North Carolina Newspapers

- ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI APPEAL IN SCOPES CASE FINALLY GOT TO SUPREME COURT Arguments in Case Before the Tennessee Supreme Court Were Begun in Nashville Today. DR. JOHN R. NEAL ATTACKS THE LAW Says In His Opinion It Is Not Constitutional.— Unitarian League Is Be in Heard. Nashvple, Tenn., May 31.—CP)— The appeal in the Scopes ease finally reached the state supreme court for oral argument today. , Ixmg before !) :30 o'clock, the hour of convening, the small court room was crowded. Many person were crowded about the doors. I)r. John K. Neal introduced the visiting counsel and K. I*. McCon niec, for the state, repeated the ill ness of Frank M. Thompson, attor ney general. Dr. Neal attacked the wording of the nnti-evolution law on technical grounds, expressing the opinion that the law violated both the constitu tion of the state and the fourteenth amendment of the federal constitu tion. Charles Strong, of New York, coun sel for the Cnitarinn Daymens' league'which intcrveuted as amicus curiae, apoke in behalf of Scopes. He said there are sincere Chris tians who did not believe the teaching of the theory of evolution weakened their faith in God, and declared the I'nitarinti Laymens’ League consid ered the law un-American, and un constitutional. GEORGIA TECH STUDENT TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Dick Wright. Football Star. Ends Life by Taking Poison. Atlanta. Ga„ May 31.—OP)—Dick Wright, football star of the Georgia School of Technology, died here early today from the effects of a poison said to have been self-administered: Wright was a native of Sumter, S. C„ and was the outstanding pros pect for Tech's 102(1 football team. He was found in his room in the Swan dormitory at Tech with a note saying he had enough of life. Wright was credited with having been instrumental in defeating the strong Vanderbilt eleven in the Tech- Vanderbilt game last fall. The South Carolina Primaries. (By International News Service) Columbia, 8. C., May 81. — South Carolina's political buds arc expected to break forth into full bloom before the opening of the campaign for nom ination .Tune -sth. Meantime, chief interest centers around the senatorial contest. Sen ator E. D. Smith, the "cotton solon”, seeking re-election for a fourth term, will be opposed by Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, speaker of the House of Representatives. Although thus far he has made no announcement, James F. Byrnes, of Spartanburg, is being talked as a third contenstaut. Byrnes ran for the Senate two years ago, but was defeated in a second primary by Sen ator Coleman L. Blease, stormy petrel of Palmetto politics. Page Diogenes. (By International News Service) New Orleans, La., May 31. —When Andrew C. Apple, taxicab driver, found a mesh bag of jewelry valued at $15,000 and currency amounting to $1,500 in his cab, he notified the superintendent of his company, and the bag and money were returned to their owners. They were left in the taxicab by Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Tomlinson, of Manchester, England. The taxi driver was given SSO reward for finding the valuables. The jewelry left in the bag con sisted of six diamond rings, a dia mond bracelet, a watch and a dia mond ntcklace. The Charlotte Debate Tonight. (By International News Service) Charlotte, May 31.—Stormy verbal clashes between atheists, agnostics and fundamentalists are forecast to night, when representatives of the Association for the Advancement of Atheism and the Anti-Evolution League of America' meet in a debate at Lakewood, a Charlotte sububr. The debate was announced by Dr. T. T. Martin, field secretary of the fundamentalist organization, after ten days of fruitless effort to obtain a ball in Charlotte in which to hold the debate. R. L Cotton, Prominent Badin Citi zen, Diea at Age of 56- Itadin, May 30.—R. L. Cotton, well known add prominent business man of Badin, died last night at Ms home on Kuntahala street after an illness of several months. He was 56 gears of age and is survived by his wife and two children, J. Frank Cotton and Jerrie Cotton, also three brothers, W. L. Cotton, of Albe marle, O. L. Cotton, of Southport, T. J- Cotton of Richmond county, and a sister. Mr*. W. H. Snuggs, of Albe marle. Funeral services were con ducted this afternoon as 8 o’clock from the Presbyterian church by Rev. A. 8. Anderson. Interment took place la Albemarle. ' The Concord Daily Tribune _ North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily Traffic Casualties In South Showed Decrease In May, Survey States — REYNOLDS SAYS HE I WILL WIN NOMINATION ! Overman’s Manager Is Just as Confl , dent That His Candidate Will Win. I ’ Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, May 31.—" The people want a change and are going to make that ehange June sth, I' am going to win by at least 5,000 majority." Thus spoke-Robert R. Reyno ds. can didate for the Demoerntie nomination for I'nited States Senate opposing Senator Lee V. Overman for re nomination, more confident, more en thusinstie than ever before, as he ar rived in Raleigh late this afternoon after a week of vigorous campaigning in the northeastern counties of the state. . Tired, somewhat travel-worn and showing the effpets of the weeks of vigorous campaigning, Reynolds was the same buoyant, irrepressible Reynolds. And he was not bragging nor talking for effect. "I am in touch with the situation— I know how the people are thinking nud how they are going to vote next Saturday. I am not overconfident. lam going to be nominated. There will be in the neighborhood of 175,000 votes east. I will get 100,000 of these and my opponent not more than 75,000. The situation is right—just right. It looks good.” There are only two men in North Carolina today who knw by travel and persnal contact as to who is the winner in the senatorial contest that will *be settled in the primary Satur day, Reynolds said. One is McKee Cooiier, of Asheville, who has been in every one of the 100 counties of (he state placing Reynolds placards and tnlking with voters of classes. The other is Reynolds himself. "I Dave been in this campaign now for three months, almost every day of that time actively in the field, having visited 87 counties talking and visit ing with the people and getting their viewpoint. And now I know what I am talking about,” he declared. "I know the sentiment of the peo ple and of the whole people. And I know that that sentiment is abso lutely in favor of me and opposed to iny opponent. The people want a change and they are going to make that change next Saturday. lam going to win bemuse every supporter - 1« in enthusiastic and active sup porter and on the date of the primary he will put forth every effort in my behalf. “During the three months of my campaigning I have actually met and taken the names and addresses of 10,- 000 individuals in 87 counties, who have pledged their support and active co-operation. And I have evidences that these same people have been ac tive in my behalf. “My forces are organized. And these forces, consisting of personal friends and enthusiastic supporters, will win the nomination for me next Saturday. Sly opponents began by claiming a majority for their candi date of 100,000. And now, within the past ten days, they have them selves said that they will win by 40,-* 000 majority. I claim that they are claiming a big majority without hav ing any substantial basis in any sec tion of the state on which to base those claims. I maintain that they are making these claims merely for the purpose of getting the “band wag on” riders and in an endeavor to dampen the ardor of my supporters. But it is having the opposite effect and is making my supporters work all the harder,” Reynolds concluded. Reynolds will be in Raleigh over Sunday and will leave early Monday morning for Robeson and Anderson counties, after which he will begin working towards home, expecting to arrive in Asheville by Thursday. Walter D.’ Siler, campaign man ager for Senator Overman, when asked for a statement said “we are undis turbed t>y any of Reynold’s claims and are willing to await: the results as shown by the election Saturday. We feel that Senator Overman is in no danger.” The Muscle Shoals Debate. (By International News Service) Birmingham, May 31.—Promising to be the greatest series of political debates in Alabama history, Thomas E. Kilby and John H. Bankhead, can didates for the United States Senate, are going to air their views on the disposition of Muscle Shoals. This developed following several ! weeks of charges and counter charges in which each man accused the other 1 of being in favor of the bid of the i Alabama Power Company and asso-' dated companies. The debates will be held at Shes -1 field, Florence and Huscumbia. While 1 no official announcement has been j made by Kitby that he will accept the challenge, it is regarded as prac tically certain here that he will. i Nellie Freeman’s Trial to Begin on Jane Mb. I | (By International News Service) , Charlotte, May 31.—Nellie Free- 1 , man, pretty 20-year-old widow, who , ia alleged to have slain her husband, r Alton Freeman, by slashing his throat . with a razor, will go on trial for her , life in Mecklenburg Superior Court . June 9th. The dimunltlve girl, it was brought I oat daring a preliminary hearing, . was made a widow by her own jeal . ona love for the youth whom she i claimed was too fond of other women. I Following the hearing, ahe was held i without bail on a charge of first de gree murder. es In During the Month 160 Per sons Were Killed and 963 Injured in 11 States of the South. LESS THAN THE YEAR’S AVERAGE During April 220 Persons Were Killed and 1,156 Hurt.—3s Killed in This State. W*>—A sharp decrease in the num bin' of traffic casualties was noted in May from previous months this year when a survey today of eleven South ern Stutes revealed that ltM) had teen killed and 963 injured. The May sur vey was made by consolidation of four weekly summaries made by the Associated Press during the month. This number , ; s ~in decided con trast with the April survey which showed 220 killed and 1.150 injured. The April total however was aug mented heavily by two oil ship disas ters in the New Orleans area. 1 There have been no major disasters during May, the records of the Asso ciated Press showed. Surveys were made for the weeks ended as follows: May 9, dead 40, Injured 200; May 10, dead 31), injured 225; May 23, dead 37, injured 278; May 30 dead 44. injured 251; totals 100 dead, 903 injured. It will be noted that no survey was included for the week ended May 2. The survey of. that week was included in the April consolidation for the con venience in keeping the records by weeks. By the same token, the dead for May 31st will be carried in the June survey. North Carolina reported the great est number of deaths, with 35 for the month, which is one more than her record for April. Florida came next with 28 deaths for May, against 30 for the previous month. Arkansas and Alabama had the best record for the mouth, with only six killed in each State. A tabulation by states for the month follows: .~v.y«*wfc 'JSftrifc Carolina dead 35, injured 60; .South Carolina dead 12, injused 27; Georgia dead 10, injured 100: Florida dead 28, injured 151; Olabamn dead 6, injur ed 50; Mississippi dead 11, injured 67; Louisiana dead 15, injured 118; Arkansas dead 6, injured 19; Tennes see dead 15; injured 101; Kentucky dead 8, injured 44; Totals, dead iOO, injurel 963. WIFE AND SON OF DR. AARON EMBER BURNED Fatally Burned When Fire Destroyed Home in Baltimore Early Today. Baltimore, May. 31.— (A 3 ) —Three persons were burned to death early today when fire destroyed the home of Dr. Aaron Ember, eminent egyp tologist of the Johns Hopkins Uni versity. The'dead are Mrs. Regina Ember, Dr. Ember’s wife, their six year-old son, nnd a white maid. Dr. Ember was seriously burned before he was rescued from the roof of the blazing house. The dead were all trapped in their bed rooms. To Fight the Rum Runners. (By International News Service) Tampa, Fla., May 31.—Prepara tions have been made for a “fight to death” against rum runners along the coasts of Georgia and Florida, it was announced here today. Two hydro-e ectric planes, cruis ing along the coast, have completed a 1,300-milc flight from Pensacola, Fla., down the west coast nnd up the east const as far north as Savannah, Ga„ during which charts of the coasts were drawn of the keys, inlets and sheltered rocks which might furnish hiding places for rum running craft. Equipped with machine gns, search lights and cameras, the giant planes will be held in readiness here to de part for points where the presence of rum runners is suspected, it was said. Outstanding Features at Livingston College. Salisbury, May 29.—The two out standing features of the commence ment of Livingston college, which has just come to a close, were the raising of $50,000 on the $250,000 i campaign for equipment and en largement, and the inauguration of | President W. J. Trent. The at- I tendance was said to be the largest Un the history of the college, and from many points of view both in! the number of the alumni present, | nnd in the high standard of the music and address and the amount of money raised, this year’s closing will |be long remembered i Hisses and Cat-Calls at Presbyterian Assembly. Baltimore, May 31.—(^—Hisses ■ I and cat-calls punctuated the Presby ► terian assembly here today during an , 1 exciting session which culminated in t1 a fundamentalist victory in the adop tion of a rule for rotating member tl ships of boards. The , resolution | adopted was a ministry report pre t. sented by Rev. Mark A. Matthews, of , Seattle. ! A University of Utar sophomore . was paid S3O for damages to his I clothes recently when freshmen eom - pelted him to clean green paint from j the campus flag pole. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 31, 1926 —i — -i; Sentenced ——— Prince Carl Windisch Graefa, Hungarian Prince, was sen tenced to a year in prison and , fined ten million tcrowns for his part in the counterfeiting > plot designed to overthrow the Hungarian Republic. AtL MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY THEIR IDENTIFICATION CARDS It May Prevent Mud) Embarrassment at Times. Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, May 31.—Further co operation on the part of all police of ficers nnd sheriffs in the State with the Automobile License department in tile matter of requiring nil motor ists to carry their identification cards, containing their name, make of car, license number and motor number, ia being urged by 1.. 8. Har ris, chief inspector of the Theft Bureau. The cards that will be is sued this year are on a much better quality of cardboard, and the six is such such that it will be convenient to carry in a bill fold nnd wallet. Heretofore, the majority of motor inti..jlye been careless in carrying thelPsfi/.ls because they are rarely asked W produce them. It is quite neeessa' for them to carry them at all times, however, nceorditig to Mr. Harris, ns a protection for the indi vidual motorist, and as a means of rjabting the police end county. fleers in assisting State officers in locating and recovering stolen auto mobiles- " Take, for instance, an officer in hunting down a stolen car. The license plates, very often, have been changed, and it becomes necessary to stop n number of oars. If the driver has his identification card, and the license number and engine number on the card cheek with those on the car, it immediately becomes apparent to the officer, and the driver is permitted to proceed without further questioning. “If, however, lie does not have his identifieaion it may become very em barassing to him to explain, even though the car may be properly his: Hence it is of the utmost importance that the drivers of cars generally be educated to the point where they realize the necessity for carrying these cards at all times. It will save them embarassment and will ma terially assist the officers over the state in their work.” THE CANNING INDUSTRY In a Few Weeks It Will Be in Full Swing In South Carolina. (By International News Service) Greenville, S. C., May 31. —Within a few weeks South Carolina’s newest industry will be in full swing and enntieries throughout the low eoun try wilt be turning out carloads of canned tomatoes and other home grown products in carload lots. Canneries throughout this section are already ready to begin operation, but the gathering of benns has been somewhat retarded by the extended drought which has devastated certain crops in lower South Carolina. How ever, it is believed, that the gath ing of the home-grown products will i begin early in June. The canning industry, which was established in practically all of the | agricultural centers of this state a few years ago as a result of the in- j vasion of the boll weevil and the i consequent difficulty in producing cot-! ton, was only an experiment in those few years, but now It is considered an established and profitable industry iu the lowlands. Farmers, diversifying their croim, have realized all-the-year-round profits as a result of the canneries. On the other hand, each town and village now has its employment problem solved, as the canneries at this sea son give work to thousands of la- Dorers. Change the Charleston Rules. Dancing masters are trying out new rulew in the hope of eliminating some, of the dangerous and otherwise ob i jectionabie features of the Charles ton. Radical chunges are made in 1 the kicking rules, for instance but • we .don’t believe that will affect the i game except in that department. The i forward pass should be legalized, al ■ so, and restrictions put on hig'.i taeki ■ iug. Penalties should be made more i severe Tor off-side, and the number -of antagonists on the field should be t limited ton 11 on a side. During its history the Britbdi nnd p foreign missionary society has dis -9 tributed the Scriptures in 579 lan guages. Last year it added seven i new languages. For of these are African. PILSUDSKIREFUSES TO BE PRESIDENT ! OF POLISH PEOPLE i ; ;• : ■ Was Elected by Senate and Chamber of Deputies j Setting as National As | sembly Today. CONSTITUTION IS j MAIN OBJECTION! Says He Would Not Serve \ With Present Constitu tion-Wants Prof. Dzie chowaki Named. Warsaw, Poland, May 31.— (A 1 ) — Marshal Joseph Pilsiulski, lieail of the • successful military coup, today re .fm ed the president’s seat of Poland ito which he was elected by Senate I and chnmber of deputies sitting as the 1 national assembly. | l’ilaudski based liis refusal upon '■ the ! ground of conscientious scruples against the existing constitution. He recommended election of Prof. Mar janz Dzieebowaki, of Vllna Univer sity, over Igimtz Moscicki, professor of chemistry at r.emberg University. Pilsiulski contends that tlie pros: ent constitution fails to protect the president against parliament and de prives him of the needed executive in fluence because it fails to give him authority to dissolve parliament in the case of urgent necessity. GARDEN CONTEST Nearly 3,000 Gardeners Enter State wide Garden Contest. Raleigh, May 31.— UP) —Nearly 3,- 000 'home gardeners in North Carolina have entered the state-wide garden contest being put on by extension workers at State College this year, according to E. B. Morrow, extension horticulturist. The campaign for better gardens is being conducted as a joint project by the departments of horticulture and home demonstration. The en rollment of gardens and the field work in being done by t'.ie home agents, while the technical aid and informa tion is being supplied by the horti cultural workers. Cumberland county lcadp the state in enrollment, according to Mr. Mors row, with Miss Elizabeth Gainey, home agent, having enrolled 370 per sons in the contest. Northampton county is second with 300 gardeners enrolled, and Rowan, with 275, comes third. Enrollment in the contest closed on April Ist, but the campaign will be conducted on a year-round basis, and final reports will be securad on those gardens which have furnished food for the family throughout the year. The date for closing has been set for March 1, 1927 At the present time the horticul tural workers are preparing a series of letters to be sent to each contestant monthly. These circulars will give latest available information on the various vegetable crops and garden management. Mr. Morrow states that excellent results were secured from the contest last yqar, despite the prevailing drought. About 3,000 persons com pleted the ytork and made reports. Valuable prizes will be awarded coun ties making the best records and ad ditional prizes are offered locally to the gardeners making the best records in ’ a comity, states Mr, Morrow. POSSES SEARCHING FOR SHERIFF’S SLAYER Officer Was Killed Saturday "Night by Fred Sheldon, Negro. Hendersonville, May 31.— UP) —A scattered search was st’ll underway here today by posses of officers and citizens for Fred Sheldon, negro slayer of Deputy Sheri: H. L. Capps, who was killed Saturday night. Feeling was apparently running high, and although many citizens (have been engaged with officers in a t continuous search since the time of the shooting, sofne are waited in the hunt. | Last night and yesterday the posse I searched Henderson county and adja- I cent towns for the negro. A number , of South Carolina officers were aiding, j The shooting occurred whene the officers were returning here with Myr tle Means and Sheledon after the two had been arrested for violation of the prohibition law. The negro is deelar ede to have killed Capps as the lat ter stepped from the automobile in which they were riding, after the pris , oner had made some pretense of alighting. Duggan Off For Haiti. Guantanamo, Cuba, May 31.—C4 3 ) —Bernnrdo Duggan, Argentine avia tor on a flight from New York to ■ Buenos Aires, left for Port An Prince, Hiti, at 7:31 o’clock this morning. Duggan hopped off yesterday morning but was forced to return after hav i ing encountered a storm near the Hal : tian coast. Ondhion of Dr. Hteavls Improved. Charlotte, May 31.—C4>)—The con dition of Dr. J. O. Reavis, of, Nash i vllle, Tenn., field secretary of foreign • missions for the Presbyterian Church ■ of the United States, was described as “Improved" today at a local hospit al. Dr. Reavis yesterday underwent I a major operation here. The bricklayers, masons and plas i terera’ international union coinnrisea > nearly 1,000 local unions with an ag gregate membership of 70,000. Duchess of York and Her Baby | ! . ~~~v ■ ■ ' ' ■ Here is the first photograph of the Duchess of York with her Srst child, Elizabeth, granddaughter of King George V. (Copyright International Newsreel!,' PLANS GO FORWARD FOR DEBATE IN CHARLOTTE Lakewood Park Will Be Scene* of Debate Between Atheist and Anti- Evolutionist. Charlotte, May 31. — UP) —Prepara- tions went forward here today for holding the atheist-anti-evolution de bate tonight at Lakewood, a suburb, despite the announcement of Charles Smith, of New York, president of the Society for the Advancement of Atheism, that lie had received a tele gram from the "Supreme Kingdom" stating that "ive recognize no rights of atheists." „ Mr. Smith’s statement came late last night in the form of a letter to. Dr. T. T. Martin, field secretary of the Anti-Evolution League, and one of the debaters. It said that the "Su- is an offspring of the Ktr Klux Klan. Neither side in the debate would venture an opinion today as to wheth er the organization would attempt to prevent the Lakewood event. Five hundred members of the klan yesterday were planning to attend to preserve order, but the “Invisible Empire” recognized the right of free speech and free assemblage. The letter to Dr. Martin, however, said the "Supreme Kingdom” message added that "atheists should be deport ed" and was signed "Edward Young Clark” and "Fred \V. Rapp." Neith er of the men are known locally, and debate lenders assumed they are from out of Charlotte. The subject of the debate is "Should the teaching of evolution that man evolved from a lower order of animals be excluded from the tax-supported | schools ?” Howell S. England, Detroit law-' yer and biologist, who is upholding the atheist side, said that he would use a "live monkey” as an exhibit to support his theory. " | With Our Advertisers. The poultry market is very active! now. See ad. of C. H. Barrier & Co. See the illustration and descri,p r tion of the Mission style of architec ture in a home shown today in the ad. of F. C. Niblock. Smart washable frocks, only $8.95 to $14.95 at Parks-Belk Co.'s. Many new things at this big store. Not only suits but sweaters, knick ers. shirts and neckwear at Hoover's. When Yorke & Wadsworth sell you anything that doesn't stand up to representatiton, they will make it good to you. Salisbury Boy Is Missing. Salisbury, May 31. —-(A s )—Mr. and 1 Mrs. L. E. Thomas. 168 Ryan street, this city, are endeavoring to locate the whereabouts of their 15 year old son Charlie, who left home Sunday Sunday shortly after noon and has not been heard of since. The boy has an artificial left eye, a scar above the right eye. wore a light suit, long pants, light cap and tan shoes. Seven Balloons Landed. Brussels, May 31. —Seven of the fifteen balloons which started the in ternational race for the second Gor don Bennet trophy yesterday, had landed either in Belgium or Holland by noon today. Sunday golf in England is closely restricted by law. Play may be in dulged in only during specified hours of the afternoon. Regular matches are prohibited and the Sunday play ers are not allowed to have caddies- What is believed to be the tallest ' mast ever carried by a British yacht 1 has just been placed in position in 1 the King's racing yacht Britannia. I The mast is of Oregon pine, 106 feet - in height, nnd weighs from four to c five tons. Ramage, a clever shortstop who - hails from Ariaona and who m said i to be a tiptop fielder, has been signed -by the Columbia team of the South Atlantic League. i.— l 11 -g-a FINDS THESE STUDENTS INDIFFERENT TO CHURCH Survey of 47 Leading Universities Shows General Indifference! Baltimore, May 31.—C4 I )—General indifference to religion by student bodies, with one pronounced "aggres sively pagan", is reported in a sur vey of forty-seven leading universi ties to be presented to the geueral assembly of the Presbyterian Church here tomorrow. The report was compiled by Dr. M. William Laitipe, general director of the department of university work Presbyterian board of Christian edu cation. The Colorado School of Mines, where the “Mines Spirff*’ is' the extreme description, is pronounced "one of the most difficult centers for student work in the United States.” The Memorial Church of Leland Stanford Junior University is com pared to the Biblical altar to “An Unknown God,” while a number of professors at the University of Cali fornia are said to "depersonalize God.” The University of Michigan, how ever, is pronounced fully co-opera tive, its activities including- the com plete support of a missionary and lo cal religious work which is commend ed in the report. The University of Illinois, the re port states, is bereft of Chapel, re ligion and Bible, while the "attrac tions and distractions" of a city make work difficult at the University of Chicago. Purdue University, in Indiana, has “no philosophy or ethics or anything | to suggest the spiritual side of life,” I the report continues, while material ■ I istic tendencies are noted at the Uni versity of Kansas. Religion "hns been made respectable i on the campus,” of the University of I Montana, the report notes, while jumping to the University of Wash | ington. Dr. Lanipe finds there is a . I pertain amount "of real nntagonism | on the part of professors and students .(toward religion and the church.” . i With these pronounced results of ! the survey, the report finds otherwise that there is no standard by which ; the general attitude of the schools . enn be measured, although the lack of facilities often is given as area . son for limited work among student , j bodies. i , Jennings Won’t Rejoin New York Giants. (By International News Service) Asheville. May 31.—Hugic Jen nings won’t rejoin the New York ► Giants this season. He said to himself, just as he was . lavying Winyah Sanitarium for his I home at Scranton, Pa., to spend the , w-inter. “I am under instruction (o stay i away from the diamond all season. . I will return here next winter. Mc t Graw hasn't been doing any too good of late, and I’d like to be back with the old gang.” r. Do Not Want National Women’s Party. Paris, May 31.— UP) —The interna -1 tional Woman Suffrage Alliance to- I day voted to 49 to admit the Na tional Women’s party of America to membership in the alliance. ; NOTICE! i • ~ The city privilege tax ardi t nance requires that all per t sons owning and operating i private automobiles and trucks in the city limits must have a J city license tag. Unless the necessary tag is secured by June Ist all persons failing to > conjply with the law will be J prosecuted. 1 CHAS. N. FIELD, City Tax Collector. THE TRIBUNE 1 PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY®! NO. 1319. ■ SPIT INS DIE i TAFT HOTEL BUll Mother and Four of j Six Children Among tnpl Seven Victims of Eanyli i Morning Blaze. ; FIRE STARTED IN PAINT SHO&J i j Father Threw Twin SoiMB From Hotel and Lases 1 Escaped by JumpTng.il From Window. New York, May 31.— UP) —A moth. | |er and four of her six ohildreiy 4 g I 65-year-old man, and an aged wlifMßß met death early today in a lire yWwRjM destroyed the old Taft Hotel in the d Cain arsis Brownville section of J Brooklyn. Tlie fire started in a paint shop at 'a the rear of the hotel and the forty-year-old wood strucfUHfc a Trolley car crews rushing to the ud Jj of hotel guests saw Thomas Hughes J in his night clothing with one oL<f|jK|9 twill hoys in his arms. He tlie child to the street where later the 1 other twin was found. After JHkB unsuccessful attempt to reach hip wife *jl and other children Hughes jumped J from a second story window. _ La|H No trace had been found sevyjaU; jj hours after the fire of Mrs. Hughes j nnd the four children, or of JomBH F. Nolan, 65, or a Mrs. Smith, MMcldj widow of a policeman l , all of wM:'! had been in the building. Sj “EMBRACE CHRISTIANITY*?*.. URGES JAPANESE EDJTQH ■ Says She Must Do So If She Expect* ; the Benefits of Western CiVflua tion. Osaka, May 31.— UP) —If Japan ex- (j pects to absorb the benefits of western tj civilization, "it will be necessary for her to welcome Christianity, with owifeHa arms mid harmonize the religion of | the West with the national charac- ■!; teristics of the Eastern empire.” in | the opinion of the Osaka Mainlehl2f}|l This newspaper's editorial on the J subject, which attracted attention, said it "is indeed a great 1 mistake-ftr thhnlr-rtiat western cnltnm-sj grew up quite independent bf its re ligion, just as it is absurd to think that Eastern culture is independent Os its religious thought or feeling. -aM "Strange to say, the majority of j Japanese seem to think that we can 1 very well absorb western culture wit&*i|| out paying any heed to its religion | —Christianity. It is our humble j opinion that in order to fulfil) the heaven-sent mission, if such it ‘he, oft j welding the Oriental and Occidental civilizations into one, it is almqjjg in- 'j cumbent upon us Japanese to wehepme f, Christianity with open arms, eto as to be able to make that religion OUtf c own. just as we did Buddhism and Confusoianism in tlie past. . ’-Jraj "To welcome Cliristianitjj means not necessarily to make this country a so-called Christendom, but. it means ' that the nation as a whole should be come conversant in Christian doegyipea nnd sentiment in a similar degree as ; western peoples who confess that re- ;; 1 ligion. "Japan should have 'her own Christ J tianity perfectly harmonized with her national characteristics, and eo welt * assimilated as to make it her own re \ ligion. side by side with her inSerited!-|| > spiritual cults, surti as Buddhism, ■ Confucianism and Shintoism.” ‘ f \ i — *?r|fe 1 New York Sky Scrapers to fie ,Btr ’ red By Paris; 65-ft. is Height jLimit. (By International News-B*riSe.). f Paris, May 31.—Drastic changes * in the city ordinances will have to i be made before American sky scrap « ero can be constructed in Paris, ac i cording to a high authority of the - Prefecture of the Seine. t A report, was recently circulated, tat an American syndicate intended' . building twenty and thirty story j k buildings to solve the housing crisis at present facing the city. ijim The International News Service . made inquires at the Prefecture, the j center of the city government, and was informed that no request had s been received from any American 3 group for the construction of build* , ings of any sort. “In the first place,” said he of- i . fieial. “a decree of 1902 issued bjf the Prefecture limits all buildings . to sixty-five feet and only in spe- I cial cases can this limit be passed;** | Race Halted by Raht. Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind., May ; s 31. —(A 3 ) —The 500-inile automobile race over the Indianapolin motor . speedway was halted temporarily at . 157 miles today due to another drla zing rain. » ‘ •,»J| Doctor of Laws Conferred on B. N, i Duke. Atlanta, Ma. 31.—</P)—The of doctor of laws was conferred op Benjamin Newton Duke, of Nortn Carolina anil New York, here laid X night by Oglethorpe University at the - graduation exercises. r ——_ s The surface street railways in Cbls.i , cago employ 14,000 motormea ai(d 1 conductors. e \ THE WEATHER e .' Partly clondy tonight and fftMaMljH probably locul thundershowers, slimKl ly warmer tonight. Moderate to taNil southwest winds.