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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, MAY 25, 1920. FIFTEEN 1 ii MA KETS BRIDWELL IS MEDIATOR. Washington, May 25. J. W.

Brld-well has been "appointed 'mediator in the strike of Central of Georgia Railroad clerks, it was announced today by the department of labor. it CONDITIONS. May 25,1920. The pressure continues high on the north Atlantic coast, a "high" of mark- PREACHERTHINKS CHURCHES WEAK Rev. Raleigh Wright Says Trouble is Lack of Spiritual Power.

INTERCHURCH WILL (Continued From Page One.) in the faculty endowed in the, sum of $60,000 each. 'Dr. C. M. Richards presented tho-xe-port of the commit 1 23 on foreign missions which was more informational than recommendatory.

The committee reported that the gifts to foreign mis-sions during the year amounted to against an' outay of $1,095,000, which gave the board a balance to apply to a standing debt hanging upon the foreign mission board. Of all the seven foreign countries in which the Southern Presbyterian Church is operating. Africa took lhe If ad in the number of converts during the past year. Mention was made of the decided change of sentiment in Brazil toward Protestantism. The constituency of the Southern church in the foreign fielda numbers 80.000.

the renort shnwwl I REALTY TRANSFERS I D. L. liistler to the Southern Real Estate, Loan and 'Trust Company, for $1,100, a tract of 14.4 acres cf iand in Paw Creek township. A Myers Park Building Company to L. Etheredge, for $100, a lot en Queens road.

W. S. Dorr and wife, Mattii sT Dcrr, to Baxter g. Furr and Oscar II. Furr, a lot on Victoria avenue, for ..6,500.

DEATHS FUNERALS REV. JAMES M. HANLEY. Akron, May 25. The Rev.

James M. Hanley, "the fighting chap' lain of the 69th," died here this morning of pneumonia, after a week's illness. His service in France where he was wounded, gained for him the distinguished service cross. He was in the thick- of the fighting in the Champagne, Chateau-Thierry, St. Mihiel and the Argonne.

His lungs were weakened from gas attacks, physicians said. He was 33 years old. WALL STREET New York, May 25. Gains exceeded losses at the opening of today's stock market, but the undertone denoted a continuance of bearish sentiment ffJTf, traders, oils, were petroleum rising 1 1-2 points, with a more moderate gain for Pan-American. Buying of low priced rails, attributed to western interest, effected an of 1 point for Rock Island.

United States Steel made a fractional gain, but most of the seasoned industrials and rails were little changed. Atlantic Gulf, yesterday's strongest feature, forfeited a point at the outset. Most gains were irregularly increased during the intermediate session, although business fell away to marked extent. News from Mexico prompted further covering by the shorts in olis and buying of rails included many of the speculative low priced shares The closing was strong. Sa-rs approximated 775.000 shares.

XE1V YORK STOCK. LIST. last sale.) Allis-Chalamers 32 7-8 UNION WEEK A WEEK OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP The following churches and all county and city officials have been invited to unit with, us in the services this week as indicated below. The choirs of the churches have been invited through their ministers and leaders and many of them will, no doubt, assist in-the music. MONDAY, MAY 24th Boys and girls in vited to sing in Smile Chorus.

Free pictures of VC reation to Christ, Boys Leave Home." TUESDAY All Methodist churches invited. "Seed Time and Harvest." Pictures "Life of Christ" Free! WEDNESDAY Police, City HalTand Fire Depart ment and all County Officials invited. "What Would Jesus Do in Charlotte and What Would Charlotte Do?" II- lustrated songs. THURSDAY All Presbyterian churches invited." "Paul Before Agrippa." Pictures of India. Free! FRIDAY All other churches invited.

Pictures China. Free. SATURDAY Travelogue "The tSunrise King- dom" (Japan). Colored slides. Huston will sing the "Ninety and Nine," illustrated.

TWO COOPS SPRING CHICKENS TWO COOPS HENS Fresh Country Eggs, dozen 50c Country Cured Hams, lb 42 and 45c Country Cured Shoulders and Bacon, 35c 24, 48 lb. bags Melrose Flour. No. 1 old Irish Potatoes, peck. Nancy Hall Sweet Potatoes, line Fine lot home-grown Cabbage and Strawberries.

Lettuce, Spring! Onions and Tomatoes and Cucumbers. Del Monte sliced Pineapple Honolulu Lady Sliced Pineapple. 25c Del Monte Asparagus Tips 30 and 45c Cranberries, quart 15c Lemons, dozen 20c Fresh Cobbler Seed Potatoes, pk a.ALZJ fed strength covering the north Pacific states; comparatively low pressure prevails in the Rocky Mountain states and in the southern states generally, though no disturbance of consequence appears on the map this There have been light to moderate showers and thunderstorms in the interior of the central and -east Gulf and in the south and middle Atlantic states; also in Montanta.and eastern Washington, and heavy rains in portions of Nebraska. Generally fair weather prevails this morning west of the Mississippi river, except locally. Temperature changes have not been decided, somewhat cooler weather prevailing from the middle Mississippi and the Ohio valleys southeastward to the Atlantic coast and in North Dakota, and slightly warmer in the middle west and the North Atlantic states.

Unsettled conditions will continue in this vicinity tonight with occasional rains, but there is a probability of clearing some time on Wednesday. G. S. Meteorologist. THE WEATHER.

Weather Bureau Office. Charlotte, May 25, 1920. 5:13 7:27 Moonrise p.m. 1:05 Moonset 12:56 Moon phase, full. June 1st.

TEMPERATURE Dry Bulb. 8 a. m. 10 a. m.

Noon 61 60 CI Wet Bulb. a. Noon i Hights yesterday Lowest last night Mean yesterday Normal Mean same dale last year Deficiency for month Deficiency for year Hights of record for May Lowest of record for May 58 SS 81 59 63 71 71 63 278 37 PRECIPITATION. Total for 24 hours ending 8 a. m.

Total for month to 8 a. Normal for May. 0.05 1.33 AO V. ii ii 1.25 1 Excess for year HUMIDITY. a.

m. Noon BECOMES (LIKE PICTURE) Fluffy, Soft, Silky, Long Using POMADE HAIR DRESSING. Not sticky or sum. my. Iliffhly perfumed.

Stfaishteiis out the kinky-est, snar'Iest or nappy hair causinz it to zrovr Ions, 90ft, fluffy (no hot irons necessary. 1 Removes dandruff, stops itching scalp and faliin jf hair. AT DRUG STORES 25c AGENTS WANTED. Write for special deals. HEROLIN MEDICINE Atlanta, Ga 91 37 3-1 133 1-2 fd 30 1-2 S3 3-4 92 1 -2 ng tiO 3-4 12; 87 1-2 93 1-S 54 1-1 99 57 1-4 78 3-4 165 112 7-8 31 1-8 SS 7-S 116 65 7-8 131 1-3 52 3-4 31 3-8 311-4 32 30 7-8 92 1-2 124 1-2 51 1-2 115-8 112 1-2 26 3-4 fit 1-8 72 36 1-4 S3 1-2 32 3-4 83 52 3-4 27 5-8 99 3-4 22 176 20 3-8 2S 3-4 41 1-4 24 1-4 68 1-8 28 1-4 S9 3-4 72 1-4 39 1-8 4 1-8 102 5-3 33 3-8 28 1-4 16 3-4 S2 5-8 116 1-2 75 31 3-8 93 21 1-2 101 3-4 fit 3-4 10-.

1-2 41 C6 7 5 IIS 1-2 59 7-8 74 1-8 SI 1-2 93 1-4 70 3-8 4S j-4 IS 1-2 32 3-4 .60 7 1-4 03 198 71 1-2 TIME OF SHRINERS' TRAIN IS CHANGED The special train thatvwill carry Charlotte Shriners to Greensboro for. the shrine ceremonial to be held there Thursday afternoon and Friday of this week, May 27 and 28, will leave Charlotte Thursday, afternoon at 3 o'clock instead of at 11 o'clock, according to Edward Mcllwaine of Oasis Temple of the Shrine, who is charged with the duty of arranigng the trip for Char-, lotte Shrinedom. special, leaving here at 3 o'clock, will reach Greensboro about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, giving those from Charlotte all the night of Thuralafy and all of Friday to participate in the testiv-ities incident to the ceremonial. hTe prospect is that a great number of Shriners will attend the ceremonial at Greensboro. SCHOOL SITE ISN'T YET AGREED UPON Inability to agree on a site Monday afternoon leaves the proposed high school near Sardis in an unsettled condition until the representatives of the three schools proposing to consolidate, Carmel, "Oak Grove and Sardis, are able to compromise.

A meeting was held Monday afternoon, attended 'by county officials and representatives- of the three schools. Two of the representatives were un-. willing to m6ve their schools and one was willing to let a compromise site be chosen. HOW SOOTHING P0SLAM FEELS ON FIERY SKIN Nothing that you can apply to ailing, itching, irritated skin can be more welcome than Poslam, for its relief is immediate. Argry surfaces are soothed, cooled, pacified.

These quick indica-: tions of benefit, showing that Poslam is taking' Jnold, have made many sufferers glad. And this directness this getting right at the trouble is a quality noteworthy' in Try for those pimples, rash, itching eczema, scalp-scale, any disordered condition. Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 2-13 West 47th NewYork'City. Urge your skin become clearer, fairer, 'healthier by the use of Poslam Soap, the tonic soap for the skin.

v. GULP BROS, i COTTON MARKETS F.V YORK tOTTOX. York. Jlav 2o. While still very irreeular the cotton mar- firmer tendency during -i- lv trading: on covering af-v-r- ieavv a renewal of i' iiom some of the local bulls, mrt from Georgia and rela-i cables.

First prices were --'po'nts lower on July and AVi-t' -enerllv a to points higher months soia -a to su points flrsinr rinrlir after 1 Wlttl JUH selling nuu 40. Liverpool cables re- tC1f vv liquidation at the opening rallies on Manchester buy- imttpr tone oi me bevn-1 I t-, I that one of the more goods distributors was rii purchases of cotton goods at 5 scimd to make a con- inpression on sentiment. The r-i fnllnwul hv some aajx- on covering in expecta- private and official l' 'October sold up to 34.72. or 57 co-vtian cotion. Oien York Futures.

vrrk Mav 23. Cotton futures 37.00: October 34.10; cV" 53.18: January. 32.40; Maich "'5 a. m. bids: July 37.30; October Port enioer ativcu, i2.o.

rw York Fnlnros. v. York. May 25 The cotton steady. clofe 37.92 36.95 37.SI u.

85.08 34.1S 24.95 34.00 33.19 33.35 32.39 32.90 32.01 3.88 52.73 rw York Spot Cotton. vr.rk. Mav 25 Spot cotton stea-x-rV OHELEANS COTTON. 'Jiei market prevailed in trading today. On the toi 11 months were up ana Aiav -J.

lonths were up and renin? the call a mnrp Tronouncea. lre first hour of business the at thpir hie-hest were 21 VX over yesterday's close and lowest were unchanged to (-wn net. July traaea as iuku CO Ud as low as 37.10. Some buy- mnvomfnt late ves- part iac ernnrnuei complaints regarding the -J. in Georgia, because of too much 4 that state, and Arkansas, be-vU'of backwater from the river, led t-iaims that the weekly returns government tomorrow would unavorablee.

The market took on rn anil late in the stood 37 to 4S points higher rai tne close of yesterday, July going 57.47. tves continuea covering uui- tn arternoon. inuiuciuua icici" i'-e received reporting unfavorable --Vsneots which increased apprehension a bullish condition report next Tk and there were also reports that iv'tern spot holders were refusing to at declines. July sold up to 37.70 hi October to 34.90 or 65 -to 75 points "Eipectat'ions of bullish private bu--ii reports on condition during the dav or two caused heav.y buying the latter patr of the session -i owara the close prices were 76 to Joints over yesterday's close, July ZS to 37.56. Open vr Orleans Futures.

Orleans. May 25. Opening bids: January March Stea- July fc37.45; Ocober March 32.35. steady. mt Orleans ininre.

Vew Orleans. May 25. The cotton larket rinsed steady at net advances if 60 to S) points: Hign IjOW. Close. 37.10 37.70 Jjly 37.S6 O'tobr 34.95 34.13 34.19 31.S7 34.83 December 33.93 33.20 32.65 January 9 Vsrrh Orleans Spot Cottom.

New Orleans. May 25. Spot cotton and unchanged: sales on the pot 1.1 S3 bales; to arrive 290 Low Middling 31.00; middling 40.00; sooj middling 44.00. Receipts stock 330,408. LIVEHPOOl, COTTOA'.

Liverpool, May 25. Cotton: Spot in mitea request, prices easy. Good middling 28.0o ui niidllmc 25.55 niddlinsr 22.25 ordinary jrditjarv 19.05 18.05 sales 3.000 bales. including 2,300 es. including 2.300 American; re-spis 24.000 bales, including 23,300 AT.rican.

Futures rlospil rm'pt 23.90 23762 23.04 22.36 22.14 .21.62 J-jIv Secern be Januarv fcrch CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. niago. May 25. Cattle: Firm, beef steady to 25 cents higher; bulk prime heavy 13.00; she steady to strong; good yearling vh bolognas 8.75; calves 12.50al3.50; bolognasa 8.75; calves fitead; and chioce vealers 12.50al3.60; Wers firm. Hoes: Active 10 to 15 cents higher; bulk light and light butchers bulk 250 pounds and over pigs steady to 25 cents with bulk at 11.25al2.50.

eep: Steady to 25 cents higher: rWe tnn rT-imr shnrn la mho Id KOa few fat ewes 11.15: one load new feeding lambs 13.00; top Califor--4 spring lambs 15.75. XAVAI, STOI1ES. May 25. Turpentine 1.S2; sales 91: receipts 332; 10: stock 2,591. J-'Jsin firm; sales 916; receipts 1,132: stock ls.uoi.

wuote: asn- I7.50a60; 17.60a75; 1 17.65aS0; 17.75a90: j'alO; 18.25a40; WG 18.50a60; WW NEW YORK PROVISIONS. ew York, May 25. Butter weak; s.6 l-2a59. unsettled, firsts 43a44 1-2. fpse firm; average run 30.

Poultry firm; broilers, by freight brOilr5 hv ovrvrecc loSn nr9 fowls, fresh 31a42 1-2; fro- other prices unchanged. p. CHICAGO PROVISIONS. -mcago, May 25. Buttsr lower; ornery 42a54.

'lower; firsts 39 l-2a40 1-2. Pi 7' aLlv unchanged. a sceaay; receipts ns cars, "Si white sacked and bulk 7.50a cooDiers 7.2b. ew, srrong-' f'0ridaper barrel 15.00al6.00. COTTONSEED OIL.

May 25. The cottonseed dosed dulL Prime summer bid: prime crude 16.00 i' May 19.35; June 18.85; July VFyst 19-10; September 19.14; -f l- s-6: November 17.50; Decem-'40jTotal sales 5,100. x- BONDS. ia-on May 25. Final prices to- 2 l-oo rty bonds were: first 4s 84.70; second 4s 1 l-4s 85.50; second 4 l-4s 5i0: 4 l-4s 89.00; fourth 4 l-4s 4s S6 ry 3 3-4s 96.20; victory 4 SUGAR.

pt- f0J May 25. Raw igal 23.57; fine granulated '-r during the middle of the i a result of renewed market firmed up again et nigner nn active inuuuis showing net gains of 42 to -e Liverpool cables reported Vi '-'-i-i of 100 points in the market as bv too much rain in the and some support was a good Liverpool. belling from traders who took "Free Masons have more influence I anywhere at. any time and can come nearer getting what they want than nuiiitra, ueciixreu uev. rtai- eigh Wright, an evangelist, at a central meeting -of the Baptist churches of the city, at the First Baptist church Tuesday morning.

The trou ble is the churches are powerless, without the spiritual force with which they should be vitalized. "When I was in. college I read the Ktory of "The Ancient JThen I did not understand Itdead jmen at the oars, dead men with the ropes, dead men handling the sails. since I have become a preacher. I have come to understand it dead jmen in the pulpit, dead men taking jthe offering, dead men singing songs, uctu sitting in the pews spiritually dead.

And that is the trouble with the churches of today." Mh Wright said the world was too busy with amusement and with business, and he declared that a revival (that-could not bring the Church peo-iple to services on prayer-meeting night, instead of letting them go to 'places of amusement, was a failure. pleaded with the congregation to aid in filling the Baptist churches of I the district during the two-weeks' revival now under way. The speaker of the morning is filling the pulpit for the revivalistic cam. paign at the Ninth Avenue Baptist church. Reports received at the First Bap tist church Tuesday indicated that the revival was getting off to a good start in most of the churches.

I About ten persons were received into the churches of "Charlotte Monday. The Pritchard Memorial church re-; ported a large chorus of children for Monday night. Services are being held in all the churches at 8 o'clock each night, with the central meeting 'in Charlotte at the First Baptist Church at 10 o'clock each morning. Simultaneously services are being jheld in most of the Baptist churches of Gastori and Cabarrus counties. Reports of progress were net received here Tuesday.

HEALTHWORKERS ELECTOFFICERS Papers Are Heard and Final Business is Transacted Tuesday Afternoon. The Southeastern Sanitary Association, in session here since Monday morning', will adjourn Tuesday after-nonon after officers shall have been elected and formal Wusines.s of the organ transacted. Tuesday's papers as read before the convention were as follows: "The Nurse and Sanitary Science" Miss Jane Van DeVrclo, director nursing service. American Red Cross, Atlanta. Ga.

"Child Welfare" Dr. M. M. McCord, Rome. Ga.

"School Nursing" Miss Malinda McC. Murphy, Jl. state board of health, Columbia, S. C. "Observation of MediO-al Inspection ef School Children" Alfred V.

Wood, president, Glynn county board of health, Brunswick, Ga. "The Child and Mr. Philip Beverly Warner, exeiutivj secretary, South Carolina Tuberculosis Columbia, S. C. "Rural Child Hygiene" Mrs.

Ruth A. Dodd, R. N. director, bureau of child hygiene, state ooard of hvalth, Columbia, S. C.

"Subject Unannounced" Representative, children's bureau, department of labor, Washington, D. C. "Oral Hygiene" Dr. J. S.

Hoffman, Charlotte, N. C. Many women are in attendanco, eluding nurses. Red Cross 'workers, and others, the meetings being held in the assembly room of the Selwyn Dr. J.

S. Hoffman, of Charlotte, read the closing paper of the morning session on "Oral Hygiene." REVIVALISTCONTRASTS CHAPLIN AND SUNDAY Evangelist John T. Brown spoke at the auditorium Monday night on "Why Boys Leave Home." Among other other things he said: "Boys leave home because there are no, pictures on the wall. Fix up the boys' room like you do the girls and ne win ntte nome as well as she does." Mr. Brown spoke of the kind of literature that should be in the home and claimed that some of the pictures shown in picture shows cause many divorces.

"People call Billy Sunday a grafter. He receives one hundred thousand dollars a year to try to make men better and Charlie Chaplin receives a million to make fools out of us." The evangelist has invited different churches to come during the week for union services. The Methodists are invited for Tuesday night. There will be free pictures of the Life of Christ, and "Is there a God or a sure highway," will be the sermon subject. Wednesday night pictures of Palestine and all county and city officials are invited.

21 FOREIGN NATIONS WEIfcE REPRESENTED Blue Ridge, N. May 25. Five hundred welfare workers representing 21 foreign nations were present here Mon-rir Tt-Vion American and British flags were raised at the world's assembly of Y. M. C.

A. workers in observance of empire day. -Charles R. Hemingway of Nottingham, England, heading a delegation of 50 British welfare workers, urged coalition of Great Britain and the United States in working out the problems of aid to young men. "One war has been won through the joint efforts of Great Britain, the United States and other allied countries," Hemingway said, "but the nations must now unite in another war for the winning of the boyhood to Christian service." STRANGE OPPONENTS MET IN CHI.

MONDAY Chicago, May 25. Two young men who are political opponents of a strange sort sons of two of the candidates for the republican nomination for president met yesterday at the, headquarters here for Senator Hiram W- Johnson. "I'm Osborne s-id the young man in army officer's uniform to the western senator's son. "Heard, you were in town and thought you might like to have cards' to some, of the clubs. My father is doing the same, as your father running for the "That's mighty decent of you," said young- Johnson as they ahook hands.

The cards were to four oi the leading Chicago clubs. I Thirty-one new missionaries went out during the past year and 11 hew missionaries are asked lor during the coming year. Dr. Neal Anderson addressed the assembly on the Montreat Association and Dr. Plato T.

Durham, of Atlanta, spoke for a Xew minutes on the issue of international relationships which should be encouraged and featured by the pro-testant churches of the South. The nigfct session of the assembly will be one of the most interesting and. important of the entire week's program, home missions constituting the topic of a popular conference to be held. Rev. S.

L. MOrris, of Atlanta, executive secretary of the home mission board and Dr. Homer McMillan, field secretary, will be in charge of these services and will see to it that the home mission activity of the church is presented from every angle. Representatives from the mountain missions, from the immigrant stations and from the colored churches will be on the program. This is regarded as one of the most important phases 01 work of the church and the popular meetings on behalf of home missions during each of the annual assemblies are always magnetic and helpful.

Dr. Morris, the efficient secretary of home mission work in the churcn, has for a long number of years held this responsible position and his alertness and capability have kept the home mission phase of the church's activity at top speed. The assembly is moving along with average rapidity with the many businesses that are being presented. Dr. Lin-gle, the moderator, is managing to keep the body busily engaged and, for the most part, up with the orders of the day and the routine transactions that engage attention.

Dr. Lingle is-making a very acceptable and popular official of the assembly, unusually suave and kindly, but firm and straightforward in his handling of the delicate office to which he was assigned. Greetings, to Church Bodies. Telegrams of greetings were ordered sent to the following church bodies now in session: "To the General Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States. "Reading.

Pa. "The Presbyterian church in the United States in session at Charlotte, N. extends warm fraternal greetings to you and asks God to bless you in your deliberations. See 1 Cor. 1:3.

"WALTER. L. LINGLE, "Moderator. "THOMAS H. LAW, "Stated Clerk." the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, "McKenzie, Tenn.

"The General Assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States extends cordial greetings to your venerable body. God bless you. "WALTER LINGLE, "Moderator. "THOMAS H. LAW, "Stated Clerk." the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, "Philadelphia, Pa.

"The Presbyterian Assembly, United States, in session at Charlotte, N. extends cordial greetings to your venerable body, praying God to direct you in all your deliberations. See 1 Thes-salonians 12 to 4. "WALTER L. LINGLE, "Moderator.

"THOMAS H. LAW, "tated Clerk." "To the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church: "Accept fraternal greetings from the Presbyterian Assembly; United States in session at Charlotte, N. C. God bless you in all your deliberations. See Colossians 1:3 to 4.

"WALTER L. LINGLE, "Moderator. "THOMAS H. LAW, "Stated Clerk." North Adopts ITnion Plan. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America (Northern Presbyterians), have adopted the "plan of union" proposed for the several Presbyterian and related churches, according to a telegram received by the Southern Assembly as follows: v.

"Philadelphia, May 24, 1920. "Rev. Thomas Law, D. 1'Charlotte, N. C.

"The General Assembly in session this morning approved the plan of union as prescribed by its committee's report and which contemplates a united assembly and voted to transmit the plan to the approaching meeting of the council of the Reformed churches holding the Presbyterian system for its consideration and appropriate action. S. PALMER, "Moderatpr. "WM. H.

ROBERTS, "Stated Clerk." TWO MEN WHO TOOK AN AUTO BOUND OVER Arrested in Augusta, and charged with the larceny of an automobile belonging to Ralph Little of Charlotte, two Charlotte men, S. F. Quinn and Murray Starnes, were given a preliminary hearing in the recorder's court Tuesday. They were bound over to the June term of superior court for the trial of criminal cases. The bonds of each was fixed at by Recorder Hamilton C.

Jones. The defendants were represented fcy Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick.

They claimed that they used the car for business purposes and intended to be bacic in Charlotte with it Saturday night. STATE MANAGER FOR EDWARDS TO CAPITAL Thomas W. Alexander of the Charlotte bar, who was announced a few -days ago as having been appointed man- ager in North Carolina for the presidential campaign of Governor Edwards of New who is running on the "light beer and wine" platform, left for Washington Tuesday morning to confer with other managers of Governor Edwards' campaign. Mr. Alexander was designated as Governor Edwards' campaign in North -Carolina, by Walter M.

Vick, national campaign manager for the New Jersey executive. Mr. Vick himself is a North i DISGRACEFUL. 'DETERIOKATJON. Washington, May 25.

Senator of Jllinois, speaking todayin the senate, denounced the proposed solider relief bill as a "rtisgrace-fiX deterioration of the patriotism of. a great country." jf 111 American Beet Sugar American Can American Car Foundry American Hide Leather American International Corp American Locomotive American Smelting Reflni American Sugar American Sumatra Tobacco American T. American Tobacco Sec American Woolen Anaconda Copper Atchison Gulf W. Indies Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chandler Motors Chesapeake Ohio Chicago Mil and St. Chicago R.

I. Pac Chino Copper Colorado Fuel Iron Corn Products Crucible Steel Cuba Cane Sugar Erie T. General Klectric General Motors Goodrich Co. Great Northern pfd Great Northern Ore Ctfs Illinois Central Inspiration- Copper Int. Merc.

Marine pfd Inspiration Copper Kennecott Copper Louisville Nashville Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum Miami Copper Middle States Oil Midvale Steel Missouri Pacific New York Central N. N. H. Hartford Norfolk Western Northern Pacific Ohio Cities Gas Oklahoma Prod. Ref Pan American Petroleum Pennsylvania People's Gas Pittsburg and West Va.

Ray Consolidated Copper Reading Royal Dutch N. Yv Shell Trans. Trad Sinclair Con. Oil Southern Pacific Southern Railwav Standard Oil of N. J.

pfd Studebaker Corp Tennessee Copper Texas Co Texas Pacific Tobacco Products Transcontinental Oil Union Pacific U. Products U. S. Retail Stores U. S.

Ind. Alcohol United States Steel L'tah Copper Westinghouse Electric Willy's Overland Atlantic Coast Line Coca Cola Gulf States Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloss. Shef. Steel Iron Virginia Caro. Chem American Tobacco CHICAGO GRAIN' Chicago.

May house buying which found offerings meagre brought about decided upturns today in the value of corn. Opening prices, which varied from unchanged figuies to 2 1-2 cents higher, were followed by material gains all around. The close was strong 2 5-8 to 6 1-8 cent net higher. Oats ascended with corn. Provisions were a little firmer in response to grain strength.

Chicago, May -25. Wheat, No. 3 red 2.S5; No. 3 hard 2.81; No. 2 northern spring dark 3.05; No.

3 northern spring 2.80a2.85. Corn. No. 2 mixed 1.93 No. 2 yellow 1.93 Oats.

No. 2 white 1.05al.07; No. 3 white 1.02al.0tf 1-2. Rye, No. 2.

2.04a2.07. Barley 1.59a 1.62. Timothyseed 10.00al2.00. Clover-seed 25.00a3500. Pork nominal Lard 20.50.

Ribs 17.00 alS.25. Chicago Grain ami Produce. Open. High. Low.

Close. CORN May uly Sept OATS May July Sept PORK July Sept LARD July Sept RIBS July Sept 1.86 l.S9ji 1.86 1.89 1.61 1.65 1.61 1.64 1.51 1.55 1.51 1.54 1.00 1.02 1.00 88 90 88 1.02 89 75 34.40 35.25 21.15 21.95 18.20 19.00 75 74 34.55 35.20 21.10 21.95 1815 35.00 35.70 21.22 34.40 35.20 21.07 22.07 21.90 18.25 19.02 18.15 18.90 18.90 Chicago Cash brain. MONEY AND New York, May "25. Mercantile paper 7 1-2; Exchange irregular; sterling 60 Cay bills 3.80 1-4; commercial 60 day bills on banks 3.80 1-4; commercial 60 day bills 3.79 3-4; demand 3.84 1-2; cables 3.85 1-4. Francs, demand 12.67.

cables 12.65. Belgian francs, demand 12.87, cables 12.85. Guilders, demand 36 3-S; cables 36 1-2. Lire, demanad 17.82, cables 17.80. Marks, demand 2.81, cables 2.S2.

New York' exchange on Montreal 10 11-16 discount. Government bonds strong; railroad bonds steady. Time loans, 60 days, 90 days, 6 months 8 1-2. Call money steady; ruling rate ban kacctapnees 6 1-8. SOUTHERN DIVISION AMENDS APPLICATION Washington, Vfay 25.

Amendments to the applications of the railroads of the southern divisiorf for increased freight rates to mee the guaranteed annual return of 6 per cent were filed today-with the interstate' commerce commission by R. V. Fletcher, chairman of the southern" district committee. The amendments strike out the applications for special commodity rste increases and substitute a request for a general rate increase of 30.697 per cent. The former general increase asked was 30.951 per cent.

The property investment account of the southern division is reduced by $16,506,101 by the amendments. .1 Mr. Fletcher explained that the reduction in the property investment account- was due to an error in computation and the reduction in the rate increase requested followed from the reduction in the book value of the southern-carriers. INDICTMENTS DISMISSED. New York, May 25.

Indictments against Charles W. Morse and other defendants charged with illegal sale of the steamship John J. McCollough were dismissed today by Federal Judge Hand at request of Attorney General Palmer. Nine -years of enduring service proves that with the Corbitt Worm Drive Truck every hauling requirement can be met at the lowest cost. The extra strength of parts subject to wear or strain, tho powerful Continental motors and tho high quality triple tested Standard units used throughout make possible the dependable service for which Corbitt Trucks are famous.

Made in six sizes: One to five tons bodies and loading and unloading equipment-to meet every requirement. The price of a Corbitt is probably less than you would expect to pay. Terms if desired. Get a copy of the Corbitt Specification Chart -with which you can jude a motor truck with an engineer's accuracy. See our dealer or write to the factory.

Corbitt Motor Truck Henderson, N. C. DISTRIBUTED BY CAROLINA CORBITT Yates Charlotte, C. 1 1 i VI' Phone 1806rl807. 225 East Trade.

POTATO PLANTS Owing to express delay we were disappointed in our shipment Saturday, but will have plenty Monday and Tuesday. AMERICAN SEED CO. Sll E. Trade Phone 3961 CHARLOTTE. N.

C. 1. -fa ilffQ I SILVER, ican May-IB. Bar silver 1.0: dollars 78..

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