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KBHB ~ : k.- was MB midnight, 18888 arried out. HHH of mm ■■ Friday IHB left for •"fused to THE CONCORD TIMES $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. ************* * * * WALL STREET’S * * RESPONSE TO * * BRITISH STRIKE* iji * New York, May 3. — UP) —A * * sharp decline in stock prices, * * a drop of over one-half cent in * ' * Sterling exchange, and the es- * i '* tablishment of record low levels * *j* for all time by French and Bel** f * gian currencies jwas Wall * I * street's reaction to the British * Si * labor crisis. * I; * * | T\ /T\ /lx 4x JTx JT\ /Tv 5Tv /Ts /Ts <T\ SENATE (S COURT l! FOR ENGLISH CASE i Hears the Impeachment I Trial Brought Against Federal Judge English! by the House. Washington, May 3.—G4>)_For the ! first time in years, and one of the first j times in history’, the Senate today { transformed itself into , a trial court Mo decide an impeachment case brought by the House of Representatives. Federal Judge George W. English, of Illinois, accused of manipulation of bankruptcy cases, assumption of un due authority, and other misdemean ors, was brought to the bar of the court and entered a detailed denial of the indictments. The case will rest in that status for the present. The next .step will be the filing of a rejoinder by the House. The j trial date is yet to be selected. Facing almost the full membership j of the Senate, and with crowded gal- j lories looking down, Judge English 1 presented through counsel denial which | was read by a Senate official from a i place on the Vice President’s dais. Many members of the House also were present. By previous order the Senate for mally ceased to be a legislative body at 12:30 p. m. and at the stroke of the gavel became instead a court of justice. Senators who had nor previously taken the special oath for the English case were sworn. There were seven of them headed by Senator Butler, re publican, of Massachusetts. The prosecutors selected by the House then formally announced and filed in a ‘senators stood solemnly in their places. Judge English had arrived at the 'MlpitiJ sfcaK \a4vt*' - truea ami ’- had gone to rtie office of Secretary Thayer. He was escorted to the chamber by the sergeant-at-arms, ac companied by his attorneys, E. C. Kramer, of East St. Louis; William M. Acton, of Danville, 111., and Wil liam 51. Zumbrunn. of Washington. Acton appeared as counsel for English, but the judge's long reply to the five articles of impeachment was banded to the Senate secretary by Zumbrunn, who has appeared fre-» quentiy before the Senate committees in election and other contests. was read by the assist ant secretary. It covered 50 type written pages, and went into full de tails of events set out in the charges by the House. Rainey Will Support Haugen Bill. Washington, May 3. —C4*) —Repre- sentative Rainey, of Illinois, chair man of the special comipittee ap pointed by fifty democratic members of the House ’to investigate farm re lief legislation, announced today that he would support the Haugen-Price stabilization bill, but explained that the committee had made no recom mendations yet. Refuses to Testify. Washington, May 3. —OP)—lnvok- ing the constitutional immunity grant ed members of Congress, Representa tive LaGuardia. progressive-social"st, New York, declined today to obey a subpoena fron* an Indianapolis grand jury to appear for testimony in a prohibition case. Will Pass on Southwell Case. Washington, May 3.— UP) —The Su preme Court today announced that it would pass upon the liability of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for the death of H. J. Southwell, an engineer, who was shot and killed at Wilming ton. N. C., during the shop strike in July, 1922. Doh«ny Hearing: in October. Washington, May 3.— OP) —The ap peal of Edward L. Doheny to set aside the decision of the federal courts in California cancelling his oil leases was advanced today by the Supreme Court for hearing on October 4th. Fear Aviators Are Lost. Hong Kong, May 3.— OP)—Fears rose today that .Captain Joaquin Lo-1 riga Taboada and Mechanic Pedre Mariana Calton, Madrid to Manila fliers, had fallen into the Gulf of Tonk King, of the South China seas. Flight of Norge Postponed Again. Leningrad, May 3. GP) —The start of the Amundsen-EUsworth expedi tion dirigible Norse for Spitsbergen was postponed again today because of a snow storm. President W. D. Melton Dead. Columbia, S. C., May 3 —CP) —Dr. W. D. Melton; president of the Uni versity of South Carolina, died at his home here today of pneumonia. Another Revolution hi Nicaragua. May 3. — OP) — Liberal Revolutionists have captured the town of Bluefields after a fight in which two persons were killed and sev eral wounded. I Mexico’s “Princess’ a Flapper” $ yJm |||F;-N f ‘ I A ft/ I I i KjgfeNgia I , I i Miss Ernestina Calles, 19, daughter of President Cnlles, of Mexico, is j touring the United States. This photo was taken in New Orleans, where [ she admitted she is a flapper and said die is proud of it. THE COTTON MARKET ! Weather Reports and English Strike News Had Effect on Early Trad ing. New York. May 3. — (4*) —The cot ton market seemed to be more im pressed by unfavorable weather re ports than by the British labor trou bles at Che opening today. Early cables from Liverpool were weak, but there was a sharp recovery there, and the local market opened steady at a decline of 3 points to an advance of 1 point. There was a good deal of buying at the start, and prices held ver> “•SfirtdSS Tift- m-sr nonr. May se.i ing up to 18.68, or even with Satur day's closing quotations, while later deliveries showed net advances of 3 to 6 points with October selling at 17.37. The rally in Liverpool was attrib- I uted partly to American buying, the early decline was due to liquidation brought in by the British industrial crisis. Private cables reported poor demand for cloth in Manchester and said Calcutta.business was suspended because of fresli rioting. Cotton futures opened steady. May 18.65; July 18.21': Oct. 17 28; Dec. 16.95; Jan. 16.87; March 17.13. JOHN W. THOMPSON DEAD AT ST. LOUIS Was Convicted W T itb Col. Chas. R. Forbes of Conspiracy to Defraud Government. St. Louis, May 3. — UP) —John W. Thompson, wealthy contractor, con victed with Colonel Charles R. Forbes for conspiracy to defraud the govern ment through the veterans bureau, died here early today of heart trouble. Mr. Thompson, who was about 60 years old, had been ill for many months. Recently after all appeals from his sentence had been denied by the courts, he was exammined by pnysieians of the veterans bureau who pronounced him in no condition to begin serving sentence at Leaven worth. , Colonel Forbes is now in the peni tentiary. Portugal Elimimnated For Davis Cup. London, May 3.— (4 s ) —South Af rica today eliminated Portugal in the first round of the Davis cup play in the European zone. The South Af rican ‘ victory was clinched today by the victory of J. J. Lazard, who de feated the Portugest player, Gasa-z novaz. 6-4,. 6-1, 6-2. South Africa won 3 or the 4 matches played divid ing the singles on Friday, taking the doubles on Saturday, and socring its third win today. South Africa will not meet Aus tria, which drew r a bye in the first round. Charlotte Speedway Tickets Free. You can see the automobile races | Monday, May 10th, for a few min i utes’ of your spare time. To every boy and girl who secures five pew subscriptions to I'he Daily Tribune or five new yearly subscrip tions to The Semi-Weekly Times we will give free one B. Grandstand tick et. The subscriber must ue from families that are not now taking either paper. Here’s the chance of your life to w itness the w orld’s wonder race classic where you will see the greatest auto mobile racing of all times on the most modern speed bowl in the Unit ed States. This will be free of cost to you. Read the ad. and see jusl how- easy it is for you to see these races free! Get busy and attenc these races at the expense of The Trib une. Miss Margaret Virginia Ervin ant Miss Elizabeth Smith spent the week end in Asheville. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 3, 1926 DUKE FOUNDATION W r AS LONG CHERISHED PLAN Vice President of Southern Power Company Says Duke Had Plan in View Years Ago. Greenville, S. C., Apr. 29. —James B. Duke’s desire to aid the people of the which found expres sion in the Duke foundation for col leges and hospitals, was long-cherish ed, W. S. L<h\ vice president of th? Southern Power company, said at a luncheon here yesterday. Mr. Duke’s plan to donate hie* fortune to the good of mankind was vtolcd many years ago, Mr. Lee i said. At that time Mr. i>uke sold his holdings in the American Tobac co company for $4,500,000. Aislced what he intended doing with the j money, Mr. Duke is said to have re plied : 1 '“I intend giving it to the Lord, but in the meantime 1 intend mak i g more interest on it than any body else can do.” The Duke foundation, signed De cember 11, 1924, was the instrument for carrying out this cherished de sire of Mr. Duke, Mr. Lee said. He stated that Mr. Duke had never re ceived a dol’ar of salary or expense during his connection with the Duke enterprise, creating a fortune which was intended to serve the people of his native state and of South Caro lina- The millions left by Mr. Duke for the benefit of his fellow man, can be divided into two classes, he said. Twenty per cent can be invested for the, maintenance and betterment of the power companies which he found ed and which served this section. The remaining 80 per cent is to be used for charitable purposes, princi pally for educational and hospitaliza tions. “And out of those colleges must come someone to help build up the North Carolina and South Carolina of the future and to carry on the work of hands forever stilled,” Mr. Lee said. HYDROPHOBIA CLAIMS YOUTH AT CHARLOTTE William Tyzzer. 14. —Dies After Few’ Hours of Intense Suffering. Bitten Mocth Ago. Charlotte, April 30.—The first death in Charlotte in recent years from hydrophobia occured today at noon when William Tyzzer, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Tyzzer, of West Park avenue, died at a local hospital after a few hours of intense suffering. The boy was bitten about 30 days ago by a dog but it was not thought the time that the animal was suf i sering with hydrophobia. At the same time James Brades, son of Mr ■ aim Mrs. Alevin Brades w r as bitten. ; This child was normal today, it w r as reported. The pastern* treatment was not given the children at tne time, although the parents of the Brandes , child said this afternoon that this _ precaution would be taken at once in the case of their child. The T.vzzer boy w*as taken ill last * night and the malady rapidly de ’ veloped, his death coming early this afternoon. e a National Baby Week at Parks-Belk Company’s. National Baby Week w*ill be ob served by the Parks-Belk Go. May c 3rd to Bth, inclusive, all this week. During this week this store w*ill sell e the Vanta baby garments, so well t known. This line of garments is * recommended by noted physicians. * They are pinless and buttonless. See big ad. in today’6 paper. d >- Pretender to French Throne Dead- Brussels, May 3.—OP) — Prince Vic tor Napoleon, Bonapartist pretender to id the throne of France; died today. He £ . was stricken at bis home last week. was 64 years old. Entire Northwest Boundary Os Grandfather’s Mountain Is Seething Mass Os Flames -♦ j Business Creed Is Set Forth By Federal Trade Commission! The creed of the Federal Trade Commis* ! on, expressed by Commis sioner William E. Mumphrey, is as follows V } We do not believe success is a •j crime. , j IVe do not believe failure is a vir tue. . IVe <lo not believe wealth is pre sumptively wrong. We do not believe poverty is pre sumptively r'ght. , We do not believe industry, econo tyv. honesty and brains should be pen alized. We do not believe incompetency, ex travagance. idleness and inefficiency BANKS TO MAKE SERVICE CHARGE ON ACCOUNTS '■# ■ Many Banks Have Already’ Estab lished Such Charges. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, slay 3-r-Rather startling disclosures concerning tlie size of the average checking account in North Carolina banks are promised in the report of the clearings committee of the North Carolina Bankers Asso ciation. to be presented, in Friday morning’s sessiou of the thirtieth an nual convention, to be held in Dur ham Thursday,. Friday and Saturday of this -week. The clearings committee, of which Alan T. Bowler, of Greensboro, is chairman, has made an exhaustive analysis of bank accounts over the state within the past few months, with the co-operation of the associa tion membership, to determine the ne cessity or advisability of a service ttiarge for unprofitable accounts. As a result of the analysis, in their own cases, banks in several North (Jarolina cities already have estab lished a charge for such accounts, or Ijlan soon to do «o. The charge al ready is in effect in Charlotte, Hick ory. Warsaw and Greensboro banks, while others are laying plans to in ; :yigurate such a system within the Ji>nr future. It i» predicted that the service charge will become general over the state following the presenta- I tion of the report of the analysis or survey. / Between 800 and 1.000 North Car olina bankers and their guests are ex pected at the convention, sessions of ■which wiH be held in the Washington Duke Hotel. Durham’s newest fine hostelry. There are three formal addresses on the program. On Thursday morning. W. L. Barnhart, of the National Surety Company, of New York, will speak on ‘'Criminal Psychology.” On Friday morning, Malrin A. Traylor, first vice -presi dent of the American Bankers Asso-. ciation, will speak on ‘'Taking Our selves Seriously,” and on Saturday morning, Leroy A. Mershon, deputy manager and secretary of the Trust Company Division of the American Bankers Association, will give an ad dress on ‘‘Trust Service—How Shall We View It?” A dance, to be given by Durham bankers Thursday evening, the an imal banquet and ball Friday eve ning and a barbecue at Chapel Hill Friday afternoon are the principal features of the entertainment pro gram. - THE STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Meets In Hickory Today and Contin ues Through May sth Hickory. N. C., May 3.— iM) —Many Sunday school workers from all sec t:ons of Western North Carolina are expected to attend the annual conven tion of the North Carolina Sunday School association, which opens here May 3, and continues through May 5. The eastern section will meet in New Bern, May 7 to 9. • J. B. Ivey, of Charlotte, state pres- I ident, will conduct the opening ses sion of the Hickory meeting. Ten speakers of national and state wide reputation will be included :n the roster of speakers for the meet ing at Hickory. These include Miss Mabel Lee Cooper, New York, special ist in work among children; Miss Cyn thia Pearl Mauss, St. Louis, worker among young people; Mrs. S. H. As kew, Atlanta, vacation Bible school workers; Dr. Owen C. Brown, Phila delphia, instructor ’.n adult Bible class work; and Robert B. Davids, of Chicago, lecturer on administration problems. f Speakers from within the State will include D. W. Sims, general sup erintemlent of the association, eigh; Walter Thomas, of GuUfiord College; Miss Beulah Lyerly, of Sal isbury; and Miss Flora Dav:s, of Raleigh. Held FPr Court on Charge of Driv ing Recklessly. Greensboro, May 2. —L. Martin, Albemarle man, was bound over this morning to Guilford superior court on charge of reckless driving, the re sult of an automobile collision in which Henry Stone, five years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stone, of this city, was fatally injured Tues day right on the Greensboro-Win ston-Salem road. Franklin Cannon, of Davidson Col lege, spent the week-end in Concord. J- B. SHERRILL. Editor and should be glqrified. We do not believe that big business and crooked business are synony mous. True, we will give closer scrutiny to h:g business than small business, because of its greater power for good or evil. We believe 90 per cent, of Ameri can business fs honest. Wejbelieve 90 per cent, of Ameri can business is anxious to obey the law. W« want to help this 90 per cent, of honesty. We want to control or destroy the 10 peV cent, that is crooked. , DAWSON WILL SUCCEED HIMSELF IS PREDICTION Satisfaction With Chairman’s Regime Has Been Practically Unanimous. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, slary 3.—Within the next few days. Chairman John Dawson is expected to issue the call for the usual post-convention meeting of the State Democratic executive committee for the purpose of naming a state chair man for the ensuing and the transacting of other routine business. If either individual or faction—it faction may be said to exist in the Democratic party after Thursday’s lcvt seast —are grooming a candidate for the chairmanship to succeed Chairman Dawson, they have not let it become known, and it is freely pre dicted that the incumbent will be se lected unanimously to head the forces of democracy for another two-year period. Satisfaction with the Daw son regime has been practically unan imous. In the first campaign con ducted under his chairmanship the party piled up a majority of 109,000 for Governor McLean over the Re publican gubernatorial nominee, the largest by 30,000 or more that has ever been given a Democratic gover nor. That was an excellent start ami i>o one has been heard to say that he has failed to live up toit. Veter an politicians declare that the pres ent degree of party harmony has sot been even approximated in many years and that, also, must be taken as a tribute to the quality of Chairman Dawson’s leadership. If there is any dissatisfaction at all, it is confined to more or loss secret meetings and no indications of it have been al lowed to reach the outside. It looks like a ten to oue shot tht Mr. Daw son is in for two years more. With the 1926 convention now a f subject for political history, post mor tems are in order. Take, for in ; stance, the non-mention of the eight • nipnths school term. Prior to the convention, it was freely predicted that the party would have to insert a plank favoring the longer term in the party platform in self defense, 1 since both the feminine wing/of the. party and the 10.000 school teachers were militantly in favor of it. It has been definitely established! i that none of the proponents of the ’ longer term appeared before the plat-j ■ form committee while it was in ses- siou during the convention. .No pres l sure at all was brought to bear, which • woe exactly the opposite of what was expected. The reason, it now ap pears, was that they knew it would be defeated, not so much because of f opposition to the principle of a long er term, but because they had been ■ unable to advance any plan for financ ing it except the sales .tax. - What ’ the convention thought of the sales • tax was made plain in the plank de f nouncing that revenue scheme, which ■ was merely a reiteration of what pre vious conventions have said and ' thought. It seems clear now that the longer term contingent realized i that no new party policy to the effect that they desired would be adopted until worked out in more complete, > and more satisfactory detail and that, for that reason, they refrained from pressing it. BANKERS’ COUNCIL IN SESSION: AT PINE HURST 300 Bankers From Every Section of the Country Present For Conference Sessions. Pinehurst, N. C., May 3.—OP) — With nearly 300 leading bankers from every section of the country here, the executive council of American Bank ers Association opened a four-day meeting today for consideration of problems of banking and finance. Today was devoted to committee' meetings, with the first session of the executive council on the program for tomorrow morning. Weekly Weather Out Look. Washington, May 2. — Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon day: South Atlantic States:-^Show* ere and thundenstorms toward middle and again toward end of week in East Gulf and mostly fair in At lantic States. Temperatures near or above normal most of week. More Hydroplanes For Dry Agents. Washington,: May 3.—CP) —Trans- for of four navy hydroplanes tq the prohibition forces to be used along the South Atlantic coast in fighting rum : smugglers was ordered today by Secre tary Wilbur. IFIRE FIGHTERS IN GREAT DEiND NOW All Available Men Are Fighting Flames and Ap paratus Being Rushed Now to Linville Region. McDowell county FIRE IS HALTED Six Hundred Men Were Called Into Service to Fight Blaze on a Ten- Mile Front. >- - Asheville, May 3. — UP) —The en tire northwest boundary of Grand father's Mountain, divistmi of Pisgah national forest, is aflame in one of the most violent conflagrations of the spring fire season, it was reported to day at the office of the IT. S. Forestry Service here. Repeated calls for aid were wired into the offices of Supervisor M. A. Mattoon during the day, aud all the' available men and fire fighting appa ratus were beiug rushed to the Lin ville region. Early reports from Mon roe Uoffey, ranged in the Grandfath er Mountain Forest stated that a bad fire was burning along Upper Creek Falls, Winding Stair Knob, and across Cold Mountain. The latest wire from the scene of the fire read: “Whole northwest boun dary of this forest is burning. Come at once; man power insufficient. Coffey.” J. W. McNair, assistant supervisor of Pisgah Forest, left early in the (lajf for the fire, and efforts were be ing made to reach Supervisor Mattoon who was out, in another section of the timberlands that was reported in danger, that he might go Linville to direct fighting the flames. Late Sunday night the/ five-thous and acre tire that was devastating the forest along the Bu County line near Ridgecrest wftfTpTac ed under control on the Bnneombe county side of the line. For a time fire fighters had abandoned their work of checking threatened destruction but late last night the humidity rose and forests placed the blaze under con trol. On the slcDowell county side, how ever, serious trouble w’as placed yes terday, officials of the county issued an order conscripting 600 men for service in fighting the blaze, and there with the other, fighters were spread over the ten-mile front. The fire was reported under control in a meas ure today. The fires started from escaping sparks in a[ concrete mixer at Ridge crest Dam, and destroyed the holdings of Col. D. W. Adams, local realtor, including the Catawba Fish & Game (Reserve, together with rtmdreds of aereq in other sections and about ten acres- of government owned property. | A large fire was reported burning near Waynesville also. ROAD COMMISSION IS RESTRAINED FROM CONTRACT Forbidden From Working on the Statesville-Concord Stretch. Greensboro, April 29.—-A tempo rary restraining order forbidding the North Carolina highway commission from letting contracts or doing work or building bridges on route No. 16, from Statesville to Conover, on the proposed location that would prac tically leave the town of Newton off t"ae road, was made here Tuesday night by Judge T. J. Shaw, of this city, of the superior epurt bench, it was learned here late tonight. Judge Shaw was questioned concerning it and said that he had signed the order and that it ie returnable before Judge James Webb at Newton on Monday, May 10th. Wilson Warliekj an attorney of Newton, came here to present the plea for the temporary injunction. It was stated that the location of the road has been so made as to include just a corner of the town, but not to go through the business section or main residential section. There was appearance, it was stated, in thus locating the road, to observe the let ter of the law, but not the spirit. The people of Newton have strenu ously fought any effort to leave New ton off the route, relying on the rule that county seats must be connected and that location of the route in any manner that would leave Newton off route No. 10 would be discriminatory. With Our Advertisers. A nice new kitchen cabinet will make your wife smile. Bell & Har ris has ’em. You will find some wonderful bar gains at the closing-out sale at the Markson Shoe Store, from 50 cents a pair up to $4.95.* Nothing higher. There’s comfort and style- in the hot weather suits at J. C. Penney Company’s, at $12.75. Miss Mary Matthews, who is ill at her home in Asheville of measles, in expected to return to Concord next Saturday and take up her duties as high school teacher Monday, May 10th. OSCAR STRAUS DIES AT HOME FOLLOWING ' BRILLIANT CAREER # •Came to This Country as Jewish Immigrant and Won Wealth and High Position. FIRST MEMBER OF RACE IN CABINET Served With the Roosevelt Administration Rep resented Nation at the Hague Conference. New York, May 3.— UP) —Oscar S. Straus, former diplomat, cabinet inem i ber. philanthropist and financier, died at his home at 1010 Fifth Avenue this morning at the age of 76. He had been in ill health for some time, suf fering from a complication of diseas es. Coming to this country as a Jew ish immigrant, Mr. Straus entered his public career when in 1887 he was appointed minister to Turkey by Pres ident Cleveland. - His life hence forth was devoted to public service. In lt)0C he became first member of the Hebrew race to enter the cabinet. He then was appointed Secretary of Commerce by President Roosevelt, in which capacity he had supervision of immigrants. His public service included honors by five presidents, of both major po litical affiliations, and In 1912 he was nominated candidate for Governor of New York. His domestic political duties were varied for eighteen years by attend ance at The Hague, where he serv ed six 3-year terms beginning in 1902. His other public duties included membership on the advisory board of the commission for the relief 'of Bel gium, of which Herbert Hoover was chairman. s ' He also was a founder of the Nat ional Civic Federation and the au thor of a number of books on econom ics. ■, . ’ . -,mm3 Mr. Straus began his career as a lawyer in 1673, but forsook this in 1881 to join a pottery and glassware importing house under the firm name of L. Straus & Sons. This .corporation later became in terested in department store*, and Mr. Sfraus became an important factor in this field before he retired in 1907. He gave generously to many charities. Mr. Straus returned two weeks ago from Florida where he had spent the winter for his health. His end was entirely peaceful and his wife and sons were with him when he died. “He was an old man,” relatives said, “and his life just came to an end.” It was said that funeral services probably would be held Wednesday afternoon from Temple Beth-el at 4 East 76th St. ■ - r l^.a.ai| WARRENTON CEMETERY WRECKED BY VANDALS Monument! Torn From Bases Indis criminately; *No Chie to Guilty Parties. Warrenton. May 2.—Monuments twisted from their bases, broken marble slabs and wrecked graves greeted visitors to Fairview cemetery tfiis morning. The preceding night vandals had gone through this beauti- I ful city of the dead and 35 plots suf fered daqiage. The wreckage wae , not confined to any section or family but seemed utterly aimless. A few . tracks made as the tombs were hurled , from their bases are the only clues left and these are useless as Che num ber of visitors attracted crossed these and made the use of bloodhounds im ipratical. No reason can be attrib uted for the crime. George Cochran Enters Hospital For Treatment. Salisbury, May I. George F. Cochran, newspaper man, who for some months has been Sunday editor of Sam Farrabee’s Lakeland Ledger, at Lakeland, Florida, is under treat ment at the Salisbury hospital, a » patient of Dr. J. E. Stokes. Mr. Cochran became ill sonpe weeks ago and the Florida phyriil’ians seemed slow in diagnosing his -ease so he came back to the old home state and to bis former physician for treat ment. Wen Known Manufacturer Killed. New Bedford. Mass., May 3. — OP) — John Neild. 65, widely known text’le manufacturer of this city, was in stantly killed early today when an au tomobile in which he was a passenger, crashed into a tree in Lakeville. A heavy fog was hanging over the road at the time. SAT'S BEAR SAYS: j i Partly cloudy and colder tonight, preceded by showers in east portion. Tuesday fair, colder in extreme east portion. Moderate to fresh south west shifting to northwest winds. "NOTB7