North Carolina Newspapers

Jl i ti Tl . .Y. u OQOoOOCO oooooc VOLUME XXII. CONCbRD. N. C, TUhSDAY, MAY 2. 1922. NO. 77. LiSS5S!?PIBiEB " GPjnU.'iLY RECEOES Levee Protection Agencies However, Continue Their . Work of Preparing For . Higher Stages. ' v NO NEW DANGER 1 SPOTS DEVELOP - BUI Introduced in the House v to Appropriate One Mil lion Dollars For Benefit of the Sufferers, , - , ' . (By Ikt AMHMrf Freea.) V l , ' New Orleans, May 2. While the , MiKifIppi River coutlnned ltd steady lrjp amounting to of a foot. at . New Orleans In the Inst 24 hours, or ...... - .. . . . . .. -si i. reei neiow me mgn morn or 22.1 . ' feet tecently established, - levee pro-, ... tection agencies today continued, their i . work of preparing for higher "stages ' " than yet worded. - .V; Rarly reports from headquarter of the lower river board today state that V no near, dancer spots haye developed, v and that, the recent fall In the rlTer lias been of the greatest advantage to the approximately 20,1)00 men einploy- V d In strengthening tlie levees nt Unn- per points. . .. -. .- . . A $300,000 Appropriation la Bushed o' ' ? Through Both Houses. ' . .. Washington, May 2.1 An additional 4 ,., appropriation of $200,000 for work on the Ml.-8lsl)pt liveea to protect tliem ngnlnst the flood, was made .tmlny by .' Congress, nn emergency resolution 1h Ing rushed through both ' branches V without discussion. - .:' I, The $200,000 fund Is to be devoted ', to the levees which are not imder gov- ' wnment control.. Congress recently ap ... propria ted $1,000,000 for flood work by the Mississippi River commission, Tfee appropriations are available for work on the .tributaries of the Mississippi. . ASK $1,000,000 TO RELIEVE - " ? THE FLOOD SUFFERERS Bill Will Be Rushed Through Wh House and Senate; It Is Said. .- . . (By tbe Aaaeclated hm) ; . Washington, May 2. Appropriation . i of $1 ,000,000 for the .relief of snffer . era In , the flooded, areas of theMlss !sippl .Valley Is provided In a bill re. f t ported favorably to the Hunse- tndny by the agricultural , eomjutttee; v The meusift4..iiitaaaluceVhy .. Kf resi;rtTS'rtlve I euniaon, republican or IJliuoiY will : be rushed through the House, and Sen " ate lenders also have promlsedjtq give j it luuiHdlal eonHlderatlon. " " ; ' TOE COTTON MARKET ' . ,8liowcd Rinewed Strength and In- - creased Activity Today. ' ; XtX.:,Otr 'Aeeaetated Irraea.) ,'J New l'ark, May 2-The cotton mar ket showed rthewed strength and in-. "I creased activity during today's early : trnding. ' Buying movement which had leen in evidence at the close yesterday, "appeared . find further, encourage ment on report of continued rains In Texas, firmness of IJverpool, and more rnvoranie, vie.w or me r.ui-oprun point-. .. cnl conditions. First prices were firm K at nn advance of 10 to 17 points' and the market soon sold 31 to 88 points .-t'f. AltnrA. iwtpritnr'R close. .. t, Cotton futures opened firm : May 18); July 18.20; October 18.40;, , i , teniher 1(S.4.1 : January 18.30. ; s Nn roCKSsinNS nv mtrkians ' , ' MADE TO SHELL INTERESTS I Both the Soviets and Shell Repmen- (' - taUves Flatly Deny It. Genoa, May-2., (By the. Associated ' t rras ) r The Genoa correspondent . for ' the London ' Evening News In a dl " t patch to bis oaoer this afternoon v quotes Col. Boyle, representing- the Hip11 arroun of British oil cnmimnies. ' and the Koyal Dutch Interests here, as denying that, an industrial agreemejit was signed here yesterday between this fntAt-Mt ntiH the snri.t irnrei-n-lienf. All i had heen reported. ' ' , j - A Reuters correspondent says the. ( Russians flatly deny having mode any j 4 tiiiceHsons to the Mbelt mtercets. I h Paper pulp and strawboard are now t made from oat hulls, Do It Now v . i . (OZcq in M vntl Rrrrmos or rnr , CONtUtU 111011 SCHOOL Tte Omt-loa One ef the M-J IrOcjibie ia iiie lliuory ef the 11 annual reception oa Fri.lt. ere- c'M by the Junior ta the iraduattnx ( If ef the Cow-onl Mich K.Hil one of the mi mt enyiralUe la the bl tory of (Ih erboni. lliis wvesi is always one of great lutereet aud pleas ure lu Istth cis-we and their futTt, fcnd aMtlHpaled ' with kw lulerevt. Heantlfully engraved cards ef invita tion has previously been hotted to all tratber of tlxt city erbools, the par ents of the two rlasse and special friends of the Concord school, sod Ha borate preparations made this event a conspkooua one. The audi torium una .tranefiM-uvd by artistic tntHbe luto a woodland arene. With' Us greet and white coloring teolifrg of the. Junior Class.) . Fragranr flowers , lent tiielr sweet ness to a charming, wena of lieantl nil girls, lovely gowns and' handsome (denominational Colon of the Misslon ymnig men, who completed the clisruilarv Societies In our towns and cities. by their refreshing youthfulness. The rece.'vlug line, composed of the tench ers of the High school- and the presi dents of their respective Hasses, gave cordial greeting to the arriving gnota. Mr. Jesse Hamilton, of the Junior Class, spoke the. words of welcome which waa responded to. by Mr. Clar ence Prbpst, of the Senior Class. The presiding officer called Profi A. ' 8. Webb, who responded In a most happy manner; also Prof. Robertson, Mrs. JnrrMt, Joe McTask.ll, Bev. T. C. My- ers M. H. Caldwell. J.' A. Black-weldor, in .Vs?tIihYd!MB. A'UJTtlTO ON " ..... faTtUa7 DA a rQ At All responded witty manner. The music "was very good, liotb classes giving their class songs, with two ,sol0s by Harry Propst. The Seniors were requtfted to as semble on the platform and - were presented with charming little' favors by Miss Mary Elizabeth ninckwclder. These favors were quite unique, being miniature seniors in cap and gown and carrying their fortunes as diplomas. The.se "diplomas'; were read, creating much merriment..' v, ' .' : , Aind so went down In history an other '"Junior Reception" with Its beautiful treasures . of youth, happi ness and Joy, i " ' - - ; Delicious refteshmeota were serv ed during thv fvenlng, . the, i color scheme of Rrepn and -white being car ried onf, while the souvenirs' carried the colors of the Senior Class.. c. TO rXTBSTIGATE DIFFHTLTIF,S ; ' .., .IX THE COAL INDUSTRY To Be Fsed In Proposed Ainlstra- tion Plan for Reorganising the In. dostry. .; V;;v.;;,:.v. . ' .vs.;. y; -: tBr tfce Asaeetat4 Prese.) . Washington May 2,V-Investigatinn by, the, Commerce Department into the underlying; dtfflculUea 4a.ihexoal in dustfy. ancK a Intermittency of ettl- ployment and irregularity ot produc-.l tlon Is being expedited, it was, learn ed today with a view to securing dan which might 'be Used in the proposed administration jlan for , reorganizing the etHltre industry. ' - .-". Hiot- of "the 'administration 'plans for meeting the coal strike situation as divulged today In high Official cir cles, indicated that, these did .not con sider anv specino- proposal for the settlement of the present miners and operators controversy,, dik , ratner were concerned with remedies for the fundamental difficulties underlying te coal situation. t-.-i THKEE TRAINMEN KILLED B. & 0. Locomotive Blows up at Myers dale, Fa Boiler Burst Without Warning. . Hy the Afolst4 PrM.t Myer'sdnle, Pa.t May 2-Tht-ee train men were killed and a freight trfi-V on the Baltimore Ohio- Kallroai) was wrecked at Fairview, seven miles east of here today, when the locomo tive blew up. ' . ' . . ' , The locomotive, oneif the niost pow erfnl on the Baltimore A Ohio system, was hauling a fast freight from Cum berland, Md to Pittsburgh. Without warning the,, boiler, let go, and all mem-berw-of the crew on that portion of the train were killed, ' Ten cars immedi ately following the engine were thrown from the tracki a,nd catching Are, were destroyed. 'v' ,.i"-V'" ':,: ' Jbmmju f-tklnA PaJnn, '' .' London, May 2. (By the Associated Press) The Japanese cabinet, headed by TakahaRbi, has resigned for the purpose of permitting a partial reor ganization of the ministry,' says, the Fixcliange. Tt'Iegram - dispatch, from Toklo today. ' - . , . J Everybody knows that it v is a good thing to save, that only by thrift, can success come." But it is not what -you KNOW that saves you. It is WHAT you': DO. Start some BUILDING AND LOAN in our 33rd series which is NOW OP en. DO IT NOW. ' i4" " Citizens Rank.) 1 i XT.. HARRIS eFCARS t Get Tc-ther Mninr ef the Wea en'a ShvUeary hererty ef Central MiliwMti 1 burraw A(."gel tojciitHT'- Bieetlng f the fonf rtn k of the Wontaa'a M iUwnrj H Vty ef Central Unbodlsi Cttanh a taWd en iliKMlsT aftn-aaiuo a (be lad lee" isrlor of the Hiurre. atrn. J. K. Itayvautt. vhv-preskleat nf lite auxil iary, pnelded over the nm-rlug and kf Cie opening devntlonal serrlt. . nllepurls iif the' recent annual hils sUmary tcotifcrence at SalinUiry were glreai by Mrs. 1. U Bis.t. Mrs. U D i'oltraue and Mrs. J. W. It. Ixaig.' who were represcntativee of the society at the meeting. . Mr. W. B. I fan-Is. of Asherllle. the Coaference . Superintendent of the Yonng IVoplv'sWork, was a rWtor on this occasion and gave a talk on the woman's wprk, atrceoing especially the importance of tin, family altar, the value of the circle plan and the splen did resnltii'that come from the Inter- Followlng Mrs, Harris" talk dainty and tempting refreshments ere serv ed hy representatives from the four circles who were hostesses nn this ue ca.toa. . ! - . It Is always pleasure. of the mem bers of the sorlety to have Mrs. Har ris, a former active memler of the so ciety, with- them, and as nn expression of their love for her she was presented with' two exuulslfe bunches of roses one of Mn recital Nells, the other Am erican llcautie, Mrs. Toltrane making me, presentation, THE ROADS QUESTION Favors (he Aid Road to Charlotte. , Extension el the Coneord-Sanford ; Highway.. : , . ,. .' . . Mr. Kditor: ' ; There has been much said alout our ronus inrety. xour editorials were good and should have lieen more hear tily endorsed by the people J The Char lotte Observer threw some bouquets at our county In some of its editor ials, in trying to keep favor with our good oonnty and its people, but al ways lioldlng Charlotte as the object ive of all roads within a radius of one hundred miles, r, '.We; hnve' had numerous road meet ings and ' discussions,; but in all of them there has been very little, fold from a Concord or Cabarrus county 5 standpoint. We hear much ; of our' county's allotment of road funds, but we don't seem to have much say In the disbursement of it. . Last year n big road meeting was called, at the court honse. Some sections of ., the county sent good delegations, thinking It was for the whole county, but when a speaker from, No. 10 started to place nis craim or bis section or a part of the founds, he was Informed by the chitlraMrjthH settle, the rottte of the.' National High-, way, so our county men went home with very little, hopes of seeing , much of that money. I , believe in the Nat ional Highway, but not to the exclus ion of all the other roads of Jhe, coun ty. 1 Even the Highway was not locat ed from a .county vlewnolnr. The' old Charlotte road is less than seven miles from the forks of : the road below the depot to the county line, with a well graded road bed, and good bridges crossing all of the water courses, while the one selected is nearly ten miles from the same point to the coun ty line, and will lie nine 'when the changes are ' made. These changes mean nearly seven miles of new road, with two expensive ne bridges ami one small bridge. ; I don't want . to make extravagant . comparisons, : but common sense will show the tatter n very much more expensive route. ; This difference Would help the much' needed, ronus. in' otner ; parts or rue' county. The Monroe rood through Nb, 10 town. ship, will Is? a great boon to that sec tion, even It it does toke a - few bale of cotton from our town. .If Conconl does not give 'as gool market as the other, towns then , she - deserves to lose. Bur Concord will- soon' see Its mistake and rise to the occasion, as it always has. v Then a new road from the Brafford Mill to Bethel via Flow's Store. - . Then a road which I believe ot more importance to Concord than nny other, is the extension; of the 8unford-Albe-marle-Concord ' road to Newton . and Liucolnton, ami connecting with the road's radiating' from those, towns to Blowing Kock,iiorganton, Montreal, Asheville, Chimney' Bock and Hender sonville. This will lie the shortest and at route between these -places and the stent ' North Carolina and eastern South Carolina. This will be the half way place Itetween these sec' Hons. ,; Tlie road Is already first clnwa to Concord from' the east, and it will only reqy ire a new road from Poplar Tent Church to the county line. ' From there Mwklonlmrg has a good road to the Catawba river, where there hi a good .bridge. This new parr is only about three miles. By using gravel which is about the middle . of this stretch of road from Concord to the county line, It can lie mnde the. equal of the concrete rond wltth a cost far below. (( Po-rdon a lengthy 'article, but' the subject deserves much more. JNO. P. ALKI30N, ! Charges Againrt ITnlted Typothetac .. . , Being Heard. . v s, Mr the AwMMlatM Preea.l .poi'tlnqd, Ore.,, Mny 2. Charges that the United Typothetae of- America, an association of employing printers, Is operating in restrnint of trade, will be aired here today before Examiner W, R, Choate, of the Federal Trade Com mission. ' Tle principal witness l.t Kay Finell. fecretary-maonger of the Port land Typothetae. i Death of Dr. Herbert Roberta. (By tfc Awwelat4 PrM.) Bellvllle; III., Mny 2. Dr. Herbert nnlterts. Jnternatlnnnllv known. X-rav j Epeclallst, died at his home yesterday. THE FREIXH DEBT TO THE UNITED STATES The American Debt Refund ingr Commission L Ready to Receive French Govern v ment's Observations. matter" referred to . minister of finance I ' ' Notices Have Also Been Sent to All the Allied Nations to WhJch United States Made War Loans, j ; .. 'Paris. May 2 (Kir the Associated Pre-w) The. Amerlctin b-lit refumilng rouiniiMilon has Informed the Frencli gorernuieot It will fe glad to. receive the government's slieervations on what It has to offer .concerning the pay ment of the Interest on the Prcncli doht to the J'ulteib States, Bnd the antoritlHition of tins capital. The mntter will lie referred to the minister of finaiK-e, who is expected to frame a reply to sulault to the cabinet for Its approval. , - .r - Notices Sent to All Debtor Nations. Washington, May, 2. By the Asso ciated Press) Notice was sent re cently through the titnte Department to all of the allied nations to 'which the Iftiitcd Btntes made war loans, that the American refunding commis sion was prepared to enter into nego tiation looking toward conversion of the debt into long tJnie securities. '. Formal replies tof the notice have been' received so far ns could be learn ed today from none of the nations but Great Britain has indicated formally a willingness to proceed at an early dnte, and it is considered prohnh'e that preliminary negotiations with that nation will be .entered into within a fortnight. . ' ' j y LADY AST0R f.IVEN GREAT ' piy WELCOMK IN RICHMOND VbitsCIty in Which She Was Reared For First Time Shire She Entered , the British Parliament f v ; . ,. (By the Aseeeletee 'Presa. ;:- : ; Rlchmonr, Va, May, 2. Lady As tor; who was Miss Nnucy Langhorne, and who. was reared in this city, 're turned to Richmond today for the first time since, she became, a member of the- British ParliattHMit, and was ac corded a great welcothe, the John' Mar- shall High -St-hool earlet- tnmd phtytnlr "Dixie" nsuhe alighted from a tram at Broad Street station.?.: Flowers and kisses were bestowed on her .by rela tives and friends. I ' ;):: Stonewall Circle of King's Daughters. The: King's Daughters held Its regu lar monthly meeting Monday evening with -Miss Margie MeEachern. at the tit. tJiouu Hotel. ?. The artenuonce was good and the Interest fine. . . It was reported; that one child was placed in the "hospital for removal, of, its tonsils, and anotlfer. child to- lie given he benefit of ,a! ,speciaUt, for extreme, nervousness and all expense is. borne by the Circle. ";v , -r Mrs. R. A. Brown was appointed to co-operate with other organizations in the city. to make-plans for the recep tion of Mrs. T W. Blckett, wh will soon be here to speak, on theTowner- Shephera bill. j - ' An appropriation mnde by the city school board to the county nurae bud get vwas reported and this help is ap preciated y the King's Daughters, ; , The circle decided to hnve its Kutu- msge Hale next Saturday, Mny 0th In the building- formerly occupied by the Klectrlc Appliance Co. on West Depot street. . : The Juniors will also assist the Stonewall Circle In the Rummage. Sale and receive, a certain per cent. of. the sal4 The visiting committee for May is Mesdatnes Zeb Moore, Alex' Howard and J. V. Cannon, Jr. '; "- Tlie Circle adjourned to meet with Mrs. 0. B. Lewis the' first Monday in June, on South Union street., For the Rummage Sale you can give clothes, shoes, . hots, old furniture. lamps, dishes, v pictures,. yases, rugs, enrpet,, matting, knives, forks, cookr Ing ntensllH; in fact nnytlilng you think the King's Daughter can. sell. We thnnk you for your contribution. The old Electric Appliance Co. ,room will be headquarters for rue Kumtuage sate Saturday, May 0th. 1 , , Boston University is-going to turn out head waiters, and "bell- hops", in a sixeeks' course by the vocational department of the College, of Busl- ness. . . .- .(' . - Radio Sets 14 1 and1' , Radio Sullies 1 m ak For Sale, 2Jy Concord Tchpliono Co, R lETHD Y TROC RAMM E Of lite Weutaa's AultUry ef the FYrv bjlcrtiui ttmrrh 4sWred Here. Tea yrer ew during the ntnnth 4 May the Women's Auilllsry if tbr tfcwtbeni t'miiyteriita Churrb wis or- A birthday pmcraaime. iig-etet by the Wiiauaa'a Auxiliary t'onualrtee. as very Intemtingly rarrtnt out ua Moodsy aftiTtxHiu by Ibe local Aax Uiary of the Href PreliyteriB Cbnrt-b. Cln le No. I bad charge of this pro train. misted by Circle No. U, the teen-age ctn-le. After devotional ex erviw Mrs, J. J. Bernhardt, chalr uutn, gave a brief account of the or sniiation and the purpose of the rel ctirntion. Mating - that tbe- oTerlng, whb-h was alsnit to be made. ' pen ay. for every year yon have lived or bare, to liveV-wa fur Miss Dowd's S-bMii for houielese girls Ri Japan. She asketl Mrs. Blain. home on for hMigh from China, who was present, to tell of her visit to Miss Dowd and her srliool. . Tills was followed by the eolo "I Cave My Life Kmt Tbee;" and tbe offering. 1 After the offering the chairman eald no birthday was complete ' without a IlilrtUdny cake, when two girls entered carrying a hugf white cake vfollowed by eleven , others In turn, the first with a abort lighted cnndlC, represent ing the first yeiir of the Auxiliary's life. She told In a few brief sentences the work of that year. She was- fol lowed by "Candle No. 2,", who told of the second years work, lighted her candle from the. first and placed It on the cake, and fo on, encb candle grow ing longer aud hrigther. Candle No. 11. the longest of all, represented what we hare to do the coming year. Tbe young girls standing about tbe huge cake, with tbe eleven burning can dles, sang "The Morning Light Is Breaking,- closing a most beautiful Dronram. r " 1 program. A doliglvf ul social , hour- followed, the ostess circle, serving angel cake and coffee'. - . " ; . M0Y1B FATfS OK THU - BBI5K OF A BIG THRILL "ItfTo" to Be One of the Most Spec tacular Pictures Ever Made for the Screen. . ,- . .. New York .Cor. Wnjlilngton Herald. New York,' ' May 2. Jaded movie fans are on 'the brink of the Big Thrill! .- Those, who have watched with flog-like patience for, tbs great American drama have looked in vain but ' the super-film has arrived. It has tifeen the. writer! privilege to be one among ten who attended tbe private showing of the greatest- spec tacular moving picture drama ever produced. " - . c ' t is called "Nero," atM the bloody mign of .the last of the Caesars 1 to use a press-ngent b'urb,' "shockingly thrilling ' i The picture 1 was ' taken in" Rome 'nd - vicinity, fewweneti are near NaDfes and 1 the- Arps. An entire city was built on' the outskirts of Rome . only , to be destroyed b: torch. An idea . of the ' stupendous cast may 'bev gleaned from the fact ' that in one scene 65,000 people were em ployed. Most spectacular films' re sort .;: -to hokum for ' their effects. This one tells a story with al careful fidelity to historical accuracy that grips and holds, one is transported baclt to the days of bloody tyrants and Roman orgies.- It Is the kind of a Him that, win still the artistic sneer at the cel luloid drama. ' ' There are moments of terrifying " suspense, remindful of the days when Richard KlansHeld gripped tbe ' imagination and sent the heart racing -with fear . There was a scene wtt!n tne despicable ."Nero." in .his 5; lustfully cruel 1 -moment i actually brought a hiss -followed bv a binssn, or courses from a hardened New York dramatic critic who sat in tbe projection room at the private showing. - .The .burning of Rome sweeps the emotirins I with the same fervor that Nero plucks his lyre during the holo caust. The flames "can be ssen eat ing their w'aj while the thousands upon thosands of terror-stricken rush ocll-meil to safety, : Then there is the Btormlng of the tyrant's citadel by an angry popu lace. .This is the scene where 65.000 people' are filmed. 0 It Is mob fury at its worst, Buildings are torn down, stautes toppled into the street and a havoc of destruction the like of which tfas nevr been seen before. '- . ;- The chariot race for the soul of a girl is skillfully worked up to a fev erish climax. In the arena are thousands echoing the spirit of . the Roman holiday. - The crowds at the Yale bowl at New Havsn look puny In comparison. In this connection it is reported that the American dircetbr sought the "extras by, means 4 of adverilsing and as- the crowds came each was given a costume. ; They W'3re entertlned with games until tne time was ripe for the char- lot race., They knew nothing of what was going to happen..: 80 It was when the eharlot race -was actually staged ie expressions on the thousands ot faces were not acting, nui reai. . nome Idea, of the extent of the assetrhlage may be g'eaned from the .fact that between 350 and 400 men were kspt contsantly, busy carrying water to the crowds, j,, ;.'.'."'V'-V - My Interest in motion pictures has been passive. ' . I have bone time and aialn only to go awav with a tense of disapoolntment. 80 it was that to see what to my mind is the mighti est spectacle ever produced, both from ..j ,i....n. .nnnnint Vas a genuine pleasure, I don't know when "Nero" is coming to your city. It raav be a year, from now. . But when It comes, see It r ' '. ' John McConnacU Sails For Ireland. New York. May . 2. John McCor- rnnck was so far recovered from bis' recent illness that he was a passenger today with his wife and family on Hoard a liner bound for a rest and a ' Visit to his home ta Ireland. ,. i Geedmaa aai CWaA- fltre ka the CWr I- pt1 nrek. . fA- '" - At tbe rsftib peering of tbe Board of Cot tbe 1fy he Ull liMgoew br4 Monday eight at tbe Maaette. lor. Uootbaae end Clark were appointed empire fur the gauH in tbe City Imiw this week. Tbe lyraim will pbty Kuhrrta Thurs day at Cabnrrus part. imI Uilwoa will play Caliersua Katnrday at tiibsoa perk. It was further decided. tCia ba lonlde beedere wimbj be played, and when a game baa to he postponed on account of jmrt grounds. eu- this game Will be Dlaved off un a date that Is fligm-able to both teams r&ucerned. The game tbla week abouhWebow np better than tboee of hist week on account .of tbe warm weather. All managers have stated that their club, are In far better shape than ever be fore. RilN?rta has a new pltchfr and catcher and expects to make it uot for the. Legion Thursday. The Legion's infield hsiks like a million dollars, and the fans are pVimlsed a good game when these two t-lubs meet at three o clock at CalMtrms park. The Gilsuin-Cabarrus game will ls played this Aiturday at Uibson park, and if you want a peat in the grand stand for that old scrap, you'll have to. get tbexe early, for ottr prediction Is that they will have a full house leng liefore the limps cnU "play boll." The .City League teams are play ing good hall.' They will improve with encb game and they deserve your support, itlinrsday's game ' will be. "failed nt, 8 o'clock sharp. Don't mLs It. ADA JONES IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION Is 8urernf Wih Brlght's Dls- . r .. . ease In a Rocky Mount Hospital. (Br tft AiuMclatcA Pnaa.t r Rocky Mount. N. C May 2.- Ada Jones, notetl talking machine . Mot, and maker of ; probably the greatest nnnUier of comedy records, is in a crit ical condition at a local hospital, suf fering -with acute Blight's' disease. and her physicians entertain no hope hope lor her -recovery . Relatives have been summoned to her bedside. M iss Jones was taken 111 Jiere yesterday. Miss .Jones, who fhl private life is Mrs. High Flarety,' wife ,of a well knrtwn comedian, makes her home in New York. She filled engagement as the leading member of the Ada Jones company at a local theatre. Saturday night, and was In apparent perfect health Monday, having i Attended church. On Monday, however, mem bers of. her company found her very ill and she was rushed to' a local hos pital, where her condition has grown rapidly worse. - ' 1 Miss Jones has lieen on ft tour since Septemlier lutii- wwUtr the rtl section. oi the' Paramount! Ijrceum Btireau ' of New York. : ,;:fi ' CHARGES JHAT DAI GHERTV ,. RECEIVED' FEE FROM MORSE Repeated In' Senate and Denied by Friends of Attorney General. . J: IBr th Aaaoclate4 Prt .( -, Washington, May, 2. Reports that Harry M. Daugherty, now Attorney 'General, had received a fee of $25,000 from Chas. W. Morse, New lork ship builder for obtaining Morse's release in 1912 from the Atlanta Federal peni tentiary were repented la the Senate today by Senatortarraway, democrat, of Arkansas and denied by friends of Ihe present Attorney General. ' 1 ' The Arkansas Senator said the re port was based "upon public Informa tion." Senator Watson, republican, or Indiana, sriid he had talked with Mr. Daugherty about the report and It was untrue. Senator Moses republican; of New; Hampshire, broke into the ills casslon -to suy that Wm. O. McAdoo, former secretary of tlie Treasury, had received ".argeofees" from Morse In connection with the shipping contracts lecehtly . made rhe basis 1 of indict ments in Federal court here. . V THE K0X TRIAL ' , t.,t .. Ty , V..lnVA 4 , ; , Completed Today. ...1.. (By tbe Aaaoelated Praaa.t ' . Montross, Va.,' May 1 2. Cross ex; amination of Roger D. Eastlake, chief petty officer. United StateB Navy, was completed shortly alter the opening pi court today in the trial of Miss Sarah E. Knox, charged with the murder 01 his wife, Mrs. Sarah L. Eastlake. : The witness was ordered, however, to hold hlmselrtBUbJect to recall. 1 l. Silas D. Perry, chfef of police of Fredericksburg, who . then took the stand, testified to Inspecting the house and surroundings where the murder was committed. " 1 ' Want (400,000 to Prosecute War ' . - rrana t ases. (By thm Aaaectatel Preaa.) , Washington, May 2. A request for a special appropriation of $500,000 to be used in prosecution of war. fraud cases was sent to the House today by President Harding. . The budget corn- f munlcatlon explained that the, fund f would be used for investigating or I prosecuting all cas.es, whether civil or criminal growing out of the war. Mrs. Overman Returns Home for the Summer.. .'-..:," Washington, May l.--After spending the winter here with Senator Overman at the Powhatan Hotel, Mrs. Overman has returned r to Salisbury fr the J snrine and summer.'', - . , Alfred !McIenn. secretary to. Sena tor Ovejmon, returned today from the state. , ' i ': X''': j Many May Day Casualties In Italy. . , (Br "a Aaeertaf4flreaa.l Rome, J'-.y 8. Five dead and about too wounded make up ths May Day roll of casualties In Italy.; None of the dlstorders reached and degree of magnitude. Two ' socialist halls at ' Pisa were set on fire. BASH! ILL NEWS I0RCEE ARRESTED FOR UURDER OF CHIUD Her Nephew, Tw o and a Half Years Old, Was Found, Dead in Woman's Apart ments Saturday Night W03IAN TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE Attempted Suicide, It Is Said, As Result of Quarrel With "R. C. Dunbay, of Atlantic ' City. ' "v . . (Wr taa AaaMtaa4 IT ' Chicago, May 3. Miss Violet Dun can, a pretty 19-year-old divorcee, was arrested oday charged with mur der in connection with the death of her nephew, Hollis Boyd, 2 1-2 years -old, of Alton Park, Tenn. - The child was found dead in Miss Duncan's apartments last Saturday night. - - -.:(':,.- . , : ' Mrs. Dum-nn lay on the floor beside . the boy, , with three ga range jets turned on in full force. Mrs. Duncan was revived by a physician. . The attempted suicide, was believed hy the police to have resulted from a quarrel with R. C. Itmbay, Atlantic City business man, who upbraided the woman after she bad ridden in a motor boat with another man. A note auitresaeu to vunuay was clutched In Mrs. Duncan's hand, when she wns fennd . ;;.,. :': .:;- : . , "Davy, send Hollis to sister for me. . Vm.'& tired I don't want to llvey 1 1 love yon. Violet." v ' '.. . According to the police, Mr. Hun- : can ame to Chicago hist February from Atlanta, where she met Dunbay , after obtaining a divorce from Walter -. Uuncan. or Chattanooga, xenn. uuu bay returned to Mr. Duncan's apart- , ment after their quarrel and smelleftj escaping gas. Neighbors broke Into 1 the apartment ' V The boy died without regaining con- , sclousness. His mother, Mrs. A. , L. Boyd, of Alton, was notified. -, PRESIDENT ASKED TO .1. ATtnviu nbn viuu Differs from the Ilouse BiQ Only la --.Minor Detaila. , 1 (Br the Aaaaelate4 Pma. : WasbkiRtonv . Mny iJ-Presldont Harding Is to be a,sked by the Senate , tTfiaace ponmne'TepuBMt-nns to np- t jrbve"ir soldiers' bonus bill differing-', from the House measure only in minor essentials. - - , ' ' '- '..'.'v -',v. - Thlsrwas decided at a conference of Senate Republicans and ., the Smoot plan of substituting a 20 year endow- , ment life Insurance plan for the ad- justed service certificate was dlcarded without a record vote. The Smoot plan would have provided for no spe cific loan on the policies, be measure to be taken to tno Preident is what is to be known as the McCumber plan, which would provide for immediate loan to the veterans equnl to 60 per cent of their adjusted, service poy at the rate of $1 a day f or ' domestic service, and tl.25 a day for overseas service. ' At, the end of three. , year the loan ra'.ue to the certificate would be 80 per cent of the adjusted service, pny, plus . 4 1-2 per cent in teret annually. ; Joseph S. . McCoy, the government actuary, presented etimate to the com mittee showing that, the cost of the' McCumber plnn'for the fiscal year, as $77000.000; $92,000,000 in the second year; $T3.000;000 in the third year; and $376,000,000 in the fourth year; with the ultimate cost approximating .foar billion, of dollar. .These costs in- ' elude payment on, nccourtt of deaths, cash to veterans entitled to not more than 50 dollars; vocational training ! and farm and home aid. The land set tlement option has been eliminated from .the bill. ' ' 1 , ., .More Than 100 Converted, Fayette.vllle, May 1. With an inter denominational -meeting ,: from which , many persons, were turned away, the . Browning revival services came to a close here last Might. , The meetings, which have been-held in .the-Hay Street Methodist : church," have been , attended by marked success, resulting - in more than-100 conversions.- No. Negra Notaries In State When Prrs- . ent Commissions Expire. . Raleigh, May 1. Governor Morri son has sat finally and fiercely on tbe negro notaries-public and when the commissions of those who now hold them expire' there will be no more until a new coventor romea in. ' ' : ': The administration ot having , the "widest streets of any city In America is claimed for the city ot Wlnlpeg. The omnibuses of ' London travel 1 i. OF AAA All linn a - iinne IHItlltilltiltm,iiniintiimtii" ilitntiif tiiiiiniMiifi Ul II II II Itll II II lit IMS II 1 1 liHiiiiiinilii lllllllll M. J. CORL& SON Announce, the opening of Cp-to-the-Minute Garage and Sei ervice ice -Service Station, Quality Goods, Courtesy and Renins will prevail here. 19-21 W. Depot Etrtct Tlione CS8 V:-; ' :'V-