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JiriV. " ! i - 1 11 V :!! till ' :'i ig : -f! V : ! 1 .'J 5 TWO , , THE MUKJNLNG aTAK. VVJJuMIJNUTON. N. C MUTT AND JEFF Today's the day the nation celebrates G. W.'s birthday anniversary. . -i'.'-' ,'" . V; ''"'"..' . ' v r . ' i .' -: - . v.'- V. ' ..-. v- .' .' , . uiUKT A tAJOMbCRRJt. MAW NrVTCOti H0fO61 HIS (VACMORY OA) TH6- ms BIRTH 6ACK Ait. 136 LEGION HOSPITAL PLAN IS TURNED DOWN FLAT Appropriations Committee of General Assembly Against the Proposal Morning Star llnremi, Vurhoronsh Hotel. ' By R. K. POWELL IIALEIGH. Feb. 21. The appropria tions committee, of the general as sembly this afternoon turned clown flat the proposal from the American legion asking an appropriation of a. million dollars .for'.-Hospitalization work in I North Carolina. The refusal followed, upon-the address of Col. Frederick W. j 3albraith. Jr., national commander of ine legion, who aaaresscu a jcint ses sion of the general, assembly this afternoon. - It was made through a sub-committee of the three members to the chair man of the senate and house commit tees when all parties interested "were engaged-in a conference with Gover nor Morrison. Commander Galbraith, arrived here at noon and was the guest at a luncheon tendered by the cham ber of commerce. He was in confer ence with state legionnaires until the iour for: his appearance at the capitol after which he was a guest at a dinner given by tho local post of the Ameri can legion. Tonight he talked to ex-service men in "Wake courthouse and at midnight he left for Asheville where another ;elebratjoi has been planned in his honor. ; He is accompanied by Mrs. Salbraith. In his address before the general assembly this afternoon and again to night Colonel Galbraith gently rapped the Ku Klux, without - calling any names. He declared that the legion believes "the duly constituted authori ties of county or state are the ones to whom law enforcement should be referred and it is the duty of good citizens to co-operate with these agencies." A resolution will be intro duced tomorrow by former Speaker Walter Murphy' memorializing congress to provide the, funds for the establish ment of hospitals which the state legion committee sought at the hands of the general assembly. .This is the view many members including the gftv frnor, took of the proposal. In Tact Colonel Galbraith did not advert to state responsibility in his discussion of the matter before Senator McCoin, Representative -.Everett and the gov ernor. He was willing to leave the matter to the judgment of these gentle?Tirn and they passed the re sponsibility on to the federal govern ment. Tho Galbraith address was the big happening in the house this afternoon. Of legislation introduced was the bill of Representative Edgar Pharr, of Charlotte, to repeal the par clearance bill parsed at this session. This bill is destined -to precipitate a fignt which was thwarted when the par-clearance measure was passed. Legislators gen erally understand that unless the I'harr bill is passed the state haa little chance to get the branch of the fed eral reserve bank w'hich is to be estab lished jn this state. There has also been a growing contest among state banks which originally favored thy." proposal flue to the fact that their standing with the reserve bank is minimized tey such legislation. In the house this afternoon was in troduced the perennial reform bill of the Republicans for better election laws. It came this time from Minority Leader "Williams, of Cabarrus, and contemplated a number of amendments to tho present laws which will he courteously frowned upon by the ma jority. The omnipotent triumvirate of the house docs not think this any time to be fooling with the election laws. The Doughton-Connor-Bowie road bill comes up in the senate tomorrow and opponents of the measure assert that they have 19 votes pledged for a referendum. It will take 26 votes to defeat the bill and as many to refer it to the people. There will be a fight led probably by; Senator Sumner Berg win for the majority, and Senator Reinhardt for the Republicans. But the bill Wi 11 pass , Night ses sions are slated to begin tomorrow night. Leaders are anxious to clean the slate by tho time the 60 davs ex pire on March 5. but there is much work of a public nature ahead. ANOTHEjR SMALL BTRE y Firemen were called to the house oc cupied by D. S. Hoover, and owned by John R. Hanby at 19 South Eighth street shortly after .10 o'clock'" yester ( day morning where a small fire was discovered.- caused, it is said, by a de fective flue. Flames" were quickly extinguished . because ' of the prompt arrival of several companies of the de partment. ' -.' COL. FORT IN CITY Col, .W, p. Fort of Pikevllle came to town yesterday, as he said, "to spend Washington's birthday in Wilmington." .Colonel -Fort says George Washington, whose birth is celebrated-rtoday, was the : wealthiest President ;- and that Theodore Roosevelt was next. The colonel is a. popular figure in the city and ha lot of friends here, who :o6jjiy Greeted him yesterday'. if MAT A FIM6 PAC ANt HiSTX say t Peer in GNTLCMAM, P0tf AUTY 5 FOREIGN LOANS HEARD BY SENATE COMMITTEE Secretary Houston Submits Mass of Correspondence as to . Allied Debts WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Foreign loans extended by the treasury during the war and since the armistice were vigorously defended by government of ficials today in reply to protestants against any further exercise of the government's loan powers. Secretary Houston, of the treasury, resumed testimony before the senate judiciary committee on the Reed bill, directing the stoppage of further loan negotiations with the debtor nations. At the same ...tliTkei Solicitor General Frieson responded" inrthe court to the suit brought by William Randolph Hearst to prevent further financial transactions with foreign governments. Mr. Houston was .excused from fur ther appearance before the committee after he. had presented a mass of cor respondence cohering the entire sub ject of negotiations and had pointed out the impossibility of his reading them in full. in . the few days preced ing March 4. He,-however, left Nicho las Ktelly, assistant secretary in charge of foreign loans, at the disposal of the committee while it Continued the investigation. Mr. Frieson filed with the District of Columbia supreme court a brief re viewing the transactions ' with the for eign powers and declared there was no necessity for the Injunction brought by Mr. Hearst as a taxpayer, as Secrey tary Houston had no intention of estabv lishing additional credits in favor of any foreign power. The solicitor gen eral reviewed at length the conditions under which money was advanced to the Kerensky government of Russia. He also asserted that Secretary Hous ton did not concede, that the plaintiff possessed . $. status entitling him to call in question the various credits or that the court had any jurisdiction to determine such a controversy. Counsel for Mr. Hearst replying to the solicitor general declared that the supreme court of the United States had never refused to entertain a suit by a taxpayer to prevent a federal offi cer from disposing of the money or property of the United States in an al leged unlawful manner. It also was maintained that a taxpayer has all the interest desired to restrain any federal official. The committee confined its efforts to the French, Czechoslovakia and Libe rian loans and announced that-it would examine the papers in the case of each transaction until it had established w hether the loans were legally made. Secretary Houston said he did not re gard the armistice as causing a situ ation which would prevent advances under the law and that existing statutes gave him authority to continue loans until the President issued a proclamation of peace. - He added that he did not believe any nation would ask for new loans. MAJOR GRAHAM TO SPEAK TO EPWORTH LEAGUERS TONIGHT Major W. A Graham,. county super intendent of public instruction, will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Epworth league of Trinity Meth odist church this evening. Major Tay lor's address will be on "Armertia" and, in addition to, this talk, the following program will be given: Song, service. Violin solo, Samuel Ruark. . ' Hymn,' congregati. . Scripture lesson, Ltnjamin Sneeden, Prayer., - Questionnaire, "Countries of the Near East," conducted by Miss Ethel Sugg. Hymn. Address, "Armenia," Major W. A. Graham. Solo, "Hark the Voice of Jesus Calling," Miss Margaret Bfcrry. League benediction. The public is .very cordially invited to attend the meeting. , - FORMER CITY OFFICIAL IS DEAD AT RESIDENCE HERE E. L. Smith, for years a member oC the Wilmington police force, and more recently city tax collector, died at his home, No. 713 Princess street, 'last night at 7 o'clock, following an illness of about two years. The funeral ser vice wjll be held this afternoon, at Oakdale cemetery at 4 o'clock by Rev. W; A. Stanbury, pastor of Grace Methodist church. The service will be conducted by the Junior Order, United American Mechanics, of which organi zation Mr, Smith was a member. Styvlving the deseased are hie wife and .three daughters; also Sergeant George . Smith and Private J.Hlf, Smith, of the poljce departraentr ' Mr. Smitlx was on the force for a number of years bu, about: fifteen yeara ago was tranafered to the Office of. the city clerk and , treasurer. This portion he held until his health failed hlrii several months ago;; ; -. ' - ,, MOPPOHD LOSES TO" CITADEL' CHARLESTON,: S. C Feb. 21. The Citadel won from Wofford college to night In basketball by the score of J1 to is. . . tHE HOBNING STAR. WILMINGTON. N. G, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1921. Ke HAtt He av $o ; KeiGHvtn r ALSO THAT PROPOSED CHANGE FOR THE CITY GOVERNMENT Senator Burgwin Has a Bill That Proposes a Change in Wil mington Affairs A bill proposing a change in the torm of government of Wilmington from councilman to commission was to have been introduced in the general as sembly yesterday afternoon by Senator K. O. turgwin. The bill, among other things, provides for the all time ser-1 vices of three men, the mayor to draw a yearly salary of 15.000 with 54,500 each for the two commissioners, public worKs and public safety. The term of the mayor was desig nated in the bill as for four years: those of the commissioner at two years each. The selection of the men com posing the commission form of govern ment will be left to the people of the city, no names being mentioned in Senator Burgwin's proposed law. The bill, in its travel Jhrough the legislative mill, will go to the com mittee on cities, counties and towru? and will then evolute on to the house. Information as to the details of the bill are lacking, since Senator Burgwin was not willing to discuss it during Jj4ie past week-end when he visited the city. It is known, however, that he was in conference with a number of citizens during his stay and the inti mation that reached the city yesterday that the measure was to go before the solons caused no rreat surprise. One, rumor has had it that the com mission would be named in the bill but information late yesterday was that this matter would be left, to the voters. It is believed that the proposed change is patterned after the lines of Greensboro's government; a mayor, who is commissioner of finance; com missioner of public safety, in charge of all activities guarding the public, such aB police, health and fire, afed a com missioner of public works, in charge of paving and kindred activities. JAP GOVERNMENT RKPMRfl TO THE AMERICAN NOTE WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. The Japa nese government has delivered to' tire charge d'affaires at the' American em bassy at Toklo its reply to the Ameri can note on the Langdon incident. Am bassador Shiehara today informed the state department. The text of the note, however, had not arrived when state department officials closed today and is expected to be received tomorrow. Ambassador Shidehara who made a personal call at the state department, is understood to have Informed de partment officials of the intention of the Japanese government not only to mete out punishment to Tossigoro. the Japanese sentry who shot and killed Lieutenant Langdon of the American cruiser Albany at Vladi vostok early last month, but to disclp Jine officers of the sentry's regiment. An Indication that such a course had been decided on was contained in As sociated. Presg dispatches today' from Tokio, which said the regimental offi cers would be found culpable because their instructions to th. sentry would have been Justifiable, only in time of war, SOLDIER BONUS TO BE DELAYED TO NEXT SESSION WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--Soldier bo nus legislation will be delayed by the senate until the extra session of con gress, Chairman Penrose, of the finance committee, eaid today, in connection with a statement by Senator McCum ber, Republican, North Dakota that he was preparing "for the senate and the American people," a detailed, statement of the costs of the relief measures. Mr. McCumber explained t hat' he was delving deeply into every phase, of the proposed bonus, so far as costs were concerned, and expected to have from army and-navy sources sufficient data to make an accurate estimate of the costs. He added it was his intention to produce this information before adjournment. SAYS SINN FE5IN TROUBLES ARE SPREADING TO ENGLAND LONDON, Feb. 21. (By Associated Press) During a discussion .in-' the house of commons today of Capt. Wil liam Wedgewood Benn's amendment to the reply to the address from the throne denouncing the government's Irish policy, Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, warded the house that the Sinn Fein conspiracy was spreading to England and read'a memorandum captured at Sinn Fein V headquarters dealing with ran appro priation to the Irish republican army of 30,000 pounds mostly from Irish American citizens. The document emphasized the importance of ikrge Scale operations "abroad" and sug gested -Liverpool as holding the ; great hope.; , . w ' --,-t-r Staff officers, - it added. Should be given a free hand and it proposed the destruction ' of large Ships and build ings by "flre, the cutting of telegraph and i telephone- lines ' and signalling: systems, whereby trains .and trams could b . wrecked ;'.-:m fuctton of farm--. MUTT, I'Ui. Be UAT6 0 TAKING SCAXLOPS ILLEGALLY KINSTON, Feb. 21. Not less than 60 men living along the sounds are under indictment for": taking scallops in for bidden waters,, according to reports received here. The alleged poachers invaded areas set apart from the fish ing grounds by state1 laws. Most of the 'defendants will be tried, early in the pringv The offenses are said to have been committed mostly in Bogue and Core sounds. SENATE TO CALL UPON PRISON DIRECTORS FOR REASONS FOR INACTION (Continued from Page One.) tors of the state penitentiary to be prepared to deliver the old penitentiary buildings and grounds to the hospital on or before the 10th day of March, 1921; and whereas, the legislature, af ter making suitable provisions for the care and maintenance of all the insane of the state, chapter 326 of the laws of 1919, was passed requiring the super intendents of the insane hospitals to accept all insane persons delivered to them on and after July 1, 1921; and whereas, it is common knowledge that the directors of the state penitentiary have not made suitable provisions for the prisoners as instructed to do, and have made no effort to turn the peni tentiary over to the hospital authori ties, and by reason of their utter, dis regard of the duties imposed upon THMBERL TABLETS THIS is just what you need Inadarn. Many women who were troubled with indigestion, a sallow, muddy skin, indicating biliousness and habitual constipation, have been permanently cured by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. Before using these tablets they felt miserable and despondent. Now they are cheerful and happy and relish their meals. Try them. They onlyicost a quarter. O LEGAL HOLIDAY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 32, 1921 Washington's Birthday . No Business Will Be Transacted by the Banks of This City on That Day Wilmington Clearing House Association THOS. E. COOPER. Secretary Wilmington, x. c. I 5::-:'u"-'V - lX. - ... .-i, a- ... U, . wxl; .-,, I ariig ; .td Ttte ast .fw- them under section 2,ehapter 243, pub lic laws of 1919. it has. made It impos sible for the hospital authorities to re ceive and care for the large number of unfortunate Insane, and the super intendents of the hospitals have re quested that the laws requiring them to accept all insane after July 1, 1921, be repealed or that the time be extend ed for another two years; and whereas,, it now seems that on account of the wilfull refusal of the directors of the state penitentiary to obey the laws of the state of North Carolina, 900 unfor tunate and dependent insane persons will be deprived of the care and treat ment that the general assembly In tended that they should have, and by reason of the careless or wilfull re fusal of the board of -directors of the state penitentiary, many of these un fortunates will be compelled to lan guish in the common jails of the coun ties: "Therefore, be it resolved by the senate, the house of representatives concurring: First, that the board of directors of the state penitentiary be, and they .are. hereby .; required to deliver in writing to the senate and house of representatives within .three days after the ratification of this resolution, a re port showing what they have done to wards obeying the mandates of tho last general assembly, requiring them to make room for the insane, and if they Have not complied with the require ments of the law., to furnish any rea son that they may have for not having done so. . , (Copyright. 1020, by H. 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