» DISPATCHES 0 VOLUME XXIV More Thao Forty Persons Dead in Storm Alabama and Other States And at Least Twice as Many Injured.—Storms Struck Parts of Alabama, Missis sippi and Louisiana. LIGHTNING! INJURES YOUTH FATALLY Two Families Wiped Out at Empire, Ala,—Victor Cook and Family Killed When ■ Home Was Demolished. Atlanta, Ga., May 27.—A aeries of tornadoos sweeping through Muwiasippi, Alabama nod Louisiana last night and parly today took a known toll of 43 lives and caused injury to -upward of 70 per sons, and wrought thousands of dollars damage to farmland buildings, accord ing to advices reaching here today from various sections of those states. Reports continued to. come in frag inentarily, and it is feared that the dentil toil and list of injured will reach greater proportions, as more definite advices are available when telegraph and telephone communication has been restored. Several Killed Near Laurel. I.a urel, Miss., May 27.—Victor Cook and several members of his family were killed, when their home >Bst of Bay Springs was demolished during a wind j storm last night, re)torts received here ' said. Miss Sara Bass and a Miss Robin son were killed when the storm struck Collins. flight Injured Near Gadsden. Gadsden, Ala., May 27.—Might per sons were injured, a number seriously, in n storm that struck White Sulphur Springs community, seven miles from Gadsden, early today. Two Families Wiped Out in Alabama. Empire, Ala., May 27. —Two families were practically wiped out in the Owens mining camp, three miles from here, early 'today, when ten persons were killed nnd fifteen injured in a storm that struck while; thjjy* slept. In the home of Billie Robbins right persons were killed. Mrs. John Hays and a young woman named Abbott met death in the Hays home. John Hays was so badly hurt that it is believed he will die. Several houses were demolished. Eleven Deaths at Jackson. Jackson, Miss., May “Per sons were killed. 24 j)tbersinjured,.&ud henry property damage ctrtlmJ 'by"Tt se« rles of storms which swept over section* of Southern Mississippi late yesterday and last uight. Reports from Brook haven today stated that eight ’persons were killed at Johnson Station, 12 miles from there, and 12 others injured, when a tornado hit the town last night. An unconfirmed report also stated thnt the storm had caused heavy property damage at Summit. Three negroes were killed an her disappearance last Wednesday, was • found, last night keeping house in a sta ble-keeper’s apartment. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 4924 Four New Methodist Bishops 9k 4 1 BBUHMKr / General Conference, meeting at Mass - b ‘ ShopS of the church: fabove) Rev George A. Miller sS lntendent, Central American Mission, Panama- Rev Geoi-ce 1 - ' r- i president. De Pauw University, Greencastle in^ Beaton *Thorburn'B^lej-. a '^lcutt'a? a indim T**? a,ld ReV ’ ' BISHOP REFUSES TO SANCTION MARRIAGE Dr. Grant and Mrs. Lydiff Break Their Engagement Because of It. New Y’ork, May 27.—The engagement of Airs. Rita de Acosta Lydig to the Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant, rector of the Church of the Ascension, which was announced in 1021, has been broken ns a result of Bishop AVilliam T. Man ning's continued refusal to give his con- I sent to the marriage. Announcement of the severance was made by Airs. Lydig Sunday in this brief statement to the newspapers: -Airs. Lydig and Dr. J’ercy Stickney (frant announce the breaking of their engagement, owing to Bishop Alanning’s refusal to give his consent to a marriage in the Protestant Episcopal Church.” Rumors of the engagement of the rector and Aim. Lydig. who for ninny years lias been a communicant of Dr. Grant's church and active in its char itable activities, were followed by formal announcement in August. 15)21. The announcement caused wide interest by reason of Airs. Lydig’s social prominence for the ministers cf the Episcopal Church aligned with the Alodernist group. The withholding of Bishop Alanning’s consent to the marriage -is in accordance with a strict canon of the Episcopal Church, which prohibits the re-marriage of a divorced person except under spe cific condition. Alts. Lydig's divoic from Philip AI. Lydig was obtained iu Paris in llllii 0 u grounds that did not meet the requirements of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Airs. Lydig's first husband was W. E. D. St ok os. to whom site was married in 1805. By the terms of her divorce from Air. Stokes, she received the cus tody of her son, AA T . E. D. Stokes, Jr., whom she subsequently relinquished to Stokes soon after her marriage to Mr. Lydig in 15102. Some time later, how ever, the younger Stokes returued to his mother. THE COTTON MARKET Opened at An Advance Today of From 2 to 5 Points. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Alay 27.—Relatively firm Liverpool cables and unsettled early weather may were reflected in an open ing advance of 2 to 5 points in the cot ton market today. July contracts sold up to 251.95. nnd October to 27.06 right after the call, the general list showing net advances of 10 to 15 points. Considerable realizing was encountered, however, with some selling here, for Southern account, sufficient to ease prices off in tile early trading to about last night's closing- quotations. The ma rket was bn rely steady around 10:30 o’clock. Opening quotations were: July 29.80; October 27.00; December 26.20; January 26.05; March 26.17. The Laundry-men at Colombia. (By the Associated Press.) Columbia, S. C., May 27.—Addresses by A. AV. Cummings, of Dunkirk, N. Y., President of the Laundry Owners Nat ional Association, and C. N. Brown, of Asheville, ,N. C., member of the execu tive board of the national organization, submission of reports, and* election of officers, were on the program here today as members of the Carolinas, Geirgio anil i Florida Laundry Owners Association op ened the final session of their 18th an nual convention. In America there are now about 200 women ordained to the ministry. Senate Committee Makes Formal Report on the World Court Plan (By the Associated Tress) Washington, May 27.—Adoption of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s world court plan would enable President Coolidge to “promptly conclude with the states now adhering to the court a' sim lde, direct and reasonable agreement,” the committee majority declared today in its formal report. “Iu reporting this resolution,” the re port said, “the committee has taken af firmative and favorable action upon thi recommendation of President Harding and President Coolidge, that we should adhere to the’eourt, but not to the League of Nations. "The resolution accepts the court as an established institution, and confirms th* STATE.,SEEKS TO CONTROL ABANDONMENT OF FARMS I Land Settlement asja State Controlled Project in Sooth Carolina. IBy the Associated Press.) Columbia. 51 ('., Slav 27.—Land set tlement as a stateini trolled projeet. to offset the boll weevllVml the migration of the negro from the cotton fields, has been investigated 8y a commission ap pointed by Governor Thomas (}. AlcLeod. of South Carolina, but must wait on legislation by the general assembly next year for an actual’‘beginning, according chairman of the South Carolina land" settlement commission. The former‘chief executive, appointed by Governor McLeod to head the com mission, said the situation in this state exists in varying degrees throughout tin south. I)r. AA’. AA T . Long, director of the ex tension department of Clemson College, in pointing out the need for a state-wide survey, said reports revealed an “alarm ing situation” under widen farm lauds were being deserted and their occupants leaving state, as many as 9,006 white families leaving the farms in one year. ’■ -'WHUffht 'Fitnytng a pectin the windy «*-* duetion in number of farms were given by him as tjie advent of the boll weevil, which reached the peak of its dominance over the cotton crop in South Carolina during the three years in question, and the resulting migration to Ihe north of both white ami negro laborers. The rural situation as infected by agri cultural conditions was steadily growing worse. Mr. Long said. It was feld that it would be impossible to get private capi tal to undertake to put colonization schemes into operation, unless the state led the way. Tlie land settlement commission first went to Onlifornin and Wisconsin where the problem was discussed with the com missions of those states. Later a tout included T'tnh and other states. Tin policy of California, however, attracted the especial interest of the commission ers. ' i Under the California plan, Air. Alan uing stated, farmers were established in groups resembling small townships where they wert- giveri tin- benefits of efficient supervision amj advice on agricultural matters, as well/as long term credits with which to finance their farms. Social contacts, community houses, diversions, churches and schools were provided for them. Phelan to Present MoAdoo’s Name. Chicago, Aluy 27 (By the Associated Press).—.Tames 1). Phelan, of San Fran cisco, former Senator from California, has been selected to place the name of AVm. G. McAdoo before the Democratic National Convention at New A’ork, it was learned here today, lie is Air. McAdoo's personal choice. Postal Salary Increase Bill Passed by the Senate. (By ! the Associated Press.) AVashington, May 27.—Carrying the Borah amendment for full publicity of 1 political contributions during the prog ress of campaigns, the Postal Salary In crease bill was passed today by the Senate. ; Hope for Early and Favorable Decision From President. . (By the Associated Press.) ' I AA’nshington. May 27.—Republican or -1 gauization leaders were hopeful today -that President Coolidge would make an early and favorable decision on the 'tax i reduction bill sent to him yesterday by Congress. tenure of the present judges. Under its - terms the United States without reserva tions, nnd without the least interference with the business of the court, will align - itself with*4B other states in maintaining and perpetuating this important inter national tribunal. “On the other hand, the United States will remain iu that event wholly free from any legal relation to the league of nations. Not only will this be true as to the United States, but th* existing le gal relations between the court and the league will be severed for all states, so that the United States will not occupy an anomolous or peculiar position, but will stand upon the same footing as all the reßt.” SIX AR£ KNOWN TO BE DEADINHOTELFIREAT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY Windsor Hotel Destroyed To day.—Firemen Say Other Bodies Are Probably Bur ied in the Debris. HOTEL HOUSED 100 MEN LAST NIGHT Policeman Reported Seeing Three Men Come to a Fire Escape Door I Only to Be Enveloped in the Flames. (By the Associated Pwm.) Newark, N. J.. May 27.—Six men are known .to have died in a fire today which destroyed the Windsor Hotel. Firemen 'said other bodies might be in the debris. The hotel housed 100 men last night. A policeman reported seeing three men come to a fire escape door, only to jhe en veloped in flames. The hotel was a four story frame structure, with automobile tile shops on the street floor. A dense black smoke hampered the firemen. Many of the roomers are believed to have been connected with a circus which ,is showing here. MR. MARSHALL, TAKES A FLING AT COUNTRY Too Many Preachers Legislating and Too Few Legislators Praying. Chicago, May 26.—Thomas R. Mar shall. former vice president, last night asserted he was “for every proposition for preventing war. but in spite of this I am not a pacifist,” in an address before the Sunday evening dub, at which mem bers of the G. A. H. were guests. He compared the pacifists of today to those in the North prior to the Civil War. “If the pacifists had had their way then, the negro would probably be in slavery today,” he said. “I want peace, but I want America to be in a position to preserve her insti tutions, homes, civilization and rights,” lie told his audience. He deplored de struction of battleships and the disband ing of regiments. continued. ‘Ts there are tod many preach ers legislating and two few legislators praying. “Treaties, documents, constitutions and conventions will not bring peace. It will take something more than docu ments to bring peace. Our democracy rests upon fine thinking, fine living, judgment and conscience of the men and women. Get right with God and help other people do the same and there will be no more war in the world. “The model citizens today is the man who can successfully evade the lows. We did not have many laws when we start ed the government. I’d like to operate on the body politic and remove several thousand laws and leave only the 10 commandments and the golden rule that we started with. “You send your fools to Washington and keep the wise men at home to white wash fences. I have no objection to the man who knocks on the door, but when he gets in 1 want him to quit knocking.” "Old fashioned homes are giving way to flats and ‘flivvers’,” Mr. Marshall said, adding, “but the young people of today are no worse than we were in out youth. It’s just a different kind of fun. If you have any fault to find with them,” he concluded, “blame yourself, you brought them up.” With Our Advertisers. Rfird’s Removal Sale is still going big. but yet you have a hig stock to select from. Mail orders filled. You will find many graduation spe cials at Starnes-Miiler-I’arker Co’s, both for girls and boys. See ad. for list. With every purchase of .SI.OO or over the S. S. Brown Shoe Co. will give one 25-cent ticket to the Pastime Theatre free. All the season’s newest styles in shoes. Octagon soap, 5 cents Thursday and Palmolive soap 5 cents Friday at the Piftgl.V Wiggly. Nunnally's candy with echoed colors, $1.75 and $3.50 at Gibson Drug Store. Fine for graduation presents. . Porch shades are a summer time neces sity. H. B. Wilkinson can supply you. la“e unionalls for everybody at the Richmond-Flowe Co. The savings habit is a great thing to instill into a child. See new- ad. of fheCirizens. Bank and Trust Co. Tile Parks-Belk Co. has just received a wonderful line of commencement dress es and a beautiful line of sport wear. The May Bargain Festival at Robin son's will end next Saturday—-only four more days. ' Dogs in Alaska Stampede When Planes Roar Overhead./ (By the Associated Press.) Nenana, Alaska, May 27.—Mushers on the Nenana-MeGrath overland trial are' ■ experiencing difficulties with their sled dogs since the advent of the mail plane ; iu interior Alaska. When the plans fol lowing the trail appears overhead, the dogs stampede. Tile dog mushers are pe titioning to have the air route changed 1 to avoid these weekly canine riots. They ; often put half the roiling stock of the dog trains out of commission, and leave 1 freight scattered along the trail for ' miles. | Ten Pages Tbday > Two Sections Kidnapped an') '■')<»i'a-’-« - ■> -if. fßy rtf Associated Press.) Washington, May 27.—The Norris bin for government operation of Muscle Shoals was reported today by .the Sen ate agriculture committee bv a vote of 11 to 4. A motion to report the Ford bid was defeated 11 to 5. On die Norris bill. Senators Parra way of Arkansas, and Ralston, of Indi ana. botli voted present. Senator Harrison, democrat .of Mis sissippi, champion of the Ford proposal, declared after the executive session that lhe committee’s action meant that a vote could be taken in the Senate on both the Ford and Norris bills. How 25 Per Cent. Cut Affects Earned Income. Washington. May 27—Earned in come tax provisions in the conference tax bill start at tlie first bracket, whjie file House started at the middle bracket, if 11 man has a $5,000 net earned in come be is entitled to 25 per cent, re duction on all of it. Practically the same thing applies if it. amounts to SIO,OOO or less, actually earned. If. however, his income attains to even one dollar more than SIO,OOO. he is only entitled to the reduction on $5.- OOOtof this and the 25 rent, rebate is not given. In other words, the first $5,000 are deemed to be earned, and if the tax payer has an income of SIOO,OOO or any other amount he gets tlie 25 per cent, on the $5,000. Baron Raps Three Modem Inventions, London, May 27. —Baron Sumner, one of the British Law Ixirds, is not strong for applied science. In an ad dress to the British Science Guild to day he virgoronslly denounced three of its modern triumphs. They were the gramophone, which “lias corrupted the musical sense of England and America for nearly a gen eration.” the moving picture, which "(few's little except, stimulate the pas sions and act as a soporific for the human mind,” and the motor ear. “than which I know nothing that has done more to increase a feeling of jealousy and dislike between the classes.” President Signs Rogers Bill. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington, Mny 27.—Signature bv President Coolidge of the Rogers' bill, recognizing the diplomatic and consular services, was announced today at the j White .Souse. A persimmon that, will not. pucker the mouth has been found in Japan. WHAT SMITTY’B WEATHER CAT SAYS , , ... M—« ..... _ ) thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday; l «“> change in temperature.