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DOOOOOOOC t ASSOCIATED 0 TOD, ''PRESS ) DISPATCHES O oooooouoo 0O0OOOOOQ VOLUME XXI. CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 192J. NO. 122.'-.,. t- . : , V-- 1,-;. V'. 1 British msm l!ITI III I It : Ballot of the Miners en Mine . . .Owners: Proposals Show a v. y . Majority Favor Lontinu ,', ance of the Strike. " . THE REPORT IS , 1 . V4'i OFFICIALLY' MADE rfi. 7? -iv - ,.- jV; r , J Though the Majority in Fav or of the; Strike Has Not Yet Been Officially : Re; TO COIJTKiUE STRIKE .' . .; ' (Br the jtumiuM Press.) ' ;;'-'' London June 17. The hnllot of the . .iconl miners ou the question of the ' .'. strike i set tlemenf. , favors ( continuance of the strike, it wan officially annnimc- V'(TJ t thi ftlHWI..:--..f vi-V'i. ' ' : Majority Not Known. . ' V, .. Tendon, June IT.- It was unofficially , " refilled thin afternoon that the 1ml lot of the coal miner on the strike KetHimen proposition ' had resulted l4 .: ngnlnst acceptance of the-.' owner's l '.' - terms, hut whether Win reported nrt- , v. verse' majority In sufficient to warrant.! . - rontlniianee of the strike wan unt arnt 5 ihI. The executive committee of the . miners' anion met late today to receive i tllO ImllOf. ',:,T;.i y: . y - - ';'' NEW PROlflBITION"LAW -v ; PLANS. ARE COMPLETED t Each Stale In the Future Will Have a v v District Prohibition .; Employment : "Unit. .' i'.-Y.i O: '.' (Br AamtHateil VMM. . Washington, June 17. Creation of )";" a separate and distinct prohibition en- forcenient "unit in each state with a - state director at its head, forms the basis of the reurgnnicatlon of the pro- - hlliltion nfomment "-. organisation , worked out ly Commissioner Blair nf T the Internal Rerenuo Bureau, a ml pro ' blhltlon eommlsH.'oner Haynes. Tha present adiuinialratlves districts em- 1 prist n(t several states will he ahollsli eil. V r . V The plfln was laid f today herore Chairman Penrose and H4mitor Wat aon, ropnhllean, of Inld!liio of the .9 senate finance eommitree who . an- lutir red r an wlll.M.fclu l: Y.,:' '."' i -'',''', V LniIT.-!Li. anon: t 'oordlnation f admlnlstratlon-work . is the aim. it la explnetl. Accordhi) tn Major Haynes, estimates submitted , to Henator Penrose and WMtsoiv $150,- OO0 wonld be saved ImmWIIately by the t V reorganisation, plan.-' ,z Henators to whom the. plan wa an " Nmltted said tlie, reorganlatlon woiird " tighten up enforcement by centralis - Jng authority and abolishing red tape. T MORE MONEY IS NEEDED t ; ; r . f v - IN THE PHILIPPINES gerretarjr Weeks Wants Aetlon on Bill , : to Doublo the l7ndeMedness of the ,- Island. : v;-''' ''..': .'--r. Br- ke Ainelse Ptmmi.) . t ' Vaabingtonf June 17.Tlie Phillpp . iue government is facing bankruptcy. V Major Oeneral Ieonard Wood and for-i-'rv wen Secretary : t'orhes declarel In a cablegram transmitted tislay to Con . t areas' by Secretary Week, who asked . immediate atcloaon a bill authorising ' i the btlamf government to increase the ' i. limit of indelitedness from $1,000,000 v: .'- to $:!0.ooo.(to v ' 1 General Wood ami Mr. Forbes said . the national bank, with which the 1s ".;' land government provinces a nd1 mount ' s clpaltle sare required to deposit all ;.v fonda, was practically insolvent." . ' " MARINE ENGINEERS ' ' KUiw ACCEPT WAGE CUT K"'Ano Strikeol Engineers and Radio ; ? . Onerators Has Been Ended. ,v v (Br the Asulste Prew.) . , ' wnshinffton. June 17. Through rat- iflcatlon of tlie agreement between the ' shipping Jmard and the marne ena ;. " neers and radio operators, the shlp ! f: : v ping strike which began May 1. has :" ." been settled insofar as it applies to ?;; H those parties. Announeement of the J 1 " satisfactory adjustment of the points r i! i at Issue wag made late yesterday. It fV'ii la expected that through the confer- ; ences here the agreemet will-be ex V - X tended soon to the eamen, cooks' and f.h - stewards and other marina unions. -i . The sgreemetit, whjch iprovldes- for ; . ?! a IB per 'cent, wage reduction and , chaiigea in working conditions, sup plants the old agreement which expir- ' 1 Ted May 1st. last.: It became effective J.i?;! as of June 14. and will run until Da- ' ceinber 31st. next ' ; .. FlUTHER TESTIMONY IN : . ' - . THE STILLMAN CASE ' Telrgraffl Mrf Stlllman Is Alleged to : ' Have Sent to Fred Beanvais Is In . ' . trodueed. . ;.r . ;;fv y . , (Br ' Art Vrrmm.y , ' " ' 'ropghkeensle, N .Y.. June 17. Test I niony saving that Mrs. Anne V, 8tlU man on the day that Ony Htlliman was born, directed a mtrse to telegraph , Fred Beanvais In Montreal a message reading: "IJttle Browit bear bas ar ' rived.'' waa nnderstood to ljave been r ( Introduced today In the divorce suit "brought by J as. A. Stlllman. .a New York banker. -: ... '.-: ;"T' ' . : ' : This testimony was given by Mary Olive GiUlgan, who was the nurse at Ouy's birth. November 7. 1018. and she added that Mr. Sttllman did not appear that day at the hospital where the infant was born. Ar"w . -In addition to their -wages the driv ers bfWintbuses In todon receive bonus'' Tor avoiding accidents., Their bonuses last year totaled ovr $100.- 000. .". '-I ' :( AMERICAN FIRE LOSSES'"" ARE 8TIIA STAtMJERING So Far This Year $112,000,000 of ( re aleol Reaotireea Have Keen liunied. '-Ran- Francisco,, June n.r-Co-opera-tion br local organisations of rltixens to eliminate V fire Hazards hi every municipality, was urged as the only ef fective way of reducing.. our enoriuims national . waxte, lu aii aililres by Kranklln H. Venwo'rth, of Boston, at the convention of the Nntlofinl Asso ciation oi Credit Men here todny. Tak ing oh his. snhiwt "The lied Peril." Mr. AVentworth who is secretary of the National Fire Protection Association, said lu partt ' . i.v wr ' 'We have already burned $112,000, 000 of c,reated resources in the first fnllF ntAnthu nt fhltf vnam I'litn lruii-uu us but $138,000,000 for the remnliilng eight' months to mnktv up our annual ash heap of . a quarter of i hiliou rtotlnrs, am) there Is little doubt that American carelessness will accoiiillisli this shameful objective, . . 'There ,., are optimists.' In America who: state that we are reducing, the Are waste because jhis average figure of 42"i.llOO,000 now reprMnts inflated valiicsj v There ' Is little fomfort. -In that academic '-reflection. The pres ent housing situation Is too tesprnln ror ns t. one so eompinent over It. "The' Inaror of a western lt. of 20,000 )ienpln told me recently that If one of its stores should burn the own er would be done for. There is not a vacant shed or shack In the clly to hold a new stock of goods. The short age of dwellings Is equally acute. " A burned out family luis to leave tow n ; Every Are in every other city of the coniwry is nringing ir so inucn nearer .to a similar sltuatiim. Kvery fire 1m a uvcmng or apartment house iuten Rinenv an inroiernhlo congestion or turns' people into the streets, i' "Every fire today b a .crime against the whole people: a crime for which we should not withhold punishment. Kvery community today for Its own preservation should bring swift legnl reprisals against the person who has a preventable fire. - - , "In Europe a man who has a fire Is looked upon as a piddle offender. -In America he Is looked upon n. an un fortunate. People still Imagine that the underwriters pay the loss; that they pay $2."Kl,000.0(Hl a year out' of their-surplus and capital stock and remain solvent The tire waste touch es the pocket of every man. woman and child in the iintiou. Every stock of goods Is insured : the Insurance Is added to the cost of the' goods; and when we buy n lint, or a shoe, or coat, we pay this insurance concealed Mj' the price of the gtsids. ; ,:i -1 he atrorueys-general or half a lmv.'sm-n lt'art tmeHtir- Im'.iBV "I'lnlon 'that nndcr tlie Amcrl- ciiln rVimmnn Inw a nmii. whose ucgl3 gciK ennses a fire. Is llnhlc for tire damage to his ucighlmr's house; but nobody thinks of hriiiglng suit. The habit of mind that the insurance com pany pays the loss Is too strong. But in the personal liability idea of the French resides a companion a charge for the use nf the tire department upon the man who disregards a five preven tion order. ' "Fire departments are not maintain ed to protect a man from the results of 1ils own negligence, and when he calls tmon the city In any such case he should le nmde to uav for the service. "Considering the American psychol ogy., an: amasing success has been achieved in the Inst few years In gain ing the recognition of this principle. Already it has Ikm'ii written into the charter ,f the city of Greater Xew York, the state law of Pennsylvania and the elty ordinances of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Ohio,; Portland, Ore. : Billings, - Mont. ; Austin. Tex.; and Newark, N. J. v ' ' "But with all this progress on rec ord the fire losses In American In 1020 were $331.000,000 eight million more thnn for theaverage-year. There are men and women In every city, willing to assist ilk this object if mmieoue . iu iiikv ine iiiiriuiive mm tell them how they can help. "The down town high, value portions of all cities can' gradually lie made proof against (conflagration by quiet. effective work. . , ,-: t" MEXICaW OIL FIELDS V v i J; HAVE NOT RUN DRY Mexican Government Says tlie Increase ,Ha Been Steady There Sine 1SM1. ' f -, ''(Br ''tM ,'Asrla(l t ISwsa.) 'h;-:-C , Mexico City,' June 17. Reports of the .depletion of. Mexican oil fields was ascribed as "absurd and unfound ed." last Inght by the Treasury : and Commerce 'and Industry departments of the i Mexican- government. ;They made publictWgnres snowing that since J! 101 production of oil In -Mexico has constantly Ihcreased and stated ' it waa estimated the total output -for the present would lie more ban 200,000,' (100 barrels. , - : I .. ;, Aanouneea Rules For Woman Bathers - in City. Chicago, June 18. Predictions of ex tremely warm: weather for the rest of the week, caused superintendent Wil liam Burkbardt .to advance tha open ing date at Chicago bathing beaches, ajl tinder city control toduy. -r s A year ago he announed to women bathers In regard to their beach coa- rnmes. ":et- your, conscience ite your guide." ''' ;. -. Today be said "some of them dldnt seem to have any. onstience" . , and ordered police women to enforce he following regulations : ' r " ' " "Knickers ta within four Inches above the knee, and skirt to within two inches of the Imttom of the. knickers, with one-quarter sleeves. ' v.. .:- "We'U keep an eye on tbe. men, too," he said, .- ' ...'-.-"".'- -' "--'"k . The Tarahumare Indiana, frequoat lr emnloytid by tire Mexican Govern ment as couriers', are said to be able to cover 170 miles a day on foot, and have been ' known to run six hun dred nUlea In five days. : " ' SchooiCloses "IH H1 rt-r: : : 'u .DH . . Y. M. C. A. NOTES Y. M. C. Si. Tennis Tournament Com Pletes Preliminaries. Boys Enjoy Evening at the 1. . Thursday's playing In the hoys' ten nis tournament completed the prelim inaries with the exception of two Jnatches between small boys, which will he played today. In the jlouiig boys' tournament (ioorge Howard de feated Jnck White (1-3. 4 (1, 11-2. Cla-ein-e Ridcnliour defeated Stokes White 0-2, 0-3, and J. F. Harris won from .Tames Wilkinson it-1. 0-4. In the old er boys tournament; Press Fnggnrt liml little trouble with Ernest Hales., win ning handily o-i 0-0. After all cllmiiiatioHs tlfose surviv ing jJmi preliminaries In theiiolder'lsjys" ToiiriiameiiT are "Robert Kh. Edward l)elllnger, Xevhi ftnppenflelil, Tom Col trane. and Press Faggart. In . the younger timrnnmeiit it will be frninht out lietweeu Joe Foil, Eugene Hoover, William Flowe. J. F. Harris, George Howard 'and Clnrence Itidenhnnr'. Robert Dick. -Ed. Delllnger and Nick Bappenficld, are running neck and neck for the championship in the older ton run men t, while odds seem to favor J. F. Harris in the younger tourna ment. A .number of luiys enjoyed games on the last Thursday evening. Tlie boys' secretary Introduced several novel games, among which was a skln-the-snake race, in which a team of Ave hoys under Ray Morris defeated n team of live boys under 'John Cook. After the games the swimming pool was opened for a short time and all enjoyed swimming and diving. In st nut Ions were given In the art of sav ing and restiscltntlng drowning iwrsons. and iii breaking holds in the water. WILS0X FREE TO PBACTIt E . Change of Rules Admits Him to Dis trict Court at Once. Washington, D. C, June 16. Under an amendment to its rules .mude to day, by the Supreme Court of the Dis trict of Columbia, former Presidents and Vide Presidents of the United States "who are . attorneys at law" will be-' ad netted to practice before the Court "without . formal applica tion pr' other requirement." The ac tion of the Justices will ipermit Wood row Wilson to practice on a motion for his admission, the previous rule of the Court requiring five years' ac tual practice having been rescinded, it waa said, to remove all doubt as to the former President's eligibility. By the terms of the new rule Wil liam H. Taft and Thomaa R. Marshall also may practice Jbefore the Court if they so desire. : : JACK JOHNSON SAID . TO HAVE BOUT OFFER Reported That He Has Been Offered , $55,000 to Meet Harry Wills. Br the Asmlatea Pim. - Leavenworth, ,Kans., June 17. Jack Johnson,, foriiier heavyweight pugilis tic champion serving a Sentence In the Federal prison for alleged viola tion of the Mann Act, and who will be released on July 7tb, has been offerAi l.sl.OOO to meet Harry Wills, at Jersey City, N. J., August 0, It was declared here todar. Johnson's first public ap pearance after bis release from prison will he at an "athletic. show in I-eaven-wortb on Jiily.Oth. , ; . , Mail Robbers Get Five fiarks of Mail i (Br (he AsMrtatr Preaa. Baxter Springs, Kans,, June 17. Four bandits held up Guy Shields. an armed mall messenger here enrlyH today, took him half a mile west, of town and escaped with five sacks of mail after putting him out of his mo tor ear. r.''-.; , -v .-;'' " '-t. -Local banks announce that so far as could be determined, no money cop signed to them was In the pouches. , , England's .Textile Strike Settled. . -j (Br the AsMriated Fts. ' Manchester, England June 17. Tbe cotton strike was settled today. The Cni ted Textile AVorkers at a Joint meeting accepted the employers' offer for settlement ;,'':'"'". -y, ' ;x 1 '''' ' SfX SPAIN COMPLAINS OF ALLEGED RESTRICTIONS Placed by This Government Against the Exportation of Cotton to That Country (By the AMHM-lKlrfl l'rr. Madrid,. June l7.-r'l'he minister of lalsir, replying in the senate yesterday to H question of Neiwtnr Sedo rela tive to restrictions plinwl by the 1'nit ed flutes and Great Itrltiiiu. aeniust the exportation of cotton, said tlint 2NI.IHNl Spiinisli worki'is were unem ployed ns a result. Tlie minister said lie intended to raise the tiiestiini lit the next meeting f the cabinet. No Restrictions. Wnshingtoii, Juiu 17. American gowrnuieat . otftc.itlii,Hid today 'tlmt the l;nited States had plsj-ed no-re strictions on the export of cotton to Spain and that they were nt a luss of uudersiiud the stateinent of the Span ish minister of Inbor that restrictions imposed by this country and (ireat Kritaln had resulted in l'IMMNII) Span ish workers Is-ini; thrown out of em ployment. The-exports of cotton have been continuing iiorniiil they pointed out. the quantity moving during the ten months ending hist April :UI having been 117.S48.2JO pounds, compared with 115,(I2.",7II3 pounds for the snine period the. previous year. THE COTTON MARKET Yesterday's Sharp Itreuks Followed by Rallies in the Market Today. (Br Asa.H-lslrd I'rriy.) New York, June 17. Yesterday's sharp break was followed by rallies lu the cotton market during todny's early trading. There were overnight selling orders ar I the ring, prob ably the result of increased margin re quirements after yesterday's decline, but the pressure wasjiot so active as on the previous ilny ami the market soon steadied on commission Iioum' buying and covering. . Latter it was promoted by more favorable reisirts from the British coal strike and rela tively steady ruling of Liverpool. The local market opened net 5 points high er to 3 points lower, hut after showing losses of some 3 to ." points, rallied to 12..W for Octolier. or 8 points net high er. Cotton futures opciied steady: July 11.70; October 1J.VJ; peceinber ll!.!i7: January 13.03; March 13.10. American Legion Ta Conduct Mem bership ainpaign July 4th. Grand Rapids. Mich, June 16. A one-tday roeinlbership campaign will be conducted by the American Legion July 4. Major John O. Emery, new commander -of the organization, an nouncedhere tod-ay, after fVis arrival from! Indianapolis. ' -VLegUm tnwmibers --are 'going to bring in one new steniber each on that day," Major Emery announced. July 4 is the birthday of the new com mander. In a statemet this" afternoon ie gardlng plans for the future of the legion, Major Emery declared the or ganisation wouhi piovide first for disabled nr-jen." "And by that I moan those fi.inn cially as well aa phyt.aally ilLse.bled," he said. Dejightful Informal Dinner. One of the roost delightful and in formal dinners that , has . been given In Couord in. many moths was the one given at the handsome, home of Mr. Charles. B. Wagoner;: which was pre sidede'over by his charming wife. The dinner was given in honor of Mr. Charles McDonald's birthday and Miss Nancy Lee Fattersoa and Dr. H. C. Herring anil Mr. Shakespeare lliirris were favored guests. 1 X. : : Another Reduction In Sugar Prices. i (Br tko Anarlatea PrM. ' New York. June 17. A fartber re. ductlon by tbe Federal Sugar Reflntag Company of VS point on tine granu lated to tbe, basis of 5.60 cents per pound today established a low level for more than Ave years ?,? .-.s ! LABOR FEDERATION HEARS THOS. MrMAHON President of Textile I nlon Says Mill Men Hire (iiinmen to t arn Out Rules. Denver. Colo., .lune HI. The Amer ican Federation uf I.mIhh- today uiiani luouslv repudiated tlie "one ig uuioa idea." The convention adopted n resolution calling for a congressional investiga tion into conditions in tlie cotton mills of the south. Every assistance was pledged by the federation to l iiited Textile Workers now conducting a strike of nearly !l. (MKI workers in these mills. , Another measure, designed to nlsil Ish the "5lor liue'f In, tlie federulhm was adopted. It pris lniniml the tik-r ress already made in "breaking down of race antipathy" and declared tci ev ery man and woman in tlie federation an equal opportunity to enjoy the Is'ii etlts that accrued through collective bargaining." In supporting tlie resolution demand ing an investigation of southern cot ton mills. Thomas F. McMalion. presi dent of tlie textile workers, declared that thousands of women and children are employed in tlie southern mills. "Mill owners." he said. "refuse homes, refuse work and won't sell gnu-erics to those who rdtjeet to long lionrs. "Never In my experience In the tex tile Industry have I seen conditions so abominable as those that exist to day. 1 have been in the textile indus try forty-one years. "In cases the mill barons of North Carolina even hire gunmen to carry out their autocratic rule." Mr. McMiihon declared that profi teering was now being carried on in the cotton mills "near equalling tlie Itenk profits of $1020." He said wo men's wages have been cut in cases from $27 a week to $7 a week, and their hours increased to sixty ami sixty-six hours a week. MEMPHIS MAN AND WIFE ARE KILLED And Police Charge Noble Davidson. Who Escaped, With the Double Kill ing. (Br (be Associated lrrn.l Memphis, Temi., June 17. W. A. Campbell and. his wife were shot ami killed at their home here Hslny ns n result, according to the police, of a quarrel between Campbell and Noble Havilson. a newspaper employe, which followed a protest h.v Campbell be cause of the noise made by Davidson early today in moving nlxuit tlie dwelling house where the two families had apartments. Davidson, who Is charged with the double killing, disap peared after tlie shooting. ADMITS PARTICIPATION IN KILLING OF KABER Salvatore Cala Confessed to Buffalo Attorney His Part in the Killing. - (Br Associate Prras.l 'Buffalo, June 17. Salvatore Cala. 31 years-old, arrested at the village of Eden. 15 miles from Buffalo, shortly after noon today admits that he bad a han din teh killing of .Daniel F. Kaber. of Cleveland, two years ago, district attorney Moore said in a mes sage sent to Ohio authorities after Cain's capture. Fortune Suther. Miss Mary Belle 8uther. daughter of Mr, and MpmE. A. Suther. and Mr. W. K. Fortune were quietly married Thursday evening at, 0:30 o'clock at the parsonage of Calvnry-St Andrew's Lutheran' churches. on Georgia ave nue.. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. LKester, -pastor of the bride, in the prcseuco of a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Fortune left on the eve ning train to spend their honeymoon In the western part of the state, after which they . will make, their home. In rinisiml . ' i -; ' . 1 , e. .-- .' ' 1 '"' -'-' i France baa a -.club, the members or wblch vow never to shake an unglov ed hand, thus avoiding: tho transfer ence of nderdbes. , ' : E E Sets Next Wednesday Morn ing as the .Time For Hear ing Arguments on Consti tutionality of Statute. CHARLOTTE GETS THE HEARING The Hearing Will Also In volve a. Motion to Remand the Case to the North Car olina State Courts. (Br Ik? Associated Prem.) Uichiuoud. June 17. Judge E, Yates Webb, of the 1'nited States District Court for tlie western district of North Carolina has set next Wednesday at 111 o'lis-k in Charlotte. N. C, as the time and place for hearing argument on tlie oncstitiitioiiiilify of the statute which prohibits North Carolina stale banks from honoring checks presented from without the state through the par clearance system of the Federal reserve bank of ltichniond. The hearing also will Involve a motion to remand the case to the North Carolina state courts. (Ilticiai notilicatiori of the date of the case was received here today from Judge Webb by Maxwell Wallace, counsel for the Federal Reserve Hank of Richmond. The North Carolina law provides Unit a minimum charge of HI cents be de ducted for service from the payment of al checks sen in from outside the state. This Is reported to have dis rupted the par clearance operat'nn of the Federal Reserve Hank of ltich niond in North Carolina and resulted In considerable inconvenience to many lines of business here doing business in' North Carolina. Tlie Federal He serve I'.ank of ltichniond does not honor checks for North Carolina state hanks which are parties to the suit, numbering more than 20(1 of the 51 HI banking institutions chartered under the laws of that state. WANTS CONGRESS TO ACT AuAINST 4APH Such a Resolution Introduced Before the American Federation, of Labor at Denver, .'olo.,v , dly tk Associates! I'ff . I Denver. Colo.. June 17. lk'iniliids that Congress take action to protect the nation's interests against the "growing menace of Japanese Immigra tion and colonlJition." is made in a resolution submitted by the annual convention of the American Federa tion oY Ijibor. The declaration, submitted by M. M. MWiuire. of the San Francisco labor council, has the approval of the Japan ese Kxcliision League of California, the Los Aiwcles Anti-Asiatic Associa tion, ami the Japanese Kxclusloii league of Washington; various patri otic, civic and fraternal organizations on the coast. WILL ACiREE TO NO TREATY AGAINST AMERICA fhis Statement Made by English Gov ernment leader in tbe House of Commons. (By thr Ao-lnt(l Press. I London. June 17. Austen Chamber lain, government leader in the House of Commons, declared ill the House this afternoon with regard to the re newal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty: "Although I do not in any way wish to prejudge the actions of the lmper ial Conference, it is right to say at once that we shall be no. party to any alliance directed against America or under which we can be called upon to net against America." NEGROES IN TKOCBLE One Negro in Memphis Shot and Posses are Pursuing Another. (Br thr Associated Prrn." Memphis. Tenn.. June 17. Sherman Jenkins, n'negro. charged with having accosted a young woman and her es cort and threatened to attack tbe vouug woman in an eastern suburb of this city Inst night, was being pursued i... u .....I. tr.il.ir ii ft ei- 1 escaned from a' sheriff's pose. F.ugene Smith, ano ther negro, who barricaded himself in Ills dw elling in the same neighlior iiim.1 nn.i rtiienwl fire on the Dolicemeii when they appeared at the house was shot and wounded tiy a policeman. Vr.rrlet.in P Julie 17. The eX- Hother Sues Bryn Mawr After Thefts Cause Girl's Expulsion. pulsion of a girl from Bryn Mawr College after it bad 'Ueen alleged that she har been suspected of thefts from other students was revealed today with the filling of a suit in the Mont gomery County court here. The young woman concerned is Miss (Margory Barker, of Michigan City, Ind..' an the action was taken by her mother in the form of an ap plication for a writ of mandamus . nin tha rnllera and Its President. iMIss M. Carey Thomas, demanding the reinstatement of Miss Barker as a student with "all her rights ana previleges." The expulsion occurred at. the Easter vacation. . . . - - f " Furious Battle on East Side, -,. (Br a Aaam-tated lreas-t . :, ew York. June 17. In a furious battle In Scbiff Parkway last -uiglit between rival Ea,st Side gunmen, one man was killed, three others wounded, and twfr women sitting on the side walks, were strue kby stray bullets. Earth procured front certain mines in Colorado has been found; excellent for exterminating beetles. - HO ANSWER EXPECTED rNnwjnpwSIDEHP la Answer to .Letter From Hamilton Holt Asking For; Mr. Harding's Plan For an . Association of Nations. " I THE PRESIDENT DRAFTING PLAN For His Association, But the Character of the Work So Far Has Not Been Offi cially Announced. ' , ' ' " : ... ' 1 H the Associated Frena.) Wnshingtoii, !., C June 17. Hamil ton Holt's letter ailing on President. Harding to disclose his plans for an association of nations to replace.' tho league, has failed to draw any reply from the administration, and indlca- . tlons are that none will be made, qt b ast for the present. Mr. Holt headed the pro-league re publicans during the campaign. - It was said nt the. white house todn'y that bis oK'ii letter, made public In New York yesterday, had not yet lieen ret ceived. Further than that, officials re--fused to copmiellt. Tlie Impression was permitted to get out, however, that If President Hard- . ing replies to the letter -lie will not enter into any detailed discussion and so far ns, the administration Is con cerned the nswic'ation plan must re main at present in an Indefinite status, as the administration prefers first n . definite settlement of peace and a. re storation of stable conditions in KuroN'. Some persons In the confidence of . the administration said today that progress of preliminary character on pians for tlie proNised association had been niiii mid that at least one draft of n plan had been made by an emi nent authority on internatlonl law at the request of President Harding. The President thesie people say. bus pot. approached the point of giving up-,, proval to anything final and the In-. (Mentions are against any international , negotiations ou tlie subject In -the tiu mediate future. . . '-t. , i . KOI1TV fc-KSTfVAL WEEK x P!fciW FOH .AMERICA Planned to Gather L00I) Beet, Known Artors in Country to Uive ' Selett Performances. (Br the aaaorlatrd Pma.1 New York. June 17. A plan that is promised to umke this vitf a center of the dramatic activities of the world by bringing more tfian 1.000 meluberu of the 'licet known nienils-rs of the profession together lu select is-rforiu-nnees covering the cycle of dramatic arts, has bii n inaugurated here. The project, which already has pass ed through Initial organisation steps, proposes an F.ipilty Festival Week, in June 1!K!1 All American prototype of the famous Strntford-on-tbe-Avon Fes--tival which attracts thousands of thea tre lovers back to Kngland every spring. Announcement of the festival was made by the actors' Equity Asso ciation, which is sponsoring the move ment. This event is expected to exceed by far the Knglish fwtlval. Whereas at Stratford only Shakespearean drama -Is produced with a small professional stock company, the American festival will produce the Itest plays of every country and age with casts which would linnkrupt any manager over night, leaders of the movement, an nounce. The eight performances will cover the1 dramatic lleirt from Kurlpl des to Shaw. 'The festival will be the baccalaur eate week of the theatrical season.", Frank Oillmore, executive secretary of the Friiuity1' Association said. "It la not. our de.sii-( to compete with any ., manager, but rather to help him make his theatre bigger and better by awak ening tlie public Imagination. "Our week will include three plays', of Shakespeare, comprising one of his . best known comedies, oho of his most famous tragedies and one of the lesser known group whose glories are HI tin understood because they are so rarely produced. The other , performance will include- tlie lsst plays of all na tions and porimbi Mollere, t'alderoii. Sheridan, Plnero. Racine, Aristo phanes, ltennmont and Fletcher. Rost and. Marlowe, and so forth. We shall give one of the great musical come dies, one performance of dancing nnd pantomluic art,: and the finest exam-r pie, of the photoplay art made dunm; the year. .; We are also considering ono perfitrman of 'lasHl! one-act vlays. Already we are compiling lists of eqnitv inemls?rs who will lie free at this-time, of the year. They .will re ceive their pnrts arly In the coming; season m that they may have plenty of time to study them." . It, waa pointed out that no one fes tival week could hope to rover more, than a fraction of the work to lie done, but in the course of. time all the best examples of dramatic art will be pro duced. 'All of Shakesueare's plays are,, to lie Included at . the rate, of three a vear. for It ta'. intended to make' tho festival an annual event, .(America's only 'vwoman railroad president x la Mrs. Meta J, Eriekson,, of Oakland Cal. who for nearly m years haa been tho active head of the Aroador- Central ailwad Company, wtKh was formed by her late hus band. 'j""" "' .. '-.'- ' ' Sepia is obUlned from the cuttle fish, which has the power',' of ejecting an. Irt'-" fluid in order to hide Itself from its enemies.- . .
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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