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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI Make God Sentinel Os Mind, Speaker Advises a. . _ Keep the Mind Clean and the Heart Will Be Clean, Dr. Char res J. Smith Tells Graduates. THOUGHTS ARE MOST IMPORTANT Says In This Aage of “Wealth, Speed and De struction” Young People Must Have Courage. BY XV. M. SHERRILL Mt. Pleasant, May 25.—Several weeks ago Hr. Hilaries J. Smith, pres ident of Roanoke College, was asked to furnish The Daily Tribune and The Times with a copy of the address [ he was to deliver in Mt. Pleasant. He replied that he never wrote out hin i speeches for the reason that in so do- | ing he would be kept continuously be hind a typewriter. After hearrng li'.s very able ad-; dress this morning in Mt. Pleasant, before the graduating classes of Mont Amoena Seminary and Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute I could readily understand that such a speaker would | be in such demand that to copy all of his addresses would leave him little. time for any other duties. Commence-1 ment speakers of national reputation| have been heard in Mt. Pleasant on ! many occasions but none of these brought a more forceful message, nor one more pleasingly presented than Dr. Smith's. While his message was directed primarily to the young people- of the two schools. Dr. Smith gave sound reasoning and propitious advice to his older hearers, warning that the par ent, the minister apd every one lias a part to play in the sueeessful mould ing of the young life of the nation. Dr. Smith spoke on "The Secret of Living," which he catalogued further as "Tile dates of the Mind.” The greatest of all th : ngs, he said, is life and the most interesting life is that of the young woman and young man. We are not interested to any great extent, he snid. in what grandfather does; we are interested in the action of the father only a little more, yet the future of the nation depends on the notion of the youth in whom all slrmld be interested. The mind. Dr. Smith said, is the most glo. iuus ~j:o.:-.‘sui giv*n b} GuU, and tne mind is molded by the thoughts that enter it. "What Is the difference in people?" Dr. Smith asked. "Certainly we cannot say it is their physique, nor their appear ance. nor their garments. It is per sonality and that is traced back to thoughts. We are the product of the thoughts we pursue and live.” The mind is the seat of nil think ing, I)r. Smith said, therefore it should be guarded. "We should set a sentinel on guard at the gates of our mind,” the speaker said, illus trating with the tale of an impregna ble castle that wins finally destroyed by enemies and spies who sneaked through the gates. "We should set a Captain at the gates, a captain who knows every spy, every alien, every enemy who would destroy the best. That. Captain should be God.” Declaring that the present is the most critical time in the lives of the graduates, Dr. Smith outlined for them some of the eharacteristics of present day life which must be avoid ed, adding that parents play a most important part in giving the right influences and ambitions to their chil dren. “Inordinate prosperity. remarka ble speed and destruct’on are charac teristics of the present day.” Dr. Smith snid, "and they make this the most critical period any young peo ple ever lived through. “We have more money than we ever had. and this is true of the laborer as it is of the man of money. We nre . living under the most prosperous standard in history. We have more to do with, therefore great opportun ities to do good. "This is the age of rapidity of movement, in thought,* in moral and in action. Things considered impos- years ago have been brought into the realm of the possible. We are not satisfied unless we are speed ing, and too many want greater speed ail of the time. "Destruction goes hand in hand with great wealth and speed. When we use much we destroy much. So ciety is engaged in purposes of de struction. The finer things are not physical. We are bruuing up char iicter. we go through life on the dou ble-quick. We nre not getting down to the fundamentals. We do not ask how long we muy live, nor how can we render real service. Each person de termines the length of his life by the manner in which he lives. The char acter of our living determines the length of our lives." The greatest evil among the young people of today. Dr. Smith said, is their lack of aspiration. “Too many want to follow the lines of least re sistance instead of striving to go for ward until the impossible has been mnde possible. I think other educa tional leaders here will suport me In , the statement that lack of ambition and aspiration is the greatest problem they face in the schools today. This is the greatest challenge to school peo ple and parents today. The boy goes off to School where he merely moves from point to point. There is no real ambition, no real determination. The parents complain and ask of the teachers ’Why T The real trouble in most instances is that the parents have Mot breathed into these boys a f (Continued on Pact five) The Concord Daily Tribune ♦ '♦**■*********♦ £ & ’ * OIIR RULE AS TO PAID * 1 * ADVERTISEMENTS. * * * )K The Tribune’s rule in regard 5K )K to the publication of reading no- )K , )K tices of entertainments, lectures, IK IK bsx suppers, etc., to which an IK IK admission fee is charged, or at IK ' IK which anything is sold, will be as IK SK follows: IK 1 IK Five cents a line will be charg- IK , IK ed with a credit of 5 lines of IK 5K renders for every inch of dis- IK IK play advertising used. We will IK IK also give credit on the account IK IK for all tickets to such entertain- IK IK ments which we can use.' JK * IK * ************ ! =;=^= PRESIDENT ACTS TO ( DEMANDS OF SENATE Will Modify Recent Dry Order if the Proposal Proves Oppressive. ! Washington. May 2.l.—OP)—Coin cident with a new outburst in Con giess against the presidential order authorizing employment of state of ficers in prohibition enfreement, tit , White House today said the President was ready to modify the proposal if .it proved oppressive. I The White House maintained. How lever, t’imt the President saw no cause '■ for alarm in the order and was cer tain it did not constitute an invasion of state sovereignty but was rather an aid to states. At the same time the President’s views were being set forth. Represen tative HiU. Republican, Maryland, a leader of the House wets, introduced a resolution to prohibit state officers from simultaneous holding of nny fed eral position. It also would bar fed eral officials from holding any posi tion under a state. Meantime in .v.e Senate a Demo crat. Walsh, of Montana, came to Hie defense of the legality of the Presi dent's order. Explaining how the President came to issue the order, the White House spokesman said it was intended pri marily to meet a situation in Cali fornia where authority had been re quested by federal and county offi cers to give deputy sheriffs federal power in enforcement of prohibition. was added that Mr. Ooolidge un derstands the treasury has no inten tion of u)« king .natioo-virf* use of the ordei* tbmswot thousands" Ifee and sheriffs as federal agents. THE BUENOS AIRES LEAVES NORFOLK FOR CHARLESTON Seen at Wrlghtsville Beach and More head City While on Her Way. Norfolk, Va., May 25.— 0 P) —The airplane Buenos Aires, piloted by Se nor Bernardo Duggan, Argentin-'an, en route from New York to Buenos Aires, left Hampton Roads naval air station this morning at 5 o’clock for Charleston, S. C. Reaches Charleston. Charleston, S, C., May 25.—OPJBer nardo Duggan, Argentine flier, reach ed Charleston at 10:35 a. m. Eastern standard time today on the second leg of his 1,000 mile flight from New York to Buenos Aires. Duggan left Norfolk. Va.. early today in his sea plane, the Buenos Aires. Seen Also at Wrlghtsville Beach. Wilmington, May 25.— OP) —A sea plane believed to be that bearing Ber nardo Duggan, wealthy Argentine sportsman, and his two companions eu route from Stalen Island to Buenos Aires, passed over Wrightsville Beach at 8:50 this morning. The boat was flying low, residents of the re sort said. Man-Woman, Recovered, Leaves For North. (By International News Service) Mena, Ark- May 25.—Dr. M. V. Mayfield, tbe famous “man-woman” who practiced medicine here for years, and whose life’s secret was discov ered only when she wasstricken with a severe illness which necessitated her taking to her bed for a considerable period, has (quit Mena, completely recovered, and has gone away to live somewhere in the North. The physician left Mena clad in male attire. She repeatedly declared she would “die rather than wear women’s clothes.” Her departure was ' made quietly, with only n few being aware of her plans for leaving. Water Leaks Located by Teeth. Galesburg, 111., May 25.—A fore • man of the Galesburg city water de ■ pertinent can tell the position of 1 leaks in water mains by means of ; his teeth. The man, who, is deaf, ’ has been in the water department for * more than thirty years. He developed ‘ a system of placing a key, or iron - rod, on a water main, and telling the - position of the leak. He estima tea according to the vribation through l.iu E teeth. a . ■ ’ Sir Chart** WaJpote Found Dead. London, May 25.— OP) —Sir Char • lee Walpole, jurist and author, was 1 found dead in the smoking room of his - house in Kensington Court late last n night. Death was due to a bullet » wound. A.revolver lay beside the a body. 8 . i- General Pettura Killed * tarla, May 28.-OP)_G«n. Petlura. « former anti-bolshevik military- leader il in the Ukraine, waa shot by a Rub e sian Jew here today and died iffiortly e afterwards in a hospital. |C - - s More than 30,000,000 of the in a habitants of the United States are o| foreign birth or parent!-.*®. PALESTINE GETS WOO JEWS 10 I LIST IJ WHS ! Number of Immigrants toj Land of Bible Is Regu ;j lated'by Work and Bus-! I I iness Opportunities. | AGAIN BECOMING i COUNTRY OF JEWS j One-Sixth of Population; of the Country Are He- ) brews, Statistics Show— Rothschild’s Gifts. (By International News Service) Jerusalem. May 25.—Palestine in again rapidly becoming (he country of the Jejrs. For the last eighteen months Jews have been coming into the Holy Land at tbe rate of 3.000 to 4,000 ii month. Last year witnessed the en try of some 40,000 people. These came mostly from Eastern Europe, especially from Poland, where econ omic pressure is forcing tbe Jews to bandon their homes. This ' great stream of immigrants has made Palestine the largest ab sorber of the wandering Jew. Al most three times ns many Jews as entered the United States' settled in Palestine during the immigration year ending June, 1025. America admit ted just over 10.000 Jews, Palestine absorved over 30.000. No Quota Although there is no quota in Pal estine, the number of immigrants ad mitted is regulated strictly by the op portunities for work and business. The government issues a certain num ber of certificates bi-,venrly upon in formation furnished by the Zionist organization. These numbers nre de termined by Palestine’s changing ca pacity for labour; when employment chances are high, immigration is al lowed peak limits; when, due to sea sonal unemployment or any passing economic depression, the chances of work shrink, there is also a propor tionate diminutition in the number of immigration certificates applied for. A remarkable feature of the Jew ish development of Palestine is that .It-tls-.Wnfi *stohJe-with mt uHwri -eiable government aid. The Jewish National Home is be ing built by the Jewish people. The two Zionist funds, the Jewish nation al and the Palestine foundation, have together invested about $20,000,000 in Palestine, the former during its twen ty years' existence, and the latter during the last five years. Other Zionist bodies have invested about $10,000,000. Rotschild Gifts In addition. Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Palestine’s greatest single benefactor, is estimated to have put into the country about $20,000,000 during the last thirty years. He was the first to establish Jewish col onies in all parts of Palestine. Jewish capital is making of Pales tine a great industrial center. Heavy industries have been built around Haifa, including a cement factory, n flour mill, an oil and soap works. Factories of every description are fast Springing up in Tel-Aviv, the only Jewish municipality in the world, with a population of about 40,0000. Tel-Aviv is situated near the ancient Jaffa, the orange-growing center of Palestine. Palestine has a population of less than 000,000, of whom only 150,000 are at present Jews. By the present rate of immigration, Jews will in the course of a generation equal the Arabs in number, when the Jewish homeland will become a fact. With Our Advertisers. The Boyd W. Cox Studio will give 25 per cent, off to school girls, boys 1 and teachers on all portraits made between May 25th and June 10th. Over Correll Jewelry Store. A 35-cent bottle of Monarch tomato catsup for 25 cents, and -a can of Monarch pork and beans free at the Cabarrus Cash Grocery Co. Drop in at W. J. Hethcox’s and look over hie electrical appliances. [ Read all about the Goodyear tires ’ in a new ad. today of the Yorke OP) Wadsworth Co. Phone 30. Dawson Says Outlook is Rosy. Tribune Bureau, f Sir Walter Hotel, f Raleigh. May 25.—John G. Daw sou of Kinston, chairman of the ’ State Democratic Committee, waa in , Raleigh Monday afternoon on 1 “etrictly business matters” he said, 1 and paid a visit to The Tribune e Bureau, in the Sir Walter Hotel. 4 Mr. Dawson said that the outlook a on the political horizon was rosy and that there were no signs of alarm in any quarter. He commented favorably on thp amount of interest ’* being shown in the forthcoming pri -8 tnary. s 1 Dempsey to Stay lh State Until May < 26. e Asheville, N. 0., May 24.—Jack Dempsey’s contract call* for his ap pearance in Hendersonville, N. <3., until May 20, it was announced from t. his camp tonight and he will remain v there until that date, i- Leaving as soon as his contract ex y pires he will stop one day each in Memphis, Cleveland and Hot Springs, where be has engagements. He will t- be accompanied by Mrs. Dempsey, if wh? came here recently from Cali fornia to join him. CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1926 i *L" * * ■i■ —.... ' "i | Scene of Evangelist's Disappearance | , ■ -'• .>«lk Crowds are shown watchingjthe ocean off Santa Monica. Cal., where Annee Semple LVlo Fnerson was last seen. At (he right is her daughter Roberta, whom many followers ex pect to take us ber m/Tlb/>:r*e no.-!.- POSITION DEFINED BY | STATE CONSTITUTION Gov. McLean So Replies to Request to Define His Attitude. Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. May 25.—That the posi tion of North Carolina and all its officers clothed with iHilice powers with regard to the recent executive order of President Coolidge authoriz ing the employment' of state county and city officers as Federal Prohibi tion agents, was clearly defined by the State Constitution, was the gist of the reply made by Gov. A- IV. Mc- Lean to an inquiry by the New York Times yesterday as to his at titude. The reply of the Governor reads in part: “I have had no time to give con sideration to this matter. North Carolina’s attitude, however, seems to be fixed by S ction 7. Article 14, of the State Constitution which provides that: ’ ‘'No'person who shall hold any of fice or place of trust or profit under the United States, or any depart ment thereof, or under this state, or under any other state or govern ment. shall hold or exercise nny other office or place of trust or pro fit under he authority of- this state, or be eligible to a seat In either house of tile General Assembly. "It might be mentioned In this connection that the Sate of North fiilUinw-ltas uo State. Constabulary, or other officers exercising general police powers The authority to ex ercise suc-h functions is generally lodged in the local police officers, such as sheriffs in the counties and policemen in the cities and towns." Sheriff D. Bryant Harrison, of Wake county, said that while he would be prevented by the constitu tion from becoming a Federal Prohi bition Agent, he was advising all his deputies, who are the only officers who are allowed by the State Con stitution to act in this capacity, to be sworn at once ns dry agents. “I am heartily in favor of the move, as it will be of great aid to the sheriffs in the various counties in enforcing the . prohibition law he said. He plans to have all his depu ties formally sworn in as dry agents Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. MEEKINS OPPOSES ANY CHANGES IN DRY LAWS Declares Proposed Modification of the Dry Law Is But Bootleggers Smoke Screen. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, May 25.—A vigorous charge was given the federal grand jury at the opening of the three weeks term of United State district court here yesterday by Judge Isaac M. Meekins, in which he scored attorneys who block the court docket by accept ing a cash for days when they know they will not be able to appear to argue it, then getting it continued and congesting the docket'. Rigid en forcement of the Volstead act was also demanded by the judge of the grand jury and talk of modifying this act was characterized as a "smoke screen” thrown up by the bootleg gers. He said that Pennsylvania might have some moral excuse for vio ■ lating the dry law but that North Carolinians had none. . The need for better lawyers in the state aa well as for more judges with a better understanding of human na ture was mentioned iH the course of his charge by Judge Meekins. FORTY MOROS KILLED Constabulary Offices Engaged Band of Moro Outlaws. Manila, P. 1., May 25. —Id*)—Offi- -1 cial advices from Lanao district say * that 200 constabulary troops today ! engaged a band of Moro outlaws, de molishing two forts and killing and ; wounding a number of Moroa. Two , eontabulary soldiers were killed and j eight wounded. Colonel Luther H. Stevens, who led the eontabulary, telegraphed that the exact number of Moros killed is un certain, but private advices say the number was forty. t Wants Finn Relict Measure. New York, May 25.—(A*)—Speak ing before the National Association of J Credit Mien, Secretary Jardine declar ! ed today that the recent defeat of the Haugen farm relief bill had not chang - ed the agricultural situation for the j need of Hound legislative assistance to i, the farmer. He said tbe Tincher bill li would be a long step toward the solu r, tion of farm relief problem, and that . he waa hopeful of action on It by the present Congress. FIFTY BODIES ARE RECOVERED FROM THE VOLCANIC MUD Most of the Casualties Re sulted From Sand Slides and Floods of Mud From the Eruption. ARMY ENGINEERS SENT TO THE SCENE Dead Near Volcano Esti mated at More Than 100. —The Vicinity is Liter ally a Sea of Mud. Tokio, May 25. — UP) —A dispatch to Nielli Niciii says that fifty bodies have been recovered from the mud and sand near the Hokkaido volcano which has been in eruption. It seems that most of the casualties resulted from landslides and floods of mud caused by the eruption. It is now be !xPved that Were'Were few v casualties from the lava. A Nielli Nielli dispatch from Asn higawa says fifty army engineers have been sent to the scene. Also KOO re lief workers from the Young Men's Christian Association have been sent to assist the needy. Two miles of railway near the vol cano have been destroyed. Ten thousand acres of rice fields were dev astated by floods and landslides. Ver nacular newspapers make various es timates of the casualties and damage. A Hokkaido official is reported as es timating the dead near the volcano at more than 100. The vicinity of the outburst is described as literally a »ea of mud. TWO SALISBURY WOMEN HURT WHEN CARS MEET Mrs. W. C. Kcsler and Mrs. L. A. Keeler Are Victims of Road Ac cident.. Salisbury, May 2-I.—Mrs. W. C- Kesler had a shoulder crushed and a collar bone broken nnd her moiner in-law, Mrs. L. A. Kesler, suffered a fractured skull this afternoon when | a car in which they were riding was i in collision with a coupe driven-by I A. L. Poole and occupied by four | people. No one in the coupe was seriously ' hurt although the machine was turn ed over. The women were on their way to Union church to attend the 1 funeral of Mrs. H. ,T. Earnhardt and . the collision occurred aat the Provi-' dence cross roads on Briugles Ferry road, east of Salisbury. Boy Scouts as Fire Fighters. I Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, May 25.—80 y Scouts in Raleigh were given an opportunity to demonstrate their value ns fire fight- j ers when they were called on to help j fight a small forest fire that for a i i time threatened to become serious in the vicinity of Meredith College, west ] •of the city Monday. Fire fighting i equipment was furnished by State Forester J. S. Holmes, who welcomed their assistance. Mr. Holmes, as sisted only by one other man, the caretaker of the grounds of the old * Blind Institute, had fought the fire alone Sunday afternoon, which early ’ yesterday was raging over a front of ’ i three quarters of a mile, but which by nightfall, thanks to the good work ' of the Boy Scouts, had been brought I under control. »t ’ 1 , Many Killed and Injured in Train Wreck. II Munich, Bavaria, May 25.— UP) — - Twenty-four persons were killed and ' many injured today when a passenger ’ train ran into another train which had stopped in the East station. Sev eral cars of the train which had stopped were telescoped. f David A. KeUar Dead. Louisville, Ky„ May2s.—UP)—Dav e id A. Keller. 72, capitalist and former :- vice president of the American Tobae ej co Co., died here today. o' !1 Mammoth Cave Now National Park, i- Washington. May 25. —(A*)—The t act of making the Mammoth Cave a e national park was signed today by President Ooolidge. OUR OFFICERS BARRED From Coming Under President Cool idge Prohibition Order. Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. May 25.—When is an of ficer not an officer? That is the question that is bothering more than one Sheriff in North Carolina, as the result of the recent order of President Coolidge to the effect that state, county and city officials shall be made prohibi tion officers of the Federal goven meut. But according to Section 7 of Article 14 of the North Carolina constitution, all officers of the state and ill the state are barred from holding more than one office at a time, with the exception ot deputy sheriffs, who are held to be “agents of the sheriff” and not officers. Hence, while a sheriff in North Car olina may not become n Federal Dry agent, his deputies may beeom such. The question now remains whether deputies are compelled to become “dry" officers if they do not so de sire. THE COTTON MARKET Made a Steady Showing in Today’s Early Trading.—Liverpool a Lit tle Lower. New York. May 25.— (A 3 )— The cot ton market made rather a steady show ing iu today's early.trading.. Early weather reports seemed very favorable as to overnight conditions in the South, ns they indicated more season able temperatures without any fur ther rainfall but there was some cov ering by July shorts and probably a little buying on talk of low barome ter west of the belt whicli some trad ers thought might bring showers in the southwest tonight or tomorrow. Liverpool was a little lower than due but the market here opened steady at a decline of 3 points to an ad vance of 1 point and worked up 2 or 3 points. At the end of the first hour July was holding around 18.27 and December 17.45, or 1 to 2 points net higher. Cotton futures opened steady: Ju ly 18.25; October 17.50: December 17.45; January 17.36; March 17.45. VANCE REPUBLICANS O. K. TWO DEMOCRATS Have No Candidates For Two Of fices—Also Put Out Ticket For Other Offices. Henderson. May 24. —Vance coun ty Republicans, meeting here Satur | day in their county convention, in i addition to putting into the field a I ticket of their own. gave unanimous j indorsement to two Democrats run , ning for county offices, nnd who are unopposed.and will not go into the June 5 primary. These Democrats so favored are Henry Perry, for clerk !of the superior court, and R. J. - Southerland, for recorder, both seeking reelection after years of ser- I vice in their respective offices. Jesse Wyatt Out on Parole. Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, May 25-—Jessie Wyatt, i of Wake county, serving from 8 to i 18 months in the State prison fori . j manslaughter, is out of prison today jon a 12-hours parole to attend the funernl of his sister, who is being buried today in Rocky Mount. | Wyatt's parole was Issued laate yes ■ terday afternoon by Governor A. W. McLean, on the recommendation of I I the Commissioner of Pardons and i paroles. It read to the effect that , i Wyatt was to be permitted to be ab- I! sent from the prison from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m., at which time he must re port back to the warden. . New School Building Nearly Ready ' | in Rowan. Salisbury, May 24.—A new school building, handsome and modern in all appoinaments, is nearing com pletion at Rowan Mills, near the 1 city, nnd will be dedicated June 11. iThis school is named for Prof. R. G. ' | Kizer, who headed Rowan's school I system for a quarter of a century, r I ■ "-.'.'l-j. 1 .'.: ■ j » i i j High School Class Play “Valeda Chooses” May 26th at 8:15 P. M. Seats on Sale at Gibson Drug Store e * Admission 25c and 50c All Seats Reserved THISSIAIEHASMOREjJ BABIES PER 1,000 ' THAN ANY OF OTHERS, North Carolina Is In Lead I < as to Number of Births.) i —ln This State We Have 28.8 Per 1,000 population SLIGHT DECLINE j< OF DEATH RATE Vermont Has the Highest 1 Death Rate, Being 14.6 Per I,ooo—Montana Had Lowest, Which Was 7.7. Washington, May 25.—(A I )—Birth rates for 1025 were lower in 26 of ( [3O states for which figures are avail- ■, able, in the commerce department and 1 ttie death rates were higher in six- 1 teen states. On the whole, however, the death rate declined very slightly. The area surveyed is known as the registration area, used by the depart ment in compiling vital statistics. In excludes Massachusetts and Utah, part of t'he area because complete fig ures were not availab'e. The highest birth rate for 1925 was 28.8 per 1.000 population in North Carolina. Tile lowest. 15.1 was in Montana. Vermont had the highest death rate. 14.6 per 1,000, while Montana and North Dakota had lowest, 7.7. Infant mortality rates for me year were generally higher than those for 1024, the figures show, with 10 of the 30 states registering an increase. Maryland, where the infant death rate was 90.4 per 1,000 births, had the highest figures. Oregon, with a rate of 51.2, had the lowest. Among cities of more than 100,000 1 population, Norfolk had the highest infant mortality rate, with 06.7. Seattle had the lowest, with 44.9. For the area the number of births ' in 1925 was 1,727,467 and the deathß ' were 055,074. Os these deaths 123,- 512 were under one year of age. The ■ birth rate for the area was 21.2 per ' 1,000 population, while the death rate 1 was 11.7. These figures compared with a birth rate of 22.6 in 1024 and a death rate of 11.8. Deaths under 1 one year of age in the area were 71.6 per 1.000 births against 71.0 in 1024. THE OPTOMETRIST** - MEET At ASHEVILLE Delegates Representing 14 States Are in Attendance. Asheville. May 25.—(A 3 ) —With 75 or more delegates rnepresenting four teen states, in attendance, the third ] annual Congress of the Southeastern Division of the American Optometric Association convened here this morn ing for a three day convention. Robert N. Walker, of Winston- Salem, regional director, called the gathering to order at 10 o’clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. O. J. Chandler, associate pastor of Central Methodist Church, and the welcome address by Mayor John Edge Cathey. Charles Honess, of Asheville, intro duced the mayor, and response to wel come was made by Dr. Walter F. Kimball, of St. Joseph, Mo., president of the American Optometric Associa tion. Delegates, accompanied by members of their families, continued to arrive during the day and indications were that the attendance would be greatly enlarged by the opening of the eve ning session. POOLE NOMINATED FOR SEAT IN LEGISLATURE Anti-Evolutionist Wins Without Op position in Hoke County Primaries. Raeford. May 24-—D. Scott Poole, father and promoter of the nght against evolution in the test general assembly, is again declared demo cratic nominee without | opposition from Hoke to the next legislature. The outlook now is that what Hoke's anti-evolutionist failed to realize last year he will next time spare nothing to accomplish. His ' one dream is that he. may see a law enacted which will prevent the teaching of organic evolution to the young people. Fireman Want No More Prunes. (By International News Service) Miami, Fla., Mny 25.—Firemen of the central fire station here are off of prunes. And here's why: Fire companies number three and four, in charge of Assistant Chief J. S. Jones answered an alarm sent in by neighbors at 624 S. W. Fourteenth Street. The firemen, armed with axes, chemical sprayers and yards of hose, flashed into the kitchen of the home where the smoke seemed to be coming from. What they found was a neglected pot of prunes smoking on a hot stove. Mrs. H. J. Earnhardt Dies. Salisbury, Mny 24.—Mrs. H. J. Earnhardt died Saturday afternoon in a hospital at Greenville, S. O. Mrs. Earnhardt is survived by a husband and five small children- The body was brought to the home of a l sister. Mrs. Monroe Mask, Sunday and the funeral takes place Monday afternoon at Union Lutheran church in the county. PuMic Buildings Bill Signed. ; Washington, May 25.— UP) —The $165,1)00,000 public buildings bill under which it is planned to build and repair Federal buildings In many cit ies was signed today by President Coolidge. THE TRIBUNE PRINTS M TODAY’S NEWS TODAjj N °. 12JLv : , JLLffi TO GIVE TESTIMOIf; I IN BATHTUB CAM i Government Sprang a Sdr- J i prise at the ResumpfHrti J of “Bathtub” Party TrftftA in New York Today. COBB ONEOF THE J GUESTS AT PARTf' Cobb Says He Did Drink Any of Llicfijia,* i Although i He Was ed Drink From Tub. New York, May 25. — (A 5 ) —The gov eminent sprang a surprise at thkjMg sumption of Earl Carroll’s tub” party trial today by calling Irvifi Cobb, writer, and a guest of the thirty* I to the stand. It has been announced yesterday that today's first witness would be Joyce Hawley, show and the alleged occupant of the hath ? tub from which drinks were said W f| have been served. Cobb testified that he saw a “nSjl | liquid in the batli tub, but in response to a question whether lie drank mvy of it, he answered “I did not.” er answers to questions smacked of his profession as a humorist. JjH Asked if he had any talks w!fa j Carroll he answered “Yes, severlf‘i| talks.” “Do you recall the substance at your last talk?” w “I do.” "What was it?” “I was about to leave the theatre, and had stnrted to get my hat and coat and stick. Mr. Carroll asked why I was leaving so soon, as he \yaa I going to have a little stunt of a girl in a bath tub.” “What did you do then?” "I left the theatre by the stage door, but I returned about half an hour later.” Cobb already had testified thaV, he had seen the tub on the stage, but on his return he said it wan nenreri;’3 the center. At one point he was asked: “You are one of the foremost writ* |i ers in New York.” "In my own opinion,” was the re* i ply, “I am." - The .witness stumbted- in the. apejid ing of Pol Roger champagne, spelling it "Paul'', blit later corrected himself, J He had said the liquid in the ttib, however, did not resemble any liquor with which he was familiar. _ The witness reiterated that all he had to drink was near beer and min** | era] water, but admitted he saw' ‘ bottles which usually are i with wine. Under cross examina- . tion he said he had seen non-intoxl-' |j eating beverages in the same lyfK ot bottles. "Do you drink. Mr. Cobb?" Assist ant United States Attorney H&mn asked him. “I never drink brandy or whiskey J except for medicinal purposes and that rarely,” he replied. "And champagne?" “I never drink it any more.” i c? “And cocktails?” "I take a cocktail occasionally when I am reasonably certain that the alcoholic content is not immediate ly fatal.” “You were offered a drnk from the tub?" “Yes, but I did not accept.” Says She Got in Tub. , New York, May 25.— (A 3 ! —Joyce Hawley testified today in the perjury trial of Earl Carroll, theatrical pro ducer, that she not only occupffff a bath tub on the stage of the Earl Car rol theatre, but that she was drunk when she got into it, from liquor (terv- ; ed her in the theatre. She nlso jesti fied that she had been offered s3®© by an associate of Carroll if she would ap liear before the grand jury and Say there was no champagne or wine Ser ved at the party. Tearher Pension Fund Is Used for Fanners’ Loans. Madison. Wis., Mny 24.-— (A 3 ) —• ■ Wisconsin farmers are making use of more than three million dollars of state funds which eventually will be paid as pensions to teachers. Outstanding real estate mortgage loans of state teachers' retirement funds total $3,424,032. Most of the loans are on farms. The money is obtained from pay ments by teachers who riloose to ac cept the provisions of the retirement act, and equivalent sums provided by the state. The interest rate charged on the loans is five per cent. Chicken Stealing Ring. (By International News Service) i; ; - Tampa, Fla., May 24.—800ze rings, auto theft rings, dope rings and all sorts of rings are not entirely unheard of in police circles, but Detective T. M. Chevis behoves he lias “busted” the only chicken stealing ring in exist* ence. And ns a result Leonard and Rich ard are in jail, charged with steaim#/, hundreds of fowls within the past few > weeks. More than 150 purloined pullet^ r 3 not yet sold, were found by the . sleuth, but many more, it is believed, • 1 had been disposed of. THE WEATHER 1 Generally fair tonight and Wedhe*® 1 day. somewhat cooler tonight in the - northeast portion. Moderate north*-j t west and north winds becoming varia ble.