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Under Sentence of Death for
Murder of Rosenthal.
ONE DISSENTING VOTE
Sentences of Four Gunmen Convicted
for the Same Crime Are Upheld
by Higher Court Judge
Erred in Instructions.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 24 The convic
tion of Charles Becker, a former New
York police lieutenant, of the murder
of Herman Rosenthal was reversed
and the convictions of the -four gun
men for the same crime, was affirmed
todav by the court of appeals.
Justice Goff, the. court held, erred
in many of his rulings in Becker's
trial and appeared to he prejudicial
in his attitude toward the defendant.
The reversal was based solely on
these grounds. No attempt was made
bv the court to say , whether the
weicht of evidence against Backer
was sufficient to warrant his convic
tion It was pointed out, however,
that the testimony against him was
given by witnesses of low class and
as much of it was open to doubt, he
therefore, was entitled to a fairer
trial than he received." . , ..
All of the seven members of the
court except Judge Werner, who act
ed as presiding judge when the ap
peal was argued, concurred in the
prevailing Becker opinion, which was
written by Judge Hiscock.
In a dissenting opinion Judge Wer
ner said that the main contentions of
the State had been amply, proven to
warrant conviction; - - ; ..
The much mooted question as to
thp status of Sam Schepps,, who, the
iurv in the Becker case decided, was
nnt an accomplice to the crime, still
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IS
unsettled. The Pjwgg
rely said there waa doubt m tne
morplv
min ds of some of the court as to the
propriety of excluding Schepps as an
accomplice. ' " -
Other Devisions Upheld. .
The decision in the case of the four
gunmen, "Gyp the Blood.? KWhitey?
Lewis, '-Dago Frank'v and ( ''Lefty,
Louie," was unanimous; xThey. had
averred that the: . e videiicS ; against
them was insufficient to warrant con
viction and also that the? court had
erred in handling their cases,- but
these contentions were : held to ; be
groundless. ' : . . ".
The date for the execution Of the
gunmen soon will be fixed'--by the
court. '", ' .
Regarding Sam Schepps, the opin
ion said: " " '. '
' While the presiding justice per
mitted the jury to find that Schepps
was not an accomplice of Rose and
toe others, and therefore guilty like
them, of the murder , of Rosenthal,
some of the members of. the court be
lieve that the finding was opposed to
the overwhelming weight of the evi
dence." Attention was called to the fact
that Becker never was directly con
nected with the crime, but that the
testimony of the others who were
jointly suspected convicted him. . Of
the five witnesses Luban, Halen,
Rose, Webber and Vallon was said:
"One of them, Luban, was produc
ed for the purposes of trial by the,
criminal authorities of a neighboring
State where he was confined in jail
on some conviction or charge where
of the nature does not appear. After
being brought to New York and be
fore going on the stand this witness,
in a manner which we cannot but
regard as suggestive, was given an
opportunity for conference with Rose,
the chief witness for the prosecution
and who was immediately? to follow
him upon the stand. The evidence
as entirely harmonious. Another
witness, Hallen, was a degenerate
lawyer and convict who also was
temporarily delivered from jail to
bear witness. The addition to the
evidence furnished by their character
and by the direct contradiction of oth
er witnesses, much of the testimony
of these men is, as it seems to us,
inherently improbable and unworthy
of belief.
No Doubt of Guilt.
"Three of the other witnesses were
nose, Webber and Vallon; gamblers
and law breakers already referred to.
Indisputably they were guilty of the
murder of Rosenthal. There was -no
question that they forfeited their lives
and were subject to the punishment
w death, but they claimed that-the
attendant had instigated them to do
tins crime and by virtue of this claim
xey secured from the district attor
ney, with the consent of the court as
ine stipulation recites, an agreement
' writing giving immunity to them,
conceded murderers, if they would
n.rnish evidence tending "to convict
Becker who thus far had only been
accused of the crime."
tcmone' other features regarding the
testimony which the opinion pointed
out were:
n Tl!at none of the witnesses against
, was able to fix or approxi
w, the date of the so-called Har
bl v0?terence at which it was de
win, T l!?cker made the arrangement
senthal " RSe and otners to kil1 Ro
waJIlat there is grave doubt if there
row3?' evdence whatever to cor
ooorate the testimony of the six wit
an an8 0 the effect that Becker was
n a (complice to the killing .
fonfi wllen ine so-called Harlem
oE!3ce took Place Rosenthal bad
jained no attentions to his com
'.'"f against Becker, . ' - -sa:H
, u lle lWo chauffeurs who are
'MeniK ave carried Rose and his
nevf.,- tlle Harlem conference
AtL A'f rduced." -.v
and iv reterrin& to all of these facts
on t, , umstances the opinion "went
doiiht n: y,.that in the light -of : much
'-a;v stmg as to Becker's built he
tvi'a'i llwlau entitled to the fairest
tic-p ' r v ch did not get under Jus
yoff. Virtually all of the opin'
lntinuea on Pag JBight.) .
DEFENSE
Capt. Berry, of the Nantucket,
Takes the Stand.
Tells of Collision. With the Monroe in
Which' Forty-one Lives Were
Lost Took Every Care to
Prevent Accident.
Philadelphia, Feb. 24. Capt. Os
myn Berry, of the steamship Nan
tucket, charged with negligence in
connection with the collision with the
steamship Monroe testified today be
fore the local steamboat inspectors
that he took every precaution to avoid
the collision -and that if Capt.' E. E5.
Johnson,; of - the Monroe, had done
anything else than the one thing he
actually did do the disaster, would not
have occurredl . The collision occurr
ed off the Virginia coast on January
30th and 41 persons were lost. Capt:
Berry; is. charged with neglect in not
reducing speed in a fog and with care
lessness in not . making any use of the
wireless equipment to ascertain the
proximity of other ships. , .
.Capt. Berry admitted that the Nan
tucket was going full speed through
the fog because he could see sufficient
distance to avoid otber ships. The
first knowledge he had of the Monroe
was when he heard her whistle "very
near dead ahead" and about a mile
away, he said. He veered his ship to
starboard and kept her on that course
until he saw the lights of the Monroe
at a -distance of about a thousand
feet. Capt. Johnson in his testimony
said he first heard the Nantucket's
whistle 1,000 feet away and first saw
her lights at a distance of about 290
feet. . " - 1
.When Capt. Berry saw the lights
he turned , his ship hard to starboard.
He did not change speed, because
when the tvlonroe blew two blasts on
her whistle Capt. Berry said, he took
It to mean that, tider the rules gov
erning ships in a fog, the Monroe
"had stopped. Capt. Johnson In his
testimony said that when he sounded
hiis whistle twice he meant to convey
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h;s -course to port. - This is a clear
weather signal. Capt. Johnson Un his
testimony stated that he was "acting
under ,tne rule wnich permitted ves
sels, to depart from; the rules to avoid
immediate dangen
i. The Monroe was crossing f ttieNan
tucket's coarse- and . going f very fast
when- he torst ; t full ' view- of rtHe
jMonroe, uapt. uerry said. 'men, ne
reversed the tNan tucket's engine and
sent : the . ship- full .speed astern, - but
it was- too late.
Wlith regard to the wireless opera
tors, Capt. Berry said that their in
structions are to pe oh duty and he
supposed they werel He did not
think wireless telegraphy was of
much, use to ascertain the proximity
of other vessels in "a fog for the rea
son that captains could not give exact
positions.
STATE BANKS MAY JOIN
WITH NATIONAL BANKS.
In
Subscribing to Stock in Federal
. Reserve Regional Banks.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh,' N. C, Feb. 24. Attorney
General T. W. Bickett . tonight wrote
Secretary McAdoo, of the- United
States Treasury, that there-is noth
ing in the North Carolina State bank
ing laws to prevent State banks join
ing with ' the National banks -in the
subscriptions to stock in the Federal
reserve regional banks . about to ?.be
established. ' ' :
OPPOSES AUTO HI6HWAYS
Representative Declares That Associa
tion is Lobbying Against Federal
Aid for Good Roads. .
Washington, Feb . 24 .Trans-continental
highways proposed by the
American Automobile Association to
day were characterized as "peacock
lanes over which the members of this
high-browed, joy-riding association
may strut" by Representative Shackle
ford, of Missouri, . attacking what he
called the "editorial canning factory,"
maintained by t'ae organization to pro
mote the measures it ravored.
With funds the association collected
from its 451 subordinate automobile
clubs, Mr. Shackleford declared a "ne
farious lobby" was maintained in
Washington and the "all-essential long
green" was collected to fight the re
election of opponents of motor road
bills. '- -- ',:-::':"
He read a letter he said was , from
the president of the association to a
member in Kansas City, Mo., urging
that support be withdrawn .from the
Shackleford $2,000,000 -good roads
bill now before the Senate, having
passed the House. The measure pro
vides for dirt roads - in rural free de
livery districts.' ' ; ..' .
Immediately investigation, of Repre
sentative Shackleford's assertion was
proposed by Representative Borland,
of Missouri, in a resolution introduced
as soon as iis colleague finished
speaking. The resolution which was
referred to a, committee would, provide
for a special committee of five to in
vestigate what,' if any, persons or as
sociations have been- engaged in main
taining a lobby for or against any
particular: legislation relating to Fed
eral aid of good roadsV with any meth
ods involving the collection of r funds
for improper purposes and any corrupt
attempt to intimidate members of Con
gress, to report to the House by June
K Mr. Shackleford had mentioned the
National Old Trail Association of Kan
sas City, Mo. -- -
. Representative Borland said his res
olution was . in justice to the officers
of .this organization, "men who were
of very high standing, patriotic and
.selfacrificing." ;- ,
WILMINGTON, N. C,
VILLA REFUSES
TO
Claims Benton Buried With
Religious Observances.
BRYAN IS INFORMED
United States Secret Service Men Re
ceive Information That Bauch,
German-American Shot
by Order of Villa.
El Paso, Texas, Feb . i 24 .General
Francisco Villa at Chihuahua today re
fused to give up the body of .William
S. Benton, a British subject executed
In. Juarez several days ago. His rea
sens, embodied, in a private telegram,
to the EI " Paso' Morning Times,
through. its staff correspondent at
Chihuahua, have aroused bitter feel
ing along the border. ;
- "I will not give up the body out of
respect to the dead," Villa's message
said. "It was interred with all re
ligious observances ana a' cross erect
ed over it, and 'i wiii, n"o allow the
sacrilege of its removal." j - H i ;
This word came in response to a
telegram sent by one of Villa's sub
ordinates at Juarez informing hhn
that no .personal idea should -keep
him from permitting the transfer of
the body to the widow and. informing
him that perhaps he was not-familiar
with the storm of criticism that had
greeted his failure to do sov " ,
A - definite refusal to give up the
bodyi was received by a consular rep
resentative of the United States late
today and forwarded to Washington.
The explanation came to Juarez.
Many, persons here today said the
refusal indicated to their minds' that
Bentoo,was shot by Villa and that lie
feared. to .deliver the body lest its con
dition indicate the manner of death
as other than by court martial.
. Hope to Fflnd Witness.
It is hoped that.Within a day or two
the statement of a competent witness
to the shooting, alleged by enemies of
Villa to have taken place in his head
quarters, v may; be obtained.- Ameri
cans and -representatives :of the i Mex
ican Federalgpvernnient are;. working
to t thifi - en d 1 . , ; - a
vt mas siatemenrr tetegrapneu 1 irpm
Chihuahua- today .that , Benton was
guilty of four murders, and making a
charge of cattle, stealing, was receiv
ed -By Benton's friends with derision.
Three who knew Benton , intimately
asserted no charge of the sort ever
had been brought against the English
man. : - T
United States , secret , service men
today received information indicating
that Gustav Bauch has met a fate sim
ilar to Benton's. Thomas D. Edwards,
consul at Juarez," repeatedly has been
assured that Bauch was safe in Chi
huahua awaiting a review of his case
wherein he is charged with . being a
spy.
Meanwhile Marion Letcher, consul
at Chihuahua, after a search of jail3
and barracks and diligent inquiry, has
been unable to find Bauch. Villa in
an interview last night, asserted to
newspaper men that he had not taken
the German-American from Juarez at
all
Villa's Message.
Juarez, Feb . 24 . A;; telegram in
which General Villa at Chihuahua
charging the late William S. Benton
with being a cattle thief and having
committed four murders, was received
..: (Continued on Page Eight.)
BANQUET AT FAYETTEVILLE
Major Stickle Among the Prominent
Speakers at BrilllJant Affair. Given
by Chamber i of Commerce." " "i
(Special Star Telegram.)
Fayetteville, N, C, Feb. 24. As
a part of its campaign to promote
further: industrial co-operation, par
ticularly between the town and coun
try; the Fayetteville Chamber of Com
mercei gave a brilliant banquet' here
tonight, at ; which 200 men were pres
ent. Several invited speakers from
other citits made addresses on sub
jects vitally . connected with the up
building of this section. '
. While many of the banquetters
spoke extemporaneously, Major H. W.
Stickle, U. S. A., of Wilmington, en
gineer in charge of this district, talk
ed on "The . Canalization of the Cape
Fear River, and Its Benefits.". ; ; v
t'The Chamber of Commerce as a
Community Builder," was Uhe Vsuhject
of Col. Fred A. . Olds, former secre
tary of the Raleigh, .Chamber . of Com
merce, v-: -- - . : - ' - ' ,. ,
, Mr.-Br E. Rice, land and industrial
agent of the Norfolk Southern Rail
road, had some very practical things
to sa- about ccr-operation in the up
building Of the agricultural and indus
trial interests of North Carolina. : v
: The wonderful agricultural progress
in North Carolina -during -late years
was discussed by Mr. Bion H. Butler,
of Raefbrd, agricultural writer and edi
tor of :the Hoke County Journal.
Hubert Ramsaur, secretary of the
North Carolina Chamber of Commerce,
spoke on the subject,- "Manufacturing
and 'Railroads." ! . - - ' ...v
Major SticklCon Cape Fear Improve
1 ments. -V
'Major Stickle, who 4s in charge of
the canalization work on the Cape
Fear, talked interestingly of the- prog
ress of that all-important work sub
stantially as follows;
The ore s ent pro j ect i for - canaliza
tion of the. Cape Fear river' below
Fayetteville will provide certainty oi
navigation. v. ,. ; r . ,
-The channel of eight feet or more
yj (Continued on Pag Eight.) . .
GIVE P 0
WEDNESDAY MOKNINGV FEBRU-A.KY 25, 1914,
MURDER, ROBBERY
ARSON INDICATED
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Pistol Shot H$ard and Store
Found $urain g.
BODY FOUD IN ASHES
Rowan County Officers Searching for
Perpetrator of, Dastardly Deed
at Barbers Junction Last
Nltfht Mysterious.
Charlotte, .N. C. Feb. 24. A charr
ed body, believed to be that of Clerk
Preston liyterly, and the statements of
citizens who: wereattracted to Smith
deal's store at Barbers Junction,
C, by a pistol shot, at 8 o'clock, go
to indicate that a safe was robbed,
murder probably committed - and the
store fired by the robbers at that
place . tonight. . '-1-" ' ' ' : , '
The first to arriye on the scene say
two boxes' were Jagainst "the . front
door; of: the Duilaing, th4 safe door
was open and a lamp turned low
gleaming- feebly on the floor beside it,
While flames were spreading from the
rear of the, place ""all over the store.
No attempt' was made to see if - the
contents -of the safe had been tam
pered with,'' but in the limited time a
hurried search., was made for Lyerly
who was supposed ;f to ; have been - in
He could not be found, but by the
light of, the . embers 'when the build
ing was" in' ashes' a body was found
in what had been the back part of
the building." This is supposed to be
that of Lyerly," as it is practically cer
tain that" he was in the store at - 8
o'clock. .. ' ': ' : :
No- examinationi rwas made of the
safe tonight; Sheriff -McKenzie with
deputies from Salisbury "are search
ing fort a clu? to the robbers, it such
there were,.:but the affair, tonight is
a seemingly? impenetrable mystery: -
Oyer GovrhrneiitSinRuj
Law question.
Supreme --"Court Rules That.-, Inspec
tors Cannot Condemn Bleached
Flour and Other Foodstuffs .
. Unless Harmful.
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. Washington, Feb.- 24. Millers and
food . manufacturers, throughout ine.
country today won a decisive victory
over -the government when the Su
preme Court held that Federal in
spectors under the pure food law
could not condemn "bleached" flour,
unless they proved that the flour, con
tained enough poisonous ingredients
added-in bleaching-to make the flour
injurious to' health.
Oflicinls of the Department of Agri
culture have contended that the add
ing of any quantity of poisonous in
gredients' was in violation of the law.
The concentrated their efforts to have
this principle established , in the
bleached flour case, because the decision-will
be. applicable to every oth
ed proceeding involving- ah; article of
food-. claimed to contain . ; an added
poisonous or deleterious ingredient.
Thei, case decided today originates
in--Western .Missouri. The govern
ment sought to condemn 625 sacks of
flour bleached by the Lexington Mills
Company, by the so-called MAlsbp
process." . They claimed in bleaching
the flour certain nitratesr or poison
ous ingredients were added, and -that
this violated: the law, no matter what
the quantity.' ; The district court so
held and--the jury condemned - the
flour. .' The - circuit court of appeals
held the district court erred and . so
did the Supreme Court today.
In announcing the decision of the
' " 1 (Confined on Page Eight.) r
OUTLINES
' Captain " Berry, of the Nantucket,
wnich collided with the Monroe off
Norfolk in the latter, part of, January
witn tne loss of 41 lives, took the wit
ness stand in his own defense at Phil
adelphia where he is being tried for
negligence. ! . , -
Representatives on the: floor of Con
gress yesterday declared! that the
American . '.Automobile.-. Association
maintained a lobby inL Washington to
fight Federal. aid for good roads. The
trans-continental highways , were call
ed . peacock v alleys for the high-bro ws
to strut in. ; - - ' r . -r .
. Chicago women had. their first-real
opportunity to vote in yesterday's . pri
maries. . -. . ...';.:;. -. . v-.,
c;lark Howell, editor of. the Atlanta
Constitution,-! refused .-a seat 'in the
United. States Senate offered him by
Governor -Slaton, . ot Georgia, -to -'succeed
the late Senator Bacon.' He gave
as . his reasons that as Bacon was'a
South 'Georgian his successor; should
be chosen from that partr.of the. State.
Consular Agent George C. Caroth
ers, at Juarez, has wired : Secretary
Bryan that Villa has refused to give
un the body of Benton; the British sub
ject whom it is claimed he murdered.
A new trial has been granted to for
mer: Police Lieutenant Charles Beck
er, of New York, sentenced ; to death
for the murder of Herman Rosenthal.
- New York markets: Flour 'quiet.
Wiheat steady, No. 2 red 1031 1-2, No. 1
Northern Duluth 105 1-2. .Corn steady.
Turpentine steady. Rosin quiet. Money
cn call steady 1 3-4 to z per cent., rtu
ing rate 1 7-8, closing 1. 7-8 to 2. . Spot
cotton quiet, miaaimg upianas is.uu;
gulf 13.25.,- '! . x - .,1-
mmm
OUT
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ELL DECLINES
SEAT III SENATE
Editor of Atlanta Constitution
Gives Reasons.
WILL CHOOSE TODAY
Newspaper: Man Told by Slaton That
' He Could Succeed Late senator .
Bacon, But Requests That f C v
Name be Eliminated. v
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24. Governor
John M. Slaton and' Clark Howell,
editor of the, Atlanta Constitution, 'to
day ' held several conferences in re
gard; to the appointment by the Geor
fa executive of a successor pv the
late Senator Bacon Although Mr.
Howell notified Governor ;31atonftb:at
he desired consideration of his name
eliminated it is authoritatively -stat
ed that the editor was told he could
have the appointment if he wished it. I
m a letter to (jovernor siaton, pud
lished today. Mr. Howell asked that
his name should not be: considered
because he. believed the. appointment
should -go to South Georgia .: from
which section of the State the late
Senator Bacon came. .
In a reply to Mr. Howeil's letter
made public this' afternoon the Gov
ernor says:
- "While I think lines of thought
should be more potent in the choice
of a -Senator than lines of latitude or
lonfitudefand fitness more necessary
than ' geographical location, I . appre
icate your suggestion."
Continuing,- the writer enumerates
what he terms Mr. Howeirs qualifica
tions for the .position are and adds:
"These considerations would have
made your appointment5 a singularly
appropriate." one. A recognition of
these-qualifieations would have ren
dered it impossible forme to have
declined your request for appointment
to.; the United States Senate - Your
letter affords me the personal pleas
ure of expressing my appreciation; of
your many, acts sof kindness-1 while at
the same time it deprives me of an
opportunity to - express my feeling
that by an act in which . official ; duty
and personal- friendship would hearti
ly. unite."- - v- -.
It is believed that Governor Slaton
-wiil-.-mal-;e, th.-ap poiotm ent , tamorro
and it is grenerally conceded thaf the
man selected will: be a South Geor
gian. - ' .": ' -! '-
Clark Ho well, tonight' Jwas the guest
of Governor Slaton in a box party at
a local -theatre.- - ,v
i In his letter to Governor tSlaton,
Mr.y'Howell said: -? ,
"While under the laws, and policy
of our governmenf the- Senatorship is
not apportioned on a geographical ba
sis, the present vacancy is duetto the
death of a distinguished son. jof South
Georgia, and I believe that it is not
only proper, but essentially just that
his immediate successor should be
chosen from that section. I am con
vinced that it is my duty to eliminate
myself from the situation t in order
that you may be free to .proceed
without thinking of me in connection
with the appointment."
New York. Feb.. 24. ---Six of the
leading amateur boxers of this , city
have been selected to represent New
York in the amateur inter-city bouts
between New York and Cleveland to
be held at the Cleveland Athletic Club
Friday night. The party, which will
leave - here Tnursaay. win represent
the 108, 115, 125, 135, 145 and 158
pound classes.-, ; . ,
SIGN A TURES GENUINE
SAY ELEVEN WITNESSES
CHICAGO WOMEN USE BALLOT
Thousands ' . Cast Vote in primaries.
Five Lady Candidates Nominat- ,,
ed Without Opposition. ;
Chicago, Feb. 24. Thousands of
Chicago" women today had their first
real experience with. the ballot .box
and took part in the actual nomina
tion of candidates for the city council.
,In wards in which women candidates
were running -in opposition to men
for, places in the city council, the. wo
men oandidates toured the wards and
hustled for votes in approved' politi
cal fashion. - , '
A snow storm early in the "day de
layed many voters, and a' movement
fostered by many . suffrage leaders,
who believed that women should not
formally ally, themselves with any
specific party kept hundreds from
voting at the primaries. --' " : ' :
. Five of the eight - women candidates
were unopposed in their; party, and
their r nomination was certain.- Among
them was Miss 'Marion Drake, who
will rim on the Progressive . ticket in
the spring election against the pres
ent alderman of: the First Ward, John
(Bathhouse)'-Coughlinli. t r
Illness prevented Mayor Harrison
from voting, but Mrs. Harrison and
Dina Devries and Mary Conrad, the
Harrison v cook, and maid, visited . the
precinct polling place-- in .Barry ?: ave
nue. ;:-.::- ' v;:l' .-''z'' :- -; :
Changes due to women s ... entrance
into politics were observed in x mote
than ope precinct:. In the fifth'; pre
cinct there came a. wail from Patrick
O'Malley, for years a fifth- precinct
leader and a saloon keeper. Three
women judges and three "strange men
clerks v of election failed to recognize
him as he cast his. ballot.
An election clerk hung a mirror in
one of the booths. "We want td make
its attractive for our- women voters,''
he observed. . ...
KEITH'S DAYS FEW
As Collector - of Customs -at
Port of Wilmington. .
Simmons and Godwin Will Ask That
Col. Taylor be Immediately Ap-'
v pointed Hammer's Norn
. ination Confirmed.
(Special Star telegram.)
; Wlashingtoh, D. C, Feb. 24. Either
tomorrow or next day, providing an
engagement" can -be made, Senator
Simmons and , Representative Godwin
will call cn Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo .'and ask that Collector of
Customs B. F. Keith, of Wilmington,
be removed from office and that Col.
Walker Taylor, be appointed in his
place. It is believed the change will
be made within the next ten days,
perhaps earlier. . :
?: Col. Taylor has already been recom
mended for Keith's job, and as he is
a- gentleman j of unquestionable stand
ing.;; there is ' little doubt that he will
be named in short order. Col. Tay
lor has been recommended byi Sena-
tons Simmons and Overman, every
member of - the State delegation in
the House and by hundreds of other
loyal Democrats.
- Collector -Keith stated while in
Washington several months -ago that
he would resign any time his resig
nation was asked for. It is believed
the request . will be forthcoming
shortly. ' i
Hammer is Confirmed.
The last' word was written in the
Hammer controversy today when fhe
Senate in executive session confirmed
his nomination as district attorney
for Western North Carolina. It is ex
pected that ! Mr. Hammer will take
charge of the office at once. :
Collins - Harding,- of Washington, N.
C, has. been appointed a special at
torney for the Appalachian Park Re
serve. He was recommended by
Representative Small.
For Rural Credits System. .
Dr. H.. Q. Alexander, of Matthews,
is here and tomorrow will appear be
fore the, banking and currency com
mittee and urge the adoption of a ru
ral credits system: which will be of
material benefit to the farmers oxthe
whole country. :
P. - E. Hawkins, of Warren" county,
has been named a special agent for
the census bureau. He was recom
mended .by Senator. Overman,- : . ---Walter
A. Moore; of Webster ; F. P.
Foy; . of Newbern. aadI Hai p - nf
Fayetteville, I are a'mbng"t3day's via-"
itors." '' ' - ' "t :: p r. a.
MR. E.
H. WILLIAMSON IS :
. PURCHASER OP THEATRE.
Leading Citizen of Fayetteville Buys
f Opera House at Auction.
"' i '
Fayetteville, N.: C-, Feb. 24. Mr.
Ed H. . Williamson,, president of Holt
Williamson Manufacturing Company
and interested in several other cotton
mill enterprises, . was the purchaser
of the Fayetteville theatre, the prop
erty of the LaFajtette Auditorium
Company, which was sold at auction
Monday by order of Superior Court.
Kis bid was $15,000, which, it is un
derstood, represents about half the
bonded indebtedness and other liabili
ties of the company. Mr. Williamson
is one of the most prominent citizens
of Fayetteville and one of the most
universally admired, always taking an
active interest in the industrial, edu
cational and moral upbuilding of, the
community. , .
. The published statement that ' the
auditorium property was bid off by
Ed Williamson, colored, proprietor of
a meat market in the theatre building,
was an error.
Evidence All In, Argument in
Newton-McArthur Case to
Begin This Morning.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 24. In the
case of Citizens Bank of Norfolk vs.
Mrs. M. E. Mc Arthur, Adam McAr
thur and others, involving the gen
uineness of the McArthur signatures
on the $25,000 note,heId;by the plain
tiff, the taking of evidence 'was con
cluded, this evening and argument be-;
gin Wednesday morning.-' '
The; defense put on only two more
witnesses J today, S. C. Malone, the
noted Baltimore handwriting expert,
and N. A. Brown, . a. bookkeeper of
Liaurinburg. f " Both' testified , that in
their opinion the signatures in ques
tion are forgeries. '-.'; " ' .'
, Eleven Testify With - Newton.
The' evidence: in rebuttal by ..the
plaintiff was by eleven witnesses, all
to the- effect that'lir their opinion the
signatures in question "are genuine.
They had carefully compared the sig
natures in I question -with .. admittedly
genuine signatures ' ' -.
: The witnesses .were . Joseph "' G.
Brown, president of Citizens National
Bankr W.'B. Drake, cashier of Mer
chants National -Bank, Raleigh; J.
Hinsdale, of Merchants Bank, Raleigh;
F. ; B . : McKInney,' Laurinburg; J. C .
Ramsey, A , : W. Peace,' Fayetteville;
J : O ; Ellington, Alex. Newton and W.
M .- Walker, Fayetteville. Walker had
been for years a business associate of
Adam McArthur, rand testified , that he
believed- his signature ' on the note
genuine. - - j
It is j' expected ' that the jury : will
take the case some time Thursday. r
Dollar Day Sale today it' Polvogt's.
WHOLE lOJMBEB 13,5(59;
RESERVE SYSTEM
MOST COMPLETED
Organization .Committee Will
Soon Make Report.
ISSUED REGULATIONS
Last Night for All State Banks ami
. Trust Companies That May
Wish to Enter System. .
District Boundaries. V'.
Washington, . Feb. 24. Official;,
count by Treasury "officials, today - '.
showed 7,465 National banks .have ap '
plied for membership in the Federal. '
reserve , system, that 18 banks have , ,;
notified the organization committee -3
that they will not apply,' and ten
have not been heard from. '
The capital of the banks applying !
amounts to $1,054,33,554, which is -99.75
per cent of the capital of all i . . "
National banks in the country... The .
capital of banks not accepting is plac-"; t " '
ed , at $1,990,000, and ; that of the ten -not
heard from at $570,000. '-
In : an official announcement giving '
these figures, the reserve bank organ-') j
ization committee tonight said that . ;
although explanations had not been:; U
cunt twIVi fha nntifipaHftna : nf n nn -a " i
iceptance by the 18, in several in- -stances
the records showed that the ? ' !
banks had arranged some time ago to
go into liquidation and one bank had;:
been absorbed by another. . . Of the
ten not heard from, two had filed pa
pers asking permission to liquidate,
and three had been too recently or- .
ganized to p.ass, the necessary reso- s.
lutions of acceptance, so only five
really, aire considered as being in the
class of those yet to respond. .
The figures for the State banks and .
trust, companies, have not been tabu
lated. but 60 such institutions have ,
asked for approval of their applica
tions and tonight it was estimated
that their capitalization ;will be suffi
cient to put the total of all banks ap .
plying to date beyond the $1,100,000,
000 .mark. V " r , , .-. -' , 'v . . C . , '
Committee Well Pleased. ' j
r-. It is known ; that Secretaries Mc--:
Adoo and Houston, and 1 Comptroller. .
of the Curency . J. S. Williams, - who
make - up . the organization committee v
are pleased; w;ith, the manner In which' ,
theiCbaftks nave responded - i
; The prganization committee is
avorkingwyAoo 'th&iaefinltipniOf, the ?
limits- of ; the ' reserve - districts and
the location of the reserve cities and
its conclusions are "expected in a few
days. - ..;;;.' '
When their report ' Is " ready ' the
banks will be required to subscribe 6
perscent of the capital stocks. and sur- .
plus to the stock of the reserve bank
in their district, one-half to be taken
within ten months; The other ; half
will be subject to the call of the Fed-
era! Reserve Board. '
-The organization . committee tonight -issued
regulations ."for the guidance"
of the State banks which wish to ap
ply for membership in the system.
sucn institutions enter in tne usual
way bf becoming National banks, or:
they can apply as State institutions
under certain : conditions. The prin
cipal conditions , 'are that applicant !
banks must certify their assets and
liabilities and that, none are carried
at an excessive value;' that they shall .
file copies of their charters with a
digest of powers granted. The organ
ization committee may require an ex
amination of an applicant bank by a
National bank examiner to confirm
statements mde in the application, .
or may accept a certificate from a f
State examiner, and only banks which
have unimpaired capital " suffioient; to
entitle - admission to the National
banking system shall be given "a. rea- -sonable
time" in which to adjust -.
loans and investment so 4s to con-. "
form to the laws of the United States.
JAM ES: CON LEY GUILTY;
GIVEN EXTREME PENALTY
Accessory After the Fact to the Mur
der of Phagan Girl, by Frank, -
' :V
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24. James Con
ley, negro factory sweeper, today was
found guilty here of being an acces- '
sory after the fact to the murder of
Mary Phagan. He was sentenced to
12 months service in a convict chain -gang.
Conley was the principal wit
ness against Leo M. Frank, at the
trial last August which resulted in
Frank's conviction i or the murder.
He swore he aided Frank in conceal
ing the, -girl's body after Frank had
killed her. Frank is jmder death, sen
tence for the crime. '
Conley's defense was. the conten
tion that his alleged acts - were not
accessory ' to the murder. The sen- -tence
imposed upon him Is the ex
treme " punishment . under ' Georgia
laws for the crime of which he was
convicted. : - . -
COMMITTEE LOOKS INTO
MAIL INTERRUPTIONS
In Connection - With . Investigation of -
Strike in Michigan. -
Hancock, Mich., Feb.. 24. Interrup- '
tions to the mall service, one of the
subjects the Congressional Committee " 1
was authorized to investigate in rela
tion to the copper miners' strike, today
were inquired into, counsel for striking
mine workers presenting all the witnesses-
but;, one So much - time rwas
consumed in this manner thatthe com-"
mittee did ; not ; reach the -alleged de
portation of Charles' H. Moyer.
- Several witnesses testified as. to al-V-leged
assaults made upon them by dep- -uties
iand soldiers. . -Representatives of
the National Guard decided today to of- '
fer evidence in answer t6 the strikers' :
charges, : provided- the governor ap- 1
proves. , ' . . , ' . 'J.J
Washington, Feb. 24. Attorney Gen- f
eral McReynolds today asked the; Su- -preme
Court to postpone '. argument of '
the so-called tap line oases until Marca
' Dollar Day Sale today atr Polvogt's.'
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