t p SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher Ivolumh xux Bibtewof hiw !S THING I |f f PAST ill I who Made Inquiry Into R. put Declare He Is R' or r t .' ( hartress. Son of Krents From Ireland. Rk-l (’ MAN (> A\ E V yiP to OFFICERS R.,, One Os His Trials He f that Mi'. Catherine K nner >\\ O' Relatives and K \\ a- Thus Trailed. ■ , , I';..- in\ -tery of ■ i.ii:st »t ttie |>;lM. ■ , x - : ,i:n.n >. \\ It" 11 H • jail ;i 1 be hung-! ■- v . per-i-cutely ■ * _ k- "■! 1: > i>it v, luts i B “ x ris-ut ant horit ies | B , '.>ll of L lie-li I B ' country many B , r <>f a former B. 8 * ' v . who now hold* B ■: tal j<• *-i 5 ion here. B t iiaoman. was B . • Policeman .lames j B . v |( ..Mil., officials of I B investigating his J B , .;i V . led Ilian himself j B :ar. (Ml April I .‘I. I B c>m i*ted of grand! B . \ k cumy lie gave B . relatives as “Mia. \ 171. 107th Street. BK \[ :r . ('.oilier', it was said. x .[>ll alive, but no H tl:i> address. a ... a 'i'ter. it was ■<. d.voice the names ■ bf'tner are! sister. |B. N . t annum, reeprds who. . t>o\. mentally alert. |R,.. .tj,. [., into trouble. . lie wa> very young ■. . ■ ach: him up. bringing ■. . ami sister, George _• a:..:> .it and high school ■ I). . j.md of reading but oiy. passing ex a ml- Bv. in lIKIT. Pre- H lie was oaui to tw - : r; terms in the work |Bj,.r Uih.-t • Sfenses. He was then oid. i'mores' has no home .now. - - atsv.v- refuse to concede ■ •• The brother, who ■ < thre« children, was B . !>y reporters who take public liis name. B[ :>.!• .jead." he said slowly. ■ >■:, 1 have DO brother. He its RH I v op my own life.” Hun I.iKI s WKKK B IUKMAKS \M> FIRED B ! >. lie \-T College President ■ Merely Damaged a Door. ■r V:,.. A .Hi *5. —Danville's ■H became known • was learned that ' :- M m. "f New York, and Richmond. stu ■i- Av-ie" li't College had B Jars Jute Satur ' kitchen and had ' :>v .1 ;■ •' I*. ('raft, presi- B<* tSe Tin* girls were not Th**y v\ of bounds pre- f<,r night feast. HH to•;i —: a armed him- ttie Itily making his B when he >aw the B • g h.o k he called Oil on! threaten- B - ' n w;i' no answer and BR IM-! k.:g through the door H two haggard girls pass«-d less than r.-ad of one of them. BH "• lu.ii iMially votes on B ru.es this afternoon to puoi'h them. hf Its Safe Fort es Bank To B H It '1 April s.—The |B ' Hi/>' I>••!!. 111., disoon- B -opr lay. stockholders B " hank war- no longer B a tried away the |B mver been able BU g iv iii'iirance which ■’ T not sufficient to BB ' was decided 'to. B . than make any oven merits. he,lt SL’IMHt in cash ■ . *• '••■bd' when the case Su “ t ',[ ( li,thing For Fourteen B r: , Years. B April 11.—A suit *-p;ivalent of 52.40 Bt)v • and worn con- ■* tVin ||H i"in*n;iMng. wan re- an. k. West fjreen . ■ s~i.ir because it :, TNir(.' h-s-ause. it was j l .'; 1’ was of ex- B : . ' : -’l'd douhtlews if bought Mr. St a nek said. - —. |B - A Miven More Rights. |B>> ~-T- MP. the Associated |^R iL? I’H'.l-,;’ , 1 deputies this IH*' V'l’s ■, J , ' " K:vin ß women the |B taking 1,1 chs tions. and ■* ‘‘‘Sihle for municipal |H f ‘- nar’rj, was carried by M ’i. -A similar bill wai >r. • , “ a! i ” r ■') HMD hut Will BRi ' THE CONCORD TIMES In Christ Role HI R W HR A jYederick Hitch, business ‘man of Bloomington. 111., is attracting attention of critics by the manner in which he portrays the role of Christ 1n a Passion Play which will be pre sented in that city this summer. ( HIROPK.UTOR CHARGED WITH SERIOFS CRIME Henry Leo Mottard Is Charged With Performing Many Illegal Operations in New York. (By the AMoclated Presto New York. April !».—As a result <>f investigations to determine whether a child adopted by Mr. and Mrs. F. V. tirose. of Morsemere. N. •!., is the kid napp«nl Lillian McKenzie, missing from New York since lDli.’l. Henry Leo Mot tard. of Smithtown. who said he was a graduate chiropractic physician practic ing in New York under the name of Har ry L. (ireeu. was arrested today and charged with perfonirng an illegal op eration. Police said Mottard told them the child now in the (iroee home was born in his office to a Mary Sullivan, of t'onnec ticut, several months before the birth of the McKenzie baby and he had given it to Mrs. O'Keefe, a professional mother who sold it to Mrs Grose for SDK). They also said Mottard had performed many operations in and around New Y’ork. THE COTTON MARKET Reports of Rain in Texas and Easy Liverpool Cables Followed by Opening Decline. New York. April ft.—Reports of fur ther showers in Texas, and relatively easy Liverpool cables were followed by an opening decline of fc to 10 points in the cotton market today. This carried prices hack to about the lowen levels reached yesterday, but considerable trade buying or covering around 24.01 f *r May and 23.1*4 for October absorbed early offerings. The maiket rallied 10 or 12 points from the lowest before the end of the first hour on prospects for clearing weather in the southwest ami rumors that a private authority estimated do mestic mill consumption for March at 007.000 bales, against 4SA.S4O last year. Cotton futures opened easy. May 24.02: July 24.34; Oct. 23. D5; ,Dec. 24.05; Jan. 211.80. “Colonel Joe’s” Argus Has Entered New Volume. Goldsboro. April 8. —The Goldsboro Evening Argus with Col. Joseph E. Rob inson at the helm, today opened a new volume. With its edition of Monday, this valuable paper completed its eighti eth semi-annual volume, rounding out forty years of sterling service to the peo ple of Goldsboro. There is possibly no man in the com munity who is held in higher esteem than -Col. Joe" as he is called here and his motto, “never to print anything that Will cause a blush of shame or hurt the feelings of man. woman or child, has won him a place in the hearts of the people of this community. Several of the most prominent men in this city tendered Mr. Robinson a ban quet several weeks ago at which theie ■were some two hundred men and women present and later a committee visited ev ery store in the community and corailed advertising contracts which totaled in the hundred thousand inches and was pre sented to the veteran editor as an anni versary gift. _____ JIMISON’S APPEAL WITHDRAWN Will Begin in a Few Days to Serve His 80 Days Sentence on the Roads. Charlotte. April ft.—Tom I*. Jimison former Methodist minister, announced today he would withdraw his appeal and start within a few days serving his sen tence of sixty days on the county roads, imposed last week in city court here on a charge of violating the Volstead act. timison is at liberty on $250 bond. Special Meeting of Cfiamber of Commerce A special meeting of the Chamber oi Commerce will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Y. M. 0. A. to meel with W. C. Wilkinson. Highway < ommis sinner from this district, for the purpost of considering the matter of taking o\ei the Monroe road by the State Highway Commission. Farmers’ Day at Yorke & Wadswort 1 Co’s. Next Saturday. ' Next Saturday. April 11th. will b. Farmers’ Day and Oliver Impiemen Day at Yorke & Wadsworth (os I that day special prices will be made ot i! Oliver plows and implements, and tw< ‘ Oliver plows will be given away abso ■ ' lutely free Free lunch will be serve, Ifrom 12 to 1:30 o'clock to all farmer 'and Iheir families. Several men froti * the factory will be in charge of the dem i oust ration. This will be somethin new. Don’t miss it. HAROLD DONAHEYIS FID FOR TAKING GIRL 10 COLUMBUS Son of Governor of Ohio Placed In Custody of Sher iff Until Fine and Costs In Case Kvae Been Paid. GIRL ON STRICT PROBATION NOW Donahey Also Placed Under the Control of County Juv-! ertile Court Until H e Reaches Age of 21. Zanesville. ().. April D.-—Harold Dona hey. ID \ t ar-old son of Governor Vic D oiahe;.. today’was tilled SDMI and the cost by Probate Judge Clarence Graham, j r.n a charge of contributing to the de-1 linquene.v ,>t’ Mi. F. Bradford until the tine was paid. He also was plat ed under I the control of the Muskingum County juveni’e court until he readies 21 years of age. Mis> V< gel \va- placed under strict probation of the court for twelve months. Formal Charge \gainst Harold Donahey. Zunesvilie, 0.. April ft.—The formal charge of contributing to the delinquency of u minor was tiled against Harold Donahey. ID-year-old son of Governor Vic Donahey. by Probation Officer Ber nard ILd! in juvenile court here this morning. Gov. Donahey Grieved Over the Episode. Co.umbus, Ohio, April of Corporation Commission supremacy will again be argued. The commission assigned round tri|xs < n the basis of equipment. The cars j runge in carrying capacity from 7 to 22. On this basis the following lines were apportioned: , Kirk’s .vuto Service, eight round trips. , Piedmont Stage Lin,', eight round trips. "■ Blue Star Bus Line, two round trijis. Charlotte-Concord Bus Line, two round trips. Royal Blue Transportation, two round triiis. , Dixie Motor Company, three round White Bus Line, one round trip, trips. This makes an aggregate of 2d trips running at intervals of 30 minutes. The tirst eiirs leave Greensboro at seven in tin* morning and the last at 7.30 in the evening. There is no agreement as to the even and the odd startings. The bus owners take pot luck and go into tlu* running as they are called in. The Irijis are all through. There is no short line haul. Every 30 minutes the traveler can catch a bus going in north or south direction. All linos will pick up passengers at these intervals and at all stations as well as non-stops. The service begins by schedule Mon day, April 13th. Ruth Will Participate in Yankee’s First Game. New York, April 8. —Babe Ruth, Yankee slugger, forced by illness to re turn to New York before the completion of the Yankee exhibition tour in the south, will appear in the opening game of the season at the Yankee stadium against the Washington Senators. He may play in Sunday's exhibition contest I against Brooklyn at Ebbets Feld. This I announcement was made today by Er ward G. Barrow, business manager of the Yankees. After a long distance telephone con versation with Miller Huggins, manager of the team, Harrow said: “Ruth's recent ailment was due to acute indigestion. His present condi tion is not serious. . Ruth is scheduled to arrive in New York from Asheville where he was taken ill. at 1:30 p. m., tomorrow to rest up for the opening game of the season. Appointed Minister to China. Washington, April ft.—John Van Mc- Mnrray. an assistant 1 secretary of state, was appointed today to be minister to Chnia. Mr. McMurray, who is an expert on Far East affairs, will succeed at Peking Jacob Gould Schurtnan, who has been transferred to Berlin as ambassador. Try to Prove Dorothy Ellingson Is Sane, San Francisco, April 7. —Prosecution > in the trial to determine the sanity of ■ Dorothy Ellingson was prepared today I to introduce testimony of three expert ; witnesses, notably Dr. Floyd Bryan, an i X-ray specialist, who it is believed would - testify that the X-ray plates of the girl ; introduced by the defense discloses noth ing abnormal. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1925 WASHINGTON HEARD THAT BABE RI TII DIED ON TRAIN j Reports Dissipated With Arrival of the I Slugger in Capital on Way l» New Ym k. Washington, April ft.—Reports that George Herman “Bahte” Ruth, baseball's premier batsman, had died en route from Asheville. X. <’., were dissipate,l today with the arrival here of the train on v liieh he was traveling. Those in charge of the train said that Ruth, who collapsed in Asheville Tups tiny. 'Till was ill. b'it his condilion so far a k they knew was not serious. Accompanied by relrespnativeu of the Now York Yankees, Rmh h*ft Asheville at 3 :.i<) p. m, yeslprday, ami immediate ly was put to bed in a compartment. The train arrived her*.at 7:45 a. m. to day. and the sleeper lit which Ruth had a compartment was a|yit'*licd to a New York train which deputed at s :2 due in New York this afternoon. Kulh Fainted as Trail Pulled Into New . York. New York. April ft.t-r-Babe Ruth. New ! York Yankee slugger, fainted in the wash I room of his ear as tin* train bringing I li'in from Asheville, X. (’.. pulled into j Pennsylvania St at ion ' early this after noon. Dr. Edward M|ug. Ruth’s physi cian. who met the Iraim ordered the home run king removed to St. Vincent’s hos ! piial. I - I FIRES IN THE VIHGIMA MOFNTAINS START AFRESH Situation Worse Than ft Has Been Since Blaze Started Saturday. Blacksburg, Va,. A#ril ft.—New tires broke . Shep herd's Inst chance for release from jail peuding his trial on charges of killing with typhoid germs his foster sou, Wm. Nelson MeClintock, orphan millionaire, lies with the Illinois’Supreme Court. Decision^by the court on n motion for the right of habeas corpus, tiled by his counsel for presentation today, is expect ed within a few days. With Our Advertisers. Smart dressers adopt blonde satins in footwear at Ruth-Kesler Shoe Store for $5.1)5 and up. Jarratt's is uow having a ten days’ sale of tires at dealer's cost. Look at the very low prices iti a quarter page ad. in this paper, and don’t miss this won derful chance to get your tires cheap. The stock won’t last long as these prices. Bet ter hurry. Phone 802. Green Front ou East Corbin street. Easter suits S3O to $4,» at Itrowns- Canuon Co. Hats, shirts, shoes and ties too. A representative from The Royal Blue Tailoring Co. will In* at Parks-Belk Co. Friday and Saturday to take your meas ure for a suit. Luxurious couch hammocks at Bell & Harris Furniture Co.’s. You will soon need it. for the warm days are coming. Only four days till Easter. The Parks- Belk Co. has just received a big ship ment of Easter hats. You will find here the famous Meadowbrook hand-made hats from sft.os to slft.Ds. The Easter frocks there for women and misses are revealed in accordance with fashion's dictates. Easter coat suits and ensembles, $7.1)5 and up, at Fisher's. Just the garments you want for Easter. When you take shares in the Cabarrus County B. L. and S. Association you be come a shareholder or stockholder and it is a case of share and share alike with all. Running shares 25 cents per share per week. Prepaid shades $72.25 per share. Stock has been maturing in 328 weeks. All stock is lion-taxable. Prominent Burke Man Found Guilty of Lax Morals. Hickory, April 7.—T. L. Sigmon, former superintendent of public instruc tion of Burke county, and twice its rep resentative in the State legislature, was convicted today in Catawba County Su perior Court before Judge A. M. Stack in Newton on a charge of immorality. He lias been givou his choice of six months on the Bunoome county roads or six months in the county jail and fined $250 and costs of the action. Solicitor R. L. Huffman rested the State's ease after Miss Myrtle Godfrey, Sigmon’s former stenographer, swore that the defendant was the father of her child. The rest of the time was taken up with the testimony of character wit nesses, most of them from Burke county, who swore to the previous good character i of Mr. Sigmon. ' Sigmon is a man about fifty-five years -old. t Appointed Alien Property Custodian. I Washington, April o.—Frederick C. I Hicks, former representative from New - York, today was appointed alien proper ty custodian. DOROTHY ELLINGSON TELLS HER LAWYER. "I COULD CHOKE YOU" Girl Charged/With Murder of Mother Threatened to Dis rupt Court With Her Un schooled Temper Today. LAWYER MAKING PLEAS FOR HER Was Closing His Argument In Case to Prove Her In sane When She Told Him She Could Choke Him. San Francisco, April ft. —The un schooled temper of Dorothy Ellingson, that element in her makeup which was responsible for discord in the Ellingson home, and later led to a violent argu ment which resulted in the girl's shoot ing her mother to death, threatened to disrupt an orderly Superior Court's in sanity proceedings against the girl to day. In a Harelip yesterday the 17-year-old girl charged with the murder of her mother, cut off the cl, sing arguments of j her attorney with tin* remark "I could choke you.’’ The attorney angered his client when In* tried to support his insanity argument by detailing events in the life of the girl. DAVIDSON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT MAY 31 President Announces Program From May 31 to June 3. Inclusive. Davidson, April ft.—President William J. M artin. of Davidson College, has an nounced the commencement program for lft2s. The dates will be May 31-June 3. The Rev. J. G. McAllister. D. D.. of the Louisville Theological Seminary, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday, May 31. The literary address will be delivered on the afternoon of Tuesday. June 2. by President J. R. Mc- Cain. of Agnes Scott College. The program, in full, as announced by Dr. Martin, follows: Sunday, Mary 31 : 11 a. m. bacca laureate sermon by Rev. J. G. McAllister. I). IY, of the Louisville Theological Sem inary.- ~ . 8f mUaumiaf sermofl before the V. M. C. A.—Rev. Neal Anderson. D. D.. of Savannah. Ga. Monday June Ist: 5:30 p. in. senior class exercises. 8 p. m. Dramatic Club presentation. 10 p. in. General Paternity reception. Tuesday. June 2nd. ft :30 a. m. Meet ing of the Bord of Trustees. 12:15 p. in. Annual Literary Address —President J. R. McCain, of Agnes Scott College. 1:30 p. ni. Annual Alumi luncheon; meeting of Alumni Association. 5 p. m. Reception by the faculty. 8 p. in. Exercises of Literary So cieties; contest for Senior Oratorical medal; Award of Society Diplomas; Tro phises and Medals. 10:30 p. m. Senior Class Feature. Wednesday. June 3rd: 10:30 a. ni- Award of College Medals; Graduations Exercises; Lowering of Class Flag. Marine Recruiting Party Visits City to Return Saturday'. Sgt. W. E. Atchison, of the r TT. S. Marine Corps Recruiting Force, District of Charlotte, was in the city today. Hie will return to the city Saturday for h short time. He will make the Postoffice his headquarters while in the city. ' The Marine Corps standard is quite high. Only the most desirable men are accepted in the corps. Men between the ages of 11) and 30 and > MRS. RICHMOND REEI), Librarian. Lenoir-Rhyne Will Hear Dr. Scherer. Hickory, April 8. —Rev. M. G. Scher er. D. I)., of New York, has accepted an invitation to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Lenoir-Rhyne, College at the approaching commencement, it was an nounced this morning. Dr. Scherer was formerly a prominent figure in the Luth eran Church, but for the past six years has been secretary of the United Luth eran Church in America with headquar ters in New York. Gasoline was reduced another cent Tuesday when all the stations in the .'city made a cut. The price now stands at 24 cents. DAIRIES IN COUNTY ARE GIVEN THE ONCE OVER Reported That Conditions at Some of The Dairies Are Very Unsatisfactory. An inspection of the sources of (‘on cord and Kannapolis milk supply, con ducted some weeks ago by Dr. T. N. Spencer, City Food Inspector, and Dr. S. E. Buchanan. County Health Officer, has revealed a condition of affairs among the dairies that is far from satisfactory, say tin* doctors inking the investigation. The inspection was conducted without any preliminary notice and caught most of the dairymen off their guard, with the result that many of them were found with plaees that were not up to standard. Many of the grades were low, so low that it was thought best by the two doctors making the investigation not to publish them. It was learned, however, that the I highest watt around 84 and the lowest in the neighborhood of 35. In giving his reasons for not pubTxh ing the grades. Dr. Spencer declared it was impossible to do so because the com parison with other cities would give Con cord a black eye which was by no means deserved. "Our mi.k here is no worse than it is in many of the‘other cities in close proximity. For instance, the milk in Charlotte is not of higher grade than it is in Concord. At the same time. Charlotte inspectors are giving their rat ings of the dairies as high as 1)8 and ftft and not lower than 85. "With our ratings at such a low grade, it would mean that Concord would be huiked upon as a place where filthy milk was pushed off on the consumers which is really not at all true. As a matter of fact, we have fated the dairies as they should be rated with no thought of spar ing any of them.” Dr. Spencer then went on to give an outline of the plans which were to be presented to the new Board of Alder men after their election in May. The scheme was one which had been adopted by Wilmington. Greensboro. High Point aud other cities. The milk is sent in from the dairies daily and is graded by means of a bac teria eount. After six months of grad ing the different dairies are then given labels of “A” “B”. "C” and “D” which they have to put ou their milk bottles. "A” milk will designate the best quality and "T>" wil be the worst. Nothing will be done to force dairymen to better the quality of the milk. Public opinion and lack of customers is supposed to do that. From time to time, gradings will be changed as is deemed necessary from the bacteria counts. An inspection will con tinue daily and will insure persons who want good milk that they wil get the best. If the Board of Aldermen adopt the ordinance. Concord will be - placed on a parity with the other cities of , the State in this health measure. Every bottle of milk -will be labeled, not only with the grade as noted from the bacteriological eount. but it will be labeled as to whether or not it has been pasteurized, whether or not the contents are raw and the percentage of fat the inilk contains. Grocery stores, restau rants, cases, soda fountains and similar establishments must then state, on a card furnished by the health officer, "the grade of milk at the time when delivered and whether same is raw or pasteur ized.” _ * $101,700 RAISED IN QUENS ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN Announcement Made at First Report of tlie Endowment Campaign Workers. Charlotte. N. ('., April B.—A total of $101,700 has been received in subscrip tions, it was announced Tuesday night, April 7th. at the first report dinner of tlm Queens College Endowment Cam paign for $300,000. which was officially launched Monday. April Gth. The 300 workers will continue their canvass, mak ing reports Thursday and tin* following Wednesday nights, by which time it is hoped that the quotas will be well to the way to completion. A Thousand Dollar Club, composed of those subscribing one t!* nisand dollars or more to the campaign, has been form ed, with twenty-one members thus far. It is hoped that fifty members will b“ se cured before the conclusion of the inten sive period of the Campaign. Mrs. Cameron Morrison has subscrib ed S2S,(KM) toward the completion of the campaign. This magnificent gift, whDh was presented, unsolicited, to President Frazer at his home on the college camp us, is an added expression of Mrs. Mor rison's interest in Christian education and has greatly encouraged the solicitors in their work toward the successful con clusion of the campaign. Auction Sale of Winegaff-Barnhardt Property. The Winecoff-Barnhardt property on the Kannapolis-Center Grove road, adja cent to Kannapolis, has been divided in to beautiful lots aud small tracts and will be sold at auction Tuesday. April 14. at 10:30 a. m. This property has been sub-divided into a number of very desirable residential lots and small acreage tracts and each will front on a good street or road, locat ed in a section that is developing fast. Convenient to schools, churches and stores, only a short distance from the busiest section of Kannapolis. Wheeler History Will Be Out Soon. Hickory, April 8. —The new edition of Wheeler’s History of North Carolina, gotten out through the efforts of the John Hoyle chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, led by Mrs. E. L. Shuford, of this city, will be ready about Mary Ist, Mrs. Shuford announces. It is expected to place a copy of the history in every high school and town library in the state. The volume, which contains information about the early days of the state, will be reprinted exact ly as it first appeared annd will have some new and interesting matter from the pen of Mrs. Shuford. Chosen Chairman of Muscle Shoals Com mission. Washington, April 9.—The Muscle I Skoals commission appointed recently by 1 Resident Coolidge elected former repre sentative McKenzie, of Il'diois, chair man today at its first meeting. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. FINANCES SUBJECT DURING AFTERNOON French Chamber of Deputies Takes Up the Situation Brought About by Latest Government Request. HERRIOTT SPEAKING IN GREAT UPROAR Test Vote Showed That When Discussion Was Started Government Had 70 Vote Majority. Pars. April ft (By the Associated Press). —The chamber of deputies shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon began the discussion of the financial situation re quested by the government. The government seemed to have a ma jority of aboyt 70 in the first test vote by a show of hands as to when the dis cussion should take place. Premier Herjriot began speaking amid a terrific uproar. His followers welcomed him noisily, while the opposition “booed.’’ Every deputy was present, packing the chamber. Premier HerViott said he had decided to speak immediately because of the “impru dent campaign now going on in the finan cial domain injuring France before her own public opinion, and what is more :m --portant. opinion abroad. ” He added lie will show by figures that the financial sit uation of France was not so critical as broadcasted by his political enemies. CLARENCE WINECOFF RETURNS FROM SOI Til AMERICAN CRUISE Is On Board Ship That Carries General Pershing to Peru For Aniverxary Cele bration. Clarence Winecoff. son of Mrs. Laura Wiuecoff. of this city, relates an interest ing story of the tour he has jut com pleted around flic coast qf South America. He was on board the ship whieh carried General Pershing to Calio, Peru, to as sist in the celebration of the 100’anni versary of tlie iudei>endenee of the coun try. General Pershing was Ambassador- Ex traordinary from the United States and represented this country in all the state functions in lVrti. After leaving this country, the ship went to the Panama Canal where it cross ed to the Pacific Ocean and proceeded down the west coast of South America until Callio was reached. The party re mained here for three weeks. This was prior to the United States’ Award in the Chile-Peruvian controversy and the ill feeling was not strong toward this country at that time as it has been since, said Mr. Winecoff. However, the feeling against Chile was so strong that all per sons on board ship were cautioned not to even mention the name of Chile to any Peruvian. r From Peru the ship went to Valparai so, then through the Straits of Magellan and on up the east coast of South Ameri ca. Rio de Janeiro was the prettiest place he had ever seen, declared Mr. Winecoff. It was like a fairyland. After leaving the South American coast, the ship went to Cuba and then into new York. In June Mr. Wiuecoff will go on the midshipman’s practice cruise to the Pan ama Canal. Sat) I)1ego. Los Angeles, San Francisco aud Seattle. He graduated last June from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis with the rank of midshipman. On the South American cruise he was an assistant engineer on the ship. His headquarters is in Boston.” JOHN A .LENTZ DIES IN A HICKORY HOSPITAL Fell From Ladder Monday While Inspect ing Building Under Construction. Hickory. April S. —John A. Lentz, prominent in business circles for the past quarter century, died this morning at 1 o'clock at tlje Richmond-Raker hospital where he was carried from West Hick ory late Monday afternoon in an uncon scious condition after he had fallen from the second story of a buikting under cou truction. Mr. Lentz and ('. 11. Geituer were making inspections for the First Build ing and Loan association when a ladder by which Mr. Lentz was rescending from an upstairs room slipped and he fell nine feet, striking on his head and right shoul der. For the past 30 years he had been con nected with the First Building aud Loan . association as a director and in addition to his work there had aided 500 or more persons individually iu securing homes of their own. He was once mayor of Hickory and served for several terms on tin! board of aldermen. He was born in Rockwell, Rowan county, on February 2, 1860. He was twice married first to Miss Mollie Wiley, of the eastern part of the state, and in 1018 to Miss- Blanche Finger, of Hickory. Six children survive. WhAt smitty Cat sayb” / Increasing cloudiness tonight, possibly showers in extreme west portion, some what warmer in west and central por tions ; Friday cloudy, probably showers in west and central portions. ; no. ii