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VOLUME XXV
PRESIDENT CANCELS
DAY’S ENGAGEMENTS |
BECAUSE OF ILLNESSj
Made Short 'Visit to Office l
But Soon Returned Home
and White House Physi
cians Were Called.
CONDITION IS~
NOT SERIOUS
Illness May Be Due in Part
to Heath as Weather Has
Been Very Hot For Past
Several Days.
(Ity the Associated Preaa)
Washington, May 23.—President C’ool
idge cancelled his .engagements today be
cause of illness.
The President returned to the White
House proper after a short visit to his
office, and White House physicians were
called. Officials said the indisposition was
not of a serious character.
Mans were made to issue a statement
after physicians had made an examina
tion.
There had Wen no outward hint of ill- J
ties*, although it was indicated Sir. Cool
idge had been feeling the effects of in
creasing hot weather of the capital. |
He went to the office as usual, but |
soon afterward he told his secretary he *
had decided to go back to the White House 1
and lie down for awhile.
It was said that none of the engage
ments on today's list were regarded as of
emergency character, and the President
and his advisers agreed they could be put
over until next week.
Plans had been made for the usual
Saturday afternoon cruise down the Po
tomac on the yacht Mayflower. There
was no indication whether that too would
be abandoned.
Yielding to Treatment.
Washington. Slay 23.—President Oool
idge suffered an attack of indigestion
today but his physicians announced that
the indisposition was yielding prompt
ly to treatment.
'“Nothing of a serious character,” hud
developed, they said, and although all
engagements for the day were cancelled,
the President went forward to leave the
AA'hifle House for the customary Saturday
‘'l'.the .Mayfeye*. -
The attack followed closely after Mr.
Coolidge's arrival at his desk this morn
ing. He immediately returned to his
room and lay down for awhile, but be
fore noon was able tot receive some call
ers and do some routine work in his
study.
The. two White House physicians who
had been called, sent out word that the
attack had been of a minor character and
no serious consequences were feared.
VETERAN FAINTS IN COJTRT AS
MOTHER CAIJLS HIM HER SON
Woman Denies Government Claim That
Youth Is Imposter Passing for Dead
Soldier.
Minneapolis. Minn.. May 22.—Just as
Mrs. Hannah Frazier earnestly and
quietly testified that he was her son,
Arthur Impez-Frazier collapsed in fed
eral court here today during his identi
fication trial . He was taken to a hos
pital.
“This boy is my son,” the mother de
clared to the jury, which is to decide
whether he is Arthur Fazier, World
War veteran, or Arthur Lopez Mexican,
and an impostor.' The government con
tends Frazier is dead.
“I knew it from the very beginning,
when I saw his picture,” she declared.
“‘A mother knows her child.”
It was then that Lopez-Frazier lurch
ed forward in his chair and, fainted.
Mrs. Frazier stopped from the .witness
stand, gathered him into her arms, dip
ped her handkerchief in a glass of ice
water and pressed it. against the back
of his neck. The court declared a re
cess and the young plaintiff was carried
into the judge’s chamber . Mrs. Frazier
followed and stood by., weeping, as other
members of the family revived him.
Coach “Chick” Doak Picks All-State
Team.
Gastonia, May 22.—After looking all
the North Carolina college baseball
teams over and sizing up each player
from a standpoint of ability and head
work. Coach C- G. (Chic) Doak, of
North Caro'ina State college today an
nounced his baseball selection here as
follows:
Johnson, catcher, State; Lassiter,
first base. State; Gladstone, second
base. State; Gilbert shortstop, State;
Holland, third bnse. State; C. Shuford,
left Held. State; Correll, center field.
State; Smithdeal right field, Guilford;
Sorre’, pitcher. Wake Forest; Dempster,
pitcher, Duke; Hill pitcher. State; and
Brown, utility man, of Duke. I
“This pick may look as if I am favor
ing my men but I have seen all the col
lege clubs of the state.” said conch Doak,
“and this would be my choice, giving
all the other due credit. There are a
number of good men left that would
make tip a good team.”
I,case Is Approved.
(By the Associated Press 1
Roanoke. Va.. May 23.— Proposals for
the lease of the Virginia Railroad to the
Norfolk and Western Railroad were ap
proved by the Norfolk and Western
stockholders today at a general meeting
at the general offices here today.
The prospective revival of racing in
Utah, under laws passed by the last
legwlature. recalls that back in the tarly
’eighties racing was a flourishing sport
in the Mormon metropolis under the au
spices of the old Salt Lake City Jockey
Club.
The Concord Daily Tribune
itmiIHSTK
I FIRES WHICH FEED
| ON MANY BUILDINGS
Reported That 200 Houses
Were Destroyed by Quake
or Resulting Fires in Vi
cinity of Toyo Oka, Japan.
TREMOR WASTFELT
SEVERAL MINUTES
Military Airplanes Sent to the
Stricken Area to Deter
mine Extent of Damage
and What Is Wanted.
Osaka, Japan, May 23 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —Two hundred houses
were reported collapsed and numerous
fires wore raging today in the vicinity of
Toyo Oka, a town of 7,700 population
SO lil ies northwest of Osaka, as the re
sult of an earthquake which sent resi
dents scurrying into the streetH fearing
a recurrence of the Tokio disaster.
The quake, according to mcterrological
reports, was a horizontal vibration of
nearly 3 inches, which is a record for the '
• past thirty years. The tremor was eon-'
Itinuous and lasted several minutes. ,
I Reiiorts received here by the vernacular
| newspapers report the Tokyo Oka post
j office as collapsed and the railway |
'station burning. Military airplanes have
(been dispatched to investigate the extent
of the damage.
Two Humb-eil Persons Reported Killed.
Tokyo, May 23 (By the Associated';
Press). —The department of communion-1 ;
tions announced today that more than j
200 persons are believed to be dead and 1 ;
several hundred injured in the earth- 1 ,
quake and fire at Kinasoka Springs, a j
famous resort. It is not believed any i,
foreigners were victims of Hie tremor or
fire. j ,
Only Meager Reports Received, .j ■
Tokyo, Japan, May 23 (By the Assn- i
dated Press). —Reports from Osaka can-! I
tinuo meager regarding the loss of life I I
and intensity of damage which followed 1
in the wake of an earthquake and fire i
today that shocked the’district centering
around Toyo Oka, eighty miles north- 1
west of Osaka.
Town Reported Destroyed by Quake.
London. May 23 (By the Associated
**ress>.--A dispittrte from Ttkyc..-bfcito* J
Evening News said it is reported the
town of Kiuosaki was destroyed by the
earthquake. It was reported a rail- |
way train lmd been buried in the col
lapse of a tunnel near Ashi.va. The 1
Ikuno silver mine was reported great
ly damaged by collapsing tunnels.
The Evening news dispatches from
Tokyo say eighty persons are reported
dead in Kuniyama and Fukuehi, small
towns near Toyo Oka.
The Evening News special from Tokio
said the inhabitants of Toyo Oka were
fleeing and that the town was burning. 1
It said great confusion prevailed in
Osaka. Kyoto. Kobe and Nagoya, but no
damage was reported from those cities.
It was stated in this message that mili- I
tary airplans from Osaka had flown from
Tajima, province, and reported that a
considerable death list was indicated
from apparent conditions in that sec
tion. ;
M’ADOO STILL HAS
EYE ON PRESIDENCY
Reported to Be Working Quietly to Ob
tain Nomination in 1928—Now in the
East.
New York. May 22.—A Washington
dispatch to the New York World today
says that with his eye fixed on the presi
dential nomination of 1028, W. G. Mc-
Adoo is holding a series of political con
ferences with Democratic leaders
throughout the east. He is due in New
York today for a week’s visit, the dis
patch says, after a consultation in
Louisville with Governor Sields and
James I’. Brown, publisher, and after
unobtrus've movements and conversa
tions with social friends only in Wash
ington. He visited Mrs. Woodrow Wil
son, and talked with Daniel C. Roper.
The dispatch says that while pro
nounced efforts are being made to di
vorce the eastern trip from political at
mosphere, back of it is the well founded
rumor that McAdoo forces are lining up
in (In effort to abrogate the two-thirds
vote.
Presbyterians Get Report On Pension
System to Need.
(By (he Associated Press)
Columbus, May 23. —Dr. Henry B.
Master, of Philadelphia, Pa., general sec
retary of the Presbyterian board of min
isterial relief and sustentation. which ad
ministers the official 'pension system of
the denomination, this morning made his
janual report to the Presbyterian general
| assembly in session at Franklin County
•Memorial Hall. His report was in part
as follows:
“Once again, with profound gratitude,
the board iN able to report that the past
year lias been the best in its history.
Never before has it been our privilege
to disburse so much money in the forpt
of pensions paid the aged and disabled
servants of the Cross, their widows and
minor orphan children. Almost three
quarters of a million dollars, to he ex
• act, $723,000, were distributed during
II the fiscal year, 1024-11)25. This was
■| a notable advance over anything ever
i j before The increase in money
;. represents a little less penury and want
iu some homes and the satisfaction of
certain pressing needs in others. Never
i theless, we are compelled to record that
t more than 1,000 widows on our rolls
' received on the average only $246.85,
t and more than 400 ministers who were
-1 entitled to a pension of S3OO had to
r struggle along with an average of only
$873.00.”
ihiist Photo of fount I’nul lon Hiudenburg (arrow) taking'the oath of office as president of the German republic in the Reichstag at noon, May 12. This pic
, turc was rushed to London by airplane and dispatched*to America on the Majestic, arriving in New York in less than a week.
[body OF MISSING
WOMAN IS FOUND
Body of Miss Ada Hayward Found in a
ouse Near er Burned ome.
(By the Associated Press 1
Winthrop, Me., May 23.—The body of
Miss Ada Hayward, who was taken from
her cottage at Lake Maranacook early
Wednesday by a man who shot her aunt,
Mrs. Ema L. Towns, and set fire to the
■cottage, was found today in a room on
the second floor of a cottage owned by
Jenie Gray, at Pine Point. i
The Gray cottage is about a mile and j
a half from the former home of Miss Hay- i
ward. The state authorities had the name
of a man who they believe had abducted
tlie boman. The body was found on a
bed eot and was almost nude. It was
believed that Miss Hayward had been
choked to death.
The body was found by Charles 8.
Towls. former Deputy Sheriff S. Lee
Woodman and Dr. Carl J. Bates, all of
Winthrop. who in pursuit of a resolve
made yesterday, wore conducting a more
derailed -oslei) .■( "OJAsc-ce abon> Lake |
Maranacook.
A general alarm has been sent out to
capture Harry A. Kirby, of Watertown,
Mass., who for two weeks has been oc
cupying the cottage where the body was
found and working in a local factory.
, A post card was receives! by Post
master Earl B. Joneff this morning from
Kirby directing that any mail for him .
be forwarded to Augusta.
Plans for the Kiwanis Convention.
Tarboro, May 23. —M. W. Haynes,
general chairman of the St. Paul Con
vention Carollnas Kiwanis district, has
received very cordial invitations from
the Ford Motor Company of Detroit to
visit their plant when Kiwanians from
North Carolina and South Carolina go to
St. Paul, Minn., to attend the Inter
national Kiwanis Convention, June 22
to 23. He also received courteous invi
tations from the Kiwanis Club of St.
Thomas, Ontario, Buffalo, N. Y.; Port
Arthur. Fort William, Ontario, and
AVindsor, Ont . There will be about 150
delegates from North and South Caro
lina who will attend this convention and
from the itinerary' that has been ar
ranged it will doubtless be most enjoy
able and instructive, as many of the
most beautiful sections of the country
will be observed on the route, such as
the nation's capital and Niagara Falls.'
George H. Ross, past international presi
dent. will joil the Carolines District Ki
wanians en route between St. Paul and
Niagara and will be with these delegates
at Buffalo.
The following clubs have already made
reservations: Concord, Kinstoji, Lincoln
ton, Greensboro, Mt. Airy, Raleigh, AA’ar
rentou, Rutherfordton, Enfield, Tarboro,
Greenville, Charlotte, Rock Hill, Spar
tanburg Greenville and Darlington. These
reservations were made up to April 27,
but when all of tlie clubs have reported
to Chairman Haynes, he expects that
there will be 150 delegates in the Caro
linas Kiwanis district.
B. E. Harris will represent the Con
cord Kiwanis Club.
The scenery along the route at this
season of the year will be grand and
inspiring and the convention will be one
of the big events of the year. Air.
Haynes has been diligently at work mak
ing arrangements for the comfort and
pleasure of the delegates.
Found Guilty of Peonage.
(By the Associated Preaa)
Pensoeoln, Fla., May 23. —M. B. Davis
and Chas. Land, turpentine operators and
three other persons who were charged
with peonage involving involuntary servi
tude on the part of negro workers on the
Davis's farm, were found guilty on all
counts by a federal pury here. The ver
dict which was reached last night, was
announced today.
Three Baula Asailants Sentenced to
Death.
Bombay, May 28 (By the Associated
Press). —Three of the nine men carged
' with the murder in January of Abdul
Kadir Baula, rich Mohammedan mer
chant and protector of Muntax Begum,
j the ([slicing girl, were sentenced to death
today.
> Presbyterian Church • “Seems at Peace.”
>! Lexington, Ky., May 23.—The Pres
• byterian Church in the United States
< | ‘“seems to be at peace”, the committee on
judicial business reported to the 63th
general assembly this morning.
CONCORD, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY .23, 1925
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1 M. R. GIBSON’S SERMON | <
& IN MONDAY’S PAPER *
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tk The weekly sermon in The Trib- %
une will be preached tomorrow by
Rev. M. It. Gibson, pastor of the 1
A. It. I’. Church on North Union <
IK street. This sermon will be print- <
?K ed in full in Monday's edition of rl- (
IK The Tribune and Tli*> Times.
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SOUTHERN EXPOSITION •
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT 1
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So Successful That It Has Been Decided (
to Conduct Another One in October of <
This Y'ear. t
( By the Associated Press) 1 1
New York, May 23.—Tlie Southern Ex- i
position closes tonight after two weeks' i
successful run and with a return engage- 1
meat billed for 1025 willi more extensive
| exhibits from the Sortti.-'are promised in ‘
competition for the $5,000 prize won this I
year by Alabama. j
Tlie fame ami tradition of Kentucky ■
were celebrated on tlie final day of the I
exposition with women formerly of the 1 ,
Blue Grass State as hostesses at the I)ix- I
ie Tea Garden. Tlie Garden maintained I
the Southern women's educational alii-j
ailce under the direction of Mrs. George I
T. Boynton, and Airs. Hary Clinton Abell ■'‘
has been the meeting place for the socie- 1 *
ty at the exposition.
WANT TO COLLECT THE j •
RECONSTRUCTION LOANS 1 1
United States Government Negotiating 1 1
With Other Powers For Funding of ]
These Debts. i
(By the Associated Press) a
Washington, Ala.v 23.—The IT. S. gov- i
ernment has taken steps to.-collect not l
only tlie war debts owed it by Europe, •
but the reconstruction loans made after
the armistice.
Several debtor governments have fail
ed to pay either their interest or princi- ,
pan on reconstruction debts, and in con
sequence the AA’ashington government lias
called attention to the agreement nego
tiated at the time the loans were made
there would be no discrimiation in loans
of this character.
Special Saturday Matinee For Children <
For Five Cents at Concord Theatre. i
Commencing next Saturday morning at I
10 o’clock the Concord Theatre will run I
a special morning show for children only j;
and the price will only be five cents.
Alanager Meriwether announces that [;
these morning matinees for the young- 1
sters have proven very successful every- 1
where he has put them ond and a spe- J
eial program has been arranged for the
young folks attending these five-eent
shows.
The performance will commence at 10
a. m. sharp and will only run for one
hour. All children under twelve years
of age will be admitted for a nickel and
no adults are to be admitted at all un
less a nurse is with several children.
A new serial of real historical interest
lias been booked to showed at these morn
ing shows and also a real clever comedy
will be shown.
The new Concord theatre seat 606
people and no doubt it will be crowded
next Saturday morning for the special
show for children at five cents.
City Census Blanks Insured For $30,000.
Albany, N. Y’.. May 22.—Airs. Flor
ence E. S. Knapp, secretary of state,
today insured for $50,000 two trucks
loaded with census supplies for New
York City, whtieh left here late this
afternoon . This is the largest insur
ance policy every taken out on a State
shipment from Albany.
The supplies consist of the field sheets,
portfolios and other things that will be
used by the 3,000 or more New Y'ork
enumerates, who will work on Alon
day, Jnne Ist. The printing of this
[ material required nearly three weeks, and
i the loss of it would seriously impede
• the work.
i Rum Ships Off For Southern Porto.
Halifax, N. 8., Alay 23 (By the Asso
ciated Ijress).—Six ram ships which put
’ into port after the establishment of the
■ U. S. coast guard blockade along rum row
i cleared today for Southern ports, includ
i ing Honduras, Cuba and Nasau. The
i rest of the fleet is expeeted to clear with
in the next few days.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Advance of 18 to 21
Point on Firm Cables and Covering 1
For the Week-End.
(By the Associate*! Press)
New York, May 23.—The cotton mar- '
ket opened steady today at an advance 1
of IS to 21 points on firmer Liverpool *
cables and covering for over the week- ‘
end. 1 1
Except for continued dry weather in 1
South Texas where rains are needed. '
traders found nothing in the weather ( -
news to encourage buying, and there were |
reiterated reports of domestic mill cur-:
tailment . This checked the early de-j -
maud and prices were quiet after the 1
early trading and prices held generally 1
steady at 22.00 for July and 22.30 for ( >
October, or about 18 points above ye*- ]
today's closing quotation. The amount 1
of cotton on ship board awaiting clear- j 1
ance at the end of the week was esti-j
mated at 50,000 bales against 04,000 1
last week. | ’
Cotton futures opened steady’. July, l
20.22; Oct. 22.30: Dec. 22.48: Jan.! 1
'22.10; March 22.20.
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ASSEMBLY HALTS WORK ; f
FOR OVER WEEK END |
Entertainments Being Offered Delegates ] f
Today — Resume Business Monday. t
(By the Associate*! Press)
Lexington, Ky., May 23.—Its numer- 1
ous reports in the hands of the cominis- ‘
sions, the general assembly of the Pres- -
byterian Church in the United States to- <
day turned to sight seeing and other en- *
tertainments. pending resumption of busi- *
ness Monday.
After a brief session today to hear a •
a report from the standing committee on »
foreign correspondence, adjournment was ■
planned to next week. The opening '
was postponed this morning to give the *
standing and special committees time to 1
make reports and make recommendations <
thereon. 1
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TIDAL WAVE CAUSES
DAMAGE TO HOUSES
Wave Swept Along 26 Miles of Ameri- ,
can Shore Line and Summer Resorts ;
Were Damaged.
(By the Associated Press)
Rochester, N. Y., May 23. —A tidal i
yvave along 26 miles of the American '
shore line swept Lake Ontarior .today <
causing heavy damage to summer resorts
and villages. No loss of life is reported. I
The wave rolled in some places more -
that 150 feet inshore, carrying wreckage ’
and small boats with it. i
V largo Quantity ot Liquor Taken Ry .
Federal Officers. 1 1
| Salisbury. May 22.—Federal prohibi- I
ition Officers Fletcher. Kilby, Prevettc. 1
Halyburton and Kennedy, working out 1
from the state headquarters here, de
stroyed 30,000 gallons of beer, captured
10 huge distilleries, and other property 1
valued at SB,OOO in Wilkes and Cald
well counties on Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday of this week, according to 1
report, from Director Coltrane this
morning.
The officers captured a 300 gallon
copper distillery in their raids, one of
the largest outfits ever taken in this
state. Most of the raids were made in
the Windy Gap section where other of
ficers destroyed about 8,000 gallons of
beer and took two huge stills Monday.
Officer Osteen, of Asheville, also re
ported this morning the capture of two
liquor cars and a driver near the
mountain city.
Means Arrives in Atlanta to Begin
Serving Two-Year Term.
Atlanta, Ga„ May 22.—Gaston It.
Means, prominent figure in the senate
investigation of former Attorney Gen
eral Harry M. Daugherty and whose
activities over a period of more than 10
years has attracted nation-wide atten
tion, arrived in Atlanta today to begin
a two-year sentence imposed on con
viction of conspiracy in connection with
illegal whisky withdrawals.
Means readily posed for newspaper
photographers and talked profusely.
"The government is all right, only
sometimes, the best of us make mis
takes,” he said.
Notwithstanding, the great expense in
volved in the care and transportation of
mounts, polo shows every indication of
taking its place in American oollege life
along with (the other minor sports such
as tennis, golf, swimmiug and lacrosse.
NIAGARA’S LIGHTS
TO RIVAL THE SUN
To Turn Power It Produces Back On
Itself.
Buffalo, N. l r .. May 23.—Niagara
Falls is to furnish its own power for
a battery of searchlights which will
throw back one and a third billions of
eandlepower of light upon herself. The
new illumination is scheduled for its in
auguration tomorrow night, and it is
expected that thousands will visit the
Falls to witness the wonderful sight.
Eighteen years ago W. d’Arey Ryan,
the eminent illuminating engiheer, made
Niagara something to be remembered
when he first illuminated the waterfalls
with searchlights. Hundreds of thou
sands of persons were attracted to the
Falls, and it was often necessary at night
to close Ihe bridges to the large crowds
which gathered for the display.
The illumination was continued for
thirty nights, the time stipulated before
the project was undertaken. Since then
the only illumination of the Fulls lias
been provided by small incandescent flood
ligbtsT which have proven irnsat isfactofy
and did not produce the spectacular ef
fects of the searchlights.
Under the terms of a contract recent
ly signed, the lighting of the Falls will
far surpass that of 1 DOT. More power
ful lights will be used, solar screens will
bo provided, and it will be possible to
have light drills with scintillating beams
of many hues radiating in all directions
—concentrated on one fall, distributed
oyer both, or sent into the heavens to
be visible for a distance of 100 miles un
der suitable atmospheric conditions.
International co-operation has made
the permanent lighting of the Falls pos
sible. The cities of Niugnra Falls in
New York state and Ontario, together
with the Victoria Park Commission and
the Hydro-Electric. Power Oommisssion
of Ontario, have joined in the financing
of this project . Thirty per cent, more
light will be used in the new installa
tion than in 1907.
The first attempt to illuminate the
Falls was in 1884 by Alfred Bierstatd.
who desired to exhibit the waters at
night to a party of English railroad men.
He placed a quantity of powder on the
ledge of rocks beneath the American
Falls. This display was effective, al
though some of the powder became damp
ened from the spray of the Falls and
did not ignite.
‘ The present installation of lights will
be on tlie Canadian side. The Hydro-
Electric Power Commission of Ontario
will donate the necessary electric power
to operate the lights for about four hours
every night. Goat Island and she rapids
above the Falls will be dimly illumi
nated with flood lights, as the 1907 dis
play showed that best results were ob
tained when those two beauty spots were
also lighted to some extent.
A special feature of the
program will be a reproduction of the
same light on Niagara Falls as was seen
during the recent eclipse of the sun.
All the Beautiful and spectacular effects
observed during the solar eclipse were
recorded by cameras and special labora
tory apparatus set up at the Falls. The
varying light intensities were accurate
ly recorded, and Mr. Ryan, the engineer
in charge of tlw project, declares he can
reproduce at toght with artificial lights
what tlie sun did for the first time in
more than one hundred years.
Mr. Ryan is regarded as probably the
foremost expert in America in the mat
ter of great illuminations. He was one
of the first to develop tlie flood lighting
system, one of his earliest experiments
being the illumination of the Singer
building tower in New York city. He
also directed the spectacular lighting ef
fects of the Rio de Janeiro Centennial
International Exposition.
With Our Advertisers.
Money is too scarce to spend for just
any kind of electrical equipment. See
W. J. Hethcox for the proper kind.
Big special for Monday at the Charles
Stores Co. —pictures and mirrors, 25
cents each.
The New Concord Theatre offers an
attractive program for next week. Look
it up in a new ad. today.
“If I Were King” the annual com
mencement drama at Mount Pleasant, by
Mont Amoena Seminary and Mt. Pleasant
Collegiate Institute will be given Monday
at 8:30 p. m.
Tbe Yorke & Wadsworth Co. has been
appointed dealer for the Kelvinator, the
electric refrigerator. On demonstration
in their store every day.
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HOPE EMTEfipO
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WE A SUCCESS
From Norway Comes Re-
Reports That Weather For
Flight Continues Favor
able for Arctic Explorers.
FEEL AMUNDSEN
HAS FOUND POLE
Or At Least That He Has
Found Intermediate Piece
of Land On Which He Can
Make His Observations.
Oslo. Norway, May 28 (By the Associ
ated Press).—The Shipping Gazette re
ports that weather Condition for Capt.
Amundsen's polar flight continue very fav
orable. and there is every hope of tbe ex
pedition returning safely.
A dispatch to the paper sayß the tem
perature is now mild. The steamer Farm
is not in communication with the other
expedition ship Hobby. a» the latter is
not equipped witli wireless.
Those with Arctic experience or other
expert knowledge believe Amundsen's ab
sence indicated that he had landed at the
pole, or had discovered an intermediate
piece of land on which he had descended
for observations.
In either case it is pointed out he
might experience difficulties in attempt
ing to again take the air.
Norwegian press comments agree in
tlie view that Amundsen must have land
ed at the Pole. The newspapers argue
that otherwise by now he would have re
turned to Spitzbergen.
Captain Otto Hverdrufi, Norwegian
Arctic explorer, said that he did not
think the discovery of new lands by
Amundsen was probably. He expressed
the opinion that there is no land about
the North Pole, recalling that Peary did
not see land around the region of the
88th degree north. He said in his opin
ion the polar basin in the regions of the
North Pole are made up of open waters
and drifts of ice.
Major (lunar Isaehen, another Arctic
explorer expressing a contrary view, said
lie would not exclude the possibility of
Amudseu discovering new laud.
Ready to Offer Aid.
Boston, May 23. —AH the planes of the
Captain Donald H. MacMillan Aecaiii
expenditiou will be subordinated to the
relief of Roald Amundsen if Amundsen
is not heard before the MacMillan ships,
Bowoin and Peary, leave this country
late in June.
PICKARD GIVES BOND
AND GETS HIS CAR
Employe of State Department of Labor
and Printing Arrested on Liquor
Charge.
Wilmington, May 22.—80nd in the
sum of $750 was given today by Robert
O. Pickard. Raleigh, identified with the
state department of labor and printing
to cover releases of the automobile con
fiscated in a prohibition iaw violation
ease and also an ap]>eal from the judg
ment of Recorder George Harris to the
New Hanover Superior court.
Pickard was convicted iu the re
corder's court on charges of purchasing,
possessing and transporting a half pint
of liquor and his automobile was con
fiscated and ordered sold. Ou charges of
operating a ear under the influence of ,
intoxicating liquor he was fined SSO and
sentenced to 48 hours in jail. Fine was
suspended on condition that he not drive
a ear in the county for 12 months.
It was from these findings that Pick
ard appealed. The bond as given covers
nppeals ip both cases and releases his
ear pending action of the higher court.
Chicago Swelters With Mercury »4.
Chicago. May 22.—Chicago sweltered
today in the hottest may day in the his
tory of the weather bureau here, ex
tending back over 54 years. The mer
cury climbing throughout the day, top
ped 94 at 4 p. m.. breaking all records
up to and including May 22, and equal
ing the record of May 26, 1911. Cooler
weather with possible thundershowers is
predicted.
Asked to Form Cabinet.
Brussels, May 23 (By the Associated
X>ress).—The King today asked Burgo
master Max of Brussels, to form a cab
inet to succeed that of Premier Aloys
Van de Vyvere, which resigned yesterday.
M. Max agreed to attempt to form a tem
porary business cabinet unaffiliated With
any parliamentary political groups.
Will Meet In Columbus, Miss.
Nashville, Tenn.. May 23.—Columbus,
■ Miss., was selected today as the next
; convention city for the General Assem
; bly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
' Church. Jackson, Tenn., was the only
other city making definite proposals for
the meeting. The vote was 98 tb 8.
Avalanches have been known to start
when a climber shouted to his compan
ions across the snow slope.
WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS
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Fair tonight and Sunday, ; ;■ ,