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X)ME Li nee Carol Now Back Paris And Plans To eet RoumaniansThere __ ⊠Surrounded His, rture From Paris | Sunday.âMay Be; a y to Roumania. [CIANS ARE ;Y IN ROl MANIA to Find W ay to Get âąol of Government Id King Ferdinand | o Overcome Malady, i; ] -(A 3 )âPrince Carol. ,i ;lj uh" 'âąâąft JCs residence e:ir ly vc-tenlay for an im jicitioii. n t unit'd i hie morn arranKftl "> ( '" llf, 'r today Rdiimanians whoso names eon sivni. j |() ims betMi living in Neuil v ~V e r si nee he renounood jiiinii throne and left his iih Magda Lupcscue. the ,f : i Jewish merchant of umleit'iy covered his trail , jpped away in the early unlay morning in his limou rns aeeoinininied by friends. s said Ids destination was m e ar I.ebmirget. whence flv to Bucharest. or some the Koiimanian frontier to lijpnieiits. The theory was >u!d be an easy thing for ke a pin ne by a 1 avoiding the regular air ip,, oivervaiion and make ; ,i|,e at the psychological jiai-ries in Iloumania were maneuvering to gain con . kingdom in tin* event of ,f King Ferdinand. Premier atid the Matinâs eorrespond- Roiimanian capital in a nit byway of Belgrade, i, was preparing for a coup r the manner of Admiral gent of Hungary. He had ops at ail strategic points the adherents of former ratiano, and to keep Carol country. i PJNKDO QFF n Antonio for Elephant iear Hot Springs, New Mex- Ne\t Stopping Place. hUiin. Texas. pril 4.âOP) tier Fmncesso do Pirvedo, viator, hopped off from ike near here this morning âpliant Butte reservoir near |s. X. Mex.. on another leg , al tour of four continents, t leave the vicinity of the , ree-fourths of an hour after : air. however, having first tested his plane. This ; him into Hot Springs be- , id 4 o'clock rhits afternoon, i foreseen delays. Postmaster Resigns His i Office. .1 April \V. A. Rein- ] the last tive years post- i re. has resigned his posi ke effect at owing time 1 1 al I>. M. Cloninger. promi- ; hanr. of North Newton. \ ipiminted to take his place. \ he middle of January, this ; eminent inspectors chec - L 'lt short Stilts, in funds be the office. Since that ; tigatioite« have been made ostoffice Department and ore has been heard from ige. until 1). M. Cloninger telegram today informing 1 appointment to take place lent inspectors have been a > ehe-king Reinhardt out iger in. Delays Trip to Atlanta. rk. April 4.â (A 3 )â Earl Car rieul producer, who was to âą ( 1 for Atlanta today to be tentiary term of a year and perjury in connection with tub party, obtained a post for April 12th. I'olk. ot counsel for Carroll, in federal court amUasked poneiiient 0 f four weeks. No )r the request was given, declined to give such a long l 'W. hut did grant a delay sys. s Brother to Aid Hum. â April 4.â(&)âAaron Sa 'Uer - MBton. came from Cal- a J and added a new note of 0 tlo $1,000,000 libel suit l Wry Ford. <atnp t( â bring records of /'° mp dplll -'>nde,l by the Ford 11 immediately was given 0 appear as a member of' a PacU°v lISOI an<l will sta * v 0,1 ;,r Kl â >in L ° sp i ~I I T (A 3 ) âOtto ; >f st T rt e * n - former [ iigneto c UIHI iISSPts ° f the I tr,mii, 1,, u l|,| f ,:in y. which was p ' I by tin* government r proppj | y act. today I ngiiigs. t 0 lw â" v, â r their one- Bartlett Dead. Ant,' N 't V Hrun «wick, April »v; Kato , r n ; To . hn Bartlett, aged j itrr] sh - and a Pioneer in the I°f Xeu*V n KPa,in S Pxpedi -1 âtnulland, died to THE CONCORD TIMES j. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher ! URGES PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN FOREST WEEK | Folders. Booklets and Pamphlets Are Being Distributed Throughout the State. The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh. Apri'. 4.âPreparing to en courage participation in the observ ance of American Forest Week. April 24-. TO. inclusive, the forestry division of the department of conservation is i mailing out hundreds of folders, book- ] lets, illustrations and pamphlets over the state. I These publications are being* sent !to reboots, civic organization*. Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls and other bodies interested in out-of-door sub jects urging that they participate in aiding to bring about a greater ap- I preciation of the value of forests and the need of their protection and wide use. American Forest Week is being sponsored by the American Forestry Congress, the Fluted States Forest Service and other organizations and j services interested in forest- life. President Coolidge has issued a proc- j lamatiou designating American Forest Week and recommending its observ ance over the entire country. The oc casion i* also to be observed concur rently in Canada. Publications being sent out by the department were issued by the United States department of agriculture to co-operate with the work. Part of the literature includes suggested pro grams for the schools, womenâs clubs. Boy Scouts. Campfire girl* and other assemblies. Values of forest are em phasized from various anghes. princi pally from financial, sportsmenâs, so cial and other viewpoints. Originating on the Pacific coast in 1020. the idea of setting aside seven days each year for forestry education received nationwide recognition the next year when President Harding is sued the first proclamation which brought the federal government behind the idea: and for seven succeeding years proclamations have been is*ued by the president. In 1020, an agree ment was reached with Canada for a celebration concurrently. COOLIDGE SAYS F. , BIBLE IS âVITAL Lack of Faith in Book WouM Threat en Civilization, He Thinks. Washington. April 3. âDeclaring that at times it appears âas though a popular familiarity with the Scrip tures is not as great as the present time as it has been in the past in American life,â President Coolidge, in a letter made public today, said it would be difficult to support the found ations of Government and society if faith in Bible teachings was last. The letter was addressed to Eugene E. Thompson, organizer of the Bible class at the Church of the Epiphnany here, who, with Dr. Z. B. Phillips, pastor of the church, recently called on Mr. Coolidge, explained the cam paign of the class to create wide in terest in the Scriptures and invited him to attend the churchâs services today. Mr. Coolidgeâs letter declared that the foundations of American society and Government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that âit would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings should cease to be âpractically universal in our country. PREPARE FOR BITTER FIGHT IN CHICAGO Guardsmen May Be Called for Duty at Polls for Mayoralty Election. Chicago, April 4-. â< A *) âWhile Ad jutant General Carlos Black, of the Illinois National Guard, Major Gen eral Roy D. Keehn. commanding the 33rd division of the guard, and Sheriff Charles E. Graydon conferred today on the possibility of using guardsmen to maintain order at the polls in to morrowâ* mayoralty election, a peti tion for an injunction to restrain the police from interfering with republi can precinct workers was filed. About the same time a special grand jury was swâorn in as a result of a petition by the democratic cen tral committee, and turned over to Chas. C. Case, special prosecutor, to investigate election and registration frauds. Wreck Injury Fatal to Girl. Greensboro, April 3. Miss F an nie Watson Smith, 10, daughter of the late Dr. C. Alphonso and Mrs. Smith, who was injured about . 10 weeks ago in an automobile acci dent near Oakridge, died this morn ing in a local hospital. Her condi tion had been critical since the time of the accident. Miss Smith was well known and popular throughout the South At lantic states, having lived in Char lottesville. Va., and Annapolis, Md., where here father was formerly at the head of the- English departments I of the University of Virginia and the (Naval academy. . She had been living in Greensboro j for sometime when the accident oc icurred having been a student at | Greensboro College for two years ! previous to the mishap. Surviving are her mother, one sis ter, Miss Sue Gee Smith and a brother C. Alphonso Smith, Jr., and a number of relatives throughout the south. She was the granddaughter |of Colonel and Mrs. J. M. Heck, of lialeigh. Zeitgeist is the bias of public taste at any particular period. NOTES OF PROTEST TO BE DISPATCHED , 0! THREE NATIONS | It Is Not Definitely Known »j How England, America and Japan Will Address j the Notes of Protest. [ N | [MAY SEND NOTES J AT SAME TIME jEach Nation May Prepare Note or Three Sign Same One.âWill Go to Can tonese Foreign Minister.! London, April 4.â (/P) âProtests by the foreign government* over the out rages at Nanking, and demand* for) reparation are expected to be lodged | with the Cantonese government in j a few days, it was authoritatively! stated in Downing Street this morn ing. Diplomatic exchanges between : Washington and London and Tokio j continued over the week-end without a hitch. It rein tains uncertain, how ever. whether the demands will be made jointly or in identical notes by the three powers. There is al*o some difference of opinion ns to whom to address the notes, but the likeliest recipient is Eugene Chen. Cantonese foreign min ister. CHINAâS WARRIORS OF OLD. Even Today the Bulk of the Army Is Far Behind the Times. Washington. D. C., April 4.âThe Chinese have not yet gone to war with modern firearms and fought accord ing to modern western methods. Even in the war with Japan in 1804-95 they retained many of their antiquat ed weapons and picturesque military customs, though they employed mod ern firearms to some extent. When they fought the English to stop the opium traffic their arms were not dissimilar to those the English had used 200 years before. Their bows I and arrows were probably more effect ive than their fire arms. But their equipment was at least picturesque. They carried banners Mmm. also huge umbrellas. Many of the soldiers had colored pennants attach ed to their persons. Their shields were also painted with glaring things. They went into battle with a tremen dous beating of gongs and agitation of the dragons and umbrellas. They attempted to bar one of their river* with a make-believe steamer, having a funnel and smoke, but no en gines. A huge fort also was armed with wooden cannon of tremendous calibre, which could not, of course, be fired. The stink-pot was a very effective missile. It was an earthenware ves sel containing sulphur and foul-smell ing substance*. It was very effective against wooden ships. It was, in a âąway. the forerunner of the poiaon gas employed in the World War. Within the past 25 years consid erable bodies of troops have been drilled and armed in European fash ion, but even today the bulk of the army is believed to be far behind the times. Frequently foreign arms have been put into the soldiersâ hand*, without instruction as to their use. In the remote interior the troops still use suehweapons as the match lock, gingals, bows arnj arrows, spears and lance*. The old war-junks composing the imperial navy were invariably built to represent some alarming animal. The Centipede was the name of one with three rows of oars, representing the feet of that insect. The Hawkâs Beak was made at each end like a hawkâs beak. There were also wheel ed vessels, which have been used in China for .many centuries. The men were usually supplied with rattan shields painted with tigersâ heads. The heavy troops were cuir asses of quilted cloth covered with iron plates, and helmets of polished steel. The Manchu Tartars, men of the race of the last reigning dynasty, were for centuries the figures of the Chin ese army. Certain of them, composing the Tiger Guard, dressed in yellowâ the imperial color âstriped in imita tion of a tigerâs hide, and having ears also to their caps. This cap was made of split bamboo, capable of re sisting a heavy blow. The shield, also of bamboo, was painted with a monstrous head, calculated to terrify the enemy. Every fifth soldier had a silk flag flying from a small staff at tached to his back. This gave a very gay appearance to the marching troops. Soldiering is merely a business with the great mass of the Chinese troops and as a general thing the individual knows little of what he is fighting for, and probably cares less. Yet the Chinese have proved themselves to be capable of great and sustained bravery when fighting under eompe , tent such as that of Gen eral âChineseâ Gordon, Federation of Womenâs Clubs. â Durham, April 1. â(INS) âThe 2oth annual convention of the North Carolina Federation of Womenâs Clubs I will be held here May 2-5, inclusive. > Plans for the convention are no<w - rapidly taking shape, and indications f are that the meeting here will be one of the largest attended ever held by the federation, according to local of , fioials. Who have charge of making the arrangements. CONCORD,N.C.,MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1927 Urged Parents To Give Serum For Diphtheria to Their Children Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, April 4. âAlthough excel lent progress is being made in the state in the prevention of diptheria | through the use of toxin-anti-toxin. the situation is by no means under j control, and parents of every child \ under two years should have toxin janti-toxhi administered at once âthat !is, within the next few weeks â l iu or< 1* |to make them immune against dip htheria next fall, according to I)r. G. M. Cooper, director of the Educational J Division, of the State Board of Health. ] âRight now. while there is little or no diptheria. is the time to. im munize children.â says Dr. Cooper, âsince the intervening summer months ] gives the serum time to thoroughly < permeate the system, so that by fall, when diptheria becames prevalent the children will be entirely immunised.*â However, excellent results have beep I obtained this winter through the toX in-anti-toxin treatments, administered by the county and state health unit* with serum supplied by the State I Laboratory of Hygiene, and it is be l lieved that the number of cases of, j diptheria has been materially reduced , | as the result of these i serum. In January, there were. 190 J cases of diptheria reported in the state, j and 36 deaths; in February, 123 cases and only 18 deaths. In March j there were 125 cases, but the number ; of deaths has not yet been reported, j But in the month of February j alone, 21,909 doses of toxin-anti-toxiu | were distributed by the State j tory of Hygiene, or enough of the | serum to immunize 7,303 children, i since the average is three doses to a J held to produce immunization. This . treatment has the further advantage j of causing no reaction in the child, | making it one of the least trouble JONESâ DISAPPEARANCE IS FINALLLY CLEARED UP Glen Alpine Agent Says He Bought Railroad Ticket There tor Char lotte. Asheville, April 2.âThe curtain of mystery surrounding the dramatic dis appearance of Alex S. Jones, promi nent A*heville heating contractor, was lifted tonight when Captain Fred Jones, of the city detectives, made public proof that the missing man, j for whom several hundred people have been searching the vicinity of Lake James for several days, had purehasM a ticket to Charlotte after emerging from the wood* and going to the'stn -lko/4UJUen Alpine. J Ift d been 'Used' fort to bring the body of the missing man to the *urface of the lake where he was thought to have been drowned. Now, it was revealed tonight, Mr. Jones planned a highly dramatic and exceedingly well prepared exit, going to the lake, getting in a small boat, sending to a nearby house his only companion, and otherwise preparing for secrecy in the isolated and dis-i; mal little cove that ha* been searched for. days for his body. Rowing acro*s. the lake, aecoriling to the story that the officers here have pieced together, Mr. Jones beached the boat, got ont, leaving a track in the sand, shoved the boat back into the water so that it floated a short distance from the shore with the bars carefully in place, and then disap peared In the laurel thicket. Emerging from the thickly wooded section that surrounds the lake a great distance from the scene where the boat landed, the missing man walked rapidly to Glen Alpine where he asked for a ticket to Atlanta, Ga., and after failure to get that, compromised with a ticket to Charlotte. Where Mr. Jones went after reach ing Charlotte is not, of course, known, as he might easily be there now. and other than the fact that he asked for a ticket to Atlanta first, nothing of his plans is known. Mr. Jones was positively identified by the agent at Glen Alpine, Captain Jones stated tonight, and he was seen to emerge from the woods by two wit nesses who recognized him from pic tures. No reason for hi* deliberate disap pearance could bo ascertained tonight, but it was clear, according to Captain Jones, that the thing was accomplished after much deliberation and planning. It is understood that further steps to trace him will be taken by the members of the family here. Success in tracing the movement of the miss ing mar. on the day of hi* disappear ance was largely due to the work of his son-in-law, Benjamin Team, Cap tain Jones stated. Attend Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ervin were in Greensboro Saturday, going up to at tend the marriage of Mrs. Ervinâs niece Miss Margaret Stockton, to Harry Moore, which took place today at high noon, at the Presbyterian Church. Kingâs Daughters to Meet. The regular meeting of the Kingâs i Daughters will be held Monday eve ning at 7:30 oâclock at Hotel Con ; cord. Come and bring a friend. The ; circle invites your cooperation. \ To Visit Florida and Cuba. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Barnhardt . left Saturday afternoon for Daytona Beach, Florida, where they will at tend the Bakersâ Convention. From there they will go to Havana, Cuba. i Parents of Son. i Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kluttz, North Spring street, April 2nd, a son. Mrs. J. B. Foster and son, J. B. Jr., who have been the guests of Mr*. R. M. Courtney for the pa*t two weeks, : hav» returned to their home in States ville. some to administer, according to Dr. t 'ooper. âThis excellent record for toxin anti-toxin treatments in February rep resents rapid progress in dealing with Diptheria." said Dr. Cooper. âThere are more than 80,000 children born in North Carolina each year, or an average of nearly 12.000 children a month. Thus we see that enough toxin-nnti-toxin was sent out to im munize, if used properly, about 60 per cent of all the children born in the state during the month of Feb ruary. "" âAs has been stated by the Board of Health repeatedly, smallpox and diptheria can very soon : be entirley eliminated from the state except for an occasional attack imported from outside. It is very easy to vaccinate a child against smallpox at about six months of age. Just as soon as the vaccination scar -heals, which should be in from four to six weeks, the child should be given toxin-aiiti-toxin immediately, to prevent its contract ing diptheria. âBy establishing such a routine in , every doctorâs office, leading down to .every family, requiring the health de- J partments ,or where there are no or-, .ganized departments, requiring the j county physicians to administer the â treatment where families are finan cially unable to have the treatment I administered by regular .physicians, |it would not be long before Lmmuiiiza jtion against these two diseases would j be almost 100 per cent perfect in the j state.â Dr. Cooper stated that he hoped to i see the time, and in the near future, j when there were as many dose* of the , toxin-anti-toxin serum sent out. as j there are births in the state each j month, adding that if this is done, the problem would soon be solved. POPE SEES GAIN IN CHINAâS CRISIS Parallel to Chaos in Europe When Christianity Came. Rome, April 4, âThe Pope sees the struggle in China as a vast conflict j between the old civilization and the I new, the result of which may be a slow Christianization of the whole Orient, he told intimate friends in a conversation today. The .present situation in China is almost exactly comparable to the eta os in Europe when the old Roman Empire broke up under the onslaught of rlie barbarians, to make way for Christianity, which swept the western world. * , k The Pope has watched the tragic struggle in China with intense in terest, often expressing his anxiety for the safety of Catholic missionaries and asking daily for information ou the situation of the apostolic delega tion at Pekin and the religious order to which Catholic priests and mission aries are attached. Often in private conversation, the Pope, drawing on his historical knowl edge, has made a comparison between todayâs events in China and those in Europe when the Roman Empire was on the point of dissolution. Eighteen centuries ago the same struggle was lin force, with rival generals on all sides leading troops in bitter inter necine struggle, fighting for power. I inflicting suffering on the people and ! devastating the soil, i Today, the Pope feels, the situation jis exactly analogous. Out of the death pangs of the Roman breakup Chris ! tianity came to the Western world. 1 Out of the contemporary travail in I China, he feels, must likewise come a ! great wave of Christianity sweeping the East. The Pope expressed definitely his hope that the civilization which in evitably must emerge from the pres ent chaos will be actually indigenous to the Chineseâlimited as far as pos sible to the Chinese themselves. His Holiness is glad to remember his own actions âsuch as appointing native bishopsâhave been strictly in line with this direction. The Pope hopes that a newâ culture will rise in China, no less illustrious than the old. Concerning the details of his ow r n personal day today interest in the Chinese tragedy, the Pope is happy to recall that he asked the Benedictine missionaries in China âto whom he confided care of the Catholic University at Pekin âto remember the deeds of their precursors in the Mid dle Ages, when monks, 'by their loving study and translation of old manu scripts, saved to the world the bulk of medieval and ancient culture. With Our Advertisers. . ,ew Easter modes in a Pre-Eas ter selling event at the Gray Shop Frock* at $16.75 and coats lrom $9.75 to $16.50 and hats from $1 -o ; sls. . Are you interested in having some , painting done,if si read carefully the , ad. in this paper of J. T. Coggiu*. paint contractor. Donât get out-of-date tires, is the advise of the Yorke & 11 adsworth ( Co. This concern sells 1927 tires at reasonable prices- Read new ad. Womenâs hosery need* are easily , supplied at the J. C. Penny Co. Prices from 49 cents to $1.49. Read . carefully new ad. today, i The .Bell-Harris Furniture Co. is i offering April showers of furniture bargains. Red Cedar chests and day 1 brils just received- New Easter hats, coats and dress -1 es in the womenâs ready-to-wear de partment at the Park«-Belk Co. Al so materials for Blaster dresses. Special bargains during the Pre-Eas tCl* Jp 1 The Pre-Easter Sale at Efirdâs is now in full blast. Bargains in all lines. Seasonable specialties at prices * that mean a saving. âą There will be less wâear and tear » on your car if you use Hood tires. - *ay Ritchie Hardware Co. in new lad. today. [ HTo China ft 'kj -i. < H A j|| Major A. B. Miller, U. S. M. C n was in command of the largest detachment of Marines from the East to be started on its way to China. With the departure of his ontfit, only fifteen Marines were left at Lakehurst, N. J. Kewired) SAYS WESTERN FARMERS HAVE COTTON ADVANTAGE George P. Roberson Says the Eastern Farmers Find It Hard to Compete With Western Fanners. Greensboro, April 4.âC4*)âFear that farmers of the eastern section of the cotton belt will not be able to compete with those of the western section of the belt in the production of cotton was expressed by George P. Roberson, president of the Atlantic Cotton Association in his annual ad dress before the convention today. Mr. Roberson declared that he saw âvery little hope for the eastern farmer in re spect to cotton so long as it was pos sible for the western belt farmer with what little cultivation is necessary in that section with machineryâfor the man to raise and market 100 acres of cotton against 10 or 15 acres in the i east.â The President mentioned that cot ton was produced in Texas this sea son for less than five cents per pound of lint, and profits ran as high as S9O per. acre while in the eastern sec tion of the belt the âmost important cash cropâ was produced at a loss. âThe only possible salvation of the eastern farmer.â he declared, âis the production of more pounds of better staple cotton per acre, such as is adapted to the use of our mills. To my mind the time ha* come when it is imperative that something be done if the eastern belt is to continue to produce cotton in any large way.ââ THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steadyâ at Decline of 1 Point to an Advance of 1 Point. â Prices Work Up to 14.28 for July. New York, April 4. â UP) âThe cot ton market opened steady today at a decline of one point to an advance of-one point. Some southern selling and liquidation was readily absorbed at the start, prices working up to 14.28 for July and 14.70 for Decem ber or about 3 to 4 prints net higher in sympathy with relatively steady Liverpool cable*. This advance met increaeed offer ings, however, while there seemed to be some selling on failure of the re port on boll weevil prospects to create any immediate buying power of con sequence, and prices sagged off to 14.22 for July by the end of the first hour, or about two points net lower. Private cables said trade calling and continental buying had ab«orbed hedge selling and liquidation in the Liverpool market. Cotton futures opened steady: May 14.03; July 14.23; Oct. 14.47; Dec. 14.66; Jan. 14.71. Make Dead Heart Beat Witn Latest Diseovery- Vienna, April 4.âsecret of making a dead heart throb again after it had been removed from the body has been revealed by Professor Haberland, of Innsbruck, at the re cent convention of Austrian surgeon* here. Profes«or Haberlandt obtain ed what he called a âHormonâ from the heaits of warm-blooded and cold blooded animal* and by means of this substance succeeded in making a heart throb again after it had been removed from the animalâ* body for three dasâ*. Danville Extension Called Specula tive. Charlotte, April 4.âTalk of exten sion of the Piedmont and Northern Railway an electric line, from Win ston-Salem to Danville. \ a., based on proposed exten*ion from Lexing ton to Winston-Salem after the line -as extended from here to Lexington was characterized by a spokesman for tbe company here as speculative. The people, in the section that would be affected appear over enthusiastic over* the possibilities, he said. Bottled Life for Aviators. Paris, April 1. âAviators will be able to reach higher altitudes than ever before by using a thermo* bottle containing a supply of oxygen in , liquid form. Up to the present pilots I attempting high altitudes have car i ried oxygen in the form of a com pressed gas in steel cylinders. The âą oxygen bottle invented by a French scientist contains an electric lamp - which vaporize* the liquid oxygen as required. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. - " Japanese Civilians And j Sailors Carried Off By ChineseMobAtHankow TURN HOT GUNS"* ON CHINES Armed Guard on American Gunboat Forced to Fire to Drive Off the Chinese, Out for âRevenge.â Washington. April 4.âC4>)âAn ! armed guard from the American gun- j boat Monocacy turne<l riot guns on ' Chinese xampoons on the Yangtze River yesterday, admiral Williams, | commanding American forces in China, reported today to Navy Department, j The American blue jackets were aboard the American steamer Chinan, having been transferred to that vessel from the gunboat Monocacy to act as guard. They were forced to fire. Ad miral Williams said, to ward off the j Chinese âwho were determined upon revenge because of unauthorised cargo being removed, due to the fact that it was endangering the ship.*â Three Chinese were wounded, one probably fatally. Admiral Williamsâ dispatches today gave Washington officials a picture of widespread agitation in China. At Chungkiang where the American con sulate has been closed, and the Mono cfecy Rationed, Chinese agitators planned a demonstration today, he said, to protest against force having been used by Chinese authorities on March 31. The American consul at Chungkiang is aboard the gunboat awaiting a reply from missionaries who have been warned to evacuate the 1 . region. The British gunboats, Mauaias. j Widgeon and Teal arrived at Icbang, April 1 from Chuokiang. Communis-, tic posters have been placed upon the residences and business places of | wealthy Chinese at Ichang. he said, i The American gunboat El Cano will j withdraw from Ichang to Hankow as i soon as the Monocacy arrives ( to ac- j company it on the voyage. A NEW BASEBALL. LOOP IS PLANNED Albemarle Will Get Berth in League With 6 Teams For This Summer. Albemarle. April 4.âPlans are under way to give Albemarle a berth in a baseball league this sea son. At a meeting held at the mer chants association headquarters here last night Dwight L. Crowell was elected chairman, and .T. W. Gaddy secretary. There was much en thusiasm among the 150 or more fans present at the gathering, when a resolution was passed that âAlbe marle would have baseball this sea son.â If plans materialize, and it is be lieved they will, a league will be or ganized to include nearby towns of Wadesboro. Hamlet. Rockingham. Monrow Chernw. S. O. and this city. It will be a six-team circuit, with two games weekly in each town, a game being played each day. Several prominent fans gave short talks last night and discussed the problems to be confronted and just how to meet them. A committee was appointed to canvass the city and see just how much ready cash could be raised. A second meeting will be held on Monday. April 11. at which time the committee Will make a re port. Frank L. Whiteman, secretary of the Wadesboro Chamber of Com merce will be present at this meet ing to discuss further plans. A committee of five from each club will meet, at Wadesboro. this being the central town, on April 24. when a schedule will be drawn up, salaries of players fixed, and other important business transacted. The season will open about the middle of May. âą SAPIRO NOT USED BY COTTON GROWERS Has No Connection With State As sociation, Blalock Asserts. Raleigh. N. C., April 4.âAaron Sapiro. plaintiff in a million dollar libel suit against Henry Ford, is not connected with the North Carolina Cotton Growersâ Association .mr does the association use the so-called "Sapiro contract,â F. B. Webster, assistant manager of the association, said here. Mr. Webster's statement was ] brought forth by published reports j from the scene of the trial at De- ! troit that Sapiro was in the âgood j gracesâ of the North Carolina mar- j keting organization. Mr. Webster said Sapiro had an active hand in organizing the asso ciation and was retained by it for two years as consulting attorney, and did not offer to,renew its con tract at the end of that period. U. B. Blalock, general manager of the association, was out of the city today and could not be reached for a statement but he has commented formally on the fact that the North Carolina association did not use the âSapiro contract" because officials believed it âtoo rigid" to meet the demands .of the association. â'Sapiro knows co-operative mar keting law, but he does not know anything about marketing cotton," Mr. Blalock has said , The five legged bulls of Xinevah are gigantic granite sculptures, form erly guardians of the Syrian Palace gates, and now in the British Museum. It Is Believed One of Safl | -â Was Killed and His T Thown Into Water j Mob Members. CHINESE LEADER RENEWS REQUEST Says He Can Control His Men Better if JapatteM Sailors Landed at H#it* kow Are Withdrawn, Shanghai, April 4.âC4»)â Five Jap. anesc civilians and five sailors were carried off my a mob. sayg a Japanese 1 j radio dispatch from Hankow, during the fighting in the Japanese cfltteeo* j sion there yesterday, and were sfttt missing today. It is believed one of â* the sailors was killed and thrown into the river. Several Japanese houses in the eok , cession were destroyed, and the home* of tho*e living in Chiakow. a sutortt* are surrounded by Chinese pickets. : Another Japanese message gays that Gen. Tang Seng Chih, garrison com- ] rnander, called on the Japanese consul i general last night to apologize for the attack on the concessions, and ptOfh ised to do hi* utmost to maitffiitt peace and order there. He repeated the request, previously flatly rejected, that the detaching#! Os Japanese sailors which was landed fee withdrawn, on the ground thgt ffcf* would calm the populace, and ptetofl# j possible further clashes. The general again refused the request. .The message adds that thÂŁ Cfelneoe guards who were sent to protect the | border of the Japanese eonce«(Borf||i* 1 deliberately fired on the Japanese. Americans Leave Canton. â Canton, China, April 4. general exodus of Americans frorf i Canton to Hong Kong is under way. The American gunboat Pampagni hag I arrived here. A British gunboat has I gone to Wuchow to protect the BtiG ishers there. Baptist Missionaries Taken to Japan. Richmond. Vaâ April 4. âOP)â ' Women and children connected with the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission 'i Board who were located or who took refuge at Shanghai, have been taken To JtfffhrFNor safety and the men of the mission are to follow as soon as possible. I)r. J. F. Love, corresponding secretary of the board, was advised to day by cable. Dr. Love was unable to give an ac curate estimate of the number of Bap tist missionaries and their families :j who were concentrated at Shanghai but thought all missionaries in cen tral and interior missions in Chinn had taken refuge there. Northern Forces Capture Venrtief. Peking, April 4. â OP) âThe nmrtk ern forces have captured Yenekeng, said an official announcement made at headquarters of the northern armies *' today. Yeneheng is on the Peking- Hankow railroad south of Chengchow. h Chinese at Ghinkiang. London, April 4. â UP) â Chinese troops have occupied the premises at Chinkiang, evacuated by foreigners, said a dispatch to the Exchange Tele- \ graph today. Another Crisis at Hankow. London, April 4.â CP) â Another cri sis seems to be approaching at Han kow. Foreign Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons today. He said, however, that latest reports showed a lull following' yesterday's fighting in the Japanese concession there. THE STOCK MARKET Continued Buying of Railroad Storks Had Stimulating Effect on General Market With Few Exception*. New York. April 4.â UP) âContinued buying of railroad sticks had a stimu lating effect on the general market with a few marked exceptions. New York Central, Western Maryland com mon and second preferred, and Union. âą Pacific opened more than a point high er. DuPont and General Motors sold up 1 to 2 points at the outoet. Bald win on the other hand opened nearly two points off. Scholarship Day at State College. State College. Raleigh. April 4, - (INS)âApril 22 has been designated as âScholarship Day" at State College. Three national scholarship frater nities Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta and ;Tau P»eta Pi. together with the local 'organization, the Pine Burr Society, | will have .charge of the exercises. . | A prominent speaker will be ob- jtained to make an address in Pullett I Hall, and several cups and medals will be awarded at the time. Report Shows Increase In Alcoholic Deaths. N*ew York, March . 3. âThe death rate from alcoholism is increasing gen erally throughout the country rathe* I than in district sections, according to a report of a survey among 17,000,000 industrial policy holders o fthe Met-, jropolitan Life Insurance company, I)r. Ivouis I. Dublin, company statis-. * Jtician. said today. . wmm Cloudy tonight, possibly rain in the i northeast portion, warmer in north portion ; Tuesday cloudy and warmer followed by rain in west portion. / JL j ? j NO. 80
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