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cloFuf ; and" .colder Sunday; - Monday.' un v lent ; VOL. CVI. No. 190. WILMINGTONj-N. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1921. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. u .. . - - .. .v nmmm 1. t 1 is 1 i;griii 1 - 1 1 w. 11 v.; mimmmsu COWAN CANDIDATE FOR i' MAYOR PUBLIC MOORE SEEKS WORKS PLACE Formal Announcement .' Made Late Saturday By Ja& H. ' Cowan and P. Q. Moore BOTH POPULAR MEN Candidacies of Both Men Very Highly Regarded--Some of Their Qualifications Formal announcement , of ; his can didacy for the office of mayor and com missioner of public; safety was made last night by'James H. Cowan, present collector of customs and secretary" of the chamber of commerce and simul taneously came the formal declaration of the candidacy for commissioner of public works from Parker Quince Moore, present mayor of the city. Both prominent citizens place their causes before the qualified voters of the city in tlie primary of April 19. and, if not eliminated, in the election of Tuesday, Mh- 3. i . , "" : The two men have been 'frequently mentioned as possible candidates dur ing t eh past few weeks, and especially nnce the act changing the government of Wilmington to commission form was passed by' the sreneral' assembly. Both men, responsible citizens feel, are we II equipped lor the ofnees they seek, since both have had years of experience in public affairs. ;.Mr. Moore has spe cialized on .public "works ineh has been mayor of the city, and Wtlmlng--ton stands 'well '.toward the ' front of all cities of the state and section- In the matter of permanent publio im provements. And even more ; are con templated. .' ' Concerateg Mr. Moore. in making his . announcement, Mr.. Moore stated that he wished ; to return his grateful thanks :fof the fine ' sup port accorded him in the past, which resulted in his being . ejected mayor f on r successive ' terms. This . is an honor which he alone possesses of all tho?e who have ever held the office, and it Is one that he deeply appreciates and will ever prize "lh view of; the fact that; the 'mayoralty ' has been so generously, accorded me by the people of' Wilmington," Mr, Moore stated last night, "the. conclusion has veryj forcibly (resented itself . to my ,mind " lhat i I should nowrstep aside and" allow' some one else to occupy the position of chief executive.. My; opinion Is thai. no one should wish, to hold such an ' office to t h e point where . it wovld :appe . if hrfr(:toeell entitled to the "hondr. from se ek ingi an d being elected-to-the Office. With -this thought SO; strongly impressing me, I have reached . the definite decision not to seek re-election as' mayor bTit,;will stand for election as. commissioner-, of public works for the reason that I feel that I can be of service to the city in this capacity1 , v ' . " ;lt will, he clearly recalled that Mayor Moore aras 1 suricilman dn charge of streets during the .regime . of Mayor Joseph P. Smith,'; and also that the bond issue for. permanent street ,im provements Was expended under Chis direction during his occupancy of the office. He had entire charre of the laying of all" permanent streets in the city, among which were Front, Third, Market, Castle. Seventh and Fourth streets south of Market to Greenfield street. The present chain of improved avenues is the result of his careful and experienced supervision of the de partment of which he as in charge at the time. ' . Mayor Jtfoore Is of . the opinion that his long experience in "the department of streets will enable him, if elected to the position for which he makes an nouncement, to efficiently conduct the permanent policy of the city for the neat four year- 'V; regards the - con tinuance of 1 -nent street 'work. In announcing i. Vndidacy for com missioner of puv works, - Mayor Moore makes grates acknowledge ment of his thanks forVhe fine measure of support which has toeen " Recorded him in .the past,, and seeks , a con tinuance of same in the approaching primary and election. " r -; y v Hi liia four years ' as mayor, . the Chief fti:- in . ent i . Bona i . drcdr xecutive has conducted his of- i a high and lofty plane and r-rless and thoroughly ' oohsci ianner. H numbers -his per : iid political fiends by the hiln lt is a certainty that these will rally to his support in hia canaiaacy for the office he seeks. In :the sam loyal manner in which they have sop ported him in the past. " ' ,; ;; Cowh Candidate 1 " . v T ' It will Tje gratifying to, the publio generally. It is believed,-to, know ;that James H. Cowan, has , formally an nounced himself as candidate for com missioner of nnbllfi safety and mayor. Numerous friends; of. Mr.- Cowan, it is stated, have been persistent in urging liim t iak thin iittn and his friends Bssert that no more acceptable candl datn could named for the position, since his varied experiences in public matter eminently auallfy him to. ais 'harge the duties of the office he seeks in a way that will reflect credit upon the city. ?:. . i - , Mr. Cowan, Is a - Wilmington ;boy, Viorn 9 reared in ther city; H-began life as a "newspaper man in which , line he achieved " distinction, so much so tiiat he was chosen president of. "the Xorth rvimlina Press association.-' He was the special , representative of i tha committee appointed by, the business men and concerns of the city to negotiate- the. location of - shipbuilding Plants in Wilmington, and pursued4 the mfltten in Wflxhinsrton for montna oon trihutinw e-rn.tiv to the success of the committee in obtaining two shipyards for Wilmington. Upon, the completion of this special worW Mr. ! Cowan was chosen secretary , of the chamber of commerce, in which position h Jrrat ly widened the scope of the activities r.f tvi -o-aiwoHrtn- and today ' Is rec ognized as one of the most alert and able chamber, of commerce secretaries in the; country: .."::--rV:-". :";f it was largely tnrougn . ti"s -that a large body of prominent Wilmington,: business men"-representee th.. city on the Soutih Atlantic md-".-st trip last spring. 1 Mr, : Cowan CConUnued on Pa Tw SUBSTANTIAL CUT Urates here lemporary increase of Several Moj' Ago Based on the Then Higher Prices of Raw Materia" j& Labor, Is Expected y ',Vy-:' vto Be Reduced By Corporation -: -f ' the Next Hearing on Rates , Momhig Star, BvreaiC a403 Merchants National Bank Bid-. . ' By JVJJB B. WARREN - RAIiElGH, . March 12. That the corporation commission will order a substantial reduction in gas rates fol lowing the hearings of the consoll dated case on March 22 ie i the opinion of .some of those who have looked into the gas situati6n J in. North Carol tna. The -commission, .itselfr, Is 'naturally making no statement about the prob atole outcome of the hearing, for if has not heard all of the facts. The.rat in effect now, however, is temporary and; was announced when the gas, com panies -were face to face . with the highest prices for; raw materials they have ever faced, v At the time the rate was granted It was. understood it Iwas temporary and was in no way prejudicial to the inter ests ; of the consumers when the ; final facts were heard and the case was de cided on these facts. The cities In volved at that time asked for time within which to prepare their case, and to look into the proposition of oppos ing the Increase asked for by the com panies. The gas corporations - at the time declared they were having to pay such' high prices for coal and oil that it - was ; impossible r; for them to get along without : the additional revenue which the rates asked for would give them. . " . : ' ' '; -'. .':." . ;' v ' In order' to -give, the cities time to investigate, ; the gas - producing, situa tion In North Carolina, to audit the books of the company If necessary and to find out what return was .being re ceived' on the money Invested in gas utilities, , the corporation -' commission continued the case. In the meantime the cities got a gas engineer to "com here ' to . make an Investigation, and they now have this Information in ad dition , to the other information col lected during the past few months.. The corporation commission has sent out notices to all the companies calling their attention -to the setting of the final hearing on March 22 at 1 o'clock. The following cities' -gas, rate is in volved in -this hearing:: r. :,. Winston-Salem Gas company, Caro lina; Powet' and liight company of Dur ham and f Raleigh", Southern Public Utilities company of Charlotte, New Bern Gas and Fuel company of New Bern, Goldsboro Gas company of Golds boro, Washlhgtbn iGas " company of Washington.;: Southern - Gas Improve ment company of ' Oxford, Henderson and Eri4bth City. Tide water-power una ;iqoiio otiticc cuoipany i s Mm bury; Spencer,- High tpoint.f Eafe Spen cer and Greensboro.-- " "' .';'.' -; c ..Belief that the hearing on March 22 will result in a substantial reduction of the gXjS rates granted in the tempor ary, order of the commission several months ago, Is based on the fact that the prices .of coal and coal oil, .labor and other factors entering into the manufacture of gas havedropped con siderably. The temporary rate wag granted when the price of coal and oil was at the peak.. Since that time there hasheen a substantial reduction in thevery important materials going into The gas making business, and it is believed ' the commission will take these - drops in prices into consideration-when .they make the new rate..-' . The commission hopes to get the- case out of the way before. the end of the month. ' Final hearings and arguments beginning on March 22 should be com pleted before the end of the week, and the- commission will make an effort to hand dewn Its decision promptly. The larger cities have combined their case, and the smaller ones wm in ail proD- ability : come Into . the pool before the hearing comes up. Members or the corporation commis sion; are making an effort to rear range the space in the department buildings alloted to them m order to take care .of the new department of taxation and revenue which was created by the legislature. Tfce new department will take over Ml of the tas work formerly nanaiea jy - inu corporation commission as a tax com- mission on the first of May. The legis lature, understood that space would be provided for the new department m hv eornoratlon commission 'rooms since the work wis handled by that department now. 1 The bill creating tne new epr men t, .contemplates an Increase In the work connected with taxes and reve nue, and the probabilities are. that ad ditional helpers and room will be needed before the next legislature meets. In the meantime the depart ment will open up on the first of May in part of the space formerly occupied W eomoration commission.' Pro vision was -made by the legislature for nutting an additional story on the new agricultural bunding. " This new story will provide offices for committees of the legislature, probably for the high way commission which is now renting spacs in one of the office buildings downOown, aiid for the rtvir trom the tax . commission. This building will be erected on the, site of the old building occupied by the department, but work has not started and no pro vision has been made for tearing away the old building. ': .s n. All-members of the prison board, ap pointed - by i. Governor Morrison,, have accepted, their appointments, and the first meeting of the board will be held in : the near future, possibly next wee. One oi the; important matters, to come before , the: first session board will be the election-of theT new superintendent of the - prison. It JS understood the present-. incumbent, Superintendent. .Collie, who was ap pointed by Governor Bickett would be Slad te ' retain his-offlclal, connection with the state. There are: also others L" would Uke Uo be named supertn Jenaerth prison. A. McCach for instance, who s; now -.conCjjd with the prison, and a very well posted, man' on prison management. - . . It has been generally understood that ".'. ir,fiiiiorh wonld be named super- m tendent if the board did not decide to keep the present superintendent, but so f ar asIsknown neither . the governoy 6r the. men , he has appointed ,havo Sledged . themselves to either; of y these GAS receptive candidates. It Is known that Mr. McCulloch's ideas and advic have been relied on to a large extent In the prison legislation of the last term. He has been opposed to the removal of the penitentiary from ; the oentral ; prison west of Raleigh to. the farm in Wake county, 'and according to Senator Mo Coin and, some others who sponsored this , Idea, was largely f responsible for th sentiment developed against this removal. ; It Is known that the gover nor, has, a" srreat real of confidence in his judgment in-prison. matters.' Should Superintendent Collie be re moved it will follow the precedent set by ' other executives who . came InTo office. Mr; Collie - displaced Superin tendent Mann who had. been in charge of the prison for some years. In fact it has been generally understood :that the prison officials usually changed with the governors, but friends of the present superintendent have .felt that the record he has made should Justify his retention as head of the prison sys tem in North Carolina. This was argued prior to the session of the legislature, when it was understood that the prison would be moved. Mr. Collie was in the midst of prepara tions for making this change. ' He has just started, the development, of the new prison farm in "Wake county, and has much other development- under way incompleted at the presnt time. PROMINENT SCOTLAND COUNTY CITIZEN'S FUNERAL TODAY (Special to. The, Star) LAURINBURQ, March 12. John A. McNeill, Of Laurel Hill, died yester day afternoon of complications follow ing an attack of -typhoid fever six months ago. Mr. McNeill was 8 years old, a native of this county and one of tta best and most highly esteemed citi zens. - For several years he had been and elder of Aberdeen Presbyterian church, from which 'funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at ' 3 o'clock toy his pastor, Rev. C. R Bailey. Mr. MacNeill was also superintend ent of Aberdeen church Sunday school. He Is survived by two sons, John S. McNeill, of Lumberton, and M,(F, Mc- Nelll, of Xaurlnburg, and seven daugh ters, Mesdames 1 0.. I Williams, Swan Quarter; A.' B. Fletcher, Gibson A, J. Wilson, Salisbury: W. B. Calhoun, Laurinburgr and , Misses Jante, " SaMe Male, and . .Josie. McNeill.,-, - . . : .; PE3TJ3KisjtiUUv. ya Aiarcn izoor ert. Martin was convicted In ; the .cir cuity court of Nottaway county tonight of murder in the -second degree and sentenced to 15 years in the pentiten tlary for killing Godfrey Schultz, a German farmer near Wellville, on January , 31. last. . , Royce Hagaman, tried at the'- same time as accessory, was acquitted. BATON ROUGE SELECTEJD NEW ORLEANS, March 12. Baton Rouge, La., will be the scene of the 1921 'track and field championship of the Southern , Amateur Athletic union. Secretary . Beneditto announced to night, following a conference with athletic officials. The meeting to be under the auspices of the Batm Rouge Athletic club will be held May 20 and 21. - LOUISIANA FTOOD WARNINGS NEW ORLEANS. March 12. Flood warnings, in the Ouchita river at Camden and Arkadelphia, Ark., were issued today by the district fore caster of the local weather bureau. A stage of 30 to 32 feet was pre dicted for next Wednesday at Camden. At Arkadelphia the present staee is 20 feet with a prospect of a further rise because of recent heavy rains. FIRST TRAIN ATLANTA TO IS RUN CORDELE No Word Received on A. B. and A. Regarding Confer ence on March 21- ATLANTA, March ; 12. The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic . railway ran its first train from Atlanta to Cordele today, since the wage strike began; last Saturday, and announced that employes had returned to work at : Montezuma and Douglas, Ga and that the places of the striking telegraphers , had al ready been filled or would be-shortly. The Oordele train Is scheduled to re turn here' tomorrow and a round trip will he mad Sunday between. Birming ham and Linesville, Ala, road officials said..:- ';.s ; : r No official advices from h Unlte States : railway - labor . board had been received by Colonel Bugg,-receiver, or by : union chiefs, ;" regarding the call for a conference " March j 21, - and of ficials of both sides-withheld "comment pending yd! sect word from the board on T the conference, -which was told of in press - dispatches. Union ; chiefs, however had previously issued a state ment; expressing determination to fight the wage reduction to . the end. - MANY WORKMEN ARE ASKING - 'l . ; POSITIONS ON JU B, AND A. BIRMINGHAM, March' 12. Hundreds of' white and negro men are beseiging the offices of the .Atlanta,; Birmingham and Atlantic railroad from; early morn ing until nightfall-in quest of. positions vacated by employes of the road now on strike and the road is gradually whipping) both , freight and passenger traffic into shape Superintendent Whit taker stated tonight. 4 ? THOUSAND OUT-OF JOBS . ' ALBANY, N. Y., March 12. The West Albany shops. of the New York Central rstlrnajl '-'nTnsAf! Anvtrrt for art . indefinite period-, tonight ' About 1.000 men-' are aCectMi. - .V:; ; . .. r t ils; HARDING HAS STARTED ROWlilirliNT SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE His Family . Physician, Made Brigadier-General Is An Homeopath Doctor : OTHERS ALLOPATHS Disappointing to iUlopaths to Have Homeopath 4n "fharge At Capital By DAVID IiAWRfe3S.E (Copyright, 1921, by The Morning Star) . WASHINGTON, MarchCI2 President Harding has encountered -a phase of official life 'that ,1s perhaps iittle un derstood by ' the oi&t": world, but which Involves pertSonal embaifrass ment and murmurs .et.; criticism that make the problems of - dhief , execu tlvev worrisome fr.om; the. start. First and foremost ; js" the peculiar situation? surrounding -the appointment of Dr. c. E. Sawyer, as5bfigadler gen eral In the army in order that he might serve as white honse physician. Every thing In Washington has , come : to know In recent years hdw .necessary it is that there he a-physlcla;n at the white house not merely to care for the President in the event Tof Illness, but to see to it . that ; the rehief,- executive apportions his time between work and play, so he will.not suffer a physical breakdown.'.5 . . :&J?4-K -. When President Harding was" faced with the question, t he :-. wanted, of course, to retain the " services of his family physician,. Dr. .." Sawyer, of Marion, O., but there- .Was no way of attaching a private Individual to the; white house staff. V Admiral Cary T.I Grayson was 1 already ln the United j States -navys',ard;it was a simple mat ter to ; have .him detailed as, a naval; aide to President. Wilson" .The conti;o versy. over Dr.' Grayson, however, had nothing: ..to-; do with . his. t selection as white house physician, but Republican senators said it was wrong to give" him the promotion to the rank' of admiral. Since that, time, however, there . has been a change of feeling and the same Republican senators- , Voted, to a man to confirm" the nomination of. Dr. Saw yer;, to be :brjgadier,. general, even though"' the latter -hatf;.-bjreyi6jii-jly' not been, an officer in the army at alL' The Democratic senators,: pV Aou-rse" feeling Pf eMdent f ..th sort to the-rOiind-about eProcess of ap pointing a man either to high rank in the army tfr.navy to, get the services of the physician he desires. Mr. Hard ing not unmindful of the fact, too, that, there are lots of army officers who served '. overseas- feeHng pretty blue nowadays, becauser they have Just been compelled to - take the stars of the brigadier general's rank from - their shoulders and put on I the, insignia of lower rank. But how. else was Mr. Harding to get Dr. Sawyer on the white house staff except to make him a mili tary or naval . aid? The fault really, lies in the failure: of congress to pro vide the' white .house ! with an appro priation for, a physleian to take care not only of the, president, but his household. The; Importance to the country of the life of its President Is recognized in the appropriation made for secret service guards. The govern ment, moreover, provides money for servants' at the white house, but there is no attache more important' than the man who sees to it that the President is kept in good - health. Unquestionably there has been a good deal of sensitiveness at the white house about appointing Dr. Sawyer to be a brigadier general. . It was not ex actly known whether the senate would confirm, or whether there might not be a controversy similar to the Grayson episode. Then it was that somebody suggested the idea of broadening tne activities: of ,Dr. - Sawyer and a state-' ment "was issued v that he would take charge of a general reorganization of welfare bureaus in the government, in cluding the United States public health service, the children's bureau and kin dred 7 organizations, but If the move was calculated to. offset senatorial, crit icism it was . unnecessary. On. the other hand, it did stir up a controversy in an entirely unlocked for direction. . ' Dr. Sawyer is a Ihomeopath, while the majority of thej Physicians In the army and navy and puhllc health ser vice belong to. the opposite school 'of meditine . known ' as allopathy: The clash between theseVtwo schools of thought has ben going on inside and outside the government for years, and It Is naturally a source of disap pointment to the allopaths to have a homeopath put in charge of "any reor- ganizatlon , which affects th&m so this ,1s the usual vitally. : On top of difficulty that is .encountered in hand ling any question of health supervision by the government,! namely, . the atti tude of .the Christian Science believers who insist that the government ought, to keep hands off. the"; health question and that no' medical oligarchy; should reign in Washington- . Brigadier Genfaral. Sawyer , will have his hands full with j these problems, all because : it was deemed necessary to make some further Justification f or. his appointment .to the army than the sim ple announcement that the .President wanted a family physician on duty at the white . house.,;: Some ' day congress will provide ; for the place by statute and, the, chances are -.that; neither po litical party -would - oJect to such ; a proposal for the health .of the PresI - dent is not a, private, but a public .mat- ter, and the demands of his Job are such' that no money can: compensate for the energy , lost or. the vitality that is. exhausted -by the perplexities of tthe presidential 'office.: : 'tfe-i;-i.V;':.f :t. ye.7:v '.,!.; ' 'J..J.r;z y. ' '- ARE ACQ-MTTED . OF MURDER CTJRRITTJCK, March 12, St. Clair Lewark and John f. Wicker, .guards ; at a' private game reserve 'in : Currituck county,- were acquitted -by a - Jury this afternoon -of the charge of murdering perwood GaUop ' last Thanksgiving.J j while jGallop ; with his cousin," ; James ianannon, were out nunung. thavthe prayrec3entas M;';." uui jjcuc&iu 19 : uio-v last iuuiv , uwi -n-r -j - . r r - '7 ASKS THAT SOUTH GET REPRESENTATION UPON Senator Overman Sees President Relative to I. C..C. and, . Shipping Board MAXWELL IN MIND Tar Heel Regarded as Well Equipped for Position With Y t; the I. C. Commission ' (Special to The Star) WASHINGTON, March 12. Appoint ment of representatives from the south to the Interstate Commerce commis- sion and the shipping board, was urged upon President Harding today by Senator Overman, who stated that the great shipping interests of that sec tion should .have a voice on the gov ernment regulatory bodies. It has been the practice in the past, 1 Senator Overman said' after his con ference, to put a southern man on the TntArstatn f!nmrtierM commission. The southern representation has died; out i-and" President Harding was asked to revive it. The senator said that while he did not com specifically for the purpose of j suggesting an appointee, he had In mind A. . J. Maxwell, of Raleigh, in case the President desired to appoint a Democrat. Mr.' Maxwell -Is corpora tion commissioner and has been look-, ing after the question of freight rates. ' President Harding" is having a sur vey, of . the situation made, Senator Overman1 reported, when asked how the suggestion was received. He did not name any candidates for' the-place on the shipping board. - . "President Harding promised me to give my request serious consideration and to send for me if he decided to 'name a man from .the south for the Interstate Commerce oommission," said ' Mr., Overman. "The talk about' every thing, going to the south kept Presi dent Wilson frqm making southern selections as often as . he would have done under other circumstances. Mr. Harding will not have to answer to that charge. I hope he will be liberal with our section." ' . Secretary .Weeks promised Mr. Over man that he would promote Colonel Boley, who has charge of Camp Bragg, at Payetteville. -President Wilson, sent in the nomination for "Colonel r Boley' s promotion' but the senate, did not-con- e senator t thsstfr1? nrm itr -ir. w cess om. Mr. ' Overman - took up with Mr. Weeks the- case of Col. Samuel L. Faison, who: helped to break the Hln denburg line, and lead the North Caro lina soldiers to a great victory. He asked that Colonel Faison be given the same rank he had at the close of the war. v MANUFACTURER FOUND GUILTY TOLEPO, March 12. David A. Bar nett, clubman and manufacturer, was found guilty here today of mistreating the six-year-old daughter of a promi nent minister after a jury in Judge Curtis. Johnson's court had deliberated flv hours. Barnett was accused of taking more than fi oi-.ni- nf vnnn rr o-lrU rlfUnc in via .ntninnMi. iinrinr thA iat nir mil a half.- On each occasion he Iff alleged I to have mistreated them. EVERYBODY IS REDUCED ELKHART, Ind., March 12. Sweep ing, changes in official personnel on the New York Central railroad affecting 4,350 officials from" general superintendent- down, were - announced here today. All the transfers, it was said, carried salary reductions - ranging from ?750 to f 2,000 yearly. SPRINGFIELD OFFICERS READY FOR EMERGENCY Racial Clash in Ohio Seems to Have Been Prevented By Prompt Measures SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, March 12. After a day of preparation,- Springfield officials tonight announced that they were ready to cope with any. situation that might v arise in " connection with racial disturbances, which last night resulted in the wounding of a police man and a negro, and which have kept the city , in a turmoil since last Mon day, when an unidentified negro as saulted an 11-year-old white girl. Sheriff , Davis Jones, placed in -complete charge of the situation, and with eight companies , of National guards men as. his. aides; tonight had barred all-traffic from city streets,-suspended 8treetcar service, closed stores, thea ters and all -public gathering places and ordered all citizens to remain in their, homes after 6 "o'clock. ... As meas ures to . enforce orders .of the sheriff, guardsmen patrolled the streets on foot and In army trucks with machine guns. 'r . , ' Another precautionary measure taken by the authorities was the expeditious bringing ' to. Justice " of James . White, 17-year-old;? negro "and confessed v as sailant ' of . Patrolman Joseph ' Ryan, whom ; he , shot three- times last night in f the opening phase of Jhe ' disorder. 1 Captured, shortly- before noon today by I a fosse of farmers following a running pistol - battle,'- wnite; was orougnt to this city, taken before Judge Gelger in ljuvenlls-court and , hustled away in a - speedy automobile to. the Mansfield reformatory, following his ; plea of guilty to carrying concealed weapons and. shooting with intent to kill. The whole procedure , was accomplished he fore it .became generally known i that White had een captured, v -'. Today passed quietly with . no' unto ward " incidents. Chief -. Interest was aroused by 1 military preparations - and the .arrest, of. White, . hut. atno time was there anything but tranquility, i Appeals to All to " iHelp the Farmers WASHINGTON, Marcb 13 A ap peal for every giod' sttlem' to what lie cap. to help the tmxmttm through the ,. present period ' of de pression, not for the sake of help lag the farmer alone, omt "for the sake of helping UuaeU,'' was mad today, sy Soeretary of Agri culture Wallaco in his first formal . state ment. ;.. Prices of farm prod nets nrsst rise and prtoes of other prosnets nt down before the normal relation bo twcea tkern ' haa been : rostored Mr. Wallaco : Sieaerted.;. Talk of brlnsr Ina prices baclt to a pre-war level, he declared, ul morally wrong and economically Impossible,'' ' , adding that "everybody would be better off" if an effort were made to bring about a price level, aay 70 per .cent above the' pie-war normal, - Secretary "Wallaoe aals bo d.obte4. whether the people In the east real ise nt what has happened to the farmers of the producing seetlons Citing -. conditions in the central west as an example, ho said that notwithstanding that "we have the finest rural civilisation, taken mm n whole, the , -world has ever seen,' the farmers are now In "a trying period and , are suffering flnanclal lOscjea." . . Farmer throughout the nation, especially those in the south and weart, he added, "are experiencing exactly the same trouble." PACKERS ACCEPT THE OFFER OF SECRETARY Armour and Company Wire De partment Chief They Will Fol low Suggestions CHICAGO, March 12. After an all day discussion by heads of the pack- ing industry, a telegram was sent to James J. Davis, secretary of labor at Washington, accepting his suggestion that they send two representatives to confer with, him and two representa tives . of the employes regarding the present situation in the Industry. The telegram which was signed by Armour and company said: "Tour message .received. , Will be glad to follow your suggestion." .; A statement ' given out at the same time that the telegram was. mads jjuhUfl le.:''4SS W r -rtvf.. assume that the Justice anddtte- cessity of wage cuts. wt' not bef issue, Nor can ' there Justly be '' En Issue on the matter of hours." v 1 '- Secretary Davis' offer of personal mediation In an effort to avert a threat ened strike In the industry also iwas accepted by .the union leaders, Dennis Lane of Amalgamated - Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers' of North Amer ica, sending a telegram to the head of the federal labor board In which he suggested . that a Joint , conference of packers, employes and representatives of the ,lahor; department r he held In "Washington, March 18, - . ;; The statement Issued. by the packers made no mention of the war-time, ar bitration agreement which was can celled by them on February 26, and says regarding the recently announced reductions of wages and readjustment oi woraing nuurn mni .... oAceyi uiruugn such measures as w have adopted, the possibility of industrial difficulties that might close our plants would stare us In the face." DEPARTMENTS OF INTERIOR AND COMMERCE INTERESTED WASHINGTON, March , 12.- The for mal replies of the packers and of the employes In that industry - Secre tary Davis' telegrams offering medi ation In the wage reduction contro versy were not received at the depart ment of labor tonight and pending their receipt the secretary: withheld com ment ' The1 secretary said, however, that he would1 set a date for. the .conference as soon ' as . the replies consenting 'to the discussion had been officially re ceived and added that Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Secretary of Agriculture - Wallace, whom he con sulted before proffering his personal mediation, would fee asked to take part in them. Their advice would be val uable, he Jsald, as both ,of these de partments - are vitally concerned with conditions in the packing industry. TRAVELERS PUT NEW OFFICERS IN CHARGE Cape Fear Council Names Offi cials At Meeting Saturday - Plans for the annual convention ofl the United- Commercial Travelers of the Carolinas, to be held here June 3-4, were further -perfected at the annual meeting of Cape Fear council, United Commercial Travelers, held last night in the Odd Fellows' building. Besides disposing of a number of very impor tant" matters, pertaining: to the' coming meeting here officers to . serve ' the lo cal council during the ensuing year were elected. . , ' - The new officials of Cape Fear coun cil are: John W. Bloome, senior coun selor; E. B. Edwards, Junior counselor; J. F. Smith,, past counselor; W. C. Smith,, secretary and treasurer; 'R.- G. Rankin, : conductor; : H. H. Springs, page; Lehman Wood, sentinel; L. H. Burnett and Av B, Croom, Jr., members of the executive committee; and W.'-O. Page, chaplain.. The , new , executives Were . formerly installed in' office last night by Past1 Counselor J. L. King. J. F. - Littleton and H. H. Pearsall were selected: as delegates to the meet ing of the grand council -convention to be held v here -in -June. - J. W. Bloome and J. L..-King were named as ,alter nates. ' ' ' . ' ' ; r" - r: V T IX D. Latta. of the firm of M. Jaeobi; J. C. Lane, of Armour Co.. and Ben jamin 'May were initiated into mem bership at the meeting, t. Several appli cations for membership were iso re celved,-,---"".' -;-'.- .: : . DYING MILLIONAIRE IS QUOTED BY WITNESSES IN THE jARDMORE CASE One Swears Hamon Told Hid Tftat Cfcira Smith Hamon Shot Him as He Lay Abed "WAS A FRAME-UP' Another Witness Alleges : Dee fendant Said He Was Told It vJ f j i o x umuicu tw uut iiuu : 'y'ii .if s ARTJMORB, Okla., March! 12." , Knowing he was dying, Jake L. Hamon r.niltft1 tn haVA htAAm a mllllnnat ' through oil and railroad projects, and'. ';;:'v:' a Republican national committeeman, '.;: :'V? I : told one man he was shot by Clara, Smith Hamon as he lay upon - the bed in his room which adjoined hers at a hotel here, and told another that Claray had told him the affair was a "frame up by others," tnat she - was "sorry for what she had done and that she -had gone out of his life forever," two witnesses testified at the woman's trial , on a charge of murder In district court here today. i . . -.- , i' For' the flr eTtinie Ift the trial, which started two days ago, politics, , whiph gained Hamon national renown, was ' touched on when one of the witnesses stated that he had been told by Ha-. mon to "take direct to Warren Hard ing" the matter of appointment to of fice of several of Hamon's, friends, In whioh Hamon still expressed deep in , terest even while dying. . "She told me this was a.frame-ujji by others, and that she was sorry. the Rev. T. B. Irwin, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Lawton, who, delivered Mr. Hamon's funeral oration, testmed the dying man told hiitv "Three times I had paid her, off, but this is the last time." The. matter of the alleged "frame- ; up" was not touched on further, . by either state or defense; counsel, and Dr. Irwin did not get to complete the statement he had . started because of an Interruption by defense oounseL " The clergyman did ; not have direct information, from Hamon -that ' the. ' young 'woman, former, wife of - a nephew, had shot him, he said. ' r x Not so, however, with W. B. Nloholsi ' V, former chief of polloe 'of Oklahoma, JiClty, Okla, and business ...and, political t t;!!! - , tnwugh whomthe aHegedidyinffstate-l'vS''ji.' went; fronf . Mr 11 Hamon - and his testi mony, -iufe tnat or ,'K.eiiy ml 3 Koach; an Oklahoma Oity - Insurance' man, ten ' yesterday, was to. the' effect that he had been told by Hamon that he knew, he ''.was -dying, and - that'; Clara - Smith: Hamon shot him. . -j- .--J vh,.r- ' ; - "Bill, she got me," Nichols quoted Hamon as having said, and continued tha the wounded man had asserted he was lying-down for a rest on the bed in his own room, , which adjoined" that of the : defendant, when Clara Hamon came to him, plaoed her left hand on his head and fired a bullet' Into his body. He told how Hamon said he threw up hs left arm to knock aside the firearm, 6ut' too late, , th , leaped to his feet knocked the tiny f automatic pistol from the woman's hand, on his knees searched for-vit in the darkness' on the floor, recovered? it placed it in his pocket and then walked to " the sanitarium where he died, five days later. The former police chief testified he was in Mr. Hamon's office the follow- ing morning when Clara Hamon en tered -and agreed upon demand of Frank Ketch, business manager tot Mr. Hamon then and now administrator of his estate, that she leave Ardmore quietly. - - "Clara, . I have never butted Into . your affairs before, but I am rtow; No more disgrace for the Hamon famllx,! Nichols quoted Ketch as having said,f "Why you talk as If I did," he said Clara replied. "He did it himself, and will tell youso."' On cross examination Mr. - Nichols denied he had seen bruises and marks on Clara Hamon's face and arms , at that time. Defense has indicated'" aV plea that Hamon was shot In a fight with Clara, and that the bullet which killed him was fired while he was la the act of striking, her with a, chair. ..v - .Other witnesses this morning also were questioned closely on that point and denied -that her face and hands., bore marks from a physical combat. Through Mr. Nichols It was brought out that Clara Hamon obtained $5,000 f rontk Ketch with which to leave Ard more and that the business manager' .agreed to get it for her. :---4. ... , 1 , . .;:''' REPORTED AMERICANS KILLED ' ! IN A. TAMPICO SHOOTIN9 . . NEW YORK, 'March 12 Pour sail or s, said to: be American, were in -Tampico yesterday,, according newspaper dispatches received here to day. Up to noon the United . States embassy here had received no, reports on the killing . other than the news- ' paper advices. The men, who were part of the crew, of the Norwegian ship Sazon, were at tacked as they were boarding a launch by five masked men In another launch the press dispatches say. The bodies have not been recovered. 4. VERDICT OV :NOT GUILTY ,"' , v " "V RATiKIGlL 4 'March . 1i A Walr " ' county-' Jury early tonight returned, a ' ."- I verdict of not guilty In ' the case' lnn:' V;;v-'.;;-ir wnicn . ira -j. nompson, . driver ot , an automobile,' was charged with murder In connection with the killing of Dr. J. M. Plckelle. chemist of . the North Carouna experiment :-. station, " by an automobile on January 28.' The 'Jury- -.'-" f es. . , , ;. V : was out only four, minutes WRECK BLOCKS TRAFFIC V - NEWPORT NBW8, Va.',. March 12. The 'wreck of It rears - in Chesapeake and Ohio freight train S7 at Williams burg, Vs., . caused delay of: all trains late , today. Wreckage ; which covered both main tine and all side tracks caa not be cleared away before tomorrow night, No one was 4hiured . .v-v ::' :.t jt'.-;.- .v "ii 'U 'i'fi -t-i;-i ' 1 i Mv;" ; i- n t !: i. it h I . ' 'I; . U '? W i i .-uVu''n ii f i .Mi- jr.-i ":y VJ-- ,t.r,.. 1 j : y:-M:'-: "' 1 . . ' J. U' mm r sail- ; v,4:-i kllledh---rl ng. te, .'. 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