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GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 4, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
VOL. XLIH. NO. 106.
FATHER'S NIGHT SHIRT.iFrench Cabinet
SUSPENDERS AND SLEEVE
HOLDERS COMING BACK
Men'f Fashions to Revert to
Aire of Innocence All
Mutt Be of Same
Scheme.
Color
(l!y Tlic Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May 4. Father's niylit
Bliirt perhaps even the fuzzy one with
the pink stripes uml the split at each
side of the tail is turning back, mid
along with it t-aispcndcrs, slcevehdlders
and rubliers, solid, square-toed, conspicu
ous rubliers. This forecast of an aye ot
innocence in men's fashions for the ciun
imr vwir was hurled today liy the I'nited
X'ntmiuil Clothiers', holding its siifee
I'ut U
ciiii-umiual convention lure.
Just when tln nl.l II iL'ht L'aniient ha
been all hut routed by
the roguish piija- i
ma. and wan relegated to
the shelf with I
such vanishing institutions as "My Last
Quart," canie the renaissance. It is said
father would hardly recognize the thing,
for it is all dolled up. They call it the
"trousoless pa jama." It comes double
breasted aH- the way down to the shin
the coat shirt idea carried further. It has
double rows of frog fa-tencrs, is called
especially smart in confused shades of
heliotrope, elephant 's breath gray or
pale lemon and frequently has a i-huw!ish
collar or contrasting color and raglun
sleeves.
As to the sleeve spporti rs and galluses,
both were displayed by tue convening
clothiers in soft tones of pink, blue and
lavender. The updo the minute dress. r
Clpectod to understaiiil, of course, that
either sleeve holders or suspender-. i.td
watch the garters and that the beau brum-
incls must have
dcrs to match (
sleevchoidcr.s and
ach shirt.
TWO BONUS PLANS TO
BE SUBMITTED TO HARDING
( Hv The Associated I 'less. .
WASHINGTON, May 4. Chair
man McCumber, of the Senate Fi
nance Committee, was authorized
formally today by the majority of
that committee to present hi sol
diers' bonus plan, with the bank loan
provision, to President Harding as
the committee plan.
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah,
however, informed the committemen
that he also would lay before the
President his bonus plan, which con
templates a 50 years endowment life
insurance plan without any specific
provision for loans to be made to
veterans.
STRIKING MINERS ARE
EVICTED FROM HOUSES.
(By The Associated l'ress.) )
INJUN'TOWN. Pa.. May I. Fir-t;
evictions of striking miueis :.:id their ;
families -in. ti.e Fayette coke region took j
place today at the mine of the Alie n. i .
Coal." and Coke Company. A doa n I
families hud been imov I from cempany j
houses and their belongings sf-T out in
the road.; 'Ibis, it was staled, was th
beginning of a nuv li-ui by operating ;
companies to reclaim house- now "ecu ;
pied by what they ti rule I umiesiru
bleu." 1
ILLINOIS WOMAN WINS
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION
(By The Associated Press.)
(HICACO, May -!.- It was indicated
today after a check of of!ui.-il C,.ok
county figures and th un-dficial down
state figures of Votes cast at tie1 recent
Illinois primary, that Mrs. Winlr.d
Mason 11 nek has won th- n -publican
noniimitiun for congns-uiati al large
to fill the a(ancy cau-.d by the .bath
of her father, William K. Ma-.ei. lb-i
elo-i'st competitor is Stej-heu A. Pay,
and not John J. P.iovw;, as was !u-t
thought from an earlier .ounl.
OSER-McCORMICK AFFAIR
JUST WHERE
IT WAS
(Dy The Associated Press.)
CU1CAU), May -1. The engageim uf
of Miss Mathilda McCormick, 17 year o:d
daughter of Harold F. Me-Cormick, head
of the International Harvester t'ompau1. ,
and granddaughter of John D. li .-k. i'. 1
ler, trr., to Max Oser. tSw i-s riding to a
demy jiroperietor. today stum's just whe e
it did when it first became known s( y-
eral weeks ago, according to cominea
obtaine.l from the McCormick home her.
Interest was renowe.lcd yesterday vr,!
r....,.ii.t of n I'-.ris disoal.-li saving Osc'
was -worrying because cabl. gr.ims
to hi
fianc
ce were unanswered. Mr. Met orAj
k returned from New York and, Si,r'
tided by reporters as he left the train.
ised to comment on rumors and re I
mi.-k
rouii
refuse.
ports connecting his name with interest
in the estrangement of Alexander irmifh
Cochran and Carina Walska Cochran,
Russian grand opera singer.
In fact all rumors and reports per
taining lo the marital relations of mem
bers of the McCormick family hereafter
will be ignored, it wits said at the family
home.
'Her father has done all that he
eould, " said Howard A. Colby, friend or
the family, in commenting on whether
Miss Mathilde and Oser were estranged.
",Mr. McCormick announced his daugh
ters' engagement; isn't that mifiieieut."
IRATE MOTHER GETS RID
OF TROUBLESOME
KNICKERBOCKERS
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.- ' In
cluding in the 200 tons of clothing
which represented Philadelphia's re
sponse to the statewide call for "bun
dle day" issued by the Near East Re
lief were two pairs of girls knicker
bockers. Accompanying them was a
note from an irate parent, who ex
pressed the hope that some unfortu
nate girl in Armenia would find them
to tL)uU a usefnl m 3 rJaiizhter of
be.s telicred them t be t,hKnbk..
Text Of Non-Aggression Pact'
(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS, May 4. The French Cabin
et this afternoon approved the text of
the proposed lion aggression past, un
der consideration at Genoa, with the
leservation that it must not be inter
preted as withdrawing from Frame any
rights she has under treaties.
The ministers spent the entire morn
ing session of the cabinet in studying
the text of the pact, originally proposed
by l'rime Minister Lloyd George, and
brought to l'arii by M. Harthou, head
of tin' French delegation at Genoa.
It was deemed necessary to make
reservations regarding the right i of
France to make use of the prerogatives
conferred by the treaty of Versailles for
tie1 military occupation of German ter
ritory as a penalty for non-f ultillment
of tin- treaty.
it 11 mis reservation mo pact was
unanimously approve.i.
I he torm in which the reservation
will be presented at Genoa was expect
ed to be decided upon at another meet
ing of the cabinet this afternoon.
GKNOA, May 4. Soviet Russia s
delegates, are expected to accept in gen
eral the reconstruction program framed
by the powers, although interposing sug
gestions n guiding its details-.
The main sources of objection by the
PYTHIAN BAND UNIFORMS !
TO BE FITTED TONIGHT
Every Member Urged to Be
Present Promptly On to
Winston-Salem Is the Slo
gan. Kv.rv
member of the 1'ythian
Hand
lit tie-
I i iv (... Mel to b present tonight
jclian.be!- of commerce promptly
it
j l-V At this time Mr. W. Y. Warn n
will be present to fit the new uniforms
Ion each man and take note of any al
It. rations so that th.y may be made at
! mice. Immediately following "ill he
) 111- last work-out of the program to be
j reich-rod by the band on Wednesday,
I May loth, at W ins; on Salem Ibr. c
i teor F. I". Todd is well pleased w it n
I the untiring efforts of th members of
I the bund ill that the attendance has
been very good at both the extra and
j regular rehearsals. The workout to
, night will be confined strictly to the
I formal program and eveiy man ur
Igentiy requested to be in his chair at
tin a. pointed time, rain or sliiue. "To
! W.iist.. n Salem May Huh. unv inre
.North Carolina that Custoniu is on tie
: map. ' '
KIWANIS CLUB HELD
LUNCHEON MEETING TUESDAY
l ia-tonia Kiwanis Club held its regu
lar Inn, -iieoii meeting at noon Tuesday
in the Haptist annex with President lb
M. .Junes pre-iding. The time was large
ly given to hearing reports from the dis-tri.-t
mcetiiiij of the Carolinns district
in-111 in Columbia. IS.
s, at which the (I
largely ii-presented.
'., on April '11
iistonia Club
A letter was.
and
was
read
by Kiwaniau . ). Ti-i rikin from tiie dis
tri.-t governor. " Uin k " Mirrinom, of
I Ireeiisboro, congratulating the Castonia
c...'i for i! excellent showing, and es
pi dally on the work of the Ca-tonia
i iar'el. ivhieb made the hit of the meet
ing. This club, consisting of Messrs.
Pi rk Thompson. Iameron Williams, K. n
Cla-.s and I.nccy Adams, was chosen '
go t" the International Convention in
Toronto June J.- at the expense of the
district and to take part in the big con
test to be staged between Kiwanis glee
clubs from all Marts of the I'nited States
and ( 'auuda.
Ca-toiiia club ready had the large-t
representation at Columbia of any club
in the tno t'arolinas, but as mileage
figured in the computations for the at
teiidame prize, a silver loving cup, Wiu
sl i in Sa'eni, with not quite o many mem-he!-
present, won on the strength of the
greater distance they had come.
A number of liotarians were guests at
the luncheon ami Mr. ,J. fl. S'park, past
president of Rotary, brought, greeting"
from the Kotarv ( lub.
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
LOWELL GRADED SCHOOLS
Primary Exercises Friday Night Bac
calaureate Sermon Sunday By Dr. Cur-
G (
Of Davidson College Literary
Address Tuejday Night By Mayor R,
. Cherry, of Gastonia.
! 'j j,
I ,o,,
comilielleelliei.'
High .S-ho-.!
May ", with
exercises of the
1 ill begin Friday
unary department
Pole dance. On
i 111
:h
Xoreisi
nl a Ma
Saturday night the Intermediate Depart
ment will give its annual entertainment.
The annual baeca !a .in a'e serinonwill
l. or.-o-her Sun, lav .mening. May 7. at
ll
clock.
I ey
liev .
of
Dr. Archibald Cur-po'i-oal
Science in
rie, of tin' eha
Davidson Colle
Lowell have ag
ge. All the churches of
n ed to do away with their
morning preaching
nice and make
tti"
a union service.
On Monday night. Mav s. the senior
play, "The Hoodoo," wnl be given. At
this performance an admission of 1.1 and
2a cents will be made. On Tuesday night.
May !, the graduating ex. r.
held including the literary ad
will le
s 'o the
senior class, which is to delivered I
I Hon. R. (iregg tlierry, niay i
of Gastonia.
,t tiie c
Jt v
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
i TO GIVE
A PLAK
' n comic
' " Tlie Captain of Plymouth,"
opera in three acts, will be gi'
students from all grades in the
high school in the Central s-h.i
by
tonia
au li
ti a
toritim net Tuelar evening,- May
eight o'eloek. N'eariy one hundred
acters will take part in the play an
costume will represent life in the
-JaS f Ajnri',t!S bit??-
Approves The
itusaiouus, are the failure to include rec
ognition of tlie soviet Government and
the much discussed article regarding res
toration of private property owned bj
foreigners in Kussia, or the coinpensa-
j Hon of the ownc.'s.
j Other points of isi-uc likely to be raised
I concern the supre.siou of revolutionary
j propaganda by the bolsheviki, and the ab
, seiice of any offer of direct government
loans to Russia.
; The French delegation is waiting ex
pectantly for a decision at the 1'aris con
' fcicnces between M. liarthou. head of the
j delegation, 'and Premier Poiiicare on the
, Russian question, the proposed non-ag
i gression pact being fostered by the Brit
ish l'rime Minister, Mr. Lloyd George,
i and the question of German reparations.
Meanwhile, the Frenchmen express the
opinion that, whatever the Russians do
about the allies' memorandum, there will
be no immediate recognition of the fcjovict.
On the other hand, Mr. Lloyd George
says that a nun -aggression pact, to bt,
j effective, must include Russia, and her
inclusion must be preceded by an arrange-
ment with the powers i oncerning Jiel
! reconstruction.
! Judication-, are that the conference will
, mark time for seer:d days while the final
i .scenes are being picpared by the chief
actors.
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
IN FULL SWING TODAY
From Now to May 14 an In
tensive Effort to Raise the
Sum of $3,000 For the Sup
port of a Gaston Public
Health Nurse Will be Made
All Contributions May Be
Sent to Treasurer John R.
Rankin, Citizens National
Bank.
All memlii is
Woman.-, Club,
of Pie
Parent
Ki.tary, Kiwanis
Teachers, Ameri
can Legion, Auxiliary
( 'hnmber of Viiim. !,-.
War Mothers and
e are hii-ily engaged I
i n vnssing instonia I
tins nttoinuon m
for subscriptions to the Local Chapter of
the American He l 'ross. Communi'y
workers and school teachers have ap
pointed coiumitees for a thorough ran- FW YORK Mav
vas-, of the industrial and rural distri.ts the bankrupt brok. rag
and Huntlav -honl sanei intendeiits wi!lU Iturke, which faili
take special
offerings either on Mav 7 I
or May 1 1.
This small
easily raised
pi any of it is
happiiiests and
ideal- of hygi
ton county.
Mi- Marg.i
Public Ilea It n
sam of' !f;;.HM( should 1,0
win n we reali.e that every
to he used ,,r the health,
pro'in'tioii of the highest
lie and sanitation in las
I Laws, recent!.
Nurse, is l.iisily
i.i.' a suitable a
a i rived
enga ged
ill cell-
in trying to -e, i
t rally located sn
which can he m
headipia iters fm
and when- m:i
Aid treatments,
Health ediicatioi
eflicientty carrie.
highly educated
d! cottage (,r
e an attractive
the city .and
active work in
lo. use1
health
count
Fir-t
Infant W ifare an.
can be eff e. I iv. 'v ami
on. Miss Laws i
ill. I thoioughly trail:.--
Public lb
nar-i
mod,
i last i
r of
and brings tin- ve i
rn scientific m.-tii ..it
n county.
t 'onuuerce. th .- :g-
1m st and mi- im
to h r work in ' ia
The 'hiiinber
its directors and
will work ou' the
I 'ubiieity ( Vmiaiit t e
letaiis r Or a oinm
in
it y Hudget with one big drive
l. h year
-' Miigie
and this will possibly ! the la
drive for any ca.i-e in Castonia
a sina! sum is asked bv the Loci,
Only
'ha,-
ter for a great local work affecting t!..
health am! welfare of the whole county
sp let us do all we can to make it a -nic
ces-. All contributions may be sent t.
Treasurer John li. Kankin at the 'iti
.mi's National Hank, (iastoiiia.
MT.
HOLLY GAME FORFEITED
TO LOCAL HICH SCHOOL
An official report ttirm-il loose a1
o'clock this aftnionti stated that M,,i
days game between Mount Holly ai.
the local highs will not be played omt
and that the game ha- been forfi i
to t'oaeli A nnsl ' niig 's prodigies, .t
the tally to s'and as 1 to o
above also --.tes that the locals
to Kings Mountain Friday af
T
where they are
Shelby high -,
Rains late
day Wednesda..
meet Dick 1
team .
ho,,!
T
lay night
k.-pt t he proj.i
gallic from beii
HoIly-Oii st mi la
led on that day
j The State n
I govern the S;
jpionship series
j read something
1 playing iiieiijri!
discovered in t
. am! reg
,-e prep
.ontains a
'ike this:
le players
line, tin- ga
Auv
ml -
I forfeited
TO tliC OPDIiSlllg
other rule says that any
ha been pabl above his
any professional club is I
all games of the scries
The (
Association based their pro
labove and same was earn
I hel.l Icy the offif ial
;of North Carolina.
at the Fi-iv
BIG SUPPLY OF GIN
AND WHISKEY IS CAPTURED
(By Th Associated PreJ
HAVAXA, May 4. Two ti, " i
bottles of whiskey an.l 17 k-gs : g.n
have lieon found abo.ard tie I...".''
Marshall by the port police. Th- launch
wag eized Wednesday-on suspicion t
hat
fer
jan attempt would 1h- made to tram
, its cargo to a schooner bound for Fi
da."
According to the police, smugg'. rs
not nttempting to land liquor in Fi u
but are dumping it into shallow wi
at points soiigsi,i, the coast, div,-s .:
recovering he contralKind as opj.or'
ty ofer. An American naviga'i e ;
! nei, foosd OB tb? lanncli.
ir
i.i.
t.-r
PEKING IS SURROUNDED
BY GEN. WU'S TROOPS.
PEKING, May 4 The troops of
General Wu Pei-Fu, the central Chi
nese commander, have surrounded
Peking. Genetal Chang Tsao-Lin'a
army in the vicinity of Peking, has
been scattered. All railroad traf
fic out of Peking has been suspended.
TRUCE HAS BEEN DECLARED
BETWEEN RIVAL IRISH
REPUBLICAN ARMIES
Tlv The Associated T re:
HI'BI.IX, Mav 4.- t
the rival Irish Pcpm-n hi
has been declared, .: v ;
this afternoon. Th.- true,
from 4 o'clock this at'.i
p . m . M oiiday, it h a I
both sections of the .-iiinv
opport unity to dis. us- a I
unification .
The provisions of t 1 t :
Clause 1 All opera' -
b
t ween
my forces
lllliou'lced
operative
a until 4
t'i giving
immediate
for armv
p' train-
nig ami oMi mi i y a ra y i mi' me
cease.
I "inline .'! I Sot h sr. !i..:. . .-.
ate to maintain ord- r . :. I i u
of ,'iggression again-' p. r-oi,-. er
erty .
Tin- document is signed Iv (.,
Duffy and Itian l.yin-l,, !!.- , hi.
staff of the rival fore .
Ten members of the n-g-.'.-r I '
.r.,p
publican army forces .n
ing the two day- op. rati'. n- ,
ny, says a statement f " r 1 1 1 th
Hush headipiarters. There i
casurilties among the i i r. . .
and P's prison. ri were tak.
A cording to t he con . -The
Irish Independent, t !..- M
Marchioness of Ormonde r.i
i.-d
K
lie;
lk.-1:
for.
(Ol- a line-!
,i
their i-astle during it- i I,.
the irregulars and its seig. and , a
tare by the provisional gov el iiniei,' f.-r
ces.
The Marquis told the ,-orr.--.,,ii I.-nt
that the experience ca- a'arin"ig an I
uncomfortable . He ad-e l t ha t ' i,,
Ki'pllblicaii party treated the Mar. hion
ess and him with con -,.. : a t mm c.Miip.:t;
ble with conditions. Th.-v del not in
ter any room iiiimies-.i n for military
operations, ami obtain. -i their own
food .
MEMBER OF BANKRUPT
FIRM HAS SLIPPED AWAY
I -fi:
i
d o
('I.
tor- of
Kardo-
it
ng
l.o
ne.i rlv J
.fJ.li'Mi.IKH), hi.
learned thai
iris M
Kardos, Jr., hn
secret iv g
to Pu
COUlt .
rope without pennissi
A . I. . li'o-s. .a 1 1 oi ney
sists that his client
ill of the
for Karl
will
in 1
n turn
,c the
w ith
li I III
sufficient fun.!- to agai
on its feet financially.
.John F.niko, former
t'nited Mates, and for
North Dakota, who has
go, N . D , to practice
Kardos, asking him idi
are and has Issn reass
mer partner that he
sett le everything, a.
lillKS.
It is the intent m.i o
cue . 200,0(10 from his
el banker now in K.n
to resuim1 business wi'l
a sniiiiier scale, wi'h 1 n
. 'editors and the sui-ei
;..r- ' committee, sa i I
1 re
r ol
the
eov.-roor
In. I to I'
if
I
. has
I- Hit
I.V I
ca hits I
ii' ions
- I'..i
1
Ml
an, 1
Mr
1 et 1-
r.-t urn
rk- on
lid
I '.11
pie . ,,;
eld;
He
I ii.rk- .
tO ):
ti na 11. I t
I ,,r .
a-Med the credit.!
v. ho was compel!. I
plinth-.- of law be.a
. on, I it ton, would be
iiinination by ired:'.
po-e authorized by 1
t K
ARIZONA SENATOR IS
CHARGED Wli II
PIIOIINTX, An . Mav
e, a I deintirrer to : i. i o-; o ' :
i'lg I'nited States S, li.VM
i r..n, 1,'epubliean, ol A ' 1
jur in connect ion v it h 1 , '
paign evpendit Hie- in the I:
has been filed in the Fa :
'EPJUHY
A g- -.
ci.i.g.
.:;- ( am
,M'h per
1 It;
1 1
Ui
li i.-f . ourt le-rc . 1 1 - - mil' ai I
that arguments woi.'d ! ' "i ,i. 1'hu -
nix, May 1 1, and lc, t.-nmrrcr
be o erru'ed. trial v - " 1
1 he iiidictllieeiit . i. ' - ' ''I 's
alleging pi ijurv . e ' - - '.' a
retnrii tiled 'at v. - ' . . I 1 .I i r
1'-'. 1 :-'!. fai.. ! , r ,. :! of
money f i inn tin f
Harry N. Wil i - i'l.'.a.l-iphia.
.'..."" ; Hepii'di ,i in in.'
tee, approximate - - 1 ' : ' ':!!. r-n
Mil iiael Compauv. " k, s,o.;
K. .1. b'.-ese. Pl'.i .. , .. - "'.
Til. Second Colli ' ' . - ' ' e W.ie
discrepancies in .-,.-' - '.'i-' can.
paigil expeildlli.ri . ' I - Mariece.;,
ciiiiitv, Arizona: o,. N 1 ' ' I!'- '.
Th- f.d'oxing I...M:. - - .'-.- arc al
. g. I to have been .-
Ha rr.v Wiiliams. i i. ! I.-
Vi" : Klizalx-th I;- - - '' ': .-'i l-if,
", ' "; Arizona (' i ' Fl: g
i-. fT, approxiinafa - A- g-'s Me-
v .' r II. 1. l.OIMl .
AMERICAN LEGION TELLS
ALIENS WHAT'S WHAT
WHEELING, W. VA, May 4.
Following presentation of a formal
protest by Commander James Bsne,
of Wheeling post. American Lrgion,
before Judge W. E. Baker, in United
States district court here yesterday,
against naturalization of five petition
ers, who, it was explained, claimed
exception from military service dur
ing the war on account of their alien
relations, Thomas Gtamman and L.
D. Marangoes was denied citizenship
for five year. The other three alieas
failed to appear in court.
The Legion took the position that
these men did not want to be citizens
at the time they are needed, and that
the country does not want them as
citixena now.
FLOOD WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI HAVE
FORMED GREAT INLAND SEA 100 MILES
IN EXTENT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
TUBERCULOSIS KILLS
TWICE AS MANY MEN
AS WOMEN IN N. .Y
( P.y The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 4. - Tubercu
losis kills almo-l twice as many men as
women in New Yoik City, (b.dias J.
Drolet told meiubei- of the National
Tuberculosis' Association in their meeting
here today. Mr. Drolet is statistician of
the New York Tii! rculnsi Association.
He said that in the 12 years since HMD
1 1 abereulo.-is had taken in New York
! 71.-71 male victims as i gainst 4 1 ,!7
, females. The death rates of the two
; sexes in P.H'l v.eii respectively 1J.! and
I v: jier Inn. mill. The reason for this;!
, difference in t ubenidosis mortalily was'
found, said Mr. Drolet, in the condi-
tions under which they work which break j
down re-i.-tanee and cause the devolop- j
nu n! of adult tuberculosis.
1 Mr. Drolet desc ribed a movement in j
N.
York to extend tulierculosis disp'a-l
iolk into im lu-tr.v. This has been (
'akin by the ( .' iiivernour Tubenu j
( 'linic of the I'.ellevue and Allied i
tai- at the suggestion of the New
TiiLi r. ulosis Association. An in-j
al health survey of workers em-
I in the district covered by that iti- j
II. -pi'
Yl IK
! duvrl:
pb.M-.l
si I: at i
- being made.
Leg I
lining in l-etiruarv, l.igg, Mr.
Dr.l-t
pie. ill, i
i -ibili:
the a. '
oral in
cud, an industrial nurse made a
arc -in v cv to ascertain the pos
of going into local factories for
al examination of workers. Sev
nagi rs welcomed the idea and
to nt iti'..- fhc hen it h service lo
I nl.
ll eon-Me l of ed n ational
ilks
to the I ii j . 7 1 p . - and a
i annual
" !' cent
i of sns,
pro es
ilriat ion of : 1 1 1 j.. r-on- ten
r ,e ght or w hum complain.
de
oils swnptoms. I'ntil work
heav , however, all n ho w i
are liein;
examine. 1.
Cu-e- t'ound suffering from tuberculo
sis are referred to their physicians or to
other clinics if they (atiiiot pay for
t real menl .
(BISHOP ATKINS ADRRESSES
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
CBs The Aasoriarefl fresj.)
HOT sI'h'INCS, Ark.. May I.
With the 1 -polling preliminaries) dispos
'I of, the nineteenth gene!:-! confer
of
Met hodist
I doWII to
us of the.
1 1 ,iseopa I
business to
lav.
the v
deloga
1 1 ui II
lay.
s age
10 bish'.ps he-
selited III the
ldr--ss . h'ii'i r
,1
Th
Id
Pi-;.,
h-alt
II.-
OS
t
or
thl
-pa,
u. .1.-
deiivi-r.
I 1 .1
I'll s 1 h I
Na-hv,!!e.
a-e of till
c it ii
nat 'on
inn , '
s ", Ol A
-id,.c' O
the toll',
dealt ri
onuii.iid
1 that a
cause tl
-hal be
other s.
i.a 1 ryi n g
- remain
further
'. r v, ho
;. ' 1 rooii v
.i..-olc,,
, , art roc
lllg
,' be a-r-
ed for
. w hi' ii
in court
I v idelll e.
-hall in,'
in I
-in 1,1 r of
01, r
ir.h
11 led '-thill
ilellilli.'.e the
i'her person
other I lian
fact deter
ot her sat i
dealt, with
d bv
fact
hi
ol'
I -in 1 1 : 1
t -In
r iv
the tidvi
i ' ii
- t.
curb i'
dec!. il.lt lo
I socoildu r
statciiii i t
: loo I i t i : -
'11 the I '
I Vol-'. :. i
"111.
iltlon W:i
l liaraeter, lii
h ragtime an
.;:s encourage
pil'iidilig (if ti'
,-t w i re poi at
of the bishops
lolol,
B. DEATH RATE
SHOWS DECREASE.
i Pv The
WASH i ,Ti
v.--,., :,.,; Press.)
,. Mi . -1. A .crease
;:'! : a ! lie dea ! h rale
,i, -he I n -, : Stat.-s
i r 'h.-.rh-s J. I lut field.
1 : : a. Na! iona I T;i
.,t--. at its mm nat
1 : ,n- for the year
1 ' i. io , live, he Stat.- j.
.' r.a-. I'.Ht per P" .
..-es for 19J1 in.li
. approach pto.
tribute to ;!
- i.t in i !'4 and
ot supporters r,:
... in cement ol t h
- i eiu s ' work. ' ' he
to the j.ower o
' ' ! and to tin- ii it
-papers, maga!i
; o'her mediums i :
i public.
Mass'., w lc re n
: hiis M'cii carri. i i,.,
1 :.. auspices of tie- a- ;
i, r;i',e has ben.- r.
of Pi per lito.Pii'i f,,:
I
one io, If -.1
from tul,. r, .. ,,
was repo.-t. i ; ;.
Managing
bcr.ulosis
meeting te
j H'-'l a v, .
; In lftiil '
l n Hi. i r I
cat., tha-
i Dr. H ..
, founder- ,
the iio r :
the ca
I splen I; i
said. 1 1 i
public le
failing s ;
motion p
C-aehii ,g 1
In Fi.
hea!t-:
sin.-,, i.'.o
socia- ".
da. e ; ., ;
1 :-'i.
D;
v -
' 1 1
Ha1'
;
worn, !
Wti.'l i
ri.or-r'-a;1.
giiam figure," said Pr.
' .".live of what may i.c
i .- 1 1 sj.eciu!i.ed methods
of work. TulwTculosis
it the country will join
,i g impatient ftr a much
' of progress when it is
n the Fnited tvtuteti there
I.owo.oimi H-rson with ac
:s and that JwiUU nien,
ildreii are dyinir auiiually
e. tnl.le ,,,! rTh,U dis- !
Preparations Are Being Made
To Meet Still Greater Flood
TOURS FLOOD SECTION
OF A MILLION ACRES,
VIEWING VAST LOSSES
People Found Living in Box!
Cars and Camp Their'
Property Gone Tops of.
Hills and the Ridges Crowd
ed With Refugees, While;
Water Rises.
( Hy The Associated. Press.)
IW OICI. FANS. May 4. Keport;
Nl
from the Hooded area of Louisiana to-I
day st:ite. that swollen streams in the!
jlioithern part of the state, ii iigmelit i-d 1
! by water pouring through the Ferriday
;c!v:is.sc from the Mississippi, are gradu
, aily inundating Caldwell, Ouchita, Frank ,
I lin, l.'ichl.ind and La ISalle parishes, and '
(that the great inland sea. now more than i
j Dm) miles long, from north to sxiuth, has
j reached the southern corporate limits of
j Monroe, less than forty miles south af '
.the Arkansas state line.
In addition, water continues to spread I
i those parishes already partially sub-:
merged,
Avovelle.
reports from Catahoula,, Tensas, 1
an I Ifupnls indicating that
the V
three
sprei
more
iter is rising at the rate of two and
r is rising at the
inches a day and 'continually1
ling over more territory, driving
and more residents into the Ued
'doss refugees raiiipn, or into the hills
where an oben air existence is made al
most iiitolerab'e by the incessant rains
so general over the Hooded area.
All lowlands adjacent to the Ouachita,
Te'isas, Red, Little and Hlnek hivers,
which center in the Ouachita valley in the
i vicinity of Harrisonburg, have been
, Hooded for several days. Water pouring
through the Ferriday crevasse across'
! Concordia iiari-h, which is entirely!
flooded w ith tiie execution of the town of
idali.i. around which a protection h-o(-
was built, is preventing these riei
from omul v ing. and as n result b.-ickatei
'is -ip reading rapidly in many sections be
liewd previously to be immune fnuii
Ihm-is. The rise is particularly rapid:
along t he liiachi te ri ver.
Although the water is now lap), ing at
the out kirts of Monroe, it is stated thci
flood will not ent'-r the city proper unless
there is a break in the Mississippi river
i, ceo liotRceu Arkansas it v ami l.ak 1
,!!agc. Ark.
Th,- omaliita river has iniiundaicl the
leces at Logtown, in the -ollthllll part j
of Oam-liita pari-h, tbioding ;i 10 I-
strel. h of territory. The le-ident
I riot of Columbia, Cahlw. II par
1! ,oded. but the business iii-trict I
i.e. 11 reached.
Schools have been dosed ,,e.v n i
o-.s parts of Caldwell. Frankon an
pa'i-tu. Preparations to me, 1
'greater Hoods are proceeding i,t,.
the el 11 tire section. Thousand- o
of cat! le are be! ng mov e, to t In
lis-
IS
v : 1 1 i
it le-r
me, t till '
' I, t 'oigaoot
is of he:,, I
tlie hillll.
mi lumber
the use of
isil lid ac res
I 'a rish foi
the floods
Henry K. Hardtiu r. a w, i ki
man of I'renia, has tendered
l.is game preserve ,,f s, -, n i im
in I he western hi 1 - ol Ca hi -v ell
a live slock range a- long as
prevail.
No loss of !i :', iii.s ooi-ii rep
n reporter
into the
'oneordia
I since
Tens.-i s
parish
t wo negroes wen swi 1 t
river and drewmd in
liis week. Slow ri-" of
I has given a : I a :i, de w ;
poriiliity to ape.
the back w,it
mings and o
I OX POACD Mississippi
COMMISSION sTIIMKIf
! SIPPI," VP KsPl KC. Miss.,
I A Iter a U" mi io ri Pi ii. I trip
I b:i k'-.i.t. i iu tie- inundaf I'd i
1,'IVI
Ml ssl
Mav
tlir.
i t ioi
lek-h
g 1
the .,..o
n-.-iii h-is of
Viewing tj,,
bar k ei I !i,
a .iavligl.t
Wr-e. all... I
S; a ri i ng
morning pi
.-I a brief
l.a-o
t lu
Mis. s w . . !
run
evoss
from
, lis f
Sllll'
north of V
ongressinua! deh-gai i. u
ssippi river flood v . n
en waterway tod.iv ..r
to Nat.hez and tie
at Ferriday. I.a.
Yieksburg eiirly thi
,r the day ooiiteiii.;,f
at lone Landing, I.a..
measure-, under way
e flood at that ,-!
1 Natchez, late in !' e
iter
t rv
hold
hi,
k tli
and u' arrival fi
att. -iir.on .
Several li-::r.
be -Oelit
g tie
at Na
ut hv a '
a rty !
i .riling
.ed lov
"he. before res,,m:i;g
voyage whk-ii will tak
tic
It
KoUge,
La
tomorrow
The trip tii
r Vaiijii ba
ite ye-tor.la'
boiinl a spe
s wav the
rough the over:'..
in sction was
after a fhr-'e
1.1 train which
greater part of
ti i :
.1
.our run
ploughed
the dis
tance from l.elaml to icK.smirg Ttirourti
water, which skimmed the stcrs of tiie
cache', and, at its greatest depth was
3li inches over the rails.
While here tiie members of th" dele
gation had a splendid opportunity to
see the tremendous volume of work that
i has been done by the Yazoo mid Mis
j sissippi Yalley Koilnmd foundry, nia
! chine shojis and furniture factory to
, ks-p the water in bounds. Large pro
tection levees eoiiiftructed of bags filled
with gravel along tho bank of the Ya
zoo canal, ror more timu a hule, are
keeping th water out
Tbero ?9 ci2ti,terjb!o scpsg?
running night ami day
iter over into the canal.
pump
VlCK.siU'i;i;, MINS., May 3. One
million acre !'." per cent, under, cul
tivation inundated to a depth of from
three to II feet, water-covered and
rapidly disintegrating farm building",
refugees luuisel in box ears, tenta and
railroad stations, ami here and there a
more persistent householder utiekinjf to
his dwelling despite the lapping of tho
water agaiimt the thresholds, viewed from
the window of a special train which
ploughed its way through more than two
feet of back water for a distance of 25
ini'e- from Carey to Yicksfmrg, gave the
congressional delegation surveying tho
ravages of the swollen Mississippi a vivioj
insight today into the tragedy of the rive
Hood.
Today "s journey, thv thirl day of tliS
tour begun at Memphis Monday, was
through the " backwater" (rpreading over
the Yazoo basin from Hrunsnriek Gap
an uncompleted stretch of the Missistiiptii
river levee system, north of Vicksburj
and through the Yazoo liver.
From Carey, at present tho northern
limits of the inland overflow to Vicks
burg it was much the same sight a
ban, loned farm houses, lure and there a
knoll of high ground crowded with ror
: ruled livestock, a raft moving to tli8
neighboring hills or railroad right of way
j with piled up household goods and refu
gees ami at intervals a house on "stilts"
, v. i h the occupants holding their ground,
I making the be-t of the situation and ap
I patently determined to stick it out.
j Ridges Are Thronged.
Hox iars, top floors of cotton gins,
railroad stations and loading platforms
. and lent piu'lu-d on the ridges which
dot the gem-Hilly flat lowlands now aro
housing several thousand refugees with
the number expected to apreciahly in
!reas, as the water rises and spreads
I further.
( Approximately '.u(MI are being carod
: for in box ears, ,'H") of which have boeu
'distributed on sidings at central points
la'ong the line o;' the Y'azoo and Mississ
ippi vadey railroad in the overflowed
I area
Membe's of the congressional party
left the river commission steamer Mississ
ippi, aboard which the greater part of
tue tmir is being made, at Greenville early
today au l. after an automobile riih? to
Poland for a view of neighboring planta
tions, curtailed by a heavy rainstorm,
boarded a special train at tho latter town
for the rail trip through the flooded He
tions to Yick-biirg. . ' , ,
After a visit to the national park here
an, I a luncheon, the party re-boarded tho
Missis-ippi for a continuation of the
sou- hwai l journey.
Nat. In, the m xt stop in the intine
rary, i- expected to be reached lato tu
rn..: Illll.
Five Counties Involved.
In its spread over the farm lands iu
the Ya.oo basin, the water ultimately will
inundate sections of five counties I
saopiena, Sharkey, Humphreys, 'Yazoo and
the northern part of Warren.- In many
parts of the areas already overflowed,
seed w as j, i.i nte, I several weeks ago.
Joseph C, Logan, Red Cross representa
tive who is directing relief work in con
junction with state ami local officials, is-
sue., j
appr.
negia
repol
ha -i n
iti
'id today indicating that
P'r.oini jrersons, mostly
na e rs. aln-ady have he'-a
i d of relief in Ymzoo
id other counties of th
;.o To Be Fed.
g a week ago in somn
- t.-r this week, subsisteueo
i'- for a week has been dis
eii estimated from reports
-,g en's to the Yieksburg
! ; irters that upwards of
imately will h in need
1 . :u over until the water
I . rops can lie raised.
1 farm damage monetary
:.i toi ls operating through
-otion is expected to b
l' il.bs, superintendent of
i .Mississippi Yalley etHi
h.it the cost of keeping
I,' 'nigh the back water be
an l Carey was approxi-
P..
: addi-
s tl, t
ovt rf'o
In av v ,
tin. '
mat I-1
trrafli
t wet. -ii
T.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, mostly cloudy with
local thundershowers tonight or Friday,
little change in temperature.
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YOBK MAKKET
XKW YORK, ilay 4. Cotton fu
tures e'osed essy. .
May 19V; July WQ October Wit
Ikwrnber IsM; January hp..t
iy"5. . .
today's cann;::: tt
I Strict t Cool 11..
pit!
t his