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- r ; ' ' ; v - i 1 ' - r V-, i r ' I . - , " - v' ' ." -' " The Weather p' "' , ':::rfS'', ' . -'. . . . . V; . Jtf.JWS!&BtV ' .V. tH? C'm A-' ' 11 ?7) Pages Today-. Stage of water at Fayetteville yes- , 11 J"l; A Wif IW iftSft fefc) IJ IVKS I7m1 fV5 NN f .1 A- II X ' ' s.., , J ii- One.: Section ; - VOL. CIII WILMtt ft ON, N. C., FRJI&AY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1920. OLDEST DAILY IN THETATE. FINANCE CORPORATION TO RELIEVE FARMERS IS BY GOVERNORS t:wh1 Renewal Policy For $anks Also Advocated in Report Adopted ... IS ESSENTIAL HELP Mobilization of "Spiritual As sets" Urged Upon People of the Country ! J- HiRRlSBURG. Pa., Dec. 2. The con- of governors iuu,. - report urpng we uw committee to create a finance cor- government roration which, tnrousu will permit exports or . Iruan foodstuffs and other prod Ameruan situation to rel eve tuo , nrtS confronimb ureed the fed- r the nan on The report r.iTieral Volley of rewenals farmers' Indebtedness. ; oni nVtion was taken on the recom tion of a commltte of "five , gov D1i appointed yesterday, who pre tVZl the followins report: .: ie"The financial situation in the whole lne 1 y,a trr-a. vest con- , 4 vf -w QflVlRft ttll DkLniLB -,,ntrv is cause w --- - t not for despair. All lines of rprn. but i are realizing nca-vj . Kl rsft decline of prices of farm to far below the produc- commodities uon ,0 nflriltA natlence situatior JTI Uciiia.ixvk r and forebearanc :e and supreme wisaom Nothing but evil 'can re- and courage. nit from anger a-au xco,.. Ve believe that the tenseness t. of the situation can be relieved in sev eral ways: . v Three Ke conunendatloms 1 Let every individual do all he can to kelp and ecurae nla aeiphhor. Let there b at complete nioMliatlon of the financial and (.plritual asset of every commun ity Neither God nor the :veT ment ousht to be aked to kelp those who do not first make every effort possible to help themaelvea. ' There ouitbt to be a united effort In every community to keep any pood man from bedn destroyed . becaune he cannot immediately meet his obllpntiona. Under exlt- ing conditions it would be the acme of inhumanity and of lui- wdsdom to force any debtor into bankruptcy If by the moat liberal indulgence he -would be ultimately able to pay. Business failures do ,f more than wreck, bualneaal -'tiiey oft-times destroy man. j .. "Liberal indalcence aind. rener als should be granted by the man nfacturers to the jobbers by the Jobbers to the merchants, by the merchants to the Individuals. It is no time for a creditor to seise . v his debtor by the throat and sav- -agrely sayj 'Pay me what thou owest.' ' , "2 Let the federal government . create a finance corporation of some sort that will enable the peo pie of other lands to obtain from ; us the commodities they so great ly need, but for which they are not able to make immediate' payment. . We believe such a corporation to he entirely feasible and thait . Its mere creation would substantially help the situation. T The fileral reserve board " . shonld be urged and authorised to advise all banks to adopt a Ub- - eral policy of renewals. The law authorizing six months' credit oni' foreign paper should be liberally 1 construed and renewals for a like period should be freely granted wherever consistent with other sol vency. The real wealth of the country Is imparled. It would be n Miiicidal policy to destroy this wealth by a premptory call of' loans. "If necessary, congress should Tact at once to amend the federal reserve iaw so as to temporarily supply ad ditional currency and afford more time in which to pay to debtors in distress. vve believe that the general adoption y .individuals and by the irovernment or the policies herein suggested would omy arrord material aid, but would once supplant the gloom and the rear of the present with that con naence so vital to wholesome and suc cessful business." Governor Goodrich of Indiana, , a member of the committee, said he did not entirely approve its phraseology, nousrh he was heartily in accord with 't Purposes. thr emeraers of the committee fre Governors Bickett of North Caro- Co nf nnectlrut and Parker of Louisiana. w Tfre,M,mn Her Proposals ASHIXOTON, Dec. 2. The plightr or farmers due to falling prices was taken today to congress. : - - Agricultural committees of the sen- ate and Vinnea i 4i . - hfari m juiui session Degan "uc; .-5 I. b' falling "caiinK-H! on nnnilitinn. v v.. i i vawuxav , aivub prices, preliminary to de- vising- relief measures tn i r, '"caauica. iiiey uciaea mi. i . -. h,,,. -'-cLa.ijf nousion ana overnor warding 0f the Federal reserve board come before them tomorrow, after Sf A6 Meyer' Jr- former head of the thJt nnance corporation, had declared "at rehabiliation of that body would Uesit ing step towards furnishing the Sl";plus crops. Sonator Hit kj j iiuji.in;injf exports oi iicri "'"ck oi iNeDrasKa-told mp'al. ence he Planned to Introduce of thpLmaVn8: available the. profits ins to -k reerve banks, amount iBrlrnu, b,UJ ?60,000,000 for loans to in ,!! ' ral lnterests. Governor H&rA nfi'rpi1, Vflhom the Nebraska senator that fu i8sued statement saying tak, n'''ther t h nor the ,. board -had I. - o ,y, 8tand on the Proposition. l?n extending $1,000,000,000 f.,r(.' .', Germany was advocated ,be of V. lnt comittee by J. J. Brauer thcr, wno clalmed.to represent S'nV ;( "fneovernment, while Senator ProimL ! h announced he would an embargo on imports of wool (Continued fin Page Two),.;.. URGED RESERVE BOARD HEAD STANDS BY POLICIES Denies Owen's Charge That Gov ernment Is in Position -v ; of Profiteering WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. An appeal by Senator Owen, Democratof Okla homato the Federal Reserve board for sreneral lowering of its re-discount rates brought a response tonight from w-. Q." Harding, the,- board's gover nor, which declared that the organiza tion was "reluctant fco discuss proposed changes in discount rates, because such discussion would have an -unsettling ef fect an give those best in position to form an ; opinion' as to the. probablW action of th board an advantage oy.?.r those notthlrs situated.", Senator Owen's letter said that re serve bank earnings from present dis count rates were running at 160 per cent per annum, ''putting the govern ment in the position of profiteering," and in some cases "absolutely stopping legitimate distribution." , Governor Harding countered with the statement' that the . senator was "ig noring the economic forces governing th movement ' In prices which for months past have been in evidence- all over the world." : w ''The board believes the unfavorable oonditions which are now the ' subject of so much complaint were inevitable," Governor Harding ; added, "and could not in any event have been long de ferred. It confidently asserts that but for the precautionary measures taken several months ago, conditions would be far worse than they are, with the prospects of stabilization and revival much more remote." To, the profiteering charge, Governor Harding retorted that; the profit of re serve banks, after paying the govern ment franchise, tax would be "not 150 (per cent or more, but ' barely 7 per cent on their liability to stockholders." Senator Owen characterized the bord's policy as "indiscriminate defla- i i ji i t iiuii, laijgejy uue, in my opinion, io tne lack of vision of the big New York City banks." Governor Harding replied that the board "hopes that even though your views and those of . the board may not coincide in all respects, you may later "on Teach: the conclusion that in the light of subsequent events, the board's policies are-' sound." COLBY LEAVES CAPITAL FOR SOUTHERN VOYAGE Will ? Sail : From Norfolk J On j- Battleship Tomorrow i ; Colby , plans 'to leave -WashlngtonT to morrow on . the first stage of his voy age to South America " to return 'the recent visits of -President-elect of Bra zil Epistaoio Pessoa, : and President Baltasar Brurapof Uruguay, and "to, be the guest of the Argentine govern ment at Buenos 'Aires. He will, sail from Norfolk on the battleship Florida Saturday, according to present plans. In Mr. Colby's party will be Maijor General Adelbert Cronkhite, Rear Ad miral F. B. Bassett, Col. William Kelly, Jr., military aide to the secretary of ' state; captain Hi. S. Koss, aide to Gen eral Cronkhite; Dr. Guillermo A. Sher. well, judicial expert of the internation al high commission, special assistant to Mr. Colby; William H. Beck, Mr. Col by's private secretary; Harry R. Young, disbursing officer of the mission; Ed win T. .Evans, stenographer; and Man uel Guillermo :Martines, Spanish sten ographer. Naval aides " for" Mr. Cdlby and Admiral Bassett will be detailed from the staff of the Florida's officers. DECLARE PUBLIC DEBT 7 WILL SHOW REDUCTION Treasury Officials Explain In crease Announced Yesterday WASHINGTON, Dec 2. Despite the increase of $112,646,571 in the public debt during 'November, - announced to day, , treasury officials " declared to night that at the endf of the "year a re duction Of $300,000,000 could be expect ed from the gross debts of $24,087,000, 000 as it stood on September 30. : Oh November 30 the-" nation's debt was $24,571,576,244, compared with $24, flB2.508.572 on October 30. ' Officials ex plained, however, . that the November 15 issue of . treasury certificates, amounting: to $282,000,000 with only $94,000,000 in certificates . maturing in the month, was mainly responsible for the Increase. ' Reduction in the public debt is pos sible only as tax installments come due quarterly, officials declared. With, Ju dicious financing, it was confidently as serted that -the last quarter of this year would show a reduction of from $100,000,000 to $300,000,000 from v the September totals. ' - ' '. AFFIDAVITS IN SHEPARD f CASE PROMISED BY STATE Declared That the Case Will Be . Established, MACON, Ga.,' Dec. 2. The state wfll prevent : affidavits in "sufficient num ber" to "establish a case" when a peti tion' for ball , for those arrested in con nection with the death of Fred Shepard, comes up on pext Tuesday, according, to Solicitor General Garrett, ft ; V s , W. A. McClellan, noted criminal law yer who has been en gaged to assist , in the" prosecution,- was In '.Abbeville today collecting these affidavits, it was said. Four lawyers are now flgTiringf on the defense of Mrs., Annie Cutts, former Congressman Charles I Bartlett of this city and D. B. Nicholson of Fitzgerald having been obtained to assist Eldrldge Cutts, husband of the accused woman, and R, D. vBerner. , No application for bail for Mrs. Cutts had been made up I to late-;tonIght.T.yv "'V-:t,. V'r'.: v , ,.. y nanes jml jturrance or , racusoniio, who is developing a line of defense fOf Mrs. Fl E. Elmer, called on his clrsnt at..'the. county; Jail todaarv4J..::,i-.w,H:.'; to First PhotcW League of Nations Asserribly At Geneva f :7l-WV fife k$ This photocraph, one of the 'first to arrive from Geneva, ahows member of the Leagrue of Nations CouAell at the first meeting of the assembly of theleague in the Hall of Reformation In Geneva. . From left to right, seated at tablet Senor Q,ulnones De Leon, of Spain; Tomasso Tlttonl, of Italy; Leon Bourgeois, of France; Paul Hymans, of Belgium s Sir Eric Drommond, of England chier secretary ;: Lord Fisher, of England! Baron Matsui, of Japan, and Dr. Gaston de Cnana, Brazilian ambassador' to France. LEAGUE'S GRATITUDE CONVEYED TO WILSON Offer to Mediate Accepted With EnthusiasmAmendments C Hold Assembly Floor GENEVA, Dec. 2. Sir Eric Drum mond, secreta,ry general of the League of Nations, "has sent the' following mes sage to President Wilson expressing the gratitude of the assembly at Wb acceptance of Armenian arbitration: "The President read to the full as sembly this morning your telegram and the reply sent by the council to it- The assembly, welcomes your acceptance of the offer with- enthusiasm and asks me to convey to ypu its unanimous assur ances of the complete moral.-support ol every member of the league in the great mission you have undertaken, and I beg confidently, to declare that opinion not only of th people of the United States but of the whole civilized-world Is with you In your endeavor to secure that the tragedy of Armenia shall finallv,Bu u ' 'i. ' V Amendments for" revision held . the floor of the assembly, today, the debate bringing out clearly that-amendment of the covenant was in the minds of near- were more pressing m ineir oesire. ior a -perfect instrument, than others but, all thinking of a revision .that would remove Obstacles to tha entry of the United States. : Article ten was not mentioned In the debate, but has been frequently dis cussed in small circles and N. W. Row ell oj Canada, when he insisted that adoption of " a resolution by a commit-, tee should be understood as closing to the door . to presentation before this assembly of other amendments ,.than those proposed by the Scandinavians Is said to have haa in mind tne amcie that has been subjected to much con tention. '-; ": v;. : ' V, , The delegations of the British do minions have been studying how to ap proach the assembly on this question. The eventual proposal . to ' eliminate article ten Is somewhat comprised by the general understanding , that con sideration of all proposed changes should be postponed until studied by a special .committee This understanding" however, came largely from the anx iety of the delegates not to precipitate revision until the .attitude of the .Unit ed States under the new government is known. . . .' The close of the debate brought a moment of great suspense, when Senor Puryrredon, ,of Argentina, -who . failed nart in the debate, voted alone B.Lin.t' the resolution rejecting con- .t.ratinn of amendments. v ANTI-SALOONISTS TO LET VOLSTEAD LAW ALONE No Amendments Will Be Asked, : Says Wayne Wheeler . BOSTON, Dec 2. Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League of Sea, said tonight that the . league would not ask for amendments to the Volstead act, during ' the forthcoming session of congress, but- wpuld confine ftself to a few : needed, law enforce ment additions (which can-be incorpor ated into a separate law'4k . . .,, "The dry forces are united," he said, "for the passage of a bill to prohibit American -citizens, from engaging 4n the beverage liquor traffic in American consular districts in foreign countries, also the bill to prohibit peyote or dry whiskey as -a substitute for booze. An Increased .'; appropriation for; law,, en forcement Vlll be urged.' - . ;; - CHAMPION STEER SOLD ; TO PACKERS FOR $2,312 ". -i - - -- -- '- -' .; -r. - & i j!t'.'. "To Make a Christmas Dinner,' It Is Stated 'CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Black Ruler. 1 360 pound champion steer of the an nual livestopk i show, j was sold at auc tion :today at $1.75 a pound, to make a, CSstma? dinner,; C He brought $2,312. Wilson & Co., packers, bought him.-. ' Best cattle In open .market at the stock yards today brought $15 . to $16; rnSum" $13 Uo $14.60. and fair, $12 to; $13.' ' . jj : r-- ir-.-v:-- 1 A- i:'"'-;. i CXJTTON' D AMJAGED - i NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Approxi mately 1,?00 bales of cotton .were dam aged by fire and 500 by water as a result of the fire in the holds of the American steamship Calno, which raced into the Mississippi river, early yester day from the gulf when members of the crew "were unable to successfully cone wiUiithe.-blaxe-,- -' v-J- . 'Lodge and New ( (iElxmiriated,,7 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. (By the Associated Press) Elimination of 'Senators Lodge, of Massachusetts and New., of Indiana, as prospective offloers of President Harding's cab inet ' was reported to be a definite development of . the visit here today of Harry M. Daugherty, of Ohio,' friend and adviser of the the President-elect. Mr. Daugherty conferred, with a number of prominent Republicans, Including '.Senators Lodge and New. , Friends of Senator Lodge- said that they .thought his position re garding Senator New , applied with equal force to the former, y Republican ; leaders who talked with Mr. Daugherty said there was no disposition on the part ot Mr, Daugherty or any ether' Republican leader to frame a slate on the cabl nei ' . . ii - .' . - HARDING'S STEAMER BATTLES HEADWINDS 4V Sl0W Progress Made , atld Dock- ing May Fall Behind the Time Scheduled Senator V Harding Declines Offer of The Mayflower WASHINGTON,, Dee. 2 Senator Harding, declined today President: Wilson's offer to place the presi dential yacht Mayflower nt his dis-' posal next - Saturday on his arrival' at Norfolk' ' to carry ' the president-' elefet to Washington. ' It was neeessary, the senator said in a radio ; message to Secretary ' Daniels, who - transmitted the offer yesterday iey the steamer Pastores, ' that he should make the trip by rail. The senator's message, as made public by the navy department, fol lows? ' ' ' . '' .- - ... . . ' - J "Please ' thank the President for' IMtayflower tender, -' Am obliged to travel to Washington by rail. My gratitude" to you. "WARREN G. HARDING." , ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP PAS .TORES, . Dec;. ,5. (By the Associated pYess). The steamship Pastores, with President-elect Harding on board,' this evening was proceeding northward, off the Atlantic , coast at a speed ., which made it. doubtful whether her officers would be able to realize their hopes of docking the vessel at Norfolk early In fthe forenoon of Saturday. Most of today the steamer, battled against head -winds and a moderate sea and at "nightfall was opposite the north central Florida coast, about 300 miles at sea. .Notwithstanding the con stant rolling of the ship, Mrs. Harding, wife of the ' President-elect, remained on deck during, the afternoon and eve ning. She said, she felt weak, but more comfortable than at any time during the voyage. She expressed the belief that she would .be "in perfect health before reaching ; port. During the day Mr. Harding worked a part of the time on the speeches" he will deliver at Norfolk and Bedford, Va. ' Nevertheless, he took time, off ' from his labors to play "his dally game .of shuffleboard. i . Special Train to Bring Sister SANTA ANA, CaL, Dec. 2. Mrs. E. E. Remahere-. sister of "Warren G. ' Hard- Hng, will be the guest of the people of Santa Ana aboara a special train to De run to her" brother's; approaching ; in auguration, ; -according to plans .per fected here ; $6day by the chamber of cemmerce. ; ." - - s , .' ' -' : About , 500 :- persons - are expected to mae;:the;trlp:?;V '-: r y.; hM: ATTEMPTS TO ? WRECK TRAIN '' ', i ii; v FOR SIX-DOLLAR REVENGE ' GREENVILLE, "Ala., Dec. 2. RIchardJ Patton, , negro, is . in jail here charged with attempted murder "because he Is alleged to have tried to wreck a lumber train in order to get revenge upon ah - other negro .who; he, claimed, owed him six:dollar$;::'.;'v:,-;'Vr..--r :;; ;:.:;...;; (A v Officers charge- that the negro loosen ed a "rail and pile.d, a large quantity, of irons Kn the trafik.-Wreck, was. avoided when one of the trainmen saw the jun,k on the track in' time to stop the train. The' prisoner 8 said by officers' to have confessed to-trying towreek the; traia. DIVISION OF S. I. ft. A, BELIEVED PROBABLE Larger Colleges and Universities Seek to Break With Lesser Institutions ; s.jnox.vilLiB: Tenn., Dec. 2. That a split In the "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association, which convenes in annual session at Gainesville, Fla. December 10, is imminent was indicat ed tonight when It was learned that a number of the larger colleges and uni versities are advocating the formation of : an association that would exclude many of the smaller denominational and agricultural colleges ' ajB . well as those institutions which '.have opposed the freshman or one-year rule. It is believed that such a plan will meet with united opposition of delegations representing the smaller colleges, but advocates of the reorganization point out that the S.I.A.A. at present is the most cosmopolitan and most fcnwieldy of ,; any of the big sectional athletic conferences .Inasmuch as it Includes various denominational schools of un eoual ' student bodies' making clt diffi cult' to provide legislation' to' apply to : all. classes and;, sections equally. 5 Such a reorganization movement can In 1915 by the Universities of Tennes i and South Carolina, at whifch time , a southern university comerence was formed. The. war smothered the plans for such an organization, however, but a call has been' issued to the ' delega tions representing the institutions to convene at Gainesville December 8, two flays prior - to the S.I. A.A. convention, at ' which time " plans will be made to further the Interests of the Organiza tion,' s . ROME IS AGITATED .. OVER FIUME CLOUD King Confers At Length With vf His Ministers ' ; ROME, Dec 2. For more than, an hour yesterday. Minister , of War Bon omi conferred with King Victor Eman ue lover , the Flume situation, the war minister afterwards proceeding - to gether with Minister of Marine Secchl to see Premier Giollitti. .'..''. , V. Signor Bonomi, wriQ was due to leave for Geneva as Italian delegate to the League of Nations, has . postponed : his departure "in view of the gravity -of the t situation created by : the conflict with D'Annunzio. . The war minister is doing every thing v possible to avoid an encpunter between the regular Italian troops of General ' Odviglia . and D'Annunzio's soldiers - and still' hopes "that a block ade isolating Flume and preventing ex - peditions by D'Annunzio's-' Volunteers may , obviate . further, trouble. . . HUDSON IS PROMOTED? 5 BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY Made General Superintendent of W ' Eastern District . . ASHEVILLE, Dec. 2. W. C. Hudson, superintendent , .of the - Charlotte divi sion, Southern railway, ' wlthf offices In Gre6nvIUe,;, has been promoted to gen eral superlntendenof 'the eastern dis trict, according - to unofficial reports reaching.'here today.. -, , ;; - - , ;' r. Hudson 'is a former Ashevllle man, who; Joined thi ' Southern. asfreight clerk; SOlyears ago; He changes posi tions with H. L. Hungerford, on ac count of the health of the latter,; es tablishing headquarters In Charlottee. The eastern district includes ' points east of Atlanta arid south of Salisbury. '. i : PROMINENT FLORIDA MAN , - ; .IS DROWNED AT TAMPA -TAMPA, Fla4'Dec2. J. T. Mahoney, prominent clubman and one. of the most widely known' furniture dealers in the south, was tdrowned at midnight when the lautomobile ' which he was driving rah (off the foot of the MaUory Steam ship; docks. , Charles ; J. : Smith, of , St. Petersburg,' who : also . was In - the- car, saved himself - by Jumping.. The accident-was due to an attempt of Mr. Ma honey , to turn j on the ' dock., which i is poorly lighted,- and which resulted n the car istrlking a runway,- according j to .Smith. Mr Mahoney was for several - J years presiaeni oi ine , xampa xacnt and-; Country club, and. captain of Ye Mystic i Krewe - of Gasperilla,;! which hold? ah, annual pageant here.' He was taken from ther water s within a; few minutes; after' the" accident by the city police and dock officials and. rushed to a hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival there, lie is survived by j wife and' two chUdren4 FIFTY PER CENT GUT IN COTTON ACREAGE OPPOSITION State Board of Agriculture Be lieves More Flexible Rule Should Be Applied (Special to The Star) ; RAL.EIGH, " Dec. 2. rThe state board of agriculture today took issue with the suggestion of -J.. S. Wannamaker, of the American Cotton association, of a 50 per cent reduction in cotton acreage. The board declares It' cannot Indorse any general reduction of acreage, be cause it is unfair to demand that vthe man who plants only one-fifth . of his land in cotton reduce the same percent age as .'the man who plants four-fifths of his land in cotton. The board offers the following program: 1 Let every cotton farmer be re quired by organization and public opin ion to sign an agreement to produce his own food and feed. 2. Let bankers and merchants refuse to furnish supplies or advanoe. money to farmers who fail to' Join the crusade. 3. The proportion of land required to make farms self-supporting varies locally, but land producing one bale of cotton or 1 more should have an abso lute minimum of one-third of the Ian. in food and feed crops, land producing two-thirds of a bale or less to the acre should have a minimum of one-half In food and feed. 4. As legislative aid to this program, stringent state laws regulating crop leln usury, allowing, only 10. per cent advance in prices of . goods sold on time instead of for cash. "From our na tional authorities, to - relieve existing conditions, we ask a revival of the war finance corporation and the adoption of some plan for obtaining money on warehoused farm products together with agricultural representation on the federal reserve and other boards,5 the statement concludes.- . LLINKS VALERA WITH GERMAN CONSPIRACY lloyd George Promises to Make ' Documents Public ; LOND,ON, Dec. 2. Premier ' Lloyd George stated in the house of commons today ; that documents found In r the possession of .Eamonn de Valeria when he was - arrested In May, 1918, would be included , in. those" which the govf the German Conspiracy. DEIJURESARTIGLEM; DOES NOT GUARANTEE First Onicial Interpretation of This Section' Comes From v: Geneva Statesmen GENEVA, Dec. 2. Article X of the I League of Nations covenant does not guarantee the territorial integrity of any member of the league, according to the first official interpretation of that article by the league, unanimously adopted by the commission on the ad mission of new states. This declaration is generally regarded as one of the most important decisions yet taken by the league members. ; , The text of the Interpretation fol lows : "We cannot recommend the adoption of the proposal put forward . by ; M. Motta. We are indeed of the opinion that the entry of Austria N Into the league will In no way .prejudice or affect the question so raised.' We can not help . adding that the suggestion that admission to the lea'srue should have any 'such effect, appears to arise rrom a misconstruction , of article ten. - .It cannot, be too emphatically stated that article ten does pot guarantee the erriorlal inegriy of any member of he league. All it does 4s o, oonderan ex ternal aggression on. territorial Integ rity and the political Independence of any member of the league and call upon the council to consider ' what "can be done to resist such? aggression." : -7 v .- BAKER NOT INFORMED OF , a . CROWDER'S . CUBAN TRIP WASHINGTON, ' Dec. 2. Secretary Baker said today, he had "no infor mation on .the subject" when ksked about published reports. .thaty. Major General Crowder: was ; to' be sent to Cuba in connection with the situation there resulting from the national elec tions and the financial stringency. .Returns from the Cuban. election re ports to. the istate department .indicate the telection of ;Alf r?ede Zayas'as' presi dent, It was said todayofficially, bat a large number of .protests , have been filed and hearings on some of them In the courts have : developed that ' fraud was - perpetuated. The r extent of ; the fraudulent voting Is ; not;, known yefc however, and it was said that , the state department ' would take no action '. un less" sufficient: votes ,had been affected to change- the present returns. i WOULD LIMIT HOUSE y.y'- WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Representa tive Hull, Democrat, of Tennessee, said today , he - would Introduce; a joint reso lution - when - congress convenes Mon day; providing for submission; to the states of a constitutional amendment to limit the size of the house of repre sentatives ' to 450 '. members. 4 , Member ship now totals 435. ; -J C "V - T . . TALP HONORS VD1GINIAN ; ; -NEW : ,HAVEN, Dec. 2. Fred f M. Bupdy,' of- Norfolk, Va,, today was elected captain" of the Yale tennis team for 1921. He - will fill the vacancy caused by the 'absence from college of Kenneth N.Hawk.' who .had Drevlous. ly' been elected. " cap ta4ru . MEETS COURTHOUSE STORED BY MOB AT G0LDSB0R0; ONE MAN SHOT DOWti Abortive Attempt to Seize Five Negro Prisoners Stirs Wayne Capital GARRISON IS FIRM Former Deputy, Alleged Mob Leader, Said to Have Been Shot By Sniper '-v GOLDSBORO, N. C, Dec. 2- , Herbert Futrell, former . con stable in Wayne county, was i shot when a mob stormed the i Wayne county court house to night in the attempt to take five negroes held there for murder of j a white man." ' 1 :" ;v j He was removed in an auto- mobile , by members of the mob and whether he was killed or not i. could not be learned. ! Prior to the assault upon the west door of the court house, where ' Futrell was 'shot, all the window lights on one side of the j court house were shot out. ' , ' Accordirtg to reports, Futrell led a body of fifty, men agamst l the west door of the court house ; when he .' fell, 1 shot In v the abdomen. V kV ' ''rVV','rV:v,-i Reports that Futrell was (knot by !! the garrison' of the courthouse when the assailants broke open the door ' were denied by members of - the gar- rison, who insisted , thai the fire of the mob was not returned. ;. , -.' . y;: . Colonel John D. Langstone, ,who. wai 1 in charge, of the, administration;. of the -' , selective service in . North Carolina' and I later, 'assistant to General Crowder ; In ; Washington, and who,'. was a". member,: of the garrison, tonight '"emphatlcaUy"; j stated that , the. garrison: of i'a dozen . men did. not return the fire, from with?- Futrellv led acainst' the. west, door of the .courthouse,", said Colonel Larig stene, "were ' subject to , a, , sort .. of cross-fire from snipers situated at var-f ions angles. .,1 was; outside-the court- house at the ; time and sawfFutrell "on the. porch, turplng about Jn various directions and shouting I to ' the 'men about.' him. A party of snipers, off to the . side, near me, . opened fire about the time that Futrell fell. : t ; i ;t "He was removed in an automobile, while the party, with him dispersed." At the , time of the assault on the jail, most of the guards were ; on' the third story of the courthouse where they had the negroes. A small guard had been placed on the second floor, according to Colonel Langstone, but these men did not fire! - The door on the first floor,' It ap pears, was smashed' open, but when Futrell fell no-, attempt was made to enter; . .- s-.--: -1' . . , Twenty-five men at 12:30 wer gmarding the prisoners and It was ex pected ".that the garrison would ; be further reinforced. t v't is utterly impossible for the mob to get the prisoners unless th build ing is dynamited," said Colonel Lang, stone. "We can hold off a mob of two: thousand, ' If necessary." , While members of the garrison;; do not anticipate further .trouble, rumor are afloat on the street tonight that another attempt vwlll be made on the courthouse before morning. ' Threats nve Deen maae. tnat the lighting sys tem of the town will be put ' out . of : commission and telephone communica tion with the jail will be cut off. . - SheHff Eluded Mo " '-- . RALEIGH, Dec. 2. After spending the greater part of the night in the woods , of Wayne county. Sheriff Grant of Wayne county brought four negro prisoners back to the penitentiary this morning for safekeeping, but was mak ing preparations-to carry them back to Goldsboro on the hoon train for trial. The negroes are-charged with the mur der of a Wayne county. mechant about two, weeks ; ago. ; Impersonating reve nue officers the "negroes are alleged to have, called the merchant to the door of hisrhome and shot (him. ' ' The . murder caused t great Indigna tion In that part of Wayne t county where th merchant lived, ,and the local officers deemed. It the part of wisdom to get the negroes out, of the county. They were brought to Raleigh, and this week.-' when superior court .convened with i Judge W. A. Devin on the bench preparations' were made for the trial of the. men. Jmordfer to have the -negroes n Goldsboro 1 for the trial, Sher iff Grant came to Raleigh to get them from the Penitentiary authorities. They left here on the night train,-expecting to get to Goldsboro after dark, and get the prisoners tfi jail safely. ; ;, ; The trajin was "met, according to 'th story reaching the governor's offlo. this morning, by ahout 200 armed men, who were determined to take the prisoners away from the- sheriff. In some man ner the; officer had been apprised of the formation of ths mob and conse quently he took the negrpes off the train at .the asylum station just a few mhes out of Goldsboro. Therfe he found it Impossible to get the negroes to the Jail, so they .. were .- carried to . the swamps nearby' and secreted for , the remainder of the niht. ; l - " j , :-1' "-' '"y ' :- HARKEY PUT OUT IN, FIFTEENTH ' NEW YORK, Dec. . 2.Joe t Lynch knocked out Jack Sharkey in the fif teenth and; final round of their bout at the Madison Square Garden here to- Iuibui.. f i. u. w. new born, oantam weight. .' ' . '.i r ':'" I . : ; . r". I"-
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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