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 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. < 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) $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. ' II II 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. 11 1 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. ■ m 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—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. . „ NO. 89