North Carolina Newspapers

«««««§«* • ASSOCIATED € » PRESS ■« DISPATCHES « VOLUME XXIII MUCH COTTON USED . IN lAY ACCORDING TO LATEST REPORT During Month 620,956 Bales Were Consumed in Manu* factoring Plants, Being Al most New Record.' APRIL RECORD IS BEATEN IN MONTH Consumption in the Cotton Growing Staes Established Record, Indicating Growth of Industry in Section. (By the Aaaocsated Preen.) Washington, Juue 14.—Cotton manu facturing was at top notch capacity dur -tng May, consumption of lint cotton hav ing been 620,050 bales, exceeded only • once before in the history of the indus try. Consumption was about 43,000 bales more than in April of this year, and 125,000 bales more than in May of last year, but it was 2,140 bales less than the record consumption at tained in March this year. Consumption in cotton growing states for May established a record, indicating growth of the manufacturing industry in that section. Consumption in that region totalled 302,575 bales, or 500 bales more than the’record consumption in March. Fewer spindles were operated in the country as a whole in May as compared with the record month of March, J>ut in cotton growing states the number oper ated established a new record of 16,089- 403. CHARLOTTE MAN HEADS THE PYTHIANB OF NORTH CAROLINA Grand Lodge in Session at Morgairton Elect Officers.—L L. Caudle Heads the List. Morganton, .Tunc 13.—The first or der of business today after conferring tile grand lodge degree on 42 past clian- " \cellors was the election of officers for the ensuing term in the second day's ses sion of the 52ud annual convention of the Grand Lodge, Knigs of Pythias. The new officers are: Crand chancellor. T., L. Caudle, of Charlotte: grand vice chancellor, I). F. Giles, Marion; grand prelate, ltcv. I. W. Hughes, (re-elected).> Henderson ; grand keeper of rvconts -atid Sft»h 'W. Ms. Lyles. (re-elected), Charlotte; grand master exchequer, Geo. W. Monteastle (re-elected), Lexington; grand master at arms. Jos. C. Harrill, Forest City; grand iuner guard, J. M. Joyner, Statesville: grand outer guard. X. M. Pnton, Morgan ton. J. 1). Prydgeon. Durham, was elect ed supreme representative; K. S. McCoin, Henderson, was elected trustee of the Pythian homo at Clayton for six years, while K. 1. Fleming, Kooky Mount, was nnmed to fill a vaucancy on the board of trustees. Grand Chancellor- Elect Caudle will name the appointive officers of the grand lodge immediately upon his installation tomorrow morning, at which time the next place of meeting will be decided on by the Grand Lodge. The election of officers' was quite spirited, there being two nominations for supreme representative, Mr. Prydg eon winning over Mr. Crist. Another hot contest developed between I .eon art! Vynes, of North Wilkes boro, and D. F. Giles, of Marion, for grand vice chnn cel'or, which resulted in the election of the latter. Featuring the session today was the presence of John Ballentyue, supreme vice chancellor, of Massachusetts, and W. P. Duval, great keeper of records and seel, of Kansas, and a member of the board of control of the insurance board, both of whom made enthusiastic and inspiring addresses. Supreme Vice Chancellor Ballentyne took occasion in addressing the Grand Lodge to congratulate Noj-th Carolina in showing a 10 per cent, increase in membership during the past year. He says that North Carolina now occupies fourth position in the supreme domain of the United States. The increase in membership in North Carolina for the past year is 1,065 members. An Airplane-Golf Match in Chicago. Chicago, June 13. —An airplane-golf match is to be staged soon by the Olym pia Country Club in celebration of the opening of its fourth 18-hole liuks, mak ing it the largest golf club in the world. The contest which will be played by two aviator members of the club, assist ed by nine amateurs on one side and nine professional on the other, is the first event of its kind. 1. M. Akers will pilot the plane for . the professionals and drop golf balls to which is attached a white ribbon as near as possible to each of nine putting greens, while J. M. Curran, the other air golfer, will drop red ribbon balls for his team of amateurs. The players will then hole oat from the spot where the marked pellets fall. The aviators will not fly lower than 300 feet. As there are may trees on the course, the play may become thrilling in case the ' flyers drop the balls in ah untoward spot. The dnte for the contest, which will be nine holes, will be set as soon as the two teams have been selected. With Our Advertisers. You will find the’ Citizens Bank and Trust Company an active, well managed institution, ready to serve you. Recuma for blood, liver, stomach and rheumatism. S., S. S. for skin eruptions. See ad. of Cline’s Pharmacy. The University of California has es tablished a record for American educa tional institutions by graduating 2318 students in' one day. Wfe.Bfr.cl “ * <ik. \j ‘ The Concord daily Tribune WORLD’S LARGEST AIRPLANE I WILL BE TESTED AT DAYTON Plane Bring Built Solely for Purpose of Bombing Duty. (By the Associated Press.) Dayton. June 14.—The largest air plane the world has known, .with a wing spread of 120 feet—-half again as wide as the great Martin Bombers of the army air service—will take to the air for the first time, here some time -this The new monster of the skies, in tended solely for use (is a bomber, and said to be capable of carrying a quan tity of explosives sufficient to destroy a large portion of a modern city, is be ing assembles! at McCook Field, the army air station, under the direction of Wal ter H. Barling, its designer. With its great width and other measurement in proportion, tile plane ■ will dwarf the largest ships now used. | ‘ The height of the new plane will be 28 feet, while its length from nose to tail will be 65 feet. - ( Driven by six Liberty engines, the 1 new ship will require a minimum crew of four men and contain provisions for a working force of eight men to be used when the occasion requires. Ex clusive of the crew, it will weigh more than 40.000 pounds. With the idea of obtaining a maxi mum of lifting power, stability and safety, Mr. Bnrliug designed the ship j ,as a tri-plane of modified type. The . Upper and net Her wings will be of prac- j ticnlly the same dimensions, while that ( in the center will be narrower. Along ( its length will run the control devices ( giving them protection and adding a fea ture of safety. | Describing the value of the new plane ( as a machine of way, Mr. Barling, who , ’ during the war did much experimental J work for the British Koval Flying j Corps, says that its maximum load of . several tons of explosives could do tin told damage. One bomb of the size | which the ship can carry would be cap- . able of sinking the largest and newest type of naval vesssel, he belivos. Likewise, a single bomb from thcNmn cliine, he declares, could demoralize au ( entire community. Should such a pro- , jeetile be dropped in the center of a t city, he says, a fifty-foot crater would be ( dug. all buildings iu the vicinity com- ( pletely destroyed and structures for a half mile or more around would be | greatly damaged. ( The plane will have no passenger ear vying facilities and its value would rest entirely *in its ability to transport large projectiles great distances. | MALE STUDENTS PARADE IN CO-EDS “NIGHTIES” 1 Twelve Seniors Refused Degrees by South Dakota University. Sioux City, lowa, June 13. —A pajama I parade staged bj 100 male students of ■ the University of South Dnkota, at Ver- < million, S. D„ resulted in the refusal of < ealnwaKy . authorities ta - premia: two ■ prominent athletes, five other athletes and five other seniors to attetnd the I public commencement. 1 Onesse Conwell, hurdler and com mamling officer of the university military • unit, and Arthur Sehanche. a footbal player, were among the men who failed 1 to received their degrees. I The participants in the parade were said to have entered the women’s dormi- 1 tories after midnight and to have taken intimate articles of apparel belonging to 1 the co-eds. The students staged a jin- i rade in the downtown district garbed in the pilfered garments. STEAL COPS’ WHISKEY. TOO. IN RAID ON POLICE STATION Burglars Get Official Weapons, But Miss 118 Gallons. Harrisburg, Pa.. June 13.—A1l the handcuffs, kuives and revolvers in the Steelton police station were stolen last night b burglars who broke into the place. More precious than the lioose gow equipment was a bottle of real bottled in bond whisky which they car ried away. The loss is estimated by the police at SSOO. but would have been heavier if the burglars had located 118 gallons of good liquor stored in a secret place in the station house. Laymen Meet at Trinity. Durham. .Tune 14. —The first school of methods for laymen of the Methodist Church in North Carolina will be held Thursday and Friday at Trinity College. G. L. Morelock, of Nashville, Tenn.. secretary of lay activities of the South ern Methodist Church, will direct the school. The objecet of the two-day ses sion is to provide organized instruction, in ways in which laymen can aid in the work of the church, and in keeping with the general broadening of activi ties for laymen in the Southern Metho dist Church. Trinity’s president. Dr. W. P. Few, lay leader for tli£ North Carolina con ference, has written letters to interested parties in Oxford, Henderson,' Raleigh and Greensboro calling attention to the school. Last .Sunday special attention was called to the sessions at the Durham city Sunday schools. Pastors at Trin ity to attend the school for preacherß have co-operated in interesting their members in the school. C. H. Ireland, of Greensboro, lay leader for the west ern North Carolina conference has been in charge of preparations in his dis trict. Regular classes will be held for three periods in the morning. After the class work there will be an inspirational lec ture. On the first day of the school the laymen will listen to Dr. B. Camp-/ bell Morgan while Mr. Morelock will probably deliver the address on the sec ond day. The school is expected to mark the first of a series of organized efforts,among the laymen. New Company for High Point. (By the Associated Press.l Raleigh, June 14.—F. J. Howard, W. E. Priee and Richard P.' Royer, all of High Point, were today granted a char ter of incorporation for a concern to be known as the High Point Tereminal Company. The new concern will con duct a general storage and transfer busi ness. The capital stock is given as $15,000. • • CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923. M. ... .. _ ... 1 PRESIDENT HARDING WANTS ALL TO KNOW 'NATIONAL ANTHEM Wants the Legion’s Code of Rules to Include Provision That Each American Learn the National Anthem. MUST LIVE UP TO FLAG’S IDEALS Samuel Gompers Also Advo cated a More Widespread Respect in America For Stars and Stripes. (By the Aaortotm Preu.) Washington. June 14.—President Harding urged the American Legion's Hag conference, opening here today, to adopt a code of rules and regulations for the proper display of the Hag, anil to include a provision that every Ameri can citizen should learn to sing the na tional anthem. "While you are adopting a code where by the citizenship of America may show due reverence to the flag." the President said fn an address to the conference, "I would like you to go a step further, and insist upon Americans being able to sing 'The Star Spangled Banner'." The President also said it should not be forgotten that American citizens have another obligation—“to maintain in America unimpaired the tilings for which the flag stands.” Scarcely 150 persons attended the op ening session of the conference, nud Mr. Harding in beginning his brief address mentioned this, but added lie was glad to speak because of a "consciousness that it js a group of working men." The President’s address was followed by one,by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, who also advocated a more widespread re spect for the Stars and Stripes. RED MEN WILL MEET IN MARION IN 1924 Elect Officers at Elizabeth City and En joy Steamer Trip Down the River.— Reception. Elizabeth City, June 13.—Marion will be the place of meeting of the nexet ses sion of the North Carolina great coun cil of the Improved Order of Red Men. and the officei-s for the ensuing year •.u as ;wj J (Treat sachem, E. A. Emory. Spray: great senior sagamore, Edgar H. Bain, of Goldsboro; great junior of sachem. Ed. (’. Gray, MeAdenville: great prophet. J. B. Gee. Henderson; great chief of records. W. Ben Goodwin. Elizabeth City; great keeper of wampum, E. P. Strunek. Wilmington: representatives to national council at Indianapolis. J. H. Charlotte, and J. B. Gee, Henderson. The election of officers and selection of the place of'the next meeting followed a trip down the river on the steamer Vnnseiver in the course of whicliVlin ner was served by the degree of Poca hontas. WOULD ENLARcfe ATLANTA PRISON COTTON MILLS Herbert H. Votow, Prison Superinten dent, Recommends Employment for Every One of the Prisoners. Washington. June 13.—Employment for every prisoner in a federal peniten tiary was recommended today by Herbert H. Votow, superintendent of prisons, to the special congressional committee ap pointed to investigate prison labor. Mr. Votow favored enlargement of the cotton mills at the Atlanta prison and the installation of additional shoe ma chinery at Leavenworth. However, he expressed opposition to the government entertaining into competition with free labor in the open market with its pro ducts, and to the operation of farms by prisoners which lie said would give only seasonal employment. After examination of Hr. Votow the committee adjourned until October. Seeing Through the Skin. . Paris, June 14.—A French scientist, M. Farigoule. claims that sight is possi ble by means of certain elementary or gans which exist in the human skin. He has just published the results of his ex periments. Oqe of the cases described relates to u subject who at a second Jrial. with eye-lids tightly fastened down and eyes oovered with a thick bandage securely fixed, was able to distinguish such col ors as White from pale gray, orange from ochre, and at the end of a further sit ting reud two couplets. As the eharaeters to be deciphered were placed in a photographic frame un der glass, it was impossible for them to be identified by touch, and moreover the subject in such away that nobody pres ent could see through it. In this partic ular case, the success was obtained with the forehead, right cheek bone, and Aug ers. According to M. Farigoule, certain areas of the skiu are more receptive to this "second sight" than others. t Dempsey to Get Second SIOO,OOO Tomor row. (Hr the Associated Press.i ’ Great Falls, Mont., June 14.—The sec- I qnd SIOO,OOO of -Hie $300,000 guaranteed Jack Dempsey for his match with Tom my Gibbons July 4th, positively will be paid tomorrow, Jack Kearns, .manager of the heavyweight champion was advised • today. Kearns will leave for Shelby to f night to receive the money. * Raw Sugar Steadier. | o*7 the Associated Press.) New York, June 14.—Raw sugar was - steadier at 7.28 for Centrifugal. Re i fined, unchanged, with fine grannalted I listed at from 9.25 to 9.9€ b Cotton Growing Hazardous at Present, Cotton Crushers Learn tßy the As—<(ated Press. Blowing Rock, XJft.’.. June 14.—“ At (he present time industry is perhaps the most fhazardous of all > branches of agriculture." declared A. W. Mcl-ean. former Director of the War I Finance Corporation, in an address here today before the annual convention of the Cotton Seed Crushers Association of | North Carolina and South Carolina, his subject being "The Problems Confront ing the Cotton Industry." For many years, Mr. McLean asserted, it has been obvious to every thoughtful person acquainted with the cotton indus try that due to a number of causes the cbtton growers have been gradually but surely approaching a {.state of economi cal exhaustion, "whereby they sooner or later would have to Abandon the indus try because it does tic' provide a fair return on the investment of lands and equipment nor reasonable compensation to those who furnish the labor." Among the problems confronting the industry, he said, were the aftermath, in ' tlie form of indebtedness, "due almost entirely” to the losses sustained in 1920. when the price of cotton dropped from 43 cents a pound to eight cents a pound : unfavorable marketing conditions which had been brought about by t lie world war; the boll weevil menace, labia shortage due to migration of labor from cotton farms to northern aud western industrial centers, farm tenancy situa tion; and. the menace of, speculation and severe fluctuation in priee. The damage caused by the boll weevil since 1909, Mr. McLean asserted, includ ing seed and lint destroyed, has amount ed in the aggregate to three billion dol- J tars. ; „ j “In each of the yearn. 1921 and 1022." j he continued, "it is estimated that six million bales of cotton were destroyed by this iiest. The concensus of opinion is that with the mild winter through Gains In Employment Are Shown Through Country SURVEY SHOWS THAT DURING t MAY FEWER MEN WERE OUT OF EMPLOYMENT THAN AT ANY PREVIOUS TIME IN LAST 12 MONTHS. t (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 14.—Continued 1 gains iu employment over the United 1 .States are shown in statistics compiled ' today by the Department of Labbr j which reported that in >t niany of the ma- j industries the for, both com- ; iiioh and sfcllleufnJwr*ts far greater 1 than ; the supply. A survey of conditions during May J disclosed that feyver men are now out of ' employment than at any previous time in j the last twelve months. Employment ; gained in the cities and industries re ported by .039 per cent, over April. A pronounced shortage of farm labor exists in every section of the country, 1 the figures disclose, with resulting cur tailment of activities, it being impossi ble for farmers to obtain sufficient labor to harvest seasonal crops. 1 nprecedent- . ed migration of negro labor from tlw South has added to the hardships of the Southern farmers. Conditions in North Carolina were de scribed as follows: Employment in fertilizer mills de creased slightly due to usual seasonal curtailment of this industry at this time | of the year. Large road construction and building program assuring employ- * meut to all available skilled labor aud tradesmen in this stute. DRAINING PONDS IN ! SEARCH OF BODIES 1 Os Two Young Men Who Are Believed c to Have Been Drowned in Ponds on I Tuesday. (Hy the Associated Free*. Winston-Salem. June 14.- —Work of draining one of the large ponds of the 1 city water works in an effort to recover 1 the bodies of Walter Magee and Fred ,En- 1 score, reported by Ernest Rollins to have been drowned when t heir boat capsized Tuesday night, is well underway today and by night it is expected the water will be low enough to permit the search to be resumed. The police have taken charge of the search. Rollins was ar rested and lodged in jail Inst night pend ing developments. Find One Body. Winston-Salem, June 14. —The body of i Fred Euscore, one of the two men whom Ernest Rollins reported to the police to 1 i have been drowned in one of the large lakes of the city water works when their • boat capsized Monday night, was found i today at noon-by Harry Fox, an expert ■ diver, who was assisting in searching | the pond. The body of Walter Magee, I the other man iu the boat, has not been - recovered. Rollins, who was urrested by > the police yesterday on a charge of tres • pass, has arranged the bond of SSOO rc • quired, and has been released. The pond - is being drained, but at noon today it - was estimated that not more than half of i the big basin had been emptied, although - the flood gates were opened at 11 o'clock l last night. CHAIR OF OPTOMETRY AT STATE UNIVERSITY Movement for Chair launched by N. C. State Optometric Society. (By tM Aaaactate* Press. > Hendersonville, N. C., June 14.—The North Carolina Optometric Society in final session here today launched a inove uicnt for the establishment of a elmir of optometry at the University of North Carolina. The society voted to set aside annual ly 20 per cent, of its income to be up plied to ihe purchase of equipment* for the students of optometry at the State University. The present plan of the society is to have the physics course at the University extended so as to em brace optometry. which we have just passed, there may be even greater damage during the pres ent year.’-’ ■ With reference to the migration of la bor from the cotton farms to Northern | and middle Western industrial routers. Mr. McT/can said the movement is con fined largely to the negro population, I "because they are more easily discour aged by the difficulty of making a living under boll weevil conditions and are more susceptible to the alluring appeals of the emigrant agent." “Unfortunately,” he added, "cotton cannot be produced profitably - without cheap labor. This condition should not exist but it does." Closely related to the problem of farm labor, he said, is the prevalence of farm tenancy in the cotton sections of the South. He said recent statistics show that in North Carolina alone, white farm tenants number sixty-three thousand families, with negroes representing a larger number. He said the difficulties 'in the way of solving this problem are great. "One important tiling to be done at the outset,” he continued, "is to give the tenant better educational facil ities and this is being done in North Car olina at the present time. The funda mental consideration is to make farming more profitable, thereby enabling the tenant to save from his net earnings, -a sufficient amount to purchase a farm of his own." The Farm Land banks and the Joint Stock Land Hanks are providing loans on thirty-three years' maturity at six per cent., he said, which contribute in a "most material way in supplying loug 'time credit needed by the tenant to pur j chase land.” "The only seriously limita- I tion. is the fact that under the Farm la)an Act. loans can only be made up to 50 per cent, of the appraised value of the land, plhs, 20 per cent, of the ap praised value of the buildings." » : *•*****■*•*******♦ £ $ K SEVERAL KILLED IN * K BATTLE OF AXES * K & (By the Associated Cress). % F New 'York, June 14. —The crew If K of four men and five Chinese pas- K sengers missing from the two-mast- ed British schooner, Mary Bea- SK K trice, which was found drifting off K Sandy Hook last night, were killed de K in a battle of pistols and axes, ac- rK f- cording to stories told by the Stir- 4- K vivors to immigration officials when -(- the craft was brought into iptaran- "-%■ K tine today. rh * -4 ♦#***»»*******♦ 3ULGARIAN SITUATION SHOWS NO IMPROVEMENT Ex-Premier Stamboulixky Is Reported to Have Stopped Flight and Offered Re sistance. Sofiti, June 14 (By the Associated Press).—Ex-premier Stamboulisky is re ported to have been halted near Tatar Bazardjik and is said to be making a stand against the government troops with several hundred peasant guards. Several casualties have arleady resulted. Part of bis band Hed in a motor car but were caught and arrested. It is officially asserted that last March .Stam boulisky received from the Treasury 4,000,000 Swiss francs, ostensibly for state purposes, but really for other ends. It is reported a large quantity of ma chine buns and ammunition was dis covered at Stamboulisky's farm near So tit. THE COTTON MARKET Liverpool Lower Than Due, ami the Mar ket Was Unsettled Early Today. (By thr AnaoPlHtPii !*(*«•»■. New York, N. Y., June 14.—The cot ton-market was unsettled early today. Liverpool was lower than due. weather reports were more favorable and there was continued talk of domestic mill cur tailment which led to a renewal of li quidation. As a result, the opening was fairly steady at a decline of (> to 2(5 points on the more active months, while August was (50 points and Novermer 43 points lower. I Cotton futures opened fairly steady. July 27.75; Oct. 24.70; Dec. 24.15; Jan. 24.00; March 23.85. DRY RAIDS CONDUCTED IN DETROIT PLACES Federal Agents Claim to Have Found 50 Places Where Liquor Has Been Sold. Detroit. June 14 (By the Associated Press).—The Federal governments "cleanup" of the liquor situation in the Detroit district was begun here today when injunctions were isfined in the U. S. District Court against the proprietors of approximately 50 places where liquor is alleged to have been sold. An effort will be made, it was announced by gov ernment agents, to close these places for one year under the state padlock law. Belgian Cabinet Will Resign. Brussels. June 14 (By the Associated Press). —The Belgian cabinet today de cided to resign in consequence of the con troversy over legislation providing for the use of- the Flemish language in Ghent University. An amateur photographer in Maine be fore going to the rescue of his wife who had lost her balance and fallen into a lake took a snap shot of her. 1 CLUB GIRLS ATTEND SHORT COURSE AT RALEIGH One Hundred and Seventy-five "’ » Ladies Gather From 28 Conn < Hy Che Anaostalrd Italeigh. N. ('., June 14.—One hun dred and seventy-five young ladies, leaders in club work in their respective communities, gathered from 28 counties last week to attend the Fourth Annual Short Course for club girls held by the Home Demonstration workers of the Agricultural Extension Service. The short course was held at Peace In stitute this year. Fourteen members of the Home Demonstration Division of the State College and State Depart ment of Agriculture under the direction of Miss Maude E. Wallace, as Dean, gave instruction to the girls during the week. Three lines of instruction were given. The first was with clothing and had to do with a study of textiles and the dif ferent clothing materials. The six girls making the highest grades in these classes were awarded gingham dresses made from cloth donated by the Pomona Mills of Guilford County. Miss Wallace stated that the instruction in this course was so tedious and exacting that it was decided to make it more in teresting by means of this contest. The second course was in canning. The young ladies were required to do actual canning. They were given demon strations by their instructors and in turn gave demonstrations with both iruit and vegetables. Both the commercial and home use of canned materials were stressed in ibis course. The third course was in jmy making. A number of the young ladies who at tended last year's short course won J many prizes with their jelly at the | various sail’s of the State and some sold their jelly at good prices. The record of these former students did much to popularize this phase of the short course. But it was not all work. Col. Fred Olds took them around on trips of in spection to various parts of the Capital City: there were songs, stunts, games and friendly contests between counties and there was the fun of being to gether as recognized leaders in a line of work that has demonstrated its value to the North Carolina farm home. Catawba leads in so many things pertaining to the agriculture of North Carolina tlipt it was no surprise to know that she led in attendance at this meeting. The lti “Catawba Bread-mak ers” as they styled themselves com prised the largest representation front any county and braved the hardships of travel in a school truck for an entire day to be on time. Mecklenburg. Cum berland and Washington counties were next, each with 15 girls, all of whom were prize winners in some contest put on in those counties by the home agent. The other counties were represented with only two or three each. Mrs. Me- j Kimmoti so appointed the representa tion that as many counties ns possible , could have representatives to take part in tlie short course. Only four girls were present who had attended former short courses and one of the young wo men Ims attended each of the- three held previously. This veteran is Miss | Cornelia Pleasants of Davidson Coun- ] ty and a leader in the club work of her 1 comm unity. In the opinion of Miss Wallace. Dean j of the school, this short course was one 1 of the most successful yet held. All of the girls took an interest in their work and seemed to enjoy the privilige of being selected to attend. It is planned - to make provisions for a greater num- 1 ber next year and it is probable that 1 one of the larger gir'.s Colleges of the 1 State will be asked to care for the girts. Lack of dormitory room at Peace In- ' stitute has been a limiting factor ill the • size of the school so fur. NO ANSWER RECEIVED TO LATEST PROPOSAL Os American Government Relative to • Changes In l Jqtiftr on Ship l-aw. (By the Assoevnvea Press.l Washington, June 14.—Informal nego tiations on the American proposal for a reciprocal treaty arrangement with the maritime powers on the ship liquor and rum running problems of American pro hibition enforcement, have, so far as was learned today, brought no definite reac tion as yet from any of the powers. As to tlie probable attitude of the nine governments which have made the new ship liquor regulations the subject of diplomatic conversations, there was no indication available either at the State Department or in diplomatic cir- cles here. Whatever the outcome of the negotia tions, it was clear today that the Amer ican proposal offers little prospect of an early solution of the inconveniences oc casioned foreign shipping by the regula tions applying to the Supreme Court’s ban against the transportation of bever age liqnortK,within American territorial waters. Senate ratification would be re quired of the treaties by which it is pro posed to amend tlie existing law. to re move both this restriction and that ap plying to in transit shipments of sealed liquors through American territory, and unless called in special session the Sen ate will not reconvene before next De cember. Preferred Stockholders Win Case. (By (be Associated Press.) Richmond. Va., June 14.—Preferred stockholders of the Pierce Oil Corpora tion, won control of the affairs of that company today when the Virginia Su preme Court of Appeals affirmed the de cisiou of the chancery court of this city - and held the election of the directors last Fall by common stockholders to be illegal. The decision of the high court ended lengthy litigation in which com mon and preferred stockholders fought for control of the corporation. President Li Yuan Hung Resigns. ’ Jxmdou. June 14 (By the Associated Press). —President Li Yuan Hung, of Chiuu has resigned, and turned over to his captors at Tientsin the government - seals which he took with him in his flight i from Peking, says a dispatch to the Eve ning News from its Tientsin eorrespond -1 ent. < \ i $ $ * e «h TODAY’S NEWS TODAY No. 141. £P n f FLOOD IS mm AWAITED IN TWO STATES NOW Citizens in Parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma Have Taken Every Precaution Possible Against High Waters. CREST OF FLOOD EXPECTED SUNDAY One Man is Missing Near Fort Smith, but Others Liv ing Near River Have Mov ed Families to Safety. fßy the Associated Press. 1 Little Rock. Ark., June 14.—Warned by government forecasts and organized in every )H>ssible defense against the menace of the Hood which heavy rains in Kansas ami Oklahoma have created, in habitantsdof the Arkansas River valley*} extending snakelike diagonally across the state, rapidly are repairing recur ring defects and harrassed levees, watch ing the slowly rising tide of the muddy current, and waiting for the record crest Ito plunge over the northwest border to | night and tomorrow. At Fort Smith, where the swollen stream enters the state the gage at last reading registered above 26 feet. In that vicinity nearly 20,000 acres are under water, from 2 broken levees in Crawford County, and the promised rise to 34 or 35 feet will inundate approximately an equal area. One man is missing and is believed to be drowned. All others apparently have escape# to higher ground. Residents of the low portions of Little Rock and North Little Rock are prepar ed to find their homes threatened by back water Sunday. A rise of 1.7 feet was re corded here yesterday, and a stage of 28 feet is predicted for Sunday. Revise Flood Predictions. Little Rock. June 14.—The weather bureau here today issued a revised flood prediction, lowering the predicted stage for Little Rock and Pine Bluff one foot. The new forecast says the river will reach twenty-seven feet at Little Rock Sunday and twenty-nine feet at Piuc Bluff Sunday. These stagos are below those of February. 11)16. IT. S. MURDER RECORD NINE Pm ■ toc.doo POPCLATION Memphis Leads American Cities, While Nashville Stands Second and New Orleans Third. New York. June 13. —Drastic federeal legislation for tile control of firearms as the means of cheeking the steadily grow ing homicide rate, was urged by The Spectator, an insurance periodical, to day, making public homicide statistics for 1022, which showed it slaying rate in 28 of the largest eitjes of nine per 100,000 of population. "The record since 1900,” said the re view, "reflects an attitude of lawlessness and indifference to human life without parallel in the history of mankind. The outstanding facts of America's murder record are: “First, the excessive proportion of criminals who go unpunished, or who fail to get punishment proportional to their offenses. “Second, the large majority of mur ders committed by shooting, as the re sult of the ease with which revolvers anil ammunition can be secured even "where the law prohibits their sale.” Presenting statistics of the census bureau to show that nearly five out of every seven murders in the 12 years were committed with firearms, the re view said: "While a beginning has been made in some states to control firearms, there is probably no alternative than congres sional action of meeting the murder problem." "Capital punishment." the reveiew con cludes. "is not a sufficient deterrent of homicide crimes, to justify its continu ance,” and should be abolished as “a relic of barbarism.” Against 336 deaths from murder in 1921, there were 331 in 11122, the review added, which showed Memphis again heading the homicide rate list with 67.4 per 100,000 population. Spokane was at the other end of the list with one per 100,000. Nashville, Teun.. had the sec ond highest rate, 30.7. New Orleans was third with 21 and St. Louis fourth with 16.1). Other cities with "excessive rates were given as: Cincinnati, Ohio, 14.6; Louisville, Ky„ 13.1: Los Angeles, 12.9; Chicago. 11.8; Dayton, Ohio. 11.7; Washington. 11.2;. Cleveland, 10.5. and Baltimore 10.2. Cities with low rates included, Mil waukee. 2.9; Boston, 3.6; Seattle, 5.4, and Minneapolis 5.5. "On account of a few exceptional out- I standing cases," said the review, "the New York city murder record is always more or Ityis in tile lime light, although the New fork rate, of 5.8 is much below the natioual average.” Wyoming May Supply I’tah With Natural Gas (By the Associated Press,> Salt Lake City, June 14—Natural gas for Salt Lake City and Ogden from a newly discovered field in western , Wyomiug jx being considered 1 here. One well drilled recently is said to linvs n capacity of SO.OtKi.OOO cubic feet of gas a day and this amount, experts point out, is greatly in excess of what would [ be used by Salt Lake and Ogden even ■! should natural gas displace coal for ' | heating purposes. 1 ■' - r~l The Belgian Congo will be able to fur nish radium in such quantities as to sup -'ply the needs of the world, according to • the Belgian minister of the colonies.