■I’ME El
Breaks In The
Liana Levees Seem
frtain During The Day
f A 1-
■,« Waives Levees
Hina This Morn-
Iftnah- in Them
K Certain to Occur.
IfPtTOMOVE
tei'S
■elf Flood Comes,
■f e |i Officials.
■.fTiTi’’. ,iP - r :"'" 1 r
ri.Mwh.Hi
■ , ,Vs (ihiises 1.-vei*s
H . n \. bn! with
K hr-sik misjlii ~r,' u l' aI
M the night ririze.is and
■ , Ibtiit' i" st op Oie
hae-tily rou
;,m! i" iurreaso the
,|vk> het'ceen Kofilclon
l-*» m*h‘ s uH ;in a ’ l
~f iirl-e. Oil' the.
K"',!,,. Atehafalava River
M, heaihiuat'tei's at ILlton
■ last night that
K,i n ,, ir i > p-a.-hed the top
■ a ,,! army engineers ex
■ he!i*'i' that hrt'ore night
■*l u ater> woiiiii be ca*- 1
■V up it a break did
Wore them
■ in the threatened area
Kioto! to safety and till res-
Kto higher ground
Kfihiii or niot-e determined
K, ; out word ear.ier this
Koh-s out. it will go out I
■ *....
■ ton ut it.
■tsiiie the area plans have j
K forward for relief in I
Ha break, the citizen* have]
Kro! that they will hold j
■n e!> A resi iie fleet has ]
K'ratH'l at .strategic points '
■he loss of life.
■at the thr-atened points
■ext 24 hours would cause
■, flofni waters from the
Kak> ami the Winter quar
■abiti Teele breaks to be
■i: the Ateliafalaya basin, ,
Hiiieasiire of relief to thej
■jji[ii Hirer levees.
■ox epidemic in the lioef ;
Kit of northeast Louisiana I
■ girding to Miss Wini-j
■n. Hed (Voss relief work- j
■:.u from the Cabin Teele I
■ (pturtcrs breaks neeessi- j
■tai-natimi of all refugee*
■ at .lonesville. but plenty j
■re avaiiable to move them •
■ts.
■of the flood was along the ,
Inf Madison parish today ,
■ slowly toward Old River, j
■« expected between May i
■hit. according to govern- j
li officials.
■'da smith thousands eon- '
■trengtiien levees in prep-
I the final assault of the
I River as the water from
Itetiip north returned to
Iby the way of the Old j
■ bu ff to
■ mm STORM DEAD
■ _ i
■sih List There Passes 100;
Iwk Begins In Arkansas.
■luff. Mo.. May 11.—After
Isiißeriug and stress. caus-
Irnado which virtually de
■ business section and took
■ly luu fives. Populnr Bluff
■n to fury its dead. Ten
Ire held, although tlie maj
■rranged tor tomorrow and
■ r f| f known dead tonight
I"'' Io Ibl, while the ser-
some of whom were ■
■die stood near the hundred
■jstive search today of the
■“ once famous Riverside I
B’H two bodies. The hotel,
I l '™ built here, achieved
■'f Tutation when new as
| Wst !l " f ris in tlie Middle
I Melbourne Hotel, which
I treatp>t „ um i )er of | )()( jj es<
1111I 111 "f its proprietor. Mrs. i
I ®"d twenty-ttiree guests.
I If' i!'*! S,imill - a guest.
I", 11Uos t dramatic in
s'”* catastrophe. She lay
K-o’J' 1 ’be water creeping
■ ,v' r u ’ lie hours while
■ " r "Ugh the doors above
I fo< * av presented it
| w J Mlalle,wl l activity as
1.. began in earnest.
bpil 'K rapidly
EL.„ . " lp ( ' ,m ‘inunication
partly renewed.
B 1 * 11, VISITED
I HV IbVMILK DALE
| Windows in
K^ tmn trashed By Fly
■*Mii !| I '~T Sev, ‘ lal !' la,e
m (»;♦ business sec-
*: n \ Prp s >nashed this
■ airbill' o- Ut burling
Whw ,Y, 00-tmle wind
Wh h the city.
■ trum trees
Ijjj affected* in th *
B. M„, , h " ;u ' a " (l todny-s
■ «• aml great
THE CONCORD TIMES
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
•; ■I IM--IW f-«T -rn I T i iMfi iyi t -
* j LOCAL MENTION
\ !.»■».— 1
j
* There will he an important meeting
1 of the Merchants’ Association this eve
] ning at 7 :.‘?0.
i Two marriage licenses were issued
yesterday by Register of Deeds Elliott.
i Each was to a colored couple
,' The Kidd-Frix Store is being kept
open until 0 o’clock at night duritig
, the big Piano Sale which began ye*-
i terday.
I I
llascba 1 at M’ebb Field Friday at
•|o p. in.. Winston-Salem vs. ('herry
ville. to decide the western cbainpioti
; j ship. Admission. 2o and .*»() cents.
| The Lutheran Brotherhood of St. ■
James Church will meet Friday eve
ning at i> o’clock. All members arc
urged to be present, at this time for j
1 the election of officers.
The Carplina ami Cirrinia baseball \
teams are getting lined up for their j
! annual games. They play in (ireens
! boro Saturday at the Memorial stadi
| uni and thousands of fans from all
parts of the State are expected to
witness the game. .
Babe Ruth crashed out his Sth home
i run of the season yesterday, the blow
j giving the Yankees another victory.
»In the National League the Giant* de
feated St. I.oui* and went into the
j lead. Hornsby and Farrell hit hom
ers for the Giants.
X«i *f*sion of the recorder’s court
will be held tomorrow, all cases dock
eted for trial having been continued
until Monday due to the absence from
j the city of Recorder A. B. Palmer,
j who has been called to Washington
I by the death of a relative.
Don’t forget persons in the devastat
ied regions along the Mississippi are
J i.i need of clothing. Get ready for
the drive for clothing to be made here
next Monday and Tuesday. Anything
that is clean is wanted. The cloth- i
ing will be sept to the flood sufferer* j
next Wednesday.
There was a decided drop in tern- j
peratures here during the night. Fol
’ lowing a day of high ternperatures the
j mercury started dropping about sun- •
| down, and continued the fall, during •
j the night, making ligSt wraps neces- ]
sar.v this morning. High wind* swept !
1 the city ye*terday.
Representative* from all civic or
ganization* of the city are urged to}
! attend the meeting at the Legion club |
room tonight when plans will be per
fected for a clothing drive for flood !
’ sufferers. The meeting will begin at
j 8 o'clock, with Mrs. John A. Porter,
i head of the Legion Auxiliary, presid-
I ing.
| Webb Field of the Concord High i
J School tomorrow will be the scene of j
: the game to determine the champion- j
ship of the western di*triot. The
! teams of CherryviUe and Winston-
Salem will play Friday at 3 :30 o’clock.
' Winston-Salem beat Bonlee High
School Wednesday and won the chance
to play for the district championship.
| ‘
i DIKE MAN SECOND
WINNER IN TEST
Miss ELsie Stewart. Berea, Gets First
Prize for Theme.
Atlanta. May 11. —Miss Elsie B. j
Stewart of Berea College. Berea, Ivy..
1 is winner of a Southwide theme con
test among college students, the com
mission on inter-racial cooperation
announced today. A. L. Stevenson of
Duke University, Durham. X. C.. won
second place, and Bruce O. Power, of
Dallas, Texas, was third.
The winners, writing on the sub
ject. “Justice in Raee Relations," won
1 over entries from 341 colleges. They
will receive prizes of $75, SSO and
$25.
With Our Advertisers.
* The Standard Buiek Co. ha* five
j used cars for sale. See list in new
, ad. today.
Yierra's Hawaiians will present a
program on the fifth night of Chaut
augua which begins May 27th. Season
} tickets only $2.50.
New and used Players, Uprights and
Grands at a big saving during the
I Spring Piano Clearance Sale at the
Kidd-Frix co. One Baby Grand is
being offered for SOOS. Store open
every night until 9 o'clock during the
sale. Rend ad. carefully in this paper.
Read carefully now ad. of the J.
C. Penney Co. in this paper. Hats,
caps, overalls, hosiery, play ifu|t«.
dress good* and other commodities are
being offered at prices that carry a
big appeal.
Pee Gee Wonderloid—applied with
a brush it dries in less than an hour.
All color*. No experience is neces
sary to apply it. Sold here by the
Ritchie Hardware Co.
The Lucky Day Sale at.the Parks-
Be’.k Co. will begin Friday, May 13th.
See ad.
The G. A. Moser Shoe Co. i* hav
| ing a Special Shoe Sale, during which
you can save 20 to 25 per cent. The
,' prices range from $1.95 to $4.9.*. Bet
. ter hurry.
May Hop Off Today.
1 Mineola, N. Y., May
Clarence W. Chamberlain, and his eo
. pilot, Lloyd W. Bertaud, who are
» planning a non-stop flight to Paris,
said today they are awaiting the 3 p.
i m. weather report, but declined to
s say whether they planned to advance
t (he liopoff to before dark tonight rath-
than at 1 a. m. Saturday.
CONTINUE SEARCH
FOR MISSING AIR
PILOTS IN NORTH
Another Report Came To
day That Third Person in
New Foundland Heard
Whir ,of Plane Motor.
J i
[WOODSMEN HAVE
BEGUN SEARCH;
i ]
'Looking Into the Wooded!
Areas on Assumption
That French Aces May
Have Been Forced Down,
(By the Associated Press)
Word came today from Harbor I
.Grace, New Foundland. that a third}
, person in that far off *pot in the j
British colony had heard the whir of i
lan airplane high overhead in the fog
: ast Monday morning at the time when
j Captains Nungesser and Coli in the
! White Rird were due over New Found
land in their flight from Paris to
New York.
Police patrol* and woodsmen have
joined in u search that will carry them
far info forests and wooded waterways
that indent the country. It .may be
days before the hunt is concluded.
The dwindling hopes ’that the French
aviator* may be found seem to rest
on the New Foundland search, (’apt.
R. D. White, naval attache at Paris. I
informed the navy department that
Nungesser’s proposed route would have
carried him over northern New Found
land near Belle lele straits. The av
iators may have drifted in the fog to
the southward, and this would have
brought them over Harbor Grace.
Meanwhile Fnited States naval ves
sels and eoa*t guard patrols are
threading zig zag courses on western
wastes of the At antic hunting for
the air men. while the dirigible Los
Angeles i* waiting for better visibility
before joining in the search. Wire
less and steamship companie* were still j
i without any comforting word today j
jof the French aces, now three full j
j days overdue at New York.
All is in readiness at Curtin Field,
Long -Island, for the start of the Bel-
J lanra p'ane early Saturday morning.
CAFT. IJNimKKGH l*C -
OFF FOR LONG ISLAND
j There He Wfl Put Plane in Shape
for New York to Paris Flight.
St. Louis. -May 12.—Capt. Charles
Lindbergh, only lone pilot entered in
| the $25,000 Orteig trails-Atlantic con
| test, left here today on the second lap
of his trans-continental flight for
Roo*evelt Field, Long Island, where
lie expects to put his monoplane into
j shape for the New York to Paris hop.
j Leaving at 8 a. m., the former
I Chicago-St. Louie air mail pilot cx
j pected to complete the 950 miles jour
ney in ten hours. Lindbergh was
unaccompanied on the trip today as
he will be on the trans-Atlantic flight.
Completing his 1,550 miles flight
from San Diego to St. Louis yesterday
in 14 hours and five minutes. Lind
bergh made the longest flight in this
country of an unaccompanied pliot.
according to available-records. Lind
bergh is a flight commander in the
Mis*ouir National Guard air -unit
here.
■
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at an Advance of S
to 7 Points and Showed Considera
ble Firmness.
New York, May 12.— (A>)— The cot
ton market opened steady today at
an advance of 3 to 7 points, and
showed considerable firmness in the
early trading on higher late cables
from Liverpool, reports of improving
demands for cotton goods in Man
chester and a less favorable view of
the weather outlook. Covering or
rebuying by recent *ellers. and prob
ably *onie fresh buying on the advance
carried prices up to 15.67 for July
and 16.15 for December, or about 17
to 20 points net higher by the end
of the first hour.
At midday the market was quiet
with July selling around 15.61 and
December 16.10, or 10 to 15 points
net higher.
Cotton futures opened steady : May
15.32; July 15.52; Oct. 15.84; Dec.
16.00; Jan. 16.08.
Deeds Recorded Here Wednesday.
Real estate transfers ns follows were
recorded in deeds filed at the court
house Wednesday:
S. R. Miller to Henry Knox for
$3,000 part of the Joe M. Johnson
land in No. 3 township.
C. D. Watkins to S. R. Miller for
$825 property in Colonial Park, No.
4 township.
M. B. Sherrin and J. L. Crowell,
Jr., commissioners, five tracts of land
in No. 10 township for $1,750 to
L. E. Earnhardt.
L. E. Barnhardt to M. B. Sherrju
for $1,750 this same property in No.
10.
Mias MacFadyeti Undergoes Operation.
The many friend* of Miss Elizabeth
MacFadyen, who is a student at Duke
University, will regret to learn that
she suffered an acute attack of appen
dicitis Wednesday and was operated
on at 5:30 in the afternoon. Her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. P. R. MacFadyen,
left immediately for Durham upon re
ceiept of the message that she was ill.
MacFadyen was doing nicely.
A message last night stated that Miss
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY/MAY 12, 1927
. RUTH AND JUDD FACING I)EATH '
M & v. k,
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Sr
\' Is l \WL
Mgr \ |HgS
Ruth Snyder and Henry Jt&id Gray are clinging to the hope j
that an appeal will save their Jwes. Their attorneys are prepar- j
j ing briefs intended to stay thi death penalty inflicted on the I
adulterous pair. New photos ihow (top) Mrs. Snyder and her |
lover facing death, and (bottom) Prosecuting Attorney New
combe and Dana Wallace, Mrs. Snyder’s lawyer, shaking hands
after tlie verdici, _ j
- ■ " - ■ "-i—-
ACCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED
One of the New Automobile Regula-1
tmns Adopted by the Last Legist
lature.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel. 1
Raleigh, May 12.—Accidents on*
! highways, especially automobile ac-4
jcidents, iu which anyone is injured oil
j killed, must he fully rejmrted to the,}
Automobile Division of the Depart-t
ment of Revenue, after July 1.
This is one of the new automotive
regulations adopted by the last general
assembly, and one which is expectexU
to prove of value in tlw -eveirtaHii
nation of automobile accidents on the j
highways, according to It. A. Dough
ton. Commissioner of Revenue and
Sprague Silver, chief of the automo- j
bile division.
This new law provides that when- I
ever an accident occurs on the high
ways in which any one is injured to 1
the extent that medical attention is j
found necessary, that both parties in j
the accident must tile complete re- 1
ports, giving the alleged cause, coudh
tion of the road, location, rate of
speed being travelled, and as full
particulars ns possible. Similar re
ports must also be made on blanks
supplied to the physician treating the j
person or |*ersoiis injured, and by the
IH»Hce offi<*er or officers which investi
gate the accident. These reports will
all be sent to the Automobile Division,
tiled and checked over, and a record
of each accident made against the
holder of the licenses involved. Fail
ure to make these reports is made a
misdeniea ,w »r.
i «overaT!!!7oefieiaT results are exact
ed as a result of this law. although
its strict enforcement will be made
difficult due to the absence of any
highway ]M*lice force.
An accurate check of all major
automobile accidents will be obtained,
together with data tending to show
the approximate cause.
From this data it will be possible
to determine the causes of most of
the accidents, with a view to evolving
legislation and the necessary machin
ery to prevent them.
Consistently reckless drivers will be
shown up, since an accident, no mat
ter where it occurs. wiH be checked
up against the particular license hold
ers involved. And where cards show
a ’number of major accidents against
any particular automo&He owner,
steps can be taken to revoke his li
cense.
Thus it is that officials of the auto
mobile department believe that this
new law will be of great assistance
to their division, both in the assembl
ing of helpful data which is now lock
ing, and in preventing accidents
through giving a means to cope with
reckless drivers who have repeated
accidents.
“The law really should go farther
than it does, and should make reports
of all accidents mandatory, whether
anyone is injured or not,” according
to W. C. Spruill, of the automotive
division, “but to have included that
would have made it more complex of
enforcement. And as it is, it will
be difficult at first to get complete
details. But eventually, especially if
there is some means of getting more
adequate reports, such as would he
the case if there was a state highway
police force, every accident should he
reported. And if this were done, the
majority of the accidents could soon
be almost eliminated, since the major
ity of them are either avoidable or
preventable.”
That the new law will also he a
reaUblow to the continuously reckless
drivers and “hit and run” accident
fiends is believed by all the officials
of the bureau, through the accurate
check from year to year which these
reports will make possible.
The dre*s itself is white, with navy
and a softer blue used for trimming,
i The wide belt is navy suede.
ONE MAN DEAD. BROTHER
WOUNDED AT CAKE SALE j
*
Trouble Starts While Votes F'or Most
Popular Girl Are Being Counted.
Asheville, May 11. —Joe Tipton is
dead and his brother, Uhurles, is dan
f gerously wounded in Graham county |
las a result of a fusillade fired within l
| a darkened school house last night
,| while a "cake auction” was in prog
i rc*s.
Howard Edwards is alleged to have
' fired the shots that brought down the
Tipton brothers as a climax to the
mountain feml that blazed iWt<KCouihnt
Quinn,’ who xgvnftfiJik
n»e votes for the most popular girl,
I was accused of leaning more to one
• faction than to another.
I Edwards, who is only 16 years old,
I lias fled and officers are scouring the
niountains of Graham county, prob
ably the wildest in the state, in a
1 vain effort to find hiqi tonight. '
i The trouble came when the raoun
j taineers gathered at Steeoah school
'house about 10 miles from Robbins
ville in Graham county for the "cake
auction.” The prettiest mountain girls
were looking their best and Miss Lena
Hamilton appeared to be the favorite.
Lines were sharply drawn and as the
j contest progressed feeling became more
pronounced. Then like a stroke of
lightning one of the ardent young fel
lows accused Quinn of cheating in the
tally. Gnus were pulled in a flash.
Someone seeing that trouble was com
ing shot out the lights and probably
by that act saved several lives.
After an interval cooter re
stored order and the Tipton brothers
were persuaded to leave for the sake
of peace. This they did in the dark
ness and in a few minutes before more
lights could be secured they were heard
returning. .Tusf inside the door they
went down under a hail of lead.
Joe Tipton died almost immediately
with a bullet through the heart hut
Charles, although badly wounded, drag
ged himself outside the door where he
lay quietly while the killer made hi*
escape and order was restored. Lights
were brought and physicians sum
moned.
Mr. Lit&ker Gets Valuable Sow.
Epochal Queen B is the name of a
purebred Berkshire sow just added to
the herd of Berkshires at A. H. Litak
er’s Oak Grove farm. She is two
years old and has been bred to Baron’s
Roberta Campion 332062, grand cham
pion at the American Royal and In
ternational and at other prominent
fairs. This sow wa* raised on the
Corey farms near New' Haven. Mich ,
and six of her half sisters have re
cently been sold to breeders in France.
Mr. Litaker is glad to have been able
to secure This high 1 pedigreed animal.
And it will encourage the growing
interest in the Berkshire breed of
hogs for which tlii* county i* becom
ing well known.
A British officer being tried for
drunkenness called his servant as a
witness. “Did you see me when I
came home on that night?" he asked.
“I did.”
“Was I drunk or sober?”
“You were sober.”
“Are you quite sure?” asked the
lawyer.
“Yes. sir, he was quite sober and
left orders to be called early."
There was a pause, then the lawyer
asked: “Dad he give any reason for
wishing to be called early?”
“Yes, sir, he said he was to be
Queen of the May.”
Piano Clearance Sale at Kidd-Frix Co.
The big piano clearance sale at the
Kidd-Frix Co. Teas begun yesterday
Pianos from $95 up. One of the big
bargains is a used Steinway upright
for only sllO. You may take two
years to pay. If you will read their
i> : g ad. in this paper yon will find
many big values in used and new pi
anos.
6 KNOWN DEAD AS
RESULT EXPLOSION
IT DULLIiS, TEXAS
More Than 40 Others Were
i Injured in an Explosion
Which Wrecked Two
! Story Brick Building.
EXPLOSION CAME
DURING FIRE
Firemen Were Fighting a
Small Blaze in a Drug
Store When Explosion
Occurred in Rear.
Dallas, Texas,’ May 12.— (.A*) —Five
men and a woman were killed and
more than forty i»erson* injured in an
explosion that wrecked a two-story
| brick building here last night.
The explosion occurred while fire-
I men were fighting a blaze in a drug
j store on the first floor. Upwards
of 35 members of the Metropolis Lodge
! of Odd Fellows were assembled in a
i hall on the second floor. A dozen
! persons were in 'the drug *tore.
| Shortly after the arrival of firemen
I a quantity of gasolinf was ignited
I and a terrific bla*t resulted. Spee
} tutors said the roof seemed to lift,
j while walls expanded slightly and then
! collapsed.
Persons on the streets were in
j jured by flying brick* and glass. Sev
j eral of the injured were reported in
a critical condition.
W. Henry Lee. captain of the fire
company, was killed and four other
firemen injured. The woman victim
was identified as Mr*. Christina L.
(’our, 61 years old. She was struck
by a brick as she sat in an automo-
I bile in front of the store,
i \V. I). Hill, secretary of the lodge,
and O. D. Allen, owner of the store,
were crushed to death, as were Frank
Liuka and E. P.Oiorvell.
Volunteer workmen today had vir-
I tually cleared away the debris and it
wa* believed all persons in the build
ing were accounted for. J .
DEFAULTING JUDGE
RUN DOWN BY COPS
Charlotte Magistrate Takes Leg
b “ frgsgggg 5*
Charlotte. Mny 11 .-^North Cha
lotte today had the spectacle of a
magistrate. S. A. Mangum. being
run down in a quarter iniie foot
race by two Charlotte policemen,
while the magistrate’s bondsmen j
headed him off.
Mangum, wanted on charge of i
failing to *ettle with Mecklenburg j
county for some fines, fees and for
feitures, had been evading the law.
He had been under SSOO bond to ap
pear for trial and when he didn’t
show up the city judge ordered him
locked up without bail.
The bondsman. C- W. Russell, and
the two policemen, L. E. Moser and j
W. F. Owen*, went to Mangum’s;
home this morning. The judge of the
peace bolted out the baek door, with-1
out coat or hat. hut was overhauled'
by Owens.
He is in jail, waiting trial, set tor j
Thursday morning.
SPEEDWAY WILL BE
•AUCTIONED OFF AGAIN
J. F. Boyd and A. P. White Raise the
Bid of $16,000 Offered for the Auto
Bowl.
Charlotte. May 12.—C4 3 ) —The Char
lotte Speedway. $300,000 automobile
racing plant, which wa* sold at auc
tion recently to Joe Garibaldi, will j
again be auctioned today. The see-,
ond auction will occur on June 6th. j
This came about through the action ]
of J. F. Boyd and A. P. White, local
contractors, who today filed an upset'
bid of $17,325 for the property Gnri-,
baldi had bid $16,000.
Boyd and White announced that if I
the 192 acre tract and the 1 1-4 mile j
track is knocked down to them they
will developJt into a plant for both
automobile whippet roces. An
amusement park also would be erect- j
ed, they said.
100 Rebels Killed in Mexico.
Mexico City, May 12.—( A *)—More j
than 100 rebels have been killed in i
two fights with federal forces at
Rhincon del Molino and San .Toee de
la Paz. ill the state of Jalisco, says
a report received by President Calles
from the war minister last night.
[can YOU SCORE
j TEN ON THESE? ,s
QUESTIONS
1 — Who won fame and kieses by an
act of heroism during the Spanish-
American war?
2 Who were in aerial voyages over
the North Pole < in 1926?
3 Name the discoverer of the North
Pole.
4 Who claimed to have preceded
Peary at the North Pole?
3—Name the two explorers who
reached the South Pole.
6 Who has reached both the North
and South Poles?
7 How was John T. Scopes pun
ished for teaching evolution in a Ten
nessee public school?
8— What was the most disastrous
aerial tragedy of 1023?
9 Name an event of January 16.
1920, of far-reaching effect.
10— When was the Panama Canal
iopened to traffic?
(Answers on page two)
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
! *
GENERATION SMARTER
THAN DAD AND GRANDAD
(By International News Service)
Philadelphia. Pa.. May 12.
The new generation is better edu
cated than itis ancestors—fathers
and grandfathers—by 1,000 per
cent., if the present day high school
(attendance furnishes a basis
comparison of the education p*
citizens, according to fij*" _
piled by Dr. E. C. Brl*
\ intendent of the ,-tfb-
lie schools.
The statistics prepared' by Dr.
■ Broome for the Year Book of the
Department of Superintendance of
the National Educational Associa
tion. shows that 30 persons in ev
ery thousand attended high school
' in OIn 1880 only 3 out of
1 every thousand attended high
school. In this period of time the
l population of the United States
. has increased 70 per cent, while in
’i- the same period the increase in
[ ( high school opportunity has risen
to 2.405 per cent.
I : ~
INQUIRY UNDERWAY
Charges of Graft Against State Board
of Health Being: Aired at Raleigh.
Raleigh. May 12. — (A>) —Investiga-
il tion of allegation of graft in the state
. board of health administration of the
sanitary law. today was failing to
produce any evidence of graft ns 30
odd witnesses were called before At
torney General Brummitt.
The Attorney General was sitting
as an investigator on call of Governor
McLean and at the request of Dr.
Laughinghouse of the state board of
health and the state medical society
for a thorough invest : gation. i
He asked each witness in course
of his examination if any evidence of
graft had been evident on the part of
any of the 60 inspectors which have
enforced the law since 1010 and the
answers were all negative.
Dr. John P. Burroughs, of High
Point, president of the State Medical
Society, reported that lie had wired
j the presidents of every county medical
i society in the state : “Inquire in your
j community of any evidence of graft
I in administering the law and report
j the result of the inquiry, of the com
j plaining parties, if any, to the Attor
! ney General.”
Dr. Burroughs, the first witness,
! said he brought before the attorney
general sitting as judge in the House
of Representatives chamber, the en
tire machinery of the medical society.
Afiy charge against the State board
of said, the society liked to
fajrve cleared up or verified..,,.
„ J- Holhmd,. of Gastonia, awiier
I few “dissatisfied witnesses.” He said j
! everyone in Gaston county was dis- ]
j satisfied with “too rigid enforcement!
i of the law.”
He said Inspector H. E. Fritz, who
i left the service in 1022, had approved
Holland’s compliance with the sani
tary law. but that B. F. Rowland, in
spector, who succeeded him and who
is at present on Mississippi flood re
lief work, had-condemned all of Hol
-1 land’s work. Rowland’s condeninn
j tions cost Gaston county not less than
j $75,000. he estimated, and he offered
! photographs in evidence.
|
I CHILD AWAKES AFTER
SLEEPING ONE WEEK
L . i
! Six-Year-Old Boy at Schoolfield In
Serious Condition With Encepha
litis.
Danville. Va. May 11. —Lester Carr
Roller, aged six. son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. C. Roller, of Schoolfield. who
awakened yesterday after sleeping for
a week, was in a grave condition to
day. He is suffering from what six
doctors have diagnosed as encephalitis
due to some brain involvment.
The boy had influenza in February
and was very ill. Two weeks ago he
became violently nauseated and after
’ wards dropped off into a comatose
I state from which he could not be
! aroused. He has been fed through the
i mouth w’ith liquids, the nourishment
: being properly assimilated. Today his
temperature was at 103 but his heart
! was pronounced good and there was
j no' lung congestion.
Doctors here say the case is rare
* because on being aroused it was found
j that he did not have control of his
: limbs and could not speak properly.
The child has been healthy since birth !
i with the exception of the influenza
| attack.
THE STOCK MARKET.
Uneven Prices Characterized Market.
With Bullish Tendencies Predomi
nating.
New York, May 12.— UP) —Uneven
price movements characterized today's
stock market with bullish tendencies
predominating. Oils responded to the
efforts being made to regulate pro
! due tion of crude, and the Van Swer
ingen rails were heavily bought on the
favorable reception created by the an
nouncement of the new Chesapeake i
corporation. Nickle Plata common
soaring 12 points. The market closed
irregular, sales approximating 1,700,-
000 shares.
Eflrd’s Seven Day Sale.
The local Efird’s store is offering
many fine bargains. during its annual
Seven Day Sale.
Palm Beach suits for $9.50; topical
j worsted from $16.50 to $22.50; men’s
oxfords at $2.85 to $4.06; scout shoes
at $1.95: 'boys’ wash suits at 95 cents;
j ladies’ and childrens' shoes at reduced
i prices, and dress goods of all kinds at
special prices are among the many
! bargains being offered.
Read carefully page ad. in this
paper for price particulars.
A ehimpanze, a pet of a Berlin
‘ postman, amuses itself by turning in
fire alarms and sitting by and watch
-1 ing the fire engine come.
HUM SENTtNCEO
TO CHI GANG 1
JULOTTE COURT
Former Justice of Peace
Also Removed From Of*
fice When Tried in Pq#
• lice Court Today.
j APPEAL BOND IS
j FIXED AT
It Is Charged Mangjjig}
J Failed to Turn Over to t
) the County Certain
Collected in His Court. •
Charlotte. May 12.— UP)— 8. A. H
Manguiu. tumultuous ('harlotte jUstlto
of the peace. today was sentenced tf>
serve ninety days on the riijtijs, and
I to removal from hie office for fpuMg
to mak“ reports and payment of fine*?,
fees ami forfeitures collected by h|m
while acting as rural police judge.
Sentence was pronounced by JudgO
Currie in city police eon ft after
crous efforts to get the magistrate
into court for trial were brought 111
a successful termination only throqgk
his arrest and incarceration without
bail.
Notice of appeal was given gptj
bond fixed at SI,OOO for his uppeartuire
, in Mecklenburg Superior Court. 34BH
gum* was returned to his cell ip tjltf
city jail while attorneys attempted
to arrange the bonds.
Manguni was originally merely not- •
ified to appear in court to aqgwef
the charges. He failed qj»
and a capias was issued for him. ? Ijn
was put under SSOO bond but the trjjti
was delayed when physicians said he
was too ill to appear. Tuesday when
the ease was called he failed to show
up and another capias was issued, antj
he was arrested yesterday after a
short foot race with city detectives.
He was jailed until today without j
bond.
Hotel Wins Verdict in Norsworthy
Case.
Charlotte. May 11.—The (). Hqnry
Hotel Company, of Greensboro, was
cleared of charges of slander, false
arrest and imprisonment lodged again
st it by J. T. Norsworthy. of Char
: lotto. Uy the verdict of a jury in £
| Me.-kUnbrny .Superior I'mirt tonight
[No damages were awarded. Xors
! worthy had sued for $20,000.
| The jury deliberated less than half
ail hour before returning the veriw
in favor of the hotel and the f. o: q
Robinson Hotel Company, owner of
the O. Henry, and joint defendant.
The jury held that the hotel dis not
cause the arrest of Norsworthy and
offered the testimony of Policeman
Johnson, of Greensboro, that he hljd
made the arrest of his own
and without the prompting of any
ploye of the hotelr
New Regime Starts Out in Sali.sbnt^.
Salisbury. May 11. —City Govelpi*
meat in Salisbury changed fts form
Tuesday from Aldemianic to
gerial when the five new
ers were sworn in by Captain C. M.
Henderlite, retiring Mayor. Tfi? ex
ercises were witnessed by many in-,3
terested citizens. Five Ex-Mayors .of
the city spoke encouraging words to
the new officials. Following the qere
riiony the new board met and orgaU7 -si
ized by electing James L. Fisher,
Mayor and T. M. Hines, mayor pro
tein, Mr. Hines was also elected mana
ger for a temporary term until (to
Commissioners hove time to select a
permanent manager. Mr. Hines staffs!
there would be no changes now
personnel of the different deimrtmefifa :
of the city's official family.
Textile Worker Scalded to Death.
Greensboro. May 11.—
Gregory, 30, was scalded to deucll
Tuesday night about 9 o’clock while
at work in the print works, a branch
of the Proximity textile plant in tfce
northern.section of the city. Gregory
was placing cloth in a vat when a
i burst of steam suddenly overwhelmed
him. Co-workers rushed ,to Ms aid
as soon aw they discovered his plight
but he died before a hospital could
be reached. He was married and tod
two children.
J. K. Want Freed on Bond.
Charlotte, May 11. — J. K. Ward,
white man accused of a criminal as
sault on an 11-year-old white giri,
this afternoon won the right to lib
erty on SIO,OOO bond at a habeas
corpus hearing in Superior court.
He had been held without bond and Jg
the hearing was held before Judjg®
Finley.
Over-Production of Oil Under Dio
mission.
New’ York .May 11.—The prob
lem of over-production, which h.-ts
been termed by some high officials
as a crisis in the petroleum industry,
was under discussion here today at a
meeting of executives of 15 or more
oil producing companies.
Little choice in surnames is given • c
the Chinese, there being but 100 all T
told.
L——— -.. —. r-7
Fair tonight and Friday, somewhat
■oo’er in east portion tonight: slowly
rising temperature Friday in west por
tion. ——IK
NO. 91