North Carolina Newspapers

I B SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher. VOLUME XLV 111. '?«! 1 11 Pro-rrani Will Virtually Be Constructed From “the Ground Up.” According to All Present Plans. a! I REAL ESTATE TO BE MORTGAGED The Assessment Will Be On ol 50 Per Cent, of the Present Gold Values— to Assess Every One. - ■, 'JS iI t v the Associ at ed ~ ! i.lir ;i; ;i U- I:'"' repUfiU tolls pm • u ,’,\v outlined. will lifMSl* i from “the ground tip.” ~,i [irinmrily on a nationwide s to Imcorin' tit** greatest L ‘i^ati,,, {;iit*! m the history of j. .. eventually enetunpasa ev- j ..f- German soil' which T ] (:t \ tribuje to (lontia nv's j Li' f.> a |"'i lof 20 years. The | basis of 30 per ] i.n o-'.t 1 gold A values. Five I V ~, , :,, :i -.40 marks annually 'T".i„. v i. t!r- leicii’s reparations this source during the v *.*!]•< 'l’lte ultimate yearly r. xiujate 1 ,(100.000,000 f| , ;iirfctH' depending UlHin r. v.-ill which metropolitan 1 ... • 1.., -übjecteil to the mort ’;l " ::ig will li<‘ .made with the asriAUnra! land- and. the physical the industrialists. • The plan for the great mortgage is t]ie .. ... |. ; ,rt in tlie German pro league of i'ndust rialists as -übmitted !•> I'liaiicfllor Uuno for the lllirl|S! „f ti c -eveniment. This orgau jvjij,,., ;i •;.• at*-- it- readiness to assume ii;,viueiit as -I'l 1 j»er (cut. of tlie hyjMc ,lie:i.-;i'i -inn • >;'' •7oO.ihim.OUO gold marks v u ;,|, > i.cli. V'- flic government can |,v ;iss,-imctits ini the iudustrial liv(4 >,!•', rti*-! The remaining 60 per i.( oiid Im "aaranteed by tin* bank* ounio-' • i:il. -hipping and agricul (llTlllN HAIM.A DAMAGED BY l N SEASON ABLE. I OLD Entire stand- in Many Sections Will l>e Killed if Intimat'd Conditions Continue. Aiuli'isoti, May 27.—(hit ton is- badly .damaged nth;- set■ i*m by so mflch rain and the un.-ea-iumble cold weather, is tin* belief i.f S. M. Byars. county farm agent. !i> main -ectiotis cotton ’is dy and should tin- cold weather continue tin- entire -rand- in some sections vvi’.l tic killed. Chopping cotton was wall under way, and tlie prospects weny fair In-fore this !a-r mid and rain. The cot t":; where nitrate of soda was used at the time nf plant.ittg litis stood the weath er condition- better. Mr. Byars advises fanners to ;rprdv -i»»Ia to the plants that ar left a- -m»n a- work in the nelds '•a;, h- re-nunsl. and another thing that ■ • flunk- will benefit tlie remaining crop is t ■ harrow it. either with top harrows ■" -o-riim harrow-, that this harrowing 'V'Htld break the crust.’ rand prevent a '"■.ivy grew'lt of gyas- that usually fol -1"«' rainy -poll. The oat crop is not loirt in tin- end. The wlieat crop, how *-\er. j-, lonsidindi'v damaged.- ttud in 'rauy sort,on- i- affeitod by rust. If flc wo;ito, ;■ -loiu’.d tarn warm- and dry. Mi'. l'.\;u's -t;itrd. that parts of tlie crops winiiii nverr.iiiir the - stunt and mature. "11l 1.1) FIGHT FORD FOR PRESIDENCY Resolution to This Effect Presented to Meeting of .lews in Atlantic City. • Ailatite- I’it.v. X. J.. May 28. —A reso ld, 1 ’ 1 "' 1 opposing the nomination of Henry f" r 'i for I’ii'.sident. and stating that if he y nmrated hi- election will be fought • entire .L-v. .-!i race, was up for Wteuleratnin today before the U. S. V.olgc tinier of B’rith Abraham in cmvention hero. % rr '. s M. Green, of New York, was ■’•"Outlined for «;ratal Master^ Memorial Services for tlie Soldiers Who Have Diet!. •sri.-lmry, • May 'll. Memorial ser were hold it? the Strand Theater T r f" 1 * ,v I *"‘ funnel (’. Hart , J ■ he- Ann iii an Legion in honor of ' ■■■ Rowan who have died 1 ! l"'l since their enlistment in Caption Stephen B. '•ctonia'. tiie principal speaker t , • o 'ii-ton pleaded for a -condition \\i-, • ‘ wars impossible, and ,1 , ' not expect wars to cease i . !; “ pi*-cut or the next genera , , , a!! '*' : those present to use i h . : :l: ' ! h, o’her ways bring to also;y.'"y - -"''/ 'hat will lead to the 1,1 war.- s M that the boys T- <,v, ‘ r ’ bere" shall not have. !■', :1 1 , ' fcading “On Flanders T !: ‘ <, Vl t*;i 1 selections by local a. “ !l the program. :is well t„, ‘ l ‘•>’ ‘ .apta in T. Diusinove Kif-., ; Ibdpath clmutaupuft. 4k* p" wi l Id■ 11 s;ithe Marspl ’ ■’b :i !,... , :Ul '* the program closed ’ti'-wm,"' M : 11 - *i. during which "ere sounded. ' lil; ' SP ,{ hicUsmith M at the Pied- l ur . moot. „ ' ■ in fact ever since ; mlited the immortal *Tibe the “Village ' lil'ir • ' *‘ as *" M * n oue of the a -chool vr.m- ever been used it, , ".'"l'lini V( |. Every, school child itfter Tiii ' , . with the lines Si, i,i,." , ! ' a "‘t'ltfy man was ■ :|t n | '. ll '".' ls 'i'i s masterpiece !;• ,is itiK it '.’, x the opportunity ' „.' t"iUidation for one of 1 1 .- "ft year ' i. 11 , l. l< ‘ ,uro plays of the t T A; , l) ** s i»own at the ‘‘ tu, ‘ : >.v ainl tomorrow. | L’ W Y,?j at L Earrimorp. he;h’ m .j. d ' -' s Supreme Court a . deci * ih, a, 'trc>v , v i,, ' ‘‘Ba Earn more, -ilu as „ ne “f s by (ieral- Te«i 11 !lf 'f suit t* ' \'. v '' ral co-respond -01 divorce from Lou FHE CONCORD TIMES. W. LEE WATSON DIED AT SAXATORIVM DURING DAY Had Been l iidtrgaing Treatment There I Kt.r Several Weeks.—Body To Be 1 Brought Home Today. 1 \V. l.ce Watson, well known man of jthis city, died this morning about ten i i.t iock :it Sanatorium, where lie hud been taking treatment tor -ome time. The an nouncement of his death was contained in a telegram received by relatives hefe. No fuuej-al arrungpments have yet been made, though ir is probable that jtt c service, will be held some time YVed ■ nest lay. • Mr. Watson was 41 years of age and is survived by- his wife null one son, Har ry Watson. For a number of years he . vv:,s employml at the Browus-t'annou Company and had identified with, other business houses here in past years. ,He became seriously ill several mouths ■ago and had been undergoing treatment jat Sanatorium for several weeks. The deceased was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and was a consistent Church worker. He was one of the most prominent and highly re spected member cf Stokes Lodge No. .‘ill A. F. A A. M.. and at the time of his death was secretary of that lodge. He had been prominent in Masonic circles for ;i number, of years and held several offices in Stokes Lodge. I. The body will be brought to Concord I this afternoon and prepared for burial at tiie Bell & Harris Undertaking l'ar | lors. Later it will be taken to his late home on Meadow street. TO BAN USE OF TIIE AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN Movement is Being Made by Sportsmen Throughout the Country. New Orleans. .La.. May 2N.—The move- J meat among sportsmen throughout the country to ban the use of the automatic j shotgun in the field because of the havoc j it plays, has gained another supporters i in Governor John M. Parker, of Louisi | ana. who has issued a formal statement on the subject. “1 have been a hunter for many, many I years.” said the Governor, "and not once ! have I used an automatic shoutgun. and I have carried it to such ati, extreme that I will not go hunting with a man who does use it.* This fall, before the hunting season begins. I propose to do everything that lies in my power to ap peal to the best that is in real sports men. asking them to confine their hunt ing to dotib'e barrel shoutguns, which will at least give the game a lighting ehiiuce.** SAYS PLUMB PLAN IS FAVORED BY EMPLOYES Chicago Paper Says Heads of Railway Unions May Out legislative Program to Be Sent to Congress. . Chicago. May 2>v—Railway labor as represented by the heads of fifteen of the sixteen standard unions yesterday mai»- ped out ii legislative program for sub mission to Congress, the Chicago Trib une says today. The organization would itbolish the U. S. Railroad Libor Board, says the newspaper. No final action was taken, however. "Not only abolition of the Railroad f abor Board* —and cron morr partienUtr <y immediate elimination of one or two members objectionable to labor —but also a move to revive interest in the Plumb plan for control of the railroads was dis cussed. according to reports.” s;tys The Tribune. THE COTTON MARKET Showed Continued Firmness Owing to Bullish Private Conditions. New A’ork. May 2S. —The cotton mar ket showed continued firmness tocbiy ow ing to bullish. private conditions and crop figures and firm Liverpool cables. The opening advance of 12 to 1!) points at tracted scattered realizing, but offerings were absorbed/ on setbacks of thrive nr four points and the market soon sold up up 27.40 for July and 24.00 for October, or about 17 to ,‘>o points net higher on die general list. Cotton futures opened steady. July 27 2o; Oct. 24.58: Dec. 24.88; Jan. 21.12: March 22.00. New Orleans Cotton Review. New Orleans., May 27: —Prices were higher, almost from the opening, in tin* cotton market hist week. Lowest prices were reached on the opening session when the trading positions were 0 to IS points under the level of the preceding week’s close; this there was a rise of 3SI to 220 points higher than the close cf the preciding week. The close was at net gains of the week of 1.14* to 181 points. July, after trading as high as 27.00 closed at 27.8< : October, after trading as high as 24.40. closed at 24.11 cents a pound._ in the spot department prices gained 175 points on middling, which closed at 28.00 cents against 20.50 on the close of this week last vear. The main stay of the advance was the unfavorable tone of crop reports, due to continued excessive rains over large areas of the central and eastern divisions of the cotton region and to too low -temperature in many norrnern sections. Much complaint of foul fields came from sections of the bolt m the Mississippi valley and to the-eastward and similar complaints came from Ar kansas. Texas sent in the most encourag ing crop accounts of any state but even there some localities said that _ were too cool and others comylniued of the presence of the bo.ll weevil. . Friday ended the first condition period of the season and interest in the con dition report hv the government increas ed This report is scheduled to be made at 10 o’clock. New Orleans, time. Fri day of this week, which means that forecasts of the report are likely to be the dominating influence of market up to then, unless the weather- over the be’t turns either very good or very ban. Private reports on condition thu.“ tnr Lave ranged from 72.2 down to 67.0 per cent of normal, with a distinct ten dency to the. low figure. A year ago lon Mav 25. the government reported that the condition of the crop was (>J.b while the ten private estimates reported it 72.6. One of Trio Hit by Auto Killed. New Bern. May 26.—His skull crush ed when run down by an automobile driv en bv Gitv Gaskins, white. Robert Alli son ‘Waddell, five-year-old son of Mrs. Alberta Ulrich Waddell, died in a local hospital at noon, an hour after the ac cident near the victim’s home on Jonn- M ”Witnesses, who attached no blame to Mr. Gaskins, said the child stepped from behind an ice wagon directly into the path of the machine which was drawing a trailer loaded with brick and was run ning at a low rate of speed. . Suffering from the shock of the g edv. Mrs. Waddell said this was her third child to be run down by automobiles the other two having recovered. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS Prizes Presented Saturday to Winners in Kitchen Campaign "The Better Kitchen” campaign, which wa; conducted here for seveial months under the direction of Miss Cathleen Y\ ilson, (Yuiuty Home Demonstration Agent, came to a close last Friday,, and prizes to the winners in the campaign were presented Saturday at an inter esting meeting held at Central Graded School. In addition to presentation of the cam paign prizes the meeting Saturday was featured by tin address by Mrs. Jane Mc- Kimnion. Stale Home Demonstration Agent, who spoke on "Food For tlie F;im ily." Mrs. McKimmon was heard by sev eral hundred persons, and impressed the members of her audience by her prac tical suggestions, greet knowledge of her subject and the earnestness with which she plead for better food and home con dit ions. The meeting opened with the singing of "America.” after which the invocation was made by Rev. L. A. Thomas, pastor •of St. James Lutheran Uhurclu. A solo by Mr. Alan 1). Prindell and tlie talk by Mrs. MeKiinmon preceded the pre sentation of the prizes by Air, L. T. Hart sell. The following were the winners of the six prizes: « First Prize. Perfection Oil Stove —Mrs. I). li. Mabrey. Second Prize. Enameled Table—Mrs. L. S. Pharr. Third Prize. Set of'Aluminum Ware— Mrs. M. L. Penninger. Fourth prize. Pimm —Airs. I). B. Pas tor. F’ifth Prize, lee (.'ream Freezer —Airs. W. A. Sifford. PROGRAM FOR THE MASONIC MEETING HERE TONIGHT Educational .Meeting of Stokes Lodge , No. 22 YVill Be Held at S O’clock. The following is the full program for the educational meeting to be held here tonight bv Stokes Lodge No. 22 A. F. & A. Ai.:' Song-—My Country ’Tis of Thee. Ten minute t;ilk —The Fatherhood of God—l). It. Coltrane. Ten minute talk —The Brotherhood of Alan—W. A. Jenkins. Ten minute talk —Man’s Duty to All Mankind and His Especial Duty to His Masonic Brother—L. T. Hartsell. Song. Introduction of speaker. Address —"Am I a Master Alii son?'’— E. T. Ale Swain. Announcements. Song—Blest Be the Tie That Binds. Closing of Stokes Lodge. No. 22. A. F. & A. AI. in due form. Refreshments. I)R. SHRILL WILL HEAD TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL Has Had Wide Experience in Work at Sanatorium as Patient apd Otherwise. Greensboro, Ala.v 27.r-=-Dr. J. F. Spruill, of Siinatorium. lias been chosen .as of the Guilford coun ty tiiTfereulosis KospiFaT. and will i. same his duties on September 1. He is widely experienced in the wiir 1 against tuberculosis. Several years ago he went to the state . sanatorium as a patient. When he recovered he joined.the stiiff of the institution. In 11)21 he went with the state dejxirtment for health, doing clinieiil work that carried him into the majority of the counties of the state. Before entering upon his new duties lie will make a comprehensive survey of conditions in the county, hold ing clinics and securing the aid of the peop’e in tlie effort to stamp out tuber culosis in Guilford. The hospital, whjch was authorized by the voters of the county, providing for a bond issue of SIOO,OOO for its con struction and a tax not to exp red five cents on the sl<K) for maintenance, is nearing completion. It is being hurt near Jarryestotyii, between here and Ilian Point, atid it 1 is expected that it will be ready for the reception of patients by November 1. GETS ANOTHER CHANCE FROAI RICHMOND JUDGE Young Man Held for Stealing Diamond Ring at Wilson Given Freedom. Richmond. Ya., May 26.—Gary 11. Stodgliill. 25. son of the Rev. J. R. Stodghill. Baptist clergyman of Childers burg. Ala., was today given a chance by Judge Davy Crockett Richardson. Hustings Court, to make good when the young man was arraigned on the charge of stealing a diamond ring and pleaded to be given a chance. “I w'ill return to my home in Alabama and make a man of myself.’’ he assured the judge. "I have seen the wrong side of life and T only ask the opportunity to carry out my promises.” ‘‘l will give you a chance,” said Judge Richardson, “nnd I hope this will be a lesson to you.” Stodghill was arrested several months ago for passing worthless checks in Wil son. X. C., while he was operating a booth at a carnival in the city but his father made good the amounts involved and the prosecution was dropped. He is i\ young man of pleasing appear ance and is said to be possessed of. more than ordinary business ability. •While running the booth at the Wilson fair he had several girls from Richmond assisting him in the work. Men Held for Trying to “Swinv” Jury*. Winston-Salem, Alav 26.—Gray Thompson and Nick Whitfield, charged with offering to “Swing” the jury in a case on trial in the Superior court the past week here, were held in bonds of $2,000 and SI,OOO respectively. At the conclusion of presenting of evidence Judge Shaw announced that he would reserve decision until alter. Evidence given by the State showed that Thomp son approached the defendant in tlie raw then on trial and told him that for the sum of S2OO lie would “turn” the iurv. acting through a partner. Whitfield. One Was From North Carolina. Asheville, Alav 28.—Aliss Virginia Alc- Fadden. formerly of Asheville and well known in her native state as the author of “Peggy,” a tragedy of the tenant farm er. was among the thirteen persons con nected with the “God of Vengeance,” convicted of producing an indecent per formance in New York. She was one of the eleven who received suspended sentences. Annual Dinner es Daughters of the Con federacy. The daughters of the Confederacy will give their annual dinner in honor of Jef ferson’s birthday, to the Confederate Vet erans of Cabarrus County. Saturday, June 2nd. at noon, at the Y. M. C. A. All Veterans are cordially invited to be present. « CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 28, 1923. Sixth Prize, Cook Bool;—Miss Gladys Goodman. The sixth prize was donated by Aliss ! Wilson and went to the. person writing ithe best history of the kitchen, i It wit’s announced a.t the meeting that 1 the kitchens in tlie follotving homes were icharacterized as "model kitchen:.” j Airs. Walter Rumple. Airs. W. NV Pe ; trea and Airs. C. J. Goodman. I In presenting the prizes to the winners ;Alr. Hartsell declared kitchen is the most important part of any home and be paid high tribute not only to the winners but to all other contestants and,women of the county who paj* particular atten tion to their kitchens and the preparation of food. ■ ■ ' j Airs. ALKimnion devoted the greater IKirtion of her address/ to an outline of proper food for the average home, and also (Dalt at some length with the prop er preparation of tlie food. A clean kitchen and wholesome food are great fac tors in real home building, she-said. „.The "Better Kitchen” campaign was Started by Aliss Wilson during the first of March. About 25 women of the eoun ; ty entered the contest; and the kitchens ! were scored ,-everpl times during the con , test by Aliss Wilson. ’ ? • Last week the final scoring was made, j Aliss Wilson being assisted -by. Aliss Alar ! tha Creighton. District,Agent. After the' ! final scores were made Miss Wilson and I Aliss Creighton determined the winners, j Although the campaign was the first of its kind ever held iri this countv. Aliss . Wil son, Aliss Creighton and All’s. Ale-, Kimmon declared it one of the best ever held in the State. ’ t ' •., (REMARKABLE RESULTS <K REVIVAL AT S. P. CHURCH i ■ * •; , IE ■ Twenty-one Persons United With Sec ond Presbyterian Chdroll On Sunday. Rev. Leonard Gill ptreaeuen>- Sunday to; ! 4t crowded church. Alau.V persons mani ! fest interest. The rit|> of baptism was' ■administered to eight individuals. S;it [unlay night Air. Gill preached on "The! Judgmeiu I)ay.” On Sunday morning his subject was:; “The Christian - Home,” and Sunday j night on "Heaven or licit Which?" Sun-! ■day afternoon there whs a meeting for j men only. The sermon was on "influ- | ence." Resumes of thosh sermons will appear later. Air. Gill is being mightily used of God to bring souls to Christ. He is ;t powerful and convincing preacher of tin* gospel. Tonight .subject will be "What Lick 1 Yet?” can't afford to] miss this service? ” B. j 'GREENSBORO CERTAIN FOR NEW PASSENGER STATION Court Validates Municipal Bond Issue For Purpose of Lmditig Money to (Southern Railway. *•. C f. Greensboro, Al:iy 26*- Derision of the North Carolina supreitie *court today, validating the GivcunimVo * municipal bond issue for the erijdjon vs a i«tß - station herPrTfffflpr tw~n'n etui a bittei fight to prevent the lending of Ithe city’s cr. Jit to the Southern rail road. thereby setting a now, style in sta tic’’. building. The ease went up from Guilford Superior Court, Judge W. F. Ilarding denying 4tn injunction that was asked by opponents of the plan. The injunc tion. if granted, would have prevented the city and the Southern from carry ing out a contract providing $1,300.- 000 bond issue by the city, to be usisl in erecting a station, the Southern to pay into 4i sinking fund for 20 years sufficient to retire the bonds, title to the station then being vested in Southern. It is possible that the matter could be carried to the United States supreme court, but persons involved in rlie suit this afternoon declared that the matter is Probably settled for good. The p’an is unprecedented, and was suggested by the Southern when the city asked for a new station, the Southern stating funds were not available for 'erection of tin* great number of new stations sought alotug i ,s lines. TODAY’S EVENTS. Monday. May 28. 1923. ' Representatives of Kiwnnis Clubs throughout the United States and Canada gather in Atlanta today for their international convention. ; Alonsignor Xassal'i-Rooco. archbishop of Bologne. and Algr. Sindera, assessor of the Consiforial Congregation, are to be created cardinals at tlie secret eon sistoyy in Rome today. ! The quadrennial international con vention of the Women’s Benefit As sociation is schedtiled to open in Los Angeles today and will continue in ses sion through the greater part of the week. Promoters of the General Lee oil de velopment ) interests*. Ugaiivst whom charges of fraudulent use of the mails have been made. f4ice trial today, in the Federal court at Fort Worth. ' Hydro-electric development in Cana da will feature the annual spring meeting of the American Society of Alechanical Engineers, which meets in Montreat today for a four-day session. CLARKSON WILL TAKE I OATH ON WEDNESDAY Charlotte Man to Become Member of the 1 North Carolina Supreme Court. ] Raleigh, Alay 2.B.—Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte.'will, be sworn in as Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Governor Cameron Morrison today was advised by Chief Justice Walter Hark. Mr. Clarkson was appointed Saturday to succeed Justice Platt D. Walker, who died last week. PRODUCER AND STAR i OF PLAY ARE FINED Participants in “God of Vengeance” A lust Pay Fine of S2OO Each. 1 New York. May 28.—Rudolph Sehild kraut, star, and Harry Weinberger, pro ducer. of the “God of Vengeance,” con victed with eleven members of tlie cast last week of producing an indecent per formance. were fined S2OO each today. The court suspended sentence on the eleven others. With Our Advertisers. The Citizens Bank itnd Trust Co. will be glad to give you information in re gard to any form or feature of banking with which you are not familiar. Read C. H. Barrier & Co. s new ad. today and see what you can buy this week for SI.OO. The Ritchie Hardware Co. not only gives you ai chance at the Chevrolet or Ford for every dollar spent and for ev ery dollar paid on account, but will give you two chances for every dollar paid t ou an old account. • v '!-.. ATLANTA NOW MECCA TOO KIWSNIANS OF THE ENTIRE WORLD Thousands of Members Are Present for the 7th Annual Convention, Which Open ed Today. FIRST BUSINESS SESSIONS HELD President Geo. P. Ross, of Toronto, is Presiding.— Many Features Have/Been Planned. Atlanta. G.i., Alay 28.—Several thou sand delegates and visitors were on hand when tin* seventh annual (Convention of the Kiwnnis Club International was for mally opened here this afternoon, but arrivals biter iii the flay were expected to swell the attendance to between 4.000 and 5.000. The festivities were launched at a big luncheon spread in the City Auditorium. Aiany of the quartets and glee clubs which will participate in the contest scheduled for tonight limbered up their lungs during the luncheon. Business sessions were opened with a joint conference which followed the lun cheon with George P. Ross, of Toronto, interdational president, presiding. Among the musical organizations al ready listed are glee Clubs from Eliza beth Citv. X. C.. and a quartet from Raleigh. X. C. bride kills brother IN PLAY WiTII PISTOL Snaps Weapon Supposed to Have Been Unloaded in His Facfc During a a Frolic. Monroe. Alay 26.--Airs. R. B. Kluttz. In years old. and it bride of 15 days, ac cidentally shot :ind killed her brother, Vernon Wentz. 22 years old. while play ing with a revolver from which she thought she had extracted the sliellls at the Wentz home, eight miles from Alon roe. Friday night. A neighborhood crowd had congregat ed at the Wentz home in Vance town ship. and tlie bride during the course of the evening went to a bureau and took therefrom a revolver from which she thought she had extracted all the sheds before she snapped tin 1 weapon in the face of her brother. There was one L:i 1 ♦ still iii the chamber, which exploded with fatal result. A coincid ’inv is Ihat this is said to be the same weapon with which her brother-in-law. Alatthews Kluttz. ■shot and killed the mail carrier. Chambers, for which crime lie is now in jail at Monroe, and on which charge he is scheduled to be tried sit the term of court to be held next month. Airs. Kluttz is said to have been warn ed not to handle the revo’ver. DR. RIDDICK RESIGNS COLLEGE PRESIDENCY Will Head School cf Engineering at the State College in Future. Raleigh. X. (’.. May 28. (By the Asso ciated Press). —President Riddick's res ignation as President of North ( 4ti*Oiina State College today was accepted by the Board of Trustees and announcement was made that his successor probably will be elected at a called meeting of that body within 30 days. Both Dr. Riddick’s resignation and his request that he he placed ai the head ot tin* school of engineering of the institu tion. were unanimously passed, it \uc stated. AFTER SHOOTING MAN WOMAN TAKES POISON Both Are Now in a Raleieh_ Hospital in Very Serious Condition. Raleigh. Alav 28.—After shooting H. I! Alale, who resides near Raleigh, times. Airs. Bessie Gray today attempted to commit suicide by taking posion. Both are now in a local hospital, cials said their condition was serious. Airs. Gray stated she shot Male in self defence) according to hospital au thorities. Only meagre details of the shooting could be obtained in Raleigh owing to tho sorious condition nf llic man and woman. HAVE ORDERS TO Ql IT FIGHTING BEEN ISSIED Such an Order Said to Have Been I‘ ound in Irish Republican. _ Dublin. May 28 (By the Associated Press). —A document addressed by Eamonn de A’alera to all ranks in the republican army calling for discontinu ance of the armed struggle has been tak en by the Free authorities from ii captured republican leader, it was au- today. 'I Chief of Police Runs Masked Men From Home Fairmont, Alay 27. —Chief of Police M. B. Lawson was awakened by a noise, at tlie back side of his house the other night and upon going to a window he saw several men with masks .over their heads. Upon going to a,window at the side of the house he saw several more men simi larly disguised. Mike then ran to an open window, jumped out and comment od shooting, but the men ran. They na<! parked their cas on the Oman road and the speed they made getting to them, when Lawson commenced shooting, would have made tlm Greek runner m tlie Olympian games ashamed of them selves. Negro Ministers Ask Negro Paper to Be More Careful. Salisburv. Alay 26. —“We do hope the editors wi(l hesitate to publish such glar; ing stories until they have been verified, is the closing sentence of a letter mailed todav bv tlie Colored Ministerial Asso ciation Os this city to the Afro-Ameri can negro weekly published at Balti more. denying that a lynching and other racial disturbances had taken place here last Wednesday, as reported in the col umns of the weekly. The association s letter declared that relations between the two races at Sal isbury have been most friendly and that no trouble of any kind has occurred. LIVELY DISCUSSION AT SYNOD MEETING TODAY Question of Raising Synod Budget Up Before the Reformed Synod. Hickory, Alay 28.’—Lively discussion, which it was expected, would continue into the afternoQn was started at today’s session of the General Synod of the Re formed Church in the United States when .a proposal was made to assign to churches the lump sum to raise toward the Synod budget instead of apportion ing items among members. The budget for the coming triennial period calls for SI.OOO.(XH>, an increase of almost 40 per cent, and proponents of the plan contended that it would assess | churches in accordance with their ability to pay. The proposition was submitted by Dr. C. B. Schneider, of Shamokin. J’n.. chairman of the United Alissionary and Stewardship Committee. -jfi* e Religion the Firs! Place. Says Dr. Harms. Hickory. X. (’.. May 27. — (By the As sociated Press f—Ten 'commandments for dealing with religious education, which he S4iid might well be considered, were suggested by the Rev. Dr. John AI. G. Darins in nuj address tonight at a public meeting under the auspices, of the general synod of the Reformed chureh m the l nifed States in session here. Dr. Darms vylio is president-elect of the Mission House at Plymouth Wis.. devoted a lengthy address to the suDject of religious education and discussing the subject from various angles suggested theses as the commandments for the eliureh in dealing with the question : “Recognize tin* fact that, we are liv ing in a changing world. "Give religion the first p’aee m it. "Adopt the educative process in re ligion. "Study and rcrstudy tlie children nnd young people. "Rearrange < ur curriculum. "Reconstruct our program of religious work in our churches and Sunday i schools. | “Simplify our workship. "Co-operate with the public schools. I "Rebuild our homes spiritually. "Train*our leaders.” Tlie Reformed Churcli in the Unite." | States. Dr. Drams-said, lias iong been' interested in religions education and be stressed many “reasons for this belief. In proposing his ten rules or command ments for dealing with the subject lie took each nic up in detail, and gave his ideas of what it meant and h >w he be lieved it should be carried out. Much lias been learned of childrens’ nature through the study of p°"cho!o"v. he said, and he urged continued study of the child's nature, both in schools and in homes and uged his audience to “Go home and do some solid thinking about religion and education.” WOULD GO HALF WAY IN HELPING Former Congressman At General Synod Urges Aid For Catawba College H ickory,,May 27. —Speaking today on the question of the Reformed Chureh. which is holding its general Synod here, assuming control and guaranteeing sup port of Catawba College, former Con gressman A. It. Broderick, of Hanover, Pa., stated-at a mass meeting this after noon. that he was in favor of tin* Synod helping ihe institution on a fifty per cent basis of its needs and suggested $400.00(1 to be the first appropriation for this purpose. * The question of raising the scholastic standing of the college and its adoption by the chureh will come before the Synod this week. Catawba College is the onlv Reformed Chureh school in the North Carolina Classic. Jasper Cherry," of Conover, colored musician, brought his choir to the audi torium for a .concert and they rendered many old songs. The crowd was «o | large, however, that the audience later moved to the public square, where tlie singing was continued. The great audi ence gave the colored singers an ovation. Two baccalaureate srmons. a lay man's ipiss meeting, and numerous special services throughout this section, marked Sunday with the delegates to the General Synod "f tin* Reformed Church in the United States, now entering the closing days of the sessions. One of the sermons was delivered hr Dr. .T. A. Singlemastei:, president of tin* Lutheran seminary. Gettysburg. Pa., before the graduating class of Lenoir College, and the other baecaluareate was by Dr. J. W. Memingef*. of Lancaster. Pa., before the Hickory high school students in tlie audi torium tonight at 8 o’clock. A sermon by Dr. J. L. Smith, of Bristol, Tenn.. be fore the religious organizations of the eol’ege. also was delivered tonight. The laymen’s meeting in the audi torium this afternoon was also addressed by Emory L. Coblentz. Elder Henrv C. Heekornian. of Bedford Pa., presided. NATIONAL GUARD I ENCAMPMENT JULY 1 About 2.700 Officers and Men to Attend at Four Camps. Raleigh. X. <’.. Alay 28':—Members of the North Carolina National Guard will commence their animal two weeks encampments on July 1, and indications are that there will be about twenty seven hundred officers and men to attend during the months of uly and August, according to assistant Adjutant General Smith, who todav announced the dates and camps to which the various units wil’ be sent. The troops will be sent to Camp" Glenn. Fort Bragg. Fortress Monroe. Vii.. and Camp AleLel'an, Tai. A feature during the encampment at Uamp Glenn will be the* decoration of .the colors of the 120th infantry bv the Portuguese government on Julv 10. the decoration being on account of the ser vices on the Western front during the World War. Major Smith announced. The Governor, state officials, formers of the regiment and others will be ex tended sf>eeiaT invitations to attend the exercises. j CLARA PHILLIPS SAYS SHE IS NOT GUILTY On Way Home. Says She Will Give the Whole Truth About Crime With Which She Is Charged. Tequcigalpa. Honduras, May 28 (By the Associated Press). —A message de claring her innocence has been received by the Associated Press Correspondent here from vClara Phillips, convicted of the murder in California, now on her way back to the United States in charge of American officers. The message was sent just before the steamer Copen sail ed for New Orleans. It said : "Please say I intend to give the world the truth about the Alberta Meadows ca c *e—that I am innocent of that awful crime of which I was unjustly convicted, and that the opportunity will soon, come for me to prove it. Signed “CLARA PHILLIPS.” The Copen is expected to arrive at New Orleans on Tuesday. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. BRYAN DENOUNCES FUtll llTinu THEORY state Library untie B! FORTY Says Men, Including Three Bishops and Two Cabinet Members, Merely Use the High-Sounding Phrases. MARSHAL GIVES EVOLUTION VIEW Says Regardless of Source of Man, All Must Admit That Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Washington, May 28. —The joint dec laration issued here Saturday by forty prominent Americans holding that there is ho antagonism between science and religuui was assailed by William Jen nings Bryan in a statement published today by the Evening Star. Those who signed the declaration, in cluding Secretarys Hoover and Davis, three bishops and other leaders in polit ical. religious, business nnd scientific world were said by Air .Bryan to have “put ui> a straw man and then assaulted it with big words." "There is no antagonism between re ligion and real science." continued Mr. Bryan’s statement. "Science is classi fied knowledge; therefore nothing is sei entifie unless true. No truth can hurt, the Bible. No truth can harm Chris tianity. Our objection is to unsupport ed guesses put forth by scientists in the name of science. The guess to which we most object is that man is a de scendant of the brutes. "The document published this morn ing obscures the issue. If the man who wrote the statement had explained that theology denounced as medieval teaches that the Bible is true, that Christ was born of virgin, suffered for man’s sins, and rose from the dead, it is prob able that some of the men named would have refused to sign. "If these men believe that man came U]> from the animals, why don’t they dis pense with their long and high sounding words and use every day language: let. them iMtint out the parts of the Bible they reject, and the public can under stand their issue. "The Presbyterian General Assembly spoke for nine-tenths of the Christians when it reaffirmed the church’s belief in the infallibility of the Scriptures, the vir gin birfh of Christ,-' the ntooemewt and bodily resurrection of Christ. “Why substitute an unproven hypothe sis for the’Word of God?” Christ is Son of God. Spartanburg. S. May 28. —"The real cornerstone of the republic of Am erica is the Golden Rule of the Nazn rene." and "the essentials of the Gospel of Jesus Christ are the essentials of Democracy.” former Vice President Tlios. R. Marshall declared in an address here last night in the First Presbyterian Church. He came here to deliver an ad dress today before tin* graduating class of Converse College. Touching on the matter of evolution, Air. Marshall said: "1 am not concerned in whether my grandfather was a monkey; I have been kept busy not making one out. of myself; J do not care what they prove about where I came from, or where you came from; they cannot prove that Jesus Christ was not tiie incarnate Son of God.” AS INDEPENDENT. FORI) CAN WIN. SAYS IIEARST If Left to Popular Vote. Publisher Sees Motor Million&ir In White House. New Orleans. May 27.*—^William Ran dolph Hearst. publisher, today predicted, according to a story published by the New Orleans States, that Henry Ford could be elected President of the United States if left to the popular vote of tlie people. , Air. Hearst was here a few hours en route to California, via Fort Worth, Texas. “But the only way Ford can ever run for President will be as an independent candidate,” Mr. Hearst said. "The political*machines of both nation al parties. Democratic and Republican , alike, are in the hands of old line reac tionaries. They may not be able to nominate the man they want, but they can prevent the nomination of the man they do not want —and that man is Henry Ford. “I believe the Republican party will go down to the most decisive defeat in its history in the coming Presidential election. The so-called foreign poMcy of that party will be responsible for its de feat. "I am unalterably opposed to the en try of the United States into the league of nations or into the world court, which is nothing but a stepping stone to the league.” FOUR SMALL CHILDREN SEE FATHER MURDERED Were Strolling in Woods With Him When He Was Killed by Negro. Valdosta. Ga.. May 28.—Four small children witnessed the killing of their father. C. A. Hunter, a fanner of Far go, Ga., late yesterday afternoon by Han dy Armstrong, negro, while the farmer and liis wife and children were strolling in a wood near their home, according to a rejairt reaching here today. A jmsse was reiHirted tiklay close on the trail of the negro. Poppies to Be Sold Here Wednesday. The poppies ordered through the Am erican legion Headquarters (made in U. H. A.) by the American Legion Aux iliary have arrived. They will lg* sold Wednesday, Memorial Day. Ten cents apiece. The proceeds of the poppy sales go towards decorating the world war American soldiers’ graves in France. It is the request of Legion authorities that everybody wear a poppy in memory of our soldier dead on Memorial Day. The Auxiliary expects everybody to be wear-, ing a poppy by the afternoon of that day. Compared with other birds the wren is very short-lived, its average span of .life being three years. NO. 93.