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T 1 O DISPATCHES C oooooooc i - I v . . , . tGOUuOCw VOLUME XXII. CONCORD, N. X MONDAY, JUNE 19, 19: NO. 117. H W 1 t I U mcEUJESTDES.::; V.Tl I of Three Story Type, WC1 Ccr.tali AUut ; ? C! J Rooks. Including CJvUria and Kitchenette. CAN E3 ADDED TO IF NECESSARY Gymnasium to Bj; In Base ment Auditorium to Seat From 803 to 1.CC0. Semi- . . Fireproof Construction. The mi High School Building pro posed for Concord will I designed ' along the latest, uwt modern. and : practical linen for a building of this tvpe. to house the many activities of the High School, and to provide for ' future Industrial and vocational train ing wbhb may lie added to tbe High School from year to year aa the oe- , caslon demands. The building would I of the three story type, that la two stories and a full basement. The base- . went, however liejng practically entlre- V- ly above the ground with the excep tion of the gymnasium which would lie jiartly excavated for. ; The building would contain 20 clasa i rnnma'or recitation rooma Including a chemical laboratory and lecture room adjoining, a room for cooking, a room for manual training or ?hops, a room for aewing, a domestic science depart- ' went consisting of a room for cook 1 lng, a tpora for Instruction In domes . tic science, a cafeteria, and kitchenette, there would also be provided an of ... ili-e. llhrarv., two teachera rooma, an emergency hospital, to be used also for. dental and medical clinle. an au- ditnrlura seating 800 to. 1,000, 'and - lnrae trvinnasiuin In the basement. nie auditorium would be .on the j main or first floor wlth.baTcony in the ... second storr. with dressing rooma and music practice-rooma on the aides of i ' the stage. The. gymnasium wotua ne ' In the basement and would have a J 10 foot clear atory and of aufflclent size for Interior basket ball wito a . email observation balcany. Adjoining the glmnaslum would be toilet, shower and locker roomsT. . ; ! ' v :s .'j : "' -The gymnasium, arranged aa, It la, ran be secured at very tutl artUUinn :..al eost and will be a Taj .iM adjunct - the neces.aryqnipment for a regular j : period for physical education in the High School course, i The building would be designed on : a modified Tudor Gothic or Collegiate Gothic style, somewhat similar to the new group buildings at Tale Unlver- sity. - - ' Tha v material would be of brick with stone or terra-cotta trimmings, I the construction would be what la known as alow burning or seml-flre- ' proof constrnctlon. with ample corri dors, exits and stairs to make it panic v proof. ' ' ' The. building would be heated and renttlnted by a mechanical system of heating and ventilating so as to change - the air lnall of the class rooma -at least 6 time per hour. V The plan would be arranged ao that if additions are necessary in the fu : tnre ihev can easily be made by ex- tending wings to rhe rear without in terfering :with the remainder if the building In any way. In its arrangement, convenience and construction It would compare favor- i ablv with any of the modern Mign Schools recently built in the. larger cities. - v ; The architect, v C. : Qadsen ; Sayre, whom tlie trtwtees have selected to de nlcn this most important building to le erected in Concord for many year and to meet the most vital need or roe City stands high in his profession and has made a special study of Bchool de sign for many years. He wag recent ly retained by the City of Raleigh to . .lmltrn their new high whool to cost ' ' half million dollars, and in fact all of .their school improvement lor wnicn they ' recently voted one million dol lars In bonds. His selection was mnile after consulting and tavestigat- - lnf a number of other architects from "both In and out of the State, and the Trustees feel that they have made a most hnDDV selection. ThA ether lm movements and additions to the echool svstejn of equal importance will be dWlgned to best meet tbe present and future needs Of tbe, city. . . I3SJW0 Chnrch Sit i WIU Be Par. chased By St. John's. Salisbury. June' 18. St John's Lutheran congregation today adopted the recommendation- of tk committee that the Crego lot, a valuable proper ty next to tbe - postoffice on Innls street, be purchased it a price rf 135,000 but no action was taken at thla time looking to tha hull ling of a new church, although It is expected that a modern church house 111 be - erected on the lot ordered purchased today. ' -' ' The congregational meeting was ' presldd over by A. H. Snider, while l-tahle Linn submitted the report of 1h committee -of 20 that had been ap pointed to enquire Into the matter of a new lot and a new church. ' V.'i'H Cur AJverllHcrs. - Cnitlle SimpN 2.r.ccnts a pound, a Clinp's Pharmacy. , Mffy siMirt hats at the, Specially Ifit rihop. i i- u country cucumlers, toiiintiw-s, (m i. corn, i-aliliajre and beans at the t-' -.v.- It More. : i . Di-.--..-s for $13.75 at .Sol's. Style f!i'!. See new ad. today. ML K. B FRY I BY A LA J. . K rurwf-rir of (fHIril Mii". 4 murm r-puke m iburta at kjnunj 1 Tl Mn. Hia Task sn.1 Source of ' ,er.- the thru of tna-lerful Oiurrh hpA la Church at Mununf rmon dWirrrd la OutnU W.-tln-l- lt t'tmrrh h ytfrUy iminiihf ly Rr. J. A. H. Try. I. II, of Callfuml. fonurr pawror of the Clinn-h. Ir. Fry was beard by a MHiKrt-catlna that fill ed every seat la the main audlmrtnia of tbe Chnrt-h, and maay others were fated In Jhe prayer clnetlnf Sonet. While the greater part of the con- tion waa rompuaed of member of Central Church, many other de nominations were represented, show ing tbe love and esteem in which Dr. Kry la held throughout Concord. I)r. Fry declared that the building of personality is the rentral fact ia life, and said the buxlaeMi of riTillaa tlon is the building of character. The answer to the problems of tbe. world today," he raid, "Jh tbe bullilln uf tnanUond and womanhood." lr. Try urged hla bearers to believe in themselves throngb the riower of Ood, and To ee the lieantlful thtnga of life. "There is a garlwge caa tu ev ery liar yard if you want to see It," he declared, "but there are beautiful flowers In the same yard. ' Why look at the garbage can? There are some people who will grumble more a ft it stumping their toe than -they will Ibank God for fifty years of health. "Hare faith in your work and spirit ualise it... The purpose of religion is to spiritualize the world.',' stated further ' that . "weakling are made by thc.lr environments, but mrn of great souls, make their environ ment" - v . '. ' . , . ' Dr. Fry while here was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Houston and Mr. and Mrs. J. U Hartsell. He left yesterday afternoon for Morgauton, where he. will visit before returning to his borne In California. , THE (OTTO MABKET Prices Made New High Records for , tbe Seaxon, 43 to 48 Points ArV ,vane,- .y .!;:..,-;:vc v vf. , (By the Aaaartated fr .) " ' New York, June : 19. There was heavy buying In the cotton market at the opening today and prices made new - high records for the season. Liverpool ahowed unexpected strength while rains were reported in, the eastern halt, sections over the week end, which made a very unfavorable Impression on sentiment as to crop progress. These features led to ac tive covering by sellers of last week, while there was fresh buying for obth trade and commission house accounts. I 1 aftd- 'rfler"uiruhia - rt-ajr-tdvwMW-irt 24 to 30 points active months soon I showed not advances of 45 to 48 points, with October selling at 22:45 and December at 22.24. . Cotton futures opened firm. ; July 22:30j Oct. 22:20; Dec.' 22:06; Jan. 21:83; March 21:75. , - - si mawa ' Urged to ' Apprehend Harvey's Mur. . v derers. -V (By k AaaMlae PrMia.) Washington, June 19. The- Ameri can embassy in Mexico City and the consulate at Tamplco were Instructed today by the State Department to . re quest Federal and local Mexican of ficials to make every effort to appre hend the murdererers of, Warren D. Harvey, an lAlmfiricttn clmcV, who was. killed June 17. five miles from Taimnico. In reporting the case, the. consul at 'Tamolco said merely that Harvey was naymaster. for an unnamed oil company and had been killed by baa dlts. Southern Railway Will Aid p Hons- Richmond. Va., June 17. Officials of the Southern -Railway announced today that the company will aid in relieving, the housing situation in Richmond during the reunion ween by parking a string of pullman cars In lbs Southern yards Here ior veter lans -who will be permitted to ue the puumana on wmcn tney arrive her s lonK a8 they are in the city, Rats Lunch on Face fit a Sleeping .. Baby. --.Vv..-: - Salisbury. June 17.-Rats attacked a two-year-old negro child during the nleht at a home near the Southern station and so badly lacerated its face that a physician called' to attend tne child, found the bed clothing looking like a hog had been butchered there. People in the honse said the child made no outcrjulnrlng theNilght, but seemed to be "restless." - . France Will Take Part in Conference With Ramans. iPsrls. June 19. (By the Associated Press.) France Will take part in the conference at The Hague with the Russian delegates, beginning June 26, it was officially announced at the foreign office this morning. If pollti cal objections are introduced, . how ever, the French delegation' will promptly withdraw. StatesvHle Knows Nothing of Adams, Mill Machinist. 8tatesville, June 18. Your corre spondent Is unable to - secure any trace of textile worker from Eliza beth City. t None of the, local attor neys can give any Information aa to the English .estate, valued at 7&u, 000, reported to hav been left Wil liam Thomas Adams,, mill machinist. of Elizabeth City. ."..-.. Cyclone Mack to Prearb. at flocking. nam. Rockingham. June 18. "Cyclon Mac k" will begin a four weeks revival at Rockingham on Sunday, June 25th, Vdlnnlng at 3 o'clock. He was to hKin the 19th but could not secure his now tent from Atlanta In tim The site for the meeting is on South Washington street, Jimt to the rear of the Hull Ledbetter lot SE:::jCaSv;o:;TUY I 0 f I- " T T I H1 TT fVI I f N I f j t , " I f H I I I II I'W.JU I UL ll.lllll UiLl To Consider the Soldiers' Bonus. Senate, Republi cans So Voted Today in Conference 30 to 9. ARE TO CONSIDER THE BONUS AFTER TARIFF A Resolution Favoring the Disposition of Both Tariff and Bonus Measures Was : Then Adopted. (By tka AaMelal4 Pram.) Washington, June ID. Seriate repmV llcana In conference, today voted 80 to ICa gainst laying aside the tariff bill to consider tbe soldiers bonus. A resolution favoring final disposi tion of both the tariff and the bonus measures at this aemlon, and before any recess, then waa adopted 27 to 11. Tbe. bonus measure would be made the unfinished business a'ter a final vote on fhe tariff. Republican ' leaders thought the movement promised by Senator Walsh ratlc.pponet. of the bonus to Join with most of tha Republicans In vot ing against immediate consideration of that measure. A motion to bring up the hill was expected, however, to lead to another and perhaps a pro longed discussion of the bonus on the Senate floor. - . . , , - FEDERATION t'HOOSINfi" ' EXECUTIVE COOCIt Prospects of Second Contest in Elec - tion Loomed Today as New Caadi ; dates Are Mentioned. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 19. (By the Associated Press.) Prospects of a second contest in the election of tbe executive -council of the American Federation of Labor at its convention here loomed today as a movement got underway for Win. Clark, of Toledo, president of the American Flint Glass Workers Union to contest the re-election of Frank Morrison as secretary. No formal . announcement of can didacy waa made by Mr. Clark, but IniM-Mlcd a "wlittngnesa tw mer the Tin ' ' ' ')'? I am In the h 'nds of my i t"B rwasfl , tile .voiKcrs now on st iy a res- olutipa adopted ut.atiimou.sly by the convention without discussion. The resolution also urged all delegates to carry out. Its terms to the best of their ahilitv. , - V:.; .'V'-:. The convention also atioptea a res olution favoring the 44-hour ; week throughout the printing industry. The 'resolution . ; pledged the Federation's moral and all other neipiui snppon to the International Typographical Un ion In its fight for a 44-hour week and asked all trade nnlons and their mem bers to "purchase only such printed matter produced under union condi tions and by employers who honor their word and olsterve., agreements that they have entered Into the 44 hour week; , . ! THOMPSON INDICTED On Charge of Conspiracy, to Ship Arm to lreiano. (Br the Associate Freaa.) : Trenton. N. J.. June 19. Col. Car- cellus H, Thompson, vice-president and active head of the Auto Ordnance Co., of New York, has been indicted ,by the Federal grand Jury here on a charged of conspiracy to ship arms to Ireland in violation of the neutrality laws. The announcement waa made today by Assistant United States Dls trlct Arrow8mitb.- : i : Indictments also hare been returned against the; Auto Ordnance Company and seven other individuals on the same charge as a result of the seizure at Hoboken last June of the cosmo politan Line freighter East Side, in the coal bunkers of which were rouno machine guns. , The guns were alleg ed to have been designed for the use on the Sinn FeJners in Ireland. DEATH OF GEORGE H. BROWS' AT STATESVILLE LAST NlullT Waa One of the Most Prominent Busi ness Men In That city. ; By tba Aaaoetate Preaa.1 . Statesville. June 10. George Hamil ton Brown, of this city, aged 77 years. President of the Peoples Loan & Sav ings Bank, died at a local hospital last night. Funeral and interment will be held this , afternoon. Mr. Brown was a native of Wilkes County and was clerk of the Superior , Court of that county for two terms from 1875 to 1885, i He was cashier In the inter nal Revenue. Office here and was later Collector of Internal Revenue of this district. rHe helped organize States ville'a first bank, was cashier of it. snd was prominently identified with the business - life ol the community, Fonr children survive. EXPLOSION NEAR LISBON BRINGS DEATH TO MANY. Explosion O mires During Celebration t Trans-Atlantic Flight by Portu- guese Filers. (By th Aaaorlatrd Preaa. Llslon, June 1ft. Several people were killed and about .10 Injured by an explosion on a vessel 'in the Tagus River last nlxht during a fireworks diRUlay In celebration of the successful completion of tbe trans-Atunllic flight by the Portuguese naval aviators. Tbe accident has caused a suspension of festivities. .,.. VOTE, 80 TAR rot WALK01T lire fatter V I Wla Vtory Iwr turas4 Htm, gays Mifren aad . (By IW iniSKH bin,) ClnrciBati, Juo l Tlirs tor will wis victory fur niacrs aad railroad saea is a oouuboo atrlke. It n preillrted tOlr fcy Juha L. Iwta, PrellBt of tha I'uitrU Mine Worker, wtht will nieet tmirrTiw ulgtit with mi unloa chief to cunnhler a Joint strike at-tVta la the threatened rail walkout of approximately l.OoOJJOO men. Tbe Joining of forces of these' organl satloria, Mr. lwls-lil, would firat have a marked moral Influence labor generally U!nd would dislocate tle transportatkHi systeal of tbe nation ; nil Srd, woild aff'-ft tbe Industrial fabric. . 1 (Tolncidentally wlthjthe statement of Mr. Lewi tea railroad union presi dents made public lait night their let ter to the. la lm r board, announcing their Intention of going through with tbe strike In the event ejie is authorised by a. vote of nnion aiemliers. B. M. Jewell head of the rai.ways employees department, ststetl that the vote being cast so far has been overwhelmingly for a walkout- Carter ( sat AttrB4; Conference To morrow. .Cincinnati, June r 19. Cleveland Railroad brotherhood executives today received a telegram from E. J. Manion, president of . the Order of Railway Telegrapbees, and executive secretary of the rail-miners, Jilllance, asking them to attend the conference In Cin cinnati tomorrow between the railway men and coal miners delegation. W. 8. Carter, president of the broth erhood of Fireman and Englnemen, replied that because of pressing busi ness h could not attend tomorrow's conference. 1 . . TWENTY LEPERS AT LARGE Are Scattered Over 25 Stales, Says As- a- sistant Surgeoo-Urneral. ; : (Br Amelatra Pre.l . Washington, June 1. A-recent sur vey by the United Stales public Health Service showed that there were liy lepers aft large in 25 mates. Dr. C. "H lavender, assistant stirgeon . general. announced - in a statement today. There Is only one means of preventing further Increase in the number or cas es. Dr. Lavender saiib and that is by prnriiling ' ignlaMnq nmllties , large enough to take care " of the present tases. . America Needs "Omtrol System." Indianapolis, Ind.. June "18. Amer ica today needs "a control system to match-her power system.f . Dr. A. W. Bcaven, of the Lake. Avenue. Mapttst Church of Rochester lcw York, today tiHii Xorttierh Tupfbtt tllegnte assem bled here in 15th annunl-conventlon. America is ! danger, he. declar ed. ; "It is trying to hold a Tnckard car power system with a set of Ford brakes and a -Ford steering gear." Dr. Beaven declared that America's power- system had been multiplied by ten in the last ten years.' . ; j j .,- Today the world waits for Ameri ca's nod before it proceeds," he said. "But has the body of Ideals that con trols Ihe average, citizen risen to bal ance our increased power? It has not On the contrary, it is evident that Am erica : is passing through a period of lowered Idealism. The wave of crime and lawlessness staggers our officials. - "The dishonor as to contracts, the fraudulent failures, the illegal Ires, the 'bogus stock schemes, have left ihe business world gasping. Supposedly good citizens Jeopardize, the law of the land for personal gratification. , If this continues, it will unaermlne our crea- It, shake the stability of tbe law and threaten our civilization. America needs to confess her sin and turn to God today." Never has the, Christian church fac ed graver responsibilities, Dr. Beaven said. . "It is time for the church to summon all Christ's followers to forget differ- encen and address themselves to the. tremendous need." he said. "If this is not done, every citizen of the nation must pay fat it." Position of United States as to Russia Unchanged. Washington, June 19 (By the Asso elated Press)v Suggestions in Moscow that the resumption at an early date of official relations of any character between the United States and Russia as a possibility found no suppport In Washington. The last word of the Washington administration on the subject was ald very plainly when Secretary Hughes write hl note declining- an invitation extended by thy Genoa conference- to participate in ( the present economic discussion of-'KusHlnn, conditions at The Hague. Perritt's Case Postponed. (Br the AMMNilate Pma.) -' Charlotte, N. 'C, June 19. The case against Olin Perritt, of the Columbia South Atlantic team, ; charged with hurling a pop .bottle and striking a child in the grand stand during the game here ' between Charlotte and Columbia lait Wednesday, was post poned for two weeks when called In municipal tliourt this morning. North Carolina Gets $90,000, : ' .-, (By tha Associate Washington. June 111. Approval of fifty-one advances for agricultural and livestock purposes aggregating bimu.iniu was announced today by tne. v ar ri nance Corporation. The distribution of the loans in eluded North Carolina $!X),fl00. A regular meeting of the Fred Y, McConneJl Post of the American, Leg ion will Ih held In the club rooms to morrow night at 8 o'clork. The Federated Textile Union America will hold its annual con ven lion in New York City the first week of August, ; i IMLOPi'lIS mm circles Railroad Chiefs Today Were Marking: Time While the Railroad Employees Were Marking; Strike Ballots. UNION CHIEFS FAVOR STRIKE If the Union Members Call It, ITiey Tell the Labor Board. President ' Hard ing: to Back Labor Board. (By tko A Chicago, June 10. Railroad chiefs were marking time today while em ployes of the roads were marking strike ballots. ' ( By July 1 tbe dste. f 1:10.000.000 In wage cuts ordered by the Vailed States Railroad JjiUr Jtoard lecoiiies effective, the strike refereniluni will be completed, and the nation will pr linbly know whether it faces aa actual rail strike and a threatened transpor tation war. ; Developments of the last 24 hours Included : A 'statement bv Ben W. Hooper. . Kinicuirui . t 11 .? . chairman of the Railroad Labor Board predicting adjustment of the railroad situation without a strike, and peace on the roads by next fall. Statements to the lxmrd by leaders of the rail unions condemning the wage reduction and serving notive that a strike, if favored in the referendum, will be sanctioned by the union chiefs. . Word from Washington that Presi dent Harding intends to back the hoard which hns no power itself under the transportation act to enforce its decis ions. Gradunl abandonment by the car riers of their system of putting worg rout at contract, a system which has been one of the barriers to peace, wns predicted by Mr. Hooper, x Following the lead of the Southern Pacific, other ronds are expected to speedily do away with labor contracts, the board chair, man said. - s: - ' Referring to charges by a-leading railroad periodical that the board -was completely , dominated by the wishes of labor organization, and to more recent accusations bv the nn Ion that the waget reduction were a "miscar- rtg ot jastle." Miv hr. MirtmlnMnhllc flnTlwto' nt Epworth. I.etigue page In that a "discriminating public will find the truth at a point about hnlrww between these two extremes.", . T ; "If . the nnlons and the railroads respect the decision of' the board, n fair minded public will stand for nothing else1 he declared. ", MOOITSHIKERS USE DOGS , AS SENTRIES AT STILL Giant in Iredell Is Captinvd, bnt Operators Succeed in Making Their Escape. . ---- . -. Statesville, June 18. It Is usual for shrewd moonshiners " of the present day, -: while they are operating thelv illicit distilling plants, to have sen tries stationed at a safe distance to fire a danger signal upon the approach of officers or suspicious persons and thus they are able to make their es cape from ' arrest. Local, officers found in their latest capture of a 110-gallon steam still in Union Grove township that dogs made successful sentries. As Prohi bition AeentHalybnrton and Depu ties Hoke and. Tomlln approached the snot where four men were just fin ishing a big "run" the dogs yelped and . ran toward their masters, who were able to get away before they were identified. Officers joined In an exciting chase, but the moonshiners had a good start of their pursuers and were too nliublo for the officers. While tne aisti'iorsi were not Identified, - yet the ' offl rs state that they know the dogs and from -this evidence it may be that the guilty parties may be located. In audition to destroying the still, the officers also poured out 15 gal lons of whisky and 1.500 gallons of beer. ' FRANCE TO TAKE PART : IN HAGUE CONFKKKMK This Mefrage Greeted Conference Dele - gates aa they Assembled for Meeting. The Hague, June 1. (By the As sociated Press) Official notice , from France that she would take part. in the conference with the Russians here greeted the delegates as they assent b'.d today for the first session for the week."; '.-.t;--v':.-,.K'''';.--':'"' : No meeting .of the conference was held this morning, today's session oe- lng set for afternoon. Girl la Bitten to Death By Big Fish, St Petersburg. Fla.,- Jnne 17. Miss Dorothy McClathle, high school swim ming star, was bitten to death this afternoon by a barrncuda while swim ming a mile off the municipal pier, v . Miss Mary Buhner, , also ' a high school star towed the lnjnred girl more than half a mile before her cries for help were heard. A boat was sent out and she was brought to the pier but ennui get ner 10 lann, Kiss. me, Mary, mv g Is gone and j san jTancisco, June is. TUe great m irone" Miss Rushner said the,"' San Francisco speedway; at San I am gone." Miss Rushner said the SIcClatchie girl told her when the fish attacked her. she fainted Into the arms of Miss Buhner, who started, to tow her to shore, more than a mile a way. Miss Buhner colli! psed tonight and Is under the csre of a physician, of t (A liarracnda is a voracious pike - - 1 like, fish, and Is as dangeroua a shark. This fitjft often grows to ten feet lu length.) FIRE DAM-ICTH HOME OF ai. U. CALDWE. Of -M' tu , l rf- - . mm MKviiiis Han buaday MorulnC at Three o-tiorsu - Pire of BBkaowa origia Snails y saoming at S or lock daataged . tbo bonte vt Mr. M. H. CaUweU. oa Xortk fprlng Street, and only prumpt acth by the anua of Mr. Ca dwell, ana uf w hom dlMvrered tbe blaae. prevented a eerloas enaflagratlna. - The blase started la a garret rooia of tbe some and fead barned acroos tbe celling befiS-e the smoke awoke Mr. IHtnard CaldwcJU who waa deeping la a room adjoining the garret room. Be immdlstely called the other members of bis fami y, and with hla brother, Messrs, Hurry and Keiineth Caklwell, started fighting the blase, which at that time had Just begun to be fanned by fhe wind. Tbe fire alarm was sent in. though the blase was nnder control whea the firemen arrived. Chemicals were nsed to extinguish the blsse. It is believed the blsse started from a match in a hunting coat which had been hsnglug in tbe garret, as the wall where the coat hnng was damaged more than any other part of the room. It is not known definitely, however, bow tbe blsse started. CALL REV. L. A. THOMAS TO ST. JAMES CHTBCH Mooresvllle Pastor te Be Extended Call to Succeed Dr. M. L. Stirewalt Here. At a fongregatioual meeting held yesterday Immediately after the morn ing service. Hie members of St. James Lutheran Church pf this city, voted to to extend a call to Rev. L. A. Thomas . ..... !of Mooresvllle, to the pastorate of the local Church. The call will be. extend- ed Immediately. Mr. Thomas will be called to succeed Dr. M. L. Stirewalt, prewnt pastor, who leaves July first Chicago to lecome a teacher In the. Theological Seminary there. He will preach hi last sent on here next Sun day.- - . St. James Church is qne of the larg est and most influflential Lutheran Churches in the State. . Dr. J. W. Ilorlne, of Columbia. S. C will fill tbe pulpit at St. James until a successor to Dr. Stirewalt has been secured, Off to Epworth League Conference, Twenty-seven delegates from the various League Chapters in Concord and from the Mt. Olivet chapter will leave tomorrow : morning for North Wilkesboro to attend the annual con ference of Epworth Leaguers. The del egatlon will Include two of the pas tors ef the city, Jtev, J, Frank Arm- trong, for the, past twelve years sec retary and treasurer of the Epworth League' Board ' and at present preslH the North Carolina Christian Advocate, and Rev. W. 8. Hales, member of the Epworth Lengne Board. The party will make the trip in au tomobiles and expect to. arrive in the mountains about the middle of the af ternoon. , Mr. Armstrong will make an ad dress before the conference Thursday morning at 11 o'clock on "Some High Spots in Methodist History. The city has two other conference officers in tbe person of Mrs. J. Frank Armstrong, secretary of the Salisbury District, and Mla Mary Belle Umber- ger, of Mr. Olivet,, who la. Epworth Era agent, for the conference. The del egates will return , Friday night, Nazareth Orphans' .Class -to. Give Concert The Class from Nazareth Orphans Home' will give their annual concert in the O I lead Charge and Trinity Re formed Church next Sunday, June 25. The Class Is under the direction - ot Mrs. W. B. Werner and Miss Helen Werner and will be of the same high grade as in former years. , The Class witl give their program at New Gilead in No. 5 at 11:15 Dinner will be served on the ground. . The Class will lie at Kelller at 3:30, ano at Trinity Reformed at 8 p. m. Offer ings will be received at each church for the support of the Home. ' Entire Family Dies as Train Hits Car. Royal Center, Ind., June 18. Five persons, all members of one ' family, were kifled when a Pennsylvania rail road train struck an automobile at road crossing near here today.-- The dead are Edward Carson, 58 his wife,: Delia Carson, 65; Jesse Car son, 33, son of Edward Carson; Mrs. Mary Carson, 32, wife of Jesse Carson, and, Harry Dempsey, 14, -son of Mrs, Mary Carson, by a former marriage. AH were residents of Onward, Ind. .They had driven from Onward to this town for a Sunday visit ' with relatives and were ... returning home when their machine was struck. Sooth China Is Now to Unite With -. -i North. --. : Peking, June 17. Gen. Chen Chlung Ming, - formerly civu governor Wyantung province, whose troops seized Canton Friday, announced today that the soufh China, or Canton gov- emment, has been terminated and that henceforth Canton would , unite with the north in recognizing the old repub lican parliament. Dispatches from .Canton describe the collapse of the, southern government as 1 complete, Sun's military forces crushed and the flll.rvn 1 ; former Canton president - himself a J 1204000 Speedway Fire. Carlos, 20 miles south of here, an automobile racing course of wooden construction throughut, was destroyed by fire today with an estimated loss of tJOO.OOO. - Mr. Thos, , F. Newton- has returned 1 from Hetidcrsonvllle, where he repre- absented the ltaraca class of the Meth odlst Protestant Sunday School at the '12th annual convention. - ' H ' ' H n Hfl ' H T "H T .rt 1 I WWA A Li r III ,1 1 Mill III I I i 1 1 Si I r II IHWIIt'l WM W Wl hOU IllWte aTES 10 KS Men Gather There Today Who by Their Valor Made Immortal the Annies of Generals Lee and Jackson. IS HOST TO ABOUT 50,000 VISITORS The Reunion Will Not 0S- cially Open Till Tuesday Morning-.i-The Hills Alive With Voices of the Past Richmond. Va June 1ft (By the As sociated Press). Re-living In Bieinory be hoses and fears of til and 'Ki, Richmond today opened wide her gates and with love and admiration elcomed tbe surviving band of gray cos ted men who by their valor made Immortal the armies of I,ee and Jack son. Hundreds who rallied about the -brilliant Htuart; many who charged ' ltb the gallant ForeeJ : some who trailed with dashing Mushy ; others ho wore the gray navy's seamen- men who drew sabres, shouldered mus kets ant cannonaded under the leader- nip ot i anions nouuiern pnieirains, sre assembled here for their 32nd an nual reunion of the United Confed- . erate Veterans. From the green hills . of Maryland and the purple valleys of lrginia ; from the yellow stands of tbe Texan plains; from the Gulf wst-. , ers; and even from the shores of the far Pacific, they 'have come together gain to worship at the shrine of an ' unforgotten cause In the city that once was their beloved capital and the heart of an ever-to-be-remembered Confederacy. , The silent woods and hills in and about the historic city which once was - loud with strife, today are alive, with the-voices of this fast-thinning band. Slow treading, bent with age, and touched to grey by tbe hand of time, . some so feeble they cannot walk, oth ers with eyes so dim they can barely see, their diminishing ranks now num bering not more than 4,000 are re-uniting and living again in comradeship and ties hallowed by sacred recollec- , tions. - That gallant army of 600,000 men that followed , the stars and bars . Sixty years, ago has lessened and les sened i in uiube "with the .passing " yyirjS.'-.ntihThr"'ratIks .have becohio. elusive, as a far sea-line, dimly pen- died on the sky of the present. , With the old soldiers, their families and friends It is estimated that Rich mond today is host to approximately rfl.OOO visitors. "The reunion will not ; officially open until tomorrow morning.. . OUNGSTOWN STEEL MILLS RUN NEARLY FULL TIME Only Three Mills On, of 113 in That District are Idle. fBr the AoMrtate Prml . Youngstown, O., PJune 19. With. automobile makers and other factories, clamoring for sheet steel that branch Of the eteel industry in . Youngstown? district today began a schedule of -operations more nearly approaching . 100 per cent than at any time since : the war boom. Of eight mills scheduled to resume today, .7 were able to get ;: enough skilled labor. The addition leaves only three mills of the 113 in the district idle. v NO CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED NEW PARTI North Caroliaa Federation ef Labor Will Remain Nen-Fartiaan, Says Barrett. - ' (By .the Associate Proas. . Charlotte, N. C, June 19. The North Carolina Federation of Labor has no connection with the proposed organization of a new political labor party which .. will be' launched in Raleigh on Tuesday afternoon, accord ing to James F. Barrett, president of the Federation, who said here today, the labor organization on North Caro lina Is strictly non-partisan and will remain so. GOT. LENT SMALL WILL -H-'W OFFERNO EVIDENCE la His Behalf la His Trial for Con- ' spiracy, His Counsel , Announced , This Morning. -,- -. s - Waukegan, 111. June ' 19. (By the Associated Press.) Gov., rLen Small will offer no evidence in his behalf in . . his trial for conspiracy, C. C. lieforgee of the def ense announced in court to- -day, but will rest on the evidence of the prosecution. The announcement came as a com plete surprise. It had been expected that the defense would require -two ' or, three weeks. ' -' ; j Can't Be Masons and Ku Klux Too. fBr the Asaoelato Pram.) New York, June 10. Supreme Court Justice Arthur .8. Tompkins, . grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Free, and . Accempted Masons of New - York State, in a statement made pub lic today, denounced tbe Ku Klux Kliin and warned memliers of a Masonic fra ternity thnt they cannot lie both Mas ons and members of the Ku Klux Klan. . The Connecticut and - Mnsachusetts Grand Masters recently issued simi lar announcements. , . Three Thousand Dollars llnckleberrles. Fald, for Clinton, June 18. Three thonwiml dollars were paid out at this point today for huckleherrlevi at 2.ri n,i-i a quart or eirnt dollars i r r- Lare shipments of corn maue. k V :