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THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C WEDNESDAY MARCH 24, 1920. FOUR K . " I- . - . : , . : . . -l ... . l ' " 1 : : . ' t - -. . ,- - --. .- - -- - . - I :- - The THE OLDEST .DAIIIT'IN . rinni.iw ' NORTH Published every morninp in 4he year by WILMINGTON STAR COMPANY, Inc., 109 Chestnnt Street, Wilmington, ft. C. Entered at this Poatofflce. at Wil mington, N. C. a Second Class Matter. TeIeone , Editorial .......... Business Office . . . . .'. : ... No. 61 ..No., 51 .- SUBSCRIPTION RATES I ' n.ti.. cnnHov Rv carrier in Wilmington and suburbs ,and by mall. postage cxepaia.; One YeaF. ft"'"L Six Months ........... r- r Three Months "t' .00 .50 .75 .60 7 SUNDAY ONLY, ONE YEAft, $3.00 nwit iecArltTIn PRESS JUliiiUJUHixv VFr ixj.iuK.A- - - The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to tne -use lor puuuww-" -... jn.j rr not otner wise credited In this paper and also - i-i 1 t.A..1n . All the local news puDusiieu - rights of re-publication o special dls patches herein are also reserved. - FOREIGN ADVERTISING OFFICES New York Boston Chicago 225 6th Ave. 21 Devonshire Gas Bide, BRYANT, GRIFFITH A BRUNSON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1920. '. The Lowden campaign probably will have the financial support of more in dividual contributors than , any other drive for the "White House. ' We note that a higher fare is going to be charged by the Pullman company. Gustav Noske, the Ebert minister of defense, has tendered his resignation Gustav probably jvould have resigned when the revolutionary drive first broke, but he was too much engrossed with the business of standing from un der to take up his time with mere for malities. v -; - If General Wood is still to be classed as a soldier, we would judge that he must be- missing a great many ' for mations nowadays. Senator Reed insists that we have fully paid our debts to Europe. Wheth &t that is the exact truth of the case or not, we know yve haven't settled in full with the Senator himself yet. We are not disposed to question the statistics disclosing j-a steady decrease in the population of jlreland, but recent reports from the Emerald Isle convince us that there are a. good many Irish men there yet. The seven bandits who held up a New Jersey "crap" game and made off with something like $15,000 must be credited also with a sense of humor, as is re fleeted by the number of men .in-their gang. " iM - : "I ', Senator Borah wants to know where all of Genefal Wood's campaign money is coming from. Colonel Proctor's soap factory hasn't closed - down, has "U? I V v' ; ;. . Untimely, impolite and inconsiderate, we call it, for Senator Plttman to break in on Admiral Sims'lJ little" story with i demand for such a trifling' and ir relevant matter as proof. ' The Germans long ,ago proved by many lengthy documents and labored utterances that they ! never indulge in atrocities or wanton destruction, so we may expect the disturbance" in the fa-1 therland to run along strictly accord ing to Hoyle, Queensberry, or such au thority as may have been agreed upon. THE FARM BOARD'S QUESTION ' ' -.. NAIRE. There is a special-timeliness in the questionnaire that is! being addressed to Presidential candidates .by the Na tional Board of Farm . Organizations. There has not been a period in our history when the farm' life and farm in terests of the nation were pressed with so great insistence or propriety upon the attention of : our statesmen by the country's vital needs. jjAt a time when a veritable , wave of i city-madness sweeps the people and production of the things that are most necessary is lag ging, a. wise leadership will not fail to take account of the iman whose hand is still at the plow, will not be unmind ful of his long deferred claim to "a fair share in the wealth he creates." ' It is not to be supposed that a sys tem more favorable to the interests of the agrllultural worker will be less fa vorable to the consumer. An improved marketing and distributing plan would do much to make less precarious the path of the farmer and bf the consumer as well. Whatever else' may be done to advance the welfare of the farmer will react beneficently upon ; the public gen erally. ' ; : ' ',i'r: I v ' TKe man who tills the soil has grown weary of the shopworn demagogic sops tossed to him by the office-seeker, and desires now the friendly and intelli gent co-operation of the government that represents him. ! ' - PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOR ' ; NORTH CAROLINA TOWNS (Special to. The star.) , ' AVashington, March 23.Representa tive Godwin today introduced three bill in the house providing for public "u"u'us in iivrm v;aroiina. one' of these bills provides for the purchase of a site at not to exceed $15,000 and the construction of a suitable building. Including, fire-proof ' vaults, heating and ventilating - apparatus,, and ap proaches for the postoffice and other offices of the government . at Dunn, Harnett county, a similar building at . Southport, ;with . the same .cost limit, and likewise one at Lumberton , ALL RECORDS BROKEN " Augustine, . Texas, March 23.- Pre vious Texas court records involving the death penalty probably were broken here today when John j Hood Price. 4. negro, was hanged for .the murder of . John Kennedy, a farnier, less - than ,iwenty-fcur hours after -Ms arreat." -mK -i... . rf WHAT BOWf ' What is the President foing to do? T7111 he send the Treaty; back to the Senate?- There s little "likelihood of that, unless Mr.; Wilson is , willing to unbend a little, unless he grows more conciliatory and makes ' clear his willingness to accept some modifica tions, however galling .and disagree able. - It is hardly conceivable that he will undergo the change of heart ante cedent V)" such a change of front. Those papers which - have been urging the President to be more moderate, to be less Insistent on .his own point of. view, are deluding themselves if they have 4ny; hope of an altered attitude on ltfs parO ' He Is, constancy itself, he doas not know' how-to waver, he will never; retreat. Mr. Wilson will not send the treaty back; that much Is fairly certain. '. ; . . . Will he proceed to make a separate peace with Germany? ' This course is more probabre, although it involves enormous difficulties. In the first place. It would mean that burs is the way "of .separatism, that we have definitely cut loose from our formef allies, that 'only ur feet shall take the path of peace . which we have chosen. The President must initiate and negotiate this pact of severance. The Senate has merely the power to concur or not to concur. The objec tion to a separate peace is that. It would remove us from pur former . as-; sociations and deprive us of the oppor tunity of participating in the benefits flowing from' the various commissions andi agencies which have been estab lished for arranging the , settlement with Germany. We would have to play a lone hand,' and that is a dismal prospect,' inyolving ;th 'most painful and burdensome probabilities. 1 What the President is likely to do is to arrange fqr a modus vivendi with Germany, a more or less informal rapprochement serving to bridge the gap which now. exists until sucn time as .the countries may enter into a more precise and final understanding. A modus vivendi makes - possible the resumption of trade. relations and sets free the - economic forces : which are now dammed up. The value of this method is that it will not bar us fr.om joining with' the powers at some later day in the peace and ' covenant wnich are already operative in Europe. v . The country :is eagerly awaiting the President's decision' in tfle prem ises. , One thing is clear: the present .status can not be 'much prolonged. England and France are .already, or soon will be, reaping a commercial harvest. . American business can not suffer continued confinement or re striction. It. must -.be .emancipated, just as the American people must be emancipated from the shadow or war.' THE HOMES THATJ ARE NO MORE. Arc you a house-hunter?, Have you been trying fco find a snelter? Then woe is yours, and the infinite tribula tion of one . who, in spite of the fondest endeavor, never reaches the goal. ' -; - . , Have you held converse with lender- hearted real estate man, and have you. with a hopefulness barely stirring' under the . weight of constant denial, inquired if he had a house for rent? And shall your ever forget his fixed smile of sympathy as he tells you of this or the other charminer nlace which is being held for sale1 at a sur. prisingly reasonable figure? Have you listened to his recital of its excellent points, its choice location, its fine architecture, and have , you agonized through it all, . knowing that not for you is this beautiful haven". that ith gods of your household will never re cline under this too, too perfect roof? Ah, life in death, said Tennyson. the days that are no more. If , you have suffered, if you are suffering, Jf, with all your striving, your lares and Penates are still homeless and forlorn, your, tears are not idle, tears, as "wild with all regret you ponder that other life in death, the homes that are no more. ''. -' - RALEIGH-WILMINGTON RAILROAD , PROJECTED People Of Clinton And Sampson bounty Take Initiative. " (Special to Tbe Star.) : Clinton. M ?- o .. a . . , IT " . euvnusiasuc meeting of more than a hundred rep- . - uumucos men - or Clinton and environs took initiative this eve F r,waTd Promotion of the Raleigh and Wilmineton rallol , . every . man present pledged his financial and moral SUBDOrt to th ntarnrl.. " n. . i. well, representing the North Carolina landowners .association, pledged the backingof that ..vigorous b6o!y to the limit. A committee of ten have been appointed to confer with various com- 1Ciwcv ,i ivaieign and Wil- imncrnn with a t . . x m plans of procedure. The determination i e nillln la tfTa.Un-l.. .a - " - - v.v..llt1J, nnoijg- ana no crass will trrow nndr -m " - " uio xect Vyiin- ton end Sampson people. The building ...... Mui, vjmy ins ue- velopment of an empire, but a main thoroughfare to the seaside and thence northward. . . - . CHARGES HUSBAND WITH . " " '. MENTAIi IRRESPONSIBILITY San Francisco, March 23 .Mental ir- responsiouity as a result : of 'being gassed in ' France' was put forward in testimony by Mrs. E. V. McGinnis, of St. Louis, today, pleading for Hhe ao quittal of her husband, former army captain," charged with bringing Miss Esther Botts, his stenographer, to Cali fornia in violation of the Mann act. y -kf,-: THIS "WILL HELP SOME 1 ' i HParkersburir. W. Va.. March 23 f.l. quop may be removed, by; the owner from his home -in W6St Virginia to ,hfs permanent reswenco iu - nomer staie, according to a ruling handed down here today by -. Charles Ltivelv.,. federal nro MbiLLdn' director. 111 . 1 - . S ' HaskinV Daily Letter Clipping the New York, March 4J.--The day of the overjoyed, ''overdressed dear young thing, full of sentiment and' illusion, is drawing to a close. :' "Gladness" and glad rags are going put of fashion." , According? to iMiiss Jane D. Rippln, national director of the- Girt Scouts, within, the next ten 'years women are going to abandon all creative attempts at Ulus,Ion, and live a peaceful, thrifty existence, , like" men. J : They , are going to wear plain business suits" and se vere, hats, abjure high heels ' and cos metics and exercise. ; a restraining in fluence on . their exuberant gladness, especially while at work.' Miss Rippin herself is doing all that ghe-caa- tb bring thi- admirable reform about. ''Every day," she says, "we are teaching the girl that her body Isn'tv a Christinas tree on which to hang a lot of ornaments.: i The" young - Scout be comes accustomed ; to the - Wearing - of her own, simple "uniform and' sees its value. ; Of course,' she cannot wear it always, but she is taught that the next best thing is & plain one-piece .dress with a belt Her scout shoes are big and broad with , low " heels,:" and . she knows, the dangers of high heels. As for cosmetics., every one of our girls comes to knowHhat girls who-ear ar tiflcial things on. their faces-have , ar tificial, things in their 'characters." :; By taking them while they are young this way; and inculcating in them a whftlesnmp re.fnrt foir e-rim a:ndsven roocaBionally; homely reality,' It is fioped that the -"too-g-lad" -' outook can even tually !be stamped" out" "Miss .3Uppih is aided and- - abetted in this useful campaign by various women's clubsj including - the "Wall Street club,- , the Irene Thrift , club, an' organizaion'.;of choruu girls, 'and A. Mitchell Palmer, Whose interest is in squelching, not so much gladness as extravagance. , -While the campaign is invading even our drawing, rooms, 'with; the idea" of clothing them a little : tnore fully and less, fancifully, it is particularly ..di rected at the modem working woman. Young women who wear distracting clothes to the office, . whose f gladness effervesces - and .spills over into the sober working, hours, and who monop olize business telephones for 'protract ed, mirthful conversations with their various acquaintances, and who insist upon joyfully Vamping the boss when the poor man is anxious to get through the dictation and out to his golf, are S.i' w5?,ct? .cc?r. ln; '.lure- the hope of definitely saddening them Miss Elizabeth Sibley,' president of the organization has - very -decided views on the subject, which she confi dently expected to Impress upon thous ands of young women employed 'In Jhe Wall Street district, during ' the com ing year. - . . ' ; ' "Not everything that t is neces sary to know if one is to succeed m a business office is taught in prepara tory schools or business courses." de clares Miss Sibley.. ."There are ques tions of .dress and deportment which are ' most important. Older women who have gone through the stage of office work, which these girls are just entering, can give them a word or two of advice, which we feel should be of some Talue-Vft--- -y-.--:'-':- - .-a. As it is, conditions are so shocking, according to Miss Sibley,-that one wo man, thu : head of a large .banking house, recently became so embarrassed at the diaphanous attire or the" other feminine workers that she raised4 all the 'windows . in the " office ' and , then tactfully suggested that the girls put on their coats, so that they would hot take cold. '-'-'- At the . recent convention of the Na tional Federation of Business and Pro fessional Women here. -where , the sub ject1 of dress reform received a great deal ; of discussion, Mrs. Christine rR; Kefauver, supervising inspector of; the bureau of - Industrial; hygiene, of .'the New York department of healthy creat ed a milk stir by brer assertion that "many a wife becomes unduly suspi cious of her husband if he has In his employ a ; girl who dolls up like-' a fashion model." In her opinion it was up to the modern business girl to. sup press " her- glad appearance- in order that the boss's wife might rest ln jpeace and comfort. Mrs. Kefauver . ia .not especially interested in the welfare of boss's wives, except in so far as they interfere with the success of business women. - , "The ousiness woman may not "real ize it, but it is not fair to herself to dress for ' the omce in -unsuiiDie clothes," she says. -. "The time has om when entering ' business with a woman dods .not 'mean; merely the flll ing of gap between school and marri age. It means much today to a girl as it does to her. ' brother. She must therefore avail herself of every "oppor tunity to make it a success. What would we think of a man who wore a dress suit 1 to the office in the morn ing? And yet women go Into omces In gowns suitable for tea or qmner. Mrs.- Kefauver knows - or one case where a young office worker,, doubt less a victim of glad propaganda about the. goodnesa of the human race f if vou only look on the brignt sin of things,) . lost her position . through dressing a trifle too exuberantly for the role ; of clerk. Happily uncoa- scious of the unfavorable - impression she was making upon a cynical pub lic, she went aboUt the v efficient per formance of , her. duties - until one day the wife of one of her employer's clients happened into the office and saw her. That lady immediately ' demand ed that ' her husband ' take his ; legal business to some other office where the young women employees were less gor geously attired, whicn so upset ; tne young clerk's boss that he fired' her. If the present reform campaign, were confined to the dress and, manners- of office - workers, one would not attach so much' importance - to' it, but even chorus girls have become infected by the desire to be sober-minded. It is not unusual to find whole companies of chorus ladies diligently knitting while waiting lor the cues in the wings; while one company playing in iew York -has organzed the Irene Thrift club, which is an organisation tor pro moting the wear of sensible, -muslin lingerie. "These 1gIrlsN have repudiated all frivolous apparel of this type, and have 1 espouseck ; the coarse;, practical and economical garments:. o .their grajidmothers days. - J ; j - "Nowhere else in the world do wage earning,vor for that matter any other kind of women, wear such foollsh.and senseless underwear," , declared' the leader of "the club, the Other 'day, who Is said to. be the daughter of a British peer and only In the ehorus because she has ; to earn. her living- Whether the peer is bankrupt 'or not 'Is not di vulged by the youAg lady; but she is by no means reticent concerning other members of the British-nobility, whose taste ljt underwear she describes in great aetall. - '.After announcing.; that the rpuchess of Portlands the. Duches of rievonishlre ahcL many other titled 1 la dles on friendly terms. . with her : grand mother, were, partial , to unbleached muslin, tha organizerof . Irene Thrift Jjafcltted. that the present1 generation JFlapper's Wings. - was Inclined to favor silk, tmt that this frivolous taste is now being. suppress ed by a popular wave of refonn. v . As evidence that they ace: speaking nothing but - the truth , and the whole truth concerning the - purpose of : their club, the members will take you back to their; dressing tables and show, you their smallportable sewing" machines, costing: ,'fiva dollard . . apiece,, whereon they manufacture lingerie Between the acts. "Of course, "you know, such practical, garments cannot be bought," aid the leader in exhibiting her speci mens of thrift, ; "which ifihows how de moralize dthe public taste has become, and how frivolous!"; ; A .; ?l Thus, with even the stage develop ing an antlpathy to frivolity, the fu ture hoids- much " hope; for the ; extinc tion ot gladness. -With so many re forms under way and. gathering furlpus momentum, there .will soon be nothing left to be glad about. Yes; there would be r- much', hope .for the weary in the future were it not f on one disquieting possibility. ;" Suppose everybody went right cn being glad, anyway? :: ' LITTLE BENNYS rOTEBOOl Scene, snowing in - Siberia.- Man. (driving home' "in a sled with 6 pork chops in a paper-bag).. Giddup, giddup if I couldent run eny faster-than you 2 horses Id get but and wawk. Plock of wolfs in the distants. Grr. Qrr. ;J::sf- .Man Holey smoaks, Im being per sooed'by a Hqck of wolfs. Gillup, gid dup, do you think youre 'going; to a Wolfs, (closer) GrVf, Grrn , 1 vMan. G; they're gaining on me. Gtid- rliin. c-Mrliin ; If T Tvnn .-wiM nnlmnl trainer 1 wouldent.care. but I atnt, Id- fewnrel? , Wolfs.' (mutch closer) Grrr. Grrr. Man. I know wat 111 do. HI throw a cupple . of these pork chops and, hurry up keeping on going wile theyre stop ping to eat them. Wich he-does.) Gid-jl dup, giddup, giddup,' do you think gid dup meens wo? 'j J . Wolfs, '(close as enythlng) Grrrrr. Grrrrr. -"' ' - . - - ... Man. This Is sumthing awAU. I gess 111 thrpw'2 more pork chops. (Wlch he does.) .Gfddup, are -you going to gid dup or aint you? . . .Wolfs, (close as everything) Grrrrrr. Grrrrrr.. - - Man. Heer goes the last 2 pork chops. O way dldent I-buy a duggen like my wife1 told me to? , ' " , Wolfs, (jumping in' the sled' and licking the- mans face) Grrrrrrr. Grrrrrrr. Man. Well 111 be "darned, "theyre tame wolfs.- (Terns erround and goes back for some more pork chops.) i ..-. ."--i Thev end. , ., t . COUNTY AUTHORITIES I ' MAY IMPEACH HAMME Criminal Case Against Attorney i r vHas Been Postponed. - . ;V (Special -to The Star.) " Klnston, : March . 23. The Lenoir county .authorities or- any five citizens -will be' given 'opportunity, to impeach J , li HamThe, city- solicitor, before the charge , of aiding and abetting in im moral conduct, in the segregated : dis trict of South Kinston is heard in court, Tudge Ailie , Whitaker. of the recorder's court,' having determined to continue the gase against the prosa CUtor indefinitely.., ' '-. . . . . .-. . Judge -Whi taker holds ' that George C. ' Cowper, county attorney ; James A. Powers, district solicitor, or any five citizens may Impeach . the." accused lawyer..' A judge of the superior court must : hear the charges, according-; to the city judge. The city council has not the authority to remove Hamme. BATTLESHIP NAMED FOR NORTH CAROLINA MAN. Portrait Commander ; Parrott Will Be Presented to Vessel. . : t. :. (Special to The Star.) " Kinston, March 2i. A ; large; pic ture of the late. Lieutenant Commander G. Fountain Parrott, U. S. .J. a local officer who lost his life in the sinking of the destroyer; Shaw during the war, has been presented the tL;. S. Parrott, a :new destroyer named for the Kinston ' officer. The , picture was provided by Philadelphia friends - of Commander.. Tarrott. : A flag officer of the navy interested in the ship has suggested that a - North "Carolinian command the Parrott. '.:,,"; 'f i FERTILIZERS .To realize ' TCE MOST PROFITABLE RETURNS j .Iroxn your land, either . FARRI or GARDEN For Cotton, Corn;" Tobacco, Peanut, Fruit of all kinds, Lettuce, Onions, ' Potatoe and Truck of all kinds. ? 7 ; We solicit your orders and will .give -careful and efficient attention to , all whether large or small. IficCce-niorlimerCb. Room 82 Trust Euiliing, WHmiagton, N. C . Phones: 1 227 and 264 1QC7 THE BUSINESS FARS'IRS' 4 Art A XOOi STAKBAK9 FC2 M MARS IDAS) irO R tycnty years Buick engineers and jjp designers have - been moving forward, building a Buick prestige ! in motor car design and construction that; hqs ansvered . the world's challenge. 7 ; : : : It has been anVrNachievement Worth . tho effort and established a Buick reputation of high standard . and value. The public has learned to depend upon the Buick Valve-inrHead Motor ' Car, and the ! great demands upon Buick dealers for Buiclr models is tho highest compliment that can bo paid to Buick achievement. UHEH BETTER AUTOHODILES ARE BUILT DDKS VILL BUILD THEM " v W. D. MacMILLAN, JR. - S. G. BladVIILLAN, Sales Manager 1C5 N. Second Street . ' ; . The Murchison Natl Bank, ' of Wilmington, N. L Statement February 28, 1920 f: : RESOURCES. Loans and, Dis coimts . . . . . .$1207,715.95 U. par) V l,001j400.00 . 425,000.06" Bank building Bonds and Other, Securities . . . v. - 193,000,00 Cash and Due by r ? - 4 ' ' Banks . 5,039,229.91 LiABicrtm - - Capital Stock . . . . $ 1,000,000.00 Surplus and Net vw- Profits . . .,. ,;i,139,959.25 Circulation 615,000.00 Deposits 16illl386.61 v-.y $18,866,345.86 DEPOSITS. : Feb. 28, 1918 . '... 9,154,252.64 Feb. 28, 1919;-. ; . 10,853,201.52 Feb. 281920 . . . v16,lll,386.6l4 Removal Notice. We have moved our -of fice 5 to 125 Princess street, for merly . occupied by the Southern . Bell ; Telephone Company. 9 iny. 206 Princess 'Street USE THE STAR WANTS yWr. 1- 1 . . H. B, are ready to. show you models ip. black, brewn widths and sizes. Price LVTimiAK iteLlCIOUS : v y Leave Your anl - : ....... I ' - O - . ' i.. ) .- , ... ; . : : . m PETERSON Jarm pzzoive: aii im pri.vczsss streejp-wione' 212 ... iiiSij V 3 h- - B41 t Telephone 2103 the latest 'and best in snappy idd -a mahoffaly calf. 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