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VOL. CIIL No. 321.
WILMINGTON gj N, C WEDNESDAY MORNING,. NOVEMBER' 17, 1920.
OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE, ,
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EVIDENCE SOUGHT '
OF WASTE CHARGE .
IN ARMY AFFAIRS
Raker Issues Blanket Invitation
to Persons Having Knowl
edge of "Irregularities" ' ,
SECRETARY PLEDGES
FULL INVESTIGATION
V(fk of Surplus Division De
fended Against News-
paper Criticism
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. A blanket
invitation to every , citizen having i
knowledge of "any irregularity or mis
conduct on tne part of any agent, em
ploye or officer of the war department"
to submit such evidence for investiga
tion was issued today by Secretary Ba
ker in reply to recent criticisms of the
York newspaper. The secretary's state-
division, apeanng in a xsew
ment pledged muruugu "muu jr in every
accusation brought to the attention of
the department. , V ' .' J
Declaring that the 1 particular arti
cles referred to charged: First, that
the war department bought too many
supplies, and second, that irregulari
ties, favoritism and profiteering" have
characterized the disposal . of surplus
stocks. .
"Had the campaign of 1919 been! nec
essary," it said, 'the American army
would have been greater in numbers
than the combined French, and British
armies In France." - -
Workers Were Protected
Th rapid demobilization of the army,
the statement continued, left a vast ac
cumulation of material, which, if dump
ed on the market would have resulted
in widespread unemployment with de
mobilized soldiers and war workers
jobless "and the economic conditions of j
the coutnry prostrated.'
"The policies which were pursued en
couraged the resumption of industry,
and America is the only country active
ly engaged in the war which has up to
this tir
me obtained full employment of ,
conditions," it added. ' Total appropria
tions for the war department from
April 6. 1919, to June 30, 1920, were
approximately $25,500,000,000, of .which
J16.100.000 was expended and : $800,
noo.OOO turned back ; to the treasury,
the statement said: Deducting bal
ances on hand and amounts realized in J
sales prior to June 30, it continued,
the net cash outlay to June '30 was
115,770,000.000 wkich credit sales not
yet turned 4n vould -"ediicefe -to;iabout.
U3,5oo,oo,ooo. VA '- "
Chargen Not Sustained ' y . t
"Tn other words" the statement said.
"congress provided with an unstinting
hand and the war department . took
every step in its power' to prevent -a"
shortage of any necessary , war mate
rial and built its plan toraeet the great
army in the process or tormaiion.
There was no shortage. In spite' of all
this, however, out of a total of $25,-
000,000,000 appropriated, about $13,000,-
onn.ooo w-ll be the net cost of the war
through the war department and these
figures include great and valuable
properties and facilities . acquired by
the department and permanently re
tained for the use of the military es
tablishment." Specific charges of irregularity 1 and
favoritism made by Major W. O. Watts,
I former executive officer of the surplus
property division, have been carefully
investigated by the inspector general s
department and found to be unsupport
ed, the statement declared. More recent
charges appearing in the published
articles also will be investigated, it
idded. ;' , .
COTTON MEN TO MEET
NEXT IN PHILADELPHIA
Selection Made Over
Fifteen
Other Cities
CHARLOTTE, Nov. 16. Philadelphia
as selected over hfteen other cities
bidding here today for - the ; 1921 con
vention of the American Cotton Manu-,
faeturers association, the selection be
ing made by the board of governors of
the organization in "the regular fall
meeting..
Other cities blddine included New
fork, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Wash
ington, St. Louis, Richmond, New Or
leans, and San Francisco end Seattle.
The last convention was held in Rich
mond And the 1907 convention in Phila
delphia. The general situation In the textile
industry relative to', time and wages
'as canvassed, reports showing very
substantial curtailment in time of oper-
t!on of the mills with an increasing
Auction in wage schedules. The can
ss of the situation,' however, was
confidential and no figures were made
Public. , , -:
General memhera nf tha. hnnril nf
I tA .. . . " "
pymors were present; C, E. Hutchi-
I ' n Mount "Hrtllv AT r nhalfmort
fatUrson, Richmond; M. L. Cannon,
hftrtlna!pr,lis; Bernard M. Cone, Greens
SmwL J- Vereen, Moultrie, Ga.; A. W.
Wh Greenvllle, S. C; RJ:' S. Rhine
Citv Lincolnton; T. H. Rhennie, Pell
Steu ': W- A- Erwln, Wesf Durham;
wart v. Cramer, Mayworth;? J. D.
Drsr ' Ande-son, 3. C; ; Arthur- J.
rha;J.er- Charlotte, anfiW. rD. Adams,
AUCKPTs HONORARY
LIpE MEMBERSHIP IN CLUB
EW VriT- -rr - - . :L..
'on v,o ov- 16 resident wii-
. "a.-
accepted honorary life mem-i
'rshir
1' m the N9 f Inn .1 tVmnA.-f
'UD. T-Ti
shir, ' 'etter accepting the member-
novern; y tendered by the board of
ow"'.' 1)residen John M. Heihle
rith a sense of very deep and
PPreciation that T . n ra-nt t.h
Inor t. c'-,"-t10" mat i, accept me
hnferpl , atlnal Democratic clqb has
Ihn ec UPOn me hv AlAHnirt mA' nn
la "VFr. 4.1 . . .
tve th- member. -1 am proud td
Vc , 13i evidence of the club's confl-
BUSINESS SLaW-DP
ONLY TEMPORARY
HOOVER DECLARES
".''- . . . -
Former Food Administrator
Tells Views to Labor Fed
eration Council
WASHINGTON, ' Nov. " 16. Herbert
Hoover, 'former Federal f ood adminis
trator, wag called into conference to
day by v the - executive council of the
American Federation of Labor as, ft
continued to , face discussion of eco
nomic and industrial conditions, pre
sumably for the purpose- of framing "a
policy to be followed, by the federation
in legislation which it will urge oh
congress.
; , Mr. Hoover was invited to the meet
ing "it was explained, because of his
wide knowledge of economic and in
dustrial conditions in America. It was
indicated also that the counoil desired
and had obtained from, him data which
eminent -engineers have ' gathered on
questions pertaining to, or" affecting
1fbor - ; Members who were in the coun
cil meeting behind closed doors, were
disinclined to talk of the discussions.
There was' evidence. " however, that
Mr. Hoover's views did not place all
blame . for conditions now -confronting
labor on employers. , ",: -.
Much -data has been gathered by the
federation with respect : to economic
conditions, throughout the .country. It
is known also that during today's con
ference; some s members of ; the council,
while holding employers largely re
sponsible for the present condition ad
mitted that individual, groups of work
ers had "not played fair" in some re
spects. Mr. Hoover - was understood
to have told the conference, that labor
must do its share in the investigation
of industrial faults. 1 v-
Calls Report "Social Crime 5
Council members said tney nad been
deeply ' interested in Mr. Hoover's dis
cussion of existing conditions because
of it bearing on the federation's search
for; methods which will avoid; inter
mittent operation of . industries and
consequent unemployment. It ls : un
derstood-Mr. Hoover was told that
labor leaders regarded, the action -of
some employers- in closing , plants i or
operation on part time, as flittle short
"of a social crime," -r v
. With this view, however, the former
food administrator-" was said not to
have, agreed,; explaining to the council
that he ' beUeved. other, conditions af
fected plant operation more than' the
labor - leaders , realised. ; !!; pointed to
credit 'conditions,; .the slack en ingv-of
foreign ".s well as . domeBtio demand
aaa certAlifcfJher relatexLiauaesr-
was -'understood. -tC':
' As to - the "future
Hoover made no forecast
however, that h.e believed the7 existing
economic depression was one of a tem
porary nature and that it constituted
a part of the period of transition from
war to peace conditions. 1
Among labor leaders there was a
suggestion, that ' the changing conat
tions af which Mr', Hoover spoke would
necessitate ' change of policies on the
part of the organized workers and
particularly of its federation. They
indicated , that ,hey were attempting
to arrive "at new conclusions, and re
shape their policy through the study
of- economic and industrial conditions
confronting them as well as the em
ployers.: ,. -
Gompers Cites Remedy -
It developed today that a number of
important conferences between labor
officials and engineers and economists
were held in various parts of the coun
try during the fall. The federation
has been assembling information thus
obtained for its study now4 " in prog
ress. . . . ;
.. President .Gompers is ..understood to
have said to his associates that greater
consideration and a better' understand
ing must be accorded the "human ele
ment in. production," its output to be
increased , and waste eliminated. f' His
views also -were understood- to have
indicated, strongly the belief . that bet
ter co-operation must.be obtained be
tween organized labor., and engineers,
holding that the engineers know , that
organization, and co-operation is neces
sary in Order : to utilize power human
or material. .. - , : . - .
The- council probably will- continue
its discussions for" several days more,
although it was not believed that other
persons would be asked to, meet
with it- ' -
SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN
StAYING OF ACTRESS
Men Found Who Made Cabaret
1- ' Tour With Women
f CHICAGO, Nov. 16. Three men al
leged - to , Jiave accompanied - Marie
Ramey' and ttJlllan Tnompson. . two
actresses whose bodies were found in
Grant , park Sunday thorning, on a
cabaret -tour the night i before, were
arrftsted this afternoon by detectives.
The. police refused to divulge tfie names
of the. prisoners. r
The men were arrested on Informa
tions supplied' to Policewoman Anna
L ucez, who told hef story to Chief of
Police Fitzmorris and -was assigned to
assist In the case. The police believe
the men-had company, and are endeav
oring 11 to'; locate other suspects,
i After questioning the men1 under ar
rest they .- are said tb have admitted
that they accompanied the women on
the nignt Deiore ineir uuaiii. ,
William' Harris. a chauffeur, who" sur
rendered to the v police, ; told them ' he
drove 1 the woman a-na two , men on . a
joy" ride Saturday night,, and when the
women became boisterous "they were
taken to Grant park; and thrown from
the machine.
; 1 1 SCIIOONEB IS ASHORE ' r
- MOBILE,' : Ala.. Nov. 16. The four
masted auxiliary schooner Guanacastea,
ihk tons. OaDtain Santry. master,, is
ashore near Fort Morgan, according to
advices received here. The vsssfel was
drlftinsr ashore during a heavy, norther
while en route here from ; Cuban porta.
- The vessel w reported in no lmmeai
ate danger. s
State Departm ent's
Western Urn Is
j; MessagdsMust
'WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Charges
made in New Yorktoday by Newcomb
Carlton, jpfesident of the Western
Union, Telegraph company, that the
state department had acted arbitrarily
in dealing with bills for cable service
rendered it.J served to throw the trl
angulan controversy between the com
pany and , the department" into the
opening for the first time. It -did not,
however, evoke any formal reply from
government official, although there
were indications that A the - department
was preparing' to issue, possibly tomor
dow, -a formal statement of its atti
tude. ; :- ; t. :, .
'Mr. Carlton's statement was the first
to be made by ; either party. . It ex
plained the refusal of his company to
handle -any but prepaid messages for
the state department as the department
shall not "arbitrarily decide what it
shaHpay and. when it shall pay for
the use of the company's facilities.".
This order was issued November 10,
It was said at the department, and
ostensibly applicable to all -departments,
but it is understood to have been
enforced only against the state depart
ment. Officials of that department re
gard it as retaliation for refusal to
grant the company permission to land
a cable at Miami. Fla.
Under-Secretary y Davis and the so
licitor of the department conferred -today,
arid are understood to have con
sidered legal processes to which the
HARDING INVITED "
TO VISIT MEXICO
May Accept; But as Pri
vate Citizen
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Nov, 16. An
earnest Invitation from Mexican offi
cials to go into. Mexicb during his voy
age in, southern waters thas been taken
under; advisement : by President-elect
Harding. Should he accept his visit"
probably will be limited to a short
stop'at Vera Cruz on his way from New
Orleans to, the Canal Zone. ... - . . .
He has been asked to go into Mexico
City, but -is understood; to consider so
extensi ve a", trip impossible :! because of
engagements elsewhere. v ;: 'C-t'-.
..The invitation-"' was .brought-, to
Brownsville by - Ellas' 'Lv ' Torres, who
said that, in urging its acceptance,, he
spoke both for the Mexican foreign of
fice ; and ".for General Alvaro Obrgon,
tne laexjean presiaent-eiect : a .ln- n
Mexican capital on November 30
Mr. Harding is reported by his friends
as weighing carefully the two decis
ions ' before making a definite answer.
He has told his, friends. that if he
sets foot On the soil of 'any foreign
country during his trip he will do so
solely as a private citlaen and not in.
any sense of official representative of
the United States government.
GEORGIA BANKERS ENTER
COTTON FINANCING PLAN
Subscribe Over Million to Project
to Handle Product
MACON, Ga., Nov. 16. Georgia
bankers in extraordinary session here
today subscribed a total of 11,088,500 to
the stock -of -. the Federal - International
Banking company. "..Georgia's quota' in
the proposed .fcapita of ! $6,000,000 . is
$1,500,000 andli: was predicted, by lead
ing bankers that Georgia will over
subscribe the quota., tOne hundred and
sixfy-flve banks were represented out
of a total of 848 and 73 counties were
represented out of a total of 155.
Resolutions adopted indorsed the
Federal International k Banking com
pany which , is designed to provide a
market' for southern cotton.
The first payments of '25 per cent
of ' the subscriptions will be made on
December 10. ;;. '
STEAMSHIP MAKANDA REPORTED :
.IN DISTRESS IS PICKED UP
-NORFOLK, Nov. 16Radio messages
received by the naval communication
office at the, Hampton Roads . naval
operating base state that the steamship
Makanda, reported in distress with
boilers useless Sunday off Cape Look
out, has been 'picked up by a shipping
board vessel. The name of . the ship
which has1 the disabled vessel in tow
has not. been learned.; It is .not known
to what port the Makanda is being
towed, but she is in no danger.-
Search1 for the disabled vessel began
Sunday, and yesterday coast guartT sea
planes wjere ordered to cruise in ; the
vicinity of Cape Loolcoirt. - . . -' ;
?iiU;",''D vror
-outlook; SMf. e18 i vacation, . slt. xorres ' maae , a , posed a f'Magna Xtharta" ; of . childhood
. ; He didsay: 8PecIa Piea that the senator.be Prea-pf-V. . :;. .
ent ai..uorejon s .inauguration m me " I"L T ZZ1 1 welfare laws. . She said states now
Sixteen Miners Trapped In Blake,
Little Hope of Rescue Is t Held Out
- E ARLINGTON," Ky Nov. 16 Fire
near the opening- of tke Arnold mine,
one-half mile east of here, has . en
trapped 16 men and with the cm II ae
ration growing; in extent, little nope 1
held of reiM!tiIii.g them. -
The - fire discovered late thlsf after
noon was started from defected electric
wiring in a .. room near the - opening
and - -quickly.,; spread. - The " miney Is a
drift mine with: no shafts making
rescue possible' only : through the- one
opening., ,The fire can be; heard blazing
under the ground and smoke" is issuing
forth in great volumes. Three white
men -. andj 13 , negroes . are i three ; miles
back in the back ;. and it ' is expected
they will suffocate In the ; thick ' smoke.
' The mine Is owned by the St. Bernard
Coal company. . of , Evansville, Ind, fc: A
call waB sent " to ' Evansville ' for " the
mine rescue car s there, k but the car T is
Credit iWth
Cancelled; AIL
Be Sent Prepaid
department, might -.have recourse
against the company." . :
The controversy dates back to Au
gust, 1919,. when the department
stopped payment to the'.Western -Union
for all cable messages - Offictais ex
plained tha payment had been with
held because the .company was with
holding the government rebate of 50
percent on cable messages transmitted
from abroad. In correspondence; with
the state department " the . 'Western
Union company, according' to officials,
has never . accepted i' the right of the
government to a rebate, but has claimed
it was granted voluntarily. sBeiore
resuming payment on-messages, the
department desires to Vhave the, right
of rebate fixed as a principal governing
all future business with . the , company.
- Announcement today, by the Western
Union in New York . of -arrangements
with the German Telegraph administra
tion for the -handling of cable traffic
between Germany and the United States
was explained tonight -by officials as
in conformity with plans of the. state
department! for the re-establishment
of such communication. - Whether the
present - dispute- .-witjithe" Western
Union would interfere with previous
negotiations for the exchange, with the
British of a company trans-Atlantlo
cable for the German; cable now held
by Great Britain, officials declined ; to
say.- It was stated" that for the present,
negotiations with the -company on this
project were at; a standstill.
LEAGUE DEtEGATES
IN SHARP DEBATE
7
Open Discussion Ques-
' tiori Starts Tilt
GENEVA. ;Nov.' 16. How far the
principle of open discussions might J
apply to the work . of the assembly of
the League of Nations twas a question
which furnished; the feature of today's
sessions. It brougnt Into contest for
the first time n" a sharp debate two or
the chief figures ' among the delegates,
the delegates. ! ; vv-: .:
Lord Robert Cecil, v representing
South Africa, contended for open meet
ings, of the committees"; as well as of
th full assembly,.- Rene Vivian! of tha
French delegation stoutly defended the
parliamentary; tradition of private
committee work, with subsequent, pub
lication of, the -ininute$. His view pre
vailed after a. prolonged, discussion.'- !
Lord . Robert pleaded satrongly - -ihaii
dents were to . the oontraryl - In the
dispatch of a mass of business before
them, committees," he said, were 'obliged
to talk questions 6verv privately. Lord
Robert retorted that British prece
dents differed' from the French." -
A compromise finally V was reached
between the! two, whereby the com
mittees will be permitted to hold open
sessions when they see fit, the minutes
of the deliberations to be published
as soon as possible after the session.
TRINITY STUDENTS TO BE :
"FIRMLY DEAL't' WITH"
"Cutting Classes" . On Armistice
Day Prompts Faculty Action
Special to The Star)
DURHAM, Nov. 16. More thatf half
the members of the student body of
Trinity college are to be "firmly dealt
with" by the' officials of the instltur
tion., as a result of , an organized "cut
ting of classes"-Armistice day, Dean
W. H. Wannamacker announced - today.
Reports that there will be a wholesale
expulsion of 'students were empnatically
denied by the dean, who stated X that
there: are not more than four students,
known as. the ringleaders of the Armis
tice day trouble, . that are considered
for expulsion. As.yet no students have
been "shipped." . . .
As a means -of asserting discipline
the college officials nave Inaugurated
a pian, whereby the members 1 of the
freshmen class of fhe collage who par
ticipated in the organised movement
to skip classes, must pass four Cf their
five regular courses of study-; to remain
in school. The .upper class, men must
pass five out of five courses of study
to . gain promotion. No student who
participated; in the ' demonstration for
an extra holiday can be absent " from
classes, unless v it is physically impos
sible for s hint to attend. The " usual
petty excuse will not be tolerated for
the remainder of the term. No student
Included ;: in ; the ; list, failing to make
pass marks -for current work, will be
allowed to participate in any form of
public appearance, such as athletics,
literary , and musical perfoiirancea. :
at Winslow Ind.i too far from the fire
to be taken there- in time - for use. "
At 9 o'clock tonight when the fire
had been raging almost seven hours the
mine officials;; held little hope of res
cuing' the ; entombed miners alive. " It
was . feared that they already were
dead due to suffocation.
The rescue workers, however, ! ex -
pressed the belief that the men might
still be alive If ; they were able to bar-
ricade themselves against -the flames
ana smoKe, ana get some ot the- air
being 'forced, .through an emergency
pipe -from compressors ;to the Im
perilled men. , "The usual afr suppiy
was cut off, when the fire originated In
the . main air course, -( .
5 r Trained rescue crews from ? the West
Kentucky . Coal company of v- Sturgis,
Ky,. ft few miles away, ' have arrived
and are wol-king with the St.'Hfernard
company rescue corps. 1 '
PREACHER WHO EARNED
$73 MONTHLY TOLD TO ;
GET OTHER WORK
CLEVELAND, jrv. im ex
treme cruelty for a minister to re
main In Us pulpit at fTS a montk
wken ne ban a wife and five chil
uren . to aupport. Common Pleas
Judsre Frank C. PnlIUp aecUrea In
an : opinion handea down In a dl
vorce . suit - filed ; by Rev. . Benjamin'
A. Sherwln against nls wife today'
Judge Pblllip refused to grant Rev.
Sherwln n divorce and ordered that
he, pay nla ; wife 960 a month nU
nony. Custody of their live chil
dren Was given to Mrs. Sherwln. '
; "I eonjilder It extreme cruelty for
a man with a wife and five children
1 to remain at his job. even though it
be that : of a minister, which pays
only $73 a month.
An able-bodied man such as you
are,' should have taken. ' up some
other profession, Judge Phillips
declared.,, :;'.. ' - t
. Sherwln now has secured empldy
ment as a machinist.
J
ADVOCATE UNIFORM
MARRIAGE LAWS
Similar Divorce Statutes in All
;; States Considered By; Women
Voters' League.1!; t;
; NEW YORK, i Nov., 16. Divorce,
motherhood child . hysriehe. woman la-
,'bor and subjects pertinent to the viril
ity ;'of the race -Were discussed animat
edly today' at: the final session of the
m convention of. the aJiional League of
women voters, second region." The
conference;., which drew women from
several large cities of the country end
ed with a' dinner tonight- ;
;Uniforrar;marriage and divorce laws
for all 1 states were urged by Mrs. Cath
erine 'Waugh McCulloch, of (fhicago.
chairman of the committee for uniform
legislatfbn. She deplored the nullifica
tion of effective' regulations - tn . somd
states Resulting from laxity in others,
making evasions, she declared,- only "a
matter of -- a railway journey." , She
suggested also Joint guardianship , of
children, - appointment of women on
state law , commissions, "Some of them
lawyers,' and co-operation with state
bar associations. - , v ; ' , ' ,
Miss 'Mary McDowell, .head of the
university settlement in ' Chicago, as
serted i that 39 ?per cent Of ail women
wofkers were tmder SI yeays.; ' She re
ported progress :ih the movement ' to
place a womarfj on :t.he federal' cofincll
or ; oncinanoBiw on -an arottration
haye bureaus "of child hygiene' to cop
with maternal. Ignorance and ; under
nourished children.' ; A. national code
that '' would - mean ' salvation "for the
young, would be .provided,; she'declar
ed,' by combining the- results of all.
The United States U eighth in point of
infant mortality,- Mrs.' Baker, said. '
CICOTTE TO TURN
STATE'S EVIDENCE
Player ; to Escape For
CHICAGO, Nov. v Clcotte,
former Chicago White ' Sox j pitcher,
whose confession resulted In numerous
indictments by the special Cook county,
baseball, grand jury, in connection with
the 191? world series , scandal, prob
ably will not: be punished for his part
in the game-throwing, according to of
ficials of the state's attorney's i office.
Cicotte will turn state's evidence when
the -ten indicted are tried, and his only
sentence will be banishment; from or
ganized baseball, It was said today. . ,
D. P.,Cassaday, of Detroit, Cicotte's
attorney, .conferred today with state's
attorney over the pitcher's confession
and possible testimony. ' At this con
ference, Mr. Cassaday . piromlsed , that
Cicotte would tell the 5 court, the same
story he'., told the Jury; As aresult.
It was arranged for the pitcher to fur
nish bond without personally appear
ing, but no official announcement was
made by, the- state's attorney's office.
An. official, however, "let. itbe known,
but for '.Cicotte's ; testimony the . Jury
never would have had sufficient evi
dence to indict more than one or two.
"Before Cicotte confessed, we ' had
reams of hearsay evidence," said this
official tonight, but none' would have
held in court. We might, have re
turned a few indictments on it, ' but
that would have beert th end of the
case We wanted convictions and not
indictments, , and In "order to get the
evidence necessary wehad .to have a
confession. We. were certain , Cicotte
knew more than many others whose
names had , been given us, so we went
after him. Of course, we have to con
cede omethin to such a witness and
.othtr see Cicotte free and con
vict the rest, than to let them all get
TOBACCO 1?RICB AVERAGED V
DfCKEASE DURING OCTOBER
RALEIGH, :Nov. 16. Marketing of
befterrade" . of tobacco tn October
Soostedhe average price of leaf in
vrJh Carolina five cents on the pound.
?hA 178 warehouses sold approxl
lately oa 1J.000.v00 pound, .during
mateiy oaw n nnA in Oc-
, t the , xaonn. monthly
month, againoi. ...
1 - V - Frank Parker state agrU
fTe?"i -tistician. ! i - . V
i 5U"ura l'g igalM to November 1,
Parker reported; were shortothe
Mr.
1919 seasons
by 28 per cent.-,;. .'-:.. : .'.;... ;v
' ' i wfiBL IN CONSTANTINOPLE t
;S No - i(-;-U3enerat . Barron
WrSSSu Xhenii-bolsheviki, leader in
altn Russia,' has arrived In; Constan-
loff say i dispatch to the. Exchange
Telegraph, from v;osiw"i'v,-.
Dr. Hurt Opens
Church Meeting
In Great Sermon
Wilmington Minister Holds Bap
tist Conference in Ring
ing Discourse
ASHEVILLE, Nov. , 16. Rev. , John
Jeter Hurt. D. pastor of the First
Baptist" church of Wilmington, preach
ed the annual- sermon -bef or the Bap
tist .state' convention ' today, ' andt his
message, was recognised as "one of the
greatest sermons, if not the greatest,
ever heard on tna convention floor.
Old" members of ,tho body declared that
never before had so striking a message
been brought to the; assembly.
Dr.t Hurt took as his theme. "The
Transmutation of Material Things Into
Spiritual Things," and for more than
an hour he held the great .convention as
he discussed,, the theme with forecful-.
ness and eloquence. :
,. A compromise was reached on the re
port, of the unification commission,
which provides forthe continuation of
the two boards, but all matters. not per
taining; to; the special work of r either
board was left to a joint meeting. .
Among new. ministers introduced to
day were Ames Cleary, Washington,
and H. A. Day.-Beaufort, Joel S. Brown,
Shiloh, and J. H. Freeman, Cooleemee.
The Women's - Missionary union re
port shows contributions of $174,329.98.
In addition to -other officers elected the
following were chosen:- Walters Dur
ham. Raleigh, treasurer; F, H. Brigs,
Asheville, auditor; Rev. W. F. Powell,
Ashevllle( J. S. Snyder, Fayetteville,
and E. L. Middleton, Raleigh vice pres
idents. . ' : ' '
As a direct jresult of the75-milllon
campaign. Treasurer 'Durham reported
$1,163,171 as against $292,408 last year
for denominational -work. This sum
is almost as large as total for the last
ten years. More than six thousand ad-
'dltlons to the church were reported as
ja result of missionaries last year,; and
19 new meeting houses erected. :.JK.es
olutlons commending .the retiring cor
responding secretary, Walter Johnson,
for his work were: passed. -s, ,
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REPUBLICANS LEAD IN
JACKSON COUNTY COUNT.
Canvass ' Npt.lQomplete and Bit-
: : ter Filing Still 'Shown v'
' J-:-V . tei'' tttfc ty " v ;
a 'ASHBVJLlX Jov. 1-Tle situation
In Jackston county, - where the. Jounty;
eanvassrhgoard- flaeie'lh'yafessW
for a week,; Is baek - laf the same place
it was three"; days" after. the election,
whert an angry; mdb presumably of Re
-. r.n.T i W4ltr iHavnes of
fAshevlllei Democratic attorney-out :of
the city andrwouid not aiiow tne Doara
to canvass -the vote, according, to- re
ports v reaching i Asheville today.
The canvassing board adjourned last
Saturday until today and eonvened this
afternoon with intense feeling being
exhibited on both sides, it is stated.
Demoqratic and Republican leaders of
Syva visited Asheville again "yesterday,
seeking to get local attorneys to go
back with them. No Asheville lawyers,
how evexv would , consent. It was the
plan of those; who came here to get
two Democratic and two Republican
lawyers to, go to Sylva for the meet
ings. 1
It appears that the board has can
vassed the returns from ; all the pre
cincts in the county except the boxes
from Sylva' and Qualla townshlpsi On
the returns as . they now stand without
these two precincts the Republicans
are in the lead " for the-county offices.
However, in the Qualla township are
60 -Indian v.otes, which It Is believed
the board plans to throw out. As ie
majority: of the Indians are from the
reservation and voted the Republican
ticket, the action of the board -in
throwing out these votes would 'tend
to elect the . Democrats.
The situation has caused bitter feel
ing on both sides, and the matter is
believed, to be in just as bad condition
as it was 10 days ago when the board
appealed to ,- the governor twice vf or
Iroops'fof protection during the count.
The governor refused, the troops,, and
advised the board "to move to Waynes
ville or Asheville to complete its work.
MOUNTAIN SECTIONS ARB
BLANKETED WITH SNOW
CUMBERLAND, Md:, Ifo v. 16. The
Allegheny mountain section is blank
eted by snoWj and-sleet. At Frostburg
the snow and sleet is about five Inches
deep with . the. fall , unabated. . At
Thomas, W. Va., on the Western Mary
land rail'road, it" stands 1 above zero
with two inches of sleet, f On the Big
Savage mountain the sleet is six Inches
deep. .' (
ASHEVILLE, Nov. 16. Asheville and
immediate vicinity was visited tonight
by the first snowfall of the season, but
because it has , been- raining Xwo days
the snow . melted . immediately. . A
fresh wind from 'the north' turned the
night into the coldest of , the season.
MEXICAN HELD FOB MURDER
' WICHITA -FALLS; i Tex Nov. 16
Joe ,Torreas, Mexican, wanted pa a
charge of killing Archie Martin, was
captured five miles south of here short
ly after 10 'o'clock tonight. He is be
ing rushed to Fort Worth, to escape
mob .violence. '
POLICEMAN ESCAPES r
- FROM JAIL, ADVISES
STRONGER CELL LOCKS
GREENVILLE, Nov. Iff. Police
man Creech escaped jail last -night.
He was locked up a few-days ago.
charged , with- i disorderly - conduct.
He was also under , bond for killing
a 'negro "some time ago. ' He would
have v been tried this weekbut he
escaped by making a Rny from, a
steel shoe stay and unlocking the
doors. He left behind. -few verses
of rhyme, telling "of his escape and
advising that better locks be , pro
vided, if prisoners were to be kept
safely. ,
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EQUIPHMT WORTH
MILLIONS WASTED
' AT YARDS, CHARGE
No Care Taken to Save Valuable ;t
Property , From Weather,- s : ?
Engineer Testifies ; V j ;
SUGGESTIONS IGNORED ; "
BY IMMEDIATE CHIEFS
Management of Savannah Plant
' Shares Criticism; Financial
System Scored ; . f
) NEW YORK, Nov, 16. Machinery and
building- equipment valued at million'
of dollars was left out In the open' ta(
deteriorate v 'in value , months aftei ;.
plants were closed down with the endu ing
of the war, Paul H. MacNell, a for-i ;
mer.' resident engineer of the shipping
board in, the ' South Atlantic district,
testified today before the Walsh oom- .
mlttee investigating shipping board af
fairs. '.'. . '. - 1 "...-.'. " :,
MacNell said he was ' stationed afc
Savannah and had five yards under his)
supervision, his immediate chief belnf
R. H. Dillingham at. Jacksonville, ,tha ;
district plant engineer.' Just what hi$
own authority was he did not know, he
testified, but he said he "assumed
great deal in. the endeavor to straighten'
out. tangles." Va. ;
He said the yards were, well organ :
lied,- "better, perhaps, than were, the '
emergency- fleet"' forces, for they g4n-i "
erally could get -the' better of the gov1,
ernnient 3 organization." ' He brought
into his' testimony -the names of the
Terry ship ''yards and the 'National
Shipbuilding company, " and a mariner
railway organization, over which the
had , supervision. i- -, . . " ;.;;':
He said that the Terry people had a
trust loan from the- fleet corporation
l to be v used in , ship' 'construction, "ahd !
that over his protests money in this
construction' was used fo. finance a sub
sidiary organization engaged in dry
dock work when -their contracts were
only about Qneythird complete. 'Through
his efforts . 1116,000.; of this fund was
held up, but he added that he had ascer
tained that part of the money was ;
again , diverted.' : iV.."" !
f ' Properties ' Negleeted ' '.'
Speaking of ' the National Shipbuild-1
ing company,.' the witness 4 Bald that
:work there had shut ddw'n prevlouiTto
his arrival' on .the scene. ; "i:-;-
V'I found nothing had been done to -
iA4.mrji in proper tre;anci. JVfttuapi
macninery was iezi uncoverea to tne.
weather,"-he said. On his own respon--'
slbility he took steps to' save af much '
of! it as1 was possible. He invoiced th';
properties as to quantity and per-.; ;
centage depreciation but not as to s
value. His "guess" at its vatae was be
tween $1,600,000 and $2,000,000. He- ;
also asserted that In the "auditing f '
the affairs of. the plant 101 numbered -vouchers
could not be accounted for; -
Another point he made was that ,, ,
equipment, ordered previous to the clos- '
ing of the plant, was still coming to
the yard. : He tried to have it stopped '
and suggested it was new and could.be:
returned to manufacturers by payment)
of the freight only. - .
"They told' me to keep, my hands" offl
and let the machinery come," MacNelr
declared. .. . . " i - "-: (;' "':'
The Terryyard, he testified, .had s
complete equipment' and - contracts foif,
several tankers and composite, shios,
none of which was completed. He
about $1,500,000, and added that while,
there was sufficient lumber on hand to
build sheds to protect' the exposed ma
chinery, it was not done. The marine
railway, he testified, was built on land
owned byi a .private: individual, who
had an agreement for rental of his '
property with . no specified amount
named.. The railway was built ' with.,
emergency v fleet; funds amounting, to
about . $100,000, with an additional
$12,000 worth of filling supplies by ih
goveinment for another operation. Thi
property, he said, was in controversy
and it. was his opinion that under ,'th1
law of Georgia is was "owned by thev
man who had title to the land." Th,
rental asked, he understood, amounted
to about ten times the appraised valuot
of. the "plant. ' ; . -
Steward Service Criticized v
The witness said ha had no criticism
of the manner in whkh the yards under
his jurisdiction were handled while'
they were active, but he did criticizev
the manner in which the financing was
taken care of. . , , . ,;
The steward service of the board was
gone into by Sidney L, Adkerman, re--V
cently'of,the steamjhip South Pole. He'
told of alleged unsatisfactory means ofi ;
making purchases 6t supplies for ship,
ping board vessels in foreign" ports,
particularly at New Castle, England!
He -said, that the board's representative '
there apparently had ; no check on the :
value of articles purchared, and testi
fied that , supplies that J,e purchased -came
to him without Adequate billing;
and inspection. Bologna, he said, cost
the board more ,than veal,.
GALLIVAN WANTS HEARING
BOSTON, Nov. 16. Congressman
James A.. Galllvan announced ' today
that he had asked Congressman Joseph
Walsh, chairman oT the congressional
committee investigating shipping ooard v
operations, for permission to be 3eard -by
the committee. : '
(.The name of Congressman Galllvan "
was introduced in testimony before the
committee at New York Saturday when,
he said In a. statement today, "an. offl
cial of the emergency fleet corpora
tion hinted that because I had inter-'
fered as a member of. congress to pre
vent a grossinjustice being perpetu
ated, the government had lost money by
my Interference." v - -
Thenks to? ISartin J. GiUen, for
merly assistant to' Admiral Benson,"
he added, "most of the crookedness was ,
stopped, but. the performers in Phila- -delphia
never let up until 1 showed
them up." y . "- - K .. ;.
. The statement continued: - ' j
; "I wUl suggest the names oft fi
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