ASSOCIATED
PRESS
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVI
GENERAL FREEH
DELIVERS SPEECH
TO HIS COMES
Declares the Men Who Fol-1
lowed Lee Will “Carry
On as Long as Two of Us
Can Travel.”
LAST REUNION
TALK NOT TRUE;
Has Been* Long Time Since <
War Was Fought But
Leader Sees More Re
unions in the Future.
Birmingham, Ala., May in. —(4 s )—
"The men who followed Lee will "car
ry on as long as two of us can travel,"
General W. B. Freeman, commander- j
in-chief, said here today in the key- '
note address at the opening session j
of p.ie .'Kith annual reunion of United j
Confederate Veterans.
“Away with the talk of our limp- |
ing army of old men; nonsense this {
talk about the last reunion,” lie shout-1
ed.
General Freeman's attitude, coupled j
with the sentiment of many of his
followers, appeared to have success
fully combatted the movement in cer
tain quarters to disband I'ie organiza
tion of veterans. In fact, today the
sentiment seemed so well crystallized
that the question probably will not
come to the floor of.the meeting.
The veterans are not “dead ones”
yet. 'General Freeman asserted.
"Sixty-one years have passed since I
we wore as soldiers the uniforms that j
lighten this 'hall today. Most of us '
Confederate veterans have passed HO j
years. The youngest is beyond the I
three score and ten that are the tra
additional span of longevity. None!
mundane life. Yet we are not met 1
of us can anticipate mill'll more of j
ns men about to de. We want no
funeral orations delivered over us.
We ask no sympathy. We covet no
tears. Far from it. We are met
in hope, not in sorrow. Save as we
think of loved comrades who have left
us, we are assembled to rejoice, not
to mourn, and we greet the unseen
with a cheer.
"Why is it so? I put the question
now. anil essay to give the brief an
swer at rfiis time, because it seems
to me tfiil ii the sirfrit of onr gath
ering Is understood, the right pitch
can be given to ail our delibera
tions.
“We are met in enthusiastic cheer
because first of all,we have pride in
onr cause, and gratification at the
memory of our efforts for it. Were
this flic fall of 1860 instead of the
spring of 1026, we would hope that
cool judgment would prevail, and that
the appeal to arms might be aovided
for our country’s and our brother's
sake. But if war had to come, ev
ery man, I am sure, would do pre
cisely ns he did in the day of test,, ex
cept that lie would try to render larg
er service to his state and to the Con
federacy. In the words of an illit
erate but ardent old rebel who was
asked about his war record 'we ain't
ashamed of nothing we have done.’
It isTi great privilege to have contact
with an fiistaric cause or a mighty
lender. It is the greatest satisfac
tion of all, I think, to have fought
for such a cause, to have known such
leaders, and to have shared such mo- j
ments. Having bad that satisfac
tion. what have we to fear of old
age? How could we be gloomy?”
5.500 Veterans Present.
Birmingham, May li).—(4 s ) —Lee's |
men answered annual roll call today i
—8.500 of them.
These gray uniformed warriors who
were cast in the fine mold of the Old
South, presented an inspiring but
tragic picture when they assembled
for their first business session of the
36th Confederate reunion.
The bulk of the men are’ silver
haired ; many are bent and dwarfed,
and scores are holding on crutches
and canes due to the hardships of the
memorable struggle of the 60’s and
to the ravages of time. Some of them
were unable to rise in their seats
when the banks struck up “Dixie”.
One aged commander with tears in
his eyes declared "Things are mighty
bad when a Confederate soldier doesn't
jump when that piece is played.”
In striking contrast the feebleness
of some was. the vivacity and fire and
fight in hundreds of the “boys.” Well
past 80, scores of these galant men
set u pace that kept the Legionnaires,
police and Boy Scouts on the jump.
Byrd Wants to Fly to Mouth Pole.
Oslo. Norway, May 11).—(4 s )—A
telegram to the Aftenposten from
Spitzbergen says that Lieut. Com
mander Richar E. Byrd, United
States nnvy, first man to fly over
the north pole, plans to undertake
an expedition to the south pole as
soon ns possible. The commander and
the members of his expedition are
leaving Kings Bay for London to
morrow.
Stevens Issues Quiet Warning.
Warsaw. May IS.—Henry L.
Stevens, commander of the American
legion in North Carolina, is issued a
solemn warning against participa
tion of the legion in politics, or the
attempt of individuals to use their
connection with the legion for politi
cal preferment. Mr. Stevens cite*
the section .of the legion constitution
relating to this subject.
Married woman desiring to land in
must present their husbands'
written permission. •
The Concord Daily Tribune
North Carolina's Leading Small City Daily
Tribune And Times “At
Home” In New Quarters
Home of Local Newspapers is One of Most Spacious
and Modern In State For Any City the Size of Con
cord.
Continuing a pol’ey which has kept
them in step with the progressive
spirit of Concord as demonstrated in
new and modern business homes. The
Daily Tribune ami The Concord
Times are "at home” now to patrons
and friends in quarters as modernl.v
equipped and as spacious ns those of
any newspapers their size in the
State.
Following weeks of uncertainty
and almost eliaos when the clatter of
the 1 notypes was drowned out by the
carpenter's saw; and the monotonous
hum of the press was hushed by the
staccato drill of the driver’s hammer;
and the odor of ink was supplanted
by one of alcohol and paint, a trans
formation was completed, by which
the old home was changed from u
rambling structure without division or
privacy into n 1026-model newspaper
plant.
Partitions. running half way
through the main building offer pri
vate offices on one side of the ball,
and they create a storage, file and ex
cess stock room on the other. One
enters into the business office through
the main entrance, this office being
used by Miss Ethel Honeycutt who
has charge of tile carrier's reports, all
subscriptions and other cash trans
actions.
On the left of the business office
there is a large office used for con
ferences and reception of visitors. In
THE COTTON MARKET
Reports of Rain in Southwest Led
to Covering by Recent Sellers.
New York. May 11).— (4 s ) —Reports
of rain in the southwest led to cover
ing by recent sellers and probably
some fresh buying in the cotton mar
ket early today. Liverpool had the
Texas rain news, and advanced before,
the local opening while first prices
here were firm, and from 0 to 14
points higher.
July sold up to 18.31 and December
to 17.60; net advances of 11 to 15
points on active positions. The prices
attracted realizing which was absorb
ed on slight setbacks, and the market
was within 2 or 3 points of the best
at the end of the first hour.
. Private cables said there had beeu
trade calling with local nnd conti
nental buying on the rains in Texas,
and also reported encouraging cloth
trade advices from India.
Cotton futures opened firm; July
18.27; October 17.61; December
17.60; January 17.46: March 17.58.
With Our Advertisers.
On Thursday, May 20th. 1926,
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independ
ence Day, the banks of Concord will
not be open for business.
The Haydock place 'on the Rocky
River road will be sold at auction on
next Saturday. May 22nd. at 2
o'clock p. m. This property is own
ed by J. Y. and F. W\ Pharr. This
land consists of about 75 acres.
“Silence" today at Concord Thea
tre. Coleen Moore Thursday and
Friday in “Irene.”
What's better than a sennit straw
hat? Only $2.98 at J. C. Penney
Co’s.
Dress hats and sport hats, tailored
models, at Robinson’s millinery de
partment.
New shipment of Bostonian shoes
at Ruth-Keslev Shoe Store. Phone
110.
Straw hats for every head at the
Riehinond-Flowe Co’r.
Suits with long trousers for the
boys at Hoover’s. The correct fur
nishings for him too.
Hanes athletic underwear at Efird's,
unequalled value for your money.
There's only one Dueo—Dupont's
Dueo. You can do almost anything
with it. See big ad. of the Ritchie
Hardware Co. Phone 117.
Yorke & Wadsworth Co. can give
you Goodyear high quality tires at
a price you can't beat.
Cash Tire Sale at Yorke & Wads
worth Company’s.
For ten days there will be a big
cash sale of tires at the Yorke &
Wadsworth Co's. With the best
touring months ahead of you, you
will want to make sure that your
tires are in good shape. They are
not only tires this store is soiling,
but they are Goodyear's. Tubes,
30x3, $1.75. Other prices on tubes
and tires just as attractive. They’ll
take your old tires in trade too.
Standard or Sinclair gasoline, only
23 cents a gallon.
OUR MAY SERIES STILL OPEN
If you want to buy or build a home or if you want to
save MONEY you will find no better way than through
this great home building and saving institution.
Onr new Hotel will soon be ready to open and we believe
that it will give ns broad publicity, prestige and commodious
quarters for fell community entertainments.
Citizens Bidding & Loan Association
Office in Citizens Bank Telephone 900
tli? rear of this is the business office
of the publisher and owner, J. B. Sher
rill. Just to the rear of his business
office Mr. Sherrill lias a private office.
Connecting with the offices of Mr.
Sherrill arc the offices of A. C. Cline,
ndverCsing manager and Associated,
Press operator. A small office, under !
the steps lead jug to the Elks Club:
and joining his large office. Mr. Cline
uses to file his 1 advertising mats and j
copy.
The office of W. M. Sherrill. Asso
ciate Editor. and Mrs. Sherrill, socie
ty editor, adjoins those of Mr. Cline,
and in the rear is the offic of flip
editor. The latter is so arranged that I
the occupant has an outlook on the
composing room where are located the
linotpyes and make-up stones, and
where all of tile mechanical work prior
to press time is done.
A new building to the rear of the
old one houses the Times Job Priut
ery, of which IL P. Benson is man
ager. Mr. Benson is assisted by P.
E. Todd. This building adds 1100
square feet to the former home of the
papers and adequately cares for the
three job presses, paper cutter, and ]
other eqirpment. In addition it of-1
fers storage room for paper and other
supplies necessary in an office of its'
kind.
*)n one end of this new structure
Mr. Benson lias installed his mailing
(Continued on Page Two)
THAT INCREASE IN
FIRE INSURANCE RATES
Mr. Wade Will Make an Investiga
tion Into the Facts.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigb, May 19.—Thorough inves
tigation into the facts behind tile re
cent increase of 10 per cent, in fire
insurance rates on commercial build
ings and 25 per cent, on certain man
ufacturing plants will be made at
once by the State insurance commis
sion, according to Stacey W. Wade,
commissioner. Mr. Wade is in Ashe
ville today where he made an address
before the North Carolina Associa
tion of insurance men this morning.
However. Mr. Wade points out in
discussing the situation, that in they
light of the fact and figures, on tkn)
type of insir. a lire r section thtf,
increase appears to be justified. This
will not deter the department from
seeking some readjustment, however,
he declared.
The attention of the public was
called to the fact that insurance rates
on dwellings in the state had not
been increased, nor on private garages
and that North Carolina and Florida
were only states in the southeastern
territory in which these rates had not
been advanced, as in the other states
the increase had been applied to all
clyasses of risks.
Prisoner Refused to Leave'.
(By International News Service)
Raleigh, N. C., May 19.—State
Prison officials wele confronted witli
a real problem when H. C. Moore,
sentenced to serve from two to three
years, was given a discharge, a suit
of clothes and $34 in cash.
The prisoner refused to leave the
Caledonia prison farm, claiming that
"more money" was due him, and an
nounced his intention of remaining at
the prison until the “rest of his mon
ey” was forthcoming. He wns unable
to say how much more money he
thought he ought to have.
It was finally decided to take him
to Halifax, and there, in the presence
of the sheriq, lie Avas presented with
his discharge, the suit of clothes and
$24, and warned that if he showed up
at the prison again he would be ar
rested for trespassing. As yet he has
not returned to the prison farm.
Big Grocery Bargains at Parks-Betk
Co.’s.
Friday and Saturday you are go
ing to have a chance to get groceries
at Parks-Belk Co.'s at a mighty low
price. You can get two packages of
Post Toasties for 15 cents. Crush
ed pineapple 15 cents, and many other
bargains just as good. Read the half
page ad. today for further particu
lars.
Hodges Pleads Guilty.
New York, May 19.—(4 s)—Alexan
der R. Hodges, former University of
Kansas athlete, today pleaded guilty
to second degree grand larceny in
general sessions. He will be sentenc
ed June 18th.
CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1926
W. E, D. STOKES IS
DEAD AT HIS HOI
!- IN NEW YORK CITY!
History of the Deceased is j
Chiefly History of His!
■ Litigations, Both Civil
! and Divorce.
j DIVORCESUITS
CREATED INTEREST!
I
Effort to Get Divorce From
Second Wife Resulted in
Court Action That Con
! tinued Five Years.
New York. May 19. —(4 s ) —IV. R.
D. Stokes, financier and) hotel owner,
died this morning in his home at 288
West 73rd Street.
Death was due to double pneu
monia. He had been ill for only a
week.
None of the members of either of
Mr. Stokes' two families was at his
bedside wiled lie died in the house
| across the street from tile Ansonin
j Hote’. his principal property.
| The history of William Earl Dodge
Stokes Is chiefly the history of his
litigation—both divorce and civil —
which kept him almost constantly in
the courts and the limelights.
His marital career, consisting of
two marriages, one divorce and an
unsuccessful attempt for five years to
divorce his second wife, Mrs. Helen
Ehvood Stokes, attracted wide atten
tion.
Stokes was born in New York in
1853 anil inherited from his banker
father. James Stokes, 'property valued
at $11,009,000. Figures revealed by
his second wife when she sued him for
(lower rights showed that his net es
tate was $7,238,000.
His first marriage was in 1895 to
Rita Hernandez de Alba Acosta, tile
daughter of a wealthy Cuban, landed
family, described by Paul Helleu. the
paihter, as “the most nearly perfect
ly beautiful woman in the world.”
They had one child. W. E. D. Stokes.
Jr., and in 1900 she divorced him se
cretly, alleging infidelity.
Later she became the fiancee of the
Rev. Percy Stiekney Grant, former
'rector of the Church of the Ascension,
who was forbidden by Bishop Man
ning to marry liar because she wtls
divorced.
Iti 1911, Stokes married Miss Helen
Ehvood. of Denver, Colo. She was
twenty-two years old while the hotel
man gave his age as "over forty-five
years old.” Two children wore born
to them.
Stokes, in 1910, began divorce pro
ceedings. alleging misconduct by his
wife “with upward of ten corespond
ents,” Mrs. Stokes replied with a cross
bill charging "cruel and inhuman
treatment.” After two years' litiga
tion the court ruled that Mrs. Stokes
had not been proved unfaithful, but
that she did not deserve a divorce be
cause she Had written endearing let
ters to her husband during the period
of the “cruel treatment.”
With difficulty Stokes obtained a
retrial of the ease. But before it be
gan District Attorney Peeora disclos
ed that four witnesses had testified
falsely in relation to Stokes' charges
that his wife had been seen in the
apartment of Edgar T. Wallace, a
wealthy California oil man.
As a result tile wife sued her step
son, W. E. IX Stokes. Jr., for sl,-
000,000 charging that he tried to de
fame her character and had Stokes
nnd several witnesses indicted in Chi
cago on the same allegation.
The civil suit was dropped, while a
jury acquitted Stokes of the criminal
charge. The second, divorce case,
however, continued for nearly three
more years and again ended in the
defeat of Stokes.
Mrs. Stokes meanwhile had start
ed separation proceedings wljich re
sulted in an agreement by which
Stokes wns to have access at all times
to their children who were to remain
in the custody of their mother. The
settlement was understood to have
called for a $600,000 trust fund.
Soon after Stokes was sued by his
counsel. Attorney Max Steuer enter
ed a suit of $15,000 against him,
ehnxging that payment had been re
fused on three of Stokes’ checks. The
law firm of Nugent & Nugent sued
him for $61,000 fees, nnd later asked
$1,000,000. alleging that Stokes had
slandered them by charging that they
lmd stolen some of his papers (luring
the divorce trial.' Daniel B. Ellis, of
Denver, Colo., lawyer was awarded a
verdict of $3,800 with costs and in
terests to tailing more than $5,000 ill
a suit against Stokes for fees.
In the meantime, Stokes had filed
a bill against the Ottoman-Americau
Development Company for $5,250 in
a financial matter and the defendant
replied by demanding $1,500,000 for
14,000 shares of stock and addition
al damages making the total $8,129,-
000.
The hotel matt came in for some no
toriety in 1911 shortly after his sec
ond marriage, when he went to the
apartment of Ethel Cotyad and Lil
lian Graham, chorus girls, to get
some letters and was shot three times
in the leg. The girls pleaded self-de
fense and were acquitted. Miss Gra
ham sued Stokes for SIOO,OOO alleging
malicious prosecution but later the
case droped from sight.
Vote of Approval For Marx.
■ Berlin, Mny 19. —(4 s )—The reicli
stag todn/ gave an overwhelming vote
of approval to i the policy of the new
cabinet as outlined by Chancellor
Mprx.
KertPoet
■hi
Lawrence C. Hodgson, known widely
as a writer of verse under the pen ■
name of "Larry Ho." has been elect)
ed mayor of St. Paul, Minn. He
served two terms in that office be
tween 1918 and 1922.
IY PROTEST TO
RUSSIAN SOVIETS
About the Reported State
ments Said to Have Been
Made by Soviets in Aid
of English Strikers, v"
Ixondon, May ID.— (A 3 ) — The Brit-!
ish foreign office is considering wheth
er it shall make representations to
soviet Russia in connection with the
statements reported to have been made
by soviet officials in support of the
recent general strike in Great Brit
ain.
The attitude of the foreign office is
that the alleged statements are incon
s:stent with the friendly relations j
which officially exist between the two
governments.
Austin Chamberlain, foreign minis
ter, answering a question in the
House of Commons, said he was await
ing further information before decid
ing what, if any. steps should be tak
en.
THE NEWTON CAKE
Supreme Court is Asked to Advance
the Case for Decision.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh. May 19.—Motion was made
before the State Supreme Court this
morning for the advancement on the
docket of the appeal filed yesterday
of the Newton highway case, in whirfi
the State highway commission ap
peals from the decision of Judge
James L. Webb directing that the
pew link of highway No. 10 between
Statesville and Newton must be rout
ed by the ‘'courthouse door” in New
ton. It is expected that the motion
will be granted. The motion was
made by Charles Ross, assistant at
torney general, in charge of all high
wav commission litigation.
This is considered one of the most
important cases to come between the
Supreme court in years, inasmuch as'
it involves an important question of
precedent, and the decision of the Su
preme Court will be awaited with
much interest.
There are two possible routes pro-1
posed for the road, a northern and
southern, highway officials explain.
The people of Newton prefer the
southern route, inasmuch as it would
run through the center of the town.
The highway commission, however,
decided on the northern route, inas
much as it was about a mile and a
half shorter and presented fewer en
gineering difficulties. This route, how
ever, intersects only with the north
ern limits of Newton and does not run
through the center of the town. And
for that reason it was opposed. High
way officials estimate that the cost
to the state, if the highway is run
through the center of Newton in con
formance with Judge Webb's deci
sion, -will amount to $214,000 more
than the northern route approved by
the commission.
,“The thing that is desired now,
however, is to get the matter out of
litigation and have the road built,
and that is the reason we are asking
to «have the case advanced,” Mr. Ross
said this afternoon.
Harmonicas for the Eskimos were
taken North recently by members of
a polar expedition.
HOLIDAY NOTICE
Thursday, May 20th, 1926
Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence
The Banks of Concord Will Not Be Open For Business
CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK
CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
VMIHTMIG I
LEM OVER PEPPER
IIPIUOT m
1
As Returns From Primary
Held Tuesday Come in
Wet Candidate Seems
Stronger.
OPPONENTS NOT
READY TO QUIT
Both Governor Pinchot.
and Senator Pepper De- ;
dine to Concede Their
Defeat Now.
Philadelphia. I*a., May 19.— (A 3 ) —
Congressman William S. Yare, wet
candidate, maintained his lead over
his opponents forthe # republicnn nom
ination for l\ S. Senator as returns
of yesterday's primary continued to
pile up today.
Neither Senator George Wharton
Popper, supported by forces led by
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, nor
Governor Pinchot, dry cand : dnte, con
ceded defeat, however.
Returns from 0.329 of the 8,281
districts in the state gave Vare a plu
rality of 118, llfj over Popper. The
vote was:
Vare 545.800; Popper 427.634; Pin
chot 270.498.
Although the plurality of 220.92 S
given Vare in the city of Philadelphia
was responsible for his lead in the
entire state, returns from the outly
ing districts today showed lie receiv
ed a heavier vote than his opponents
had predicted for him. Senator Pep
per ran first, however, in totals for
the state outside of Philadelphia and
Governor Pinchot second.
MISSING CHIU) IS
FINALLY LOCATED
Little Negro Girl Found Half Dead
in Ditch After Over Seven Days.
Clarkton. May 18.— 2 V week and
seven hours after its mysterious dis
appearance on last Monday morning.
May 10.. the four and a half year
old child of Tump Shipman, colored,
of near Clarkton was found alive in
a ditch half a mile from its home by
Frank Elkins, Columbus county
farmer, late yesterday afternoon.
The child had its mouth full of
mud nnd sticks and wns unable to
talk but was conscious. Physicians
state that unless the child ate too
many of the sticks and too much of
the mud and provided it is nor given
too much to eat now it has a 50-50
chance to live
The disappearance of the colored
girl last week led immediately to the
draining of the Elkins mill pond of
its millions of gallons of water and
the use of dynamite to blast up the
mud in an effort to find her. Search
ing parties led by leading citizens of
Clarkton had searched the woods all
about.
WILL INVESTIGATE ALL
SENATORIAL EXPENSES
Democrats Lead Fight For Inquiry
Into Orsts of Senatorial Campaigns.
Washington. May 19.— (A 3 )— An
investigation ; nto all senatorial cam
paign expenditures this year was or
dered today by the Senate. 59 to 13
The inquiry was voted after charges
of excessive expenditures in yester
day's Pennsylvania republican pri
mary had come from the democratic
side of the chamber, and had then
denied by Senator Reed, republican
of Pennsylvinia. who at first blocked
the resolution ordering the investiga
tion.
In the course of the debate, the
Pennsylvania senator declared the
result in Pennsylvania had been be
clouded by the wet and dry' issues,
and said he was ready to support a
statewide referendum to settle that is
sue.
Republican old guard leaders join
ed the Pennsylvanian in seeking to
prevent action on the resolution which
was offered by Senator Reed, demo
crat, of Missouri.
$224,306 Is Distributed to Disabled
Veterans in Month.
Charlotte, May 18.—The regional
office here of the United States vet
erans bureau distributed $225,306 to
5,000 disabled veterans in this state
during the month of April, according
to a report compiled today at the
j office.
’ Five farms, comprising seventy
two acres, are still in existence on
Manhattan Island.
ADAMS FINDS PAST
KfflflP 1 >
COTTON KILL sitK'
In Report to Convention of
American Cotton Manu- (
facturers He Said Year
Was Good One.
TELLS OF WORK
OF THE BODY,
Various Matters of Interest j
to Association Members;
Received Attention Dur-;
ing the Year.
Atlanta. Ga„ May I!).— i/P) —The |
past‘year lias b<*<*n one of the busiest!
ami most fruitful in the history of the
American Cotton Manufacturers’ As-1
sociatlou. Winston I). Adams, of;
Charlotte. N. secretary of the or
ganization, reported to the convention I
here today.
Official activities of the Association I
have ranged from rate hearings, es-1
forts to establish a means of aseer-j
taining definitely for the manufactur
ers at brief intervals the supply and!
demand for cotton goods in order that |
they may gauge their activities ac- j
eordingly, to the establishment and
maintenance of close relations with I
other similar organizations.
In urging the necessity for the j
manufacturers to keep closely in touch J
with the market in order to adjust
their production, Mr. Adams said:
“Out* mills must cease the specula
tive manufacture of stock and should
quote prices based on replacement)
costs to yield a reasonable net return
on investments. To be able to do this,
it is manifestly imperative that we
know when j and where there is like
lihood of overproduction of any range
of fabrics manufactured, and this can
be effected only through the knowledge
of the quantity of goods being made
week after week, the accumulation of
stocks and orders against such
stocks.”
The stabilization of agriculture by
setting prices for the products before
the farmer puts his seed in the ground
was urged before the annual banquet
last night by Edwin T. Meredith,
former United States secretary of ag
riculture.
CLOTHING STOLEN’ AT
THE ELLIOTT HOME
Suit of Clothes and Hat Taken From
Home of Register of Deeds.
Some time Tuesday afternoon a
suit of clothes and a hat were stolen
from the home of L. V. Elliott, coun
ty register of deeds; The articles
were missing this morning and there
are no clues.
Mr. Elliott stated that when he re
turned to his home on South Union
street Tuesday afternoon he saw a
strange looking cap hanging in the
hall. No one claimed the cap but lit
tle was thought of the matter. This
morning Mr. Elliott noticed that the
suit was gone and further investiga
tion showed that her son's hat had
been taken. The thief left the cap.
Although somewhat upset by the’
loss of a new suit Mr. Elliott can see
a ray of humor in the theft. The thief
lid not know Mr. Elliott is crippled
and that lie always has one leg of
his pants shorted than the other. "I
would like to have seen him when he
detected the short pants leg,” Mr. El
liott stated.
BIG GRADUATING CLASS
AT DI KE THIS SEASON
Two Hundred Will Receive Diplomas
at the 74th Annual Commence
ment.
Durham. May 18.—Nearly 200 Duke
University seniors, in cap and gown,
will be presented with diplomas here
on June oth. on the occasion of the
seventy-fourtb annual commencement
at that institution. It will be the
largest graduating class since the
founding of Trinity College, hack in
1842.
During the past month, the uni
versity officials haye kept a large
force of caretakers and workmen
busy, beautifying the campus in or
der that it may present a green and
trim appearance during commence
ment week. Despite the fact that
Ate campus is badly torn up, with the
construction of eleven new buildings
underwayy, the grounds about the ad
ministration buildings will be in ex
cellent -order, and the main entrance
to the campus will be as beautiful as
it has been in years.
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NO. 110
THFMMRM i
.„n IN CHINA K
MI TOM
Protests of Various Chris
tian Governments Bring 1
an Executive Order to
Stop Prosecution.
THE FRENCbTwERE 1
MOST VIGOROUS
Energetic Measures Will
Be Taken by the Chinese
Government to Prevent
Any Further Atrocities.
(By International News Service) *
Peking, May ID.—Energetic metis- ' j
tires to put an end to the anti-Obris- \
tian campaign which was instituted
throughout Chino following the Shang-
hai shooting of Chinese students lasts J
year, have been ordered by the chief
executive.
The French have been the moat '
vigorous in protesting to the Peking
government, alleging that the Catholic
missions have been greatly hampered
and frequently molested by this cant- «|
paign and it was the result of a pep- -
sonal visit of the French minister to . j
Marshal Tuan that the present man- J
date was issued. *
“The customs of the people must
be followed if their protection is to !
be ensured," begins the mandate, *
which is phrased in the quaint terms
of official Chinese documents, “and
for thousands of years the Buddhist,
Taoist and Mohammedan faiths have
been practised, contributing to good
government and the building of the
people together even in the remostest
parts of the nation.”
Treaty Regulations ? |
“Catholic and Protestant religions
are the subject of treaty stipulation*,
the right to preach them and the pro
tection to be granted them, being
most plainly set forth. Moreover, /<
the republic, since its inception* has •
attached special importance to re- I
ligious liberty.
‘‘We have, however, been recently
informed of the diffusion in many lo* J
calities of anti-religious propaganda
as well as the organization of anti- -m
religion* associations and assemblies
and if we do not hasten to forbid J
such campaign, numerous inconvea*-, «£
iences will result with violation*
national customs internally and bad *
repereusions upon the friendly rela- |
lions with the powers externally. :i!f|
“Therefore, the high civil and mil- :|
itary offices of the various provinces J
are ordered to take energetic meas
ures to put an end to the aforesaid ‘.£
caimpaign to prevent disorder and "J
suppress all sources of trouble. They
are held responsible for the execution
of this mandate.”
Americans Molested
While American Protestant mis- J
sions have been molested by Chinese ‘i
soldiery, chiefly during the course of •'
civil wars, they have felt little direct
effect of (his anti-Christian campaign ’
against which the French protested.
All Catholic mission interests are
under the diplomatic protection of the
French legation in China regardless
of whether they are Italian, Belgian
or French. However, the present
energetic protests are a departure
from the usual Catholic practice in
China where the fathers accept their
'ot at the hands of the Chinese with-. .
out protest. Their attitude is Avell |
illustrated Sn the city of Siuyong, 1
which is now being beneiged by the
troops of Wu Pei-Fn. Wheii the |
other missionaries left the willed
city for safety outside, the Caftfcoli'e ■
fathers remained behind and nothing
was heard of them for several weeks
as the battle raged around the city
walls.
Increase in Salary For Dr. Clias*Ex
pected.
Raleigh. May IS.—A raise in sal
ary for President Chase, of the Uni*
versify, is understood to be in pros
pect for the next meetiug of the Uni
versity board of trustees, to be held
at Chapel Hill June 1. call for
the meeting was sent out today by
Henry M. London, secretary of the
board.
The Oregon University offer,
which Dr. Chase declined some time
ago. carried with it a salary reported
to be practically double that paid by
Carolina, which is $8,500 the year
and a home.
At the time Dr- Chase declined the ;
offer, members of the University .
board indicated their purpose to in
crease the salary at the next meet- ; ;
ing.
Will Continue Fortner Policy. A
Berlin, May 10.—Strict adhesion to
Germany’s foreign policies as laid
down in t’lie, London reparations agree- '
ment and the Locarno security pacts
will continue to be the program of
the new cabinet, Chancellor Marx told
the reichstag today upon his appear
ance as sueessor to Chancellor Luth
er.
Rioting by Religious Factions. v . 3
Calcutta, India, May 19.—C4 3 )—■ 1
Rioting between religious factions
which caused the death of five persons
at Karragpur yesterday was resumed
today. The number of killed and
injured has not been determined. ‘^3
-■ i,-..LL!!May
THE WEATHER ; |
Showers and probably thundersboif4;|
ers tonight; Thursday generally fair t
and cooler. Moderate to fce«h south- $
west winds shifting to northwest to
night.