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VOLUME XXIL
NO. 20.
(PQNORD, N. C-, WEDNESDAY, FEB. ?2, 1922.
ISEDV.'ARO F.S-DS .
Man Suspected of Being For
mer Butler-Secretary to
William D. Taylor Is De
tained, In Concord. .
DEFIES THAT HE
. 13 MAN SOUGHT
Gave Name of Harvey H.
Adams, and Was Willing
to Stay Here While Offi
"cers Investigated..
I Etlw.nl F. Sand.. "the missing
link" la the AVIIIUm Demond Taylur
- murder mrsipry, - la lite - Cabarrus
county Jntl - -
In Hie ma lipid here, for lnretlga-
- tloa by the city .police really Harvey
H. Adams, whom he claim to Ite, r
I lie former bntlcT-eecrelnry of tit
Iiiuumih uiovle director fuuml (lead In
hi Arurele home several weeks
1 Concord to piny part In one of
I Ik- most mystifying murder in re
cent year? . - . , ,1 '
The man detained here under an
. plclon denies that lie I 'Hands, He
came to Concord on hi ny further
Month looking for job with a can-
st ruction company, he said. He wa
detained by the police nntil full in
Text lica tiort could he made, and hi de
tention wrh agreeable on hi part, he
- ha ring a untried to the police that he
, possible, i :
Ureal Interest wa aroued here on
. Tnesday night when it wa reported
that, the, police were holding a man
' Who In several detail corresponded
n the theater description of Sand.
Quite a number of people went to the
county Jail to nee Adam till morn
ing, and he submitted to a further In-
v instigation by the police with good
v grnoe...:- ,
; Adam came to -Concord between 8
and 11 o'clock Tuesday night and anon
after hi arriral here wa questioned
by Chief Talhirt. Chief Talbirt told
him why he wan being questioned, and
lie agreed to remain liere until the
Chief could complete, any lnrestiga
tiun he might want to moke, the otfl
ter Mlil.i From the flint A 4iimi denied
but- IIHIe about the Taylor mystery-.!
t' From a newspaper, description Chief
Tnlhlrt learned Hint Hand was re
ported to be marked with never!
' Bear; one on hi left chin and one on
bis left shoulder. Adam wa examin
ed in Jail and warn were, found on hi
chin and whnt at first appeared to be
a near wa found on hi left shoulder.
Thl Information won wired, to res
trict Attorney Woolwlne In Los-Ange-lex,
the Chief at the same lime asking
for fuller descriptions of Band. No
answer wna "received to the ; message
- Tuesday night. -.'--.- I ,
Thin morning Dr. 8. E. Buchanan,
county physician, made an exauiliia
Hon of the body of Adauis. He de
clared that the mark on the chin
and cheek of the man were scars, but
that 'the mark on his left shoulder
"was caused by excessive flesh and not
a wound. Similar mark were found
parts of hi body, Dr. Buchanan stat
- ed after making the examination, and
' these mark, which greatly resemble
pears, are often found on fleshy peo
'" pie. ' ;"...'-'-.,.; '
Adams took .his examination good
natnredly until one of the spectators
st h ted that he knew the mark on the
' left shoulder was a near, regardless of
what the physician said. Adauis then
- stated that he was perfectly willing
; to leave It to a physician, hut that
he did not want to be convicted by
. "some guy that know nothing about
it." From the first Adams denied that
he. had any scar on his left shoulder,
' and even though he ha maintained
: from the first an optimistic air, Jie-
showed much relief when Dr. Buchan
an stated that the marks, In his opln
-Ion. were not scars. .-
Adams' one concern, when- seen this
' morning, seemed to be over the pub
licity he would get. from hit expert'
ence here. "I know I am not going to
be. held very long." he said, "but the
atory will go over the world." He
seemed worried that his people will
nronably read about him being here.
Adams gave to Chief Talbirt an ad-
drees In Richmond that he said was
hi father's address. He also told
Chief Talbirt to send to Richmond and
, get several police detective that he
knew, to come here and Identify him;
that he would pay the expense of
these men. .,.-.--..'
' Chief Talhirt talked with Capt
V Alexander Wright, head of the detee
tive bureau of Richmond, Va last
v night and this morning.
The officer told Chief Talbirt,. the
s Chief stated, that ten or fifteen year
. . ago he knew man named Harvey H
Adams, but that he bad heard noth-
- lug of him since then. The Richmond
V officer was nnable to get any inform.-
. . tion tbla morning.
No message had been received by
" . Chief Talhirt up to noon from District
Attorney Woolwlne In reply to the
message sent the District Attorney at
.'. midnight last night by. the Concord
:,, Chief. . ... . '
Adams will ' probably be, detained
' here until further Information Is re
j -. reived both from Richmond and to
Angeies. , "-. ;
Believes He Is Richmond Mail :
. Richmond, Va., Feb. 22. Cpt. Alex-
amler 'Wright, head of the local detec
tive bureau, today declared be Believes
THIRTY-FOUR DEAD Washington's Birthday ,
AKDEIGHTmURED :, rmmKhmM
When the Roma, the World's
Largest Semi-Rigid Air
ship, Was Wrecked
Burned Tuesday. .
THREE MEN WERE
ALMOST UNHURT
The Dead Includes Some of
the Air Service's Most Gal
lant Men. Thirty Have
Been Identified.
f r iiim
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 22.CoinpleJely
wrecknl by tire and explolun, the
Roma, the world's birgest semi-rigid
airship, and the pride of the Ameri
can air service, had yielded up today
the last of the dead of the .disaster
which overlook " her yeterday while
maneuvering over' Hampton Road
and sent her hurtling downward to
crasn into me. nerworK 01 nign power
electric wire- that wrought her de
struction. -The
recovery of the last body fixed
the toll of the disaster the greatest
In the history of American aeronautic
at JH dea.il, rl. injured, ann: s practi
cally unhurt. Of the dead, 30 had
been Identified, although many of the
bodies of those caught In the Interior
of the ship when she crashed, were
burned, blackened and charred almost
beyond recognition. The dead Includ
ed some of the air service's most gal
lant men, the. list containing, the
hiauios of - MaJ. John Thornell, com
mander of the ship at her christening
at Washington last December, and
Captain Dale Mahrey, her commander
during yesterday's Ill-fated flight.
Bag ol Rom Rotten
Newport News, Jen. 22. Reports
that the bag of tli semi-dirlglhle
Roma, destroyed . yesterday at the
Norfolk army base with a loss of -84
Urea, was rotten Wil lie probed by an
army hoard of flnqnlry. Both officers
and men .this morning declined to
comment on the report., , '
A board of Inquiry will lie named to
day or tomorrow and there Will be a
full and complete Investigation of the
catastrophe, official at the station de
1 - -.;
In by those who saw the Roma on ber
flight, that one of the aft compart
ment gave way foricng the rudder out
of alignment '
Mechanics who worked on the Rnma
When she wa first brought to Langley
field nrei Indirectly quoted as saying
that the bag was rotten. This is dis
counted by officers and enlisted .men.
who point out that the Roma was
given several thorough testa by .: ex
perts before she was ever sent up.
Tbey further declared that baa the
hair lieen rotten It would have develoB-
ed on trial flight to Washington some
time ago on which the. Roma raced
through one of the worst storms of the
year. v. V--...
Will Make Full Investigation.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 22. Maj. Gen:
M. PatrlcR, head of the army air
service, made this statement at the
army base today regarding the Roma
disaster: -.s ' c ' - -.' :
"From the testimony I have heard
so far It indicated the accident was
due to an accident to controls regulat
ing the altitude of the Roma.
"The ship came down striking high
tension electrict wires which caused
the fire. There wa no explosion or
fire while the ship was In the air.
"A hoard of Investigation is taking
testimony from all survivors and Us
report will lie made as soon a pn-
Kible. A ver thorough investigation
Is being made to. determine If possible
the cause of the terrible disaster
which l an awful blow to the air
service. . ' ... -. "... . '-"
Everything possible I being done
fore the families of those who lost
their lives and for the comfort of the
survivors of this great disaster,"
. North Carolinian la Disaster.
' Washington. Feb. 22. The list of
dead in the Roma disaster issued to
day by .the air service Included the
name or Private John E. Thompson,
Bentonsrlle. N. C' .'.i , ;
Prayer Meeting at First Presbyterian
inuiro. mi cvoung.
At the First Presbyterian Chnrch
this evening at 7:80 the prayer ser
vices will lie conducted by team No. 2.
I T. HartseJl leader; W. O. Caswell,
F. C. iblock, R. F. Mills, M. H.
Pounds and W. T. Wall. The mem
bers of the Meu'l Class are requested
to be preeent to support the team.
A meeting of the officer of the
chnrch, Kldera and- Deacons, la to be
held at the close of the service. A full
attendance is desired- t ,
, , i H. I. WOODHOT1SR, -"
Clerk of Hesslon
Operators Wont Attend Meeting,
fr lw A Blt4 Fw.
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 22. Operator
of the Southern Ohio coal fields today
notified President John L, Le.wls, of
the I'nited Mine Workers of America,
that they "must decline to be repre
sented at the Cleveland meeting.", . '
One woman In Kansas City earns
her livelihood, a a railroad switch
man. the man held by Chief of PoTlce Tal
birt in Concord, N. C, and suspected
by the Concord officer of being Edward
F. Hands, wanted In connection with
the killing of Wm. Desmond Taylor,
movie director In California, la Har-
jvey Adams, of South Richmond. -
NATIONAL COMMI-NITY
HICK VICE MOVEMENT
Hon. Whitehead Klattx Is Now In
CooeonL A, Loral Organization It
Needed.
Hon. Whitehead Klnttz addressed
the Parent-Teachers' Association Tues
day on the topic of a local Community
Service organization. ' '
Mr, Klutf represent the national
Community Service movement, which
has spread to 175 cities, and he Is at
present in' Concord laying plans for
a local organization liefore the people
of the city. - ;
Mr. Iciutts tmk a his subject
"Whnt a Concord Commnnlty Service
Could Do. For the Children, of the
City," pointing out the many physical
ami. mental - developing .qunliries a
wvtwm rrpr new.;, tree
hlmr woiilil ofes.-J -
Mr.- Klutts pointed out' In a state
ment Issued today that the Pnrent
Teachers' Associations, v Rotary Clubs
and many other organizations through
out the country have co-operated splen
didly with Community Service, organ
i stations. ' . !-. ' ,
Mr. Klutts "said in his announce
ment; '"I have lieen calling upon peo
ple of Conmrd since my arrival here.
and I find such sentiment for the for
mation of a local Community Service
organisation.
Those I hnve met hare, agreed with
me on the many benefits a community
wide recreational program would give
the people of Concord, men and wom
en as well as children. . ;
All parents are interested In the
health of their children. They should
be Just as mu Interested In their
own health, for it Is Just as essential
that adults get out and play as it is
for the little people. '
"Twelve new cities a mouth, at the
present time, are asking Community
Service for help . In organising their
leisure time for citizenship," said
Howard Branches in his Informal talk
before the joint district meeting of
Commnnlty Service workers., ;'
"All-ends 17R cltle have In about
two years established local Coiniiiun
Ity Service. . About three-fourths of
the plnces on the Pacific coast with a
population f ten thousand have a
commimtty-wide. leisure time program.
Massachusetts will soon have twenty-
five cities with Community Service, A
very .large proportion of the. cJjriPs
and towns, of Indiana are in their first
year of work. . The movement is not
confined to any section of the country
W is going forwurd' Nortb, South,
East and West. ,
"North Carolina citizens are hav
ing a prominent part; Hon. F. R. Mc
Ntneh, formerly .mayor of Charlotte,
has become a national lender and In In
demand . nationally. The Director of
the Operating Division with headquar
ters at New York,.. is Scott Radeker,
from Ashevllle, North Carolina.
"Thomas - Slater , Settle, another
Southerner, was one of the men longest
in the service and for several years led
all his fellow worker In the numlier
of cities helped. The manager of the
national personnel bureau la alio a
Southerner, - Thomas Rivers. - Few
national organization have had so
many, strong leaders from the South.
Robert Lnsslter, , of Charlotte, Is a
member of the national board of di
rector."; t .. '' y.;.,.-
"The community leisure time, move
ment ha alway had support from
Walter II. Page, drstinguished North
Carolinian. The general plan of u
lug leisure time tor citizenship' is
meeetlng with a specially hearty re
sponse In the South Just now. -
, Mr. Klutti, who eutered the Com
munity Service work a few weeks ago,
ha already successfully pioneered it
In Rocky Mount, Ashevllle, Oastonia,
Htatcwvllle, High Point, Raleigh, Oolds-
born, and Houthport,
The teachers of tlie school who lis
tened to Mr. Kluttis address enthus
iastically endorsed the movement.
, Cotton, 18 Cents.
For the flrwt time ln many weeks.
cotton spld on the Concord market to
day at 1R cents a pound. And the
farmers and everybody else are happy.
LEGION DRIVE JTEETH-
WITH MARKED SUCCESS
Local Service Xea tally To Standard !
oi 'ine Aiaenreta Lcguin-imtr
Continues. -- , !
Harry Caldwell 'hd a mopping upi
squad Yesterday afternoon in the ! Department of the AfheHcan legion
American Legion's drove for mem-1 Auxiliary, has accepted the invlta
bers. Not a very large area was'tlon of the local post of the American
covered but all the-ground trawrsed I
was. duly, fortified and left in the I
care of newly-made Leglonalres. The j
drive will be continued all this week i
with the mopntne- up squad reporting
for duty this afternoon. :
Starting with Dr. Joe A. Hansen,
ex-post commander, who was duly I
receipted ror 1922 oy Finance Offlcer, i
Clyd Propst, the 'squad continued Iti
afternoon activities with . marked !
weeess,- At tiraee, a .little; moral
suasion naa 10 W npptiea W atser -
vice man but as a rule the squad
met with a prompt respoiihu when a
buddle was tackled for membership ;
In Legion, whose members, as ex
pressed by the squad;
Are going to live together, work
together, boost this community State
and Nation together, trade together
and, possibly, pass out together.
One most pleasing feature of thebut on the other nnlm gives the
drive -was, that among the large
number of members, were two ladles.
There are only a limited number of
women eligible for membership in
the Legion those who were .enlisted
in the Navy and Marine Corps and
nurses who were called to active 1
service. - Concord's two . members I
are: . ';' - ' -I
Mrs. Sidney E. Buchanan, ex-Yeo
man, united states Navy.
Miss ' May Stockton, ex-United
States Army Nurses Corps.
North Carolina and Tennessee arc
still battlinr for leadership in th
membershio drive. Tennessee, ac
cording to the latest r bulletin, bat
Jumped to the front with a Blight
gain. The local cost is malting an
effort to do its bit to help North
Carolina win. H you are eligible
for membershio in the "Legion send
vour name to- Harry Caldwell, chair
man of - the membcrshlD committee
of tho'Fred McConnell Post. ,, ,
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TO AD.I01RN THE ARD
v FIIIES FOR THREE MONTHS
There Shall Be No Election Mean
, while, Agreement Reached Today.
Dublin! Feb. 22. (By the Associat
ed Press.) An agreement to adjourn
the Ard Fuels, the Sinn Fein national
conventlton, for three ' months', was
reached today by . the conve.utlon'8
leaders.- .-..-v..
- The agreement provides -' that no
vote in the Dall F.lreann shall require
the resignation of the provisional gov
ernment, and that, there shall be no
election meanwhile, r When the elec
tion is held it is stlpualted, a new
construction nnder the. Anglo-Irish
treaty shall lie submitted to, the coun-try.-
.- :-.' ' i
After Kamonn de, vaiera anil Artuur
OrlHlth had answered , .several ques
tions concerning the agreement the
Ard Fhels approved the agreement and
adjourned. - -, ... ;-..
- Death of Mr. David Motley.
Mr. David Motley died St the home
of hi son. Mr. Jim Motley, Monday
morning at 2 o'chs-k of Bright' dis
ease. Mr. Motley Is survived by one
son, Mr.. Jim Motley, and one daugh
ter. Mrs. Joe (lonrley, , and three
brothers, namely : Messrs. John, Rob
ert and Nelson Motley.
Mr. Motley's body wa laid to rest
in Fnlrvlew Methodist Protestant
cemetery, beside his wife", who preced
ed blm to the grave alx years ago,
Under the auspices of the Junior
Red Cross of the city, a collection
was taken at the city graded schools
this morning and the money la to be
divided between the Near-East and
Jewish Relief drives. - Central primary
contributed I1H.22: Central grammar
grades VWM and No, 2 grammar
school fuS.BS. - -., ', :-; ,; -.'.
The man who Is bis own best
friend deludes himself with the idea
1 that be doesn't need any other.
LEfilOX AUXILIARY TO
BE ORGANIZED MONDAY
Mrs,' Burt Coning To Concord To
.neet Motners, wives and Daughters
of 'Service Men.
'Mrs. E. W. Burt, head of the State
Legion to organize a chapter of the
Auxiliary here and will visit Concord
for this purpona next Monday night,
The American. Legion Auxiliary is
.composed of the mothers, wives and
sisters of men -who served and were
hnnoishlv .iiBchar.i in th wnrKi
war and who are members of the
American Legion, The Auxiliary is
rapidly becoming one of the largest
orsanizations of its kind in Amoricn
land la proving .psrticularly beneficial
to the American Ljirlori n It 1 har-
ticularly active in aiding the Legion
ln ts 80Ciai a fTairs a sister In fact,
to the ex-eervice men. An idea as
. .h e-rnwtii nr ih Anviiiarv msv
be gained from the fact that the
-State of MInnessotii has 3,000 active
auxiliary posts.
The Auxiliary In no way interferes
with the work of the War , Mothers
wives and sisters of service men an
apportunity to aid the War Mothers
in service. ' The two organizations
are working hand in hand and Mrs.
Burt, head of the Auxiliary, and Mrs.
Malloy, head of the War Mother.1,
have been traveling together in r.
cent weeks co-ordinating the work of
tbe two organizations. -The mem
bershlp of the War Mothers, natural
ly, was limited, and tbe wives' and
sisters of service men wanted to
serve in the after-War. proBlems in
an organized way, and the Auxtlinry
was organized
'Mrs. Burt has a number of friends
ln Concord and her coming will be
noted with particular interest and it
is expected that a large number of
Leglonalres, their mothers, wives and
sisters will greet her Monday night
and assist in organizing the Anxil
liary.. -. :. . -.
; I
THREE MEN Bl'RIFD ' -
IN CAVED-IN TUNNEL
One Rescued. But It Is Feared the I
, Other Two Are Dead
(Br the aaaveiatea Pim)
Clinton, Ohio. Feb. 22l Three men.
were hurled when a tunnel lieing dug
under tlie! car trucks in a city ctreet
here caved In this, morning. One man
was rescued alive and will recover.
Tbe two others hnve lieen imprisoned
for more tbarrnn hour and it is fear
ed they have been crushed to death or
suffocated. The tunnel was being put
through the street under the - car
track In connection with the laying
of a large sewer. - ' "
With Our Advertisers
, The Specialty Hat Shop in a new ad
today announces that the first ship
ment of early season's hats will be on
display Saturday, February 25th.
The U-Save-lt Store Is offering some
big bargains in bucket lard, as you
can see by reading new ad. in today's
paper.- - - ' ' -
, Diamond Asheless Coal is absolutely
free from olute and clinkers, says the
('aha mis Coal Yard in a new ad. to
day. The coal sells for $10.00 a ton
only. ' . - ... - .- .
Is es tlie1 starter on your car need
attention? Tlie Corl Motor Company
In a new ad. today state that It has
au expert to work on It,! .-
Spring and summer hats in the,
latest styles at Miss Bachen'a Bonnet
Shop. - , - -'
' Linker's Wood Yard will sell you a !
big load of Block for 2-2. Split1
Wood at $2.50, says a new ad In thlh
paper. ' - -
H. M. tviwerson sens ine noosier
kitchen cabinet. It will lie the silent
and efficient servant ln your house, tlie
company asserts. Latest models now on
dlsnlav.
The weather is letting right now for
refrigerators. Tbe Concord Furniture
(vminnnv in a new ad. todnv tells vou
about tbe Automatic. Call for demon
stratlon. - , - v- -
jotn t, irwu TALKS
San He Denial" Want the kUJhrat
tstsyia to Ma Jte MJam la
Mr,
I t ft I hi Hmu4 !
Chicago. IQ, Feb. The 1'alted
Mine Workers of Anwrira do mA
want the nation's railroad employes
to Join tbea la a strike. Juba U lew
la, preatdeM of the Miner, said t
day la an address apnilBg lb eunfrr
rnre of the leaders of the mine and
railway anlua. Mr. LrwH spoke of
what he tensed "the com la strike"
' at fflt ,Imm mwtA mmA him AtMKIu.
tlnn wanted only the fnll axnal rup
port of the carrier employe
Mr. Lewis without niggeating any
npn-lflc program, told the delegate he
felt that the miner and niilnwd work
er should form "aoiue definite rooll
tinn which wiMild act to the lienefll of
hoih."
We are ready to flghl," Mr. ln-U
mi hi. "although I am nut yet almilufe
ly convinced that the operator will
fon-e n to carry out our plan for a
strike."
Mr. Lewi said that If the. railroad
worker ever went on strike It would
not lie necessary for the nilnera' offi
cials In make a declaration of support
h.v the mine workers. The miner
would of their own iK-cord, give, "sup
port" to a railroad strike, be said.
"We do not ask the railroad work
er to go on s sympathetic strike to
help us," he adiei, "but we do ask
their support."
SAYS HE WAS PAID
. TO STAGE THE HOLDl'P.
Says He Was Psid$l,00 by Wama
to Hold Her I p and Get Her
' Lg Branch, N. J., Fell.-22.--1 By
tlie AHSiK-laled Press! Alleging the
police say. that he was paid tl.tMlO liy
Mrs. Saruh II. Hotterlxoii to stage the
"holdup" in her home at Deal Inst
Saturday night, in which she claimed
to have been rohlied of a hand ling
containing W.OOO in jewels, John
Bailey, 20, was arrested here todny on
a charge of conspiracy. The police
authorities announced they were send
ing to Asliury Park for a warrant for
the arrest of Mrs. Robertson.
The bag supposed to contain the
Jewels, Bailey said, was in reality
Ailed with white tissue paper, and the
weapon which Mrs, Rola?rtnn s din
ner guests described as "a pearl ban
died automatic pistol equipped with
a silencer, was actually a pipe case.
The bag and its contents together with
the pijie case were turned over to the
local police. 1
Bnilev declared he was approached
last Novemlier by a man whose name
he gave, who told him Mrs. Robertson
would give him $i)0 to take part In,
g IUK noiiinp. ostensibly to am in a
rcheine for ipollecttng burglary -Inaur1
ance. He refused. A week ago Satur
day, he told the police, the offer was
renewed an dthe price was increased to
$1,000. He accepted, aud tlie fake
holdup followed.
He wis held without hail pending
an Investigation.
TAKEN FROM STORE AND
GIVEN TAR AND FEATHERS
Grocer at Ornngte, Texas, Is Then
Put Down Naked In Centre of
Town. ... -..
Orange, Texas, Feb. 22. tBy the
Associated Press) C. C Johnson,
aged 25, . a grocer, was taken from
his store last night 'by two masked
men and after a coat of tar and
feathers was applied, he was dumped
naked Into' a street in the heart of
the business section. The driver of
tbe car did not slow down for him
to alight and Johnson fell, Injuring
one arm. He walked to the . post
office, a half block away and asked
to be taken to a hospital.
. Johnson Is unmarried and has lived
here six months. He said he had
not been warned to leava the city.
He made no effort to account for
tbe, attack.
SENATOR HEFMN WANTS
INVESTIGATION MADE
Of Charges That Federal Reserve Bank
Is Responsible fur . Movement to
Curb His Attacks. ; v
Br taa AanAclatM PrfM.
. Washington, Feb. 22. Investigation
by n special senate committee of bis
charges tlint otticinls of the Atlanta,
(in., Federal Reserve Hank and of the
Federal Reserve Board had been re
sponsible for a movement to curb his
attacks was1 propose1 in a- resolution
Introduced in the Senate today by
Senator Heflin, - democrat, Alabama.
Under objection by Senator Branda
gee, republican, Connecticut, tbe reeo
dution went over temporarily.
Ford To "Clear Intent r Offer."
(By the Aaaoclatad Pre.)
Washington, : Feb. 22. (Modifica
tions to "clear ttoa Intent of the oner"
made by Henry Ford for the purchase
and lease of the government prop
erties at Muscle Shoals, Ala., have
beep agresd to by the Detroit manu
facturer. Tlie mollifications were partly ex
plained today by W. B. Mayo, chief
engineer officer for tbe Detroit manu
facturer, upon, bis return from De
troit. ". ",
Mr.' 'Mayo said he conferred with
Ford and found him willing , to
write Into the proposal a definite
guarantee for. production of a fixed,
minimum amount of finished , ferti
lizers. :, V I ' !,.;
The Butler-DcMuth Player at Pas
- time. , ' ' -,
The Butler-DeMAth Player are at
tlie Pastime again today with a com
plete change of program. The attrac
tion Is one of the most unusual and
interesting offered here recently, s.
Gladys Walton Is also being shown
I In "The Gutter Snipe," a Universal
feature. - .-; - 1
Purchase of seven tracts of land
In Europe for permanent ' American
- 1 cemeteries wis recommended recent-
-ly by Secretary Weeks.
WIUIilUIB
president of State Associa
tion of War Mothers the
Guest of the Cabarrus
Mothers Tuesday.
OUTLINES WORK
NEEDED BADLY
Says the Mothers Can Do No
Greater Work Than Pro
vide Necessities For the
Sick at Oteen. .
Mr. Minuie Fagg Malloy. President
of the State Association of War Moth-
ers, was the guest of tbe Caharru
County Chapter Tuesday, and address
ed the local Mothers during tbe af
lernoon. ,
Mr. Malloy devoted tbe greater
part of her address to a reauine of the
work being done liy the mothers for
the sick aud Wounded men at titeeu.
and ninde an urgent plea for further
aid for these, afflicted men.
Orest aid has been done already at
Oteen by the Aslievllle Mothers, with
the full co-operation of other chap
ter throughout tlie State. Mrs. .Mal
loy stated, and she said that there I
no greater field of activity now than
i. offered nt this great government
hospital in Ashevllle.
The local chapter assured Mrs. Mal
loy that everything possible would Ih
done to aid the, patients at Oteen.
At the conclusion of her address
Mrs. Malloy stated that the State As
sociation would meet at Aslievllle on
April 0 and T. and extended an Invi
tation to nil Mothers to lie present.
When asked about the Chimes which
War Mothers throughout tbe country
are anxious to erect In each city
where a chapter has lieen organized. -Mrs.
Malloy said rery little wa yet
definitely known aliout tbe make,-up
and cost of the Chimes. .
"A national committee has. been ap
pointed to confer with "manufacturer
in regard to the Chimes to play auto
matically "The Star Spangled Banner,"
M it Ma liny stated, "and the. commit
tee believes the Chimes have, alsiut
lieen perfected." It will lie some time .
before the cost Is known, she said. -'.
', '-LnciVr Mothers at the meeting decld- '
ed to havjp .TajtJjij.dnrhig jbr Jrst
weeki March, in an effort to raise
.fund to purchase Chimes- for Con
cord. The. campaign will lie carried
out in every school in the city and
county, as well as among adult- :
throughout the countv.
THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY
TEXTILE PLANTS QUIET
.- ' . ,
State Troops Patreling the , Precincts
of Jenckea Spinning Co, aud Loiter
ing Not Allowed.
By the Associated Press.) .
Pawtncfcet, R. I., Fell. 22.- Black-"
stone Valley textile, plants were quiet
today under military surveilluuce.
State troops patrolled the precincts of
the Jenckes Spinning Company where
a bystander lost his life In the riot
yesterday..aiid employees went to work :
unmolested. Part of the 2,01)0 Jenckes
employees are on strike and efforts;
have been made to extend the walk-.
out ., . ' . .
Six companies of state artillery and.
an ambulance unit are on duty here.
tiun men with fixed bayonets patroll
ed the sti-ets and Intersections and ,
sidewalks near Jenckes property per
mitting all to ins hut none to loiter.
NICOLA DECLINHS TO
FORM NEW ('AM NET
Tells . Klnir He Believes Former
Premier Orlando Is tlie Man for the
Job.
Rome, Feb. 22. (By Ihe Associate
ed PreK)--Enrico de Nicola, presi
dent of the Italian- chamer of depu
ties, today declined the Kings Invi
tation to form a new cabinet to
succeed the Bonomi ministry.
Sienor de Nicola told Htn Majesty
he believed former premier Orlando -
would be the most likely person to
succeed in tlie formation of a new
government, whereupon tbe King
summoned Signor Orlando for a con
ference this afternoon, when it was
said he would invite the former
.Premier in Assume the task. .' - -
BONI S QUESTION GOES
-, OVER UNTIL LATER
There Will Be s lively Scrap Before
a Manufacturers' Sale Tax la Re-
ported. ..-i-Or-.--;. t. -...--
, (By (he Awioelatcd Preaa.)
i Washington, Feb. ', 22. The Houso
soldiers bonus tax committee got new
where today at it first Hesslon to .Ils
cuss the ways and mean to ftnniir
the bonus. Sevonil memlier were ali
ment and it wa.i flnaly decided to put
Ihe whole question over nut II Inter.
Preliminary nlsciiBston held behind
..I ...... .1 A . ..... I . . .1 ., ... ,UA t .11 . .h t
ed that there would be a lively scrap
before tlie niaiitttncturer sales lux
va reported o'lt There appeared to
be little doubt, bowever, that the com
mittee would re-n:mend that form. of
1-jvy ; - . -;.
- Fftsh Outbreaks In Belfast. ' .
Belfast, Feb. 22. (By the Associat
ed Press) everal 'persons were
wounded today ln a fresh outbreak of
firing on the East Side said to have
resulted from vendetta against sa oon
keepers of that section having Slim
Fein sympathies. Military guards were
stationed in all saloons in York Street
district. ' ' ; v.--.
China's foreign trade has Increased
600 per cent in the past ay ynrs.