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VOLUME XXVI
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FOR SERVICE WHEN
OCCASION DEMANDS
One Thousand Soldiers
Landed at Liverpool and
Are Quartered in Ain
tree Race Course.
BALDWIN STATES
TALK NO GOOD
Says There Is Nothing
More to Be Done by the
Government Unless Or
der for Strike is Recalled
London, May 3. —G4 3 ) —One thou
sand troops were landed at Liverpool
today and proceeded to the famous
Aintree race course. They are be
inft held in readiness to move to any
part of Lancashire at a moment's no
tice.
Newspapers Feel Strike.
London, May 3.—OP)—The com
positors on tile-Evening Standard
Star and Daily News today declined
to set. copy which they considered
harmful to the laborer's canoe and
went to consult their union dtiefa.
Early editions of the afternoon pa
pers appeared but the others were
held up pending the union's deci
sion.
Challenged by Alternative Govern
ment.
London, May 3.—■ (>P)—Premier
Baldwin today told the House of
Commons that ns a result of the order
for a general strike at midnight to
night file government finds itself chal
lenged by an alternative government.
further talking would be wrong,
the premier said, unless the govern
ment got immediate anil uncondition
al withdrawal of instructions for the
general strike.
He became convinced last night, he
asserted, that A. Pugh, chairman of
the trades union congress, and 'liis
colleagues were no longer in control
of the situation within their own
ranks.
Thinks Strike Can He Settled.
London, May 3.—(A 3 ) —A basis for
settlement of the general strike can
still be reached if the negotiations are
resumed, say* a statement issued this
afternoon by council of the tradea
nntnn Congress. The statement fol
lowed n joint meeting of the connrll.
the parUgtnenmtary labor party and
t'je miners' executives.
Tlie premier declared that the la
bor leaders ordering the strike were
threatening tlie basis of orderly gov
ernment, and were nearer to proclaim
ing civil war than Great Britain had
been for centuries. ’
Strike Ties I’p the London Daily
Mail.
London. May 3.—One of the first
effects of the strike is the non-ap
pearance of the Daily Mail this
(Monday) morning, owing to u strike
of the printers who took exception
to the Mail’s proitosed editorial on
the strike situation under the cap
tion "For King and Country.”
Tiie editorial declared that “a
generul strike can not be tolerated
by any civilized government.”
The Daily Mail informed the As
sociated Press that the printers took
exception to the editorial and de
manded that alterations be by
the editor, who refused to comply.
ENGLAND IS FACING
A GENERAL STRIKE
Million Miners Backed By Five Mil
lion Tradesmen in Their Struggle.
London. May I.—Complete paraly
sis of industry in Great Britain is a
prospret of the coming week unless
before Tuesday some agreement is
reached for settling the coal strike
which began today. One million
miners are affected by the strike;
they will be lacked up. if the strike
eoutinues, by some five million work
ers belonging to 203 trades unions.
The representatives of these unions
decided today to put all their
strength to the task of helping the
miners, for the issue is character
ized by labor as no longer one be
tween owners and the miners, but as
affecting all labor.
A proclamation by the King which
gives the government almost un
limited powers and establishes a
"state of emergency,” which, while
not so far-reaching as the proclama
tion of martial law, permits the
authorities to use all the resources
of the state to guard the nation’s
vital interests.
Already, as a precautionary meas
ure, dispositions of troops have been
made in the coal mining areas of
South Wales, Lancashire and Scot
land. The organization for the main
tenance of supplies is prepared to
join with the government hi hun
dreds of centers throughout the coun
try in maintaining essential services,
while there are indications that the
government itself is getting ready to
take over the control of coal, both in
the mines and aboard ships.
Yet in the midst of overpowering
gloom of a possible general strike,
there is a ray of hope, for it is un
officially asserted that labor dele
gates have intimated to the govern
ment that if a resumption of nego
tiations were in immediate prospect,
even when the general strike was
due to begin Monday at midnight,
the threat would not be carried out.
There contention was that owing to
the lateness of tfie mine owners' of
fer conveyed to them late Friday
evening, there was not time left for
real negotiations-
The miners absolutely refused to
accept these terms.
The Concord Daily Tribune
1 North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
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* WALL STREET’S *
* RESPONSE T</ *
* BRITISH STRIKE*
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* New York, May 3;— Of) —A -K
4; sharp decline in stohk prices, fls
a drop of over one-hnlf rent in ifc
m Sterling exchange, and the es- IN
IK tablisliment of record low Ipvp'h IK
jit: for all time by French and Bel- IK
:lK ginn currencies was Wall #
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SHUT! IS COURT
; FOR ENGLISH CASE
| Hears the Imp«achment
Trial Brought Against
; Federal Judge English
l by the House.
Washington. May 3.—C4 3 )—For the
first time in years, and one of the first
times in history, the Senate today
transformed itself into a trial emit
to divide an impeachment case brought
by the House of Representatives.
Federal Judge George W. English.
, nf Illinois, accused of manipulation of
bankruptcy cases, assumption of un
due authority, and other misdemean
ors. was brought to the bar of the
court and entered a detailed denial of
the indictments.
The case w.U rest in that status for
tlie present. The next step will be the
filing of a rejoinder by the House. The
trial dutp is yet to be selected.
Facing almost the fuil membership
of the Senate, nhd with crowded gal
leries looking down. Judge English
presented through eotinsel denial which
was read by a Senate official from a
place on the Vice President's dais.
Many members of the House also
were present.
By previous order the Senate for-,
mall.v ceased to be a legislative body
at 12:30 p. m. and at tlie stroke of
the gavel became instead a court of
justice.
Senators who haci not previously
taken the special oath for the English
ease were sworn. There were seven
of them headed by Senator Butler, re
publican, of Massachusetts.
The prosecutors selected by the
House then formally announced and
tiled in a senators stood solemnly in
(heir places.
judge English had arrived at the
cnpitol soma time .before noon apd
had gpne to the office of Secretary
Thayer. He was escorted to tlie I
chamber by the sergeant-at-arms, ac
companied by his attorneys, E. C.
Kramer, of East St. Louis; William
M. Acton, of Danville, 111., and Wil
liam 51. Zumbrunn. of Washington.
Acton appeared as chief counsel for
English, but the judge’s long reply
to the five articles of impeachment
was handed to the Senate secretary
by Zumbrunn, who Ims appeared fre
quently before the Senate committees
in election and other contests.
The reply was read by the assist
ant secretary. It covered 50 type
written pages, and went into full de
tails of events set out in the charges
by the House.
Rainey Will Support Haugen Bill.
Washington, May 3.—Of)—Repre
sentative Rainey, of Illinois, chair
man of the special committee ap
pointed by fifty democratic members
of the House to investigate farm re
lief legislation, announced today that
he would support the Haugen-Priee
stabilization bill, but explained that
the committee had made no recom
mendations yet.
Refuses to Testify.
Washington. May 3.—Of)—lnvok
ing the constitutional immunity grant
ed members of Congress, Representa
tive LaGuardia, progressive-socialist.
New York, declined today to obey a
subpoena from an Indianapolis grand
jury to appear for testimony in a
prohibition case.
Will Pass on Southwell Case.
Washington, May 3.— Of) —The Su
preme Court today announced that it
would pass upon the liability of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for the
death of H. J. Southwell, an engineer,
who was shot and killed at Wilming
ton, N. C., during the shop strike in
July, 1022.
Doheny Hearing in October.
Wasßington. May 3.—OP)—The ap
peal of Edward L. Doheny to set
aside the decision of the federal courts
in California cancelling his oil leases
was advanced today by the Supreme
Court for hearing on October 4th.
Fear Aviators Are Lost.
Hong Kong, May 3.— (A>)—Fears
rose today that Captain Joaquin Lo
riga Tabonda and Mechanic Pedro i
Mariana Calton, Madrid to Manila
fliers, had fallen into the Gulf of
Tonk King, of the South China seas.
Flight of Norge Postponed Again.
Leningrad, May 3.— (A>)— The start
of the Amundsen-EUsworth expedi
tion dirigible Norse for Spitsbergen
was postponed again today because
of a snow storm.
President W. D. Melton Dead.
Columbia, S. C„ May 3 —(>P)—Dr.
W. D. Melton, president of the Uni
versity of South Carolina, died at his
home here today of pneumonia.
Another Revolution In Nicaragua.
Managua, Nicaragua, May 3.—OP)—
Liberal Revolutionists have captured
the town of Bluefields after a fight in
which two persons were killed and sev
eral wounded.
Mexico’s “Princess’ a Flapper”
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Miss Ernestina Callcs, lit, daugnte.- of President Calies, of Mexico, is
touring the United States. This photo was taken in New Orleans, where
she admitted she is a flapper and said she is proud of it.
THE COTTON MARKET
■ Weather Reports and English Strike
News Had Effect on Early Trad
ing.
New York. May 3.—(A 3 )—The cot
ton market seemed to be more im
pressed by unfavorable weather re
ports than by the British labor trou
bles at file opening today. Early
cables from Liverpool were weak, hut
there was a sharp recovery there, and
the local market opened steady at a
decline of 3 points to an advance of
1 point.
There was a good deal of buying
at the start, and prices held very
steady during the first hour, 51ny sell
ing up to 18.68. or even with Satur
day's closing quotations, while later
deliveries showed net advances of 3
to 6 points with October selling at
17.37.
The rally in Liverpool was attrib
uted partly to American buying, the
early decline was due to liquidation
brought in by the British industrial
crisis. Private cables reported poor
demand for cloth in Manchester and
said Calcutta business was suspended
because of fresh rioting.
Cotton futures opened steady. May
15.65; July 18.21; Oct. 17 28; Dec.
16.95; Jan. 16.87; March 17.13.
JOHN W. THOMPSON
DEAD AT ST. LOUIS
Was Convicted With Col. Chas. R.
Forbes of Conspiracy to Defraud j
Government.
St. Louis, May 3.—(A 3 )—John SV. I
Thompson, wealthy contractor, eon- j
victed with Colonel Charles R. Forbes |
for conspiracy to defraud the govern- j
ment through the veterans bureau,
died here early today" of heart trouble. |
51 r. Thompson, who was about 60 j
years old, had been ill for many j
months. Recently after all appeals j
from his sentence had been denied j
by the courts, he was exammined by \
physicians of the veterans bureau
who pronounced him in no condition j
to begin serving sentence at Leaven- '
worth.
Colonel Forbes is now in the peni-j
tentiary.
More Hydroplanes For Dry Agents. |
Washington, May 3.— Of) —Trans- |
for of four navy hydroplanes to the j
prohibition forces to be used along the \
South Atlantic coast in fight’ng rum ■
smugglers was ordered today by Seere- j
tary Wilbur.
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CONCORD THEATRE ORCHESTRA ||j.
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CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, MAY 3, 1926
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THE STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Meets in Hickory Today a»:I Contin
ues Through May sth
Hickory, N. 0.„ May 3.—( A s ) —Many
Sunday school workers from all sec
tions of Western North Carolina are
expected to attend the annual conven
tion of the North Carolina Sunday
School association, which opens here
May 3, and continues through May 5.
Tlie eastern section will meet in
New Hern, May 7 to 1).
J. B. Ivey, of Charlotte, state pres
ident. will conduct the opening ses
sion of the Hickory meeting. .
Teu speakers of national and state
wide reputation will be included : n
the roster of speakers for the meet
ing at Hickory. These include Miss
Mabel Lee C-ooper. New York, special
ist in work among children; Miss Cyn
thia Pearl Mauss. St. Louis, worker
among young people; Mrs. S. H. As
kew, Atlanta, vacation Bible school
workers; I)r. Owen C. Brown. Phila
delphia, instructor in adult Bible
class work; and Robert B. Davids,
of Chicago, lecturer on administration
problems.
Speakers from within the State
will include D. W. Sims, general sup
erintendent of the association. Ral
eigh ; Walter Thomas, of Guilford
College; Miss Beulah Lyerly, of Sal
isbury ; and Miss Flora Davis, of
Raleigh.
i BANKERS’ COUNCIL IN
SESSION AT PINEHI RST
300 Bankers From Every’ Section of
the Country Present For Conference
Sessions.
j Pinehurst. N. C., May 3.—b4>)—
| With nearly 300 leading bankers from
i every section of the country here, the
1 executive council of American Bank
! ers Association opened a four-day
meeting today for consideration of
1 problems of banking and finance.
| Today was devoted to committee
i meetings, with the first session of the
| executive council on the program for
■ tomorrow morning.
Weekly Weather Out Look.
Washington, May 2. Weather
I outlook for the week, beginning Mon-
I day; South Atlantic States: Show
i ers and thunderstorms toward middle
land again toward end of week in
East Gulf and mostly fair in At-
I lantic States. Temperatures near or
I above normal most of week.
Entire Northwest Boundary
Os Grandfather’s Mountain
Is Seething Mass Os Flames
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Business Creed Is Set Forth
By Federal Trade Commission
The creed of the Federal Trade
Cominiss : on, expressed by Commis
sion*:* William E. Mumphrey, is as
follows;
We do not believe success is a
crime.
We do not believe failure is a vir
tue.
We do not believe wealth is pre
sumptively wrong.
We do not believe poverty is pre
sumptively right.
We do not believe industry, econo
my, honesty and brains should be pen
alized.
We jjo not believe incompetency, ex
travagance. idleness and inefficiency
BANKS TO MAKE SERVICE
CHARGE ON ACCOUNTS
Many Banks Have Already Estab
lished Such Charges.
Tribune Burviu
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, May 3—Rather startling
disclosures concerning tlie size of the
average cheeking account in North
Carolina banks are promised in the
report of the clearings committee of
the North Carolina Bankers Asso
ciation. to be presented in Friday
morning’s sessiou of the thirtieth an
nual convention, to be held in Dur
ham Thursday. Friday and Saturday
of this week.
Tlie clearings committee, of which
Alan T. Bowler, of Greensboro, is
('llairman, has made an exhaustive
analysis of bank accounts over the
state within flic past few months,
with the co-operation of the associa
tion membership, to determine the ne
cessity or advisability of a service
charge for unprofitable account#.
As a result of the analysis, in their
own cases, banks in several North
Carolina cities already have estab
lished a charge for such accounts, or
plan soon to do no. The charge al
ready is in effect in Charlotte, Hick
ory, Warsaw and Greensboro banks,
while others are laying plans to in
augurate su<h a system within the
near future. It is predicted that the
’ service charge will become general
over the state following the presenta
tion of the report of the analysis or
survey.
Between 800 and 1,000 North Car
olina bankers and their guests are ex
pected at the convention, sessions of
which will be held in the Washington
Duke Hotel. Durham’s newest fine
hostelry. There are three formal
addresses on the program. On
Thursday morning. W. L. Barnhart,
of the National Surety Company, of
New York, wilj speak on “Criminal
Psychology.” On Friday morning,
Malvin A. Traylor, first vice presi
dent of the American Bankers Asso
ciation, will speak on “Taking Our
selves Seriously,” and on Saturday
morning. Leroy A. Mershon, deputy
manager and secretary of the Trust
Company Division of the American
Bankers Association, will give an ad
dress on “Trust Service—How Shall
We View It?”
A dance, to be given by Durham
bankers Thursday evening, the an
nual banquet and ball Friday eve
ning and a barbecue at Chapel Hill
Friday afternoon are the principal
features of the entertainment pro
gram.
Portugal Elimlmnated For Davis Cup.
London, May 3.—(/P)—South Af
rica today eliminated Portugal in the
first round of the Davrs cup play in
the European zone. The South Af
rican victory was clinched today by
the victory of J. J. Lazard, who de
feated the Portugest player, Gasa
novaz, (1-4, 6-1, 6-2. South Africa
won 3 or the 4 matches played divid
ing the singles on Friday, taking the
doubles on Saturday, and socring its
third win today.
South Africa will not meet Aus
tria, which drew a bye in the first
round.
Pretender to French Throne Dead.
Brussels, May 3.—o4*)—Prince Vic
[ tor Napoleon, Bonapartist pretender to
, the throne of France, died today. He
> was stricken at his home last week.
| He was 64 years old.
> Miss Mary Matthews, who is ill at
) her home in Asheville of measles, is
I expected to return to Concord next
> Saturday and take up her duties as
j high school teacher Monday, May
! 10th.
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Office in Citizens Bank and Trust Company.
should be glorified.
We do not believe that big business
and crooked business are synony
mous.
True, we will give closer scrutiny
to b : g business than small business,
because of its greater power for good
or evil.
Wo believe 1)0 per cent, of Ameri
can business is honest.
We believe 1)0 per cent, of Ameri
can business is anxious to obey the
law. ' |
M e want to help this 00 per cent, j
of honesty.
A\ e want to control or destroy the
30 per cent, that is crooked.
DAWSON WILL SUCCEED
HIMSELF IS PREDICTION
Satisfaction With Chairman’s Regime
Has Been Practically Unanimous.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
. Raleigh, Mary 3.—Within the next
* few days. Chairman John Dawson is
, expected to issue the call for the usual
, post-convention meeting of the State
■ Democratic executive committee for
. the purpose of naming a state chair
. man for the ensuing two-year term
and the transacting of other routine
. business.
If either individual or faction—if
faction, may be said to exist in tin*
Democratic party after Thursday’s
love feast—are grooming a candidate
for the chairmanship to succeed
, Chairman Dawson, they have not let
it become known, and it is freely pre
dicted that the incumbent will be se
lected unanimously to head the forces
, of democracy for another two-year
period. Satisfaction with the Daw
son regime has been practically unan
imous. In the first campaign con
ducted under his chairmanship the
party piled up a majority of 100,000
for Governor McLean over the Re
publican gubernatorial nominee, the
largest by 30.000 or more that has
ever been given a Democratic gover
nor. That was an excellent start
and no one has been heard to say that
| he has failed to live up to it. Veter
an politicians declare that the pres-1
out degree of party harmony has not
been even approximated in many years |
and that, also, must be taken as a
tribute to the quality of Chairman
, Dawson's leadership. If there is any
dissatisfaction at all, it is confined
to more or less secret meetings and
no indications of it have been al
lowed to reach the outside. It looked
like a ten to one shot tilt Mr. Daw
son is in for two years more.
With the 1926 convention now a
subject for political history, post mor
teins are in order. Take, for in
stance, the non-mention of the eight
months school term. Prior to the
convention, it was freely predicted
that the party would have to insert a
plank favoring the longer term in
the party platform in «nelf defense,
since both the feminine wing of the i
party and the 10.000 school teachers i
were militantly in favor of it.
It has been definitely established'
that none of the proponents of the
longer term appeared before the plat-1
form committee while it was in ses
sion during the convention. No pres
sure at all ( was brought to bear, which
was exactly the opposite of what was
expected. The reason, it now ap
pears, was that they knew it would
be defeated, not so much because of
opposition to the principle of a long*
1 er term, but because they had been
unable to advance any plan for financ
ing it except the sales tax. What
the convention thought of the sales
tax was made plain in the plank de
nouncing that revenue scheme, which
was merely a reiteration of what p e
viou# conventions have said and
thought. It seems clear now that
; the longer term contingent realized
that no new party policy to the effect
■ that they desired would be adopted
until worked out in more complete,
and more satisfactory detail and that,
for that reason, they refrained from
pressing it.
Held For Court on Charge of Driv
ing Recklessly.
Greensboro, May 2.—L. .Martin,
Albemarle man, was bound over this
morning to Guilford superior court
on charge of reckless driving, the re
sult of an automobile collision in
which Henry Stone, five year# old,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stone, of
this city. was fatally injured Tues
day night on the Greensboro-Win
ston-Salem road.
IFIRE FIGHTERS IN !
GREAT DEMANDHOWj
All Available Men Are
Fighting Flames and Ap
paratus Being Rushed
Now to Linville Region.
McDowell county
FIRE IS HALTED
Six Hundred Men Were
Called Into Service to
Fight Blaze on a Ten-
Mile Front.
Asheville, May 3.—OP)—The en
; tire northwest boundary of Grand
father’s Mountain, division of Pisgah
national forest, is aflame in one of the
most violent conflagrations of the
spring fire season, it was reported to
day at the office of the l’. S. Forestry
Service here.
Kepeated calls for aid were wired
into the offices of Supervisor M. A.
Mattoon during the day. and all the
available men and fire fighting appa
ratus were being rushed to the Lin
ville region. Early reports from Mon
roe i'offey. ranged in the Grandfath
er Mountain Forest stated that a bad
fire was burning along Upper Creek
Falls. Winding Stair Knob, and across
Cold Mountain.
The latest wire from the scene of
the fire read : "Whole northwest boun
dary of this forest is burning. Come
at once; man power insufficient.
Coffey.”
J. W. McNair, assistant supervisor
of Pisgah Forest, left early in tin*
day for the fire, and efforts were be
ing made to reach Supervisor Mattoon
who was out. in another section of
the tirnberlands that was reported in
danger, that he might go to Linville
to direct fighting the flames.
Late Sunday night the five-thous
and acre fire that was devastating The
forest along the Buucombe-McDowell
i County line near IFdgeerest wao-plnc
!ed under control on the Buncombe
county side of the line. For a time
fire fighters had abandoned their work
of checking threatened destruction but
late last night the humidity rose and
forests placed the blaze under con
trol.
On the McDowell county side, how
ever. serious trouble was placed yes
terday. officials of the county issued
an order conscripting (i(X> men for
service in fighting the blaze, and there
with the other fighters were spread
over the ten-mile front. The fire
was reported under control in a meas
ure today.
The fires started from escaping
sparks in a concrete mixer at Ridge
crest Dam, and destroyed the holdings
of Col. D. W. Adams, local realtor.
' including the Catawba Fish & Game
‘ Reserve, together with rundreds of
acres in other sections and about ten
, acres of government owned property.
I A large fire was reported burning
j near Waynesville also.
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Charlotte Speedway' Tickets Free.
You can the automobile races
Monday, May 10th, for a few min
utes’ of your spare time.
To every boy and girl who secures
five new subscriptitons to The Daily
Tribune or five new yearly subscrip
tions to The Semi-Weekly Times we
will give free one B. Grandstand tick
et. The subscriber must ue from
families that are not now’ tak : ng
either paper.
Here’s the chance of your life to
wituess the world’s W’onder race classic
where you will see the greatest auto
mobile racing of all times on the
most modern speed bowl in tliV Unit
ed States. This will be free of cost
to you. Read the ad. and see just
how’ easy it is for you to see these
races free! Get busy and attend
these races at the expense of The Trib
une.
With Our Advertisers.
Efird’s spring suits for men and
young men. $11.05 and $141)5.
A nice new kitchen cabinet will
make your wife smile. Bell & Har
ris has ’em.
You will find some wonderful bar
gains at the closing-out sale at the
Markson Shoe Store, from 50 cents
a pair up to $4.95. Nothing higher.
Engagement sparklers at S. W.
Preslar’s from $25 to SIOO. See ad.
There’s comfort and style in the
hot weather suits at J. C. Penney
. Company’s, at $12.75.
i Read the gas talk in the new’ ad.
| today of the Concord and Knnnapo
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i Rudolph Valentino in "The Eagle”
| at the Concord Theatre today and
> Tuesday. Prices are always the same
i for all pictures.
| National Baby Week at Parks-Belk
i Company’s.
» National Baby Week will be ob
, served by the Parks-Belk Co. May
i 3rd to Bth, inclusive, all this week.
| During this week this store will sell
i the Vanta baby garments, ro well
| known. This line of garments is
! recommended by noted physicians,
i They are pinless and buttonless. See
big ad. in today’s paper.
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TODAY’S NEWS TODAY
NO. 102
OSCAR STMIIS DIES
HI NOME FOLLOWING
BRILLIANT CAREER
'ig
I Came to This Country as
Jewish Immigrant and
| Won Wealth and High
Position.
FIRST MEMBER OF
RACE IN CABINET
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Served With the Roosevelt
Administration Rep
resented Nation at the
Hague Conference.
New York, May 3.— (A 3 ) —Oscar 3.
Straus, former diplomat, cabinet mem
ber. philanthropist and financier, died
at bis home at 1010 Fifth Avenue this
morning at the age of 7(1. He had
been in II health for some time, suf
fering from a complication of diseas
:es.
Coming to this country as a Jew
ish immigrant, Mr. Straus entered his
public career when in IKK7 he was
appointed minister to Turkey by Pres
ident Cleveland. His life hence
forth was devoted to public sendee.
In 1000 he became first member of
tlie Hebrew race to enter the cabitiet.
He then was appointed Secretary of
Commerce by President Roosevelt,
in which capacity he had supervision
of immigrants.
His public service included honors
by five presidents, of both major po
litical affiliations, and in 1012 lie Was
nominated candidate for Governor of
New York.
His domestic political duties Wshe
varied for eighteen years by attend
ance at The Hague, where he serv
ed six 3-year terms beginning in 1002.
His other public duties Included
membership on the advisory board of
the commission for the relief of Bel
gium. of which Herbert Hoover was
chairman.
He also was a founder of the Nat
ional Civic Federation and the au
thor of a number of books on econom
ies.
Mr. Straus began his career as a
lawyer in 1573. but forsook this in
1881 to join a pottery and glnsswnre
importing house under the firm name
of L. Straus & Sons.
This corporation inter became in
terested in department stores, and Mr.
Straus became* an important factor
in this field before he retired in
1007. He gave generously to many
charities.
Mr. Straus returned two weeks ago
from Florida where he had spent thd’
winter for his health. His end was
entirely peaceful and his wife and sons
were with him when he died. . I
"He was nil old man." relatives
said, "and his life just came to an
end.”
It was said that funeral services
probably would be held Wednesday
afternoon from Temple Beth-el at 4
East 70th St.
WARRENTON CEMETERY' ' i
WRECKED BY VANDALS
Monuments Torn From Bases Indis
criminately; No Clue to Guilty
Parties.
Warrenton, May 2. — Monuments
twisted from their bases. broken
marble slabs and wrecked graves
greeted visitors to Fftirview cemetery
litis morning. The preceding night
vandals had gone through this beauti
ful city of the dead and 35 plots suf
fered damage. The wreckage was
not confined to any section or family
but seemed utterly aimless. A few
tracks made as t lie tombs were hurled
from their bases ore the only Clues
left and these are useless as tlie mini- !
her of visitors attracted crossed these
and made the use of bloodhounds inj
pratical. No renson can be attiib*
uted for tlie crime.
George Cochran Enters Hospital Far
Treatment.
Salisbury, May 1. — George F.
Cochran, newspaper man. who for
some months has been Sunday editor
of Sam Farrnbee's Lakeland Ledger,
at Lakeland, Florida, is under treat
ment at the Salisbury hospital, a
Patient of Dr. J. E. Stokes. Mr.
Cochran became ill some weeks ago
and tlie Florida physicians seemed
slow in diagnosing his case so he
came back to the old home state and
to his former physician for treat
ment.
Well Known .Manufacturer Killed.
New Bedford. Mass.. May 3.— UP) —-i
John Neild, (15, widely known textile
manufacturer of this city, was in
stantly killed early today when an au
tomobile in which he was a passenger,
crashed into a tree in Lakeville. A
heavy fog was hanging over the road
at the time.
SAT'S BEAR SAYS I
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I Partly cloudy and colder tonight^
s preceded by tfuowers in east, portion.,
. Tuesday fair, colder in extreme M§H
* portion. Moderate to fresh Botttbl
west shifting to northwest winfe Isl