Thursday, June 7, 192!
It SHBIHERS' •
M IS SPEECH
I jf THE PRESIDENT
I. Harding Says He Feels
■1", All Shi-mers Are Loy-
B nil hr High Standards
■ of This C'«unti y.
Lterxwy spirit ■
f inks much good
I, the Spirit '•‘■'Conspiracy,
|"r„ u nd in Some Organiza
|2" is Harmful for the
I United State*. ,
■ A .lu-iiee ilium 1
■ , .o gani./iitt !<m to Mir
■ ' niity is one thing.
■ v another.” President
I f in .in jitidress at
W&M d se^sionfof the .Mys
■flnil-n-
B' >j ' \ . ~f t+ie order, the
“the almosphore
■ ;n ,,| wished that sein^how
B‘ r? 'V’ -ttto’ti— nations could be
B^ : ; • v Ah stn-h nil uplift
R ! , l | j I u: it'aiv will never eoiue
B- „jj ]_\ purposed fraternity
■j* ■ ~u , againsr mou
■ : ■ the President said.
B - tininess of association
jji ■ ... titer for mischief to exert
Bf® V; V ,.|. innea'oni+tg mal
our institutions.
■7" . : . this is eoiispir-
I '-t . p,/r a>si t-iaieil uplift. it is
■ l; This is, npt
■ j y :iic discord of dislov
■ |- republic.
i„ ; .. J. ip 'IHi/O'lO of Ainer
■ ' ■ Sty .to' the flag, the
B rite i institutions
■ mstituted authority -
E tie* wove "f ffherty. under the law,
■ ' asSn: • nruih l is secure."'
■ tii' ifardii 4 ■ »ed tl|e <- nnieil as
Bketuei■ Si.riio r afn rhe had reSiewed
8'.,: , i . I'ade from a stand
K\y,f, dir WIU e II else. 11l llis op-
I >aid :
■ ..j. ,-a areai p!>.• - ;re to participate
I, . t ;u version of tile Council.
B iw |. n ,‘,t >;,:•! that I cordially' join
B ; i„. v.: ~ •;f welcome and hearty
■ ••] 'ii- athac-pliere of fraternity.
■ rri‘'itf':n"d: ,; knowledge that 1 am ad
\ very heartbeat is
I. \ !n re every impulse*
ft, A; :; . Wll !' iVITI COS U 111 i 111 1C1 11
nii i-»i;M ;■ as. ail- to the republic and
ReXATOK 'IMMONs i>
I IIKAKJ) AT TRINITY
|.sp‘-.ik' fur ( lass at' 1 sTd. Which is
>ta»in;' fifth Annual Reunion.
Jui 5. Senator F. M.
Sin.- • r' Ncv P.ern. expressed the;
- t ••s- of 1 s7l staging
:• > ration during Trin
i;v C"i _*■ Aiaenc.-mcnt here today,
a'l'! G lihan-. of Ham'.et. delivered
the ’/riiicijiji; a r she alumni dinner.'
Mis V. ili.ii Vance, of Black Miuin
pßu.'.iras- the [irineipni. speaker at tin
;c";::';ae attended hv 2.10 former
I
during • ."ruing some- 2.00 per*
Ihslinji I lohhs.- of Brazil. pie
|v - - tie greatest tiling in* life
a iieuv-nng the i nmiueneeiiient sermon.
Miikr All School Biililings Safe.
lV: ' ' :i - -0111' -*.——l u eoimbetion with
■ 1 p gn n, hav. every school build*
‘fit ( dijia inspected before
■'” V :t "U' open. Stacey \\\ Wade. 1
11:111 1 oiiii n iss inner, has ad
: t"l!"wins letter to each coun
superintendent of ed
[•'•hing which might nat
. " ' ' l,l ,:1< ‘ recenr tragedy in a
1 ~.. , , , 1
t s- o:t' a loin l deterred
- yo'ir attention more
'' ;hiiity of a simrar
of unsafe conditions 1
y, '' T' ir 'clioml buildinxK.
ij. p • 1 ' he remedied a'nd
■ ll:i " i'iileeil 1i,,.
yesponsibijitj I
*» ' ' ; ■ p-si-ner.
'spurted many fireproof '
'■d safety features to
s'Cen us a sense of se-
Hyi , , ' ’ '!"'tisi!ii|ity is still 1
M:c. '"'j.’ X ." :M,|S ’ ;I ' l s “ftions of the
e ' r, . : ;on . you ami upon me
■ eep.end upon your '
is;. ~ 1 ;> 'He of old build*
measures to elimf
' ' eU'. To this
1 to inspect- every :
a'w.'ifi. t jj ’ ’j' 111 - unsafe. and
1 ‘ give attention
' ■■■■:• ; M „ 1 '’ ' ds. 1a m asking
!" :>' ! ' ‘ ■' of- all two-story
' ' strict wlii'cii
A' safe; k(*eping Tu
building to be
v rate and dis
“-'tet}.,-.,. ■. ~ ' >N remote from one
' staiinvays fernii
-1 \' l -'..ihiing form only
t *-pi’ '"ti .of the l ;nv .
building which '
itediatp attention
to vetiorr I will
• ; •'••putif.'s of tjiis
' . . V dstricr at the
a>?r, n:tiv(. , Ll -; "■ ‘‘ !r uspe-rion and
fft iuttibi', vr -
* r Ut liall Outfit
i—Columbia
! h‘ (V,,.;.;;"' !I >g'iF at tile
. " '‘uiniber of coin
'd bettering
■ ’ . ‘ : : ‘‘ t lengthening
-f M V .' i ' - <s "‘i to '-ell' 2.000
i.f A.7 ♦‘•iconrage the
' relieve tilt*
7 finin.-i- i' : '■ ;a
j A ." Acuity.
■ ’ ; ' r th" meet
’""riiTuw night
• t) ', '"'7: ~, ' 1 'be proposed
• -f! U ‘ ' iu- '’ ' U u !l ”"b is to be
• 1 recording to
i. . , tL- ■ is not
■: a *■ • * will uii
" 4 1 "Arabia.; ,
IN AND AROUND THE CAPITOL
IN AND AROUND THE CAPITOL
i
llaleigli. June ii (liy the Associated
Press!. —Governor ('atneron Morrison,
who now has before him the jirobabi
lit.v appointment of A. T. Allen as state
superintendent of publy.* instruction to
succeed I>r. E. C. Brooks, scheduled to
be elected president of North Carolina
State College. } ias boon a busy chief
executive since coming into office when
lie appointing of officials is considered.
If Superintendent Brooks resigns—and
Ids election as president of State Col
lege is considered a certainty in official
circles—the governor will hang up as a
record the appointment of two members
of the council of slate during his term.
His first appointment of this kind was
when lie named W. X. Everett, a mem
ber of the state house of representatives,
secretary of state to succeed .T. Bryan
(Irimes. who died after a short illness.
Nojt only these—
But two associate justices of the
State Supreme Court have been placed
into office-by Governor Morrison. Judge
A\ . J. Adams, Carthage, of the superior
court; was appointed successor to Jus
tice W. It. Allen. Goldsboro, deceased.
Herint Clarkson. Charlotte, a few days
ago was selected as successor to Justice
1 . D. Walker, of Charlotte.
W. E. Brock, Wadesboro. was selected
to take place made vacant by- Judge
Adams’ resignation to accept the su
preme court bench position. M. W.
Nash. Hamlet, succeeded Mr. Brock as
solicitor of the thirteenth judicial dis
trict as an appointee of Governor Mor
rison,
A. D. Watts was appointed commis
sioner of revenue, when the office was
cAmted by the general assembly. When
Mr. Watts ,resigned. Ftp A. Houghton,
formerly lieutenant, governor of North
Carolina and at the time of his ap-‘
pointment a ranking member of the
house of representatives, was named.
In addition to these, the governor
has made numerous routine appoint
ments. The fisheries commission, the
highway commission and the commission
to select a sit for the new negro reform
atory all JAei-e named by him. When
the Caswefl Training School and the
three state insane asylums were removed
from the control of a joint board of
tfusrees and placed under separate
beards, the governor appointed these re
spective members. 1
Some of the chief executive’s other
duties, as ouMined by The North Caro
line Manual, are as follows :
To reside at the’ sent of government:
to keep the general assembly informed
respecting the affairs of the state: and
to recommend to the general assembly
such measures .-is lie deems expedient.
To grant reprieves, commutations and
pardons (except in cases of impeach
ment) and to report each case of re
prieve. commutation or pardon to the
general assembly. These particular
duties are the hardest the governor lias
to perform, it is statial. and frequently
cause a severe nervous strain.
-To receive reports from all officials of
the executive departments and of pub
lic institutions. and to transmit the
same to the general^fissembly.
To call extra sessions of the general
assembly when he thinks necessary-Aby
and with the advice of the Council of
state.
He is commander-in-chief of the mi
litia of the state, except when they are
called into the service of the United
Stares. To use the civil and military
power nf the state to prevent the viola
tion of the statue against prize fighting
in North Carolina. Prize fights now
are held in North Carolina under the
"club plan." each spectator becoming
a member and paying a fee for his mem
bership.
To keep the Great S-al of the State
of North Carolina and use the same
as occasion shall arise.
Te lias no veto power, being the
only governor in the United States with
out such power.
To be the sole original organ of com
munication between the government of
the United States, other states and
North Carolina,
To supervise the official conduct of all
executive and . administrative officers and
to visit all state institutions whenever
he deems such visitation advisable.
To see that, all public offices are filled
and their duties performed.
To appoint a private secretary, who
-shall keep a record of all public letters
written by the governor in books pro
vided for this puriftise.
Under certain conditions to employ
counsel for state.
To appoint by proclamation one day
in each year as a day of solemn and
public thanskgiving to God for past
blessings and of supplication for His con
tinued kindness and “care over us as a
state and a nation.”
ID 1 is ex officio chairman of the state
board of edmstfion. the hoard of public
buildings and grounds, the state board
of eensious. state board of internal Im
provements. the North Carolina Geolog
ical Board, the hoard of trustees of the
University of North Carolina, the state
textbook commission, committee to let
contract for state priuing and of the
state board of canvassers.
• Outside of these and other duties,
among which constant speech making
may almost be considered as one. the
governor has not much to do.
Following his announcement Monday
that a plan had been devised whereby
county boards of education in North
Carolina can sell books direct to school
children at a saving of approximately
20 per cent.. Dr. E. C. BVooks. state
superintendent of public instruction, to
day was drawing up provisions for the
actual operation of-'his proposition.
‘"ln order that the county boards of
education may be encouraged to secure
the books direct from the publishers and
obtain the publishers’ discount.” Dr.
Brooks wrote the publishing houses,
"the state board of education will desig
nate any such money as a depository,
and under the terms of section 1 of the
contract such a depository should have
all the rights and privileges of the cen
tral depositorv.
"We are asking you. therefore, to co
operate with us in this enterprise and
whatever board of education is designat
ed will be held responsible, of course,
for the~>-books purchased. I believe a
number of counties will take ‘advantage
of this the first year, and if the pupils
can secure the books at the wholesale j
prices and the counties will distribute 1
the same and become responsible for all |
settlements, this will, in my judgment,
be of great advantage to the schools, a
great, financial saving to the patrons,
and at the name time the publishers will
protected.'* *
j New Wheat Disease Has Been
Lately Found in This State
i
Raleigh, Jitne 5.—A wheat disease,]
I new to North Carolina and to the! <
United States has recently appealed in h
some fields near Lineolnton, according | r
to findings of I)r. F. A. Wolf, plant 1
pathologist of the North Carolina Ex- 1
perimeut Station. Specimens of the j
disease were sent into Dr. Wo'f by Gar- <
ren Morrison, comity agent of Lincoln
county, and because the disease was i
new to this state, Dr. AVolf sent them i
to Washington where the disease was <
found to be the dreaded "Take All.” i
lake All was first discovered in the 1
United States in 11)20 in a few places «
in New York State. Later it was .
found in 'Washington and Oregon -and
these affected fields in North Carolina :
is the third finding of the trouble in
this country. Other specimens have <
just been Received from County Agent :
R. W. Gracber, of Iredell county. i
So serious in the disease that Dr. A. ’
G. Robinson of the United States lie- <
partment of Agriculture was sent to «
Loncolu county to make a study of the *1
trouble. Accompanied by G. W. Fant, 1 -
extension plant disease worker, Garren 1
Morrison, county agent, and a number :
of farmers, a trip was made over the I
infested district where they found, in
the most heavily infested areas, that '
about one-fourth of the wheat crop was •
destroyed. Dr. Wolf states that the 1
disease was easy to locate. The as- 1
feeted plans were dwarfed varying in
height from (! to 10 inches while the <
healthy plants were about four feet in i
height.- Many of the infected plants 1
wore dying or had already perished at "1
the time of the trip. The buyer joints. 1
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FEDERAL REVENUES IN’
STATE SHOW INCREASE
About $125,200,000 Collected In 11
Months of This Fiscal Year.
Raleigh, June (By the Associated
Press). —Approximately SI2r>.2(»<UMWI has
been collected in federal revenues in
North Carolina during * tJn- efevteai
months of the fiscal year 1022. this sum
comparing with $122,412,200 for the
whole of fiscal 1022. according to an ,
announcement tonight by Gilliam Gris- ,
sum. district, internal revenue collector, i
The principal collections now being
made are coming in fltnn the manufac* i
tine and sale of tobacco in the state, j
over $100,000,000 of the total registered
already being derived from this source,
according to the collector.
.Last year. North Carolina stood eight
iu comparison with other states in the
amount of collections. Illinois. Michigan.
New York. Pennsylvania. Massachusetts.
Ohio and California ranking ahead.
California's collections for last year
were approximately $131.000.00. This
year. Mr. Grissom expects North Caro
lina's total to run over $133,000,000 and
the state to pass California unless the
latter shows a decided iucfease.
The second installments of income tax
will fall due June 15, and. according to
the collector, the government lias in
structed all officials to proceed promptly
with the collection of these amounts, no
delays being allowed. When a quarterly
payment falls due and is not paid, the
whole amount of the tax immediately In
comes subject to collection. Heretofore
delays iu some cases have been allowed
when payments fell due, but the instruc
tions this year have been changed, ac
cording to Mr. Grissom.
Special privilege taxes, which amount
to over $1.000,000 annually in North |
Carolina, must be returned and paid
during July, it was stated.
BAXTER SHEMWELL IS
SEEN AT ASHEY ILLE
When Sheriff Lyeily is Asked if He
Has Capias For Him. He Says No
and Hangs Up. -
Asheville. .Turn l 4.—Baxter Kliem
well. reported to be wanted in David
son county to serve a sentence of 1S
months for assault with a deadly
weapon, lias been seen on the streets
of Asheville for the past two weeks and
no effort lias been made by county
authorities to bring about his arrest. I
Sheriff J. A. Lyerly. of Buncombe
county, when asked tonight whether lie
held a capias for the arrest of Sbem
woll, statinl that he had not, and hung
up the telephone in the face of a news
paper man seeking information in re
gard to the case.
Shemwell Reported to Have Been in
Greensboro Lately.
Baxter Shemwell was in Greensboro
recently, walking about the streets and
in office buildings as 'unconcerned as
any other man in Greensboro, it is re
ported by those who saw him. A lawyer
who had known him looked on surpris- (
ed.
"Wlier? are you living, Mr. Shen*-
wellV" he asked.
"In Asheville, as usual." lie replied.
The lawyer was amazed. ,but Mr. Shem
well was not. Life to him appeared fine ;
and free.
CONCORD MEN FORM
NEW THEATRE COMPANY
Carolina Amusement and Vaudeville
Company Organised by Local Busi
ness Men. f
Among the numerous new enterprises
that are causing Concord's business to
take on new life and vigor is the Caro
line Amusement & Vaudeville Company,
which was this week granted a charter
by the secretary of state. The new
company, which will do a state-wide busi
ness. having theatres iu numerous places,
has a capital stock of $50,000. The
principal office is in Concord and all the
incorporators are Concord citizens.
The objects for which the company
is organized include furnishing amuse
ment to the public, the erection and
maintenance of theatres, the purchase
and production of coyprights and dram
atic and musical productions.
The company lias purchased the tent
show which has been operating on the
Morris property in the rear of the city
hall and plans at an early date to pur
chase other theatre properties. B. W.
Means is president. H. A. Goodman vice
president. David Leonard secretary ami
John Hugh treasurer.
Want to Keep Royalists DoWft.
1 Paris, June 5 (By the Associated
i Press). —Firm measures to suppress the
, royalists' frequent resort to force were
' approved by tljr chamber of deputies this
afternoon* designed to compel Premier
Poincare to come forth with a strong
statement promising vigorous action
against the agitation.
/
THE CONCORD TIMffS
including the leaf sheathes, were dark
or entirely blackened and enveloped by
a layer of delicate brown threads.
These threads are formed by the casual
fungus and in them are inbedded tin 1
black fruit bodies of the fungus. The
jroots were blackened and more or less
decayed.
Mr. Fant was unable to locate the
source of infection. The farmers were
of the opinion that the disease had been
on their places last year and since the
seed had been grown on the local farms
for several years it seems that the dis
ease was not brought in with the seed.
Dr. Wolf it will live for
sometime in infested soil and on the
stubble or straw. #
"Take All” is one of the most serious
diseases of wheat known to science and.
as its name indicates, takes nearly all
tin l wheat that it attacks. It had been
watched for several years in foreign
countries to prevent its coming into
country. It was 'found first in Aus-.
'tralia and later in France, England.
Italy. Germany and Japan. It may
have come to tjiis country in grass seed
as it lives on those grass-plants similar
to wheat.
The farmers in Lincoln county arc
very much concerned over the trouble
and Dr. Wolf would 1 ike for every
farmer finding a disease of this kind in
liis wheat fields to send him a specimen.
It is important that the extent of the
trouble he known so that proper'control
measures may be worked out. Speci
mens should be sent to Dr. F. A. Wolk.
Plant Pathologist, College Station. Ra
leigh.
FRENCH SEAMEN INI
1 DAILY WK RATIONS
; /
Some Threaten to Go on
Strike if Their Wine is
i From Them While
in American \Vaters.
' Paris, June 5 (I4y the Associated
PressU—The threat of stokers and fire
men on French steamers to strike unless
assured they will'* receive thc\ usual
daily allowance of wine when in New
harbor has raised an issue that prohi
bition will be msde the subject of diplo
matic negotiation with Washington.
♦ Meanwhile , steamship officials inti
mate that the LaFayetto sailing from
Havfe on Saturday and other French
ships will he supplied with their usual
stores of beverage liquors.
The ministers of the merchant marine
and commerce, which have been study
inf closely the liquor ruling of the United
States Supreme -Court, make, the point
that French vessels are French terri
tory and then fore subject to French
law. French views have been incorv
porated in the note that will-be turned
over to Premier Poincare for transmis
sion to Washington. It is understood
tin l communication will insist that the
French seamen retain their titles to two
litres of wine dally.
FIND BODY OF MAN
ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS
j •
, Dead Man Was W. C. MrCurry, of
Merkerson.—Body Found Near Ehn
| wood.
Asfieville. June o.—The body of W.
1 4’. Met'lin y, of Merkerson, X. (’., was
found by a Southern Railway train
crew on the right of w;# of the railroad
near Elmwood early todayU McCurry
I was a Shriner. mi route to the Wash
ington convention and is be'ieved to
have fallen from the train Monday. The
body, partially concealed in grass, was
not observed by passengers and x train
crews passing the point for two days.
It was taken to Statesville.
GERMANY’S OFFER IS
* CERTAIN OF REJECTION
According to Indications as Seen in Of
ficial Quarters iu Paris Now.
Paris. June (> 4By the Associated
Press). —The rejection of Germany’s i
new reparations off*'! 1 was foreshadowed
in official quarters here today, although
the text of the note is not expected be- 1
fore tomorrow, and the unfavorable
judgment is based only on unofficial ad- :
vices, indicating that the offer from the I
French viewpoint does not even consti
tute a basis for negotiations.
j
FOUR FINED HEAVILY
I FOR OIL TRANSACTIONS
I '—i 1
One Defendant Fined $15,000 and Other
Three SIO,OOO Each by Texas Judge,
i Fort Worth. Texas. June (i.—Walter <
Marks was lined $15,000. and Nathan H.
Sang, Philip Goldstein and M. Hirsch, '
were each lined SIO,OOO today by Federal
{Judge Benjamin Bledsoe on their pleas
of guilty to conspiracy to defraud
through the mails in connection with <
the General Lee Interests xdl cases. All
the defendants are from Chicago.
No prison sentences were ’ assessed,
District Attorney Henry Zweiful re
questing the court to impose only fines as
punishment. 1
Bible School,
Beginning (m Monday, June 11th. a 1
ten-day Bible School will be conducted
in St. James Lutheran Church. This
is intended to supplement the Sunday
school work. Also to give many some i
additional work that cannot be gotten
in the alloted time on Sunday. The
course will continue for two weeks and
will be held for two hours each day. <
The time each day will be divided into <
four periods. Beginning at J) o'clock i
there will be a thirty minute devotional <
period .with instruction in music and
worship. Following this will be thirty | !
minutes devoted to Bible study. Then j'
there will be thirty minutes of play. <
A competent director will be on the><
ground to make this period a profitable i
one. The day will be closed witl\ ; an- i
other period of Bible study. So then
three things will be emphasized—music. <
play and Bible study. This school will !
be absolutely free with text books fur- !
nished by the congregation, and an iu- i
vitatiof! is most cordially given to every
one who will attend. Put this on your
calendar as 2ij important part of your i
summer’s program. U
HUGHES AGAIN DECLARES
' FOR THE WORLD COURT
America Herself Has Proved Its Need
by Her Domestic Courts.
New York, June 4.—The thousand
members of the bench and bar heard
Secretary of State Hughes plead for
America's entrance into the world court
tonight at the Kent centennial celebra
tion at Columbia University.
Justice Edward It. Finch, of the ap
pellate division of the/Xew York State
Supreme Court, who introduced Secre
tary Hughes, also defended the- court
and pointed out that, the teachings of
James Kent, the former Columbia pro
fessor in whose memory the meeting
was held, showed that states or nations,
being composed of individuals, were sub
ject to wrong doing and should be
treated as individauls for their mis
deeds.
Secretary Hughes said the tranquility
of the world depended upon the exist-,
cuce of,a world court just as the tran
quility of the United States and its va
rious states had depended and still de
pends upon the courts.
“Our courts," he declared, “still re
main the assurance of our domestic
peace. -This is true in international as
well as in national affairs. If we have
tranquil states it is because the people
believe in the reign of law and maintain
the integrity of theiry courts. I
"If we have a nation with the im
mense advantage of national authority
adequate to meet vail national needs, it
is because we have the Supreme Court
of tlie United States. If controversies
over legal rights are to be determined
peacefully, there must be a tribunal to
deteermine them.
"The American love of peace and sense
of right," he said, “and the conviction
horn of our experience, have made it a
definite part of American policy that we
should do all in our power to secure
provision for the peaceful settlement of
international disputes by the establish
ment of a permanent tribunal of inter
national justice.
"Our peculiar interests as a nation re
quin* it, in order to give more adequate
protection to our rights, and the in
terests of world peace demand it."
Secretary Hughes asserted that tem
porary tribunals were imperfect both in
the choice of arbitrators and in the
likelihood xof the intrusion of political
considerations.
"How unsatisfactory is such a meth
od," he added, “as compared with op
portunity to submit a -controversy to a
permanent international court composed
of the ablest and most impartial judges,
acting as a court in accordance with
judicial standards and giving their con
tinuous and expert service to the inter
nretatiou and application of internation
al law.
"Those who say th.at we should per
fect- international law before we have
a permanent court of international jus
tice. ignore the -fact that in the mean
time we must have arbitrary tribunals
to decide our controversies of justiciable
nature. These critics also ignore the
enormous service that an international
court may render with the material at
its command at present, in the develop
ment of international law."
Speaking of James Kent as a promi
ueuet professor, Secretary Hughes eulo
gized the famous man and declared he
was justly accmailed as the “father of
American jurisprudence."
|Jc pointed out, in describing Kent's
life and career, that ‘whereas q century
ago. little and poor law was produced
in America, now it was the nation’s
chief -product thus creating an impera
tive need for competent exposition of
tin* law.
LEY IATHA VS TRIAL TRIP MAY
BECOME $1.000.000 JOY RIDE
Shipping Men Point Out Vessel Has
Already Been Subjected to All
Customary Tests.
New York, June 4.—The trial trip
for the steamship Leviathan may turn
out actually to be. as it has already
been dubbed, a “.$1,000,000 joy-ride"
for the personally chosen guests ot Al
bert I). Lasker, retiring chairman of
the United States Shipping Board.
v Estimates »f the cost made bv snip
ping men vary? but $200,000 is their
minimum. Most v of the authorities put
if at two-thirds of the operating expense
>f a transatlantic voyage, which is
$400.-000\ for a vessel o.f the size of the
Levin tha n.
Some shipping men. taking into ac
count depreciation and interest on in
vestment put their estimate*; higher.' If.
instead of the run to Cuba and back,
the Leviathan should have been put into
the European service, just now at its
height, she would have earned several
hundred thousand dollars. The shipping
moil who figure in ‘his loss of business
Wild the cost of the trial trip mounting
close to $1.000.000.
The entire expense of the trial trip
vfill come out of the public funds. The
hills will not be subject to review by
any officers but those of the Shipping
Board. The 000 guests who have been,
.or arc to be, invited to the junket, are
being chosen in the name of the board.
The choice rests with Mr. Lasker him
self, who is staying in office as chair
man until the trial trip is over, al
though his resignation is dated to be
come effective June 13,■ while the trip
itself is not to take place until “some
time between June Tp and June 21.
Shipping men are pointing out that
the Leviathan has already been given
as much of a trial trip since her recon
ditioning as commonly is required of
shell vessels. ,
Four Tons Hauled Mite for Nickel by
Southern.
Atlanta. Ga.. June 5. —Five cents for
handling one ton of freight four miles,
or four tons one mile, was the average
received by the Southern Railway Sys
tem during 15)22.
Figures which have just been couipil
ed. covering the operations of the Southj
ern for the year, show that 01.J27.640
tons were handled*, an average distance
of 176.”»2 miles. ,
The average amount received by the
Southern for hauling a ton of freight
this distance was $2.24. making the re-*
ceipts for carrying one ton freight
one mile 1.26 ceuts —equivalent to iturj
iug one ton four miles, or four tons one
mile for a nickel.
These figures cover the receipts from
every class of freight from sand to silk
shirts and for all distances, from- local j
hauls of a few miles to transcontinental
shipments and exports and imports.
The organs of smell in a vulture crow
are so keen that they can scent their
prey for a distance of 40 miles.
WoUri> ABOLISH USE
OF “KANGAROO” COl RTS
Y\ liich Have Been Conducted in Florida
For Many Years.
Tallahassee. Fla.. June 3 (By the As
sociated Press).—With the Florida leg
islators having abolished the practice of
whipping prisoners in county convict
camps by convict bosses,-- the Jackson
viile Federation of Mothers' Clubs now
has started a movement to take the
“strap ’ from the hands of the “judge"
of what is described as the “Kangaroo
court" of the Duval county jail.
The "Kangaroo court." before which
Prisoners are said to be hailed for viola
tion of “prisoners*, statutes,’’ is presided
over, it is' asserted, by an alleged mur
derer and the accused always is found
guilty. The penalty, ranges from fines
of five cents to twenty dollars.
On his failure to pay, the “convicted"
prisoner is given not more than one hun
cdvtd lashes, according to the investiga
ting committee's rejKtrt. and fines that
are paid are used to provide phonograph
records, tobacco .and the like for the in
mates. Fines are assessed, it is report
ed, for failure to bathe daily In the sum
mer and twice a week in the winter,
having untidy rooms, stealing from fel
low prisoners, neglecting to repay what
has been borrowed, failure to show prop
er respect during religious services, cre-
I ating a disturbance after 10:30 p. m.. and
before 3 a. m.. and for similar “offenses."
-Resolutions adopted by tin* Federation
of Mothers’ Clubs urging abolishment of
the “court" state that the "whip,” which
the enlightened opinion of this state and
the legislature in its wisdom has- deemed
to be an instrument of punishment too
cruel to be entrusted to authorities re
sponsible for the maintenance of disci
pline in prison camps, because of certain
barbarous abuses, surely can nob be
placed in the hands of prisoners, many
of whom are charged with the commission
of brutal and even fiendish crimes, with
which to inflict corporal punishment up
on fellow prisoners.
The death of Martin Tabert while an
inmate of a convict camp of the Butnam
Lumber Company in Clara.. Florida,
started (he investigation which minified
in the movement that 'finally was suc
cessful in obtaining legislative action do
ing away with corjmral punishment.
Tabert is alleged to have been Hogged
to death by Thomas Walter Higginboth
am, who was “whipping* boss" in the Put
nam company convict camp. This case
is declared to have been directly respon
sible foj* the passage by this session of
the legislature of an act ending the leas
ed convict system.
At Lake City Monday. June 4, Higgin
botham is scheduled to go on trial, hav
ing been indicted some weeks ago by a
Madison county grand jury for the mur
der of Tabert. . *,
The scene of the trial was shifted last
week from Cross City, Dixie county, to
Lake City, following a motion by the
prosecuting attorney that a fair, and
impartial hearing could not be had. The
state, by affidavits set forth that the
Putnam Lumber Company, for- which
Higginbotham was- working at the time
of Tabert’s death, owned approximately
75 per cent, of Dixie county land and
paid 65 per cent, of its taxes. The de
fense endeavored to keep the trial at
Cross City find declared that the"-Ta
bert case had attracted nationwide at
tention with the exception of Dixie coun
ty. Residents of the county were de
scribed by the defense as "plain coun
try folks who never read the newspa
pers."
Leasing of convicts in Florida will end
December 31 next. For the first time in
more than a half a century bids for
leased contracts' will not be submitted
to county commissioners for prisoners
by lumber and naval stores companies.
The bids heretofore were based, it is said,
on lumber and naval stores market quo
tations at the time of submission and not
on demand for labor. The price bid for
each prisoner was from slll.OO to SSO ex
clusive of food/ and clothing. The suc
cessful bidder was required to furnish
bond, and in the event a convict escap
ed the lessee continued to pay for his la
bor.
Opponents of the system charged that
fortunes have been made by agents who
specialized in the leasing traffic. They
said contracts would be secured by the
agents on bids at $20.00 a head per
month and as fast as the county would
furnish convicts to the successful bid
der lie would sublease them at $40.00 a
head, making a net irrofit of $20.00 a
month on each prisoner.
Testimony before a legislative investi
gating committee was to the effect that
Martin Tabert. was secured by the Put
nam Lumber company, with other con
victs, under a contract with the Leon
county commissioners to supply the com
pany with all able-bodied convicts sen
tenced to serve more than three mouths
at $50.00 “a head."
Company officials, the. testimony con
tinued. also entered into* an agreement
with the county sheriff, J. R. Jones, to
pay him $20.00 for each convict he de
livered to the company. The legislative
committee was told that Sheriff Jones
ordered an extensive drive on "Hoboes
and other vagrants." witnesses having
quoted the officer as declaring in issu
ing the instructions. "It means money to
me."
Tabert was among several caught in
the- crusade as he was migrating to
Florida on a freight train. He was sen
tenced by the County Judge I». F. Wil
lis to serve three months or pay iU fine
of $25 and was leased to the Putnam
company, a Wisconsin corporation.
In an effort.to show collusion between
tin* -sheriff and judge, the committee was
given testimony that the judge would
sit at the county budding at night with
a whiskey demijolfSr by his sid*- to s*m
teuce prisoners caught riding the night
freight trains through the eapital of
Florida. Witnesses told the legislators
that the judge drank heavily and when
unable to go home, would sleep on the
fi**>r of his office with a copy of the
Florida* general statutes as a pillow.
Both Sheriff Jones and Judge Willis
were ousted from office by recommenda
tions of Governor Hardee and with the
approval of the Senate.
“Bud” Lippard Again Caught in Liquor
Raid.
Hickory. June 3. —"Bud" Lippard
was arrested at his home in Catawba
county early today after a raid by
Sheriff George F. Host, who announced
Ihe seized ten gallons of liquor and took
into custody two Iredell county men
who he said hdd a gallon each. Lip
pard is already under suspended sen
tence of two years on conviction of sell
ing liquor and has violated the pruhiti
jtioc law for several years, officer* said.
PAGE FIVE
: SHINERS ELEVATE
: CONRAD V. DYKEIN'
: TO HIGH POSITION
" V*-
Brooklyn Man Has Been
Elevated to Position of Im
\ perial Potentate, Nobles of
i the Mystic Shrine.
! FIGHTING NOW
FOR NEXT MEETING ?.
Philadelphia and Kansas City
Seem to Have the Best
Chance Now of Getting the
1924 Meeting.
Washington. .Line 6.—-Conrad V.
■ Dykemau. of Brooklyn, N. Y.. was ele
vated to the position of Inqterial Po
[ tentate today by the Ancient Arabic
Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Dr. Dykeman during * the past year
has been Deputy Imperial Potentate.'.
1 and in accord with the usual custom his
I elevation to the highest' office in the
1 order was followed by a ion- by
1 one grade of all the other national of
ficers.
In the fight for the 1024 convention
1 which was to be decided later in the
day. Kansas City and Philadelphia ap
peared to be the chief contenders.
Clifford Ireland, of Peoria, 111., a
former member of 'Congress, was given
a place in the direct line of succession
when he was elected Imperial' Outer
Guard. The post is at the bottom of
the line, and was made vacant by the
[elevation of all Hie higher officials. It
| was the only he called froqi out
side the present corps of national Shrine
officialdom.
Kansas City Chosen.
Washington. June 6.—Kansas City.
Mo., was selected today as the 15)24 con
vention city of the Ancient Arabic Or
der of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
All the other cities which had extended;
invitations for the convention wjthdrew
before the ypte was taken and it a lisas
was selected imanmu/ueTy. June 3,
4 and 5 were chosen *afe fche convention
dates. f
LUCY GASTON’S. POETRY
■ WINS GIRLS FROM F.AGS
Four-Line Verse in Yellow Chalk Con
verts High School Smokers.
Chicago. June 3.—‘A dash of vivid
yellow, four lines of poetry, and Lucy
Page Gaston, foe of cigarettes, have
blown the smoke away out at Hyde,
Park High School. It was less -than
two weeks ago that Miss Gaston, head
of the National Anti-Cigarette League,
turned poet and made herself respon
sible for the following anti-nicotine
quatrain:
Since cigarettes seem less provoking
Unto the oues who do the smoking
1 )li, won't some power please compel ’em
To smell themselves as other smell .’em !
M iss Mildrd Moore. Spanish eaclier
at- Hyde Park High School, copied the
lines on the blackboard in room 247.
She chose bright yellow chalk because,
as Miss Gaston advised, “color phychoU
ogists declared that orange yellow acts
as a mental stimulant, especially on the
imagination.”
The boys and girls in room 247 let
the yellow verse work on their imagina
tions and they kept their olfactory
nerves on the job. The rest was easy.
Friday Miss Moore’s class celebrated a
100 jH*r j-ent. victory over the Fag and
beat every other room in the school in
their "clean life* campaign," sponsored
by Miss Gaston.
. ft
SMITH SENTENCED TO
THREE YEARS
May Be Hired Out to Pay Part, of tJie
SI.OOOO Coots in His Case.
Goldsboro, June s.—Dewey Smith, who
was found guilty of manslaughter early
Sunday morning in connection with tin*
slaying fate with an axe, was given a
term of three years by Judge Horton
in Wayne County Criminal Court.
’Judge Horton gave the county commis
sioners privilege to hire Smith out to
pay the approximately SI,OOO costs in
the case.
Smith's defense was that he killed
diis father while temporarily insane.
Americans Lead in Helping Rhineland.
Berlin. June 4.—Americans rank
first among the people, of the various
nations in the extent to they
have contributed toward the relief of
the Rhineland and Ruhr populations, it
was revealed at a recent meeting of the
German Red Cross. Cash donations
alone included $25,000 received from
the American Red Cross; SN.(M>O col
lected by the New York Staafz Zeituug:
$5,000 from residents of St. Louis, and
$2,000 from tin* Central Relief Com
mittee in New York.
The. Central Relief committee also
sent foodstuffs valued at approximately
$70,000. sis '
Audit of State Books to Be Completed
This Evening.
Raleigh. June 4.—Auditors investi
gating the state's financial condition
will complete their work at the capitol
tomorrow night and will return to -New
York, where a report will be made to
Senator Lanuhsford Long, chairman of
the assembly special committee, m about
10 days, J. T. Wsjkdi. head Os the ac
countants, told the Associated Press to
day.
Rev. A. O. Moore Becomes Pastor of
t Salisbur Church.
Salisbury June 4.—Rev. A. O. Moore
has arrived in the city from Clayton to
assume the pastorate of First Baptist
church. Mr. Moore has been pastor of a
,(p'laytou church for four year*. IP
preached the first sermon o£;jU:s ne v
pastorate Sunday. • ? '
All Clubs Cliangt.
Columbia, S. €., June 2.—Every
team in the South'Atlantic association
toda;e changed its relative standing.
Charlotte, beaten twice by Spartanburg,
dropped into second place with Green
ville. which won twice from Augusta,
going into the lead from which Macon
ouetod them the first of the week.