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VOLUME XXVI
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COM! 11l ion
Tried for Alleged Seditious
Speech in Hyde Park.—
Conducted Own Defense
at the Trial.
REFUSED BOND
‘ WHEN OFFERED
Had Rather Serve Two
Months in Jail—ls Only
Communist Now Serv
ing in Parliament.
t London, May o.—G4>) —Shapurji
Kiklatvala. the loan communist mem
r of Parliament, was sentenced to 2
onths imprisonment today for mak
a seditions speech. He was given the
alternative of providing surety to keep
the i>eaee, but choose the prson seh
• fence.
Saklatvnla who appeared in connec
tion with a cimrge arising from an
alleged seditious speech made in Hyde
Park on Labor Day, conducted hU
own defense.
He admitted tbe fairness and aceu-
I rney of the police report, of his speech.
I He told the magistrate lie submitted
I eheerfully to the position in which he
I stood as was intended for the public
' good, and he did not look upon it is n
personal prosecution.
Regarding the present propaganda
and the political outlook he consider
ed it no mbre than right that he be
bound over to keep the peace than
should Premier Baldwin for his
“speech against a section of the com
munity.” ' ; . ■ -
Tbe communist member of parlia
ment declared he never intended to
incite disorder or encourage breach of
fl>e peace. The magistrate ordered
him to find two sureties of 2fio pounds I
Sterling each, and to keep the peace
for two years. Saklatvaln refused,
whereupon the magistrate ordered him
to jail for two months.
STILLMANS ARE HOME
AFTER THE HONEYMOON
Mrs, Stillman Declares WMt Afair
Was Mart "Educational Thing."
New York, May Returning
with hew husband on the Olympic
today, from * their “second hnurv
which marked the rad of »V¥
f’Jenrs of litigation and attendant
v 'publicity concerning fheir martikl
troubles. Mini. James A. Stillman
characterized tbe whole sensational
affair ns an “educational thing."
She said that she would act in
exactly tbe same manner if she “had
to go through It all again.”
“It is an education.” Mrs. Still
man said, “to have one’s nose held
flat to the sidewalk. It grves you an,
understanding of. tbe pavement. We
are all members of the same club.
After you have bad your nose held to
the sidewalk It gives you confidence
111 yourself, if you get off the pave
ment amt stand on your own feet
again.” '■ *
Mr. Stillman remarked that bis
wife “is * most clever woman.”
Mrs. Stillman, reaffirming her be
lief that she would “go through it
ail again” said:
“So many things have happened in
that time. There have been so many
kind things so many kind people
that it has all Men worth while.”
Mr. Stillman would not commit'
himself as to whether he would rec
ognise Guy Stillman, the boy whose
parentage he denied in his divorce
case. He expressed the hope that 16-
day’s arrival would mark their last
appearance on the front pages of the
newspapers.
“I think it a thousand times bet
ter here than over there,” Mrs.
Stillman Mid, referring to European
wives. rc\ P*., •
■w With Our Advertiser*.
Where dry cleaning has reached per
fection—see ad. of Bob's Dry Cleaning
Co.
In the new ad. today .of the Reid
Motor Co. you will see an enumera
tion of the features that contribnte to
Ford car simplicity, durability and re
liability.
Don't miss tha big Y Circus next
Saturday. Two shows, at 4:80 and
T:3O p. m. Each different from the
other.
Get a safety deposit vault box at
the Citixens Bank and Trust Co., aud
make your valuables safe. '
The May Series Stock in tbe Citi
xens B. & L. Association is nOw open.
Better take some shares. Office in tbe
Citiiens Bank.
'apMdway Money Reported Stolen.
Charlotte, May 6.— UP) —Police to
day were working on the report o< the
Charlotte Speedway officials that their
office was sacked last night and 92,-
800 in cash and checks stolon.
According to C. W. Roberts, Speed
way Manager, the strong box waa re
moved from the room, which'contain
ed 9800 in cash and 91,400 in checks.
French Due Goes to Now Depth*.
Paris, May 6—oF>—The French
franc went to new depths today. At
the close of the Bourse it was quoted
at 32.25 to the dollar, and 156.06 to
the pound, its lowest official Qquott-
The Concord Daelt Tribune
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
Grip Os British Strike
Tight As Ever Today;
Each Side Entrenching
CENTENARY OF MRS
JEFFERSON DAVIS
.Patriotic Societies Throughout thi
I South to Commemorate Her Birth.
j Richmond. Va., May o.—Yetvrane'
organisations and patriotic and other
| societies throughout the South will
)commemorate the ohe hundredth an
niversary of the birth of Mrs. Varina
I Howell Davis, the wife of Jeffemon
Davis. President of the Confederate
-States of America Handsome
i wreaths contributed by chapters of
the United Daughters of the Con>
federacy of Richmond and other
cities will be deposited on the grave
of Mrs. Davis, who is buried in Hol
lywood Cemetery, where lie the re
mains of her husband nnd those of
h«r daughter. Winnie, “the Daughter
of the Confederacy.”
Mrs. • Davis was born Varina
Howell, granddaughter of Gov. Rich
ard Howell of New Jersey. May 7,
1826. at Natchez, Miss., and was
educated in a private school and by
tutors at home. She was married to
Jefferson Davis on February 25,
1845, being bis second wife. The
first 'Mrs. Davis wan Bailie Knox
Tutor, daughter of the then Colonel
and later President Zachary Taylor.
Mrs. Davis was with her husband
during his second ycgr’a Imprison
ment at Fortress Monroe, taking
with her their youngest child, the
late Miss Winnie Davis.
About 1870, when the Davises had
gone to live at Beauvoir, a magni
ficent estate on the Mississippi
coast, given to Mr. Davis by a
Southern woman aftnr tbe wav, Mrs.
Davis acted as her husband’s
amanuensis while he wrpte tbe “De
cline and Fall of the Confederate
Gov rnment."
After his death in 'IBB9, .Mrs.
Davis lived in the North, spending
her winters at a hotel in New York
City, and supporting herself with
literary work, in which Miss Win
nie lkavis was also engaged. Mrs.
Davis's residence in the North was
due to considerations of business and
health and he lost her close touch
with the Southern jieople. to whom
her apartments In New York were a
Mecca.
In 1008 Mrs Davis sold Beauvoir
for 910,000 to the Mississippi Di
vision of the United Sons of Oan
federate Veterans. The place hr.s
since been used as a. home for old
soldiers of the Confederacy.
Mr*. Davis's life was connected with
the release of her husband from bis
confinement at Fortress Monroe.
When she went to New York to con
sult .Charles O'Connor, her husband's
counsel, about securing her hus
band's release from imprisonment,
that eminent lawyer told here that in
his opinion there was jbst one thing
to'be done, and that was to get the
leading man of the Republican party
to sign his bond
“ And w>ho is he? inquired Mrs.
Davis. “Horace Greeley,” replied Mr.
O’Conor. T
Mrs. Davis was finally persuaded
to call on Mr. Greeley and was
courteously received. Bhe told her
story, bow she had come to New
York to work for his release, and
had been told that the only way to
secure it was to get the signature of
Horace Greeley to the bond.
“Madame,” said Greeley, extend
ing his hand, “I will sign the bond.”
And 'be did.
But it was a costly performs nee
for Horace Greeley. He was a candi
date for the United States sena*.*\
but his action so angered the legisla
tors that he lost the election. He liad
just written a history of the war,
for which large orders had been
taken, but the falling off in subscrip
tions was an great that the estimated
loss to Greeley was over 930.800.
Mrs. Davis lived until her eighteith
yaar and to the last preserved much
of her youth both in appearance and
rahid. Her death occurred In New
York, October 17, 1908.
Specials For Friday apd Saturday
at the Parks-Beik Company.
The Parks-Beik Company ia offer
ing many specials for Friday and Sat
urday. In the grocery department,
for instance, you can get Campbell’s
Pork it Beans for only 5 cents a can,
only 8 cans to a customer. Y’ou can
also get a pound of Caraja Coffee for
35 cents, only two pounds to a cus
tomer. No telephone orders filled on
these two item*, and they will be sold
to adults only. Read the full page
ad. in today’s paper and you will find
many other hot specials.
YOUR PLANS
;
Whatever your plans for the future may this Asso
ciation will help you carry them out.
If you want to save money, or if you want to buy or
build a home, you will find no better way than to carry
stock in this great home building savings institution.
MAY SERIES NOW OPEN.>
Citizens Building & Loan Association
r CONCORD, N. C.
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Offic in Citixens Bank Building
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CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY,6, 1926
|No Peace Parley Being
Conducted Today—Rail
Service Is Improved But
Far From Normal.
MEN MUST WORK
TO BRING PEACE
Train Attacked and Pas
sengers Hurt—Mounted
Police Needed to Bring
Order Last Night.
- London, May 6.—-<A>) —The grip of
the general strike gives no sign of les
sening. The third day finds both gov
ernment officials and labor chiefs
proclaiming fheir determination - to
fight to the end. ,
The administration’s new mouth
piece. the British Gazette, deelares
‘there can be no compromise 'of any
kind. Either the country will break
the general strike or the general strike
will break the country.
An official communique reiterated
that there would be no negotiations
until the men return to work.
Trades union officials denying all
peace rumors, announced tersely “The
situation continues satisfactorily."
Meanwhile attempts of strike sym
pathizers to halt the volunteer trans
portation service gave rise of further
rioting. As before, the worst of the
disorders wen* in Scotland, especial
ly along the Clydeside, the centar of
labor radicalism.
At Mussclburg near Edinburgh, a
train was attacked and passengers
were injured by the smashing of win
dows. In the Scotch capital itself,
there were sanguinary troubles during
the night, with the poliee wielding
clubs in cussed charges to clear
the streets of rioting gangs which
soxught to stop the emergency tram
way service. Busses were attacked
at Parsley, another Scotch city.
Modbted police Were called into ac
tion in the southeastern section of
London at the euphoniously named
“Elephant and Castle,” a tavern and
traffic center where strike sympathiz
ers attached aud set fire to a motor
bus.
The government continued its ef
forts to assure the food supply of the
population, and it became known that
. :!;IL. and .ailprs ertL be w*vi in
this work if necessary. Tire country’s
supplies of tinned and smoked meats
and wheat flour are sufficient for n
month, while more wheat cargoes are
expected.
Further movement of naval and
military forces was reported, a cruis
er arriving at Cardiff, the chief port
in the South Wales eoai mining dis
trict and a battalian of Highlanders
being seDt from the Isle of Wight to
“an unknown destination.”
From the standpoint of the general
public, the situation may be said to
be easier, inasmuch as there lias been
a large increase throughout the coun
try iu the transportation facilities
munned by volunteers.
London, May 6.—C4 s )—The strike
situation was reviewed at a full meet
ing of the parliamentary labor party
this afternoon in the House of Com
mons, under the chairmanship
mons, under the chairmanship of for
mer Premier Ramsay MacDopald. The
executives of the miners’ union was
expected to confer with the parlia
mentary iabor leaders later.
No Indication of Resumption of Peace
Parley.
London, May 6. —(^)—No indica
tion was given in the government's
communique to tbe press at noon of
any resumption of peace parleys. It
emphasized that the government ad
heres to- its attitude that the strike
must be called off before negotiations
can be re-opened.
Many Passengers Injured Near Edin
burgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland, May O—GW
—Many passengers were injured when
a crowd attacked a train at Mus
selburgh near here today. Showers
of stones were thrown, shattering the
windows.
Both Sides Entrenching.
London, May 6.—OP)—The evening
of the third day of the great general
strike finds the British government
and the trades union congress stead
ily entrenching and fortifying their
positions without au indication of a
break anywhere.
The British Workers, the strikers'
organ, in a bulletin issued at 5 p.
Mrs. Pemberton Heads War
Mothers For Coining Year
Elected State War Mother at Morning Session of
State Convention Here.—-Other Officers Elected
and Reports Heard From Retiring Officers.
Mrs. W. D. Pemberton, nf (.'on
cord, heads the North Carolina di
vision American War Mothers for
the coming year. Mrs. Pemberton
was elected State War Mother at the
morning session of the seventh an
nual State convention in session in
Central Methodist Church here.
Other officers elected were:
First Vice Wnr Mother—Mrs. R.
E. Little. Wadesbom.
Second Vice War Mother—Mrs. C.
P. Robinson, Gastonia.
Third Vice War Mother—Mrs. .T,.
C. Phillips, Abheboro.
Fourth Vice War Mother—Mrs.
John K rPntterson, Concord.
, Recording Secretary-—Mrs. R. P,
langley, Charlotte.
Secretary—Mrs. W. H. Lewis, Gas
tonia.
Registrar—Mrs. .T. F. Goodson.
Concord. . ,
Chaplain—Mrs. J. B. Atkinson.
Gastonia.
Auditor—Mrs. IV. H. Cozart, Wil
son.
Cnder a change in the plan of or
ganization the offices of State Or
ganizer and Parliamentarian have
been dispensed with.
Following the election of new of
ficers, Mrs. M. M. Courtney, retir
ing State War Mothrfr, called for the
report of State officers. The report*•
showed a steady, healthy gain in the
State during the past year, several of
the chapters adding from ten to twen
ty members during the year. The
report of Mrs. IV. H. Lewis, treas
urer, showed the organization to be
in excellent condition financially.
Reports from various chapters rep
resented at tbe convention also were
heard at the morning session, these
reports showing a majority of the
chapters to be active.
A number of additional delegates
arrived in Concord this morning, the
4otal now being more than fifty.
Committees appointed yesterday,
and making their reports today, were:
Committees on Courtesies and Res
olutions—Mrs. J. M. Bernhardt, Mix.
Mary P, Baugham, Mrs. L. D. Whit
sett, Mrs. C. H. May. Sirs. E. K. Me.
Dowell and Mrs. Corbett.
Committee bn Elections—Mrs. J.
B. Atkinson, Mrs. W. H. Cozart,
Mrs. R. E. Rldenbour and Mrs.
Scheff.
The fiix musical program which
featured, the sessions of the conven
tion yegferohy (sere continued fMs
morning. After the opening hymn
and the invocation by Rev. W. C.
Lyerly, of Trinity Reformed Church,
those present heard three solos by
Mrs. Laura Ridenhouf Gibson, wit'.i
obligato by Mr. Dougherty and piano
accompaniment by Mrs. Leslie Her
ring Correil. Mrs. Gibson sang
beaiitifuly "When the Hoses Bloom,"
"Still as the Night,” and “Sweet
BISHOP CANDLER SPEAKS
AT GENERAL CONFERENCE
Says Ministers Who Have Lost Faith
in the Church Should Get Out.
Memphis, Tettu., May 6.— UP) —The
Methodist religion is a supernatural
one and the ministers- who deny it
have lost their, faith and should get
out of the church. Bishop Warren A.
Candler, of Atlanta, told the General
Conference of the M. E. Church,
South, at the opening of today's sos
sionhere.
Greeting* from the Bishops of the
M. E. Church in session at Washing
ton were read and the bishops of the
Southern Church were asked by the
conference to make a suitable reply.
A sharp floor fight developed in the
session over a resolution introduced
by Dr. R. G. Wood, of McKinney.
Texas, to give mission members of the
General Conference committees the
right to vote in committee. The reso
lution was ruled out of order as un
constitutional.
FOREST FIRES CONTINUE
DESPITE HUMAN EFFORTS
Several Thousand Men Unable to
Check Flames on Grandfather
Mountain.
Hickory, May 6.—W>) —Fire is still
raging furiously in the Grandfather
Mountain and Linville Falls sections
where hundreds of men have been
fighting frantically for three days in
an effort to check the path of the
flames which have swept down the
sides of the mountain and are near
tbe'Edgemont and Mortimer areas.
Two troops of Boy Scouts have
been sent to Edgemont from Hickory
and others are being held ready to
relieve the first troops which will be
.lent home tomorrow for rest,
t'v . •
m., declared tbe situation was un
changed, the workers holding on quiet
ly but tenaciously.
The government is slowly incrcas
ing its volunteej transportation ser
vices, but the economic life of the
country remains paralyzed.
Rumors Spread And Are Denied.
London, April 6.—Gp)—A telegram
received by the trades Union congress
says tbe organization for the main
tenance of supplies at Newcastle has
broken down ants that a request has
been made to have the trades union
undertake food distribution. This
they have refused to do unless the
authorities guarantee the removal of
the navy and military contingents.
Attorney General Hogg in a state
ment jn the House of Commons de
clared there was “no truth whatev
er’’- in the reported breakdown of the
volunteer food distribution service at
Newcastle.
Little Woman O' Mine.”
The convention opened with a pi
ano ..oio.by* Mrs. I. 1. Davis, Jr.
Following the election of officers the
convent ton was delighted with a flute
solo by 8. Ka.v Patterson, with Mrs.
Correil playing liis accompaniment.
' One of the outstanding features of
the convention yesterday was the
signal honor paid to Mrs. John K.
'Patterson, of Concord, who was pre
fiented with a badge of honor as the
first State War Mother in North Car
olina. The badge was presented by
H, C. Warren, of Gastonia, on
qehnlf of the convention. During
tile past year Mrs. Patterson has been
Sststc organizer and has been one of
the outstanding members of the or
ganization in -North Carolina since
Its incipienoy.
; At 1 o'clock this afternoon visit
“fitg delegates were entertained at
luncheon given by the Ameriean Le
gion and the Legion Auxiliary.
The closing session of the conven
tion is being held this afternoon. The
final session opened with a piano solo
by Mrs. Victor A. Menns and another
feature of the musical program was
a solo by Miss Elizabeth Wood-house,
■with piano accompaniment by Mrs.
Correil.
A round-table discussion led by
«M rs. Mary Bennett Little, fourth na
tional vice president, was the chief
business before tbe convention.
Mrs. Pemberton stated this morn
ing sooq after her election that the
executive committee personnel will be
announced later.
Pages serving nt sessions of the
convention have been Mrs. George
Richmond, Mrs. Adam Kluttz. Mrs.
Kenneth Caldwell aud Mrs. Farrell
White.
The following visitors were regis
tered for the convention yoßterday:
Mesdames Atkinson, Lewis, White
sides, John O. Rankin, C. P. Robin
son. J. E. Simpson. S. H. Morris, C.
M. .Morris. M. A. Rhyne. C. B. Arm
strong. L. F. Wetzell, M. H. Curry,
Os Gastonia.
Mesdames L. D. Whit sett, W. T.
Wohlford, J. Me Alexander, R. B,
Weeks, L. N. Schiff, W. B. Pratt,
J. IV. Roark, J. W. Blanton, C. A.
Misenheimer, Hugh Montgomery, E.
I*. Tingley. Sain Presson, E. M. Mal
ionee, H. H. Rhyne, of Charlotte.
Mesdames Courtney, Blaok\4gll, P.
Uii tun, J. M- Bernhardt, .laloes' E,
Depart, T. 8. Lindsay, C. A. Preß
nqll, 51. 8. Shearer and W. W. De- ;
part, of Lenoir.
Mesdames W. H. Cozart and C. E.
sloore, of 'Wilson.
Mesdames Respaas and Baughan, of
■Washington.
Mrs. It. E. Little, of Wadesboro.
Mrs. L. C. Phillips, of Asheboro.
sli*t. E. E. McDowell, of Asheville.
YOUNG GIRL KILLED IN
AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Head Strikes Ground When One
Automobile Plunges Into Another.
Winston-Salem, May 5. —In a
collision between two care at the
intersection of Reynolda road and
Northwest boulevard today. Nina
Ophelia Smith, young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Smith, who
lives near Hanes, was instantly kill
ed and other member of the family
were slightly injured. Sidney B.
Hoots, member of the local fire de
partment, wao driving the ear which
struck the one occupied by Mr.
Smith and his family and he is now
under bond of 35,000.
Nina and another child were rid
ing in the front seat of a car with
the parents, while the two older chil
dren were in the rear seat. Nina
was thrown out when the cars
struck, her head striking the ground.
She died before parties attracted by
the crash could reach her. .Die left
side of the Smith car was crushed in
and ail of the spokes of the right
rear wheel were broken when the
wheel was shoved across the pave
ment and into the curb. The right"
front fender of the other car was
smashed, the right headlight was
pushed back against tbe radiator and
tbe front axle was slightly bent.
PEACE CONFERENCE BROKEN
Negotiations at an End Between the
Riffians and Franco-Spanish Dele
gatee.
Oujda, French Morocco, May o.—*
(Aft —The )>eace conference between
the Riffians and the Franco-Bpanish
delegates broke down today.
The Kiffian delegates who returned
today from consulting Adfeel-Krim
their chief, told the conference they
must sustain their previous attitude.
Thereupon General Simon, chief del
egate and chairman of the conference,
declared the negotiations at an end.
French military headquarters have
been established at Taza and opera
tions will begin a« soon' aa the con
ditions along the present front per
mit.
Governor McLean has declined clem
ency to Albert Glover, of Stanly, coun
ty,: convicted of receiving stolen goods,
and also to George Culp, of the same
county, for manslaughter, sentenced to
minimum term of 11 years. Clemency
was also denied to Tom Benton, of
1 Mecklenburg county, convicted of store
breaking and larceny.
Ten Pages Today
Two Sections
Passenger Traffic Increases
‘
rom Tom haa just reached Chicago from California—the whole 745 pour. 1o
ft him. Gettirig Into a berth on the train wete out of the question, so ha
(ode in the baggage car. where the porter used half a carload of mattresses
to Improvise a bed for him.
Sinclair Lewis Declines To Accept
Pulitzer Prize For His “Arrowsmith”
New York, May s.—SinclairCLewis
today refused to accept the SI,OOO
Pulitzer prize for bis novel, “Arrow
smith."
Asserting that all prizes, like all
titles, are dangerous, and that the
Pulitzer prize is "peculiarly objec
tionable,” 5e wrote the award com
mittee that be considered by such
awards "every compulsion is put up
on writers to become safe, iKjlite,
obedient and sterile.”
He wrote that although it was gen
erally believed tbe prize was given
*HE COTTON MARKET
More Favorable Advices From Lower
pool and Unfavorable Weather Map
Send Prices Up.
New York, May 6.— UP) —More fav
orable advices from Liverpool and an
unfavorable weather map were reflect
ed in advances in the cotton market
early today. The Liverpool market,
was better than due on covering and
buying which private advices attribut
ed to reports of rains in Texas' and a
more hopeful view of labor situation.
The market here opened as an ad
vance of 8 to 12 points, active months
soon showing net gains of 12 to 14
points on apprehension of further
rains in Texas, aud a possibility that
they would spread over the eastern
part of the belt before tbe end of the
week.
May was selling around 18.76 and
October at 17.44 at the end of the
hour.
.'Cotton futures opened steady: May
18.75: July 18.30; October 17.40; De
cember 17.14; January 17.04.
The Norge Arrives at Vadso.
Oslo, Norway, May 6.— UP) —The
dirigible Norge arrived at Vadso,
northern Norway, at 5:30 this morn
ing. The airship which is to ne
dedavor to rake the Amundsen-Ells
wortli expedition across the North
Pole from Spitsbergen left its hangar
at Trotsk, a suburb of Leningrad,
morning.
Die Memphis Country Club will
be host to the Southern amateur
championship golf tournament dur
ing the third week of June.
Dr. McGeachy Resigns From
Fundamentalist Organization
Charlotte, May 5. —Announcement
lhis morning by Dr. A, A. McGeachy,
pastor of tlie Second Presbyterian
Church, and one of the leaders in tile
organization oj the • fundamentalist
commmittee of one hundred, of his
withdrawal from the organization,
marked the firat split in the ranks of
the committee following yesterday’s
hectic session here.
"I could not approve of the intol
erant spirit of the gathering." Dr.
McGeachy said in explaining his rea
son for refusing further to have any
thing to do with the committee. "It
was an intolerant attitude that I
think was out of keeping with the
true spirit of Christianity.” Dr. Mc-
Geachy also deplored the method by
which the platform was adopted, say
ing that parliamentary rules were
not followed and that no opportunity
was given for careful consideration
of (he measure.
W. E. Price, prominent business
man Os this city, secretary of the com
mittee of one hundred until its meet
ing , here yesterday, today indicated
that he would sever his relations with
the committee. He expressed prac
tically the same reasons for his ac
tion as those get forth by Dr. Mc-
Geachy. The spirit of intolerance
shown at yesterday’s meeting will de
feat the purpose of the organization,
Mr. Price said. He said that he
to the novel of greatest literary merit,
the term of the award actually called
for selection of the book "best pre
senting the wholesome atmosp'lierp of
American life and the highest stand
ard of American manners and man
hood.”
“This phrase, if it means anything
nt all,” lie wrote, “would appear to
mean that the appraisal of the novels
should be made not according to their
actual literary merit but in obedience
to whatever code of good form may
chance to be popnlar at the moment."
PUBLIC TRUCKS SHOULD
BE REGULATED AS RAILROADS
Bankers’ Report Says They Are Bet
ter for Shorf Hauls .Than Rail
roads. 1 j
Pinehurst, N. C , May 6.—(A s )
Suburban hauling by motor truck for
distances up to thirty miles offers a
more flexible and convenient service
than any other form of transporta
tions, and railroads generally admit
that the trucks are better adapted to
this work than they are, says the pre
liminary report of a committee of the
commerce and marine commission of
the American Rankers Association,
Commercial motor lines compete in
juriously with the railroads among
themselves, the report says, declaring
that in the public interest they should
f>e regulated to the same extent as the
railroads.
The report, prepared for the execu
tive council of the association which
concluded its convention last night,
wan not made public until today. In
formal committee heetings being held
today following the conclusion of the
convention and prior to the bankers
returning to their homes.
Seven Day May Sale at Eflrd’s.
A Seven-Day May Sale will begin
nt Efird's Friday morning. May ?th,
closing Saturday night. May lath. In
this sale you will And men's, women's
and children's wear, including cloth
ing, dresses, underwear, hats, shoes,
etc., at May Sale prices. Read the
page ad. in The Tribune today and
see some of the many big bargains
j which will be offered you in this big
! sale.
probably would have no further con
nection with tlie organization.
Yesterday’s meeting was the subject
of general comment here today, a
number of leaders in the meeting ap
parently regretting the actions at the
conference. Some expressed the opin
ion that yesterday’s action would
practicaly “kill” the movement, fear
being expressed that there would be
a strong wave of opposition to such
a campaign. However, some con
tended t’hat the organization would
successfully push forward its cam
paign.
The Charlotte News, which strong
ly indorsed the stand of the com
mittee of one hundred at its first meet
ing here several weeks agh, today
wfthdrew » that indorsement, saying
t’hat such tactics as employed yester
day could not be countenanced.
Dr. T. T. Martin, director of the
Anti-Evolution Society of America,
and a professional crusader, who
came here to take part in the evolu
tion fight, but who was ruled out of
the running yesterday, today an
nounced that he would conduct his
fight in this state with the aid of
outside workers. He announced ten
tative plans for bringing Into the
state an array of speaker* to wage a
whirlwind campaign against evolu
tion and modernism.
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NO. 105
THREE OFFICERS IN
RUSSIA EXECUTED
...T WtP.II,
Volin, Chepeliovsky and J
Rabinowitch, Important
Finance Ministry Offi
cials, Executed Today.
CHARGED WITH J
ABUSING TRUST 4
! Imposed on Them by Gov
ernment in Effort to Ad
vance Their Own Inter
ests by Speculation.
Moscow, May C.—C4*>—Three im
portant finance ministry officials, Vo
lin, Chepeiiovsky and Rabinowitch,
were executed today by order of the %
G. P. U. (state political police). |
The three were ciiarged with abus
ing the t’rust imposed in them by the ;l
government to advance their own in
terests through speculation in the g
Chervonetz. They are said to have ’
worked in league with professional
speculators on the Moseow and Lenin
grad bourses. A number of these 1
speculators recently were imprisoned. J
DEFENDS BAST. ;|
Bisop Blake Says Bishop in Den
mark, Found Guilty, is Innocent.
Washington, May 5.—A defense of '
Bishop Anton Bast, of Denmark,
who wn« convicted in eeunection
with charity fund collections featur
ed tlie semi-annual meeting today of
tlie board of bishops of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Bishop Blake,
of Paris, who attended the trial,
told the board in executive session
that the trial and conviction of the
bishop concluded persecution cover
ing n number of years. Letter* on
Hie Bast case, written previously by
Bihop Bake and Bishop Nuelson, of
Switzerland, and made public today,
asserted that the charge on which
tlie bishop of Denmark was sentenc
ed to three months covered an al
leged offense of 10 years ago ond
involved no actual wrongdoing on
the part of the bishop. They asserted
that since 1920 a number of charges , |
had been plac@j against ' the bishop M
and that on all except the one on %
which he was convicted, be wag ex
onerated after searching inquiry feyl-iUg
the government. "ViSSI
Charlotte Speedway Tickets Free.
Von can see the automobile race* yi
Monday. May lOth. for a few’ min- *
utes’ of your spare time. '"•.'ifirfifl
To every boy and girl who secures |
five new subscriptions to The Daily ’•I
Tribune or five new yearly subscrip- sj
tions to Tlie Semi-Weekly Times we ’3
will give free one B. Grandstand f
ticket. The subscriber must be from |
families that are not now taking .41
either iraper.
Here's the chance of your life tp 1
witness the world’s wonder race y
classic where you will see the great- p
est automobile racing ofall tiraeß on J
the most modern speed bowl in the j
United States. This will be free of
cost to you. Read the ad. and see
just how easy it is for you to see j
these races free! Get busy and at
tend these races at the expense of
Tlie Tribune. (
Night Session For House. .
Washington, May 6.—(/P)— The ’
second of the four days alioted to
farm relief debate in the House began
today with au agreement to hold an
extra session tonight so that some of
the many waiting to give their views ,
may have a hearing.
Representative Aswell, of I-ouisiana,
ranking democrat on the agriculture
committee, opened tlie discussions with
nu explanation of ins commodity mar
keting bill which, together with the
Haugen price stabilization measure
and the Tincher credit proposal sup-,
ported by Secretary Jardine, is up
for consideration.
Will Investigate Fanning Charges.
Washington, May o. —OP)— The
House today ordered an investigation,
of charges against Commissioner Fred- j!
crick A. Penning, of t'ae District of
Columbia, to ascertain whether they S
constituted grounds for impeachment 41|
proceedings.
Two Escaped Convicts Captured. v|
Leonorc, 111., May <>. — lA*> —Two
convicts wlo escaped with five others
(rom the .State penitentiary near
Joliet were captured today on the
farm of John Rose, three-fourths of a
mile northeast of here. They were
found buried under the hay in the
loft of the barn.
Dr. Bigger Dead. i
Rock Hill, g. C„ May <i._t/P>—Dr. •
Isaac Alexander Bigger, 59, physician, i
died at his home here today. He had |
been 111 for several weeks. ..J
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