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Hi -fc r 1 The Weather Wilmington-s Only V Leased Wire Associated tjnovr Friday; Saturday fair, - not niUth change in temperature, v Hirer stage at Fayettevtlle yester day at 8 a. m., 16.6 'feet, falling. Press Newspaper VOL. CVL No. 174. I WILM1 N, N. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1921. OLDEST DAILY m THE STATE. -. . ... , . -. . .... . ,. I : , .- . ... . :. g UN S FREE TO MEET ANY ATER DEVELOPMENTS Proceeded WarUy in Com as mitting Himself Definitely : to Men Selected List is tentative iclasive of Hughes and Daugh- erty, He May Cancel Any of Eight Appointments , ST. Al iiUSTIXE, Fla., Feb. 24. CBy ssociated Press.) President - elect larding empnasizea touay tnai ne was j-oceerlins' waruy aDoui aennne com-f tments ni regard to nis caoinet ap- ntments and would keep nimselz v rhanees that unexpectea aeveiop- nts may suggest. Mr. Harming announced that eight of ten selections, Includine that of rbert C. Hoover, for secretary of Mnmeri". stiu were susceptiDie ot ncellation u last minute consldera- (1115 Seemed iu wartaui it., , .. iiiere as nothing in his declaration, how- er. to supgpat that changes In . the ate are probable. . . . ; '- The nearest approa.ch to a doubtful sp. ho indicated, was tnat of Mr. oover. who has been : tentatively as gned the portfolio of commerce. Mr oover has attached certain qualiflca- ons to ni? entrance into tne caDinei, development apparently : unexpected ke, and a formal decision will not be ade until there has been delibera- Tonight Mr. Harding, said he had bt received the letter in which the brmer food administrator set fprth e conditions necessary for his aceept- liceE. He wouia make no comment hen shown the statement Mr." Hoover sued in New York- today saying he ould. tak he were permitted to " reorganize s department. To Reorganize i Departments r. A rtorgranization iof all the executive partments, however, - is one of , the rst steps' .planned by the new . ad- inistratiun and if was -understood it the formal confirmation of Mr. oover's selection would hinge entirely ton the detailed reorganization meth h he now proposes. If his. plan ts in .with that which ,Mr. Harding mself has in mind, Mr, Hoover 'gen- ally i? expected here to go into 0 cabinet. i - ' : " So far as it has been " formulated. r. Harding's plan contemplates a gen- a: reorganization committee with me one outside the cabinet in direct arge and responsible to the Fresi- pnt and congress. It is pointed "out at to jrive one cabinet official a Nominating voice in' decisions in- lent to the work , might prove em pressing: and It is known that-the psident-elect has, In .fact, sought -to lect a set of secretaries, who will 't be jealous of prerogatives that the organisation commission might want transfer from one department to Mher. At the same time. Mr. Hard- ? has expressed many times- hi miration for Mr. Hoover's ability as f organizer and it Is understood that former food administartor is one 'hose he has considered as a nossible N of the commission that is to . "(lei-take the big reorganization. Fur- "rmore, Mr. Hoover's reorganization an as understood here on the face of s statement, seem to contemplate the 'aiilishment of such a bureau 'as r-Harding himself has proposed "for austrial and commercial . research. . o Early Decliilon It seemed unlikely tonight that a 'Won- would be reached soon on "j,fpiestion raised by the former food ;"mistrator. Before noon tomorrow, r. Hardincr will leave bv automobile ,r Jacksonville, where he is tQ.be a "t at a public luncheon : and later " attend a Masonic ceremony. ' He noably. will not return here uhtil Plp at nirrht. and nn Safnrdav morn - S he is to confer with Edwin Denby Detroit his choice for secretary of e navy. ' . : r'th Mr. Denbv the President-elect ttpected to go over in detail the Ta' Prol)lemst nf the mminf aflmln. f'ration and altVinno-v. fni-mal a n - ' U l IIW KJ H n'f S that th 7lll ;-n the Detroit man's appointment ar .as it may be done how under fiilf of deliheration announced to Mr. Harding. . In .declaring' the ""'net slate still tentative, the Presl-"'-eieet iniliKat thof t nm,i .-. "o virtually until the cablnejt --v.. X L V 1.11 K4i V At. TTWM - ''nations are sent to the senate. e only exceDtions he made were Lrle (,f Charles E. Hughes, of New k, as secretary of state and Harry dugnerty. of Ohio, as attorney ft.,. uiicr oi tauiion vv ' 1 1 . u i a i it in Txrzi u nnr u nn prH 1 1 v "tic ao llicauuifi ihw v ul cauiion growing vut "nfr nnlttiol i . .a - experience fficulties o .p.i. ' ..i.V-tll.ltJ ... -V .'uen Tv- of whom recently "is tO have nhanixxt !. -rfwrnjl n K a a - Miniiru ItlD JIIII1U V. (:. vuiirmiLicu.' IV ilia oc- at it was too late to make Mr. Hardin:' realizes that shift oad onshierations are involved i in W fund,-rf'tood to have .kept his' ' . appointment as non-committal hi ' ' 'If 111 f lPT fl Or I 9 rnri 1 W TT1 K announcement that his mjnd v not bft Ranged by , newspaper Sau ,n ,he men he had chosen: ;, '! h. thought it eminently unfair .'lUr!7, r,,, v,H r m .1 v. ll . j'wmiu iiirii uciure nicy tmu u .,on an opportunity to demon- i 'lT ability in office; and he l. that ki. ..!. . .. - . tji teu'r1 the acts of him Administration theaoseivflsr CHANGE THE LIST OF CABINET OFFICIALS ANY TIME HE PLEASES NG DECLARES HEj Want a Union Labor Man In the Cabinet WAgHlNGTOJr.lPrt. 24Orgam. Ied labor called' upon President elect Harding today to appoint to hlg cabinet an secretary of labor "a recogrnlaed representative of o'slui Ised labor" and "alreal, spokesman of the working people of our coun try and who understands the toll-' '...'The request, made In the form of a telegram to the President-elect at St. Augustine, Fla Tras declared by labor leaders to . be practically an Indorsement of the type of man as James Duncan, of Qulncy, Mass., n vice-president and menfber of the executive council of the American Federation ot Labor, nhm they re Rrard as candidate who is a rec ognised representative of organized labor. ' . - - t Reports that James J. Davis, of Pittsburgh, I had been selected by Mr.; Harding- a his labor secretary, were not referred to In the telcsrram as signed by President Oompers, the members of .'. the executive coumll and representatives of the nntfbnal and international . unions afllllnted In the American Federation of Is bor and the s representatives of the four railroad brotherhoods. ;. The , resolution authorising the teiea-rnm was adopted by the labor leaders after . a lengthy conference , at which the cabinet . situation and the Incoming: Republican adminis tration, was . discussed. While ap proval of Mr. Duncan's appointment to 'the cabinet as secretary of labor was voiced "by the speakers, it was learned that It was considered in advisable to suggest any name to : the Presidentelect. ; HOOVER HAS ACCEPTED CillEiPORTFOUO A nnnnnre .pat' Ztt"1 " "European Relief 4 y JCEW, . TQRK, ; Feb. 24. Herbert Hoover f telephoned PresJdent-electJ Harding tonisht that he' liad accepted the offer of the cabinet post of secre tary of commerce,. George Barr Baker, his assistant, announced tonight. Mr. Hoover in a statement made pub lic by Mr. Baker, announced; that he would continue to direct . the policies of European relief. Mr; Hoover's statement follows: . "President-elect Harding this even ing asked me to state that he has in cluded me fn his nominations for the cabinet as secretary or commerce. Senator Harding, enters whole-heartedly Into' the plans for upbuilding the department and wishes that I continue to direct the policies of the European relief.":. -'.-,; '.: ,.. ' '. Early in the day Mr. Hoover stated he had submitted to the President elect a! proposal for the general re construction of the department ana an enlargement, of its field. He also made if clear' that as he 'had assumed heavy responsibilities in cennection with re lief work, he could not abandon them bv resigning and felt that he should continue to take the responsibility for its general direction. "It I take the post " he, said, "it will be onlv because I believe that Presi dent-elect Hardin sr will stand behind me in making a real department of commerce. There is an enormous field for a proper government bureau. It can-be made a department of the first ImDortance With tne support oi tne administration and congress, Unless this is done, ; I am not warranted in shifting ' my responsibilities .from" re lief work." 1 ' ' " ' i ! "No' special legislation is necessary for the moment," the earlier1 statement added; "there must, however, be a real location, of government bureau, and we must bring , into the- department of commerce bureaus 'which 1 belong tnere "The department of . commerce , can materially assist in the economic set tlement of our 'foreign - relations and must do more than engage in tne mere pvnloltation of our- goods. . "II have no right," it continued, "to ask the public to give money and then shed all responsibility or administer ing It at once. ; -'" :.: "Another difficulty is that I have un dertaken the trusteeship of eight -or ten public institutions of Importance. Several, have enlarged their activities at my ' Inspiration, and I cannot ,aDan don them entirely." '- , -.v- T. A nOR MAY BRITfG COURT PROCEEDINGS OF J RAIL ACT ? WASHINGTON, Feb, 24. Intimation that labor may bring court, proceedings to bring about an interpretation oi cer talu sections of the transportationact; was given by Frank P. Walsh, general Afil of . railway labor, in a petition sent today to the railway labd board at Chicago. The petition asked for, an immediate decision, by the board, on inhor's reauest for the calling of a con ference "X between railroad- executives and labor leaders to settle complaints a to rules and national agreements. -"It may be necessary," the petition said, "to seek a judicial determination serin,,.. . t certain features or tne transpor- , , - tasK as maKine a eawnei , -:, "7;;1 , jAr.raaiAm..A vaviv - - the act." by carriers,- by ourselves and by your honorable body.- 1! MEXICAN RAILROAD STRIKE , MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24. A strike on all the government controlled !railroads has been called by the members of the Confederation of Railroad Workers. The confederation claims a membership Jn excess of ,100,000. 1 Francisco Peres th a - national dl reetor of, railroads, as- sorts - that he .has k sufficient strike breakers: keep' traEc movies ' , AMERICA WAln VOICE' NEAR EAST TREATY! IS IN DISPOSAL 0!-aANbs;f O K GERMANY ONCE OWNED Takes Unequivocal Stand in Re gard to Its Rights in Over 1 ' seas Question " NO COUNCIL NEWS Discussion of Americanv Note By League Body Is Her metically Sealed PARIS, Feb., 24. (By the Associated Press). The secrecy of the proceed ings of the1 Council of the League of Nations today provoked lively specu- j latlon as to the effect of the American' note, upon the different-members. It became known , when the full text of the note was made public today that the United States, in addition to mak ing reservations with respect to the i Island of Yap, attributed to Japan, as mandatory, 'claimed an equal concern and interest with the other principal allied and associated powers in the disposition of the overseas possessions of Germany. The theory has been advanced that the only possible friendly solution of tne question again brought to the fore front by the United States would be ror japan to say that she did not in-j sist upon the mandate for the Island of Tap and would be agreeable to the internationalization of Yap under Jap anese supervision. r Japan Is Silent Thus far the Japanese rovernment has not committed itself and the gen eral Impression is that trie whole mat ter must go to the supreme council, the members of v the council of the league being unable in any, event to iane a decided position on a question of , international- policy without ap proval of their governments. The adversaries of publicity -in con nection with the', proceedings of . the council succeeded today in hemetically closing both . morning and afternoon sessions. ' ..Very little leaked out through indiscretions as to details of the discussions,' and no official ' com' muniqne was - issued." Th meroii an nouncement was made - vtnisvennisr (AMERICA. Ig MUCH COXCERMSD IN FORMER GERMAN HOLDINGS WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 The Ameri can government' has taken "an unequiv ocal .stand--with-regard 4o' its right to a voice in the disposition of the for mer overseas possessions of. Germany. Secretary Colby In his note of last Monday to the Council of the League of Nations, made public tonight- at the state department, submits that the dis position of those , possessions' "cannot be undertaken or effectuated", without the assen of the United States. Furthermore,- he states that ' the united States, as one of "the principal allied and associated powers," has "an equal, concern and an inseparable In terest" with the others of those powers in the territories .taken from Germany and -"concededly an equal voice - in their disposition." Declaring that the Amerfcan govern ment cannot regard itself as bound by the terms and provisions of the man date given to Japan over the "Pacific Island of Yap at the meeting of the league . at Geneva, last December 17, the secretary of state requests that the council "having obviously acted under a misapprehension of the facts." in assuming that the United States had approved a Japanese mandate over the island, reopen the question for "fur ther consideration, which the proper settlement of it clearly requires." Has Helped Harding Discussing the note today, state de partment officials declared that in act ing at this time, the present adminis tration has strengthened the position of the new administration, which comes into office March 4, rather than adding an embarrassment. The opinion also was expressed that there might be a conference of the interested powers to discuss the whole question. It Is un derstood that such a course would be acceptable to the United States, al though state department officers said the modus operaadi was of little con cern to the American government. Referring to the, Yap mandate,. Sec retary. Colby says in his note that at the time of the discussion at .Paris, President Wilson "was particular to stipulate" that it , should be reserved for future consideration and that sub sequently the United States in notes to Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan "set forth' at length its contention that Yap had in fact , been excepted" from the proposed mandate to Japan for the Pacific islands north of the equator, formerly held by Germany. t "The information ,was further con veyed," Mr. Colby ' state"d, "that the reservations" which had previously been made by this government regarding the island" of Yap were based upon the view that the . island of Yap "necessa rily constitutes an indispensable part of any: scheme; or ' practicable arrange ment of cable communication in the Pacific,: and-that1 its free and unham pered use Should not be limited or con trolled by .any one 'power.", f ; ' No Quarrel With Japan Under Secretary Davis,; of the .state department, made it clear today that the controversy, as to Yap was one' be tween the United States and the allied powers and not one between this coun try and -Japan. It- is around the future status of this island that muchof ; the controversy in - the - communications conf erencee here has centered, -Advices received-, in-t official circles here today said - the , Netherlands gov ernment had - become '.a party to the controversy- over - the QermanAcaoles seized toy Japan and emanating from Yap.: rjJ-xSVJ.: One of the "lines connects Yap with Menado, In the J)utch East Indies, and the Dutch government ,"is said i to have addressed a request to Japan for 'pos session of tWis cable. , ' r -; Japan, according '.to I the advices', re plied, .proposing,, Joint - ownership of the line -but theJOutch government in its -answers U said to liave reiterated I iU.xeo-ueatilor-outrijfht posaesaioo. - THE THDlf Q ADC yippViran RePublican oi Davie, Denounces as Unconstitutional the I TIL I UnlVO .HIIL nArri I Election of Legislators to theBoard of riviistees. and Allies to Redraft Sevres Docu- ment in Favor of Their Late Enemies ; SETTLE IT TODAY Greek Premier Makes Strong a Plea, Citing Greece's Aid ' Since Armistice LONDON, Feb, 24. . (By Associated Press) The near east' is again in the rnelting pot. --The Sevres treaty, signed at Versailles, but inot (yet ratinea ty the i powerB, is to bw redrafted in t avor of .'the Turks," former 'enemies against the. wishes of the Greeks, former allies to what extent,' however, will, not be known, until the inter-allied com mission has visited the spot and de cided between the claims of the Greeks and the .Turks regarding the ratio of population in Thrace and Smyrna, . This decision was reached this after noon when the supreme'cbuncil decided to "invite the Greeks , and Turks to separate conferences tomorrow, when they will be asked, if they are prepared to accept such an investigation, sub ject to the remaining terms of the treaty. The Turks have already announced approval regarding Smyrna and Thrace, but' they are likely to . fight against the v rest of the treaty being enforced,' '. while the Greeks are ex pected to oppose the whole scheme. Greek PrcmlcTs Plea The Greek premier. M. Kalogero poulos, made a "strong plea for the enforcement of the treaty in Its pres ent term. He reminded the conference that the Greeks - fought loyally and had done what they were called upon to ' do since the - armistice at great expense and hardship., , , . Greece was - willing to adopt the advice of the allies, he added, provided the' fundamentals of the treaty . were not changed, but further delay t would exhaust Greece. . ; , ..... .When, the -decision' of - the c supreme council was read .. to them the ..Q reeks exoreased. . disappointment but 'J were t would. accepti.,Th Turks arsjabllttfc". ae delay is what they wanted and they believe now that, Smyrna, . of which Beklr Samy Bey, head of the nationa list delegation,, saiq fso- long . as a foreigner holds Smyrna there can not. be peace in the near east,' and .Thrace, which " he declared to' be "necessary to the economic future and ' military de-; fense of Constantinople,, will be saved to them. . .' ' -r-' .t. .' - Settle Matter Today After tomorrow's conferences, which the French- premier, M. Briand, said tonight would probably, settle the near east question for 'the ' present, the supreme council .will , take un repara tions. M. Briand , and "Berthelot will spend the week-end With Mr. Lloyd George at Chequers court, the new country home of ther prime minister of England, for this purpose. - BUBONIC PLAGUE RATS FOUND IN PENSACOLA Florida Health Officers Discover Germ-Carriers NEW YORK, Feb. 24.T-Dr. Royal S. f Copeland, health commissioner hero, I declared tonight he would leave for Washington, Saturday to attend a con ference of state health officers, ' called by Surgeon-General Hugh S. Cummihg, to discuss 1 he menace from typhus and other epidemic diseases.. , " ' Two Florida state health 'officials who arrived here today to study the typhus situation, told " Dr. Copeland that 29 rats infested .with bubonic plague germs were found " recently . in Pensacola, Fla., and more rodents similary Infested had been found from time to time in other Florida coast towns. Special precautions are being taken -here in the - examinations of ships and passengers from the West Indies where the plague has appeared. Of the $86 immigrants examined here during the 24 hours . ending at noon today, 21 .were found to be inr tested with vermin. PROHIBITION - WILL CRIPPLE AMERICAN . SHIPPING BUSINESS , WASHINGTON, Feb. ' 24-Extension of. prohibition to' America's'jmerchant marine is inadvisable in the view of the shipping " board. Chairman Benson has informed Chairman Volstead of the house Judiciary committee, which is considering ihe Edmands bill to permit American ships to sell liquor at sea: The. bill was proposed to meet the' condition brought about by Attorney General Palmer's recent opinion that the laws of the United States, includ ing the prohibition' acts, 'follow ships under the American flag wherever they go.- -' ...iv-'f.,.-.'' : : "''; .''-. X - TJie enforcement of . the .prohibition acts as applied to American ships on the. high seas, Chairman :- Benson v in formed Representative Volstead, would Work ; to the disadvantage of American shipping ' interests, ' already hard pressed by foreign competition. ;. ' iJEBATE ' AT MOUNT PLEASANT ' . (Special-to The Star) ? " MOUNT PLEASANT, i Feb, 24The Gerbardt society , of Mount : Pleasant Collegiate institute ; will hold j its - 19 th anniversary exercises tomorow night at 8 -- o'clock; The ' program includes; a d dress 'by "the" president,- L. i E. ; Mabry ; declamation by' J. 'FAHalthcbck and a debate , on ' the subject of government ownership of telephone and telegraph systems." -fOnr the-affirmatiye are W. J. Bbst" and HCC." Castor; on the negative, E. R Trexler; and A D.- Morgan. There will 'Tie a burlesque by A. H. Kimball and' R.s-E.'lLentz. i Marshals - ror the night ara-J-G. Park; .chief ; H.4CMc- Manus, G. C- Smlthdeal, E., J- Tobias I lain, and 8. E Grtfien, - PARTISAN BATTLE STAGED . ON UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES Criticizes the Comparatively Small Representa :,4 tion Given to t he Republicans , J . Morning Star Bureau, " Yarborough " Hotel. By R- E. POWELL RALEIGH, Feb. 24. Election of the trustees of the university, usually a mere f ormality in the oint session , of the . general assembly,;; called" together for the adoption of the committee re port, developed unlooked-for Interest when Grant of Davie, raised the point of the constitutionality of a member of the general assembly holding the office of trustee of the university, and it developed before the .end of the hour into a partisan fight over, the question of Republican members on the board of trustees. The report of , th Joint committee meeting was presented by Represen tative Walter Murphy, who at the con elusion of reading the list, moved that It be adopted. The Davie county man asked Mr. Murphy how many mem bers of the board were members of this general assembly, but without waiting for the reply, Mr. Grant read that section of the "constitution which says In' effect that a man who -"holds one office cannot hold another position of trust or profit. He thought that would exclude members of the legislature from sitting on the board of trustees. . He oonsidered it - particularly bad form for members of this general as sembly t,o be on .the board when the university was asking for a large amount qf 'money from this legislature Mr. Murphy called Mr. Grant's at tention to the fact that members of the general -assembly had always been members of the board of trustees; and that the report of the' eommilteo in the past has always been adopted even in those years when Grant was a mem ber f the general assembly. - Later In ' the discussion, which was Interrupted, by the nomination of?J. A. Taylor of Wilmington, by Representa tive Bellamy and of Mr. Townsend of Robeson, by Varser, Grant again got the floor and asked Mr. Murphy how many members of the board trustees were Republicans. The Rowan; county man began calling -out the names of the Republicans who were - members of the "boards but that wa Bot what Grant wanted ,S Ml ':"-' 31 just wanted to know If yon knear how; many .tnetaborsy "wer in vmy'JAnd. "I '. wahted l to give you . Ibt number and "something of :the peVsonnel of the Republicans on the board,-1 - have them In my head, Murphy retorted, w- '.Calling- off the -names -of. F.ranTt.-X.In-ney, John . J. Parker, Representative Hendrix and others- ,! GraoVsat:, "bw gentlemen,", the "Republicans have"; only ten' members on this board janB . they cast two-fifths of the votes In j North Carolina at the last election and ; pre sumably will pay twp-flf ths of the taxes.". .' . -" ."'. "Carrying, your - argument to sits logical concusion. as we have five mem bers of ' the supreme eourt, two1 of them should be Republicans; we have 20 judges of the superlbr court and eight of them should be RepublicaM." Murphy said, but that 'did not satisfy the Davie county man. He continued his discussion on the inequality, saying that the pride of the Republicans was touched, just as was that of the Demo crats. . A ,! , "Now if the gentleman wants to- In NAtlNAL HOUSE WILL; HOLD NIGHT SESSIONS In Final Drive to Clear Up Its Calendar Before the Close I ' of Congress , WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. In a final drive to clear its calendar, before ad journment March 4, the house .initiated nightly sessions tonight. Its first act was to send back to conference the diplomatic appropriation TutU as it re fused to. agree to a senate .totaof $500,000 for" post allowance to diplo matic and consular officers. " J- A number of conierence o well as other matters of Importance re-. main to be acted upon by the house. Th conference reports include those I on the emergency tariit diii, tne imim- j oration restriction bill and on a, num- v.- 0f appropriation measures. The 4 two largest money bills, those for the army and navy, have not yot been passed by the senate. - f. -' . ; Before sending the . diplomatls bill back to conference, the house agreed to , a senate amendment extending In definitely the provisions of,, the, war time passport act requiring aliens, , in cluding immigrants, coming to the United States, to have their passports vised by. American consular agents abroad. ! '" ' ' V ' ..v - Without objection either from, the wets i or dry s, -the house ; accepted an other senate amendment, appropriating funds for American participation. In an international, congress against . : alco holism to be held in Switzerland next summer. J " ' . -,r RieaORT TOPSAIL BILL . TO , HOUSES-- TODAY 1 UP TUESDAY (Special to The Star) RALEIGH,. Feb. 24. The house com niitte -on' counUes, -cities and towns 1 this afternoon voted; eight to two for the fbluOf Represepiative neuamy to take Topsail township: from Pender and add -it to New , Hanover. The ." report will probably be made , to the house tomorrow-, but it Is " ot .likely ; it will be heard on- the v. ftoor-4bef ore " Tuesday, members vsaid tonight, . -i - LEONARD DEFEATS TVELLINd ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.T-Benny Leonard, lightweight champion," easily outfought Joe Welling: of Chicago, Jn , an eight round no-declsipn bout here tonight, aocording to newspaper maa wiv . wlfc &ed tbe contest, - . -. ject partisan politics in this discussion and Insists on It,. I" want to recall a bit of history,' . JJurphyr said. "The only time the doors of the university have ever .been closed "was during ft Republican ..administration. The only time it has ever failed to. function as an educational Institution was when tne Republicans has- charge, of - the state. We might , insist on carrying out the Biblical- injunctionV to fgive to those which haveahd take away from those which have not even," that which they seemeth- to have'.""- JTom Bowie could .ndt. 1c eep. out of a partisan scrap , and got ylnto the dis cussion by asking Grant If he was willing to divide up th postmasters in North Carolina. - - Grant was not, McBee, Republican: of ;Mitchell, sought to, pour oil pn the .troubled political waters by saying ' 'that hie' election of the university - triistees should not be quibbled 'about. He did"" not care if his county never' didhafe-a represen tative on the board, provided the. legis lature would make adequate provision for the boys who go tbf that- and' to the other educational ' institutions After the discussion had wa'jjed back and 'forth for an hour,- Mr. Murphy called the' previous question on the amendments and Ail' were voted down. The report of the committee' was then adopted and the following were elected members of the . board:- . Thos. H. Bat tle, Rocky , Mount; James M. Carson, Rutherford ton ; ; Claude Docker y, Mont gomery county; W. N,t Everett, Rich mond county; Thos: J. Gold, High Point; J., S. Hill, Durham ; J. C KIttrell, Vance couhtyi: J. S, -McMUlan,Chowan countyr J. S. "Parson Burke; -A. H.v Price, Rowart-;-Jas: D.- Proctor, Robesort; W. R. Dalton," RocklngharA" county; Fred J. Cox," Anson; W. A Doughton, Alle gheny county; EJ. ' L.:" Gaither "Davie county; James-A. Gray -Forsyth; Chas. A. Jonas, .Lincoln ton; .Julian ,S. Mann, Hyde county; , Haywood Parker, Bun combe;. Wiley . P.. : Persons Franklin coun ty f t a: .- M. fScaiei; ; Jrensboro ; C G. . Wright Guilford. ; r , ; The t olio wing r new. members .were leeted1, to -succeed those wp ifor , one reason or ftbih,vftre-'uibmoticaiiT' MtZ.&bP'&toi&iitt ' of -Wil son to succeed : Jno. L-l. , Patterson ; Dorman Thompson ' bt Stateavlllev to succeed Mat!? IJhomptpon,;' George S3". Steele of '"Ri-ehmbnd- county- to succeed Graham Keenanj-'H. ' M.- London,' Ral eigh, to succeed , R.' Ef. C!onnor ; Llnd sey Warren of T Washington-; to succeed J. D. Blount;. A. HrGrahanfcOf,: Orange to succeed E.'A. Abernefthy t ,. R. O. Everett of Durham to' succeed Victor S. Bryant; Tasker Polk of. Warren to succeed Marmaduke J. Hawkins ; J Elmer Long," Alamance, to sucoeed R. S. Neal, Burtons Craig of- Winston-Salem to succeed W. M. Ruffln". J,. A. Herrt don Madison, , to. - succeed Geo. -: H. Pritchard;- John. iJ. Parker of , Union, to succeed Julius Duncan; J. I Felaney ot Charlotte," to succeed Chas. ' E. Brenlter; W.:E. Breese of Swain, to succeed Kelley N. Bennett; B. Williams of Warren, to succeed S. R. Hoyle; M. J. John of- Scotland, to succeed A. L. James; E. W. Pharr of Charlotte, to succeed R. S.' Hutchison. BUILD FUEL OIL TANK STATION AT NORFOLK Shipping Board y to Erect Tantes With Capacity of 55,000 Barrels . 20 WASHINGTON,-- Feb; :-24. Construc tion will begin shortly- at- Norfolk, the shipping board announced tonight, on the first "government-owned fuel oil storage . bunkering;: station " for . ships built. In this codntry. " : ;. The station wiil' be built on Craney island in Norfolk' harbor and win m. sist of 20.. tanks, 'each with '.a capacity of 55,000 barrels -of fuel oil. It is planned, officials said, to store fuel oil when the price is low and furnish oil bunkers for steamers out of New York, ruunuciyuw, .ommuore nu .iMonoiK. Other,; stations may be added, officials said, as need, develops, though as yet there is ; no policy worked out for the erection p' a -hain' of stations in this country . corresponding" to the board's foreign oil" bunkering, stations. '. Bids ' for " the 'work of erecting the station will be opened "March 10. - NEGLECT -OF 8HRVICE "MEN c . . DISCUSSED BY GAIBRAITH '(Special to The Star) CHARLQTTE, '.Feb. 24.--CoI. F. W. Galbralth. ,'cbmmatider AtnArtSan gion; told Klwanians, today that 20,000 former service men . . are in need of medical attention', and , hospital room tonight.' In his address he emphasized the' fact' also 1 that they .are . not re ceiving their compensation.' The Le gion wants to consolidate three things, war risk insurance, public, health serv ice and vocational ; training, and -decentralize them. ;;The ,;. Leg-Ion ' is going to fight to. the. 'indfbV'. incapacitated service men Vr -: : ' ' INDICT NteW YORIC: POLICE NBK YORKr Feb; ai-Chief inspec tor ' 'WiU!am.-'j.7lA5-ey'oi''.the,'. police de partment, was: Indicted tdday , with sev erar members' of 'he police automobile squad 'pn a charge of "taking unlawful fees,; : 'The - indictments were returned in connection; wth :.t ormer.' Governor Whitman's ; inquiry j into" alleged4, cor ruption ln,-the, cityadministration. , - The chief inspector . was charged with unlawfully accepting ISO, for, re covery "of "a .stolen- automobile. George J. Andrewst"of the , automobile squad, was marnea . jl .,co-deledaat . la thi LABORS PANS GENERAL? FIGHT TO OFFSET THE OPEN SHOP MOVEMENT "ssTSsa ... lV Hopes to -Bring: Public Into Closer; Relationship With Union Labor Aims A WEEK'S SESSIONS Federation Conference Con tinues Atv Washington to Perfect Its Program WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 .Plans for? the launching by organized 1 labor ot ' a nation-wide campaign to offset the "open ' shop" movement and alleged propaganda of opponents of the trade unions were .'- today completed at ' the American Federation of Labor confer-; ence which has been, In session here, since yesterday. By ' this measure the federation hopes - to bring the publio into a closer relationship with the ort' ganized labor movement. ? President Wilson was. asked by tha conference to veto the Wlnslow-Town--send bill : as an .."unJustifled and un--justifiable concession to the railroad' owners who have shown a wanton dis regard for the law. and lawful pro cesses . ' J .-. A Militant Document The declaration of principles adopted by the conference yesterday : was de clared by-, labor leaders to ; be one of,, the most Important , and most, militant documents ever approved by repre sentatlves of organized labor. Copied" of it-were forwarded ' today to all la bor organizations throughout the ooun try with a request "that they, at once, make preparations to, enforce. the prin ciples set forth. ' - ' Whether the principle advocating flat refusal on the part of labor to recognize or abide "by" the- terms " of Injunctions" will be carried out gen erally by 'labor.v unions, it was . ex plained, will, depend. upon the attitude of each individual national and . inter national union, s . The principle is not ' a new one i with! the federation, -how- ever., as, it ..was. first adopted .at the 191$, convention of the -federation. r a ' v'.-.-Na .Volstead Rmmi-y ''. i. The proposal made at the . conf erenc council and, "did not come, before the full . conference, . The council,:-, it M"' Staed.V Will take Whatever fttens' lnr th? regard that it deems advisable.' he executive council will resume itt tlngs here tomorrow and will prob acy continue in' session for another ek, . considering a number of Juris- . dptional disputes and cleaning up the details of enforcing -the declaration of 1 principles' adopted by the '200 lab'01 leaders attending, the conference. FIVE-CENT SSMTE TAX i FOR SCHOOts OMITTE0 Collect Privilege Tax From Cor- porations Instead Morning Star Bureau,, - Yarborough Hotel. By R. E. POWELL RALEIGH,! Feb. '24. The house working -as a coxrimlttee of the whole, tonight agreed to accept the finance committee's recommendations to aban don the proposed, five-cent general property tax for school purposes. ' To meet the deficit which it was said this action would create, the committee will insert-a provision to collect from corporations the privilege tax as well as the income tax, which at first waa not provided for in the proposed rev- enue bill.;,' . . .... - '. Representative ' Doughton made tho report of the finance committee, an nouncing the elimination, of the' ad valorem tax. 1 DANIELS FRIENDS BUY HIS HIGH-BACKED' NAVY CHAIR? ' WASHINGTON,'; Feb. ' 2 5. Friends ot Secretary .Daniels have solved for him V a high cost of souveniers problem in- 1 volved in ownerships of the tall backed, upholstered .chair he occupief at cabinet - meetings' during: his eight years , in President ' , Wilson's offlcUl . f - family vcircle. ' : - . f 1-' Mr. Daniels expressed a desire itdf A -take the chair home to Raleigh, N. C.r , with him when he returns next montlv to resume private . life as a newspaper : editor and publisher. He was told ' li : wouid cost him' 1141, -, T vr That about f changed his mind, Tout friends ' intervened' and purchased - the ; A : chair as a gift for; the retiring seore-i' ; i tary to sharo in his editorial delibera-: tions, the ; government; profiting more ; j than .100 per . cent on.' the deal, since -the chair costoriginally only 65 and Vj the $141, represents replacement cost -.' today. ... ..-';-r.;'- f' ':; . 5 ' ATTACKED YOUNG - GIRL .AND K . ' - -.. ' GETS A . PHISON SENTENCE ' i" ''- ... -vv', - .,..:'. .. V-.;-w,f,'-' '" COLUMBUS. Gli.. - Feb. 24 Walter ; . V McClellan, : 18, son of ; a , . well-to-do. ; ': Muskogee, county ' farmer, was con-ii- i'r victed in - superior- court here late 4o- day of an attempted attack - on a :' young. ' white Tgirl ; and sentenced ' tb;, " : " serve from "five to ten'- years in: the'' :"t. :'..' . ": pentitentlary. . - V ;v ;t v i.;t;-.,;-',:.,'.';- Motion for a new trial-was made ahd' '.." ' i ,"! hearings' set-for April 16 McClellari ; v being released on $12,500 ball. - , " . I ; ;,; Richard; C. Smith, ; of ' Atlanta, " av'i A former ,U. S." Deputy coUector, indicted :.i 'J'l " A in connection with.. the same case and : -charged with; haying driven' the couplo . ' ,. ' .' that night' in 'a' taiicab, is to, be tried ..7 " next week.:.:; V'i: ; -';: 'L ;i i : -. - -, - . . .-. .... " , , t. , . - -I'., r HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR FTRB T'- ' K-'-' c-i - IN BRECKENRIDGE THXAfJ 'r?:; '!'- - BRECKENRIDGB. Tex.. Feb". 24.U Starting.in-a bed room over a gasollno - . -filling station, fire here today destroyed ; two hotels, .Business houses and apart- ''-'-ments -. In the , business - section -and earned an estimated loss of 9500,000. ?" The plant of th Dally American, morning, newspaper,, wag dettroyed, ' T ' it ; M "i ' V t-r I ' Hi: 11 1 (.-..L.V-' 4 'i ; Hi v .
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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