North Carolina Newspapers

.u.,.. : .... - . i ! 1 UQOOOOOOU-' o o o o o o c; j CONCORD, N. CM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920. (7 VOLUME XX. . nsimiu no. 75. A LITTLE CILVIGE in The EndM aiP&fty CABINET DISCUSSES EX SERVICE MEN TO ; GET DOLLAR A DAY till 111 ES Meeting of All Strike Lead Hardened and Tanned, by More Than an Hour Devoted Such a Bill Has Been Drawn j v ers on Pacific . Coast Held to This Subject;.by. theL...Uajmd Will Be Submitted I Six Weeks of Training , in the South1 Teams Line up Today. Further ' Confer ence in Jersey City, Too. President and Family. His 01 State ' "IT- Library JCithin a, Week r , Ready For Action. or Ten Days. STRIKE SISUATIOi RAILROAD STRIK RAILROADS ARE , HOLDING OWN n Middle West and New York District, But No Improve ment Is Shown in the Sit uation There. ; ' " (Br flta Aaseelatea Pn. - ' Washington, April ; 14. Washington hold the center of the stage today in the nationwide railroad strike. i ' Summoned "by President Wilson to discuss the railroad strike, member of bis cabinet assembled promptly at 10 o'clock for the first session since the nation's head was taken III last all.- .' . v": K -':-.:: While' the day'a ehlef parley wan be ing held in the Vhlto house, other meetings were being held from const to coast Id an effort to end the tie-up. v A meeting of all the strike leaders on the Pacific coast wag to be held to day In San Francisco, while In Jersey City whjre , the force are at conflict In ' the New York district assembled yesterday, further conferences . were being staged. .1 . : While these efforts nre being made to induce the strikers to return, rail roads In all sections of the country are seeking to meet the conditions result ing from the walkout. .' This morning's reports Indicate that while iu the west the peak had been met and passed. In the middle west and New Tork dis tricts the roads hud difficulty in doing more than' hold their own, : . Strikers were said to be returning at several points in the central west and Improvement : was Indicated In f lie general traffic conditions there, but In Ohio and Michigan a crisis was re ported as the stoppage of fuel sup plies made Itself felt in the industries. Sporadic walkouts were also reported In that section. - New York strove valiantly to tun Its food and fuel ' supplies .through the blockade and to get Its commuting workers Into the city. The roads re ported some improvement in the sub rban. service .where more .than - a score ef trains ww operated hy Yol VsueerV nmi bitl.tJ wn n ViOUi cation yet of a derided break- tn, the strike. : v : - i West Continue to Shaw Iinpfwve rueni. . Chicago, April 14. Improvement of freight traffic conditions in the cen tral west continued today with the In surgent railroad men returning . to work at several points, but. the Indus trial situation In Ohio and Michigan reached a crisis as a result of the stoppage of fuel supplies, and In the . far west, where a dosen passenger trains were reported stalled in noutn "era California the situation became increasingly serious. . . .-: , ftih tfiaiimint lnaitore end railroad Officials say the light bad evolved Into a "lingering affair" but the railroad then said the insurgents were gradual ly losing strength. v . WU1 lUve Investigation it New Or- - ,t: ' , . ' leans. New Orleans, - April 14. TTnlted Stales -District Judge Rnfus Foster tmlav called a special session of the Federal grand jury to consider the cases of eight "outlaw" leaders a r rest ed lust 'night by Federal agents and rhanted with Interfering with Inter- 'sta'te commerce, violating the Lever net. and interfering with the mails. . Judge Foster announced - that the grandjnrymen would be -ordered to investigate every phase of the strike here. ! Mrs. J. D. Lockwood, from Rlr ninirham Ala . la attending a week or two here with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood are changing ' their place of residence from Birmingham to Now Orleans. . ANNOUNCEMENT v ' ' The 45tK series in this old RELIABLE ; Build fag apd Loan Association is now open.?: Don't put t. it off but come and take shares in this series, we will help you SAVE YOUR MONEY and OWN YOUR OWN HOME. Stock is NON-TAXABLE. " - "START NOW' . i - :i ':!: - Cabarrus County Building Loan and Savinja" Association ; h;;' 03ce In The Concord National Bank. r CEREMONIES TO FEATURE OPENING Giants Will Be at Home With Boston ; Cincinnati Plays ChicagaJat Home; Detroit Opens at Chicago, (Br Tfca AuwIstcS Press. ? Taniuul nn.l hardened bV Si WOCks' of Intensive training under the Sonth- h hiiiiclinll teams of the National and American leagues open ed the VMf) season mis am-riio, weather 'permitting. While it Is too muh tk.vnact midsummer - nlnf Ing form, there appears to lie every Indi cation that tne contest win vim ducted nnder favdrable conditions. Th imMrnmpnt forecast calls for cold fair, weather with high winds. In the National Jengne noston piuys ai New York; Phlladelphio at Brooklyn: Chicago at Cincinnati J and Pittsburgh at ft. Louis! while the American league will clash as follows: New vM.k nuiiniiffinhia : Washington at Uoston; Jetrolt at Chicago; and St. .onls at Cleveland. , , ' t. o...t rttv ncclnl ceremonies win mark the birth of another baseball season.: ;,- " ..''',':' ' ' ' V Sotttbern League Gets ITnderwuy.. unki' .Anrll. 14 Clear skies and .tt-uiiw1". . rising temperature gave promise of good baseball weatner evcrywurre u day for the opening of the 20th As iinn iwnnnnt race In Chnttononea, Birmingham. Mobile and Little Itock. . , - - OVERALL CLl'BS SPREAD Many Citliens of the South Now Have Large Clubs of the Wearers or "the Dentum. . (Bf Ikt AawMlatc Press.) Atlanta. Anrll 14. The overall club movement originating in Tampa, Fin., and spreading rapidly northward through Dlxio had hit Atlanta and surrounding towns. A cal was Issued today for a mass meeting next Sunday evening the Bantist Tabernacle when a central organisation win ne rormea. Jackson. MIks April 14. Coward (if 000 students of the Miisslsstpl Col lege for Boys, at Clinton, have don ned overalls and formnrlly organized while 30 of the 40 members of the"law school of the University of Mississippi at Oxford came out this moruing like wise attired. .- - , Reboot Children at Asheville Orguilta AshevlUe, April 14. Hornee Over-J all was electetl President of the Over all Club organised hy about 100 stu dents of the High School last night, nirls of Orange Street school are to day organising a cotton stocking club. - Three Clubs ai Charleston, Charleston, April 14 Three "over all clubs' are being organised In this city, the movement gaining rapid head way with the object of bringing down the high cost of men's clothing. Overall Club Orgaalaed at Raleigh. Raleigh, April 14.-An overall club has been organised in Raleigh with a membership of about 25, it was learn ed today, several whom appeared at the Raleigh-Buffalo baseball game yes terday attired In the denims. Mr. M. L. Phlpman, commissioner of labor and printing and Federal direc tor tTnlted States employment service In" North Carolina, has accepted ap pointment as tone clearance officer for Zone No. 0, comprising the States of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and District of Colnm bl.. . '.-....-a : r v. The flrst woman justice of the peace in America was Mrs. Esther ' Horrls. of Cheyenne, Wyo., who was appoint ed In I860. ;i','.,-s, mm mavawasssBavBMaMsssnaMswasH MMMP T ""T"-" mmmmmm sW"asassj sssa mm I icwmn I - ' - " ' I ' '--, t A LITTLE LEARNING IS , ; , , A DANGEBOl'S THING Matnie Brown, Colored, and Twelve Vears' of Age, Seeks to Attain Rich es by Check-Flashiitg. How pleasant It Is to have money! Having lenrned . little from the hardest, teacher, experience, and even less from her dully, studies, Mamie Brown, colored, and 12 years of age, sought to gain riches hy the check- flushing route, and her efforts along this line produced several hours of wildest enjoyment, and the Inevitable hours of silliness, if 'tis money that makes the man, surely it must be money tlint makes the woman, Stfumle lliontrlit. and she followed the advice of Ben Johnson : "Get money : still get money, no matter by what means, for Laeritns teaches that "She who has none Is counted neither good nor honorable." A little learning Is truly a dangerous thing. , In her daily studies Mamie had been taught, to certain extent, how to-write a check, and balance a check tswHnttftimefflng tttlni airtf.went, was all righf, but seemingly the teach er forgot to tell Mamie that check flashing. Is not only agntnst the' law, hut out of fashion, and for this reas on the girl spent the night In the se raglio of the county jailer, for she would get her fortune surreptitiously, by falllatlon, by stealth, by methods removed from lugubrious labor. With n holdfront. and meticulous cure she approached a local hunk, ten dered a -cheek for l.'.O.'i, "the -cheek hearing the signature of Mr. Robert Sappenfleld. seen red the money, and wltlinur undue parley departed for the stores of the city. Fifteen dollars ! A week's work secured h ya sagacions choice of methods! Surely life was not bad after all. First to the Jewelry store Mamie went, her spirits ebullient. . Heal gold she would purchase, for Mamie did-not know that "all that glisters is not gold." She purchased a watch, a sign of refinement and dignity.-From the Jewelry store, to the hardware Mamie went." A pair of skates would be fine. All of the other children of the city were- a nuisance with their skates. She had money ; she had time for skating; Why not a pair of the best skates In the store. She made the purchase, tendering a leu dollar hill in payment. With fine Jewelry and line skates Mamie needed Just one other thing. She must have books to read, for "a blessed companion Is a book." To the Musette, Inc she went, and her pur chases there' were many. Post, cards. souvenirs, novels and a volume of "How to Cook for Two," complete! the purchase, cash again being offered the goods. -'- Here the money ran low. And she was Jnst beginning. There were-so many other things to lie. bad for mon ey, and It was so easy to get money. Another check would settle that. So the other check she wrote, mak ing the amount this" time $20, her shopping experience showing her that $13 is a mere trifle in the 20th Cen tury. Back to the same bank she went, wearing a sanctified expression and carrying a worthless check. The check was nresenred. the money was count ed out Then the danger of a little learning crept but. Mamie had made a mistake In this check : she had It signed "Mr." Robert Sappenneld. - Thfe bank called Mr. Sappenfleld; he. had written no check; the police were called ; Mamie was arrested for the horrendous act. When taken into custody - Mamie had the watch, the dkiitna. the hooks and some money. Her mother was called tothe police station. She expounded a tirade . of vituperation: she said Mamie was not guilty. ' Truly It Is a "wise mother thut knows her own child." Finally Mamie admitted her guilt, aud for their cleverness in catching her daugh ter the officials of the bank bad to lis ten Impatiently 7 to the panegyrics of Mrs. Brown. ' - An examination of the school desk of Mamie showed that she bad a full WINSTOVSALEM' ' '-''' " LEADS .tHE STATU. (By. the Associated Press.) Washington. ; April 14. Popu- i K latlon -statistics announced to- dily by the census bureau Includ- ml: I V Wlnston-lliilem. X. C, 4S.305. increase -of 25.6IKJ, 1 or 113.2 per MX cent. " t -.. , ' 3 TO USE TELEPHONES AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 4 ThonesInstaUed in Convention Hall to Save Tine In CVnversation Between Delegates. : - ' ' B? Tk Associated Prase.) '' Chicago, April 14. Delegates at the republican national convention, open Ing here June 8, will be able to con fer with., , representatives of other states without Ieavlnnhelr seats. - J1V. nKmiiin-tn - I fusion incident to conrerenees be tween delegates' on the. floor. C. R. Hall, superintendent of the Coliseum, lias arranged for- the Installation of telephones connecting , all state, dis trict and territorial delegations. It Is said that this will lie the first time that snch a system has been' In stalled nt. any untionnl convention. . There , will lie i 3.1 telephones In ser vice, reaching the 4ft state groups and the representatives of the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philip pines and Porto Rico. The convention architects nnve com-j plcted planR for the Coliseum, includ ing an extra balcony that adds ap proximately 1.100 to the seating ca pacity.' Work on the balcony and the convention offices, in the Coliseum an nex, will start May 3, The Chicago convention -comralttqe Is spending $47, 000 on changes to the -building to ac commodate the delegates and more than 10,000 spectators. . McLean h Moderator f Concord Presbytery..: Newton, April 13. Concord Pres hvtery met In the First Presbyterian church In this city tonight at 7:30. The opening sermon was by Rev- J. M. Clark, the last moderator. Dr. Clark is superintendent of home missions In the presbytery. His sermon, was based on the words of Jesus to Peter, "Lanneb out in the deep and let down your nets for a draught," and was an earnest appeal for evangelistic effort, for - professional . evangelism, - for pastooral evangelism and presonal evangelism. - The Rev. A. A. McLean, pastor of Lenoir church, was selected moderator and. Rev. J. C. Story, of Marlon and Rev. Nelll Mclnnls, of . Kannapolls, were selected clerks. ' The presbytery heard a brief address by Rer. A. . W. : Crawford, super intendent of home missions of the Synod of North Carolina, glvIngsome account of the opportunities and needs and of the work being done in the synod. The attendance at the opening ses sion was nnusirally good, there being T ministers and 28 rnilng elders who answered to their names at the roll call. ' ( -, . WiO Give Salisbury Census Tomorrow. Bjr , Aurtat4 Press.) . Washington. April 14. The popula tion of Salisbury will be announced to morrow 10:30 a. m. check book from two of the local banks,. and had tilled oit one check for J hi, payame to nerseti, nut no a nor decided then whose name she woudl sign to It.- ' And today Mamie believes that home is better than a Jail: that good name is better than riches and that "honesty is the best policy." Sure it is pleasant to have money. bat It is fined -to have freedom, Mamie says- , IOOrER-ST0VALL Miss Lillian StovalL of Wilmington be comes Bride of Mr. Ray C. Hoover, .'f Coneord. ' ' . V ' The fnjowing from lust Tuesday's Wilmington paper will be rend with in terest here by friends of th contract ing parties: .4" t At the residence of the bride's mother Mrs. H. Stovall, 21.1 Wrightsvillc ave nue, yesterday afternoon, n very pret ty marriage was solemnized, when Miss Lillian Stovall became the bride of Ray C. Hoover, of Concord, N. C. The ring ceremony wns performed by the Rev. Mr. Orihhen of St. John's Kplscopal church.-' i; During the ceremony Miss Alma Da vis rendered several beautiful selec tions on the piano. The bride was given away by her mother. Mrs. Harriett Stovall, and was attended hy Miss Liln Blake, who was becomingly clad In a dress of, pink geor gette with picture hat to match and carried a bontier of pink carnations. The bride was attired hi a very fetch ing suit of Pekln blue with hat' of gold ... ' ... i . . . awiorsNge of -Bride" groom was attended by the brother of the bride George Stovall. ' The decorations were very nrett.v. color scheme being pink and white. After the eermeony refreshments were served. - Mrs. Hoover has visited here siid has numbers of friends who are glad to welcome her permantently to the city, while Mri Hoover Is one of Con cord's popular young hnsiness men. He was with the American Expeditionary Forces in France for several months. and returning to Concord resumed his former position with the Concord Postofflee. , . , . Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.; Hoover, returned to Concord and are making their home with Mrs. D. , R. Hoover, . the mother of Mr. Hoover, on Franklin avenue. WILL TRY TO SIGNAL MARS APRIL 23 Prof. David Todd Will Try to Send the Message from a Baleon. Tajr Aeaatate4 Praea.)' Omaha, Neb.. April 14. The at tempt by Prof. David Todd, of Amherst College to signal Mars from baloon-wilt Do made April 23, according to an an nouncement made by A. Leo Stevens. ha loon expert at- Fort Omaha, whose gas hag will be used in the effort. The Professor suggested next week because Mars then will be nearest earth. Mr. Kitchui. Is Expected to Wage Us- ;. uai Campaign. . Kinston. April . 1.1. Claude Kitchlu's recent slight stroke will In no way Im pair his ability to carry on his usual campaign iu his district this summer, his friends here think. He will be found in tine fettle, they predict. Per sons here who have taken the trouble to Inquire frequently Into the ex-ma Jorlty leader's condition say he will be rflt. as a fiddle ' In a short time. Kltchln. they .assert, is of too stout timber to he easily kuorked out. The campaign will be no very strenuous af fair In this district, from present, pros pects, and will be a regular vacation compared with the Democratic lender's work at Washington for many months past. His r grit and rapid Improve ment were expected of -the Scotland Neck statesman hy his supporters, A. R. P. Parsonage, Campaign. We haven't a list for today but vve hope we will have one foe Thursday. It has been said by some one that be cause their contribution was small that we would not want It. hut this is wrong for we want it, jnst the same. We have taken from ten cents to fifty dollars and we have' room for more of this size, and if you want to go high er you can do so. and we hope you will not be Uy yourself long.' ; . - ' '--Y f ' COMMITTEE. The price of cotton on the local mar ket remains at 41 cents per pound ; cot ton seed at 91 per bushel. THE PRESIDENT ENJOYED MEETING And It Is Supposed That in the Future He Will Call the Meetings at Least Ev ery Week. (By The aeeeetated Preee.) Washington, April, 14. President Wilson and his cabinet discussed the railroad strike for more than an hour today and apparently reached some conclusion, hut there was no Intinia tlon as to Its nature. -Attorney (ieneral Palmer made this statement as be left the white house: It. is fair to conclude that the strike situation was discussed, but I am not prepared to say what eoncluslones were reached. Other members of the cabinet would make no statement referring inquirers to Attorney General. Some iutimatcfl. however, that definite decision had been made as to government Interven tion. ' The President wearing a business suit greeted members of his official family as they were ushered Into his study. In opening the session he took a sent behind the big desk, and cabi net officers were grouped in a semi circle In front, of him in order of rank. Rear Admiral Grayson, the Presi dent's physician said the President liad enjoyed the meeting with Iris advisers. "It dlil 111 in good" declared Dr. !ray son, stating that meeting people was good for Mr. Wilson. Cabinet, officers declared President had been in excellent humor and had laughed and Joked with them. ( They expect meetings of the cabinet to lie held weekly lit the future. Mr. Palmer went direct from the white house to his otflce ami immediate ly summoned his asslstans who have been, keeping in close touch with the strike situation. Soou after the cabinet meeting the President telegraphed memlsrs of thn new railroad labor board, asking them to come to Washington and be prepared to function as soon as nomination bud been continued by the. Senate. I6irtl!r after coiiveiirug nt noon to day, the senate at the request ef Sena tor Lodge, of Massachusetts, republi can leader, went into executive ses sion to consider nominations to the railroad lobar board submitted yester day by the President. The immediate summoning of the board wns one of the matters decided at the cabinet meeting, it was under stood. The President had been in formed that Chairman Cummins, has prepared a resolution permitting the hoard to meet here instead of nt Chi cago, and the President's action wns In anticipation of the adoption of this resolution. ... Russian Communists Behind Strike Washington. April 14. -Kvidence ob tained hy tlie Department of Justice wdm snlil tiMlnv to show that the Rus sian communist. Internationale Is mider taking to nso the railroad strike as the vehicle for the creation of a mass strike in the knifed States Reports from Federal agents were said to have disclosed that the com munist party was financing and other wise aiding the strike through agency of the Industrial Workers of the. World Evidence which the Department has received was declared to Justify the statement . that the strike was to be merely a step in a plan of communist group, and the end and aim was a mass strike to Is? rolloweil be revolu tions. . Reports regarding the communist In ternationale mi i-1 In the strike were nn- derstod to lie laid before President Wilson at the cabinet meeting by At torney General Palmer, but those pre sent persisted in their silence as to what decision had lieen reached at the cabinet session. Strikers Will Move Foodstuffs. Jersey City, April 14. Answering an appeal by Health Commissioner Cos land of New York. 2.0UU strikers from ail railroads terniliiatiug on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson river agreed at a meeting here today to co operate in moving foodstuffs Into ew York, aecordiug to an announcement after, adjournment. ,. Irish Will Receive Fair Trials. ' CKr Tha iMdllri Pma.1 London. ' April . 14 Andrew , Rouar Law, government spokesman, said In the House of Commons today that the Irish government had ''decided to treatithose prisoners In Mt. Joy prison, who were arrested on suspicion, by conijieteiit military authority different ly froin other prisoners, and - they would receive ameliorative treatment. American Tobacco Company Will Pay -Y.. Large Dividend.. ( " , (By tfce Associate Tress.) New York, April 4. Directors1 Of the American Tobacco Company today announced a common stock dividend of 75 per cent payable '.to holders of Class B common stink of record July ' HOUSE WILL PASS MEASURE And It Is Believed The Sen ate Will Take Similar Ac tion Before 'Adjournment in June. faMa pJ.ov q Ja) Washington, April 14. A composite soldier relief bill granting adjusted compensation at $1 for each day's ser vice to approximately 3.000.(n0 for mer service men will lie reiRirted to the house within a week, .'-Chairman: Fordney of Ways and Means committee announced today. The passage of the measure by the house is planned be fore May 1 the Senate lenders having announced the hill wjmld be approved hy the Senate before conventions In June should It be passed by the House this month. With elimination of all commissioned officers a king with those who served less than (Ml days or who were em ployed in shipyards, or received from their employers difference j liotween civilian iucomes aud army huiy, the number of those eligible Imsfbeeu re duced to three million. Kxiierts hive Informed the committee flint the awr--. age service is ten mouths, making the average payment $.'UKI to each mini Those who were commissioned after serving as enlisted men would be paid on basis of time in ranks. Xo definite plan for raising necessary revenues, bus been decided upon, tlie plan most favored being a flat tax of 1 per cent on all sales. THE COTTON MARKET .i. Showed Renewed Irregularity at the - Opening Today. ; (Br Tke AuMliul Prees.) New York. April 14. The cotton market showed renewed irregularity t with a somewhat smaller volume of -,- business during tislay's early trailing. , I.iverpmd' was relatively weak ami af- 1 ter oiMMiing Unchanged to 15 iKiints lower n piics herev-aoou sold' some 17 to points Mow last night's final - fcgimwx . a M-Hi( wUw(.4X,'U-ani " (Mwber .'fcVSI.. . .. . -' . ; J Ottton futures opened:, steady. May ; 41.15. July Ml.luy October .35.15. Do- eeiulter :t4.1S. January 3:1.20. !' Army Meats Available to Relief Short' age, . Washington, April 13. Surplus sup plies of fresli liecf. canned roast lKof and bacon which the war department has in storage in a score of railroad (inters were made available today for use in. relieving any serious shortage resulting from the railroad strike. The department advised stnte and luunlcl-' pal authorities that the supplies would lie available at the warehouses on ap plication. '. ,' .. . Included in the cities In widen large supplies of meats are stored are New York, Buffalo. Boston. Chicago. Cincin nati. Cleveland. Indianapolis, Atlanta. Baltimore. Newport . News, New Orleans. Philadelphia, San Antonio, Snu Francisco, St. Louis and Washing ton. The offer of the war department,'" the official announcement - said. "Is not restricted to the communities In . which the supplies are located but It is made generally to the American public. Communities adjacent . to storage points are Invited to take nil vantage of this offering." ' An Armistice Signed in Quateniala. (Br the AuMM-latetl Prean.) ' Washington, April 14. An armistice 1 lietween the unionists in Guatemala and the forces of ' President Kstrads ; Cabrera has been signed and the pro- '' posal made -that President Cabrera ) leave the country, according to ad vices today to the State Depart nient. Tlie armistice resulted from a con- ' ferenee requested .by both sides, hold at the Amerlcau legation iu Gnuteuia- , j la "City in which the entire diplomatic corps partieiated. ' : ' More Costs for the Newspapers. 1 (Br Tkt Associated Preee. , i Washington -April 14. Reprcsenta- : ;! fives of eleven of( tlie largest news j. printing companies In the I'nlted ,fi States and Canada .- , at a conference j! with union ottlrtrtls here today agreed -. to grant employees a general wage ad- '.' vance of Sil'per cent,- in renewelng working agreements for the next year, t Will Free "Hunger Strikers." ' (Br tke Aeeuelated Press.) : y rtuhlln, April 14. All . the hunger t strikers -among the political -prisoners -L io the Mt. Joy Jail who are considered . in danger hy the prison doctor will be , released, the Lord Mayor In address- . lug a crowd this afternoon, said the -: viceriy had Informed lilm. . v . . Promotion for I. ' James Angell.' -i ir Tfce Awetstea Prees. . "New York. April , 14. Dr. ' James Rowland Angell, for many years dean of the University of Chicago, has been : .elected President ami chief executive. ' officer of the Carnegie Founntion it ' t was announced here today. - , 5