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URY -EVENING PO WEATHER TODAY UNSETTLED LEATHER WITH SHOWERS; LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE. LARGEST EVENING CIRCULA TION IN PROPORTION TO CITY'S POPULATION Hi NORTH CAROLINA VOL. 18. NO. 83. SALISBURY, NCn TUESDAY, 5IAY 2, 1922 PRICE TWO CENTS 1RMAL TO OPEN HERE M OCT NO SCHOOI HARDING ASKED TO APPROVE AMENDED BONUS MEASURE i The Senate Finance Com mittee Repub 1 i c a n .0. Agree On Bill to Be Voted On. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 2. F"redent Harding ia to be asked by the sen ate finance committee Republicans to approve a soldier bonus bill dif fering from the house measure on ly in ntfior essentials. This was decided at a conference of senate Republicans and tr Smoot plan of substitutes a 20 year endowment 1 f e insurance plan for adjusted service certificates was discarded without a record vote. The Smoot plan would have provided for no specific loans of po'icxs . The measure to be taken to the pres:dpnt h what Is to be known a the McCumbcr plan, which pro vides cn immrd'ate loan to veter ans eoual to f0 per cent of their cdjuntod service pay at' the "rate cr ' n day for domestic service it d $!.! a day for overseas ser-vi-- At the end of three years a 1 value certificate would be 80 pry cr,t of the adjusted service pr;- nl-s 1 1-2 per cent interest an nually. .Tcrr-h S. Moy. government prt,. T-aconto-l estimates to the c lyimiMM shawinsr the cost of th J,rC,:m,-r- pUn for the fiscal year f-nrf). JO2O00 0O0 in the re-oV v-.t; $73,000,000 the thro enr and $376,000,000 in the fof-th '-'r, with the ultimate cost m-riiitelv $4,000,000,000. Th-ip costs include payments on ac-on'it. cf donths, cash to veterans cr t'tl"tl to tnt more than $50; vo cational training, and farm and homo c'd The land settlement op-f-'n has been eliminated from the bill. SATrS PATinFBTY GOT BIQ FZIZS FSOM MORSE fP.-r the Asso:iatcd Press.) Washington, May 2. Reports that Harry M. Daunherty, now at torney general, received a fee of $3-50,000 from Chas. W. Morse, New York shipbuilder in obtaining Morse's release in 1912 from the Atlanta federal penitentiary were repeated in the senate today by Senator Carraway, Democrat, of Arkansas, and denied by friends of the present attorney general. The Arkansas senator said the report was based "upon public in formation' Senator Watson, Re publican, Indiana, said he talked with Mr. Daugherty about the re port and that it was untrue. Sena tor Moses, Republican, New Hamp shire, broke in the discussion say ing William -G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, had re ceived "large fees" from Mr. Morse in connection with ship contracts recently made the basis of indict ments in federal court here. TAX LISTING IN ROWAN COUNTY NOW IN ORDER Tax listing is now going on in Rowan, the listers beginning their work yesterday and this will con tinue throughout the month of May and all who are liable for tax eith er on poll or property or both, are reminded that it must be attended to this month. The listers for Salisbury township are: J. M. Brown and J. C. Kesler and they will be in their office at the con-. house every week day until 5:W o'clock in the afternoon. There aso be a lister at Spencer a'' time, he to be at the mayor' nee, and A. J. Broad has be j cured by the official listers to rep resent them in the railroad town. Beginning today there will be a lister at the mayor's office in East Spencer and he can be found there daily up to and including Satur day of next week, the 23th. EASTLAKE MAY AGAIN BE CALLED IN MURDER CASE (By the Associated Press.) Montross, Va., May 2. The cross examination of Roger D. Eastlake, chief petty officer in the United States navy, was completed short ly after the opening of court here today in the trial of Miss Sarah E. Knox, charged with the murder of his wife. Mrs. Margaret L. East lake. The, witness was ordered, however, to hold himself subject to recalL Silas D. Perry, chief of police of Fredericksburg, who next took the stand, testified of inspecting the house and surroundings where the murder was committed. A brass band has been added to an English asylum's equipment as a therapeutic agency in the treat ment of the insane. Would Erect Women ELSIE DAVENPORT Erection of a national memorial for women who lost their lives in service for the world war is the objective of a body of women, head ed by Elsie Davenport, who are organizing the American Women's War Memorial Association. The idea for such a memorial was suggested by Miss Davenport, a New Yorker, to President Hard ing, who referred the matter to Adjt. Gen. Harris of the war de partment The result was govern mental approval of the plan and the formation of a committee to take in hand the organization of women interested in the project. In order to make the memorial a really national affair the units of the association in various parts of the country, as they are organized, will have to interest their con gressmen, who will present the Chairman Rufty of Coun ty Board Info r m e d Yadkin River Bridge WorkSoon Start. Chairman H. E. Rufty of the board of county commissioners for 'Rowan yesterday afternoon receiv ed word from Chairman , Page of the state highway commission to the effect that the contract for the new double drive concrete bridge on the national highway and con necting Rowan and Davidson coun ties would be let within 'he . next month. The message carried no further information, as far as could be learned, and it was not known I whether tfee bridge would De con otructed according to revised plans as proposed by the Tallassee Pow er company, which asked that a structure higher than the original ' plans called for be built, or wheth 1 . . . 1 : 1 J ' er me oriage wouia db according to plans first drawn. However, it is presumed that it will be under plans to take care of any emer gency that might arise in the event the big power company erects the additional dams contemplated and causes a backing up of the waters of the Yadkin at and around the point where the bridge is to be built. ' At any rate the news that the contract is soon to be let will be re ceived gladly here. The county of Davidson is now building a splendid highway to the point where the bridge will touch the Davidson side and Rowan has already provided a fine road to within a short distance of the river where the bridge will be erected, which is a point just west of the railroad ana between the railroad and the present tall bridge. ; JAP. CABINET RESIGNS London, May 2. The Japanese cabinet headed by Takahashi has resigned for the purpose of per mitting a partial reorganization of the ministry, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Tokio to day. . BRIDGE CONTRACT AMERICA WANTS TO BE AWARDED SOQN HEAR FROM FRENCH Memorial For Martyrs plan in Washington. The unveil ing of the memorial then will be come a ceremony somewhat similar to the burial of the ulknor.-n sol dier on Armistice d a, 121. American artists and ijilptors have been asked to submit ugges tions for the memorial, the base of which is to be commemorative of the war work of all women and th tribute to those who lost their lives. v Designs for tablets, which local organisations can have placed in their respective cities, also will tx con&fdered. ' Miss Davenport has already been promised the co-opjeration of the American Legion, American War Mothers, Gold Star Mothers, Vet erans of Foreign Wars, American Defense Society tnd other organi zations. Great Britain is Ready to Start Negotiation to Extend War Time Loan. Paris, May 2. The American debt refunding commission has in formed the French government that it would be glad to receive that governments observations on what it has to offer concerning payment of the interest on the French debt to the United Staes, and the amortization of the capital. The matter will be referred to the minister of finance who is ex pected to prepare a reply on the subject to the cabinet for its ap proval. G. B. Formally Willing. , Washington, - May 2. Notices were sent recently thru the state department to all of the allied na tions to which the United States made war loans .that the American debt refunding commission was prepared to enter into negotiations looking toward the conversion of the debts into long term securities. Formal replies to the notices have been received as far as could be learned today from no nation but Great Britain has indicated formally her willingness to pro ceed at an early date and it is con sidered probable that negotiations with that nation will be entered within a fortnight. BUYS INTEREST IN KERR BROTHERS' STORE S. R. Smoak, of Rock Hill, S. C, has purchased an interest in Kerr Brothers' clothing store and will devote his time to the business in the future. ,. Mr. Smoak has been in the gents clothing business for about eigh teen years and knows the business ! thoroughly. Mr. Smoak will move his family to Salisbury about the first of June. J. Hunter Kerr, who has been managing the store for a number of years will continue with the firm. 10 DICTATE TO AWEDPOK Lloyd George Has Gone Too Far to Turn Back He Must Bring Rus sia Into Family. (By Harry N. Rickey) Genoa, May Z. Before Lloyd George left London for Genoa he made a speech in Parliament out lining his plans. One of the oppo sition remarked that in attempt ing to bring the Russians back in to the family of nations, the pre mier was embarking on a dark and difficult mission. , There is reason to believe that Lloyd George now knows how ex actly true that prophecy was. It is doubtful whether he would have made the attempt in just the way he has if he could have known that he would have to face a German-Russian combination and guard his rear against a French attack. As events have developed, the British premier has been put in the most critical position in his career. He has gone too far to turn back. Slipping Toward War Now he must successfully con clude a treaty with Russia in which other Euronean Dowers will join. The alternative Is not only ! personal defeat, which would pro bably cost him the premir.-ahip, but European as a whole will be further from permanent peace and normal industrial life than at any time since the war. This last is not a loose state ment, made for the purpose of sen sation. It is a literal fact. Two of the highest officials of the British government, speaking Iwith authority to American and 'British newspaper men, have pointed this out as the irrestible logic of the situation created by the German-Russian treaty and the Greman-Russian attitude since the treaty was signed. This attitude, even more than the treaty itself, is what is causing the allies to take such a grave view. Up to the time the treaty was signed, the Russians seemed to be in a very reasonably, even a concilia tory, mood. And the Germans were so quiet that it looked as though it would be a comparatively simple matter to line up the whole of Europe on a sane program of peace and reconstruction. Since signing the treaty with Germany, the Russians have entire- uermany.ineKussians nave enure-. ly changer their attitude, and there J seems to be no doubt that every move they make is the result 01 de cisions between themselves and the Germans. They have made definite proposals to the allies and then withdrawn them. They have made direct answers to the allied proposals and then insisted upon fantastic interpretations of these answers. The Russians policy seems to be to take the fullest advantage of the position which their alliance with Germany gives them and to force the rest of Europe through fear of future Gernjan-Russian military aggression to make a treaty with them on Russia's own terms. These terms, so far as they can be deciphered from Russia's vari ous proposals, answers and propa ganda, include full recognition of the Soviets and the granting of large , credits by other European nations in return for which the So viets agree to recognize pre-war debts, payment to be deferred M years without interest They insist upon having all their war debts, wiped out and are very hazy as to how they will pay for- i eign nationals for property which I they have confiscated since the rev i olution. j The Russians' whole idea now seems to be that by shrewd diplo- I macy and the German alliance they are in a position to dictate terms to .the rest of Europe, and especially to Great Britain. French Fairly Mad The French reaction to this may be imagined. The French see in it a deliberate German policy of cheating them out of money loaned to Russia, driving a wedge be tween France and England, and fi nally a coalition of eastern Eu rope against them for military ag gression. The French are fairly insane with anger, one of the evidences being the speech of Premier Poin caire at Bar le Due The British, on the other hand, while fully appreciating the gravi ty of the situation and their re sponsibility in calling the confer ence, are determined not to break with the Russians if there is any possibility of avoiding it. They frankly say they consider establishing good relations between Germany and Russia and the rest of Europe is son necessary to fu- (Continued on Page 7) AIN'T SHE A BEAUTY I V" '1f - 1 Hr- This beautiful model will not fair for any offers to go into the! movies or the Follies. She happens! to be demonstrating new hair; i r: I .1.. 1 I ijrir. in iciuia aim ini iiafpciio to be of wax. DIVOSCEE HELD ON Violet Duncan Found in Room With Three Gas Jets Burning and Her Young Nephew Dead. Chicago, May 2. Miss Violet Duncan, pretty 19 year old divor cee, was arrestea today, charged with murder in connection with the death of her nephew, Hollis Boyd, two and a half years old, of Alton Park, Tennessee. The child was found dead in Miss Luncan's apartment last Saturday night, Miii Diinmn lav fn frta flnni rtiv J tha. boy with three gas range jets tumeen. 4a -full force- She was revived by physicians. The at tempted suicide was believed by the police to have resulted from a quar rel with R. C. Dunbay, an Atlantic City business man, who upbraided the woman after she had ridden in a motor boat with another man. A note addressed to Dunbay was clutched in Miss Duncan's hand when she was found. It read: "Davy send Hollis to sister for me. I am so tired. I don't want to live. I love you. Violet." According to the police Miss Duwan came to Chicago from At- lanta ,ast Februarv and met Dun. bay afte obtaininir - dlvorce from Walter Duncan, of Chattanoojra. Tenn. .Dunbay retired to Miss Duncan's apartments after the quarrel and smelling escaping gas. Neighbors broke into the apart ments. The boy died without re gaining consciousness. His mother, Mrs. A. L. Boyd, of Alton Park, was notified. THREE TRAIN MEN KILLED WHEN HUGE BOILER EXPLODED Myersdale, Pa., May 2. Three trainmen were killed and a freight on the Baltimore and Ohio rail road was wrecked lat Fairview, seven miles east of here today when a locomotive boiler blew up. The locomotive, one of the most powerful on the B. & O. system, was hauling a fast greight from Cumberland, Md., to Pittsburgh. Without warning the boiler let go and all members of the crew on that portion of the train were kill ed. . The cars immediately fallowing the engine were thrown from the track and catching fire were de stroyed. COTTON MARKET. '. - New York, .May 2. -The cotton market 'shewed renewed strength and an increase during today's trading. The buying movement which was in progress at the close yesterday appeared to find further encouragement in reports of con tinued rains in Texas, the firmness 6f Liverpool and the more favor able view of the European political situation. First prices were firm at an advance of ten to seventeen points and the market soon sold from 31 to 38 points above yester day's close. Opening Steady. New York, May 2. Cotton fu tures opened firm: May 18.80; July 18.20; October 18.40; December 18.45; January 18.39. . Concord Market. Concord, May 2. Cotton sold for 17.00 on the local market. Radium Specialist Dead. Belville. 111., May 2. Dr. Herb ert Roberts, internationally known x-ray and radium specialist, died at his home here today. .TO I. AT YADKIN, N. G. Contract To Increase the Plant on the River Let to L. S. Bradshaw Work Starts Soon. The North Carolina Finishing Company, at Yadkin, has let a con tract for building an addition to their plant on the river that will considerably increase the output of the plant and furnish employment for about eighty more people than are employed at the present time. The contract was let Monday to L. S. Bradshaw and the work will probably begin tomorrow morning. The increase will give the flnish ng company at Yadkin an addition of fifty feet by 140. The Yadkin plant Is at the pres ent one of the most thoroughly equipped plants in the south for bleaching. There are others witn more equipment. Cloth from eighteen to ninety inches in width is handled at the plant. The Yadkin plant has been in operation for five or six years. It was built on the river at the toll bridge and the entire village of nearly fifty homes has been built by the company. The company owns the homes of forty employes. It is likely that others will be built after the completion of the exten tion to the present mill is finished to take care of additional em ployes. The finishing company receives shipments from various points in the south mercerizes ana finishes the cloth for the market. At the ftresent time, about one half mil ion yards of cloth are turned out per week. The bleachery fills a need that was long felt in the southern cot ton mill industry. Heretofore much of the cloth of southern mills had to be sent north to be finished That required considerable time and high freight bills, and also re quired interest on money tied up on goods enroute. Several Salisbury men were in terested when the buildings at Yakin were erected, but several years ago the mill was bought by the Erlanger interest. Now the company is headed by M. S. Er langer, as president; J. M. Game well, treasurer: Fred Geissler, su perintendent; J. 0. Sparks, office manager, the last three devote their attention entirely to the work at Yadkin and it is under their guidance that the plant is growing by leaps and bounds to larger things. The plant at Yadkin is an indus try that is growing and added to Salisbury's diversified industries. In addition the plant has been re sponsible for the growth of an other small town along the main line of the Southern railway which make this section of the country better able to pass thru the pres ent hardtimes less affected than any other section of the United States. NOTED TALKING MACHINE STAR DYING CONDITION (By The Associated Press.) Rocky Mount, May 2. Ada Jones, noted' talking machine star and maker of probably the great est number of vocal comedy re cords, is in a critical condition at a local hospital suffering from acute B right's disease and physi cians entertain no hope for her re covery. Relatives have been sum moned to her bedside. She was taken ill here yesterday. Miss Jones, who in private life is Mrs. Hugh Flarety, wife of a well known comedian, makes her home in New York. She filled an engage ment as leading mambers of the Ada Jones company at a local the atre Saturday night and apparent ly was in perfect health Sunday, attending church. Monday morn ing, howereq, members of her com pany found her very ill and she was 1 rushed to a local hospital where her condition grew gradual ly worse. Miss Jones has been touring since September 100, under the di rection of the Paramount Lyceum Bureau, of New York. LADY ASTOR GETS GREAT OVATION IN RICHMOND (By The Associated Press) Richmond, May 2. Lady As tor, who was ..Mies Nancy Langhorn and who , was reared in this city, returned to Richmond today for the first time since she became a member of the British parliament and was accorded a great welcome, the John Marshal high school band playing "Dixie" as she alighted from the train at the Broad street station. Flowers and kisses were bestowed on her by relatives and friends. - . 1 NCREASE PLAN NOT A SOVIET HAT Tchitcherin will have to do a heap of explaining when he gets back to his Russian friends. Here he is all dolled up in the high silk hat, symbol of capitalism, which he wore to dinner with the king of Italy. Twenty Thousand Men Working to Prevent Further Break in Le- vees Are Greatly Aid ed. . (Br The Associated Press.). New Orleans, May 2. While the Mississippi river continued to steadily drop, amounting to .3 01 a foot at New Orleans In the last Z4 hours of 1.7 feet below the high record of 22.7 recently established says the protection agencies which today continued work preparing for higher stages than have yet been recorded. Early reports from headquarters of the. lower river boards today state that no new danger spot has developed, and that the recent fall in the river has been of the great est advantage to approximately nA nnt 1 i J i zu,uuu men empioyea in Btrengm ening the levees at various danger points. $1,000,000 TO AID THE FLOOD SUFFERERS (By The Associated Press.) Washington, May 2. An appro priation of $1,000,000 for the re lief of the sufferers in the flood areas of the Mississippi valley is provided in a bill reported favora bly today by the house agricultur al committee. The measure was introduced hy Representative Dennison, Republi can, of Illinois, and will be rushed through the house and senate leaders also have promised to give it immediate consideration. Money for Levee Work. Washington, May 2. An addi tional appropriation of $200,000 for work on the Mississippi levees to protect them against floods was made by congress today, an emerg ency resolution being rushed thru both branches without discussion. The $200,000 fund is to be de voted to levees which are not under government control. Congress re cently appropriated $1,000,000 for flood work by the Mississippi river commission, this appropriation be ing available for work on tribu taries of the Mississippi. ROTARIANS HAVE FINE LUNCHEON Baseball was the chief topic of conversation at the regular Ro tary luncheon this afternoon, busi ness and routine excepted. Deter mination to win the Rotary-.a wan is contest Wernesday af ternoon was expressed by a number of the Ro tarians with considerable empha sis. Dr. Newman, stated, as he said for the benefit of the fans, that he would not do mound duty. Resolutions endorsing the first Olympic Athletic meet, to be stag ed in Durham in the near future, were also adopted. The matter of securing an athletic field for the boys of Salisbury, and making pos sible other recreational activities was also (suggested. It is probable that the boys of the city will have a boy's camp this summer. The Rotarians will possibly back the project. " Several visitors were present for the luncheon. Reports of a num ber of the committees were also received. . t.. -. . . ;: t r 1 1 HIGH WATERS MISS. RIVER RECEDING WORK ON BUILDING 10 START Furnishings for Building Are Stored There Al readyBe Ready for Students in October. The bonded indebtedness of thy Salisbury Normal and Industrial school is due today and the Wa. chovia Bank & Trust Company is paying the bonds as, fast as they are presented. That Is only by way of intro ducing the story which is herewith given, that the school will open in tne tan in the new and completed building on the Mocksville road just outside the city beyond the -Western railroad. And this will surely be good news to all Rowan, for tne Industrial school has been the hearts desire of many of our people and to know that it is get ting its head above water, is fac ing a better day and is making ready for launching out on a new era of great usefulness to the conv munity. The school will onen on the firms " of October and already students are seeking admission, and it is believed that before midsummer the capacity will have been reach ed. In a few days the music of the hammer and the saw will be heard in the building and it will not bs long before the east wing of this splendid building will be com pleted. In fact, fully three-fourths of the work on the east wing and the dining room and kitchen has aireaay oeen done and material is on hand to do the rest. The offices and those class room.', which, are now essential to take care of tha student body next fall will next . receive the attention of the build ers. It is earnestly hoped that the . money will be available to finish the entire building at this time, but, any way, enough will be ready ' to enable the school to move into its new quarters in the early falL Most of the furnishings for the building have already been se cured and are now stored there under the supervision of the care taker, Mr. Elot, who with his fam ily has lived there about a year. No other family occupies the building, as erroneously stated yesterday by the Evening Post There will.be nothing extravagant about the finishings or furnishings, but the entire equipment will be modern and convenient. A library of Ave thousand volumes has been assembled and is Teady for the students. Since he came to Salis bury, President George H. Atkin son has worked incessantly and has brought to Salisbury about $150,000 in money, material and equipment, over and above current expenses. The trustees are Di;. Byron Clark, president, Mr. H. A. Rouzer, secretary and treasurer, Mr. W. F. Snider, Dr. John White head and Mr. T. B. Browe) These trustees are all well known local men, who, in spite of many diffi culties end discouragements brought on by the World Wai, have carefully guarded their stewardship and nave remained fixed in their determination not to give up till the school is a success. The building and equipment, with the forty-two acres of land owned by the school, arc valued at about $225,000.. , -i This does not mean that the in stitution is out of debt, but it does mean that the bonded indebtedness is met and that the school is as sured proper financial support to asure its completion and its re openinj? for splendid service. The Normal Institute has made a reputation for good honest work. Under able faculty, but with small equipment and scattered accomo dations in the city, the school was conducted for several years and in those years made a reputation for itself a reputation for good hon est work and results. The faculty was one cf the best ever assembled in a Carolina school and the same care and discrimination will be pursued. . ' . 1 i, i i i ii in i i ii if PRIMARIES EE HELD ; ' MONTH FHOM TODAY The primaries to choose candi dates for of flea in the various counties of the state will be held Friday, June 2, one month from to day. These primaries are now out of the hands of the executive com mittees and chairmen of the polit ical parties, the date having been fixed by legislative enactment sev eral years ago, and the primaries being held under laws, rules and regulations as set forth by enact ment and are under the supervision of the election boards of the coun ties. Candidates ef all parties ri to be voted for on the same c and hours and ttis result filed wi the county election beard mi WW VI IS PAYING BONDS NOW