DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVII
Policy Os. Retribution
May Be Adopted By the
American Government
— > a. i !
United States May Make]
Demands as Result of
Reported Outrages in
Nanking Area.
NOTHINGGIVEN , .
OUT ABOUT PLAN
It Is Believed America Al
so Will Demand Guar
antees for Safety of the
Americans in All China.
Washington, April I.— UP) —The
American government is believed to
be giving consideration to formula
tion of a policy of retribution for the
reported outrages at Nanking, and
for the exaction of guarantees for the'
safety of Americans elsewhere in
China.
The State Department today howev
er maintained complete reticence, and
officials in other departments declined
to make a statement. /
Press dispatches from London in
timated that exchanges were in prog
ress between capitals of various pow
ers involved in the Chinese situation,
while conferences at the White House
and State Department late yesterday
appeared to give foundation to the
belief that the drafting of an Alher
ican policy is occupying the minds of
officials.
Conditions at Chnnklang Worse.
Washington, April I.—(A 1 )—Condi-
tions at Chunkiang, where the Ameri
can consulate flag was destroyed yes
terday by the Chinese are growing
worse. Admiral Williams, the Ameri
can commander in China, reported to
day to the navy department.
He said advices received by hint in
dicated the possibility of serious dis
turbances present in Hankow, pres
ent political capital of tbe Cantonese
nationalist armies, whose forward
sweep has been accompanied by anti
foreign agitation.
The admiral reported that twenty
seven vessels of the second Japanese
Hoot comprising three- battle cruisers,
five light cruisers, fourteen destroyers,
five* submarines and auxiliary craft,
ordered to Amoy. No ex
planation. for the order was given in
the report. .A news dispatch from
At*. jj- v _vv|>ejU. a- jtqau»*iv'i<-stgUe»j(H.,atk.
<lerw*y, said twenty-seven vessels of
the Japanese had arrived there on the
annual Chinese cruise.
Admiral Williams said the Japa
nese force, headed by the cruiser
Kongo, would remain at Amoy at
leant until April sth.
Denies Preparation of Ultimatum.
London, April I.—(A*) —A spokes
man for the British government today
denied the story printed prominently
by severnl London newspapers that
the cabinet had decided to serve an
ultimatum on the Cantonese demand
ing reparation for the milder of Brit
ish subjects at Nanking.
Downing Street, however, is con
tinuing its negotiations with Wash
ington, Tokio and Paris, regarding!
the demands to be submitted to the
Cantonese for Nanking outrages, and
it is certain these demands will be
presented shortly.
American Refugess Reach Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, April I.—(A>) —Twen-
ty-four American men, women and
children, mostly from the Christian
College at Canton, arrived here today
aboard the steamer Fatshan.
Mast Leave Kongmoon.
Macao, China. April "1. — UP) —All
foreign women and -children have been
ordered to evacuate Kongmoon, which
lies up the river from Macao.
Cantonese Warned.
Canton. China, Aprit I.—C4*> —The
provincial government has issued a
warning to the Cantonese not to mo
lest peaceful foreigners in Canton.
Considers Proposed Demands.
London, April 1. (A 3 ) —The cab
inet met this afternoon to give for
mal consideration to the government’s
proposed demands on the Cantonese
for reparations for the Nanking out
rages.
Hope is expressed here that the
United States and Japan will, join
in the British action, but the Associ-'
ated Press is authoritatively inform
ed that Great Britain intends to play
a lone hand if necessary.
Japanese Cruiser For Shanghai.
Tokio, April I.— UP) —The Japan
ese cruiser Yaknmo has been ordered
to leave Yokosuka tomorrow for
! Shanghai with a landing party*of 50(1
blue jackets.
NOTICE!
The Electric Current will be off Sunday Morning
from 7:00 A. M. until 10 o'clock, on account of nec- v
essary changes at Southern Power Sub-station in Con
cord.
Water and Light Department
— um
The Concord Daily Tribune
r ■ «•■ - - North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
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, BRITISH WOMEN
TOLD TO EVACCATE
i - CITY OF CANTON 1
Canton, China, April T.—o4*) I
British women and children are un- I
dersfood to have been ordered to 1
| evacuate the native city of Canton (
nnd proceed to the foreign quarter i
or to Hong Kong. 1
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MATRONS NAMED FOR
CONFEDERATE REUNION
Mrs. St. John Alison of!
Charleston, Named Matron of Honr j
for South.
Nashville. Tenn.. April 1 ,—JJP) —j
General Harry Itene Lee. Nashville i
• ehief of the staff of Commander in;
Chief M. D. Vance, Little Rock. Ark.,!
today announced Itlie complete official!
list of matrons, sponsors nnd other
ladies, appointed to accompany the
Confederate veterans to the general i
annual reunion of veterans to he held !
at Tampln, Fla., Mareli 5-8.
The first of appointments follow : I
Staff commander in chief.
Matron of honor for the South—
, Mrs. St. John Alison Lawton, of
Charleston, S. C.
North Carolina—Mrs. John A. An
derson. of Fayetteville; Miss Irvin
Bailor, of Thomasviile.
South Carolina —Mrs. N. Burton
Bass, of Lane- Miss Sara A. Rich
ardson. of Columbia. (
North Carolina—Miss Carrie
Springs, of Charlotte; Miss Rose Cor
rigan, of Asheville.
THE STOCK' MARKET.
Prices Turned Reactionary at Open
ing and Heavy Selling Resulted.
New York, April I.—CP)—Stock
prices Turned reactionary at the open
ingof todays stock market, and heavy
selling broke out in the rail and oil
shares. Weakness of itie rails followed
the announcement of if decision by the
Internal commission holding that Fed
eral valuation of rate making and oth
er purposes should be based upon 11)14
costs instead of replacement values.
Cnited States Steel comon neverthe
less opened 5-4 higher at a new high
record of 167 3-4.
Leroy Martin, Yadkin eouuty, princi
pal clerk in the 1027 senate, ns gen
eral secretary, nnd decision to Ineet
again on April 14th, marked activi
ties of the state equalization board
todny.
The Dalai I-a inn, or rnler of Tibet,
has imposed a tax based on thf size
of each subject's nose.
THE STOCK MARKET
Reported by Fenner & Beans
(Quotations at 1:45 P. M.)
Atchison , » 177%
j American Tobacco B 124%
American Smelting 143
American Locothotive 100%
Atlantic Coast Line 177%
Allied Chemical j 143
Baldwin Locomotive 186
Baltimore & Ohio 113%
Chesapeake & Ohio 164
DuPont 221%
Frisco 111
General Motors 181%
General Electric '—— 86
Hudson 60
Standard Oil of New Jersey 36%
Kennecott Copper 02 %
Coca Cola 102%
Liggett Myers B 06%
Mack Truck 102%
Maryland Oil 46%
. Pan American Petroleum B 61%
Rock Island 02%
R. J. Reynolds lOO%
Southern Railway 124
Studebaker 53%
Stewart-Warner 56
' Texas Co. 48
‘ Tobacco Products 100%
| U. S. Steel 160%
! Westinghouse i 74
- Woolworth 1 127%
American Tel. & Tel. 166
American Can 44%
1 Allis Chalmers 95%
‘ Dodge Bros. 19
" Great Northern ~ 87
' Gulf State Steel : 60
Lorillard 27%
Montgomery Ward 06%
- Norfolk & Western- 182%
1 Overland „_w 21%
r Republic Iron & Steel 71%
> Vick Chemical 54
New Steel , 123%
RELATIVES RUSHTO
BUCHAREST AS KING
EERDINANDIS WORSE
King of Roumania Takes
i “Turn for Worse” and
Relatives Are Summoned
j to His Bedside.
fCHANGECAME
AS SURPRISE
[ He Has Been in 111 Health
| For Several Months and
Apparently His Relatives
| Fear for His Recovery.
i London. April 1- — UP) —The Vienna
! correspondent of the Exchange Tele
• graph has received a telegram from
1 Belgrade, reporting a "serious aggrti-
I' vntion” iil-tbe condition of King Fer
dinand'of- Roumflnin. Ferdinand's
daughter. Queen Marie, of .logo SI a via,
I left Belgrade at midnight for Btich
j n rest, the telegram added.
Has Influenza.
London, April I.—(A>)—The Rou
manian legation in Vienna is quoted
by Exchange Telegraph as stating that
King Ferdinand is suffering from an
attack of influenza.
King Ferdinand Worse.
Bucharest. Roumania, April I.— UP)
—King Ferdinand's condition has tak
en a serious turn for the worse.
Death Imminent.
Berlin, April I.— UP) —Reports
reaching here from Bucharest and
other Balkan points indicate that the
dentil of King Ferdinand, of Rou
mnnia, is imminent.
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With Our Advertisers.
Read the list and low prices of
fresh vegetables at the A. & P. Stores
in ad. in another column.
The best of service always at Wil
kinson's Funeral Home. Open day
and night) > I'-
New record hits of three great lines
at the Kidd-Frix Music and Station-,
ery Co.
Get a new frock and coat for Eas
ter. A we<h of colors and fahrics
is on sale at The Hub. Joe Gaskel,
proprietor.
I>otfi of fresh vegetables at the J. &
H. Cash Store. Phone 587.'
The Goose that laid the golden egg
&&**&**■ to life in thstfurui: of a *uv|'
ings bank. Go to the Concord Nat
ional Bank and get one, and start
your goose laying now.
Easter footwear for everybody at
the G. A. Moser Shoe Store. Prices
$1.05 to $6.05. Phone 897.
The electric current will be off Sun
day morning from 7 to 10 o'clock, the
Water nnd Light board advises in a
new ad. today.
’The Man From Oklahoma” will be
featured at the Concord Theatre to
morrowv,
VauOTVille and the picture, "The
Greater Glory” will be offered at the
Concord Theatre tonight.
The S. & S. Motor Co., recently or
ganized here, sells Oakland and Pon
tiac cars, chief -of the sixes. Call 506
for demonstration.
For ready-to-wear for misses and
women go to the Gray Shop.
Fisher’s has secured much fine Eas
ter finery and if yoH get your goods
there you will look your best when
you take your place in the Easter
promenade. Dresses, hats, coats and
other smart apparel. Read ad. on
page seven.
Schloss Bros & Co. Easter suits
$25 to SSO at Hoov'er’s. Easter shirts
$1.50 to $5.00.
Efird's is daily receiving new Eas
, ter hats. Newest shapes and colors
from $2.05 to $5.95.
The big Before Easter Sale at the
Parks-Belk Co. will continue until
April 16th. New goods arriving dnily
for the big trade event.
Sec new ad. of Dove-Bost Co. for
week-end specials in vegetables.
Buy ice coupons from A. B. Pounds
and get your ice at a lower rate.
The Shepherd Shoe Hospital can
save you much shoe worry. Old
shoes nißde like new ones with new
soles.
, Call at the Ritchie Hardware Co.
and see the tractors sold there. The
i tractor doesn’t eat while idle.
, You can get just the suit you need
for Easter at the W. A. Overeash
store says new ad. today. Kuppen
heimer suits $35.00 up and Curlee
i suits from $19.75 up.
The Boyd W. Cox Studio is making
33 1-3 per cent, reduction an all art
r pictures and mottoes for ten days on
, ly.
Lawn mowers, lawn spriuklers,
, lawn hose, garden tools and Ferry's
seed at Yorke & Wadsworth Co.'s.
Replica means a\opy of similar
value by the same lining that executed
the original; reproduction is inferior
work, avowedly copyist.
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TONIGHT
VAUDEVILLE
AN EXTRA
GOOD CLEAN BILL
and i
“THE GREATER GLORY ”
- A Super-Special
Featuring
Conway T Anna Q.
I . andT
I VERY FUNNY
CONCORD, N. G„ FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1927
SfttEtl!
OF LIVES II IST
Six Persons Were Killed
as Result of Storms and
Swollen Streams in 3
States in the West. . ,
HEAVY RAINS IN \ \
SEVERAL STATER
These Have Added to Dam
age Caused by Streams,
Already Running Gut of
Bounds in Some Places.
Kansas City, Mo.. April 4.
Thunderstorms of cloudburst propor
tions. and swollen strenms have taken
a toll of six lives and caused beavSy
property damage in central Missouri,
northern Oklahoma, southeasfeiji
Kansas, as farmers left lowlands oh
reports of new flood dnngers. - -• i
The floods followed heavy -rains
throughout the Southwest Wednesday
ami yesterday. Waeo, Missouri re
ported 5.6 inches of rain, within 48
hours, while precipitation at sonje
Kansas points exceeded 2 1-2 inched).
While most Kansas streams appar
ently — liad reached the crest, warn
ings to motorists were issued in Mil- i
souri nnd several Oklahoma streaiqs
threatened further rises.
Ray Bunch, 22, of Fairfax, Ok la.,
was drowned yesterday when liis mo- 1
tor boat upset in Salt Greek. Lae
Russell, 7. drowned when lie fell from
a bridge over the Washita River near
Mountain View. Ivan Fry. railroad
employee, drowned near Baxter, Knns.
Three persons were killed by light
ning. Joe Burroughs. 45. -sujrttrih
visor of the Gypsy Oil Farm iiea)-
Davenport. Okla., was struck as hi
entered his office. The building bunt
ed before his body was recovered.
Elvis Trusty, 17, Muskogee, Okla..
•was killed while leading a Untie from
a barn.vnrd. Leslie Jones. 17; Spring
field, Mo., was killed while playing
golf.
Continued unsettled weather ,was
forecast for today.
Snow in South Dakota,
St. Paul. Minn., April l'.ri-iAP)— j
Fifteen inches of snow fell ip the'
Black Rills of South Dakota jester-!
day,, as a farewell from a stormy ,
March. - •- *
Peaches Barred From Theaters In
Two States.
Pittsburgh, Pa.. March 31.—Mrs.
Frances “Peaches” Browning, estrang
ed wife of Edward W. Browning, New
York real estate operator, lias been
barred from appearing in any of the
400 thenters affiliated with the Motion
Picture Theater Owners association
of western Pennsylvania and West:
Virginia.
Representatives of the organization,
at a meeting here yesterday, reiterated
its policy of employing no performers
‘♦who have not enrned, by hard work
and ability the right to apear as a
member of the theatrical profession."
Federation of Music Clubs Meeting.
High Point, April I.—(A*) —With
the election of officers of the North
Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
scheduled as the principal feature of
the morning sessions, the third day
of the annual convention opened here
today with Mrs. William A. Har
per. of Elon College, presiding.
In addition to the naming of the
executives nnd various department
heads for the year, annual reports of
committees nnd clubs were given by
the representative delegates.
Three Children Burned to Death.
Modesto. Cat., April I.— UP) —Three
small children were burned to dentil
before their mother's eyes in n five
that razed Juan Sandoval's home at
Eseedon last night. The fire was
caused by an exploding oil stove.
The Goose
That Laid
The Golden j JT^N)
Egg
Inthefonnofa
COME TO SEE VS FOR
The
I" 1 "• - J
Are North Carolina Farmers To
Cut Their Cotton Acreage
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel.
Rj- J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh. April.—What is the real
cojton situation nnd outlook in North
Carolina? Is there really going to be
a substantial acreage reduction, as
a result of 1 heMcLenn -Brooks-Gra
ham diversification program, or arc
the suppositional results of this pfo
griini already being knocked into the
i proverbial cocked hat by the present
fertilizer war in th* state? And is
the tobacco situation also threatening
to become serious?
'litis is a question that has been
discussed muMi the past few days,
and upon which opinion still remains
; pretty evenly divided. However, there
seems to he a growing conviction
among observers who have .been out
through the country, observing the
! preparations of the farmers and talk
ing -with them about their planting
| intentions, that they are going to
plant about ns much cotton ns usual,
| nnd in some cases more.
However, the opinion is still held
by W. A. Graham, cem miss inner of
agriculture, that the diversification
program is going to have a decidedly
beneficial effect, and that a material
reduction in cotton acreage will result
from its adoption. He holds that it
is still too early to get any accurate
indication of planting intentions, anil
(that while in a few eases some farm
ers of the state are going to rnise
! more of other crops-foodstuffs for their
own use, nnd other marketable pro
duce—than increase their cotton acre
! age.
■ “I am firmly convinced that there
! will be a reduction in cotton acreage
I though I cannot, at present venture
! to say how much,” Commissioner Gra-
ham said although he indicated that
•he did not think it would amount to
a 30 per cent reduction, the figure
set ns a goal at the beginning of the
diversification campaign.
Dr. E. C. Brooks, of State College, j
also belives that the diversification
program is proving successful, and
that the> cotton acreage will be re
duced.
But there are others far less npti-
THE COTTON MARKET.
Opened Steady Today at Decline of
4 to 7 Points Under Selling—July
Off to 14:24.
New York. April I.—(A I ) —Cotton
! market opened steady today at a <le
| dine of 4 to 7 points under selling
I which apiieared to be influenced by
| prospects for better weather in the
j South and the rather einqer ruling
-gif Liverpool.
July sbld'off to 14:24 aim October
to 14:48, net declines of about 12 to
14 points on lictivf months, but some
trade buying helped to absorb early
offerings, and prices steadied up 3 or
4 pnitns from the lowest by the end
of the first hour.
Private cables said the Liverpool
market was inactive, with trade calling
supplied by hedge selling, hut reported
a better inquiry for cotton cloths from
India.
Cotton futures opened steady : May
14.15; July 14.34; October 14.57; De
cember 14.75; January 14.77.
Ford Expected To Announce Six-
Cylinder Car Very Soon.
New York, March 31.—The Herald
Tribune says definite information that
the Ford Motor company -wil make an
important announcement. Sunday was
received in the financial district today
and is understood to mean Mr. Ford
will introduce a six cylinder gear shift
car which can be marketed at a price
“ slightly above that of the present
model. The Ford Motor company, is
declared to have made an ivestment
1 of $10,000,000 in reorganizing its
plant for quantity production of the
new cars. The Herald Tribune says
that by making his announcement Sun
day Mr. Ford will steal a march on
William C. Durant who hns promised
to “startle the industry” with an an
-1 nonneement April 7.
The British telegraph service has
t nevpr paid its expenses since it was
i taken over by the Post Office fifty
years ago.
mistic, who nre of the belief that :
the majority of the farmers have ;
smiled tolerently at the efforts made I
to ‘-educate” them about diversifica- I
Hon, and these same farmers are go- i
ing about the task of planting ap- j
proximatel.v the same amount of cot-1
ton as they planted last year, and in
some cases even more. Esiiecially is j
this true since the "fertilizer war"
started, with the result that farmers i
may now buy fertilizer at from $8 to j
$lO a bag, for which they paid sl4 :
and sl6 a bag last year. Enough
fertilizer for one acre of cotton may !
now he purchased for from $8 to |
$10 —and these the best grades of i
fertilizer.
Among those who admit that the
situation is serious and the outlook
anything but encouraging, is I’. B.
Blalock, general manager of North
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, and I)r. B. W. Kilgore,
president of the same association.
And unless the farmers in the cotton
nnd tobacco belts alter their inten
tions immediately, and plant less than
they are planning to of both cotton
and tobacco, there is likely to be a
tremendous over-production in both of
these crops, these men declare.
But these nre not the only ones who
see indications of big plantings of both
cotton nnd tobacco, and who are fear
ful of another season of over-produc- ;
tion.
“Farmers in Harnett county seem
to be planting ns much cotton as ever,
and they are plating more tobacco.”
said Senator Neal Salmon of Harnett
county, while in Raleigh today.
‘"Farmers nre plowing up cotton that
they did not pick last fall, and plant
ing'it right over again in cotton. And
on almost every hand new tobacco I
barns are being built, indicating that j
many nre going to increase their to- j
j bacco plantings this spring," said
| Salmon. . "So it seems that another
! big crop is in prospect.”
And many others, who have been
1 out through the cotton and tobacco
sections, are of the same opinion.
However, only time will tell which
of two varying opinions are correct.
■
SEEK YOUTHS RIDING
IN BIG AUTOMOBILE
They Are Wanted in Connection With s
Robberies in Madison on Thursday
Night.
Winston-rtalem. April I.— UP) —A
Madison Railway Station, a wholesale
grocery store and a filling station at;
that place were objects of amateur
robbers Thursday night and the po
lice are now searching for three boys i
riding m a big sedan with North |
Wilke.xboro license plates. Officers
are of the opinion that, the boys com- !
mitted the crimes, and have asked lo
cal police to keep a watch for them..
About S3OO in cash and checks rep
resented the total haul in the three
robberies, this being obtained from the
T. D. Meador Wholesale Grocery Co.
A safe in the agent's office of the Nor-1
folk & Western was battered but not
opened, and the robbers made an un
successful attempt 1 to remove a wall
safe in a Standard Oil Company fill
ing station.
Easter Wearables at Fisher’s.
On Saturday Fisher's will display
the latest in smart creations from the
world's largest fashion center. Here
you will find the foremost in fashions
with real economy in coats, dresses
and lints. Frocks from $9.75 to $49.50.
hats from $2.95 to $16.50 nnd coats
from $6.95 to $25, specinl groups. A,
B, C and D. See big ad, on page
seven today, first page of second sec
tion. *
Silver Anniversary Offering at J. C.
Penney Co.
The J. C. Penney Company is pre
senting an extraordinary memento of
Rogers high-grade silverware during
its Silver Anniversary offering, begin
ning Friday morning. April Ist. i
The company is offering a 26-piece
set of original, gennine Rogers guar
' anteed electro silverplate tableware
' for $5.90 per set. Other attractive
offerings can be had also.
Read ad. in this paper for particu
! lars.
Another Tremor Rocks Japan.
London, April I.—(A*)—An Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Tokio
says a heavy earthquake was report
ed this morning throughout western
Japan.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The 59th Series in this Old Reliable Building, Loan
and Savings Association will open April 2nd.
Running Shares cost 25 cents per share per week,
matures SIOO.OO in 328 weeks.
Prepaid Shares cost $72.25 per share, matures
SIOO.OO in 328 weeks.
Tax Returning Time Is Here, Remember That All
Stock is Non-Taxable.
Now is the accepted time to take shares and make a safe invest
ment which will bring you the best return and you will be helping
some good family get a home of its own.
The Cabarrus County will be 2ft yegrs old on April 6th. Think
of doing business that lotjg without the .loss of a cent on any loan or
in any other way, and in the past ten years maturing its stock in 328
weeks. How many individuals have such a record?
You can take shares any time now. A lot of people already have
taken a running start by taking shares in
SERIES NO. 59—NOW OPEN
Cabarrus County Building Loan
and Sayings Association
OFFICE IN THE CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
L, i J — a.... r*
FORD IS MOVED
SO MUCH TODAY HE
IS MEN TO HOI
Able to Leave the Ht***
Where He Was Rusfted!
Following an Automobile I
Accident Sunday Night, j
FORD WANTED TO
GET BACK HOME
Did Not Like to Remain in
Hospital so the Attend
ing Physcian Agreed to
Have Him Taken Home. \
Detroit. April I.—GW--Henfy Ford,
injured in an automobile accident last *
Sunday evening, was taken back to)
his Dearborn estate from the Henry j
Ford Hospital Inst night, it became
known today.
The same secrecy that surrounded
! Mr. Ford's admittance to the hospital
j last Tuesday, 48 hours after the ne
cident, attended the return to his es
tate. near where his small coupe was
forced from the road by a heavier
machine.
While officers of the Ford organiza
tion were reported to be preparing an
official statement, they declined at first
to confirm or deny that the injured
motor king had left the hospital.
The removal from the hospital was
! made shortly before ft o'clock last
I night. Mr. Ford, it was understood,
i was chafing under hospital restraint,
I and with the approval of I)r. K. D.
McGuire, chief surgeon of the hos
pital. the ten-mile journey back to
Dearborn was Undertaken.
In giving his approval of the return
home, Dr. McClure said that the in
jured man could be treated as well
at his home as he could at the hos
pital. The bulletins issued through
out yesterday from the hospital de
i scribed Mr. Ford as progressing sat
isfactorily. Only time now is needed.
Dr. McClure said, to complete full
| recovery. He added, however, that
Mr. Ford would have to "lie flat on
his back."
Took Poison to Kind Out if There is
a Hell.
i Asheville, Mar. 81.—Jack Hilton.
Ift year old Grove Park boy, who
j took poison to find put' whether or
i not there is a hell, was repotted to
be recovering so rapidly that lie may
;be able to leave Mission hospital
where lie was rushed for emergency
treatment in a day or so.
The poison was taken by the Hil
ton boy in his room in the Asheville
|V. M. C. A., where he spent the
I night. His condition was first dis
covered by the Y M. C. A. officials
when he toppled over in the lobby of
the building. He was placed in a
taxi and rushed to the hospital for
emergency treatment.
"I didn’t have anything to live
for," he declared, "and I wanted to
find out if there is a hell. I'm sorry
that poison didn't take effect. 1
meant business. I wasn't fooling, l
wanted to die.”
Says Klan Growing in State.
(By International News Service.)
Greensboro. X. C., April I.—Fol
lowing the recent "Klan revolution"
1 in this State, the hooded order is
now out to show its numerical
strength. Morgan S. Reiser, North
Carolina representative of Imperial
. Wizard Hiram Evans, declared here.
"The Klan has stopped its policy
.of passiveness.” Reiser declared,
f "and is now becoming aggressive,
r We intend to make North Carolina
. one of the biggest Klan states in the
l'n ion.”
, Reiser is now on a tour of the
. state, visiting various district klan
, meetings. He was here this week.
, Reiser declined while here to com
ment on newspaper reports that
. Judge Henry A- Grady, of Clinton,
who resigned after being Grand
Dragon of North Carolina for four
years, intended to organize a rival
organization in the State.
) Fish rise and fall in the water by
- means of an air-bladder inside them ;
l they till the air-bladder to rise, and
expel the air to sink.
THE TRIBUNE
TODAY’S NEWS TOD^l
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NO.71
no mo reed I
CLASH AGAIN 111
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oehator Reed Protested raHl
Manner in Which Saptjiß|
Answered Questions liiflf
\ His Big Libel Suit. flj
SAPIRO HASBEEN JJB
HEARD THREE DAMfI
He Is Asked About
Farm Bureau and MhM fl
ner in Which He
lin Its Organization. jH
Detroit, April I.— (A>) —Aaron'
’ piro. who is suing Henry For#
’ 81.000.000 damages for alleged
1 ation of character, was on the vi|(lH|
stand less than 15 minutes today JwH||
fore lie clashed again with
Janies A. Reed: chief Ford
Turning angrily ,to Judge Fred
Raymond, the Senator said:
Honor, this witness is
wrangling over fine points and
fault with my questions, rather thmß|
attempting to answer them.” cGa JH
Reed had asked Sapiro as to epeCU); iflß
es made in Texas in Ift2o, in
of the Texas Farm Rureau a ton As- 9f
sociation. v-;(mH
"You were still there in
asked Reed. gJBB
Sapiro picked him up instantly: jj ■
"You mean I was there again???
asked. "Your question indicates I|H
was there the whole time.” ilfS: gHg
"All right, all right, sir, bav% ft
your way,’ the Senator replied, awi'Jß
turned to the Judge to protest. Sj] HI
Sapiro was upheld by the court
this instance, as justified in not
swering Reed's question.* •
The Ford attorney started his thiMwßß
day of cross examination by going
In organization of tbe Texas
Bureau Cotton Association.
testified there were bankers and
of other agricultural associations
the pre-organization committee; but-Ss
no warehousemen that he could rm|H|
member. aH
"You started in to get a m
bales of cotton contracted for?',’
eil Reed. |H
"That was our goal.” ME
Many seats were vacant again thlaLHl
morning aiid tbe press tables whitmHjj
had been crowded with oul-nf-toin[B|
correspondents were almost .
Sapiro said he had received no
cil for speeches explaining.cotton ebt@M|
tracts. That was considered part of M|
his work. He admitted he related
advantages lie hoped would be realiz- H|
eil by the Association, ami at tempted ■■Mi
to persuade farmers to join. |H
Soon to Name New president of
Forest College. "gB B
Wake Forest, April I. (INBmH
A new president of Wake Forest.
lege is expected to be mimed
tlie June Commencement. |H
According to members of the. conjijlJHj
inittee named-by llie board of trnstttHjßi
to select a new president to succeedSMl
Dr. W. 1.. I’oteat. who resigned tnilwß
70th birthday, a choice probably
be made in the near future.
Dr. l’oteat will become
Emeritus and Professor of
upon the lecetionnf his successors Jyy^B
Bottled IJfe for Aviators. JB
Paris, April I.—Aviators wiftc.lokßj
able to reach higher altitudes
ever before by using a thermos bofaH
containing a supply of oxygett in B
liquid form. I'p to tlie present piloreS)
attempting high altitudes hnve
ried oxygen in the form of a eftV|SH§
pressed gas in steel cylinders.
oxygen bottle invented ’by a .French H
scientist contains an electric lIHH
which vaporizes the liquid oxygen
required. H
In Jail For Being Drunk in Sctaeijiffl
Durham, April I.—(INIS—SoJfvB
row Y'arborougli. 12-year-old
who recently went to school in att.jßß
| leged drunken condition, will be L*mEH
here soon in Juvenile Court. '*B ■
The youngster was placed iw'jßßH
mid for 24 hours raised such a
; motion by screaming, yetting mmI.BH
I ing that welfare'-authorities had f*}|B
take steps for his immediate., release. H
The entire courthouse here tffjl^B
l-ouscil by his weird shouts. ,' t/ijj|jjj H
Federation of Women’s CtakiH 9
Durham. April I. (I"NSI —
25th animal convention of the
Carolina federation of Women's
will be held here May 2-5. inclmrtvejaM ■
Plans for the coiiveutiou are now H
rapidly taking shape, and Indies tioiqjßj
are that the meeting here will be
of the largest attended ever held b/ r M|
the federation, according to local
iiciuls. Who have charge of umIoHMH
the arrangements. H
Young doctors ill Eughtnd
l-jiise capital to buy themselves
tices 'by a new insurance plHWjfcM I
Partly cloudy, probably
west portion tonight and
colder in extreme west i>ortWißt“ H
night and in central ami #pn9l
tions Haturday. jJBR •