North Carolina Newspapers

j b. SHERRILL*, Editor and Publisher. VOLUME XLVIII. 388 PROGRESS IS SOI IDE Mi 8! If MS jt‘Uts. Kelly and Macßeady .]au' Passed Missouri in Their Mi&ld (o the Pacific (’oast. iakint. HUNDRED 'YULES AN HOUR ’heir Flight Over New Mix jco Will Be the Hardest Pari of Their Trip From the Two Coasts. . .. city. Mo.. May a ißy iho x„,c i: !' <l Press i. — Til** monopjnlie y j„ ultifli i.iems. (fa k ley G. Kelly ,I ji i)ih A. M;t< Ready are attempt-j ... , | ( ,p trans-continoiital Might. ( ~j. j ll ,|;i\ p!t r suni:tbly is over New li-.vic**. 1.;« illtin* linrdest p;irl of tin*; . f iirma lieinpsteaib X. \ to San ■j,( ai.. tin* home station. yf;.-r tli«‘ huge plnii(* flew low over] ;. s ,v cjr\ at midnight l;ist nijrlit. 1 oo;oxim:«tfiy l.lod miles in a'n air iraia its point of taking off. an.-] [ ( .„,j ( . Jr; .<of it was lost through the I ,f,i;■ >al «i:11 Kli* Tim! •a it of the voyage lwul been ] in something le.-s than 11 hours. I of approximately I<m) miles an i ~ j'jijif same 'speed should bring' l rl „.\i r,port from the, T-2 from some] in (hi* sparsely settled distriets i. \i*w ur Arizona. Report From New Mexico, sun Diego. Calif.. May :i.—Reports : Xortli Island aviation station gave, :.»■ T-2 iiassing over Tuzuinvarari, j ,y w ■■>. jit 7:50 o'clock, liiOUil- j ;i:i: time, this morning. j Almost At K *d of Trip. Hi'vnix. Ariz.. May 3.—The T-2. en oi. .* S;in Diego on an •ur* nipt ti d | ; m p flight, p -sed over Wicken- Ariz.. .V, 1 db*s northwest of ■iio*lT\T Jit 10: Id i.! *muain time, a.- •i a.:■!_ to 'lt Saii'a Fe railroad dis , uiessji gt* received here, the nionoplam*. nmnned by Lietirs. . I jiihl .M.aelb any. was less than '."i miles from its I’at itie object ve da it ]K!ss**d rer Wiekt nburg. WOMEN’S (LI BS interesting Sessions Are Being Held at Win 4a»-Salem. Winston-Salem. May —A busy day c iietinltnl for tin* North Carolina '•deration of Women's Clubs in an iia 1 sesison here. Following the dis liict presidem's breakfast, literature lunference. breakfast for the chairmen 'i the literature departments and the Imiruien of small literary cluhg both m'W at s a. in. today at a local hotel, ; mdeiitials were prcfcente<i at nii.y* I'l'iiM'k. the business sesison opening; at itt a. tu. at the Masonic Temple with | tlm sinking of the Club Women’s hymn. During the first business ses-1 \ym* reports of committees on biles and regulations, appointment of] rnmmittees. reports of member-< diik committees. introduction of new j du'is. reports of finance committee, j T'ports, «>f Sally Southall cotton loan j fowl, ami of tile slate council, south-j fastci-ii council of biennial and of gen- j •'r;il toleration state directors. At 1 '"i’lk two luncheons - . were given. Several reports will be made at this ] itli'nioeii's session, these being on j ,!v * ,s ' literary extension, health con-j s nation. home e oiiumics. social ser- : '“'C education. Conferences willi ' •-* held from :i »to 4 phi and from a h"' Sal,-in College will be at home to ; tIV " delegates v hi.raii Regrets Actual Cancelling En "agenienf fur Address by Bailey. hibsvilie. Mu y i’.—A. w. McLean, of; -umhertt.ii, generally recognized as a. j bmtlnlate for Governor in the Demo-1 tl ' ;Ul( ‘ primary next year,-who deliver- 1 V 1 Kchttol address here today, wived ’ \ • bailey, of Rnhugh, also regard- V* ,l> ’he pi(,hnl>le chief opponent of - Mt'hean in the next gob* rnatorial me. expressing his regret for the ae "u cl the school authorities at l’ark ii in cancelling tl'e appointment of • • ‘miley to deliver an address there. J..;,. 'hhejm wire.| Mr. Bailey that '' i'‘ known ~f tip* contemplated ae i 1 * *uhi have done everything in j-,.,.,,''' ! " have pr.'vented it and p,./! 1 ’ '‘M»'essetl the hope that the I1 ) an v, il‘ yet fill his appoint j, .. •' 1 ;I! i<ton. which is in Mr Mc ',(lls county of Robeson. Making Inspect inn of State. eM : <y —Governor Morri i’!'i‘siii,.v, " b. Swe'ezy. the latter five *,f o' 1 tlu ‘ 1 ii'sj National Bank W• rit - v * '‘‘ft this morning "U (l ,i "here they will inspect inn w;, , ' going to Charlott** turn her.' '‘ n ' Sa h* ln - I'he.v plan to re • uior.liiy to spend Sunday. ( Fired at Bum Ship.. !r, s.'v rn, v '„‘ il,v h The flight of the MievHiT I’'''' (,uri,, ff the night was "■list JJ,, * ,M ‘ 'hie to the action of four i'n,.i, S*>neca in sending -..mil s' * J;” - the bow Os a H halt, ln “ r . r ?ft. to bring her to Henry Wf Infant * Mr. ami M rs r.'°. n ' llloa, b old son of tj'sht at thi.ii. '' A ' . w » f l8on, died last 1 unerai sen i. :i ' l in N’o. l township. ‘M'l todav l* !!U<l . Hderment were ■ ' iew Churc*h. : i f c In hi?* nia ster printers U:i ’ mm a,.', h.of hernburg. Sweden, THE CONCORD TIMES. h H iVOE IX IMMIGRATION QI.'OTi LAW IM.Fr.XDFJ? j Pfbspfr-C of flettir.g Fetter 1 liens Lji This Favniry 0ml rued. Washington, ;May fl.(Capital Net/. J Service;.- Vv . W. Husband, Unite.i ! States Commissioner rs Immigration, j says-that in sp.tc of the fact tha: it l is conceded, in Washington that the ! Dillingham quota law of 1922 tni. c ; j been an unqualified r.ucctss, amend j meats wil. probably l.«> made in it. One of the probable changes would raise tin* quota of immigrants yearly ! admitted to 5 per rent, computed not ;on the census of I!'H)f>. but .n ihai of j 1890. admit;.ng not in. r >,oou, as :it i pre-a.-nt, from soutli and cast Europe, i but only f>0.t)00; but 4u0,00i) from the ir*ouniri<s of north and w.-st Europe I ilist* rid of the present 2A.j,uuo. “At any time," Mr. Husband said, "basin.-s.-, men and manufacturers want more labor, I think they can have it, only providing i; comes from countries whose citizens readily »e --eome assim.lated here.” The best class of immigrants lias come to America this year in its his tory. The British quota is going to iie filled, the Swiss and Be gain quotas are already.used up. the Swedish will :e n June, the French will perhaps le about 75 per cent used-, and the Dutch quota will be filled with a new emigration of farmers. In this con nection attention is cal ed to 224 Nor wegians and Swedes who came over in <mr ships last week. They showed customs inspectors <ash. notes, and; etters c c credit, totaling about SI.OOO- 1 000. Some rod's first-class, tonne i second, and other steerage. These Scandinavians went through j the immigration tests without ilifti- 1 cutty, showing a high level of in- j telligouce. The proposed changes in the lav_-wi.l. it is said, increase thoj number of this type of immigrant. <;ooi> ROADS MEETING IN SESSION IN STATE Progress North Carolina Has Made in Road Work Pointed Out and Prais ed at the Meeting. Italeigb. May d IBy the Associated | Fressi.—With the history of North Carolina progress in highway construc tion being related, and experts term ing the present program one of the largest in the country, the annual con vention of the North Carolina Good Roads Association in progress here to day. 1 Frank Page, chairman of the High-j way Commission, and (‘has. M. I pham, J state engineer, were two of the princi-j pal speakers, both outlining the ae-j complisliments ol' their departments. The meeting marked the conclusion of Mr. Page's fourth year as chairman, during which U.bdi'.OS miles of differ ear types of roads, costing sr*d.si:>.(>l4.- 02 have been completed or art* under construction or contract. AMERICAN GOLFERS WIN IN ENGLAND Dr. Willing and Francis Ouimet Will Flay Special Play-off Match for the Cup. Sandwich. May 3 (By the Associat ed Press). —The St. George's challenge cup. one or' the most important golf trophies in England has been captured bv the American invaders. Dr. O. F. Willing, of Portland. Oregon, and Francis Ouimet, Boston, former Amer ican open champion, tied for the first place in the two-days’ stroke competi tion which ended today with aggre gate scores of 1.13 each. They will play eighteen holes to morrow to decide the winner. Three Men Indicted for Capital Of fenses. Greensboro. May 2.—Three men were arraigned in Guilford Superior Court this morning on capital charges, two for murder and one for first de gree burglary. Howard Beck, young white man of High Point, is charged with the murder of John Miller, a negro a I a furniture plant in High l Point on April 4.—He has bet n out under bond of .$.”>.000. but because of the first degree arraignment lie was remanded lo jail. Mack Cloud is charged with the murder of a negress, Peggy Ai*mfield, b: re, and 'loin Drake, a negro, was arraigned on a charge of entering Ihe home of Max Teniko here, while members of the family were asleep and stealiiig watches and cash amounting tot •s<>.">. Rum Fleet Off Jersey Regius to Hove Away. Highlands, N. J-. May 2.—A gen eral exodus of the rum fleet that has been off the New Jersey coast for sev eral months began late today when the - British tanker. Warsseawa, and the yacht Istar got up steam and sailed out to sea. Both were out of sight by dark. The vessels denarted soon atter a government cutter had hauled and searched a small unidentified steam er that was steaming toward the fleet. When the cutter headed hack towards rum row, the tanker, which had -been on the row since February, steamed out to sea on a northeast course. The Istar followed a rew minutes 1 later, headed south east. REP. KITCHIX IS NOW TAKING “REST (TRE” i Physicians State His Condition Is Not I Serious, But That He Needs to Rest. Wilson, X. C.. May 1 (By the Asso ciated Press). —Representative Claude Kitchin. former minority leader in the lower house of Congress, is a patient at a local hospital taking the "rest cure.” Mr. Kitchin entered tlie hospit al yesterday, and his condition is de clared by his physicians to bo not se rious. Representative Kitchin recently suf fered an attack of influenza and his already run down condition was said to have been greatly weakened. He came to Wilson from Scotland Neck yesterday by automobile accompanied by Mrs. Kitchin and his two sons-in law. His physicians said today the former 'minority leader was in fine i spirits. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS The Spy Visits Fayssoux Show at Tent Every Night A stage full of volunteers resy»onded to invitation to come for- I wai'd last night at the Tent Theatre, tilt* managed to lijul several good sub jects who remained upon tin* stage (during tin* entire evening. A program j was presented th.it for exceeded any ' during the week. It was lull of snap and ginger, laugh followed A laugh in I such rapid succession, that one's sides j ached from the unaccustomed exer i cise. This afternoon at three o'clock Fays isoux wiil e\p*crim!ent in mental tel<*p ia I by. lb* \\ ii 1 hp-ve Miss Clarke til New Knitting Plant For This City is Announced Concord Knitting Co. to Begin Operations by July First. —A. R. Howard, L. M. Richmond and A. R. Hoover Are Officers—Mr. Hoover Will Be Manager. +> l-~ I Announcement |\yafj made here to day of the organization of :i new knit ting mill for this city, and coincident •with the announcement of the organi zation of tin* company came the state jiuent from the oflievrs that the com . pany probably would he in operation 'by July first. I The Concord Knitting Company is (the new textile Organization and the j officers'are: Alex U. Howard, Presi j dent: L. M. Richmond. Vice President: .and A. R. Hoover. Secretary ami Treas j urer. The company has an authorized (capital of SIOO,OOO. In addition to his duties as Secretary and Treasurer. Air. Hoover will ;tlso be tin* active mana ger of the new company. The company will manufacture lad ies' line gauge silk hosiery and when .completed the plant will have a ca pacity of about 2.000 dozen pairs per week. The building formerly used by the G. 11. Y. Hosiery Mill will be used by the new company] All of the machin ery to be used by the new concern will !he new and modern, however, and no | equipment of the G. H. Y. Company | except, the building, will be used- by (rite Concord Knitting Company. ] Orders for tin* machinery have al ready been placed, Mr. Howard stated in making announcement of the new company, and he stated that the otli eors expected the plant to be in opera lion by July first, The otiicers of tin* company are three of Concord's most prominent bus iness nun, ami two of them. Messrs. Howard and Hoover, have had much experience with textile plants. Air. ‘Howard at‘present is Secretary-Treas urer of the Oijbson Manufacturing Company rand Mr. Hoover is active 'head of* the Hoover Hosiery Mill, one of the most successful knitting plants in the State. The Concord Knitting Company is the second now textile organization to tic perfected here within th<> past sev eral months. The other is the Hobar ton Manufacturing Company, which was recentlv incorporated with a cap ital stock of $400,000. BANKERS OF THE STATE MEETING AT PINEH FIRST First Session of the 27th Annual Con vention Got Underway This Morn ing. Pinelmrst. May 3.—The twenty-sev enth annual session of North Carolina Bankers’ Association opened here this morning with an organ recital after which the convention was called to order by tlie President. C. E. Brooks, ' of Hendersonville. W. L. Parsons, of Rockingham, welcomed the dele gates ami was responded to by ,1. W. Simpson, of Greensboro. The annual address of the presi dent was then delivered, followed by the appointment of a committee for the session. Approximately ADO members of the association have arrived here for tin* convention. THE COTTON MARKET Several Factors Caused Easier Tone in Market During Early Trading. New York, May 3. —The cotton mar kid was easier during today’s early trading owing to better weather re ports from the South, unfavorable re ports from the goods market, and rather disappointing European polit ical advices, indicating that the Ger man reparations proposals wore un satisfactory to France. The opening was steady with first prices 2 to 14 points lower and ac tive months soon sold 20 to 35 points bolow yesterday’s closing figures un der liquidation, Southern and local selling. Cotton ftutres opened steady. May 27.(57; July 2<>.3S: Oct. 24.05; Doc. 23.00: Jau. 23.33. 20.0(H) RAIL WORKERS GET RAISE IN PAY Maintenance of Way and Shop Em ployees of A. T. & S. F. Affected by Wage Seale. Chicago, May 3. —Twenty thousand maintenance of way and railway shop employees of the Atchison, To peka & Santa Fe Railroad have been granted increased wages effective May 1. through an agreement just negotiat ed. A. F. Stout, vice president of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employees and railway shop lab orers announced today. The increase j will range from 1 to 3 1-2 cents an I hour, Mr. Stout said. 1 A single bee, with all its industry, {energy and the innumerable journeys it has to perform, will not collect | much more than a teaspoon of honey |in a single season. CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1923. the piano in the tent, while he is ,*u tended by a eommittee of citizens in front of The Tribune office. He will allow this committee to select a piece of music, and will cause Miss Clarke to play the piece selected, by mental suggestion. This is a remarkable dem onstration and will doubtless ho wit nessed by an interested throng. Fayssoux will continue bis perform ances the balance of the week. Those l who have seen this show are of tin opinion that it is the most entrancing and altogether interesting and mysti fying ever seen on a stage her**. EIGHT PERSONS LOST LIVES II ACCIDENT Six Were Passengers and Two Trainmen on Denver & Rio Grande Train Which Was Wrecked. Salt Lake City, May 3. —Eight pas sengers and two train men were killed and twenty-five passengers were in jured. some probably fatally in the wreck last night of eastbound Denver & Rio Grande passenger train hear Woodside, Utah, according to tele grams reaching Salt Lake City early today. TWO engines pulling the train of eleven cars were overturned, killing one engineer and one iireman, and the baggage car and smoking coach smashed into the wreckage. The eight passengers killed were occupants of the smoking car, it was reported. Later Report. Salt Lake City, May 3. —Five per sons were killed, one is missing and twenty-six were injured in the wreck of Denver & Rio Grande western pas senger train No. 2, eastbound, at Woodside, Utah, late last night, ac cording to official advices received at the offices here. ' IJrown-Norcott School Closing. The Brown Noreott school.will close Friday, May 4th. The year closing has been very successful from every standpoint. At 1 :30 p. m, a patriotic operetta will be given by tlie pupils of the school. This wili be followed by the presentation of the various certificates. Tlie following will receive diplomas: Ethel Read ling. Eula Dees, Jennie Sizemore. Minnie Stowe, Baxter Watts, Belton Boyd, Ray Brown, doe Dabbs. Woodrow Staten. Mr. Marvin Slither Undergoes Opera tion Successfully. The many friends here of Mr. Mar vin Suther will he glad to know that a message received from Philadelphia this morning stated that his operation was a success and his condition is very favorable. French Reject German Proposal. Paris, May 3 (By the Associated Press.) —The. French cabinet today unanimously rejected -the new German reparations proposals. Tlie reasons given for the rejection were lack-of guarantee and the insuffi ciency of the sum offered by Germany. Fair Association Stockholders to Meet Tonight. There will be a meeting of the stock holders of the Cabarrus County Fair Association tonight in Dr. Spencer's office on Barbriek street, to accept the charter for the organization. SC'HEDI'LE OF VISITS FOR SPY ANNOUNCED. The Fayssoux Tribune Spy will visit the places shown be low at the approximate times in dicated. Any persons who de sire to apprehend the spy may Ik* on the watch for him accord ingly : Today’s Schedule. Piggly Wiggly 11 :15 a. m. W. A. < ivcreash's: b:!.»() a. m. Elird's Dept. Store 10:20 a. m. J. 11. Farley 10:45 a. m. Musette —11 u. m. Bell & Harris 12:20 p. m. Brown's 2:00 p. m. Porter Drug Co. 2 :J0 p. m. Hoover's .*> :00 p. m. Pearl Drug Co. 4:00 p. m. Parks-Belk 3:30 p. m. Ritchie Hdw. Co. 4:15 p. m. Gibson Drug Co. 5 p. m. Tomorrow’s Schedule. Piggly Wiggly 10 a. in. W. A. Overcash's 10:45 a. m. Elird’s Dept. Store H :30 a. m. J. 11. Farley 1 in m. Musette I :45 p. m. Bell it Harris 2:30 p. m. Brown's 3:15 p. m. Porter Drug Co.. 4:00 p. m. Hoover's 4:25 p. in. Pearl Drug Co. 5:30 p. m. I’arks-Jh‘lk Co. 11 a. in. Ritchie Hdw. Co. 11:15 a. m. Gibson Drug Co. 20:20 p. m. ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY MRS. ROBERT R. COTTON To The North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs at Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem. May 2 (By the As sociated Press). —Club women have learned to distinguish between good and bad men, ‘and no doubt will ap ply this wisdom in the* use of their citizenship, which will he good for the public welfare.” Mrs. Robert R. Cot toil, honorary president, declared in response to an address of welconv* tonight at the convention of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs here*. “Despite the dire prophecies about (■lu)> women, they have continued to marry and rock the proverbial cradle." she asserted. “And. yet by systema tizing their households have gained time to attend dub meetings.” to speaking of the twenty-first nnn versary of the federation Mrs. Cotton declared the organization “stands in (lie limelight of success." The feder ation, she continued, has developed in all possible directions. “Growth is the law of life,” she said, “hut material growth is in vain unless spiritual growth he added to it. “While growing in numbers, have* we grown in spiritual strength? Have we grown in toleration of tin* - weak nesses of our co-workers? Have 4 we grown in breadth of vision!and unity of purpose? Have we obeyed ilna ad monition of the strong to bear the bur dens of the weak- Are we bravo to meet new the acid test of citizen ship—which is a responsibility not even dreamed of in our early years? “We have* stood at all times for flu* highest and host for our nation, for our state and for the individual. We are living in a very different world from the one 4 v.e knew when this fed eration was formed, inventions, dis coveries, find human achievements in scientific line;; have made miracle's al most an every day occurrence. View points have changed, and it is hard to believe that women's clubs, now so universally commended, wore once feared as the forerunner of evil —but it was so. “Now to be more specific, what has the North Carolina Federation accom plished? •‘lts growth his been slow but steady. If began with seven clubs which soon increased to seventeen. It now has 250 women’s clubs, six affili ated organizations and 500 demonstra tion clubs, which combined, make a membership of between forty and fifty thousand women —all working for tic 4 benfif of North Carolina. “Thus lias our sphere of influence widened, bringing with it the respon sibility of co-operation with tins'large number of women. As we come it: tomb with Them, let us take ms our first aim Hie unifying of North Caro lina women for mutual benefit and up lift, for individuals and for the state. “All organisfit ions- are born paupers. Om* federation was no exception. For years we were handicapped by the lack of funds, hut it taught us econ omy and thrift, and our opportunities for service \vere_jnot with a brave spirit and often personal sacrifice. We continue to find more needs than we can meet, and like Oliver Twist, we continually cry for ‘more.’ meaning money. And, somehow, it always comes. “From the beginning this federation was interested in libraries. I have been told that the majority of libra ries in the towns of North Carolunt were started in some woman's club and later given to the towns. This federation started the traveling V brarv movement in this state, and finally gave all its traveling cases to the library commission, which it had been largely interested in having cre ated. “At the fifth annual meeting many forward steps were taken. A gavel made of wood from Mount Vernon was presented to the federation by the Charlotte Woman's Club. The feder al ion pin was first exhibited, eagerly bought and proudly worn. At that time our interest in scholarship was aroused, and we voted to assist in raising a memorial scholarship at Salem College, in honor of Mrs. Stone wall Jackson. “At the next convention, the depart ment of education presented many scholarships from various colleges in the state, which were to be used at the discretion of the federation. This aroused the enthusiasm of the depart ment of education, which, on its own initiative, kept a girl at the Greens boro Normal for four years, the money being raised by the commissioner of the department. When that money was returned to the federation treas ury. it was made, through a resolution l>v the chairman of education, the nu cleus for a permanent loan fund, which became an immediate realitv in the form of the Sallie Southall Cotton Loan Fund, so dear to us all. because it is helping so many girls to com plete their education—-.and will con tinue indefinitely to holy more and more as it increases. “Tn the meantime, an endowment had been started and in 191 b. at Hen dersonville. the full $5,000 was re ported in the treasury. Our growing needs and our growing expenses forc ed us to go to work for another $5,000. which we hope to complete nr this meeting. “The'federation song was first sung at Henderson in 1010. Now we are to have another one. which I hope all 'will learn and love to sing. The nm *ic contests began at that time. 1 brig l musical selections were submitted. n ramie them the federation song, hut no prizes were given. Now. we have two silver cens to 1 o annually award od for the firs f and second best music sent in. This year tla 4 music chair man has add(*d a rerson’l prize for the lies! music to the now federation hvmn. Those contests have sHmnliP op fpp latent musical, talent of North Carolina and each year brings greater inte r est. “The department of health also was created at Henderson and the literary contests began. No prizes were giv (Continued on Page Five). THE DUTY IMPOSED ON BELIEF SUPPLIES REPEALED Turks Tawe If Off on liisistence of the t. S. State Department. ■ Raleigh. May 3.—Word' has just come from New York to Col. George 11. Bellamy, state, chairman of ii:e Near East Relief, that the outrageous “duty” imposed on relief supplies se<> f to iiu* interior of Turkey has bt pealed by lb* ’rurkish naflonalis eminent at the insistence of the erican State 1 tepartmenr. i • This duty would have cost the Near East Relief $15,000 a day and great • ly d(*creased Hie number of Christian lives which an* iicing saved in this unfortunate part of the wot id. Full details will he given the. press larer in ■ the week. Col. Bellamy was informed. . Several v.«*e;:s ago the world stood l aghast at another Turkish actrocitv i when it was announced by K<-mal Pa ! shii that duties aggregating $15,000 a (day would be imposed on food Stull's 'and relief supplies sent to any part of (lie Turkish empire and intended for ! Hie relief of Christians, j Vigorous protest was made to The j American State Department by Char- ; j les V. Vickery, of New York, general ; secretary of the Near East Relief. Mr. ! Vickery contended that such an oui-j 1 rageous duty would not only greatly; i decrease the number of refugees that! j could bo fed, but it would be break-j jing faith with the American public! j who are so cheerfully giving to this ' cause. j For six years funds have been col-' ; lected and disbursed at an overhead of j only live per cent. The Near East Re-! | lief has challenged every charitable or-1 jgaiiizatioii in the world to equal this! (record for efficient management and it j 1 has never been disputed. To pay such a duty would greatly increase this tig-j j ure, it is said. ! RUSSIANS NOT FIGHTING CHRISTIANITY THEY SAY |At an All-Russian Church Conclave Soviets Praised For Their “Evangel j leal” Aims. j .Moscow, May 3 (By the Associated (Press). —While the outside world is] ] ringing with charges that Christianity '; lis being persecuted by the bolshevik j j regime in Russia, speakers at an All-j | Russian Church conclave yesterday | ] laid a lialo of praise upon the “even- j j gelical” aims of the soviet govern-, ] ment. j Premier Lenine was declared to he 'dear to the church, and prayers were (asked for his recovery. It was solemn ly asserted that there is no persecu -1 lion of religious thought in Russia I while the - government was character-1 I ized as an organization, "which though ] non-believing, is doing good, while I many of us who are believers are do i ing wrong.” j Among the speakers was Bishop Ed -1 »ar Make, of Chicago bishop of the > Ament an Methodist 1-plscopa l Church of Southern Europe. Ug said, in geney :F tb;:' ;;; ■ church A jinhot stand aside, j but must follow revotutionary upheav .• a i*« and accept every movement looking ilcwatd brotherhood.. The pr'es.: Ved | cjtsky, head of the delegation roprt*- | serving the apostolic church and other ■ speakers, said the church had broken j with the past. With Our Advertisers. i Sweaters in smart summer styles at! | Fishers, from $2.50 to $0.95.' Sport skirts also, $3.05 up. | Bell & Harris have received the Vic : tor Records for May. i “Solving Your Rent Problem"—-read i ] the new ad. today of tlie Citizens I Bank and Trust Company. j On Friday, Saturday and Monday] the Parks-Belk Company will have a | i big stoneware and crockery sale at i ! about half the usual cost. They have] just received a solid car load, and they lire going to sell it all out in these three days. See big ad. elsewhere in this issue. May Make Means Street One Way Street. It is probable that the aldermen to night will be asked to make pait ol Means street a one-way street while J work on the new Cabarrus Satiugs, Bank building is in progress. Under j the proposed plan, i! is stated, the, street will be used one way from Cn-j ion street to the alley adjoining tiny store of A. S. Day vault, and persons! will not be allowed to enter Union] street from Means street. It is not j known what action the aldermen will; take on the matter, but they are ex-{ pected to approve the ulan. Rev. *L Simpson Suffers Stroke as Paralysis. Rev. Jacob Simpson, who has been in failing health for some months past, suffered a stroke of paralysis Tuesday night and is in an extreme ly weak condition, having never re-1 gained consciousness. Doubt is ex pressed at to whether he’ will live through Hie day. Mr. Simpson is one of the oldest and best beloved citizens, of Concord, having movtd here from Stanly county more than forty years ng» *. Library to Be Opened Again Tomorrow The Concord public library, which lias been closed for repairs for sev-: oral weeks, will be opened again to morrow. Mrs. Richmond Reed, the: librarian. statf*s that no fine moi.ex w ill be charged for books which have been kept out while the library was being repaired, its there was no chance , for the books to be returned. The changes made have added much to the I appearance and convenience of the in | terior of the'library building. Plays Postponed. The plays which were to have been given at the Pitts sehooihouse last Monday evening, were postponed on account of illness mid will he given next Saturday night. May sth. at S o’clock. “The Doo Funny Family,” will he rendered by the intermediate grade, and "The Awful Aunt,” by the high school pupils. More maple grows in Michigan than in any other State. 52.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance COLLECTION OF TftX PEMALTIES S HOT J¥ SHERIFFS Form of Act Passed in 1923 . by General Assembly En tirely Abrogates Old Law, Under Latest Ruling. SHERIFFS WERE AFTER OPINION They Wanted to Know Whether to Collect Penal ties Where There Was De lay in Tax Payments. Raleigh, May s.—Collection of pen allies'by county sheriffs for delay in paying 11122 taxes has been abrogated entirely, owing to the form of the net of 11(22, passed by tin 4 North Carolina General Assembly, according to an an nouncement today by Assistant Attor ney 'General Nash. A number of letters have been re ceived by the. Attorney General’s de partment recently, the sheriffs asking if they might not proceed after the first of May with the collection of pen alties on delayed 11)22 taxes. a“An examination of tin 4 act of 11(22 relating to taxes and jienaltics," said Mr. Nash "resulted in "our ruling that all penalties for delayed 11(22 taxes have been abrogated, owing to the form of the new law. ,lt is impossible to tell how much money will he di verted from tiie sheriffs and counties through the new act. owing to differ ent existing conditions in each comi ty.” INMI'ACTION SLIT NOW IS BEING CONDUCTED Government Asking For Permanent In junction Against the Railway Shop men. Chicago. May 2.—More testimony of violence in ihe rtr’lroad shopmens strike last year was given today in the Federal injunction proceedings lief-ire District Judge Wilkerson. The shop men have abandon-.’! the case, only the , government's side being heard on ihe application of Attorney General Daugherty to make permanent the tem porary injunction against the shop i craft leaders. James Swan, of Asheville, N. C.,, a T T . S. marshal. lesffffoflT that stones' were hurled at non union workers from an overhead trestle at the Southern Railway’s shops at Spencer, N. C. ITe said 1.8(H) men walked out when the strike was called. At Asheville, he said, sleeping quarters of the non-un ion men were bombed, hut none were injured. Trains were delayed from two to twenty hours, lie testified. REDUCTION IN PRIC E OF SUGAR IS MADE Price of Refined Sugar Reduced One- Half a Cent a Pound by One Com pany. New York, May 3. —Reduction of the price of refined sugar from 10 to 9 1-2 cents, was announced by one large re finer today, after Cuban raw sugar had dropped 1-8 cent to G 1-8 cents cost and freight, equal to 7.91 in trail ing of the New York Sugar & Coffee Exchange. Ruth Gets $ 1,333.333 a Month, Claim * For Car Damage Shows. New - York Times. That “Babe” Ruth, the “homo-pin king” of baseball, actually gets ?4 P - J 3 a month for knocking cut homers was revealed yesterday when Justice Louis Wendel in the «..u.v Court ordered him to pay David Laividson 1>590.51 for automobile dam ages resulting from a collision with the ballplayer’s car. Judgment was returned against Ruth February Ist, pin Sherifl Nagle was unable to ex ecute it until the ballplayer went into action for the Yankees with his bat. The Court obtained a statement from the Secretary of tin 4 American League Baseball Club of New York, owners of the Yankees, that Ruth won d have $4,333.33 coming to him on June 1, and Justice Weil o el or dered a deputy slier ff to lay claim against this sum for payment or the damages. - A Query. A prominent resident of West De pot Street wants to know why the city invested about $7,(Ms) in a street sweeper that takes the trash and rub biVli from the back lots and dumps it into the principal streets of the city. A1 tout the noon hour every day a pile of trash is placed on West Depot ,'treet, blocking the sidewalk at the First Presbyterian Church. This trash is blown on the porches of tin* residents of this part of the* city, and is becoming a nuisance, and the afore said citizen wants to know why this trash is dumped so as to compel pc (Ustrians and schoifl children to walk in the street, to say nothing of hav ing your front porch and yard littered by the wind scattering this trash. Fetter Kitchen Campaign. The “Belter Kitchen’’ campaign, be ing conducted by Miss Kathleen Wil son, home demonstration agent, will end the latter part of this month, and Mrs. Jane McKimmon, State home demonstration agent, will he here to make the final scores in the campaign. Miss Wilson is preparing an Interest ing program for the women of the county on the day Mrs. McKimmon I will lie here. NO. 86.