UME LI
jcue Os 50,000 Men,
omen and Children Is
roblemFor Louisiana
k Trapped by Re
j Breaks in Levees
ississipP' River Are
itened by Floods.
?e \\P SHIPS
RESCUE work
find of Ship Being
to Get the Trapped
e While Airmen
e Them.
>at,s. May .-<*>>— I The
11 mKI int'ti. women and ehil-
Ul<!< „f them f.rnered by
L, ks in the Mississippi
M (lie last four days, be
problem today of
p!ie f maeliine of Louisiana.
ft ] nl()> t every type from the
r j VPr steamer to tlie flat
■]„] by an outboard motor
i nlf upon wide stretches of
Louisiana, moving the home
‘ safety of roneertation
nany sections of the state
rbv Mississippi towns. j
, ,'| lf rescue work from the
any swift seaplanes of the
jj r „are(l over the more iso
,] places to locate refugees (
roof tops, trees and the,
11. projecting above the
sod waters.
n prominent part were life,
the lighthouse department,'
ive fought the mountainous
lie Atlantic, the Gulf and
Lakes for years, to find a
range enemy in the roaring j
t mighty river in the throes
est flood force in history, j
rescue goes forward many;
ing scenes are enacted,
en literally dazed by a ca
i their lives cling piteously
thers who tight back their
and anxiety to allay those
spring.
nen struggle along under
of treasured household pos-'
fled from home and fields
life labors have been ex
(l where their long years j
■e being wiped out by the
tly as the caravans moved ‘
the highland, grouped ne
ii to chant their favorite
ir spirit undaunted by even
of the many floods they
al.
marchers go horses, mules,
anil many rarities of dogs,
the livestock will be saved,
will be caught in the flood i
d. I
ght for life proceeds to the
other battles go forward
ronts to the south and west,
tom of the funnel shaped
a engineers and laborers
its and brawn against jthe
i of water bearing down
orth in the effort to divert
to the Mississippi and so
eh sugar cane belt in the
al part of the state.
'tward at Monroe and West
Ouachita parish another
y labors against a front
ig foe—the swelling Ouach
lui backwaters coming down
nsas to flood a swamp be
iwns.
her fronts breastworks are
ily erected in the effort to
ittle community or that. or.
g levees are being strength
nPped against a flood now
yet to come as the crest
tly down the river to the
the flood from the northeast
n g back into the Mississippi
e old river with the result
nain stream showed a rise
kg from Angola as far south
tougp.
r STOCK MARKET
dvaires ; n Market. Gains of
Points Being Scattered
the List.
rk May o.—UP)—Specula
e advance taking advantage
crowded, short interest in
fontinued to mark up
Way s stock market. Streu
evpl°lted in some its
& failed to halt the gener
■Skins of 1 to 3 points be-
W throughout the list. The
mm sw. sales approx '
ith Our Advertisers.
J Shop is offering some
•Hues i n (irpsßPß for Fri .
S 8y at on,y * 9 - 75 in
> T‘ s a,l( l women’s sizes.
'ng of millinery too at
p'V See ad.
'. anniversary of the J. C.
' s P| ng made a groat mil-
L " “nderful hats at only
81 , ‘ Sllk frop -ks at $9.00,
nm, ‘ r See big ad.
tt'l a lot nf R aby Week
om qo arks * Belk r °V Dress
i list J e u tS t 0 98 -
for b f in Efird's
aln in and Monday.
&oor«L a , uminum and china
- other things.
, ? r " a ckson-
Mrs r T V!t l!j in K her parents,
t B* r;i, Harri8 ’ left
g 4 to attend thp
Mi,, Sh r
'bon of'i i ‘, a I ‘“‘‘ a,ld Mwb
1 ot Charlotte.
THE CONCORD TIMES
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
POLICE WILL CURB
‘ DOUBLE” PARKING
EVIL IN CONCORD j
Cars Found Parked in Viola- j
tion of Law in Business ;
District Will Be “Tagged”!
' By the Police.
Police officers of Concord have}
started a campaign to break up the ‘
"double parking" evil in the business
; district.
| The campaign , was started Monday
and during the day a number of autos
were "tagged" when found parked in
violation of the law, the owner* be
ing required to report to police head
quarters. 1
"Conditions on Union street, in the!
business district, have become too con
gested and too dangerous due to the
double parking." Chief of Police Tal
birt. stated, "and we are going to
‘tag' all cars found parked in viola
tion of the law. The tag orders the
ear owner to report to my office, t
. where each case is disposed of sepa-
I rately.
| "We arc determined to have the
street in the business section cleared
and the only way we can do this is 1
to stop promiscuous double parking." :
I Chief Talbirt added that the new 1
regulations do not prohibit momen
tary, double parking. "It is all right 1
| for a person to double park a minute
,or two." he explained, "but such per- '
' sons must leave the motor of their 1
machines running and must not leave 1
their ears in the street for more than
a minute or two.
I "I have instructed other officers to I
be on the watch for violators of this .
j regulation and hereafter one officer ]
will devote all of his time to this work. !
He will patrol the business district (
at all hours of the day and early at i
night, and will tag cars found double c
parked more than a few minutes."
Chief Talbirt explained that the 1
momentary double parking is permitted
os persons who wish to enter stores t
or other business houses can do so 1
without going to the trouble to find *
a regular parking place.
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THE COTTON MARKET
• * .J, Jt I
Opened Easy at Decline of It to 1« 1
Points Under Realizing or Liquida- '
tion.
New York, M-ay 5.— (A 3 ) —The cot- *
ton market opened easy today at a *
decline of 11 to 16 points under real- .
izing or liquidation, and selling for
a reaction promoted by the relatively f
firm showing of Liverpool. j
July contracts sold off to 15.70 and j
December to 16.18, reactions of about
28 points from the high prices of yes- f
terday, but this decline seemed to f
bring fresh buying or covering and the t
market soon steadied up. The rally ]
extended to 15.94 for July and 16.43
for December during the forenoon, net f
advances of 8 to 10 points, but the j
volume of business Tapered off some- >
what, ruling around 15.88 for July 1
with active months showing reactions -
of 5 or 6 points from the best under \
realizing at midday. *
Cotton futures' opened easy. May *
15.54; July 15.72; Octboer 10.01;
December 16.18; January 16.22.
\
NEGRO BURNED BY (
MOB IN ARKANSAS f
c
Police Powerless as Alleged Brute
Pays For Attack With Life-
Little Rock, Ark., ,May 4. —The
body of a negro who_jbad been hang
ed and riddled with bullets for an at
tack upon a white woman early to
day. tonight was dragged behind an
automobile through the main street
of the city and then saturated with 4
gasoline and burned at one of the ,
principal business corners in the ]
negro section while thousand looked
on. _ i j
As the flames leaped high into the (
air the firing of guns mingled with (
the cries of women and children
fleeing from the scene.
Negroes scattered as the mob
dragged the body to the corner and
made a huge bonfire of it. *
Police, many times outnumbered 1
and powerless to act, directed traffic 1
which congested - the streets for i
blocks around the scene.
Albemarle-Norwood Highway is Clos
ed.
Albemarle, May 5. —The work of
oiling the Albemarle-Norwood high
way has been started- All traffic
from Albemarle to Norwood must go
east out of.this city on Route 74 un
til this work is completed. A new
county highway enters No. 74 about
six miles out of the city which is
now being used to Norwood.
The State Highway Commission
noxv has its force at work resurfac
ing and placing the road in readi
ness for a coating of oil and gravel.
Money was loaned to the commis
sion several - months back, and the
road was in fine condition for the
preparation. ’
However, it is mighty pleasing to
learn that one may soon travel be
tween Albemarle and Norwood with
out dust interference.
—
Mr. C. A. Meis and daughter, Mary
. i Lee. are spending the week in New
York and Massachusetts. Mrs. C. A.
Meis is at the bedside of her aunt, at
• the Long’s Sanatorium in Statesville.
r Mr. and Mrs. “Rip” Major, of
s Charlotte, spent a short time in Gon
- cord today. Mr. Major is with the
■i Ford Company there. He also is
well known in football circles.
ONLY SHORT REPLY
IN ANSWER TO NEW
BRITISH OEIT ROTE
i
[British Made Protest to
Letter Made Public Re
cently in Which Mellon
I Discussed War Debts.
|mellonissues
LONG STATEMENT
Us Not Official, However,
and Sec. Kellogg Holds
That Note Does Not Re
quire Fofmal Answer.
Washington. May 5— (At 3 ) —Great
Britain has sought an official restate
• merit from the Washington govern
ment arising from Secretary Mellon's
letter to President Hibben, of Prince
ton University, regarding the British
war debt, but Secretary Kellogg in a
two-pnragraph note has replied that
the discussion was purely domestic,
and no desire for diplomatic ex
changes is entertained.
To the opinion expressed in the
British note, however, that Mr. Mel
lon's letter was in some instances in
accurate. and that some declaration
appeared advisable "to remove the un
fortunate impression that has been
created." the American Treasury Sec
retary countered with a lengthy state
ment devoted to defense of his letter
to Dr. Hibben. and reiteration that
cancellation of war debts would place
an unjust burden upon the American
people.
Reason for Note Given.
London, May 6.— (A 3 ) —A responsi
ble Downing Street official told the
Associated Press today that Great
Britain’s war debts note to the United
States was aimed primarily at her
continental debtors and was designed
to remove "false impressions’’ created
on the continent by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon's letter to President
Hibben. of Princeton University.
The British government, the official
said, had no criticism to make of the
brief reply to the note issued by the
American secretary of state.
Charlotte Girl to Be Crowned May
Queen.
Du rim in. May 4-—" May Day qxerv
awes tb be held Saturday at Dtike
University will feature the annual
alumnae home-coming day program,
and several hundred women grad
uates will witness the crowning of
Miss Sadie La wing, of Charlotte, as
Queen of May. Duke officiate are
p eparing also to accommodate sev
eral thousand other persons on the
beautiful lawn of East Duke build
ing.
Attending the queen will be the
following young women: Misses
Sara Kate Ormond. Kings Moun
tain ; Elizabeth Churchill. Kinston;
Elizabeth Parker. Gastonia; Emily
•Tones. Durham: Lois Gussy, Ox
ford ; Mattie Wilson. Mt. Olive;
Alice R Cross, Marion; Lillian
Zachary, Coolemee; Ruth Daily.
Durham; Doris Christie. Norfolk:
Mary Kestler. Davidson : Mildred*
Lee, Monroe, Heralds will be Miss
Mary Pritchard. Elizabeth City, and
Martha Gibson, Laurinburg.
Earl Carroll Gaining Strength Very
Slowly.
Greenville, S. C., May 4. —Earl
Carroll, New York, theatrical produc
er. is still decidedly weak and is
gaining strength very slowly, it was
said at the hospital her today where
he has been ill several days following
vhis removal from a train bearing him
to the Atlanta penitentiary.
Meyer Will Head Farm Board.
Washington, May 5. — (A 3 )— Appoint
ment of Eugene Meyer, chairman of
war finance corporation, as head of the
Farm Loan Board, and acceptance of
the resignation of Robert A. Cooper
and Edward E. Jones as members of
the board, has liecn decided upon by
the administration.
Tries Trans-iVlantic Flight.
Dakar, West Africa, May 5.— (A 3 ) —
Captain Saint-Roman. French aviator,
left St. Louis, Senegal, at 6.30 o’clock
this morning in an attempt to fly
across, the Atlantic in a non-stop
voyage to Pernambco, Brazil, a dis
tance of about 1,875.
Flood Fund
Concord Contributions.
Previously acknowledged ...$1,862.20
Mrs. J. F. Cannon 20.00
A, H. White 5.00
Mrs. O. G. Covington 1.00
Poplar Tent Church ‘.26
Mrs. John E. Whitesides ... 10.00
Mrs. E. T. Cannon 20.00
Prof. F. T. Logan 2.00
Logan School 5.00
Calvary Lutheran Ladies Aid 5.00
Jiilius Fisher 5.00
Mrs. Julius Fisher 5.00
Total Concord $1,949.46
, Kannapolis Contributions.
Previously acknowledge .$512.15
Mt. Pleasant Contributions.
Previously acknowledged 5102.00
Jackson Training School.
Previously acknowledged $56.00
Junior Red Cross of City Schools.
Previously acknowledged —sloo.oo
Grand Total $2,722.55
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927
ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET IS ELECTED
AT POLLS TUESDAY
Mayor C. H. Barrier De
feated G. L. Fisher by
More Than 600 Votes in
Only Contest of Day.
ALL ALDERMEN
GET APPROVAL
Three Members of School
Board Also Elected to
Serve City During Next
Two Years.
All Democratic candidates were vic
torious in the municipal election held
iu Concord Tuesday.
Mayor C. 11. Barrier was the only
candidate with opposition, and the
official vote, canvassed this morning
show’s that he defeated G. L. Fisher
by 633 votes.
The vote was heavier than that
caet two years ago when there wins
no opposition to the Democratic sTaCe.
Tim vote in Wards One find Two
showed a big increase over that cost
two years ago. but in Wards Three
and Four there was little increase.
The vote in Ward Five, which wAs
the only precinct carried by Fisher,
was much heavier than the one two
years ago.
The vote was officially ■ canvassed
this morning before City Clerk IT. E.
Harris.- It shows the following to
tals :
Barrier —896.
Fisher —263.
Howard—46s.
Wilkinson—l4s.
Hahn —73.
MeCachren —178.
Huljender—loß.
Sapp—97o.
Hart sell, J. L.—970.
Hartsell, L. T.—165.
King—l 77.
Candidates for Mayor. Alderman
Large Sapp and School Commissioner,
at Large J. L. Hartsell were voted
on in all of the wards. The other
candidates for aldermen and school
commissioners were voted oh only in!
their respective wards, this accounting
for the difference in totals.
-Fisher- Ward Five by eight;
votes, this being the only prechict Tti
which Mayor Barrier did not pile
up a good majority. The Republican
vote iij Ward Five is said to have
been responsible for the Fisher total
there.
The vote by precincts follows:
Ward One. Box One—Barrier 299,
Fisher 30; Howard 316, Sapp 314;
Hartsell, J. L., 315 and Hartsell, •L.
T.. 314.
Ward Ohe, Box Two —Barrier 134, i
Fisher 55; Howard 149, Sapp 151;
Hartsell, J. L„ 151, Hartsell, L. T.,
151.
Ward Two—Barrier 130, Fisher 52 ;
Wilkinson 145, Sapp 143; Hartsell
145.
Ward Three —Barrier 69. Fisher 6 ;
Hahn 73. Sapp 74; Hartsell 73.
Ward Four —Barrier 17. Fisher 19 ;
MeCachren 178, Sapp 178; Hartsell
177. King 177.
Ward Five —Barrier 93. Fisher 101;
Hu’.lender 108. Sapp 110; Hartsell
109.
There were no candidates for the
school board from Wards Two, Three
and Five, these candidates to be voted
on the next municipal election.
W. C. T. U. OUT TO GET SMITH
Women Beat Him Once, Can Again,
Says Mrs. Boole.
Chicago, May 3. —Democratic wo
men standing together prevented the
nomination of Gov. Smith of New
York as the Democratic choice for
President in 1924, and Democratic
women standing together can prevent
his nomination in 1928. Mrs. Ella A.
Boole, President of the National W. C.
T. U., said in a letter to State W. C.
T. IT. Presidents.
In announcing that the W. C. T. U.
has started a campaign to defeat Gov.
Smith if he is a candidate for Presi
dent, a statement issued from national
headquarters at Evanston said that
“The W. C. U. will work to educate
the people of the country that Al
Simth is a wet and always will be."
The campaign will be pressed particu-
larly in the South, said the statement,
“where the women are mainly dry and
ail 1 Democrats.”
i- Rioting in British India.
Lahore, British India, May 5. — (A 3 )
—Rioting broke out again last night
in several parts of the city when
thousands of Mohammedans were re
turning from the funeral of three of
their religion, who were killed in a
clash between Sikhs and Moslems
Tuesday night.
Ten persons were killed and more
than 30 injured in the disturbance.
Troops have received orders to fire
in case of further outbreaks.
Ten Chinese Killed.
Batavia, Java, May 5. — UP) —Ten
Chinese are reported to have been
killed and many wounded in a clash
with police and soldiers during a
search of houses in Chinese quarter
of Sairiarinda on the east coast of
Borneo.
A telegram from Bandjernassin says
police made some arrests and seized
important documents.
1 Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ridenhour left
today for High Point, where they will
1 make their home in the future. Mr.
■ Ridenhour will be connected with the
' Ridenhour Shoe Store there.
CARL I. BLAKENEY
IS SENTENCED FOR
'j HORNING OF DANK
■ Judge Schenck Sentences
r Former Cashier of Bank
i of Midland to Serve Not
Less Than Fbur Years.
USUAL MOTIONS
< OF APPEAL MADE
i ,
l Judge Refuses to Set Aside
i Verdict or Order New
Trial—Appearance Bond
in Sum of SIO,OOO.
Carl T. Blakeney, former cashier of
I the Bank of Midland, was sentenced
to serve not less than four years nor
• more than five years in the State pri«-
i on by Judge Miehael Sehenck in Ua
; harms Superior Court Tuesday.
• He was convicted last week of setting
fire to the bank structure on April
8, 1926.
’ The former bank cashier was sen
■ fenced after counsel for the defense
• entered motions to set the verdict
aside and order a mistrial. Notice
1 of appeal to the Supreme Court was
given and appearance bond in the sum
1 of SIO.OOO was required. This was
furnished by relatives.
' John C. M. Vann, of Monroe, argued
that there had been an error in the
admission of certain evidence, con
tending that evidence sumbitted by
an auditor for the State was based
on hearsay. He argued that the audi
tor got his figures showing a deficit
and shortage in the bank from a
previous audit and not directly from
the records of the burned bank.
Judge Schenck ruled that this was
a technical point for the Supreme
Court to decide and overruled the
motion. Judge Schenck ruled that
admission of the auditor’s report did
not constitute an injustice and that
the verdict of the jury might have
1 been the same without the evidence
1 of the auditor.
Mr. Vann told the court that Blak
eney had been in the banking busi
ness for a number of years and would
not have resorted to any such met boils
u*» contended by the State he used
destroy the bank. "Stkffi a pltfu
as odtlHied against this defendant."
he said, “was foolish and senseless.”
.ludge Schenck replied that lie,, was
convinced all crime is foolish and
senseless. He told Mr. Vann that
there was one mitigating circumstance
which he had considered in reaching
his decision* as to the sentence. “I
refer to the salary paid this man,”
he said.
“Any man ought to be paid what
he is reasonably worth,” the court
said. “Evidence in this case shows
that the defendant was getting but
SIOO a month with prospects of a $25
increase. If a man is not worth
more than SIOO or $125 a month he
should not be put in charge of public
funds. He should not be put under
temptation. If a man can keep food
in the mouths of his wife and five
children on SIOO a month he is doing
good, not to mention other necessi
ties.
“Directors of the bank knew this
and invited dishonesty when they hired
a man on such a meager salary.”
Not more than a handful of spec- .
tators were present when sentence was
passed. Last week it was reported
that sentence would be passed Tuesday
afternoon but the civil docket prac
tically was cleared up Mondaj - . so
the case was called for the first item
of business Tuesday morning.
Blakeney showed no emotion when
sentence was passed. He was seated
with counsel.
Mrs. Blakeney and her child were
in the rear of the court room. They
were near the bar when Mr. ann
began speaking but the child became
fretful and the mother moved farther
back. Immediately after sentence was
passed Blakeney and relatives went
to the office of Clerk of Court Mc-
Allister, where the SIO,OOO bond was
posted.
In his appeal to the court Mr. Vann
stated that Bis client has been with
out work since the bank was burned
and that he has been practically sup
ported by relatives. "He tells me he
has walked 1.500 miles seeking em
ployment,” the lawyer said. “Also,
he tells me that he is suffering with
hernia, on both sides, and cannot do
hard work.”-
they can do something
for him in the prison,” Judge Schenck
replied.
Counsel for the defense was given
45 days to prepare the appeal and
the State was given an additional 45
days in which to prepare an answer.
Five Deeds Recorded.
Five deeds were filed for recordance
in the Register of Deeds’ office Mon
day. They were:
A. C. and .T. W. Day vault to F.
W. Rogers, property on the Old Betli
page Road in No. 4 township for
$393.
C. G. Sims to J. B. Fisher for SISOO
property on the New Bethpage Road
in No 4 Township.
A. W. Brumley and others to Will
D. Brumley for $2600 property in No.
2 township.
B. L. Umberger, Jr., to George
Dennis for SIB,OO part of the Lowe
Bros, farm in No. 4 township.
B. L. Umberger, Jr., to Will Den
lis for SISOO part of the same farm.
Despite liis 77 years Lord Balfour,
the British statesman, still plays a
superior game of tennis.
GOVERNOR I'LEAN
CALLS TROOPS TO
ODELL PRISONERS
Soldiers Sent to State Pris
on Farm in Halifax
County to Put End to’
a Strike.
400 PRISONERS
STARTED TROUBLE
Want to Work Only 55 i
Hours Per Week With!
Half-Holiday Each Sat-j
urday Afternoon.
Raleigh. 'May s.— (A 3 ) —Governor
McLean today ordered out national
guard soldiers to quell a strike at the
Halifax County prison farm.
Adj. Gen. Van Metis sent Co. B.
from Warrenton. and Co. M. rt ma
chine gun unit, from Wilson, to the
sc.'ne.
A long distance telephone call from
state prison superintendent George
Ross Pou, who went to the farm yes
terday, brought information that 400
white 'prisoners were striking for a
minimum of 55 hours work a week,
and one-half day holiday on Saturday.
Mr. Pou said the trouble started yes
terday when the prisoners became sur- |
l.v and broke out the windows.
The water supply has T**en cut off
and the prisoners have had no food
since yesterday evening. Mr. Pou said.
Tear gas bombs have been ordered
from Richmond, it was learned here.
“Everything in sight has been torn
up,” Mr. Pou told the Associated
Pre«s. “Last night the men who
work like any other men on a farm,
•from sun up to sun down, demanded
a 55-hour week. We will nevef ac
cede to their demand. The men are
locked in the cells and are being
watched by the 170 honor prisoners
who are going about their work as
though nothing had happened. The
men last night tore up all of the
beds, broke out the windows, smashed
the lights, tore up the wash stands,
laid low everything that could be de
stroyed before the guards rushed them
back to the cells. Then we turned
off the water, and they have had no
food since yesterday evening. I came
to the camp yesterday afternoon on
private adv : ee of "ffl&ifbl# brewing and'
xyje hoped to avoid trouble, bnt it
broke out. last, night. I rscominaaded.
to Governor McLean this morning that
two units of national guard be held in!
readiness, but the Governor after con
ferring with the Attorney General and
the Adjutant General, decided to send
the troop* to the farm as a precau
tionary measure.”
Work of Baptist Woman’s Missionary
Union.
Louisville, May 4.— UP) —Personal
visits made by members of the Wom
an’s Missionary Union of the South
ern Baptist Church to persons in need
of social and religious ministry, sur
passed all records for personal service
during the past* year, the report of
that department of work presented to
39tli annual convention today revealed.
During the past year 1,859,991 visits
were made by the 52,839 workers in
the 8,375 local societies. ,
Listed in the service which these j
workers accomplished was the distri
.bution of 247,306 trays of food, 246.-
362 garments, 588,771 pieces of re
ligious literature, 15,502 Bibles, 250,-
548 hours of nursing, and the con
ducting of 660 good-will centers, 245
home makers clubs, 745 mission Sun
day schools, 8,717 eottage prayer meet
ings, 118 cheer-all clubs, 87 boys’
clubs, 109 industrial schools, 3,347
sewing circles. 139 kindergartens. 272
day nurseries, 2,267 daily vacation
Bible schools and 327 adult classes.
Other phases of the work included
visitation of 1.930 prisoners, work
among negroes and 301 bits of rescue
work among delinquent boys and girls.
Rebel Leader Fatally Shot.
Mexico City, May s.— UP)— Former
General Rodolfo Gallegos, described
by the authorities as the only promin
ent rebel leader in the state of Guana
juato* was shot dead by pursuing fed
eral forces at Lost Organos yesterday.
Duke Checks Sent Out.
Charlotte, May 5. —Eighty-
one hospitals and orphanages in
North Carolina and South Carolina
today received checks totalling $393,-
583 from the Duke Endowment Fund.
{ CAN YOU SCORE
| TEN ON THESE? |
QUESTIONS
1 — Give the facts of the mystery
ship Cyclops.
2 Who were the Confederate and
Union governors of Tennessee during
the Civil War?
3 Who was “The Pathfinder”?
4 What city preceded Richmond as
the capital of thq Confederate states?
5 What is the origin of the term,
“Hoosier” ?
6 What is the derivation of the
word, Ohio?
7ln what states is May 30th Dec
oration Day, not a recognized holiday
officially ?
8— In what state is March 2nd In
dependence Day?
9 What was the name of New Jer
sey originally?
10— How did Connecticut acquire
the name, “Nutmeg state”?
(Answers on page seven)
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LIGHTNING PRANK
CAUSES INJURIES
TO J. F. WEST
Winston-Salem. May 5.— (AP) —
During a slight thunderstorm yes
terday .T. F. West. f»8 years
was seriously injured whe>’
of lightning struck an v
carrying on his shoulde. •*"
it around, striking West
bone and breaking the bone. The
peculiar accident occurred at the
rear of West's home in Kerners
ville. The inj'ured man was
brought to a local hospital.
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GREAT SMOKY NATIONAL
PARK SOON A REALITY'
Greatest Playground In Eastern Am
erica Awaits Final Action.
By PAUL KELLY
International News Service Special
Correspondent.
| Raleigh. May 5, —The Great Smoky
! Mountains National Park, destined to
become the biggest recreation center
of Eastern America, now awaits only
the purchase of the land in the park
area and the formal acceptance of the
immense territory by the Secretary of
the Interior.
The first purchase of land in the
park area along the Tennessee-North
Carolina 'boundary has been made by
the State of Tennessee. The Great
Smoky Mountains Conservation' As
sociation of Tennessee bought 76,507
(acres on the Western side of the
range.
An injunction on the part of a
group of taxpayers, designed to hold
up the deal, was dissolved by the
courts. The transaction was then
completed, thus placing the first of
! the park area in position to be handed
over to the Federal Government, which
already has authorized the establish
ment of the gigantic park..
However, from a standpoint of of
ficial action by the State government,
the proposal had advanced farther in
North Carolina. The 11)27 General
Assembly authorized the issuance of
bonds totalling $2,000,000 to be ex
pended. under specified conditions, to
wards acquisition “of its share of the
park area.
The legislature also continued the
North Carolina Park Commission, es
tablished at a special session in 1924,
with authority to carry out the work
of acquiring the lands and to super
vise the proposed expenditure of the j
bond issue.
To date there has already been sub
scribed to the fund in.the two states,
besides the proposed bond issue in
North Carolina, the sum of $1,066,-
fK)3 for purchasing land and carrying
on necessary details of making the
park area available.
• From Ten****** wo*d tkjpt
there will be a strong mdvefffeM to
have the legislature authorize a bond
issue similar to-'Nxwdh Carolina's tb
carry forward Tennessee's share of the
efforts.
Secretary of the Interior Work has
informed Governor A. W. McLean of
North Carolina and Governor Austin
I Peay of Tennessee, saying that he is
(directing the National Park Service
of his department to make a study
!of the lands in the Great Smoky
i Mountains with a view of recommend
ing areas acceptable to the department.
Secretary Work estimated that the
survey should be completed about June
1 of this year. Secretary Work, ac
companied -by Maj. William A. Welch
and Stephen Mather, members of the
National Park Commission, is expect
ed to visit the Great Smokies on May
20 and 21.
The park area consits of 704,000
acres. Selection of the Great Smokies
as a proposed park site was made by
a commission of five experts selected
by the Secretary of the Interior.
The Great Smoky Mountain peaks
vie with the mighty Rockies in their
altitude above mean base level.
For floral beauty there is said to be
no place outside of the topics that
present a greater profusion and var
iety, and likewise for the arboreal
growth. It is said that all the forests
of Europe have only varieties of
i native rees, while as many as 127 have
been counted in the Smokies.
One of the few regions in the Un
ited States where there still abound
huge areas of primeval forests un
touched by the axe is the Great
Smoky Mountains Park area. The
sentiment in px-oteeting these trees for
the benefit of future generations was
one of the prime moves in the cam
paign to establish the park.
At the outer edge of the park there
is situated a National Indian Reserva
tion, which contains 2,000 of the once
powerful Cherokee tribe. This section
was the birthplace of Sequoyah, the
famous sage of the Cherokee Nation.
r
Stanly “Com” Fine Dish-Water,
Asserts Officer. '
Albemarle. May 5— I There is one t
home in Albemarle where it won’t t
be any trouble to get some one to 1
wash the dinner dishes —cause they l
wash ’em in ol’ Stanly corn "likker. ’
Patrolman Lee Burleyson, of the ]
. local police force, had a a inkling ]
that there was liquor in a certain f
home in the western part of the city <
Tuesday afternoon so he headed for'|
the home of a Mr. Barfield.
The officer knocked at the door ,
and told Mrs. Bartfield that he was ,
after whisky and wanted to search 1
the place. There was a scramble, (
and the lady seemed to be anxious
to get back to “doing the dishes.”
Burley whiffed and sniffed; but j
couldn’t find the liquor. Ho he wa'k- ‘
ed over to the lady of the house and (
found her washing the dinner dishes
in “old Htanly corn.” he state*.
The officer stated that several
empty vessels were found and that
the woman stated she had poured
the whisky in the dishpan and was
washing her dishes in it, thinking
the officer would not search around
it a* long as she was washing dishes.
Our idea of a real Scotchman, is a
man that makes his aer- : nl out of a
barbed wire so the birds can’t sit
there. —Lafayette Lyre.
SOLDIERS ON GUARD
/ .TLEMAS
LUG'S RESULT
Governor Martineau Or
dered Troops on Duty ;
Through Fear of Racial
Trouble.
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NEGRO’S BODY
ALSO BURNEt)
Was Charged With Attack
ing Mother and Daugh
ter as They Rode Along ’
Road Near City.
Little Rock. Ark., May 5.
Militiamen with fixed bayonets greet
ed residents of Little Rock today af
ter a night of disorder, during which
a negro was lynched, his body 1 ragged
through the business section and burn
ed while thousands looked on.
Fear of serious racial trouble caused
Governor Martineau to order out ft
national guard unit for all night patrol
duty, and himself to speed homeward
on a special train from Van Buren
where yesterday he attended the Straw
berry Festival.
By midnight after hundreds of men
had paraded streets in automobiles,
tiring volley after Volley of shots into
the air. the national guard had vir
tually cleared the streets and gained
control of the situation.
The governor acted when informed
that local authorities were rebdered
helpless by angry crowds which in
vaded the negro quarter. ’„ I JB|
The negro lynched was J<jhu Car
ter, 38, who was said to have ad
mitted attacking two white women
early yesterday.
One of the women, Miss Glennie
Stewart, identified him and stood ft
short distance away when he was
lynched. Her mother was in a hos
pital suffering from injuries. The ne
gro attacked them with an iron bar
as they rode near the city in a wagon.
The mob and posses of officers cap
tured the negro in the woods near
the city and the mob numbering sev
eral hundred took charge. The negro
was hanged from a telephone pole,
riddled with bullets, and then cut
down and dlagged by an automobile
tion the body was covered with gaso
line and burned.
Another negro found armed \n the
crowd was beaten and threatened with
death, but was l’escued and sent to
the hospital.
GRAY SHOWS HOW HE
STRUCK ALBERT SNYDER
Mrs. Snyder Turned Her Head WWk
Demonstration Was Being Givefe.
New York. May 5.-— (A 3 ) —Henry
Judd Gray began his ordeal of cross
examination by counsel for his ep
defendant. Mrs. Ruth Snyderj with
unruffled manner today. They are
on trial charged with beating Albert
Snyder to death.
In the first few minutes of cross
examination he was forced to lefxve
his scat and demonstrate how he had
beaten Albert Snyder over the head
with a window weight. He did this
without apparent emotion, lifting his
arms and bringing them down Ilkft
a wood chopper.
Mrs. Snyder averted her gaze dur
ing the demonstration and kept lier
head bowed until the noon recess.
Gray today told during the conclu
sion of direct examination of th&
events leading up to the time of his
arrest and immediately afterward. He
said that detectives showed him a
newspaper with headlines saying Mrs.
Snyder had confessed. Oti arrival in
New York he said he was taken to
the district attorney’s office where he
was told to tell his story in hfs owl*
words. This was Monday, and he
said he had had no sleep since Fri
day night.
Merchant* Meet in Dnrhaai.
j Durham, May s.—(lNS>—Judica
tions are that the 25th annual con
vention of the North Carolina Mer
chants Association here May 17-18
will he the largest attended in the
history the organization, according
to local officials.
Aside from the fact that the con
vention will mak the first quarter cen
tury of the association’s history, at
tendance is expected to be increased
by the unusual entertainment features
being planned here.
Chief among these will be the Dur
ham Rrpodfipn, a display of Dur
ham's manufactured and distributed
goods. The entire program of the
convention has practically been com
pleted. it was said.
Reports of secretaries and commit
tees -will take up the first session of
the convention, and during the after
noon there will be a discussion of mer
cantile problems.
Election of officers, further discus
sion of mercantile prrrtdems, and the
annual meeting of the Merchants Mu
tual Fire Insurance Company are
features on the Wednesday program.
Recommendations of committees will
be during the afternoon.
WEATHER!
Generally fair tonight, Friday in
creasing cloudiness probably followed
by showers hi west and north central
portions. Not much change in terns
perature. . „
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