Newspapers / Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, … / Feb. 18, 1920, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
1; The Weather i. Fair Wednesday and probably Thursday. '" , PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION 1 ! t -!. , f , - r. . v; '.v' ?''- H 'a , t "i' , v . 1 -.. .... . . . ,. - . L1"" ... .. - .... VOL. CIIL No. 323. OPREME COUNCIL. SEES U. S. THREAT 111 ADRIATIC NOTE Imerica Will Not Subscribe To Agreements To Which It Is Opposed WILSON WILL RECEIVE COUNCIL'S REPLY TODAY pies Are Inclined To Be Pessi mistic, While Jugo-SIavs Are Elated . . . Washington, Dec. 17. The allied i iinreme council has been inform ! President Wilson, is was disclosed to- j lay, that if the proposed Adriatic set- I lement, to which the American gov- mment IS not fl. nnrtv la rv, 1 orce the United States might have to 1 - r - .7 f W 1ULU onsider withdrawing the treaty of ersaines trom senate consideration. Communication Not a Threat The President's communication was hot in the nature of a threat in the ommon sense or the term, it was said, ut was merely a statement of a situ- tion in which the United States tight find herself if asked to sub- ta-ibe to agreements in which it had o part and to which it was opposed. The explanation was made in official barters that the league of nations as to be the instrument for enforc- hg various agreements as to the oundaries and the like, and that if Die United States became a party to he treaty of Versailles it thus would e subscribing to the enforcement of greements to which it had not given ither its approval or consent. ' It was explained further that the Inglo-French American treaty and tie treaty of Versailles were consld- red inseparable so far as this ques- on was concerned, and that if a sit- ation arose where the President would ave to consider withdrawing the lat er he also would have to withdraw he former. Absolute Falsehood An early announcement at the" white louse characterized as an 'absolute falsehood" the statement by "Pertinax" n the Echo . de Parts that President. Ison's communication- contained a. postscript bearing A threat to withv raw the treaty from the senate. This ; rag recognized as erroneous as soon I s it came to the attention of other i fcfficials. Obviously it did not come j rora President Wilson : tumseir ana n as later explained that those who! kiade the statement had. spoken with- ut complete information. At first, too, the President's com munication was . referred to as . a eraorandura," and was described as ntainine: only eight or ten lines. It fubseauentlv .was disclosed, however. fiat the communication finally sent in the form of a note, and that it lovered two or three pages. This note, was explained, was prepared from memorandum to Secretary Lansing hich the President dictated and sent the state department. Council's Reply Ready Lnndon. Feb. 17. The American em- assy is engaged tonight in coding nd forwarding to Washington the re ly cf the supreme council to Presl- ent Wilson's Adriatic note, wnicn win He in the hands of the ..asnington overnment tomorrow. The council made it known in the faily semi-official communication to he newspapers that it aoes not pro- ose to make public the correspond- nee so that tne question ui Wncmc he text of the notes will be given V e world rests with President Wilson. Since the main facts are public tiroperty, namely, that the. President trongly objects to the solution 01 tne talian-Jugoslav problem by applica- on of the treaty of Lionaon tnereto, nd obiects so strongly as t cori- fcmplate America's withdrawal from he Versailles compact as a possibility. nd that the council objects to the re- ening of the Question, the unde- lded point is whether the arguments chanced shall be publis-ied wnue e controversy is hot oh the anvil. Diplomatic Reprisal The statement from Washington con- mine the first reDorts that the Pres ent had intimated that rejection of s policy might be followed by diplo matic reprisals furnished another sur prise to the politicians and the public ho, outside of a small, but important rcle, which meets twice daily in downing street, and the advisers in e confidence of this group, expert- need the greater surprise- because it "ne close on the heels of other Wash- gton messages attributing to Secre- ry fumultv "an emohatic denial that he President's note conveyed any ndiflcation of any more serious con sciences than American retirement rm its part in policing the Adriatic. The council issuAri an emnhatic de- r'al on its own ihaif f TTrftnch newe- aPer reports that it was persuaded to Plify and soften the first draft of n note to President Wilsan by inter- Ird Robert Cecil and Au3ten Cham- eriam, chancellor of tha exchequer. Italian Feeling Strong - . The feeline- at Italian headciuarters "London with respect to the Presi- '"is action is strong. Unofficially it ' "Poken of as an nttaclr nnnn ItalV. f ij . . - - r 'u us memorandum is described as ''ultimatum. The Italians also feel at Italy's claims to - consideration . fter part nf th war anil th nrrl- es rnade have never been quite ap pelated by her allies. ' atle feeliner in the Jueroslav camD L dually strong, but has the element rfilatir. t..i. a. . ha -uac me oiavs nave a strong lampion. They feel that they are at .advantage because Minister Trum Is outside the council of the jers, and, like the , Italians, : have ' f own grievance in that they con uer that tho v. . v.a ..i rom th start, and that : their eu"iry was virtually ruined'ls not to ea the weight it-deBerves. ' f Labor Leader Invited Out Of Georgia Town Agitators Not Allowed To Stir Up Strife In; - Moultrie , . Moultrie, Ga., tFebv ,17, At a mass meeting of Colquitt bounty farmers here late today, a man known 'as Charles Barada was invited to leave town, and a committee was appointed to see that the "request was carried OUt. ' .. - r:'. i - ,r ; . Baxada, . according . to, speakers, has been attempting to organize white and negro laborers,, at industrial plants around . Moultrie. Many speakers voiced no .objection, to, organized labor, but declared that "no paid labor , agi tators" should stir up industrial discord-here. - ; - , - .' . The gathering was orderly, and Bar ada was given an opportunity to speak in his own behalf. The meeting was held in the county courthouse, which was crowded. LEAGUE OF WOMEN WANTS EDUCATION IN WHOLE NATION Uniform Laws Concerning Legal " Status Of Women Is Asked Chicago, Feb. 17. The National League of Women Voters today adopt ed resolutions recommending the pas sage of pending legislation which pro vides for the expenditure of $100,000, 000 for, education. This , money is to be divided among the states. Bills endorsed are the Smith-Towner bill, the Kenyon bill and . House Bill 10,404 on naturalization. The women of the league also asked for an educational "qualification vf or the vote, in" all1 s tatW-art c v a4t ' -notatiaU uea , nave -na ampie opportunity . to make good their lack of training. - Compulsory education nine months of the year between the ages of six ftid sixteen is recommended. Thorough provision for the educa tion of newcomers and all others who have not yet been absorbed into Ameri can citizenship by education and train ing are asked. - In the report of the committee, on the unification of laws concerning the legal status of women, Catherine Waugh McCullough, Chicago, chair man asks for independent citizenship for married women. Two recommendations of this com mittee which , evoked great enthusi asm in the meeting were one which, urges that the minimum ' age of con sent . in all states be made eighteen years, and another which asks that women of the , league refrain from using their connection with the organi zation to assist any political party. Just civil service laws and mothers pensions in all states were also recom mended. RED REVOLUTION IN VLADAVOSTOK Other Russian Cities In volved London, Feb. - 17. Revolution has broken out in Vladivostok, Nikolsk, Yenishiesk and Blarovestschenk, where all authority now is in the hands of the provisional government whose program is in ; favor of union with soviet Russia, says a soviet wireless communication received from Moscow. The dispatch adds that . red troops have entered Tiraspol, 73 miles north west of Odessa. PRESIDENT WILSON CONTINUES TO IMPROVE Washington, . Feb. ' - 17. President Wilson continues to show improvement and was up arly today, shaving him self and going about his : usual rou tine, Rear Admiral Grayson, his phy sician said. Dr. ; Grayson's statement was prompted . by published reports that the President had a relapse last night and that Dr. Francis X. Dercum, a Philadelphia specialist, had Z been hurriedly summoned to the white house for a midnight conference. . PEOPLE PANIC-STRICKEN - ' AT BOLSHEVIK MENACE Constantinople, Feb. 17. The popu lation at Sebastbpol, Russia's great seaport in. the. Crimea, has become so panci-stricken . over the bolshevik menace that there is danger of a re petition of the events which took place at Odessa when the reds captured that city recently, " according to reports of refugees arriving in Constantinople. ' INQUIRIES ARE ORDERED. Newport News, Va., Feb. 17. Eleven investigations were ordered tonight by the committee representing the 7,000 depositors of therecently closed Co lonial Bank -of Newport' News to de termine ' the causes of the bank's fail ure The depositors were called upon to Contribute $5,000 to defray the ex pense of , the Investigations. , t ... - " ' ' WEST POINT BILL PASSES. : Washington; Feb. 17. The house to day passed the West Point . military academy appropriation bill carrying $2,141,713. r Under the bill those serv ng in the army for more than a year mayt be ; admitted to .the academy for the full course if between the ages of avnteen and twenty-four years, , WILMINGTON N. Mad Mullah 99 Forces Beaten In A Holy War Dervish Force Entirely Destroyed, But Mul lah Made Escape London, Feb.-17 The combined oper ations ' of the- British and Italians "with tanks and aircraft against the "Ma'd Mullah" in. Abyssinia have been very successful. The enemy was de- cisively defeated and- the operations have been, virtually concluded, but the "Mad Mullah" escaped. : The "Mad Mullah", has recently ; been preaching a holy war, according to the Somali tribes, and during the : recent war continually raided the country, necessitating the maintenance , of 'a garrison by the Italians. ; . The colonial under-secretary an nounced in the House of Commons to ,day that the Dervishes had been; at tacked by airplanes in Somaliland; that the Mullah had escaped, but his posN tions were captured with much booty, n8 the power of the Dervishes had been entirely destroyed. RUSSIAN SOVIETS GOULD NOT IMPOSE WILL ON AMERICA Hillquit Says American: Social . ists -Would Take Stand . Against Russians Albany, N. T., Feb. 17. If the Bol shevikl ever should attempt by .force to impose the soviet system of govern ment on the American people against the will of the majority, American Socialists would take - their stand against the Russians, . according to an assertion : today ' by MOrris5 Hillquit, Socialist leader, at. the investigation of the five suspended Socialist assem-? blymen charged with disloyalty. ' Ml-. Hillquit, chief counsel, and. 'first (jtvUneas for the' . "defense, made this declaration atTine , cioseoi inio aiier noon's session in reply to a question by Assemblyman William S. Evans, member of the assembly judiciary committee " which is holding the hear ings. . -.r. . ; .. ': -i I' -Mr Hillauit, -who" is international secretary of the Socialist" party, quali fied as an expert. ; on Sdcialism. He was called to. refutfc, i among :' other charges, one that .the'.. Socialist party of America, . affiliated" with the Interna tionale," is "the ..agent of an ' alien, in visible mpire, seeking to. project itself as a revolutionary J force ' in .various countries." " .-'. .) ' -:. In connection with the charges that by pledging support to the third (Mos cow) Internationale, American, Social ists had endorsed a campaign of civil war and violence advocated by,"lenine and Trotzky, Mr, Hillquit, . testified hat American , Socialists were ' . not ruled by the Internationale,' which he said never had issued any "secret" in struction and has exerted only a "moral" Dower- Mr. Hillquit asserted also there was no such being as" ""a citizen of an in visible empire." Asked to define the attitude toward war of the Third Internationale, Mr. Hillquit declared that the Internation ale "has really not been organized at this time more than in name." CELEBRATE AMERICAN DAY. New Yoork, Feb. 17. Announcement of the plans for a nationwide demon stration by parades and municipal cel ebrations on May .F to make the day "American day" in opposition to usual May day demonstrations of radical or ganizations was jtiade here tonight at headquarters of the National Security league. Officers of ; the league will develop the plan through the co-operation of state and city officials. . AMEND IMMIGRATION LAW. : New York, Feb. 17. Amendment of the Immigration law so as to require all aliens to register, and report once a year to some federal official is one of the .several recommendations made to the National Republican club in : a report by its sub-committee on Immi gration. , ABANDON, ACTIVITIES. . wahinsrton. Feb. 17.- The house naval committee left here . 'tonight for Hampton Koaas naval Dase tor a two day Investigation, beginning tomor row, to determine what activities there may be abandoned or curtailed to re duce the maintenance cost. - k :- ' SERVANT CfF W. L. L DIED SUNDAY. Joseph McFarland, a ' respected col ored citizen in his seventieth year died Sunday afternoon at his home on north Seventh street. - He was for many years the trusted ; custodian of the W. L. I. armory. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at St.- Luke's A. M. E. church by Rev. E. L. Madison. V to ha'vb new secretary. The executive committee of the local post of tEe American Legion will meet at - 8 o'clock on Tuesday night, 'Feb. 24th; for the purpose of chbosing a sec retary for the club to suceed J. Ernest Grant who recently resigned to accept a position ate Spartanburg, S. C. Mr. Lassiter is acting secretary at present and will continue in that capacity until a -permanent officer is chosen. POSTMASTER IS NEEDED. : (Special to The Star.) Washington. Feb. 17. Cedar. Point. N. C Is a,bout to be without a post office, as the VPOStmasta: A. D. EnT nett, has resigned, and no one seems willing to take- his; place. ; 4,If any oc cupant is not . forthcoming, it is ' an- j Vi mt 'fHii dnaftmnt Jtha office will have to be discontinued. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1920. TREATY OF PEACE OVERCOMPROMISE Po?ibility Of An Agreement S Kemote L 1 5 )ERS UNCERTAIN I t'v" fe Day In Senate Was Occu pied In An Animated . -. Debate -' Washington, Feb. -! 17. The peace treaty compromise negotiations got into such a -tangled state today that, despite claims In some quarters that the lines on both sides are weakening the treaty's best friends in the senate minimized the . possibilities of agree ment. . - . ; - . . Tt looks aa though we might come out at the same hole we went in." said Senator r Hitchcock, the democratic leader, after, another effort to obtain republican: aid in modifying the Article 10 reservation - adopted at the last session vof congress. He added that the republicans apparently : had rejected all compromise proposals on the subject, and that be wae certain the treaty never could be ratified un less, they did compromise: 'V A Muddled Situation A the same time, some senators In the mild reservation ' group of repub licans indicated their belief that the democratic - proposal might command considerable " -republican ' strength, while some democrat - predicted that enough democrats to insure ratifica tion would break away and vote for the republican reservation as it standB. The result 'Was a. muddled situation in which the f party leaders on. both sides appeared", uncertain aa to what might be the next development. . it there :would be no showdown immedi- ately. and that the debate which began yesterday would be permitted , to run on for "the present" without an effort to hasten- a -ratification ;roll-caIl. , j ;.. '.' vForty vdemecrate had .been pledged tonight for. the alternate Arttde . 10 reservations, .--'ipresented' by Senatot -Hltchcocki anl :Jrie- i- sai - IfS Tbopd eventually to have;-the support of one or two more., It would take' forty-nine votes to make up the. simple majority necessary , to 'substitute one ..of these reservations for the .republican draft, and to the seven or -ore? republican votes- required for this . , operation fifteen : more ,,,would -have, to be : added to insure final ratification by a two thirds vote. - 1 ; An. Awkwar Poltloa It was pointed out, however, that the republican leaders might be placed . in an awxwara poQiviun cnuuu jorlty displace the republican reserva tion with one drawn up by the demo crats. , How T many , republicans then would swing over on the ratification, vote Is problematical. - . The senate made no progress today toward' a vote on the first of the pro posed modlflcatlona in ' the . republican reservations, the entire day being oc cupied by debate on other features of the treaty. ' - V JOSEPH CAILLAUX IS FACING TRIAL Charged With Attempt To Betray France' Paris, Feb." 17.--Charged with, haying attempted to bring about a dishonor able peace with Germany, Joseph Call laux, former premier, went, to trial, to day before the senate acting as a high court. The senate adjourned at 5 :30 p. m. Caillaux was then taken away by guards. 1 After its adjournment as a high court, the senate went into secret see sion to consider the eligibility of prop erty of certain former government offi cials sitting as judges in the tral of M. Caillaux. , ; "- v ' ' : ' ' ' ; It was agreed to hold sessions as a high court on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,? beginning, next week, but the day for the - next session remain set for Friday of this week. SCHOOLS OF COUNTY , ; . WILINOTBE CLOSED Board Of Education Reaches De . cision At Special Meeting -. ' , : .( . . ' New . Hanover ; schools ; will not ' be Closed on account of the prevalence of influenza, at least not'or the present- This decision was reached yesterday at a special meeting of - the - board of education held In' the court house, and called to consider the influenza situa tion and the advisability of closing the schools. ' Reports submitted- to the board at this meeting Indicated that while a number of students are ill, the num ber .is not sufjleient to warrant the closing of the echools at this tIme.S Chairman Cooper presided at . the meeting,' all members being, present with the exception of Charles B. New- OOmb. ' ,:'-' :; :' ''' f--' ADVERTISE TOR BIDS 1 . - v OS AtJDITORIUM REPAIRS. Councilman J. P. Wade will today ad vertise for bids for the erection of a brick wall at, the rear of the market building. .- - . When repairs now under way at the market building are -completed the new city auditorium will be one of the handsomest in this section of the state. BROWN 19 APPOINTED V : '. (SpceUl to Tke 84r,) Washington; Feb. 17. -D. A. Brown, of Boone; NV C.'has heeh'appointed to soaiUoa with the bureau of peaeioi-u IS MUCH TANGLED ESCAPE OEM FROM MAR ASH IS REPORTED There Was Extreme Destitution, With Many Sick And Wounded, And The Situation Is Still Regarded As Serious ; Constantinople, Feb. 17 The Amer ican Commission for Relief in the Near East today received a message dated February 13 from its offices at Adana, Aslatio Turkey, Which was construed to mean that all the Americans have escaped from Marash( "northeast of Auana and jiorth of - Aleppo,) ' south ward to Islahie. which is on the 'rati road." " " . .The message says: Information this morning is that th personnel of .2,000 refugees retired to ' Islahie with Colonel Normand. There was extrenie destitution and many were sick or wounded. ..There is no" Information from AIntab or Hadjin. The situation is serious.- . , 'Major David G. Arnold, of Provi dence, R. I., managing director of the POINDEXTER LIKES WITHDRAWAL PLAN Says It Is Best Proposal Presi dent Wilson Has Ever Made .' -; Washington,' Feb 17. Senator Poin dexter," of Washington, a candidate for the republican presidential nomina tion, told. National Press club tonight that President Wilson's reported pro posal to withdraw from European af fairs on account of the Adriatic con troversy was one of the best things the President ever had said. - If the European powers:only would force the plan' to be carried out, declared the speaker, the United States might be spared serious, consequences now threatening ltxbecause of the peace settlement. The resignation of Secretary Lans ing also was commented on at length by ' Senator "Poindexter,. who : was" the Hpeakr of ;the evening at v the club's 4etCdeaCWih "What is left of our mutilated cab inet." he Bald, "ougbt to be called the ground hogt cabinet. It undoubtedly will be afraid of its shadow and stay close in '.' its hole : for ; more than ' six weeks. " One safe bet' ia that their minds "will 'go' "along with his here after; that Is. -whatever independence of mind 'they may have had." . , CHARGED Willi MAKING FRAUDULENT RETURNS Fruit Products Manager Waives Preliminary Hearing ' Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 17. Charles H. Bickart, president 'and ' general man ager of the National" Fruit Products company, of this ."city, "' was arrested today on a federal warrant charging him with making a, fraudulent income tax return. . .- - . . .. - -: The warrant alleges Bickart - gave the taxable income of his company as $20,338.14, whereas,' the warrant as serts, the taxable Income of the con cern was J130.580.15. Bickart waived preliminary hearing He was released on $10,000 bond. Tt. PUTS ON BIG INDOOR EVENT. The Y. M. C. A. International. Hexa thalon, a gigantic indoor athletic event which occurs.every winter under the auspices of the association, is - sched uled in the gymnasium of the local "Y" f or the evenings of February 18th and 23rd. ., ' - - ' With . the purpose of encouraging young men to go in for indoor ath letics, and especially to compete in gymnaslunr events, the international committee is offerkg handsome bronze trophies for team winners in the vari ous events. A fine string of entrants is lined up for the contests tonight, , and specta tors will see In action the b indoor athletic talent of the city. Following are the events which are scheduled for tonight's program: I Group 1: 6Q-yard potato racei run ning high Jump; 12-pound shot iut. Group 2: 160-yard potato race; stand ing broad Jump ; fence vault. ' LIBGL SUIT FILED. : ' Boston, Feb. 17. The Havana Steamship corporation, owners of the steamer , City of Miami, filed, a libel suit in the federal district court today asking for ' an orders to restrain the Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation from Interfering with the sailing of the steamer from the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem corporation at Quin- cy. " '-':'... SCOTTISH RITE IN SESSION COMPLETE COURSE TOMORROW. ' t Wilmington chapter of - Scottish. Rite Masons - assembled here - yesterday morning to begin the conferring of the higher degrees upon this winter's candidates. A full day was put fn, the class being in almost continuous session from 10 a. m. until 11 p.m. The class .yesterday numbered thirty-two This number will be increas ed today by the addition of several members of former classes who have not completed the course. y r5The work will continue through to day and tomorrow,' winding up to morrow night. ' . ' .Vvi; . i - FIGHTING INFLUENZA. '.Atlanta; - Feb. 17. All Bed Cross nurses In the southern division com prising the 'state of North and South Carolina, Georgia. Florida and Ten nesseV" are. now 'engaged in fighting' in fluenza by public nursing. : " i i American commission . for relief in the near east, said today that there were ten American relief workes ; and six American missionaries at Marasn. . n Tn relief workers, he said, were Dr. M. C. -Wilron andwife, of Boonshui; Tenn.; Dr. Mabel Elliott, of Benton Harbor. Mich.: Mabel- f North Hero, Vt.; Helen Shultt! of neaomg, fa.; Minnie E. Dougherty, of Holyoke, Mass.; Frances a. Buckley, of Cape Vincent, N. Y.; Paul V. Snyder, of Plainview, Texas Evelyn Trostle, of McPherson, Kan., and Stanley E. Kerr, of Darby, Pa. -The missionaries,' all of whom are under the American board of missions. Boston, are James K. Lyman. Ellen O. Blakley, Bessie Hardy, Agnes Salmond, Inez Lrfiid, and Kate F. Ainslee FATE OF AMERICANS CAUSES UNEASINESS Turks Are Mistaking Thesn For Frenchmen With Disas trous Results Constantinople, Feb. 17. There is much uneasiness concerning the fate of twenty Americans at Marash, north of Aleppo, Turkey, in. Asia, where a reign of terror, has existed since Jan uary 21. The last word was received from them on February 1, when their food supply was short and; the Chris tian refugees were in a state of terror; In occupying Cilicia the - French troops frequently toott over American mission ' property and ; schools,' which were the. best buildings and the easi est to defend. "T Consequently, . the Americans- were immediately regarded by the Turks as Frenchmen. There have been many conflicts between the French occupying the .district and the Turks. The French are. using Armen ian "and ' Sengalese troops, which ap parently has excited 1 "-great ., liostlHty among the Moslem" tribes. i-Wn 1 t Rustem. 3ey, nationalist- delegate from Angora teld.,3, the , porreaooivd nt 4 ha.t j'amea. Perry. - and Fran.-Sv John son, representatives -ol th American Young Men's Christian a esociatlon, killed recently near AIntab, were mis taken for Frenchmen, by natives .who had no . grievance., against Americans. He declared that Americans were not in. danger in :Anatolia : and Cicilia if properly distinguished -' from the French :. .7 :-y : ..; Rustem Bey . said - that the trouble at, Marash started through a contro versy ' between ' Armenians" and Turks, eventually involving the native tribes in a sieye of l the town: - FERTILIZERS NEEDED IN NORTH CAROLINA McCormick, Of Wilmington Makes Appeal To Commission (Special fo The Star.) Washington, Feb. 17. Senator Over man today, in company with J. Gilch rist McCormick, of Wilmington, went before the railroad administration and made an appeal to have the existing embargo on the shipment of Florida phosphate rock raised, to the end that the farmers of North Carolina may be supplied with the necessary fertilizer to meet their urgent needs. The decision was not: definite, but the officials stated that they would do the best they could in the circum stances. So it is still in doubt wheth er the farmers of that-state are go ing to be able to get fertilizers or will have to do without, and content them selves as a -consequence Tvith reduced production in crops. . MISS THOMAS TO WED IN TBfE EARLY SUMMER ' . (Special to'Th Star) x Charlotte, Feb. 17. At a. buffet sup per tonight at their home . in Myers Park,; Mr. and Mrs. E. C- Marshall an nounced ,the engagement of Miss Sadie Thomas, to Mr. John P. Watters, the marriage to' take place ' early in the summer. Miss Thomas is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan S Thomas of this city, ana Is one of the . city's most prominent and charm ing young j women. . Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are from eastern North Caro lina, but have resided in Charlotte for a number of years. ' Mr. Watters is a eon of Mr. amd Mrs. J. S. Watters, formerly of Wilmington; now of Ashe villev For several years they resided tn Charlotte, x Mr. Watters has charge of a Ford assemblylng plant In this city. .:. ' f , .. ETERNAL BROTHERLY UNION. jt - ft n n n I . J A 1 liOnaon, reu. ,11 avwiuiu . dispatch to the . Central News from Helslngfors, Russian newspapers re ceived in the Finnish capital say the Bolsheviki have proclaimed an inde pendent republic In that part of the Ukraine they occupy and the forma tion ' of' an "eternal brotherly union with soviet Russia." : ; CHARGED WITH BRIBERY. '. Chicago, Feb. 1 '17. Albert Lauer, secretary and treasurer of Brlggs and Turvaef, was arrested ' today, charged with giving $15,000 as a bribe to Charles Cailner. an ' internal'- revenue collector. Tne bribe, it was alleged, was given to obviate payment of $!( 000 Income tax. - - COCA COLA DIVIDEND. ' Atlanta, Feb, 17.; A dividend of one dollar' was declared - on each of v the 500,000 shares of common stock of the Coca Cola company at a meeting- of the directors held here : late today. ; .This dividend is payable April 1 to stock holders on record when the book close March 1. , ' ,WHOLE NUMBER 30,087. HERBERT HOOYER ATTACKS FEDERAL RAIL OPERATION But Admits That Private Own ership Is Going On Final '.'V Trial RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE Convinced That American Labor Fundamentally Loyal And J' 'Faithful New . York. Feb. 16. The return or the railroads to private ownership on March 1 will mean the placing 6t pri vate operation on its "final trial," la the opinion of Herbert Hoover, ex pressed tonight In his inaugural ad dress as president of the American In stitute of Mining -Engineers. At the same time Mr. Hoover at tacked government operation of either railroads or shipping as "experiments in socialism necessitated by the war" to which there were many funda mental suggestions. Value of Competition "No scheme of political appoint ment," Mr. Hoover said, "has ever yet been devised that will replace compe tition in its selection of . ability and character. Both shipping and rail ways have today , the advantage of trany skilled personnel, sifted out In a hard school of competition, and even the government operation of these en terprises is not t proving satisfactory. Therefore, the ultimate inefficiency that-would arise from the deadening paralysis of . bureauacy has not yet had rull opportunity for development. Already we can show that no govern ment ..under pressure ,; of ever-present political or sectional interests can properly conduct the risks of exten sion and improvement or can be free from local pressure to conduct un warranted services in industrial en terprise." . - Turning to the question of shipping, Mr.- Hoover , 'said that .while with the railroads government inefficiency rfiould be .paased on to the consumer, "eta the aeewU, soon,er4i or later find . it " IrarispIantiBd to the natio'rial treasurV. xn.9 opea.ef asseriea uai u govern ment officials could not. engage1 in haggling in fixing rates" they must take refuge in rigid speculation and in fixed; rates. . Effect of Large Fleet "The effect of -our. lange fleet," he went on, "in . the world's market Is thus, to hold up rates, for so long as this great fleet holds a fixed rate others will only, barely under-bid. If we hold up rates an Increasing num ber of our ships will be idle as the private fleets grow. We shall yet be faced with the question of demobil izing a considerable part ef this fleet into private hands. . or ; frankly ' . ac knowledging that we operate for other reasons than interest on our invest ment.", , ...,..' The problem of . the relationship be tween .the employer and employe was next discussed by Mr. Hoover. He asserted that the country had until recently "greatly neglected the human factor that is so large an element in ' our productivity," and that 'this neg lect had accummulated much of the . discontent and unrest throughout the industrial, population, , and had reacted in a decrease of production. "The at titude of refusal to participate In collective bargaining with representa tives of the employes own choosing is the negation of this bridge to bet ter relationship." . . Position of Labor Mr. Hoover - declared he-was on-" vlnced that the vast; majority of American labor "fundamentally wishes to co-operate in production, and that this basis of good will can be organ ized and the vitality' of production recreated." ' In a brief reference to the inter national situation he declared that the safety of European civilization Was "hanging by a slender thread," and , that America was faced with a new orientation to world problems. "We are today, contemplating," he said, "maintenance of an enlarged . army and navy in preparedness for further upheavals, while failing to! even provide some insurance against ' war by a league to promote peace." REVALUATION WORK NEARING COMPLETION. New Hanover County In Van " guard In This Respect New Hanover county is fully abreast of any other county In the state In which a large city is located in the matter of listing property for, revalu ation, according to etar.o officials. Practically all of the field work in New Hanover has been completed and . little now remains to be done with the exception of checking ' up tlije. figures.; - Work of the local agents has been highly commended . by the state offi cials. '. ' ' ' .- '-, ' : RUSSIANS FORCED BACK. ; London, Feb. ,17. The Russian vol unteer army has been forced back to the Sea of Azov, with its troops com pletely disorganized and typhus rac ing among them, according to a wire less dispatch received here today from Moscow. WOMAN SUFFRAGE REJECTED. Annapolis,. Md., Feb. 17. The Mary land general assembly today rejected the federal amendment for woman suffrage. ' In the senate the vote was eighteen and nine for ratification, .in , the house sixty-four against and thlr- ty-slx for ratification. . . - I s, is f '. : ii h m 6 ' ft UK ii ; i ' 1 1 ; ; r. ' I: J - 1 i. ; lis .) ; Vh: !: r c : ! 1 i: 1 ! t 1 , ;., 4 A
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 18, 1920, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75