North Carolina Newspapers

oo,6oooo6o y O" TODAY'S 0 r O O 0 0 o o 0 0 O ASSOCIATED O PRESS O DISPATCHES O 0QOOQOOO D 'JAILT TEIi O NEVS O O TODAY. 0 ooooooooo VOLUME XX. CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1920. NO, 100. '''flPaassa o -COUHTY0!iFEREKCE IN THIS CITY SOO Obstacle Race wAS FORGED 3TJNE Tr, . ! ,- . . . : FURIOUS FIGHTING SECRETARY DANIELS WORK OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION nnu n nu in nnw1 uumu uri in iiilail Sessions of Conference Wil Be Held at the First Pres , byterian Church on May 31st and June 1st. ALL COMMITTEES - ARE APPOINTED And Letters df Special Jnvi- tation will Be Sent to the t Pastor of Each Church in the Ijounty, . A County Conference, to he held nn . dee the auspices of the ' Interchnrch World Jfcvement, will be held In tho - First Presbyterian Church of this . city on Monday and Tuesday. May 31st and June 1st. Rev. W. C. Lyerly, . punt or of the Reformed churcn im hag been actively engaged In arrang ing for tho Conference for some tunc, and da ban attended several confer ences In varioiiN parts of tun State to : get a full lika aa to the reasons for nrul the hopes of tho conference to be held hero I be last of tuts and . Mio nrat of next month. v A State conference was held In Ral eigh Home time ago, and In April a meeting of pastors -was held In C'liar- . lotte. At both gatherltuts the Inter- clitirp.li movement in this. State was dlscucssed, and aa a meana of getting the plana of the movement before all of the people. It wan dccldeil to hold the county conference. The one to lie held here will be the llrst In this State. v The first meeting will be held at 8 o'clock on the night of May Slut, and the meeting will be devoted to a stere optieon lecture, which -will have for Ita purpose the portrayal of religious conditions In the HKtate'. Nation and world. The aecood meeting will lie held Tuesday morning, June lat, and lectures will be made at that time by speakers sent oat by the State organ ization. It U planned now to nave six lecturers here, and each will represent a certain Protestant denomination. The last meeting will be devoted to a general discussion of the movement in this county, and win be given over en tirely to auggeatlona from' the various delegates who will represent tne uir fcrenS churches of hoeonntjv.,;.. ' Mr.'Lyeriy called a meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday afternoon, and at 'the meeting some of the plans for the conference here were discussed. Committees were appointed, and the subject generally was well covered. The following have been appointed for special work: Stewardship Rev. J. F. Armstrong. Spiritual Resource Rev. R. O. Lncke. Life Work Rev. R..A. Goodman, of Mt. Pleasant, Missionary Education Mr. J,' B. Robertson. ' v . . . . i w The general committee for the con ference will be composed of tne fol lowing: ; ' 1 . Local . Arrangement Mr. C F. Rltcbte.chainnan and Mrs. . L. Writs. Publicity J. B. SherriU and H. P. Benson. -' - - ' -' ' " Attendances-Rev. W. C. lorerly, chairman, Mr. A. S. Webb and Mr. J. a Womble. ' Aa a means of getting a good at tendance at the Conference It has been decided to send a letter to the pastor of every rtinrch In the county, asking that each church send a certain num ber of delegates to. the conference. The letter also will explain the work to be done during the Conference here. Lectures during the- session to be held Tuesday morning will be on deep ening the spiritual life of the church, stewardship, recruiting young people for religious service and missionary education. - These are themes In which all church members are Interested, and which every minister v is constantly handling. The afternoon session on Tuesday will be given over to an open forum discussion, which will .be , en joyed by all present , There will be six men and two wom en on the team sent here by the State headquarters of the- movement in North Carolina, and each la North Carolinian, and a prominent worker In hu? or her respective fhnroo. .. There will be no expenses connected with the conference from a local standpoint, the conferences being financially conducted by the State headquarters.-: AU of the committees will have their special work prepared for them, and much Information will come from the State headquarters. The nnbllcitv committee and the comlttee on attendance haiefe .- their work before them, and every effort will be made to have much interest aroused In the conference here. It is felt that everyone who attends will be ereatlr benefitted. The sessions will be open to the public, and the dele gates who are to be chosen trom eacn church are especially - wanted, - as eats will be reserved for them during the entire session of the conference. .. f Cmrm BenAXd Bound Over to Coutr. George Ben&eld, who It is charged stole a horse irom Mr. w. i Morris several weeks ago, waa tried before Judge Furr. acting as magis trate yesterday. Probably cause was found and Benfield waa bound over to Sunerlor court Under a CQO bond It is alleged that Benfield rode the horse to Salisbury, where he sold It, Benfield going on from there to Lex ingtou, where he waa arrested. ' YLdtln Cards Printed in Beautiful i tvpe face, 60 for $1.00, 100 tor 11.60. , Times-Tribune office. ..." Resolutions Adopted Calling on Both Parties to Adopt Plank Declaring For, Pro hibition Enforcement. PRESIDENT WILSON . SENDS LETTER TODAY He Declares That America Is Now Facing Question of Aiding Christian People in Other Parts of the World. ' (Br I lie Associated Press.) I Washington, May 13. Resolutions calling on both the Democrats and Republicans to adopt- a plank declar ing strongly for enforcement of the prohibition amendment and not to nominate any candidate for presidency who is not known to be committed to this policy, were adopted today by the Southern Baptist Convention In ses sion here. . , President Wilson In a letter today to the meeting here of the Southern Ruptist Convention -declared America Is now facing the question of aiding the Christian people in other ports of Uie world to realise their idenls of Justice and orderly peace. A plea : for unity of the Northern and Southern Baptists was made by E. M. Poteat, of Boston, secretary of the laymen's work of the Northern Baptist convention. : lie declared that the Baptists in the North and' South were one in fundamental Issues and should get together. ' . Consideration of the report of the Baptist $75,000,000 campaign commis sion was taken up at the sessions con tinuing today. - Messengers also enter ed Into the discussion of foreign mis sions and the report of the educational board and the Southern Baptist Theo logical Seminary. ....... METHODISTS TO ELECT FOURTEEN NEW BISHOPS And Three Miasionory Bishops Are to Be Raised to the Full Superintend- ency. (Br AMPlat4 Fmiu.) Pea Moines, May 1.1. The election of fourteen new bishops wero called for in fhe teport'"of tho commlTtee of Episcopaoy which was ready to be presented today to the Methodist Epis copal Church conference in session here. . In addition to this numler three men who nt present are missionary bishops will be raised to full general superintendency, making seventeen in all. the largest number ever balloted upon at any former general confer ence of the church. x - - The committee s report was through Its sub-committee on episcopal resi dences, and recommends 7 new resi dences. Indianapolis la the only city in the United States added to the prer ent list In addition to the seven new resi dences there are also seven bishops to be elected to fill exietlng vacancies, five caused by deaths and two by re tirements. ' . The seat of one episcopal area is recommended to be changed In Africa. Election of Negro Methodist Bishope -..-'! Urged..; --;:: Des Moines, la- May 13. Four can didates for negro bishops made possi ble by the Methodist General Confer ence here, are being urged for election by supporters here. All have been prominent for work in their own race. Those mentioned include: Dr. R. E. Jones, of the North Carolina confer ence. Two negro bishops are to be elected. . '. i ABOLITION OF THE HONOR : SYSTEM AMONG STUDENTS This Announcement Is Made by the Northwestern I nlvewuy. (Br the Associated Preaa.) v Chicago.1 May 13. Abolition of the honor system among the students of the Northwestern University Is an nounced by the faculty. Dean Roy C. Flicklnger, of the colloge of Liberal Arts stated today that one of the reas ons for tlie suspension of. the system was that the students had failed to live tin to the confldence placed - in them, and that cheating during exam inations hadi Hncreased. HereaWer some member of the faculty will be present while the students are taking examinations. The honor system was Institute five years ago. ... ; ; , v;: Another Tornado In Alabama. - ' (Br the Associated Press.) - Tuscaloosa, Ala, May 13. A torna do struck in the vicinity of Lock Sev en at Wedworth early today, doing considerable damage on the ' govern ment reservation. Thirteen trees were blows down, a large coal house was destroyed, and chimneys from the lock houses blown down. No loss of life is reported.'...."- .- . .' Eflrtfs Cut the Price. ' On Friday, Saturday and Monday Efird'a will have many special offer ings for 1 you. Bilk prices will be smashed, men's suits cut in price, and reductions made on many other lines, including women's ready-to-wear. Read the page ad. in this paper today and be reardy to take 'advantage of some of these pi Ice reductions. Sixteen tralnloads of sugar are being I Imported from Canada. We're beein over-looking a bet : just where are the i Canadian sugar plantations located? ji Cleveland Flaln Dealer, ALICE VERLET TO BE HfJHK Noted Grand Opera Star To Appear in Concord Friday Evening, May Zl. Alice Verlet and her accompanist. Mr. Victor Young, have lieen engaged through the Thomas A. Edison Co.. by the locnl Edison dealer. Musette, Inc., to give nn Edison tone test in this city Frlduy evening, may 21st, at the Central school auditorium. This Is indeed a treat for the mus ic lovers of Concord and Musette Is to be congratulated ' on securing these stars for their remarkable test in which It Is proven that, there Is no difference lHtween the human voice and the re-creation of this voice on Mr. Edison's greatest Invention the New Edisnu Diamond Disc phono graph. A detailed description of this test will appeal In tlttsf paper during the week, and H Is hoped that the peo ple of Concord will welcome these art ists royally. The following Is a brief Lstudy of the career of Alice Verlet : Alice Verlet, the Belgian "tiueen or Song" and one of the world's greatest coloratura sopranos, came direct to America from the Paris Grand Opera, where she sang leading, coloratura roles. Mile. Verlet made a triumphant debut at the Opera Comlque in Paris when she was 18 years old. She achiev ed brilliant success in every great Eu ropean musical center, singtug leading roles with the Grand Opera, Opera Comlque and Galte Lyrlque of Paris. By special command, she sang before the King of England, at the Elysee Palace, and before the Kings of Spain and Sweden at gala performances. Verlet's fame as an Interpreter of Mo sart reached its xenlth In Paris, where she saug "Queen of the Night" In the "Magic Flute," fortytliree times In succession. Only five sopranos In the world hnve successfully mastered this most difficult rol.e Mile. Verlet whs selected to sine the Ninth Sym-i phony of Beethoven with a chorus of 400 from the famona choir of Amster dam. She coached in the modern French school with the famous Mas-1 senet and was chosen by him to cre ate the role of Griselidis at Bordeaux. Counterfeit Stamp Has .Mumps. Postmaster Jno. L. Miller today is sued a warning to thrifty persons here abouts to be on their guard against buying counterfeit War Saving Stamps. Fraudulent blue stamps or iuiu series have been made by counterfeiters, the postmaster has been advised, and. are being sold to the unwary.' "Bnt the frauds can be easily tiq tected,". the postmaster sold. "Ben Franklin's picture appears on the BtaniD.' and In the counterfeit stamp, old Ben seems to have the mumps in his left Jaw. Indeed, there is a pro nounced swelling. Then under the portrait the lower of the two left dots is comparatively Indistinct, and the vertical opening between the lines In the lower part of the numeral '2" In the date '1024' Is closed. The principal feature of the fraud, however, is the swollen cheek, i - ' ' "It should be remembered that the counterfeit is only of the 11)1 series, and, like the original. Is blue. Blue War Savings Stamps can no longer be bought from post offices er other authorized agencies. Only ' the 1920 stamps, which are red, are now being sold by agencies. Sales of last year's stamps are not legal. No oue should buy a 1910 stamp, though it. la true that some have1 been improperly of fered for aale. "Everyone who bought 1919 stamps last year may feel perfectly safe." the postmaster said in conclusion, "because the counterfeit was not made until after the first of thla year. The bine stamps had then been withdrawn from sale by the authorised agencies, and the red 920 stamp waa being sold- Don't buy any 191ft stamps, and keep a look out for the picture of the man with the mumps. If you see one let me know.' - According to an old belief a woman wlio reads the marriage serviee .through In Its entirely before her mar-, triage was fated to die a spinster. BEAl'TIFI'L RECEPTION FOR MISS MARY B. C0LTKANE Given Wednesday by Mrs. D. L. Boat at Her Home on South Union Street From 4:30 to 6 O'clock. Miss Mary Branson Coltrane, who in June will become the bride of Mr. Frank Deusch. of Norfolk, was the honor guest at an ,,-.t Home" given yesterduy afternoon, from 4:30 to-C o'clock by Mrs. V. H.. Host. at. - her home on South Union street. One hundred guests ,-were invited, and a majority of this nmaliei- were present during the afternoon. Tho home of Mrs. Most wn's dainti ly arranged and profusely decorated for the reception, . the entire house having been transformed into a verita ble flower gardeit. Hie front porch of the. home waa deosked Jvith baskets of flowers, and the living rooms and hall were filled-with '-'White and red roses, peonies ami ragged robins. The fire place In the living room was bank ed with snow balls, and the combina tion of colors was a most pleasing one. In the dining room a color scheme of pink and white was tastefully carried out, the centerpiece' being a huge bas ket of pink roses, with white candles placed at various points in the room. The guests were met at the door by Mrs. J. 'W. Cannon and Miss Jenn Col trane, who ushered them into the liv ing room to the receiving line, which was 'composed of the following, in ad dition to the hostess and honor guest: Mesdames Neil (ioodson, of Salisbury; Charles Lambeth, of Charlotte; B. K. Harris, Jr. ; I). II. Blair and Charles G. Hill, of Wlnston-Snlem ; Everett, of ltockingham ; C. 0. Hook, of Char lotte; XVt M. SherriU and Misses Eliz abeth Coltrane and Catherine Means and Minnie Mttle. of Charlotte. From the living room the guests were Invited Into the dining room by Mesdames C. A. Cmuion and L. D. Col trane. and they were received there by Mesdames George L. Patterson, E. H. Brown and Roy Sanders Refresh ments carrying out the color scheme, were served by Misses Mary Phirer Pemberton, Frances RIdenhour, Hel en Marsh, Margaret Bell and Isabelle Goodson.. Mrs. J. B. Lewis and Miss Adele Pemberton escorted the guests from the dining room. , Miss Coltrane wore a flesh colored M.A.W. .1. .Mh. il.u. .nlth An m'.l-. drapery of cream lace with touches of r turquois blue. NEGRO SCIENTIST ' ... GETS FIRST GRANT To Be Made by the National Research Council to One of His Color. Washington. May 13. Dr. E. E. Just, of the Deimrtment of Zoology and Psychology of Howard .Univer sity, ban received tho first grant to be made by the National Research Council to a negro scientist, according to an announcement made today lie fore the Southern Sociological Con gress by Emmett J. Scott, secretary Treasurer of the University. . Dr. Just is a native of Charleston, S. C. and was graduated from Dart mouth College. :' CANT GET PAPER One Daily Has to Cut to Three Pa pers Week, and - Another Uses Book Paper. (By Ike Associated Press.) Johnson City, Teun., May 13. Due to the Inability to get news print pa- i per the Morristown Dally Mail is is- sning Its Daoer only three -times a week, while the Greenville Dally ls issued on book paper.. 60 Men Return to Work. (Br tke Ausrlated Press.) '..Pittsburgh, Pa., May 13. Six hun dred shop men, yardmen and train men of the Pittsburgh lake Erlb' Railroad, who had been on strike at , the Important terminal of Dickerson Run. Pa- returned to work today. It was announced at - the general offices of tho company. It la the most im- portant break in the strikers' ranks since the strike was called a month ago. AUTO LICENSE CASE IS DECIDED FOR MOTORIST Ordinance of Concord Taxing "Jitney" Driver $20 Special License is In valid. The Supreme Court yesterday de cided the case of State vs Hallmnn Fink, the court reversing the decision of the lower court, which sustained the ordinance of the city which re quired "Jitney" drivers to pay a special license tax of $20. Fink was tried In recorder's court here for not paying the tax, and he carried the case to Superior Court and then to the Supreme court when the Superior sus tained the action of the recorder s court. The Greensboro Pally News. Raleigh correspondent carried the following story of the enso In the News today under a Raleigh date line: The Supreme court today reversed the Concord auto license law which soaked Hallmnn Fink'ror $20 special license and $! for failure to provide It in accordance with a city ordinance. The ordinance Is held Invalid. . The opinion was 'much the most in teresting of a batch iient dinvn today by the court. The declsio t hangs upon that In State vs Prevo, 178 N. C, page 790, In which it is held that nn ordi nance must be lawful before It can be violated. A statute prohibiting such an ordinance Is found In the nets o? 1IU7 In which "no country, city or town may require a total registration fee in amount greater than half the fee re quired by the state." but this Is re pealed In chapter 180 qf the nets of 1919 In which "no county, city, or town, shall charge a hcejse fee In ex cess of $1." Hallmnn Fink paid his si, the court fbundj. Judile Hoke1 In writing: the opinion says the purpose of the law is to create a nigliwny fund by plac ing on the opers ie i of motor vehicles a tax as' large as :t wo'ild reasonably bear, thus affording to the state a sub stantial snra for extensive highway Improvements," fjlcrnl ail. .tc. The defendant had been convicted and fined $5 besides being required to' pay the tax. He gets a reversal or Judgment and wins fack his fine, also gets ac quitted. . THE COTTON MARKET, Further Advanre Today. Opening 15 to 19 Points Higher. (Hy tke Associate Press.) New Tork, May 13. Reports of a further rains in the central and east ern belt sections led to a further ad vance in the cotton market at the op ening today. Cables 'were disappoint ing but attracted practically no atten tion and after opening 1.1 to 19 points higher prices here sold 18 to 37 points above Inst night's closing figures. For eign and domestic trade interests were among the buyers, while there was scattered covering on the advance to 38:45 for July and 38:30 for October. Cotton futures opened steady. May 40:00; July 38:20; Oct. 36:10; Dec. 33:20: Jan. 34:45. Activities by Armed and Masked Men ,ln Ireland. . . (Br tke Associated Press.) London, May 13. Reports of an un usual number of activities by armed and masked men in varlour sectious of Ireland were received In London to day. The reports began trickling in early in the morning, and by noon had reached proportions of an- avalanche. As at Easter time, many police bar racks were attacked. : FaU River Textile Mill Strike Settled Fall River, Mass., May 12. The six unions represented In the FaU River Textile council at separate meetings tonight voted unanimously to accept the manufacturers' offer of a 15 per cent Increase In wages to operatives in all textile mills in this city. The In crease, which will affect about 30.000 operatives will go into effect on June l, and the new wage scale will be in Vforee for six months. , Between the Rebel Troops . and the Forces Command ed by President Carranza, a Dispatch Says. BATTLEFIELD AREA FIVE SQUARE MILES President Carranza Is Said to Have Been Personally Directing His Troops for Eight Hours Tuesday. (Br Ike Assoclnled Press.) Vera Cms!, May 13. Furious fight ing between rebel troops and forces commanded by President Carranzn oc currerf yesterday at Hacienda, Tama- riz. on the Mexican National railroad north of San Marcos, stale of Pnebla, according to dispatches received here. The area of the battletleld is reported to be approximately 5 square miles. President Carranza Is said in a wire less message from Mexico City to have personally directed the operations of his troops for 8 hours on Tuesday. Terrlllc storms hnve swept the mountain regions where the struggle is going on and telegraphic eomunica tion has been interrupted in the im mediate scene of the battle. It is known, however, that hoavy rebel re inforcements hnve been sent bg the rebel chieftains, artillerv being rushed forward to force the surrender of the troops still loyal to the President. The American destroyer No. 202 nnd the transport Maumee arrived here to day. Carranze Man Takes Possession of Town. Ynma, Ariz., May 13. A former lieutenant of the Carranza forces. after shooting to death Capt. C. 0. Calles nephew of General P. Ellas Cnlles at San i.uls a small garrison town In Sonorn, early today took pos session of the town in the name of the Carranza regime, according to n tel ephone message received here nnd later corroborated. Governor of Coaluiila Vse Into Texas. Brownsville, Texas, May 13. Oov Gustavo Knpinosa Ml rales, of the! Mexican" State: -fK'Coohuila,' crossed to the American side at Bio Grande City, Texas, early today, according to a report to United States army head quarters at Fort Brown. Mirales was quoted as soying that Governor Rasael Cardenas of Taraultpas, Governor Jose.de los Santos, of Nuevo Leon, and Governor Severlon Martines, of San Luis Potosi, are now acros sthe Rio Grande opposite Fort Ringgold, Tex as, awaiting transportation to the American side. ; . CONVICT NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT BY SOCIALISTS EugMie Debs, Convint No. 2,253, Is Again Nominated by Ilia Crowd. (Br tke AiuMM-Uttnt press.) Washington, May 13. Eugene V. Debs, Federal convict No. 2,2.1:1, was nominated by acclamation for the Presidency of the United Rtatea at the Sociullst party's national conven tion here today. Cheer opon cheer greeted the nam ing of the socialist leader, now serving ten years sentence iu the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta, fla., for vio lation of the espionage act. The din was continuous, as all those who had been able to crowd into the hall, strained forward, eyes on the plat form where there was set a lifesize portrait of Debs framed in black. WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN DUBLIN. At Least 19 Police Barracks in Ireland are Wiped Out. (Br ke Associated Press.) Dublin, May 13. At least 19 police barracks In various port" of Ireland were wiped out Iu the course or the widespread destruction of public, prop erty and other activities by bands of armed and masked men in various parts of Ireland last night. Five in come tax and customs offices were also raided and papers found iu them were burned. A . HITS THE SUGAR CENTRE New .Orleans, in Heart of Growing District, Pays 28 Cents. New Orleans. May 11. Consumers In New Orleans, the heart of the Am erican sugar cane growing region, to day began paying 28 cents a pound for granulated sugar. Dealers put the new prices into effect on the authority of the Federal Fair Price Committee, which yesterday gave wholesalers and retailers permission to increast their profits on each pound to 13-4 and 3 1-4 cent sll respectively. Dr. Dixon Will Lead Big Greensboro . : Kevivaj. ..... Greensboro. May 12. Rev. Dr. ' A. C. Dixon, one of the most distinguish ed Baptist ministers of the United States, will begin a series of revival meetings here at the First Baptist church on the evening of Sunday, May 23. - Rev. E. I. Olive, pastor or tne urst Baptist church of Dunn, will lead the singing at the meetings. , which will continue tnrougn aunuay, June o. Incidentally, that word's record tie rams nnnlHn't have snne to 26 inninsa i if It hadn't been for daylight saving. i Boston Globe. Cablegram Produced Before Committee During the Sims Testimony Bore the Forged Signature. DANIELS MADE AN INVESTIGATION No Such Telegram as Refer red to Was Ever Sent to Admiral Sims by Him, Sec retary Daniels Says. (By tke Associated Press.) Washington, May 13. Charges that n cablegram produced before the Sen ate Naval Investigating Committee, during the testimony of Hear Admiral Sims bore n foreign signature. were made today by Secretary Daniels. Do referred to the message which Admiral Sims had presented as a part of his criticism of the Navy Department ami which was purported to hnve been signed by the Secretary. "Somewhere somebody was guilty of signing my name to an official dis patch which the original here produc ed shows I never signed," Mr. Daniels told the committee, "or of altering a dispatch by erasing the real signature and substituting 'Daniels'." The concluding paragraph of the cablegram read : "In regard to convoys. I consider that American vessels having armed guards are safer when sailing inde pendently." p Mr. Daniels testified that upon rend ing the Admiral's testimony he knew that he had never sent such a cable gram and started an investigation. "I knew," he said, "that if my name appeared on such a cablegram It would be becanse somebody forged my name to It." The Secretary said he finally found the original of the dispatch in the British embassy through which It had been sent, and the nume to It was "A. F. Carter, by direction of chief ofi naval operations." "The statement thnt It was signed 'Daniels' is untrue." snld the Secre tary. .., . : "No such telegram signed 'Daniels , was ever sent in Admiral Himu . In. Iilo testimony he reiterated over and over again that this dispatch made him 'about, ready to Jump overboard' and that it was signed with my - name, conveying the impression that the civ ilian secretary of the Navy had per sonally passed upon the question as to a particular method to protect ship plug, and n resisting the adoption of the convoy system. I knew I never entertained the opinion stated in the dispatch he displayed." Admiral Sims should produce the person who altered the signature, Mr, Daniels declared, adding that the Ad miral owed "an apology to me and to the country for the impression under taken to lie made by his testimony based upon a false signature." Much of the naval Secretary's test!-' mony today was devoted to the con-i troversy over convoying troop ships. SALOONS IN NEW YORK ARE RUNNING FILL BLAST And Are Providing Patrons With Liquors of the Very Worst Kind. (Br tke Assoelated Press.) New York, May 13. Saloons la this city are running full blast, providing kwulrnM ...1.1. i.l....l., lt..A... a umnria nnu airumiatll. IMJMl'll. of the very - worst kind," because of lax enforcemtnt of the prohibition law, Judge Chas. C Mott declared today iu the General Sessions Court in impos ing a sentence of seven to 'fourteen years on Frank Murray, who pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter. . Attorneys to Murray made a strong plea for clemency on. the ground that his mind had been . inflamed by tb "vile stuff sold by saloon , keepers nowadays." As n result. Murray, who was indicted for first degree murder. was permitted to plead guilty to first degree manslaughter. Birthday Dinner for Mr. A. N. Harris Wednesday. Mr. A. N. Harris celebrated bis HTdh birthday at his home at Hnrrisburg Wednesday. The following children were present: Messrs. W. Ed and J. F. Harris. The following grand and great-grandchildren were present: Miss Myrtle Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Rolieit Harris, Mary Jane, Josle Bell, Mar garet, William Edward, JrM J. F. Jr., Vick. Cantvrell, Elvira, Net Fleming, Mack Kimons and Sarah Elizabeth' Harris. Mr. M. R Woodv and sou were also present. 'Mrs. J. F. McClel- lan and children of Charlotte also were present. Rev. J. M. Harris waa not able to attend. : The dinner was spread for many, and it was enjoyed by all. Provision Stricken Out. -. (Br tks Assoelated Press.) Washington, May 13. The previa ton In the Republican peace resolution requesting the President to open nego tiations with Germany for a separate treaty, was stricken out today on mo tion of Senator Lodge, of Massachu setts, the Republican leader. After the provision had been struck out an agreement was reached for a final vote on the resolution at 4 p. m, Saturday. Aastemiously la said to be the long est word in whlcb vowels occur, once each, In alphabetical order, 1