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VOLUME XX.
CONCORD, N. C FRIDAY; APRIL 30, 1920.
NO. 89.
VAHHiriG OF ASSAULTS
BYRAOICALELE
More Than Score of Officials
.Told That They Had Been
selected for Assault or As
sassinatlon May, 1.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
-; DISCOVERY OF PLOT
Attacks to Be Incident to At
tempts to Bring About
Strikes in All Basic Amej
1 ican Industries. - '
(Br -tka Asaoelata Prcsa.)
Washington,- April 30. Woarniog
I hat they had hwn selected by th rad
ical elements for asxanlt or assasslpa
tion as a part of a May Day deroba
st ration has boon reeolvad from De
partment of Justice agents today by
morn than a score of civil and State
officials. Announcement of tb discov
ery of the plot by government agents
was announced last night by Attorney
General Palmer. ; '
The. .assassination ' and ' assaults
wore to bavo been part of the May,
Hay Program planned by the cammnn-
i 1st labor parry
ana - ocner radical
group. Mr. Palmer said, adding that
the contemplated . vloleuce waa to bo
incident to attempts to bring about
strikes In all basic American Indus
trie hi behnlf, of peace with soviet
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CLASH OF CARRANZA
AND SONORA TROOPS.
Both Side Have Been Comtninttlng
Forers for Over Thro Weokm.
Agua Prleta, Sonora, April 30. Tbo
clash of Carrania and Sonora troop
at Pulpito Pass in the mountains !
southeast of here late yeaterday fore-1
casta a lnnrer ami mora deruiva en-
counter in the near future, rebel lead
ers here aald today. ' On either aide of
Pulpito Pass both faction bavo been,
concentrating men for more than, three
weeks, v . "
Agents of the secessionist ira at
work throughout Mexico attempting to
, . .--AN- '' & i if ii I ww liaSila p mi tf
nmsQ msv get$ fa.ot
But Brooklyn Maa Leavea Girl Friend
$500 of I10.M9 EstaU.
ew York. 4jrll 28. "I glTe, de
vlso and bequeath to my beloved wife.
Edith B. Bchwarz. the aum of $5, which
ia to bo paid to her six month after
my death," said the will of Charlea E.
Hchwan, of Brooklyn. His estate, ac
cording to papers filed with the will.
Include more than $10,000 worth of
real property, and more titan $1000 of
personal property.
To his friend. Louise Miller, also of
Brooklyn, Bcbwan left $500. The .res
idue of the estate goes to an nnde,
Ernest Rlcgleman, of No. ftl Caroline
avenue, lookers. Mrs. 8chwaft now
Uvea at No.. 142 Plerpont Street
Brooklyn. . ' , , .. .- -
VFWh Our Adwrtlserg. ' '
'There are only three more days of
the big salo - at the Farka-Beik Co.
Bee new ad. today. - -...-v.,,-:;
Uppard Barrier bare a new ad.
rertlaement today. -:
Tanenbaus Bros, have a clothing
propoaltloft that you should look Jnt-f
Hoq big ad. today.
Summertime vests at Fisher's,
. about them in a new ad. today..
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Cotton Kirhange to Close Tomorrow.
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J NVw Tork, April 30. The New York
cotton exchange announced It would
follow the example of tba New York
stock exchange and dose Omorrow,
May 1st, "moving day," because of the
large number or removal to new om-
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ing and Savings Institution. .
To those who want to save by the weekly or
monthly plan, or to those who want .to build or buy
a home, this ajisociation offers unsurpassed ad
vantages. y'HM):
Each shae of stock will cpst you twenty-five
cents per week, and each share of stock will be
, worth one hundred dollars
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MR. W. MONROE LINKER
: ; V DIED THURSDAY NIGHT
Had Been In Excellent Ileahh and
Ilia Death Tame Suddenly. Was f
Prominent Man.
Concord -wan shocked thin mornini
when announcement was made thn
Mr. W. M. Linker, one of the ma
prominent men of No. 1(1 town-diip
bad died at his home there last night
at n oeloek.- Mr. Linker ate his us
ual hearty supper last night, and wont
to- Ded - without complalnine of. feel-
ins bad. Ho was found In his bed
about 0:10 o'clock, and was dead wheb
found.'; It la tluvnght death was caused
by heart trouble,
' William Monroe Linker wn torn
In Cabarrus county on March :0, 1W0.
lk lived, here until the Civil War. and
after Bervlne fonr years with the Con
federate Army he" moved back here.
and since then, baa made tils home In
No. 10 township, near Flnwes store.
He lias token a most prominent part
in the social, educational and rellg-
Iouk life of his community, and was a
man known anil respected by all.
The deceased la survived by Want
children: Messrs. W. M.. MM. nml
D. B. Linker, of this city. Mrs. C. W.
Ahernethv. of Pioneer Mills. Mrs. 11. C.
MeKnlKht. of Charlotte. Mrs. M. F.
Teeter, of Harrisburg, Mrs. A. J. Host,
of.tbia city, nnd Mrs. Luther Brown,
who made ber borne with her fa flier.
Mr. Linker was a lifelong mender
of '. the Kooky "River Presbyterian
Church, and the funeral services were
held there this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Tho Interment was made in the ceme
tery at the church.
Mr. Linker was well , known nnd
hlirlilv respected In this lOiiniy. and
.the announcement of bla sudden death
will be received with genuine sorrow
by till who knew lilm.
SPRING CLEAN IT OF
CRIMINALS IN CHICAGO
Included Are Burglars, Ilighwaymen,
Minor Criminals and Radical Sus
pects. ' .
fBr Ta Aaaaalatad ' Praaa.)
Chicago." April -30. More thun three
hundred and fifty persona were in tho
city; Jail here, today as a result or
what John J. Garrlty. chief of police.
terms a "spring cleanup of criminals,
Included in the. number were alleged
burelars. nurnwaymeu, minor crimi
nals and radical RUsnects.
Chief Garrlty warned by State At
torney Hoyne and the army Intelli
gence bureau here that "reds" Intend
ed to stage a "carnival of assassina
tions" tomorrow, said he did not look
for extensive May lay . depredations,
but that he had taken advisable pre-
Populatioa 1 Announced For
Four
' ' TownM in the South.
Washington, April 20. Census sta;
tiatlcs annonncoU today inclmle: '
Tuscaloosa, Ala., 11,006, incrense 3,
B8. or 42.7 per cent.
ITuntAvill. : Ala 8,000V Increase
407, or 5.3 per cent.
Vahlosta. Oa., 10,783; ' increase 3,
127, or 40.8 pei1 cent " ' '
Northpbrt, Ala., 1.600 Increase 1,106
or 221.2 per cent. ' : - y
Labor to Tat Ticket In Field From
i Rowan.
'Saliabury. April ' 20. The Centiral
Labor I'niou, , with' representatives
present from many crafts, decided to
put a legislative ticket . In tbe field
from Rowan and named J. A. Wig
gins and W. P. Nelster as labor's rep
reaentatlvea. Both hee men are con
nected -with the: Southern's Spencer
force. Mr. Wiggins is organiser for
Utt Btate Federation of Labor, . ...
Four Wives See Him Seuteneed.
James Balx-ock. 20 years old of New
ark, N. JM were in the courtroom to
day when Judge Louis F. Ulbbs sen
tenced him to five years in Sing Sing
!for bigamy. Babcock selected' the
moI.th of jone tot his marriages, tcs-
tlmony showed. His last wife caused
8ls arrest. Two of Babcock's wives
came from Patterson, N, J, .,
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, The Department of Justice is still
after profiters, says a news item; Why
doesn't it get aneaa or tnem ror a
change T Norfolk Virginian Pilot, f
Open
at maturing. .
ATTEMPTS TO BREAK IT
. . CONSPIRACY FRI STRATED
By Dlsngreement Itetween Ui Depart
ment of tabor and Justice.
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nVashiiiKlon, April 30. Attempts U
break, up completely "Hie most damn
able cnnsplracy against the govern 1
the nation's history" was frustrated b.
(llRagrcenieiita lietween the Iloiiart
nient's of Labor and Justice, Chairman
Johnson, of the House Immigration
Committee testltled today at the re
newal of the investigation by the rules
committee into the handling of depor
tation warrant's by Louis F. Post, as
sistant Secretory of Labor. Arrests of
ri.OOO communists was followed by an
"awful nilxup betwen the two depart
menls" resulting In the release or a big
majority of those held. Representative
Johnson said. The Department of
Justice died its part, Mr. Johnson said,
but an obstacle appeared in Mr. Post,
INDUSTRIAL RELATION
LAW : HELDC0NSTlTrn0NAL
Loral Union Official Enjolneil From
V railing a Ktrike.
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jrilinmirK, ixiiiimin; April .HI. 1 lie
new court of industrial relations law
is' roust itntional. according to a de
cision annomu-ed by, Judge Andrew J,
Curran In the Crawford County Dis
trict Court today, . J mice Curran thou
granted a temporary injunction en
joining Alexander Howntt and other
district and local union ollicials of
the Kansas district of United Mine
workers from calling a strike.
PLANT AT HIGH POINT
Bl'RNS, LOSS $200,000
Ejerto-File Company's Place Destroy
ed and Southern Railway Is Block-
ed. ' '
-High Point, April 2!. With a loss
of from $100,000 to $1'00,000, the EJeo-
to-Mle company s plant hei-e was con
sumed about, noon today when Urn of
undetermined origin waa discovered by
nil employe of the plant.
hen the firemen arrived the flames
were making remarkable headway-and
few minutes later the building, a
two-story wooden structure, bad been
burned to the ground.
Fifteen freight cars, left standing on
siding adjacent to the piaut. of the
Ejecto-Hle company, were Ignited and
one of these was destroyed. Most of
the cars were loaded with lumber.
Fourteen were damaged in varying de
grees.
Trainc. on mailt line or the South
ern railway was ent" offj for . nearly
three hours when the rails were bent
as n rostUt oT' the-Hntetise heat. It
Lwas aftar 2 o'clock this afternoon lie-
fore either north or southbound trains
passed High Point.' und then' they us-
ed side tracks. ' - -
Aim j-jjwio-r ue conipuny was en
gaged lu the manufacture of filing
Cabinets, tlctnilas. ' phonogiphs and
cabinets for phonograph records. Ev
ery piece of machinery was destroyed.
DEPRECATES PANIC . TALK
Fletcher tells Chicago Business Men
Why, It Is Foolish., '
Chlcaga April 28. John Fletcher,
vice president of the Fort Dearborn
Bank, handed a few figures on panics
to Chicago's big business men at the
meeting of the Association of Com
merce today, i
There are people foolish enough to
talk about the posslblltles of panic
With but 5 per cent, of the earth's pop
ulation we have 24 per cent, of its
aricnltural production. 40 per cent.
of the mineral '.production., and we
manufacture 35 per cent, or its goods.
Our National wealth is above $225,-
000,000.000, while that of our nearest
competitor. England, is but $80,000,
000.000. With this. It Is Impossible
for things to go wrong. -
"The real trouble in tdls counwry to
day Is that there Is a premium on Idle
ness. Our trade balance today Is $.1,
OOO.omoOO. We have repurchased
our foreign placed securities to the val
ue of $S,000.000.000. We have loaned,
our Allies $9,000,000,000 or $10,000.
000,000. Half of the gold In the world
la in the United State and tne depos
its in the banks of fhls country are
billions more than the total in all the
other banks of the world."
APPEAL FOB UNITED STRIKE
Appeal to Boston Working Men Is
Headed. "Hall to the Soviet r
' (By tfce AHdlta4 Prcaa.) '
Boston, April .30. An appeal to
workers to shdw strength by united
strike on May 1 Is contained in posters
purporting to be the "May Day procla
mation of the central executive com
mittee of Communist party of Ameri
ca, which are Doing circiuanM urrc
The appeal is headed "Hair to the So
viets!" '
State municipal authorities have re
ceived Information of preparations by
radical organisations for convention
here tomorrow. The police have pre
pared .to guard against possible demon
stration by radicals. . '
Annual Fortlflcationa Appropriation
. : Bill Passed. . . .
''(By Til AaMelntaa 'Prww.t'"1 '
Washington. April 30. Without a
record vote the Senate today passed
and sent to conference the annual forti
fications appropriation bill , carrying
$10,383,442 and containing provision
for the retnm to the Treasury of $800.
015,000 in unexpended, war appropria
tions for fortlflcationa. ', . '
Seven Machine Guns Placed at Various
Places in Boston. ,
., fBr Tfca ImmIiM Iim 1 ."
Boston, ' April .10. For ' use In the
May Day emergeucy tomorrow the po
lice have posted seven machine guns
at various parts of the city manned
by overseas veterans. Some of the
guns are mounted on automobiles,' '
BLUE BEARD OUTDONE
BY LOS ANGELES MAF
Man Had Married Twefve o
"Fifteen Women, and Sev
en of the "Wives" Are Re
. ported Missing.
AT LEAST TWO OF
THEM MURDEREf
Huirt Had Used so Mam
Aliases That He Did No
Know: His Real Name.
Was Born in fthe South. -
(By h Auwllird Press.) f 1
Los Angeles, Wpril R: At lenm tw
of the, numerous women Jas. H. Hulr
Is alleged to have married in vnrloui
parts of the country were murdere
by him. two--ol her r met "nwldenta
deal lis, while with him. and he "migb'
have murdered more.'f according to at
alleged confession made public earl:
today by Jas. Margnn Marmaduke
his attorney, and county ofFcluK Hull
Said he "could : not ' remember wha'
happened to some of the women be
cause of his still weakened conditio!
resulting from twfe-attep.pta to cimml
suicide, the reputed oohfossion said. H(
lay on a cot at the cquiiry hospital a
lie talked.
Huirt has lieen hHd here severs
days while otllcers lavestlgated rec
ords of the, numerous' marriages.
He married "twelve or fifteen worn
en, probably more,1; Huirt was quotei'
as saying. A desirp'to kill obsesse
bim, four years ago, Ilulrt was allege!
to have said, and women were his es
peciak victims, there tiolng no dlrec
motives for their deatks and no deslri
to kill men, children or animals. ' ;'
More than twenty liiifirrtnge hay
been attributed bylheliiH?rs to Htnt
Seven women are listed as missing. '
The offlcers said Hufrt told tbeiu b-
did not know his rlglit name, but ad
niitted having used nany aliases.
He said he knew nothing of hi
parents, but did know, he was born li
the South. He said h had little edu
cation. ' '' " v" . :,
Bluebread In Egypt.
Cairo, Egypt. April? 30. The work
of a modem Blnebrcai) has been dis
covered at Tantn,"64 miles northwest
ol Cairo. -mo.a rAV "Mohammedan
festivals and fairs. Women enticed into
a certain house on the pretext of meet
Ing a wealthy admirer have been rob
bed of their Jewels and then murdered
Afternoon their bodies were burned,
except for the bends, 20 of which were
found In the house. - ;
8COTI.rCOMMENCEMKNT i,
Pivgromme of Exercise to Be Hel('
May 14-19, 1920.
Senior Reception, May ; Hth, at 8
m. ' ''-''. " '' ;
Ttupeatniirente Sermon. Mb V 10. 4 n
m.. Kev. 'D. J. SatterflehL D. D-, Woos-
ter. Ohio. '
Cliristian . Endeavor Prayer am1
Praise' Service, May 10, 7 :00 p. m.
Senior Preparatory Eutertainmebt
May 17, 7:30 p. m.
Class Day Exercises, May is, z :
m. . ' r. .
Anmiflt Address. May 18. .7:30 n. m.
Mrs. Mary McLeod Rothnne, Daytona
Florida.
Commencement Exorcises, May 10
11 a. m.
I THE COTTON MARKET
Farther liquidation Todays .May
; Soon Sold off 23 Point.
-' (By tke AMoclatcd Frew.) .
New York. April 30. The circula
tion of addltonal May notices estimat
ed at 1,000 bales caused further near
months liquidation In the cotton mar
ket todav. First prices were steady at
a decline of 15 points to an advance of
0 points, and May soon soio on to w.li,
or 223 points net tower, wniie uciooer
declined to 35.30 or 2 points below
last night's closing, v.
Cotton futures opened steady: May
4055: July 38.20: October 35.30; De
cember 34.47; January 33.05. .
Argentina Adopt Clock-Bound Plan.
Rnenna Arte. Anril 30. Under the
terms of a decree issued by President
Irlgoyen. all clocks In Argentina will
be put forward 10 minutes and 48
aeconds at midnight tonight. The
decree completely revolutionises Ar
gentina's system of keeping time. It
means the adoption or ine -ciock-round"
plan, which prevails In Italy
and some of the other contlnentlal
countries of Europe.) In future the
time will be figured on tne nasis oi ine
Greenwich meridian nstead of the
Cordoba meridian as ,at the present
time.
Richmond Teachers to Go Boouiaa.
(Sr Tka iaHOalii Pws.t
Richmond. April 30. Teachers in
Richmond nubile schools will draw
bonuses tomorrow representing ten per
cent of their salaries for the last four
months. Approximately 40,000 dollars
will be paid out in back salary to more
than 800 teachers, principals and other
school employees. .
(Franklin Has 773
I lr' Tke AmmMc4 Praaa.) ,
Washington, April 80. The census
figures . announced today Include.
Franklin. North Carolina 773 ; in
crease 394 or 104 per cent. ,: . ,
' The price of cotton today on the lo
cal market 1 unchanged, at 41 cents
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ANOTHER EFFORT TO
; GAIN A HEARINO.
By Representative of NoRerognlzed
Associations of Railway Men. .
y1 . (By Ihe Aaaaclalv Praaa.) :
; Waslilngton.' April 30. Another of
fort to gain a hearing before the rail
oad labor hoard was made today hj
vnreseutntlves of the uon-recoimlzei
isaoclatfona ovf railroad men who have
iiuit their jolis. .
In a letter to Chairman Barton of
ficials of the hew organization said
the recognized unions had misrepre
sented the strikers, and they asked
that the new association of yardmen
tnd englnemen be permitted to present
'lie wage demands of the strikers. ,
f W. S. Carter, president of the broth
erhood of locomotive nnd englnemen
irotested ngalnst the board hearing
he new organizations, declaring that
'f the board recognized the men .who
had repudiated wage agreements made
Sy Hie brotherhood, a premium would
be placed on violation of agreements.
BANKERS DISCTSS CAUSE OF
tvfri iTinv ivn iiir.u prith
Shortage of Goods and Speculation
Cause of the Present High Prices.
I By Tke Aaaadatcd yraaa.i
Jrew York, April SO. Bankers, edu-
wtors nnd economists of the United
states nnd Europe discussed the cause
f inflation and high prices and their
emedies at semi-annual meeting of
Vttdemy of Political Science which
ipened here today.
Dr. B. M. Anderson, Jr., of tho Natl-
innl Bank of Commerce In New York,
leclnred the shortage of goods and at-
'amlant speculation is the prime cause
if the present high prices in this
joniitry.
"When our enormous export balance
Usappears and when our domestic
-narkets are called upon to absorb
'hroe or four hundred million dollars
vorth of goods per month, which fhey
have not been absorbing, we shall see
ower prices," he declared.
HOUSE REPUBLIANS TO
MEET TONIGHT IN CAUCUS
To Iron Out Their Differences Over
Soldier Relief Legislation.
(Hi ! aaaactalcJ Praaa.1
Washington, April 30. House Re
publicans divided Into two factions
wer the sales tax nlan for raislnr. funds
for the soldier felief legislation will
licet in party caucus tonight to Iron
nit their differences. -There was no In
dications early today as to what would
bo the result. '
Both sides'' linel.np during the day,
the rnmirgiwa admittedly: In tbe mi
nority, seeking to gather strength to
jonvince the regular leaders that the
nactement of the relief bill as plann-
d could not be accomplished with the
Mies tax among Its provisions.
BRIDE SHOT IN RICHMOND
Bridegroom After Words Ended His
Own Life. Bride Died Later.
(By Tka Aaaaetat4 hin.l
Richmond April 30. Mrs. Aleue
Willis Thacker, whose marriage to
Chas Peyton Thacker took place in
Washington two months ago, died In
t local hospital today as the result of
being shot three times by her husband
who afterward ended his own life.
Domestic difficulties are assigned as
the cause of the double tragedy.
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Annual School Entertainment at Mt.
; Pleasant.
The children of the Mt. Pleasant
public school will render their annual
entertainment In the auditorium at
Mt ' Pleasant Saturday, May 1st at
4:30 d. iii. The entertainment will
consist of two selections: "In Little
Folks Town," a novelty operetta for
children, and "Lightheart," a child's
allegorical play in two acts. Both of
these selections are delightfully enter
taining and, from all indications, the
children promise something good and
worth while. The children have an
established record for rendering good
plays and entertainments, and it Is
safe to say that they will maintain
that standard-of excellence on Satur
day night. A number of the children
have been in former piays ana are,
therefore, becoming "quite at home" on
the stage. They wish to thank yon
for your Interest and attendance in
the past and Invite you to be present
Saturday night Admission 25 cents.
To End War With Germany and Aus-
.. trta.
(By kc Aaaaciataa Prcaa.) - :
Washington, April 30. State of war
with both Germany and Austria
would be terminated under a resolu
tion reported today by the senate. for
eign relations committee as a substi
tute for the house resolution to ena
the war with Germany alone.
The vote on the resolution was nine
to six with all the Republicans sup
porting it and all the Democrat op
posing it.
It is planned to can up me resolu
tion for debate in the senate next
week and final action ia expected In
two or three week.
To Take Care of New York Homeles
, : Tomorrow. ,..-.
' (By tho AaaaeJata FNaa.)
New York, April 30. A village of
tents will rise on the grounds of the
Salvation Army Training College here
to shelter New Yorkers who will be
rendered homeless tomorrow or direct
ly thereafter by May 1 eviction pro
ceedings. Salvation Army officials an
nounced today. i '
Plans are being made to care . for
1,000 persons. '. .;vi c
According to one authority, a-woman's
feet should be to her height in
fho nrnnnrtloa of fourteen to one
hundred that is. a nearly a possible
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ARE
GOING TO DO THEIR BIT
Graduating Class Votes to Wear Ot
gandy Dresses and lints for Grad
Hating Exercises.
At a clnss meeting held yesterday,
the girl members of the graduating
class or t lie Concord nigh Kclino
unanimously voted to wear white or
gandy dresses and hat at the grad
uatlon exercises. The organdy dre:s-
es will take Jhe place of (hp taffeta
and crepe de chine gowns Dial: have
characterized commencement exorcis
es In this city for years, and will be
worn In nn effort to reduce the blah
cost or clothing.
Miss Lena Barrow, countv demon
stration agent, met witii the mcmlicrs
of the class, and after talking over the
situation with her the class made their
decision to do away with uninH-essary
finery, and to attire themselves In
simple white organdy.
Miss Barrow will meet with the
clnss at a later date, and will help
them In the preparation of their hats.
It is said that, the hats can be madr
for $4 each. The cost of a white or
gandy dross will also be much less
than the price of taffeta, silk or crone
tie cnine.
C OPS IN OVERALLS.
Movement Under Way to Make Uni
forms Out of Denim.
Philadelphia Record.
Now for the cops In denim'.
If plans on which Superintendent of
Police Mills and his assistants are
working materialize, tho policemen of
Philadelphia will Join the ranks of -tho
bankers, magnates and other pluto
crats who have donned the once lowly
overall. A sample suit made of denim
for Sergeant Malcolm McDonald, of
the Reserves, have proved the practi
cability of the scheme. The suit was
made In the regulation cut and proved
cool, neat and cheap.
"It is doubtful If we can 'overall'
the police this summer." said the super
intendent yesterday. The bureau is at
present under a two-year contract
with n local clothing concern for the
making" and delivery of the regular
blue unlftfrm, and therefore I do not
see how we can obtain the material
for the denim suits. But the idea is an
excellent one and will lie pressed, and
we may place some of the traffic men
in overalls this summer."
GASTONIA PREPARING TO
ENTERTAIN A. R. P. SYNOD
Church Leaders From AU Over South
Are to Attend the Meeting Next
Week. ; k.-.;.;x' '. , . . k. ....
Gastouia,' April 2!). When (lie syn
od of the Associate Reformed Presby
terian church convenes In , (iastonia
next Wednesday,: May 5, there will Is?
in attendance between 200 and 300
ministers and ciders of that church.
coming from all sections of (lie Soulli
and one foreign country, representing
eight presbyteries. . The presbyteries
that will send deltales are the Firwt.
representing part of South Carolina,
second, from South Carolina and Geor
gia, the Tennessee and Alabama and
Memphis presbyteria. Arkansas. Vir
ginia and the India Presbytery, which
will be represented by Rev. J. W. Kan-
son, a missionary to that country.
Eight southern states ' will lie repre
sented here, together with a delegate
from the United Presbyterian church
hi the person of Dr. John McXaugher,
of the United Presbyterian Theologi
cal seminary at Pittsburgh.
The business of the synod will con
sist chiefly of the reading of reports
from the various churches and pres
byteries, conference on home and for
eign missions and education, and a
program of thanksgiving for tho suc
cessful completion of the forward
movement campaign In the church,
tlie movement that corresponds to the
centenary drive in the Methodist
church and the 75 million campaign
lit the Baptist church.
MUST HAVE ONE DOLLAR
AN HOUR IN NORFOLK
As a Result Builders and Contractors
in Norfolk Will Deelaro Open For
Shop.'.:
' (By Tka aaaaeiatca Praaa. 1
Norfolk, April 30. As a result of
failure of negotiations looking to the
establishment of a new wage agree
ment to apply after today in the build
ing trades, the unions have called a
strike against all contractors who do
not pay the union scale of $l per hour
and members of the builders and con
tractors association have declared open
shop. , t
The strike will be effective tomor
row, the present wage agreement ex
piring at midnight tonight. . J
WOOD CARRIES NHW JERSEY
Ha a Majority Over Senator Hiram
Johnson of 1JS07.
- (By Tka Aaaaalata franl : '
Newark, N. J., April 30. Complete
and corrected figures In the New Jer
sey preferential Presidential primary
gave MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood a lead
of 1.207 vote over Senator Hiram
Johnson. The vote stood: Wood 52,.
608; Johnson 61.40L
Nominated Memb r of Interstate
Commerce Convn's-Mu.
(By tka Aaaartate Prcaa.) - :
Washington, April 8ft Henry Jones
Ford, profiMsor f po'Ulc:il economy -at
rr (licet on iTnlverslty. an.i Ja. Dnn
crn. of Qmnoy. Mast., former ke
pnnident f the Ajuerlci'i Fodciaii.n
of Labor, wtre noin'n.itrj t-nlay by
President WllMin to be rae:niiera cf the
Interstate Commerce Cjm-nigjinn.
Wlien! the celluloid love affairs of
the Falrbankse and- the ' Plckfords
draw eight-column headlines, we need
do we aot another war. Chicago
Tribune. ' ,
TO BRFAlf "D THE E
unl ULLL
Federal Agents Have Been
- Instructed by the Authori
ties to "Go As Far As the
Law Will Allow."
TO PROTECT THE
LIVES OF OFFICIALS
Who Have Been Marked for
Destruction and to Pre
vent Violence Generally.
Surveillance of Parades.
Washington, Anril 30. Federal
agents have boon instructed to "go as
far as the law will allow" In the break- '
ing up of the May Day radical de
monstration"
In making this announcement today
Assistant .Attorney General Garvan
said the Department of Justice otU- ,
cials were concentrating on efforts to
protect lives of officials, federal and
state, who have been marked for des
truction and to prevent violence gen
orally. : ' . .
Surveillance of pnradosaml similar
demonstrations will be left largely In '
the hands of local police, but the Do
pari meat of Justice agents will be on
hand to aid in averting any disorders.
Department, ollkials hod olif allied no
further information today as to the v
progress made by agitators In the di
rection of strikes. Attorney General
Palmer has requested United States
Attorneys to cooperate with the gov
ernment secret agents in obtaining all .
facts as to plans of the radicals for
fomenting a general srfrlke. ' , . v
Mr. Garvan had received conies of ;
appeal by executive committee of Com- '
munist Labor Party urging workers to
lay down their tools "in behalf of po
litical prisoners who are martyrs to
the cause." tv
These circulars were distributed ves-
terday in at least eleven large cities, '
Department agents reported.
FI YNN CONFERS WITH tm
DISTRICT LlEt lRNVYIS
Regarding Preparations to , Forestall
Possible JTy Day C''e!ir.itIon. ,
No 'York. AptlUTu. Wh J. Klyiin," "
chief of the Investigation bureau of
the Department of Justice, conferred
today with his Now York district Ucn-
enunts regarding preparations to
forestall a possible 1 May Day demon-)
onstration here. ... j, v
Flynn has been here with a nnm
ber of special agents and already ..
more than a score of Department op
eratlves are Investigating : extremist in
activities and "covering" radical head-
quarters In this territory.
Extraordinary precautious against
possible attempts at a May Day dem
onstration has been taken by the po
lice deparhnent Every JiuHteeuiuu
will be held on reserve from today un-.
til Monday morning.
McKEAN BEFORE COMMITTEE
Says Secretary Daniels Had to Be Con
vinced That He Could Justify Ex
penditures. By Tka Aaaaalata Praaa) -
Washington. April 30. Word went ,
out through the Navy Department in s
July, 1915V to "get. everything ready
for war as fast as possible," Hear Ad
miral J. S. McKean today told the stn
ate committee investigating the Sims-;
Daniels row. While the navy was m
thoroughly prepared tu April, 1017,
he said, every tiling possible had been
done. .. i .
Secretary Daniels was loath to ap
prove recommendations Involving largo
expenditures until after war was de
clared, he said. ,
"Do you know of cases whore Score-:
tary Daniels' procrastination, delayed
preparation for the navy?" asked '
Chairman Hale. .
"He did riot always agree with me
right when I thought he should," re
plied the witness. "When I was con
vinced I naturaly though he should
be. He was not rapid in making de
cisions involving the spending of mon
ey. It waa particularly liard in tlmn
of peace to get im to authorize large
expenditures. He had to lie convinced
that he could justify the expense be
fore Congress." , -
$3,000,000 TO INTER
CHURCH MOVEMENT
Is Announced Today at New York
Headquarters-Giver Not Known.
(My Tka faaaetata Praaa..
New York. April 30. An anonymous
gift of $3,000,000 to the Lnlted Fluan
cial campaign of the rnrer Churcli '
World Movement , was announced a
campaign headquarters here today
wtb the statement that $90,000,000 of
the $100,000,000 sought had been
pledged. The campaign does not close
until next week, and more than 100,000
churches in the various states are yet
to be heard from. ;
' West Texas League Opening
Mineral Wells. Texas, April 30.
The recently organized West . Texas :
baseball league gets nnder way today
for Its first championship seasom Six
Cisco. Ranger, Mineral Wells, Gorman
nnd Eastland. ' All of the cities are
in the fnmoua Texas oil belt In the
Initial games today Abilene Is schedul
ed to play at Ran per, Gorman at Cisco,
and Eastland at Mineral Wells. It U
planned to play a season of 1U0 games.
Closing Labor Day. .