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00O60606 w w, . .. mtc ( .. ASSOCIATED O O - TODAY'S O r I ." v'1-- O NEWS ; O J.l - Q TODAY. - O . dL J' OOOCOOOOO DISPATCHES O LJ SOOP OQ O O NO.. 77. VOLUME XX. CONCORD, N." C , FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920. THE FIRST UEETI..B DF RAILROAD DO.'.! Was Held in Washington, ., and Six of the Nine Mem ; bers of the Board Were a Est M AAin rt OTHER MEMBERS EXPECTED TODAY Three Representatives of the Railroads Were Present, But Two Labor Represen- 1 tatives Were Absent. " (By the AHMtaM Kk Washington. April 16. The newts appointed railroad labor board wills is to consider immediately the wago de mand frnllroads employees, hold their first mooting hero todnl with sir of the nine member present. The three, representative IToraee Baker. JJ H. Klllott und W. L. Part were on hand, hut J. J. Forester was the only labor "cpreseutatlva present, while twe of Iho public gronp were at the meting. They were O. Wallace, W. Hanger of this ejty, and Ilenry Hunt; af.rlnclnBj.fr 1 Judge R. M. Barton, of Memphis, Tennessee, the 3rd public representa tive baft (xen urged' to come to Wnsh Ington and la expected tomorrow. The President also has telegraphed Albert rhllllpa and A. O. Wharton the other two tabor representatives to hurry to the cltl. , Mr. Phillips Is exported to rtuy from Cleveland, and Mr. Whar ton should arrive tomorrow, from Kansas Dry where he has been attend ing the railroad union meetings i Consider Waga Deaand. .Washington, April 10. Wage de manda of the 2,000.000 rallroal em ployee of the country were taken up ny uewiy appointcu railroad noarn which today held the firsts session at J he railroad administration building, with seven of the nine members pres ent. . i . i , " The absent representative are ex - peeted to arrive, later Jn the day. Jloth ithe administration and 'Vail road nV elnl believe that the prompt assem- Wing of The board-ra Ti8Vfc:JW;.tn- Bnetw np. the etriko of the railroad men, Many f those who Walked ,'ont have already reurned to . wor with the nnderstandlng that their demands would have prompt attention. ' At the. railroad administration M waa said the demands of the striker would not be given preference over those of t other railroad : employee; that the wage question would1 be con sidered as whole. ' . ' - ' . i rtrfect Ortanltatloa . .. .. The railroad labor board perfected temporary organization at an- initial meetlnc today by electing Henry Hunt, former mayor of Cindnnattt, as chair man, and O. Wanace W. Hanger a secretary.- Both, are members of (lu public group. .; - The wage dispute as It stod with the breaking -up of bi-partisan wage con ference here two weeks ago waa sub mitted" to the. board.-Mr. Hanger an- nonnced, and the board will begin) eon pidexatloa of the . dispute as H now et- .: -. i ''V'"!' faaaHMa ''"'l'' ' Germany Preparing For Clvtt War. Cir Tae Asasnatea ' . London.' Anfll lft. Germany . haa every appearance of preparing for- a civil war, says Pally Mall's Berlin porresnondenL Baltic, troops, still fcrganled ntxl de ftont are still In camp at MuedBter, where they have hoisted tne "Kaiser flag" says the dispatch. : Another Banter Strike ftetteffetf. ' ? tka Ass la Tt.) . Bublln, April 18. Another hunger strike la reported to begun in Mt. Joy prison. The-political prisoners, both convicted and unconvicted, who are still detained there, refused! to take food last night - Vet today is unchanged at 41 rent per a . I . Jt - . A .a . pouuu , cuinia Ktu l f t, yrr puaan. ANNOUNCEMENT 'WW- f. '., I-'"' v The 45th series Ift fliis old RELIABLE Build ing and Loan Association Is now open. Don't put it off Dutfome'ani tik6 shares in this series, we V will help you SAVE YOUR. MONEY and OWN YOUR OWN HOME. Stock is NON-TAXABLE, "START Cabarrus Ccn.iy , SavL ' Association . 02ct in IT. Cc'crd National Bank. ; - WOt'LD ITILIZH PRESENT i FIRE DEPARTMENT HOME One Citizen Wonts (lie City to Make Rent Room and Place of Meeting From It. At the lust meeting of the - City Kat hern a request was presented for the rental privilege of the present Are truck quarters. This Is city property and of eonrHe the city always needs money, but is there Is a needed public use for such property, is It not better to make a free public, use for It, , There. has long been a crying need for an attractive, suitable place for our .visiting county women. We have a place for their reception, very good In Its way and the best that could be done under the circumstances, but It can hardly be called attractive or ade quate.' ' If the above suggested room, lie fit ted up with the front all windows win dow box, etc., what more nttractive addition could be made to our town? Nearly oil of the space could be utilized as a Mining mom with small foKlna aixl l.,lllra fills WOllUl llO U delightful place for our women from the eOuntv to nring ami rai uit-ir lunches. Maybe In the future the llnnil FMIWimllMI Club of tUC town and county would serve lunches on Saturday for, the visiting shoppers and our sales people, - Back f the dining room (a com munity assembly for anything) could be a model kitchen ' and rest room. Maybe In that' ideal future a nurse in inr r tlio children could be had. Then the poor little babies who have to he carried from store to sire rami lie left In a dean, wholesome place. Now-lf the town would donate the building, would not the w.omen of the town and county equip it by giving otof F.iich townshln and 'the town organizations tuke their tnrn and wltn an tne spientuu o( our town and county in co-opera-. i am naaiired it would be a perfect success and an achievement of lasting pnae ann opporuiimj. ' . r.. It.. U. v. Hlnrw ' wrttlne this I liare talked to some of our men and receiv ed valuable suggestions. The Cbum ko nf rmmnm needs a meeting place. What more pleasant dutjythan for the women oi tne community j keep up such a place for them and lie ready at all times to se-e a supper or dinner for the organization. There Is I think, an office nnove available. V CARD PARTY Given Last Night By Mrs. C. L, Smith Far Mr. and Mrs. . . IUtehett, Jr. W Atlanta. ' r r f. flmltk Artrrwt nlnrvl fwAlffs friends iat, card "purty, given In hon or qr Mrv ana Mrs. J. i. lun-uiii, .t, of Atlanta, at her home on North tn- lon street Thuiday night at h :.w o'clock. Following the ru me Mrs. Smith served a salad course to ner AXicr mo rein-iimt-uij . iim b""m i t nth a Kllrs' Home. Where thev enjoyed an Informal dance, tha music being furnished by an txiison victro la. Thos eenjoylng Mrs. Smith's kind ness! In addition to the honor guests ;were: Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Kldenhonr, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Harris, Jr., w ium iLPion Mann. Miriam Atoms. Frances Bldenhour, Catherine Means and Messrs. Leslie Bell, Joe Most, Cray Bout, Kenneth Caldwell and Frank L, Smith. . ' ' A. R. P. Parsonage Campaign. The following U a list of Thursday's contnoutors : AnnTrutOr C O. .J. X1U.ISI Ij. ' T. Hartsell ' wC 10.00 nr' W IL Wadswortb -.i.- 5.00 Ir. J.: A. Hnrtsell . n.si TlAnrv' Ht'tnMlff '. 2.00 VWintAl .Tiincra L 1.00 t.lhertv 'Lunch ... ... 1.00 J. O. Parka .... r tsi H. A, Ooodman J. 1J.00 John Paul Peacock . - 1.00 Total L MO-00 Peeling Strike In Cincinnati. ' tMr Tha AhmKm rum 1 ' Cincinnati, April 10. Cincinnati In dustry felt the first serious effects of railroad awitchmens "vacation" when the Proctor ft Bnmble Company suspended operations for lack of materials. Hundred of employees ju-e afected by the order. , ' C The condition of Miss Margaret Barrmger, who has been ill at her home for eeveral days. Is reported to day as somewhat improved. : . ' N0W.7 Cuildinj Loan and DEATH SENTENCE OF : J WISEMAN COMMrTKT Man Mint Serve S0 Years In Prism . fcy the Governor's lleeree. mt 11m AMnaf4 w Halclt'li, April 10. Tlie deutli sen fence of Aaron Wlxoniiin, convicted ol the murder, of Dr. R. A. Hennessee al Glen Ahilne, Iturke county, was toilaj commntetl to :t() years In the state prls on liy. (inveriior .Blckett. In grsntim the commutation the Governor alatec' he could not allow a man to be elec troeuted where "the evidence is so con trndlatory,' and where two Justices of Hie supreme court hold that the prlx oner, was improperly convicted.7 Almnt six . years ago in the JlttU village of Clen Alpine was a , blond) battle in which Dr. Hennessee klllM Gorman Pitts, rpon his triul for tlx liomh-ide Dr. llennessee was acquit ted. On the night of January 21. 1MB Dr. Ilennessee was killed as lie step ped from a passenger train at C.ler Alpine. The immediate circumstances of tin killing was said to have pointed t ftnrftcld and Anron Pitts. Iirotliers oi Gordon Pitts, as the assailants of Dr Ilennessee. ; Tftey were nrrestwl anO tried for the mnrder but lioth were ae quitted. ' ftulisequeot to the aequltta' of the Pitts hoy,; Aaron Wiseman wat Indicted for Jillllng Dr. Hennemiee atui the case was removed to Cleveland county where AViscman was convicted of murder in the first degree and sen- teneed to death. The higher emi t af flrmel the lower ' court decision, mil two of the Justice dissented, and maintained that the -prisoner was ea tilled to a new trial. MEXICAN TROOPS. MAY CROSS rNITED STATE? So That They May Be Able to Atfarl Sonora From the North. Br the AssaelstMl Pmw.) Washington, April !. Mexico lia asked permission from the - I nlted Ktates to move troops through Ameri can territory so ss to amies mo suur of Honorn from the North. The ac tion oh the request ss yet been taken. In making it known today tliat Mex ico had requested permission to move t noons through . Texas, ew mcxjco and Arizona, officials said that the Vnlted States was 'under pressure from the Mexican government." Mexi co has frequently asked permission to move troops through American terri tory to attack the' rebels In Sonora. ami in Bonoru, and in some cases has been granted. TIIE COTTON MARKET Was iirtlva anil tsOHfUMm Open- fir The Assrtai Press.) : New Tork, April 1.-Tlie cotton market was active and excited at the opening today. First ' prices - were steady at an advance of 7 to 23 points, and the buying movement, broadened rapidly after the Vail, owing to unfav orable weather advices . indicating; ruins from Arkansas eastward to the Atlantic. All the months made new high records during the first minutes with May selling at2J" and October at .'W.22 or 40 to 158 poinfs above last night's closing figures on the general list. . . ' v: Cotton futures opened steady. May 42.00, July 30.82, October Sfi.OO, Decem ber 34.85, January 33.8ii. . ., ELEVATOR OPERATORS IN - NEW YORK ON STRIKE Men Demanded Shorter Hours and 1 Increased Wages. . ' (By The Aaseelatea fnsj.) ' N'ew York Anril 16.-fHevlval of the lost art of walking npstnirs was forced. npon thousands of reluctant persons in New York today by strike of union elevator operators. Union claims mem bership of more than 17,000. The operators who voted last night to strike for increase pay and short ers hours, did not show up this morn ing. ' c EXPHCT NO UPRISINGS AGAINST EBERT NOW IDs Forres Continue to Keep a Strict Precautionary Watch. - (By the Ammoclmtet Press.) ; ; ' Paris, April 16 (Havas). The dan ger of a new uprising against the Kb- ert government In Germany apparently has passed for the time being, -accord ing- to ' advices from. Berlin tonay. 8trict precautionary measures are be ing taken still, tne advices say. Recent, 'dispatches have reported grave situation in Pomeranla with ru mors of ait impending revolt. To Make Plana For Old Hickory Re- - .. ',. :!. union. : , ' i y - v (By The AsMeiatel Prcaa.) Greenville. 8. C. April 10. The ex ecutlvo-eommlttee of the Old Hickory Association will meet at AshevMIe to night to lay plans for the next reunion of the former soldiers or tne .ann Di vision A. B. F, Col. Holmes It. Springs, the president, -announced tooay, May Davi Several Strikes to Franea, '.(By -the tntrUM Ftcm. Paris, April 16. (Havas) Workers throughout the country are Invited Jhy the general federation of labor to cease work on May 1, for the. purpose of "bringing .about resumption of rela tlons with soviet Rnssla and nationali sation of public services." Everybody's Doing It- In Birmlngiiam. ,v. (Br Asrista rnw.) Birmingham, Ala., April W.-rTbe lowly-overall 'today supplanted . toe "ninchback'i In Birmingham. -'. City commissioaers functioned in deaitn : iodgea applied the law the same' uniform i bansera, doctors law. yera and merchants wore their-over alls." ' : , T HEQDORE VAIL DIES IN BALTIMORE TODAY Was Carried to Johns Hop kins' Hospital Sunday and i His Death Occurred There This Morning. HEADED BIGGEST TELEPHONE COMPANY And Was Kntjwn as "The World's Biggest Telephone Man." Made the Tele phone Popular, v . i (Br the AsaMla'tea Preaa.) Baltimore, lid., April lfl. Theodore X. Vail, chairman of the board of di rectors of tht American Telephone and Telegraph Co., "m' at Jobn Hopkins Hospital this mornlnu of complication of cardiuc aud kidney troubles. - Mr. Vail . was brought here from Jetyll Island, n lust Snuday in his private car. -At the hospital it was stated that he was la a serious condi tion, and his death wan not imeipectwl to the physicians, t As President of the American Tele phone and Telegraph Tompany. Theo dore Xewton Vail was the head of the largest telephone system in the world. He was not only Its nominal bead, but he was from the first the genius that promoted the popular line of the tele phone, the first man to establish long distance cpnnuunlaitloii by telephone, and, when past seventy years of age, he was still fho Initiative head of a system that . numbered nine million telephone subscribers and represented an investment of a billion and a half dollars. ' Mr. Vail was thirty one years old when Alexander Graham Bell Invented the telephone, and. notwithstanding his age. he was Hilling the responsible posf of General Superintendent of the Rail way Mall Service. ftlll earlier, how ever, he hnd ben a telegraph operator, and, Interested In the possibilities of electrical communication, he had vis Ions that Bell's "toy", wdnld some day be a great factor in America life. Bell and hl associates bad eaual faith In My.-- VaHV-:Bnamdnitntusi for - he lud already made a name for himself as an orgnalser tn the promotion of the Itallway Mnil Service, and he was easily Induced to resign his govern ment post to become the General Mana ger In 1878. of the first American Bell Telephone Company. - . v Even the most iipflmlstlc backers of the telephone then thought that the in vention would serve.nly lor local com munlcation. but Mr. Vail had visions of Its longdistance use. If, was be who, inaugurated successive steps of inter city communication. : The first line from Boston to Providence was rldir cnled as Wall's side-show", but some of the persons who Indulged In the ri diculed at that time lived to se air. Vail telephone, not only from Boston to Providence, but from New York to San Francisco, in 1MB. thirty-live rears later. Further, in October in that year, they found that It was pos sible to send the human voice more than bnlf way around the world, as was done by wireless telephone from the government station at Arlington. Irginia.. the words being recorded si multaneously at Honolulu, in the mid Pacific, and the Effiel Tower, in Paris. Mr., Vail was known as "tne biggest telephone man in the world", not only in tribute to Ills genius for both me chanical and financial organization, but from the fact that he was personally man of remarkable physique. He Was six feet, two inches tall, and welched about 280 ponnds. With this great physlnne he had an Infinite ca pacity for hard worr, ana a geniai disposition. : Mr. Tail retired as rremnent or me American Telephone and Telegraph Company tyst. June and became chair man; -; SALISBURY MAN ON BOARD OF MEDIATION Whitehead KIntti Appointed by Preei dent to Succeed S. W, W. Hanger. - : (By Aaaelad Press.) . Washington. April 16. Whitehead Klutts. of North Carolina, was noml nated by President Wilson today to membership on the board of mediation and conciliation succeeding O, W. W. Hancer. who has been made a member of the railroad labor board. ; Mr. Klutts now is secretary or tne international Joint commission. The Revival at tha Melbadiat Protest ant CnurcB. Another larao audience that filled the main auditorium of the Methodist PrAtmtunf church was present last evenina-. at the revival services, aud inhnwt ! iri-nwlnir flallv in mese meet Ings. Quite, a number came forward for nraver. while others signified desire to change and lead a better life. A splendid, plain, practical cr mou was Dreached by Bev. Mr, asu hnrn. The slnicing Is a special feature mi thmu - mrvlces. and the way the vmarromitlon -loins with the choir In the singing Is inspiring. Everybody Is inviiAri to that meet Intra which last little more than an hour each, night. tm nut., tnniaht at '1:30 and take - rtnd . Jt is the desire of those hav ing th meeting Is -Charge that yeung men attend,. and a special invitation la extended the yon Kg men to be ores ent tonight ' . . ' j LECTt RE NEXT WEEK "Troubles of a Merchant, and How to Stop Them," Will Be the Subject The throe reel feature film. "Trou bles of a Merchant, and How to Htop Them, will lie presented for the first time in Concord on Wednesday night. April 1't at 8 o'clock, in the City Hall. In connection with a film, a lecture on retail merchandising will lie given. All merchants and salespeople In the city are invited to attend. .No charge will he made for admission. B. K. Harris, secretary of the Mer- 'bants' Association, has secured the film and merchandising lecture through the courtesy of The National Cash Keglster Company, Paytou, Ohio. . H. .Farley, expect, lecturer of the Pny tnn Company, will be the speaker. The lecture has been given lsfore commer cial organizations and' conventions throughout the country, and has been highly commended. Causea for losses and failures in retail husiness arc shown, und their remedy I old in the lecture, which has been prepared from the experience of that company In Its thirty-five years of dealing with mer chants in all parts of the world. A prominent place In the lecture Is given to the value of newspaper ad- ertlsing. ; By means of stereoptleon slides. Mr. W. H. Farley will tell how to prepare newspaper copy, how to secure best results, and why a mer chant, should advertise continually. Window disnla.vs. elHciency of clerks. selling methods, credit business, mid other topics of interest to inerchantaJ will also lie discussed. The li 1 in tells In a. vivid manner the story of Mr. White, a merchant who is near failure. As the film progresnes, the reasons for his lack of success ls- cnine plain, l'oor arrangement or goods, an unattractive front, lax bus iness methods, and most of all. out-of- date husluess methods, all contributed their quota of loss. Finally a ebnnge conies in me ca reer of Mr. White. He remodels his store. Installs a modern system, does more advertising aud rapidly rises to success... The film is .declared to hnve business lessou In every Hcene. Many merchants and salespeople in this city are expected to welcome the opportunity offered by this lecture. ud a large attendance is looueu ror. TWO TRAINMEN ARE KILLED IN WRECK On the Louisville and Nashville Road at Bay Minette, Ala. (Br the AsMta4 Press.) Mobile. Ala.. April 16. Fast passen ger trains Nos. 2 and 3 of the Iuls- vllle and -Nashville Hallway were wrecked "in a head-on collision two mile nerah of Bay Minette, Ala.. t :i 'clock this mornlTHS TWo trainmen were killed, a negro porter Is missing, and several persons were Injured. The dead : Engineer John (. Uproell. of Montgomery,, Ala. ; L. A. Culver, of Montgomery, express messenger ;. a ne gro porter of Montgomery missing, oe- lleved to be bhrled in the wreckage. large Overall club NOW AT ROCKY MOl'NT The Club Already Has a Membership ' Estimated at MO. (Br The AtMwelatea Preas.1 Rocky Mount, April 16. An overall eluli with a membership estimated at iOO was organized here yesterday. Members of the club are from ail the walks of life, including railroad work ers. Iilgn scnooi .students, aim phtj official of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail way at Rocky Monnt except one. The high school boys and others appeared on the streets today attired in denims. Overal Promenade in New.iork, Xew York. April J6.T-A new attrac tion the overall promenade, imported direct from the South was billed to make its appearance on Broadway. Members of the Cheese Clnh, an or ganization of dramatic writers, press acents and editors of theatrical papers announced their conversion to the cheaper clothes movement last night, and sent forth a shenf of press notices detailing plans for popularization of the lowly overall In modish cw York. - Furman Students Will Wear Denim. Greenville. 8: C. April 16. The fac ulty and student body of Furman I'nl verslty by unanimous decision will be gin Monday the wearing or overalls, SITTCASE OF BLOODY CLOTHES' IS FOL'ND And an Effort Is Made to Have Them Identified by Harry Miller. - (By The AaaecMte Frees.) atenhenvllle. Ohio. AprlL 16. A suit case containing a blood spattered shirt and a blood stained ' nannaer chief alleged to belong to Harry Mil ler. "con teasel slayer" of little Fran ces South, of Adena, was found In thei West Virginia hllla near Beach lot torn last nlirht. : The suit case and contents ore to ne hrousht hero today in an effort to hove Miller Identify them. Miller keept the other prisoners awake last night by his Rtugtug. He stiU insists he killed the littlo gin That he is demented and his coudl tlou becoming worse, county omcisis say they are certain. - Danville Switchmen Stick. Danville. Va- April 13. There Is no llkehood of railway switchmen here Joining the strike. It was learned to dav on eood authority. While railway men are showing Impatience at the delay in disposing of wage claims which huve been pending a year, there ut no disposition to take concerted ao- tionat this time, it was stated. Tha tawa of WesthOTea. in Germany, still enforce an old ordinauee which - 'forbids any one to walk in the street with a lighted cigar. WHO'S WHO IN MOVIES FOR CONCORD? I Manager Isenhoir ,WHI Stage .l's- Contest at piedmont The.' , $S&rr Arrives Today ArrivM Tiulav. t Plu fnr tl r.m . lie in the lookout for fV man! Mr. (ieorge It. Rnyiuoud. of the , - Itujmond Film company, of New York, who arriveil In the city yesterday, and while here will mak'e a number of lo- calm films, which will be shown nt the Piedmont theater In the next few weeks. Mr. Baymond comes to the city armed with recommendations from business men and theatre managers hereabouts and a dandy from Mana ger Isenhoiir of the Piedmont theater. Armed with these hoonts he will seek out fiO of the most prominent business men In Concord and ask them to nose liefore the movie camera. First these subjects will lie posed with their backs to the camera, and then they pivot nntil their faces are aimed directly at the lens. Manager Isenhnnr is going to learn Just how many good guessers there are in the city, and will present n novel film feature in the way of a "Who's Who in Concord" contest. The busi ness and professional men who are filmed by Mr. Kaymond will rB shown at the Piedmont theater with their backs to the camera. Patrons attend ing the theater will lie axked to iden tify them, anil to the nearest correct guessers a $2. prize will lie award ed. The contest will run for two weeks, and on the second week the men will lie shown facing the camera. On the pictures showing the backs of the posers are placed iinmliers. The patrons. of the theater will lie given blanks on entering, with numbers cor responding to those on the films and will lie asked to write all -their guess ers on this blank, and deposit them, with the theater attaches. Do you know the men you see ev ery day? Could you recognize any of them if their backs were turned to v'ou ? This will lie a splendid way to convince yourself that you do not know the shoulders 1 of some of tlie best known business men In the city. In addition to this feature mm. Mr. Bnvmoud will nnike other Hints of lo cal Interest. FUNERAL OF MRS. J. L. POTTS Held This Afternoon at Maiden, and Interment Made in the Cemetery There, ' v The remains of Mrs. J. L- Potts were carried this morning to her na tive home at Maiden, where the fun eral services were conducted -by. her nutnr nr a i. sneiton. nesuiw her husband and Immediate member: f the famHy a large anmher at xrieadsj accompunieu tne reoiauis u jnii-n. Quite a nniulier of beautiful floral designs were sent as follows: A lame nillow of white and pink carnations from the night help of the Brsncord Mill, of which Mr. rotts is superintendent: a wreath f pink car nations and gnlax leaves from the AV. n v 'n 404 ; a larae wreath of 4.-hlta narlintioilK. Calls I lillCS Olid gnlaX leaves from the nlglit help; wrenin oi tulips and maple flowers, a very large wreath of white and pink roses, gnlax leaves and ferns from tlie spooling nd warping department or tne nraii- nrd Mill; wreath of white anil pinh amitlnnii. sweet liens aim garni leaves from the spinning And .carding department or tne nrancoru cross of pink carnations, ferns and ..I,., i..uv.. ii luree crescent of pink .i u-iiitu mriiations. aim irrnp, quite a number or nowers aim mu designs from friends and individuals. which spoke most eioqiienuj '- oateem In which Mrs. rotts v.n by. her neighbors and friends. FV PRESS TRAINS 47 AND 48 ARE BINNING Put Back In Service by Southern Yes terday. Foodstuffs For Wasning ton. ittar i.nvliiir lieen discontinued for several davs on account of the strike r railroad men. Southern express ' 47 ml 4SV between Atltin ta and Washington, were put I sick In wrvkw resterdny. - this i""i ... thP onlv change in the trnllic sit ..,i.M, miiu.iinced vestevdny. The two ,oi,. iiamlle a vast ouantity of ex .,,,.1 tiwlr Is'liur nut back In ser- ... . ... .1. 1 1. .A .llll.tWl vice will doum less no mm-u i the congestion which nns main .h corore wifferer recently. ri. i.wal nffim or t ie AinericBii iin . i-vnivu coniDany was advised yesterday to accept foodstuffs for shlp .0t Washlneton prowr, but that n,i,c,,.-h nn s ilnments to ishiiih yond the national capital was still in a,. mhrrt was ordered yes- r.inv on consignments of express for rmtrolt. Mien., wniie mere " r' tiai urnnir of the ban en shipments to csa- Tft.ilu anii KMM Hi. JiOIHN. 41. JJViii" Colnmhns, unto. Another Exhibition Flight. . ..i.. ririr nt tho T.llertr Flyers. will give another exhibition flight .to morrow at 4 ociock, aim "- Cannon will be hto passenger wh if he is doing the "stunts. tne """ will begin at 4 o'clock, and will be slven Just over the landing field, on the Charlotte, road. All of the Vstunfs i h airmen will be given ...in. and several others, not given last Satnrday will be Included In the exhibition. ' ' . . The Luther League, of St. James Lutheran Church will hold a rally this evening at 7-Oo'slock in thelec . .. at h Church.. All mew- kj... hMr friends are Invited and urged to attend tbk4 meeting. vOTjc -i?T- in he followed by a social hour. ... . - ctin ism) 14 confined-to' her home on Academy afreet ou account of. Illness.- - 7. - -. . ,v ' s- i . .,-'.4 lFNQ.nc.THF mm LJ.. ' I ML. Ul IIIMb '. . f 10 I Railroad Officials and Offi cers of the Four Brother hoods Say the End Is In Sight. v. ULTIMATUM 13 HAVING EFFECT And Already a Gradual Im provement in ' the Trans portation Situation Has Been Reported. (Br The Aealste PreM.) . N'ew York. April 16. Indication that the unauthorized rail strikes were iienriug nn end in this vicinity were, declared to lie visible .today by railroad officials and officers of Iho ": big 4" brotherhood. 'l'hev said the ntinfiitum or railroad managers yesterday giving tlie men till Saturday iioou to report back to work on K-unity of lsing dropped from con sideration was a body blow to morale A cradual improvement in transpor tation situation was reported by the -.-railroads. Leaders Working Hard. Xew York. April 16.-r-Leadern of the "Idg 4" railroad brotherhiKsl tslay renewed attempts to settle the strike . Ivcfoic uUiinatiuii of the roads' inunag- rs to the "outlaws threatening to till the deserted posts with volunteers nd cut off consideration of strikers expires at noon tomorrow. I'nlou leaders went into eoiiroroce with tlie strikers representative and Mayor. Frank Hague In Jersey City, and at the same time a mass meeting of strik- . rs opened in Hohokon. The first indications were the rail road pronouncement had made no ap preciable impression on the strikers. There was general Improvement in passenger service due to tlie use of volunteer train crews, and the receipt of two substantial shipments of food stuff was apnoiincol. - T-'-KtUL.tOirt at Columbus. - f Clulubus,.-Olllo?-Ar-li:,Refmnt-r bT the rallroail managers to. re-ognl the striking yardmen Here ronowing ..- presentation of a set of demands, left., the Columbus mil .strike situation un changed today, no uioveinent of the striking switchmen iinck to woi-k being- , reportel. ., "Gateway to South "Again Opened Washington. April 10. Employees at Potomac Yards, known as the ' "Freight (iateway to the South" who ' wvnt on strike yesterday for tlie sec- . ond time in four days returned -to work tiMlay after conference with union officers. Switching crews nt the Et-. tington Yards of the Baltimore .& Ohio -railroad who walked out yesterday re- turned to work. Strike at Jacksonville. ' Jacksonvile. April 16. Switchmen Const system on the i lorida East walked out today. MPROVEMEVr SHOWN THROl'GHOl'T COl'NTRY Meeting of Labor Board Lrllaving the Desired EiTert. ' " Br the Aeaeelated Preaa.) The return of the strikers and Im provement In the service was ivxit(Hl by the railroads today in various sec tions of the country, as the newly ap pointed railroad labor hoard assem bled in Washington for the first ses sion to consider the wage demands of the rnalroad workers. BEAl FORT WIRELESS ' STATION DESTROYED Plant Burned by Fire of 1'uknown Or-. ' - igln. . , , ; -(Br the Aaaeelatea Preea.) . Xew Bern. April 16. Fire of un-1 known origin completely destroyed the wireless station mi Plvers Isbtud near Beaufort early this morning. The blaze had gained considerable head way when discovered and it was Im possible to save fhe-buildtug and Its contents. The plant, owned by the gov-i ernment, was valued at thousands of dollars. '.?'.. ' St w her and Lewis Meet Tonight (Br Vka AaaeelateA rma.) , t Xew York,-April 16. Joe Steelier.,' world heavyweight wrestler will defend ! his title tonight in a bout to a flnisli, with Ed ''Stranglcr' Lewis. One fall;, will decde the wlner. 1 ' he C Loan nand Savings Association held U annual meeting yesterday at the Con- M.J V...1....! 1.. nl. . t.....,..' ... elation had enjoyed an unusual amount of prosperity.- The old officers were re-elected for the ensuing rear. Messrs. A. K. Hortsell and Oilliert Hendrix were elected as new members Ua the board of directors. .The. new se ries In this Association Is still open, and stockholders may subscribe to shares. ! ' ' " "' '' ' : - . i.Mlss Edmt. ., Wilson has retnrneit from 'Cbartotte. where"she has Imch for sewral days, and is at the Con cord M.lUlnery Company. .t ..' .....