesvllle, In which he stressed the
J B. Duke, or New York, waa re- important advances made In mdl-
eiecud vice president, and JB. Thorn- cal science and urged a broader con- WASH1NOTOV 1 aril ll rt
ason. of Oraanvllla. au Hrflul.it .w 1.1- I . nAOHlHUlV., Apni IS. (tfy
r-M V.- .i v-. ''-"-"-,'"'.--1 the Asaociated Prase). Events here
WITH
DIPLOMATS
Discusses With Them Briefly
the German Note.
ITS
'in
TO PRESS CASE
TO SETTLEKIT
Would Assume Ained 'OI;!!;!
tJons to United States.,'
many, to Ba Cuidad by
'. Allied Covammanta. '
C MoGowan. ot CbarlotU. waa
mad sacra tarr and N. A. Cocka. of
Chalotta, waa sleeted vie president
and treasurer. Mr. Cocke up to the
present tuna naa been secretary and
treasurer.
mi uocior vu ine pupuo auu u vir- i ,4-w i-i.. tmA .1 -i.. .k-
ponunity oirerea ior oonunu-a I United SUte in reolrlni to Oar
vancement in preventive mwiuuw. manVa counter Droaosals on renara.
TaV?fTJr7fra-. .,. Uon would be guided almost it not
neaauners oi uu eessioa b mm imr- . . k-,v.. k.
The board'elected two aw direct-':JL'.'pr9VMtioBM put forward by Berlin
A U U.. n. .1. - I VWM4K Vft " uv-v.M-, I ... ...Ml. . . .. !..
strong, both or Gastonla, to fill the . 1 a oaala for further negotUUona.
vacancies caused try the death of Mr. LnoPiul ,of Richmond, on gaoraury Hughe oonferred
Taylor and by tha .death last yaaf " raw i am i today with each or tha allied dlplo
ofAndrw Moore, In Gaatoaia, ' asona, and .Dr. Frederick a Green. reprntatlvea. dlacuastog
. n"n . was wiii anenaec I "r"'""' T Z,f- .1J?"-7T" . with them briefly th German om
an quar memoera or in directors I neaim ana ui.utuui . ntunleatlon-. which waa racelvad
war., ra-alacUd. ,4 , , ., jth JmrMmm ISWa'fJ- Imlrlea.
', 1 -"TI-r-JiZrZ: rl la th day from. America
A. t ??'.r.,l.W?JlTl.!l ,1 rommfcioaer Dreel at BarU-v The
B.' Lae. wha waa i yesterday 1 leet Jrhlla Drn -n dlacujaad so
letsd president of th Piedmont , A cial iponsTbCTnetof modern med
genius of th Southern Power com-1 In the mornlnsr' knd ' afternoon
pany and was Instrumental with Mr. titer were numerous paper pro
Duk in the promotion and develop-1 sented before the sections on pedia
ment f th P. A N. He had served Mas. nublla haaltb education and
WASHINGTON, April 2. With
out a record vote, the senate late to
day passed the budget bill.
fJT l.eitlutt2.? considerable helprul attitude.
vot on the measure, which was In'
troduced originally by Senator Mc
Cormlck, republican, Illinois, passed
by both the senate and house during
the fdth Congress, vetoed by Presi-
President Noyes Heard.
Frank B. Noyes, president of the
Associated Press, in behalf of the
gathering, pledged support and svm
pathy to President Harding In the
?:,t?i then repa y -
the house with the section found ob
Jectionable by the executive stricken
out The senate, however- failed to
act on the measure after the Presi
dent's veto.
The measure as passed today now
goes to the house, where prompt ac
tion has been promised.
The bill provides for a bureau of
the budget In the treasury depart
ment to prepare the estimate of ap-
gave the only toast offered on these
occasions: "The President of the
United States."
The guest of honor at the lunch
eon, John W. Davis, remarking that
editorial comment was secondary to
the news columns in Influence upon
public opinion, congratulated the
Associated Press 'because by the
general verdict of mankind It has
performed Its duty without Mas.
propriations needed by the various 1 without prejudice and without nar.
M.n.l4lMMf, TVi . hiiM.li WAnTil V a ,r I . . . '
as 1U head a director or the budget
appointed by the President with the
consent or the senate for a term of
seven years with an annual salary of
110.000. -,
The offices of comptroller and as
sistant comjf roller of the treasury
would be abcV'shed under the revised
bill and In their stead offices of
comptroller general and
tlsanship, and la an earnest pursuit
i ,-
(Ceattnaad ea race Twe.)
BLAIR NOMINATION IS
BEFORE SENATE TODAY
BY H. E. C. BRYANT.
WiSH!TlTnV m..
assistant nomination of David H. Blair will be
' -4pl -..-.i.t : pt S: " ';4; . so' "''
. Cloudy and shower today; prob
ably showers Thursday. ' . - j
It Ukes an optimist to rejoice In
the fact that after his wife has tired
on-
nd other nearby cities report eiml-jof hi kisses he can eat as many
lr waves, of burglary. . ions as he like," ' 'c j-
comptroller general would be ere
ated. The measure approved today
by th senate would permit their
removal by joint congressional reso
lution, , which requires the Presi
dent's signature. ,'"''
i MENTALLY DEFICIENT. N
GAFFNBY, April J.Col. T. B.
Butler, attorney for Roy Henderson, widespread attention.
who waa eent to the stats. hosolUl th universe are on the new:.
for observation received a report to-1 mlesloner -. of vlhternal revenue.
day which declares that the boy has Is an Interesting ' fact that of
intelligence equal only to a child of I the 17.000,000 in taxes collected
considered by the senate tomorrow.
No objection to hla confirmation has
been suggested. -
Newspaper throughout the na
tion are calling on their Washing
ton representatives for sketches and
pictures of Mr. Blair. No other ap
pointment made by the ' . Harding
administration 'has attracted sueb
The eyes. of
corn-
It
seven or eight years or age. Hender
son is charged with the murder of
two little eons of Wofford Klrby of
this county., r ,
from, tobacco In the atau In 191S
more than. 151,774,000 of it came
from the-western district,' and most
of that rrom Winston-Salem. .
aa a director and a vlo preeldent
or tna company since iu organise'
tioa and 1 consequently thoroughly
laminar wita iu organisation and
problems.
..Mr. Cocke, who was mad
president and treasurer, la head or
tna legal department or tha road and
haa been closely associated with It
fEpm lu ornnlsation.. J. C Me
Gowan. the new eecreUry, I also a
member or the legal department or
ue road.
Gastonla, which la one of the' most
Important polnu on tha entire Jr.
the Dractlce ofmidlclne.
Th stats health officers conclud
ed their sessions with the election
of president U J. Smith, of Wilson;
, I Vic president, A. C. Bulla, of Win-
MVU'MUOIlai HUU) OWtviaii a e anav
Register, of Raleigh.
Governor Cameron Morrison pre
sided at th night session.
- Raakln Re-elected.
Dr. W. 8. Rankin was again sleet
ed seereUry of the stats board of
health and stats health officer to
succeed himself by the board In an
A N. systsm, had been without a rep-1 nual meeting hero today. The term
reeenUtlve on the board of director I edis for six years beginning July 1.
since the recent death of Andrew B. Dr. Rankin Is Just completing hla
Moore. The election of Messrs. Be- second term, having been first elect,
park and Ar matrons", two or the ed In 1I0S. During the twelve year
strongest business men and manu- he ha served, the sUte has ad-
fact urers of th Gaston caplUl, is lanced to a leading position In IU
i irn' Savers Immediately reported
to their governmenUty cable aad It
wa understood that the framing of
a reply would await th outcome of
these exchanges.
Aa tha allied governments war be
lieved to be in possession of the text
of th German proposals, which was
made pubuo today at Berlin, It waa
thought that a reply would not be
long delayed,
. It was suggested, however, that
exchanges between Paris and Lon
don might be necessary before
final decision was reacned.
Discussion or th German memo
randum iu understood to have occu
pied much or a two hour' session
today or President Harding's cabinet.
After returning to the sUte de
partment from th Whit House,
Secretary Hughes sent lnvtution to
th allied diplomato to visit htm nl
his oflK for a discussion or tha Ger
man proposal.
These Invitations went out to th
represenUtlves not only or Great
regarded as a fitting recognition of pubiw health work and now haa the B,rtUmT ,ana DUt 9tB
laa IfMnnwtasaaak A W al a alw I T . ... I 111 Vrt It IW S Tab VS1
the imports ie of their city.
At a meeting of th director yea
teraay, an executive committee was
elected as follows:
W. S. Lee. E. Thomaaon and
A. J. Draper, of Charlotte; E.
Smyth, of Greenville, and J. P. Oos-
sett. or Winiamston, 8. C.
The personnel of the board am
braces the following named: J. &
Duke and Pierpont V.
highest birth rata and on of the
lowest death raus in th union.
"What', the News?
glum, IUly and Japan.
Each envoy was received , sepa
rately and each conference waa brier.
the aerlea or visits being concluded
within a little more than aa hour,
ALLEGED PLOT HATCHED
IN CHARLOTTE AIRED
Stat college, trustee elect Dr.
Tm. I fHajMMvt TirA rhmirmaa asw tiajnu. a
York: W. S. Lee. H. Thomaaon. S. W. I balldlna- Maramlsalmi to nraceed Brlth I OatOS and Fisher Plead CuiltV
" Jurraper, oi vnar- k. aaaitit. J aano aaa n ca
lotte; C. E. Hutchison. .oT -'Mount r. ' '
Holly; J. H. Bepark and C. C. ""i!
Armstrong, of Gastonla; W. 8. Mont- The state highway commission.
gomery. v. M. Montgomery and John Governor MotrlaoB aad the councO
A. Law, of Spartanburg. S. C: E. A. L- -
o ,.. ix7 in d...m. in nr . ioi aan saw w naoDt inuir aaa an-
side. A W Smith. 3. W Arrinatnn eld udob a flnanolal prognuB. The SPARTANBURG, 8. C AprU If.
A. F. McKlseick and B. E. Geer. of I commission veexerdar received Ave r".? Xtl' Tt ' hw
it rt a-9 . w w m m " - i wniia man wnn wara rnBrsriri wit n
ureeiiviiie. a, v.. ; i. jr uoweit. OI I MM.M .a si.. airaj.. .-
Wllllamston, h C; J. R. Vaiidlver, B. 7 TZ JLT
B. Gossett and J. D. Hammett of r tianiedlat ConatractloB.
Anderson, S C; L, D. Blake, of Bel- After an all-day fight over disar-
to Assault and Robbery of
Aged Man Near Spartan
burg.
whit man who were charged with
assaulting and robbing W. E. As-fee,
the aged pump tender at the railroad
Utlon at Wellford, February IS, to.
ton.
S. C.
and J. C. Self, of Greenwood, Imament, the boas adjourn wtboat ajr entered guUty and
DAUCHERTY NOT SURE OF
NEWSPAPERS' LIABILITY
reaching a vote on the naval appro
priation hilL
The annual luncheon of the Asso
ciated Frees, held la New York la
NmnMftina with thA annual lmal-
WASHINGTON. AprU 26. Neith-I , .
er the government nor any Individ- r"" " T
uai omce of the government could M"" "wucu. """ in-auHusj
be held liable' at law for the er-1 Amertoan newspapers and by an ad-
roneous Inclusion of names in theN- k. .ink. rv n..i.
stacker draft list prepared by the ,Arm ... n ar
war department ror publication. At- Bam "w?" J. M
torney General Daugherty holda In sL BontwJL Georgian, oa trial at
an opinion aent today to SeereUry Camilla on charge of violating the gut.
Weeks.
Mr. Daugherty said the opinion
did not pass on the question of ths
liability of newspapers for publsh
ing such names, but that he did not
Lbelieve they could be held liable
since the llsU would be official ones
previously published by the govern
ment.
The draft slacker llsU have been
prepared for some weeks, but their
publication has been held up pend
ing receipt of Mr. Daugherty' opin
ion by SeereUry Weeks.
COL. GARDNER ELECTED
MAYOR FOR 12TH TERM
' ftoealaj te Ta Observer.
SHELBY, AprU 29. The munici
pal primary in Shelby resulted in
the nomination ' of Colonel J. T.
Gardner ror mayor. He was first
elected in 1S90. -This constitutes
hi twelfth term a 'mayor of Bhl
by. He was unopposed.
T. W.-Ham rick, Dn 8. S. Royster,
Thad C Ford and Lawrence Lackey
were elected tn a contest aa alder
Th women voted equal strength
to th )'. vf rwv ir-1
threw themselves upon th mercy ef
th court Sentence was not passsd
upon them, th court waiting unUl
after the trial of their alleged ac
complice, Frances Smarts, alia
France Dexter.
This afternoon, the case against
Frances Smarts waa started and all
the testimony submitted. The argu
ment or attorney and th charge of
the court will take place first thing
tomorrow morning. The two alleged
accomplice of th woman proved re
luctant and hosjile witnesses for the
xamy uju.ua every vaori to
tending for the advantage.
The apeed boat Gar Sad, Jr.,
"mob violence act" the first trial of shield th woman, though they test!
the kind In the state. v that u w ln Charlotte that th
VL 7, . , thought first entered their mlnda
North Carolina U not the only The tbree of them were U a restau-
state with which President Harding rant reading a paper and saw where
I bavin; trouble over patronage. Ia man had been knocked In the head,
every Mate rival factions are con. The girl told them that she had an
A havhlt of CAvrrvlriaT aumii' of
111 AV I MM ewltk klM. ha haa .ai.M r4
v " I IU 1UvT nivu uuii, uia aaasj aw uaaau uvk
race wltb the A. J. J!- flyer from bank it They further testified that
Miami to New York, reaches More- i they saw the woman hers In Spartan'
r. M.rt. a u .Kaj . 1 ourg ana mat tney went to ner room
shots with which they assaulted the
man. Tha woman, though tn the
room, knew nothing of what they
were doing, or of what they wara
going to do' with th i weapon
Plain Clothes Policeman and Deputy
Sheriff - Becknall testified to hearing
a confession or the men and tha
woman in which ft wa aUted that
Rankin Is re-elected for a term of h i.!?J "i0
imyou w WMa i. w mum awb-
ed that she wss to get her part of
the booty.-
AID IN RECONSTRUCTION
ay esasssassw . ' '
Makaa Condition .That Present
Syetem. of PenaJtiea ChaN .
; Ba Stopped ai Onca. ' -
st- e , .
RERUN, Aprfl aa (By sho As-
aocUted Prsea, The flsiisB peopio
aow know th aew proeMMaaa whkih.
the allied power thromsrh thai ne-
ot be hf1'
pahlso today, a wetl. aa ta auussa
paaytae; saansm Sorwssaed to
Preaadeat Harding.
Gersaaay. derssHnsT tha th aeae
aad wrifare of she world are Opend-
cat aaoa a speedy aad last soluUe)
oc me rrpei slliaa ataslim. aaasre
ta rrealdtait that at will do overy
thing la It power to larMn th '
Aaasrlcaa goversaaea to direct tx
atteatloa of tbo albed aoveiBu. au
to the bbs ner. .
A prevtoasly oatHaed. Gerauiny
Pvopose to pay the sjbe aa ,1a- .
aesnalty exteetdlag over a aaasber of
year which will aasxau to Swa baa
dred btllloa gold atarka, emivalent
to aboat 0,,o,O00; abe wU
oe-operBe to her aisaos la the re- '
rsHaarectloa of devaatated regtoaa;
he wlU place tsnnsedlately . the
dlaposal of the separaosw ouaiau
saea oa bUUoa gold snarks; ab Is
vrtlUng to sssiibh tha allied obUra-
Uoaa to th Lai ted States, aad a
wiU bbam aa lateraattoaal loast. sue -
proceeds of which will go t the al-
": J atake"acyitatlW' I ? '' '
.But, lar retrr , ah snakes t r - -ditlon
that "the present "
panaJUee shall be-dJaoenUo! ,a i..,
mediately, that' ah be gives free
doto of trade and that h be freed
frm aU UnprduoUv outlays" now
Imposed on her. a , - .. ; ,
Th German f oreisra mlnlatar. Tir
Simons, explaining the counter-pre-posals
in the reichstag. declared the
new offer sent through the. United
SUte must not bs taken "on the
basis of an Increase over, tha are.
vious German offer, but only on a
different basis."
Th new sten haa haaa taken h
Germany, th minister xplalad.
not from rear or new penalties, but
awing to th entirety false views en.
teruined abroad regarding th rep
aration question. President Hard
ing was appealed to on th principle
of Justice, and th American answer
was awaited at any moment, '
ueraiaayw Twelv Pointe."
Th text of th BOta forwanla. hw
Germany to the United Stales tnr
transmission to th elllee eonUude
With th following polnU: ' i ...
.. "?,?fny fixe her ' toUl
liability at C0.00t.0a0.0te cold mark.
payable in suitable annultle to toUl
wv,vvv,evo,vv goia marka t -
"TWO Germanv Will lmmadtatalv .
issue 'an International loan Id which
she will partlclDat. and if which tha
vl value, rat of interest and seal of
redemption snau oe subject to agree
ment, th proceed of th loaa to be
put at th disposal ef th allies.
Three Germany will nair. . an.
cording to her capacity. In labor, tn- ,
terest and redemption, th toUl sum
to be paid which 1 not covered by
th international loan; aha considers
la thlaconnection that It will be boo. r
siblo to pay only four par cent an
nual interest :
'Foup Germany i dUaoosed to
permit th allies to share la aa Im
provement of th financial and co
nomio situation. Th redemption-of
the remaining sums will have to
Uke, therefore, a variable form, de
pending upon an Improvement. It ;
would be necessary to draw ua a .
scheme to be based on aa Index to be
used should th situation become
worse. ,
"Five In order to clear himself
as quickly as possible of the bal
ance, Germany la wining to cooperate
wita an ner atrengttn tn tn recon
struction of th devastated regions;
sh regard reconstruction '-. the
most urgent basia of reparations and
th most direct remedy for mitigat
ing; the hardships of th war and the
hatrea between peopiea tin wui r
construct towns. viUsge and tow -
hips, designated, er cooperate t y .
supplying labor and matarlal, r l
any other way agreeable to the alUr'.
"Six With th same object ,' ia y -view
Germany Is disposed to pay i i .
kind to sutes which wer victims or
: Caattaaai ea Pase Twa. ..'."
a J a. i i- -. ;-
UNION CARPENTERS T(3
RESIST OUTSIDE. LA-C" .
schedule.
W. 8. Lee, of Charlotte, I elected
president of the Piedmont A North-
era railroad to succeed the late Z. V,
Taylor, who 'died recently.
Three hundred doctors are attend
ing the state medical society's coa-
venUoa at Ptnehurst. , Sr. w. &
U year; j. -;
The ermof the aew German pro-
Bosalsa reparations, nbadtted to!
the allied powers through the ate-j
Th rather of Fisher wa but oa
th stand to testify t th confession.
aia . .k. Tttmt B..f - I oui ne sarinu uini 10 come cisan
totted State, are made t ud h taatlmony was ruled
'publto Ja Berlla.
I out at lncomptent
ASHXTVTLLE. April ' St. Move
ment ha been started y anion car
penter of the city to rgni7.a:
member of th craft in North Car -
Una; for th purpose of resisting s
tempu of contractors to bring ia o -side
!aborVvThr ar to such trni.
la th sUte, aad it 1 ' planned '
adopt a uniform wag seal. Is
oarpantera, recently lowered t
cal from IT to tl per day.
Civio organisation here hav
dorsad W hC- Paytow' ei.in
th ninth district to suc-ed
Fklll aa aaata engineer of the ;
way commission, . '
Word haa ben'rceivel tfi
th death at tiranbury 't
f Capt Patrick Henry 1 h.
known Confederate amty o.
formerly lived here-