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■Tampa Dies Today;
■oldiers Yet On Duty
[lies in Hospital
Received as
H r . Opened Fire on
H,> Tampa Jail.
■orders
■ LA'T NIGHT
■ Are Taking No
s< However, and
■ r Y\Vill He Retain-
Bai! For Present.
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|M. i,> a mob to take
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for the .loath of
|B late week.
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military force
|Bj‘ ijfi,fir-'-l and armed
1H,,. ;, ! a wide aini and
v :i ri : . id'ig' "f more than
|B uy , v a-k-al to remain off
|B ;| .',' it a. m. and few an
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|B ,]e;Viiv .e pn-gram will be
|B tonight. Mayor Perry G.
■■ ••Tin is dead.
|B . t i,-k around f«*r the fun
a slight Murry at mili
|K,iiartrrs late yesterday l
IBs.re: M i-e.l that a gang of
|B| atta.-k the military
in Fi-dii. the home of
Ariii-r.v. A detach
|B ii was sf-i; to the field.
r ;,n held in reserve. The
materialize.
|B piardsmen arriving yes- 1
|B]°h; the total on duty to
.itSeers. Besides four |
|B i-s. hup from l’lant City.
|Bi>m Lakeland --ailed out on
|^HI • units arrived yester-
Bmiovmay
■niiMlT HAW UI HOP
in Atlanta Seeking
SB Harking lor Flight.
S. t\, tine 1. —Paul Red-
F'Timhian. in Atlanta.
HBte arrange tinancia 1 baok
iiMjiosed Might from San
the Hawaiian Islands,
roinmerieal aviator
all parts of the country.
B to riy for the S2S.(MK>
jB .loin, A. 1 ><>le. Hawai- i
Ble magnate.
B 2.1 years of age. j
k C. Kedfern. dean
B’t College, here. He has
in aviation since
B tears of age. when he
Bier ami took Mights in it.
was 17 ho made a plane
from parts bought at
Bel) here. In this plane he
Hying at the state fair
secretary to (lov
is a close jiersonal
Ib* has Mown with
times.
was in high school here
B war Redfern was called
planes lor war
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B city i> destroyed
While Going to the
Early Hour Today.
■»> -1 nn- 2. </P) —Fire early
the Woodland Hotel
■ (l '’it'y. and resulted in the
man who was run down
B injured while en route to
Tim lire was discovered
fl flock. It had gained
that many of the guests
B rtv f"fil from the windows
■"' -atidercs. Only part of
"as saved. Fire origi
kitchen and completely
■ building.
B l,l '. Wallace was hit by an
■! s!ll( l have been driven
■kiiniger George Alderman.
B ft,ls . lraetured. and lie sus-
B Hr ''‘juries, dying shortly
,a kf!i to the hospital.
■/‘"K was owned by R. A.
B*' tl "‘ betel operated under
B K - Woodland by Mrs.
Our Advertisers.
B'“. r f"r $12.77 at the
1 1» latest shades
B V " f the Yorke & Wads-
'," n . :uv "'terested in
a, i. in this paper gives
■ offerp i Oll bargains
sa ''‘ "f ii* west summer
■ 1 v Shop Friday and
■.. ' s " •'iiminer hats for
B ""l* !, y Milan s for *3.11.7;
Bin/'- f " r * 2 -«i and
■ Ulns s 'Fts for.” 0
■ )th Anniversary of Catawba
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B al «burr U T ary , of Cataw ba
Bib Jun( ' irt.
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B PlU "'" "a was a mem-
THE CONCORD TIMES
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
- UNCOLLECTABLE TAXES.
S
Many Inquires Are Being Received
l) as to What to Do in This Matter.
Tribune Bureau,
Sir Water Hotel.
Raleigh. June 2. —The question of
i uneoilectable taxes. especially in
'll those counties where the oommin
! sinners or .sheriff.-; have been in
joined from selling the land for nn
>i paitl taxes, is proving botheivotne to
I, many counties, and the County Hnv
j ernment Commisi-ion here ie- receiv
. ing many inquires as to what to no
j an«l what not to do from a number of
| interested count ies.
The opinion seems to prevail in
. some counties that where restraining
. orders have been issued against the
11 sale of pronertv for taxes, that this
> action will *liol<l up the operation of
• the entire fiscal control act. and
. i lumpier the entire process of con
s forming to this act. But this is not
f 2 the ctise.
Where a county has been enjoined
I from selling the land for unpaid
,taxes. the sheriff or county account-
I ant will mere\v list the amount of
these uncollected taxes on his books
as “uncollected taxes,” and will
i carry it on the books nn such until
! such a time as the sale of the prop
; erty may be made or the taxes due
paid. Thus it will be possible for
the county auditor or accountant to
proceed with the work o£ making up
the budget for the coming year. And i
! despite any injunctions, the sheriff
jis required by law to make a full
accounting for all taxes that have
bpon paid by the first of July. In ad
(dition he must also be responsible
for the unco’lected taxes.
This contingent is explained by (\
M. Johnson, executive secretary of
the commission, in his last letter to
the boards of county commissioners, i
when he says;
i "If the sale of land for taxes for!
! the rear 1D25-2ft is postponed by in
junctions. the Sheriff may make
some tentative settlement, in accord
! anee with the act. on the first of i
July. But the tax books cannot be j
turned over to the Sheriff in Octo- i
ber until there has been a settle- J
ment for all uncollected taxes. in- j
eluding taxes derived from the sale
of land. Therefore, it seems that
this will make it necessary for the
Sheriff to advertise and sell such
'and before October 1, in order that
Ifee may. -be able to make the settle
ment in accordance with Section 3
of this act.”
In those counties where no in
junction has been brought against
the sale of land for taxes, the In w
require* that the sale of this land
must be started by not later than
the first Monday in June —which
j this year is June (k The law further
! provides that the sale of this land ]
i must be completed, and the funds
collected from the sale must be turn
ed in. together with all the other j
tax money, by July 1. Consequent
ly, in most counties, preparations
are now complete to start the land
sa es next Monday.
However, a further provision is
made in the new fiscal control act
for taking care of uncotlectable.
since it requires that in making up
the county budget, the county audi
tor or accountant must include in
the budget and estimate of the un
collectable taxes for the ensuing
year, this estimate to be based upon
the average amount of uncollected
taxes in the three preceding years.
‘•There is really nothing complicat
ed about the new laws, the only
trouble being that a number of the
provisions are new. and thus re
quire more attention than the old
laws. However, if the county com
missioners and county officers will
only get down and study the laws
and thoroughly familiarize them
selves with them, all of these
seeming intricacies will soon be
ironed out. and there will be no
trouble in putting them into ef
fect.” said Mr. Johnson. "And it is
the function of this office to help
the counties in every way possible
to understand just hyw the laws
operate, and assist them in putting
them in operation.”
Efird’s Chain Sale Starts Friday.
The annual Efird’s Chain Sale, to
be observed by every store in the big
chain, will begin Friday, .Tune 3rd,
and for the event the local store is
planning many unusual bargains.
Goods in all departments of the
store have been remarked and reduced
for this bargain event, says new ad.
in this paper today, the management
being determined to make the sale one
of the greatest in the history of the
store.
| The store has been closed this af
ternoon while final plans for the sale
were being perfected. The sale will
j begin Friday morning at 8:30.
Read carefully double-page ad. in
1 this paper for particulars.
17
Two Women Slain.
j Scranton, Pa., June . —C4 3 ) —Two
young women were found slain today
in a field at New Boston, near Pitts
• ton. Pa. One body was nude and
' the other fully clothed.
[ i Police announced that the girls had
' been shot and one of them battered
! about the bead with a blunt instru
ment. They were identified as Jen*
nic Montika, 20. and Edith, Fonzo, 19,
both of Wilkesbarre. Carmel Maran
' da. 33, of Pittston, a man said to
have been in the girls’ company, was
arrested.
f
Misses Frances and Virginia Batte
i arrived Wednesday evening from
. North Carolina College For Women,,
I- Greensboro, where they attended
school during the past year. ,
He’s No Dry *1
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■■ |S| t - fS
HHL jmßg lßra Jm
• Japanese prohibitionists
ron’t get encouragement from
iaron Tanaka, new Premier,
his photo indicates. He’s seen
Irinking a toast with party
4en as he tok over the reins of
! lovernment in Tokyo.
CHAUTAUQUA WAS
A SUCCESS HERE
• THIS SEASON
- -
Woman’s Club Officer States
That 657 Children’s and
Adults Season Tickets
Were Sold in Concord.
The Iledpath Chautauqua which
closed here last evening after present
; ing a five-day program, was a success!
in every way, it was said this morn-
I ing by an officer of the Concord Wom
! an’s Club which sponsored the Chau
tauqua and sold the season tickets. i
Mrs. Ernest Hicks, president of the J
; club, reported this mornihg that 34(1!
adult and 311 children's season tickets I
i were sold here making a total of sl,-j
j 277.27 taken in season tickets.
The gate receipts for the five days i
reached a total of $273, it was re- j
ported.
Mrs. Hicks said today that she!
wished to thank all the members of
the chib who worked so untiringly in
th£, sale of the season tickets. She
said tha'f she also wanted to thank
the men who were signed as guarantors
this year and those who signed the
Contract for next year to assure the
Chautauqua returning here in 192t8.
“The entertainment furnished at the
Chautauqua this year was the best'
that we have ever had at any previous j
Chautauqua and the presentation of,
the Chautauqua here will mean much j
for the entire community, Mrs. Hicks
said in expressing appreciation to,
those who had assisted in making the i
Chautauqua this season a financial'
success.
NORWOOD NOT YET
ASSIGNED TO WORK
I
Reported to Atlanta Prison - Tuesday j
to Serve Three-Year Term.
Atlanta, June 2. — UP) —John D.
Norwood, former North Carolina bank
er. and at one time prominent in po
litical circles of that state, had not
been assigned to duty today at the
federal penitentiary where he last
night began serving a three-year-Kcn
tence for violation of the national
banking act. Warden Snook said he
did not know what task would be
given him.
Norwood arrived at the prison Tues
day in custody of United States Mar
shal Brownlow Jackson, of Asheville,
N. C. Jackson also brought Miles
Galloway, a parole violator.
Norwood, who at one time was a
member of the State Democratic ex
ecutive committee in North Carolina,
was convicted in Federal Court at
Greensboro in connection with the
failure in 1923 of the Peoples Nation
al Bank of Salisbury. The former
banker will be eligible for parole after
serving one-third of the sentence.
Littleton To Speak at Duke.
Durham, N. C., June Z.-^-(INS) —
Martin Willie Littleton, of New York,
regarded as one of the outstanding
members of the ■ American Bar, will
deliver the commencement address at
Duke University here on Wednesday
morning, June 8.
As assistant district attorney, and
member of Congress, Littleton has
made a brilliant record in New York
since he left Texas, where he first
practiced in 1896. He is a Southerner,
born and -reared in Tennessee.
Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Lew, dean of
the theological department of Peking
University, China, will deliver the
copi'oencement sermpn on Tuesday
morning, June 7.
Three Have Narrow Escape.
By a queer turn of fate, Mr. and
Mrs. Reece Long and Mfs. W. D.
Barrier escaped death by electrocu
tion Wednesday night, shortly after
8 o’clock, when the automobile in
which they were -riding down West
Corbin street, came in contract with
a broken wire. The cur
rent had been “cut off” from the
wire only a few moments before the
auto ran into it.
Electricians today said that had the
power been on when the car came in
contact with the broken wire, that all
of the occupants would have met death
instantly.
Miss Dorothy Norman, student at
Lenoir-Rh.vne College, has returned to
her home he4e to spend the summer.
CONCORD ,N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927
Valuation Reductions Will Not
Increase Equalization Fund Any
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel.,
By J. C. BASKERYILL
Raleigh. June —There is a \Vejl
'defined sentiment in many countiep iu
i the state that counties may secure a
larger share of the state school equal
isation fund by reducing their valua
tions. thus reducing the income from
county taxes for school purposes, be
lieving that by so doing the state
would be required to make up the dif
ference from the $3,270,000 equaliza
tion fund.
This is the impression that has been
gained by a state official whose work
takes him into all sections of
I state, especially the rural sections.
1 Not only do many of the people lie
live that a reduced valuation, as maije
by the county officials will bring 'HT 11
a larger share of this fund from tie
state, out many are also advocating
that the school budget be cut, in the
further belief that this will enable
them to get more funds from the
state, this official declares.
But this procedure on the part of
counties would not help them one bi.t.
In fact, it would be ir -detriment,
since a lowering of the valuation in
the county would necessitate a higher
tax rate for the general expenses ol
the county, as well as for the schools.
And if the school 'budget were cut, a
corresponding reduction in the amokint
j of the equalization fund allotted to the
county would also be made.
Consequently, any county that would
take the action advocated, would be
defeating the very purpose it was try
ing to gain.
Besides, no matter what the county
1 officials may fix as the valuation of
j projierty in the county, the distribu
tion of the equalization fund is based
I upon an entirely separate and inde
pendent valuation that is set up by
the state Board of Equalization, and
whether the county valuation is under
or above the valuation as fixed by
the Board, matters not a whit, since
under the terms of the present law,
j the county must levy a tax on its own
valuation sufficient to yield the same
revenue as a 40 cents tax would yield
on the valuation as fixed by the Board
of Equalization.
1 For under the present law, instead
i of accepting the valuation as listed
; ■£■
MRS. J. A. SIMS
DIES SUDDENLY AT
HOME OF DAUGHTER
Death Occurred This Morii-
Home of Mrs. Paid
B. Parks in Durham.—
Body Brought Here.
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Benson Sims,
81. one of Concord's best known wom
en, died at the home of her daugher,
Mrs. Paul B. Parks, at Durham, early
today, announcement of her death com
ing as a distinct shock to friends and
relatives here. Death was due to
heart trouble.
The body will be brought to Concord
this afternoon and funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at the
First Presbyterian Church at 4
o’clock.
Mrs. Sims went to Durham May
Bth to spend some time with Mrs.
Parks. She had been in declining
health for several weeks but her con
dition was no worse yesterday than
usual and her death was unexpected.
She died at 4 :30 this morning.
The deceased was born May 4,
1846, in No, 3 township, Cabarrus
county, being a daughter of the late
John S. and Huldali Martin Benson,
She was married in 1871 at her home
to John A. .-Sims, who died several
years ago. She had made her home
here since her marriage.
Mrs. Sims was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church, being ac
tively interested in all matters per
taining to the Church. In other
civic' activities she was also a partici
pant and was widely known and be
loved throughout the county.
Mrs. Sims was the mother of twelve
children, nine of whom survive. The
children are: Mrs. Hyman Newborne,
of Kinston; Mrs. Parks, of Durham;
Mrs. Pat L. Williams and Mrs/ J.
Nick Sloan, of Charlotte; Mrs. R. G.
Kiser, of Salisbury; Mrs. R. E. Rid
enhour, Jr., and Mrs. Gales Pickard,
of Concord ; ChahSims, of Harrisburg ;
and Jay G. Sims, of New York.
Mrs. Sloan, Mrs. Kiser, Mrs. Pick
ard and Mrs. Ridenhour went to Dur
ham Tuesday to visit their mother
and sister and were with her at the
time of her death.
Cobb May Visit Stanly Mound.
(By International News Service)
Albemarle, June I.—Examination of
a gigantic mound, believed to have
been constructed by some pre-historic
race, will be made here soon by Dr.
Collier Cobb, head of the department
of geology of the University of North
Carolina.
The big mound was discovered only
recently when the timber was being
cleared by Norwood dam. It is about
150 feet long at. the base, 100 feet
wide, and 37 to 40 feet high.
Dr. Cobb will examine the mound
to decide whether or not excavation
work would be a worth while under
taking. It is believed here that ex
cavation work will be started if it
is ascertained that such would produce
data of historical value.
Mrs. Clark Honored.
Miss Allie Legg delightfully enter
tained at bridge at her home on South
Spring street Tuesday afternoon for
her guests, Mrs. William J; Clark, of
New York City. Mrs. Ernest Hicks
was winner of the high score, and the
consolation prize was won by Mrs. N.
K. Reid. After the game a delicioue
salad and ice eourse Was served by the
hostess.
on the tax books of the county, the
I Board of Equalization sets up au en
tirely independent valuation, which
l- j may be either greater or less tbau that
U j determined by the county officials.
fi j Then the Board says to the county
I- ; commissioners;
i- | “You must levy a tax rate on your J
n , own valuation which will yield an j
*- j equivalent revenue as a 40 cents tax J
e | would yield, if your valuations were j
'- the same as the valuation we have |
- determined."
And this valuation as determined by '
a the Board is largely a relative and j
ii theoretical valuation, based on the j
e ability of the county to pay as de- 1
i. termined by the members of the board, i
- one from each congressional district.) I
e Thus the Board is in reality a !
n check-mate upon any attempt that !
e might be made in any of the counties
% to push down its valuations, and thus
e get more than its share from the
p equalization fund. For with the |
e Board of Equalization fixing the val-’
nations, it becomes impossible for any
f County to get more than it is right- I
.•fully entitled to. For it must levy 1
, a tax rate that will yield what the
i Board says the county must provide, j
r whether that rate be 40 cents, more
f than 40 cents, or less than 40 cents,
. based on how nearly the county’s val
t nation .conforms to the valuation as
t fixed by the board,
s The amount which any county tfill
receive from the equalization fund,
1 then, is the difference between the
s amount of revenue obtained from the
- county taxes, —the amount which the
Board of Equalization specifies ns the
7 minimum required of the county—and
L the total amount of the school budget
-for the six months term. For instance,
l if the school budget for a county is
• $37,000, and the revenue yielded by
t the 40 cent tax on the valuation as
1 fixed by the board is but $25,000, then
r this county would receive SIO,OOO from'
r the equalization fund.
! And nothing would be gained should
, the county attempt to reduce its bud
t get. Say this same county decided
• to reduce its budget from $37,000 to
I $30,000. It would still be required to
[ levy the same tax and provide the
S27,IKK) from taxation, and would
1 then receive but SS,(KM) from the
[ equalization fund, instead of SIO,(MM).
COLLEGE ENTRANCE .
EXAMINATIONS TO
BE GIVEN JUNE 4
• Graduates of Non-Standard
Lg Schools {lay Take College
Entrance ExamirfiatienA in
This City Saturday*
College entrance examinations for
pupils who graduated from non-stan
dard high -schools last year and who
wish to enter college next year will
be given at the office of the superin
tendent of rural schools Saturday
morning, June 4th, beginning at 10
o’clock.
The examination questions sent here
for the pupils were prepared by the
State department of education and if
the examinations are successfully
passed the pupils will be allowed to
enter colleges in the Fall.
Pupils of Harrisburg and Winecoff
high schools are expected to take the
examinations here Saturday, morning,
it was said today. .
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Easy Today at Decline of 8
to 11 Points But Firmed Up Again
on Early Trading.
New York, June 2. — UP) —The cot
ton market opened easy today at a
decline of 8 to 11 points in response
to relatively easy Liverpool cables,
and overnight selling orders reflecting
the rather reactionary tone late yes
terday. Offerings were readily ab
sorbed at 16.98 for October and 17.31
for January, however, and the market
firmed up again on the weather may
showing there have been no rains in
west Texas. By the end of the first
hour October w T as selling at 17.14 and
January at 17.44, or 3 to 6 points net
higher, with trading more active. The
rally from the, opening decline finally
carried prices to 17.20 for October, or
about 12 to 17 points net higher on
the general list, and the market re
mained cloße to this figure at midday.
Cotton futures opened easy: July
16.65; Oct. 16.98; Dec. 17.24; Jan.
17.31; March 17.48.
Poppy Sale At Kannapolis.
Nearly one thousand poppies were
sold to Kannapolis citizens last Sat
urday by the American Legion post
there. The amount of funds realized
through the sales is far above the SSO
! mark, it is sqid. F. G. Phlieger was
chairman of the poppy sales cqm
• mittee, and those assisting him in the
: sale were; Misses Edna Brown, Mabel
1 Archer, Nell McQuire, Hazel Willet,
Alice Harmorf, 'Emma Cline and
r Thelma Troutman. Miss Troutman
: led the field in sales, selling 208 pop
t pies. Her nearest rival was Miss Mc
t Quire, who sold 201 poppies.
I A Graduate.
1 Miss Alice Torke, daughter of Mrs.
- A. R. Howard, is a prominent mem
ber of the Senior Class, who graduat
t ed Tuesday, May 31, at Gunston Hall,
? Washington, D. C. Miss Yorke is
president of her class, stands high on
I the Honor Roll, and for two years
has been an influential leader of
- school spirit at Gunston. Miss Yorke
ti took part in ‘‘She Stoops to Con
r I quer,” presented by the Dramatic Art
f Department.
5
5 Mrs. A. B. Pounds has returned
from Greensboro College commence
g ment. Her niece, Mies Elizabeth
e Biles, of Albemarle, received two de
-1 grees from the college, A. B. de
gree, and Art degree. _
LINDBERGH PLANS
TO SAIL SATURDAY
ON 0,0. CRUISER
•
l Will Reach United States
I on June 11th and Will
! Be Received in Capital
| by President Coolidge.
I POSTPONES HIS
j PARIS FLIGHT
(Remains in England Today
Because of Bad Weath
er.—Paris Looks For
( ward to His Coming.
Washington, June 2.— UP) —The
l United States cruiser Memphis which
) will bring Captain Charles Lindbergh
I home, expects to reach Washington on
Saturday, .Tune 11th, its commander
advised officials here today.
Although accustomed to great events,
Washington has been fired into un
usual enthusiasm realizing perhaps
that its welcome, unlike that of any
other city, will typify the gratitude
of the whole country.
After he has been honored by Pres
ident Coolidge on behalf of the na
tion, by having the first distinguished
flying cross ever struck off pinned to
his breast, Lindbergh will be free' to
go to New York from where he first
flew to fame, to St. Isniis which made
his history making flight possible, and
to any other cities which might be
granted the privilege of honoring him.
, Meanwhile the President’s special
cabinet -committee has placed /the re
sponsibility for working out of de
tails of the reception upon a District
of Columbia commission headed by
John Hays Hammond. The extent of
the flyer’s stay in Washington will
be determined alone by his wishes, and
whether he flies t;o New York after
one day here in his Spirit of St.
Ixiuis or in a government plane, or
goes by rail are plans that must await
his decision.
Will Sail Saturday.
Paris, June 2. — UP) —Capt. Lind
bergh took the center of the Parisian
stage.again today. Newspapers
full of details of plans for his return
to France/from England and the ar
rangement* for his departure for home
onHhe cruiser Memphis -Saturday v r, ;
Lundy's farewell visit to Paris may
by incognito, but if the French have
their way he will not succeed in
hiding. Two engagements had been
planned for him. Tonight he was to
have attended a festival organized by
the Legion of Honor Society of the
eighth, sixteenth and seventeenth pre
cincts of Paris, but this of course
was postponed because of his inability
to fly here today when fog and rain
held him in England. Tomorrow the
International League of Aviators has
arranged a luncheon in his honor at
te league’s club house to which only
aviators will be admitted.
Cherbourg is thrilled over the pros
pect of saying farewell to the aviator
in behalf of France. Nothing is be
ing neglected to make the day a mem
orable one.
Nation Ready for His Coming.
Washington, June 2. —(A*)—A na
tion eager to reward uncommon skill
and valor, looked forward today to
June 11th when Captain Charles A..
Lindbergh arrived aboard the cruiser
Memphis, to be acclaimed by his
own-people, personfied by their Presi
dent.
This young flyer, whose exploits
have startled the world, is to find a
homecoming at the hands of folks who
know and understand him, equal to
hie remarkable receptions in the lands
where he was a etranger.
Postpones Trip to Paris.
Kenley. England, June 2. I^)
Captain Lindbergh postponed hie flight
to Paris this afterndon because of
adverse weather conditions. He in
tends to make the flight at dawn to
morrow.
New York Plans Gigantic Welcome.
New York, June 2. —(^) —The gi
gantic welcome arranged by New
York for Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh
will be carried out although Washing
ton will be the first city to welcome
him back to America.
All of the elaborate plans for what
is intended to be one of the greatest
receptions in the history of the city
wifi stand, Grover A. Whalen, chair
man of the Mayor’s reception com
mittee said, after a telephone conver
sation with Secretary of War Davis
in Washington.
Lindbergh will fly the “Spirit of St.
Louis” from Washington to Miller
Field, Staten Island, June 14th. He
will remain in New York three days
and on Friday, June 17th he is
scheduled to fly to St. Louis arriving
there that afternoon.
Mother Will Meet Him.
Detroit, June 2.—C4*)—Mrs. Evan
geline Lindbergh will go to Washing
ton to greet her son Charles when he
arrives .there June 11. She had prev
iously planned to greet him in New
York. Michigan Central Railroad
has placed a private car at her dis
posal.
May Have To Increase Loan Fund.
Raleigh, June 2.— UP') —North Caro
lina’s veterans loan fund may have to
be increased at the next session of the
General Assembly, if its popularity
continues, John - Hall Manning, direc
tor of the fund, said today. At total
of $211,200 has been loaned out by
the board on 83 applications. Re
quests numbering 202 have been filed
with the board, covering $450,000 or
approximately 25 per cent of the total
fund.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
I 40 KILLED AND
MANY HURT IN
STORM YESTERDAY •
Amsterdam. Holland, .Tune
UP) —Forty persons wc* '*
1">0 injured, and enor r
done by the storm tha. rfsr
I parts of Belgium and K f yes
terday. The villages of Xeede,
Greenlo and Delden were devas
tated, and nine others were exten
sively damaged.
> In the Brnssels-An twerp see
i —-
DINNER FRIDAY TO
CONFEDERATE VETS
AT HOTEL CONCORD
l
Shakespeare Harris Joins
r With jDodson Ramseur
Chapter U. D. C., in Hon
oring Wearers of Gray.
In commemoration of the birth an
niversary of Jefferson Davis Friday,
the Dodson Ramseur Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
and Shakespeare Harris, Confederate
veteran, will jointly honor wearers of
[ the gray at a dinner shortly after
noon at Hotel Concord.
Immediately following the dinner,
■ and beginning at 2 o’clock the Dodson
Ramseur Chapter will have a public
! meeting in the hotel ball room, at
which time the cros of service will be
presented to lhieal descendants of Con
federate veterans who answered the
call to arms during the late World
War.
The presentation of the cross of ser
vice will be a feature of the program
at the public meeting, to which a cor
dial invitation is extended to all lo
cal people to attend. Those who will
be awarded the cross of service in
clude : Dr. J. A. Hartxell, J. J.
Barnhardt, Edwin Lore, Robert Lee
Morrison. William Bingham, Robert
E. Ridenhour Jr.. Neal Goodson, Dr.
Fred Patterson and Cyrus White.
The program of the meeting fol
lows :
Mecklenburg March—Mrs. C. B.
Wagoner.
Invocation—Mr. Lyerly.
A dress—Dr. J. C. Rowan.
Solo—Mrs. Grady Gibson.
Tribute—By I). B. Coltrane, com
mander of the local Confederate Camp.
Presentation Cereiftony.
Benediction—Miss Mae White, U.
D. C. Chaplain.
SEVENTEEN YEAR LOCUST
DUE IN STATE NOW
Insect Expected to Be in Evidence in
Piedmont Carolina This Season.
i
Piedmont region of North Carolina In
the spring of 11127. according to Z. I'.
Metcalf. Head of the Department of
Entomology. State College, here. This
insect always creates a great deal of
interest because it appears in such
enormous numbers and because it oc
curs only every seventeen years.
‘“ln spite of the enormous number**
in which it occurs, this insect does
very little damage as it is primarily
an insect that lives in the forest and
lays its eggs in forest trees." Mr.
Metcalf says.
Occasionally, it does considerable
damage to young orchard trees where
the orchard trees have been planted
in a plaee where the locusts were
abundant seventeen years ago. The
damage Js caused by the locust killing
the small branches by laying eggs, in
them.
Farmers having planted trees in
such situations, should watch care
fully and if the locusts are noticed in
abundance, the trees should be pro
tected by covering them with mos
quito netting or tobacco canvas which
can be removed as soon as the locusts
disappear.
‘‘Seventeen-year locusts are dying
out, but will, perhaps, be abundant
In the counties of the upper Piedmont
and in the foot hills of the mountains.
Every one living in these regions can
aid us very materially by sending in
specimens. Adults should be appear
ing the last of May or the tirst of
June •
"There is a common superstitution
that the sting of these insects is very
dangerous or fatal to man. These
insects, however, are not provided with
a sting and cannot injure man.
No Successor to Dr. Poteat.
Wak# Forest, June 2. — UP) —A
called meeting of the Board of Trustees
of Wake Forest college will be held
within the next 30 days at wliich
time further consideration will be
given to selection of a new president
to succeed Dr. William Louis Poteat,
resigned. Fros. E. W. Timberlake, Jr.
of the school of law, will have charge
of administration of the college until
the selection of a president. The
Trustees’ meeting will be conducted
this afternoon.
[can YOU SCORE
TEN ON THESE?}
I—What southern state has the
longest coast line?
2—What are “naval stores’’?
3—Who was the World War
premier of France?
4—What is his nickname?
s—ln what country was Clemen
ceau a tutor during his early man
hood?
G —Name the British premier whom
Lloyd George displaced during the
World War.
7—What was Lord Kitchener’s
fate?
B—Name the President-of the Unit
ed States who .wore hi# hair long.
9—What President’s wife, an in
valid, did not occupy the White
I House, liut outlived him a quarter of
‘ a century?
I 10—Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a Swed-
Prize Foundation?
teICAR MARINES
d TO TIENTSIN
FOR DEVELOPMENTS
It Is Not Certain That the
American Legation Will
Leave Peking But Hits
Can Be Done.
> 2,000 MARINES
IN THE PART*
Included Are Artillery Un
its as Well as Infaithf
men.—Legation May Be
Moved to Tientsin.
Peking. June 2.—C4 s )—Despite in
\ timations from Washington that the
. American legation might be witb
; drawn from Peking to the coast in
1 case Chinese civil warfare draws
j nearer, attitude of the legation jh-
I dicated that Minister McMurry is
| determined to maintain the status qtm.
j Xenry 2,000 marines are en rotrfe
to Tientsin, following the minister’s
request that the forces be strengthen
ed. A legation spokesman today said.
“The Nanking incident and the gen
eral Chinese attitude in the YangO*
valley toward foreigners, coupled with
recent events in the mirth, necessitate
an increased guard, enabling
strongest etforts to protect life atlil
property in northern China. However,
the troops will be withdrawn as sooii
.as events permit.”
Dispatch of the marines from
Shanghai, is part of the British, Jap
anese and American decision to in
crease,the garrisons in the nortJ»erti
section of the country. With 2.06#
Japanese troops already landed at
Tsingtao, a British contingent will be
en route northward from Hong Kong
and Shanghai in a few days. The
marine force en route will place 2,500
Americans in Tientsin, and 506 in
Peking.
Marines to Tientsin.
Shanghai, June 2. —(4>)—The U. S.
transjiort Henderson left here this
| morning for Tientsin with the 6th
regiment of Marines, 1500 strong,
and the 10th artillery regiment, with
a strength of 400 men. These forces
are being taken to Tientsin in prepa
ration for possible emergencies grow- }
ing out of the collapse of the north
ern alliance armies south of the Yel
low river. '
Brigadier General Butler, in com
mand of American Marines in China
also left for Tientsin with his field
staff.
The 3rd regiment of V. 8. Marines
now in the Philippines will come to
Shanghai it was announced here,* to
replace the oth regiment.
RUSH FOOD TO 400
MAROONED REFUGEES
Flood Victims Said to Have Been
Witliout Food For Two !>•£•.
New Orleans, La., June 2. —tfW—
Supplies were being rushed today to
between 300 and 400 people in the
Woodside and Odenburg sections on
the west bank of the Atchafala.vg Riv
er in response to a report to Baton
Rouge flood relief headquarters that
they had been without food for two
days. A boat was sent to the scene
last night with food and enough feed
and forage for 1,000 head of live
stock.
Flood water# falling more rapidly
in the upper Atehafalaya basin today,
were rising at the mouth of the river
at Morgan City.
With the greatest part of the strug
gle to save lives over, a slow mobili
zation of relief forces was started.
The situation on the lower Mtesfsfe
ippi was unchanged. The guage at
New Orleans showed a further drop.
ROWAN OFFICER IS
WOUNDED BY NfetfßO
Deputy Sheriff L. T. Yarborough Shot
by Unidentified Negro Near Yadkin.
Salisbury, June 2.— UP) — Deputy
Sheriff L. T. Yarborough was shot
and seriously wounded by an unidenti
fied negro near Yadkin this morning.
The officer is in a Salisbury hospital.
Sheriff J. H. Krider with a posse
and bloodhounds is on the negro’s
trail and it is understood that the
negro i« cornered near Yadkin. The
negro was suspected of a shooting here
yesterday, and the deputy W’afltW
around the negro in an effort to iden
tify him. As he did so the negro
pulled a gun and began shooting.
Reports from the hospital are to
the effect that Yarborough's condition
may be critical. At least one ballet
is said to have taken effect in his
neck.
Simon A. Ogbum Dead.
Winston-Salem, June 2. — UP) —Sira-
on A. Ogburn, 87. pioneer tobacco
manufacturer, died early today at his
home here. He had been in declin
ing health several months. The fan
■ era! w ill be held from Centenary Meth
odist Church Friday afternoon.
Will Receive Printing Bids Jane 14th.
Raleigh. June 2.— UP) —The State
printing committee today met with
bidders on State printing in Gover
, nor McLean's office, and decided to
report to the State Printing Commis
( sion that the next bids will be received
and opened June 14th.
Winn
Rain tonight and Friday.
NO. 98