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5 DISPATCHES « •••••tt«« VO&JME XXIV More Than Hundred Miners Are Entombed - .a. Shortly After Men Entered Mine Near Wheeling, West Virginia, Terrific Explo sion Occurred in Mine. SMOKE KEEPS ALL PEOPLE FROM MINE Clearing Entries to Mine So Rescue Workers Can Go in as Soon as They 'Can ft*** the Smoke. (By the Associated Press.) Wheeling. W. Vn.. April 28.—More than 100 miners were entombed by an explosion in the Ben wood Mine of the Wheeling Steel Corporation at Benwood, . near here a few minutes after they went to work this morning. All entries were bloeked by fall* of rook and dirt. Four hours after the blast volunteer workers had been unable to gain entrance to the mine. Little hope was entertained for the trapped miners, for the mine is on lire. At the mine it was said 125 men went to work, and that none had escaped. The state Bureau of Mines at Charleston, how ever, announced that its reports showed only 107 then entombed. All Entries Blocked. Wheeling, W. V n .. April 28.—A few minntes after 200 miners went to work in the Benwood Mine of the Wheeling Steel Corporation near here this morning, » terrific explosion occurred in the work ings. The fate of the men is unknown. The blast, according to reimrts from Ben wood, took place about three miles back in the mine. Benwood firemen, summon ed to the scene, reported that the mine was on fire. Clouds of smoke drifted from the main entry, and volunteer rescue crowds were driven back. An' hour after the explos ion occurred not a single rescue worker lind been able to enter the mine. Two ears of the U. S. Bureau of Mines! stationed at 1 Pittsburgh, have been order ed to Benwood. They were expected to moke the run in less than two hours. Entries to the mine, which is a drift month, were blocked by fallen rock and debris. More than 200 volunteer work ers from nearby mines were clearing the entries so rescuers could go in. Among those trapped unfteegr<mn4.w*s tleorge Holliday, the fire boss, who went the air shift, but died before they could be brought to the surface. Two bodies badly charred were found in a mine mo tor 2,500 feet from the entry, bringing the ’number of known dead to four. The rescue crew of the O. 8. Bureau of Mines made a hasty inspection of the workings as soon as they readied Ben wood from Pittsburgh. They exrpensed the opinion that few if any of the ers would be brought out alive. Those who escaped the explosion and fire prob ably fell victims of the gases, the ex perts declared. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Today at Decline of 36 to 82 Points Under Realising or Liquidation, j (By the Associated Press.) New York. April 28.—The cotton mar ket opened w r eak today at a decline of 38 to 82 ]stints under realising or liquida tion by buyers of last week Who were ev idently influenced by relatively easy Liv er|K>ol cables, the recent more favorable view of crop prospects and continued re ports of poor demand for cotton goods. Old crop positions sold 74 to 82 points net lower during early trading. May de clining to 29.30. New crop showed net losses of 42 to 47 points, October selling off to 24.00. Cotton futures opened weak: May 29.40 to 29.80; July 27.00 to 28.00; Oc tober 24.00 to 24.15; December 23.60; January 23.20. McADOO WILL GET THE NORTH CAROLINA VOTE State’s 24 Votes Will Go to California Man as No Other Candidates Filed Pa pers in the State. (By (he Associated Presa.) Raleigh, April 28.—Wm. Gibbs Mc- Ajloo wilt receive North Carolina’s 24 votes at the Democratic National Con vention for the nomination for Presi dent. The time for filing notice of candi dacy with the state board of, elections closed at midnight Saturday, and there was nothing in the mail received today by the board. Secretary Beasley announc ede, to indictae that any other candidate would participate in the Presidential pref erence primary in this state. Steal Jewels Valued at $180,009. New York, April 28.—Three bandits early today bound and gagged Charles Kresney ip his office and jewelry manu facturing plant ip Nassau Street, in the heart of the lower Manhattan -scrap er district, and escaped with diamonds and platinum mountings valued at SIOO,- 800. - Kresney was taken to. a''hospital. Josephine Seifrano, a charwoman, also was bound. WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT BAXB Showers this afternoon and probably tonight, cooler tonight’ to weed portkm; Tuesday generally (air. The Concord Daily Tribi ne ♦ —.—* 1 FIRST BOLL WEEVILS OF THE t YEAR HAVE BEEN FOUND *■ The First Was Ttaken From a Man’s Back. While He Was Planting Cot ton. • • (By the Associated Prem.) , Raleigh. N. C.. April 28.—The first i boll weevils of the yenr have been found. aeeording to Franklin Sherman, Chief . in Entomology for the Experiment Stn ' tion and Extension Service, who is in i ) receipt of two speelmens. one from a I .'correspondent near Fayetteville the lj other from the Fie’d Station at Aber- • | deen. The first was said to have been | taken from the man’s bnek while he was ,in the field supervising the planting of , 1 cotton, (he latter was reported to have been, found by the workers of thn Ex , porimont Station while they were jarr ing insects from a peach tree. Fourteen other specimens, thought to have been boll weevils, have been previously re ceived this yenr, it was stated, but so far these last two were the first real boll weevils. During the last two years, explain ed Mr. Sherman, the Division of Entomology of the State College of Agriculture and Department, of Agricul ture. has requested that farmers and others interested send in first living boll weevil specimens which might be found under any conditions and inter to send in specimens found on young cotton. Til esc facts, lie said, are desired from ail parts of the cotton growing area of the) state, in order to determine the seasonal activities of the insect. Each year there are many responses, it was exp'ained. but in most eases of winter or early spring findings, they prove to be insects entirely different from the boll weevil and not harmful to cotton. “These early spring records are close ly i naeeord with similar findings of last year,” says Professor Shermnu. “and indicates that .the very earliest boll weevils emerge even when there is no cotton. Presumably many of them die before there is cotton enough for them to feed upon, and still more before there are squares in which to lav their eggs, they are probably ones which warmed up early, became bungary and were searching for their only known regular food—cotton. “We think these findings show the soundness of our position in not advo cating the use of poison from the time the first weevils are found. It is prob able that n few boll weevils are on yonug cotton, from the time the first wSMwt.rt u (BrpenwlrtbhdUil jf"wwr were»*i» rnn poisoning then he "rthuld make I Rcvern) applications before ( there were squares to be protected or ’hurt by the weevil. This would be a needless ex pense and we do not advise it. It is safer and more profitable not to poison un til the squares begin to form. By that time many of the weevils‘will be dead ' without having done harm and without any When squares begin to form, if there be as many ns 20 weevils to the acre, use the dust poison or the poisoned molasses mixture. Repent this a -week inter if many weevils appear to, be still present. After many squares are well former it is best to use the dust poison. “This advice is only in accord with the indication from onr own ttwts of hast year. but. is in accord with the adviee how being generally given by Experiment Stations in all cotton states.” PREIDENT TALKS AT DEDICATION OF HOME Chief' Speaker at New Home of National Academy ot Scineea and National Research Council. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 28. —Setting anew the government’s '‘stamp of approval” on the work of the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Research Council, President Coolldge, speaking to day at the dedication of the new home here of the two organisations, predicted the coming of "a new day in scientific research.” The President traced the intimated re lationships which from the days of Ben jamin Franklin have existed between science and the American government, and declared that “if there be one thing in* which America is preeminent, it is a disposition to follow the truth.” “It is the same spirit that has moved through all our life,” he declared, “which makes is particularly appropriate that our national government should be ac tive in its encouragement of the search ing <W of the truth in the physical world and applying it to the wellbeing of the people) as it is interested in search ing nit the truth in the political world j with the same object' in view.” Railroads Reduce Fares to Meet Com petition of Jitneys. Norfolk, Va., April 27. —To meet jitney competition three of the five rail ways operating between Norfolk and , Suffolk today announced a decided re duction in passenger fares between these two cities. The Norfolk and West ern. Seaboard Air Ivine nnd Southern will offer for sale immediately round , trip tickets between the two cities for l ' sl. Heretofore the one way fare has been 83 eents. TYie Virginian and At lantic Coast Line are reported as con sidering similar reductions. Want Information About Campaign Founds. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. April 28.—A resolution calling upon Chairman Adams of the re publican national committee, to state whether meat-packers contributed to the republican, campaign fund in 1920 or since, waa introduced today by Senator Johnson, farmer-labor, of Minnesota. An agitation baa Men started by some 1 women in London tot the right of ad- S mission to membership in the Stock Ex-, change. - CONCORD, N. C„ ftON DAY, APRIL 28, 1924 THOUSANDS GATHFR TO PIT INSPECTS TO BEND CHIEFTAIN City and Mation Mourned Today Death of Charles F. Murphy, for Years Lead erof Tammany Hall Group I MOURNERS BLOCKED I TRAFFIC ON STREET People in All Stations in Life Called at Humble Home and Streets Leading to Home >Were Jammed. (By the Associated Press.) New York, April 28.—The city/ and nation today mourned Charles F. Mur phy. and honored him in death ns few have been honored in the Metropolis in living memory. From the teeming East Side, from the homes of the wealth, from every social station, from the manifold walks of life of the greatest city in the world; they' came to the bier of the Tammany Chief tain in his modest East Seventeenth Street home, and to the great St. Pat rick's Cathedral in Fifth Avenue, men nnd women united in their grief. Mr. Murphy had been a man of the people and had remained an East Sidor in heart even to tjie pinnacle of his power, and it was his people of the East Side who by the thousands expressed their grief today. Early this morning crowds of workers hurrying through East Side streets stopped and turned their steps to East Seventh Street to pay respects to their friend nnd leader. The streets near the Murphy home soon after day break were crowded as they have sel dom been with a solemn respectful mul titude. Before the house sixty-five po licemen kept the crowds in orderly lines as the men and women silently filed into the house and passed the mahogany cof fin. Hundreds of poorly dressed shop girls, clerks and, laborers, with lunches in their hands, walked into the darkened room, knelt and in silent prayer, and resumed their way to their destinations. Stuyvesant Square Park was filled to At 9:30 o’clock the doors of the Murphy home were closed to all blit relatives and intimate friends, and an hour later the casket was borne down the stone steps on the shoulders of the pall bearers. A police detachment snapped to a military salute, while the onlookers bared their heads. Honorary pall bearers were: Governor Smith, May or Hylan, Governor Silver, of New Jer sey; Major Hatige, of Jersey City; United States Senator Copeland, and high officials of the State, city army and navy. Fifth Avenue ordinarily hectic, gay and colorful, was hushed. Scores of thousands stood with bared heads as the procession passed. ' In and around the Cathedral police estimated 13.000 persons had gathered, 8,000 of them inside the church. A thousand policemen lined the route of the cortege to Calvary Cemetery. SAYS ROWAN FARMER HAS MADE CONFESSION That He Has Burned Two Barns In the County—Mental Conditions to Be Ex amined. (By the Associated Press.) Salisbury, April 28.—C. L. Walton. 42 years old, Rowan county farmer,, has confessed to firing two barns, according to Sheriff Krider, and is being held in jail here pending an examination of his mental condition. Walton, the sheriff added, had been a patient in an insane hospital. ~ , Lack of action accounts for a whole lot of unsuccessful people. Now every man knows he should save some part of his income. When he fails to uct on that good resolve, he coasts down hill to failure. The kingdom of doing things to morrow is inhabited by a lot of foolish people who wish—oh, bow they wish—they had ACTED when they had the urge. You ought to be investing your Savings in a safe institution like ours. - You know that. Then do it. Act, man. act. Don’t let the curtain of good times and ability to earn a decent income, go down on your life and find you unpre pared to meet the old age period of diminishing returns. NEW SERIES NOW OPEN CITIZENS BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION Office in Citisens Bank Building : > BAPTISTS Tffi RMB CAMPAIGN BY MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY To Raise SBOO 09»Id-'Finish tip the $75.- 00ff Campaign (By (he Assselnted Press.) Raleigh, X. C;. April 28.—Even ' Baptist, in North (Wlimi is ,„,t on his . metal for the next fcr il.-iys to finish the task of raising ffIpO.OOO b.v 12 o'clock Wednesday night-wjtli which to moot I their obligations to all the objects I fostered by the dekntni nation. exclusive II of local church esjbepses. according to Reverend Chariest! Mnddrv. corrc , sponding secretary of the Rinrd of Mis sions of the Rapthh State Convention », This mnrks the cltoc of the fiscal year. . | Agreement was toadied; at the ’ >nst session of the Bsjptlt Convention which i m et in Gastonia fart December. Reverend t Maddry explained, total the Baptists of < this state would a#untc the raising of $2,000,000 which tffi the tin lance due on North Carolina’s Affinfa of the *7.1.000.- ! 000 campaign. Of&this amount it was , SfCred, he oontimM& to raise *BOO,OOO ’ by April 31). s> only *1.200.000 | would remain to hf raised in the fall •’From every Rtotrd pulpit in the state it is expectrtH that the pastors will be soundipg foßlt the achievements of the campaign arofthc many ehalleng 1 lug opportunities tlmt arc still watting, declared Reverend Maddrv, It is expect ed that through an organised effort every member of these churches wi l he given nn opportunity to pay his pledge ' in full up to date, or to make a free will offering, if ay phdgc has been 1 made, if the great iftttss of 340.000 Baptists in the stale should resolve to do this.* the task would he done with all ease.” | The secretary stated that he Ims re eeivod many pneouttigihg messages from over the state whk'httlead fijm to believe .that a good result lull ho shown at ihidnight next. Wodiesday. He staled further that more iiterest in the catn naign is being magPested now than it been since immediately after the cam naign was started mo years ago. and expressed tin* belief ” that the under taking would be a success. , Wa'ter Durham, treasurer of the oam)>aign fund, to Vhum the money should be sent in Raleigh, reports more than *25.000 advance over this time last year but ndds that many thousands of dollars must yes be collecte d to reach the goal. Many individuals nnd church treasurers will wait until the last minute to send in their contribu tions. he said, and expressed the be lief that his office would b<‘ worked over time to lake rare of the late offerings. GREENSBORO MILLS ON CURTAILMENT PROGRAM Big Plante Have Otoe on Four-Day Pier Week BchedtdMls*-P» i e«btmb' An-' non need. I*.) Greeusßoro. April 28.—Despite hopes -.that a curtailment program would not have to be instituted by the Proximity ■otton mill. Proximity Print Works nnd White Oak cotton mill here, the mills started yesterday on a four day pet week schedule. Announcement wns made some weeks ago that there would bo curtailment. Bernard Cone, president of the Proximity Manufacturing company, stated that the price of cotton is going up but the price of manufactured goods going lower. He thinks tlmt heavy pur chases by English and other European mills, using cheap labor. Ims run up •he price of cotton and foreigners arc able to sell cheaper than American mill men. Dirtiness conditions generally are good, he said, but cotton goods makers ilo not know what is in front of thorn and there is great deal of uncertainty among them. The group of mills curtailing, know as the Cone group, have been running full time since 1014 until the present curtailment. RALEIGH IRWIN 18 HELD FOR DEATH OF AGED MAN Charged With Killing Shade H. Nevins as He Was Crossing Road Four Miles From Charlotte. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, April 28. —Raleigh Irwin, of Gastonia, today was held responsible by a coroner's jury lure for the death of Shade H. Neyins, aged 63, who was fa tally injured when lie was srtuck b.v an autonftbile four miles from Charlotte yes terday afternoon. Irwin’ is held in the county jail without hail. Habeas corpus proceedings to gain his release are plan ned. it is stated. Another young man nnd two young women were in the car with Irwin, who was driving. Tito car was stopped after the accident and the four came to Charlotte where Irwin surrnedered. Per sons in the car claim their speed was not excessive and another car was pass ing them at the time. The declared the caT was not off tin- asphalt road, but Nevins was apparently trying to cross. SANGUINARY FIGHTING IS REPORTED IN SYRIA Fighting nets Been Done by the French Troops and Irregular Turkish Bands. (By the Associated Press.) London. April 28. —Sanguinary fight ing between the French troops and ir regular Turkish hands is reported to have taken place in northern Syria by the Jerusalem correspondent of the Daily Express. Three hundred men were killed, or wounded during 'the fighting, he says, and the Turks captured a great quantity of arms. To Examine Cooneys. (By- the Associated Press.) New York, April 28, —Examination of the mental condition of Celia Cooney, bobbed-haired bandit, and her husband, Edward, is to be made by two commis sions appointed by County Judge Mar tin, in Brooklyn today. Tommy Burns, the one-dime heavy weight champion, is a candidate for a •eat in the municipal council Os New castle, England, where he has made his home for some years. PRESIDENT QUOTED AS SAYING FORD’S OFFER PLEASED 1 Senate Muscle Shoals Com mittee Reads Telegram Sent by Man Who Talked With President. » SAYS PRESIDENT WAS DOING .BEST To Get the Big Plant for the Detroit Manufacturer.— Secretary Weeks Mention ed in Telegram. (By (he Associated Press.) Washington, April 28.—President Oool idge was quoted in a telegram produeed today at the Senate Mnsole Shoals hear ing. as having stated he was trying “to deliver" Ml!sole Slnatls to Henry Ford. The telegram was from James Martin Miller to the Item'horn Independent. Mr. Ford's newspaper, on October 12. 1925. In offering the telegram. Chairman Nor ris said that the white house records shower that Miller hail an interview With the President on that day. The telegram read: ‘‘Washington. October 12, -023. “To William J. Cameron, or Ernest O. I.iebold, “Care the Dearborn Independent. “Dearborn. Mich., “In private interview had with Presi dent Poolidge this morning he said inci dentally ‘I am friendly to Mr. Ford but 1 wish someone would convey to him that it is my hope that Mr. Ford will not do 1 ir say anything that will make it difficult for me to deliver Muscle Shoals to him, 1 which I am trying to do.' “While President didn't say so, I am sure Weeks has been in consultation with i President this morning iu view of Mr. Ford’s reported interview in today's pa pers. “Signed JAMES MARTIN MILLER, “National Press Club, "Washington, D. 0.” i The message was one of those sub poenaed by the Committee on Saturday. I Secretary Weeks was on the stand when it was offered, but declared he did not know Milker. 1 Secretary Weeks expressed surprise at learning of ibr-JUllor tedegnnu nmPaaJtf , he did uot believe the President made any such statement. He denied any i knowledge of the President's present stand on Muscle Shoals. When the Secretary took the stand, Chairman Norris, of the committee, ask- ] ed him if he could explain why Ford “got over his anger toward President Coolidge, an dthe administration after 1 the interview to the White House." "That is evidence that he is a sensible man." Secretary Weeks repield. “That is also evidence that lie had some reason for changing," countered | Chairman Norris. I “I am opposed to the Ford offer be- < cause I do not believe it is the best of fer." said Weeks.' “I have uot been , familiar with it for a year because it has ( not been in my hands.” i Weeks said he conferred with the i President befor ehe issued his statement i replying to Ford's fetter. He said that < before Ford interviewed the President, he called at the War Department, and , said he had come to pay tis respects, and did trot at that time talk business in connection with Muscle Shoals.” In reply to a question, Weeks said he had studied the Hooker-White-Atter- . bury proposition in a general way, and ' would be glad to have the chief of en gineers study the offer and make recom mendations. "I think the government ' can dispose of Muscle Shoals under bet ter terms than any of the present con tracts,” Weeks snid. After he left the Stand, the secretary , went to the White House to confer with the President about the Miller telegram. With Our Advertisers. The Richmohd-Flowe Co. has a full stock of Humming Bird pure silk hosiery. Hoosier week is now in full swing at H. B. Wilkinson's. If you want all the dirt removed from your clothing, "send it to Bob.” Plvone 787. The new series of stock in the Citizens Building and lawn Association is now open. Office at Citizens Bank and Trust Co. This is National Gingham Week and the Parks-Belk Co, will have on sale many thousands of yards of high-class ginghams. The week runs from April 29 to May 3. See new ad. today for particulars and prices. Go and see the novelty speed boot in the window at Cline's Pharmacy. The Henkel-Craig Live Stock (to. will have 24 saddle horses for sale at Salis bury May 1, .2 and 3rd. Robinson's is offering reductions on Ginghams this week. Fresh supplies of lime, cement and plaster at K. L. Craven & Sons; phone 74. If you want any kind of service for your car, see the Southern Motor Service Co. National Gingham Week begins today and Efird's are ready for you with a plentiful array of patterns. The Specialty Hat Shop has a elmrm , ing little booklet for yyou. Elgin watches, the watchword in- mil ' lions of lives, at Starnes-Miller-Parker ■ Co. Investigating Committee in Recess. (By the Associate* Press.) Washington, April 28.—The falling • cupre of Senate investigation reached a i new low level today. It was one of tie - few investigation holidays in weeks, i with all three of the major senatorial in vestigating committees in recess. Certificates And Prizes . For Count7 r f’* Pupils ♦ RACE PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY Attractive Card is Again Of fered for Lovers of Horse Racing.—Races l to Begin at 2 O’clock. Another attractive card is offered for horse race lovers b.v the Cabarrus Coun ty Fair Association, which will offer its second program of the Spring season at the Fair Grounds on Thursday afternoon of this week. The program for the rare is more'attractive even than the nm> of fered Easter Monday and as more horses have arrived at the fair grounds during the past week- there will be keener com petiron in all of the events. The races will begin promptly at 2 o’clock nnd the following prognm will he offfred: Class A. First Event. Best 2 in 3. 1. Anna Mac—Dale Beck, Dodge City Kan. (Beck). 2. Morris Patch—E. K. Atkinson. Hamlet. X. C. (Edwards). 3. Lady Glover—A. G. Ireland, Chi cago, 111 (Ireland). 4. Robert R—F. Thomas, Washington, D .C. (Thomas). Class B, Second Event. Best 2 in 3. 1 Grace D—Carl Hatched. Chester. 8. C. (Reek). 2. Ormond Bowers—H. C. Scott, Goldsboro. X. C. (Scott). 3. William Asworthy- D. H. Pope, Raleigh. X. C. (Faust.) 4. Young Billiken—F. Thomas. Wash ington. I). (Y. (Thomas). 5. William Direct—H. C. Scott, Goldsboro, X. C. (Scott). (i. Walter Frisco—E. T. Cannon, Con cord, X. C. (Rodgers). 7 . Queen of Charlotte, —J. G. John ston, Charlotte. X. (’. (Johnston).' Class C. Third Event— Best 2 in 3. 1. Duplainville—Carl Hatched. Ches ter. S. C. (Beck). 2. H. J. H.—X. I. Edwards, I-a I’orte, Iml., (Edwards). 3. Beuland—M. I’. Sebroe. Orlando. Fla.. (Sebree). 4. Martin J.—-F. Thomas, Washing ton. I), (’., (Thomas). 5. Senator Symbol—J, C. Fritz, (Ja lax. Va. (James). Class D, Fourth Event, Best 2 in 3. 1. Richard Azoff—R. K. Rhodes, Oil City, Pa. (Bock). 3. Peter Mount—F. Spocriia.se. Orlan do, Fla. (Spoerhase). 4. Lackey Maiden—F. Thomas. Wash ington, D. O. (Thomas). FIELD STATION FOR BOLL • WEEVIL DEMONSTRATION To Give Aid anil Suggestion to the* Cot ton Growers of Eastern North Caro lina. (By the Associated Press.) .Raleigh. X. 0., 28.—A field station for boll weevil demonstration and the 1 growing of cotton under boll weevil con ditions. bas been established at Tarboro. Edgecombe County, and is under the direction tof Bruce Mia bed, extension entomologist. according an announce ment made b.v Franklin Sherman, Chief of the Division of Entomology of the State College nnd Department of Agri culture. “The purpose of this field station, says Mr- Sherman, is to give aid and suggestions to the (-otton growers of Eastern North Carolina in their fight against the cotton boll weevil this yenr. Mr. Mnbee will have at least two as sistants to help him in conducting boll weevils tests and demonstrations, and all of these specialists will )>e at the service of the cotton growers of that district, prepared to give them ex lierienced help and suggestions in the determining of infestation of boll weevil in the fields; help in purchasing dusting machinery nnd poison : and also give expert aid necessary in applying the iroison. We feel that the farmers of this section should feel free to call on these men for any help that they may need, even if it is simply the adjustment of dusting machinery to put out certain applleafiohs of poison per acre.” The field station proper will be locat ed at the Upper Coastal Plain Station near Kingsboro and here various tests in boil weevil control will be conducted, it. was explained', in co-operation with R- E. Currin. superintendent of the farm. A numbpr of other tertts. it was said, will be placed about in Edgecomb County with reliable growers who will be in a position to give the work at tention and supervision. Mr. Currin has extended an invitation to all eotton growers of that section to visit this test farm during the summer and see the workk being done under the direc tion of MV. Mnbee. Attention was also called to the fact , that Mr. Mabee will have an office with County Agent Zeno Moore in the Court House at Tarboro and those wish to have boll weevil in formation will receive a cordial wel come at either the farm or the court bouse. The establishment of this station eaye Mr. 'Sherman, ih in line with the policy of bis division to get accurate data right, in the fio'd under local conditions, so that the farmers of Eastern Caro lina will be in a position to -study the -handling of the boll weevil in Ihelr immediate section- Former Mrs. Caruso Leaves New Hus band. (By the Associated Press.) New York, April 28.—Mrs. E. A. In gram. formerly Mrs. Enrico Caruso, [ through her attorneys -today confirmed i reports that she and her husband, Cap ■ tain Ingram, an Englishman, had sepa . rated. She declared, however, that she - would bring neither divorce nor separa tion suit. ■ ■ TODAY 2 NO. 98 The Students Winning High Honors Presented With Medals and Prizes at. the Commencement Exerciss. GIRL WON HIGHEST HONORS IN COUNTY With Average of More Than 96 Miss Daisy Lowder Led All Other Students in the County Schools. Fentured by an able address on "Pub lic Education” by Prof. A. T. Allen, State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion of North Carolina, large attendance and fine contests, county commencement exercises were held here Saturday. The morning feature of the exercises was the address by Prof. Allen, who made an eloquent plea for an equal school term for each child in the State. Following the address by Prof. Allen prizes and certificates were awarded. Firse prize in the composition '-on tost was won by Miss Loma Mae Clay, of the Bethel school, and second prize was won by Miss Sara Oehler, of the Poplar Tent school. The composition was on “What a School and Commun ity Can Do to Improve Country Living Conditions.” and' the prizes were given by Prof. J. B. Robertson, county school superintendent. . Honorable mention was won by Miss Pearl Allison, of the Pop lar Tent School, ■ The Daughters of the American Revo lution medal, .given to the student who wrote tlie best story of local history, was won by Miss Edna Phillips, of the Winecoff school, who wrote on “The Life and Work of Stephen Caharras.” There was keen competition among a number of students this year for the scholarships given by Mont Amoena Seminary and Mt, Pleasant Collegiate Institute. It was announced at the exercises that Miss Daisy Lowder, of the Peck school, won the first scholar ship with an average of 96 1-6. Miss Annie Louise Peck, of the same school.' was second with an average of 95 2-6 and also won a scholarship. Charles Phillips, of Winecoff, had the highest average among the boys, 92 2-3 and won an M. P. C. I. scholarship. Archie Barringer. of Fink, with an average of JBjB 1-2. was second and also won a ’ ’4.** CenTncates "for proficiency in spelling were given to the following students: Midland school—George McManus, Ruth Yow and Annie Pearl Hamilton. William’s Knoll school —Pearl Carpen- ’ ter. St. Johns school—Ola Deal Crew. Onllie Ridenhour, Kathleen Stuart and Margaret Winecoff. Peck school—Txmise Penninger. Oilie Blaokwelder, Mary Anna Lentz. Fay Penninger. Kathryn Hartman, Daisy Lowder and Shirley Earnhardt. Pitts school—Edith Barbee. Winecoff school—Hazel Goodman, Charles Phillips and Edgar Winecoff. Hahn school—Annie Hahn. Lillie Shoe, Reece Eagle, RUtli Hahn and Ver nie Eagle. Liberty Ridge school—l.ester Crnze, Sam Blaokwelder. Robert Blaokwelder, Virginia Mills, Margaret Wilson and Sara Walker. High Point school—. Tames Hatley. Harrisburg school—Oictor Q. Harris, Frances Sims, Katie Harwell and John Grier. Nussmar. school—Glenn Isenhour. Georgeville school—Carrie Mabrey and Luther Von Cannon. Poplar Tent—Sara Oehler, James Walker and Sue Brnmley. Library reading certificates were won by and issued to the following: Nussman seool—Ben Haramill and Glenn Isenhour. Bethel school—Lillian Reeder, Edward Black, Edna Courtney, Sadie Conner, Mary E. Black. Pearl Baker. Mildred Harris. Helen Pope. Nettle King, How ard Evans and Velma Carriker. High Point school—Autie Dry, Jose phine Widenhouse. Ruth Petrea. Wright Bosl and Mary Boat. Cold Water school—Daisy St ire wait. Howard McDaniel, Lster Goodman, Aza Mae Hamilton and Oliver Stirewalt. Georgeville school—Annie Shinn. Rnth Endy. Annie Manney, Ada Linker. Es telle Shinn and Earl Whitley. Six girls contested for the recitation medal, given each year by Charles B. Wagoner, and six boys contested for the declamation medal, also given annually by Mr. Wagoner. The contestants thrilled the large audience that heard them and each spoke in a moat pleasing manner. Miss Addie Quay won the recitation medal, her subject being “Si and I.” The declamation medal was won bv Clegg MeEochern on the subject, “My Country, My Mother, My God.*' Music for the exercises was furnished by the orchestra of the Concord high school and the students delighted all w|io heard them. Special Demonstration gala at the Kidd- Frix Co.’s. Starting today a Special Demonstra tion Sale lasting for ten days only will take place at the store of the Kldd-Frix Co. During this sale the store wUI be open every evening until 8:30 o’clock. The Waltham factory is co-operating in l b jL ** vin * y°" fro ® 197.00 to IHB.OO on a piano purchased. They w 8) also take in trade yogr old oiftan, piano ©r phonograph. See balf-Sags •6. on page seven today. The record of Jhe Chicago National le*gu« champions el IW6, in losing only 36 game* daring tho ntMon, ban never
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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April 28, 1924, edition 1
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