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q PRESS O • DISPATCHES • •••••••• VOLUME XXIV BIGGER AND BETTER FIIH ASSURED BY FINE RACE PROGRAM Some of Best Horses in the Country Have Been Sign ed Up forliocal Fair When It Opens in Fall. FREE FEATURES WILL BE NEW All Shows On Midway Will Be New Also—Officials of the Fait Are Now Prepar ing Catalogue. That the fair held laßt year by tbe Cabarrus County Fair Association was but the beginning of bigger and better fairs, is indicated by plans already adopt ed and perfected for the fair which will be held this year. Men familiar with fairs were of the» opinion that tbe Ca barrus fair last year wns one of the best ever held in the State, but present plans assure for the city this year an event that -will eclipse in ?very detail the fair of last year. Dr. T. N. Spencer, secretary of the fair nnd one of its moving spirits, has already perfected enough details to as sure a record breaking event next fall. The free entertainments and horse races are always two of the leading events at any fair and the program for these events at the local fair are such as to banish any doubt ns to the kind of event that is to be stager! here. The race card is much more attract ive than the one offered last year, even though at that time some of _the best race horses in the country were present. The, entry list, except for three special raceß. has already been closed, nnd a sur vey of it shows the character of the races to be enjoyed here during the coming fair. Prizes in- the amount of SI,OOO are to be offered for all of the .principal events nnd for the three special races SSOO prizes will be offered in each. The entertainments to be offered at the fair will he entirely different from tbe ones offered last year. This will be true of the shows on the .midway as well as the free attractions. Frank Wert & Cpi, with 25 high class shoys, ,wiH be on the midway and the following tfte acts >tfiU offermh-eaefc afternoon eyvwtjg ' at the grandstand : The Dellemend Troupe, representing works of art of both ancient and modern sculptors. The Karl Sisters, in double flying lad ders. Joe Kiljoy & Co., a novelty act. The Ferris Wheel Girls, in aerial work on nickel plated revolving Ferris wheel. Eldridge's Performing Elephant. Prof. John A. Park, balloon ascension. Sterlingworth Fireworks. In mentioning the fireworks displays for the fair Dr. Spencer stated that double the amount of money spent for this fea ture last year has been appropriated for this feature this year. Dr. Spencer is now preparing the cat alogue for the fair. The copy for the catalogue will be given to the printer about June 15th and the catalogue will be ready for distribution not later than July first. Copies of the catalogue will be sent to practically every home in the county, and additional copies will be sent to oth er cities in this and other states. Inter est in the fair is not centered' in North Carolina akme, it is pointed out, for the very attractive premiums offered,' and the prompt manner in which they were paid last year, have attracted the atten tion of persons in other States. Officers of the fab- want to get the ' catalogues in every home by July first so persons can become familiar with the ar ticles on which premiums will be offered nnd can save their best goods to be n tered. The entry list for the various races to be staged during the fair follows: 8:10 Trot.. Purse SI,OOO. Steve Bond,' Penny Bros. Stable, Greensboro, N. C. Peter Harvester, Brook Farm, Chester, N. Y. Peter Buskirk, C. E. Pitman Stable, Trenton, N. J. Querita, C. E. Pitman Stable, Trenton, N. J. Lord Gale, Tyson Stable, Newark, Del. Cahnalita Hall, Tyson Stable, New ark, Del. Grwt Bells, W. F. Garth, Huntsville, Ala. I - Susip Elder, Arlie' Frost, Monroe, Wis. Clirfctie Mac, Wm. J. Morrow, Tole do, 0.1 Trußpet, Murphy Stable, Poughkeep sie, N. Y. The Upholder, Jules Veys, Moline, 111. Baron DeForest, E. B. Jermyn, Scran ton, Pa. S: 17 Trot. Pune SI,OOO. Sandy, H. A. Goodman, Concord, N. C. Jolly Landlord, F. K. Jones, Frank ford, Philadelphia, Pa. > Intermediate Dillon, C. E. Pitman Sta ble; Trenton, N. J. Dixie Highway, Wm. Mings, Paris, 111. Native Conqueror, Bobt. Peterson, Mo line, 111. Grovetown, Tyson Stable, Newark, Del. 1 Seaworthy, E. F. Nettingham, Read ing, Fs. Harvest Eve, E. F. Nettingham, Read ing, Pa. Maxaua, W. M Hackley, Higginsville, Mo. ' y: , ' Peter Alation, J. Mahhney, St. Paul, Minn, Mattee McKee, S. D. Morgan, Elma, 2:20 Trot. Pom SI,OOO, (Continued on Page Thraa.) The Concord Daily Tribune **************** * NEW HIGH SCHOOL * * BUILDING TO RE OPEN TO * * THE PUBLIC FRIDAY. * * IK * The new High School Building * * will be open to the Public on Fri- IK I* afternoon, May 80th, from 4 * IK We had hoped to have the build- * * ing open in the evening but the * * light fixtures have not yet been * * placed except in the hall and in the * 5 IK auditorium. * The School Board and the Fncnl- * IK ty of the High School will be at * 1 * home at that time to their friends. * ME the public, and everybody is most MS ME cordially invited to come and in- ME ME spect the building. * ME ’ A. S;. WEBB. ME ' * ■• ME **************** | —■■ - • TRINITY COMMENCEMENT . Governor Morrison to Bring Greetings Firm State—Commencement Porgram. Trinity College, Durham, May 20.- Governor Cameron Morrison,, chief ex ■ eeutive of North Carolina, will bring i and deliver greetings from the State at • the seventy-second annual commencement ■ c.f Trinity College beginning Sunday. I June Ist, and ending Wednesday, June i 4th. Governor Morrison’s address will • follow that of Dr. Charles Alexander i Richmond, president of Union College, i Schenectady. N. Y., who is scheduled to make the annual commencement ad ■ dress at'll a. m. Wednesday, June 4th. Detailed arrangements for the largest 1 attendee! commeneement in the history i of the college have been completed. Let ■ ters from alumni and friends from this and other states have been pouring in i lately announcing their intention of at tending the exercises. The graduating > class of 11)24. composed of 117 members. is the largest the college has yet tuyned 1 out, and this fact is causing the college authorities to prepare for an unusually tremendous crowd of friends, patrons, and alumni. The annual Alumni Day, Tuesday. June 3, will be featured by the class reunions of the following classes: ’74. ’7fi, ’B4. ’81), ’O4. ’!)«, ’O4. ’01). ’l4, ’lll. 1 ’2l, apd ’23. On this day there will : be class stunts on the beautiful wood -1 land stage near the East Duke building, and a large alumni parade in which ! members of the various reuniting classes will wear the dress typical of the years from 180!) on down to the present day. The program in full follows: Sunday. Jane Ist. 8:30 p. m. Baccalaureate address— Dr. Edwin Mims. Vanderbilt University, Nashvillft Tenn. ■ of Aliimi - Council. 3:00 p. m. Annual meeting of Bonrd of Trustees. 8:30 p. m. Graduating orations and awardings of medals. " 0:45 p. nt. to 1105 p. m. Reception in hori<w of the graduating class. East Duke building. Tuesday, June 3rd. 11 a. m. Commencement sermon— The Reverend William Learoyd Speery. D. D„ Harvard University. 12:30 p. m. Annual parade. 1:00 p. m. Alumni dinner, alumni memorial gymnasium, alumnae luncheon. Southgate Memorial building. 4 p. m. Reunion class exercises, Wood land Stage. 8:30 p. m. Alumni exercises, moving picture of college life, formal opening of the Alumni Memorial gymnasium. Ad dress by Dr. Plato Tracy Durham, ’OS, Emory Uni -prsity. Wednesday, June 4th. 10:45 a. m. Assembling of board of trustees, members of the faculty, the graduating class, and members of classes holding reunions, in front of Woodland Stage. 11 a. m. Graduating exercises. Commencement address—President Chas. Alexander Richmond, LL. D„ Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. Greetings from the State—Governor Cameron Mor rison. 7:23 p. m. Lowering of the college flag by the graduating class. Railroad Pays Damages For Serving Bad Meats. Washington, May 28.—Dr. D. D. King, of Greensboro, nnd his wife. Mrs, Dora Bristow King, whose honeymoon trip to New York city on December 30, 1010, was spoiled because of tainted veal served tp Mrs. King in a dining car between Washington and New York, were awarded a total of $0,500 damages by a jury today in circuit court Number One here. Tho suit was directed against the . United States railroad administration. Dr. King and his wife both contended that she will be affected mentally and physically for the rest of her life as a result of ptomaine poisoning. Mrs. King . was made violently ill after eating one mouthful of the veal. Mrs. King was , awarded $5,500 and her husband was awarded SI,OOO for the loss of his ser vices. Ford to Referee Auto Race. (By the Aaaoclated Press.) Indianapolis, Ind., May 20.—Henry Ford, pioneer automobile manufacturer, will take up a new job this afternoon. Hia new, vocation, good only for about 24 hours, will be that of refree of the annual 500-mile automobile race to be held at the Indianapolis motor speedway tomorrow. Hungary Paws Debt to U. 8. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 20.—The Hungarian government through its minister here to day delivered to the Treasury $1,039,000 in 62-year bonds, the negotiations fund ing that country’s debt to the United States. Pierre Paul Gambon Dead. Paris, May 20 (By the Associated Press). —Pierre Paul. Cambon, former French Ambassador to London, died at hia home here last night. CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1924 8 [ ’lv s *■;. -s'. , BbLII M , Ij IHL , Fannie Lockwood. 17, St. Louis. Mo., must answer this question: Can a mother picl; out her own 4-month-old baby if she Mas not seen It) since it was a week old? Her baby was taken from her when it was a, week old and, abandoned, it is alleged by a man now under arrest, the) baby wound up in an orphanage. There are three babies fit the orphan age. One of them is Fannie Lockwood’s. But can she pick it out afted four months? The court has given her the chance ■■ _ WAR PROSECUTIONS TO BE TAKEN UP AT ONCE Attorney General Stone Wants to Rush the Cases to Completion as Quickly as Possible.. (By the Associated Press.) WgsWiMjton, May 20. —The many .| i inlluji tth«s»iau<t.-a.. time transactions are to be pressed to as quick a conclusion as possible under ,a revised Department of Justice policy an nounced today by Attorney General Stone. The efforts of the war transactions sections of the department are to be co ordinated under one maji stil Ito be se lected. Paul S. Andrews, of Syracuse, N. Y., has been appointed head of the aviation unit in the war transactions section as the first step in the re-arrange ment. The Attorney General said it wns his desire to have the war cases disposed of in a general clean up. He wants either to bring them to trial or force a final de cision as to what shall be done with them. Some of thse cases which involve a to tal in excess of $50,000,000, are no long er subject to court action because of the statute of limitations. Others have only a few months longer before they, too. will be outlawed by the same statut. FELLOW-CONVICTS PUNISH MAN WHO ATTACKS WOMEN Negro Near Death as Result of Beating in Arizona Prison. Florence, Ariz.. May 20.—Hovering between life and death as a result of a beating at the bauds of fellow-convicts, William B- Ward, . negro, confessed slayer of Ted Grosh, college athlete, was today replaced in the death cell at the State prison here, from where he will be led to the gallows June 20. Following an attack on two women, who came to the State penitentiary at the negro’s request to baptize him. Ward yesterday was severely beaten by fellow-convicts who were restrained from lynching 'the negro only by the pleas of Warden R. B. Sims. The women. Mrs. J. E. Wright and Miss Stella Martin, an evangelist, came to Ward’s cell to conduct baptismal services and were attacked by the negro, armed with an ice pick. Mrs. Wright, the more severely injured ’of the two women, will recover. Preceding the attack. Ward submitted a 40-page confession, in which he told of the killing of Grosh near Globe, Ariz., last December. BELIEVED NOW TAX BILL WILL NOT BE VETOED Secretary Mellon Is Preparing Recom ’ mendations.— Expect Action Hite Week. 1 (By the Aaaoclated Press) Washington, May 20. —Secretary Mel lon’s formal letter of recommendation on the tax bill is nearing completion, and President Oooljdge may be in position to act on the measure before the end of the week. * Although the secretary takes excep tion to some features of the legislation, some of those in his confidence do not believe he will recommend a veto. He feels that in some respects the measure is an improvement on the present law. With Our -Advertisers. Roberts Rich Ripe, pfoue 671, is the Concord distributor for the Salisbury Cone Co., makers of Made-in-Caroliua hand-rolled cake ice cream cones. W. A. Overcash now has on a big clothing sale, and everything goes— nothing reserved. See big ad. today on page five. Efird's will soon move into their new store room, and are selling the goods in, the present store room regardless -of cost. See page ad.ltoday. - ■ ■ t - ■■■ FOLLIES BEAt’TY CAUSES ARREST OF COMEDIAN Frank Tinney Is Alleged to Have Beaten Miss Imosene Wilson and Also Her Negro Maid. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Arrested -on a wwrrarrt swOru mit'Tflr 'tTno’gciw Wilson, beauty of the Eeigfiekl Frank Tinney. comedian, was Uroght to New York today from the jail in Mineoln,, his Long Island home. Miss Wilson yesterday appeared be fore a magistrate with her head and body bruised, the result of a beating she said was administered by Tinney while she was being interviewed by a reporter concerning her life story as a Broadway butterfly. Miss Wilson said Tinney had also chastised her negro maid. The maid appeared in court with bandages. Miss Wilson said Tinney was jealous. Tin uey is married and has a six-year-old son. THE COTTON MARKET Opening Steady at I'nchanged Prices to Advance of 7 Points.—July Advances to 2070. (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 2fl.—The cotton mar ket appeared to be more importantly in fluenced by the continued bullish aver age of crop and weather news than by the relatively easy Liverpool cables dur ing today's early tradings. The open ing was steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 7 points, and active months sold some 10 to 20 points net higher, July advancing to 20.70 and Oc tober to 26.50 on covering, Wall Street and commission liousg buying. The South was a moderate seller here on the ttdvance, however, and after initial buy ing orders had been supplied, the mar ket eased off a few points from the best under lealizing. The Opening prices were: July 29.50: Oct. 26.38; Dec. 25.60; Jan. 25.52; March 25.59. TRUCKLOAD OF PEASANTS PLUNGES DOWN MOUNTAIN Three Dead, Dozen Dying,' 42 Injured In Bavarian Accident. Rosenheim, Bavaria, May 29.—An automobile truck carrying 52 men and women who had attended the peasants’ annual festival at I'bersee, today crash ed down a mountainside into the Mazer bach River, three of the occupants being killed and 42 injured. Twelve of the in , jured are expected to die. All of the "occupants of the oar, at . tired in native costumes, were retum i ing to Reitimwinkel after a two-day celebration when.the chauffeur lost con trol on a steep grade. The auto rolled . down a half-mile embankment into the i river. Seven of the occupants who es- I eaped injury jumped just as the. car left , the roadway. Nine Atito Accidents Recorded In Davidson. , Lexington, May 28.— : A summary to : day discloses tlml no less than nine > automobiles were wrecked in Davidson > County Sunday, with one or more near the city Saturday night, and the wreck of another car and the death of three people within eight of the county line 1 not counted in. : Midshipman Killed In Annual Frolic. Annapolis, Md., May 28. —Thrown ov ; erboard from the sea wall at the. naval - academy by class mates in an annual i frolic. Midshipman Leicester R. Smith, of Kent, 0., was killed this afternoon. ’ It is believed b« was struck on the head i, by tbe mast of a small sailbnad which . overturned just after he was thrown *“• - „ _ .. I MEANS MAKES MORE CHARGES RELATIVE TO LIQUOR PERMITS Says Jess W. Smith Told Him Back in 1922 Secre tary Mellon Was Going to Issue Batch of Permits. WANTED MONEY TO PAY FOR CAMPAIGN Money Secured From Per mits Would Be Used to Meet Republican Deficit, Means Was Informed. (By the Anooclatetl Press.) Washington. May 29.—Gaston B. Means told the Senate Daugherty com mittee today that he received from W. Smith in 1022 certain documents pur porting to show that Secretary Mellon agreed to issue a batch of wliiskcy_with drawal permits in return for money which was to go toward the payment of the de ficit, of the republican National Commit tee. The alleged arrangement, the witness said, was with a man named Rex Shel don, who wns to have received the per mits and pay over the money. He add ed flint according to the story. Senator Bursum of New Mexico, and Fred T'p hnm, treasurer of the Republican Nation al Committee, went to Mr. Mellon's of fice in regard to the matter. Later he said. Seuator Budsum de nied that he had any part in such a plnu, and said lie had sent Sheldon to the Treasury Secretary, “just as he would send any other caller,’’ and with out knowing his purpose. Secretary Mellon. Means asserted, himself told H. L. Scaife, a former Jus tice Department man. about the arrange ment in September, 1022. Afterward, the witness went on. he got a confession from a man named Stevens, a bookkeeper for the Lamontagues. in New York “in volving Mr. Upham and the whole whis key ring.” Had the Lamontagne brothers stood , trial when they were eaught in New York, instend of pleading guilty, the witness declared, the whole story would have come out involving both the Re fublioan ( aud The money for . this investigation. Mean said, was furnished him by Jess 1 Smith, who in turn was making the in quiry at the request of President Hard ing. Smith's immediate objective, how ' over, the witness declared, was to dis credit Mr. Mellon and get control of the whiskey permit system himself. “Our constant drive was to attack the Treasury Department, to force the whis key business into the Department of ’ Justice,” said Means. “Jess Smith told I me that when Mellon first came to the ' cabinet he had up influeuce with Hard ' ing. ut that as time went on he had ' grown up to an equal footing with Attor ney General Daugherty. That was the root of the jealousy and the antagonism.” C. F. HEATH IS BEING HELD IN LOUISVILLE Police Officers Believe Heath Was Impli cated in the Murder of Robert Franks. (By the Aaaoclated Preaa.) Louisville, Ky.. May 20.—C. F. Heath, a Chicago druggist, was found in an un conscious condition at a rooming house here today aud taken to a hospital where he is said to be in a critical condition, i Police said the man wns suspected of ■ being implicated in the kidnapping and slaying of Robert Franks in Chicago, ■ basing the statement on information from the hospital that Health had confessed. • Inquiry at the hospital revealed that ! Heath had made no statement eoncern . ing the case, the authorities apparently having misunderstood the message. Disappeared From Chicago. 1 Chicago, May 20.—Charles F. Heath, a former druggist, watched in a Louisville, Ky., hospital as a suspect iu connection with the kidnapping and murder of Rob ert Franks, disappeared from a hospital here last Monday after he had apparent ly attempted to end his life. Detectives ' were seeking him when he vanished. Heath had swallowed a sleep producing 1 drug on Sunday, but when detectives | sought him the next day he had disap peared from the Hospital. He formerly ‘ had a drug store less than two miles ' from the Franks home. HOFFMAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder For Dentil of Mrs. M&ude A. Bauer, of New York. (By the Associated Press.) Nw York, May 20.—Harry L. Hoffman, charged with slaying Mrs. Maude A. Bauer on a lonely Staten Island road, was found guilty today of murder in the second degree. County Judge Tiernan imposed sen tence of 20 years to life imprisonment in Sing Sing. Hoffman, on his way to a prison van after* sentence had been passed, passed within a few feet of District Attorney Fach, and ’ shrieked : “Now ’ you and your lying witnesses can divide up your reward. I am inno cent, and you know it.” Later Hoffman collapsed in his cell and wept. Hoffman, a motion picture operator, is married, and has two children. Ten Pages Today Two Sections i Fisher’s Luck j ■fST. ■?% ' ! ' ’ . mk I . I iPfk || Pretty big catch for a small boy. you'll have to admit. But this is jthe time of year salt water herring run near Pembroke, Mass., and even a “tiny tad" can bring ’em in. CHARLOTTE MAN IN TROUBLE IN ROWAN Joe Branning Sentenced to Road Fos Running Car While Drunk. Salisbury, May 28. —ftoe Branning, a white man of Charlotte, formerly of Salisbury, is in serious trouble as a re sult of two charges against him in Row an county court. In one case he was fined SSO and costs and sent up for four mouths for operating an automobile hwile drunk. The sentence is suspended pro vided he pays .1.1,. Shaver for damages to his car which was run into by Bran ning, and refrains from running a car in Rowan for six months. Branning was also taxed SSO and costs and his oar confiscated and ordered sold because he was found guilty of possession of whiskey. If he fails to pay up in this ease lie gets two months on the roads. MARRIAGE LAW-CHANGE PROPOSAL IS DEFEATED Methodist Conference Refuses to Make Drastie Change ill Law Governing Di vorce Persons. (By the Associated Press.) Springfield, Mass., May 20. —A pro posal for a drastic change in the divorce law of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church was defeated by ten votes at the clos ing session of the general conference. Tlie vote was 300 for adoption to 310 against. The present law forbids ministers to marry a divorced person when the hus band or wife is living unless - that per son be the innocent party in a divorce for adultery. The change would have legalized all marriages except those of guilty parties in divorces for adultery. Washington Shriners to Visit Charlotte. Charlotte. May 28.—Almas Shrine Temple of Washington, I). C.. on their pilgrimage to tlie 50th imperial council session of the Ancient Accepted Order Nobles of Mystic Shrine, Kansas City, Missouri, June 3-5, will stop in Char lotte Thursday and be guests of Oasis Temple. The special train bearing the Shriners, 229 in number, of which 175 will be in uniform, headed by Harry F. Cary, Il lustrious Potentate and a band cf 50 pieces, will arrive over the Southern Railway at 2:25 p.. in. and will be met at the Southern passenger station by band and patrol of Oasis Temple and Nobles of the local temple They will parade to Masonic Temple, where auto mobiles will be waiting to take the party to Gastonia. A visit will be paid to the North Caro lina Orthopaedic Hospital where bands will combine and give a concert for the benefit of the crippled children. Returning to Charlotte the visitors will be driven about the city until 7 p. m„ when the band and patrol of Oasis Temple will give a dinner at the new Hotel Charlotte to the Washington Shriners. Oasis Temple will give the visitors a dance at Hote Charlotte. McDonald Is Ready to Fight For His Government. London. May 29 (By the Associated Press). —Prime Minister MacDonald in a speech in the House of Commons to day indicated that if his government should be defeated tonight on a test vote, it would go before the country in a gen eral election. Pope Design!os 1925 as Holy Year. Rome, May 29 (By the Associated Press).—Pope Pius today issued a bull preclaming 1925 a Holy Year. Senior Class Play “Come Out of the Kitchen” \ NEW HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Friday, May 30th 8:00 P. M. «•*••••« • TODAY’S « • NEWS « • TODAY * NO. 125 pPiT&ifE STORMS IN OKLAHOMA ALONE Second Storm Within 24 Hours Killed Seven Per sons in One Town and Two in Another Town. PROPERTY LOSS IS VERY HEAVY Storms Were Felt in Other States, Where a Number of Persons Were Killed or Badly Hurt. (By the Associated Press.) Oklahoma City, Okla.. May 29.—Nine known deaths, more than a score injured, and property damage estimated at 100,- 000 was the toll paid by three eastern Oklahoma communities swept by a tor nado yesterday, the second within 24 hours. At Wetumka, an oil town of 2,500 in habitants, 7 persons were killed when 30 homes were destroyed. Three are unac counted for. At Warner, a small farming center near Okmulgee, two persons were killed and most of the town's business section destroyed. Checopah suffered considerable damage from wind and torrential rainfall. TWO AMERICANS TAKEN PRISONERS IN CHINA Were Captured When Chinese Bandits Captured Motor Boat Owned by the Southern Baptist Mission. Peking, China, May 2!) (By the Associ ated Press.) —Culver B. Chamberlain, American vice consul at Canton, has gone to Wuchow, in Ktvangsi province, to ' urge action by local authorities to obtain the release of two Americans and their 22 companions, taken captive recently by pirates who captured the motor boat Roanoke, owned by the American South ; ern Baptist Mission at Wuchow. i Tlie Roanoke was captured near Chen ■ ping on the Po River. The American prisoners are: Dr. H. i G. Milh-r, member of the Christian Mis . sionary Alliance, and Rex Ray. of the Southern Baptist Mission. - Two- Englishmen named' JaVpftyv and" * ClTffi p, iff so were taken prisoner, along _ with 20 Chinese. All were blindfolded and taken to the pirates' mountain strong hold. KING HAD NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH King Ferdinand Had Narrow Escape When Explosions Occurred in Ammu nition Depot. i (By the Associated Press.) London, May 29.—King Ferdinand of , Roumania, is reported by the Bucharest correspondent of the Daily Express, to , have narrowly escaped death during a se , ries of explosions in the Central Ammu nition depot yesterday. The king, the correspondent says, approached so near , the arsenal that an attendant was obliged to drag*-him away, and a shell fell and exploded on the spot where he had been , standing. The correspondent says it is . believed several workmen were killed. A girl's school nearby caught fire. Some of the children escaped, but the fate of . the others is dnkonwn. Many resi dents in the western part of Bucharest where numerous buildings were damaged, t fled to the eastern section of the city. JAPANESE PROTEST HAS REACHED WASHINGTON Owing to Its Great Length It Will Take 1 Several Days For It to Be Decoded by 1 Authorities. (By the Associated Press.) , Washington, May 29.—The Japanese , protest against the new immigration law reached the Japanese embassy here today | by cable. Because of its great length, some time will be required' to decode and study it " before it is formally presented to the 5 State Department. Meantime, Ambassador Hanilmra will make no appointment to see Secretary 3 Hughes for the purpose of presenting his ■ government's views. 3 Embassy officials appeared doubtful 1 that the communication could be put in -1 to shape for presentation today. They declined to discuss the contents of tlie 1 note in' auy way. It was described by them as “very long.” » Famous Pearl Neckles For Sale. Paris, May 29. —The pearls of Mule. 1 Thiers, widow of the famous statesman i and fiirst President of the present Re - public, which he left to the Louvre t Museum in 1880. are to be sold at , auction here next, month. The necklace, - one of the most famous in existence, consists of 145 pearls, weighing 2,130 grains, London and New York pearl merchants have made known their in | tent ion of attending this important sale. . WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT RAYS j‘ ' f’l ' . I, j l'naettled, with probably showers and Jlunderstorms tonight and Friday; cool er Friday. _ _ V ;**!'-•* ' : ** • i In-.—. K 1
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