• , PRESS I • DISPATCHES i aAaaj VOLUME XXIV More Than $15,000 Is Pledged To Concord ‘Y’ In Campaign . That Continued For Two Days SI E,33? REPORTED . US CIPM FUND \ Campaign Was Conducted For Two Days Only as the Total Reported on Second Day Meant Success. $15,000 WAS THE AMOUNT SOUGHT * 1 General Rankin's Division Maintained Lead in Pledg es—-Captain Hicks’ Team One Winner. Praise God from whom all blessings flow," was sung wifli evident feeling hy the 54 workers present at Hie second luncheon of the "Y ’ hnnnei.il campaign Wednesday noon wh-n the reports showed $10,332 subscribed. Although no one seemed greatly surprised that the campaign l ad closed so quickly ami hap pily, everyone was delighted w’th the result, and with the hearty reeeptfton tlieir appeal had met ev>rv vhe c. The people of Concord me evidently unani mously for the Y a- at present eonduct ed. The workers decided that since many of the regular support cm of the Y hail not been seen, in the short time the cam paign hnd run it would he well to con tinue the work of soliciting until these had all been called upon. This work is being done with the assurance that the $15,000 originally asked for is the mini mum amount required to carry the work on the most economical basis, and that there is need for added equipment, as well as enlarged service made possible by additions)! corpributions. Workers continued to report additional subscrip tions dnring the afternoon and Thurs day morning. It is tmpfd to bring the ulitmate total to at least SIB,OOO €5. led by General Pharr, when the re ports were nil in on Wednesday, with *3304 for the former as against $353!) for the latter. In the number of sub scriptions secured, however, the order was reversed, with 15!) to the credit of Division C as against 134 for Division D. Division B, General Odell, was third in number of subscriptions and amount, having 104 subscriptions totaling $2402. Captain Hicks' team had a clear title to the honor of greatest efficiency, with the largest number of subscriptions and the largest total. This team turned in 01 subscriptions for a total of $1875. Captain Hicks will receive as a souve nir of the campaign the little silk North Carolina flag. Captain Byrd’s team came in second, with 27 subscriptions totaling $1750; while third place was captured by the team led by Captain Richmond, who turned in 37 subscrip tions for SIOO7. The Executive Committee by their excellent work made qnick success pos sible. with 25 subscriptions totaling SSOOO to their credit. The High School boys of Division A, led by General Mcßae did a fine piere of work, with 73 subscriptions totaling sOll to their credit. The final standing of the teams was as follows: Division A, General Macßae: Captain Renfield r $ 86 Captain Brown 105 Captain Fink 05 Captain Moose * 85 Captain Sullivan _Ji 150 Total s6ll Division B, General Odell: Captain Davis ;_$ 302 Captain Gibson 585 Captain McEachern i 505 Captain Ritchie 385 Captain Ridenbour , 645 Total 1 $2402 Division C, General Pharr: Captain Blackwelder $ 235 Captain Ooßrnne „ 322 Captain Lafferty ' 842 Captain Hicks «. 1875 Captain Smart 205 Total $3580 Division D, General Rankin: Captain Barrier $ 400 ■ Captain Byrd 1750 Captain Ivey 287 Captain Richmond — r —: 1067 Captain Patterson 4OO Total $3904 Executive Committee ,i._, .—56066 Grand Total $16,332 Three Dollar Days at Parks-Belk Co. The Parks-Belk Co. will have three big Dollar Days of bargains Friday, Saturday and Monday May 23. 24 and 26. They have a page of prices in to day's Tribune, but they say they haven’t the space to mention even one. per cent. . of the bargains they have for you dnr ing these days. HfWw nwrop XnHUIIU, • (Br the I'CVMI Springfield, Maas., 22—George A. Miller, of South America, was elected CKursh by today on the fourth ballot. The Concord Daily Tribune WANTS SENATE ACTION ON WIIEKLER CHARGES I Senator Walsii Asks That Senate Con sider at Once Report of Special Com mittee. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 22.—-Prompt action ■ on the report of the special committee ex [ onerating Senator Wheeler of Montana. ( from charges brought against him in his ■ home state, was urged in the Senate to- I day by his Montana colleague. Senator Walsh. Assailing the position taken by' Sena tor Sterling, republican, of South Dako ta. in a minority committee report. Sen -1 ntor Walsh declared Mr. Sterling's plea of yesterday that action he delayed un til his trial was a pretext. . j “It is a proposition too absurd for se rious consideration.” he said, “that no matter what the crime charged we mas: I tolerate a Senator's presence here until after the courts in their slow process have passed upon the charges made in the indictment.” Tie Senator declared that his col league had a right to be relieved of the 1 embarrassment attending a charge against him while in the performance of Ms pf ' fieial duties. FRANK PAGE APPOINTED . CIIAIR.MAN OF COMMITTED Thorough Study of Traffic to Be Made 1 smiling to Aopting Regulations. Washington. May 21.—Frnng Page, commissioner of highways of North Carolina and "fartier of good roads" in that state, has accepted the ''invitation of Secretary of t'ommcrce Hoover to be chairman of n committee on highway eostruetion and engineering in its rela tion to safety in traffic. The appoint meat was announced today by Colonel A. B. Barber, who has been asked by Secre tary Hoover to serve as director of a joint organization of a number of national organizations seeking to im prove the present . traffic conditions. The committee headed by Mr. Page isone of seven, headed by men of national prominence in their respective fields, to undertake preliminary work in preparation for a general conference on street and highway safety which will be . held later in the year, and which The seven committees will underinkc stadias in the following subjects: Statis tics as to traffic accidents; control of traffic In urban nnd rural districts; licensing of drivers; city planning nnd zoning in relation to traffic congestion nnd safety construction and engineering as a factor in safety improvement; in surance nnd its effect on traffi hazards; motor vehicles, their equipment nnd size and weight, as safety factors; nnd the development of a safety educntionl program. AVIATORS ARE NOW AT KASCMIGUARA, JAPAN Arrived at Japanese Aviation Base Dur ing Afternoon —Good Speed on Last Flight. Kasmlguara, Japan, May 22 (By the Associated Press). —Three Amricanarmy aviators flying nround the world arrived at the Japanese naval aviation base here at 5:40 p. m. today. Their flying rime for the 354-mile hj>p was five hours and ten minutes and their flying time for tin? day’s two jumps, they having reached Minnto from Yetoro fu Island this morning, was twelve hours and forty minutes. The two jumps to talled over 650 miles, making the day’s accomplishment one of the best thus far attained. THE COTTON MARKET After Opening 4 Points Higher to Three Points Dower, Prices Eased Off Sharp ly. (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 22. —Rising tempera tures in the cotton belt brought more oppressive selling pressure in the cotton market today and after opening 4 points higher to 3 lower, prices eased off sharp ly. May -dropped from 32.25 to 31.00. and October from 25.98 to 25.87. or 11 to 14 points under the previous close. The relative weakness of May was explained by fears of large tenders to morrow. Opening prices were: May 32.25; July 20.37; October 25.08; De cember 25.27 :Januiry 24.05. Editors to Visit Mexico. > Oklahoma City, Okla., May 22.—The National Editorial Association opened its thirty-ninth annual convention here to day. Editors from all parts of the United States and a number from Can ada are in attendance. During the three days’ sessions papers will be read and there # will be discussions on all phases of editorial and news writing, and the relations of newspapers to the \ public. Among topics not scheduled for; regular addresses but which are to re-' ceive consideration is discussion of “How can the press take active steps to bring abont respect for law?” An extensive program of entertainment has been prepared for the visiting edit ors, many of whom are accompanied by their wives and families. At the con clusion of the convention many of the members intend making a month’s tour of Mexico as guests of the Mexican gov ernment. Uquor Treaty With Sweden. Washington, May 22. —A liquor treaty with Sweden similar to those already negotiated with Great Britain and Ger many was signed at the State Depart ment today by Secretary Hughes and P. V. G. Assarsson, counsellor of the Swed ish legation. CONCORD, N. C., TH URSDAY, MAY 22, 1924 WANTS NEW INQUIRY INTO EDWETX MITRDER New York Attorney Will Ask District Attorney to Start New Investigation a! Onre. (Hr the Anxoelnteil Press.) New York. May 22.—Barnard Sandler, an attorney, will ask the District Attor ney to undertake a new investigation into the killing of Joseph Elweli. sports man. and man nbnut town, on the strength of new evidence. Mr. Sandler' as counsel for Miss Viola Kraus, whose name was mentioned in connection with the crime, said he had made a personal inquiry which has bronght to light facts which will clear his elirnt. Miss Kraus will return to New Ye.rk in September when the ef fort. to re-open the case will be made. The shooting of Elweli has been a complete mystery since its occurrence in June, 1020, in an apartment on Wes: 70th Street, owned by Sandler. He had been host to a party including Jim; Krays the night before. Both Sandler and District Attorney Ilanton denied rumors that the investigation had focused upon a notorious international clonk now tinder arrest in France, as Elwell’s slayer. MAN INSTANTLY KIIXED AS HE DEARS FROM TRAIN If* Is Believed to Be William Kieser.— Body Taken to Henderson by the Of fleers. IBy the Associated Press.) Henderson, X. C„ May 22. —A man carrying papers indicating that his name was William Kieser, and with letters in 1 his pocket from Ed. Kieser, Calhoun Falls. S. C., leaped from a fast Seaboard Air Dine passenger train near Manson. N. 0., early today and was iustantlv killed. The body was brought here and is be ing held at a local undertaking estab lishment pending identification and word from relatives. The man’s papers indicated that he had recently been in a Buffalo, N.~Y„ hospital. TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS ARE MEETING TODAY Whether DeleghteK to New York Shall Be l«trtrto* lftlgg«t Qnesftmi Before Meeting. (By the Associated Press.) Nashville, Tenn., May 22. —With tem porary organization practically agreed liisin at midnight conferences, the Dem ocratic State Convention today appar ently faeed only ouc unsolved issue, that of instructing the delegates to the National Convention for McAdoo or un derwood, or allowing them to go unfn struoted. I McAdoo forces claim to have enough | votes to instruct for their candidate. • while the Coder wood supporters made the same claim. PRESBYTERIANS TODAY ENDING CONFERENCE Conference Whdch Hag Been in Session at San Antonio Comes to End Today. San Antonio, May 22 (By the Asso ciated Press). —Wealth has presenter! one of the greatest obstacles in history to the progress of the church, according to a report of the stewardship commit tee before the (V4th General Assembly of the Presbyteßfcn Ohnreh in the United States, whiem brings its sessions to a close here today. The committee’s reports, as adopted, declares “that the effeot of modern life on the whole is to deaden personal re sponsibility.” Lutheran Mission Conference. Milwaukee.' Wis„ May. 22.—Leaders of the Lutheran denomination from nil sections of the country are gathering in Milwaukee to attend their Inner Mle sion conference, which is to open tomor row for a session of several days. Train ing schools, publicity, hospitals, child welfare, parish work, institutions, court work, penal reform and work with stu dents are among the topics scheduled for discussion. In connection with the con ference there is to be a . celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the in troduction of deaconess wo-rk into the United States. Learning to Swim. Seven out of ten boys learned to swim across the pool yesterday. These boys j hnd never learned a stroke or how to keep themselves up in water. The oldest of these was a high school boy who learned to swim in" about five min utes and swam across the pool imme diately afterwards. Three, young fel lows found that the water is a little bit cool yet and as a result swimming in struction was delayed until next time 'in their cases.’ The following named | boys learned yesterday : Leonard Hop kins, Leßoy Lowder, Hubert Smith, Leander Nash, Earl Cochrane, Thomas Moose and, Hubert Sanders. 1 Maryland Democrats Divided About Del egates. (By the Associated Press.) Baltimore, Md„ May 22. — Divided in caucus over the method of selecting dis trict delegates to the National Convention next month a contest over the question loomed in the Democratic State conven tion here today unless the differences were composed before theAdelegntes were •called to order. Kish, where a library 4,000 years old has recently been discovered, was the oldest capital of Babylonia, and Is be lieved to have been founded immediate ly after the Floo^. FIWILEKK OF two mpw nUCOHCIFD Exercises of Finals at Mont Amoena S unitary and M. - P. C. L JP 'Oved Very In terestinf ft Crowds. FINAL JSXE tCISE HELI YESTERDAY i Oratorical Contest by Sen iors Featur i of the Closing Day—Drau la and Concert Drew Larg s Crowds. ■ —— —- Mt. Pleasant, M y 21.—The principal event of our comm noemeat exercises on Tuesday, (he 30t M was the literary ad dress delivered by l’rof. H. M. Poteat. . in charge of' the Latin department of Wake Forest CqUcj e. This was a most masterly address, delivered in forceful ; style nnd replete with scholarly informa tion qnd pertinent, facts coneerning his subject. "The Fruits of Ignorance." It was indeed mMt timely and needed, on account of the wnj-fnl neglect in many •ways, of giving the proper kind of edu cation to the young people of cur State in particular. In it he stressed the point that all the evils of the present day, in the homes, communities, schools and legislation for the betterment of ottr State and nation, proceed from selfish ness nnd ignorance. The address had a pleasing and humorous touch also, ami was delivered in a powerful and earnest styles. The speaker deplored the fact that such a large number of the teach |ers in our public schools are incapable nnd incompetent, despite the fact that they have finished the high sehoois and have attended one or more sessions of certain summer schools; nnd also, that there is such a tragic lack of proper home training, which is primarily most ly to blame for the too-free present day conditions. All the events of the commencement exercises were well attended, the audi torium being overerowded and many were turned away for lack of room. The music for the occasions was fur nished by the well- known Roanoke Col lege orchestra, composed of four young men who ably rendered numerous popular selections. . The afternoon was occupied with the meetings of the aluini and alumnae as sociations of the two institutions, with luncheons following. Also, the meeting of the two boards of trustees. At the board meeting of the trustees of Mont Amoena Seminary, which was a very cuthusiastie • one, the necessary money was pledged for placing cement steps, with railings, at the three entrances of the building, which lias been needed for some time. This was a mater of great gratification to all interested. That night was rendered the com mencement concert by the students cf the Seminary, and was highly enjoyed by the large audience assembled in the chapel. All selections were ably ren dered, as is always the east when the young musicians of Mont Amoena per form—an instill Han for years noted for its exceptional musical advantages. The two choruses were especially appreciat ed, the opening one having been render ed by the girls’ churns class, in two num bers, and the closing one by the noted M. P. C. I. quartet, which carried off a loving cup at the recent musical contest in Greensboro. This eup was in evi dence while the boys sang the three numbers, as it was placed on a table in front of the handsome young singers. Following was the. program rendered; 1. Dawn of May—F. Berger; Morn ing Invitation—Veazie—Chorus Class. 2. Tarentrlle—Heller—Margaret I* Overcash, Margaret Harris. ( 3. Hovering Butterflies —Onyhor— Jennie Halm. 4. * Air de Ballet—Chaminade—Mattie Blume. 5. Hungary—Koelling—Shirley Moose Mabel Morrison. Betty Bright, H. Mis enheimer. 6. Robin Adair; Rosary—Nevin— -Virginia Wilkinson. Ethel Blackwelder, Gertrude Furr, Doris Isenhour. 7. Morceau—Wolenhaupt Margaret L. Overeash. .» 8. Night Song—Behr; By the Camp fire—Poldi: Dance of the Toys—Rogers : Dance of the Mnrinetts-*-Mrs. C. Ad ams—Julia Shirey. 0. The Flatterer —Chaminade—Mar- garet Harris. 10. To My Beloved—Sclmtt —Salome Shireq. 11. March—Hoot lander—Salome Shir ey, Mattie Blume, Margaret Harris, Mary Ridenbour. 12. Rpmanoe —Siebelins—Mary Rid enhour. 13. Bayou Songs—Lily Strickland — Mar; MacLaughliu. 14. Andante—Chaminade Mattie Blume, Salome Shirey, 15. The Old Bond —Prindell Scott; The Clock—Wilson —Joe Allred, John Kurfees. Charles and Lex Macljaughlin. Monday night, lust, the annual drama was rendered by young women arid men from thg Seminary and -Institute. It was entitled “The Love Chase,” a drama of a period several hundred years ago. in the days of Charles "The Merry Mon arch’ ’of England. The three yost of honorary chairman at the morn ing session, and Secretary Wallace of the Agriculture Department was select ed to preside in the afternoon over a gen eral discussion of the wild life resources of the country.' Development of outdoor life Jneans the crention of a common denominator of. ■the people. President Coolidge told the outdoor recreation conference today. "In the case of a people which repre sents many nations, cultures, and riaces as docs our own. i unification of inter ests and ideals in recreations is bound to wield a tellingi influence, the President said. CHEMICAL END OF THE SHOALS PLANT SUBJECT Expert Thinks It Would Be More Prof itable To Sell Power Than Make Fer tilizer With It. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. May 22.—The chemical end of fertilizer production at Muscle Shoals was discussed before the Senate agriculture committee at today's session by Dr. C. C. Parsons, consulting chemist, of Washington. He said only a comiKtr ntively small amount of power would be needed for the fixation of nitrogen, and lie expressed 'the opinion that it would be more profitable to sell the power di rect to consumers, rather than use it for fertilizer manufacture. With Our Advertisers. Fresh vegetables every day at the San itary Grocery Co. The S. S. Brown Shoe Store will have numerou sspecials for Friday. Saturday and Monday. See ad. If you want some expert 1-elp in planning and equipping your home, the Bell & Harris Co. will be glad to give it to you. Elgin watches keep correct time. The Starnes-M'iller-Parker Co. sell them. The Concord Auto Painting and Top ping Works enn make your old car look like new. Another shipment of small hams, pic nic hams and breakfast bacon at Cabar rus Cash Grocery Co. Mel-Bro Lotion gives you that eharm- I ing look that makes you irresistible. I Leghorn and light colored hats in all styles and shapes at Specialty Hat Shop. I Pqrker's Shoe Store Anniversary Sale I Starts Saturday morning at !• o'clock. I Fifty pairs of shoes Will be absolutely I given away to the first fifty customers I making a purchase of shoes or hosiery. One more hipment of John Derr culti vators at Ritchie-Caldwell Oo.’s. Ice cream for your party furnished by Cline's Pharmacy- Mock Battle Postponed. The mock battle that was to be staged tomorrow for Concord boys will not take place until next Friday, having been postponed on account of cool weather. It is hoped that by that time the weath ( er will be warm enough that the earap | ing out over night will not be unpleas *nt - 1 There is no sagacity in selfishness, no wisdom in worldlineas. r’Hssrj 9 NEWS f 9 TODAY i NO. 119 POLITICS pjnrnil! COURTS IR INEFFUT SNIPE Special Assistant to Attorney General Tells of Changes He Has Sought in Court Matters. COURTS ARE^OT DOING MUCH WORK & . Says Office of U. S.'Attomey Should Be Taken Out of Politics and Above “This Turmoil.” (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 22. —John H. Crim, special assistant tc- the Attorney General, was questioned today by the Senate Daugherty committee regarding many references to him in testimony of pre vious witnesses. In a general discussion of the organi zation of the Department of Justice In which he was a supervising official be fore he took over the special deltail of prosecuting the Veterans’ Bureau frauds, lie declared there was "too much work being done in Washington by the De. partment. due to the neglect of the offices of the United States District Attorneys out in the country.” "For instance, if there was proper or ganization. they wouldn’t need me at Chicago as a special attorney,'’ he said. With a district attorney and seventeen assistants at Chicago, he explained. "I found that in the fiscal yeur -11)22 they tried 22 jury cases. "That meant inefficient administra tion''” asked Chairman Brookhart. "That meant utter demoralization.” Mr. Critn returned. “I tried to remedy it. There has been considerable im provement since. It took a long time to get a chance.” The chairman asked why progress had been so slow, and the witness replied that members of Congress and of polit ical organizations, and finally the Presi dent, had to be considered. "The fact is, the former United States attorney at Chicago was perfectly sat isfactory to the political regime.” sug gested genator Wheeler. "That may be so, but I don't know,” t¥*. teflUel. ."Theep;, fntn’g ‘to do with the offices of Uhited States Attorney but to get it out of politics, and above this turmoil. The burden of new criminal laws has mul tiplied officials, and yet to enforce the law you must have .simple processes where the light of publicity and the fix ing of responsibility is possible.” Mr. Cr'im suggested that in the interest of simplicity there should be two assistant attorneys general, one to handle criminal and i.ne civil cases through the district attorneys. Crim Defends Daugherty. Washington. May 22.—An account of some of the difficulties faced by Harry M. Daugherty ns Attorney General, and a plain spoken affirmation of faith in his honesty and loyalty, was given the Sen ate Daugherty Committee today by Joliu W. H. Grim, who served with him through the troubled days of his tenure ns head of the Department of Justice. In his long and close association with the former Attorney General. Mr. Crim said he never found ground to suspect him of corruption. "It will take a lot of evidence," he (old the committee, “be fore I will believe that Harry Daugherty ever took, a cent of crooked money through Jess Smith. He had his faults, but I'll have to judge the evidence myself before I'll believe he prostituted his of fice. To me. he never faltered.” In the present organization, and man agement of the Justice Department, how ever, Mr. Crim said be had found much to criticise in the time he bad acted as Assistant. Attorney Gkneityl. He de clared that the force of secret agents should be reduced by 9-10. The reason he finally resigned from the Department, lie told the committee, was because the Department of Justice was not functioning as well as it might. The Big Removal Sale at Eflrd’s. Efird's can handle the cash much easier than they can move the goods into their new store and they want to open their new store, too. with a bran new stock of goods. The Efird stores have concen trated on this sale to make it a memora ble event. Yon will tihd wonderful bar gains all over the three floors of the store, including the basement. Cost will be no consideration in removing these goods. Rend the big double header In The Tribune today, and hurry to get your bargains while they last. In July will be celebrated the tercentenary of the birth of Oefcrge Fox. founder of the Quaker sect, who in his journnl records that he was born “in the month called “July,” but gives no date. WHAT SMITTY’B WEATHER CAT SAYS •| Z*ir , oaiei mi ftldM, miU.i.,. temperature.