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VOLUME XXVII
OPEHG 111 LIE
IS WIDEHIHG: NEW
ORLEANS NOWSIFE
J
It May Be Necessary to Dy
namite Again, But Ap
parently Breaks in Levee
Will Care for Situation.
RIVER GAUGE IS
NOT CHANGING
This Indicates That Flood
Waters Have Reach
ed New Orleans and Ex
perts Consider CityTSafe.
Nmv < Means. April .10.—(A 3 )—Flood
waters of (ho Mississippi Hirer rush
‘n» through the break in the i'ltriinv
, ron levee blasted with dynamite, wid
ened (he (fnp during the night. At
S o'clock today the principal gap was
from 50 to 00 feet wide and two others
showed small expansion.
The river gauge at Xew Orleans
showed no change today. Prepara
tions were 'being made for farther
dynamiting on the levee in attempt to
open a large crevice before the rise
v farther northward reached the city,
reports from scene said.
George ('. Shoenberger, chief state
engineer, announced that the levee
definitely had been broken, and there
was an opening (>0 feet wide at the
end of the series of gaps through
which wafer was rushing into the
parishes of St. iWnard and Plaque
mines. He added that he expected
the opening to widen rapidly and that
it would have an appreciable effect
on the river level which would tMk felt,
at Xew Orleans within 48 hours. ~
A situation so serious that it was
deemed necessary to deliberately break
the dykes for the first time in history
has served to focus the eyes of the
world upon this city, but a spectacu
lar rush of water that would sweep
all before its fury failed to materialise.
More Dynamite Used. -
Xew Orleans, April SO.—(A3)—Ad
ditional charges of dynamite were tir
ed today at the opening of the Mississ
ippi River levee on the east bank of
the river 15 miles below this city, in
an etfort to widen the breach apd al
low for a greater flow* of the flood
waters. A call was sent to New Qy
l«*ws today for two more tons of dy
namite. ,
dynamite ■wW
sent by a motorcycle eerier, by Hr B.
Kohnke, engineer, who sent the fol
lowing message:
"Don't fail to get two tons of dyna
mite by boat today., Will lay over
and work tomorrow. Spare no ex
pense.”
Hoad to Mexico Finished. ‘
San Francisco, Cal., April .10. —
One week-from tomorrow
Government offieia's and'representa
tives of business interests ot the'
Went Coast of the United States I
will gather at Halsipuedes viaduct, j
more than 1.000 miles south of No-'
gales, to celebrate the completion of
the South Pacific’s new line which
will provide through traiji service
over Southern Pacific lines from Son
Francisco to Guadalajara. Mexico,
and thence via the National Hall
ways of Mexico to Mexico City.
Delegations are expected to be
present from the Chambers of Com
merce in San Francisco, Los An
ge’es, Phoenix. Tucson and the West
Coast of Mexico to witness the
driving of the golden spike, signify
ing the completion of the project be
gun in 1923~and involving an expen
diture of .more than $14,000,000.
Tree in Pickle 300.000 Years.
Ottawa, Out-, April 30. —Preserved
in glacial ice for 300,000 years, it
sprnee (rep wtls exposed again to the
oiieii air by the recent recession of
the great North American ice cap in
Glacier Kay. Alaska, and' was found
by a Canadian Government, party.
It grew for 124 years before the ad
vance of the glacier enveloped it.
Volcano Becomes Active.
SA Dennis, Reunion Island, April 28
—(A 3 )—A hitherto inactive volcano
erupted today. The disturbance was
accompanied by a sharp earthquake
and a torrential raiu that destroyed
roads and bridges, and was indirectly
* responsible for two deaths and, a num
ber of injuries.
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The Concord Daily Tribune
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
Constant
Joseph Patterson, who went to
work for the First National
Bank of Ashland, 0., in 1861,
when he was 1C yenrs old, is
still an employe of the bank,
but he’s president now. He is
one of -the oldest bankers in
point of service in the Middle
.Weal .
THE STOCK MARKET
Prices Displayed Another Reversal of
Form. Selling Off Sharply in Last
Hour.
New York, April 30.—DP)—Stock
prices displayed another reversal of
form today, selling off sharply in the
last hour, after an early period of
strength. Except for a reduction of
50 cents in steel scrap prices in the
Pittsburgh district there was nothing
in the day’s news to explain the sud
den change-in speculative sentiment
which was influenced largely by ap
liarent inability of speculators for the
advance to attract an outside follow
ing.
The closing was irregular, total sales
approx'mating 1,000,000 shares.
Triple Shooting.
Helzoni, Miss, April. 30.—OP)—A
triple shooting threw this flooded town
into excitement today. R. E. Adcock.
40, manager of a furniture store, shot
and killed C. C. Rayburn, 30, a ear
lienter, perhaps fatally wounded his
wife, and then turned the pistol on
himself, the sheriff’s office reported.
Physicians said Adcock's wounds may
not be fatal. Mrs. Adcock was being
faken to a hospital in Yazoo CiQ. by
THE dTOCK MARKET
Reported by Fenner £ Beane
(Closing Quotations)
Atchison 180%
American Tobacco B 127
Americun Smelting 140%
American Locomotive 108
Atlantic Coast Line 178%
Allied Chemical 137%
American Tel, & Tel. 102%
.American Can - 47%
Allis Chalmers ,1 108%
Baldwin Locomotive 183%
Baltimore & Ohio 117%
Bangor _• 80%
Bethlehem Steel 48%
Chesapeake & Ohio 106%
Coca-Cola 90%
DuPont J. 240%
Dodge Bros. c. 19
Erie 51%
Frisco „ 112
General Motors _. 100%
General Electric 90
Great, Northern 86
Oulf State Steel _ 52%
Gold Dust 49%
Hudson j, 73%
Int. Tel. 134
Kennecott Copper 63%
Liggett & Myers B 100%
Mack Truck HO
Mo.-Paoifie 53%
Norfolk & Western ... 175%
New York Central 145%
Pan American Pet B. 57%
ftoek Island 88%
R. J. Reynolds 121%
Rep. Iron & Steel 64%
Stand. Oil of N. J. 35%
Southern Railway 123%
Studebaker 52%
Texas Co. I 45%
Tobacco Products og%
U. 8. Steel 165%
IT.l T . S. Steel, New 118%
Vick Chemical , 55%
Westinghouse 71 ,v
Western Maryland 39
Chrysler 43%
Flood Fund
Conrord Contributions.
Previously Acknowledged .. .$1,373,50
Ellen LeWis Sherrill 2.00
Eastern Star 25.00
C. S. Smart 5.00
‘Jus. A. Goodman 10.00
No. 2 School P.-T. A. 5.00
Mrs. B. F. Rogers 5.00
Miss l’nt Arinins 2.00
J. Leonard Brown 5.00
Mrs. J. Leonard Brown .... 5.00
H. F. Wagoner 2.00
John Spencer 1.00
Cash 5.00
John SoKxamon 1.00
Rev. H. B. Thomas - 5.00
Hiss Hattie Alexander ..... 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. AY. C. Taylor . . 5.00
Miss Muriel Hulwinkle 5.00
Mrs. Les.ie Correll 5,00
Mrs. J. P. Query 2.00
J. A. Rankin 5.00
Campfire Girls • 4.85
P. O. S. of A.. Kannapolis .. 13.10
A. 11. Palmer 5.00
A. AV. Bromley 1.00
Mrs.. Maggie J. Kell 10.00
Mrs. Clara H! Odell 25.00
Miss Jennie Smith 3.00
-Aliss Kate Smith 3.00
Pastime Theatre 5.00
AA’ade Spears 1.00
Total Concord .$1.542.45
Kannapolis Contributions
Previously acknowledged. ... .$325.00
Mt. Pleasant Contributions.
Previously acknowledged $102.00
Jackson Training School.
Prcvious’iy_Acknowledgcd .- .. .$50.50
Junior Ked Cross of City Schools.
Previously Acknowledged ....SIOO.OO
Grand Total $2,088.95
Tlie following donations have been
reecived from Kannapolis people, the
totals already having been reported:
Kannapolis Contributions
Midway Lighting Co 10.00
Ethel Ketchie 1,00
Cabarrus Lumber Co 25.00
Mrs. John H. Rutledge 5.00
E. E. Lady 1.00
AV. P. Glass 50
E. Danner .50
AV. AA’illinins 50
R. L. Clyburn .50
J. D. Beaver ‘I.OO
Roy M. Cochran 1.00
Clyde Helms . .25
Z. L. AA’alters .50
C.aretiec E. Danner 1.00
R. It. Roberts 1.00
Jns. A. Sappeufielri 1.00
C. V. Soarbnro t.flt)
Miss TftStfilf rfiapniMi ,A*»
J. G. Lowe 5.00
Query Goodman Co. 2.50
H. B. Wilkinson & Go. ...... 10.00
Leon Smith . 5.00
H. H. Cauble 5.00
Oilie Goodnight ~ 1.00
J. F. Setzer .50
Widenhouse Co 2.50
A. /. Price 1.00
R. It. McCombs 1.00
T. V.[ Torrence 1.00
E. C, Snipes 50
C. AY. Goodman 1.00
AA\ P. Goodnight . 1.00
J. P. Coggins 1.00
Cash 50
W. B. Reaver . r »!T)0
Lottie B. Ivey .50
Mrs. Jas. H. Wiseman 1.00
Julia Willett 1.00
Ralph E. Barringer 1.00
J. L. Roger 2.50
A. AV. Christy 1.00
H. M. Sheppard T 1.00
C. L. Black --. 1.00
V. C. Lowery 1.00
J. P. Brown .. .• 100
Lillian McKinley ' 1.00
W. G. Russell 55
S. AV. Hatheoek 1.00
R. R. Allison 1.00
L. J. Bounds 200
O. B. Louderinilk ......1.00
fi. M. RuUeiitine 1.00
J. AV. Taylor 1.00
I). D. Letter 1.00
C. D. Alexander .50
F. L. Smith Drug Co 5.00
P. G. Glass * 1.00
N. S. Stirewalt 1.00
D. L. Chapman 1.00
J. A Hinson 1.00
Love Nussman 1.00
Frank Flowe 5.0t0
G. C. Bernard 1.00
City Barber Shop 2.00
A. C. Lockman 1.00
O. B. Hoffman a 1.00
Martha A. Rowe 1.00
Mrs. Lewis Lanier 50
Ruth L>nn ’ 50
Dollie Allen .50
I rah Linn .. 1.00
Mrs. F. B. Sullivan 1.00
Mrs. F. F. Wilmott 50
J. AV. Martin 1.00
AVrs. W, J. Cline 8.00
J. R. MoKnight * 2.00
AV. H. Walters 5.00
Homer Ketchie 1.00
Dr. Troutman 1.00
Mr. Phlieger 1.00
Brice J. Willeford 2.00
Kelly Turbyfill 2.00
City Case 5.00
City Market 5.00
Durham Market ►... 5.00
B. W. Durham 5.00
Jas. A. Nolan ... v 1.00
G. L. Whicker 1.80
Parks-Belk Co 5.00
C. P. McKinley 1.00
Bell t Harris 2.00
Mrs. R. R. Allison ... 1.00
Sam Query, Jr. 1.00
Mrs. Robinson 1.00
North School 39.81
Central School 22.02
South School 12.31
Midway School 7.27
Mrs. H. L. Davis *.»... 5.00
Mrs. Ktnppelberg .., 1.00
The AVhite House is painted every
leu years to keep it white.
CONCORD, N. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1927
PRfSIDENT ISSUES i
ANOTHER CULL FOR
VICTIMS OF FLOOD
New Developments Have
Convinced the President
That $5,000,000 Will Not
Be Enough for Relief.
IS ASKEDTO
VISIT SCENE
Governors of Three States
Have Asked President to
Make Personal Survey of
. Damage Done by Water.
Memphis. Tcnn., April 30.-
Two new levee breaks and tjie
threat of at least five more under.the
slow surge of the Mississippi River
today added to demands for relief
which have caused President Coolidic
in declining to call a special sessijii
of Congress, to appeal for a fuid
greater than the $5,000,000 asked hv
the American Red Cross.
Herbert Hoover, secretary of com
mcree. who has spent a week in the
Hood zone from Memphis to below
New Orleans, tonight will sketch for
the nation a word picture of desola
tion in a radio address from station
AVMC of the Memphis Commetcihl
Appeal. The station will be hooked
up with probably thirty other stations
in two national networks of the Na
tional Broadcasting Company.
Mr. Hoover will go on the air at
6:30 p. m. Central Standard time, for
a fifteen-minute talk. Immediately
afterward he will leave for .Washing
ton to report personally to President
Coolidge.
•Red Cross officials at disaster rf
lief headq-nnrters in Memphis said to
day that more than 200.000 refugees
had registered and that the figure
doubtless represented hardly more than
half the total number.
A fund of $4,000,000 wns necessatty
after South Florida was struck by ja
hurricane last September lor the re
lief of less than half the number *f
refugees, the Red Cross announcement
sa : d. In the mid-western tornado in
March 1025 in which 30.000 persons
in Illinois. Indiana and Missouri
were affected, a fund of $8,000,000
was needed.
When the Arkansas River foyer
broke lit*'Smith Bend late' yesrifrttSf
hundreds of workers lost a ten-day
battle and the evacuation of every
small town in southeastern Arkansas
was made necessary. Arkansas City.'
McGhee. Lake Village, and Pernmtt
already suffering from the high water,
were indicated as the chief sufferers
in the new inundation.
Danger spots fought today were at
A’idalia, La., opposite Natchez. Miss„
at Glascock. La., 22 miles below A’%
dalia, St. Joseph. La., and both north
and South of Vicksburg, Miss.
President Asked to Visit Area
AA’asliington, April 30.—<>P)—Presi
dent Coolidge took under consideration
today the invitation of the governors
of the Mississippi River states to per
sonally inspect the flood area.
The invitation was presented by
Senator Harrison. Democrat, of Mis
sissippi.
Senator Harrison told tiie Presi
dent that lie believed the attention of
the country would be centered more
forcibly on the disaster if Mr. Cool
idge would visit the scene. Pending
the return of Secretary Hoover, who
is now in the flood area, Mr. Cool
idge is not expected to announce any
decision on the invitation.
North Carolina Ready to Aid.
Raleigh, April 30. — (A 1 ) —North Car
olina health authorities todny were all
set to aid federal health authorities
in the Missisippi A’nl’.ey flood situa
tion.
Dr. Charles Laughingliouse, state
health officer, responded to wired re
quests from Dr. John McMullen, sen
ior surgeon of the I'nited States Pub:
lie Health Service at Memphis, assur
ing Dr. McMullen this stnte easily
could ’supply help. He offered eight
experienced health officers, 159.000
doses of typhoid vaccine, 50,000 diph
theria anti-toxins, npd 1,000 tetanus
anti-toxins.
Old Gastonia Mill Burned.
Gastonia. April 28. Gastonia'*
first textile mill, built in 1880 and
known as the "Old Mill”, was nun- 1
pletely destroyed by fire tonight, to •
gether with 3,000 bales of wnstt
cotton, entailing a loss of between
125.000 and $150,000.
The fire was discovered alwjut 7
o'clock, and burned fiercely for three'
hours. ,
The old mill wns beipg-used as .1
warehouse, the cotton being owned
by the A’alley mills, of La GrangOjj
Gn. G. AW Peach is manager of the
concern.
Two buildings were destroyed, nu*
being the main mill structure, mviy
ed by the Gastonia Industrial Build
ers corporation and the other by t
Mr. Ferguson, who is also one of
the corporation. Dapinge to the
structure was estimated at $25,000,
and cotton loss at around $120,000.,*
Bomb Explosion in Chicago.
Chicago, April 30.—W*)—A bom*
explosion which hurled two person*
from their beds, and the force ,of which
shattered windows for two blocks i»
all directions caused several thousand
dollars damage today to a building oc
cupied by the Englewood Sausage Com
pany. The dynamite bomb wrecked
one side of a building. Neither th*
police nor officials of the company
could offer a motive* J
WILL OECIOE UPON .
NEW DATE FOR BIG
LIBEL SOU JULY 1
Federal Judge Raymond
Sets Date for Hearing at
Which Date for the Neiv
Trial Will Be Set.
MONEY SHORTAGE
AFFECTS COURT
There Will Be No Funds
Available for Trial Be
fore Jury.—First Case
Ended in Mistrial.
Detroit, April .'lO. — </P) —A date for
a new trial in the million dollar libel
suit of Aaron Sapiro ugaiivst Henry
Ford and the Dearborn Independent
will be set at a hearing July Ist.
Federal Judge Fred M. Raymond de
eided today at a conference with at
torneys for both sides.
The judge's decision was given after
it was learned yesterday . that no
funds would be available for the trial
until after that time.
AVilliam H. Gallagher, chief counsel
for Sapiro, who returned to Detroit
for the conference, asked that an early
date be set after July Ist. but the
move wns opposed by .Stewart Hanley
and <\ B. Longley, of the automobile
manufacturer's counsel.
Supiro’s counsel previously had of
fered to divide the expense of the trial
with the defendants, or to pay the
total cost.
A mistrial of the ease was declared
ten days ago on motion of counsel
for Ford who alleged irregularities in
the conduct of Mrs. Corn Hoffman, a
woman juror.
DR. BATTLE AVILL BE
Bl’RIEI) IN ASHEVILLE
Prominent Asheville Physician Died
Friday Night in Raleigh Where He
Became 111 Last Week.
Raleigh. April 30. — UP) —Funeral
services for Dr. S. AA’estra.v Battle,
prominent Asheville physician who
died last night at a local hospital,
were planned for 4 o’clock this after
noon in Christ Church chapel.
The funeral party arranged to leave
ltaleigh tonight at miduiglxh for Ashe
ville where, services will be (conducted.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from
All Souls Church, Biltniore. and in
terment ill Riverside cemetery, Asht
ville.
At the venerable physician's bedside
when a paralytic stroke lmd laid low
his ”2 years, were his wife and Mrs.
L. M. Bourne, of Asheville, niece: Oc
tavo Battle, an only brother; Mrs.
Vinton Liddell Pickens, of Atlanta,
step-daughter, and C. J. Harris, of
Hillsboro, a close friend.
Dr. Battle was born August 4.1854,
iit AVestrayville, N. O. He was a
I’nited States naval officer for ten
years, a diagnostician of eminence, and
during the AVorld War national chair
man of the Belgian Relief Commis
sion, for which lie was deeorated with
honors by the Belgian government.
Strikes Match Oil Dynamite Cap, His
Hand Blown Off.
Newton. April 29.—-The 10-year-old
son of H. <\ Beard, farmer, eight miles
east of Newton, blew his left hand off
early this morning with a dynamite
cap. A'oung Beard, it is said, was
trying to strike a match to set a brush
pile in a new ground on fire, and not
readily finding an object on which to
strike the match, he took a dynamite
cup out of his pocket and struck the
match on it. When lie did, the cap
exploded tearing off his hand.
The boy stated later that he had no
idea that striking a match on the cap
■would explode it. He was first
brought to Newton, and inter taken
to a Stntesville hospital, where the
hand was amputated.
Rocky Mount AYoman Heads Episco
pal Clfurrh Auxiliary.
Salisbury. April 28.—Mrs. Frank S.
Spruill, of Rocky Mount, was elected
president of the AA’omau's auxiliary
of the Episcopal church in North Caro
lina. ■which has just finished its annual
meeting in this city. Among the
speakers of the dosing day were Airs.
T. \A’. Bickett, Mrs. AA'. AV. Way, the
retiring president; Rev. Hugh A. Dob
bins. Lewis O. Burwell. of Charlotte,
and Rev. Kirknian G. Finley, bishop
iit upper South Carolina.
The Boston Braves appear booked
to finish in the first division, at. least,
this season. '
To The Voters of
Concord
I will greatly appreciate your
vote and support in the election to
be held Tuesday. May 3rd, and if
J re-elected to the office of Mayor, I
will endeavor to serve the people
to the best of my ability.
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Payur Cup strength.
BLAKENEY’S FATE
IS NOW IN -THE
HANDS OF JURORS
The fate of Carl T. Rlakeney,
former cashier of the biirned Bank
of A Midland, is with the jury. Judge
Alichael Sehenek completed his
charge this morning at 10:35 and
the jury immediately retired for
deliberation.
No vqi’dict had been reached this
afternoon at 2 :15 o'clock.
LIGHTNING HITS
PLANE; FOUR DEAD
—
Two Navy Lieutenants and Two
Petty Officers Hurled Into Chesa
peake Bay.
Norfolk. Vn., Apr. 29. —Four navy
airmen, two lieutenants and two pet
ty officers, were sent to their deaths
tliis afternoon by a bqlt of lightning
that struck their seaplane 1.200 feet
in the air and sent it hurtling into
Chesapeake Bay off New Point Com
fort. a splintered ami scattered
Bvreek,~ Tbe-.dead-.a'0i.... A ‘.^nanrip^-tt-'
'Lieut. Victor F. AlarinoHl. fight
division. Hampton Reads imvnl air
station.
Lieutenant, junior grade. George
AA’atsoii Lehman, aircraft squadron,
scouting fleet.
Aviutjon Chief Alnchiniet Mate
L. E- Poyner.
Alaehinist Alate Second Class Geo.
AI. Michaels.
The wrecked plane was one of
two en route from Philadelphia to
Hampton Roads. Inc other piloted
hy Chief Boatswain George F. Kali'.e.
attiaehed to the local station, brought
news of the tragedy, which occurred
about 3:30 o'c’ock during a severe
electrical ami rain storm.
The plane carrying the four men
was proceeding in front of hir* craft,
according to Boatswain Kalile. Suri
rientl.v there came a flash of light
ning a puff of smoke and the plane
in front, was seen to swerve out of
control and plunge like a leaf 1.200
feet to the water where it was prac
tically demolished. Ivable and his
companions immediately descended
to the spot where the stricken plane
had crashed but were unable to find
anything more than splintered wreck
age. They sea re bed for an hour hi an
effort to locate the body of the plane
but without success. Neither did
they see any of the bodies of those
carried down in the wreckage,
liable then flew to the Norfolk base
and reported the disaster.
Queen’s Novel Experience.
London, April 30.—Queen Alary
had an unusual experience'when she
paid an informal visit to University
College recently. She came face to
face with the life-like body of Jeremy
Bentham. the distinguished cham
pion of Utilitarianism.
Few people know of the extra
ordinary will of Jeremy Bentham,
who died in 1832. He bequeathed a
large sum of money to the college
on condition that his body should be
preserved, and that, on the occasion
of meetings of the professional
board, it should sit with the staff.
Accordingly the mummified skin ot
Jeremy Bentham is preserved, stuf
fed. and clothed, and with an ac
curately delineated mask fitted for
his l face. This representation of the
great donor is kept at the college
seated in a kind of sedan enair, and
is taken in when the conferences of
professors are held.
Battleship Goes Aground.
New York, April 30.—(A 3 )—The first
line battleship Colorado went aground
this morning on Diamond Reef be
tween Governor’s Island and Alanhat
tan. Seven tugs fought to free the
big fighting ship.
City Tax Notice
All property on which 1826 Taxes
have not been paid will be advertised
and sold after May Ist, 1827. Also
all 1817 street asesstnents that expired
December let, 1826, on the following
streets: South Union, East Corbin,
North Church, Franklin Avenue,
Norfli and South Spring, Buffalo, Mc-
Gill and North Kerr.
- CHAS. N. FIELD,'
City Tax Collector.
MBS. SNYDER TELLS
OF HUSBAND’S DEATH
Lays All the Blame on Her Former
Lover, Henry Judd Gray.
New York, April 30. — OP) —.Mrs.
Ruth Snyder,, who from the witness
stand yesterday pluced the entire blame
for the murder of her husband on her
former lover, Henry Judd Gray, will
continue her story of the crime when
the Snyder-Gray trial resumes on Mon
day.
A court room jammed with human
ity listened tensely as the blonde
housewife told gruseome details of the
morning of March 20th when her hus
band, Albert Snyder, was killed in his
Queens village home.
Generally calm and self possessed,
the 32-year old widow occasionally
lapsed into tears; at one time sobbed
violently, and on several occasions
gave vent to harsh outcries of de
nunciation of her former lover.
She repudiated the confession in
which she had admitted plotting her
husband's death with Gray, asserting
it had been obtaiued under duress and
testified tluit instead of /helping tb kill
her husband ds -chrfrged J i.« GrfiyVcon
fession she aetnnlly tried to save him.
The accused woman, however, has
still to face her most trying ordeal.
Monday when she completes her story
she will be cross examined by state,
and by counsel for her co-defendant
Gray.
Mrs.' Siiydler seemed calm when she
took the stand and answered the pre
liminary questions of her counsel Ed
gar F. Hazelfnn II an assured voire
that carried to the farthest corner.
Only when the examination came to
the birth of her daughter did she slpiw
any emotion. Then briefly she held a
handkerchief to her eyes and wept. The
story she told of the murder was in
brief as follows:
Her married life, she said, was un
happy. almost from the very begin
ning. Her husband never loved her.
and so after years passed she sought
love elsewhere. She met Henry Judd
Gray and their relations became inti
mate.
Then, she related, lie began to press
her to get rid of her husband so they
could enjoy his insurance together.
With Our Advertisers.
You will enjoy the pleasures of a
needle shower on your tub. Call Con
cord Plumbing Co. for information,
i Highest grade leathers used in shoes
sold by G. A. Moser Shoe Store. The
prices range ifrom $2.Q5 to $6.05.
There is economy in a White
Mountain refrigerator. Solid Cork
board insulation. Sold here by H. B.
Wilkinson.
A factory representative will ! be at
the Concord Furniture Co. Tuesday
to demonstrate the Copeland electric
refrigerator, and the public is invited
to attend the demonstration.
ltamon Ntavarro and Alice Terry at
the Concord Theatre Monday and
Tuesday in "Imvers.” Also three
people presenting “Day Break” from
famous painting of that name.
The work done by Wreim, the Kan
napolis cleaner, is handled by experts.
All work handled with speed, also.
For new spring and summer mer
chandise in all the latest styles and
colors, ami priced low, call at Etird's,
advises new ad. Today.
The l’arks-Hclk Co. is offering un
usual bargains in the house furnishing
department. Aluminum ware, Cer
taineed rugs, floor covering. Ju|>a.nese
grass rugs, draperies, pillows, wash
boilers, tubs atid window shades at
prices lower than usual.
You are invited to ntteml the cook
ing demonstration to be given at the
I Concord and Kannupolis Gas office
next week. Miss Cephalie Ivewis will
use an Oriole Gas range in the demon
strations each • afternoon from 3 :30
to 5 o’clock.
The Gray Shop in a new ad today
enumerates a number of special bar
gains to be offered next week. On
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday this
store will offer dresses, suits, coats
and hats at prices from, 10 to 50 per
cent lower than usual and- in a new
ad. in this paper point out none of
these special bargains. Dresses from
$0.75 to $24.50; suits from $14.75 to
$19.50; coats from $8 ltd $lB and hats
from $3.85 to $8.85.
The Y. M. C. At volley ball na
tional championships will be held at
Fort Wayne, lud., May 0-7,
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THE THIBUNSI [1
TODAY’S nWI TODAY*
NO. 951
HARRY THOMASSOH i
ADMITS IN COURTi
PART IN MURDER
19-Year Old Youth TelM
Court He and Brothifli
Now Dead, Killed MajH
Joe Adams in Deeemqfli
SAYS WAS PAID \ 1
FOR THE CRH|
Tells Court He and BraSl
er Were Commanded u
Commit Murder' by Chaffi
Birger, Gang Leader?^
Benton. 111.. April SO.— OP) —Hftfggfl
A ThoimtKson. 10. today
court that he and his brother. Elmo, ■
17. now (lead, killed Mayor Joe
of West City, last December
the command of Charles Birger,
ions gang leader, who paid them ‘WIU
apiece for getting rid of an gflH 8
who had harbored the rival
gang.
Thomasson brought from PoutfMH
reformatory where he is servififrCljM
sentence of ten years to life forthwH
bery. entered a plea of guilty of iMtaH
dering Mayor Adams, and was
fenced by Circuit Judge
life imprisonment in the
unis penitentiary at Menard. A'® I
He will be the state’s star -"itnrnijM
against Birger and other Biisiji|l
gangsters alleged to have joinedlßßß
plan to assassinate Mayor I
Birger, who was under s4o.oßMkapflH
on a complicity ( barge in tlie”i&f|i2H
killing, was re-arrested yesterday iHih-jS
(ler a new-indictment and ordered ljHijj!
without bond on a murder cbatiJe/lfjS i
THE COTTON MAKKET v| I
Opened Firm Today at an AdvaaMH
of • to II Points. July SellhoH
to 15.35. ‘ll
New York. April 30.— 0 P) -Tfcty idH
ton market opened firm today at mH
advance of 77 to 11 points in re«poUM9
to uuexiiectedly liigher Liverpool*®
cables. .]
The advance met realizing f: andsj
southern selling, but offerings wetejMH
sorbed on very slight setbacks: and®
fresh buying was reported on reports.®
of additional Overflows in theMissis-:®
sippi valley section and the unsettled®
weather in the, South. . . July -‘Sbl«L.n|isl
to 15.35 and December to 13J& or 4
about 10 to 12 points net higher, but ®
later there was a reaction and fusjl
tures closed barely steady. 1 to 4 I
points net lower. Spot dosed; qtlieQ;®
middling 15.30. * 1
Opening: Jan. 15.83: May 15.05;;®
July 15.33; Oct. 15.(52: Deo..Mjjgfjß I
Closing: Jan. 15.70; May
July 15.22: Oct. 15.50; Dec. k
“TREASON IN SCHOOLS’’ I
IS ISSUE IN CHICAG^a
McAndrew Demands Inquiry JnCifS
Charges; Says Mayor SlandeNH®
System. ' 1
Chicago. April .30.—Superintendent 1
of Schools. William McAndrew,
erly of the New York
"gone to the mat” with Mayolr
son on the issue of "treason ill they®
schools." In a letter to the BoaWpiotfi®
Education lie says the Mayor
speeches lias slandered the school
lem and demands that the board iniCflH
vestigate. He requests that
charges lie delved into: '%sH
"The true history of George
ingtou has been put out of youf : Hj®|
schools. ’fla
"Treason Hus been injected ia®H
ioualy. ■’lH
•'Washington's picture was iai
as a front ispiei-e from a school
"Von Steuben. Kosciusko and Hm
laski wore omitted.
"The schools have been influeiuul to Sm
substitute the King of Englnnlßßr H
George Washington. ’
"'The Superintendent is pro-Britis|ili:|B|
"There is disloyalty in
schools. GHj
"King George can have the Snperin.-wjM|
tendent back. " fl
"The schools are in the hands of
hunch of highbrow pro-Britishers
are teaching the kiddies that' the KM^H|
was our best friend.'’ 'ulHi
Silk From the Dustman. |1 H
Berlin. April 30.—A
been built in Berlin to make
ficial silk out of rubbish. The.
cess lias been invented by a
man engineer, who has
machine which sifts anything
taining cellulose from the dustman'#'!®!
rubbish. All such waste eatt;
chemically treated and turned.
guu-cotton. or eiiu be used in
spinning of artificial silk. l|| JHj
Chamber of Commerce Considers/®!
Farms. &
Washington. I). t'„ Aprll,-
When the Chambeg. of Commerce
the United States has its atmuawH
meeting in this city next
feature topic for consideration .JJtjjPi9|
he co-operation between
agriculture. f§}
Manchester. England, has niotjSißl
than 400 public tennis ei)\n-te..,jj3 9
Wf ii 9LII 18 3
ably in the east portion Sunday
ing. slightly colder tonight exceptaß
extreme north portion coldee
south'portion Sunday, J