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chant and financier of Brown wood,
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SELECT DATE FOR TRIAL .
OF WILLIAM D. SHEPHERD
Date Chosen After Shepherd Expressetl
Desire for Trial as Soon as Possible.
Chicago.. April 27.—William D. Shep
herd charged with the murder of William
MeClintock. hi*, foster son, from whom he *
inherited a $1,000,000 estate, will be tried j
May IS before Judge Lynch. i
The trial date was set after both sides '
expressed, willingness to go to trial as
soon as possible.
Dr. C. C. Faiman, upon whose con
fession Shei)herd was indicted for mur
der. and a co-defendant with Shepherd,
did not appear in court, although hjs
case was set automatically with that of
Shepherd. Faiman is at liberty on SIOO.-
000 bond, signed by two policemen 'of
the state's attorney's office.
The state probably will ask that Fai
man be given a separate trial. A court
order issued after lengthy debate requir
ed the state to furnish the defense with
a list of its witnesses tomorrow. The
state wished to withhold the list until 3
days before hte trial.
‘‘lf you are not fully prepared -at that
time (May 18) the court will not rush
you, but give you another week to pre
pare.” said the judge to AY. S. Stuart,
attorney for Shepherd. Stuart said he
was ready for immediate trial, but did
not want Shepherd on trial at the same
time, as a “one ring circus”' was going on.
referring to the incompleted coroner's in
quest into the death by typhoid fever of
McClintoekt
Mrs. Shepherd was permitted to see
her husband for -thp first time since he
was incarcerated.* They embraced, and
Mrs. Shepherd started to ery.
Th,e state would not agree to bail for
Shepherd pending trial ami he was re
turned to jail.
—
THE COTTON MARKET.
First Prices Were 25 to 41 Points Lower,
the Decline Changing July to 24.00.
New York, April 27. —Heavy general
selling featured the opening of the cot
ton market today on reports of further
rains in Texas, extending through central
and into some ‘ southern sections of the
state. I
First prices were 25 to 41 poinrs
lower, and the decline soon extended to
24:09 for July and 23.85 for October
net losses of 43 to 51 points. Liverpool
also broke sharply owing to the Texas
rain news, and while prices here rallied
10 to 12 points from the lowest after the
execution of stop orders on the break
the undertone was unsettled, and the bulgs
met renewed selling on the better south
western news.
Trade interests continued to buy May
here against sales of July at a difference
of about 32 to 35 points, leading to ru
mors that the notiecs expected tomorrow
would be promptly stopped.
Cotton futures opened steady: May
24.05; July 24.25; October 24.08 ; Decem
ber 24.12; January 23.87.
WORLD FLIERS RECEIVE
MEDADLS FOR THEIR WORK
Receive First Distinguished Service Med
als Ever Given For Military Duties in
Peace Time.
Washington. April 27. —Major Fred
erick L. Martin, first commander of the
army world fliers expedition, and First
I Lieutenants Leigh Wade and Leslie P.
Arnold,, members of the Expedition, re
ceived today the first distinguished ser
vice medals over given for military ser
vices performed in times of peace.
Presentation ceremonies took place at
the War Department and were attended
by officials representing the army, navy,
state, treasury, cqpimerce and postoffice
departments. The special act of Con
gress the medals were awarded to the
eight world flight officers. At the time
some of their members also were made el
igible for promotion in rank, but only
Major Martin and the two Lieutenants
were present today to receive decorat’.ons.
Set Day For Rep. Langley’s Trial.
Washington, April 27. —The trial here
of Representative Langley, of Kentucy,
on a charge of conspiracy in connection
with liquar withdrawals, has been set for
May 25. .
He was convicted on a similar charge
last year in. Kentucky, but has an appeal
pending. He since has been re-elected to
the House.
Will Have Oil Refinery In Russia.
London, April 27.—The Vickers Com
pany, of Great Britain, has concluded an
' agreement with the soviet government for
the erection of an oil refinery at Baku.
—
• I Procrastination is the thief of suc
cess.
SEEKING PRISONER
BELIEVED 10 HAVE
KIDNAPPED CHILD
Groups Os Armed Citizens
Scouring Woods For Lucil
le Chatterton Who Was
Last Seen On Friday.
EX-CONVICT IS
ALSO MISSING
Earl Woodward Hired Out To
Lucille’s Father And It Is
Feared That He Has Kid
napped The Child.
Granville, Yt., April 27.—Groups of
ariped today continued search of
the woods and hills in the vicinity of the
town for 11 year old Lueile C’hattertoti.
believed to hove been kidnapped by Earl
Woodward a former convict who was em
ployed by the child's father, Walter Chat
terton. as a farm hand. Lueile was seen
by her parents on-Friday night when she
was sent to a spring near her home for a
pail of water.
Searchers under the direction of select
men and a Deputy Sheriff H. E. Ford
tracked the pair all day yesterday ami
I through the night in winding footprints
lof both in snow drifts still remaining in
j the woods. It is known that Woodward
i took with him from the Chatterton farm
! a rifle with a large stock of ammunition
and food.
Woodward was befriended by the farm
er when he was released last fall from the
state prison at Windsor after serving a
term for breaking and entering.
The tracks fround yesterday of a man
and a child were picked up 3 or 4 miles
from' the village of Granville, near which
the Chatterton farm js located. The im
prints were first found in the automobile
road to Warren,, and led for a distance
towards that town which is 10 miles from
Granville., Woodward’s, family it ‘was
said, at one time lived in Warren.
Footprints were found for about 2 wiles
They left the highway near an old uqused
mill, it was said, but were traced some
distance from the road until finally lost
in the rear of a farm nearly 0 miles from
the village.
APPOINTS THE JUDICIAL
CONFERENCE MEMBERS
Members of Supreme Court and Superior
Court Judges Appointed to Conference
by Governor.
Raleigh. April 27 (By the A. P.). —
Governor McLean announced appoint
ment of 20 members of the bar. one from
each judicial district of the state, who
together with members of the Supreme
Sourt and Superior Court judges, will 1
comprise the judicial conference created
by the 1925 General Assembly. •'
In the list of appointees, 16 are demo
crats and 4 republicans. The act under
which the judicial conference- was created !
provides for a continuous study of or- 1
ganizations. rules and methods of the '
judicial system of the state and the prae- !
tical workings and results produced by 1
the system. (
The conference will be composed of the
Chief Justice presiding, all justices of '
the Supreme Court, the judges of the ,
Superior Court, the attorney general and
20 lawyers named by the Governor. The j
Clerk of the Supreme Court will be sec
retary of the conference. ‘
The act further provides that the con
ference shall make recommendations an- 1
Dually to the Governor in respect to the '
work of various parts and branches of the
state's judicial system and in the prac
tice of proceedure of the courts.
Litaker School Closing. j '■
Litaker school closed last Friday, <
April 24. After a very successful year's i
work. We feel that the past scholastic <
year has been very profitable. The pri- <
mary department having been taught by 1
Miss Inez Shinn, of Georgeville, while >
the principal Mrs. F. A. Bar- i
rier had charge of the other room. Both 1
Miss Shinn and Mrs. Barrier having «
taught here the past two years. They
having won the affection of students and i
patrons, who speak very highly of them. 1
Much to the regret of the teachers and i
students no closing exercises were held i
on account of an epidemic of mumps in 1
the community. Friday afternoon, Miss
Shinn took the students on a picnic to
the woods. Thus closed the session of i
1924-25 at Litaker school. <
Nussman School.
•pfip Nussman school will close a very
successful term next Friday, May the
first.
Beginning -at 2 o’clock p. m., the
primary department will render a short i
program after which Rev. J. A. Spount
xvill make an address.
There will also be a ball game in the
evening.
Beginning at 8 o'clock the grammar
grades will render several short plays.
Conditions of H. B. Varner Worse.
Lexington. N. C.. April 27. —The con
ditions of H. B. Varner, theatrical op
erator and former state official, who has
been critically ill several days at a local
hospital, took an unfavorable turn today,
his physicians announced. He is suffer
ing with pneumonia.
There will be special music at the
First Presbyterian Church tonight. The
song service will be led by Mr. Shadwell,
of Charlotte, and this will be followed
by an anthem. “Now the Day Is Over,”
by Marks, with Miss Mary Morrison so
loist. Mrs. 11. G. Gibson will song for
the offertory “Lo I Am With You Al
ways.” The public is cordially invirod to
•this service.
I Colorado leads the States in beet
1 sugar production. i
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAY^
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1925
Sacrifice '
ftojpyrljsrht'by
Dr. Frederick Henry Baetjer. pio
neer in the development of X-ray, is
in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti
more, Md., for the removal of an
other finger. It will be the eighth
finger that Dr. Baetjer has sacrificed
in the cause of helping suffering
humanity.
CHARLOTTE VOTERS TO
PICK OFFICERS TODAY
Kirkpatrick Fears May 20th Pageant
Will Fall Thorugh For Lack of Casht,
( harlotte, April 26.—"-Charlotte voters
will east their votes for city officials to
serve for the. ensuing two years in the
city primary, two candidates for each
post to be selected so enter the city gener
al election to be held early in Ma.x\
The campaign has been very quiet and
a light vote is expected. Miss Julia
Alexander and Mayor Harvey Moore will
be declared nominated for mayor and will
enter the general election for J;hat post.
Mins Alexander entered the campaign at
the last minute and has been very ac
tive in her quest for votes. She also has
a number of very active supporters. The
vote in tomorrow's primary perhaps will
give some indication of her strength.
The ticket for tomorrow’s voting fol
lows :
Mayor and commissioner of finance —
Harvey Moore, incumbent { Miss Julia
Alexander.
Commissioner of public safety—N. W.
Wallace, incumbent Major W. R. Robert
son. R. Horace Moore and Dr. Baxter
Moore.
Commissioner of public works. —W. 8.
Stancill, incumbent; J. E. Morris and L.
W. Wingate.
School board —Mrs. Gordon Finger. W.
R. Foreman. Arthur *Patii
Lucas, Mrs. John R. Purser, George R.
Scott.
- Closing of Bamngei School.
Barringer School closed last Thursday
afternoon and night. The past term
has been a very pleasant one. Our teach
er Miss Laura Mae Shinn of Georgeville,
N. (’.. has rendered us excellent service
l during the past year. t
In the afternoon of the 24th, the school
boys had a baseball gamp with Dr.ve. The
score being 19 to 15 in favor of _ Bar
ringer. At six thirty the bodies of the
community gave Miss Shinn and the
school children an elaborate picnic sum
mer. The supper was thoroughly enjoy
ed by all. At eight o’clock a very de
'ightful program was rendered by the
children. One of the most enjoyable num
bers of the program was, ‘‘Four Thumbs
Wedding.” Little Miss Edith Fisher
played the bride’s part while Master John
I). Barringer played the groom’s part.
All the characters in the Wedding had
“cute” little paper dresses, the dress along
with the skill made’ the little wedding
very attraetice.
Cow Testing Association.
Gastonia, N. C.. April 25. —The annual
meeting of the Mecklenburg-Gaston Cow
Testing Association was held in the office
of County Agent L. B. Altman. The
members were addressed by John A Arey,
dairy extension specialist of the North
Carolina State College, who, pointed out
the- advantages of doing such official work
as is done by the organization. Mr. Alt
man said that the work done by mem
bers during the past year had afforded
considerable information about how the
cows were producing. One /man sold
30 cows for beef when he learned how
little milk and cream they were actually
returning him. Practically every dairy
man reported from 3 to 4 animals sold to
the butcher as a result of the testing
work.
A report alho was made showing that
over 100 tons of feed were bought co
operatively, saving more than SI,OOO to
the members sharing in this pool.
Demonstrations of Dusting Cotton.
Scotland Neck, N. C., April 27. —A
landinf leld has been donated by J. A.
Kitchin, of Scotland Neck, to be used by
airplanes which will give demonstra
tions in dusting rotton in Halifax doun
ty on Friday, May 15, said County
Agent C. E. Littlejohn. The filled son
sists of sixty acres of rye, and the cot
ton field to be dusted adjoins it. The
field is located on what is known as the
Hobgood road, about two and a half
miles out of Scotland Neck. Mr. Little
john stated that several thousand
farmers from all over the eastern part;
of North Carolina were expected to (
view the demonstration. It was to be
staged at 11 o’clock on the morning of
May 15.
Wrestling as a popular sport ini
America dates from 1908. when Frank I
Goteh, the lowa grappler, won the world's
championship from Hackenschmidt, the
“Russian Lion.” Up to that time the
biggest wrestling matches ever pulled off
usually were confined in interest to the
localities where the contests were held
or to the neighborhood in which one or
the other principals lived.
The weather is discussed more often
than any other subject simply because
it is the closest.
DEAD BODY OF GIRL
GIVES TO OFFICERS
ANOTHER BIG CASE
Police Have No More Clues
To Work Oh Than They
Had When They Sought
The Slayers Os Bobbie
Franks.
GIRL SHOT AND
HER BODY BURNED
Officers So Far Have Been
Unable To, Identify The
Body—F t ew Clues Found
At Scene Os The Murder.
Chicago, April 27. —Working on dues
as meager as those that led to the arrest
of the kidnappers of Bobbie Franks last
year, authorities today were hunting for
the slayers of a girl whose burned and
mutilated body was found last night in
Chesterton, Ind.
The girl about 16 years of age, had been
shot three times. He rbody, burned be
yond recognition, was found at the edge
of small wood along a highway. An emp-'
t.v 50 gallon gasoline can stood nearby. A
little powder box, some stips of dark
brown hair, a pair of tortoise shell spec
tacles, and a partly destroyed Pennsyl
vania railroad employees card were the
clues with which officers hoped to solve
mystery.
The imprints of automobile tires veering
suddenly off the road led to the discovery;
of the body.
SENATOR WHEELER ACQUITTED.
At The Same Time Receives News Os
Birth Os A Daughter.
Great Falls, Mont., April 24. —Senator
Burton K. Wheeler, was acquitted of a I
charge of unlawfully using his influence* 1
as senator before the department of the
interior by a jury in federal court here
tonight.
The accused senator received two pieces
of good news simultaneously—his acquit
tal and the birth to Mrs. Wheeler of a
daughter in Washington. I
Senator Wheeler only smiled when the
verdict wa Judge Frank S.
Dietrich before the verdict was read warn
e dspectators against apy demonstration, i
Exactly two hours and 13 minutes
elapsed between time the jury retired
•to deliberate and the time the verdict,
was returned. Out of this time the jury
took one hour to dine. The actual time
for deliberation was but a few minutes,
according to court attaches. But one bal-,
lot was taken. i
Despite Judge Dietrich’s order against
demonstrations, there was a rush toward,
the bench when the verdict was read. 1
Friends of Senator Wheeler crowded about
him and offered double congratulations —,
on the birth of a daughter and acq#ttal. j
Senator Wheeler said he would issue a
statement for the press later. His chief
counsel, Senator Thomas J. Walsh, de
clared, however, that he had regarded
the case merely as an offshot of the Tea
pot Dome investigation which he start
ed nearly two years ago and said he had
felt it his duty to appear as counsel for
his accused colleague. ! j
SENATOR HARRISON IS
AFTER VICE PRESIDENT !
Mississippi Senator Has Something to
Say About Dawes’ Attack on the Sen- -
ate.
Washington, April 27.—The fable of
the fly which thought a crack in the dome
of St. Peters was a great crevice in that
great masterpiece was quoted today by
Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi,
as in line with the attack by Vice Pres
ident Dawes on the Senate rules.
“You will remember,” said Senator Har
rison, “the fly departed to tell others of
the terrible defect he had discovered. I
commend the story to General Dawes."
FIND EXPLOSIVES IN
CITY OF BULGARIA
Officials Claim 200 Kilograms of Explos
ives VVer Found at Varna.
Sofia. April 27 (By the Associated
Press). —The authorities at Varna claim
to have seized 200 kilograms of explosives
collected by conspirators plotting to blow 1
up police headquarters, the town hall and
other public buildings.
It is stated a document was seized, prov
ing that the Bulgaria communists respon
sible for the recent outrage, were re
ceiving money from Russia.
Stanly Farmers In Good Shape.
Albemarle N. C., April 25.—Farmers of
Stanly county are in better shape to begin
a crop and carry it through the season
than they have ever been. said O. H.
Phillip*, county agent. The early spring,
with its seasonable weather, he said, has
aided farmers in getting their spring work
done, and Farm wprk is two weeks in
advance of previous years. Dry weather,
however, has prevented some from turning
under their red clover sods and has held
back to some extent the small graiq
crop. But Mr. Phillip* estimated that
small grain will return the highest yield*
Fsecured in recent years.
Licenses of Two Bus Drivers Have
Been Ordered Revoked.
I Raleigh. April 25.—First revocation
iof license under the corporation com
mission’s control of state bus operation
has been ordered by R. O. Self, of the
commission, who took from Early Wood,
of Rich Mountain, and M. T. Nichol
son. of Jackson county, their right to
drive because they had been convicted
of driving while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor.
And, one might add, in the spring a
young man’s fancy lightly turns away
from thoughts of anything.
School Romance
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Copyright by Harris &J?wlng.
A classroom romance which started
, at the University of Wisconsin will
culminate in the wedding of Eliza*
beth Brandeis, daughter of Louia
Brandeis, associate justice of the U.
S. "•’oreme Court and Paul Raushen
! bu« ,v ’ They met at the university
i where both were Instructors in the
economics department. " :
VON HINDENBURG ELECTED
President of the German Republic.—
First to Be Chosen by Popular Vote.
Berlin, April 26.—The people of
! Germany have to the* banner of
Field Marshal von Hindenburg and
elected him president of the republic.
He is tire first president of Germany to
jbe elected by popular ballot. He was
nominated by the nationalist-conserva
; tive bloc to replace Dr. Karl Janes, who
j failed of election in the first balloting
‘on March 29. His opponent wa* Dr.
I Wilhelm Marx, candidate of the repub
lican bloc, adherents of the Weimar
| coalition, composed of centrists, soeial
; i.sts and democrats. The third candidate
was Ernst Thaelmann. communist.
, Von Hindenburg triumphed in his
race for the presidency with a plura
lity close to 845.000 votes
| The official provisional figure* of tlic
I presidential election follow. Von Hin
denburg. 14.639,399. .Marx, 13.742.640;
Thaelmann. 1,931,591. Votes declared
I invalid, 21.910. Total, 30,345.540-
, Yon Hindenburg come* to the chair
once occupied by Fredrich Ebert, who
, was chosen president by the national
: assembly at Weimar in February. 1919,
and who died in Berlin in February.
1925. The women’s vote and a heavy
turn-out of former stay-at-home voters
elected tlic field mfrrsbftk No* -
returns from 33 out of 35 election dis
tricts were received and tabulated, could
the outcome be determined and from the
! close of polls at 6 o’clock it was any
1 man’s race, a* the two chief candidates
ran neck and neck in the official count,
i The presidential • elections Sunday
were necessitated by the failure to elect
a candidate in the first balloting of
| March 29. On that occasion there were
seven candidates and Dr. Karl -Tarres,
nationalist-conservative bloc, led the
poll with 10.408..365 votes. Otto Brnun.
socialist, polled 7.798,346 and Dr. Wil
helm Marx, center party, 3.884.877.
Dr. Held,'Bavarian, people’s party;
Dr. Hellpaeh, democratic party; G*n.
Ludendorff. fascist, and Ernst Thael
mann. communist, were the other eandi
| date*.
Since none of the candidates ob
{taiued a clear majority, which was
necessary for election, the two groups
proceeded to make nominations for the
second elections. Field Marshal Von
Hindenburg replaced Dr. Jarre* as the
nationalist standard bearer, and Dr.
Wilhelm Marx continued to represent
the eenter party, and also what is
known as the republican bloc or Weimer
coalition, which includes in addition to
the center party the socialists and demo
crats. In the first elections this group,
represented by various candidates, roll
ed up a total of more than 13,000 votes.
Old Time Tea Plants Now Used For
. Hedges.
Summerville, S. C., April 27. —Hun-
dreds of old tea plants, gathered from
over the world during the time when tea
growing in the United State* was a
profitable industry, have grown to the
seize of small trees and are now being
transplanted here for landscape purposes.
Before the Chinese tea growers discov
ered that they could produce the leaf and
market it in the United States at a
greater profit than the American grow
er*; the cultivation of tea was done at a
financial profit in this section.
Dr. Charles U. Shepard, once owner of
one of the largest tea plantations, who
died in 1915, became interested in the
industry after his arrival here from
Connecticut many year* ago. He col
lected plants from China and Japan and
began scientific experimentation with
them. Many of the trees on the Shep
ard plantation will be dug up for use
in borders, and other'landscape effect*.
Rev. A. L- Coburn Critically 111 at
Home in Salisbury.
Salisbury. April' 24,, —Rev. A. L- Co
burn. who has served a number of
chargee in the western North Carolina
Methodist conference, is . desperately ill
at his home on Wiley avenue, this city,
jjnd is not expected to live through to
night. He recently suffered a stroke of
paralysis.
It. C. Lee. of Hendersonville, owner and
operator of riding devices, is bringing his
attractions to .Concord under the. auspices
of the American Legion. Mr. Lee carries
three riders that are up to the minute
in every respect, catering to white people
only. We are assured the Kiddies as well
as the grown ui>* will enjoy these clean
out door amusements.
Japan’s 1924 commerce with China
showed a heavy gain. Exports amounted
to 449.201,'000 yen as against import* of
295,012,000 yen.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
OUTCOME OF GERMAN
ELECTIONS SURPRISE
-C JNY COUNTRIES
No Official Voice Is Heard In
Washington But It Is
Known The Election Is
Viewed With Doubt There.
FRANCE DOESNOT
HIDE DISPLEASURE
James W. Gerard Says Hin
denburg’s Election Creates
Menace To All Other Na«
Tions Os The World.
Washington. April 27. —Its psycholog
ical effect : de of Germany rather
that what it may portend as a new direc
tion in German politics appeared to be
the cleef concern in official circles hero '
in view of the triumph of Field Marshal
Von Hiudeuburg in yesterday’s election.
Continued official silence on the elec
t:on did not conceal today a reaction of
surprise. The general view seems to be
that Germany has taken a step almost
certain fdr a period at least to hinder her
progress in recuperation from the war.
Is Menace to World, Says General.
New York. April 27.—Election of field
marshall Hindenbu'g us President of Ger
many, is a menace to world peace, in the
opinion of .Tas. W. Gerard, former am
bassador to Germany.
Mr. Gerard today characterized the
election as a flat declaration by the Ger
man people of a return to militarism and
monarchism.
Paris Not Pleased.
Paris', April 27.' —News of the election
of Field marshall Von Hindenburg as
President ,of Germany was recorded here
with a certain amount of uneasiness.
Although it was felt there was little to
choose between him and the other prin
cipal candidate, I}r. Marx, the field
marshall is believed to represent in a
greater degree the spirit of war revenge
than his civilian opponent.
Causes Uneasiness In League Circles.
Geneva, April 27. —Uneasiness was the
dominant sentiment expressed in League
of Nations circles today as a result of
Hindenburg’s election, although it was
felt that the AVorld must await the effect,
upon international policies before arrival
at a final judgment. The opinion was ex
pressed that the election of the Feld
Marshall may-dH«y -Germany’s -ayfdtca
fion for membership in the League of Na
tions and possibly may make obtaining
of membership more difficult. It is frank
ly admitted by league officials that any
rtianifestation of extreme nationalism is
bad for the league, based as it is upon the
principle of co-operation and conciliation.
Will Take Office Next Week.
Berlin, April 27 (By the Associated
Press).—Field Marshall von Hindenburg's
“front porch” campaign conducted from
his home in Hanover has been successful
and next week be will be. inducted into
office as first popularly elected President
of Germany.
AMUNDSON PREPARING ‘
FOR ARCTIC JOURNEY
Plans to Start Next Trip to Frozen North
About the Middle of Next Month.
Oslo, April 27 (By the Associated
Press). — The, veteran Arctic explorer
Capt. Roald Amundson, is completing
final preparations for a flight to the
North Pole which he will attempt about
the middle of May.
Two airplanes have been sent to Spitz
bergeu. and now are being assembled for
a trial flight which will be made about
May 2nd. The planes are equipped with
skiis enabling them to start or land on
ice as well as on water or land. The
trial flights will include elaborate tests of
ali the instruments of the expedition.
With Our Advertisers.
Porto Rico sweet potato plants, toma
to and cabbage plants at Moore’s Truck
Farm. Phone 443 W.
Everything needed for tennis playing
at the Ritchie Hardware Co.
Potato plants at Crowell’s Plant Farm .
will be ready for delivery April 29th. De
livery made anywhere. See ad. today.
The Parks-Belk Co. buyers made a
special trip to New York to buy goods
for the early summer business, and found
many wonderful values. New goods are
coming in every day.
Code Experts Form Pools to Solve Cross
word Puzzles.
Oxford. England, April 27. —The cross-*
word puzzle craze teached its zenith last
month and is now on the wane, according
to Oxford librarians. In Oxford, as else
wherp. it more than doubled the sales of
dictionaries, and the demands made upon
reference librarians were so great that
one librarion threatened to shut up shop
altogether.
A bill to prohibit Japanese fron) <• wning
or leasing land in Kansas has be#u kill
ed in the state senate.
WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS
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Increasing cloudiness followed by
showers Tuesday and in west and central
portions tonight; cooler.
NO. 82