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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT UMIIGH HELD OHTHURSDAY Twenty-Five Hundred Del egates Go to State Capi tol and Rousing Conven tion Is Held. MAX GARDNER’S GEM OF A SPEECH Demonstration For Over man Was a Disappoint ment to His Friends— Reynolds, Hand-Shaker. Tribnne Bureau Sir Waiter Hotel Raleigh. April H(l—Without even n ripple of excitement or controversy to disturb the tffllm tenor of its ways, the State Democratic party yesterday convened, transacted its routine busi ness and adjourned. It was as quite a State convention ns has ever been held in North Carolina, if not the quietest, in the judgment of veteran politicians. There were high-lights, of course There was W. C. Feimster's keynote 1 address, conceded to be an able and ( masterful speech, well arranged and equally well delivered. Then, there wn« the stirring oration delivered by former Governor Cameron Morrison ' in seconding U. O. Everett's resolu tion honoring the memory of William Jennings Bryan. I,ast of the real liigh-lights was the brief speech of 1 O. Max Gardner, hailed as the next 1 governor, delivered when called upon 1 by a convention that would not be 1 content to ndjourn for luncheon until 1 it had heard from the “most popular man in the state,"’ as he is termed by 1 not a few who claim to be in close 1 touch with the public's likes nnd dis likes. That address of Mr. Gardner's while hardly more than ten minutes in duration, is considered by those who heard it ns a real gem which, backed by the personality of the man who delivered it, will stand out ns one of the real events of the 1926 convention, I Even the platform, over which a fight was expected Vo .iltvy lop if there! •wait any bad blood «t all Tff the con vention. was adopted without a dis senting vote, even though its failure to include planks militantly espous ing the Australian ballot ami the eight months school term could hard ly have met with the full approval of the enthusiasts on those questions nnmebered among the delegates. Neither of those issues came up on 1 the convention floor, in any guise * whatsoever, nor was Danvinianism so * much as mentioned above a Whisper. , Whether the platform committee was waited upon by delegations of pro- * ponents of any of those questions was not divulged, but E. 8. Farker. Jr., of * Greensboro, chairman of the commit- J tee on platform and resolutions, did J announce in reading the platform that it had been unanimously approved by the membership of the committee. Nor did tile Overman demonstra- ' tion so confidently expected by many develop. At every opportunity, the junior senator's name was cheered, to be sure, but the applause was no louder nor of any longer duration than that given other high Democrat ic officials. The last thing before adjournment, Governor Dougliton, in his capacity of chairman, read the following tele gram : “Public building bill now being con sidered, Muscle Shoals and railroad labor bill to be considered next in all of which bills North Carolina is" l deeply interested. Regret it is im perative for me to remain at my post of duty for this reason. Will not be able to attend convention and ex tend my greetings. Truth is mighty and will prevail. The Democratic party, founded on the principles of truth, justice and righteousness and equal rights to all cannot, shall not, will not die so long as the people love liberty and the immortal prin ciples upon which our Republic is founded. (Signed) “DEE 8. OVERMAN.” That was the signal for the closest to a demonstration that came during the entire convention, but it was of short duration. As the cheers died away, a Reynolds enthusiast burst forth with “Hurrah for Bob Rey nolds,” so the honors were about even there. The convention seemed in hearty accord with the strong endorsement of<-the present State administration given in the keynote speech and in the platform. Coming from county conventions which had adopted reso lutions. even stronger than usual in that regard, they could harly be other wise. The ovation given Governor McLean when he stepped onto the platform at the convening of the con vention was, perhaps, the loudeet of flit bursts of applause accorded any one during the convention, with the possible exception of O, Max Gardner, from whom a speech was demanded, nnd received. What went on in the convention was far from ns interesting as that which transpired outside, where the real politics were taking place. With the senatorial race between Overman and Reynolds as the only contest of particular moment within the state, principle interest was in that cam paign. If Robert R. Reynolds put in an idle waking moment from Wednesday evening, when he arrived, to last night, no one caught him at it. Hi* The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily fijSpiljS - * *' Vv ~-, ' jf m&L i « * Father Prank A. Seifert, pastor of St, Frederick's Catholic church in Dag, gett, Mlch„ has been elected mayoa of the town —the first clergyman ii, the state to hold such an office, There were only three dissenting votes. He has been a chaplain lq Michigan prisons, and served aa.* captain, overseas, with the American army in UU. TEST OF STRENGTH AT PASSAIC MILLS TODAY Strikers Going to Hold Meeting So They Can Get Ruling in Court on Riot Art. Passaic, N. J.. April 30.—-OP>—-The I deadlocked textile mill strike reached another crisis today with a meeting called for this afternoon by the Am erican Civil Liberties I'nion to test the riot act. Sheriff George Nimmo contends he can under the act break up any strike meeting in the city. The union hqs planned a meeting ns a specific test of the sheriff's pow er to prevent peaceful assemblage of the strikers. If successful Albert Weisbord, the strike organizer, declar ed yesterday the strikers will go a step further and re-establ'sh their picket lines about the Garfield Mills. INO DECISION 80 FAR IN SIDNA ALLEN CASE FaflaraJ Com* Officials Await Copy M Pardon Before Planning the Next Move.. Charlotte, April 30.—C4 3 ) —Federal court officials here said today that their future course in the case against Sidna Allen, member of the “Allen gan” charged with pernjury in connec tion with counterfeiting eases will be determined after a copy of the pardon given by Governor Byrd is received in this state. The conditions of the pardon of the Virginia Executive to Allen will be closely studied, it was added. The man will be held for the Fed eral authorities here under a detain er issued at Greensboro, N. C., in 1913, it was explained. Bridge Collapses and Thirty Drown. Moscow. Auril 29.—Thirty persons were drowned this afternoon when a bridge over the River Okelita, about ten miles from Leningrad, broke, plunging about fifty pedestrians into the swift current. Soldiers rushed to the scene and rescued twenty of them. Most of the victims were peasant women bound for the city carrying milk nnd other provisions. Balloon Crosses Tennessee. Nashville, Tenu., April 30.— (A*) — At 7:30 this morning a balloon, one of the National Elimination^Contest, passed over Blackwood flying field, goiiA >n a southeastern direction. The balloon was at an altitude of 2,000 feet nnd identification marks on it were not distinguishable. Jethro Almond’s tent show will be gin a reportoire of plays here Mon day on South Union Street. See ad. in this paper. right hand was in use all the time and if any person who attended the convention missed a hand-shake with h'm, it was because he remained hid : in some inacessibie place during his stay. One politician estimated that Sen ator Overman lost 10,000 vote* by his inability to be present for the convention and for the pre and post convention activities, but others de clared that highly improbable and still Others maintained that the jun ior senator won votes by sticking by his guns. It’s 1 just one man's guess against another's. From all over the state, however, came reports that Reynolds would make a much better race than was i at first anticipated and there were many who attributed the unusually large off-year attendance at the con vention to the alarm which has spread among the “‘old guard.” NOTICE! .City Privilege Licenses are due May Ist. Call and get your license plates for private ; autos and trucks, automobiles and trucks, and drays for hire. I CHAS. N. FIELD, i City Tax Collector. j MAY DAY EXPECTED TO PASS QUIETLY j j- IN THIS COUNTRY I I' ; Only Small Radical Group \ YVill Observe Day in the United States as It Is Not a Holiday. . j (WANT OBSERVANCE i BY COMMUNISTS! Resolution Urging Themj to Observe Day as “Dem- j onstration Against Im-j perialism” Circulated New York. April 30.— UP) —May Day. the occasion of many fatal Eu ropean labor riots in recent years, is expected to .pass quietly tomorrow in the United States, where it is observ ed only by n comparatively small rad ical group. The day is not sanction ed as a holiday by the American Fed eration of Labor. The central executive committee of workers (communists) 'party today circulated from New York a resolution urging communists all over the conn to observe tomorrow as a “day of demonstration against international Imperialism" on the ground that the last year has seen ‘a’ tightening of the grip of naked imperialism 111 Kill the toiling masses throughout the world.” Although communist mass demon strations are scheduled for a number of large cities, the Department of Jus tice plans to precautionary measures, on the t*heory that none are necessary. MAYOR DISCUSSES LETTER BJSNT TO LOCAL OFFICERS Was Not VVnitten For Publication Cut Was Prompted By Desire to Defeat Bootleggers. Mayor H. Barrier this morning discussed the letter which he sent to police, officers of the city last week 1 and which was published in this pa-" per Thursday, declaring that the let ■ ter was not offerer! in criticism to any one but was prompter by a de sire for full enforcement of- the pro -5 hibition law in Concord. ':Xte letter was • made nwMic.'A I Mayor Barrier saids “at the »ug -1 gestions of officers of the local Wo man's Christian Temperance Union. 1 I mailed a eqp.v of it to each officer t last week but had no intention of t making it public until I was asked i by the W. C. T. U. for permission to - print it ” p Mayor Barrier stated further that due to the determined effort being made now to repeal the prohibition law he felt it his duty as Mayor of Concord to urge local officers to show no lack of interest in the on forcement of this aw “at a Tine when the 18th amendment is passing through its most critical period." "It Is a matter of fact," he stated “that bootleggers in the city declare my hands are tied. Naturally I look to the po ice department for relief in such a position." In the last para graph of the letter Mayor Barrier stated: “This is in no way a charge against you as an officer, but simply ' n reminder that I am depending on [ you to do your full duty along the ■ lines mentioned, whether it is popu ; lar or not. I am grateful to you for ■ your cooperation thus far, but am • taking this means to let you know that I am not altogether satisfied with conditions about the city, and shall expect more diligent service as ■ occasion demands." - Mr. Barrier said that on many . occasions he has been advised that , bootleggers here are not being up e prehended, complaints of flagrant ) violations of the prohibition law t coming from both white and colored citizens. “It is to be expected that these complaints should be addressed - to me, the administrative head of the i- city government,” he said, “and I I. wanted the officers to know aDout them.” In his letter Mayor Barrier asked offic rs who are not - in sympathy with the prohibition law and who do not want to see it enforced and are unwilling to work for its enforce- ment to resign. He stated that so far •none of the officers have mentioned receipt of the letter and he takes this as an indication that the of ficers rea.lize he meant no personal 1 criticism but was discussing condi tions in general. He said further that he accepts their attitude as an in dication that they are ready and anxious to enforce the law. | Markson Shoe Store to Close Out. The Markson Shoe Store has decid ed to close out its store in Concord, and tomorrow morning. May 1 at 9 o’clock, will start a Closing Out Sale, at which their big stock of shoes for men, women and children will be thrown on the market at prices that | will surprise you. In the sale will also be included ladies' and misses' .home. Everything must be sold, and ‘ the fixtures and lease will be for sale. Be on hand - tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock and while the sale lasts, get your shoes at cost. Read the double page ad. in today’s Tribune for de tails and prices. Those on Board Chichlbu Are Safe. 1 Tokio, April 30—C4>) —The fwher . man and crew of the Chichlbu Maru. numbering 258 have been rescued 5 from the wrecked vessel on the rocks off ParamuShiru, farthest north of • the Kurile Islands. The safety of the men was announced in a dis patch to the Jlji from Hokkaido Is land. CONCORD, N. C., PRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1926 * ♦ ] * gasoline price * ri advanced again 1 + BY STANDARD f j * ' —— * ‘ft New York, April .TO.— — ft I ft. (In soli nr* prices were ndvancwl ft, r ft 11-2 cents a gallon today I>3 ft i ft the Standard Oil Company of ft 1 , ft. New Jersey in North Carolina ft. ] t ft and South Carolina, nnd 1 cent jft gallon e'sew here in its territory. ft 1 I ft. The new tank wagon price in ft, i ft North Carolina and Houth • ft olina is IS 1-2 cent* a gallon, ft i ft and 18 cents elsewhere. Kero?*# i ft nenes also were advanced 1 1-2’s [ ! ft cents a gallon, to 15 1-2 cents, ft ■ft The Texas Company met the ft I jft advance in both gasoline and ft Id kerosene. ft • !* * 1 !♦************♦' | It SIDNA ALLEN AND COMPANION FREED i ! Final Chapter Written in the Noted HiUsville Tragedy by Governor H. F. Byrd. Richmond. April 29.—During a dramatic moment in the office of the governor here this afternoon, finis was written to the final chapter of a story which fourteen years ago sent three court officials reeling into eter nity during the famous “Allen gang" trial at Hi lsville. nnd caused a na tion to gasp with horror. Sinda Allen nnd Wesley Edwards, two of the six principals in the trag edy. after years of imprisonment for their part in s-hooting up the court on the memorable March 14. 1912, were granted conditional pardons by Governor Hnrry F. Byrd, several years before their terms would hnve expired. As far ns the State of Virginia is concerned, the famous Allen case is el owed history. The pardons of the two men today recalled the tragedy of long standing in the mountains of Southwest Vir ginia. A judge, the sheriff of the court and the commonwealth's at torney of the court which was trying Floyd Alien, charged with n minor offense, were victims of the guns which barked from every corner of the court room. Judge Thorton 1.. Mnssie, Sheriff Lewis F- Webb and Commonwealth's Attorney William M. Foster did not ' live to see order restored from the riotous mob-spirit which terrorized the town after the court was thrown into turmoil by the unexpected rain ing of tile leaden pellets of death into the tgauquility of'the small court c-isakC”. ~ v -’V » A juror, another victim, sub*e* quently died* from wounds when struck by a bullet as he «at in the ’ jury box. Trial followed. Floyd Allen and ' his son. Claude, were sentenced to ' the electric chair when convicted of attacking the court room in a con spiracy to shoot up the court, and for the murder of the three officials. Fred Allen nnd Sidna Edwards, both >f whom were pardoned by Governor v Lee Trinkle, also were oonvieted. Sinda Allen, brother of Floyd. and Vesley Edwards fled from the court oom after the shooting. For months sheriff's posses scoured the mountain jus country before they finnlly were •aptured in the mid-west and brought to trial. Allen was sentenced to 35 ears and Edwards to 27. It was a year after the shooting hat Floyd and his young son, every effort for commutation of their sen dices having failed, went to the riec rict chair on March 28, 1913. From all over Virginia came men ages and pleas for commutation. But ’fforts were of no avail and they went to their death declaring themselves innocent of any complicity in the plot. “The Allens,” as they were known, proved model prisoners, and first ef forts were made for paroles several years ago, culminating into success today. The pardoned men were present in : the [overnor’s office and heard iin-i passioned pleas for the tempering of ' justice with mercy as Governor Byrd i proceeded to act on the pleas for par -1 dons. : As Senator Holman 'Willis and oth [ er speakers before the governor un f rolled the moving drama that had its , beginnings in the hills of Virginiq, 1 tears trickled down the cheeks of y Sidna Alleu. He was just a boy on ® that day, fourteen years ago. In e paying for crime he declares he never _ committed, officials said, he has de FGUIUIUU'U, viuviuis aaiu, lie nan uc * veloped into a fine, upstanding man. Shortly after Governor Byrd issued < the conditional pardons Edwards came < out of prison a free man. Sidna Allen, however, was not released with , his nephew. It developed today that , he had a detainer from a federal , court in North Carolina hanging over him, a charge of perjury growing out l of a previous counterfeiting charge in Charlotte, N. C. Officials there were notified of his pardon and asked whether they wished him held. Net Allowed to Assemble. Passaic, April 30. —Several hun dred persons gathering in front of Belmont Park, Garfield, for a meet ing to test the sheriff’s power to pro hibit peaceful assemblage during op eration of the riot act, were driven away today by deputies armed with I riot guns and uniformed policemen I with clubs. There was no clash be-1 [■ tween strikers and officers. j Democrat Will Retain Seat. Washington, April 30.—OP'—The i Senate today unanimously dismissed! the contest of former Senator Holm I Buraom. republican, for the seat of Senator Bratton, democrat, New Mex icq. Gastonia Postmaster Washington, April 29. —Postmas- ters nominated today included: Gas tonia, N. C, Roger P. Was'jam. Max Great Speech at The Democratic State Convention Tribune Bureau [ Raleigh, April 50.—1 n the opinion cf many, the boxt speech delivered during the State Democratic eon-j veation of yesterday was that of O. | Max Gardner’*, in to a re peated call from the delegates short ly before adjournment for lunch. It wan given without manuscript, out, at the request of Tribune Bureau, its author consented to dictate it as nearly a* he could remember it. It :s an follows: “Four years ago I stood on this platform and declared before a Democratic convention that, in my judgment, political equity and geo graphical recognition entitled East ern Carolina to the uncontested right ( of naming the next governor of j North Carolina. I hope I do not i trespass upon political proprieties when I now announce to a mirprieed | public that I happen to know at . leant one Western North Carolina Democrat and I hope only one, who, ! by the same equitable and geo- | graphical token, is giving serious consideration to the subject of of fering himself ns • a candidate for governor in the 192 S primary. “In order to fon'stall embarrass ment, I refrain from mentioning his name- I can say at least one thing for him. His democracy is undiluted ; hie* loyalty to his party undisputed and his willingness to serve hardly denied. “It affords me great joy to as semble with this splendid group of North Carolina Democrat*. My iji teret*t in the primary is always at its lowest ebb just after one lias been held and during a political conven tion. There is something fascinat ing about a political convention. It cultivate* that close affection which grow* from common names, kindred spirits, from similar advantages and friendly rivalry, but it* contesting glory ho* faded, and we now meet to shake hand*, felicitate the brethren, stimulate the sisters, brighten and burnish the armor of our democracy, and gird ourselves for further *er vice to North Carolina. “It i*( the nature of man to over rate present evil nnd to underrate present good; to long for that which he has not and to be dissatisfied with that which he has. Thi* is the living germ of the spirit of progress, with SENATOR PAT HARRISON STARTED SENATE DEBATE When He Moved Senate Begin Con sideration of farm HeUpf Meas ures Now. \ Washington, April 50. mo tion to bring farm rel : ef legislation ' immediately before the Senate was made today by Senator Harrison, dem- I ocrat, Mississippi. > The motion apparently caught most senators unaware, but Chairman Fer ■ nnld of the public buildings commit- I tee, forced a quarum call, and after that debate became general. Opposing 'the displacing of the i $165,000,000 public buildings bill on ' the Calendar. Senator Lenfroot, re- < publican, Wisconsin, declared ‘‘no < Senator need fear that the agrieultur- ; al legislation will not be taken up and j voted upon before adjournment.” “I want the Senators to realize what the adoption of this motion ; means,” he added. “In every state < there are federal buildings in most urgent need of additional appropria tions in order for work to proceed up on them.” This led to a long colloquy between democrats and republicans as to where the money is to be spent for public buildings. Senator Overman, democrat, North Carolina, declared 22 states would go without appropriations, but this was disputed by Senator Smoot, republi can, of Utah. Senator Overman conceded that $15,000,000 of the total would go to 1 practically all states to complete ( buildings already authorized. I STUDENTS TURN COW \ IN COLLEGE CHAPEL Authorities Will Do Utmost to Iden tify and Punish Guilty Ones. Thomasville, April 20.—Some of s the boys of High Point Methodist |t Protestant. College pulled a little more f than a joke on Tuesday night when a they led a cow into the chapel of the a college and shut the doors. It ie r easy to imagine the consternation i. amongst the professors and students when on Wednesday morning they entered the chapel for their morning devotions. President Andrews wa* equal to the occasion, as far as any man could be. calling on the boys to remain in the chapel while asking the girls to re tire and assemble in some other room for the hour. The president, it is said, did not fail to get ’em told. It is understood that officials of the in stitution are going as far as possibV in finding out the boys who perpe trated “the act of desecration” as it was called. •XXJOOOOOOOOOOOvSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOQOOOOQOOOOOOOCX) I May Ist 1926 New Series Opens If you contemplate building in the near future and 5 need a loan, come to see us now and take out your stock. | May the first is tax returning time. Invest your idle \ funds in Prepaid Stock at $72.25 per share, which is non- |j taxable. ‘ s j CITIZENS BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ! . j OFFICE IN CITIZENS BANK ■ l > ' * jOpqO^TOOOOftQOOQOOOOOQOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ Si?,*.- i .. st, | out which all governments would j soon decay, degenerate and pass 'away. It is thi* spirit of sustained I j progress that has enabled the Demo-| | era tie party to hold aloft the lion- • ored traditions of our native State ; and add a new !u*tre to her crown ; of glory. j “Ayeock, the sweetheart of my poll- f ticaj ambition, wa* a disconrenred j Democrat. I love North Carolina be- j cauce it is a discontented State; not j the discontent that tears down, nut the discontent that builds up “ North Carolina has stepped out v from the ranks of her sister state#, j because she has not been content. i ] ha* longed for that which she! ha* pot and wa* dissat i*fied with i | that which she had. L j “The progressive discontent of our ( J State commenced to be reflected j I under Democratic leadership in the j dawn of a new century, and ha* j 1 steadily amt tediously and humanely ! and tenderly expressed itself in ser ! vice to the intimate needs of a Chris tian civilization. “I wish that I possessed the ability 1 to write a political scenario of North 1 Carolina, covering the first quarter ' of thi* century. I would construct it ; in seven reels, depicting the evolu ; tion of our State under the last ; Democratic Governor*. I ! “My first «cene would open in Jan uary. 1900, with dejected North I Carolina sitting in the oondnge of -1 illiteracy and in the bitterness of t despair. Out of the depths of mid - night I would Sowly emerge the \ heroic figure of that unequalled and i unexcelled Democrat. Charles B. - Ayeock. T would picture mm. with - torch in hand, lighting the fire* of t universal education in North Caro i linn, stimulating the machinery of 1 self-help, and with a courage and l faith like unto that of the Apostle ; Paul at Phillippi. I would hnve him > beckoning to the backward boys and . girs of his mother State to come up; 1 :to come up higher; to eonie up into , the healthy atmc*phere of equality -of opportunity, and with irresistible urge challenging them to make of - thcrartclves everything that God had p put into them* i “Next, I would flash upon the i screen that John the Baptist of l modern Democracy. Bob Glenn, who, - j (Continued on Page Five THE COTTON MARKET Optnrfi Steady at Declines of 1 to 3 Points in Response to Early Cables. New York-. April 30.—AP>—-The cotton market opened steady today ftt declines of 1 to 3 points in response i to relatively ensy Liverpool cables, but was steady at the decline with trading quiet. T'iie decline in Liverpool was at tributed partly to uncertainty of the British coal situation. Private cables • said 90 per cent, of mills spinning American cotton in Lancashire had agreed to close down all next week. These feature** evidently failed to created much selling power here, how ever, and the market held around 18.50 for May and 17 20 for October at the end of the first hour or about 1 t,o 4 points net lower. Cotton futures opened steady: May 18.7 p; July 18.12; October 17.22; De cember 16.88; January 16.78. NEW RECORD EXPECTED RESULT BALLOON RACE It Appears Now That Entries in the Litchfield Trophy Race Have Made New Records. Little Rock, Apr. 30.— UP) —A new American rLecord for baloons of 35,- 000 feet capacity filled with hydrogen gas appeared today likely to be set by contestants of the ittchfield trophy and the national elimination race which started here late yesterday. Four balloons reported up at 10 :15 ' o’clock this morning had only a short distance to go to beat the present record of 305 miles. Delegation to Europe to Sail May 22nd. Washington. April 30.— UP) —The group of State department and prohi ' bition officials delegated to work out t arrangements with the British gov -1 ernment for closer co-operation to i check smuggling will sail for Lon ; don May 22nd. s Assistant Secretary Andrews, in t charge of prohibition enforcement, is i expected to go as one of the Amer- ican negotiators. Word is awaited from the British government before full details of the programs are announced. Riffians Given Another Chance. Paris, April 30. —C4 5 ) —The Riffians have been granted one more chance to confer with Abd-el-Krim before re plying definitely to the Franco-Span ish peace offers. War Minister I’ainlpve announced upon leaving the conference jvith Premier Briand that the tribesmen have been given until | the 2nd or 3rd of “May.” MbP r "" .. ' I SEUTUhHUTEDH SUGtRTdRIFFPLAN Telegram Sent by Senator j 1 Smoot, Chairman of Sen-1 ate Finance Committee, j Read at Hearing. SAID TARIFF DID jl NOT AFFECT PRICE 'Witness Says Brousard 1 Was Known as Rather Active Partisan to Sugar Beet Interests. Washington, April 30. — UP) —The part played by Chairman Smoot, of the Senate finance committee, ill the < celebrated sugar tariff controversy i was inquired into today by the Sen- 1 ate tnriff investigating committee. Edward J. Costigan. a member of the tariff commission, told t'ae investi gators that while the sugar case was under consideration Chairman Smoot telegraphed the commission from Salt Lake City in March, 1923. advising against reducing the tariff. “Tariff lias nothing to do with speculation in sugar." the telegram said. “Rate advanced but 111 cents pel* hundred pounds. Cuban sugar controlled by sugar refiners. If they succeed in reducing tariff rate to de stroy the American sugar industry, may God help the American consum er." The witness continued that Com missioner Brousard. then a member j of the commission's advisory staff, be- j came known as “a rather active par tisan of the sugar beet interests," and was reported to be a friend of Sena tor Smoot. “He had been seen frequently pass ing between the office of Senator Smoot and the chairman of the com mission without reporting to any other members of the commission,'' Costigan said. , He also declared the national tariff council started a program in 1924 to raise SIO,OOO to get a '‘protectionist democrat" to succeed Commissioner ' Lewis, and to break down the oppo r sition in the jsOuth to a protective tnriff. - NEW PRESIDENT NOW AT LENOIR-RHYNE COLLEGE Dr. Schaeffer Arrives at Hickory and Will Assume Charge of In stitution Saturday. H Hickory. April 29.—-lier, n. Brent . Schaeffer, of Charleston. S. C„ who was recently elected president of Lenoir-Rhyne college, arrived in Hickory today and will enter upon his duties as president on May 1. Dr. Schaeffer addressed the student body during chapel exercises this morning and told them iaat: several reason influenced him to accept the presidency, which isthe first he has held. He stated that some of the finest possibilities for Lutheranism in the ’ south ’.and were to be found in ; North Carolina and that many op- ' portunities for serving the church were to be found in the responsibili- ' ties of the president of Lenoirßhyno college. With Our Advertisers. The milk of the Cabarrus Cream ery Co. is pasteurized. See neSv ad. Get a Troy couch hammock from H. B. Wilkinson. Big lot of underwear at Parks-Belk Co.'s. Many big bargains in the gro cery department too. The most pleasing gift to your mother will be one of your photo graphs. See ad. of Simpson's Studio. No matter what your size or shape, your suit is at Hoover’s. The Standard Buick Co. has six ■ used cars for sale. See list in new • ad. today. Phone 22 or 722, the Pearl Drug • Co. for prescriptions. > New summer millinery is coming in ■ daily at Robinson's millinery depart ment. i .Tust three more lots of spring coats i left at Efird’s, specially priced to -1 move them quick. Prices arc $9.95, I $14.50, and $18.50. , | Shoes for the youngsters that fit | at Ivey’s. $1.25 to $5.00. , | Get some of those gingham dresses . for your girls at .1, C. Penney Co s. , Prices 98c to $1.49. Franc Still Declining. Paris. April 30.—(4?) —The franc refusing to react favorably to the coo -1 elusion of the Franco-American debt settlement, continued its steady de cline throughout the day and closed at 30.49 to the dollar, a new low record. Miss Mary Stewart Cnceard. of Balt’more, who is visiting in Char ' lotte. and Joe Hamilton, of Charlotte, • spent Wednesday afternoon in Con \ cord with friends. BASEBALL ; SATURDAY AFTERNOON GIBSON MILL VS. HIGHLAND MILL (Os High Point) ; GIBSON BALL PARK > Game Called at 3:30 O’clock THE TRIBUNE PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY j NO 100 minimi foreign f HOE COUNCIL Bj RFlDVTOmui] Final Day’s Session Fea- a turd by Adoption of a fl Declaration of Principles fl of Organization. I RUSSIANS CAUSED 1 SOME excitement! Delegates Are Surprised to I Learn Soviets Had Ddk 1 egation at Conventioit I Seeking “Good 1 Will.’* M Charleston* S. <\, April •*o.—-04*)—* j* The National Foreign Trade ('oMrtftft J convention plunged into its final session here today with the adoption ! of the declaration of principles as thteCfM chief business. I The delegates were intrigued yes-. '! terday to learn that three tives of Soviet Russia were endeaYO# s ing to build up good will for thetr 1 country by conferring with Amerfrßjjpjj business men off the convention gwfejj The discovery of the delegation and I the statement of Chairman .Tas. AgS Farrell that the Russians were k im- M invited guests” created what official 1 * 1 called the most interesting develop- ! ment of the convention. 1 Headed by Geo. V. Tourbin, president of the Amtorg Trading 1 Corporation, the official pur ehafl||||M agent of the soviet government, llrtf j | Russians confined their activities tin .J i their conference rooms and did not ; I j pear on the convention floor. They jl were at Columbia, S. C., to insreet j textile plants, and will go to textile centers in that state. “'SM The morning session today was di-fj M vided into group conferences in which ;! phases of foreign trade were discuss ed. At the afternoon meeting George j Gordon Crawford, president of the .Jj Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Ootlft*! pany, was the chief speaker. j The relationship of the Irish Free J State to foreign commerce was delin-JJ eated by Lindsey Crawford, official | trade agent, who told how his countryjjl was developing imports and exports. {;J| Historic Charleston and its envir- | ons will be the route of a sight-seeing party by which the convention wiTOj come to a social close on Saturday. | ROWAN COPS WRESTLE WITH TWO MYSTERIES White Woman Beaten By Negro** and Wearing Apparel Found fc*,| ' Cemetery. - Salisbury. April 29. Salisbury | police department lias been concent- j ed today about two oases mat were \ more or’ loos mysterious. In one a’J white woman. Miss Zelda Martin, j was reported to have been bound and caged by tw*o negro men at her room- | ing house on East Council street while Mrs. Theo Plyler with whom she lives, was away from home. The negroes were said to have ei< tered the home last night and se cured twenty dollars belonging, to Mrs. Plyler. They then bound and caged Miss Martin, according to her story when Mr. and Mrs. Plyler re turned home and found Her tied up. The other case concerned the find ing of a number of articles of men’s clothing near a negro cemetery, evi dence apparently pointing to a tragedy. Enough could be learned from papers in the clothing to in dicate that they belonged to .Taek' Mitchell, 55 year* old.and there were instructions to notify sortie Mitchells in ease of death or injury but this instruction was blurred.-Of ficers! probed in a mound of freshly turned up dirt nearby but found nothing. Whittemere Faces Another Murder Trial. - xLa| New York. ApriLSO.—o4*)—©'strict Attorney Banton announced today I that Richard Reese Whittemore, bold,, j up man and escaped convict, would be returned to Baltimore and stand trial for the Maryland state prison' guard murder in 1925. Cashier Killed by Robbers. S| Philadelphia, April 30.—(#)—Saift- uel Holt, cashier for Armour & Com pany's Philadelphia branch, was shot and killed today by four men who i seized a bag containing between $5,000 : and SO,OOO which Holt was taking to ] his office from a bank. Charlotte Boy Victim of Hydrophobia. Charlotte. April 30.—< JP )—A caso diagnosed as hydrophobia today claim ed the life of William Tyzz'er, , ** here. The youth became ill last night. Physicians said that it was tbe first j death in years in this vicinity frothl such n cause. Berlin police are wearing a bullet proof armor of light, flexible Bteel plates. HATH BEAR SAYB| % ® i i *V N n ■l—lllll '- v Fair weather tonight and Satur4|B somewhat warmer tonight. ModtfjHj : to fresh southwest winds. , l