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VOLUME XXIII
THINKS AMERICANS
KOI LIKELY TO BE
KILLED WHITS
' . N
. Minister Schurman Says Ne
gtiations For Release of
Captives Have Been Halted
by European Politics.
AMERICANS SAFE
SAYS THIS REPORT
J. B. PoWell, Newspaper Man,
Has Been Parolled by Ban
dits to Take Part in the
New Conference.
(By the Aaaoelafert Preaa.i
Washington, May 24.-—A dehiyeiT'
message from Minister Schurman in
I’ekiug, reeelVed today .h.v Uie State
I tepartment. expressed M? Schur
man's ladies flint the task of obtaining
rite release of American and other
foreign captives held by Chinese ban
dits is “ntnv complicated by foreign
politics."
The message saiil it did not “seem
probably that the bandits would kill
the foreign captives,” lint that there
was danger that during the prolonged
negotiations and compromises, some
i f the prisoners might die of exposure,
starvation or disease.
The minister said flint “certain hos
tile factions" are using the bandit out
rage to discredit the Chihli party, the
Peking government, and Tsao Kun,
who lias been "a hopeful candidate for
the presidency."
Powell Released.
Shanghai, May lit (By-the Associ
ated Press), —.1. B. Powell, American
newspaper publisher of Shanghai, who
lias been held a prisoner by the Chi
nese hnnilits at Paotzukn, has been pa
rolled to take part in a new confer
ence for the release of the captives,
according to. advices received here
late today.
Troops Falling Back.
Tientsin. May 24 ( By the Associated
Press). —Thy Chinese government
troops which had surrounded the Su
chow train bandits and their foreign
captives in the Paotzukn mountain
stronghold have fallen back six miles,
according to advices received today,
from Liuchetig. The brigands tntfpwsTs
are following the troops ns they retire.
The bandits, apparently puzzled at
tlie recent cessation of negotiations for
the release of the foreign prisoners,
sent messages to the relief workers at
laneheng demanding that newspapers
lie sent to them. The newspaiiers
were sent hut the relief party care
fully deleted all matter relating to the
kidnapping.
One of the bandit coolies employed
in taking supplies to the Poatznku
headquarters, told a man at Tsaoeh
wang that the brigands got their idea
for derailing the Shangliiu-Peping ex
, press train from a social motion pic
ture. The picture showed in detail
how, an express train was wrecked.
One or more of the bandits saw the
thriller, the messenger said, and im
parted the detAils to the outlaws witli
the resultant derailment and the kid
napping of the foreigners.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
IN TRAIN ACC IDENT
Two Texas and Pacific Trains Collid
ed Early This Morning in Texas.
|By the Associated Press, i
Abilene, Texas, May 24.—At least
five persons were killed, including a
negro porter, and four men said to
have been riding the “blind" baggage,
one engine man probably fatally injur
ed, and two or three less seriously
hurt when two Texas & Pacific pas
senger trains collided early this morn
ing midway between Cisto and ' Put
nam, Texas.
Masonic Clubs to Meet.
Boston. (Mass., May 24.—Thousands
of Masons are coming to Boston next
month to attend ithe annual conven
tion of the National League of
Masonic Clubs. . The convention will
offleialy represent six hundred clubs
throughout the United States, with a
total membership of about 400,000.
The official roster "Os the convention
wid include between 350 and 400
delegates.
Among the questions which will be
brought up for action in the conven
tion will be protection of the public
schools, support of the Boy and Girl
scouit organizations, the work of the
nations Masonic employment agency,
plans for a national-wide campaign
to combat communism, and discus
sion of the United States tax la«s, as
well as the adoption of a new con
stitution and by-laws for the league.
1
A. Mitchell Palmer to Address Lawyers
Huleigh, N. C., May 23—A. Mitchell
Pnluier, Attorney General of the Unit
ed States in President Wilson's cabi
net, will be one of the principal speak
ers at the iimrual meeting ,of tlie
North Carolina Bar Association to lie
held at Mayvlew Manor, Blowing Rock,
July 5 to 7, it was announced today
by Secretary 11. M. London.
Trexler Child Drowns In a Watering
Trough.
Salisbury, May 23—A1l 18-months
old child of Harvey Trexler, living
near the Saint Pitul neighborhood. In
the county, was drowned in a water
ing through. The little one got out
from under the watchful care of those
at the home and when discovered in
the trough It was dead. •
The Concord Daily Tribune
SCHOOL YEAR ROUND
DISTRACTION ANTIDOTE
Future Educational Plan Is Forecast
by an Educator.
Washington, May 24 (Capital News
Service). —Will hoys and girls in the
near future go to school seven hours
.n" liny, fifty-two weeks in the year?
Some, educators think such a plan will
lie required If the present pressure of
out-of-school activities contiuueq to in
crease.
"The social activities engaged in by
the high school pupils, while a source
of interference to their studies, are a
part of the present-day order of
tilings," says Assistant Superintendent
of the Schools of the Nation's Capital.
"The pupils of Yodny have distractions
unknown a generation ago. "■
"The condition must lie met. by. hav
ing the schools readjust themselves to
meet the situation. Our junior high
schools in the immediate future will
have extra-hour days when the.pupils
will have supervised study hours. This
will permit them to do their home
work lieforo they leave the school—
before they are distracted.
“Within ten years or so the schools
will lie operating on a year-round ba
sis. In this way they will lie divid
ed into four quarters. A pupfl miss
ing the second or third quarter lie
jgiuse of illness can take that quarter
in the fourth. A pupil will at that
time lie permitted to select any three
quarters- 4g which go- pursue Ids
course. 'Hie pupil taking all feu
quarters will finish more qiiickly.’
MANY BADLY INJURED
AT FRENCH BULLFIGHT
Three Toreadors Gored and Spectators
Trampled in Panic as Bull Escapes.
Paris. May 22.—Three' men were
badly gored and many people injured
at a bull fight at Lunel, in the Herault
Department yesterday. Such tights
are forbidden by French law. but in
the Southern provinces the law is
more often broken than observed on
public holidays.
A big fight was staged at Lunel for
Whit Monday. The first hull to enter
the ring charged the toreador so vig
orously that flight was the only pos
sible course for him. When the sec
ond hull was brought in one of the
pole-jumpers who leap over the ani
mal when it charges, caught his foot
against its horns and fell. The hull
had trampled him before lie could lie
saved, and he is in a dangerous condi
tion. i
The second pole-jumper slipped and
impaled himself on the horns of the
same animal. He is not expected to
recover.
The third hull brought into the
arena also succeeded in goring one of
tlie toreadors, who, however, was only
slightly wounded.
A special hull had lieen reserved for
amateur fighters, and this animajl
Woke Into The i-tiig'iTHHhg’ail" infervar
in Which the spectators had left their
seats and entered the arena. One
lnnn was gored and only with diffi
culty rescued, while tlie spectators,
filled with alarm at the report that the
bull had broken loose, trampled one an
other in their effort to escape. Fran
tic women and men rushed for any
kind of shelter, and so many crowded
into a merry-go-round machine that
it broke beneath their weight. It was
two hours before some of the badly
injured could lie extricated.
DAM BREAKS; PORTION -
OF CITY IS FLOODED'
Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma, Is Partly
Covered With Water, Say Late Re
ports.
(My the Associated Press.)
Oklahoma, City, Okla., May 24.—A
report received at the office of the
United States Marshal here today saiil
that the Hush Creek dam had broken
at Paul's Valley, Okla., and that a por
tion of the town -was flooded. Tele
phone communication with this city
lias been cut off. The report said
four feet of water was in the South
western Bell Telephone Company's of
fice.
Miraculous Escape of Family From
Lightning.
Southport. May 23. —A startling
story of n miraculous escape from
death comes from Columbus county,
a short distance above the Brunswick
line, in a district away from railroads.
A few days ago, during a thunder
storm, tlie ho'nie of a farmer named
Granger was struck by lightning. In
tlie house at the time were Granger,
ah older son. a wife and four younger
children. At the same time three
men who were in the vicinity at the
time took refuge from tlie storm in
the same house, standing in the door
way.
The Imilt struck the chimney, pass!
ed,along the gable end, and down tlie
corner posts of tlie house. The shock
prostrated all within tlie dwelling, lint
only temporarily. The men in the
doorway were also stunned •and thrown
down, while tlie mail in the center of
tlie group, named Register, lmd his
clothing to the skin stripped from liis
body, his cap lieing torn and one shoe
buried some feet away into the yafd.
Except severe burns Register escaped
injury. How he wns not killed, those
who rescued him said, was a mystery.
Some chickens and eats on tlie prem
ises were killed at tlie time. '
Neighbors who came to the rescue
immediately after the bolt had done
its work, discovered that fire had
started in one of tlie beds, which upon
examination, was found to have start
ed from a heated brick from tlie chim
ney that was struck. The fire was
put out without any special damage
to property.
isise 'No Time Making Exit From
Building.
New York., May 21.—With the recent
sclioolhonse fire at Cleveland, S. C.
fresh in their minds. 1.300 fupils of
Evander Child’s High School, in the
Bronx reached the street in two min
utes and forty-five seconds today whbn
n fire started 4n a waste paper chute.
The. fire was confined t to the chute.
No one was Injured.
CONCORD, N. C.; THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1923
Trade Week Began Here This Morning; |
Bargains by Hundreds Being Offered
Trade Week is here. With tlie op
ening of the business houses this morn
ing Concord's greatest trading event
got underway, to continue through (i
p. in. on Saturday, June,2nd. The
weather was not so favorable for the
opening, but the Weather Man has
promised generally fair weather for
the next ten days, and the clouds and
dampness of this, the opening day.
are expected to give way tomorrow to
sunshine and real summer weather.
That the merchants of the city are
expeetipg to do a big business during
tlie nextTten days is evidenced by tlie
large number of auto coupons they are
securing. More than 100,000 coupons
have lieen orderer so far. and it is
expected that at least another 100;-
000 will lie needed next Week.
With' each .$1 .parchase or .$1 paiil
on account a cmqioii is received. Tlie
coupons are kept la the store where
the purchase is made until June 2nd
when it is placed in a large box for
tlie prize drawing.
Tlie prizes will lie a- Chevrolet tour
ing ear and a Ford touring car. The
'drawing will take place at 7 p. in. on
June 2nd at Central Graded School.
FIEMLff JUSHCE -
WALKER HELD TODAY
High Officials of the State
and City Followed Funeral
Cortege to the Cemetery
in Wilmington.
IBy til* AMOciated
Wilmington, X. <’., May 24.—Earth
today received hack the body of the
late Judge l*lntt Dickinson Walker,
and it now rests in Oakdale cemetery
in the city of his birth.
High officials of state, city and coun
ty dignitaries, and members of the
Wilmington and Charlotte liar associa
tions followed the funeral cortege
from the home of the dead jurist's sis
ter. Mrs. A. E. Everett, to the historic
st. James Church, where Judge Wal
ker worshipped ns a boy and where
•he services of the Episcopal Church
for its dead were conducted at eleven
o’clock liy the Rt. Rev. T. C. Oarst,
bishop of East Carolina, assisted by
Rt. Rev. Blount Cheshire, bishop of
North Carolina.
From St. J-ames. tre-mineral pro*
up M. i rri-(ir E Y!trrvf -tv
Oakdale cemetery, where interment
took place.
Alt city and county offices here were
Closed during the hour of the funeral
and Hags on all public buildings flew
at half mast.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Firm at Advance of 27 to 47 1
Points on Covering and Scattering
Demand. i
(.Hr tiie ASMOclated Preea.l |
New York, May 24.—The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 27
to 47 points on covering and a scat
tering demand encouraged by relative
ly firm Liverpool cables, and pros
pects for further showers in the south.
July contracts sold up to 27.20 and
October to 24.35 hut there was a good
deal of realizing, and southern selling
became more active after the call on
reports? that a Southern authority es
timated tlie condition of the crop at
72.3, tlie increase in acreage at 11 per
cent., and tlie indicated yield at 12.-;
040,000 bales.
Cotton futures opened firm. Mav ,
28.00; Julv 27.10; Oct. 24.35; Dec.
23.85; Jan. 23.55. I
Co»l Dust For Beauty.
London, May 24. —Coal dust powder,
specially prepared, is Woman’s latest.
accessory for making the eyes beau- 1
tiful. The preparation is placed
round the eyes in such away that it
enhances the white of each orl>, giv- .
ing it a milky and filmy effect.
Women whose eyes , are blue are!
warned not to use iit, as the coal dust 1
detracts from their color.
Shades of orange rouge, which when
placed on the face give it the effect of
sunset color, are also fashionable.
The tint must be chosen to accord
witli the color of the skin. The dark
eyed. dark-haired woman scores
again in /this fad. as sunset cheeks
are not becoming to blue ey:s and
golden Hair.
Several shades of b'ue, varying
from the color of the cornflower to
the mauve of lilac, are used to tint
the upper lids of the eyes.
Columbus, Ohio, Men Buy the Red Sox.
Columbus, Ohio, May 23.—E. L.
Schoenliorn, of this city, former presi
dent of tlie Columbus Club of the
American Association, announced upon
his arrival from Chicago that he and
other Columbus men had reached an
agreement to purchase tlie Boston
American League baseball club, and
that they expected to take possession
at the close of the present season.
The other Columbus men interested
in the deal are Palmer K. Winslow,
a glass manufacturer and Dr. Robert
B. Dntry, a surgeon and former ball
player.
Burn 10,0041 (Herman Poppies.
Cedar Rapids. Mich., May 22.—" Po
ppies made in Germany are not tit to
lionor our hoys who perished on Flan
ders field,” said the women of the
Amerleun Legion Auxiliary today.
They voted last night to burn 10.000
cloth poppies in a public bonfire on
the municipal island Friday night.
Tlie poppies had been purchased to
sell on “poppy day," which falls on
next Saturday. Later it was .discov
ered they were made! in Germany.
and the person winning tlie ear must '
lie on hand when the drawing takes I
place. Thy merchants of the city
are giving the cars away absolutely |
free. You get your money’s worth
when you make tlie $1 purchase. The
chances oil the autos are just some
tiling extra.
Business men \Vtni are co-opera ting
in tlie trade event decline they are
offering some of the finest bargains of
their lives for tlie next Ten days.
Goods have been reduced to tlie low
est possible price, they declare, and
tlie goods to he offered are new ami
modern, not goods tijsit have been car
ried over from formfr seasons.
Several boosters went to Harrisburg
and surrounding te'ritory yesterday
and gave out some .advertising matter
there. The Roox)fl| Caravan which
spent Tuesday in palls of four coun
ties did not get to tlie Harrisburg
neighborhood and for tlie reason sev
eral cars filled with advertising matter
were sent there yesterday, covering
tilt* territory completely. Persons
making the trip declared tlie Harris
burg people showed great interest in
tile bargains to lie .found here.
ISISI.
AT REFORMED CHURCH
Report of the Home Missions
Board Received.—Rev. Dr.
J. C. Leonard is the New
Synod President.
4By tlie Associated rress.)
Hickory. May 24.—Delegates to the
twenty-first triennial General Synod of
tlie .Reformed in tlie t'liited
States which was opened here last
night, began their second session today
under leaden skies and after a night
of almost ceaseless rain which brought
with it a touch that reminded them
more of northern regions than of the
sunny South.
Today was Home Missions day and
the report of the home mission board
uas tlie chief event to follow flu*
formal organization of tlie Symifl after
early devotional services The even
ing session will he devoted chiefly to
an address liy Dr. Charles E. Schaeffer,
general secretary of the church's home
mission iioard.
The Rev. Dr. J. <’JUeinurd, of Lcx
'iiig'foiTrX. C;. wffTTnwffWt iii'estdeuToT'
the Synod at the opening session last
night at which other officers for tlie
year also were elected. Dr. Leonard's
name had not been mentioned publicly
for tlie office prior to the opening of
tlie session last night.
THREE ARRESTED FOR
'ROBBING PpSTOFFIUE
Men Are Being Held Charged With En
i tering and Robbing Postotliee at Ox
i ford Some Time Ago.
(By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh, May 24.—With the arrest
yesterday of John O'Brien at Phila
delphia, three of tin* four men charg
ed with cracking the safe at the Ox
ford postoffice on tlie night of March
!)th, 11)20, making away witli $34.00(1
in cash and government securities,
have lieen apprehended. The three
men probably will Ik* tried at the pres
ent term of Federal court, it was stat
ed at the District Attorney’s office this
morning.
| The other men under arrest and in
jail here are Wm. Dates and John
. Murray. Each is known under a doz
en or more aliases, the most pictures
jque of which are “California Bill.” and
j "Michigan Shorty." Murray is 57
I years old, and Dates 52. They were
arrested in Memphis last August,
i The only member of,the alleged gang
now at large is Edgar T. Yettmip.
alias "Hostile Jimmie,” who forfeited
a $7,500 I wind.
Witli Our Advertisers.
i The Concord and Kannapolis Gas
| Co. will during tlie ten days Trade
Event, allow you $lO on any old gas,
wood ( or oil stove in exchange for a
new cabinet gas range. See new ad.
• today.
J. E. Love has reduced tlie price
of his clothing and gents' furnish
ings for the Trade Week days.
Bell & Harris are selling Crex and
other rugs at half price and less to
day. See ad.
Certificates of deposit at the Citi
zens Bank and Trust Co. earn four
per cent, interest.
The Specialty Hal Shop is offering
some wonderful discounts during tin*
ten Trade Week days.
The Richmond- Flo we Co. has 300
pairs of men’s and women’s Walkover
shoes worth from $0 to $0 a pair, all
to go for $3 a pair. ’ 1
Hoover’s is ready for Thule Week
with a complete line of men's weara
bles.
During the ten big bargain days tlie
Parks-Belk Co. is offering from 10 to
20 tier cent, off on many lines of new
and staple woods. Buy now while the
price is cut. See half page ad. on page
six of this issue.
University Trustees to Meet.
IBS lilt Auui'MlM r««.i
Raleigh. X. C.. May 24.—The full
meeting of the Board of. Trustees of
the University of North Carolina will
he held in Chemistry Hall, Chapel Hill, i
on Tuesday night instead of on Tues-1
day afternoon, June 12, H. M. London,
Secretary, announced today.
Mr. London said the meeting usual
ly is held in the afternoon, hut on ac
count of the Virgiuia-Carolina base
ball game It has been decided to huve
the session at night.
bum situation
GEUIDEMTION
OF BRITISH ÜBINET
First Meeting Under Pre
miership of Stanly Baldwin
Held Today.—Soviet Note
Read to Cabinet.
RUSSIANS SHOW
BETTER SPIRIT
Some Quarters in England
Regard the Note as Favor
able, and Say It Meets All
Demands of England.
London. May 24 (By the Associated
Press). —At I’rime Minister Baldwin's
first cabinet meeting today Lord Cur
zon presented the'latest note from So
viet Russia for consideration.
The reconstruction of (lie ministry
itself was discussed and so the subject
of relations between Great Britain
and Russia received scant attention.
Congratulations were extended, howev
er, to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs
for at last had lie obtained a diplo
matic communication from Moscow
which did not contain recriminatory
language.
There is still discussion as to wheth
er tin* soviet concessions meet all tlie
British demands, lint it is generally
thought that the present trade rela
tions with Russia on the disputed
questions remaining may lie settled at
the conference table.
The Russian note is received favor
ably by the liberal newspapers which
say it concedes Great Britain's demand
on all tin* main issues involved, and
removes any ground for even talking
of a breach between the two nations.
Although Lord Robert Cecil’s report
ed appointment as chancellor of the
Duchy of Lanoashter has not lieen (•oil
finned officially, the Morning Post's
announcement that lie lias accepted tin*
office seems to he in accordance with
the probabilities of tin* situation.
MISS MaeDONALIIT
FILM STAR, TO WED
One of “Twelve Most Beautiful Wom
en in America” Gets a License.
Atlantic Cit>\ N. May 23—A mar
riage ficense^was'Tssm'fl yesterday TiF
the Vent nor City Hall for Katharine
Mas Donald. movie Star, called liy art
ists one of tlie twelve most beautiful
women in America, and .Charles John
ston of Philadelphia, grandson of
Charles T. Selmen, inventor of the
i pressed steel railroad car.
According to Dr. R. Johnson Held,
stepfather of Mr. Johnson, of Kit
South Cornwall Avenue, Ventnor, tlie
wedding will take place at his home
tomorrow’, afternoon.
11 iss MacDonald gave her age as 28
and Mr. Johnson as 30.
Miss MacDonald in private life is
Mrs. Maleomn Strauss, divorced wife
of a portrait painter. She obtained
a divorce in lOlti, five years after she
left the Winter Garden chorus to be
come the bride of the artist.
Mr. Johnson is head of the Rose Val
ley Company, Inc., a music roll manu
facturing concern left to him liv his
grandfather.
Cancer In One Years Kills 90.0(H) Peo
ple.
New York. May 23. —Cancer claimed
90,000 victims in the United States last
year and 180,000 more will die within
tlie next two years, all of whom might
have lieen saved or at least had the
course of their disease mitigated liy
prompt diagnosis and expert treat
ment, according to Dr. Frances Carter
Wood, of tin* Crocker cancer research i
laboratory, who today addressed the
state medical society.
Relief from cancer, lie said, must
come first from awakening of tlie prli
lic of the dangers of the disease by
means of the publicity work of the
American 'society for control of can
cer.
Then. Dr. Wood said, family physi
cians must make early diagnosis and
submit their cases immediately to com
petent surgeons.
Inter-City Rotary Meeting.
(By tbe AMSoclHted I'rro..
Raleigh, X. C., May 24.—District
Governor Roger Moore,' Wilmington,
will be tlie principal speaker at tlie
Eastern North Carolina Inter-City Ro
tary meeting to lie held here tomorrow'.
The sessions of tlie convention will
lie held at tlie Methodist Orphanage,
on the outskirts of Raleigh. In addi
tion to Mr. Moore, addresses will he
delivered liy a number of prominent
Rotarians from the various Eastern
Carolina clubs. In the afternoon the
delegates will lie entertained at an old
fashioned barbecue liy Rev. Albert S.
Barnes, Superintendent of the Method
ist Orphanage.
Seventeen Rotary clubs will lie rep
resented at the meeting, including
Wilson. Greensbor’q, Durham, Eliza
beth City. Farmville. Fayetteville,
Greensboro, Greenville, Henderson.
Kinston. New Bern, Oxford, Washing
ton. Wilmington. Clinton, Rocky
Mount and Raleigh.
Evans Sues Simmons.
(By the AuuctateG Prow.)
j Little Rock, May 24.—11. W. Evans,
imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan,
filed suit here today against Win. J.
Simmons, Emperor of the Klan, ask
ing SIOO,OOO damages for alleged libel
ous statements said to have come from
Simmons. The statements were iiyiut
ed in a local newspaper.
ATTRACTIONS SECURED FOR
CABARRUS’ COUNTY FAIR
Secretary Spencer Says He Has Ev
erything Ready Now.—Will Sim*""
vise Attractions.
Dr. T. X. Spencer, secreta t&^ tt
Cnlinrrnx County Fair As. 4 _,,on.
states that he-has everything about
ready for the fair, He already has
booked a number of attractions, in
cluding shows for the fair's midway,
and free stunts and amusements for
the crowds. Dr. Spencer states that
he is also certain that a number of
well known racers and their horses
will he here for tlie fair.
Work on tin* fair grounds is lieing
pushed with double vigor now. A
large force of hands is kept at work
on the grounds all of the time, and
the land that raised cotton ~jmd corn
last year is rapidly taking on me form
qf a race track and fair ground. It
is practically certain that everything
will lie in readiness for the opening
of the fair in October.'
Some of the best free attractions
tHat are to lie found in the South to
day have been hooked for the local fair.
Dr. Spencer states. Twelve free at
tractions have been secured, in addi
tion to a number of tent shows and
other features which will Ik* shown
here during fair week. The free at
tractions will lie offered at a point near
the midway and the race tracks, and
will lie offered several times each day.
One of the biggest of the free attrac
tions is a fire-works display, suyl to
be one of Jin* finest tilings of its kind
in (lit* country.
All lent shows and other amuse
ments which will charge an admis
sjon. will Ik* under the supervision of
officials of the fair. Dr. .Spencer stated.
The shows will put up in time to give
a performance tip* night before the
fair opens, and at this performance
officials of tin* fair will determine the
fitness of tlie show. Anything vhigar.
suggestive or hinting at suggestive
ness will not be allowed.
No gambling Raines will lie allowed
<m Hie midway, it lias been decided.
All attractions will lie given tlie once
over before opening and the fair otii- (
cials in their contracts with the va-1
rjons companies and individuals who
will show here, have reserved the right
to cancel any amusement that they
deem detrimental to the fair.
Though the fair does not begin un
til October, already great interest is
being shown in it and there is everyl
reason to believe it will be a great
success its first year.
m iI.DING ( OST I P :id PKR CENT
Philadelphia Reports, However, No
Let I p in Kuilding Operations.
Philadelphia, May 23.—Increased
and increasing wages to skilled and
unskilled building workers in this city
has added 15 per cent, to the finished
.cost of. dweiUnKs..llu»_ypa.r ,*4»ove the
11122 prices. Lumber pi-fees have alfm
added in the neighborhood of a 15 per
cent, increase during the same period.
There seems to he no slackening in
the building boom despite the talk of
curtailment on account of high wages.
The demand for skilled workers rathef
than avartciousness is responsible for
higher wages to men employed on
dwelling construction. That work is
given out to sub-contractors—plumb
ing. plastering, bricklaying, cement
laying, stone masonry and carpenter
ing. The sub-contractors work their
men in crows and shift rapidly from
one job to another. The efforts of
the sub-contractors to handle as many
jobs as possible put them in the posi
tion of bidding for labor. They an
nounce a few weeks in advance .that
they will pay 10 or 15 cents an hour
increase beginning on a particulsN
date, .lime 1 having already been set
for g ten cents an hour increase by a
number of the employers. The effect
is to attract first,class workers away
from their competitors.
The general contractors are given
notice of the wage increases and have
to figure contracts accordingly so that
there is little or no dispute on the
part of tlie contractors between, them
selves, or with their men. Hut ail the
while the cost of new )mines goes mer
rily up and prices of older houses
scale up accordingly.
The highest paid among the building
trades is the plasterer who now re
ceives sl4 for nil eight-hour day. The
next in wage rank is the bricklayer at
sl2 per day. Other classes, by the
hour, receive: Tile titters. $1.25: plum
bers, $1.25; lathers. $1.25; structural
Iron workers. $1.12 1-2: carpenters*.
$1.12 1-2: painters ffttc: ordinary labor,
45 and 50 cents an hour. The above
rates are quoted from union scales.
A large portion of the dwelling con
struction is being done with non-union
labor which is receiving a few cents
an hour less hut with the sub-contrac
tors bidding fin- workers, they will, on
the first of .Tune he receiving approxi
mately the union rates. *
An unusual situation exists in this
citv due to the shortage of bricklayers
and plasterers. The public schools
are giving to boys instruction, under
tlie supervision of skilled mechanics,
in plastering and bricklaying. Con
tractors and business organizations
furnish the materials used and union
I supervisors give the instruction. The
boys are rapidly absorbing tlie knowl
edge of tlie work and. will he high
class workers when they finish their
school terms. A number of private
schools have been organized where in
struction in plastering and bricklay
ing are being given. Instead of en
■ tagonizing the schools the union offi
cials arc encouraging the classes as
they realize that many years will
elapse before there will he enough men
to meet the demand created by the
I great' building era which will con
tinue several years.
Three Rum Runners Captured.
i By th* Ptmu.)
Highlands. .T„ May 24.—Const
guard cutter Seminole, which had lieen
patrolling rum row off Jersey’s three
| mile limit, today captured three rum
, runners, She was seen from shore
putting into port with her prizes,
which were heavily loaded.
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NO 123.
COMMUNISTS STILL
"oruKiffi FIGHT IK
THE RUHR DISTRICT
Police Headquarters at Gel
senkirchen Seized and Red
Flag Raised by the “Reds”
Over Building.
FIVE PERSONS IN
I CITY WERE KILLED
In Struggle for Building Ci
vilian Defenders Gave Up
When “Reds” Fired One
Wing of the House.
JBy the Associated
Essen. May 24.—The communists
have taken possession of police head
quarters at Gelsenkirchen and have
hoisted tlie red flag over the building.
Reports from German sources say
that five persons were killed and til
wounded in the fighting for the pos
session of tlie building. The struggle
began late last night and' continued
till early this morning.
The building is said to have been
defended by the civilian defense or
ganization which was finally forced to
quit when one wing was set on fire by
the attacking mob. Fighting was not.
restricted to the building, blit spread
through the streets and many street
cars were shuttered. A number of non-'
residents were wounded.
WOMEN TO HE APPOINTED
‘ ON EXECUTIVE CO.MMITTES
Os Southern Presbyterian General As
smbely.—Closing Work of the As
sembly.
illy the Anauclated
Montreat. May 24. —Last minute ef
forts to delay the placing of women
on the executive committees of tlie
Southern Presbyterian Church were
lost today when just liefore final ad
journment tlie General Assembly or
dered that not more than three women
be added immediately to each commit
tee.
The proposal for a. Presbyterian
Foundation, a corporation for solicit
ing annuities and bequests for the en
tire church and its institutions was not
put into effect, but tlie assembly ap
proved Hhe suggestTbH and authorized
an ad interim committee to study
methods of changing its laws so that
the hoard of . trustees .might function
in such manner.
Although the Lord's Day Alliance
was refused a place in the •budget of
the church, a day was sot aside for
tlie collection of $20,000 for.it. The
National Christian Council is not re
ceiving tlie support or encouragement
of tlie church, the Assembly was in
formed.
No final action was taken on the re
port of ad-interim committee on the
amendments to the liook of church or
der. but tlie committee was continued
until next year’s meeting in San An
tonio.
All divisions of church organizations
submitted reports reflecting progress
in their work.
Appointed to Ways anil . Means Com
mittee.
Chicago. May 24 (By the Associat
ed Press i.—C. 11. Houston, of Chatta
nooga. Tenn., former assistant secre
tary of the Department of Commerce,
was appointed chairman of the ways
and means commit tee of the republP
can national committee today. t His se
lection was* announced by. John T. Ad
ams. national chairman of the party,
who was here conferring with Fred W.
I'pliam. national treasurer.
Woman Kicked in tlie Head by a Con
trary Mule.
Salisbury. May 23.—Mrs. Boss Cress,
Route two, out from Salisbury, was
painfully injured by being kicked in
tlie head by,a mule which hud gotten
out of the lot and was being driven
hack by Mrs. Cress. The lick Mrs.
Cress received in the head rendered
her unconscious for several hours.
Think Solution Has Been Found.
-v 4 lly I lit- AmiHiated Press.)
AVashiiigton, May 24.-—lndications
were given at the Treasury today that
Secretary Mellon had found away for
reconciling the Supreme Court’s re
cent prohibition decision with foreign
laws requiring ships of their nations
to carry liquor as crew rations.
Gr.if Kali is Found in the Stomach of
a Fish.
Durham, May 23. —Captain R.. L.
Bishop, secretary of tlie Hill and Dale
Golf Club in this city, is in possession
of a regulation golf hall found by a
local fish dealer Tuesday afternoon in
the stomach of a searoll mackerel fis*i.
Tlie fish weighed four pounds.
The Concord lodge of Elks will hold
a regular meeting in their club rooms
this evening at " :30 o'clock.
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