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* VOLUME XXIV
SOKUB FIHILS
. BEGfll YESTEROH
WUH FINE SERMON
Sermon to Seniors Delivered
by Dr. Calfee, dead of the
Asheville Normal and As
sociated Schools.
annualplay”
THIS EVENING
Snow Qtieen to Be Present
ed in School Auditorium.
; —Final Exercises to Be
Tomorrow Evening.
The opening exercises of commence
ment at the Laura Sunderland Memorial
School was hold yesterday morning with
the deliverance of tie baccalaureate ser
mon at the Firrft Presbyterian Church. ]
The exercises will be concluded tomorrow
, evening with the annual concert by the
graduating daws' and other members of
the school. *
The baccalaureate sermon yesterday
was delivered by President John E. Olti
fee. I,L, It., of the Asheville Normal-and
Associated' School. Dr. «Uatfee is recog
nised as one of the ablest educators in
North Carolina, aild in his sermon be
« carried a. very interesting and timely
message to the members, of the senior
elass of the school who are just entering
on their life work.
Dr. Calfee was heard by a large con
gregation in addition to the students of
the school who attended in a body. He
proved not only a, very able speaker but
a very pleasing one and he was heard
with unusual interest.
This eventoß at 7 :30 o’clock the second
exercise of commencement will be given
when the Annual play wHI be presented
nl the auditorium of the school. 'The
’ Snow Queen.” a pleasing play, will be
presented by the students of the school
who have been rehearsing for the past
several weeks, and the play this year
promises to be one of the morft interest
ing ever presented nt the school.
The following is the cast of charac
ters :
The Snow Queen —Mary Vance.
The, Bad Goblin— Butb Cranford.
Little Goblins—Lima Moose, Minf
Misenheimer, Roberta Graham. , { ,
Geeda—Helene Alexander.
1 Village Children—Fay #H»Stwe!der ) | -
Pattie Bowles, Helen Beaver, EdnA
Cochran.
The Flowers—Mnry Elisabeth Stew
art, Hattie Bowles, Sue. Torrence, Mina i
Misenheimer. Mae Tucker, Bltaia Moose,
Plumb Small, Nelle Harris.
The Crow—Hattie Stallings. .
, The Witch—Athlene Simerson.
' The Robber Girl—Nellie Bowles. <
. - The Icicles —Edna Cochran, Helen
Beaver, Ruth Cranford, Nellie - Bowles. 1
Athlene Simerson, Roberta Graham, Fay
Blaekwelder. <
The Snow-Flakes, The Angels, the, Lit
t tie Robbers and Village Children—Sixth <
Grade Girls.
Act I —Scone 1 The Cave of the Bad
Gobiin; scene 2, A Village Street.
Act. ll—Scene 1, The Enchanted ;
Wood; scene 2, The Palace of the Snow
Queen. / , J
Program For Tuesday.
t Tuesday 7 :30 p. m„ Sunderland Hall: <
Invocation.
Chorus: “Second Timothy, 2:lW’—i ’
Sainmis-Towner—School.
Duet: Crown of Triumph March—F.
P. Atherton —.Helen Beaver, Edna Bark
ley.
. Essay: The Need of the Bible in the
Public School —Mary Elizabeth Stewart.
Chorus: Barcarolle —Brown-Offenbach
—Senior Division,
A Tribute to Miss Montgomery—Nelle
B. Harris.
Chorus: Welcome, Sweet Springtime—
A. Rubinstein —Junior Division.
Address —Prof. Henry C. Davis—Uni
versity of Sout|i Carolina.
Piano Solo: Humoresque—Dvorak—
Mary Elisabeth Stewart.
Presentation of Diplomas. x
Class Song—Senior Class.
Benediction.
The following constitute the graduating
class:
Helen Davis Alexander, Edna Dean
Barkley, Helen Lucile Beaver, Fay Black
welder, Nellie Gertrude Bowles, Patfle
R. Bowles, Edna Earl Cochran, Vergie
Ruth Crirtford, Roberta Hendricks Gra
ham, Nellie B. Harris, Mina Mae Misen
heimer, Elma Cleona Moose, Ellen Ath
lene Simerson, Pluma Mae Small, Hat
tie Roe Stallings, Mary Elisabeth Stew
ard Mary Sue Torrence, Addie Mae Tuck
er, Mary Elisabeth Vance.
Motto—Be Square.
Class Colors —Blue aud Gold.
All alumnae of Laura Sunderland Me
morial School are cordially invited to
be guests at the School May 12th and
13th. .
Aged 83, But Still Some Shot.
Itr the Associated Press.)
New Bern, May 12. —B. F. Cotter,
83-year-old resident of Grantsboro, a
town near thla city, has set what is
thought {o be a record in markmanship
for young men as well as old. He whs
attracted the other day by a disturbance
in his chicken, yard and found t that a
hawk was attempting to get his fouls.
He ran into the. house, so the story whs
related, secured his gun and returned
to the seen} In tltne to ahooVthe hawk
while it was flying at a distance of 75
yards. Mr. Cotter, it ia skid, ia a very
active man and still does hto own farm
ing as well as participating in the af
fairs of hto community.
ta 2*arjs,'Tasjri:s'
United- States than students in colleges
and Universities.
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JENKINS FOUND GUILTY AND
GIVEN LONG PRISON -TERM
Second Degree Verdict Returned By
Jury In I*xlngtnn Murder Trial—To
Serve From 23 to SO Years in Prison.
Lexington. May 10.-Miullly of mur
der in the second degree was the ver
dict returned at 4.20 o'clock this nfter
noon by n jury rtf Davidson county
aeainst Lenfter G. Jenkins, , former
chief of police of Thomnsville. for- the
nlleged s'ajftng of Mrs. F. \tnbcth R.
Jones, wife of Thomas F. Jones, of Ap
palachia. at Thomasville March 3.
Judge Henry P. Lane sentenced Jen
kins so nn indeterminate term of from
25 to 30 years at hard labor in (he
Slate Pri.son. Formal notice of appeal
was given bond was fixed at $25.-
000. It is reported that nn effort will
.be made to furnish the bond, and the;
appeal may not be perfected.
The jurors received the case nt 11 :05
this morning, after Judge Lnne hnd .de
livered a ehnrge of two hours,, in which
he fully reviewed the evidence and the
law governing the several degrees of
murder.
No Emotion.
When the verdict was returned Jen
kins received it without a change of ex
pression and his wife, who was the only
relative at his side, nt. the time, made
no demonstration whatever.
The taking of evidence began nt 2:30
•Wednesday afternoon and was conclud
ed nt 0:30 Fridny morning. Argument
was concluded nt ten o'clock last night,
seven nttorneys having addressed the
jury. ,
Hip ease was one of the most sen,
national ever to ho tried ih- this eooTity.
where a number of widely noted trials
have taken place in recent years, and
interest was keen throughout this sec
tion of North Carolina, in parts of Vir
ginia and South Carolina. Two leading
members of the Spartanburg. S. C-, bnr
aided in the defense of the prison and
several county nnd city officers came
from o(reenville. former home of the
accused, to testify to his good character
while an officer there. Two extras issued
by the local paper within n few minutes
after the verdict were sold with great
rapidity.
The wife of Jenkins, ami the mother
of his two children, aged fl and 11.
came from Greenville and sat by his
side to hear thfl sordid story of his re
lations with the dead woman, which
culminated in the sentence today. Jen
kins denied he had been estranged from
her. but. admitted hie l'ove for the wife
of another man.
Wages of Sin.
In pronouncing sentence, Judge Lane
spoke of the woman “who snare men.
und whose feat are planted in hell” and
of one who had learned that the "wages
hf Jin is -depth.” but he did not excuse
th47 man who followed after and de
clared An this ease while sin had not
,i. ,-lt kgto.
brought film sorrow, shame anil heavy
punishment.
Judge Lane said he agreed with the
jury in not returning a verdict of first
degree murder, that there was ample
evidence to justify the verdict returned
and that the jury would not have been
open to censure jf they hnd acquitted
.Tonkins, in view of the wide divergence
of testimony before them. It is reported
no votes were east for acquittal. The
husband of Mrs. Jones, who attended
the trial until after the close of evi
dence. and little Pearl Ponder, the most
tragic figure of all in the melo
dramatic tragedy, had returned home
when the verdict, eame iu.
Suicide De Luxe.
Bernay, France, May 12.—Elaborate
preparations for his final reht were made
by Ernest Dee pays, a laborer, before
-taking his life, hqre recently. First he
invested all his savings in a handsome
oak coffin. When it was delivered he
placed in it a soft pillow, a hot water
bottle and a flash of <*d brandy.
Then, dressing himself In his best, he
hanged himself, choosing for the purpose
a peach tree in full bloom.
NEW CHARGES AGAINST
SENATOR MAYFIELD NOW
Klan Issue Temporarily Dropped WMle
Charges of Excessive Expenditures Are
Heard.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 12.—Temporarily
putting aside the question of Ku Klux
Klan participation in the Texas senator
ial election pf 1922, the Senate commit
tee investigating George E. B. Peddy’s
contest for the seat occupied by Senator
Mayfield, today took up the charges of
excessive campaign expenditures by the
Mayfield supporters.
T. F. Hunter, an attorney of Wichitn
Falls, Texas, was questioned about Hie
campaign finances after T. R. Boone, of
the same place, had testified that May
field told him Hunter was- one of his
largest campaign contributors.
To Add to Orthopedic Hospital.
(By the Associated Press.) %
Gastonia, May* 12.—The board of di
rectors of the North Carolina Orthopedic
Hospital met for its annual conference
here and considered the proposed outline
of work for the coming year. One of
the important features of the meeting,
was the presentation by H. L. Stantan,
supervisor of vocational education in
North Carolina, of a plan for the ex
tension of the work of the hospital so
as to Include adult cripples.
The plan for the extension of the hos
pital includes a new ward for adult
cripples where- it was pointed out, that
many persons could be treated and
brought to such physical condition that
the vocational department could then
lake them over and be of assistance to
them. It was requested lhat sufficient
fnnda for this ward and its operations
be'ineluded In the hospital’s budget and
presented to the Legislature. The mat
ter was favorably received, by the trus
' tees and they promised to give it due
consideration. ■,
To Study Textile Industry.
(By the Associated Press,)
Washington, May 12.—An inquiry in
to the cotton textile Industry by the Jar
i (jf commission was ordered by the Scq
i Ate today on motion of Senator Walt*,
democrat, of Massachusetts.
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CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY,, MAY 12, 1924
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Cordova. Alaska. May 11.—Discover
y today of the location of Maj. Freder
ick L. Martin nnd his mechanician, miss
iiig for 10 days, ended an intensive search
by every agency at the command of the
government. Two United States coast
guard cutters, the Algonquin and Haida.
plowed through turbulent, gale-lashed
waters of the north Pacific day nnd nigt
t in search of the two uvia’tors. Every
inlet was carefully combed, sinall bo
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Major Martin Ordered
To Return to States
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He and Sergeant Harvey Ex
pect to Leave Alsaka To
morrow, Following Orders
He Received Today.
WILL JOIN OTHER
FLIEfiS IN EUROPE
Mc#ndS«r« < M>j'tliarvay Will
Still Be Regarded as Mem
bers of Party in Recogni
tion of' Heroic Work.
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(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May. 12.—Major Fred
erick L. Martin and Staff Sergeant Alva
L. Harvey will be ordered to Washing
ton direct from Port Moller, Alaska, it
was announced here today.
The two aviators will be assigned to
duty on the army air service headquar
ters temporarily, but thrtr names will
be kept on the list of the Around the
World Fliers, jn compliment - *o the men
and in recognition of the hardships they
have endured. Meanwhile the three
other planes will continue their way
around the world under the command of
Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, senior of
ficer in the absence of Major Martin.
Lieutenant Smith's title will be that of
acting officer in charge while. Major Mar
tin will keep the designation of com
manding officers. Major Martin nnd
Sergeant Harvey will rejoin the fliers
in Europe.
Ordered to Washington.
False Fnss. Alaska. May 12 (By the
Associated Frew). —Major Frederick L.
.Martin, world flight commander, whose
plane was smashed against a mountain
op the Alaska peninsuln April 30th. in
tends to leave Port Moller tomorrow for
the United States.
Word came here from Port Moller
that Major Martin nnd Staff Sergeant
Alva A. Harvey, his mechanic, would be
aboard' the cannery tender Catherine D.
The Catherine D. was to leave Port
Moller tomorrow for Puget Sound.
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make old hats look like new.
Blackheads can be overcome by Mel-
Bro Lotiob.
Sayford napkins and .doilies at Cline’s
Pharmacy.
The Citizens Bnnk and Trust Co. will
welcome your account.
Electric curling irons guaranteed for
one year only SI.OO at Gibson Drug
Store.
Shepard's insect powder and Black
Flag powder will kill insects and flies
quickly. .
Some stunning new wnslt silks for
summer frocks at Robinson’s.
Latest styles in colors and shapes of
Hats at tl-e Specialty Hat Shop.
Put your money in a building and loan
association and you know you will have
a safe investment. New series in Citit
zens Building and Loan Association now
open.•
An imported kid strap slipper nt Par
ker's Shoe Store for only $4.06. See ad.
Democrat Named as Postmaster.
Washington, D. C., May 10.—Eflond,
Orange county, is to have a DemocfA
tic postmaster. The eligible list, having
on it the names of Miss Stella Taylor,
John D. Stevens and Miss Be'ton Clark,
. is entirely composed of Democrits, and
word comes to Congressman Stedman
that there was a report that the. list
was'to be ignored. feeauAe all the
eligible* were Democrats. At once hr
took up the matter witn the Postoffice
Department and today there came *«-
- surance to him. that one of tbe ellglbNft
, on the list given wou’d receive "the ap
pointment aa postmaster.
ats being dispatched %rbm the cutters in
bodies of' shallow wafer where it was th
ought (he men miglit be concealed be
hind small jetties of land. At night the
searchlights of the vessels swept the 1
shore line. The United State) bureau of
fisheries vessel. Kid Or. also aided in the.
hunt, together with oiimeiotts cannery bo 1
pts located within the 400 mile strefen
between Chignik and Dutch Harbor.
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REPRESENTATIVE LANGLEY
RECALLED TO THE STAND
On Motion of Defense Congressman Was
Allowed to Give Testimony in Mis Own
Defense.
(By the Associated Press.)
Covington, Ky„ -Sfßy 12.—0 n motion
of the defense, the.cose of Congressman
John W. Langley in temporarily reap-'
w’hen nnd
ley read some copies (ff tHegrnms he find
sent and received from Prohibition Di
rector Collins during October, 1921. The
evidence tended to prove that friendly re
lations existed between Langley and Col
lilns after their reported break over the
issuance of whiskey permits. Collins took
the stand and said the telegrams might
have been sent and received, but that he
could not be positive.
The case was closed again, nnd argu
ment. to the jury which will decide the
question of whether or not the congress
man and two other defendants are guilty
of .conspiracy in connection with obtain
ing whiskey permits, was resumed.
Southern Presbyterians to Meet in Son
Antonio. - .
'(By the Associated Press.)
San Antonio, May 12. —The sixty
fourth General Assembly of the Presby
terian Church iu the United States, gen
erally known as the Southern Presbyte
riqnn Church, convenes here May 15 for
fi week's session.
The two outstanding features are the
election of a moderated to succeed Rev.
Alexander Sprunt. of Charleston, and
the presentation of the' report of the
stewardship by Rev. M. E. Melvin, of
Chattanooga, general secretary. Other
important reports to he presented are
those of the executive committees *.f for
eign missions, home mmissions. Christian
education and ministerial relief.
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I A CLEAR TRACK TO SURE ; !
EARNINGS
No responsible engineer would i
continue on his way with the sig- ' [
nals set against him.
No thinking man will invest, his i i
savings in any field where the j [
odds are against him. i
If he can afford to lose his ' 1
money, he can take a chance on J |
big profits in some speculative
venture if he wants to. He loses j t
oftener than he wins.
People who can't afford to lose 1
should put their money where it is ”
known to be safe.
Our record is clean. Our secur- 1
ity is sound. Our methods are
conservative. We have proved i
the value of our service to thoua- 1 '
ands of people and will continue X
to handle the funds of our mem- O
here aa a sacred trust O
CITIZENS BUILDING & §
LOAN ASSOCIATION jj
Office, ia CitMMfw tank jj
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HttVY MS IKE
POTOIHC OVERFLOW
WITH BIG DAMAGES
Maryland and West Virginia
Are Feeling Effects of Sec
ond Overflow Within the
Past Six Weeks
I two killed'as
' RESULT OF FLOOD
Bridges Are Washed Away
In Many Places and Rail
road and Highway Traffic
Has Been Held Up. t
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'Cumberland. Md., May 12. —The Cum
berland region of the Potomac Valley
for the second time within six weeks,
today was stricken - by a flood. Heavy
rainfall over the watersheds for two days
caused the Potomac River and it,s tribu
taries to leave thdir banks, flooding nuns
emus Maryland and West Virginia
cities and towns, washing out bridges
and tieing up railroad nnd highway traf
fic. The rivers were reported falliifg
(this afternoon.
Two fatalities were reported. «At
Wonnom. W. Va„ Charles Smith, em-
I ployed by the Western Maryland Rail
road to watch for landslides, was
killed by a train. The body of an un
identified man was recovered from the
Potomac at Sir John's Run, West Vir
ginia.
Wills Creek, flowing through the Cum
berland business district, left its' banks
late last night tend the Mechanic Street
region was under (18 inches of water. I
Business was paralyzed, and industrial
plants were forced to suspend operations.
Scores at families in a number of cities
were driven from their homes by the
high waters.
THE COTTON MARKET
First Prices Eaay at Declines of 33 to
37 Points.—Active Months Lower Af
ter the Call.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, May 12.—The cotton mar
ket was. influenced at the opening today
by Liverpool cables, and
in the South.
0L33t0£7 points. ,jk(,ive months's old
28 to 40.pdiii(p net lower after the call,
Jtily declining to 28.35 nfld October to
24,:>4. There was no improvement in
the generally' bullish character of pri
vate crop advices based on the unfavor
able weather last, week, however, and
the market steadied up after the early
offerings had been' nbsorbed. Prices
showed rallies of IS to 20 points from
the loset toward the end of the first
hour.
Futures opened: May 30:75; July
28.40; Oct. 24.80; Dec. 24.10; JaA
23.70.
SHIPPING BOARD INQUIRY
BEING CONDUCTED NOW
J. Harry Pfiilbiri Tells How War Time
Vessels Were Sold at Big Reduction
by the Government. i
(By the Associated Pi css.)
Washington. May 12. —Framing of
policies governing pioneer ship sales un
der which war time purchasers of gov
ernment vessels were granted Inrge reduc
tions in final settlement was without his
advice, J. Harry Philbin, director of ship
sales, today told the House committee in
vestigating the shipping board.
Joseph E. Powell, president of the
Fleet corporation in 1021, Philbin said,
appointed a committee composed of three
vice presidents of the Corporation to
formulate the sales policy.
“Wasn’t that an abrogation of your
functions?” asked Representative Bank
head, Democrat, of Alabama.
”1 thought so,” the witness replied.
Hubby Had a Mania For Silk Under
wear.
Camden. N. J., May 11.- —Mrs. Hattie
W. Powell-Joseph yesterday invented an
entirely new excuse as a cause for di
vorce. She testified:
"My husband never slept in anything
but silk. underwear. No remonstrance
of mine could stop the habit.'
“When he ran short he would go into
back yards at night and steal garments
off clothes lines, f Several times he was
shot at. but he always returned with
what he went after.”
She further avowed that Joseph is
44, and old enough to know better.
However, Vice Chancellor leaning
ruled that male silk lingerie wasn’t a
plausible cause for divorce.
Kentucky Also In McAdoo’s' Column.
Louisville. Ky., May 11.—Kentucky’s
delegation os 2(1 will be sent to the Dem
ocratic national convention instructed for
William G. McAdoo, returns from 103
of the State’s 120 counties in today's
county conventions indicated last night.
Delegates to the State convention in
Lexington Wednesday were selected at
today’s meetings and the returns showed
1,343 delegates instructed for McAdoo.
♦he maximum number of delegates to
the State meeting' is Other
groups were: Senator Oscar Under
wood 134; uuinstructed 503; James M.
Cox 3; Senator A. O. Stanley, 36; con
tested, 162. v
Prominent Man Takes Own, Ufa
Richmond, Vi., May 12.—Edward D.
Harris, 42 yegrs old, vice president of
j the Life Insurance Company of Virginia,
cut bis own throat With a rasor at a
>, hospital here today and died noon after
, VMrd. Be had been taken to a hospital
Joh Saturday suffering from a nervous
1 trouble.
THE LEE MEMORIAL ,
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
Plans For Conducting flic .Drive Are
Well Underway. '
(By (he Associated Pt«».)ge '
Raleigh, May 12.—Plans for
ing the drive to collect
funds for the Lee Memorial School -of
Journalism to bo located at Washington
i and Lee 'University were well underway
' here today, it was announced by those
•in charge of the campaign in this city.
The need for such a school in the. South
, has been evident for some time, it was
said, and it is thought that the fosters
of the plan will have little trouble in
! collecting the quota set for this city.
The movement to establish a perfect
working school of journalism in the
South was started at the convention of
the Southern Newspaper Publishers in
Asheville during 1021, it was explained,
but due to the close economic conditions
at the time, active work on the financial
phase of the campaign was postponed
until recently. The newspaper publish
ers pledged their support to the under
taking and Washington and Lee Uni
versity was selected as the best loca
tion because it was an independent
school free from state control or sec
tarian influence, and it was also thought
fitting that it should'be placed there be
cause General Lee had in 1800 es
tablished the first school of this kind in
the South.
The promoters of ihe school plan to
raise .'t.>oo.ooo for the endowment fund
and with which to equip the school com
pletely. Many civic and patriotic or
ganizations throughout the South, it was
said, have offered their support aud are
now lining up with directors of the cam
paign to carry on the Work iu different
territories.
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS
GATHER AT ATLANTA
Advance Conferences and Meetings Pre
paratory to Southern Convention. Be
ing Held Now.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, (Ja.. May 12.—With hundreds
of Baptist from among the seventeen
| member states on hand the first of the
ings whieh will preeede the opening on
advance conferences and mission meet-
Wednesda.v of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, got underway here today.
Officers and committees of the Wom
en’s Missionary Union are in prelim
inary session today, preparatory to op
ening their convention tomorrow night.
The meetings will be concluded in time
to allow attendance at the main conven
tion. .
McADOO’S MANAGER IS
VERY OPTLMIBTIC NOW
Declares Ills Candidate la Now Assur-
HI dUAtawt gi» Vote* in the National ,
on vent ion. ‘
(By ‘kc Associated Press.)
Nashville. Tenn., May 12.—David Ladd
Rockwell, of Chicago, manager of Wm.
G. McAdoo’s Presidential campaign, today
issued a tabulated statement claiming
648 1-2 votes for McAdoo in the early
balloting in the New York Convention,
or, ns he pointed out, within 85 votes of
the two-thirds- required to win the nom
ination.
SNOW FELL YESTERDAY
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville Reports Yell of Heavy Fall in
Mountains.—Two Inches on Mt.
•Mitchell.
(By Ike Associated Press.)
Asheville, May 12.—Snow fell in large
quantities on the mountains near Ashe
ville yesterday. Persons at Mount Mitch
ell reported that the Summit of the
range was covered with two inches of
snow, and on Craggy a fall of 2 to 4
inches was reported. The weather in
Asheville was cool and rainy.
India I»st 12,000,000 In Epidemic o(
1018.
London. May 12.—Between 12.000.-
000 and 13,000.000 people in India died
during the influenza epidemic in the
winter of 1018. it is revealed by the
Indian census of 1021. The popupla
tion in 1021 was 318.042.450. an in- 1
crease of 1.2 perent over the 1011 cen- \
sits, but it. is several points under the
1018 estimated census, due to th epi
demic.
There are about 0,000,000 more males '
than females in India, and much head
way in education, especially among fe- 1
males, is shown by the 1021 census. In
religions beliefs the Hindus number 080
out of every thousands of the popula
tion. Mohammedan adherents number
217 a thousand; Budhist. 37: tribal re
ligions, 31; and Christians, 15.
The density of population in the whole
of India is now 177 a square mile, vary- '
ing from a maximum of 578 in Bengal
to a minimum of six in Baluchistan.
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Carried Aloft by Big Kite Japanese .
Lad Falls to Death.
(By the Associated Press.)
Tijikio. May 12.—Kite-fljying lis pot j
generally considered a dangerous sport. ■
but its fatal possibilities have been re
vealed by a strange accident in Gumma
prefecture.
A 12-year-old boy was helping three
men fly a kite measuring 12 by !) feet.
The line was attacked to his waist. A
gust of wind carried the line out. of the
grasp of the men and the boy was whirl
ed 30 feet into the air before his belt
broke and he fell to death. The three
men are held for investigation on charges
of manslaughter.
The Tallest Hotel Clerk.
(By the Associated Press.)
Wilmington, May 12.—1 t is the proud
boast of this city that within its gates
resides and works the tallest hotel clerk'
known to be in existence. He is G. H.
Jones, at one of the local hotels fre
quented by traveling men. It is said
that he is as long on good humor as he
is long on heigh and that he is not at
all sensitive when joked about his per
sonal altitude but that he always has
a broad smile for every one. ' When
naked how far it is from the floor to
hia head, he depliee cheerfully, that it is
only six feet ten inches, . -j.
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FRENCH® PLE ARE
DOMESTIC POLICIES
This Clearly Shown by Re
sults of Elections Helgl
Sunday—Changes Also in
Foreign Affairs Plans.
POINCARE PARTY
BADLY DEFEATED
From Powerful Factor His
Majority Reduced to Sec
ond Rank—Bloc National
Polled Biggest Vote.
Paris, May 12 (By the Associated
Press'). —Nearly complete returns com
piled at official headquarters today show
that France in yesterday's elections de
cided on a considerable change in domes
tic policies, and on at least important
modifications in the method of handling
her foreign affairs.
Premier Poincare's majority in (he
chamber of deputies was swept away in
a violent swing of the political pendulum
toward the left, and the bloc national
which formed the nucleus of his ma
jority was reduced to a second rank iu
the party group. ,
The foreign office announces the fol
lowing elected with sixteen seats miss
ing: conservatives 1(1, bloc national 208,
radicals 186. republican socialists 20,
socialists 111, communists 24, total 568.
Interrupts Conference Plans.
London. May 12 (By the Associated
Press).—Plans for the meeting of Prime
Minister MacDonald with Premier 'Poin
care, of France, on May l!)th probably
will be abandoned as a result of the
French election upset, it was intimated
in official circles Unlay.
Opponents of Kiyonra .Winning.
Tokio, May 12 (By the Associated
Press).' —Latest returns this evening
from the parliamentary elections were
swelling the majority of the factions op
posing the Kiyonra government. Re
sults from 288 of the 464 constituencies
gave the opposition groups 181 seats, to
the government party's 107. '
WOOD .AND STARNES ARE
STILL EVADING OFFICERS
Prisoners \Vfm .Made 'Daring Escape Sat
urday So Far Hare Not Been Caught.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Raleigh. May 12.—Otto Wood and J.
H. Starnes, who made senstntional es
capes from 'the state prison here enrly
Saturday after overpowering a guard
ami forcing him to accom'pany them out
of the prison grounds, still were at large
today, according to Warden S. J. Bus
bee.
The two desperadoes early Sunday
morning held up Mary D. Cline near
Durham, took possession of his auto
mobile, and forced Cline to accompany
them to 41 point near Greensboro, where
after robbing him they tied him to a
'tree and fired several shots at him. Cline
has a slight scalp wound caused by one
of the bullets.
Cline told the police the two convicts
made no secret of their identity telling
him their action n 'holding him was nee- •
esxary to aid them in making good their
escape.
FIGHTING IS REPORTED
IN GERMAN VICINITIES
Fighting Came as Sequel to Monarchist
Demonstration at Halle on. Sunday.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Berlin, May 12 —Fighting ns a sequal
lo the monarchist demonstration at
Halle is re)>orted from the nearby town
of Boelleberg, where eleven communists
are said to have been killed and a num
ber wounded. Halle is known ns he
<-enter of German communism, and the
monarchists seized the opportuiity of
forded by the unveiling of the stored Von
Mnltke monument, to stage a demonstra
tion.
Democrat to Keep Seat.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 12.—The fight of
James R. Buckley, of Chicago, a demo
crat, to retain hie seat in the House of
RepreAntatives from the Sixth Illinois
was upheld today by a House
committee which investigated charges of
irregularities fn connection with his elec
tion. The members present voted unani
mously to throw out the contest brought
by former Representative John J. Gor
man. republican.
Mother and Four Children Fatally Burned
(By the Associated Press.)
Millinockett, Maine. May. 12.—Mrs.
John Bragan and four of her six chil
dren were burned to death in a fire whieh
destroyed their home today. The fath
er, John Bragan, a mill worker, and two
sons jumped from upper windows. They
were taken to a hospital where it was
said two of them probably would die.
WHAT SMI TTY’S WEATHER CAT
BAYS
i .-Pair tonight.and Tuesday, rising tem
bpernture Tuesday. V