v»9mm m « v « • ASSOCIATED 9 p. PRESS « • DISPATCHES • VOLUME XXV imlll l\ fliVlMiVvCTl t |y ylulnlOuliy Supreme Court Justice Rules uivorce untnicu iwr* Duke More Thau 20 Years - Ago Musi Be Recognized. 1 $ \ , , ; DIVORCE INV4KID _ _*~rr—^- s ew Jersey and She Mid SewTork^Jear^e' 1 ’ Sew York, 3a.v 15.—Siforemfc Cotrrf Justfc* Diegcrich today drnmiaW the'.di vorce milt brought by , Mrs. Lfllian N. "d to Mr 9 Duke after a trial in New Jer sey twenty years ago. Tbb Justice held that this decree must be recognised as Mm Duke contended in her action that the divorce obtained in the New Jersey court 20 years ago was invalid because she and Mr. Duke were at that time res idents of New York. Justice Gjpgerfch held that whether or not the Dukes re sided in New Jersey, at the time of rfpe soft, the eoui»L bad Acted fully within Mr; Duke married again after divorc ing his first wife. Mrs. Lillian N. Duke, claiming she was still married to Duke, set up a statutory offense in the ---action just determined, and named the • second'wife of the tobacco man in. the Mrs. Lillian Duke in the litigation de nied that her former husband had made a settlement of *500.000 on her. BAPTISTS ~HEAR REPORTS AT MEMPHIS MEETING Executive Committee and Board of Fbr ~ Attention During X Today’s Session. -r --(By the Awmeteted Pres.) V Memphis, Teiin., May 16.—With it* declaration of faith and message a mat, totuftfreeord, not of diffemice, the t)outb- Adoption of the executive committee’s report wa« made contingent upon wheth er the convention accepted a recommen dation to affiliate more closely with the Yl M. C. A. -and whether the four theo logical seminaries maintained by the con vention rifhould receive ,their funds di rect from the states where collected, or through the eduction board. The committee recommend* that the convention affiliate with the Y. M. C. A. by appointing a committee of three mem bers to confer annually with members of the thirteen denominations- support- Sach participation, it is believed, would prove the convention , with detailed re ports of the association’s activities, and would foster 's more intimate association with the work. , J. W- KNIGHT, OXFORD JEWELER, IS MISSING Last Heard of ha Greensboro, Where He Oiford, May W. Knight, prominent jewler who left his home Sunday for n visit to relatives in Mount Airy, has caused relatives to become un easy hte as no-Word Oreensboro hotel Sunday but had left his baggage there since Sunday night- Sheriff Hunt, of Oxford, amt Garfield Tilley Jiave returned from Greensboro without finding anw trace Os the missing man. .S* ’N r '■ ... tar i. r ,,,| , Washington. May 15.—Oscar W. DU [m&XT-W*? consideration the 4°“^ The senator said today that he would not reach a definite decision, however, until he Had talked Che situation over with, his friend* in Alabama this sum mer. £ .; - '' ts where, according to Old’ Testament tradition, Noah rested his ark after the deluge, where he built the first altar, planted the first vineyard and later buried hi* wife. 7 . , ; The expedition is financed by Major Charier E. SpTatt, of New York, and ! will be commanded by Captain Thomas Milis, a fotuner New York police lieuten ant, The official cartographer is Merle Layoy, of Seattle, a motion picture pbo- : tographer who gained fame some years ‘ agoCby climbing Mount McKinley, high- 1 e»t peak of North America. The secre tary of the expendition is Frauk M. ] America, of Buffa.o. <. 1 Members of the party will be ac- 1 eompanied by Kurdieh and Cossack guwds for protection against the fan- 1 -atical nomadic ■ tribe swho inhabit the : mountainside and who regard Ararat a* ■ a sacied symbol jf heaven. The lower spies will be negot|e.ted on h >rn -hack, while the upper reaches, which ar? cov- : ered by eternal snow, will «e climbed on foot. V .V’ : l Topographical and geological work will be carried out. and apecimene ot the flora and fauna of the great mountain will be' gathered. The expedition will be equipped with long distance portable wireless appratu* and efforts will be made from the summit of Ararat, which I’ is more than a thousand feet higher than the highest mountain in -Europe, to es tablish communication with foreign sta- Tfte exnendition will erect-a 'memorial E the mountain to of Minneapolis, a entative who per-1 ; to club Ararat! r Separate Ways. —Married for 20 i. D. Dillon, of day went their an agreement of inability to_ get ther get* three^of ie had struck her dm. They have a nd that is the one land they .own,] * t'bc money into fourthH* otto - 1 Negro Pays With Life Ear Crime. j CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 15,' 1925 < • ■ " -- 4 ,rr^:jss=. i . i . ,^=-”::1 , . jg-L-ai.'; j . up - •00 YOCNG MEN PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR MINISTRY In Baptist' Church, According to Report to th* Convehtion. . (By tfcc Associated Press) Memphis, Tenn.. May 15. —An enroll ment *of OOR young people preparing them selves for the ministry, misionary work and other definite forms of Christian Ser vice was reported to the Southern Bap tist Convention today by the Southwest ern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, through Dr. L. R. Scar under the control of the convention, it having been transferred formally to the Convention by the board of trustees in February. Aproxjmately -one hundred persons will be graduated at the aproach ing. commencement: ( The worfc of the Seminary is divided into four schools—theology, religions ed ucation, Gospel Music and recently came into possession of a gift from Mrs. George. E. Cowden. of Fort Worth, in the sum of $150,000 for erection of a special building, which, it is said, will be the first building in the world dedicated to the teaching of Gospel music. The build ing will be a memorial to Mrs. Cnwden’s late husbami, a prominent Texas cattle man, banker and Baptist layman. Con tract for'the structure will be let in July, work will begin jn August and the new building will be dedicated at the 1026 commencement From the Baptist 76 Miiion Campaign, recently closed; the Southwestern Semi nary received $700,0p0, Dr. Scarborough reported. The inatitption still has a cur rent indebtedness of SIBO,OOO, part of which is for building purposes and part tor current expense*. It is hoped to pro vide tot this obligation, out of the re ceipts from the denominational program this year and in 1926. • Large emphasis .is placed upon the practical work as well as study of the Seminary and an average of 1,000 pro fessions of faith and practically as many baptisms are witnesed monthly by the professors and students of the seminary, the report showed. A majority of both instructors and students will be engaged fn evangelistic work during the summer. - The training school for instruction of i women mias'onaries and other special workers has pust been taken over by the Women’s Misionary Union, auxiliary., to the Southern Baptist Convention, wmch has appointed an adviory board to co operate in the conduct of that institution. Os the 600 students of the Seminary as a whole 267 women are enrolled in the training school. Missing Woman Found Wandering in Wood*. Fayetteville, May 14.—After an eight hour search by members of the Fort Bragg garrison, Mias Leona Jones, 45, of Moultrie, Ga., who disappeared from her'’brother-in-law’s quarters hurt night or early this morning, was found this j afternoon wandering through nearby' ’woods in a deranged condition. She was [carried to the poet hospital, and it ie 13 i thought ehe will recover. Except for a || • listless manner Miss Jonea waa ap- H 1 parently normal last night when she |,j went to her room at the home of war- |i pint ..ffi'.r Hnn*on. Vf* broth,r-in-Uw. H ’•' "■■■ -I" ■- 1T111"" T 111 "" , ' MYUN AND SMITH ARE SENTENCED TO PRISON Must Serve 25 Years Each For the Mur der of Russell Dickey, Express Measen gw. ... -'‘>.7^ j (By the Associated Press) Waukegan, 111., May 15 (By the A«os dated Press).-—BerUhnrdt Mylin, of Mfl waukee, and Edward J. Smith, of Mil waukee, were sentenced each to 25 years' imprisonment, and Bernard Smith and Ralph McKee, Chicago, were acquitted to day by thej nry trying them for the mur der of Russell Sage Di»)»y, express mes senger 'in an attempted holdup of the Viking, a Chicago & Northwestern ex press. The jury deliberated nearly 12 hours before agreeing, y . » , NO CAMERAS AT TRIAL ». OF WILUAM SHEPHERD Typewriters and Telegraph Instruments WUI Not Be Allowed in Court Room, Either. Chicago. May 15 (By the Associated Press).—Cameras, typewriters and tele graph instruments will be barred from the court room during the trial of Wm. D. Shepherd, charged with the murder of his foster son, Wm. N. Medintock. Type writers and telegraph apparatus will be permitted in an adjoining room, howeever. W. J. Byron is Accorded Cold Re ception By Brown College. Providence, R. 1., May 14.—William Jennings Bryan, spenking at the stu dfnts’ forum at Brown university here in his warfare ou the teaching of evolu tion in Amerienn colleges, was hissed and booed when he abruptly'ffßlfed the question with a sarcastic sally at a member 'the junior clans who had queried him on a point of science ver sus religion. “Lrfdies and gentlemen,” he said, ‘‘l have come a long way to address yon students at Brown, but I shall certain ly have to retire before this magnificent, bubbling fountain of wtedom on my] • right." - > : ‘7 He immediately left the platform while students hissed and booed. There was no applause from the. audience. Mr. Bryftn announced that he is in ’ithe fight against evolution to the ut ! | most of his power. He said it was his 'way of expressing his gratltpde to the ' A'merican people for their generosity to i him in'the past. 1 y ' - Northern Sagtalien Transferred to Rus } sift. .' Tokyo, May 15 (By the Associated - Press). —The transfer of northern Sag | balien from Japan to the NwViet govern ment of Russia was completed today with , the signing of protocols and the opening . of foe Rusisan consulate at Alexandrovs!;. “Bravely into the jaws of death they marched—four men and—a woman!” I LOST WORLD” I Made for Your Amazement! jjj llffiv* 'j&. a • K-' •' ..’ r • •. ra SSW—iJ* l "■ 1 ■■■■■" 1 "1J SSS THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady Today at Advance of S to 7 Paints —May Later Brake to 21.98 From $2224. (By the Associated Press) New York, May 15.—The cotton mar ket opened steady today at afi advance of 3 to 7 points in response to rela tively stad.v Liverpool cables, but soon turned easier under near months liquida tion and renewed selling encouraged by favorable weather in the South and re iterated complaint* of an unsatisfactory demand f\>r Cotton goods in- the primary market. ' - After selling at 22.24 at the start, May Broke to 21.98, being- influenced by the circulation of notice* estimated at about 7,500 bale*. Late m-ir.th* eased off under comparatively moderate offerings, ctober declining to 21.05 or four points net lower. Liverpool' was a seller here after the opening, presumably against purchases in the English market, while there was con sidcrable selling for southern and Wall Street accounts. Cotton futures opened steady. May 22.24; July 22.25 ; Oct. 22.0;; Dec. 22.20; Jan. 21.84. With Our Advertiser*. Auction sale of land at Colonial Park on Wednesday, May 20th, at 2 o’clock p. m. by Linker and Barnett. The sale will be conducted by the Carolina Land Co. Baloon ascension and Ford car free' at 4 p. m. Baseball Saturday, May 16th. South ern Railway vs. Gibson, at Gibson Park. Saturday and Monday and all uejt week will be special feature days at Fisher’s. Let-the Stgrnes-Miller-Parker Co. help you select your graduation gifts. Many big values at the A. k P. Tea Co. Two stores in Concord and one in Kannapolis. ' . Parker’s Shoe Store will have so(pe excellent shoe special tor Saturday and Monday. See ad. on page two for par ticulars. „ . Scores of new Victor record* at the Kid-Frix Music and Sationery Co. See list in three-column ad, on social and personal page today. v The Bob’s Dry gleaning Co. announces the purchase and installation of the ex clusive use in Concord of Prof. Ramsay’s Friendullnie Process of dry cleaning. Read the four-column ad. on page two today. Garments and cleaned for both men and women. Let Howard’s Auto Laundry do your car cleaning and polishing. Look up C. Patt Covmgtop¥ ad. in an other column. New shipment golf and tennis balls, rackets, dubs, ets., at the Musette, Elizabeth Arden Venetian toilet prep arations at Gibson Drug Store., - »■ ■ ' ' r: ■ ::=-r zz. f This Statement Made at Ge neva Conference by Theo dore E. Burton, Represent ing United States. SEARCH PROPOSAL I HAS BEEN MADE Mr. Burton Tells Conference „ That as Delegate of Amer ica He Will Make Effort to Defeat Proposal. Ceneva, May 15 (By tbe Associated Press). —The IT. 8. dees not wish to search the ship# of other ‘countries for suspected illegal shipments of arms, Rep resentative Theodone_E. Burton, of Ohio, head of the American delegation to the international conference for the control of traffic in arms and munitions, told the conference today. A; proposal to author tee the search of ships uspeete