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[TMore Parishes In
Lisiana May Be Next
Ifo Suffer From Floods
teak* in levees
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■s NOW PASSED
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K(o Have Proved
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Rui l*tb.
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|H;. f ol ;r breaks o|*eued .v«-s
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H ~ were completing the
|V O f Cniieurtlia parish in
potiNiana. with the pros-
H „„nlti Mibmerjfe parts of
(larieht's.
H niuiift the Yazoo in Mis-
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improved situation
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U) , eiianjre in the situa
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to the rapid How of
the artificial break sis-
of here, which still
Rwliieii.i! today by the use
Rn.t issued during the morn
weather bureau said the
|Ht, aid change very little or
Rii'iriiu; tlie next few days.
R artificial break was ere
|H(iy i>e here was predicted.
was rising steadily at
up .4 of a foot over-
R>, the water from the Stop*
Rv ;t K. north of Green vlMe, „
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Hr wdi the river stationary
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as a result of ihe breaks
|Hk and "tiicr points in Con
■
fHk- were threatened
As ha’:;lava in southern
|Hhi tiie Ouachita in north-
and on the Red
Alexandria. The Red
a foot at that place,
the Ouachita showed
BHd foot. Rescue and ro
|H' Louisiana is well organ-
Diieeror Parker an
difficulty in safely evac-
more than 70.000 persons
Rf-iy to be affected by the
the present week.
jjHmn "f a great fleet of small
" e-intimies. Refugees
R~" nearby towns and lat
the great euneentra
tit Paten Ibrnge and
bth Beaches Shanghai.
R May 1-OP)— I The Oth
R - ' States Marines, eon
battalions o l 'a roops, an
B^B‘ r and a battery of artil
|H at Shanghai 1 on board
H^B ,rr Henderson from San
morning.
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THE CONCORD TIMES
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
w \
LICENS PLATRS SOON
WILL BE AVAILABLE J
They Cannot Be Put on Autos. How-
| ever, I ntil After July First.
Tribune Bureau,
Sir Walter HoteL 1
I Raleigh. May 2.—Arrangements
for the opening of 33 branch offices j
jin the state for the sale of autumn- 1
1 bile licenses for the six months I
j r*eriod from dune 1 to December 31. J
1 are being made by the Automobile]
License Division of the State l>e- 1
■ pnrtment of Revenue, it wait nn
j ncunced today by Sprague Silver,
director. With the exception of the
j branch office in Winston-,Jsaiem. 1
these offices will all be operated in *
co-operation with the Carolina
Motor flub, and will be opened 1
1 about the middle of June, according
ot present plans. ]
However, although the new license 1
p’ates. which this year are liglit
gray, with red numerals and letter
ing. may be purchased before July 1.
thoeo who buy them before this date
will not be allowed to attach them to
their can* until July 1. it was said
by Mr. Silver. Attention was also
called to the fact (hat the license
plates this time \vMl be issued for
six months, instead of one year, and
that they will cost only half the
usual amount, plus a charge of 25
cents, to take can* of the expense in
volved in changing over’ from the
fiscal year to the calendar year in
the issuance of licenses.
Half a iniilior plater* have been
ordered this year, and the first car
load has just arrived, and its being
unloaded. The plates have “X. O.”
1 stamoed in reel, in the left hand end
of the plate, followed with the
numeral, then the initial, indicating
tee class of the car and licence, with
"28'’ under the initial, at tbe right
hand end.
The eight full-time license offices,
at which license plates may be pur
chase at any time, will remain open
as usual, in addition to the other
special office**. These eight perman
ent offices all but one operated in
eon.iunefion with the Carolina Motor
flub, are at Asheville. Charlotte.
Creensboro, Winston-Salem. Rocky
Mount, E'izabeth City and Wilming
ton.
POPI LAR .ALBEMARLE
MAN SERIOUSLY HURT
Following Automobile Collision.
Albemarle. April 3<V—Ray Bal
lard. one of Albemarle'** most popu
lar young men. is at the Yadkin hos
pital here iu a very critical condi
tion and with but slight hope of
recovery as a result of an automo
bile collision last night near New
I>ondon on the Salhdmry-Albemarle
highway.
Ballard’s Ford coupe, headed to
ward Salisbury and Mick Wilhelm'**
coupe coming toward Albemarle, col
lided a short distance above the vil
lage of New London about 8 o’clock,
the Ford having turned over several
times and both cars were almost
entirely demolished. Just what caus
ed the cars to run together is not
known.
Ballard received a number of seri
ous injuries about the hem that
rendered him unconscious and he
has remained in a semi-conscious
condition ever since, while Wilhelm
escaped injury.
RESCUE WORKERS RESUME
TASK IN FAIRMONT MINE
Work Was Halted Sunday When Fire
Was Discovered 3,000 Feet in the
Mine.
Fairmont. W. Va., May 2.— UP) —
Delayed 24 hours by a fire in the in
ner recesses of the Evettsville mine,
rescue workers today resumed explora
tion of the wrecked tunnels intent up
on determining the fate of 77 workers
entombed since Saturday afternoon.
The rescue experts generally were
agreed that it was almost certain that
when reached those trapped would be
added to the 16 known dead, 12 of
w T hom were removed from the mine
and other four killed on the tipple.
Equipped with oxygen tanks, hel
mets and other emergency apparatus,
the rescue men started to work for
ward to a point 3,000 feet in the
j mine where a halt was called on Sun
-1 day when tests of the air showing a
mixture of gases revealed that there
I was a fire further back.
W'ith Our Advertisers.
* Don’t fail to attend the Gray
Shop's three big value-giving days,
today, tomorrow' and Wednesday.
Big reduction in dresses, coat**, suits
and millinery.
The smartest always in new hats at
Fisher’s. Prices $2.95 to $14.95.
The Ritchie Hardware Co. has a
complete line of tennis rackets, balls,
I etc. They will restring your old racket.
Go to Yorke & Wadsworth Co’s, and
see the new 1927 Goodyear balloon
tires w’ith the new’ type of all-weather
tread specially designed.
The policy on which the J. C. Pen
ney Co. stores operate is “a square
deal for every customer.”
Continental furnitur* in several fin
ishes at the Bell-Harris Furniture
Co. See ad. for further particulars.
Charter Issued to Sturgis and Smith
Motor Co.
A charter has been issued to Stnrgis
and Smith Motor Co., Inc.. Concord,
to deal in automobile business. Au
thorized capital, $50,000; subscribed
$50,000 by T. B. Sturgis. B. D. Stur
gis, J. H. Smith, of Concord, and
1 others.
Fa’eonry is still a popular pa<s
- time in China,
“ MILLION DOLLAR"
KIDNAPPING PLOT
HALTED 81 POLICE
j 9-Year Old Heir to Great
Fortune Was Object of
Plot Said to Have Been
j Directed by Murderer.
-JOHN SCWIPPE
NAME OF CHILD!
t
Is Grandson of Late John !
Shedd, One of Wealthi- j
est Men in Chicago—De
j tails Not Made Known.
Chicago, May 2.— UP) —A million
dollar kidnapping plot conceived by a
] convicted murderer plann«Ml by one of
1 Chicago’s most feared criminal bands,
and directed at a nine-year old heir
to a great fortune, has been checkmat
ed by the police.
Henry J. (Midget) Fernekes, now
serving a prison sentence for robbery
while awaiting a new trial for murder
for which he once was sentenced to
be hanged, was the man, the police
say, who plotted kidnapping. The
intended victim, who is now as close
ly guarded as a president or king, was
John Shedd Schweppe. sou of Charles
11. Schweppe. a broker, and grandson
of the late John G. Shedd. who was
one of the city’s wealthiest men.
Police refrained from detailing the
plot, nor would they name all the
conspirators. The million dollars
which police believe was to have been
demanded for the boy’s release, was
to have gone in part into a great de
fense fund for Fernekes who once
tried to blast his way out of Cook
county jail with dynamite.
MRS. SNYDER IS ON
STAND AGAIN TODAY
Gets Cross Examination From Two
Lawyers But She Fights Back to the
Last Breath.
New York, May 2.— 04 s ) —For three
hours this morning Mrs. Ruth Snyder
fought from the witness stand against
the thundering examination of two
lawyers, seeking to send her to the
electric chair for the /norder of her
hnsband.
Gray, Mrs. Snyder’s co-defendant,
who she says is solely guilty, just
as he lays the entire blame'on her.
Except for one brief flurry of tears
the blonde widow was in command of
herself,determined to fight to the last
breath.
When court adjourned for lunch,
she was still on the stand, under ques
tioning by the stats.
Mrs. Snyder iu hjer testimony today
continued to lay blame for the
murder of her husbqnd on Gray. Cross
examination failed Ito shake her.
Mrs. Snyder charged, however, that
Henry Judd Gray killed her husband
for his $96,000 insurance. ,
“I was the beneficiary, but he know
how to get money out of me,” she said
in answer to questions by Gray s
counsel.
Thirst of Baby Nips Jail Delivery in
Bud.
Charlotte, April 30. —Baby Mc-
Ginnis, child of County Jhiler S. T.
McGinnis, wanted a drink of water
at 3 :30 o’clock this morning and as a
result five negroes still are enforced
guests of Mecklenburg county.
The negroes had planned a jail
break. All was -ready for the escape
except removal of the last layer of
brick in the wall. Mrs. McGinnis
heard a noise in the jail when she
arose to get the baby a drink of
water. The jailer investigated anl
discovered the plot. Among those,
attempting to escape was Robert
Harris who a week ago had several
persons arrested, including a police
man. charged W’ith beating him up in
the jail.
Case Against Judge Waits Till W’ed
nesday.
Charlotte, April 30-—Magistrate
S. A. Mangum charged with failure
to settle wuth Mecklenburg countv
for fines, or forfeitures and fees col
lected while acting as judge of the
rural police court today was too ill
to appear for trial and the case was
postponed until Wednesday.
The magistrate earlier in the week
wras arrested and placed under $506
bond when he failed to show up for
trial.
Four New Judges Sworn In.
Raleigh, May 2.—04 s )—Four judges
appointed by Governor McLean, under
provisions of the emergency judge act
of the 1927 General Assembly were
sworn into office today by Chief Jus
tice Stacy. Ths new' judges are:
Thomas C. Bowie, or Jefferson; E.
Hoyle Sink, of Lexington; Clayton H.
Moore, of Williamston; and Nat a
Tow’nsend, of Dunn. Edwin Bridges,
of Charlotte, at the same time was
sworn iu as Pardon Commissioner,
suceeding Mr. Sink.
Five Collegiate Games Today.
k Raleigh, May 2.—(lNS)—Five
clashes are on North Carolina’s in
tercollegiate 'baseball card for today.
Duke goes North to battle with the
University of Maryland at College
Park.
V. P. I. invades Davidson.
Lenoir wfill tackle Mulligan at Mul
ligan.
High Point will be at home to
I Guilford.
In London last year more than 1.-
- 000 people were killed in street ac
cideuWi-
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 2, 1927
MUSIC WEEK OPENS
HERE WITH PIK
Several Ministers Used Miji
sic for Sermons Sundajr.
—First Program in First
Presbyterian Church. .
IPROGRAMyOR
ENTIRE WEEK
! Musical Breakfast at Hotel
J Concord Well Attended.
, —Concert to Be Given,
at Hotel This Evening.
Concord began its observance if
National Music Week Sunday
special musical progiam** iu vnii<»P-
Churches of the city, and with sa
cral pastors devoting either tie
morning or evening hour of serv® f '
to talks on music.
Rev. M. L. Kester. of St. Andrew Is
Lutheran Church, preached on “T! >
Power of Music,” and Rev. R. JL.
Courtney, pastor of the Centrri
Methodist Church, preached on
"Ministry of Music.”
The Vesper service at tha Fiffit
Presbyterian Church at five o'clock
in the afternoon was well attend?*!
and was given over to a musical pi«-
grnm consisting of an organ refifit)
and three'vocal numbers.
Miss Stout, of the facility ol
Scotia Seminary, rendered two num
bers. her first one beiqg ”.\ly l|p
deemei* and My Lord,” by Dudley
Buck, and her second, "Jesu. ,le*<u.
Miserere.” by Wagner. Her two
numbers and the rendition or ”0
Divine Redeemer” (Gounon). by
Mrs. .T. B. Womble were greatly en
joyed.
The organ selections -were as fol
lows ;
Organ: (a) Scherzo (Rogers); fb)
Solitude on the Mountain (O’.e
Bull); (e) Intermezzo (Mascagni-)—-
Mrs. John F. Reed, piano accom
paniment by Mrs. Leslie Correl'.
Organ: (a) Cradle Song (Neru
da); (b) Serenade (Gonad); t <*>
The Swan (Saint-Saens) —Mrs. Vic
tor Means, organist of Central Meth
odist Church.
Organ: (a) Offertory in C
(Grey); (b> Souvenir (F. DrdlnJ,:
<e) Elsa’s Dream (Wagner)— Mkgp-
Barber. of Sunderland Hall- &
fDwmtg -Gw wftenwwwi and evdftfßT
Sunday a concert was given dj
Sydney Schwartz, of Los Angeles.
Calif., on the Brunswick Pnnatrope.
in the lobby of Hotel Concord. A
variety of selections was played on
the new machine and each number
was enjoyed by the listeners. Mr.
Schwartz will preent another eon
cert tonight at the hotel.
About forty men and women at
tended the Musical Breakfast given
in the banquet hall of Hotel Con
cord this morning at 8:30. This was
the first time that anything of this
kind has been given here and all of
those present were loud in the
praise of the program.
The first number was a piano solo
the “Stars ami Stripes Forever”
(Sousa), by Mrs. Leslie Correll, fol
lowing which those present sang
"America.”
Mrs. Charlie Ritchie, chairman of
the Music Department of the Woman's
Club, talked on “National Music
Week, Its Scope and Purpose. ” “Na
tional Music Week,” Mrs. Ritchie,
said. “is the outgrowth of the many
local music weeks which have been
held in all parts of the Country, the
desire to create a love for music, first
in our local cities, then throughout the
United States. During this week, set
aside ns a tribute to music, an op
portunity will be given every man,
woman and child to hear it’s message
and to realize that at least some form
of music has an appeal to and a
meaning for him or her.
“The National Music Week is a
radio in which everyone becomes either
a sending or receiving station. Music
will be in the air during the week
bringin pleasure, refreshing relaxation
and melody to the jniblic.
“Hail to America’s First National
Music We«!k! Let each pay tribute
in his own way. Let each receive the
message of music and pass it on to
some unawakened soul. Let the cities
resound from end to end in praise of
mnsic—the common language of man
kind, the great, mediator and friend
of all.”
Prof. A. S. Webb, superintendent
of the Concord Public Schooß*, made
a short talk in which he thanked the
Woman’s Club for the work done by
it in starting music in the public
schools of the city. “1 don’t think
anything that we have done has done
so much for the schools as the teaching
of music,” Mr. Webb said.
“Music an Asset to the Business
Man,” was the subject of a short talk
made by W. R. Odell. “One of the
greatest assets Concord has is the
Music Department of ,the Womans
Club,” Mr. Odell said. “It has a
wonderful influence in the community.
Music is a power. We all feel it
when we hear it. Music is a very
strange thing. You may hear it in
any language and it is enjoyed
whether the words are understood or
not. We men in business need music.
It gives us courage and whistling a
tune helps us when we are worried.
I hope that Concord will be known
as a music city and that the-men and
women will support a program of
music."
H. W. Blanks, secretary of the
Y. M. C. A., spoke on the “Part the
Boy Plays in Music.” He said, “The
.part the boy plays in music is
the greatest ipart anyone can possibly
play in business, young life, or life
i (Please Turn to Fase Seven)
CDOK MERIT
COUNTY FILS IT
HIGH SCHOOL HERE
Dean of School of Educa
tion at N. C. C. W. Dis
j cusses the Rural School
j Standards in N. C.
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
. 1
More Than 70 Graduates
Received Certificates and
More Than 40 Others
Will Get Theirs Later.
Despite threatening clouds early in
the afternoon and a torrential down
l»our later, scores of persons from all
sections of the county were here Sat
urday for County commencement.
The exercises were held in the high
school auditorium, and Prof. J. B.
Robertson, superintendent of county
schools, presided.
As usual much interest centered in
the recitation and declamation con
tests. the speakers being generously
% commended for the excellence of their
subjects and the manner of delivery.
There were four contestants in the
recitation contest and three iu the
declamation contest.
Dr. John H. Cook, dean of the
.School of Education of North Caro
lina College for Women, was principal
speaker, and his adress proved an
instructive document dealing with
rural school standards in North Caro
lina.
In his address Dr. Cook showed that
the average sular.v of the city teacher
is double that of- the rural teacher
land from this fact drew certain eon
| elusions. Tht* difference in the salar- j
ies, he says, shows that the city child |
not only gets longer periods of in- j
structions but that it also gets inatruc- j
tious from a better equipped teaeser. j
So long as such a condition exists j
as to salaries, the speaker said, the
town will continue to mb the country
of some of its best citizens and since
iso much of the real brain and brawn
of the State comes from the country,
the differences in salaries works to the
disadvantage of the rural communities.
Dr. Cook also showed by statistics
that children, iu t|ie lagter
as Charlotte, Ash wiTfisu reemfeorp »XdT
Winston-Salem, get. better educational
advantages than rural white children.
He explained that lie did not mean
that these colored children are getting
too much but by the comparison hoped
to convince hearers that the rural
white children are not geeting enough.
During part of his address Dr. Cook
spoke directly to the graduates, ad
vising them to have a definite purpose
in life and to stick to it until they
have accomplished something. He out
lined a number of hindrances to any
successful carer, but predicted that
such difficulties can be overcome by
the man and woman who sincerely
purposes to 'be an asset in life.
Miss Alice Scott, of the Mt. Pleas
ant school, won the recitation medal,
] speaking on “Mice at Play, ’ Gilbert
Halm, of the Hahn School, won the
declamation medal, his subject being,
“Washington and Lincoln.”
Oother contestants in the recitation
contest were:
Killian Blackwelder, of the Roberta
School. Mary Lipe. of the Hahn
School, and Mavis Shinn, of the
Gilead School.
Contesting with the winer in the
other contest were;
Charles Edgar Barrier, of the Fink
School, and Grosseloth Honeycutt, of
the Dry School.
Medals to the winners in each con
test are given annually by Charles B.
Wagoner.
Those winning certificates in spell
ing, library reading and perfect at
tendance wer? announced .by Mr.
Robertson. The names will be made
public later, after all schools in the
county have completed their year s
work.
There were about 80 graduates for
the exercises and their names were
read out by Mr. Robertson. He ex
plained that the names would not be
published until the other schools close,
as he wants to have the entire list
published at the same time. There
will be between 40 and 50 graduates
in the schools which for various
reasons have longer terms, Mr. Rob
ertson stated.
Certificates of various kinds are
being mailed out this week to the win
ners, Mr. Robertson said.
Brothers Die Same Day, One in
Texas, one in North Carolina-
Winston-Salem, April 30. Simul
taneously with the passing of G. L.
Park** Wednesday morning at Jef
ferson, a younger brother, M . A-
Parks, died in Waco, Texas, whi e
the aged mother lie** seriously ill in
a Statesville hospital and is in such
a condition that she cannot be to.d
of the death of her two sons. Tins
is the fourth death in the family in
15 months, - tbe father and younger
brother having died decently.
Good Will Flyers on Last Lap.
Newport News. Va., May 2. UP)
America’s good will flyers leave Lang
ley Field about 2 o’clock this after
[ noon for Washington on the last leg
of their return flight from Latin-
American countries. They will be
welcomed at the capital by President
; Coolidge and other government offi
. cinls.
’ Dave Fowlkes “and John Wadsworth
spent several days in Brevard last
week.
Believe Walter Boothe Has
Only Short Time to Live
Roanoke. May 2.— 04 s ) —Official re
ports today from (he bedside of Wal
ter Boothe, who has lived since April
21st by friends taking turns in pump
ing air into his collapsed lungs, said:
“He is worse."
Gloom prevailed in the sick room
this morning for the change for tbe
worse was obvious to the workers who
have labored night and day to keep
the breath of life in the body of the j
MOB IS UNABLE
TO FIND NEGRO
BOY IN PRISONS
Little Rock. Ark., May 2. — (/4 s )
—Failing in its efforts to find
.Lonnie Dixon. 16-year old negro,
who confessed late yesterday to
outraging and brutally murdering
12-year old Floelln McDonald in
the belfry of the fashionable First
Presbyterian Church here, a mob
which at one time numbered 5.000
persons dispersed early today after
searching all jails here including
the state penitentiary and jails in
nearby cities. .
CIRCULATOR CAUSES
POLITICAL HEAT
Greensboro Steams Over Anonymous
Sheets Scattered on Streets.
Greensboro. April 28.—The appear
ance here last night of an anonymous
circular, scattered on the streets, bit
terly attacking Chief of Police Gorge
P. Crutchfield and asserting that May
or E. B. Jeffreys and Councilman
Frank Brooks are responsible for his
being kept in this place, has raised
the council election politics to the
boiling point. «
The circular is met with the strong
condemnation of the supporters of the
two men and if the source becomes
known, it is 'believed forewords will
result. While no opology is made for
i the ]K)lice chief or the force, sole re
j sponsibility for tbe ixflice control is
'denied to rest with the two meu since
I the present council - voted as a whole
] and unanimously to retain Crutchfield
iin office and to support his action in
dismissing v&rioufc members of the
e n
force.
GOOD WILL FLYERS TO
END JOURNEY TODAY
Arrival of Airmen in Washington Will
Be Fittingly Celebrated.
, Washington, May 2.-4(^4 —Th«
JoAir jonrue? of tiMf Armv airmen who
and good will to the nation** south of
the Rio Grande was to be fittingly
celebrated with an official home com
ing at Bolling Field here late today.
A program calling for a personal
welcome at the field by President
Coolidge and other high government
officials included the - prospect of a
multitude of citizens joining with rep
resentatives of the 20 or more Central
and South American countries visited
in expressing gratitude to the flyers
for a perilous but successful voyage an
spite of its tinge of tragedy growing
out of the fatal accident at Buenos
Aires.
Fourteen Prisoners Free.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel.
.Raleigh, May , 2. —Fourteen state
and county prisoners are free today,
two of them women, and the sentences
of tbr£e other state prisoners mater
ially reduced 'by commutations, as the
result of paroles signed by Governor
A. W. McLean, in accordance with
the last official recommendations of
H. Noyle Sink ns commissioner of
Pardons, before leaving office May 1.
Among the 14 paroles issued, are
several for prisoners who had never
requested a parole, and who had no
expectation of getting one, but who
had because of their good prison re
cords, and the long period of time
j already served showed that they
were entitled to consideration. Steady
employment or a home with relatives
has been provided for almost every
one paroled.
Anti-Saloon League To Fight A1
Smith.
Westerville, 0., April 28.—Prob
ability that Governor A1 Smith, of
New York, will be one of the leading
contenders for tbe Democratic nom
ination for President next year result
ed in an announcement today from
the National headquarters of the Anti-
Saloon I/eague here that a campaign
is to Ibe started at once~ to stir up
sentiment against the selection by
either party of a -'‘wet presidential
nominee.”
The statement said “this means
that a determined fight will be waged
against the candidacy of Governor A1
Smith, of New York, for the Democra
tic nomination as records of the league
show Smith has been consistently op
posed to prohibition legislation.”
Two Held For Accident and Carrying
Liquors.
Statesville, April 28. —Investigation
of a wreck occurring on No. 10 high
way near the Catawba river, where
an Asheville car, occupied by G. W.
Peters, 35, and Jack Rogers, aged 60,
had collided with a Statesville auto
mobile, resulted in the arrest of the
two Asheville men on a charge of
transporting and possessiong liquor.
In the Iredell county recorder’s court
both were adjudged guilty, but judg
ment was continued until next Monday
when the defendants will face the
charge of assault with deadly weapon,
to wit, an automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Day vault spent
Sunday in Statesville with Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Clay, who are patients at
the Long Sanatorium. Mrs. Clay un
derwent a seriou** operation there Sat
urday and Mr, Clay is there for treat-
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
18-year old farmer in the hope th'
by some miraelc of nature or '
bis lungs would again
functions. Boothe ***** ->K
domitnble eouray 'spirit
but it was appai s*fn\ power
was about -all he and thnt
his physical powers were constantly
weakening under the continuous ptirnp
j ing of his arms.
Flood Fund
Concord Contributions.
Previously acknowledged $1,512.45
Mrs-. It. W. Fleming - 5.00
Scotia Seminary 29.50
Cash 1.00
Cash i.oo
E. L. Morrison 5.00
Mrs. L. B. Linker 1.00
It. C. Li taker 5.00
Jno. A. Scott 5.00
J. A. Walker 5.00
v Mrs. J. A. Walker 5.00
J. Wesley Walker 5.00
Mrs. B. E. Harris, Sr. 5.00
B. E. Harris 2.00
Mt. Olivet M. E. S. S 27.10
Total Concord $1,614.05
Kannapolis Contributions.
Previously acknowledged $.125.00
Mt. Pleasant Contributions.
Previously acknowledged $102.00
Jackson Training School.
Previously acknowledged $56.50 ,
Junior Red Cross of City School.
Previously acknowledged SIOO.OO
Grand Total $2,127.36
Old Gastonia Mill Burned.
Gastonia. April 29. Gastonia’s
first textile mill, bui’t in ISSO and
known as the "Old Mill”, was com
pletely destroyed by fire tonight, to-i
gether with 1.000 baleis of waste
cotton, entailing a loss of between
125.000 and $150,000.
The fire was discovered about 7
o’clock, and burned fiercely for three
hours.
The old mill was being used as a
warehouse, the cotton being owned
by the Valley mills, of La Grange.
Ga. G. W. Peach is manager of the
concern.
Two buildings were destroyed, one
being the main mill structure, own
ed by the Gastonia Industrial Build
ers corporation and the other by a
Mr. Ferguson, who is also one of
the corporation). Damage m the
President Asked Area.
Washington, April 30.—(4>)—Predi*
dent Coolidge took under consideration
today the invitation of the governors
of the Mississippi River states to per
sonally inspect the flood area.
The invitation was presented by
Senator Harrison. Democrat, of Mis
sissippi.
Senator Harrison told the Presi
dent that he believed the attention of
the country would be centered more
forcibly on the disaster if Mr. Cool
idge would Visit the scene. Pending
the return of Secretary Hoover, who
is now in the flood area, Mr, Cool
idge is not expected to announce any
decision on the invitation.
North Carolina Ready to Aid.
Raleigh, April 10. — UP) —North Car
olina health authorities today were all
set to aid federal health authorities
in the Missisippi Valley flood situa
tion.
Dr. Charles Laughinghouse, state
health officer, responded to wired re
quests from Dr. John McMullen, sen
ior surgeon of the United States Pub
lic Health Service at Memphis, assur
ing Dr. McMullen this state easily
could supply help. He offered eight
experienced health officers, 150.000
doses of typhoid vaccine, ,50,000 diph
theria anti-toxins, and 1,000 tetanus
anti-toxins.
Y. and B. Co. Gets Control of
Creamery’ at Hickory’.
Hickory, April 28.—Controling in
terest in the Catawba Creamery
company, of Hickory, saidrto be one
of the largest of its kind in the
south, ha* been purchased by the \\
and B. corporation of Charlotte, it
was announced today.
The Y. and B. company owns and
operates the Mecklenburg dairy at
Charlotte and the Catawba Cream
ery company here will become a unit
of this firm and a ‘feeder” for the
various avenues and markets through
which the Y. and B. corporation dis
poses it* products.
• Blackvelder at Mooresville.
The Blackwelder tent meeting at
Mooresville is in great progress. Many
soul* prayed through to victory over
Sunday. There were many present ov
er Sunday and many special song*
were sung. Services will continue for
the week and will dose May Bth,
which is Mother’s Day. We are go
ing to have dinner on the grounds on
Mother’s Day, and are expecting many
cars on that day. Everybody is in
vited to attend this meeting. Come,
bring a box and let’s enjoy one day
together with the Lord. C. J. B.
Bomb Explosion in Chicago.
Chicago, April 30.—14*)—A bomb
explosion which hurled two persons
from their beds, and the force of which
shattered windows for two blocks in
all direction* caused several thousand
dollars damage today to a building oc
cupied by the Englewood Sausage Com
pany. The dynamite bomb wrecked
one aide of a building. Neither the
police nor officiate of the company
could offer a motive.
The ¥• M. C. A. vo’.ley ball na
tional championship* will be held at
Fort Wayne, Ind., May 6-7.
RED CROSS DOUBLES
FUND FOR VICTISS
If flood regions
————
Secretary Hoover Finds
That $10,000,000 Will Be,
Needed to Aid Sufferers
in Flood Area.
FIVE MILLION
ALREADY PAID
Mr. Hoover in Back in the
Capital After Making a
Personal Survey of the
Flooded Region.
Washington. May 2.—(A>)—On rec
ommendation of Secretary Hoover.
American Red Cross today asked thtl
people of the United States to
tribute a minimum of $10.000,06ft Ml
relive the suffering in the Misshwifipt
River flood area.
The Mississippi flood relief fund
had reached a total of s4.oOQ,tKft
The first call was for $5,000.00*1 '
Contributions of $1,126,000 have
been made iu eastern states. si..m«et
in the midle west, and $411,000 on the
Pacific coast. The remainder i« ac
counted for by insular and foreign
contributions, and the Red Croi* don
ations.
Machinery for rehabilitation turn
been set up in three state* thrfrngti
special state commissions. Mr. Hoove*
said, and he expressed confidence that
with tiie support of the government
the work would go ahead as sV*on ft*
the waters had subsided. Ex«s»t lb
the lowland* lie believed itnvould bd
imssible to, get in a crop this yea f
iu the flood regions.
Health conditions are good, he said,
and persons in devastated region* am
being vaccinated and inoculated.
“We are taking a great responsibil
ity on behalf of the Red Cross and th*
expense* are running into the mil
lions,” he added. “We are depending
entirely on the good will of the pub
lic to meet tlieoe bills as they com®
along. We are sparing nothing.” * ;
Hoover Back in Capital
Washington. May 2.—C4 s )—Secret
tary Hoover returned to Washington,
today from the flood area where l»e
ha* been as the personal represent a- t
fer with Mr. Coolidge «t the first op- -
pottunfty, and plane to return to
the flood area Wednesday night.
SWEEPING INQUIRY IS
ORDERED BY GOVERNOR
Wants Full Facts About the Charge*
Against the State Board of Health.
Raleigh. May 2.—C4 9 )—Gote.rnof
McLean, back from a month’* absence
in the north and middle west, said tp
day he would authorize Attorney Gen
eral D. G. Brummitt to conduct a
sweeping investigation of graft charg
es against the State board of health.
The governor’s announcement followed
a written request from the attorney
general thnt he be permitted ta con
duct a broad investigation, not only
of charges of graft in the enforcement
of the sanitary outhouse law. but of
charges of “hardship, oppression and
arbitrariness" in the administration of
the law. • *jg
Mr. Brummitt was out of town to
day and is not expected back until
Wednesday, but the governor arranged
a conference to take place immediate
ly upon his return.
In announcing that he was authoris
ing the inquiry the governor paid high
tribute to the work of the health de
partment which he said WM'kIMWI
not only in this state, but throughout
the nation.
• *4s _
EARLY BELIEVED TO BE
NEAR MORGANTON NOW
Attendant From Leper Hospital Mat
Able to Locate Noted Leper, How
ever.
Asheville. May 2.—C4>) —While Dr,
Bough Barrentiiie, attendant from th#
Carrville, Ijh., leper hospital was in
Polk County yesterday looking for
John Earley to take him back to I#.,
the afflicted man apparently had taken
his tent from the family farm near
Tryon and made his way across coun
try to Morganton.
His location Monday was uncertain
but he was believed to be in neighbor-
I hood of Morganton. Mortanton citizen*
who know Early declared that the saw
him Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
in a quick lunch stand getting some
thing to eat.
Whether the hospital attendant H’tll
seek to follow was not known. ' ~«
SIOO,OOO Fire at Waynesville.
Waynesville. N. May 2. —C4*)—
Four buildings and their content* were
practically destroyed, and the entire
busine** district of this town wn*
threatened by a SIOO,OOO fire which
swept over the greater portion of a
block on the east side of Main Htreet
early today. The cause had not been
ascertained.
The buildings were the Waynesville
Pharmacy, Waynesville Case, Capital
Theatre, and the Princess, a chain
clothing store. > . 4
IWFATHERI
Fair and warmer tonight. Tuesday
increasing cloudiness, warmer in th*
western portion.
NO. 88