North Carolina Newspapers

Fair and .omewhat warmr Saturday;' ? 1 M lSrfc' A ' iV ' H PaeS To day " ' " - . v;-..; -. , - - ." . ) -w,-'-.:-: - - - ' v... VOL. CHI. No. 324. WILMINGTON, Hs& SATURDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 20, 1920. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. PLIT IN RANKS Of . T.r O r - ' - . . I . I . LABOR FEDERATION ASKS RESTRICTION OFIMffllGRATION Conncil Squarely Against Radi f calism--New Policy Program . Is Adopted 2 03 tL. t IRISH BOY HANGED EOF ?ERfflANY UNABLE MILITARY RULE IN BANDITS BLOW BANK GET $150,000 LOOT, ONE KILLED IN DUEL v ' Escape- of Thieves In Auto Blocked By Police Fierce .. Battle In Road Follows ACTRESS CLAIMS SHARE IN FIELD MILLIONS KILLING OF ENGLISH g, 0. P. NOT LIKELY, SOLDIERS fcX TO FIND, SPONSOR IRELAND BRANDED AS 'TERRORISM' FOR MEMBERSHIP JLL ACCORD SEEN Cleavage Does Come It Will Be Over Our Foreign Re lations, Is Belief Uding s UNIQUE HOLD WILL COMPEL, JtlAKMUXN l lanupai- aim - to Give Way to Era of t; Party Peace ny MARK 8UI.LIVAN. (( opyrlfirht, by The Star) rASHlNGTON, Nov. 19. It la com- nly saia tnai oenniui uiuiU6, u returns from Panama to America political aciuauiics .wv m toJav, will return iu mc uieuwa a divided party. It Is said that a i, is already developing among the publican senators a.u miu i whole. ' - Much more is made or tnis man facts warrant. Fighting is more matic and interesting tnan - .nar- ny, ami uie mm. " n - headlines wnen xuui uuvwub vastly more important condition of rmony gets no imvv... ;.; ..... . t is true that tne maienais ior ;t and a fiffht are inherent in the nation, tnougn nut k m in which it is most irequenwy russed. People commonly epeak of as a division along tne oia unes oi gressive versus reactionary. iney ture it wltn tn reactionaries iu trol under the Ifeaaeramp ox Jtiara, and the ola Jrrogressive senators leaders of the insurgent element the party conducting an . assault. ut the fact is that so lar as tne ... . . . . a . Iterials for a spat exist, tney ao not up that way. It is not a reassem- g of forces along the lines of ths progressive and reactionary fight. is conceivaoie mat m.i may uumo . . jiu i x er. Tne economic cpnaiuuus umi plainly ahead of us are of the kind it give rise to radical movements. that particular I rift is not yet n ht. Senator Harding's Irienas claim t his talents, as jaharmonizer-; will vent it; they claim,-further, that ever correct the' common assump may be that MrJ -Harding in the fct has always stooa wiiii'ine con- vatices. his conception ; of : his new ponslbilities wiu leaa mm icp db iui ntly sympathetic Jo, progressivto Harding Sympethetic to "Labor J Ihere is some reason to justify; this eon the part of those who hold' iti for example, the newspapers :re :ly have given wide circulation" and h emphasis to the rtlmor that-the fublican administration is going o er lead, or at least give sympa tic annnort to. a neht aeainst labor the issue of the open shop.. There Inothing in this. Economic condi- b in the near future may make it pcult for labor to maintain Jts pres- strength in the matter of collective liaining. Positions early won. by lir during five years when ,the de- Ind for labor exceeded the supply y not be easy to hold during a tiod of reversed conditions, when demand for labor Is going to be than the supply. Whether the ons can hold the position in ' which , r are now intrencned, remains to seen. ' : - J hat, however, Is a purely ecqnomlc Me. So far as it is to be affected by s, the plain fact is that Senator rding has again and araln expressed self as sympathetic to collective gaining, and has expressed even Ire extreme theories in the field of Ht is called the rights of labor. The Ither plain fact is that the Repu- fn platform, this year contained the lowing plank: IA'e recoenizp tlio Inatlp of collec- bargaining as a means of promot- good will, establishing closer and R harmonious relations -between loyers and employes and realizing true rntls of industrial Justice." " A Tew G. O. P. Cleavase 0. thfi thresitono rift in tVio Rertntv. h Party, so far as it can be said It such a threat now exists,, is not Je the old lines of progressive !us reactionary; it is a' new cleav altogether. P. one sido conservatives like Ellhu Root are H up with old Droeressives like Hoover; and against them old con stives like Senator Knox are lined with old progressives like Senator Ingon. The nuVMant nf tho ' nw page, is our foreign relations; vr, it in a phrase more narrow and re easily understood, althouerh less Fate, the League of Nations. ; . i" larger numter of Republican i"s and leaders, including . such as Elihu Root. Senator Smoot. Ptor Hale. Senator Colt. Herbert ver. former President Taft. and Its. hoiio-.. i - i.cYt- oiruiigiy,. in an assu fln of nations aDuroxImatino' - tha ?U(1 of Nations in the purpose of " armaments and malntainlnor ln al.thouSh differing ' from it - ma- l 'J in lorm. A am oil or irrmir , ff ubli " IV AAA V Jl. X. K W W W l4n senators in the east , op- -ljul Dotn tne ; quantity vuC aeerree nf thn opposition is ?geratpri 5le-ia.mple' snator Bofah icom- nh "acorrectly Hted as -an "irre uahle." it io ,, v. IN'atiA- , ' 111 reBra to tne league lotions bo 1. . ht : " . extort to oeat UUt it IB gin. i. Kji, . iruo tnat oenaiur r" has alwavo ji i Han,. xia-uL in uiiuu nu.m i'e whlfh - - - v.ii to mlntalnlng' peace and which ut differ oa m rrs of . . in t r a i m -ii, luuiu air. Root the so-called ?' v irreconcll- Wrin the 8ame Position fter r on M tn Extremists n of have on.. w iiavB 1 n a iTninflran ,ei-, hpr -i.- r.. '. th irrto remain a numoer -""naoies who are irreconcil- ttKt nntVI They - are hlbliitj ",iiot accept any re iy for an afflrmnttvi n, mk. Five ion6. tC , to me jueague F kiif; c" position is either that I "'-'K'Vf; that -nro - 1 ' . - continued on Pago Tlree.) WASHINGTON,-No v. The execu tive council of the American Federation of Labor .concluded its work here to night without making any formal an nouncement as to what had been ac complished during its two weeks of discussions. V ' ' Although members of the council, in cluding President Crompers of the fed eration, were disinclined to talk of pro ceedings in the executive sessions. It is known that certain programs were dis cussed which by : common consent will practically become' policies of the or ganization. These include what was described as a healthy stand against radicalism within organized labor, and for sharp restriction of immigration. - There was also an almost unanimous agreement among the labor heads, it is understood, for closer co-operation be tween, labor and industrial engineers. In this, labor leaders believed they were accomplishing the dual purpose of eliminating waste and inefficiency and creating an atmosphere which would foster greater production:. The council was said to have made plain in its dis cussions its realization of world needs in, this respect Member held, that la bor's conduct should be such that no blame for low output could attach to the workers, it was said. v Want Expert Advice ' v It was declared that council members had planned a series of conferences with industrial experts looking to gradual establishment of a co-opera- tion'. which i ; many " deem invaluable. Some such conferences have been held nHnc thA ..In t - VA9 t Inliiit-ncr . tViat. . , , ; iZ t"uu "' '""-'. - the council early this week. Mr. Gomp era was; reported as-', being highly pleased with the results of the Hoover and . other conferences and haying ex pressed a desire to continue them. ' The plea was made on more than one occasion, it was said, that labor lead ers employ "every effort to clear their attitude - of suspicion which some lead ers declared had attached to labor's, po sition when seeking reforms. u The be lief that this .might handicap - labor in, seeking the .advice of industrial, experts as theIaboriprograniisdeveiape .was said to have been fsxresed?if '"' nnlduPDQrtliaaidito been gtv'e'nthe ; stand against. radical ism within and without, .organized la bor as voioed bv President Gompers.artd Vie-President Woll;- whose , denuncia tion of the borers from within has been spread broadcast among the' workers. The statement of the federation, presi dent as :. regards radical foreign , labor and the suppression of destructionists, also was accorded the council's entire approval. " . : Pimm New Lea-islatiom Legislation to be urged upon .congress was discussed by : the council,- but the nature of the plans were not disclosed. It was regarded as certain,' however, that. Mr. Gompers or his aides would appear before congressional corrlmit tees during the coming session and, since the federation claims an increase of friendly - members in each branch, leaders are confident of pushing through muA of their program Some .leaders hinted that the feder ation expected to devote a great deal of . time to fighting legislation which it opposes and may not, therefore, con duct a campaign to put through bills it desires immediately. The majority of the council, however, apparently be lieved an' offensive to be better than a defensive stand, and the introduction of measures, the federation favors is to be expected, it was said. WILL TEST RIGHT TO FIX INTRA-STATE RATES Attorneys Contend U. S. With out Power In Matter ALBANY,, N. T., Nov; 19. The su preme court of the United States ulti mately will be called upon to decide the jurisdiction pf the Interstate com merce commission over intrastate pas- nounne.A tnflav ut the office of Attomev i General Newton. The order of the com- , mission yesterday that railroads oper ating in New; York establish intrastate passenger and baggage rates to conform- with the interstate schedules by increasing their passenger rates from 8 to 3.6 cents a mile, will not end thi fight of the state authorities for a res toration of the two cents a mile "rate1 between Albany and Buffalo, the attor ney general said. ; ."This Is a sweeping and entirely new decision," said. Attorney , General New ton, regarding the commission's order. "Heretofore, the states alone have ex ercised the power to fix local N rates. During . the . war congress fixed all rates,' but under-the Esch-Cummins bill the old state rates were restored. -VThe appelate division of the su appexa-e ,"v""" , . prmC?1iv LJt fill n fif I main line from Albany to Buffalo was restored September 1, when the federal war-timft control was" terminated. The railroad appeals to ' the court of ap peals where the question will; be. ar gued next Monday. -,-: INTRODUCED POLITICS AT GRANGE - . " ' ;.' MEETING,' MUST APOLOGIZE nnsTON. Nov. 19.--Four of the eight ce"K"l":' riVrr. "-'-::: or -":r HlIHlltineU VJ ; .vw-w- w- - ' ' unstained by Grange late today. The penalty voted by the grange .was an apology to be made by Bouck and a reprimand for his allege disloyalty to the National Grange and for permitting .politics -to be introduced at grange sessions. The, charges sustained - were: Using his grange position for -political purpose. Disloyalty .to iu the National ; Grange. Permitting aduly disqualified, member to act in a state grange meeting. Per mitting political' speakers ' at ... -'.state, grange session. "k,.' Iam,. -f. "11 Hv? hit Kevin Barry,' eighteen-year-old medi cal student of Dublin,. Ireland, who was hanged by , British military authori ties in Mount Joy Prison, Dublin, lor having participated in an attack on British troops in which three of the soldiers were killed. On 'the morning of the execution five thousand persons knelt in the streets', surrounding the prison and recited inravM-s for the prison and dying boy. LOCAL KIWANIANS LEAD ATTENDANCE Largest - Delegation At Initial 1 Convention of Carolina Dis trict Enjoy Busy Day (Special to Tke Star) ' CHARLOTTE, Nov. 19. The Wil mington Kiwanis club broke all . at tendance records : at the. Initial annual meeting of the Carolina district . Kiwa- i nis' clubs held here today,. "wb.en,, ten members of the ,organlfationt thel0'"" Uu.iLcr8 or tne convention. Other than the Charlotte club, whose entire mem bership was present, no Arcranizatton from either North f or South Carolina sent. more than three delegates to the ! district convention. From the time of the arrival of trains early Friday morning until the conclusion of the sumptuous banquet this evening, Charlotte was. cognizant that the Wilmington Kiwanis club, had sent representatives to the convention Led by Kiwanians John Wagner, Louis ' Poisson, Club Secretary Hobbs and E. z. King, T. L. Cromartie, Allen Hug gins, Charlie Newcomb and others the Wilmington delegates were prominent in the business of the meeting1. Possibly the most important matter considered "by the convention other than the election of officers for the coming year, was the adoption of res olutions urging the legislatures of the Carol inas to Immediately take steps to remedy the crowded conditions of the dormitories of the state colleges which were declared by delegates to be deplorable.- District officers elected for the year were: President, J. . Thomas Arnold, Spartanburg; vice president, W. B. Merrimon, Greensboro; vice .president, Harry T. Adams, Raleigh; second vice president, Frank Broadna, Columbia, S. C; third vice president, W- P. Conyers, Greenville, S. C.; secretary and treas urer, Jessee Boyd, Spartanburg, S. C. Among the ' prominent speakers at the banquet tendered, the visiting dele gates, their wives and friends, were: J.. Mercer Barnett, International presi- dent,-Birmingham, Ala.; Mayor J. M. . Wilson, Charlotte; Col. T. L. Kirkpat rick, secretary of the Charlotte cham her of commerce, and the Rey. Dr. Luther. Little, pastor of the first Bap tist church of Charlotte, who made the address of welcome. . Mr. Barnett cap tivated the large gathering with . his splendid address, "we Build, the Ki wanis motto. A feature of the banquet was the music furnished by Don Rich ardson's orchestra, of Lumina fame. Members of the Charlotte Kiwnas club lost no opportunity to make the first annual convention ' a . success. VIRGINIA GROWERS TO POOL TOBACCO CROPS Organization Formed to Protect Intjerest of Weed " LYNCHBURG, Va., Nov. 19. An agreement to pool their tobacco crop,, for. the next five - years and to limit their nlanting to a maximum to. be fixed earlv was reached here today, by 80 tobacco growers ot the dark tobaceo belt of Virginia. - . Oreanizatlon of,. the American Tobac - co Growers', Protective association was effected at the meeting and 15 directors were chosen. - Head' offices of the or- ganlzation will be in Lynchburg; ; W H. Glenn, of Prospect,. Is president. Ef- forts will be made to' expand the asso elation to Include ; the tobacco growers of Kentucky. , . - Under the agreement reached It w,ill valid when .it -Is signed by lowers of tobacco representing 51 per cent of the 1919 crop, or approximately . 3 .J MamKam ; 4 nnn.noo nounds of , tobacco. Members agree to .accept the recommendations of the' directors as , to. the maximum acreage they will plant. ' r ; ' . MILITARY RAIDS DtTRLIN i DUBLIN, Nov. 19. From early, this, morning until this evening, the , mili tary1 was busy raiding in all parts of the city., 1 The ' places raided included t offices of the food . emergency com mission in the4 city hall VTwelve per- sons; were arrestea... . Sentiment of Assembly Appears Favorable, But Delegates Hesitate to Act GENEVA, Nov. 19. Mandates, open diplomacy and the admission of former enemy states to the Leaeue of Nations furnished todays' material for discus- sion in the assembly of the League fj Nations. For the first time the word' revision" was. pronounced in connec tion with article 18 of the covenant of the league, which provides for the reg istration of treaties or; international agreement. For the first time, also, the viewpoint of labor as' regards the league was presented. The views of labor were presented by George Nicholl Barnes of the Brit ish delegation,- who , gained applause when he declared that "a general peace is impossible until we have industrial peace, and Industrial peace is Impossi ble until labor gets ; its full share . of the product of its own effort." Twice again the admission of former enemy states into the league was ad vocated. Labor ; was quoted by Mr. Barnes as in a large majprity demand ing it. There now have, been' repre sented in the demands for the admis sion of the former enemy states South Africa, Great Britain Switzerland, Ar gentina and Scandinavia. : It still ap pears, however, tliat no one of the del i 7 K ZrZ; ,n PP?sing the election ; of Gerrfany egations is ready to take.the initiative to membership. X Lord Robert Cecil of thei British del egation has .said that he . will not do so, and Honorio Purreydon, head, of the Argentine delegation, who' has spoken stronrly in favor of Germany coming in, declared that he will. not nominate her. Neither will the Dutch and Swed ish delegations, which are supposed, to be Germany's strongesf; supporters, propose her admission to the league, notwithstanding the factt. that " senti ment favorable to a membership crops out In every debate. -s "y " In protest by Germany; against the manner of distribution of. mandates for her colonies today created- a. marked impression In ' the assembly, particu larly on account of the fact that it was addressed to -the assembly, instead of the coun611 of the League of Nations. Germany has maintained" the attitude that the council of the league does not possess sufficient authority to deal with Buch questions, .since a majority of its representatives J form a . gTOup of for- deal with the Question Giuseppe Motta, president of Switz erland and head of the Swiss ;delega- tion, held that the council and the as sembly. were two separate and indepen- dent organizations and it is possible that the committee on general organi zation will be called upon to solve the problem M. Motta's appeal for the most open diplomacy through the publication of treaties made a . great Impression on the assembly. He made a,n error in detail, however, when he said that only nine treaties, had been registered, five of which were Swiss. -Fifty-five treat ies have been registered, but nine of them only thus far have been published. of the 55, nine are German, including the treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the treaty with Letvial - It is not. expected in league circles that treaties such as the Franco-Bel- eian military understanding will be integrally registered, since their de fensive value largely depends on secrecy. FURNITURE PRICES DUE TO DROP, SAY DEALERS Cut Will Be Maintained Sometime, Is Claim For ASHEVILLB, Nov. 19., That sub stantlal reductions, In keeping with the general reduction in other lines, had been made by the furniture deal ers, was the recommendation of the delegates to the Southern . Furniture Manufacturers' association which clos ed its annual meeting here tonight af ter electihg officers. The cut In price. Secretary C. F. Tom llnson, - of High Point, N. C, stated would not bea series of. low cuts, but one sure drop and that the new prices would probably- te . maintained for a period of several, months, as the furni ture business is on such a footing that the prices do 5 not fluctuate. These re cessions in prices are, to become ef fective immediately, he said,, and rep resent every . tpresent and anticipated advantage in purchase of raw mate- rials.' High Point, N.-C, was selected as the most suitable Place for a special ses sion of the association December 15 when " the place of the next annual meeting will be decided upon. The iollowing officers were, elected C. F. Tomllnson, of High Point, N. C. 1 re-elected Dresldent! F, S. Lambeth. Thomasville, N. C- vice , president; A. D. Witten. Martinsville, ' Va second vice president ; J. F. Ryan, high Point, secretary-treasurer. Delegates to the natlonkl convention C. F. Tomlins, High Point; C: F. Brum- 1 bev. Marietta, Ga.;s w. A. Thomas, . statesville, N. C. Members of the executive committee -John Miln,,' Cleveland, ,Tenn.; Nelson ;.T, Spratt, Atlanta; R. Glenn Young, Chat j tanooga; F. O.. Huffman, Drexel,.N. C i and T. L. Finch, North Carolina. NEXT YEAR , IS TO BE "HARDING YEAR" IN CLOTHING STYLES ' WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. Next year t ,s to be. "Harding year" in clothing x 1 ' - memhersi nf . th Cna. torn Cutters ana "Designers association" were told by speakers at a dinner last hight. :r P. J. Foley of .Washington, an officer , of - the association, said that President-elect Harding wears conser vative 3 suits, leaning" to- blues and dark grays,-and that is what all well dressed men wii wcr.i -v , "There will be no if rills : in 1 next year's clothes," 'Mr. Foley ., said, "and conservatism -will be the rule.fr 5 it is to be Harding' year, in styles.; Peggy Marsh, the beautiful young actress who recently arrived from Eu rope, is determined to prove in the Illinois courts . next month that her four-year-old son is entitled to a share in the millions of the late Marshall Field. .She says the , lad's father was the late Henry Field, grandson of . the Chicago merchant. MUST PAY . PRICE- OP WASTE, HE SAYS BEoover Asserts War Must Reap Harvest of Unsettled Condi tionsSuggests Remedy WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. Three sources of waste in production ana means of combatting eae were out lined by Herbert 'Hoover tonight in an address, before the. Federated .American Engineering ' societies, ... speaking as president-elect of the organization. variable employment, unemployment that arises in - shifting industrial cur-, rents, and- strikes and lockouts were the sources -he mentioned " '' - Lack of steady, employment, the for mer tWod administrator satd,. migh,t Ve Eliminated, at.. least ,in parChy 'co ordination of 'economic groups,-the va rious Industries working together to aid each other.' Using the' bituminous. coal industry as an example, he said the bad economic functioning could be remedied through a concerted effort of the coal operators, .the coal ; miners, th railways and. the great 'consumers to prevent alternate demand and shortage. Loss of production Incident to shift ing of workers because of seasonal and short period operations in Industry, Mr. Hoov"er told the engineers, could be lessened by the expansion and better organisation of local and federal labor exchanges. Strikes and lockouts would be ma terially lessened by the universal ac ceptance and use of collective bargain ing, Mr. Hoover declared, adding that he was confident that this principle could be worked out along the lines laid : down by the president's second industrial conference, of which he was a member. That principle, he said, pro posed tLat each party t an Industrial controversy should have the right to summon skill and experience to its as sistance, and that in event one of the parties refused to enter into negotia tions, the entire question should be re ferred to an independent tribunal for investigation as to the right of the dis pute. - - To the engineers of the country as a portion of the body politic, standing, he said, somewhat apart among the great economio groups, to aid in solv ing the nation's economic problems,' Mr. Hoover issued a warning, Baying: " w e have Just passed through a period of unparalleled speculation, ex travagance and waste. We' shall now not only reap its inevitable harvest of unemployment and readjustment, but we shall feel the real effect-of four years of world destruction,-and from it economic and social . problems will stand out in vivid disputation." CONSTANTINE SAYS POLICY WILL BE FOR PEACE Must Reach Agreement With Bulgaria First PARIS, Nov. 19. Former King Con stantino of Greece today outlined his views of the future foreign policy of Greece to a representative of the Petit Parisien. "Our policy," Constantlne is report ed to have said, "will be one of peace. We must reach an agreementwlth Bul garia concerning Bulgarian outlets to the sea,' and also must conclude with Serbia a lasting agreement. 4 vjoncerning. Asia, . we win noia out for restitution of Greek territory and eventually, we ..will succeed in arriving at . such relations with Turkey as will put an end to the massacres of Greeks in Asia Minor. - '1 have always' tried to estab lish friendly collaboration with Ruma nia and Turkey, ind still maintain that our efforts hould be united, but in or der that,- this may be done, Turkey must accept the accomplished fact cre ated1 by the Sevres treaty.. - 1 : "We shall keep to the letter the treaties just signed.1 It would be solely- with' the aim of .. insuring their exe cution that we would accept co-operation; with the. little entente.' - Such co operation even then would be . condi tional upon Greece not being dragged into any adventure.. .. LONDON, . Nov. 1 19. The Italian camberi of ; deputies by a- vote , of 240 to io. has granted , women' the suffrage, says . a' dispatch to the Exchange Tele grapn"f rom Rome. t Committee Hears Shocking Ac counts of Alleged Violence By "Black and Tans" WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 19. More eye witness tales of violence in Ireland and accounts of social and economic devel opments resulting from the effort for Irish independence were received today by the commission of the committee of one hundred investigating the Irish question. The commission then ad journed over . Thanksgiving to resume its inquiry by the first week in De cember. Personal accounts of the killing of citizens and police last September at Balbriggan, and the burning and loot ing of homes and stores there and at i Galway 'and other Irish to wnB were re lated to John Deerham, town commis sioner of Balbriggan, and Americans who toured the, country recently, in cluding Mrs. William A. King, of Iron ton, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hackett, of New York. A oopy of the report made by the Quaker commission from Great Britain, which investigat ed Irish affairs recently was submitted by Paul J. Furnas of New York, pres ident of the Society of Friends. Cltisens Bayoaetted . "Terrorism" was the term applied by all of today's witnesses to the military rule in Ireland. Mr. Deerham said the "Black and Tans" bayonetted two citi zens of Balbriggan and burned twenty five houses during a raid in reprisal for the shooting of two officers by un known persons. ' A picture of the- military rule, main tained with armed lorries and tanks, in Cork, Limerick, Dublin and other cities was given by Mrs. King, who said that street shootings were nightly occur rences. Mr. Hackett, associate editor of the New Republic, said that magistrates and civil police had resigned "in shoals" and that the people generally were submitting their civil and other controversies to the republican courts. "Eighty per cent of the people are fOT Sinn Fein," said Mr. Hackett, who stated that he always had sympathized with the Sinn FeinT movement. "Responsible Sinn Fein leaders told me," said Mr. Hackett, "that the kill ings of policemen were an absolutely necessary act of justice, most of them haying commttteed actual murder." Policy : of Ororeios - . JJouiaJtliMU,in - Ireland are-,v?workIng Up to meussacre, Mr. nocneiii iu. no added .that t many -of the, "Black and Tans ' were exconvicts and other des parados. - - - . "The English" are pursuing a policy of oppression and "assassination," he continued,, "and ihaklhg no' effort to bring to book, those- guilty,, among the military forces, of lawlessness." The British policy regarding restitu tion for property destroyed by the mil itary is to Impose .assessments upon citizens of the community where vio lence has occurred, the witness said. He added that Sir Arthur Griffith had -told him that in September there were about 160,000 troops in Ireland and he estimated the number of police killed within the last few years at about 120.x HARDING SHAKES BAD WEATHER "JINX" AT SEA Enjoys Deck Games With Mem- bers of Party j ABOARD STEAMSHIP PARISMINA, Nov. 19. By Wireless.) Shaking the bad weather - "Jinx" that wrecked his vacation In Texas, President-elect Harding sailed toward Panama today under bright skies and over a smooth sea. His steamship, the -Parismina, which left New Orleans late yesterday after noon, steered almost due southward and during the first 24 hours of the run had covered almost 300 miles of v. -f J ft n mlla Ann,flA fti yi at rtTKa 1 Officers of the ship predicted perfect weather would continue throughout the trip. The president-elect slept late this morning and after a brisk walk about the deck settled down in the warm sunlight to read a book about Panama. Soon, however, he became Interested in a game , of suffleboard being play eq on deck by some of the newspaper men in his party and could not .resist the chal lenge to Join the game. He practically spent the rest of the day in playing shuffleboard and other deck games. Senator and Mrs. . Harding occupy a small suite adjoining the state rooms of ther members of the party. They take their meals in the general dining saloon. Tonight tthey attend a picture show and concert given in their honor. " NEWPORT NEWS, Nov. 19. With City officials of Norfolk showing a splendid 'burst of co-operation" ar rangement were completed today whereby. President-elect Harding will visit Newport News and vicinity on December , before going to Norfolk,' The two principal cities of HamptoeJ Roacs will 'divide time with the president-elect and a joint program for his entertainment is being prepared. A destroyer from Norfolk will meet the Harding ship at Cape Henry and deliver his party to Old Point Comfort from whence an' automobile tour of in teresting points od the Peninsula will begin. EDITOR INDICTED FOR LIBEL DELAND, FLA., Nov. 19. T.. J. Fitz gerald, editor of the Daytona Daily News, was indicted by the county grand Jury here today on a charge of criminal libel in connection with al leged publication of a letter purport ing , to have ; been written, by H. C. Sparkman, editor, Daytona Morning Journal, offering to sell votes to cer tain. 'Republican ' leaders ' in ' Jackson ville. Votes of several hundred white and negro women swere to be sold'Mor a consideration of $2,000, according to t V, alleged - letter. Fitzgerald will be arraigned in circuit court here tomor row, morning, beingaallowed liberty in meantime. , . , : ; .. . MACHINE DITCHED AND TWO ROBBERS ARRESTED Authorities Believe Same Band Has Been Operating In North Carolina ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 19. The Bank " of Glasgow, Glasgow, Va., forty miles north of here, at 2, o'olock this morn ing, was robbed by three bandits of $150,009 in liberty bonds and ourrency, aocoTdlng to an estimate of President Vaughan of the bank, and three hours later Roanoke police, having received the alarm, blocked 'the -three roads leading Into this city from the north. halted the robbers, who were speeding in a seven-passenger automobile, killed one of them, took the other two pris oners in a pitched battle and recovered the loot. In the battle Patrolman O. L. Hendrlx, of Roanoke,' was slightly wounded. , The dead man, according to the po lice, is James B. Rogers, 16, of Thlla- delphia. ' The men under arrest gave their names as: Charles Carter, 88, Cincinnati, and William Porter, 47, of Washington, D, C Chief of -Police Rlgney expressed the belief tonight that the trio is respon-!. slble for, robberies recently In North' Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Ten-, nessee. Folic Work: Fast At the local morgue tonight flOO was found sewed in Rodgers' coat and $250 in the lining 'of his underwear. Most of the .: loot, which Included small amounts- of jewelry as well as liberty bonds and currency, was found in a barracfc bag. Carter and Porter, at the local Jail, declined to talk, other than to give what they said were their names and addresses. According to President Vaughan. of the Glasgow bank, the robbery became known shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, when an explosion c.curred In the institution. - Examination showed that the vault had neen entered ' and : the contents rifled. An alarm Imme diately was sent to Buchanan. Word came; back that an automobile "going " abouteixtr.-miles wtrAhour had just gone through the town, and "Roanoke police were then notified. The police " then Immediately took steps to meet 4 the incoming automobile on any one of the three roads leading into the city from the' north. Upoa, each road a patrol was placed lengthwise to block the progress of the alleged bandits. ' On the Hollins road where the pitched battle oocurred, the'pollce pa- ' trol was plaoed across the road a mile and a half from the city, about 4 a.'mJ Bandits Open Fire A few minutes passed, according to the pfficers, when the noise of an auto mobile apparently . coming at a high speed, was heard. Soon the car ap peared over the brow of a hill, sev eral hundred feet away. Officer Rob ertson sprang Into the middle of the road and cried "halt." A blinding beam from a. flashlight was thrown in the officer's face, accompanied by a shot. Other shots then "came ' from the ear.j and general firing between the occu J pants and the police ensued. - In an effort to go around the patrol -wagon the driver of the car later' identified as Rodgers, . swerved to the. side. of the road. At the same time,; according to the police, Officer Robert son fired the shot that killed, Rodgers, the bullet entering his neck. The car then struck a rook, turned turtle and' pinned the other two occupants be? neath it. " One of the men ' fired sev-' eral times after being caught. Part of Loot Identified ' Chief of Police Rlgney announced tonight that the loot found in the bar racks bag will not be counted and!' classified until tomorrow, pending the arrival here of bank officials who have been summoned from several points in North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, where robberies oocurred - recently. Bank officials in Houston, Va.; Stone-: vllle, N. C, and a point in Georgia are ' on their way here, the chief added. The chief declared that B. G. Bald win, vloe president of the Glasgow bank, who came here today with Pres ident Vaughan, already has Identified a twedding ring, stick pin, diamond ring 'J and string rl beads from the barracks bag that belonged to .his wife, and which Mr. Baldwin said were in a safe ty box in the wrecked bank. s A .long distance message tonight from Lancaster, Pa stated that the Bank of Landisville, Pa Tuesday night was robbed of $100,000 in liberty bonds and securities by three men who over powered the watchman and opened the safe with an acetylene torch. The message added that the trio escaped south in an . automobile. The police think the Glasgow robbery may have been the work of the same men. : ' ' : j ' LYNCHBURG, Va., Nov. 19. Jamea B. Rodgers, to whom autompbile license 11,508 was Issued by the secretary L of ! the commonwealth at Richmond and . who gave an address here has never'' lived at the address given and Is un-f known In Lynchburg. SIXTEEN WOODSMEN DltOWNED BANGOR, Me., 1 , Nov. 19. Sixteen . woodsmen, were drowned In Chesnu cook Lake, In the heart of the lumber ing district, late -yesterday when a motor boat took fire. The men were'? being .taken- across 'the lake from,,: , Chesuncook dam to Cuxabesis. Ef-; forts to' quench 'the fire failing, the----party became panic stricken and many r leaped overboard, acordlng to 'word i , brought here today. - COMPRESS BURNED FORT WORTH, Tex; Nov. 18. Dam age estimated at $400,000 was done by a fire which. destroyed the Exporters' and Trades' compress .and warehouse and 2,300 bales of cotton at Marlln, Tex last night. 1- "--. H .i ' - . ': . t. . ' iw v "to :''li'. 1 '