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r Cloudy Today and Rain Sunday. Average [Circulation 8,000 FOUNDED Al D. If WILMINGTON, N, C„ SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. Former Assistant Secretary Of I Treasury Declares British Guarantees Were Not Required. 10 A NS MADE WITHOUT CONSULTING BRITISH Only One Incident on Which Mis apprehend011 Could Be Based, He said; This Was Relatively Small Loan to Russia at Time When Only a Charge d’Affairs Represented That Nation-In Washington. SKW YORK, March 9.—(By Asdocla tfrl press.)—Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secretary of the treasury during the Avar, emphatically characterized today ,|S a misapprehension the assertion of 1 nr<l Balfour yesterday, in the house ,,’r i,n-as,’ that the United States had demanded a British' guarantee before • financing other allies. Entering the controversy In London between Lord Balfour and Ambassador Harvey Hr. Crosby, who discussed war loans with Lord Balfour when, the lat ter came here in 1917 as head of the British high commission, and who later served in Europe as president of the inter-allied council on war purchases and finance, declared he could recall l,ut one incident on which the "misap prehension” might be bpsed. This incident, he said, was the grant i„cr to Russia of a relatively small 'an of $170,000,000 upon British in dorsement, at a time when Russia was represented here only by a charge d'affaires holding over from the czar-. 1st regime, with no authority to sign ol, ligations for the provisional gov ernment of Russia. Mr. Crosby admit : ol later, however, that this loan^ had oeen left to the charge of Great Bri fain. Referring- to the Russian loan, Mr. ,-rnsby said that the situation seemed ♦„ iiave been so dominated by British influence, that Secretary McAdoo felt ■„ was wise to leave'the account as he found it. We Knew nothing of the ttuM pro quo which might have existed be tween the indorsing governments, Bl eat Britain and,' Russia. , "Lord Balfour,” said Mr. Crosby, ••though we should have taken over this relatively small amount, and I fancy his memory has retained the im pressions resulting from the While he has not kept pace with the oiler vastly larger transactions, in which his government was not ashed •o’ assume any responsibility whatever for allied purchases, other than British :n our markets.’' ' _ , Mr. Crosby’s statement, in part, ioi "f can recall but one incident, which, remaining in Lord Balfour’s mind, may have given rise to the misapprehen sion appearing in his last statement, t! occurred while Lord Balfour was tn Washington and discussion concerning ii was had. in part, with him. Shortly after our entrance in the war. it became my duty to obtain a •statement of the commitments of the various allied governments for mate rials under contract in the United States. This statement was had from J. P. Morgan and company, who were acting as fiscal agents for Great Bri tain and other allies.” * *. * When the Morgan statemeiii. was received, I reported to the secre tary that it show.ed about $170,000,000 o? contracts for deliveries to Russia, out with British indorsement. Russia was at that time represented only by a ■barge d’affaires holding over from the ■-•zarist regime. He had no authority then to sign obligations tor the pro visional government of Russia. Fec r-oary MeAdoo could not lend money without having corresponding obliga tions of the borrowers. As soon as the necessary authority was given, loans were made directly to the new Russian government without Indorsement of ;uiv other government, _* • * while iin- commitments of the big belliger ents were at once taken over by them trom loans made diredtly to them, this one just mentioned for Russia was'left 1 the charge of Great Britain. "There wap no discussion as to Brit lfh responsibility for ’ the. purchases of the other allies. But as to this Hessian affair, it seemed to have beep dominated by British influence (nee w-sary doubtless in the confusion of ,!n' times) that .Secretary MeAdoo felt u was wise to leave the account as. we ioiiiul il." " 1 jtj rd Balfour thought we Should ilJ'e taken over this relatively small ■unonnt. and 1 fancy his memory has - lamed the. impressions resulting from incident, while he has not kept i-aci with the. other vastly larger I an-nct.ions in whion his government wa-; not asked to assume any respon s 1"11 it y whatever for allied purchases u ’ imr tiian British) in our markets. 'i.oni Balfour says we explained to -'merican government that we II aije able toiflnd alj the dollars '‘ssary to purchase our own war •iM!..raU without borrowing from the States or anybody else.’ <?er 110 such statement came to my "l"'" ledge. On the contrary, the need borrowing dollars, for British „V» U'"rcments here (and even tn neutral ‘ ini,"esi was always to the fore In N cuiitavt with the subject • * *" '■ ASUtncjton, , Majrch 9.—Treasury . mckesmen, answering inquiries todaj 11-vi-rnng statements made yestordaj /m house of lords by Lord Baifour .m"1, ,h>s government’s p’oaltior •h, v '7"- made clear- last August ant il,,; el,lreiJ''“tp^let the controvers; ■’'•Ci’etary Mellon reiterated that th i-r f. StatPS .expqtpfl .no gpar.an 'niH>tirom <3reat Britain and' referral ■ii'ch'J?frs t0 the August statement *■ \vnjpL .. l,1o Aujfuei statement xi i ■ the treasury secretary asserts v. , ! ie British government heij n'q Ui,.,.J el> lnf°rmed fn most’ cases whe: governments had requested ad ,-J ■ ----—-y---T— Samuel Gompers Is Seriously III In New York With Pneumonia NEW YORK, March 8.—Samuel Gompers, 73 years old, president of the American Federation of Labor, is' at Lenox Hill hospital, this city, suffering- from influenza and bronohial pneumonia, it -was learned tonight. , His secretary, W. C. Roberts, an nounced that Mr. Gompers’s phy sician, Dr. Gustav Flsch, reported 1 the patient’s condition as serious, “his advancing age greatly retard ing convalescence.” 'Mrs. Gomipers arrived from Washington today and went at once to iher husband’s bedside. After a later consultation with other physicians, among them Dr. Evans, a noted specialist, Dr. Fisch announced Mr. Gompers "in . no Immediate danger although he is a very sick man.” Overwork had combined with age to lower his vitality, they said. , Mr. Gompers came here from his headquarters at Washington last Saturday Against the advice of his personal physician, to attend the annual banquet of “The Inner Circle," an organization of news paper men. He was confined to his bed -at the Astor hotel from Monday un ! til Wednesday trying to fight oft his illness. His secretary then called in Dr. Fisch, a long-time friend of Mr. Gompers. Dr. Fisiih hustled his patient off to the hos pital. During the time which inter vened before Mr. Gompers permit ted the nature of his illness to be made public his condition has been “very grave,” it was said at the hospital. CASE AGAINST SACCO AND CANZETTI AGAIN CONTINUED BY COURT Postponement of Famous Mur der Case Made At Defense Counsel’s Request. DEDHAM, Mass., March 9.—Another postponement was added today to the long: list of delays ensuing’ after the conviction of Nicolai Sacco and Bartol omeo Vanzetti for murder in 1921. At the request of counsel for the defense the hearing scheduled for today on mo tion fer a new trial was laid over for one week. ! Armed state constabulary were sta tioned about the court house when court convened while within the build ing police officers Were on duty to guard against any possible demonstra tions. '•fiasco, on a hunger strike fqr the past 83 nays, appeared energeWs and fafrty ; strong, although thinner than when he went on trial. His spirits apparently wefe high in anticipation of action in his case. When Judge Thayer asked to hear from the defendants as to whether they were willing to have the postponement at first he refused, de claring “I want to eat." This was taken to mean that as soon as a new trial had been granted or denied he would abandon his fast. Vanzetti, on the other, hand, appear ed eager for the postponement and with Fred H. Moore, attorney for the defense, earnestly entreated his fellow prisoner to agree to his counsel’s re quest. Finally Sacco acceded to the postponement. Today’s postponement resulted when Judge Thayer learned that counsel would be unable to agree as to the ad missabillty, as evidence, of an affidavit of Jeremiah McAnarney, an attorney, which had to do with statements at tributed to one of the Jurors in the murder trial. The prosecution held that the affldavit was founded on hear say and the defense contended that it | should be admitted. Packing Plants Merger Is Virtually Complete CHICAGO. March 9.—Merger of the Armour and company and Morris and company packing plants was virtually completed today and the consolidation awaits only formal announcement to become effective, it was announced here tonight when it was learned that arbitrators had fixed a price on the value of Armour stock to be exchanged as part of the purchase price for the Morris interests. Announcement of completion of the merger probably will be made next Tuesday or Wednesday* it was said.. ' Filing of a complaint against the merger by Secretary tVallace, of the department of agriculture, will not hold up the deal, it was said here tp day, it being'expected that the merger will have been‘tfbmpleted before hear ings on the complaint begin. The pack ers, It is said, stand ready to go into court in an effort to prove the consoli dation lpgal in every respect if this be comes necessary. Muscoutin Towing In / a Disabled Schooner NORFOLK, Va.. March 9.—The coast guard ..tug -Muscoutin passed in Cape Henry at 9:40 o’clock tonight with the disabled four masted schooner Jesse 0/ Moyes in tow. The schooner last her foremast and main top mast in a storm off the North Carolina coast Thursday. . , • , The five masted schooner City of Portland reached Norfolk ; early this morning in tow of the coast guard cut ter Manning. She lost a mast in the gale off the coalt Thursday, but was not otherwise seriously damaged. Old Gndiam Home At. University Is Burned CHAPEL Hilo The/ ' 'Graham' hbbde. home of the late ESdward K. Graham, and held *n af fectionate memory by ; many who were student* .pf the university of Nwrih Carolina dnrins-Mr. Gra ham’s lifetime, was destroyed by ins' 'this afternoon. -.~^p '■ / - ^ .. FOOD PRICES PAST MONTH FALL OFF IN TWENTY-TWO CITIES Prices February 15, However, Considerably Higher Than Same Period in 1913. WASHINGTON, March 9—Retail food costs in aH of 22 representative cities decreased between January . 15 and February 15, according to figures com piled by the labor denartment. Com pared with the average prices in 1913, however, the range was 21 per cent to 50 per cent higher. Decreases for January 15 to Febru ary 16 were: Salt Hake City, 3 per cent; Denver, Philadelphia, San Frany cisco, Scranton, 2 per cent; Baltimore, Boston, Butte, Little Rock, Manches ter, N. H.. Memphis, Milwaukee, Nor folk, Omaha, Pittsburgh,. Portland, Me, Pi e i MR fiV e/v-Str-Lauls.*- ; :Paul and Washington, decrease 1 per cent; Dal las and’ Kansas City, less than five tenths of 1 per cent. For the year period February 15, 192.2, to February 15, 1923, these in creases were reported: Pittsburgh, 4 per cent; Denver, Little Rock and Portland, Me., 3 per cent; Boston, Kan sas City and Providence, 2 per cent; Baltimore, Butte, - Dallas, Milwaukee, St. Louis and St. Paul, 1 per cent: Phil adelphia, less than five-tenths of 1 per cent. Eight cities showed a decrease as follows; Omaha, Salt Lake and Scran . ton, 2 per cent; Memphis and Wash ington, 1 per cent; Manchester, Nor folk and Sari Francisco, less than five tenths of 1 per cent. ' , As compared with the average cost ip-the year 1913, the retail cost of food on February 15 was 50 per cent higher in Providence and Washington, 49 per cent in Scranton, 48 per cent in Balti more. 47 per cent in Boston, 45 per cent in Philadelphia, 44 per cent in Man chester and Pittsburgh, 42 per cent in Dallas, Milwaukee and St. Louis; 39 per cent in Kansas City, 37 per cent in Little Rock, Omaha and San Francisco; 35 per cept In Memphis, 31 per cent in Denver and 2 lper cent in Salt Lake I City. Prices were not obtained from Butte, Norfolk, Portland, Me., and St. Paul In 1913, hence no comparison for the ten year period was given for these cities. NEW YORK, March 9.—Building permit values In 149 cities of the United tSntes in February were 13.7 percent higher than In Janu ary and 02*2 percent greater than In Behrnary 192%, according to hradstreet’s. The total value of permits Hied In the 149 cities last month was $210,748,197. February Building Permits Take Jump RUHR SITUATION IS SUBJECT OF SPEECH BY FRENCH PREMIER Poincare Tells Foreign Relations 0 Committee of General' Conditions. PAYING INVASION COSTS WITH MARKS German Money Confiscated De voted to Expenses of In vading Expedition, - ■■ PAMS, March 9.—(By the Associated Pres*.)—Premier Poincare today ' ad dressed the foreign relations committee on the subject of the situation in the Ruhr. The premier went into details with regard to the Ruhr railroads, the organisation of the customs, the put ting Into foroe of Import and export licenses, and expulsion of German of ficials, the liason established between the Bridgeheads, the relations betweeen the occupation troops and the popula tion and the arrangements‘ made to insure progressively the delivery of coal and coke to France. M. Poincare renewed his declarations, made, before the chamber of deputies that France would not accept any me diation in the situation nor enter into indirect conversations. He added, how- j ever, that the day when Germany tin- ] derstood the situation, France wohld be ready to listen and examine into all official propositions made hy her. In any case, the premier declared, France would not abandon the security and guarantees she had been forced to take in return for a simple promise by Germany. . ** DUESSEDDORF, March 9.—(By the Associated Press.)—The French and Belgian armies of ocoupatlon are pay ing their expenses by means of requisi tioned marks, it was announced today at French headquarters. , More than 14,000,000,900 marks have been collected by the occupation forces, all of which will be applied toward expenses in curred since the Ruhr troop movement began just two months ago. The largest sum seised by the French, near Hagen, was 13,000,000,000 marks in Rechsbank hands being shipped by train from Berlin to Cologne. Includ ed in the amount confiscated is a billion marks taken at Duisburg, which also was a Reichsbank shipment, and .hundreds of millions of German gov ernment Sti;i#b_funds5. Thera._are. al.Eo fine# against Tndivi.duais'ambuntlng to t5,900,000 marks and a fine of a hundred million marks against the town of Rechllnhausen. PARIS, Maroh 9.—(By the Associated Press.)—The British government has delivered to the Frerfeh government an amicably worded note on the situation ^n the newly occupied territory between Rhine bridegheads. The question to be settled is whether this territory is to be under the ad miidstration of the Rhineland inter allied commission or the French-Bel glan military authorities. ... The expectation in official circles is that this question will be easily deter mined after an understanding is reach ed In the spot by representatives of Great Britain and France. GELSENHIRCHEN, March 9.—Bel gian patrols at Buederich, across the Rhine from We'isel, Wednesday night, seized shipments of milk from Holland consigned to Dortmund, Essen, Rotth ausen, Muelheim—all Ruhr and this city, according to reports received through German sources. FORECAST BY 8TATES WASHINGTON, March 9.—Virginia: Increasing cloudiness and warmer Saturday followed by rain Saturday" night or Sunday colder Sunday. North, and South Carolina and Georgia: Increasing cloudiness and warmer Saturday, Sunday rain ahd colder fresh south and southwest winds Florida: Fair and slightly warmer Saturday, Sunday cloudy, probably local rains in extreme north portion: moderate east and southeast shifting to southwest winds. ■ ' . 1 Extreme northwest Florida: Fair Saturday: Sunday local rains followed west winds. Alabama and Mississippi: Increasing cloudiness in south and local rains in north portion Saturday; Sunday local rains and cooler; fresh south shifting to weste winds. OPPORTUNITIES IN STAR-NEWS CONTEST Wilmington and this entire, section today Is agog over the Star-News’ great "Everybody Wins” free gift dis tribution. Everybody is talking. And but few are doing. It is not talk that the Star-News want. It is candidates. And candidates are slow getting in. It really is puzzling to the manage ment. ’ Why are so’ few contestants taking advantage of this great gift giving campaign? Fourteen thousand' dollars in automobiles and cash prizes is offered. Winners will get more for their efforts in the next few weeks than the average family man makes in a year. Yes, considerably more. More active candidates are wanted !_candidates who are real candidates, .who will get in and "carry on”— candidates who ard big enough that even flurry will not scare themT Fight ers are wanted. 1 - ■ Wlrat • difference ■ does • • it • make to you, a candidate,, what John Jones is doing?- ■ .You .don’t, win .that’ way. It is what you do yourself that wins for ypv.. Winning ft ppsltiye,.no.t neg ative. / It is the subscriptions that you turn in that will File up your vote total. . , : * It takes headwork as well as foot work. It takes foresight as well as hindsight. It takes a “DO” spirit. If you are in, go get ’em. If you have been considering “ going after the big prizes, go after them. Every one hates a coward. And, how about a quitter? . , ‘ ■ Remember that votes are what win. Promises won’t get you theVe. Noise won’t win for you , Just votes. j One subscription In this big vote period gives you 12,000 votes. Ten subscriptions give you 120,000 votes. A 6-year subscription will give you 360,600 votes this first period. Sub scriptions will win for you. Only in this first period can you get the biggest votes. - . . You win if you sticks You can’t lose ‘‘Everybody Wins” Is the slogan. There is no such word as "can’t." You “can but you must • will It so. That’* the, how of this campaign. There never was and never will be such an opportunity offered'you. Think." "Realize "What 'this' means to you. . ',=' Without spending one cent you_can, win as high as $2"685 In'the’next'few weeks. You can do it in your spare time;* You cannot lose. " '• * Means Real Coin. ’ Have you ever been offered a bet ter business proposition? Have you ever cashed your " spare time for more real money? Each and every prize will be given away, absolutely free to the persons who make the effort to get them and (Continued on Page Five.) i TURKS’ REPLY TO ALLIED PEACE PROPOSALS HANDED TO HIGH COMMISSIONERS OOSfSTAJfTIJJOPliE, Mar. »^-Tke Turkish government’s reply to the allied peace proposal? arrived here bj< courier from Angora this' after noon end was handed to the Brit- t ish, French and Italian high com missioners, Copies will also be de livered to the American and Jap anese representatives. , The whole note Is couched in most moderate languuge and sug gests 'resumption of the negotia tions in some European town, pref- • erahly Constantinople. The note comprises 115 pages. The note says there are no fun damental modifications proposed in the political clauses of the draft treaty. Turkey, however, desires sovereignty of Castelloritza (oft the sonthern coast of Asia Minor) and the small islands dependent upon Tenedos Island (off the west coast of Asia Minor). She also Suggests the Marltza “Thalweg” (lowest point of the valley) its the frontier of Thrace, rather than the right hank of the river. Regarding the economic clauses of the draft treaty the note pro pose* that clauses 71 to 117, upon which agreement has not been reached, should be disjoined from the draft and substantially dis cussed. Part four of the draft treaty, dealing with communications and sanitary questions, is accepted with slight modifications. Part five, dealing with prisoners of war, is integrally accepted. As regards a regime for foreign ers in Turkey, the note suggests that the title of this section should read “Convention of regulations be tween Turkey *and the allied pow ers^ and insists on the same pre rogatives for Turkish subjects In allied states as for foreigners in Turkey. t The note states that the text of the draft treaty, therefore has been modified to avoid disptfiHtion con trary to International practice. OFFICIALS OF LOCAL * PACKING PLANT ARE TAKEN IN CUSTODY President of Southern Packing Corporation Held In Default of $50,000 Bail. Charged vtth the, embezzlement of bonds in the amount of $20,000. Robert M. Williams, president of the Southern Packing corporation, operators of the Carolina Packing plant in this city, has ■been arrested in New York on a war rant forwarded by the local police, and is being held pending the action of the governor of New York state on extradi tion papers prepared by County Solici tor J. A. McNorton. Chief of Police Cashwell forwarded the warrant to New Pork for the arrest of Mr. Williams after he had been in formed of the alleged action of the head of the Southern Packing corpora tion regarding certain bonds by local stockholders in the packing corpora tion. Warrants yhave also been prepared against five others connected with the corporation-. .JA - Or^ng-«sUujt&—.-S- - C-., where the Southeiurlhiekine corpora tion operates a plant, G. E. Mengel and •A. I* . Morgan, connected with the corporation, have been arrested, charg ed with breach of trust with fraudelent intent. , ' R. C. Horne, Jr., of Beaufort, N. C., secretary and treasurer of the company, has caused to be sworn out warrants charging conspiracy with intent to de fraud against John M. Warner, official; John A. Murkin, director of publicity; and Joseph J. Roach. The warrants allege that these three men, together with the two under aTreSt in Orange burg, conspired to defraud the Southern Packing corporation of $100,000 in bonds, and also wifh intent to make away with all records and files of the corporation. Mr. Williams is being held by the New York police because of h'.s inabili ty to place a bond of $50,000 following j his arjest upon the arrival of the war rant from this city. As soon ~hs the governor of New- York honors the ex tradition parers Mr. Williams will be brought to hie city for trial. - ORANGEBURG, March 9.—The arrest In New York of Robert M. Williams, president of the Southern Packing company, is the latest development in a stormy career that has marked the existence of the concern and its prede cessor in South Carolina over a period of several years. Two days ago a group of South Caro lina stockholders seized the local office of the concern under a warrant of claim and delivery and yesterday caused the arrest of G. E. Mengel and A. P. Morgan, employes of the firm,, on the charge of hiding' away an automo boline belonging to it. The Southern-Packing company is in part the successor of the Orangeburg Packing Company which was formed several years ago. The original com pany did not last- long, being placed in the hands of receivers within a few thomths. 'The creditors sold the plant to State Senator Niels Christensen, of Beaufort, S. C., and Messrs. Love and Cal'der, of Wlmingtqn, N. C„ ' and others. A new company was organ ized and named the Carolina Packing Company. Soon afterward, however, it yvas announced tpat a merger had been formed with other companies and a charter obtained in Delaware under {he name of the Southern Packing company-yyith R. Williams as presi dent, and with offices in Orangeburg and New York. Later dissension among the stockholders and one of the actions elected Senator Christensen president. Mr. Williams, it is said, however, still claims to be in possession of the plant as president. Fire Building To Delay Examinations LEWISTOWN, Pa., March A—Nor man Deuel- and Nelson Hanawatt, seniors, and Walter Harshbarger, a, member of tke Junior class, confessed today, school authorities said, that they had set fire to the Lewis town high school building in order to delay examination for which they were not -prepared.- • * - • .*■ ' ' Lighted sulphur candies were found early yesterday il» waste paper bas "kets W '1*' r'obms df the' bd'ldihg.' The fl^es were' discovered before; serious damage was. djone., ^ ■r;——---—tv CAROLINA BEACH REPORTED ^BURNING EARY TODAY I t- - - '' , Residents of Carolina Beach, at ■; 2,30 o’clock this morning, notified , _ ’ police headfiuartew here that j £ “Carolina Beach.la.burning np.” No a, details -were given. 'w:aa, 'A'. . Ja”'. a/ AV. ’ ■-> .A;./' ■ HARDING GOES INTO JUNGLES OF FLORIDA FOR GAME OF GOLF Chief Executive Enjoying Splen did Vacation in “The Land of Flowers.” ■ ! STUART, Fla., March 9.—President Harding had- to go Into a Florida jiin gle for a game of golf but he got it. The morning of the fourth day of his Florida vacation trip dawied with the houseboat Pioneer on which the President is cruising down the Indian river, anchored just above Vero about 10 o’clock. The President and his golf ing companions came ashore there and motored to the Rio Mar golf course. ' The trip to the golf course was over a road running through a Palmeto jun gle and ended in a cleared space be tween the . Indian river and the ocean, hence the name Rio Mar given to the golf course. The President unexpected-. ’ bore aeWe"wiritSJr eso rt^fb er e*tt~l»«p ulated larg.ely by people from Cleve-' land. The goif course which northern in genuity has carved from the jungle also proved a surprise, members of the Presidential foursome pronouncing it about the best they had played on since coming to Florida. The President liked it so well that he made two rounds of the nine holes. The golf game over, the executive and his party motored to Fort Pierce to board the Pioneer which had continued oft to that little city in the heart of the St. Lucie grape fruit growing indus try. ‘ ' Elaborate preparations had been made there to entertain the Presidential par ty, Mr. Harding having favored the town with a visit while in Florida two years ago just before he entered the white house. Today, however, he decided that he had enough golf for one day and went aboard the houseboat directly upon reaching the town. The cruise down | the Indian river then was resume^,emd tonight the Pioneer was anchofea’ off Kobe sound. The party’s 'tentative plans provide for a game of golf here tomorrow morning and then resump tion of the trip southward, arriving at Palm Beach probably tomorrow even ing. i Morehouse Grand Jury Adjourns Until Monday BASTROP, La., March 9.—(By Asso ciated Press).—The Morehouse parish] grand jury adjourned late, today until Monday with indications that its in vestigation into the operations of hooded bands in this parish; would be concluded next Tuesday or Wednes day. ,• Witnesses, today include three per sons who, at the open hearing in Jan uary, gave testimony regarded as of high importance in ,the effort of the state to fix responsibility for floggings, the issuance of warnings, adductions, deportations and the kidnaping and slaying of Watt Daniel and T. F. Rich ard. They were R. A- Whetstone,, Miss Lillian Wetlmann and Assistant At torney General T. Semmes Walmsley. Harold Teegerstrom, who disap peared shortly before the hearing be gan and did not return until after the close of the invest'gation, also was among today’s witnesses. At the time of his disappearance Teegerstrom was timekeeper at the plant of the South ern Carbon company at' Spyker, andj his testimony at the hearing was in connection with persons who declared) they had recognized T. Jeff Burnett as one of. the masked kidnapers of Daniel and Richard. ' Wealthy Wake Farmer r Gets Prison Sentence RALEIGH, March 9.—Niles O’Neal, wealthy Wake county farmer,_ today was sentenced 'to' iS months-’ oh ’ the county roads "by Judge Cranmer in i Wake county superior court when a -jury found him' guilty of 'having sold’ whiskey to two detectives employed •by Solicitor W. F. Evans. O’Neal took an appeal and gave bond, for 93,500. O’Neal served for many years as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of New Light*Uownship. The two" detectives operated in ' Ra leigh and . in Wake . county several, weeks ago, their activities resulting in the arrest and conviction of a cum ber of alleged bootleggers " * ■'r\i,r ■... \ %i. v... . ' . z • . - COUNTIES ARE GIVEN POWER TO ESTABLISH . COURTS UNDER BILL Authority Contained in Measure Passing Legislature At Closing Sessions. ANSWERS FOR JUDICIAL DISTRICTS MEASURE Court Will jHare Criminal and Cixil Jurisdiction; People Must Vote On It. i - ---- ' ■ Morning Star Bureau,. , 312 Tucker Building'. By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, March 9.—-The general as sembly killed the judicial districts bj.il, bit it gave counties burdened with Con gested superior court dockets author ity to establish general county 'courts having civil and criminal jurisdiction and conducting trials by Jury. Little was heard of the measure at the time it was slipping through, b.uc it has been duly recorded and filed in ’ the official shelves of Secretary of State Everett’s office, and only a vote of the people of a county Is necessary to establish a court that will possess nearly all the powers of the superior courts. The bill was introduced after „ the chances of passage of the judicial districts bill went a-glimmering and the opinion of lawyers is that it gives counties virtually the relief sought An the re-districting bill. Two Counties Have Courts Forsyth and New Hanover counties already have county courts, but law yers say the new general codrt would have greater jurisdiction and rank higher than both courts in these two counties. The clerk of the superior could would be ex-official clerk of the geheral county court and the sheriff would be there to “oh, yes.” The county court, It is pointed out. could displace the city recorder’s courts, which in the cities of the state have worked successfully in clearing many cases that might have flooded the superior courts. The county oourt also would take over many of the cases now handled by the magistrates. People Must Decide* ' • To. get this court, the county com- ‘ misfcloners will have to‘ call an elec tion and let the people say if they want jone..^Jf,ths proposal carries, the .,, ’'Swfif-J. then evolves upon the comtnis ’’sioners to establish the tribunal through the appointment of a judge, who Snail receive a salary of not less 1 than $3,600 per year, and a prosecutor - who shall not be paid less than $1,000. The law specifies that the court shall convene in ,the county courthouse on the first Monday of each month arid continue in session until all cases on the docket have been disposed of. The act goes into detail In outlining criminal and civil procedure for the court. One' clause specifies that trial by Jury in civil cases shall be consid ered as waived unless one of the con testing sides makes appeal In advance of the trial of the case for a jury of 12 men. In that case the register of deeds shall select 18 men from, whom the jury will be . chosen, and It shall be the duty of the sheriff to sum mons them to court. Regular juries for the court will be chosen by lot under the system used in selecting juries for, the superior court. While sittings of the court shall.be in the courthouse, the act makes men tion of the inadvisability, in con venience or discommoding the regular session of superior courts. Appeals from the county court.to su perior court will be in accordance with existing statutory requirements for ap peals to' higher courts. Whether any counties will take advantage of the opportunity to establish a County court is . uncertain, , though Mecklenburg bounty is reported to be interested in some change that would relieve a crowded docket in superior court there. Efficiency Demonstrated Governmental efficiency is being thoroughly demonstrated in the office of -Secretary of -State W. N. Everett this week as’ scores make application for information concerning the multi-® .tudes. of public and private laws en acted by the‘general assembly. Although Mr. Everett's clerical staff has been'swamped since the assembly began shooting In the mass of bills, the work has been carried on so Sys tematically and thoroughly that there Is not the semblance of disorder or confusion in the handling and filing of the official copies. Persons seeking information have been able to locate their1 particular laws on a moment’s notice. :The secretary of state’s office had,a reputation for efficiency and service under Secretary of. State X Bryan Grimes and Mr. Everett is maintain’%v it in'a most highly satisfactory man ner. The business-like methods of the office are subjects of common talk among people who have had occasion to call there for service or Informa tion. Mr. Everett is not only one of the most popular'of’the state officials, but hls; business administration is proving the practicability of business in government- , Fort Myer Barradcs f Destroyed By Fire * WASHINGTON,' March #<—^Fire broke out tonight in the barrack* of enlisted men at Fort Myer, Va., just across the Potomac river from' Washington. Fire fighting’ apparatus was'rushed to the ■ scene from Washington in an effort to confine the flames to one building, In Wh'liK 4.6(3 lit'TOO 'jMrt were quartered.: - All of the men,.It was stated at the -reservation,-got out of the building In safety. Troops stationed at the fort joined with volunteer* from nearby’ towns and firemen from Washington. In fighting the blase. The reservation ad joins Arlington- cemetery. ■ ’ The fire, destroying the building la which it originated, spread to an tin- v occupied -wing- of, the .hospital. Fifty patients were removed to *|fety. . .r ... ■' .... t-tf : - ,. ' .** J/Jly, J.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 10, 1923, edition 1
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