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After deliber jting for 28 hours a jury In federal ,nnrt late today returned verdicts of on all Ave counts of the indlct- guilty ment against oo pciouuo awuoqu ui. conspiracy to rob the American Rail way Express company of property valued at one million dollars. The list of defendants included not only express messengers and agents in Georgia and Alabahia, but also con-,..n-e hne-eraeemen. newsbutchers. negro porters, garage owners and hotel"! proprietors. The conductors were some of the best known in the southeast and were held in high esteem, some owning, plantations. W A. Hughes, messenger, furnished the bulk of the evidence for the gov ernment. He was on- he stand for nearly a week and told of transactions with practically all of the accused men. Hughes confessed to numerous thefts. The government's case was based largely-on his testimony, a story-that lawyers for the defense charged ' is, "framed." ' Tour of the 64 persons Indicted were never arrested; nine were found- not guilty by the jury; nine verdicts of not guilty were directed by Judge Beverly D. Evans; five pleaded guilty and one case was noil prossed. ' . : The case- has been on trial for four weeks, witnesses from all parts of the United States being on - the witness stand to complete the chain ofs evidence in the various transactions. During the government's presenta tion of evidence it was shown that there was a system of signals used In the conspiracy. "Will he ride ?,-, was a query to determine whether a person alluded to was "all right,." the "all - right" being an answering signal. Judge Evans announced that he would sentence the convicted persons Saturday, April 30, at 10 a. m..' '-. "In sentencing you I will take into consideration, that though you were found guilty on five counts, it was really all one transaction," CJudge Evans said. "I will sentence Von as if it were all one count." y The maximum sentence iiwo years in the penitentiary or a fine of $10,000 or both. Judge Evans told the jurors that they were exempted from Jury service for four years. Immediately after the verdict two v express vans moved up to the federal building and began to carry away the great mass of "evidence." Those found guilty are F. R. Baker, haggagemaster, Albany, Ga".; W. W. Barbre, messenger, Albany; O. B. Bald newsbutcher, Macon; M. E. Bowdoin, messenger, Atlanta; "W. E. Brunner, messenger. College Park, Ga.; R. C. t'hancey, express agent, Hartford, Ala.; Walter Crittle, negro porter, Macon; I.ee Dix, baggagemaster, Macon; E. E. Dunaway, express agent, Oglethorpe; Troop Floyd, negro porter, Macon; Wil liam Hackney, baggagemaster, Mont.-' somery, Ala.; King Hardy, conductor, Albany; J. o. Hood, agent. Cuthbert, Charlie Hunter, baggagemaster, Macon ; A. G. Johnson, agent, Smlth v'He. (la.; J. 1. Johnson, baggagemas ter, Macon; Charlie Johnson, conductor, Albany; o. ( . Johnson, transfer clerk, Nnithvillo; w. V. Kimball, baggage master, Albany; C. E. Langford, mes senger. Warrenton, Ga.; J. C. McArthur, messenger. Americus.' Ga.;.N. T. Mc Wnnon, conductor, Dothan, Ala.; Dan Mc-Lendon, conductor, Florala, Ala.; R. v JicMichael, messenger, Montgomery, C. F. McMillan, messenger, Wood-. aw, Ala.; w. O. Mixon, agent, Ozark, c 1 J- v- Morris, flagman, Albany; . Pierre, messenger, Macon; J. N. n Cf,nductor, Macon; O. L. SmLth, "agman. Albany; w. W. Wood, bag gemaster, Macon; Eugene G. Stovali; messenger, Union Spring. Ala.; R. J. "Iner, messenger, Hampton, Ala.; Ed XnnPsrn exPreBS helper, Arlington, Geo' i L Pl0cker' messenger, Minen, lowsSe f"nd not Kullty ar .as fol- nla.rlie E"rgess, garage proprietor, man A1'3': Wil1 DriKSrers, garage hT; Hora'a. Ala.; O. L. Hall, con- , A hanv. na T. Tfrlo-ht 'agemdfter, Macon';' W V. Weeks, Lor, Aiacon; L. B. Rogers, trans lR'!?a Abany; M. H. Shepparddepot i-ninn t?lhany; W. g: Simpson, agent, sen. rnnsr' Ala-! M- F. Stokes, mes- nger, Boston, Ga. .. iX Be'vpH !ulty by direction of Judge j er'v J - Kvans: 0 r Cason- barber, Florala, -Ala.; merc'hL?SSman' F1rala; W. P. Hosey, ho'ti ' Atlanta; Marvin Prestwood, ood v?nas?er- F1rala; W. T. Prest Maco; w",a; Ed Reading, merchant, RadnSv Joshua Stewart, Florala; J. R. :'ario Texfress asent, Columbia,' Ala.; On ni 1 Florala- " -' nH nrrTa f misnomer, Judge Evans flodg; sed the case against W. W. ?i"n 'V1?, pleadei guilty at the be- uf'auia A's.abrook. express messenger. Mini ;: II- c- Brinson, messen-' pnger !,' f,a-; c- H. Condrey, mes 8nger' nLanta; w- c- Greene, mes A 'ut u agent at Eatonton, Ga.; anta." llghPfI' express messenger,, At- rreRti -V ho Were indicted but never tigers- ,- naw' s- Y- Bfadshaw, mea t. "F. e. '.""es c. Fields, messenarer: irkK nol?y' messenser; James -Ken- !0fero express messenger. -', Amri, t. ASHl-rp JANT COMPTROLLER Poo" of rION' Apr11 Walter s: "PPolni,,; ytheville, Va.. today was ot t,: .u Roiicitor to th.(ron,ntrrtiir? r Judged J. G. Pritchard Is Dying In Asheville . ;- i--. : , y ; ASHEVILLE, April 9. Federal Jedgre Jeter Oemley Pritchard, tea. lor jndgre of the fourth United State diatrict circuit court, la not expected to survive the night, at tending: Phyalclana announced at mldnla-ht. ? Complications, probably pneu monia, are aald tA haye. aKBravated an attack of Brtgrht's disease from which Judgre Pritchard has ; been -sufterlng:. for some time. Members of the family are at his bedside, where the widely known jurist lay unconscious, and his demise Is con sidered to be only a matter ot a few'houra. Ph-yolaa reported his pulse as .120 1 temperature 104j respiration 32. HOUSE MEMBERS MEET TO PLAN FOR MONDAY Each Party Holds. Caucus to Put Things in Shape for the Opening of Congress WASHINGTON.. April 9. Republicans and Democrats, meeting separately, put things in shape today for the organi zation of the house of representatives at noon Monday. . Speaker Gillett, nominated by the Republicans, will be opposed -for re election by Representative Claude Kltchin, Democrat, North Carolina. Mr. Gillett will be elected and Mr. Kltchin, by . reason of his nomination, will be come Democratic leader. In the new house, the Republicans have 301 mem bers and. the Democrats 131. , Back after a long rest, Mr. Kltchin said he felt physically fit to carry on his work as minority leader, but at his request Representative Garret, of Tennessee, was named as acting leader. At their final caucus - Republicans ratified the action of the committee on committees and adopted the report L on standing committee assignment. The action of the-general committee in giv ing representation to labor an,d agri culture on the steering committee was approved. .Representative Nolan, 'of California, who holds a union card, and Represen tative, Anderson, of Min nesota, long active in urging legisla tion designed to aid - the farming in dustry, were added to .the., committee along with Representative Creen, of Vermont, yho succeeds Chairman. Wins low, of Ihe Interstate commerce comv mittee Other members hold over.' The only, fight in the . Democratic caucus was for. a j)lace on the "ways, and means committee which went 'ro Representative Tagud, of Massachu setts, vwho defeated Representative Hayden, Arizona, by five otes: Mem bers said" Tague won because he had opposed the Fordney tariff measure, which Hayden' supported. Representative Mondell, the Republi can leader, and Representative Knut son, Republican whip, will serve again, both 'havinz been re-elected. CHAIRMAN WHITE IS PLEASED BY ADMINISTRATION POLICY WASHINGTON. April 9. George White chalrma-n of the Democratic national commitee, who is Conferring here with Democratic leaders in the senate and .house orr the eve of the meeting of the new congress, announc ed today that aside from purely ordi nary activity, the efforts of the na tional committee would "be intended to be helpful to President Harding.'? He added that he was sure that the administration,-- 'with its manifold and conflicting obligations,' would need the help of all. N "I am deeply gratified," aald Mr. White, "at the record which has thus far been made by our late political enemies, now the chiefs of the nation, in that they have "by act Indorsed the policies of the preceding administra tion which formerly they so bitterly assailed by words." FUNERAL OF MRS. SPRUNT OF DILLON, S. C. IS HELD HERB The funeral of Mrs. Valeria Rankin Sprunt, wife of Nicholas. Sprunt, of Dillon, S. C. who died at her, nome in Dillon late Friday, took, place m this city yesterday afternoon, the remains being interred in- the" Rankin plot shotrly after the arrival of the 1 o'clock ' train from the south. i The deceased was a daughter ?cf Cant. Robert G. Rankin and Susan At- halte. Rankin, of this city, and was I born February 3, 1856. She ' married ', Nicholas Sprunt, of Kenansville, and I lived in Wilmington f or , a number of j years.' later moving to jtenansviue, . wherfi'-'thov remained until about years s go, when they, moved to Dillon, g C."' ''' '" W' J Surviving ar. In addition to the hus band, one daughter. Mrs. . Frank Nlern 6ee of ElUon; a son, John -.Sprunt,. also of Dillon; one brother, N. Rankin, of Wilmington J two nieces, Mrs. W4 S. BuutlBs and Miss May Ella Rankin, of this city, and. two sisters-in-law, Mrs . J. E. - Matthews, of Wilmington, and' Mrs. Maggie Roddick, of Latta, S, jC Three small grandchildren, of the Niernsee family, also survive. ' The remains were accompanied to thiji citv by the husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Niernsee, John Sprunt, of Dil lon, and Mrs. Maggie Roddick, of La.. ta, S..C. . : rt - - ' "' " ' -'. ; nirr.nBS COMPANY NAMED ' " BVEBEADY BATTERY AGENTS ' -: Thi Hughes' Sales and Service com pany has blen appointed distributor for he famous Eveready storage bat terv it.iwas announced; yesterday. Their territory will include seven-counties J.- S. Smith, formerly in charge of the battery department of -the: John son -Motors company, will direct the battery service, of the Hughes concern. b With- the . addition of storage - bat ries the Hughes company will begone lrit :n-to-date service stations Nrcarolina. VA f i1 llzing Plant and a complete list of oils. J ,zin?,.i a .,.nries complete the y s - asollne and accessories : Hughes service" system; OillZED riUND A LEAGUE JUSTICE GUILTYi OiMURDEiOF WILL HAL THE WORLDiHIS NEioMiiliiD Bainbridge Colby Declares This Idea Is Greater Than Its Builders Dreamed IS ONLY SOLUTION! Former State Secretary At Jef- j ferson Day Dinner , Says League Is Sure to Come NEW YORK. April 9. Organized peace and a league of justice will heal the, world's afflictions, Bainbridge Colby,' former secretary of state, told more than 1,000 guests tonight at the annual Jefferson day dinner of the National Democratic club. "The great 'Idea of an organized peace and of a league of justice," Mr. Oolby said, "is today even greater and more impressive than its builders dreamed. Almost from hour to 'hour, the wisdom -of events, which is often greater than that of men, declares it to be the only solution of the -world's perplexities, the only cure of its woes. One by one, the-shrewd evasions, the artful .subterfuges,, the loud-puffing and pompous alternatives crumble up under the test of actualities. "The Democratic party can afford to wait in patiepce and confidence. The dawn is .approaching, the day is at hand when America will speak to h6r afflicted brethren, throughout fhe world in the language of honor and justice; of generosity and unselfishness; of per formance and fulfillment." ' Other speakers were Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, of Maryland; Alfred E. Smith, former, governor of New York; Dr. Henry VanDyke and Charles B. Alex ander, president of the club. Woodrow Wilson sent the following message, which was read after a toast had been proposed to him:' -It is interesting and stimulating to reflect that when we celebrate the memory of one of the great founders of the republic, we. undertake, if we are.sincere, a solemn obligation to perpetrate-' and set forward' the work whi.ch'he'did. . . ..; -"Jefferson conceived it to be the mis sion and destiny o the United States to make-t easier far" men : everywhere to attain liberty: and the establishment o4Talfgo4rlanient: and to-renderu-lS"Pate tice imperative in the dealings of na tions and peoples , with , one another, as well .as in th dealings of. govern ments with -their own. affairs.! "What "do' we "mean to do' about it?" HOUSEBQAT PARTIES IN HARBOR AT SOUTHPORT Everglades and Armour Yacht May Sail North Today SOUTHPORT, April 9 Rear Admirals Osterhaus and Wainwright and R. W. Kelly, of New York, aboard the house boat Everglades as guests of Col. Rob ert M. Thompson, of New York, who joined the party here yesterday, will probably sail for New York" Sunday, as ' the weather outside has moderated ' One ot the Armours, of the famous packing house of that name,, of Chi cago, is also in port with a handsome 5 oat, awaiting favorable weather to save for the north. Both boats have been wintering in Florida. The Thursday "sing" at the Army and Navy club was largely attended and its features greatly enjoyed. NThe county commencement for negro schools, heid here this week, was a decided success. It was the first af fair of its kind, in which six rural schools and the training school here participated. Daisy L. Brooks, the su pervisor and Industrial teacher for the negroeat deserves commendation for her fine .work. The exhibit of handiwork, Including shuck footmats, pinestraw baskets and mats, miniature hats, - small- houses with windows, boats, a sweater made by a boy of 11 years, who grew the cotton, spun.it and knit it, -chairs with shuck bottoms,' and many other things by boys; and the dresses, scarfs, cen terpieces, aprons arid hats by the girls, with school work by all, combined to impress the public jwith the posslbilir ties of training, the negro children in industrial lines as well as In school work. Mayor Ruark, Prof. R. A. Pope and others spoke words of praise and encouragement to the negro, workers arid the children. : Prof. N. C. Newbold, of Raleigh, state supervisor of negro schools, made an address, Inspected the exhibits and expressed v himself as highly pleased. Many white people showed a kindly in terest. . . HOUSE WILL AGAIN TAKE UP HOUSE MEMBERSHIP QUESTION (Special to The Star) WASHINGTON, April 9. Nqrth Caro lina may not have an extra congress man if -the present plans of the lead ing congressmen are carried out. A new bill . reapportioning the members of the house will be, prepared In a few days by the house committee on census. ; The measure passed by the house last session increasing the membership froiri '436 to approximately 460, was held up in the senate: A strong move ment is being organized to hold the total of 435, the present membership, increasing by this the size of the aver age congressional district. Representative-Theodore Burton of Ohio is one of those opposed to any increase. A . majority of the Republicans on the new census committee, it is be lieved, 'favor an increase to approxi mately. 460 members in order to pre vent, any of the states from, losing, ex cept Maine. : It will b some weeks be fore the controversy is settled. . ? MT. OLIVE SHIPS STRAWBERRIES ; MOUNT OLIVE. - April 9. Three crates of strawberries were shipped from here, today the earliest - date, for the initial ? shipment - in ' several , sea-' sons., juney . Boia...or i .uu per crate. f FIND IfSElliMER i-t. John S. Williams of f Georgia Is Sentenced to Imprison ment for Life ' NOTICE OF APPEAL Newton County Official Declares 14 Negroes jn All Vere Slain By Williams COVINGTON, Ga, APtU S.jTohn S. Williams, Jasper county farmer charg ed with the .murder-er 11 negro hands in order to hide evidence, of peonag conditions oU , his- farm, was found guilty here today of the murder; bf one of 'them. The- jury t recommended mercy, which ? automatically V icarried with it a sentence, of life-imprisonment. . -v -. . ';;'' After the trial. WJHiams. was Jtaken to Atlanta and placed in jail to await action April 30 ; OA ' his motion ' for a new trial, whicVjT was made here today Immediately- after? he was ' convicted and sentenced; H ,-exoressed V, confi dence he would finally be cleared of the charges. ' . ' 'V.:' .; : ' , The trial was the''first one arising from accusations that. Williams caused the killing of 11 jteSro farm':: hands after department of justice agents had started to investigate - alleged peonage charges on his farm February 28 last. 'Three of the negroes, including Lind sey Peterson, whom he' was specifically charged with killing," at the trial end ing today, were alleged to have Jbeen brought into Newton county and drowned. . ; : ,. ' . The -other 't eight , negroes were de clared by Clyde . Manning, : negro farm boss, and self-conffessed accomplice, to have been killed Jn Jasper county and inquiry by the ffrand Jury with a view to Indicting Williams and three of . his sons, is to - open . there Monday. " ; ; Williams appeared to take his ' con viction calmly, but; when This, wife and daughters broke down Into.sobs, ithelr1 grief affected him and hef struggled ttf hide his emotions as he sought to com fort' them." : He was allowed, to . remain n ' the courtroom" 'with them, for ViOj or 16 - minutes ' bfor:b!n&iak to. Atlanta. 4lifal Cof ? Wtliramsort : the other two -indictments here, hasvn6t been set nor has th , court announced when Manning -wlll,fce tried;" although it was indicated the" negro would face a ury before the regular July term. Counsel for Williams .held that he can hot be tried on the Indictment charg ing murder of 'Willie Preston, whose body was found chained to that of Peterson, but the state contends the in dictment resulting, from the death of preston is a separate one and that he can be tried on ' It aa well as on the th rd indictment, charging murder of another nesro; Harry Priee. The de fense contended the drowning of Pet erson and Preston was ,bae act. ASSERTS THAT WILLIAMS HAD 14 NEGROES PUT OUT OP WAY MOMTTnCT.!) fin Anrll i:iTnrtnt. ments a-ainst John S. Williams and three of his sons and Clyde Manning, negro farm boss, on charges of the murder of a total of 14 negroes and indictments asainst six or Seven other citizens on charges of lynching Eugene Hamilton, negro, will be sought at the grand jury investigation beginning next Monday at Monticello, according to announcement tonight .from Solicitor-General Doyle Campbell. Solicitor Campbell announced that if Williams is indicted' in Jasper county he will not be tried pendins the outcome of the hearing April 30. Two murder indictments still are pending against Williams in Newton county, but action on them has not yet been announced. Manning, self confessed accomplice and chief wit ness agaLnst Williams, also is under Indictment In Newton county where the state holds three negroes were taken and drowned. Manning is to be tried later at Covington. "The law-abiding citizens will show to the world they believe in law en forcement," Mr.; Campbell said -tonight. "A number of citizens are involved and we have evidence sufficient to inr diet -six or seven. "Vre have the lynch ers on the run and will clean up the county." .' BUSINESS CONDITIONS. VERY LITTLE BETTER DURING MARCH WASHINGTON, April 9. Financially and economically the situation throughout the 'world improved but little in March,, with few signs of bet ter conditions to come, according to cabled summaries for the month re ceived today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce from its trade commissioners and commercial attaches in foreign countries. . In Europe tight' .money, unemployi ment and unsatisfactory industrial and shipping conditions were in evidence, while some - declines in prices v and slight revival of building "activities were noted. In the east the situation was described as somewhat easier, while ; in South America" conditions were reported as practically unchanged f rom the previous, month. , . WILSON OFFICIALS SELECTED i (Special to The Star) WILSON, April f ?, W. W. Tomlin BOri, who was second In the primary for- fifth ward commissioner, has with drawn, "eavingrR. a Boswell.-who led the ticket, in the, field,, and .n) - second primary is necessary. The city offi cials fo the: next two years will be': Mayor, E. F. Klllette; W. A. Edgerton, F. M. Miller, Graham Woodward, A, N, Daniel- and R." H iBoswell, commls- sion"3rs. MERRIMAN . WINS GOLFIIG HONORS PINE HURST. N C. April 9. B. P. MeMrriman' of -" Wat'irbury,.';won the North and South amateur- golf cham pionship defeating, Gardner; "Vhita -of iNaesau v nu- o. Relief Cotton in Expected Soon War Finance : Cprppration Together With the ; Federal Interna : tional Banking Company an d Federal Reserve Bank, Co operating .With Banks and Cotton Producers and Exporters,. May Relieve South in Near Future NEW ORLEANS, April 9. Relief In , the cotton .situation throughout'! the south through substantial financial as sistance on the part of thwar nnce corporation, ."was . expected' ' to" be brought ' about shortly, -according ; to representatives of the war finance cor poration, Federal International -Banking company-and the federal reserve bank of Atlanta, who tonight1 an nounced after an all-day consultation that they would meet again in1 Atlanta the latter part of this month to take action along those lines. ? . " The Federal; International ' Banking company's headquarters, here "wiU 'se cure from the 1,30.0 members of the cor poration, recently organized under the Edge act, data and statistics touching all angl of the cotton trade. These statistics will be indexed and studied at the Atlanta meeting, af ter which it was expected, definite' plans, .would-be made for organization under .the Webb Pomerene act of a ; company able to finance and move cotton. 4 , -.The meeting here today! was pre cided over by R. S, Hecht, ta'' director of"? the Federal International .Banking company. Among those active in the discussion of relief plans were Eugene Mayeri ' Jr., managing director, and Dwight F. Davis, a director of the war finance ; corporation, and M. B. Well bern,' governor of the Atlanta federal reserve bank. All directors of the New Orleans branch of the Atlanta bank also were present. Cotton exporters of the south will be called upon to-have representatives at the Atlanta meet ing, lt was announced. Mr. Meyer in an explanation of the views of the war finance corporation stated the best re sults for. the , south would be accom plished by "the proper spirit of co-op eratlon' among cotton ' exporters and bankers, acting in conjunction with the Federal International Banking com pany." ' . ' ' Both Mr. Meyer and Mr. Davis as sured the bankers' that ariy" practical plan ' of co-operation, devised by 'the: bankers and exporters would meet with the 'hearty co-operation - of the war; finance corporation.' - --; The meeting here today was for the purpose of continufhg-the'4IscussIon 'of tne cotten export situation which was ' AU4?Uw-a Con ference with Herbert Hoover, secretary; vs.. commeroe. - - - MOREHEAD STANDS FOR SLATE AT GREENSBORO Will Not Listen to Protests j Butler or Others May Make Against It - (Special to The Star) WASHINGTON, April 9.-John M. MOrehead and R. A. Konless of Salis bury, and C. R. Pus'h of Elizabeth City, left -tonight for North Carolina. They came up to look oyer'the political situation with a view to putting de-i serving Republicans in the place of Democrats. ... -Mr. -Morehead has put his -cards -on the table and will lef the,President do the rest. FranH A. Llnhey'for district attorney will go-ithro.ugh a-whlzzlng, but Irving Tucker.! will be opposed. MrA'Morehead , has informed the" powers that he will insist on his slate regard less of any protests "Marion Butler-or others outside of the Morehead-Llriney combine may make. -The" Greeftsboro parley ticket - is the only one- he will agree to. - . ;-' i President Harding has already been wised up on the situation in the state. He has the' names of the -men selected by the North Carolina state commit tee -before him.' He may .. make the nomlnatiqns - just as Mn Morehead has recommended, but there will 1 be fight ing alonj the way. Mr. Butler is not in a yielding mood. He will go to the mat if he is licked. Several years ago when E. C. Duncan was bossInsrj.he Republican job in the state, Messrs. Morehead and Butler held frequent conferences but. they did not - meet today, yesterday or' the day before.; Their paths lead in . different directions." Having dropped his names in' the till. Mr. Morehead went home to await developments He would pre sent a long list of . candidates for post offices if Postmaster-General Hays and the President would hurry with their order abollshins the civil service regu lations. .' - . Mr. Hays and the President believe In .-the Bible saying that it is unwise to 50 out of the way to take a dog by the ears. - They want - the jobs, but doubt the wisdom of opening up an old and vexatious question. CLAIMS FOUR MONTHS' SALARY " f ' --."(Special to The Star) 1-- WILSON, April 9. An an aftermath of their sudden change of police chiefs when they ousted Chief H. A. Warren and employed., J. W. Martin, of Nor folk, and -then reinstated Chief War ren when the people rose up in their -wrath, the aldermen have received a claim- from Mr. Martin for $J.,000 -. f or4 four months' salary. .The . have offered tot-pay him $500, and the taxpayers want to, know "how come?" when the new man was never even given a try out as to his fitness for the place.- ' ' : " MEMORIAL SERVICE TODAY i --"-jrOR LATE DR. A. D. M'CLURE 1 " "' '"'' ''' - - ' " " " ' ': ' "v.- 'i C This "morning at 7:15 o'clock, the Christian - Endeavor " society ' of ... St. Andrews' church, will hold a memorial fiArvice. for Rev. A. D. McClure. D. D., beloved pastor of the church and .a universally- beloved man. ti .cuea April 6, 1920. Members of the sociey, congregation arid friend's rars invited to attend the services. . vv a t Situation By Bankers FARMERS ARE SEEING BLUE IN ALL PARTS OF - THE COUNTRY (Srteclal to Tke Star - WASHINGTON,' April 9, Farmers Uhroughcmt the United States are see- ig ume. i ney canQoi;; g , ny . sun shine out of present conditions. Cot tonj is hard hit by the depression and the lack of money in. foreign countries. All efforts folfetabiish credits have faiie4 for the reason that no one with money has any confidence in the pres ent status of things. Had th league of nations been rati fied, the United States would have steadied": the rest of .. th world and business picked, up. Southern '.tinkers are, anxious for .cotton . to move, but they - have been slow to risk anything on, credits'. Here and there isolated In cidents of, real "efforts sto do something practical have been recorded, but most everybody.Js, waiting for, the ,other fel low to move and try-vit out' first, i It was said here today that "before credits can be established to export cotton some one .abroad who will con tract . for it must be -found, -arid the deal made , through regular exporting channels. An individual farmer or a group of individuals who can get to gether' enough cotton to ,lojad a' sl)ip will have no trouble Jn movling the cargo if exporters and bankers do their part. Bankers ..'can. organise them selves into an. exporting concern and" sell and deliver the, cotton and the government through , the war finance board will finance the -transaction. - So-far Just one loan of $100,000 for the export of cotton , to Europe has been made by a southern bank since the directors of the war finance- com mittee met with a committee of bank ers from the various "southern states April 40 discuss the question of facil itatlng 'the exportation of cotton. It Is believed here,oy the Democrats ' and Republicans that-.If tthe United :States would iclose jupthe .war wjth Germany arid., carry, but, . t.hV, sn,eral '' P. 'out-, jlned by Mr, "rilso.n,-: the' trpubfei'wduld soon . disappear. Reports burning to- the department' of ' agrjcultuj-aT ;and ' the treasury, department show that . p'rdduc-i ers 4rV "Yry much rat sea.' They are afraid to go' ahead rwth another crop. If : the -aurplaaosttftn jiow. o hand - Is not sold theyvvWDuld be better off if they 'save th<pense of .making and 1 gathering another crop, they .assert. TWO PLANS PRESENTED F0R RAIL SETTLEMENT President Has Before Him Both Regional and General Con ference Suggestions . WASHINGTON, Aprir 9 President Harding has - before him . two '.separate and distinct "proposals, for settlement of. the .dispute between the railroads and their employes. One proposition, that from S. Davies Warfleld and Dar- win P. Ki-ngsley, representing, rail- road security owners, is that he use his good offices, vto bring . about regional conferences between representatives of the carriers and their men. The other, submitted, by B. M. Jewell on behalf of the five railroad mechanical' unions, is (Aiat he brlns about a general con ference. ' - Mr. 'Warfleld and Mr.' Ingsley ' be lieve that .one outcome of the confer ences ! they have suggested would be the formation of a -regional railway hoard in each, of the four groups into which the carriers have ' been' consti tuted the Interstate Commerce com mission." Such boards,-' it is explained, would be coriiposed of representatives in; equal numebrs of the railroads and the men. To, them would be referred disputes which could' not be adjusted by direct negotiation between the car riers' managers 1. and the -empIoyes.-4 Should the (regional boards fail to adjust the 'differences, the disputed points would go to the railroad labor board at Chicago. Railroad security owners- are repre sented as feeling that there should be some settlement Bpeedlly. arrived at between the roads and their men; that the situation is too critical generally to have methods of procedure inter rupt settlements. It was in view .of this, - it is explainedthat the execu tive committee of the National Asso ciation of Railroad Security Owners asked the representatives, of the four railroad brotherhoods to confer with it. In. giving further ; consideration to day to the general railroad situation, President Harding- conferred with L. E. Sheppard. president of the Brotherhood- of Railway , Conductors. 1 Mr. Sheppard is -understood to have advised against, any general '.reduction of. em ployes' wages. . BRITISH COAL STRIKE MAY BE . AVOIDED BY NEW CONFERENCE LONDON, April j. (Br the Associ ated' Press.) The -strike of the coal miners which threatened to carry with it a general strike of the railway men and transport workers, seems now to be in a fait; way of settlement through negotiations. The dispute throughout has been f rtfitf ul of ; Surprises and another one was' sprung tonight " when, after con ferences between the parties concerned. lasting all' day long, aftd when it : was supposed that all :eff orts to move - the miners, had' proved . ineffectual, it was suddenly - announced that the miners had yielded and that a conference with the coal s owners - had been convened foH Monday to discuss the questions involved,-: while notices -.were sent . to the mining: districts urging ' absention front; any; action -that'- would ,'Interf ers witK measures for the safety of , tha mines. m: ifA-.; j - WADE SAYS MOTIVE IN CRITICISING OIL BOOMS IS PIIRI P. PRnTFP.TintJ w sBsV I'll mm m m m. m 1 i fi ?i ,i Has Warmest -Feelings for Beas-; p: . ley, Whose Oil Enterprise He i Recently Attacked , ";Vv-f t'f: - -y.mmim FIRE LOSS LARGER March Loss $718,153 , Against $432,000 in February,, But ', Quarterly Showing Is Good (Br JULE B. WARREN) ' RALEIGH, April 9. Insurance Com missioner Stacey W. Wade today de clared that his statement about the In ternational Petroleum company's mail order , campaign for the sale of stock in North Carolina was prompted puroly " by. the desire to prevent the people of the state irom investing in stoc'K terhich did not bear the earmarks of a sound investment -- The company is making an appeal to people of North Carolina on the ground" that . Roland F. Beasley, former com-, misslofter of public , welfare, is now on its staff. Mr. Wade declare that , he has nothing but the warmest per sonal feelings for Mr. Beasley, but wants to call attention to the disas trous result .or financial investments which may follow investments in oil companies. The health department today reW ceived information that W. B. Fair. cloth, of Haynes, Sampson county, had been sentenced to 30 days on the roads for falling, to install and maintain a sanitary privy on his ' property. This is the .first time that any defendant has been given a road sentence for fail ing to comply with this law. A. number of people who refused. to comply with : the law have been hailed, before the courts and fined, but no other court has; carried out the-stronger provision of the law. by putting ; a , man on the s roads for. failure to build and maintain Banltary privies on property. Th sentence was passed by a magis trate of Sampson county and the health department presumes ' there must have .been some flagrant violation, of the-law, or some aggravating cir cumstances connected with Jt. . Estimates from : reports made during the month of March to ttie insurance department shows a total Are loss of $718,155 for the month, as compared with f432,000 during February. The fire loss statistics, however, show im provement over the quarter this year as compared with 1920, when the total fire loss in . the state for the three months ending wlth'March was $2,940,- jOOO. , Th quarter's fire loss the first tnree months or this year was $1,767, 155. . . . Wilmington, Asheville, Raleigh and Wilson made especially good showings during the past month. Wilmington's loss by fire for the month was only $890; Asheville, $1,921; Raleigh, $1,725, and v Wilson's only $25. Other losses, reported follows: Winston-Salem, $71,955; Henderson, $45,030; Statesvllle, $16,100; Roxboro, $11,500; New Bern, $59,000; Greensboro, . $27,000; Stoney Point, $22,000; Rocky Mount, $66,000; Louisburg, HO.OOO1; Apex, " $11,000; Biltmore, $25,000, and High Point, $200,000. Other cities had neither very high tire losses nor very low. They were the In between figures which are notclted in this report. ' A new low rate for deaths from tu berculosis in North , Carolina was es tablished In 1920, according to statis tics Just compiled by the state board of. health.. The total number of deaths from this cause for the past year was 2,865, 'as against a total of 3,005 for ths previous "year. The reduction In death, from tuberculosis was one of the inYt portant items in enabling the state t achieve a remarkably low death rata as a .whole, the rate for all diseases having been 12.9 per 1,000. Figures tell an eloquent story of the winning fight against tuberculosis In North Carolina during the past few,, years. In 1915 'this disease, popularly known as "tfye great white plague,' filled 3,710 graves with Tar Heels. Since then 'there has been a steady de- cllne, so that last year there was a difference - of 845. The people of the state are demonstrating that tubercu losis is a curable, and a preventable7, disease. v DEMPSEY CARPENTIER BO TIT IN ' NEW JERSEY AFTERNOON JULY NEW YORK, April 9. With the long awaited official announcement todajr that the Dempsey-Carpentler heavy- , weight championship, bout would be ' ' fought ' in the state of New Jersey ' on the-afternoon of July 2, interest, among local ' ring followers turned to ,: the probable place of the .contest and th - training plans of, the principals' Efforts to obtain a. definite statement from promoter' Tex Rickard as to the, site , of - the contest were without uc ' cess. 1, , . -.r. - ... - - He refused to committ himself as ' to Newark," Atlantio City or Jersey" City, the three sites mentioned In .his" v announcement., ... 1 , v. DUKE OF BRUNSWICK A GOOD LOSER AND PHILOSOPHER, TOO (Spctal to The Star) . A , WILSON, April . 9. That Chester fieldian gentleman and scholar , and : ' judge of things in general, George H; : Bellamy, United States marshal . fo the east, known far and wide as the. "Duke of Brunswick, has been in at-i-v tendance: here upon the federal court -'A this week, and left last evening for Wilmington. t - - , j .. The Duke, from his pleasant Smile.A . appears not to have a single trouble y and when asked how soon. he expected his head to fall, In the basket,-replied; -When the official axe falls and I 'get ' -it in the neck, will be time enough for ' weeping and ! wailing, and gnashing , my teeth-1 but until then, why should a - . worry? Ibelleye in iturning 'the- ras- cais out' .and my time will -come goofier or later. Meanwhile the year's at th spriiifir a4 airs riht -with tbe world r --4' '4 I'll '!"' T .pf 7 f "j.r.'t-'i a .iljt. ' tJ Si' 'U -t t -firx :K. i- ' fii- 'i-;J. '--W M,ar, -! ill mm - !': n i -. '.1, . mi in i'-i a1 n; --A.. h :, ' Al''-:
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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