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VOLUME XIX.
CONCORD, N. d., TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1919.
Price Five Cents.
NO. 114.
ANOTHER NATION-WIDE PLOT STARTED
BY ANARCHISTIC ELEMENT LAST NIGHT
SCHOOL FUND ENDS MOST SUCCESSFULLY
'RELIEVED OF DUTY
Congo
Tribune
Meeting Held at "Y" Last
Night Shows That The
$10,000 Fund Has Been
Oversubscribed.
A. F. HARTSELL'S
TEAM WAS LEADER
In Total Subscriptions Secur
ed. Official Figures Give
the Total Amount Raised
as $10,304.00.
The campaign launched last Tues
day morning In thin city anil county.
for the raising of u $10,MK endowment
fund for the Laura Hunderlaud Memo
rial Hchool ended officially lust night
when a meeting was held nt the
Young Men's Christian Association
Imllding. All canvassers were pres
ent at the meeting last night, which
waH prodded over hy Mr. L. T. Hurt
sell, charuiiin of the committee in
charge of the campaign. The reports
show that the drive was a most sue
ccssful one. and more than $to,(KlO was
raised. Official figures give the total
at $10,.KM.OO.
At a meeting held last Monday
night subscript inns amounting to $7.
22.r.(H) were reported, and last Friday
night another meting showed that
only $4(K was needed to make tlx
drive successful. At that time lead
ers of two of the canvassing teams
were absent, and their report last
night showed that (lie drive has liceu
successful since last Thursday, lint of
ficial figures were not available until
last night.
Messrs. A. F. Hartsell. W. I.. Hell.
V. V. Ritchie, h. T. Hartsell, F. C
NlhloCk and John Kutledgc were lead
ers of teams in the campaign, and the
team captained by Mr. A. F. Hartsell
led lu total subscriptions with $.1.
7.1G.00. The raising of the JIO.IMHI for this
fluid will mean more for Sunderland
than anything perhaps, which has ever
leen done for the school. Heretofore
the institution has been run wholly on
subscriptions from other cities, and the
INHiple of this city and county will
take a new interest in the school, now
that they are helping it financially.
This financial help will also give the
school the moral and physical co-operation
of the people of this city,
which will Is? of the greatest benefit to
those lu charge. The Woman's Mis
sionary Board of the Northern Presby
terian Church will give one dollar for
each dollar given here, so the raising
of the fund here really menus a do
nation of twice that amount. It is
also probable that the Woman's Hoard
will give fcJO.ODO the school for ad
ditions to be built to the Institution,
and this fund is more certain now that
the people of Ibis city have responded
so liberally to their endowment fund.
"We are sincerely thankful for (he
hearty co-operation and courtesy we
met on every side during the drive,"
Chairmuii Hartsell said today. "Sun
derland has ever been a great educa
tional and spiritual asset to this com
munity ; It will do still greater work,
now that it has the moral and financial
support of the people of Concord and
Cabarrus. As Chairman of the cam
paign committee I wish to thank the
people who helped us with their time
ami money: I feel though that they
are to he congratulated rather thnn
thanked."
The following are the official figures
.showing the contributions made:
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon $2,000.00
Parks-Belk Co. 500.00
J. F. Cannon 500.00
C. A. Cannon 500.00
M. L. Cannon 500.00
E. T. Cannon - 500.00
L. T. Hartsell 200.00
F. C. Niblock 200.00
J. A. Cannon J 200.00
D. B. Cpltrane 200.00
A. B. round 100.00
Dr. J. M. Grier 100.00
Mm. B, 8. Young 100.00
Mrs. A. Jones Yorke 100.00
W. W. Flowe 100.00
Jno. P. Allison 100.00
C. W. Bwlnk 10000
Jno. A. Bernhardt 100.00
Cameron MacKae 100.00
A. R. Howard 100.00
C. T. Ritchie 100.00
Bell Harris Furniture Co. . 100.00
A. F. Hartsell 100.00
Rfird Bros. Co. 100.00
K. F. White 100.00
J. F. Goodman 100.00
Julius Fisher 50.00
T. D. Manes 60.00
Dr. R. M. King 50.00
H. I. Woodhouae 50.00
W. O. Houston 50.00
J. B. Sherrill 50.00
Geo. C. Goodman 25.00
J. W. Cannon, Jr. 500.00
F. J. Haywood 25.00
8. I Boat 5.00
T. H. Scarboro B OO
Z. D. Cochrane . 5.00
P. H. Scarboro 10.00
Z. B. Teeter 6.00
J. BWomble 10.00
H. M. Blackwelder 10.00
U A. Fisher 6.00
M. R. Pounds 10.00
A. L. Brown , 1S.00
J. 8. ; Harris 100.00
C S. Smart,. 26.00
R. F. Mills .i 10.00
B. W. Fleming ' 5.00
Concord Furn. Co. 25.00
C. E. Boger . 16.00
(Continued ou Page Three)
GERMANY HAS TROl'BLE
WITH THE "HOME GUARDS'
Many Which Have Been Organized
Turned Gut to Be Enemies to the
Government
(Br The Associated Preaa.)
With the American Army of Occu
pation. May 1. Control of the "Home
Guards" has become so acute a prob
lem lu various parts of unoccupied
Germany that the Prussian govern
ment has attempted to meet the situa
tion with regulations to cover all these
units, according to information reach
Ing American Intelligence officers. Nu
merous Home Guard companies from
time to time have turned out to Ik
Spiirtacist nests, when disorders devel
oped, but on the other hand Home
(.minis serving only on call are easy
to recruit, und are sorely needed In
every community because of tins half
Spiirtacist and half-robber bands
which have appeared almost every
where.
New regulations for the Home
Guards provide that they shall lie un
der the supervision of the local dis
trict and town authorities, with the
co-operation of the Workmen's Coun
cils anil the Farmers' councils. War
veterans musl be obtained as far as
possible. A pledge to the republlcal
form of government and loyalty to au
thority must la- taken. Officers shall
be elected, but once elected, shall have
full authority.
GENERAL STRIKE
TODAY IN VANCOUVER
Strike Called in Sympathy for Strik
ers in Winnipeg.
(Br The Associated Preaa.)
Vancouver, .lone .'!. A general strike
of organized labor in Vancouver, in
sympathy with I he Winnipeg strike,
effective at 11 a. m. today, was culled
at a mass meeting last night.
F.xcuiplloiis from the strike were
made in the cases of llreincii and hi
lice, bakeries and bakery salesmen,
milk wagon drivers, theatre employes,
hospital employes. laundries, hotels
and restaurants, ten civil employes to
act as grave diggers, six care takers
or the illy water works, fee wagons
or hospitals, hotel ami restaurant de
livery only.
MRS. JAMES CROW DEAD.
Died at Concord Friday Afternoon and
Remains Brought to Salisbury for
Interment.
Salisbury Post.
Mrs. Hen lab Crow, aged 31 years.
nine months und 28 days, died at Con
cord Friday afternoon and the body
was brought to Salisbury, the funeral
taking place at North Main street
Methodist church Sunday afternoon
and the interment being in Chestnut
Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Crow was for
merly Miss Heiilah Poole, of Salisbury
township. She is survived by the hus
band, one cbilil, five brothers and five
sisters and her mother.
Graduating Exercises at Charlotte
Saiuitoriiaii.
Two young ladies from Concord are
among the graduates of the Charlotte
Sanatorium this year. The following
Invitations have been received here:
The Class of Nineteen Hundred and
Nineteen
New Charlotte Sanatorium Training
School for Nurses
cordially invites you to attend the
Graduating Exercises
on
Thursday evening. June the fifth
nineteen hundred ami nineteen
at eight-thirty o'clock
Sclwyn Hotel
Charlotte. North Carolina
The following young ladles compose
the graduating class:
Miss Annie May Nell, Clover, S. C.
Miss Ethel Mae Pounds, Concord, N.
C.
Miss Am ye Snyder Hall, Abbeville,
S. O.
Miss Hazel Jenkins Roberts, Blacks
burg, S. C.
Miss Margaret I.ucile Pounds, Con
cord, N. C.
Miss Susan Adeline Andrews, Shel
by, N. C.
Miss Betty Adele Henry, Clover, S.
C.
Miss Alice Maye McLaughlin, New
ell, N. C.
Miss Anna Margaret Larsen, Oma
ha, Nebraska.
Veterans Dinner at "V" Today Suc
cessful. The Confederate Veterans were the
guests toduy at the annual dinner giv
en by the Dodaon-Uaniaeur Chapter of
the United Daughters of the Confeder
acy. At the dinner, which was served
at the V. M. C. A. banquet hall, there
were forty-five of the Civil War Vct
e rans present, to enjoy the splendid
things to eat, which were prepared by
the ladies. ,
Splendid three-mnute talks were
made by a number of those present,
Capt. H. B. Parka being the master of
ceremonies. Owing to the fact that this
paper goes, to press so early. It was im
possible to furnish a full account of
the proceedings, which will appear in
tomorrow's paper.
Reports Say Petrograd Haa Been
' Taken.
(By The Aawxriatrd Preaa.)
Copeiihngen, June 3. Eathouian and
Finnish forces bare taken Petrograd,
according to unconfirmed telegram
from Vardoe, received by the National
Tldeue. , H u u
New Plans of Navy Depart
ment Call for Their End,
Either in Junk Pile or as
Targets.
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON KELLOGG'S BILL
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Has Power to Fix
Rate, by Act of This Ses
sion of Congress.
(Br The Aaeoclated Press.)
Washington, June ,i. Twelve prc-
(lreadnoiight battleships will be relieved
of active duty with the fleet, placed out
of commission and possibly eventually
broken up for Junk or used for targets
bv more modem vessels, under plans
now lielng worked out by the Navy De
partment. The ships are of the 'mixed
battery" type, and are not considered
to In of any value against the latest
type of fighting craft.
Four of the battleships, the hlstorl-
squadron comprising the Oregon, In
diana, Iowa, lown and Massachusetts.
have already been relegated to the
scrap heap. The remaining eight ap
parently doomed to the same fate are
the Kearsarge. Kentucky, Illinois, Ala
bama, Wisconsin. Maine. Missouri and
Ohio.
The twelve vessels built lietwccn
1S03 and 1001 represent a total expen-
liture far hulls and machinery alone
of more than !)0,000.000.
Rate Making Powers Restored to Com
merce Commission.
Washington. June 3. The Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee by
unanimous vote today ordered favora
bly reisirted a bill by Chalrniau Cum
mins, restoring at once the rate mak
ing powers of the Interstate Commerce
ommlsslon.
Favorable Report on Kellog's BUI.
Washington, June 3. A Favorable
report on the bill of Senator Kellogg,
Republican, of Minnesota, for the im
mediate return of the telephone and
telegraph wires to private ownership,
was ordered toduy hy the Senate In
terstate Commerce Commission after
the measure had been amended so as
to continue the exisiting telephone
rates for 00 days after final action by
Coiigrea. The vote of the coumiltte
was unanimous.
Mexico Objects.
. Washington, June 3. A diplomatic
protest lias been made by the Mexican
embassy against the speech delivered
by Speaker Gillett yesterday at the
Pan-Aiuericnii Congres in which Mr.
(Jillett declared Mexico the greatest
impediment to the establishment of
satisfactory trade relations between
the American republics.
State Department officials are dis
turbed by the incident and are expect-,
ill to deny responsibility and probab
ly express regret.
Increased Rates Only Solution.
Washington, June 3. Only by In
creased rates can the government con
trolled railroads meet operating ex
penses, Director General Hines of the
railroad administration today told the
House appropriation committee. He
is opposed to any increase at this time,
however, because it might advance the
cost of the necessities of life.
Wants Railway Employees Govemeo.
Washington. June 3. Demand that
railroad employees submit to govern
ment regulations us do the companies,
was made by President Iiirde M. Itobin
son today ut the convention here of the
American Short Lille ltailroad Asso
ciation. "While government regulatlou of the
curriers is expanded to the most minute
details" he suid "the employees are
left to exercise their own sweet will,
which they often do in a most anto
cratic way. Wage demands have ab
sorlied the one billion dollar rate In
crease, which Is being paid by the pub-1
lie."
"In rlew of the reckless extrava
gance" of the government In all its
business, Mr. Robinson said, tlie de
mand for railroad economy was ridicu
lous. He denounced the claid of $118,
000,000 saved In the fjrst year of gov
ernment operations unjust, and charg
ed that In fact, government operation
caused deficit Of f 1,000,000.000 every
day lit the first sixteen months of the
government control.
THE COTTON MARKET
Favorable Weather Report Led to Ad
vance of 30 to 38 Points at Opening
of Market.
(Br The Aaaelata4 Praea.)
New York, June 3. Unexpectedly
higher cables, and continues favorable
weather lu the south led to an opening
advance of 30 to 38 points In the cot
ton market today. This was not a full
response to the firmness of Liverpool,
however, and prices 'soon worked off
under realizing, and July worked down
from 31. M0 to 31.68, and December from
30.60 to 30.47, or within 10 to 20 points
of last night's figures.
Cotton futures opened firm : July
81.00; October 30 93; December 30.58;
January 110.40; March 80.20.
When we desire anything, our minds
run wholly on the good circumstances
of it; when 'tis obtained, our minds
run wholly ou the bad ones. Swift.
Mayor Isenhour Inaugurates
Plan for Monster Celebra
tion to Be Held Later in
the Summer.
CO-OPERATION OF
EVERYONE ASKED
Must Decide Between Home
Coming and Celebration of
One Day for the Soldiers
and Sailors.
Mayor Charles A. Isenhour has in
augurated a plan for a Home Coming
in Concord in the. near ful lire, and
with this end in view a meeting was
held in his office last night, nt which
time plans for the celebration were
discussed. Those conferring with the
Mavor were Messrs. It. K. Harris, J.
I.. Hartsell, W. A. Full and Howard M
Culdwell.
The Idea as first proposed was to
have a welcome Day for the soldiers
of this county, the day to be devoted
entirely to their amusement and pleas
ure, the celebration to lie held J illy
4th. This plan was discussed al length
at the meeting last night, anil It was
decided not to have the celebration on
July 4th. The labor question is still
unsettled here; farmers are behind in
their work ; many soldiers will not
have reached Concord and Cabarrus
by that time. The celebration will be
held though, and the point undecided
upon now is whether It will be a 1 Ionic
oniing, as formerly held here, to ex
tend over two days' time, or Just a cel
ebration for one day in honor of the
soldiers and sailors.
If it is to lie a Home Coining more
than one day will he required, for per
sons will be here from (heir present
homes, uway from this city und Suite.
and It will require at least two days
for them to visit relatives and speak
to all their friends. The ihtsous prcs-
nt at the conference last night were
undecided upon this matter, the most
general feeling being that it would be
la'tter. and more appropriate to have
the celebration for just one day, and
have It for the soldiers alone.
The entire citizenship of Concord
and Cubarrus will probably be given a
chalice to voice their opinion in this
matter. The Mayor is desirous of giv
ing Just such a celebration as will be
most pleasant and appropriate, and lie
wants the approval of the entire coun
ty lu his final decision. The celebra
tion will most probably he held in
August, unless something comes up in
the meantime which will warrant a
later dute.
The plan for a Welcome Home Day
for the soldiers ami sailors carries
with it a parade, free amusement, n
big barbecue dinner, served by the la
dles and young iMople of the city, no
speaking of any kind, and a ball game
in the afternoon. Hands will lie plac
ed at different places in the city too,
that there may be music all day. A
dunce will be held at night on one of
the streets of the city, at which time
every one will be invited to take part.
The Mayor will cull another meet
ing In the near future, and at that
time definite plans will be niaile. both
as to the time and the nature of the
celebration which will lie held. The
entire population of the county is
wanted to take part in the celebration,
regardless of what kind Is decided
upon, and every one is urged to be
ready to give their hearty co-operation
at the appointed time, that Cabarrus
may hold the greatest and most suc
cessful celebration in her history.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
TO AREST DR. DORTEN
Head of Rhine Republic Protest
Against Action of the French.
(By The ASMKlatea Preaa.)
Berlin, June 3. The German govern
ment has issued an order for the arrest
of Dr. Dorten, president of the new
Rhenish republic, the North (Senium
Gazette announces.
The government also, the newspaper
states, has entered a protest both at
Paris and nt Spa. the headquarters of
the armistice commission, against the
behavior of the French authorities in
occupied area of Iihineland.
At The Theatres.
Sessne Hayakawa. the distinguished
Japanese actor, will lie seen ut the
Piedmont theatre today, in his latest
dramatic production, entitled "A
Heart In Pawn." "A Heart in Pawn"
tells the story of Toyania, a young and
ambitions young Japanese, who secret
ly marries Sada. II is his fond hope
to go to the United States to study,
but his inebriate father isn't at all in
sympathy with this idea. Sada. how
ever, is, and by dancing In a tea house
secures sufficient funds to enable Toy
ama to make the trip and presents the
money to him, saying it is a legacy
from her father.
A de luxe production, "The Darling
of Paris," suggested hy Victor Hugo's
Tragic Romance "The Hunchback of
Notre-Dame," featuring the most brll
llaut of screen . nrtists, Theda Kara.
Impersonating the Beautiful Oypsy
girl, Esmeralda, the most delightful
character tn French literature, at the
Pastime today. Miss Bara bas never
essayed a part nearly so attractive as
In this superb photoplay, directed by
J. Oordon Edwards with scenario by
Adrian Johnson.
Matters of Routine Nature
First Taken up and Dis
posed of. New Cotton
Weigher Elected.
POLL TAX THIS
YEAR TO BE $3.00
Property Tax Also Slightly
Raised. Widenhouse Re
elected Road Supervisor
For Year.
The Hoard of County Commissioners
on yesterday hold their regular inontb-
Iv session at the court house. AH cur
rent bills were ordered paid, and tin
usual routine business was transacted
Mr. I). F. Wiilenbolise was re-elected
as County Superintendent of Kouds for
the coining year, at a salary of $12.i
per month. The following township
road supervisors were appointed by the
the board :
No. 1 Jesse F. Burris.
No. 2 F. S. Goodman.
No. 3 Ed. Seaford.
No. 4- C. II. llilenuiu.
No. 5---I.. J. Hn pp.
No. li F.iiimctt Sapp.
No. 7- 1). V. Barringer.
No. S lollil A. Hlackw elder.
No. it -M. I.. Talley.
No. 10 - Dan W. Host.
No. 11 C. C. Cox.
Owing to ill health. Mr. J. W. White
ottered bis resignation as cotton weigh
er for Cabarrus Connly. Mr. D. It
l'orter, who formerly tilled this ollice.
was appointed to till I lie unexpired
term of Mr. White.
The nutter of persons bitching their
horses on the cotton platform premises
was brought before the board. Till
matter has caused much inconvenience.
and the Hoard passed an order pro
biliiting hitching there in the future.
The tax rate for the year 111 It) was
next taken up. ami the following tax
es were levied :
For General State Fund, 11 2-.".
cents on $11X1 valuation :
For Pension Fund. 4c on $100 val
uation, and 12c on each poll:
For State School Fund equalization
fund. :tl'r on $100 valuation:
For Stale Schisil Fund. 2Nc on $100
valuation and $1.fi( ou poll:
For (SciiotuI County Fund, l!e on
$1K va I nut ion and use on poll:
For roUi)ty Ilosd Fund, 40e, on $100
valuation;
For Interest Fund. " 1-2 on $100 val
uation. Tills makes a total proiiorty tax of
.$1.40 Hi on each $100 and a total poll
tax of $.'S.0O
STATE FEDERATION OF
WOMEN'S t'Ll'KS OPENS MEETING
Enters I'pon Its 18th Year of Service
to the State. Mrs. Johnson Presides.
Hendersonville, June 2. Entering
ulMin its 1 SI It year of service to the
state the North Carolina Federation
f Women's Clubs Is holding it an
mini convention at ilelidcrsoiivill-' with
the brightest outlook In I ho id dory
of the federation. The convention form
erly opened Monday evening, with the
president, Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson, of
ItulciKh. presiding. Many prominent
women ill utteudauo upon the coun
cil meeting at Aslievi'.! last week who
stayed over for the North Carolina
meeting und are guests of the federa
tion, were in the audience.
Uev. M. Ilomar offered the invocation
and "America" was sung w ith a lien ily
and volume that would have won 'lie
praise of even the (Seneral Feii-'iaiion
chairman of music. Mrs. Win. '.K SiccM.
of Missouri, who so splendidly lid the
assembly tinging at the conned.
With words of hearty cordiality. Mr".
L. N. Coir, president of the Ilendcison
ville Woiuun's club welcomc-1 the club
women ti western Carolina. "On be
half of the board of traue 'lie presi
dent. Clarence Latham, wl.ov organi
zation shares with the Woman s club In
the entertainment of the vlsinus,
warmly welcomed the federation. Miss
Harriet W. F.lliot of (ireensboio. re
cording secretary, responded to the
addresses of web-ome with her cnar
acteristic charm of manner. Message:
of good will were brought from other
state organizations through their lead
ers. Miss (iertrude Weil, of.i lohlsboro.
representing the North Carolina Hquai
Suffrage league; Mrs. Fe'i:.- Harvey, of
Kinston. the I'nited Daughters of the
Confederacy of the stale: and Mrs. W.
O. Silencer, of Winston-Saleni. Daugh
ters of the American Revolution.
President Conferred With Experts in
Reply to Germany.
(Br Tke AnaoclaCed Preaa.)
Taris, June .'5. President Wilson dis
cussed with the American experts tills
morning the question of the replies to
he made to the (lerman notes on repara
tions and the economic phases of the
peace terms. The meeting later de
veloped into a general conference of
the full American delegation over the
Herman counter proposals.
More Men of the 81st Coming.
(By The Aaaoclated Prcaa.)
Brest, June 3. lEight thousand men
of the Slst division (N. C, 8. C. Fla.)
National Army, sailed for Newport
News last night on the transports Sili
oney and Orizaba.
Some people aim high, even when
they cast slurs.
STRIKES NOT ALLOWED
IN GOVERNMENT SERV '
So Postmaster General Burleson ?
fled the Telephone Strikers in Atlan
ta Today.
(Br J'be Aasoclatea I'reaa.)
Atlanta, June 3. Issuing a warning
to the striking employees of the .South
ern Hell iuiiI Atlanta Telephone Com
panies that strikes arc not permissible
in the government service post Master
licucral Hurlesoii today wired J. Kpp."
Hrown. president of the Southern licit
Company to take whatever steps may
lie necessary to operate the sei vice.
Mr. Hurlesoii in his message insl ruct
ed Mr. Hrown to inform the strikers
that they would In- eligible for rein
statement for twenty-four hours only,
and to forward to him the names of
those who failed to reMirt for duty at
the fin of that time.
Telephone otlicials uuiinuuccd thai
the strikers would lie given until six
o'clock Wednesday evening to return
to their sw llcbboards. Wire service was
somewhat disorganized today. No dis
order was reported.
C. F. .Mann, vice president of the
telegraphers union which Hie telephone
workers are affiliated, reported today
approximately (MM) employees of the
telephone company obeyed the strike
order.
ELEVEN NORTH CAROLINA
MEN IN ( VSI ALTV LIS!
Join) T. Taylor, of New Item, Died of
Disease Ten in (he List of Hie
Wounded.
Washington. June 2. Tin following
casualties from North Caroiiu.i are re
ported by the coiuinnnding i; -ncral of
the American exi'dilioiutry i'-i'.cs:
Died of disease:
John T. Taviiir, 2"."i l'.ro.ul street.
New Hern.
Wounded severely :
Walter 1.. Jenkins, Castonia.
Herbert 1.. Turuey, liastouia.
Wounded, degree undetermined :
Joseph I ). llarlirev. Clinton.
Ola I.ong. (iray.
William A. McLamb. 1(. F. I . 1.
P.en-
son.
Thomas M. Wise. Stumpy Point.
N'oumlod slightly :
Sain llagans. Ashcville.
William K. It. -illicit, It
F. D. 1,
'aiupbell.
Willie J. Chestnut. It. F. D. 4, War
saw.
John (!. Colville. Crccuvlllc.
Returned to duly, previously -report
ed missing in act ion :
Frank Tellington, 401 Denmark
Street. (Soldsboro.
TWO CHANGES MADE IN
TREATY TO THE GERMNS
Changes Effect Financial and Terri
torial Terms as First Given in Hie
Treaty.
cilr The Aaanelated I'reaa)
Paris, June .'1. Two changes in the
lerinan ponce treaty, one territorial
and the other financial, are being con
sidered bv the council of four, it bc-
'aiue known toduy. The liunnciul ques
tion is the possibility of the accept
ance or the lieriuaii proposal to pay
an indemnity of 1IMI.IMMMNMI marks,
which would involve dissolution of the
allied linancial commission, to which
the (ierinans strongly object. It is un-
lerstood that this proisisal has strong
support ill certain quarters.
The second proposal is for a plebts
ile in Silesia III order to guarantie
o Germany a coal supply from the Si-
lesian mines.
Itirthday of King George.
London. June .'. King IJeorge is t v
lay celebrating his fifty-fourth biiih-
lay quietly at Buckingham Palace, sur-
iiinded by his family. He is in excel
lent health. Din ing the day His Majes
ty received the congratulations of many
members of the royal family who visit
ed the palace, and a large number of
telegrams and messages of congratula
tions were received. Among these send
ing greetings were President Wilson.
the President of the French Republic,
(he King of Italy anil the King of the
Belgians.
In honor of the anniversary the eus-
tnnuiry salutes were fired by the war-
hips at the naval centers for , the
llrst time since the eoninienceinelil ot
the war in 1014. The day was furtbei
ibserveil in London by the flying of
the I'nion Jack over all the Govern
ment ottlees. tne omces or cue Ageuis-
General for the Overseas Dominions,
Westminister Abbey, the House of Com
mons, and other public and private
buildings, including the ltoyul Conns
of Justice, the Mansion House, und the
Royal exchange.
fable Destroyed During War Restored.
( Correspondence of Associated Press.)
Drussels. April 2(1. The Anglo
Itelgiau cable which was destroyed hy
the Germans during the war. has lcen
restored, although the presence of
minus made the work very perilous.
The mine-fields have lieen avoided not
crossed.
Col. John A. McElrny Died Today,
Aged 84.
(Br The Asaorlate4 Preaa.)
Ashcville, June 3. Col. John A. Mc
Klroy, former commander of Ihe'lOth
N. C. regiment. Confederate Army,
died nt his home In Madison county
this morning at the age of S4.
The cynical bachelor observes that
the hardest thing in the world to con
quer is a wife, the next hardest thing
a husband.
Dlaced in the
rrominent Men
Different Cities
, ,htti:J.
in
Eight
in the North.
TWO PERSONS ARE
KNOWN KILLED
Police Believe Same Persons
Responsible For This as
For the Bomb Campaign
on May Day.
(Or The Aaaorluted Preaa.)
Washington, June .'!. Widespread
bomb explosions last night, apparently
a sequel to the unsuccessful Slay Day
outrages, when infernal machines were
mailed broadcast from New York t.)
men prominent in public life, was be
lieved by officials here to be another
move in an anarchistic movement for
the overthrow of organize. 1 government
in the I'liilnl States, rumors of which
were said to have been called to the
attention of members of Congress and
the Department of Justice officials
months ago.
Fvidencc that the pact was carefully
planed was containel in a pamphlet
found in I he homo of Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer, whose home In
fashionable sM-tion here was partly
w recked by a bomb. Warning was given
that "a time has come when the social
questions solution can be delayed no
longer: class war is on, ami cannot
cease but with a complete victory for
tin- International proletariat.'
Although apparently intended to do
greater damage the latest bomb explo
sions from a standpoint of loss of life
appeared to have been bill little more
successful I hail those of May 1. Fatali
ties resulting as reported today were
confined to the plotter himself at the
Palmer home, and to New York where
some one to possibly two persons were
killed.
The full list of cities in which ex
plosions occurred wore: New York,
Washington. Cleveland. Pittsburg. Phil
adelphia. Huston. Patterson, and New
ton ville. Massachusetts.
Washington police inspectors early
today believed they bad Identified the
Dial) who was blown to pieces lust night
in an effort to kill Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer with a bomb as an
anarchisl of Philadelphia. They also
said they were confident that the na
tionwide plot against the lives of gov
ernment officials and prominent busi
ness men had leen laid U) that city.
A bl I stained conductor's identi
fication check found in front of Mr.
Palmer's resilience early today showed
that the anarchist arrived in Washing
ton at K::tO o'clock last night from
Philadelphia. He went directly from
the I nion Station to the Palmer home,
ami only a few minutes before the ex
plosion he was seen alighting from n
street car a few blocks away by C. S.
Kriggs. of Marion. S. C.
The police would not reveal the iden
tity of the man. but they felt conli-
lent their investigations since last
midnight would lead quickly to file ap
prehension of bis assistants, who they
believe were responsible for the May
Day plot ill which many infernal ma
chines, addressed to governors, gov
ernment otlicials ami prominent men
were placed in the mails.
The anarchist was evidently of Ital
ian blood. His scalp, found by the
police at daylight, bad on It hair that
was dark and curly.
Included ill (lie heap of tut tercel,
scorched, blood stained fragments of
clothing and articles belonging to the
man was a much-thumbed Italian-American
dictionary indicating its owner
knew little Knglish. By u strange
freak of the explosion was a bat which
remained intact. On the sweat band
was inscribed the name of "De I.nca
Bros.. Hatters. t)l!) South Sth St., Phil
adelphia." The pidiee are confident that the
plans of the anarchists to blow up the
hiime of the attorney general and kill
its occupants would not have miscar
ried, hail be not in his excitement und
in the darkness stubbed his toe on a
low coping, six feel from the front
door where il was obvious he intended
to place fhe powerful infernal machine.
The coping tripped the anarchist and
when lie fell the concussion apparently
set off the bomb he was carrying.
The head of the anarchist was found
ou tlie roof of u house more than a
block away from Hie scene of the ex
plosion. Representative Mansfield, of Texas,
was passing nearby when fhe laimb ex
ploded. Flying fragments of the an
archist struck him anil dyed deep crim
son spots in the light summer suit he
was wearing.
Arresta Made.
Pittsburgh, June 3. Robert John
sou. 35. president of the I. W. W. or
ganization, and internationally known
us a radical agitator, was arrested this
noon. Johnson 0iened tire on the do-
tectives with a revolver when they on-
cued the door of the I. W. W. head
quarters on the third floor of the build
ing, with a key taken from a suspect
arrested in connection with the bomb
explosion here last night. Several
The Manayunk Philosopher was
discussing the college boat races.
"Every man to his trade," be mused. ;
"Just ls?canse a man is a mining ex
pert is no reason why he should be
regarded as an oarsman." -
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