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; 1 , v : J- "l l . . 7 ' ,. ; mmm .- The Weather r.lin followed by clearing: Monday;" uicv 'on the coast; Tuesday fair... state ' water at Fayettevllle yes tetany At s a- 8 .", ,: mm VOL. CVI No. 129. N, N. C, MONijDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1921. OLDEST DAILY EN THE STATE. ; '.'?" '-' ,, . . ... .. in? ngft u fAjJJL. 5 IV Klttf LMUW ' I a ir iJJ. ieasea wire issociarea v .- ES1DENT-ELEGT HAS SIGNED POSITION AS llHATOR FROM OHIO iv-EIectei Governor Takes . Today ana win Ap point Successor X REVISION TALK ffialor Smoot, After Seeing Mardine. Thinks Govern- Ji w -mv ment Can Save money o Trsidpnt-elftct t i tti jf, -rfpisnod tonay as unnea Ohio, forwarding Wletnr of resignation. iooiumjus Ii I action i" Jtticnn -povemor, Harry uav.s, . i -,c nfTim tomorrow. he move as 111 accoraance wnn prcsidPtu-elect's announced pur , 'o "ive aw' ins senate seat as soon ';,jiaW i" thf ette administration Id :t'!iriit the appointment of a Re- Wii-nn ' sir -fpsor. M'-nvrrnnr-. loft Pavis has ' Indicated ii Frank Wi'-Hs. eleeteel senator fitiio tor til beftinnins next larch, br naiiif-o to nil ine vacancy. ! reii'.' v i " 1 "v - - Ilar liiisr made January Mtive 'lay of his"1 rosier Mine in' bis senatorial ado January io ine ei-: snation. - By , office the J ripu)'cn.- -lTt will be permitted to de- ' . -1 M - I 1 $itf Ttie last six wceKs ucioie ib hi ifruration to prospective duties. ; . fthat the ceremonies March 4 may iiur!r a ceremony unique in the his- fy OT SUCH (1 1 L cl 1 1 o wao iiiui-a.vw w if ...i : hnr-amo Idtonrn that Mr. V yviicii l 1 - . ird.'ig had approved a plan to have tlrhp members of the electoral coi- jpir in Washington for the occasion. $ax revision, appropriation measures Hfj reorganization of the executive fljiartments of the government were Micussed- ly Mr. Harding' today v with ffiiatnr Smoot of Utah, who has made fjjlose 'study of all of these subjects, iinlcrwards, Senator Smoot said --tie 111. . .. . . . x -i i a j.i.n. ven tne presineni-eiect naa uciiuiib s that would lead to economy arid Ivhis. during the coming administra- ffiio Utah senator predicted that p'.fion.iton would be saved annually ireorKanjaation of . the. d&patinjenjta ii an emciency uasis ana mai rnnnj Ijtlie hnrdens of taxation would be HJH by the revisions of the next con HS8. , ' He ?aid the higher rates of the ex Qs's jirofits schedule would have to be wiliirprl. howfiver. and erave it ajl .bis jiifn that this class of taxes would jjjnxen at anout 4U per cent, gpfpnator Hardin also had a long talk Ipik afternoon with Dr. C. E. Brooks ffl New York, whom tae invited to his aftr listening to htm preach ?re today at the Trinity Baptist illjirrii. The sermon was on the spir al consequences of the Versailles If jice. and it was for a further dls- LflfSion of the subject that Dr. Brooks fas invited to see the president-elect. ftniuc 01 TV vniu mp. ctvr 1 ni H:V!, DIFFERED. THURSDAY a . ":i Stierinl to Th Start .!Sf?;XFOI'.D. Jan. 9. Mrs. G. W. Rigers- Jff. of Colon, about 50 years old, is jfcA as a result of a very distressing Cfiaent. which occurred at her home jjljursday morning when she was ned very badly about the face and Py: is not known just. how the acci ,itt iici'iirfed.' there being no eve-wit- s-'s. and Mrs. ttiggsbee was so badly Wnerl that she was npve-r nh1 to tell 'Mv it occurred. It is thought that she Wjil-a fainting spell, being subject to f?ch spells, and fell in the fire. J She was hiirriorl tn tha Vinanlrftl in s Place, where she died Friday af- yfi'oon. She was buried Saturday af 3?rnoon at Turner's Chapel Christian irch.. near this nlaee. of which she 5!'s,a member. Rev. T E White, the Wtor. conducting the nervlce. Her Msbancr and several children surviye ffC'KKT.lHY DAXIELS WILL ; h ADDKCSS FAYETTEVILLE "Y" l y.WKTTKVILLE, Jan. 9. Secretary ?! (n..avy JoseDhus Daniels has been l-y the Fayetteville Y. M. C. A. one of the sneakers for Its series i Sunday aft&rnoon tnlkn now beiner The date of ATr. Daniels' rom- r has not been announced, but it will i;"1 nine in the near luture. tie . i i in lne, itose tneaire, wnicn f Kn offered to the Y. M. C. A. by 1; ;'.' r vrnnnetor, W. C. Mclntyre, for J Ic'-tures. ViA' ,T'v,'baeh, of the international d -C. -A. committee, will direct the h W IT( Ctiotl r,f n V IV T (-1 A hulMlnir r'f this city. Ths campaign will be j hi an early date I'hO.vfkdkr atf. -white hoiisr V' 13 1'KESERVED . FOREVER L I!lBII'E Ala., Jan. 9. For all time, 111 ftrst white house of the Confed- tA ? at -Iontsromerv. about which iM , sfutnern history has been con fvtucted sincp isi 'Wni .tanj o a ,nument to the cause for which , wern men Cave their lives in the H net between the American states. e removal of the building from Its ref t n. on , Bibb and Moulton fjHn ; a f,lie Purcnasea by tne state Hints tn v, -j .. , . nfie fi enort :startea oy MrM white house association many IbrIr OUTLOOK I GLOOMY ;rjl.l.N. .jan 0 A1 npe-otfation 4-jWnt,g f 1?';atP in Ireland have broken to be credited. lacking, but. it yd George has the Sinn Fean's tor the withdrawal of the MIVh:s here WJT- lHlatil)n. Tlio Int-ooo .tlit ffi -'ic Lfitve a moomv view ui I a n 1. , : 'iWnn ' .- -v on the part of the military ik ""hlitans in the martial1 law ffion .of 'onsioered as indicatine an ex guerilla warfare. 3 .:? ' "niormation is u l that Premier LK . 0 consider Important Diciivery; ; Accredited to Carrel It-i- Nil -. -i - Dr. Alexis Carrel, of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, who Is said to have - made an important new medical discovery. Mrs. Carrel made the announcement, but refused to vo into derail. She said her husband would make the facts known In a short time. . MARION BUTLER BOOM TAKING ON NEW LIFE Normalcy" Harding May Not Appoint Editor Wallace to Agriculture Place . WASHTNnTnn ' t n . o Tt, tlt i Butler boom for secretary of agricul ture took on nw life today. It looks as If Mr. Harding would have to aban don the idea of naming Editor "Wallace, who publishes a string of farm papers. The opposition to him is very strong and determined and Mr. Butler's candi daiy will be pressed on "Normalcy" Harding this week. jness In Gaatonia, Ashevllle, and Wash ington, and as much more out of cot ton' mills, has bought a $100,000 home near DuPont Circle, and will "cut a big swath" in Washington society af ter Harding lands in the white house. Mr. Jenkins was defeated for con gress in the Tenth by Representative Weayer. North Carolina will be asked to send delegates to the conference of women voters to be held in Atlanta February 8 and 9. Miss Gertrude Weil, of Golds boro, has charge of the campaign. The national league of women voters is be hind this movement. The avowed pur pose of the meeting is to "lay special emphasis on the education and training of the new -voters in the intelligent and conscientious use of the ballot." Male -voters here have some fear that something bad might come out this conference and will keep an eye on it. TREE ACROSS ROAD IN WAYNE WRECKS A CAR ' Two Goldsboro Men Have Nar row Escape From Deaths (Special to The Star) GOLDSBORO, Jan. 9. A giant oak felled by workmen in the woods be tween this city and LaGrange came very near causing the death of B. F. Cane and O. J. Dail of this city. They were returning f from a business trip to LaGrange. Mr. Dail was driving the car. As they rounded a bend in the road the tree .which the workmen were cutting down, fell directly across the road, striking the front of the car. Mr. Carr was thrown from the 'car and his arm broken. Mr Dail was cut by the wreck, but not seriously hurt. They were brought to Goldsboro and are im proving today. It is rumored that there will be a general "shake-up" in municipal of ficialdom here this year. A strong 1 mayorAin opposition to Mayor Edgar H. Bain. Members or tne Doara . 01 alderman will have opposition, and a lively campaign is expected. The municipal election" takes place in May. If the new faction, who are all good Democrats, are elected, ' changes will take place in the police, fire and other departments. One reason for the pro posed change ia that while Goldsboro is utjder a Democratic administration, there are a number of -city employes who are known to 'have, voted 'the Re publican ticket in' the last; election. Another question that is being asked by the taxpayers:' "Ain't there capable men here in Goldsboro who could fill the place -of city manager,; without getting a man from, another state?". Peterson street, in the negro section of this city, has .the i world beat for neighborhood- fusses and.flghts. At the courthouse- Saturday morning before Magistrate Thompson," was i gathered : a great majority of the population of that street; An old darky had loaned his pot to Bois'Benhette, a neighbor, to do her family washing in. Lois kept the pot too -Jong, and' when; the old man's o-riinHdaufhter. went' to"get it," she re fused to lt it go. Carrie May, ttie granddaughter, is a husky damsel as well as Lois, so a flght was. started. Brick bts, tin pans arid other articles were used, as well : as the iron pot. When there is a fight in that neighbor hood the neighbors air join in, and there is always two factions. The pot was returned to Carrie May, and a fine assessed against Lois and some of the others by. Magistrate Thompson. , SINN LFEINER IS ARRESTED , BELFAST, Jan. 9. Troops at Derry tH,T surrounded the ' residence - of Joseph O'Doherty, Sinn Feinn mem-1 ber of ' ? parliament, ana : arreowuvuim. He wills b interned. . Two previous raids on his: home " were without re sult;. -.''' c .'" J IV'-! ' :Tcn -ILU BY CROWD ON! AT NEW YORK In Speech He Declares That Ire land Wants Freedom and Not Home Rule BUT WON'T RESIST Irish People Are Willing to Give the Home Rule Measure v Fair Trial NEW YORK, - Jan. 9. Donal O'Cal laghan, lord mayor 'of Cork, who en tered the United States at Newport News , January -4, arrived here today and was greeted by crowds of "Irish re public" sympathizers. -Accompanying O'Callaghan was Peter MacSwiney, brother of Cork's late lord mayor; Harry r Boland, secretary to Eamonn de Velera, and Acting Mayor Gannon and Deputy Mayor Malone of Jersey City. During the snort trip from the sta tion to his hotel, O'Callaghan's auto mobile was followed by a process-ion that waved Sinn Fein - and .American flags. Crowds gathered before the1 hotel and O'Callaghan, responding to their calls. (appeared on a balcony. He spoke of his trip Irom Cork as a stowaway, ex pressed appreciation for the welcome accorded him, - and satd .he probably would remain - in America -several months. "We don't want home rule; we want nothing but freedom," he declared. He- added that "home rule" might change conditions for a while. The ( Irish - people would accept vit -with a non-resistant( policy to see what would become of it before they did anything definite Mr. Boland announced tonight that the lord mayor would not appear for public- speech-making until after he had testified in Washington before the committee of one hundred investigat ing the Irish question. O'Callaghan, he said, wo-uld remain in New York several days, preparing the evidence he intends placing on exhibit with; the committee And pjrofcabjj; would. the week. LORD MAYOR COULD NOT EE FAMOUS CATHOLIC PRELATE BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 9. Donal J. O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, who arrived here this morning from Nor folk, was disappointed in not having the pleasure of seeing Cardinal Gib bons. He called at the cardinal's resi dence left his card and then attended the 9 o'clock mass at the cathedral. No visitor has been permitted to see the cardinal since his return home because of his illness. A few citizens, friends of the Irish cause, greeted the lord mayor and his party. Ar- point brought up in connection with O'Callaghan's parole was whether it would be a violation of the parole for him to vanish. Judge J. T. Lawless, counsel for the lord mayor, was asked if there was any condition In the pa role that would require the lord mayor to give notice if he decided to leave the United States. The Judge said there were no conditions and that the plan ior ine iora xuajrui wa iu go o uv Valera went HISTORIC AMERICAN COLORS PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH NEW YORK, Jan. 9. Symbolic of the cordial relations existing between this country and Great Britain, the regi mental colors of the Royal American infantry, were returned to the Trinity church corporation at special services held here today, at Governors Island. The colors were presented by Maj.- Gen. H. K. Bethel, British military at tache at Washington, representing the British ambassador, Sir Auckland Geddes, to Dr. William T. Manning, rector of Trinity church. The historic flag, which dates from 1756, will hang with the colors of the first United States infantry, America's oldest serv ice flag, in the chapel of St. Cornelius-the-Centurian on Governors Island. MaJ.-Gen. Robert Lee Bullard, com mander of the second corps area; the Marquis Carisbrooks, a cousin of King George; Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt and representatives of many patriotic so cieties, attended the presentation. DANIELS BEFORE COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The subject of disarmament is expected to be prom inently in the minds of congress this week. The discussion revolving around the general subject of reduction of sea power undoubtedly will be given a hearing in the committee meetings. The chief of these meetings,' according to indications today, will be the session Tuesday of the house naval affairs committee, at which Secretary Daniels has been asked to give available gov ernment information a to the naval strength, present and projected, 01 tne principal powers-of the world. PROTEST RAILROAD PRACTICE WASHINGTON,,; Jan. 9. Unless the railroads of the country are restrained from assigning locomotive and freight repair work to outside companies at "extortionate" prices, it will cost the public at least three-quarters of a bil lion dollars annually, declares a peti-j tion submitted to the interstate com merce commission by the International Association of Machinists, urging an investigation of the practice. Such an investigation has been ordered by the commission on tbe ' complaints of labor organizations. EXPECT BALLOONISTS TODAY MATTICE, Ont., Jan. 9. Information was lacking tonight in regard to; the three-American balloonists, who are re turning from Moose Factory, ..near where . they descended December; 14. The time of their, arrival is ' still prob lematical. , ' ' - i; George MacLeod, one of the "Indian runners who brought; the. aeronauts' dispatches here , from Moose ' Factory, O'CALLAGHAN UNDAYl tory.lr said tonight 'he doesn't expect them arrive .. until - tomorrow,; ;! wrny nc tuc icaoiic l?Uni Ul I ML LLHUUL IVALiOF NATIONS FOR YEAR IS GIVEN IN A REPORT Secretary Issues Review of the Achievements of Interna tional Body COURT OF JUSTICE Establishment of a World Tri bunal is Set Forth Among Accomplishments PARIS, Jan. 9. Th secretary of the League of Nations today issued an of ficial document entitled "The .work ac complished by the League of Nations during the first year of its existence, January 10, 1920. to January 10, 1921," enumerating the various questions set tled or discussed by the league. It mentions first the establishment of a permanent international court of justice; second, the work accom plished in the limitation of armaments, and third, the creation of en inter national commission to study the block ade as an economic weapon. Th three foregoing are mentioned as measures "destined to prevent war." Under the heading "Efforts at Polit ical Conciliation,!' the document refers to the question of Jthe Aland Islands, upon which the league commission will report within three weeks. As measures destined to remedy the economic crisis, the ' report sayB the action or an economic and financial -middle west are on foot again. Wil organization in ; accordance with the 1 mlngton and other southern port towns conclusions of the Brussel financial conference, and. the organization of a transportation commission, were fore most in the . league's work. Concerning, measures, the report goes ; on, the league elaborated a series of projects, including an appeal for funds to fight typhus.' -.1 Regarding- execution of the peace treaty the league points out the f ol- lowing missions -accomplished: 1. Administration of the Saar val ley. . ; . ' ;- - Direction of the affairs of the free, city of Daneig. - 3i Rejection of the German govern -ment's conclusions and,. note asking. an other plebiscite in Eupen" and Maimed y .and the .financial r awarding o.t, th : or- k - nent. commission inwnicn ine:wrmer Germanractiviti.es. . 3- . vi 5.v Registration . of alxty-nlne treat ies fn accordance with the stipulations of the treaty of Versailles., . - - johpson Bounds. 'Bugle call of. progressives Says Leaders Have. Deserted Cause That Appeals to Many I WASHINGTON, Jan. ' 9. S tnator Johnson, Republicah, California, issued a statement today forecasting 'his in tention to push forward-his project" for a federal primary aw. but recognizing opposition to be met in the effort. , "Progressivism has -not passed cer tain progressives have Senator John son said. ."The limelight progressives, who were -mare interested in office than in policies have ' wanted their horrible past forgotten, and have endeavored to atone by out-regularirig regularity. But progressivism is yet enshrined in the hearts of millions. "Reaction is on today. We witness the assault all along the line upon the direct primary. If this succeeds, there is little that exploiting privilege has to fear from public officials. The bitter, concerted movement against labor is the accompaniment in the endeavor to take from all voters the right of nomi nating their public servants. To pre vent the elimination of the direct pri mary, and the destruction or modifica tion of that which has added to the common welfare, is the work ahead for progressives and this work will be done by the rank and file without, and if necepsary, In spite of progressivism's former leaders." ... ROYAL PALM TRAIN WRECKED LEXINGTON, Jan. 9.--Three cars and the engine of the Royal. Palm limited on tbe Southern from Chicago to Jack sonville, were derailed, between here and Cincinnati early today. No one was Injured, It was announced at the railroad offices here; and a second sec tion picked up passengers and contin ued the trip.-' The cause of the wreck is unknown. ; . , REUBEN BLAND, TAR HEEL, IS RECIPIENT OF MANY LETTERS RALEIGH, Jan. 9. Since the An notated :' Press gave ' ' nation-wide publicity to, the - fact that Reuben Bland, of Robersonville, Beaufort county, N. C, vrns the proud father of 34 children, Mn and Mrs. Bland have been deluged -with letters from L persons alt over the United States and Canada, The letters are from both women and men, -one writer admitting; ae was a spinster. -- A man In Ohio wrltest read Jth Uitory. about .your large, family aloud to '. my Yfe- There's a man who ought to. be given a medaVv I told her. t , ? There's a man" who ought-to be hanged,' she retorted,'' ' .- v, - A writer . In Oregon sent Jhist "Reuben, "Reuben, I am thinking,. "You are quite a nifty man. . "To your health. I am drinking. '" "You have done what few men can." -Front Navarre,- Ohio, Mr. Bland re- "eeived-fhis'r,: " iV-:;' . "I'm 'the, father' of eight 'children and I have, u; awful . time feeeplnK ilhem In food and; ciothlna-. Pve wor ried -a ' Idt.-'but"; since .-reading about your bs lanrilyj, I reaUae that Um a - Iuchrr KV3f ; :" ' I ; J ' , , -A' spinster, to Tennessee wrote 'Mrs. Bland t ,V-" : . : . - . , t WIiat .pltar;, that -more women could know. th J07S S hayjag such a grand fanUy I;envx you,,; WOMAN'S FAITH NEVER FALTERS; HER INTUITION SELDOM ERRS When days passed and no word came from the rolling wastes of the north Atlantic after Harry Hawker "hopped off" in his trans atlantic airplane flirbt and was seen no more, the world gave him up as dead, but, his wife persisted that he was alive and would re turn. Days later came the news that he had been picked up by a small ship in mid-ocean which was not equipped with wireless. For 20 days Mrs. Stephen Farrell kept her faith that. her husband, i I 4 HIP i- one of the three Mry.Haur3awiBa ..'V 11 frozen wilderness of Canada and word finally came from the shores of James bay that he and his com panions were safe. . f Two more striking examples of woman's intuition and enduraning faith have never been known than these. Eastern Trunk Lines to Figh t Southern Freights Wartime Diversion of Tonnage to South Atlantic and Gulf Ports Is Opposed by Big Eastern Railroads and British-Owned Ship Lines Hard-Won Victory of Wilmington and Other Southern Ports Is Menaced ' (Speed at to Th Star) WASHINGTON, Jan. . Efforts to break up the1 export freight rate ar rangement between south Altantic ports and gulf ports and the west and are interested Plans to block the movement, against the . south are - being ' formulated. Those behind them assert that word has ' reached Washington thrnneh an ; thoritative channels that a concerted ' plan to . smash the existing export freight rates from, the west and mid- jdle west to south Atlantic and Gulf 1JOrts , has been uncovered. The effect of abolishing the present railroad rates" wduld not . only be detrimental, it is claimed to shippers north of the Ohio river and-east of the Mississippi, but would blast the commercial hopes of- the ports on the gulf. and south Atlantic coast and restore the blight that rested ' upon them for $0 years following he Civil war. . fiErldenc f Tftlanafcy Htrffr trunk 111 - : i. 11110 jaui uous iu 'mur 111 tuiiuci l against the 'present" export rates has been produced in the form of a letter from a president of one of the large eastern trunk lines which taps the middle west. . The; existing port rates,, put into effect by the; now -extinct railroad ad ministration in December, ;1919,- for the first time in more than half a cen tury put the south Atlantic and gulf ports on an equal footing with the north Atlantic ports, and resulted in the upbuilding, of ten points of out let in the south and- southwest for American shipping, originating in the middle west . and, west. ; Helped Win the. War As a result of the railroad admin istration's action which wiped opt the theretofore existing discriminatory and ih' many cases prohibitive, export rates from" middlewestern and western points to south Atlantic and gulf ports, the freight congestion at New York and other Atlantic ports, which for a time threatened the success of America's war activities, was relieved and for the first time 'in 50 years man ufacturers in a territory producing more than 60 per cent of the manu factured products of the country were given the option of routing their ex port goods through any- Atlantic gateway from Maine to gulf ports. The gulf ports which have been strengthened, or developed under the policy of equality of ratesare New Orleans, Galveston, Houston, Mobile, and Pensacola, yhlle on the south At lantic coast ' Wilmington, N. C, Charleston.- S. C; Savannah, Ga.; Brunswick, j Ga and Jacksonville, Fla., have materially increased their export! activities. - Disinterested advocates of a great American merchant marine have gen erally approved the equal opportunity for development afforded all Atlantic ports both north and south-p-through the medium of the rates established more than a year ago, but despite the evident fairness of the existing tariff on export, so far as shipping outlets are concerned, the eastern railroad trunk lines, through their corporate officers, have for some time indicated a 'disposition to cancel the present rates and return to the rate schedules which for years gave the so-called eastern "bottle neck" a decided ad vantage over the ' south Atlantic and 'gulf ports. Eastern Roads' Attack A' letter from the president of one of the great eastern trunk lines, re cently received here,' revealed the pur pose of the eastern roads to attack the export rates now in effect. This let ter was the only frank answer to in quiries addressed to all executives of the trunk : lines, the other railroad heads who were Interrogated appar ently evading the question or pro fessing ignorance of any plan to con test the existing schedules. The railroad president who acknowl edged that a movement was on foot to return to the old order, in effect said, that the action would be taken on the theory that the present- rates were unfair to the eastern ports. "The matter Is now under investigation," he said, "with a view to presenting the subject to the Interstate Commerce commission." . He pointed out that the officers of the eastern railroads had protested against the action of the rail road administration In establishing the present rates and intimated that the protest would soon be renewed with vigor.--. " " ' ' A previous protest from the eastern railroad executives was disapproved by -WalkeirD. Hihes while he was director general of railways. Mr. Hines. himself formerly, connected, with -one of: the big trunk lines, : held ; that:, there was no justice .in -the complaint; of :the; eastern roads and particularly dismissed the contention- that rates were-discriminatory- on.a mileage i basis'. ' - : -e. In' a . letter to Daniel -Wlllard. presi dent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. ! and at that time chairman of the com- naval balloonists mittee of railroad presidents in east ern classification territory, written No vember. 26, 1919, Mr, Hines said: "Eastern railroads . have no good grounds for objection on the basis of mileage, as the distance to Canadian ports is very considerably greater than to South Atlantic and Gulf ports." Same as Eastern Rates Mr. Hines preceded this conclusion with the statem&nt that the basis of rates to South Atlantic and Gulf ports, against which the eastern railroad magnates were, protesting, were the same as In, effect between Central Freight association territory and New York, Boston, Portland, Maine, Mon treal, St. John, N. B., and Halifax, Nova Scotia, the latter three Canadian ports. Central Freight association territory includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, the greater .portion of Illinois and all of southern Michigan. Those officials Who are interested in the upbuilding of the American mer chant marine and the development of Ml KktlMtic, 4-GuIf iPfirtsji yi Uhout regard " to sScttonat location, point but as significant that the chairman of a committee appointed some ten months ago by a New York commercial organi zation to promote action against an equality of rates to all Atlantic and Gulf ports was Delos W. Cooke, assist ant director" of - the British-owned Cunard lines. . This committee, which was in structed to appeal' to , the Trunk Lines association and the Interstate Com merce commission for cancellation of export freight rates to South Atlantic and Gulf ports, so far as is known here, is still in existence and there is a sus picion in informed quarters that the plan to attack the existing rates, as revealed In the letter of the president of one of the trunk lines, was prompted by this committee headed by a high official of one of the most important British-owned transatlantic lines. Would Help Canada Cancellation of the present export rates, which now give equal oppor tunity to all American Atlantic and Gulf , ports, would have the effect. It Is declared here, of diverting traffic that now goes to the ten ports of the South Atlantic and Gulf states, not so much to New York, which is receiving the great share of the American export business, but to the Canadian ports of Montreal, St. John and Halifax, ports of -call for British steamers. The belief was expressed here today that when the business men and ship pers of Central Freight association territory, as well as those of states farther west, awake to the effect of a return to the old order they will be as quick as the port cities of the South Atlantic and Gulf states to combat the efforts of the eastern trunk line offi cials to cancel the present tariffs. A reversloi to the export rates that pre vailed prior to December, 1919, "it is as serted here, would seriously deter the development of America, foreign trade in that it would slow up the movement of freight and re-create the periodical commercial congestion" that existed in the eastern ports prior to and since the World" war, thus Increasing the ex pense of shipments and causing hurt ful delays. LIFE INSURANCE MEN IN CHARLOTTE JAN; 17 Big Convention Scheduled With Nationally Known Speakers (Sneeial to The Star) CHARLOTTE, Jan. 9. The sales con gress of the North Carolina associa tion, of life underwriters will be held at the Selwyn hotel in this city Mon day, January 17. Honor guests will be Orville Thorpe of Dallas. Tex., presl-dent- of the national association; Charles W. . Scovel, Pittsburgh, ex president of th national association: ajid Franklin W. Gaines, Boston, chair man of the executive committee. -The following letter has been Issued: To all Life Insurance men vln North Carolina: Your state association, co operating with the national association and the southwestern branch is very proud to hand you the enclosed pro gram for a big sales congress to be held in Charlotte,1 January 17.. This is the biggest thing of the kind ever held in North Carolina. The program will convince you of that and we urge you, to make' your plans to be here yourself and, to influence every insur ance man yotr meet to come. The reg istration: fee for insurance men' (or women) -is 5,: which helps to bear the total expense of this congress. Every one will register and any surplus will be refunded."' - - RETURN FROM CHARLOTTE ATKINSON.Jan; 9 Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Mallard and little son and daughter, have returned, from Charlotte after spending jQveral days with friends. HARNETT MILLS BEGIN OPERATIONS AND MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED Five Hundred Men in the Lum ber Industry Are Again .. Employed in Dunn IRWIN MILLS START 0ne Thousand Given Employ ment in Textile' Industry at-Duke i (Spefcial to The Star) DUNN, Jan. 8. Although hit harder than most North Carolina communities by the collapse of cotton prices and the decreased demand for lumber products, the Dunn district, which embraces one of the greatest cotton and lumbering territories of the state, seems well along the road to recovered prosperity. Within the next few weeks the big plants operated by the TUgham Lum ber company, the Johes-Turnage com pany, .'the General Utility company, and the Pope-Tart company, will have resumed full operation, returning to employment more than 500 men who have been idle for the last month. Furniture plants in the district, notably the big Newberry plant, will tomorrow announce reductions In prices on all goods held In storage. These reductions range from 20 to 35 per cent, the new prices being based upon the estimated actual costs of re placements. The plants have been ' closed since early in November be cause of the big stocks of manufac tured goods on hand. As soon as these begin to move the plants will resume operations and give employment to a large number of skilled workmen. The Irwin Cotton mills ,at Duke com- pleted a, two-weeks' vacation last week and have begun work on" two-thirds time, and it is understood that the more than 1,000 operatives there will be given full time employment within the next few days. The Dunn branch of the Durham Hosiery mills also has resumed operations and contemplates large additions to the plant. Retail merchants are more optimis tic than they have been since the cot ton market in season opened. Re duced price sales .followed by brisk holiday trading aided them in dispots-lrig.otav,,lacge--,paytV--of.th'elr'' winter -stocks. Inventories" show that' large re-'w placement orders are necessary to bring stocks up to their .normal size. Few of the merchants have reduced their sales forces, most of them being of the opinion that the large quantity of cotton still held on farms and in warehouses will soon be marketed and stimulate trade generally. Ordinarily about 35,000 bale of cot ton are marketted annoually through the Dunn-Duke market. ' This season, in spite of the fact that -glnners report a shortage of less than 1,000 bales for the immediate district, not more than 15,000 bales have been brought to the two towns. There is still a large quantity of the staple In the fields and it is known that hundreds of bales are being held in the seed. The better tone of the market during the past week attracted several hundred bales. Local banks which have compiled statements following the comptroller's call of yesterday sho.w an improvement in the financial condition of the com munity. Deposits in the four banks have fallen below $2,000,000, but there is also a heavy falling off noticeable in paper held by banks. "The Godwin Place," childhood home of Hannibal L. Godwin, representative in congress from the sixth district, wan destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early last night. J. M. Johnson, lessee of the big plantation, was the occupant of the house. He and his family were visiting neighbors at the time. All of their furniture and most of their clothing was destroyed in the fire. Representative Godwin owned the place. For sentimental reasons he had' refused many attractive offers for It. It was his intention to remodel it and. make of it a modern country residence this spring. The house was valued at about $12,000. Less than $2,000 in surance was carried on It. BIG LEAGUE MAGNATES TO SIGN AGREEMENT American League Joins the Na tional in Understanding CHICAGO, Jan.- 9. Possibility of further disagreement in professional baseball, either between the two major leagues or between the majors and the minors, riiparently was swept away to day. President Johnson, of the American league, permanently set aside rumors that another fight might break out be-' tween the National and. the American leagues,- over the proposed new na tional agreement, by officially announc ing that the Americah league was ready , to sign the agreement drawn up In New York which makes Judge Kenesaw M. Landis national commissioner of baseball with supreme powers. Presi dent Johnson, and other major league -representatives ' also, signified their ' willingness to concede points demanded by the minor leagues so that the" smaller' organizations could Join in the reorganization. The National league, which was in strumental in furthering the reorganU " zatton movement, already had signified its approval of . the New York agree ment, and President Johnson's state ment thus assured its acceptance. " ' August Herrmann, of the Cincinnati club, and President John Heydler of the National league,- both ; expressed their belief that the major leagues would meet the demands , of the minors in framing the new national agreement. ' MANY WHISKEY PRESCRIPTIONS LA CROSSE, Wis.. Jan. 9. An order' to investigate, the number of prescrip tions for whiskey, issued by local phy-T. sicians was made by Judge K. M. Landis, in federal court here Saturday, . Judge Landis directed J- A. Simpson,, prohibition enforcement officer, to in: v quire Into a report that 1,500 such pre'-' : scriptlons had been filled at one drug store here in fly months. ,. , : t IK :. 1,. a T U- '-"V 2-.''" iy.. v- A -. , ,' JmV-..! .4. :t . mm . - k, 1 1 1 ! r .1 r 1 9 f 1 I s i 1 1 : fir : if -I ft - Ml if 8 " ' it i n,1". I', . K ': i . ' i . ' r I , i ,1 I'M; If '1 J Hi V 1 "i hi, 1 1 r n t it, h'- " 1 1 t ' f 1--. -fl 1 I f t M 4 f riv 1 ; i t ' 1 ' A "'I'll 1 i 1 ' 1 ' 1 i ' 4 i, it "!n! 4 jy 1 :,fr-r:;::t. :'fl'
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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