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B SHERRILL’ Editor and Publisher xLVin. Ifii Bf m I I® LEASES fOiITTEE REPORTS il Committee Makes Report L Senate As ter Its Investi alien Which Was Con ducted Several Months. omment MADE a “ on many facts klier FaetTwere Brought Out Without Comment.— Report Says Ceases Were Not Made Under Law. *■•l h'rirton, .Tun*' s.—Flagrant disro- I V'the law in negotiations of the in ami Itoheny oil leases are eharg *• , ~'M.rr to the Senate today pre -1 D; j' nr „j| by its prose-, £ senator Walsh, of Montana. IL executive order by which Presi « Hardin? transferred oil reserves thr Navy to the Interior Depart • ’ |,ehl in the report to have k illegal. . , L, Bjuner in winch the leases were ktiaiei! -Hi-etli by former Secretary ■ described a> in disregard of the I ETieast' themselves were declared Easibly wasteful, and based on a Er which Congre-s alone has author ■t* dereraiine. Fall's acceptance of ■MM) front K. "t.. Uoheny was charac- Lj a < -in the last degree reprehep ■F although no opinion was express |,v to whether the payment was in It a loan. fcomt-m by Harry F. Sinclair of a ,if blooded cattle to Fall's ■t Mexico .aneh. and Sinclair's suib employment of Fall after he left ■ nbiuc: were cited without comment. ■ihni-M' without comment, the re- Btriittil how Sinclair expended sl,- ft|o ,0. clear Teapot Dome of eou- Kb| fiaims. some of which at least ftp shadowy." ftornw Secretary Denby of the Navy ktrmt. and Assistant Secretary ftsrxdt were exonerated from "any ftt rtsw" in the negotiations lead- H up te tbs Fuses. Hi w glared that despite diligent ■ay. the mmui'ittee found "no facts ■ -.epoet 1 '- ;» Bert of the rumor that public offi ■tad speculated in the stocks of the Bur and Duheny companies. Bilarir. the report said, "the evi- B fail*! to establish the existence" Bf conspiracy between oil operators B r 'her-.a tic republican National B»'ici. in l’A'Jtt. for exploitation of Bty j i'a-iiig reference was made to ■ flwdiftiug statements by which it BW sought tn roimeet Kdward B. Bad with ;i siiHt.pthi payment to Hud no .•pinion mi that subject was ■»mb ; v rc.-cnnueinlation contained in ■ M'of’ from u reference to court ■''‘luiJs now in progress, was oon- HWin thc following summary : B™ ' l "‘ legislation enacted by Con ■£*“ "l""'ved in its spirit in deal ■ hth i| lH reserves, had it not been «f all reason to afford some "f justification for the pursm-d. further action by the B“ J1E|! might not be neees wkat l!ls transpired, it H® w made plain: ■l rpj B. at ,l " Irits- or other contract B*™ !r » or providing for the extrac- Bo J" " r gits from the reserves K h .7 t, ' r “ <l iUt " except upon corn s',,; , l" r which proposals shall B“ y B, lvertised • Thar By. IJI ' llr h lease or contract K» entered into for any purpose ■J/ |,r " tHl ihe reserves from fti J ‘“ ’"t v||, 'b limited areas as tl,Rt "Mess i» B*(j K-' ;Il ‘ .cinergeney to be pro- KT ' 1 *' E resident of ihe I’nited B* dmuliV''' 1 ' SVl< l ,>asp °r con- Kbv 'h . s,lbl " it,wl to au< l ap- B’alt'-, T * nlli l'tr(dler General be- H, effucf H Tb . Hie of t . am! “"'ity conferred by Htic«yj ( Eb-O to exchange, is ■hfbr (' IH .| < ‘ x '' la, uge of crude oil Bt»tin.s,f ■!'’ " ,ll “ r products or ■ f,f oil or g:,s." ■ ld> lu, h Improved. j s on His () " a - v Home. ■Wist, ehi'"'" 4 l*illy Sunday, •uiJ ! ’ H,r ;1 '" ! -beery after tr day , n !' nr ' !ai<s, ''l through Chi m Ind.. ci,’!;'". to Winona ,ut, ‘ ri '• L-ally dwlaring, ffiurde,- o '' th “ !' >;Ulks kiHnap '• i 'at "perdition said' in --tw' * IIS hind are f»r | iai |„ s 11 " oil,! of ours is j'.. 1 1:1 1 that no speed ■I,- ■' IS i, H ;i „ l,llull improved in ,iiR Mav'' 1 ',.,-' 1 :’""' tn>ni Mem ftiro ' lm "' ; it Rochester, H " - kv; ago. 'T ;; Southern rail t'day t,. . " n Hie stock K Vjr ' V ' T! ‘e t,,,'*; I,it ' rh in * * " Vil ' nr>t awrib ■ t'ttthor tl' n : :: ” ( ' u ' develop- Bm t-..,- »««* B«b lu “«'lis Or, , iHN'd 11 ' 1 Vcu, 11 '* 'Wen with . 111,1 the companv J 'bare. K'LirnMi f ;ir Tanforan he„ i ; i : ,, ‘ r , vi, l pnf e that • a ‘ifo nilu " < ' lllh ‘ ,, ,M ‘ made THE CONCORD TIMES “About Face!” | i \ I^BBbI Mg B h B ggi I b * B % ■ * t: • fr x • m ' Well, well, glad to see you’re back from the front, as the old gag goes. Lorello. the "man with the rubber body,” can "about face" any time the order is sounded. He’s shown here backing up for a drink. PRIEST FATALLY SHOT BY JOHN KING, JR. Shooting Occurred While Priest Was Administering Last Rites to King’s Father. Diacut, Mass.. June —Rev. Michael C. Gilbride was shot to death today while administering the last rites of the Cath olic Church to John King. Sr., at the King home. John King. Jr.. R7 years old, was ar rested after he had shot Capt. David Pe trie of the Lowell police, in the shoulder. He will be arraigned tomorrow on a charge of murder. The police said that King had admit ted shooting the priest, and had remark ed that he felt justified for his act. They are at a loss, however, to understand his motive. MRS. HARRIET UPTON IS RETIRING FROM OFFICE Has Been Vice Chairman of the National E*f»<bUc«« Incentive Committee W Some Time. Cleveland. 0., June 5 (By the Asso ciated Press). —Announcement of the re tirement of Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, of Warren, ().. as vice chairman of the executive committee of the Republican national committee was made here today by William M. Butler, manager of Presi dent Coolidge's pre-convention campaign. Mrs. A. T. Hert. of Louisville, widow of tlie late national committeeman from Kentucky, will be recommended for the vice chairmanship. She will have charge of the work among the women in the campaign. Special Prayer For Christian Unity. Special prayer for Christian Unity will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Members of all churches are cordially invited. A World Conference on Faith and Order suggests a special prayer service for Christian l T nity this week. This conference represents national Churches of the following communions: Anglican, Armenian. Baptist. Congrega tional, Friends, German Evangelical Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian. Old Cath olic, Presbyterian, Reformed. South In dia United. Some of the most pressing questions of the hour rise out of our so cial life, with its struggles and its rival ries, its antagonisms and its party cries. What has the church to say about these things? This special service and prayer for the consideration of such questions will be held in All Saints Episcopal Church Friday evening at eight o'clock by the rector, Rev. Charles B. Scovil. Members of all churches are cordially invited. G. With Our Advertisers. The big sale of SIOO,OOO worth of ready-to-wear, millinery and house fur nishings at the Parks-Belk Co. began Wednesday. The prices on dresses and millinery are cut nearly half. Don't put off getting your hat, for they are going like hot cakes. If you want shingles, lime or cement, don’t forget that Cline & Moose have the very best that can be made. They buy the min car lots, and their prices are the lowest. Cut the high cost of living by buying a •Leonard refrigerator from the Bell & Harris Furniture Co. Melrose flour and Liberty self-rising flour at Cline & Moose’s. There is no better. On Friday and Saturday the Specialty Hat Shop will have a lot of hats at si>.oo each Elegance without extravagance is the keynote rff the sale at the Broxvns-Cannon Co. ' * Henry Foard Dies. Stroke of Paralysis, In Rowan. Salisbury, June 4. —Henry Foard, aged 08, a well known farmer of the Franklin neighborhood, died this morn ing from a stroke of paralysis which he : suffered Monday. Mr. Foard's sister, i Mrs. Fowler of the South River neigh ■ borhood died Monday night and was • buried this morning at Statesville. : Another sister, Mrs. Irvin, of States . ville, is ill having been stricken at the i home of Mrs. Fowler before that lady r died. Through an aeroplane delivery 6 ® rvl <* i recently inaugurated people in the North t of Ireland are enabled to read the Lon e don morning papers at the breakfast table. CONCORD’S NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING —i ■ .BRv BBntu MR. . 'dp* ipl | ? v ft : .f •' ’ 4 In , >r -gc : - Lw ftft ml "‘A.'’- 188 -t? iffii,:' -»v. ' v ! 1 * - < ' * ' * * • _ - 'fmPr : v ,. i WWiriiiirv • Commencement Exercises for High School? Students Were Held This Year in Con cord’s New $200,000 High Schoo|| The Building Is One of the Best to Be Found Anywhere in the State. AGRICULTURAL MATTERS CONTROL ALL BUSINESS For This Reason Prosperity Will Not Come Until Farm Matters Are Cleaned Up. Banker Declares. (By the AsHoeintetl I’rcis.) Asheville. June 5. —The agricultural situation in the state and nation is the chief problem at present, and the solution must he found and worked out satisfactorily before prosperity comes in full measure, Hugh Macßae, of Wil mington. X. C.. told the North Caro lina Bankers’ Association this morning. "I take off my hat to the successful farmer," Mr. Macßae said. "He has the hardest job in the world, ami does not get proper credit for it. The best business men of our country with plen oy of brains and ability when they turn to farming seldom reach success in that line. "As a nation, we are working from the wrong standpoint. In this country all our resources and tplenjs are bent ‘-civatid UaSh&tPv manufactures and industries, and farming is a side line. This will not work for always, and sooner or laler we must face this fact and discover ways whereby a man of ability ,may secure worth while re turns from the soil." COAST GUARD CUTTER SEIZED RUM VESSEL j Three Men on Vessel Were Wounded ! When They Tried to Make Getaway I in Race With Cutter. (By (he Assoelntert Press.) London, Conn., June 5. —Three men. including the captain of the rum-laden yacht. Vereign. of New York, were wounded, one severely, when the coast guard cutter Seminole finjl on the ves sel which attempted to escape capture 8 miles southeast of Block - Island last night. The yacht was brought in here today in custody of the cutler. PROHIBITION PARTY HOLDING CONVENTION Convention Is Being Held at Columbus. Ohio.—Tlie Convention Opened With Prayer. (By the Associated Press) Columbus, Ohio. June 5. —National convention of the- Prohibition party was called to order at 10:20 a. in. today. Dr. James G. Mason, of New Jersey, in the ! opening prayer, asked Divine guidance in "this crisis of our nation and party when tie wicked wax strong and cor ruptions prevail in hfgh places.” Methodists Ask $875,133 For Super animate Endowment. Raleigh, June 4.—Amounts requested for the superannuated endowment fund from North Camilla and Western North Carolina conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church. south, total $875,133. to be paid in five year ly installments, it was announced here by leaders in the fund work. Confer ence claimants of the two conferences number 142 the statement says, towards whose support the sum of $41,752 was contributed last year. Os the 280 presiding elders in the names of 204 appear on the honor roll, indicating tljat every church in 204 districts of the conferences of the Meth odist Episcopal church, south, has pledged its full quota and more towards the $10,000,000 fund that is being raised for the superannuated Methodist preachers, if is reported by I)r. Luther E. Todd, of St. Louis, executive secre tary of the Board of Finance, which is aponsoring the movement. Latest re ports fiorn superannuated headquarters indicate that out of 0.500 Southern Methodist, charges, there remain only 150 that has not pledged to the super annuated endowment fund the full amount requested of them by the board of finance. Kills Two and Shoots Himself. Jackson, Tenn., June s.—John Butler. 26 years old, a farmer, today shot and killed his wife at their home near Bells, Tenn.. crossed a lane to an adjoining farm, and shot to death James Valen tine 22, and then fired a charge from a shotgun into his own chest, inflicting wounds which probably will result -in > his death. The payroll of the New* York Ameri can league baseball club is said to total about $250,000 a year. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N.C., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1924 FOREIGNERS Af|& SHOWN over Roads of state South American Eimnecvs And Diplo mats See How sf§rtii Carolina Are Made. Greensboro. X, Jnne 5. —Members of the Pan-Americfo Highway Uommis sion consisting of 38 delegates from Lat in-Americun countries, and accompanied by Argentine, Salvspforemi and Chilean diplomats. left her# today for a practi cal demonstration ©6 highway construc tion work. Under tile guidance of Com missioner Frank Ptwe as the State High way Department, t lie''party in a train of private automobiles* And busses was es corted over variousl road projects, arriv ing hv Yancey ville eadn'ln the afternoon. The afternoon . program _ consisted of further inspection ©£ Jpghway coustruc- AQUATIC MICE fifil PUZZLE TO PITTSbU%I SCIENTISTS As Much at on I<w4 Pittsburgh. June s.—Aquatic mice, capable of diving and swimming like porpoises or scampering around the fields like other rodents of their family, were discovered in the Pymatuning swamp in Crawford county by a group of I natural scientists, who made up a party i of 35 from Pittsburgh to visit the swamp lover the week-end. "We are completely stumped on this j mouse,” said George Sutton, bird man j with the Carengie Museum today. "It does not have webbed although it ! dives and swims under water and comes to the surface and breathes with the tip of its nose above water.” MISSOURI LEGISLATOR SHOT BOARDING TRAIN Assailants Fire From Automobile and Escape After Wounding State Sena tor Kinney*. St. Louis, June 3.—State Senator Michael Kinney, a leader in local and State politics, was shot and , probably mortally wounded today by two uniden titid men. who fired upon him as he I was about to board a train at Oakland, St. liouis county. The men drove beside the Senator and fired four shots into his body. Before witnesses could obtain the license num l her of the car it had disappeared. Defunct Bank. Salisbury*. Pays Deposi tors 20 Per Cenf. Salisbury. June 4 Depositors of the defunct People National bank which closed its doors last June were given checks today for 20 per cent of their deposits. Receiver J. E. Fonts and a number of clerks were kept busy hand ing out checks to the who called. The receiver is honing to have another installment or may be two more for the depositors. Plan of Unification of the Two Great Methodist Bodies Nashville, Tenn.. June 5.—A1l Meth odism is awaiting the action of the conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, cn the proposed unifica tion plan for wedding the southern branch with the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Northern branch, after a separation of eighty years, which if adopted would give the combined church a tota 1 membership of around (.000,000. The plan of unification, approved by the Joint Commission on Unification which met at Cleveland, Ohio, on July 24, 1923, was ratified by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, meeting at Springfield, Mass., on May 7, 1924. by an almost unani mous vote and the Southern College of Bishops, then in session, were formally advised by the action taken. The official beads of the Southern branch, at a special meeting on the day following, set May 20th for a meeting to be held at Nashville, when they would formally consider the calling of a gen eral conference to take up the ques tion of combining with the Northern Church. On the dar set the General Conference was called to meet in Chat tanooga July 2nd. Under the plan adopted by the com mission in Cleveland, the churches would CONSPIRACY EVIDENCE PLAIN SAYS SENATOR Sen. Brookhart Says Daugherty Inves tigation Shows There Was Conspiracy to Aid Criminals. Washington, June 5. —The evidence given in the Daugherty investigation was reviewed today in another heated debate in the Senate during which Chairman Brookhart of the investigating commit tee declared the testimony had shown "beyond a doubt" the existence of a con spiracy to protect criminals in the De partment of Justice. Reciting the career in Washington of Jess Smith, friend of former Attorney General Daugherty, Senator Brookhart said the relationship of the-two men was so clos that "every word of testimony becomes evidence against Mr. Daugherty himself." Although neither was a man of wealth, he continued, the evidence showed their i expenses »u Washington amounted t° "upward* of $50,000 a year," and that Smith left it- sufc*anti*U. estate when lie committed suicide. * Some of the declarations of the chair ‘ man were seconded by Senator Ashurst, 1 of Arizona, a Democratic member cf the committee, and it was indicated that I a committee report signed by three of the five committeemen, and severely crit icizing the former Attorney General, both for his official acts and for his re fusal to testify, was in course, of prepa ration. I - ■ ■ - UNDERWOOD TRAILING McADOO IN FLORIDA i William Jennings Bryan Heads List in Vote For Delegates-At-I>aige. Jacksonville, Fla.. June 4. —William G. McAdoo continued to maintain a two-to-one lead over Senator Oscar W- Underwood, of Alabama, for the presi dential indorsement in yesterday's Democratic primary on the basis of re turns compiled early tonight. William Jennings Bryan headed the list in the vote for delegate-at-large, with a lead of several thousand votes over his closest competitor. Interest in t the state, however, cen tered in the race for the gubernatorial nomination, with ,T. W. Martin leading Sidney J. Oatts, in second place, by 5,296 votes, and Frank E- Jennings, running third, by 8,693. With 70-118 votes tabulated. the standing in the gubernatorial race was. Martin 26.567: Catts 21.271: Jennings 17,874; Worth W. Trammell. 3.710; Charles H. Spencer, 696. The historic house in New Harmony, Indiana, whert\ in 1859, was organized the first women’s club in the United States to have a written constitution, has been purchased by the Indiana Fed > eration of Women’s Clubs for preserva i tio nas a permanent memorial to the ’women’s club movement. be joined together as one religious or ganization, with two jurisdictions un der a constitution with a general con ference and two jurisdictional confer ences, while the episcopal areas of each would remain separate without any change in the bishopric jurisdiction. The plan follows: Article I: Declaration fcf Union — The Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, shall be united in one church with two jurisdictions under a constitution with a general conference and two jurisdic tional conferences.. Article II: The Name of the Church shall be — ——* ; Article III: Jurisdiction —Section 1. Jurisdiction Number 1 shall comprise all churches, annual conferences, mis sion conferences, and missions now con stituting the Methodist Episcopal f hurch and any other such - conferences and missions as may hereafter be organized by its jurisdictional conferences with the approval of the general conference. Section 2. Jurisdiction No. 2 shall comprise all the churches, annual con ferences, mission conferences, and mis sions now constituting the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and any othri: such conferences and missions as may (Continued on Page Five). DR. CHARI.ES A. RICHMOND Trinity College, Durham. X. C.. June 4. —Dr. Charles Alexander Richmond, President of Union '‘College, Schenecta dy. X. Y.. wlm delivered the annual com mencement address to the graduating class of IH*24 on "The Fundamental Principles in Education." During the course of his address Dr. Richmond took a rap at Nicholas Murray Butler on ac count of the latter’s advocacy of less stringent prohibition laws. SIMMONS WELCOMES INCOME TAX AS ISSUE Coolidge's CriUeism of ‘New I>*w Based on Assumed Facts. Says Senator. Washington. June 4. —An election campaign issue between the Mellon and Democratic income tax plans, the latter as incorporated in the new tax iaw, \va.s welcomed today in behalf of Demo crats by Senator Simmons of XoWh Carolina, ranking Democrat on the finance committee and* author of the in come schedule in the new law- In a statement referring to President Coolidge’s* attack on the tax bill in the statement of the measure. Senator Sim mons declared "if the President and the Republican party wish to make the Mellon plan as against the Democratic plan, as written in the new law, an is sue in the approaching campaign, they may rest assured that the issue will bo hoarily welcome by the Democratic party.” Senator Simmons declared President Coolidge’s criticism of the new law "consists largely of a general statement based upon assumed facts.” "I do not overstate the case.” h® con tinued, “when I say the facts of record in the treasury department furnished - tention made by the President aftd Mr: Mellon with reference to the fact upon productive industries of the income tax provision of the new law and that the broad statements made by the President in this respect are not confirmed by these record facts." , Three True Bills Charging Murder Re turned in Gaston. Gastonia. June 2. —-At the close of today’s session of Gaston Superior court the grand jury had returned true bills in three homicide cases. one against .Tim Wilkon for the murder of .1. H. Fletcher at Lowell a ago to day. one against Jess Steele, who ran into and killed David Collins on the streets here two weeks ago, and the other against. W. It. Cochran, who lan into and killed Perry McAllister on April 21 on the public highway two miles south of town. All three will come up for 'trial at this week s term of court. Judge W. A. Devin, of Oxford, presiding. Jim Wilson Who shot, it is al leged. Fletcher to death will more than likely face a first degree murder charge. Four murder cases were disposed of at the last session of Gaston Superior court less than two months ago. A two weeks’! term of civil court follows this week of criminal court. Rideout Is Removed for Safe-Keeping. Raleigh. June 2. —B. A. Rideout, charged with the killing of Alexander Honeycutt, a merchant of the Red Oak section, on last Saturday night, was arrested yesterday at Nashville and brought here last night and placed in the State prison for safe keeping. Honeycutt was killed near Nashville while taking a walk after having been at the bedside of his mother, who had been stricken with paralysis and was thought to be dying. Before losing consciousness, he is said to have accused Rideout of the shooting. Rideout, it is reported, denied the charges. After Rideout’s arrest the sheriff’s deputy fearing that mob violence might interfere with the custody of the prison er, brought him here for safekeeping in the State prison. Mr. McLean Disproves of Plan to Stop Revival. Lumberton, June 2.—"l'd rather lose the nomination for governor than for one soul to mis«s au opportunity to come to Christ by closing the meeting on my account." was the thrilling message A. W. McLean sent to Rev. George Steph ens Sunday night as the date for closing the union evangelistic campaign which began here five weeks ago last Thursday night was that his friends wanted this last week before the primary to devote to his interests. Democratic Meet to Be Very* “Dry.” New York. June 2.—Madison Square Garden will be "dry” during the Demo cratic national convention, members of the convention committee announced. David Langinberg, who has the res taurant concession, has been compelled to deposit a substantial bond to be for feited in event of violations of the Vol stead act, by either himself or bis em ployes. The contract also provides for "mod erate" food prices, r In the daye of ancient Greece the farm ers were accustomed to .driving away mice by writing them a message and sticking it one a stone in the infested field. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. ]V‘!I)S BUSINESS MATTERS DISPOSED OE ST CONVENTION Confederate Veterans Faced Busy Sessions at Memphis on Second Day of Their Annual Reunion. REUNION CITY TO BE NAMED All Business Matters Will Be Disposed of Today and To morrow Will Be Given Over to Annual Parade. Memphis. Tenn., June 5 (By the As sociated Press). —Memorial services un der the direction of J. W. Bach man, chaplain general of the United Confederate veterans, and Mrs. A. M. Wilson, president general of the Con federated Southern Memorial Associa i tion. with business sessions for the elec tion of other business, made up a busy program today for the veterans and kin dred organizations—the Sons of Con federate Veterans and the Memorial As • socintion—meeting in annual reunion 1 here. Today’s sessions will clear the way j for the annual parade of veterans which (will bring the reunion to a climax to morrow. Dallas, Texas, and Norfolk, Va., were among the cities dieeussed in advance of today’s business session in connection with the next reunion. Reports of several committees and the presentation of a proposal from the Sons’ organization suggesting that a uniform date be observed throughout the South as Confederate Memorial Day, with addresses by Colonel J. W. May and Thomas B. King, of Memphis, were included in the' program of the veterans at their morning session. Submission of the report of the resolutions com mittee, the selection of officers and the choice of the uext reunion city was to follow the memorial services in the af ternoon. The Sons and the Memorial Assooia . tion plan to complete the business ses sions during the morning. DAVIDSON GRADUATES Two Medals Are Also Given L. Rich ardson Re-Elected President of Akimni. Davidson, Jane 4.—Seventy-eight young men today received diplomas at the annual commencement of Davidson college. Forty-one received bachelor of science degrees; 33 bachelor of arts and , four of master of arts. J. I. Smith. Greenville. S. C., first honor student of the college, delivered the valedictory and A. M. Hillhouse, secoifc honor student the salutary. Medal? for work during the year were awaded to D. B. Walthall, Jr., and W. A. Christian, Jr. Hofnor dgrees were awarded to the following: Erwin Darnall Brownlee, Sanford: High Roderick Murchison, Columbia, S. C., and Eugene Leonidas Siler, Maxton, N. C., doctor of divinity; C. ALphonso Smith, Annapolis, Md., doctor of litera ture ; Charles It. Erdman, Princeton. N. J., and Edward Mack, Richmond, Va., doctor of laws- * Several hundred alumni of the col lege attended the annual alumni lunch eon yesterday after which a meeting was held at which L. Richardson, Greensboro, was re-elected president; Mills, Greenville, S. C., and , James C. Harper, Lenoir, vice-presi dents, and F. L. Blythe. Davidson, • secretary and treasurer. The associa tion voted to employ a full time secre i tary and a committee was named to | consider the jjuestion. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at an Advance of 8 to 19 Points Notwithstanding Easy Liver pool Showing. New York, June s.—The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of 8 to 19 points, notwithstanding the rela tively easy showing of Liverpool. Yes i terday’s selling here appeared to have left a firmer technical position, and at the start there was considerabl covering on prospects of showery weather, with possibly lower temperatures in the South. Buying was laso promoted by reports 1 that spinners had been calling cotton freely at the decline in London, and ao -1 tive months soon showed net advances of 17 to 20 points, July selling at 28.99 and October at 2H.04 in the early trad ing. Opening prices were: July 28.79; Oct. 25.90; Dec. 25.22; Jan. 25.00; March 25.13. A ; t Hpringfield. Mass., March 27, 1883, David L. Dowd eprformed the ; feat of lifting 1.442 pounds with hands i alone. WHAT SMI TTY’S WEATHER CAT RAYS l Fair tonight, warmer in west portion; I Friday, increasing cloudiness, probably I showers in west portion. NO. 95