4 % v3pt * *-„V VVj?fw ■% * v •■ ■ ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES ; VOLUME XXVII Tornadoes, Blizzards, cloudburst And Floods Result In 100 Deaths In Dozen States Storms Within Past Five Days Have Killed Many and Injured Others. MORE THAN FIFTY PERISHIN TEXAS Freak Storms and .Torna does Wrought Havoc There While Rains Caus ed Damage Elsewhere. ; (By the Associated Press). Tornadoes, blizzards. cloudbursts and ■floods have brought the death list in a doaen states to upwards of 100 in five days, sent scores to hospitals, many with slight chance to recover, nnd left hundreds homeless. The storm area extended from the central Rocky Mountain states to the Mississippi Valley where tributaries of the nation's greatest river drained, a vast section to wash out or . menace levees. Texas headed the casualty list with more than 50 dead and scores in hos pitals. Rock Springs, in southeast-j cm Texas, where -17 perished in a 4 tornado, was hardest hit. | Th* Lone Star state toll was swell ed by at least 15 tornadoes or freak storms that struck widely separated potato Levees crumbled in lower Mississip- j pi Valley states, ;o threaten many: communities. Private dykes gave way at Columbus, Ky., leaving 800 kome less. v \ ♦ I'pwards of 1,000 persons were' forced from their homes at Fort Smith, and Van Bureen, Ark.. where the Ar kansas River concentrated torrents from Kansas and Oklahoma. Little immediate relief for Inun dated Oklahoma points was forecast with Kansas watersheds feeding four large streams for the race southward. Freezing temperatures in the moun ta’n states changed rain to snow Rav ing traffic crippled in Colorado, Wyo f ming and Nebraska. Scores of motorists were stranded in huge drifts in central Colorado, while snow plows attempted to clear railroad cuts where trans-continental -trainswere delayed. • . TTyoWtog and Nebraska stockmen feared heavy Jesses to. AufcstsKdtohe iii height that kept herds from feed lots. I With western Nebraska in the grip of a blizzard, northern: state points faced a flood. The Elkhorn River was out of its banks for 100 miles. Schools were closed at Chadron. I Thousands of acres of valuable farm lands were under water in ' Illinois and Misouri. , Silt and debris left on growing crops throughout the flooded area was ex pected to wipe out much small grain ami cotton. 1 Damage in Oklahoma and Kansan alone was estimated as high as $5,- 000,000. The national Reel Cross supervised relief to thousands. One Killed in Another Tornado. Alexandria, Ist., April 15.—(#)— One man was killed, ten houses de molished. and eight other buildings damaged when a tornado struck La Camp near Glentnora late yesterday. The tornado came during a lull in the rain storm which has raged in that section three days. v •The man killed was Ford Badnier, negro. Wire communication with t.he town has been cut off. . Eleven Davidson Students “Tapped” by Della Circle. Davidson, April 14.—Eleven men were “tapped” today by the Delta circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, na tional honorary leadership fraternity of Davidson College, {bese men being chosen for their leadership. , They were: R. L. Lincoln, Marion, Va.; O. R. Sims, Statesville; V. g. Bryoles, Meriden, Miss.; J. C. Barn hardt, Lenoir; B. F. Martin, Atlanta, Ga.; W. L. Lingle, Jr., Richmond, Va.; C. F. Mcßae, Max ton ; H. M. Ar rowood, Shelby; W. R. Gray, Jr., Dnvidson; F. C. Withers, Columbia,, and W. O. Nisbett, Jr., Charlotte. Miss Frances Jarrntt, Marian Neely ami Sue Luekenbaeh, students at Salem were guests of Mm. Q. V. Turlington at Mooresville 'Thurs h day, where they took part on the pro gram of the Music Club. The 59th Series in this Old Reliable Building , Loan and Savings Association opened 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 h Here, Remember That All Stock is Nan-Taxable, You can take shares any time now. A lot of people already have taken a takta* flQJfr Qp£J\ l e A o f Iran ' ana Association ———— - North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily 1 TOWN OK MORGANTON I , HAS DAY OK TENSENESS Revolution Occurs in Government Cir cles aa New Officials Take Charge. ' Morgaaton. April 14.—Murganton has been very perturbed today and labored under a rather tense situation i with no policemen on duty ahd every body' expecting that anything might happen at any moment. One of the things that did happen ws.o an attack ; on Alderumn Erwin L. Smith by T. L. Gordon, who was uuti.. thin morn ' ing superintendent of the light and 1 water department. _ J* - \f j Following the fight, which occurred about It o'clock in the office of the town manager. Gordon‘left town and immediately the charge was brought that Officer K. B. Roach, who was present, had failed in his duty and bad aided and abetted in the escape. At a hearing before Esquire W. T. Ha.iburton at the court house this af ternoon Roach wqa bound over to court tinder a SSOO bond. - Roach denied assist iu* Gordon to get away and claimed that he wa,s not on duty,and had not been since'enrly this morning. Tonight Gordon, who told frienda this morning that he ex- J peoted to go to Richmond, had re turned and his return puts still a dlf- I ferent angle on the situation. , The trouble all grew out of the dis missal of a number nnd .walkout of . others of the town employes ocea- I stoned by a complete change in the i town administration. At a meeting lof the new board last night C. A. .Spencer, prominent hanker and busi ,ness man, was-elected town manager Fto succeed Charles Lane, who has served in that capacity for four years. Following the election of Mr. Lane’s successor a resolution was passed ask ing for his resignation and that of Chief of Police Richards nnd Officer Roaeh, to be effective May Ist. Richards handed over his badge and uniform this morning. Roach 'did the same thing about noon and T. L. Gordon, E. A. Beach and Pink Harbj son checked, out early this morning. Mr. Lane is under bond and therefore remained at bis post. In an effort to cope with the situa tion the board met in special session this afternoon and swore in as tem simniry m foreign gunboats in the river, in the street disorders that followed the capture of the city by Cantonese, or irt the actual battle for control of the city. The capture of Nanking was marked by the slaying of one America iu the looting of foreign property, and the firing by American and British gunboats on Chinese to force safe passsr<> of beleaguered foreigners through the circle of Cantonese arms. (In ternational.) Typhoid Fever Rite In State Has Shown Large Decrease ——— Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel By J. C. BASKERVILL. : Raleigh, April 15. —Is the death rate from typhoid fever in North: Carolina decreasing, ns the result of the operations of the various sanitary regulations of the State Board of, Health, or is North Carolina in vir-; tualiy the same position as iu 1918,1 before any of these regulations were; put into effect? * j According to published statements' of certain members state by rail for export via nstern citi*#f and other ports that should move through her own port. 1 These are the figures for the year ! in which the sanitary privy work was first begun in the state, and since I that, time, approximately 184,000 1 privies have been built or remodeled 1 to conform with the privy law—not f 400,000 as the Farmers Union claims ; —and approximately 65,000 of these i privies have been entirely, replaced j with sewer connections. And it must I be remembered that the sanitary privy j law applies only to cities and t<«wns, j and not to the rural districts. f J Yet by 1925, the typhoid death rate I in North Carolina had decreased to I i\S per' 160,000, a decrease of 44 per I cent, while in five of the eight south | eastern states, the rate had increased |ns follows: Florida, 19 pkr cent: Kentucky, 1 per cent; Teuu<*»ee, ,4.0 pyr cent* ! .rm is mo n. -49 'pcs increases. This decrease iu the North Carolina rate is all the niore signifi cant. because there was a general in crease in typhoid throughout the entire registration urea in 1925. Yet the l»er ventage reduction of the North Carolina rate from 1919 to 1925, was four times the reduction for the entire registration area in the same period. ... Thus tor the death ratJ has been considered only with regard to the state as a whole. But since the san itary privy law applies only to towns and villages, the reduction in the rates becomes all the more apparent when the figures are analyzed with respect to rural and urban populations. In 1919 the urban rate was 22.0, or' 30 per cent greater than the rural typhoid death rate. But in 1925, this condition was reversed, with a rural rate of 10.2, which is 30 per cent greater than the urban rate of 7.3. The urban and rural colored typhoid death rates are particularly perti- j nent, since the majority of the Colored populations in the urbau communities j 'in 1919 lived in unsewerad sections. 1 Consequently in 1919, the lAian color ed death rate from typhoid was 25.8, or 4fi- per cent greater than the colored .rural death rate of the same year. In 1925 the condition is not only reversed with a rural colored death rate of 18.8 which is 55 per emit greater than the urban for the same year, but the rural colored rate is 7 per cent greater than the rural rate for 1919, while there was a 53 per cent drop in the urban colored defith rate from 1919 to 1925. ■ Similar relations are shown between the white urban rate for 1925 reached the low level of 4.9, comparable with the unban rates of northern states, and which is only 23.6 per cent or less than one-fourth of the white urban rates of 20.8 in 1919. y Thus, from a careful analysis of Kie figures taken from the U. S. bus reports, it is pointed out by the State Board of 'Health that the Sanitary Privy law undoubtedly has been large factor in the reduction of the typhoid death rate. Gharlotrt’s George Ade Is Dead. Charlotte, April 15—(INS) —Geo. Ade—not the famous humorist—is dead here. His name was George Ade and he Wns a traveling salesman. A few years back, while posing as the writer who bore his name, the Salesman Ade gave out an 'interview that attacted widespread attention. Ade, the humorist, denied giving the interview. ,!* Ade, the salesman, often amused himself by letting reporters interview bint, believing that he was the creator of "Fables in Slang.” Child Dies 'From Harts Received When Hit By Car. Salisbury, April 14.—Lucy May Earnhardt, six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. “Dock" Earnhardt, of Granite Quarry, is dead from injuries received late yesterday evening, when ahe was Btruck by a-, car driven by j Thomas Jackson, a [negro. Jackson lis being held for ax hearing. The girl | was struck on n street at Grgnite iQuary. CARROLL’S CONDITION IS SOMEWHAT BETTER Theatrical Producer Was 'Semi-Con scious at Intervals During Morn ing. ' Greenville, S. C„ April 15.—(/P) Earl Cnrroll, theatrical producer, was semi-conscious at intervals this morn ing. hospital attaches announced. They said this is taken as a good omen by his physicians who believe he may soon emerge completely from the coma which seized him here early last Wed nesday while he was en route to At lanta federal penitentiary. Mrs. Car- i roll’s condition was said to be satis- ! fatory. too. She was taken ill with | bronchitis after her arrival from New ! York to be at the bedsjde of her hus band. Governor Going Back to Wisconsin For Vacation.' Raleigh. April 15. —ClXß)—North Carolina's jsummwtlpxpcnliwt natusion probably' Will be in' the wilds of Wisconsin. While no definite announcement lias been made to this effect, it is gener ally admitted the the lumber camp of Governor Mcl/enn’s in the Wiscon sin woods is making a strong bid for the summer capital. Governor McLean has spent his vacation cutting wood ill the Wiscon sin lake region every year since he has been in office. He is now up there for two weeks' or more of rest. The Governor made the short trip to Wisconsin to recuperate from the effects of an attack of influenza six weeks ago. from which he has never fully recovered. "I am not a sick man," the Gover nor said before he left, “but I feel that I need a few day’ rest.” All of which, it is needless to ex- ! plain, can not be obtained anywhere iu North Carolina. That ib, not for the Governor. He's tried it before, ! bnt there’s always something to sum- I moil him back to the capital. Cold Causes Damage to Crops. t Raleigh, April 15. —(INS) —This week’s cold snap and frost in some sections has enused considerable dam age to fruit and early truck corps in many parts of Eastern North Caro lina. according to n survey today. The Sandhill section around South ern Pines nnd Pinehurst reported damage to the early corps in that sec tion, while the Southeastern section of the State reported heavier damage. Many early Crops in the'vicinity of Southeport were totally destroyed, ac cording to a dispatch from that port. Serious damage also was reported around the Albemarle Sound section. North and South of Elizabeth City. Damage, it was estimated, would run into many thousands of dollars. Beans, cucumbers, watermelons, early corn nnd other truck products were the hardest hit. The greatest damage appeard to be to the bean crop. Some stands can be replanted, it was said. Negroes Pay Death Penalty. Rtchmon(fi, Va„ April 15.—OP)—■ Henry Perfey and William Thomas, negroes, were electrocuted at the State Penitentiary hare today" after Gov. Harry F. Byrd had paid them an eleventh hour visit in the death cell, but refused to grant them executive clemency. Perfey was convicted in Norfolk County of a murder charge growing out of the attempted theft of .an automobile tire. Thomas was convicted in Madison Ooiftlty of at tacking a woman. Fifty Sumer Hama Burned. Holland, Midi., April 15.—(>P)— Fire which broke out in the summer re sort of Macatawa Park near here de stroyed between 50 and 60 summer residences and damaged a score of others before It was brought under control early today. The total dam- was estimated at approximately ’ ''L*..,' I '".' ■■■—*— New GovermentTo Be 9 Established In China; | To Elimin o> Radical! Wants Pile | m ■§* H TB ■■ MB ■ JBBUmI Brnjjwwwwi.e i I Russia wants peacei Premier l ftykoff declares, apropos of tfa« dispute with the Northers forces of China. " t ■•." . 1 p ji.. NO COTTON OR STOCK MARKET REPORTS TODAY. New York Exchanges Are Closed for' C*«a| Easier Holidays. Due to the usual Easter holidays,' the stock and cotton markets in New York are closed today. \ ; The two markets will be closed to morrow, also, so no cotton and stock reports will be carried in tomorrow's issue of The Tribune. Tlie local Fenner and Beans office is also closed, so we carry no local stock report today. V With Our Advertisers. Canned vegetables at unusually iow prices a.t the Great Atlantic anil Pa cific Tea Company stores. Rea’d ad. in this paper for price particulars. Your old range, and UK cents will [ put a modern Oriole .range-in "your j oid range and give you 18 months tot pay the balance on the new one. 1 Sjioe work done at the Shepherd ] Shoe Hospital gives lasting satisfac tion. The Parkx-Belk Company is making' a special showing of men's Easter, suits. These suits are the newest patterns and fabrics, with prices rang ing from $24.50 to $20.50. Also stu dents suits. Sleep that knows no dreamiug is possible on Red Cross mattresses. Sold here by the Bell-Harris Furni ture Co. Today and Saturdny Robinson's is offering dress values of $25 for sls. Read new ad. Elmer's chocolates make ideal Eas ter gifts. All kinds in ail kinds of Easter boxes. Sold by Cline's Phar macy. The latest creations in hats, dresses and coats for Easter at Fisher’s. Prices run from $5.05 to $20.00. Smart women’s wear in Easter coats and frocks at the Gray Shop. Also , the latest find best in millinery. Read ctrefully two nds. carried in this paper. .Tack Burke's "Oh Boy Co." in new vaudeville acts at Concord -Theatre today. Also Corinne Griffith in "The j I.ftdy in Ermine," The line of living room suites car-j rie«l by H. B. Wilkinson is now c6m pletc. These suites in mohairs, ve lours and cut velours. Before buying your builders hard ware call to see the complete line car ried by the Ritchie Hardware Co. Your Easter Footwear needs can be met at Ivey's. This company lias on hand Easter footwear for the en-■ tire family. Great news for mothers will be found in the ad. today of the Efird store. “School-Mate" Dresses for girls in the cutest and most adorable models. Guaranteed tub fast colors. Read the ad. and see what SI.OO will l do for you at this store. I — Named Second Lieutenant. Raleigh. April 15. —Samuel L. ‘ Davis, Jr., of High Point, haH been ! > commissioned a Second Lieutenant in ‘ Battery E. 232nd Coast Artillery ■ Regiment, N. C. N. G., it has been 1 announced by General J. Van B. • Metts, state Adjutant General. Davis 1 was formerly a private in the same 1 company, but was granted a discharge ! and then given the commission as a 1 lieutenant. Lieutenant Davis suc ’ eeeds Lieutenant Ralph L. Davis, re " signed. Captain John L. Roper is in command of the company. JACK BURKE’S OH BOY CO r . 1 HIGH CLASS f CLEAN CLEVER r VAUDEVILLE AND * Corinne Griffith THE TRIBUNE - ,1 TODAY’S NEWS TODA® NO. 831 antonese Political Denounces at Hankow and |®rdeJ%|Bj Arrest of Its Leasera*^ RU SSIAN~AMONG 1# THOSE WANTHIB Eugene Chen Not Nantjj in List But He Is Coiwi 1 ered as Tool of RusfH Who Has Much Pow3M ? -Shanghai. April 15.—C4 5 ) tions impeaching the Cantoneae eminent at Hankow were adopted at. ‘1 today's meeting of the Koumintang t-g,. (the Cantonese politieal party!/gt* ■ Xa liking. Quo Tai-Chi. commissioner for foreign affairs was advWd tonight. '. aH «|| In consequence, General cijiang Rat '|l§l Sheek, the commander in ehief 0t.11.e vMI < autonese. and four of the extttSijlffißll in the Cantonese ranks, is expe«Mkffin| -! establish a new government at \ king. . -fl I The resolutions demanded Aifet ‘ Jj§| 1 numerous leaders be taken into en*s jK tody as ‘disturbers of the public M** ■. der in China” including Michael BqrO- .'JB| din. the Russian, who has been ficting as advisor for the Hankow guwertjfcjl 1 ment. George Hsu Chien. alih»a| ; Justice; Chen Tu-Hsiu, leader, df ,lfi ; H the Chinese communist party ■ Ping-Khan, minister of Teng Yen-Ta. notorious Apt 15 others less well known. 9 | Eugene Chen, the foreigu * was not named in the resolutionfcjl ft speakers declaring lie was* iil 'iIMHB 9 iy oomuiiisfic but was the tool of odin and the others. How tim.ijnip S named are to be taken into custody '1 , was not explained. 9 I The meeting is said to have beejAat- JH I tended by a majority of the Mr. Whittle was in the Postmaster John ,T. Graham. gec*'| M tnr.v of the company, discussing 9 orations when he made the statei«*lKi ,ii i The first well Os the company hA| $| already been started at Dante at*- ■■J tion on tile Clifton liighVay, in vt ,1 6i% is known as Hines Valley, and hug .1111 ; passed a depth of twenty feet.'S A i*J strata of hard rock has been -ncagiyjaß tered. thus making the drilliiig This, however, according to Mr.lHHfl tie. partly bears out a prediction wlMl j lie made some time ago to the 'Mt Wm that if oil is discovered it will ftp' M "a a formation of this rock. *49 9 Jolui Winn, Slayer. Is 9 Chicago. April ,15. — (A>) —John Walton Winn. 40 year old htMHB slayer of the elderly contractor Albert. Nusbanm. was hanged today. One his last sets was to write a fareirtfrjWS note to ‘Grandma" Eliza Nusbnutll, M. who is serving a life sentence Aw complicity in her husband’s mlU) —-Niit«(jeJH| thousand persons were on day in Shanghai heeding the call «■ tlie labor leaders to leave their ns a protest against raids on labor un- M. ions by General Chiang Kai Shek. Iw¥ rA I H ■ I*l