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-j !-. v o o ooo o c" ; .'.OA. : TODAY'S 'EWS.;i ;o x TODAY v - C. 0 0 9000 . ' v VOLUME XIX, J i CONCORD, N. C.,' FRIDAY MAY 2, 1919. : Price Five.Cents. NO. 9a wmmvB. Mm a u u h oar , jki . , s. -. . . u. , m : 4? -II TTREATY WILL HQT BE I0NDAY OF N EXT WEEK TO THE GERMANS ; f .Fifteen Days Will. Be Given vlThernTo Consider Treaty and Five More , DaysAl ; r lowed for Discussion. : - MEETING WILL BE ; f vSTRICTLY FORMAL Italy-Still Not - Represented i, at Conference. Council of . Three Still Discussing.the German Cables.V ' -; - By. The 4ssocUto ftwfc) ' If the work of carylng ont the last " phase of the peace negotiations prog resses according to the .program out- uuwi iij ar uispaicnt ine treaty ending the great war probably will be lined in Paris dispatches, the treaty signed 'early hi the week beginning May 20. , r The treaty will be presented to the Germans next Monday .afternoon. Bo- ports from, the peace . conference hull ' cate It la to be "a victor's peace" and . there will be uo oral conversations ex cept the merest formalities" when the treaty- Is handed oved. Fifteen daya ' will be glveiktbe enemy to consider the . treaty, with -an additional five-days ; or-week. for.. the exchange of-vlews : between alliedad tlerman delegations., " ' Thus, at the latest. If present plans' are followed May 27 should see peace . reigning once more between Germany and the allied and associated govern ' menta. , s ; A secret plenary seslon of the confer ence will be held Saturday, while on . Monday a meeting will be held for or gan ta Hon of the league of nation ' Italy still la not represented at the con ference but her ambassador is Invited to attend each conferences as the regu ' jar peace -delegation froui tliat country would attend. He has been asked form , ally to be present Monday to reprt ' sent his nation at the formal launching of the league of nations. .: ..The council of throe Jield a meeting yesterday and besides considering the disposition of the German cables, gave -'Belgium- prior claim pn !HX), 000,000 ; of the reparation moneyt be received from Germany. .;. . i una formal. -1 ' ; ' i'f : ;GCTtnan f I ' d'elega'Hofflxchanged rredcctials with allied representatives yesterday, the 'meeting being very brief No formal programwaa announced for today's session of the council of three, but it was unofficially stated the meeting waa being devoted to odds and' ends and lesser, details remaining to be put into shape for the final comple tion of the "treaty. , ... i : " f Chinese Statement Expefted. . 'parts, May 2.-The cHlnese delega tion to the peace conference Is expect ed to Issue this afternoon a statement concerning the settlement of the Klao .Chau dispute effected by the council of three of the peace conference. It la understood the Chinese representatives will express their keen dissatiafactioit with the -decision. f s . . Not Sink Wanhipe. . Parts, May 2. The naval, terms -to be embodied in the peace treaty with Germany, which finally have-been com pleted, do not provide for the sinking of the larger German warships. The disposition of these vessels is: left to be decided on- later by allied and as sociated powers. . ; ... ' ' 1 v ' In Conference. :"; V," i Borne, TnuVsday, May 1. The Trench ambassador to Italy had a long-confer-euce with Premier Orlando concern ing the situation and developments Of events in Paris since the departure of he Italia tlelegatlon, . ' . ' -'V. ' Hrtmsi 81cm Sunday BaU Law, New York, May 1. Mayor Hylan signed today the ordinance passed, by the board of aldermen last Tuesday which permits the playing of profes sional ball on Sunday after 2 p. m. The ordinance also provides, that the ' ant admhwlon fee as Is charged for - week days shall be charged on Bun- 1 CrnZENS BUILDING" AND L,OAN 1 - v , A. ' ....... en its v, SATURDAY, VICTORY WW-'! may be bought through thla Assoclarlott on either1' of the follow ing plans : i f V, - o' - j E ' -:, o Subscribe-Tor. oiio snare of Bonds you- wish to buy-pav value of bonds -and we will lena yon tne ruu parcnase price oi . bonds or pay tn per cent on the purchase price of bonds, sub scribe to the required number of shares, and we will lend you the balance of purchase 'price. AVe shall bo glad to give you further Information If yovMrill coll at our office in,. ' f .,. , ( ...f S l Citizens" Ban!:, and , ; "V,v .i . ' i v. ' l!';' V0UN '0X. PRESENTED BEFORE- r. M. c. a.1 lira IRECTORS IN I V ' i . .,' . i , t i MONTHLY MEETING 1' f - Enthusiastic Meetkit of Board kt "V" Thursdajr Night. An enthitwlasitie lneWlne of the Board of Directors of the Concord Y M. C. A. was held lant evening at the Asitoclation bnllntng. at which a gooti number of the directors were present Mr.. Henry ' Johnson,, t of Oreenftboro, was present, and delivered an inter esting anu neipiui xai ro tne airrcir, . In the business session, the direct ors of the Association adopted a Mid get for the coming year forecasting the amonut of money that will be nec essary to run the work of the Asso ciation. 'A big membership campaign Is to be launched Immediately, for the purpose of adding enough members to make the income sufficient to keep up all the work of the organization. flip aminnl election of officers was next held, with the following results: President, I T. Hartsell ; Vice Presi dent, T. H. Webb;1 Recording Becre- t g K Patteronl Treasurer, W. ! (Caswell: l'hyaical Director, Charles B. Whiteside. Tlie. physical director Is. still in the service of his country, and win report here . for duty immediately upon his discharge from the army. ' v THE OVERMAN BOMB ! VIS BLOWN TO BITS1 Government Agent Destroys Package , Sent Senator Delay in Delivering .Mail PrcbaMjr Saved Several' Lives at Senator's Home. v Salisbury,. May l---SenaiOT Lee 8. Overman this afternoon witnessed the destruction of a deadly bomb that had leeu sent him through the malls from New York and which bad ben held up m tht flalishury Postofflce untl In spector H. T.. Gregory arrived! and of ficiated at the blowing tip of the bomb. This afternoon Senator Overman, his two secretaries, Messrs. Brown and Martin, Postmaster Hoyden, Assistant Itattj and several others.'accompanlel Inspector Gregory to the edge of town where the bomb was bhrled and a dy namite cap exploded under it which only tore away, the outside pasteboard box revealing a cylinder of fine bas wood. hlirhlv nollshed and ieantlful. Fhen this was burled and 10 dynamite caps exploded uudev it tearing one side away and disclosing the Interior. The whole thing was identical to the tones opened in New-4 ork, the llqnld having been In the top and the powder In the bottom of the cylinder. , ' ITALYO-AMERICAN UNION UNCHANGED IN FAITH Still Has Faith in Good Feeling of Italians and Americans, . (Br Tfc Asaaelat Praa.1 ' Rome, Thursday, May! ll The Ital ian former minister of nubile instruc tion and president of the Italo-American union, has at the behest of that organi zation addressed the following cable to Chut B. Hughes, president of the Itaio-Amerlcan society at New York : "The . Italo-American Union in this grave moment which1 has come in' 'the relations between peoples, wishes to re affirm ' Its hone and faith In the un changeable concord between the two great free peoples of America and Italy.'- KING FERDINAND TO ENTER BUDAPEST Is About ta Enter Capital of Hungary, f x WUl Troops. , f . .. '. '. Bx-Th AotAnte Ptms.Y Vienna May. 2. King Ferdinand1, of kRoumania, accompanied by French generals, is about to enter Budapest; the capital pf Hungary, at the head of his troops, a Bucharest 'dispatch to a local newspaper says. -i- ; - Bonds Refused for I .W. W. Leader. L;;:'0r. Tfc. AModate Prai.) Chicago, May 2. Bonds tor the re lease ofWm. D. Haywood, I.' JC W. leader, now In prison, at Leavenworth, were refused ' In -the Federal circuit court of appeals here'today. The prof fered securities were regarded as In sufficient. ' V" ' '):--r-yy i , association mm? m . ' : -V"V , . . 4itn penes f 1V1AYTHIRD BONDS ,ri v.- stock .for each $100.00 worth of X -on stock ten per cent of the par IVu' Company Seo.4 Treaa. -r ,. ',"'.. OPPORTUNITIES NOW '1 ;?vt.; ! f fl WNtf N U. S. ARMY While Condition of Labor Is Lnoettled , Hn Cnaaco, Offered fan Army. The attentloa ipf all young men Js called to the opportunities offered them during trte present unsettled condltiou of lal)or, by enlisting lu their country's service, : A recruiting station is being conducted here by Mr. Joumey P. Marshall,! a former doncord lioy.- who has offices In the City Hall building, and he will be glad to have any young men come la and talk over the matter with him, whether they Intend to Join now or not. Heroes tne lart that they Have a steady-position to offer young men. the branches of the army service offer yxcepypnal opportunities for teaching various iraues, sucn as machinists, gas ana electric welding, automobile me chanics,' saddlers, wood, workers, cab inet makers, gas engine experts and clerical workers. Men enlisting In the Urdnance department will' be given their preference of any of these trades. and will be sent to Karltau Arsenal in New Jersey to take the course they se lect. Thesecourses run from six to twelve mouths. Service In the United States, and many foreign countries is also offered to a young man. He has the chance to go to the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands, the Panama Canal Zone, to China, Siberia, or France, or to remain In the United States. All young men are invited to cnll at the re cruiting office, and investigate those oners more nuiy. TODAY'S EVENTS Fridav. Mn 2. 1010 Centennial anniversary of. the blrtfi of Fordyce Barker, an. eminent Ameri can leader in medicine and surgery! His Excellency the Duke of Devon shire Is to visit Montreal today to offi cially open the "Victory Scout Exhi bition." All phases of the plan for world peace are to be taken up at the twenty-third annual meeting of too American 'Aca demy of Political and Social Science, which la to begin its sessions today In Philadelphia. The repeal of the Eighteenth Amend ment to the Constitution of the United States is to furnish the question for triangular debating contest to be heldN tonight among teams representing Yale,- Harvard and Princeton universi ties. Speakers on the program of tills, the second day of the Hampton Institute semi- centennial celebration- include former President William H.Taft, Rev. Dr. M. Aahby Jones of Atlanta, and Dr. R. It. Motton, principal of. Tuskegee Institute. GERMAN CONCERN! - . nIFTEB BIG BUSINESS They Are Planning Commodities To Be ' Exchanged for Foodstuffs. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) Berlu, March 30. The American Mercantile Interchange Company was recently organised In Berlin for the purpose of facilitating the resumption of commercial relations with the Unit ed States. The companw which is said to bef headed by a number of leading German financiers and Industrialists, proposes to carry On an exchange of finished manufactured products for raw materials on an extensive scale. The company sharply criticizes exist ing measures of the erman govern- Taent which tend' to restrict export ac lvltles, and points out that Germany is in position to obtain large quantities of foodstuffs and raw Materials in re turn for commodities uoar ready for shipment. TRAIN FOLLOWS VICTIMS Switches to Track Where Men and -i ... Wife Went To Escape It Emporium, Pa.', Hay 1. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ritchie, prominent resi dents of fbts city, were instantly killed this morning by a Pennsylvania jpas senger train. They were walking akmtf the track on which the train was. run tilng and as it closely approached they crossed to the next track. . ' Just as they did so the train reach ed a cross over switch, which sent it over npon the . track on which they were sValklng. The . accident occurred at the West Creek bridge, , a route which Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie usually took for a morulng walk. ' Wineeoff High School CoimmaeitMnt. Coming the greatest play pf the seas on, "Homes Ties, Friday night, May win, ax s gw.( -Cast of characters r ' ." Martin Winn. wih memories of the past Todd Caldwell.'- ' Li - m ... . .v. II . ijeouara cvrmi, a wu ui iuc nvit -Frank Castor.. . Harold Vincent, from New York- Edward Delllnaer. - ?- Joslah Tlzzard, an umbrella mender Kenneth Lltaker. - - v: : Ruth Wlnu, Martin's daughter An nie Stroud. ; " ; ' 1 - 1 Alma Wayne her-friend from 7 the city Inez Wineeoff. : ' ,' - 'T v ; ' Aunt. Melissa, Martin's-wife Lillian McKlnley. '''.' " '.-'' . Mrs. PoDlin.- a widow with a Ben sloDJind "symptoias'f Delia Mae Peel er, li . .jj ' ' -,. .... :. LIndv Jane, who'lielns around". " - Synopsis: Act, I An afternoon' ' in June, etween Ave and six o'clock. The home-coming. Act II One month tat-, er... Visitor from the city. Act IllAn evening the . next week.' ' The party. Act :IV--Tho .following January,' six months having elapsed, "The wedding nnouncennmt . and ' .Home -" Sweet Home,'.., ' , , ' - .. The ' action of the play takes place In the anting room of the wont home stead, near a small VUlagMn tne' east ern part of New York atte.' :'-1- ( Time of playing i two hours aaa t half.:'''.'' !' ' ' -. it''" .' i "? 'V. BUY A LIBERTY P0XD.' " llSlSiTEL Twenty-Five Infernal v Ma " -L - 1 A ' 1 If . cnines Are ivnown to nave Been Dispatched tb Differ ent Parts of Country. V l u I i am WARN MEMBERS OF PEACE COMMISSION Fear'ed That Packages Might Have Been! Sent Them. Think Ail 'tke Packages In America Are Found. S)y Tha rista Prtaa) - New York, May 2. Federal and no- lice official were expected to make a Lroundup of 'redS'7 here today lu con nection with tne iavestlgatlon into the nationwide May Day conspiracy to kill urouiUient meii well Ixmibs ddressel to them through tlip malls, Twentv-flve or tne maohlnea fre known to have lxeu dispatched, orie expliMliug and the otners being turned over to the authori ties. It Is assumed the wuruines'sent broadcast made It fmpotwihle that any bombs which may; still he in transit will acomplhdi : the. execution desigued for them. , ' . I It was reported here today that cabled mesages have been sent to mem bers of the peace delegation in Paris, .warning . them against opening pack ages. However,; It vas declared noth ing has been learned by the Investiga tors to indicate that any deadly contri vances have been sAit ahroad. The house in-whioh the explosives were found waa-desFrilied' bv the do- llce us a "medical Institute" for tin treatment of drug .addicts. The pro prietor of the place, ("has. R. Baldwin, was arrested, rharged with violation of the drug act, a quantity of drugs also being found.' The explosives con sisted of SO eight-ounce battles of va rious explosive 'chemicals, according to the police. Baldwin denied knowl- elge that the bottles were In his quar ters. - t & THE COTTON MARKET. Opened Steady at Ji Advance of 15 to 27 Point Today. (By Th AadMt Pvcaa. . ) NeW' York, Ma Z-The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of 15 to 27 points in response to higher Liv erpool cables, accompanied by buying orders from that source, and a renewed demand from domestic trade. July sold opto 27.11 and October to 23.i, or about 22 Jo 31 points net higher right after tho call, but there wus consider able realizing and Southern celling. This checked the advance, and fluc tuations were rather iregulur owing to a favorable weather map. Cotton futures onened stead v. Mav. 28.90; July, 27.10; October. 25.25; De cember, 24.70,; January, 24.75. BODY OF MURDERER ' '.;.! 1 BURNED IN GEORGIA Negro Had Killed His Wife. Shot at Her Sister, and White Man. By The Aaeoclatea Prew.) Warretitoh. Ga May Jk The body of Benny Rcbards, negro, was riddled wtb bullets, and then burned at an early hour this morning, when he sur rendered to a posse who were guarding a swamp where he had barricaded him- seu - aner muruering nis wue, snoop ing at her sister and also a white man who inquired as to the trouble. 1 FoHtieal Scientist Meet. Philadelphia, Pa, May 2. The twen ty-third annual meeting of the Ameri can Academy of Political and. Social Science was begun lu this city, todayi Many distinguished men from all ovet the United States are In attendance and the cessions promise to be more than usually interesting. . . ' 1 The general topic for dlsorission fa the plan for world peace,, which will be considered in all its phases during the- two days of the meeting. Among the men, of national prominence .who are scheduled to address the sessions are Vice President Thomas . SU Mar shall, former Governor Samuel W. Mc Call of Massachusetts, ., John Hays Hammond of Washlngtln, Felix Adler of Columbia University, Abram I. El- kua, former ambassador to Turkey, and SammusI J.. Graham, Assistant Attor ney-General of the United States, Funenl '- Services Held ; For Meores. . A vUleMan. , llboresvllte, April 3a Funeral seH vices for W. 8. Flowers, one of Moores- vflle'S' most popular . and charitable citizens, was held here at 6 o clock this afternoon at the Commericlal .hotel of which the -deceased .c was proprietor. Her. G. B. Austin, assisted by.Reva. J. W. Jones and W. B. West, officiated. Mr. Flowers died ; following 'an operation In a Charlotte, hospital Mon day night He was 60 years of age and ' had been a- resident of this city forvmany years. The. floral offerings were numerous aad beautiful. ; ' ' Mr; Flowers Is survived by Ms wrte an agod mother, oa brother and two sisters. . ., v i;.i;, A .- w tIA . fl.ai J t illMMtolM, 1 1 ' jninKn'HHiw.'aNAi, . rarisi -Mayf Zi Bavaria govern ment' troopft chptartd Maulch from the eommnnlsta on Thursday morning,! ac cord tag to tdvleaa' reach iiig be re today. : "-v ." :':''., V.-'.-A-,.i ' ; . s, . . - - iv - , v - ; ';' .. ... ' . - -.: - .-" f SUPERIOR COURT IS r ' V' : HEARING CIVIL CASES Has About Finished Works Addie M Chance vs. Sovereign W. 0. W. Case . Disposed of Other Cases. N ' Cabarrus County Superior Court Is Hearing the close of Its week of hear ing civil cases, a num!r of them hav ing been disposed of. Judge Win, Harding, of Charlotte, has been presid ing over the delilierations of the court during its two weeks criminal uud civil session here, r Da Ml Rarbce was granted an abso lute divorce from his wife, Bessie Burliee. A non-suit was taken In the cases of G. II. Moose Vs-. Union Copper Milt ing Company; and (. I,, and 1.. A. Peck vs. Union Copper Mining Com pany. In the case or John Ilosklns vs. t", W. and ;W. Earnhardt, a verdict in favor of the defendants was returned by the Jury. The pluiutin served no tice of an appeal to the Supreme Court, Mrs. Ella Heed was given Judgment against C. F. Dry for unpaid rents, for which she whs suing. The case of Koliertn Manufacturing Company vs. W. T. Iaixp wan dismiss ed. Mrs. Addie SI. Chance vs. Sovereign W. O. W. In this case the plaintiff sued for insurance money on her lute husband's policy, and the jury return ed a verdict hi her favor umnunting to $1100.00 and interest from the time It was due. LABOR PROGRAM IS BIG ACHIEVEMENT President Considers Labor Prograni of Peace Treaty as One of Most Import ant Steps Taken. (Br Tb Associated. Press. yushington,sMay 2,-President Wil son cabled Secretary Tumulty today that In his opiiflon the labor program adopted as part Of the treaty of peace constitutes one of the most iniDort ant achievement of the new day in which the Interests of labor are to lie systematically and Intelligently safe guarded and -promoted. Bf, Wilson said thnt he regarded the labor program as one of the most grat ifylng achievements of the conference nd believed no other single thing done would help more to stabilize conditions of labor throughout the world, and ul timutely "relieve the unhappy condi tions which In too many pluces have prevailed." CLOUDBURSTS DID MUCH DAMAGE ALONG CREEK Jordan's Creek In Madison Rose to 18 Feet. Ashetllle,- Muy 1. Further derails of the cl(Wdfjirst..Tufisila. afternoon'- on Jordan's creek Madison county, which swept away Hie. home, of Roliert Pon ders, kUling tlirof of his children, news of which reached here last tight, show that the cloudburst 'waa the most seri ous of1, the k.lud that perhaps has ever visited ' Madison county. During ft thunder storm with only a slight rain falling,, it appears that the sky" grew very dark, until it looked like night and then came the tremendously heavy waters, . causing little Jotdftu's creek, hardly more than' a fobV.acroRS to rise about. 18 feet, sweeping ; away Torfders home and his children, three pf whom were killed. Great slices of earth from the mountain sides were swept down and in one place a barn was complete ly covered with the alide. 1 ! I.J"1 THREE PLANES TO START ON TRIP ACROSS OCEAN Navy Hydroplanes Will Probably Leave Next WeeW on Transatlantic Flight. , New tiTork. May 1. Three giant hy droplanes of the American navy will start on a'ddte yet to be set, probably next week, on. a 3,125 mile flight, in four stages,' .to the British Isles. The actual transatlantic venture detalls.,pf which were announced' today by Vpw mander John H. Towers, in charge. ,of the expedition, Is a contemplated eruise in two stages aggregating 2,150 mileSj from Trepassey bay Newfoundland to Lisbon, Pbrrngal, while the projected American and European coastal "legs'', extended from Rockaway Point, Lent" Island, home station T toe plnnes. to Trepassev and from Lisbon to Ply mouth, England." : '-' ' ' "HOME, GUARDS" RESIGN t ' '.. 1 tin ;,i -.- ! i Refuse io Protect AReged Murderers on " Trial in Froridai; ' -St. Augustine,,. Fla'.." April 30.-pThe home guards, of, S, John's county, or dered by Governor-J CAtts to proteict the four alleged tanrderers of Mrs. Wlllv Goens. during their trial which starts- soon at, Lake Clty.j Fla,' have refused to obey the Governor's orders nd have, tendered Their -resignations. In compliance wltn', bistrUttipus the sheriff has subpoenaed men to form a provisional 8tate' militia company. The accused me three or wnoni are wiuie. have been held In jail ,t Jacksonville, airattiiip.,ftavttt fkl i V i . : ' 1 V'.r ! -3 :;'-.. Ctmrthmeri to Discuss Reconstruction. ' Cleveland! OhW. May" 2.-eeonstrnc -J Hon work will be the chief topic or conslieratloh,at the special meeting to be held In this city, next ireek by the Federal Council of Churches of Chris: la America. Invitations-tare Been' sent to' th heaua. Of: the several 'national Protestant .church federations hi eoum tries .oversea,,. requesting ' that they sena quieHnn , ,iuc m''V's- Invitations have been sent to England. France, Jtaly Belgium, r-Holland and gwltzerlad, The meeting., win ne Arst deliberative con venfiottwfdely. Hp; rtetaUva of,-4merloaa tirtestantlsia following Uei texminatron of .he w and . will assume international slginV panoe-y-the-preaenoe al the detegfctea from (Mb sWSl'j-i:'ja . GERMAN'S AFRAID OF x LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN Thinks It Is Scheme for Gain ' Ascendeney Not Germany. (By The AMoelatcd Press.) London. May 2. According to sum marized report of air' interview given y one of the German peace dedegates to the Berlin correspondent of the Herald, the. norite organ, the pan for eague of nations which has been formulated at Paris has brought dis illusionment to Germany. It Is re garded tliere as a thinly veiled scheme for the victorious powers to gain as cendency 11 nil give militarists an op portunity to taunt the pacifists for their simplicity, it is said. 'If the scheme is adopted in present form," the delegate is quoted as saying, "thP league will lose all its moral authority over all sections of the Germans, some of whom will re vert to reaction. Others look forward to the establishment of International socialist." COMPLAINTS MADE OF TAX OVERCHARGES Some Concerns Have Used Revenue Tax as Means of Raising Price Too Much. (By The Associated Press.) Washington, May 2. Already com plaints have begun to reach the In ternal Revenue Bureau of retailers barging more than the actual tax on so-called luxuries,, such es expensive articles of clothing and other personal equipment, although the new taxes went into effect only yesterday. The reports so far Indicate most cases of overcharging were accidental ly caused by the failure of store clerks to acquaint themselves with provisions of tlie law. Officials were prompted, however, to issue a reminder that ov- clmrging a tax may render the dealer or clerk liable to a fine of S1.000 and year's imprisonment. I ' BRITISH SUFFRAGETTES UNDER . DETENTION Tried to Force Way Into House of Commons During May Day Demon stration. (Br The Associated Press.) London, May 2. Sylvia Paulchnrst and Amelia Muhoney, who were arrest ed yesterdayvwhen the women attempt ed to force an entrance into the House of Commons, in a May Day demonstra tion, in police court today were order ed to give bonds for good - behavor, Neither would .give bonds, so remain ed under detention. AVIATION EQUIPMENT AT "JUMPING OFF' PLACE Aviators Who Are to Fly Atlantic, Nearlng "Jumping Off" Place.. (Br The Associate Pre".) Aboard the. U. S. 8. Pralrfc?, May 2, by wireless to the Associated Press. Carrying naval avlutiou officers uud men. and equipment to the "Jumping off" place of tjie American navy's pro jected truiis-Atlantic air cruise at The- passey Bay, Newfoundland, this ves sel was nearlng the Newfoundland coast today, and Is expected to reach its destination tomorrow. BOMB PLACED IN 0FFJCE OF JAILER Building Wrecked by the Explosion- No One Killed or Injured. Hr Tho Associate Press Brownsville, Pa., May 2. An ex plosion, believed to have caused by a bomb plnced lu the office of Jailer, lias. H. Storey, wrecked the municipal buihiing and shnttered window for several blocks in the business district here today. A score of prisoners Jcept iu the- Jail in the basement of the Imllding were rescued by firemen, fonce anu agents of the Department of Justice tuild they believed the explosion an anarchistic May day Plot, On the Rowing Schedule. New York, May 2- Two big inter collegiate, rowing competitions, one in the East and the other in the far yvesr, will divide the attention of lovers ot aquatic sports tomorrow. The Eastern events will be held on the Severn River at Annapolis,-and will bring together the crack crews of the United States Naval Academy and Syracuse Universi ty. The program' calls for races for both the varsity and freshman eights. - Three of the leading universities . or the Pacific Coast region will compete in races onv the' Oakland Estuary."The Institutions represented will be tne University of Washington, imiversrcy of California -nd - leland stranrora, Jr., University. The regatta will mark the resumption of intercollegiate. row ing competitions on the coast after an Interval of two years. Conventions forlCatineatiens of League ' or Nations. at Th,,Asscislsa Press.) . "Wow Yofkf. ila!2i-3onventioij for popular ratification of the league of nations covenants will be held iu fif teen eastenu'aa ijWntral rwestera states during thMaSt' two weeks l May and the first week In June, waa announced today by the league to en- j force peatoi t-'.. .' . :'':.' Italy Given New' Loan of 60 Million V'-,' 5 .-'... DoBars. v. : - r ,, Washington, May1 ; lttary" was given a new roan of $50,000,000 today by the treasury to cover number of obligations incurred ' by 'the - Italian government on contracts for- ivar ma terials and forrfstulrss fttflX Ameriesn producers. The credit . extension brought, Italy's, total .Jiorrowings from the United State to il7.rrol00a?)(. BUT A LIBERTY BOND. 11 1 , 1 1 . mil ' 1 11 1 1 111 1 1 11 1 1 1 il m it Inn r ti unn n r i n 1 11 ' III nnnnnninrn - v ...... v - Still Far Behind the Records , That Were; Made During the (Third and Fourth Ub- erty, Loans, c BOSTON DISTRICT IS 7 ? BEHIND ITS QUOTA Cincinnati One of the First Large Cities To "Go Over Campaign in San Frao-r ', Cisco Improving. '.'l1 ' (Br ' Tho Associates Press.) Washington; May 2.--With indicated subscriptions at 1,500,000,0X, one-third 1 f 1 of the Victory Loan quota of-the eonh- , try still lagged today behind the ' record made .In both the fourth and . - third loans. ' l Reports showed that the number .'.of i . individual subscriptions was falling off ; In several districts, notably Boston, and -treasury ofliclals declared extraordr' . ' X nary efforts would have to be made to ' equal the record, of 20,000,000 subscrlb- ! era to the fourth loan. ; "" . Cincinnati, one of the first large -.V. cities to obtain its quota has reached, its allottment with 1200.000, to pare. , . Hundreds of subscriptions were said j ta harp hASn nhfninMl In Rnn Prnn-V ' Cisco by-- the appeal carried on a card ; bearing the nainerof local men kllleI i 7 lu action. The fct was headed "The,;.:, , Answer to all of your Objections.", .i,,.- LARGE AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVES -DISCOVERED Hons on 45th Street Raided in Con. , ' nectiott With 'Bomb Conspiracy. (By The Associate Prose.) , New York Miy 2,A large quantity of explosives confiscated by .police and . ;' Federal . agents at a bouse on West :. 45th street was being examined at po- , lice headquarters today, in connection with the investigation of the May Day -, conspiracy to kill prominent- men by , sending ' bombs to them through the mails. It Is 00101811 announced that the .1. house was raided last night bv detec- . ( tives of. ths-police "liomb squad." , , ( MANY POUCEMEN WEB EHUBT " IN MAY DAY DISORDERS Paris Scene of RioCOniy One, Pejv . son Reported Killed. , V ' (Byl Tho Associates) Presa.1 - Paris, - May -2.--Two hundred and fifty policemen were hurt and, one ser- geaut was' stablieu during yesterday's' .-. May Day disorders, according to ;art-,. announcement wade by the- prefecture of police lust midnights-Apparently only one person was killed, a youth who according to .reports' not. yet' flu- tlienticated, was struck by sev;e,ruv re- . volver bullets. , , , -r v ; - ' : a SWISS PALACE FOB LEAGUE , City of Geneva to Erect Building Along Beautiful Lake.; t, Geneva, May 1. iA. l)aloeeNfor the; permanent seat of the League oft Nov ( tions will lie constructed on one of thf several beautiful sites along Lake Go-1 ueva. near the city. Meanwhile 'Aba .-, city authorities will place the. Palais 4 Eynard, near the University, ,at ... tho ... disposition of the delegates. Tomorrow will be a public, holiday , In Geneva, . The . State Council will hold a special session, in the mornirlg r in honor of the selection of Geneva as : the sent of the league,. , '"l ':"(' , i 1 t Military Pageant to Aid Victory' Loan. New York, May 2. If the confident predictions of the promoters are fiuV tilled, the military -pageant to be giveif1 in this city tomorrow as a feature of the Victory Loan campaign, will .be the greatest! spectacle of its kind ever seen in the metropolis. Although thou, sands of soldiers will be In line the af fair will partake, more of the nature of a pageant than an ordinary military, procession.. The aim will be to Illustrate every stage of America's participation In' the war.' Heroes Of every hrsnc: if the service will ajarch In the spec tacle, and each division will be follow ed by floats on which picked men will enact the roles their branches played In, the war. Battles will be fought f7 Infantry, artillery and machlne-t'pn corps, 'bridges and railroads will,.,be built by the engineers, aeroplanes wnd tanks wllKbejputjinto action, while theialanai 'corps. he camauflage .co tton, the ga and flame men and- nil other branches of the service wlll e mnrwtrat ifholrj Work;; Eighty bands will ,fnmlsVhnM!sfc.(for the proces sion. It'l pRtlmatd that the 'crowds) In line the, vorite, of the parale will be traotf ni th'j'ekwljfch turned out -.for the recent VvoleWme home demonstra tion In honor . of th returned soldjers.- Service at - Kerr : Street Methodist v '-i.'Ctanht iv.a , 'iPrayer service today 7:30- conduct ed, by ,W.' B. Wllleford. "Hope alt the members can be present and take art in-this eervlce. ; j, 1 ' -' . Preaching "service 8'p''ni.-! ' i Out meeting Is very encouraging and helpful: ?iW s1l i.Ppecial Invitation to everybody to worship with us roilay, tomorro, and -Sunday.-, , Hope the ('hi thja, .people will "be careful to oi a the pleading-of the Holy Sphil, He brews 4:16. n l;-i-v(rW!-t:-,.T... i