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,.f ' "-': .-, . . .-; ' ... '. ..:'.:, .: , . - v,;. " .; .'. ; ; ': o , - s 7- ".;;... .:...'.,"':'..':.".;..' ; ,v: ".: .t :..;.. :. .-v.. :... - v: - : ,-':.', "i . . ' .. :. " ; ..' . v .., - ; RaiA Tuesday, probably, followed by clearing. Wednday fair and colder; gtrons southwest and uwest winds., StiJfe of water at Faiyet ierday at 8 a. m feet. VOL. CUI.--NO. 347. "Wilmington; Tuesday morning December 141920. " OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. J. . T. " " 1 i. ...i . 1 , ,, ....... - . - 1. -.-y - " INDEMNITY PROBLEM IS BELIEVED ONE SOURCE Of DISTRESS IN TRADE Uncertainty as to Amount Ger many Must Pay Large Cause , of Instability . 7 S 0 FIGURE STATED T .llnyrn Rk9l1ll1o4inAn4 "X7ill JJ2Uy JJCll V C llrVOUJ UO tU& VJLt H IT 1U Be Delayed Untu Uermany "Knows Definitely'' ; , By MARK SULLIVAN (CopyrlRbt, 1920, By The Star) v WASHINGTON. Dec: 13 One thought jas been pressed upon me bo often and from sources of such weight that it jeems to call for widespread knowl- edge' t am told by business men, bankejg. ind other men of practical affairs, as tell as by men whose - Standing1 Js on the theoretical side of economics and business, that there 4s one uncertain factor before the settlement of which bo progress can be made toward better business conditions.' That factor, they jay, is the uncertainty of, the amount 0the German reparations. ; It is not a unestion of the size of the reparations, but a question of knowing what it' is, of making the sum definite. . They say that there can ; be no. eco aomio stability in the world ! and no business prosperity ''.until. Oermany knows the amount that" she Is to pay, and the allies know the-amounts that they are to receive..; UJ-:,'-'Z . v - Si"',. This factor, they say, is the primary cause of Instability. There; can be no stability' in foreign exchange In the relative vaiue oi aouars, - pounds. francs, marks, lire,' etc. until this fac-T tor is fixed. . So .long as there: is in stability of foreign exchange .there can be no stability of foreign trade, and antil foreign trade can flow, smoothly an4 upon assured - lines, there- can. be no domestic industrial or business pros perity. This thing underlies; all ..ques tions of taxation, "tariffs," and -everything else fiscal in Its nature.' . The amount that Germany must pay,? is of little importance compared with the 4 making of this amount' a fixed Snm.'aa against an indeterminate and unknown ram. So ions: as it remains Indetermi nate, it is a blind factor- In precisely the place where- should be one: of th& most solid vtounuatloTir tOTres?IiTi.-tae itracture of internattonsit-r trader." A Delay That Hurts Every; One V ! If a malevolent lintelllgenqe' should learch the universe' of economic . evil to find precisely that thing Which Is most destructive te economic, stability Md to the human comfort and content thich rest on business "etabilitythese men say, it would probably invent; that device of placing: one of, -the; nations the world under the burden of an in determinate debt, in which the creditor the power to increase the amount 'f the obligation in proportion as the debtor shows capacity V to f pay; 'The moral and economic evil of such a situ ation and its capacity for trouble-mak ing on, a world-wide Scale are inde scribable. The demoralization It works In the debtor is greater' than the dis organization it brings to the creditors md to disinterested third parties as well. . - Due to causes too romnlex tt ntor lnvo here causes which at the time wemed insurmountable and . made the censequences excusable the amount pf me uerman indemnity was not. fixed by the peace conference. ; - The v peace conference merely asserted' Germany's t obligation to pay, .but did not fix the '"unt she must pay. . . f me tlxins of that amount was lft to what is known as the reparation mmission. Nominally, the mandate the peace conference to this com mission was that it should fix the sum Wore May 1, 1921, mut 'actually, in the language of the treaty,- this man te is so hedged about with so many nualiflcations that the reparation com mission can. delay, and may delay, the "tng of the amount until much later; bat Win the Republicans Do? A conferenen nt tha 11Ia nmn been called at Ttnianol tTila weoV J fflwuss the German ; reparaUorii. HW mUOh tills mo .nn V much progress may be made can only known later. ' ' ; . '. , . . t e business leaders of the allies fully aware of the desirability, fom a business standpoint, of an early termination of the sum that Ger ny must pay. but other considera- ran OA . . . . . . . , T ranee, to be tolerant of postponing "e nxing of the amount. So long as 1B' ammmt e t- - .i Tit we ermlnatet Prance retains certain art Snl Which 8Tie is . reluctant,, to This nnlnt - 1 . 1 '" a-j. tv -"" course, assuming inai tauifc?01? Is co"ect, has the strongest lev bearin upon the foreign pol- i wnih the Rennbltnan lon-dora flrA hOw rnmi,1nl . . ; . J lli from tne conferences of the on. inflWe are ln no Position to use n"uene toward., hastening. ! the renLW. n ,he' amount, of the German Rations will be made known.'. : toward win mark th flrst progress Jrst t,ui,Il"-ium, and will ; be . th comm!; , toward the resumption - of restuL al Rtablty.. In - proportion as becoml 3 under Present" conditions Wnistr!01"6, the new Republican ad Bressur will be under increasing cncrpt "ae progress toward a feiati:.Proram for our international tions heg)nWt0ul(1 almost ridiculous .to when tj.Rpeculate so early on; Just "nino . , '"""ura -inatv recenuy cans Z rir ln favr of the Republl hen i 'ff-l.40: "wing backr but WobaKK. , a' ueBinr tne causey wni y no v economic distress. , and, in "everth J, ps complex and indirect, will fc, Leies'K nrettv ..i.i.j . " War ' i- J i v uts m. c ic. icu i.v re set forth Ml st DnRTT .RRENDER ARMS k.. Dec. 13 n..v.. 4t v Ution anfl e when arms, ammu- it r .i noiiTAs i .a w i i '"na mff .un5er martial law in : Ire- Sewi ' ,,p Riven un.- ntiral Sir Ireiolaicready- military commander it "iiu. mi. n.t ,Cat-n is'sa todav KnOWn 1X1 Vr WrestlersjCr6wn Passes To Lewis Stecher Worn Down By Headlocks , NEW YORK. Dee. , " 13 Ed (Strangler) Lewi,' Kentuckian by orllii bnt late a Oaliforaian, to night won the world' heavyweight catchaa-catch-can wrestling cham . plonship from Joe Stecher, of Dodge, Neb. , . i. ,-u .-, ' liewla threw' Stecher In one honr, " forty-one minutes, nfty-six seconds, v MlB head : and hip lock for the v Lewis weighed 228 ounds, 20 more than his opponent. The " finish was a Spectacular one. . stecher t. was . worn down to a weak'oonditlon by eight sue ceBBlye headlocks ln the last' elghi min utes of the contest" Re Bqulrmed. out of the. first' of ythese in . 85 seconds, but as he arose to . straighten up Lewis got another on a flying ' hold, ;whlch he maintained .for 40 seconds.' Stecher squirmed out and obtained a body scis sors, his favorite ; hold, bUt tby sheer HOUSE VOTES REPEAL OF WAR-TIME LAWS Volstead Resolution t Adopted , ; UnanimouslyLever Food Control Act Is Included . WASHIWTON, ,Dec. Repeal Jof most .r the war-time laws was fvoted today by the house which' adopted the Volstead resolutions for that purpose Lafter two hours of debate, ."si x The -vote on adoption of the resolu tton was unanimous, ,323 votes being recorded as ! favoring t with none" op posed, v The house before taking the final yote, accepted an amendment pro Tiding for Inclusion of the Lever food control : act among the .laws . which the . resolution would repeal.. ; The . amendment ' which covers-all provisions of the food control act. wltH the" exception : of the 'section - relating to ; rents ?ln-; the v Pistrict - of .Columbia, was offered by Representative Bland. Republican, ' Indiana. Jt . was carried by a vote of 179 to 137- -V The resolution, ' whichrs-now goes, to the Benate, exempts f rem . repeal , only the ' -tradlng-wJth-tne-enemy .act, the war finance. - corporation act and .Its amendmeAtaaAd;sneaursf dealing with the" Issuance '.of Liberty -and'.VletOry bonds. - t 'The resolutions declares "any act of congress ; that by lie terms " is in forc only during the existence -.of a: state of war- and a -limited time thereaTtpr; shall be construed :aid r dministered -is it ' the war i terminai.ee on ; which. ' this resolution .becomes . effec tive'i. -: ' '-Z?;'. v" -f 3 " ' ."' ,f - The : measure as .-ldopted , is - identic! with that passed by congress Just, be fore adjournment of the ' last ysesslon and vetoed by; President Wilson.. :. Republican leaders asserted - tonight that its adoption jwas one of the first steps taken by the Republican majority to fulfill the campaign pledge to put the country s: on a peace-time basis. , ' ; : Disposition of the; Volstead resolu tion clears the ' way, for consideration of the resolution offered by:i Repre sentative Reavis, : Republican, flebras ka, which would provide for a congres sional survey of the government's ad ministrative .parts. - y : Z . Ai special " rule; limiting debate, will be ptesented . tomorrow . by , ;. Chairman Campbell of the -rules committee ana action on . the floor' will follow a vote on the adoption of the riles. Immigration Bill Is 5 Passed Iplwer House Prohibits Practically , All Immi V gTation to United States For r . - . -r 1-1 n FPU. ).Aiia today transmitted t to . the senate the Johnson bill prohibiting practically all immigration'; to the United States for a period of one-year.:.;- V; : i: i -'' V The vote in ihe house i on the measure,- 293 to 4L, brought to an end more than three days of heated debate.,' "7 It i" also followed attempts by ithe bill's : supporters to ; lengthen the - pro-, hibition period to two years as orlg- nally proposed. The first of these at tempts brought a rising vote in favor of the two year exclusion but a second call -showed 181 in . favor of the one year period and" only 165 'opposed. ; ' , m th senate the . bill . will be ; re ferred. to . the immigration committee. aand action will be deferred unxu me committee concludes hearings and in vestigates - thoroughly all phases ; of the question.,. A number 'of measures bearing on the subjects are pending in the senate and it is regarded-as likely that they will" be incorporated in ' the Johnson bill when it is finally reporte"fl to the senate f or consideration, j ; ' The attitude of senate leaders today was that no- hasty action should be TAMPA COMMISSIONERS i--"'-, NORFOLK," Va., Dec. 3. fl?he five city commissioners of, Tampa. Fla., who' will assume . office on January 1. -under the new commission j form Jof government in that : city are In Norfolk making- a : th . city.: manager-council form of a-overnment, especially-: as to' the departmental features of its opera tion. They will complete their survey toitiorrow,. .t,' ;,' 1 - . y - J"i RESENTS CHARGES i f ( GREENVILLE, S.-C., ecv2.--.That he, personally, ; and as a member of the police commission, resents charges coming out of a city, council: meeting to the r effect ' that Greenville police seem- indifferent in" thte matterof, ans wering Kcalls f $r lnvestigaiion of rob vi.ab wsi "the statement made by the commission" chairman, H.' T.- Mills.j .The commission' likely-will meet -within a few flays and a formal statement , in i regard . to ,the .. matter !. is expected at J 4 if r "S strength Lewis broke. ed . onanother : headlockr ' which lasted t 40 seconds. f.-- c , i I The next hree were of short duration, dui btecner appeared weak and groggy as he got to his feet and in another moment Lewis i got a vice-like grip around his opponent's, head: v Stecher staggered to . the ropes after . freeine. himself; and Lewis -got. the"fmai:.finish - ing neadlock and as he closed his left ? arm- over Stecher'B - head ' turned him . with a"hip lock, threw;him hMtlir an4 ,M," 51,? ' pinned- his shoulders to the mkt almost IntemaUonal. relations and the T?ros immedlatelv . - ' , r .Pct for ' an aqceptable world peace immeaiaieiy., . . , '.association held the center of .atten- Stecher had thebetter of the first Uion in their four-hour talk, Mr; Hard hour s struggle , and was the aggressor ing .drawing vexhaustivfely " upon the' for most : of the contest,, winding his recent experience of his visitor as ad legs around ( Lewis for -the scissors ; viser " in . the formation of a'- world hold frequently. ' On three , occasions he made Lewis wince from pain, by toe holds.. Lewis 'limped after one of these and both, appeared tired from their ex ertions. i" - . 7 ' ASSEMBLY ADOPTS ; i ; WORLD COURT PLAN Advocates Confident) Good ..Will of Nations Will Remedyjts ; - , - Present Defects' r ' : c GENEVA,' Dec 13(By the Associat ed Press). Tbe assembly accomplished today the first Important constructive act in the work of the League of sNa tlons, in adopting a plan for a perma nent international :. court f .. Justice, - The ' organization as . planned still Ittcks ' the obligatory ; appearance 6f both partiesto a dispute and no' pen alty for. noncompliance with the- de cisions of the "court. ' ''.'.' : The advocates of the court , believe that it is 'the most oomplece plan V that could be accepted by the different gov ernments ; and ; are-confident '' that - Ihe good f will of the nations" will .-remedy its -defectsi;; v;t;- s2$J', I r.-jine pian wni go now to : ine o-inerenr States foir ratification; " t iiU'j i--' If 2 2, "or fa-fma jority of th members of .the league, -approve it -befdre the next meeting of the assembly; ' the judges -will be elected and; thet court will .come :Jnto. -.existence in.the 'month of September.? -Adoption -et . tb.-pian-4 c rrwj, 'sfteTaniof staieJnith Harding sadmiaitra .fVitK -lUnmerican U6n.?r5 ... 1 1 .11. it.. l.iLiw' Al. L Oratorical duel, one -side and Europe on -the otheX "over the, question as to whether the final court ? ought -to' be obligatory or volun-J tary. Racul Fernandez, Brazil; Dr. Carlos Uretamiv, ColombIa';V Harmodlo Arias, Panama ; Ar istides . Aguero, Cu ba; SenorBian. Uruguay,: and Se'nor; Aramayo.Bolivia; Insisted .with great force upon the necessity of obligatory Jurisdiction to. make the ; court i really 'effective. p '-'i. r--y t Some of-the speakers made, ref efence to the small majority 'on the committee Which had forced a large minority vto bend'to its will. - ' : - V ! It was also declared -A that the T big powers :,iaor used their - greater Infln ence y defeat the most important fea tures of the-measure.:;;.; t:wi;' : The greater number ot the 16 speak er were skeptical as to the value of optional, jurlsd tlon as provided tor In,'. the" project. . I ' Leon Burgeols,. France; A. J. Balfburi England; JDr. George F. Hagerup, Nor- way, and- Giuseppe Mot ta, Switzerland, defended- the k plan , as the . best' that could be . set up .for a - beginning. r " Mr. Balfour: also made a defense of-Europe against what he termed a -."united - at tack." , , ; :;. , :.. ;y " No country, he said,' had been more strongly for w arbitration : than .: Great Britain. jHe argued that It was neces sary i to . make a beginning, land the whole pro ject might he rendered in operative if that . beginning,- were .not made:with due regard for certain reali ties." f :;'. ;'v " s':''-''''. f :'-X. ''-A'i'l Though thedebate could not change the 'viewpoint - oi -the majority, It served td relieve , the feelings of . -the delegates, which - had ' reached ' a high pitch in the ' long discussion -in : com mittee.! '- - -..".'. V "jrir-i'S: xW'l;:' SHEPARD CASE HEARINGS ' ' - BEGIN THIS MORNING AIL Four Defendants Ordered -Before -Court V t MACON, Ga Dec. 13v--Judge H.Ai Mathews Of the superior court, tonight directed "that .'all four personsv under arrest' on a charge of murder iri con nection - with the j death of, Fred D. Shepard, be brought . before him .at 10 o'clock; tomorrow momirig, . at which .time r the -hearing on ; the application for ball will begin, , " : The defendants are Mrs. 'Anftie -M. Cutts, wife of Eldridge ,Cutts, a lawyer of - Fitzgerald, formerly-, of Abbeville, MrsvF, E. Elmer, .Shepard's widow and now the wife of,a. physician in Jack sonville,"' Fla.,. Mrs.. Iona Irene Henry wife of W.L. Henry, and Ernest'Hop son.ta son; of ; Mrs.. Elmer "by her flrst marriage, to Bv B. Hopson- - (' s ... - i ' '? BOILER COMPANY. MAKES t ; ... ,:: ;". ?0 .PER CENT REDUCTION KEWANEE, Ills'., Pec, .13. The Kep wanee Boiler, company; one of the larg est steel boiler producers in thercoun try, today.' announced reductions ; of -10 per cent on"-all, fire box heating boilers and ,20 per cent on steel tanks used-for pneumatic - water supply purposes. This announcement is said; to be- the first -j in, these, lines. t - ' n A statement from the company, "said production costs ..: had.; advanced,- ' but that, cuts - were made . nevertheless ' in an; effort to bring down- building costs." . ' . ..SENDS BROTHER TO JAIL 'GREENVILLE' S. C., Dec. 13. It is not often that a'man is committed to jail by. his own brother, a--magistrate, hot' that is what 'happened : in the case of Wm. Plumley, cHargedwith assaultH . - c. ' 1 . : 111. 1 a L a - , tm m 1 jng;.nis wub, whu nucni 'K.111 iter. Plumley is 35'years of f age; and lived in ' the - mountainous section roT;- the TCOunty.w.His, .; wife. , It ib reported. - is not seriously hurt 1 ' - . - : - . ft:l . - ' '. : . - ', : " .'- - ' .' ARDIfJG HEARS ROOT ON FOREIGN POLIGI Conference Is : "Delightful and Jnteresting," But Not r6; : ; -t" - ductive ol News "V:' r MARION, ;.0., ,Dec . 13. President elect : vj Harding . today - discussed thei ii - 4o - ' " "'wTTiM""l-T"trr-f . - and one of 'the most 'notable of - the' court Under the Versailles league. The President-elect - asked ;.many questions about the details ' of-- the court and about the present attitude pf European statesmen, toward the. league: What advice Mr. . Root , gave' .with regard to preservation of the frame work'' of- the league 'was' not revealed, nor would either comment on the re sults .Of, the! conference except , to j say that no conclusions had been reached: It . was understood . that Mr Harding was attempting' to form no opinion for the present, . but was content to gather information and advice. " ; '-; i '' Coincident . with Mr. Roofs 'Visit it became . known., that Col. George Haprey, the Jlew; York .editor, is urging Mr. ; Harding "to advocate a'- world agreement;that no ; nation would5- re sort tOL, offensive." warfare - until p its people - had' so ; decided? by j referendum.' Colonel--Haryey 1 did -'-not indicate. to' what degree". this t idea had been, air proved, but" , he, expressed hope that some such provision "would be .written into any i world -association sponsored by the coming admini8tratton-i-V- ; The i war, referendum's Proposal has been advanced many . times during) the peace - treaty aght and several reserva tions 'embodying it were introduced in, the senate., One oi its leading-advo cates :i has' been -: "William , Jennings Bryan who is t$ cjonfer with Mr, Hard ing Friday. ""-. . -.'IhS-H :"tte J',iV',.V After his rtalk' With tho ' President elect Mr.- Root would - make no, oom- ment except .to say jthat the inttrrlew ha.d , been "very' delightful esting."" j.ilriiJ.reply to- i rep anailnter- repeated f ques tions -on specific subjects, he reverted to V his 'original - statement-; giving ' no indication .whether ' domestic problems or. such '.subjects as cablnet - appoint ments were discussed.; ' Except f or thl cordial v manner" of,'the'j conference, his yisit 'threw. ;no . light , on, reports, that 51 mla-ht ' be 'asked; to - become secretary world court, a plan 1 f ot 'the organiaa tion' of -'Which ,- has been submitted to the league assembly., the former secre tary : isunderstood' to have suggested that 'a considerable step .toward' peace might be taken by amending -arbitra-; tion" treaties the' world' 'over, so" that J justiciable questions would -all be re t er redT . to - the tribunal 1 for. di sous slon. ; Tomorrow the.; President-elect; twill talk over the 'league and 'other ques tions with Governor William C. S'proul of . Pennsylvania, and-Wi - W. Atterbury,: vica president of the "Pennsylvania rail road, -who ' was,, Bead- of, the American, gbvernment's' railway; system in Prance during the war. "i -,'-. ,:.r fe, ?v'.V'". Cotton Production ?-;. .-v'- Exceeds Ejsctations Government's ' Final Estimate Giyes Highest Figure h V Crop ofU914 f t -- WASHINGTON, Ded 13. The cotton crop which-.began the ; season ' in-the worst condition in' BOryears, has turned out' to be, the biggest crop since '1914, with a- production , of 12,897,000 bales,, according to final estimates announced today"; by the .department . of .agricul- tute. '-JS ."';'' ' '. ;i '. ; ,":' ; . ,;The lateness Of. winter, ; the depart ment said, has helped : to" Increase ; the size of. "the crop by permitting' the plant, which was late in getting start ed,- to :;malure-, i'-v. 'a -:V;: ;V'; v ;;J: .'. The; price of(cotton paid to producers December-, ly was announced . as 14 cents ;a pound,- the lowest '- for that .date since 191fc'T.''v''C:''.f.i,i.. The flnalr' production;. estimate is : 1, 500,000 bales, 'more than forecast from the condition fqt the -crop late In June. . v Vast improvement ,.was shown " as. the season progressed-and the August con dition, brought a, forecast of 12,783,t)0b bales. ?That 5was reduced by the Sep tember condtion-to-' 12,123,000 bales..; , .In' Texas', -and? South Carolina ' the cfop. is very -large,: closely .appAoaching the i record Oklahoma's T crop 'is a record , one, as is that of, Kansas. -. Pro duction in . California and Arizona has about doubled the T production of any previous year, v " " Kitchin To Resign i Seat In Congress WASHINGTON, Decl 13 Representative Kitchin, Dem ocrat, North irbjinai4 has in formed the ;ways1 and means committee of his intention f 6 resign at n early date be-' cause, of ill health : Chairman Fordney said today, ' Mr. Kitchin was chairman of the-committee during' the period of Democratic control : pf he house and had been, ex- , pectedv by his z colleagues to : take a leadings part in - the framing of new tax and ; tariff i legislation, hearings on which have just been started, ; Ah American Navy Second To None Recommended In Board's Report WASHINGTtoN ?J?ec.;: U.-Proposlng a. new three-yer -building program of 8S ships, the general- board of :the navy ln i its "annual report, made public to-. night, reitrates , rlts, recommendation that the American" nayy, be", made the equal . of that: oX 'any -other natioA" In the" world. ! " ' -r ." ; f! "No other nation . can In reason , : . iake exception to ' sueh a , position, . the board said. fln asnmins; ; it i the'. United States ; tkrtte no '': other aartloa s by the were ac Jof - placing' Itself on.-an' eauallty with ; "rthe . strongest. V It '.lav an met of I aelf-defense .which all will ac- r knowledge as V an 7 Inherent right) ' ; and can not ntly be construed as V ? ' chaUenger. On the contrary, the? parsasoiee of such 'a policy of eqttkl ! T naval armaments jnray 'well. tendto ', 1 diminish . their nfrowth and wfild ; certainly work 'to lessen the dan jer ; -i- of sudden . war. ... .-:y'rt:;:,i: , A , nation witn ; ; f ar-reaehtng: V and sometimes. -with eonllieting In- ternatlonal ' Interesta:j?mttst .always.. he vprepstred toy defend ,lta; rights. , ' y, . Navies ' are pecallarf 'i la "."that-If i s.' neglected they lose euleteney .- with i startling, rapidity.. It is fallacious ?; to.:nrge,ihat;'we:.an":vraltv;'a few v years and then with our money and j rW constructive . gentna raise ours f Ta.alckly . to m .power cwnmensnrmt - ; i with, our-nataaaI-needs.":Vlt'cannotr 'T vbe done. " Navies are" not built In . a. if day i It is a matter of years,' even 7 . While making rno- recommendations for new construction- tlis year, Secre AsReville'solice t KSilJSHead Forced Out 'ResignationccABy KCoramissiowS Who .Elect;)4 W. R Mcsser Chief t "y:y:5J::( Special. td Th.Star)f V ASHEVILLE, : Dec.- 13 With t Chief W.. I p. (Tnylor , mader, the 'goat in 1 the jpoiice -row ' whichl has f been raging; her, for -!a week, his .resignation was aeepted, ' by the city 'coramissiphers today, :w"ho in turn' elected Capt.'IW.'R'; Messer . as- chief : and r then ' started ,' tho much talked k of polfbe ".Investigation I whlct lasted " until 8 b'cfock.'this eve- ping being" adjourned tmtU tomorrow police, department, sanctioned by Ciief Taylor, vwaereby rDaddyTr smith. J-an aged : officer of the force was ;-; forced out, were aire a toaay. 'it was tesu- fled; that, the '.chief said he ' would put SmithXouton the west; and .midnight Tie city tad uthat if rraid hoi resign then they ..vwsiuld k get - together some night and 4 go. down and, rock-him and run ' him- Into '" the "Frenchr Broad river. Other, evldencewa'to-the .effect that during the, time -"Bv rW; -; Mitchell 'was sheriff t and. head 1 of the. Eagles s"'club here, the? police "raided; that; club-, and found'- hundreds bf. . cheeks- to,-; liquor hodses in .all sections '. of i the country, signed , by "Mitchell.""' in'-ordering liquor f or the: Club. '".f';;-iY'''li-'"V& .'.-p Miany oi the, wltnessei.testified to the apparent j disappearance . . of -- reward money, intimating? . that. Chief Taylor knew the disposition; of thia7 nioney. All members of. the police, force 5 were nivlAred to h '.Brsen't--fOi"'tha hffl.rlna- and all testified,' with the exception of Taylor," whoYdid notattend'-. Judge' J. F. f Glenn, - president . of 's the , law-, en forcement leauge said nhatj the.; hear ing '. tomorrow would be thrown - open to all citizens." GERMAN pABIES ISSUE S Ci REMAINS UNSETTLED DelegateSvf WiUern, -c to Y Problem !rtgaln' Today v : ' ' "'. WASHINGTON, Dec' 13. Ten" - hours of discussion "starting before - noon art'd running late into , the' night broughl f rom : delegates to " the' international communications conference 'tonight ho announcement 'of. a; definite i basis -of agreement on ; disposition " of . the-: for mer German 'cablesf:; : i ilvyt y When the second session 'of the day broke up late tonight" it wag announc ed that arlother" plenary ' session " would be V held - ' tomorrow f: morning at1. 11 o'clock ;- y.?-y -iyr':1:: 1 This' announcement" was itaken to'. in dicate that" the 'prospects of agreement which " first appeared ."'at sessions . held yesterday, had n6t vanished ' and : that the i delegates .were :-; hopeful ; of yet reaching An amicable . adjustment of the questions at issue. ' Delegates'- were said to have " gone into 'today's . sessions with ' the 'under standing ' that , failure ". to Teach - some sort of an agreement would,, result An adjournment .Until ; next,:Mbnth- . . - In : the meantime representatives, of two of the .five powers whot were not named who.'were supposed to be about to '-'return "ihome ! received further; in structions from their governments COL. JOHN H: STAPLE. ;OF GREENSBORO, IS DE AD Well Known Confederate Vet - - . ?eran Passes Away ; i (Special to The Star),' -' " GREENSBORO, Dec.; ,13. Col. r John N. i Staples, ' one of Greensboro's most widely 'known citizens,., died today at noon- at his home here.-, He had been ill for several years and died an in valid His death' was not unexpected, he being 74 years of age. ' . , -Coloner Staples was a 'native of 'Vlr ginia. - He served' with: distinction four, years- in the tJonf ederate army. " For years he "practiced law "In this' city., ., r -:?.?i-vv' y : ' ' '' " - ! ' - "' rr - : "TOOI.E' HEADS LEAGUE . NEW ; YORK,. Dec1 IS. John . Con way .Toole, ' attorney for the National league, today was elected , president . of the- National association of professional baseball clubs, the. new name adopted by -the- new-International league.-Mr. Toole succeeds David L. Fulta. . v , .' tary" Daniels( in his annual report' made public yesterday,.' aaid he would ap- i prove the general board's recommenda tions unless the United States became a. member of the League of Nations or some similar association - of, 'nations. ln view of the , economic situation, the board said construction should be confined to ' types; that would 'add bnly to the combatant strength of the fleets, adding , that" auxiliaries -might be' ob tained through the conversion of mer chant vessels, in time of emergency.' .x i ... In 'recommending " the 0 laying r aown Of a battleship in each' of the fiscal years 1922,- 1923 and". 1924" the 'board asserted ' that nothing ' that.' occurred during the world war nas' servedv to, change - the '; opinion V- of the, general board as f to the . vital importance in war of , the battleship, the ship' that can at 'f- once give" and take heavy blows." ::"?fy-;--::Z -I-::' - One 7! battle, cruiser and. 30: ,11ht cruisers also- weret proposed.- .-The latter j the board said, - should be of; 10,000 ! tons, with' high r speed, ' long cruising 4 'radius. ;i and comparatively heavy af nament. :: placing them;. In a' distinctly superior class to - the flight cruisers of pther nations: .i 'Other new vessels : prbposed! were ; ilS v destroyer leaders,- 12 long, radius mine-laying Submarines an4 ' six -. cruising ' !i subf marines;' four ' aeroplane carriers and three destroyers ' and .-three submarine tenders. . '-,-.. -V; ' 1 ' V '..-':!'y V rShould,' congress -; disapprove :V the three-year 'building: prokram. the' board urged- authorization ' of ona; battleship and one . battle , .cruiser with. ., other smaller craft in 1$22,.' : . . r V ; InsityMayJBePlea f ,Of I)eserting Gaptam Counsel Indicates Zlnfintion to I - Request lEtkmination - oC Willers' Mental; Condition 7 ; a1 ; 4 NEW , YORK .Deo,; lf Appointment Of "amilitary". board'1 of sanity to pass on N the mental ' soundness 1 oflaptaIn John AWlllers,: alleged German spy, on trial before -a' general ..court martial at f Fort-r Jay, .'chargedji with ; 'desertion from the United .States l.arijiy1 Jh': Def cemoer, 191s,- wiu.nroDaDjy oe request ed, Tils .counsel lndicated.;today. , ,r;. ; f ; v -'When1 asked.-if-: they' were reaidy to make this move, i counsel .for - the de fense :"'announcdthe'yi were-notify ei" ablest stateTwhat l-actionx would -i NakenjtTT-w;j!'' ? The :.trial'-was- epntxiued-.-' sub jecti to call. nfter half a. dozen witnesses, had j been heard,1 to permit" the prosecution 1 tor gather,Mv documentaryi - eyiaence' I heretofore 'unavailable.-: ..!:. -. c Sydney P. ;HoWellsen?OIeutenant f sumed command . -aft sr. Captain 1 Wtl- ler's departure -..told on. the witness stand of. meeting the former captaih -in the" street, more, thin -.a Week "-ago' and began his - testimony :as" to ..what,hla former commahder'confided ,td him then as to his motives for .deserting, i: .A yT,I was bom and bred a' German and canfe ; here as ; an agent of the German "government in ,1914J- Howell"' declared Willers Tsaid. drawing" him"- to" one side after his arrest. -"If-,, you could ' know my I story i you would - understand.1 . - At: this stage counsel for, the defense interposed" an objection to. " the admitr tance of this as evidence. " The objec tlonwas, susfained'' and th court ruled to - strike the . testimony ' from 1 the record." . Uy-;;:.? ' i Howell then - told r of ' the finances . of Company K, ; Captaini Wilier .was cus todlan. of , the company fund" of, 3,200, deposited In a bank at Greenville, S.fC Soon after .Captain fWillera disappeared, the.. witness said,v a. Request -for a bank statement revealed the r fact . that all had been .withdrawn '-by;' the. defendant. A. search of . the .captain s effects ais closed - a score or f more of, envelopes which had contained: soldier!s;, l?ay,- but which had been ruled ,and tnen maoen in a. locker trun he.said.,-. PUBLICvSERVICE CASE SfK 5 IN STATE'S JURISDICTION Judge Ray , Refuses to Transfer Greensboro Suit ' :TSiMwlnl to' The grarH-'".' '. - ' : t GREENSBORO, i DeclS.Thai. the superior - court has jurisdiction in case of the ' North Carolina Public Service corporations - bf Greensboro r and : High Point vs.' the Southern Power, company was held by Judge J. Bis. Ray this after noon' when attorneys: representing , the defendant . company" appeared;'; befpre him and presented- a petition that . the case be, transferred' to the . Unlteol States district - court. for the. Western district of North Carolina. - - Judge - Rayv also .intimated . that - he would render, judgment of pleadings in the case as was petitioned by attorneys for plaintiffs. .. Neither of these decis ions ' was satisfactory to!,the Southern Power company's 1 lawyers i. and : it is practically.: certain,, that . the supreme court will be;, called , upon to review decisions rendered , by i Judge Ray. -" . aiternoon i is tnai ine temporary re straining order; which was -Issued, last week preventing the Southern Power company. 'from cutting off the 'current from 'this . city Will., be , In force - until after the case has been finally reviewed and decided' upon by the state supreme court. . v-.n.-'---' i s :yiy MAY LOSE RED CROSS .'; ; .; , ;r GREENVILLE,- S. C., "Dec. : 13- Be cause .the ' recent.' Red Cross ".roll call was not the sucoess.expected in Green ville, this cityi-may. lose the home serv ice station which.' has. been doing work during the .war and since, it is learned from officials today. The ? total con tributed to th'e roll call :here.. was $2,692, and this, amount will ; not cover expenses - for. more . than a; few; Weeks longer.;.-' V, p'-'Zv' V'.vY''-' t-.v' i - i " ' r : . i. '. ' CIGAR -FACTORIES BURN , KEY WEST, Fla., Dec. 13. The cigar factories of M. :; Perez . & j Co add the Manuel Pino' -cigar factory, were " de stroyed by .'fire today,- and , the 'Jeff er son hotel and the Pen-American;, col lege considerably" damaged. The total loss wll- probably 'exceed $75,?:' ' FINANCE iCORPORATKKI IS ORDERED RESTORED IN SENATE RESOLUTIOil Requests, But Does' Not ,Dlrect, ; r More 'Liberal Credits ; ' For Farmers ' . a'mendments lost Financing; "of Products : Other -, Than Those of the Farm Is'-' . V r , Also Provided, i- , ;;v'':f "";- '"-" ;-; t WASHINGTON Dec 13. The! senate late' today passed the agriculture com mittee .resolution directing the- revival of the. War finance corporatipnas ; a - measure of .affording relief to farmers. The second? section of ,the respiutlont " which as introduced would, have direct ; ed the extension of liberal -credits ' to iarmers oy the federal reserve system, was amended to inaku .the . desirability . of such a course only an expression of' opinion, by congressi ':T -. ; 1 1 ' " , The . amendment maklnan the change . In the section of the resolution relat ing to the federal reserve, system, was , proposed r by ; Senator, Norris, '; . Republi can, Nebraska, and was"acoeted by & ''. vote of-.4T-.toli;."';v';;: :!'Vxv .J;. . , -,'" " "' ' - Powers Broadened -: ' " : Another change .m0.de , in the- resolu -tlon- on suggestion . of Senator 'Smith; Democrat, Georgia, broadened the du- : ties of the finance corporation to in clude the.: financing 'of exportation1 of products other than' those -produced on'-the"farml;;-;;;v:;.'S;i --f i" ' .-Amendments submitted by ; Senator; Harris,- Democrat. Georgia; to ' make the rate. of discount on loans to farrri ers five per cent 'and by Senator Mc ,' KeUar, Democrat,' TVnnessee, to'mak'o , cotton factor's; paper eligible for, dis-j count; were rejected by overwhelming votes; T A substitute 1 6r 'the , resolution . rrraan f '- fiv QanotrnvSlnAnM. T? ami K lican, Missouri, met a similar fate. ' .The. measure' now goes -to the-house where .'a number; of similar farmer re lief ' measure, are spending.' ;'- 'v':' - ' ' . The "section pf )the resolution direct ing ' revival of ; the' war ' finance corpo.. , ratlon'as adopted, reads: ;1 ' i& "The;; secretary of ' the " tireajniry sd'memJkmrVlIie war finance ' ; cprporuiioii are. hereby directed t ,;'reylvfe'Jjthe''''iietivttiea. " ;wf.,-tlie .wnr " .corporation be iCwioe wo!........- . .. ; rt nili h. vlfw auliliir.tm - - nnanclnir of the exportation of ar-'" -rlcnltn'ral -aad ' other prodaca j . -v - TEXT Or'-: H.KSOI,CTlOiI y Ij.to. the ; extension of credits .as foU ' ,? T-Jawi.v"; v . :;-.-.-' -".-::;. ;.'7.;"';., v -, v "It Is -.the ' opinion of eonsrresa , ;. thftt -such: action as may be neces.. . r' sary to permit , the member - hanks -; oI I the federal preserve syatem to '- arrant ?; llheral extension of credit ; th security 5 bf the - agricultural ; products now held i by them, shbt- -mittlng th reaiseountlns; , of anch - 'I notes of - extension at a fair and ..l;'iteasmaUe.'ratfr. -o1ntertt.w;-'.' ' ;The : senate - agriculture -commltto declarings they : continued their hear ings waive- to framing other; measures t looking to the. relief of the . farmers, from the' conditions brought; about by falling prlces.; ;Y'; i'?-,'- " ' , -The house received an addition to lta collection pf relief measures in & bill offered . by Representative ! Touhg,, Re publican, of Jljorth ,Dakotai proposing nn mhnro-rt on Imborti Of 'S-ralnand . grain products; livestock - and' thei products for one year . LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE : ORGANIZED AT SANFORD Seeks to Enforce the Prohibition. - I i-LawsV ,"'- v- SANFORD. Dec.v" IS.' A law and or, der league was', organized Sunday , night' Or, vf.- 4 0ikjr b w J, VMU . VIA AO place with D. F.- Harris as 4 chalrmah ; C.v T.- Teague , vice - Chairman; t.W. . H. Fitts. sceretary-treasur'er. ' ; : . v" , - ' This v organization was broug-ht into being because of -the ' frequent and flagrant violations - of tne prohibition laws in this .county and town. Condi-. tlons have .become well- nigh unbeaf. able to law-abiding' citizens and the purpose of-the new1 organization Is to crystallze public sentlmeat and: back up :tne-xncers in tne eniorcement oi, . . : - . , : ..... . 1. 1 . . . t M 4 . citizens of both sexes Ms scheduled, to be held.. Tuesday night at the town hall. -at which' time a: number of , the leading, citizensof thev town will por-'. trayv present; conditions, and point 1 a way out- " " ', , ' . LIEUT. WEEKS BURIED ' AT CHARLESTON IHONDAY Was 'Killed in Military J Game r i ; - 'v -At Coblenz ' : - CHARLESTON, .8. C, Dec' 13. Lieu- i j. xi , t , Vrr.i. .M - . 1 : ent year's football fatalities and Injur ed in a military game at Coblenz, Ger many,' October 31, was buried here-to day wjtyh" full.mllitary honors.' Lieu tenant .""Weeks', was, aT. graduate of the Cltadei the ; military Institution of South rCarollna,' where he. won a repu tation; ;in' athletics.' He was., also a' leading'-football blayer-with the army of ,-occupation In Germany.; "The injury from which he died two days after, re ceiving,;" was "a spinal' fracture. ', . TORNADO WRECKS SEVERAL ' " Y ; HOUSES, INJURES 8 PERSONS ; FAUNSDALE, Ala Dec IS. A "storm Of tornado proportions and , apparently local,. striking jf our miles south, of .thia town at .1 o'clock "; today '.and-J break ing three miles north of here, destroy ed 13 houses, and barns on three larira plantations and injured eight negroev none' of them, seriously, according to latest ' informed' estimates.' : - 1 ' ; thaj time. . . -' '
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