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Weather Fair and Cooler Today ; Warmer Tomorrow. .'"j World,'State and Local News Daily j FOUNDED A. D. 1867.—VOL. CX.—No. 120. WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. Air of Hushed Reverence Permeats Capitolf Flag, At Half Mast for Grimes " ' "■’* A. - -_ _ ' Entire Membership of Houses Named Committees to Attend Funeral. > LUMBERTON GIRL - NAMED SENATE PAGE Rush Bill Cuts Tyrrell Sheriff’s Salary and He Appears to / 1 Argue Question. BAI.EIGH, Jan. 12.—Under the dome of the capitol tonight, in legislative halls, a hushed reverence permeated the air, the hush that comes Only on those few occasions when the great lie dead. The flag on the old state house stood at half mast and every govern ment office was closed today in honor of J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state, who died last night. After the brief session of the general assembly today recess was taken until 8 o’clock on Monday-night, hut the usual week-end. exodus of the legislators was not in This was partly due to the fact that both houses today adopted resolutions < f condolence in the death of Mr. Grimes, and Speaker Dawson, of the house, with President Cooper, 6f the =enate, appointed the entire body of the general assembly as a committee to attend the funeral which will b«j held tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 -30 o’clock at Christ Episcopal church. - Committee meetings were dispensed with except for three meetings right ;lt the end of the session. The usual week-end requests for leaves however '..ere granted in both branches. The senate broke all previous tradl :on todav when Miss Lilly Snead Var wr daughter of Senator Varser or i.umberton, was appointed Page in in-.t house on a resolution by Senator F. Giles, for the professed purpose "perfecting feminine beauty of the The hearing on the Baggett un masking bill was moved up from next Thursday until January 2», by request. The house faced several problems or ,-ale enforcement today, when motions re-refer, and to suspend rules for immediate passage of local measures became what Representative Burgwyn of the rules committee termed serious violations. A sheriff^ Say was^cutln Tyrrell county yesterday by_ hutfried yissagh-bfa IOc*r;rnea«wne do with salaries and the sheriff ap 1 eared today to demand a hearing. By the motions of Lindsey Warren of Beaufort, the Tyrrell measure was brought back from the senate -where it had gone *for passage, . the house vote which approved It was recalled, and it went to committee. , The senate was requested to give the railroads a hearing the denhall bill to inquire Into alleged Mow intra-state freight movement in less than car load lots and the rail road committee granted the request. U. S. Won t Sell Guns To Foreign Powers WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—No arms will be sold to any nation or 'ndivld nal by the American government dur ing President Harding’s tenure of of-' ■=ce it was stated officially today at ibe’white house. By such a policy, « was explained the President hopes to discourage army conflict, and prom s raous carrying of fire arms by ln“*" ■ iduals, although it will in no way af feet the right of private individuals or firms to sell arms. The state department, It was at*tea, recently was approached by a busl' ness diplomat” who wanted t0 P"*cha''® = 00,000 rifles for a European power not involved in the fttesent rePaJa*;*°”® crisis. When Mr. Harding was informed nf the tentative proposition, he. not ,.,.iy expressed his disapproval, but issued orders against such sales In the The' name of the government for whom the arms were Intended was w ithlield. Wade Cooper Heads Two Capital Banks Star Bureau By H. E. C. BRYANT WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 ~Wade „ looper, brother of W. B. Cooper and homas E. Cooper, of Wilmington, has ust been re-elected president of the ontinental Trust company, and also he United States Savings bank, both r Washington. It will be recalled hat Mr. Cooper led the fight again®* lie confirmation of John Skelton Wil iams for comptroller of the currency. In the meantime, Mr. Cooper lBtthe ne and only mam who has ever been resident of two hanks at one and the ame time in the city of Washington, lie banks being the Continental Trust ompany, with a capital of $1,000,00 , nd the United States: Savings bank, ,-lth a capital of $100,000, the banks aving combined resources of several lillion of dollars. Mr. Cooper also has; uet been elected president Of ‘the ooper Publishing? Corporation, which oes a publishing business In the city f New York, and which is owned and ontrolled by him. RAPP TO LBjU> PHILS , I HILADELl HIA, Jajy J2.—Manager] Arthur ,Fletcher, i of tW« Philadelphia \ationals, announced today that he would appoint Goldie Rapp, OAPtaln. of i he Philliee for the coining season. “Rapp is a smart third baseman ana has the necessary aggressiveness^ make a good captain," said Fletcher. "He is my choice provided, of course, he is signed up and on deck 'Whan rhe squad assembles itt Leesburg, Fia. I have no doubt but that hb will be there. nA;• a »< a m, $300,000 Needed For Gape Fear Mouth Star Bureau. By H. B. C. BRYANT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—A 1840, 008 appropriation tor a new entrance channel into the mouth of the Cape Fear river is declared necessary by army engineers. The information | was given the house appropriations committee in hearings on the army bill made public today.. The bill makes no speclflo allot ment of funds, but a lump sum ap propriation much less than required, so, that the Cape Fear item would have to be scaled down. General Taylor pointed out that | the river has two bad bend It is difficult to control because of the shoals. Thirty thousand dollars was esti mated for dredging a small channel, from the city of Beaufort to provide a connected channel lnte the sounds of North Carolina. Body of Col. Grimes To Lie In State In Rotunda of Capitol Funeral Service Will Be Held At I Christ Church This After noon at 3:30 O’clock. . . ________ RALEIGH, Jan. 12.—With members o'* the North Carolina general assem bly attending in a body, the funeral of Col. J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state since 1901, will take place at Christ Episcopal church tomorrow af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock..* ’ Preceding the funeral service, the body of Colonel Grimes will rest in state in the rotunda of the state capl tol, from 10 o’clock tomorrow until the funeral hour. The .funeral party will assemble at the capitol and pro-1 ceed across the capitol grounds to the ! church. The burial will be in Oakwood ' | cemetery. I I. —All • state "'departments • -were closed! today and will remain fcfosed tomorrow in respect to Colonel Grimes, and the flag on the state capitol is at half mast. By joint resolutions the two houses of the general assembly which recessed today in respect to-the late secretary of state, will not reconvene until Mon day night at 8 o’clock. The active pallbearers will be: J. D. Sawyer, L. P. Denmark, A. L. Fleming, George Little, S. A. Nichols, Walter Lee Norton, all employes Of the sec retary of state's office. The honorary pallbearers will be: The governor and council of state, chief Justice and associate Justice of the supreme court; Lieut.'Gov. W. B. Cooper, president of the senate; J. G. Dawson, speaker of the house of rep resentatives; Frank Page, W. N. Ev erett, Walter Murphy, Col. Benehan Cameron, Dr. II. W. Chase, president of the university; Dr. D. H. Hill, Dr. J. V. Joyner, R: N. Hackett. Judge H. G. Connor, Maj. W. A. Graham, R. R. Warren of Washington. TRANSPORT BEARING OCCUPATION FORCES WILL RESEMBLE ARK Yanks On Rhine Have Collected Veritable Menagerie of . Strange, Rets. ' OFFICERS AND MEN regret DEPARTURE Americans Particularly Sorry to Leave Carnival Island Behind Them. COBLENZ, Jan. 12.—(By The Asso ciated Press).—The American transport St. Mthiel will look a good deal like Noah’s ark, when she sails from Ant werp with the last of the American forces in Oerroanyt if the officers and ,men are allowed to carry all the queer animals and merchandise they have accumulated in the idle and fanciful hours of the last four years. The ex tent and variety of these possessions only began to dawn upon them during their hurried preparations for the homeward voyage. Rome are express ing the fear that their menagerie will have to be left on the Rhine. The men have acquired many strange creatures, ranging from monkeys to Rhine fish. The exact number of Ger man police dogs in the outfit is un known. but they are multitude, and in addition there are numerous daschunds, turtles, monkeys and song birds. -■ Of the’ inanimate objects, there are queer little music boxes fixed in the bottom of beer steins, that, when prop erly worked, make noises like birds; there are weird" collections of post cards, antique pieturea arid all varie ties of carved pipes, and great supplies of carpets and civilian clothes, the latter including queer shaped hats and silk underwear bought at ridiculously low prices in Cologne, together with furs and other odds and ends. Oetting all this duffe aboard the St. Mihiel has become a great problem, but all in all. It is certain the St. Mihiel will be fully loaded. But it is not so much what the eoldiers want to take that counts «s wnat both officers and men are leaving behind. The majority are pulling up by the roots the life they learnecL to love; it is not a regi ment, but a colony, that is being moved. *There will remain for a time 550 offi cers and men to straighten out the records, dispose of property and settle elaims. Major General Allen and Col, William W. Hart, chief of staff oft the 'awnyo#'o4c,ttp»twra'hr'^>a*>Jy--wlB'ii»Md this rear guard.' They will close down the model farm, where cattle, hogs, chickens, rabbits, fruits and vegeta bles have been raised and to which was attached a large dairy. One place whieh officers and men Will abandon with great regret is Carnival Island, the scene of many horse shows and baseball and football matches. Its diamond is regarded as the finest In Europe, and the games there not only excited the wonder of the Germans, but placed allied soldiers in close contact with American sports. PRISONERS ESCAPE (Special to The Star) GOLDSBORO, Jan. 12—Three pris oners escaped from the Wayne county Jail at 1 o’clock this morning and have not been captured. Judge Calvert di rected last year after several, escapes that the Jailer live at the jail. This has not been done and an Investigation will be made by state officials. Germany May Be Granted Delay to Feb. 1 to Meet Reparations Due Monday Believed That Such Action Will Be Taken By Commission at French Capital, PlARIS, Jan. 12.—(By the Associated Press)._The reparations . commission tomorrow will grant Germany a fur ther delay, until February 1, in the in demnity payment of 500,000,000 gold marks, due next Monday, it was fore cast in the reparations circles here to night. The decision will be taken at the request of France. Although the of ficial reason is to give the French dele gation more time in which to prepare new moratorium conditions, it is be lieved the increasing Indication of passive resistance by Germany to the French .occupation of the Ruhr, has much to- do with it. f It has been decided to begin discus sion of Germany’s request for a mora torium tomorrow morningand to reach a decision as soon as possible, but it is thought in reparations circles that France desires to leave the question of a moratorium in suspense for sev weeks more, to see what turn fterman events may ta-K©.,. There was many reports of the pos slbility of Premier Poincare arranging Simmy ith the Germans,-to which a meeting Britain, Bel gium ualy and Perhaps the United ftatM The purpose of such a meet fng1 would be to try to arrange a set mg Germany, now that Frame”1 has seized guarantees, which regards as necessary to the fulfill she regar t mg which might bo resented to Germany, m- wincsro ft* the way open, when he declined £ proposal °f Hugo Stinnes, the great erman industrialist, to come to Paris fter the breakdown of the recent pre •5 S?.arSKS SSeSTth. rap-: b„«r. .h. p.«,-j rioted delay expires, • - • . •. r. ■ ■ ." ^ Remains of Frady To Be Sent to Chicago MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 12.—The body of Edgar C.’ Frady, of Chicago, who died here this afternoon while under $50, 000 bond to await trial on a charge of murdering his wife in a Miami hotel last March, will be shipped to Chicago tomorrow for burial. Frady had been growing weaker since T-uesda^, when an abscess developed in his abdominal cavity. Frady had been waging a losing fight ever since he slashed his throat last winter at the time his wife was wounded fatally. She was shot' three times and died in a Miami hospital March 2. ’ He was released from jail, on $.50, 000' bond last fail at a hearing at West Palm Beach- on the contention that he would die if kept imprisoned. After his release he went to Chicago, where he underwent an operation, re turning here December 11 ,on a stretcher, insising he wanted to go to trial and maintaining his innocence. His trial was continued to February 18 because'of his condition. Death of Constantine Regretted in Athens ATHENS, Jan. 12.—The news of the death of former King Constantine was received here yesterday with deep re gret by his former partisans, among Whom the ’remark was ' frequently heard that his trials had been too much • for,him. Even his bitterest, ad versaries found no tongue for the' re vival of bitterness. ' King George, It was learned, was deeply affected by the news of his father’s sudden demise. He withdrew to the study and for some time refus ed to see any one but Queen Eliza beth, with whom he drafted a tele gram to former Queen Sophie. I r DAVENPORT .Lj-d&Ls’- ■ ' V? C. C. (“Tod") DavenjjjOgjt is one of the most Important statue witnesses in the Bastrop (La.) inquiry into the murder of €%6 by a , masked .mob. Davenport wg3 kidnapppp along with the two Elgin.; men. ' .. ' 29 IMPEACHMENT WITNESSES HEARD IN HERRIN TRIAL Defense Still Has a Score of ^Witnesses to Examine Be fore Resting Case. MARION, Ills., Jan. 12.—(B^ The As sociated Prefs).—Twenty-nine im peachment witnesses, the largest num ber hear<t any day since the opening of the Herrin riots trial,‘.were put on. the stand by the defense today in' the hope that it would be able to refit,‘its case before the court, adjourned .over Satur day and Sunday.. At the close of the session,.however, the defense . counsel announced they Still had a score of witnesses to be called and Would not'be .able to com plete the presentation of., their -evidence until Monday, whten the state is pre ing the day were .pbt on In an effort to impeach, the testimony of George Nelson, a farmer, who testified for the state that he had seen Otis Clark, one of the defendants, and Oscar Howard, who is under * indictment, lead C. K. McDowell, superintendent of the Lester strip mine, where the trouble started, away from, a crowd, that took the non union workers from the nit to the spot where "McDowell’s body was found later. Pour of these witnesses assert ed that Nelson had told them he did not recognize any one In the crowd as it passed his house. Five witnesses declared 'William Goodman, a farmer, who testified he had seen Otis Clark near the mine, and heard him declare that sail of the non union workers "ought to be killed,” told them he "did rfot get out to the mine until it was over, and did not recognize any one in the crowd,” and that he had seen the crowd and its captives while riding past on an in terurban car. One' of the witnesses said Goodman told'hlm he was riding in an automobile at the time. Grimes is Eulogized By University Men CHAPEL HILL., Jan. 12.—Resolutions of regret and sympathy in the death of Col. J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state • for North 'Carolina since 1900. were adopted here today by the stu dents of the University of North Caro lina. , Dr. H. W. Chase, president of the university, spoke highly of the de ceased public servant and lauded his devotion and service to. the state. He mentioned particularly Colonel Grimes’ work for the upbuilding of the uni versity. ALASKA^ VElT^RAN DEAD WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. 12.—B. J. Savage, a merchant of Germanton, Stokes county, died at his home there today, aged 61 years. Mr. Savage was one of the first to enter, the Klondike gold fields, and after spending some time there, he returned to- North Car olina, married Miss Lillie' Jones, of PinWcle and took-his bride back to Alaska, where they lived three years. LEGISLATURE (By The Associated Press) The general assembly recessed until Monday night in honor ' of the ■ late J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state. The entire body was appointed as a committee to attend the funeral. Miss Lily Snead Varser, daughter of Senator Varser, of Lumberton, was made a senate page to further enhance the feminine beauty of that body. The hearing on the Baggett anti masking •bill was advanced until Jan uary 23, by request. The senate railroad committee also granted the request of railroads for. a hearing on the Mendenhall bill to ex pedite less than carload freight move ment within the state. With no session scheduled for-Satur day, and no committee meetings in sight, many members were , preparing to gos to, their respective homes over the week-end. ^ The.usual run of week-end leaves granted in both braneties**of the assem bly, although the exodus was - not so pronounced as usual. IN THE Details of Alleged Ku Klux ;vities Recited As Probe £ Mer Rouge Affair Proceed .ipwi'th Credited By Leaders With Being Leader Parish !'r ' anization—McKoin Said to Have Taken Part in Raid ing Expedition—Harrowing Details Elicited. bIsTROP, La., Jan. 12.—(By the As sociated Press.)—Will R. Norseworthy. Morehouse parish planter, testifying today in the open tearing investiga tion 'of masked band depredations in Morehouse, and the slaying of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard, victims of a blackhooded mob, credited Capt. J. K. Skipwith, leader pf the parish or ganization of the Ku Klux Klan, with having said Richard and Daniel “knew too much.” Norseworthy was testify ing as to a conference he said was l\eld with Skipwith in the latter’s home at Vaughn, La. The discussion lead up to, the disappearance of'Daniel and Richard. Will Norseworthy declared he was not a klansmap, and that his confer ence was to ascertain the authenticity of a report that he had been accused of agreeing to accept $1,500 to kill Skipwith and Dr. McKoin. “Skipwith told me it. was lucky for me that 1 had friends in this country,” Norseworthy said. The testimony of Nerseworthy with the statement of Robert L. Dade, and ICelly Harp that black masks were used by a klan band on a march to the village of Stampley, early last summer, and the testimony of Joseph/Davenport, Mer Rouge merchant, were high lights of the day’s proceedings. Dade said, he wore a black mask furnished him by Edward Ivy, a fellow klansjnan, when he was picked up In Mer Rouge, and asked to accompany the band on a trip to Stampley to in vestigate a report that a negro was operating a gambling house there, where both white, men and negroes gambled. Dade said Dr. McKoin also was a member of the raiding party, and that he (MoKoln), was garbed in white. Harp declared he wore a black mask also on the raid. It was,on this march that the party met Watt Daniel, W..C. Andrews and Harry Neells, who testi fied yesterday as to being "held up” by the klan band. "Was Captain Skipwith there?” Harp was asked. "I positively refuse to answer,” he replied. Harp declined to name who appoint ed him on a committee made np of klansmen to deport Addie May Hamil ton. When he refused to Join the com Who appointed me told mb be would take the matter up with the proper authorities of the klan.” Davenport testified at the afternoon session of the hearing. “My family has resided in the Mer Rouge district of Morehouse dating back for 117 •years,’’"Bav«nport assert ed. “It lived in (peace until the ad vent of the klan. •'We then had to get permission from high' authorities of the klan to continue our residence in our old home town." Davenport was called to testify be cause of conferences1 he said were held by citizens of Mer Rogue, Bastrop and officials of the Ku Klux Klan relative to his brother, Hugo Davenport, hav ing been accused of being an “anti klan" leader. After a lengthy conference, Daven port said Captain Skipwith had agreed to “lay‘off” the Davenport family, but insisted that three other citizens, A. C. Whipple, Tom Milner and Walter Campbell, of Mer Rouge, would have to get out of the state because of their anti-klan activities. Davenport said a series of confer ence* were held in an effort to restore peace and harmony In Morehouse. “The conditions at the time were bordering on chaos,” he said. Conrad McDhffy, the last witness of the day. told of having seen a light au tomobile truck at 11:30 o’clock on the night. of Angust 24—the date of the kidnaping of Daniel and Richard, re turing from Lake La Foulrche from which the headless and mutilated bod ies of the two men recently were taken. McDuffy and Marshall Mott, who also has been summoned as a witness, were returning from Monroe at the time, ac cording to McDutfy’s testimony, and were within two miles of the lake, when the truck, being driven by a man apparently wearing a black hood, passed them. Another automobile was following the tnuck, he said. McDuffy testified its occupants* also were masked. McDuffy said Mott the, following date rode in his automobile with a man and his wife whose automobile had broken down on the Lake La Fourche road to Rayville. "The automobilists asked Mott, “the witness said, “What : did they do with those men they had bound and gagged In the truck last - night. Mott told him he did not know anything about date for the conference between At torney General A. V. Coco and Captain Skipjvith,- who was requested by the latter early today. It is probable that it will be held' tomorrow. ^emirars staff had-1 fixed no BRITiSH-AMERICAN DEBT COMMISSIONS NEAR AGREEMENT Accord in Principle at Least Is Now Forecast Before Many More Days. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Conversa tions between the British and Ameri can debt commissioners progressed to day to a point where it is believed the matter of the terms of the settlement of Great Britain’s debt of more than four billions of dollars can be ap- ] proached at the next session on Mon day. An agreement in principle, at least, still is forecast before the end of next week, at which time the Brit ish commissioners plan to depart for London. ' An official spokesman for the com missions declared after today’s session that the general situation had been very thoroughly explored and that a great deal of progress had been mad 3 in clearing up many points essential to a general assessment of the whole problem. In the negotiations thus far, consid erable attention has been given to the form of repayment of ■ the principal of j the debt and it was indicated that an i annual installment plan had been up- | permost in the' conversations on- this | particularnoint. Whether there will be a deferrffient of the yearly payments on account of principal until Great Britain has more fully recovered from the industrial depression in which- she now finds herself remains to he de termined. • While the method of meeting the annual payments of the American government will be through the pur chase of exchange in the markets'of the world, it Was reiterated that funds for such purchases must come from British Internal revenues. In this con nection it was pointed out that Great Britain, had. balanced her budget and cut her expenditures right and left and the belief was held that as time went on and British wealth, increased and government expenditures de creased, payments could be met with out actually increasing the burden of taxation on the British people. , While terms are yet to be discussed, there were increasing indications to day that the settlement agreed upon would be well without the limitations fixed by congress, certainly so . far, as the'time of payment of the principal was concerned. Administration offi: cers anticipated no particular difficulty in obtaining congressional approval of the terms that may he fixed. buried by landslide^ WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. 12.—-Ttbbert Woods and Robert Montgomery,,,;ne-* groes. 'for years in the "employ, bf' the city,' were caught In a .sli.de. of earth while working in. a ditch here, today, Woods being . completely,''buried. A hole was speedily dug through the earth to Woods’ mouth so that he might breathe while workmen effected bis extrication. , His injuries are not serious. TAR HEEL EDITORS INDORSE PROPOSED STATE STEAMER LINE Also Approve Further Bond Is sues for Maintenance and Increasing of Roads. HIGH.POINT, Jan. i2.—After adopt ing: unanimously a set of resolutions indorsing a continued program of pro gress for the state, the. North Carolina Press association, holding its mid winter session here, adjourned until next summer, when the meeting will tage place at Blowing Rock. During the day the members of the association journeyed to the Thomas ville Baptist orphanage as the guests of the Thomasville Rotary club, and had lunch at the institution. While there a resolution was adopted favorc ing the passage by the present ses sion of the legislature of a bill which would extend aid to widows with de pendent children rather than to have the children’ placed in. an orphanage. Resolutions adopted at the closing session this afternoon are as follows: Indorsement of the proposed $15,000. 000 additional bond issue to continue the work of road building now under way in the state. Appreciation of the value to the state of a ship line plying between North Carolina ports and the North Atlantic seaboard markets and also recognising the importance of direct rail connections through • the "lost provinces” linking them up with the balance of the state and with the rail roads to the west. Recognition of the existence of a spirit of laxity in law observance and the pledging of members to direct their efforts toward stimulating greater respect for the laws of the land and the firm and impartial enforcement of the laws. Pledging the members to ufee their efforts to advance in every way possi ble the material progress of the stats and to foster a program to wipe out illiteracy. Rumbaugh High Gun At Asheyille Traps PINEHURST. Jan. 12.—John B. Rum baugh, of Asheville, today won the mid-winter handicap trophy, leading trap shooting event of the season, de feating a field of 63 contestants by a margin of one target. His scpre was 96, from the 20-yard lind. v The anniversary ^ event, limited to winners of previous mid-winter handi caps, was won by John W. Eshelman, of Lancaster. Pa. FITZPATRICK ADVANCED PRINCETON,. N. J„ .Jan.; 12.—Keene Fitzpatrick, veteran. trainer of Prince ton, has been 'appointed, advisor in athletic> by the ' trustees of the uni versity, it was announced today. This appointment ' carries- with - It member shhip on the’ faculty committee on outdoor sports. * * ' FIRST DAY OF RUHR OCCUPATION FILLED WITH CONFERENCES French Economic Commission Seeks to Find Working Basis With German Operators. MAGNITUDE OF TASK UNDERATED BY GAULS. Germans Assert and French Do Not Deny Success Depends On Co-operation. DUESSELiDORF, Jan. 12.—(By The Associated Press).—The first day of the occupation of Essen was taken up practically in obtaining contact be tween the French economic missions and representatives of the German mine operators ant! steel mill owners, with a view to linding a basis of co operation in the working- of the Ruhr industries. Conferences b'etween !>,!. Costs. French inspector geheral of minis: General Denvilles. .superintendent of, iron and steel plants, and representa tive's of German industries, were hel l both in Duesseldorf and Essen. The . Essen conference- was attended by delegates from both th» Krupp and Thyssen plants. Both sides to the discussion were non-committal regarding the results achieved, but the feeling was expressed .tonight by the Germans, and not denied by the French, the the entire success of the French occupation from the eco nomic viewpoint depends upon the co operation of .the existing German cor porations, and if they desire to refrain from co-operating tile entire structure of Ruhr industries will break down. The French-apparently were loath to admit it, but seemingly tTiey realize they failed to grasp the magnitude of the economic operation, and that their technical, financial and economic ef fectives were not sufficient to carry out their share of the work as effec tively ae the military accomplished theirs. From French sources, it is announced that the coal operators and other in dustrialists attending- the Essen con ference are prepared to disregard the Berlin government ruling that they must discontinue making deliveries in. kind to France, Belgium and -Italy o:v aecWiAt 'of NoiiWUhstanJ--.-' -trig thls'druort , will: however, the 6cr-- .. mans desire, to "know whence payment, for deliveries 'will be' forthcoming, since , the . Berlin ... government is- no longer "prepared to meet them. - They will continue deliveries, it was said, •but they must be guaranteed payment by. France. , No. untowar.d incident has been re ported from the newly occupied dis trict. The French soldiers strictly obey the orders to avoid moving about on the streets. The German population, though orderly and quiet, is somewhat sullen. Morrison Makes Plea For His State Port Idea <Special to the Star) ' HENDERSON, Jan. 12.—Firing broadside after broadside into the critics of his shipping line proposal. Governor Cameron Morrison,* in an hour and ten minute, address here last night poured hot shot into the critics of every progressive move of every' kind in North Carolina, taught freight rates in the language olLthe school boy and won converts for his plan to build a commercial future for his state. He was the chief speaker at the annuaj meeting of the Henderson chamber of commerce, and was heard by an audi ence that packed the auditorium whete he spoke and which sat spellbound un ler the charm of his passionate plea for his program. • The governor said he was interested in a great many things, for" liib state, and every man must be interested in the things that make for progress if he would win the esteem of his family and his associates. Those fellows who oppose everything always try to look I.ike the wisest people in the commun ity, but if they ever propose anything that smacks, of progress, it is at (a time when they know there is no chance of '^tting it over, he said. DAY IN WASHINGTON Free seed provision was barred final ly from the agricultural bill. British and American. debt comrais . slons again met to discuss the British war debt t° the United States. House appropriations committee ap proved a $7,000.000 item for further government development of Muscle Shoals. Annual army bill was reported to the house making provtsion»for main taining > the army , at its present strength. Representative Upshaw, of Georgia, visited prohibition headquarters to present evidence supporting' his charges of drinking in high places. It was authoritatively stat’d that the Washington government saw no way in which it could & present make an effective move in gse reparations crisis. : Representatives of the big five pack ers, conferring with administration of ficials, (expressed dissatisfaction with" the government’s methods of enforcing the packer control act. Prohibition bureau officials, showing only mild interest in ■ reports of ex tensive rum running,operations on the . New Jersey coast requested a retort, from its representatives in ; th£t locality. President Harding nominated D/ R. Crissinger, of Ohio, as governor of the federal reserve board, James G,- Mc Nary, of New Mexico, as comptroller of 'the currency and Milo D. Campbell, of Michigan, as the, "dirt farmer”, mem ber of the reserve; hoard.’ ’
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