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HIGH POINT. NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 29, 1917.
Member Associated Press.
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V
RACE RIOT OCCURS IN
ST. LOUIS AND NEGROES
TAKE REFUGE IN JAIL
STARTED
LOUIS ILL
ST.
LAST NIGHT
Assault Began After a Report
. Spread That 'White Woman
Had Been Insultetl Mob Sur-
rounds the JaiL
Entire St Louis Police Force At
. tempt to Quell Disturbance
Negroes Imported from South
As Strikebreakers.
East St. .Louis, III., May 2?). A mob
of pertaps 2,000 persons went through
' the negro quarters during the night, shot
one negro, seriously wounded and Wat a
snore into unconsciousness, drove sever
al hundred across the bridge into St.
Louis, Mo., and then disjiersed early to
day. ' The assault began after a report that
a white woman had been insulted.. 'Die
'repotr was spread by4 two white men
who were returning from a meeting of
the rity council to make a port est
against thn importation of any more
colored laborers into iSl. Louis.
Shot were fired at frequent interval,
hnt only one negro was known to have
been wounded. He, &wLtft&. -Louis and
waa found uneousWoiis with bullet
, wound in his head. Several negroes were
beaten intb unconsciousness. 'Hie m-
DRIVING FOE
BACK TTAiyS
H
HBEHEI PREVENTED
' SPREAD OF FLIES
Home j. E. Allen Destroyed This
Morning Nearby Residences
Saved by Good Work,
if;-
' proes were given refuge in Ihe city jail
for the night 'and the poliee estimated
that 2,000 persons surrounded the build
ing threatening to storm it. The crowd
were dissuaded,, howover, and rushed
into the business section of Kt. bulls.
'. rieveral salwna were searehed and the
aX Juayor issued orders for all saloon in
Mhe city to be closed. The riot brought
! out the entire city poliee force, but the
i pwb were virtually.? jiriyheeked. Jhe
Sixth Illinois infantry was called nut
thev took no action.
i Many workmen have been idle on ac
count of itrikea faui it. la estimated tha
at least 8,000 negroea have been import
ed from ihe south to take their pmcea,
The men began to disperse shortly be
fore 2 o'clock and "at 8 eVIock the eity
appeared quiet. The police officers fear
ed, however,, that there would be another
disturbance if negroes attemped to work
yrtiere strikes have been railed. -
", The mayor today directed that
ihe sale of fire arms and ammunition be
stopped until all danger of riot waa past.
The mayor 'ai4 6,000 woea had come
i lo Eaat St. Lou! sTn" six "weeks. ""He
) Would also ask railroads discontinue
1 hauling them from, the southern stages
; tnd would request employers not to at-
V temDt furtther Importation. The city
" was quiet today.'
i, ; , Troops Called Out
.pHEaat St. Louis, May 29ATo prevent
;! fither rioting Governor Lowdcn today
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rirrierert Jour romDane 01 milium
The home of J. Ed Allen, located near
the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad
station, was badly damaged by fire this
morning shortly after 8 o'clock, and only
efficient and heroic work, by the mem
ber of the fire department prevented
the flames from spreading to nearby
residences. No alarm waa sounded when
the fire was discovered, the companies of
the fire department being summoned by
telephone. When the firemen arrived on
the scene the entire Allen home seemed
to be ablaze and only very eective work
prevented it from being burned to the
i ground. As it was the, home was prac
tically destroyed and the furnishings
were so badly damaged tht little of value
was left.
The residence next door appeared to
1h doomed but by keeping several
streams of Water on this home the
flames were prevented from gaining a
foothold. As it was the adjoining house
was badly scorched but the damage done
to it whs but nominal. The hss sus
tained by Mr. Allen was about $2,0(10
and this was partly covered by insur
ance, it is stated. t . ,
Memlxr of the fire department assert
that the AHm-howw was uhla.e all iver
tho top when they arrived, this leading
to the supposition that the flames origi
nated from a defective Hue. There had
been a lire in the stove to prepare the
morning meal but no one was at home
at the tiuve the fire which destroyed the
house was discovered.
I
ELL KNOWN WOMAN
OF CITY IS DEAD
Austro-Hungarian Forces Driven
Back'to End of Valley East of
Globna Yesterday . and Many
Prisoners Taken-
Miss Josephine English Died This
Morning at 9 O'clock at Black
Mountain.
On French and British Fronts
There is Little Activity, Save
That of the Airmen and the Ar
tillery of All Armies.
Miss Josephine English, a well known
resident of this city .died this morning
at 9 o'clock at Black Mountain where
she was a patient in a sanitarium. Miss
English was wide and popularly known
in this city and section and her death
will cause grief and regret to a wide, cir
cle 'of friends she had made during the
number of years she resided in this city,
her home.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. C. A
Ring! a .brother. V. If. English; father,
V. J. English, all of this city, and a sis
tor, Miss Clara English, of Atlanta, Ga.
No funeral arrangements had been
made this afternoon but it is probable
that the services will be held in this city
and interment made some time during
Thursday.
Rome, via London, May 29. The Ital
ians on the Plava sector yesterday drove
the Austrian -Hungarian forces to the
end of the valley east of Globna says of
.ficial statement Issued today by the Ital
ian war department. Since May U, the
statement says, Austro-Rungarian pris
oners taken on thjs front number 23,681.
The Italians also captured 36 legions,
ncluding many officers. Thirteen guns
of the heavier calibre were also taken.
DIRECT TAX NOW
PROPOSED ON SUGAR
COPFEE AND COCOA
PLAN TO PREVENT
STORAGE, OF F
Senate Agricultural Committee
Considering Legislation to Pre
vent Corner. - '
Washington, May ' 2&.i-Immediate
consideration f legislation to prevent
undue storage of food by dealers waa
directed today by the senate agricul
tural committee. It substituted the
Lever food bill,' passed yesterday by tne
house providing for food census, for a
milar bilr the senate has been con
sidering and. added an amendment to the
bill to penalize, storage of foodstuffs, fuel
and other necessities.
NOT ONE GAME WAS PLAYED
IN MAJOR LEAGUES MONDAY
f tional guards to the scene of the, trouble
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SON OF BRET H ARTE DEAD
;;t t AT FAMOUS MONTE CARLO
Monte Carlo, May 20. Francisr King
i fcrof Hfti-te. son of the novelist Bret
tlnri Hi ul herd on Am-il 24. He trav
' eled for some yeara with Edwin Booth
!: .ctor. but of late years his delicate
health necessitate residence in the mild
per climates of Italy and Riviera. He
( leaves a widow .and two sona, of whom
I ' the elder,' Richard Bret Harte ia .in San
Francisco. . -. - .
NO MORE PRESENTS OF FOOD
RECEIVED BY, HANS AND FRITZ
Cliicago, May 29- Not a major league
basebaH game was played yesterday.
Four" contests in the National league
were railed off because of rain and in
the American .league rain also prevented
the only scheduled contest, the game
bing between Philadelphia and New
York. It. was. the. first time in. several
yeara that , the majors faced ' a similar
itnation. Most of the chibs will play
double-headers tomorrow. ' ' ' ' " ' ' '
i Amsterdam, May, n-fN fSing.qf
presents of food to soldiers at the front
Is forbidden in an order which came into
i! -We 'thi month in Germany.
' '! . . r -"'
' i Braxil Begins Revekiaft Neutrality,
v:. Joneiro. Mar 29.-The Bnuilian
I V ehamber yestetdai passed.the jrst , read
; inn of the government measure revok
ii Sni Brazils neutrality in the war be
' iwen G'ermanv and the United Slates.
I The vote was 136 to S-
i ; Gov. Manning Buys liberty Conda.
Columuia S. "C.r'5ran!!r--CclvtntoT'
"Miinning-hns purrhnBcd 20 liberty bond
of $T.a denomination.- That number rep
i-..i-t one rn-h' for himself, Mrs. Man
. - - 1 fl" Dili 10
Washington,. Mav 29- The war tax
hill was agreed upon today by the sen
ate finance committee. They decided to
strike out hte whole section levying
$2l)U,lKI0,0l0 by a general increase, of 10
per cent on an ad valorem basis. As a
substitute the committee proposes a d
direct lax on sngart coffee and cocoa.
THE JURY WHEEL SYSTEM
IN SELECTING NEW ARMY
Washington, May 2!. Regulations to
govern exemptions under the selective
draft are Iteing worked out by Provost
Marshal General Oowder with a number
of prominent lawvers. Although the
plans are not yet complete, it is prob
able that the jury wheel system will be
followed in selecting those who are to
go into the. first army of 51)0,000, and
not until the names have been drawn
and each registration district has pro
vided the number apportioned to it
will exemptions be considered. As each
individual drawn reports, hia claims for
exemption will be' passed upon, and if
he is exempted, another will be drawn
to fill the vacancy.
The law provides for local exemption
boards in each county and for each 30,
000 in city population.
MORE STUDENT AVIATORS
HAVE GONE TO TRAINING
ITALIAN PRINCE TO ADDRESS
; THE SENATE ON THURSDAY
Washington, May . 2?. Headed by
the Prince of Udine,' the Italian mission
visited' the capital today, waa received
by Vice President Marshall and other
officials, and it was arranged to have
the prmce' address the senate Thursday
to deliver King Victor Emmanuels' mes
sage to the American people.
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TWENTY OR MORE KILLED IN
TORNADO AROUND HICKMAN
Memphis, Tenn., May 29. A telephone
message from , Hickman, Ky.r late to
night stated that reports from farming
?ttlementa, . about.. Ukkman indicaUd
hat 20 or more persons were killed in
that vicinity by a tornado late today.
WUl Follow Draft Age. ,
Washington, May 29. Secretary Daiu
kJs announced yesterday that age lim
Tirrirniiruew"araTrrmy-?2r
30 Inclusive would be followed in ap
pointing assistant paymasters in the tuv
val coast reserve. Competitive examina
Ell ADVANC
I
There are indications that the stagna
tion along the French and British fronts
will soon be interrupted. The sign that
points most strongly to this impending
change is the intense areas in which ac
tion is taking place. For the present,
however, the allied infantry is being held
lose to its lines.
The display of energy on the part of
the air men and the artillery are the
only important developments reported in
the official report.
The German infantrv facing the
French armies is Wing held in check but
their attacks continue on the French.
Two assaults were launched last night
but each was easily repulsed br the
French fire. The French made a minor
thrust in their own -action in-the Ver-
don region where the activity is taking
on more life on both sides.
GERMAN INFLUENCES TO COMBAT ARMY
REGISTRATION RESULT IN INDICTMENTS
Washington. May 29. German influences to combat army
registration and the selective draft brought to light in Texaa by
a Federal erand jury investigation, already have resulted in
indictments. There are similar charges made in various cities
by agents of the depigment of justice but these apparently are
not so closely linked with German influences, but are being
closely investigated. In some western states there are evidences
of active efforts to defeat registration, but the department of
justice is fully prepared.
DEATH TOLL GROWS
FROM SUNDAY STORM
HOST FULLY
EMI THE
EXEMPT PLEA
Provost Marshall Crowd er Again
Announces Today That All
Men Claiming Exemption Most
Make Full Explanation. -
FIRE AT SALISBURY
DESTROYED A NUMBER
RESIDENCES MONDAY
Salisbury, May SKI Fire broke out
at about 3:30 o'clock yesterday at the
house of Sol Harris on Power street near
the Buffalo mill. There was a very high
wind and the flames quickly spread until
about ten houses were burned. The fire
companies from Forest Hill and- nearby
towns were called and in a little while
six streams were playing over the fire.
Six houses were completely burned be
fore the flames were under control.
Revised reports last night and early
today from the sections from Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama swept
by a series of tornadoea Sunday, place
the number of known to have lost their
lives in the storm at 160, and the in
jured at approximately 550.
Southwestern Kentucky,- reports so far
received, indicate, paid the heaviest loss
of lives. In Fulton 'county, the south
western tip of that state, 58 persons
were killed and more than 110 injured.
In Alabama the mining camps at Sayre,
Bradford and Carlton Hill reported 40
fatally injured and in Tennessee, Tip
ton and Dyer counties reported 34 dead.
The property damage in Alabama was
estimated at about $1,000,000.
The town of llinton, where 2."i per
sons were killed and 75 injured, reported
the greatest loss of life in Kentucky.
Sixteen were killed on the plantation
of Syd L Dodds, near Hickman, and 13
MTsons lost their lives in the vicinity of
Rondurant. . t
Of the known dead in Alabama,
where the storm struck widely sepa
rated towns, the area extending from
.Huntsville to Tuscaloosa, the majority
lost their lives in small mining settle
ments about Itirmingham. ltradford.
one of the mining camps, reported 20
deaths.
In Mississippi county, Ark., across the
Mississippi river from the Tennessee and
Kentucky counties swept by the storm,
10 were killed. Dyer county suffered
the largest loss of life in Tennessee.
Other Tennessee towns reporting casual
ties were Cates Landing, Ore Springs,
Sharon, linden and Bakertown.
Efforts to restore wire communication
so far has been only partially success
ful and it still will be some hours before
the full extent of the disaster is known.
Again is Fact Stressed That Every,
Man 21 and Not 31 Yean Old
Must Register, As Only Those
in Service Are Exempted.
Nashville Reports 17.
Nashville, May 29- Seventeen are
known to be dead in Tennessee as the
result of Sunday's atom.
67 Known Dead.
Paducah( Ky., May 29 According to
apparently reliable reports the death list
in the four Kentucky counties affected
by the storm Suitday will probably ex
ceed 70. Sixty-seven known dead have
been reported from unofficial sources
and it is probable that this number will
he increased when a complete check of(
losses in detail can be made. ,
Washington, May 29. The mea who
claim exemption from army draft next
Tuesday will be required to explain, f ab
ly why they believe they should be ex-
.exempt. Provost Marshall ' General
Crowder announced today. PubUs on
thorities will determine the """Hth
of each individual. . ''
Furthermore, every man between the
ages of 21 and 31 inclusive .must ras
ter regardless of his claim to exemption.
Only soldiers, sailors and officers actual
ly in military and naval service are ex
empt from registration. . Men past. 31
should not try to register aa they will be
refused and would only confues the sys
tem. ' s - . -
PROTEST AGAINST PROPOSED
NEW DUTY ON LEAF TOBACCO
Washington.Ma'y 29. Another lot of
iQ student aviators for the army went
nto training today at the training col
leges which are aiding the government
in building the corps. The first students
were received last Monday, and new
clases will be started each succeeding
Monday until the full 600 are under
rain'ng.
The plan is to turn out 150 aviation
reserve corps officers eacn wceK after
the first class finishes its course,' the
number at the school being kept at 600.
. .... , , , .
i. Large Sawmill Destroyed.
Wilmington, May 29 News has just
reached here that fire of an unknown
origina Sunday morning destroyed the
large sawmill at Wananish, 30 miles
from Wilmington, belonging to ; the
WJnnewood Lumber company, of 'r this
city entailing al oss of $60,000, par
tially covered by insurance.
Hartford, Conn., May 29. Asserting
that he great hardship would be worked
on the industry by the imposition of ad
ditional taxes, the Nn tional Cigar Leaf
Tobacco asociation, in annual conven
tion here sent to Washington a tele
gram addressed to Senator Simmons,
chairman of the senate finance commit
tee, protesting against the imposition of
additional customs duties on leaf to
bacco. The telegram urges rejection of
the provision in the house bill for such
added impost.
DEMONSTRATION AGENTS TO
INQUIRE INTO LABOR NEEDS
Toll is Growing.
Birmingham, May 29 The death toll
from Sunday nights' storm continues
to grow as more reports come in from
the various counties and the injured
succumb at kcal hospitals and infirma
nes. Fifty lives are now known to
have lieen lost and the wounded list is
about 2UC, of which half a down or
moro perhaps are fatally injured.
Victims Are Buried.
Ma toon, UK, May 29 Matoon and
Charleston today buried many of thi
victims of Sundays' tornado. Through
out. the day the streets and roads have
lx'cn crowded with funeral processions.
All of the burials were private, it being
planned to hold public memorial exer
cisca tomorrow.
M A
ADVICE
Former Ambassador Delivers An
Address At the -State College
Today.
I
CONCERNS
CHARTERED TODAY
Charters for Two Companies With
Capitalization of $350,000 Are
Granted-
Raleigh, May 29. To meet the short
age of farm labor in North Carolina,
the North Carolina food conservation
commission, in co-operation with the
e'ate agricultural extension has ar
ranged for the county farm' demonstra
tion agents, in their respective coun
ties to ascertain specifically the amount
of labor needed and to record available
labor. In this way it is thought, farm
er and laborer may he brought together
in the state. -
UNION
MACHINISTS
ON STRIKE TODAY
.... . ! . .
Upon Refusal of Officials of New;
port News Shipyards to Give
Raise, Men Walk Out
, Newport News Jlloy 29. Putting their
threat into effect, the union machinists
employed in 'the plant of the Newport
News Ship Building Dry Dock compa
ny went on a strike today. They report
ed for duty at the regular open big hour
this morning and worked aa usual until
T0oTcloc k' and then" IaToTdow'n theJtlooTs
and left the yard.
Demand for higher wages, which the
yard officials declined to grant without
an inve'1' formed the confcritjo
Raleigh, May 2!.- Henry Morganthau,
former state ambaasudor to Turkey and
treasurer of the Democratic National
committee during the recent campaign,
was the principal speaker here today at
the commencement exercises of the
North Carolina College of Agriculture
and Engineering.
Mr. Morganthau selected as the theme
of his address the plea that the grad
uates are not to be contented to be mere
nobodies, and in conclusion declared that
la was better tor a man o live a lew
years of usefulness than decades of in-
lolence.
Seventy-two seniors of the college
were graduated today but only about
half were present, the remainder being
at the Officers Training Camp at Fort
Oglethorpe.
of
Folk'stone Suffered Most.
London May 29 Folkstone was the
town where the most damage was done
1n Friday's air raid.
(Seventy-six persons were killed and
174 injured in a raid by about 16 hos
tile- airplanes on southeast England last
Friday evening.)
Churchill is Gardening.
London, May 20. Winston Churchill's
latest hobby is the cultivation of vege
tables in his garden and he can be seen
almost any day in his shirt sleeves tilling
the 'boil . , ',
"Eat Less Bread."
London, May 2!). In connection with
the food economy campaign, 3.r,000 pla
cards bearing simply the words:: '"Kat
les bread" have just been distributed to
churches throughout the country. Ten
fhouasnd cards have been issued to Lon
don restaurants for public display. They
read:
"Don't waste bread. If half a slice is
enough for you, please cut the slice in
half; do not break it. Everyone must
save bread. It ia a national duty. Will
you helpT"
NOMINATION OF LI CHING HSI
APPROVED BY THE SENATE
Raleigh, May 29. Charters for two
new business enterprises in the eastern
part of the state, with total capitaliza
tion $3!i0,000 were Issued today by the
secretary of state.
Elizabeth Ship Yard company
Elizabeth City, capitalized at $100,000,
will engage in shipbuilding and repair
ing and conduct a general marine supply
business. Organization of the concern
is taken to indicate that as with other
parts of the country along the coast, the
shipbuilding industry will be revised on
a largti scale in North Carolina.
The other enterprise chartered was
the Southern Land and -Timber compa
ny, Kinston, Lenoir county. This com
pany proposes to deal in lands, mort
gages and other property and ia capital
ized at $250,000, of which $200,000 al
ready has been paid in.
POSTOFFICE IS TO .
OBSERVE SUNDAY .
HOURS TOMORROW
Tomorrow being a legal holiday, ,na- ,
tional memorial day, the pogtoffke will
observe Sunday hours, according toan"
announcement made today by Postaas- .
ter J. J. Farms. The general .delivery
window will be open from 0:30 to 10:30 '
tomorrow morning for the delivery of
mail, however. t
CREATION OF POLISH, ARMY, , . ,
IN FRANCE IS UNDER WAY
-Paris, May 27. (Delayed). The
Temps announces that the creation' of
Polish army in France is well under
way. It says it is intended to bring
together a large number ef Polish ele
ments living not only in France but in
vaeious allied countries who will fight
under the Polish flag for the re-estab-
lishment of the ancient Polish kingdom.
The Temps adds that the project,
which has been under consideration for
some time, is on the point or belnir
realized.
NEW YORE EVENING PAPERS '
TO SUSPEND MEMORIAL DAT
New York, May 29. The evtning
newspapers of New York city have de
cided not to publish any editions '. on
Memorial day. The purpose of this step
is to conserve whit epaper, and it; is
estimated that it will result In. a sav
ing of 250 tons. . , . .
MEMBERS OF THE CROCKER
EXPEDITION IN GREENLAND
REVIVAL SERVICES
IN GOSPEL TENT TO
COMMENCE TONIGHT
The gospel tent has again been erect
ed at the end of the English street car
line and the services will begin tonight
and continue to further notice. The
people of the city are cordially invited
to attend.
New York, May,29.i-Donald MscMll
lan, the explorer and other members of
the Crocker expedition, which went into
the Arctic in 1013, are safe on the north
west coast of Greenland, according to a
cablegram received xtoday by the Ameri
can Museum of .Natural History.
Cotton. '-' '
New York, May 29. There was re
newed liquidation at the opening of. the
cotton market today. The first procea
were 10 to 17 points lower than the ac
tive months sold 18 to 27 points under
last night's closing figures shortly after
the call. This decline killed July off to
21.-0 and October to 20.67, making a de
cline of 60 to 75 points over the high
level of Saturday's market.
Cotton futures opened tseadyt
21.22, Oct. 20.80, Dec. 20.88, Jan.
March 21.07.
Workers Get Increase.
London, , May 29. Since the com
mencement, war, the trade unions
have succeeded in obtaining war bonuses
and , increases of ' wages aggregating
about $110,000,000. ' : ' ' rf
"'? - '" '"' . Appoint Premier. .
Zurich, Switzerland, via London, May
29. An official telegram from Budapest
states that Emperor Chaijea has ap
pointed Julius Amlrevy p'niier of Hon
Peking, China, May 29- The Chinese
senate has approved the nomination of
Li Ching Hsl ss premier in succession to
Tuan Chi Jul, who has been dismissed
by - the President. The vote was 365
to 31.
(The Chinese house of representatives
approved of the nomination of Li Ching
Hsi on Sunday.)
ANTICIPATE GREAT BUSINESS
IN FURS THE COMING AUTUMN
HTCrORTTTRE DEPART
BUYS TWO LIBERTY BONDS
Hickory, May 29. Hickory fire de
part ment li't bonv-U two Libei ty Bonds ?' ? ember at 1
London, May 2!). Heavy purchases of
furs are being made by British French
and American interests, at the fur sales
here in anticipation .of a good fall de
mand. Stocks are small owing to the
prolonged winter and prices from ten to
fifty per1 cent higher than In January.
' Several, varieties of skins show a de
cline in consequence of the new govern
ment regulations as to exports.
Wheat ,
cirgorMtty". Wheat developed
Strength today. Opening price, which
ranged from unchanged figuree to 2
lower with Julv at 2.02'. ot 2.03 and
f-
X I
July
20.80,
DURHAM
COMPAIIY
FIRST TO RECRUIT
;'.;- , , V'..
Company M, Third Regiment,
Gets Prize for Recruiting to
Full War Strength.
Durham, May 29. Company M, Third
Regiment, North Carolina National
guards, was recruited to the full war
strength of 150 shortly before noon to
day, thereby winning the cash prle of
$23 offered by Col. S. W. j:'--r to C.
flret company of tU t-.ii: t.l 1 3 r
to full war strength. Fevers I e " -enlisted
after the f 'I v '
le-n .'-' ' '
Hons he held for these places
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