u
The Weather
Fair and continued . cool Saturday;
Sunday fair and varmer. . v.
Stage of 'river at Fayettevllle at
8 a. n. yesterday, 7.4 feet. - ...
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VOL. VIL No. 54.
1 , WHiMINGTON, JN. Cn SATURDAY OltNrNG, APRIl 30: 1921. " ;
OLDEST-DAILY : IN :THE STATE
TRADE COMMISSION TO
PROCEED AGAINST U. S,
STEEL AND ITS: UNITS
Complaint Fiied Alleging Unfair
Competition in Inter-
state Trade !
Helps Renters Fight ).
Chicago Profiteers
JOHNSON VILL. ATTACK
DAVID H,: BLAIR TODAY
FOR CHICAGO CONDUCT
; v- ' 'T ' ' i
May; Allege '' : Blair Gave Him
: Pledge He Would Support I
I
. "i" .. .;
VK---raf.".v-:.;-t.;v
'is..
IT
AVERTS
SETS STEEL PRICE
In Position to Force All Pro
ducers to Adopt Its Own ;
Price Lists ;
WASHINGTON, April 29. A formal
complaint against the United States
Steel corporation and 11 subsidiary
companies, alleging unfair competition
in interstate commerce, was Issued to
day by the Federal Trade commission
Thus the commission finally, has de
cided : that It has sufficient Jurisdiction
to take "up -the long-standing ' com
plaints by various users ' of steel
products and others against the al-i
leged use by the corporation: of the de
vice known as "the Pittsburgh plus
pri?e." . ;
It was anounced, however, that the
commission had divided three to two,
Chairman Thompson and Commission
ers Tollard and Nugent voting for Is
suance of the complaint, ana commis
sioners Gaskill and Murdock dissent
ing. . ". '::" -'t:,
The steel, corporation and Ws sub
sidiaries are given' 80 'days or until
May 31, to make formal answer to the
complaint, after which the case will
proceed to trial on its merits. The
complaint was issued under the Clay
ton anti-trust act and the law estab
lishing the commission and the com
mission's annoucement ; said the case
was "an outgrowth of conditions com
plained of by more than 2,700 manu
facturers of .steel In. the Chicago, Du
luth and Birmingham districts, by
legislators of three states, by several
municipalities, and by cjiambers' of
cpmmerce and many business organi
zations throughout, the United States."
The "Pittsburgh plus price" ! is de
scribed' at length In the ; commission's
announcement which -, says that under
it "all steel, except - rails, .whether
made in United States Steel corporaT
(ion. plants or by its independents, ". is
sold at the f. o?b.' Pitsburgh price plus,
an amount equivalent ;to, , the freight
to Doint oi destinations, and. as an il
lustration the e.omt?lalntad;'thaC.thW
'meanjr tbat"the Cary r steel fatiricatof
wlio runs his .own truck to Jthc? Gary,
Tnd ' steel mill rtA . niinh.ei steel
manufactured LkI thatv plant,1 must pay
the price charged-In Pittsburgh. 'plus
an amount equaling the freight- rpute'
' from Pittsburgh to Gary." . .
The complaint is not limited,, how
ever, to the alleged use of this- device.
It charges specifically ' that ythe steel
corporation "owns .and' controls the
ultimate iron ore supply ln.'the'Unlted
States" and tfiat because of "its power
and influence' through the last percent
age of the steel manufacturing busi
ness done by it and supported by it;
its consequent potential power to em
barrass or destroy its competitors by
unduly lowering its nrice schedules is
tantamount to the naming by the steel
corporation of prices that are to." be
charged-by all steel manufacturers in
the United States."
The charge also Is made that the
steel corporation "for at least seven
years has issued from time to time
price quotations and schedules cover-!
ing rolled steel manufactured by Its
subsidiaries and that these quotations
are adopted by all' of the respondent
subsidiaries and their competitors,
substantially as their quotations - of
prjees, and that this alleged practice of
steel manufacturing in fixing uniform
prices succeeded the custom , which
formerly - prevailed - whereby . such
manufacturers openly met at Intervals
and agreed upon prides which they
were to charge and maintain.
PAYS $500 AND GETS SIX
MONTHS IN WHISKEY CASE
FORT MYERS, Fla., Apjrll 29. Ed
ard Hastings, proprietor of a local
'garage, was fined '$5t)0 and sentenced
to serve six months on the county roads
by Judse N. G. Stout, in county court
here today on charges of violating the
prohibition laws. Police testified they
found several caees of whiskey on
Hastings houseboat. - V
The penalty is the 'heaviest, ever, as
sessed in ithis county, under., the pro
hibition laws, according . fro , court
xecords. .' . " .
Argument for a new trial" will" be
heard Monday. .-.
MEXICAN OFFICIALS HOLD
TWO AMERICANS IN
JAIL
LA REDO, Texas, - April , 29. San An
tonio Jesue and Martin Trejo, American
citizens, are tinder, arrest in Niievo
Laredo, opposite ' here, charged with
feeing emissaries of Franci5CO Mur
guia They are held incommunicado
Gereral Cabanes, ' commander of the
Mexican garrison at Nuevo, Laredo,. re
fusefl American Consul Robertson per
mission to see the men and refused
Consul Robertson an audience. : n
Mr. Robertson will take the matter
to "Washington, he said, if he is - not
granted an immediate interview with
the men and permitted to arrange for
their release. '. ,..
AEGRQ LYNCHElJ IN MISSOURI
BOWLING GREEN, Mo.j April 29.
Roy Hammonds, a ,19-year-old negro
. awaiting transportation to the penlten,
tiary for' attempted ; assault' on a 14-year-old
white girl, was seized at the
Pot here tonight by a mob. ; Thev
','verppwered the , sheriff and " half, a
lenf deputies and, took, Hammonis
and lynched him at 7:45 p. m., the
crowd hanging him to a telegraph pole.
BOYCOTT AMERICAN SHIPS
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, .April 29.
I The United States . shipping . board
Reamer Aeolus, which arrived here
Wednesday, has been boycotted by the
rship repair workers' Union on the re
,Quest of the Argentine union which Is
oyeotting the Martha, Washington, tha
. Munson ""Line which- operates the two
vsseis,, announced today '''tT!?
C). 2
' Mrs. John Deynzer, of 'Evanston.'f 111.,
prominent 'society leader"" ; who vhas
turned over a six-acre tract t fronting
on "Lake "Michi'ean for 'the Purbose bf
erecting", a "tent city", to house r the 1
victims of Chicago rent: profltjaersi
Tents- and portable v houses . may--, be
erected on the site at the option of the
tenant, and the rent will be just ,'suf
flcient to cover the ' cost of electric
lights, gas ; and general upkeep. ;The
tenants must furnish their, own tents
or houses. - ' ' 'f "" " '
BERRY SECTION IS HIT
BYlEAVlHAILSflM
Country Around V Chadbourn
Suffers Unestimated. Dam- .
'.-age Berry Reports r
, Seclal to "The-' Star) , ..'.: .;A ;.
CHAiBOURrV April 52? A vejrV
heavy . hailstorm struck the Chadbourn
rhila hvxtent f ; damage t rrpps is j
not "known .at this hour, ! it . must : be
heavy where te storm got ;. in ;. its
hardest' licks.. ?:"As''-x--V v
. Most berries brought here today were
for express shipments to nearby potnts;
as too much rain - has ' affected - the
carrying --quality. Market conditions
here and . prices are ,r practically un
changed from yesterday.
" The '.New"Tork market broke under
strain of heavy shipments with, , best
Klondlkes at 28 to 30 cents, a few at
35, poorer 15 to 20. Missionaries 10
to 18. few at 25. poorer 10 cents. Other
markets - as follows: Boston Pew
sales, Missionaries 27 to 30; Washing
ton Klondlkes 25 to 30; Philadelphia
Missionaries, mostly 25 to 26, low as
18. ' . ' '' -,' '-..-All
states shipped 103 cars; North
Carolina 10, ' destined seven for New
York.'two for Potomac yards 'and one
to Newark. '
The market service, department of
agriculture,, which has been-conducted
here' by Gorrell Shumaker, closes - its
office tomorrow and will issue no further-
reports on the berry: movement.
Mr.Shumaker who has been here for
several seasons, will return to Raleigh.
HOPEFUL REPARATIONS ;
MAY BE AGREED UPON
Washington Officials S'jem
Optimistic
WASHINGTON, April 29. The Amer
ican government is" still ; hopeful that
the., reparations;, controversy between
Germany, and the allies can be settled
by. d.icussion.
. TWe was learned tonight after the
whole, situation had been discussed by
President rHarding and his cabinet and
Secretary Hughes had conferred. with
J. Jules-, Jusserand. the ; French am
bassador and Roland Ricci, the Italian
ambassador.- - . .--v :
Upon ' what administration" officials
based . their hjopefulness was not; dis
closed : It became known, however,
that neither Great Britain - nor Italy
had finally rejected as a 'basis for pos
sible ; tUscussion the German'- offer. ,
i Franco and Belgium were understood
to hold that the proposals as such were
unacceptable. f: :'' -: -. '
- The, impression' gained ground here
tonight -that the next formal move .in
the controversy ; would await the out
come r of ? the meeting, at - London to
morrow " of . the allied supreme, council.
State department .officer's ; refused to
say ; today, whether. the ,.United. S.tates
would- have -an official' observer at" the
meeting of the supreme council. ; .
ThtS chief problem .ini the ;whole con
trovercy," in the .view, here, is to de
termine .how much ; Germany -can) pay
and make her pay that sum. ' v;. .
1 . . ADAMS TO SUCCEED HAYS T v"
WASHINGTON, ; Apr 11 29. Selection
of JohnT. Adams, of Iowa, vice-chairman
of the Republican national- com
mi tee,, to . succeed ; Postinaster-General
Will Hays, as chairman,; is expected
by many Republican : leaders ; in con
gress. ' ;.The national committee j meet
ing to elect ,a new. chairman will ; be
early in" J-une, it. was eald, . although
calls for the, meeting"1 are not expected
to: go out for'a'week. yr ';
BRITISH CAPTtJRE "4 IRISHMEN
DUBLIN, April '29. Crown .forces to
night" surrounded " a building of Black
hall place and captured 40 members of
the -Dublin battalion of .the -Irsh re
publican army. . V, .
, Bombs were thrown, at ai detachment
of auxiliaries in'-BrouftswJ!fc 'street to.
day, .Fragments of the bombs wounded
two civilians. Later auxiliaries twice
occupied and searched the offices of th?
Fr e e' man;' Joti rn
INTEREST IS KEEN
Believe Iredell Meares Could
" : Throw Light on Precon
.' ' vention T)oingsT "
(Special to The Star)
WASHINGTON, April ' 29. Roaring
Hiram Johnspr senator', from Cali
fornia, will : blow "a blast tomorrow,
when lie attacks 'Dvi4 H. Blair, .the
Isorib'f Carolinian Jiominated- revenue
commissioner. 'He thinks that ha was
cheated out of the Chicag-o-iomlnation
last .June and - will charge - Mr Blair
with 'part of his undoing, v j'
..Jt was stated here, today -that, the
North Carolina - delegation had given
the first ballot to Judge Pritchard. The
delegation quit him and at a meeting
called by Chairman Linney, a proposi
tion to give Johnson the entire delega
tion flh tl' Mtini) Kallnl' -nrn
j down, Mr. Moorehead leading ;the fight .
asainsi iu
After that each man followed his
Inclination, and most of the delegation
voted lor Lowden.' On the final show-
down Mr. Morehead voted for Wood to
carry out a promise to do so If Lowden.
had no ; show.- It Is . understood that
Mr. Blair stood with Mr. Morehead un
til the last ballot. :
Mr. Johnson may ' spring a surprise
onithe friends of Mr. Blair by present
ing some sort of private pledge from
him to r the manager of the Johnson
campaign.: 7 No,, doubt somebody from,
the state is. tipping off the California
senator, r Iredell Meares, -who managed
the.Johnaon campaign in the state, was'
here, j for (several, days, , and 11O- doubt
he talked the situation overs.Swith Mr.
Johnson, ? feeling that it was' h!s duty
to dO SO. ' . 4 -
Senator xButler said today he had not
mentioned ' the .matter, to Mr, Johnson;
Mr. Meares, it is believed, cald throw
mterestirig light on .thepreconvetion
position of Blair. ; r ; fl ; ..V J ;
Republican leaders Ihere ;we :verjr
anxious tOi haveMr.i Blalr wnflrmed.1
so: that. thef bureau ,f IntWiJtt fCVKi
Arckelos-ged ; there. j:.lCV:ii:K2-,
offOr. - Blal t Js waited -w 1 1 hkeert" in-
lerest Dy rriends of the President., Po
litical treachery .is. the Charge' against
the North. Carolina Republican. Tb
North Carol.inV:prlmkry was held son.
the day befpf ethe'CWcag b:mVentlon
oortvened, butf fhe delegation from the
state was already, lined up for other
candidates. - ' leading Rapubltcans of
the' state did 5 hot" look upon the con
test - between , Wood and John
son ?as a" serious'; one, but an ex
hibition game fo the benefit of the
stage- managers iri the Wood- Johnson
merry-go-round."", .
But cthey -reckoned without Senator
Johnson, .for. he ;was in earnest and
claimed the victory- and the delegates.
On the first; ballot the delegation, with
the exception, of one. man, R W.lWard,
of Raleigh;- now a; candidate for mar
shall for the . eastern district of the
state, votedi for. Judge Jeter C. Pritcn
ard, a favorite son. This was followed
by a proposition to give Johnson a
complimentary vote, but National
Committeeman Morehead opposed that,
and .Mr- 'Blair was among those who
helped him ' to vote it down. . Four
delegates, .Marlon Butler, Georg.? But
ler, tFrank A. Unney, state chairman.
and .. Brownlow Jackson, -supportod
Johnson,, ."while ' the; vothers scattered
most "of . them, voting for : Lowden.
ZAYAS IS PROCLAIMED AS
CTJBA'S NEXT ,. PRESIDENT
HAVANA. April 29. A joint session
of cc ngress tonight tormally proclaim
ed Dr. Alfredo Zayas as president ' and
General Francisco Carrlllo vice-president
cf the. republic of Cuba. The new
of flcials will be " inaugurated May 20,
whf.n President Menocal will relinquish
office , ' '. ? ;". ' : t
., A lrge crow.d assembled at 4 o clock
this afternoon, the ' hour, . set for the
meeUrg of the joint ; session, it the
ceremopiy was delayed"' until after v9
o'clock thivehing,vwien members pf
the- liberal"; party, wlio. for a long time
have .bctn on a legislative - "strUte,"
arrived lnthe chamber '.and formed the
necessary quorum- J
Aftr the formalities had been com
plied with' tbe- successful candidates
ir - the elections' of ; lat v year - were
formally -j proclaimed .by? Aurello r Al
varex president .'of r tjiev senate. ' 1
-..Dr. Zayas ;"-has'i announced his inten
tion: ' of ii leaving j immediately for the
country in order ' to- formulateliistpol
cles. select . a . cabinet and draft 4 his "in
augutal address. I ii'yiS-: ' ' '' -; ''.
CHINA - LODGES J PROTECTS ON 7
; .; PHILIPPINE; LANGUAGE ACT
: ' .- : ?V '4 ''
PEKING,-April" 2r,F6llowIng upon
verbal X representations - rhacife : through
the ; Cblnese" minister V at - Washington,
the 'foreign - office v, has : formally . prb
tested to-,Charlea . R. crane,1 the Ameri
can 'minster, -''against; . the proposed
Philippine ibopkkeeplngTeguratlqn'n
thegrpund , tHat 'it -.will '.work disernd
nation'; agains.t ,t,5,00fl: Chlnee. Vmef
chants who will Je cjb.Uged to. htre fo
eign -helpit -The foreign pfBce . declares
such legislatjpjn is lOcelr'.to; Impair te
'friendly relations b.etween:, the Ktjo
countries, "and ' 'aksl; that1 ? tlje,. Chinese
language f be included or the s regula-.
tlon modified.! : " y'-yt 'I ' vr: ?
. .. . t
Fun I I . nraogv ' vadu - - .. f.
' . WILL -BE SENTENCED TODAY
' 'J ) I .;-v:--v:;;;..
; MACON, Ga.,' April .' 2?. Forty men
will : be v entence'd f by, 'Judge Beverly
D. dsvansi ",lnv f edeaiU court f ombrrpw
in connection wltb av' Conspiracy. to
rob5 the fAmericani rRa-Uway 'Express
comranyj of i propirty aed -ii.t-lji-OOO.'OOO.
, iFpuriof these Vmen J pleaded
guilty, the others " being found guilty
by a j ury theearly part of (this mon t ti.
, Lawy er& :' anj-4f .h4arfts,V;;,tnahy' 6t
whom are frbm southwest Georgia, ant!
Alabama," arrived here '. tonigh to be
readyto go before Juajjext0-;
to go before Judse ;. Kvana to-
morrow,
ti."-- ' y- v r'T4
'.::..,..::... ::uy.- .y.y.--:- i I I.
' ' The speedboat Gar. H,
New York, At' the1 en pt ;the first;400; miles the'motoc baX' was-15mlnutes' ahead f . the .traln7v -iOn?hfs' arrival M,'.
Southport; C.yarfieId :A.-
his schedule7 .;.'.
K INPFYARTI YlllRIlT Mljtigfi
IOiJillU vt.AMUl yfUU 1 1 afcouht
Complete : Agreement
Uniteo; Stales oil
v.: ':V.Vk Is.
ri-v-.'-ilcj
Jf (JJtC , p JCiJcvriiN Hi J If riA vJ"
The- Italian .State Department
. ' Wishes5 J ustice to f revaii i
,WSHlGTON,i April- a-0mplte
atrreement wJtnth rTrfftipji. iof ?the
of sY'rskp teased
Hughes in .hisnows: to tne lour-prenci-
ypal allied powers is expressed in, a; note1
delivered, to" the state weparimeni toaay
by "the Italian" ambassador., . i , ' ,
The Itallan;-.government saId:It was
convinced that . the ' United States . wis
seeking no privilege Inl Tf ap not granted-
to other : nations andlVoffered Italy's
co-operation to. rest,9.re quanimity to
the world.V-' . .' ' -v ' 1: '
"Italv ; is ;slIso cpn-vlnced - that-' the
United States 'intends" to -protect their
interests in the lslanff'of iYap with full r-
consideration lo-tit -Interests oi other
nations ' nne noxe -aeciarea, aaaing. m
"Italy therefore has not hesitated to
express herself frijaLwJSiy which' com-
nletelv agrees with, .the text of the
American-y note ot-the fifth'- of April
concerning. ' the;ruality of rights
among mandatories lh.:tbe exercise' at
their mandates."' '' ...
The full text of the Italian note fol
lows: . -. "."; : :
Italy is'. fully-convinced . that 'the
United States are- not asking for anyJ
Drivilesre 'in the- -Island of" Tap -which:
is not equally sranted-to -every other,
nation, including- Japan.
"Italy is-also convinced - that the
United States; intend" to protect . their
interest in th island o xap.witn iuu
consideration for the interest of other
nations. ' . ....... - 1.
'Italy therefore has -no t hesitated tp-
express .herself , in. a way wnicn . com
pletely asrees with, tne .text pt .tne
American note, of the , nun. or .Apru
inatnnt- onrnInff ' the eauallty .of
rights arnon; .' mandatories in- the ex-.
ercise' of thefr,. manaates., . .
- "Italy' wishes , and trusts that the
just. rfcrhjtfr" pt; everybody; concerned ' p
recognised, always ana .everywhere, , in
the Island of Yap' asweii as in every
other .pla:co'. and circumstance,, with perr
feet' eauallty .'and justice.. .. .,.
"Italy' sedonded - tne , , Angio-rencn
proposal which confided the study of
the Jap question .to thjei juridical -com-mittee
and .the .conference -of .anbassa
dors in Parls",ahd she now: expects that
the " cbnf ejr.ence, vwlll prphdunce , itself
with eauanimity ' in such, a . way as to
eliminate every possibility of disagree
ment and j toconclliajte 11 . conflicting
friterests.i.x,r.i . " '' v ' ' . t
."Italy.lS parjticuiariy .Biaaj wntjnpver
the moral, nolicles - of ' the" two , govern
nieitsndJth mae'rla 'interests. of the
nations" agree. In siich: away as.to Hut
. ; V T "aio fiu In .a nn.1l
tloh, j tpcoVopeate y J(tttwards rthej atf
taji'ment of' "the .cbmmop; end,- fwhica
consists in .xne. reauzaj-iju." .w - .y
erene - peace ana. prqpriiy,i-j.yr-.yif
iviiixed - woria.--- - . t- ?
iPEED SO AT . BREAKS A
: r 4 SH AFTBUX OTLLWIN
rutsinisAt Sandy fIook .-for
f sapM sRepairs
r-J
NEWi-YaRld :--AWil7TJie-: speed"
boat Gar "t,.- JrT, -Tacing against .pai
senger train time; be twen .Florda, g.nd
New 'Yorky ut ' into Sandy Hoqk .Jaie
this ' arternopn with - a;; .proKen .snare
Repairs afe expected :.te-" "T)e ,made ter
tonight. The s raceVnaa 'one; hour fliid
three 'iriino tes to vcbmpt'e te the 8 ' rnil es
bf iher journey' in vorcer to 'equal "the
time of rSra8TErin
j The' aWldent occurred' at: 2:40 p., m4
While- thcra'f t'M Was:Vacing upVthe
coast .'off Asbury; Park,sAN ? ; An extra
shaft Is, crr!ed;rab'oaraana no trouble
lfiihatinrepaiw'-Sr-xp'9te4,-;'v-Vt
J.The -express j iraln Hlme,which ;te
Gar II? Jr seeks to-lower is-41!h6u"rs
;fir6mMiamtb' bw.,YDrkVijr. -fnfy&-k
"The1 , 'Gar ')!;;; Jr.VwlJr-leaye'heicoast-efuard
i 's.atibnVat Sariday-Hopk Homr,
row 'mornlng'"on: the las 1 1 lapjo her
fcurheyii It asantiwnced later.. i-. The
craft ? Will (be 'meorecfM.theCorumbla
. T T . - I , - l.
Same' lack: of : Communication Will -Be -linked
--:r -i 1 unaer IMew nignway .
v; By JULE w akkks 1 ;i .w; ; t
.t- by theiilghwaycomlsslony at its j
meeting1;
Ling ; rtniS.V WeeJt.Wll C,oimww.iVi
'forgotten.' provjnees'
of -" both-. -;tne .
wtti5,oheri'.bu'ft!.e$: which
already
have good., roaas ; aaawncn
them inttuclf .with the
tertinn rf .NoffR. Carolina
Lrftrrkmmisfethn DiJlfii'
umu . wo
a-.long stretch of ;
nOrtneaStem j,part -Q me. , Eia It) ttfiumo ; uiy-Miarjr.-; buhihuic. -j aits y Auuivvi
piountain'seconswlthi tk
TtyllTs-iit takea .jgjreatdeaf of ; construe- j creases'.'"auth6rlaed wftTitota-tiiabput
iV.K't;wh-k' - Wnnect -'these" couTe$t00 a ZmOnthV t t:tl':
oadtraversing-the- ctra sectloii btay : about ;t3ieVsitoaotmtrVut,hM hot
NorthCarbllna butU has also mapped fmade Studyof ;hV:utipn con-'
but plans and -approve projects which sequently, .did inoe know' jtfstwhat ef-
will put a road- through- the Dismal I
bridge? stcross -te - Chowa-rvr? :at i He was Inclihed tof believe the old
Winton, -which-will-link -up the - whole 'municipal finance act -would "stand .and
northeastern section of the state. This r that . this., together wlth'he authority
bridge 'at Winton, together - with5 the'; vested in the -municipal board o eon
onerat Williamston, which has already trol, would provide-a way.;ouj;( of :th6
been constructed' and is in use,- will difficulty. ' After all; it :wiS" merely an
handle an Immense traffic which ' is
now pouring over the .'state line : into
-Virginia. - " -
The Central highway of course, win it was: .before the. legislature met,
handle rmore traffic than any other road without the amendments -tacked on
in tfee state, and with the good roads re original- bill whlh: the legislature
already constructed- both by ' countle"s was.: trying-.; to amend;; provided ; the
and. the highway commission, "will not ; ways and. means' for cities f and towns
take' a great deal of money to . finish to take care of their-current expenses
up, the links Which wiM give, North Dy borrowing -moneys, and t floating
Carolina a flne road, good in- all weath- bonds to -rtake eare.pfreflcits, pro
ers," through the heart of the state. ved the jo - per cent . litxiitation' was
, In- the western -counties .projects- not passed. That is, the. cities could not
have; been approved .- for. .roads. fromti raise more s. than. .10 .per -.cent'-'Over : the
Boone to Wiikesborp and down ; to amount, -of: revenno. that. w nra
Sparta which will link up that section .
of .the state with . Winston-.Salem- and
th.enceto the Central .highway, t Other'
projects have beenv approved, ipr? tne
northwestern section which: Willi 1.6 up
with these roads. ., Out beyond - Ashe- f
ville -the commission has approveJsthe
censtruction of a road from Sylna'
into- Clay county which .'wM.-.oVectJ
witn tne nne sysiem oi roas f uwiiu
Asheville. , In the opinion of Governor
Morrison tnesey roaas oi . a, mue oyer
50 miles -.will -fost less than a million
dQlJars", but will bring millipns of. dol
lars -ifntb the state' in a few. years tlniej.
" Offering fhe bonds for sale was mere
ly ;.,a formality, '" declares .'Governor
Morrison, " which' "'had "' to" - be --gone
through., with . in -compliance, with ' the
law;'" Mohey may be bd'rrowed' . if the
bonds are' not sold,"' and the only way
to 'comply withv'the "law"1 was to offer
thehonds' for sale; Themony fcaTi be
secured f or the road , work, and- f pr. all
of . the .other building work the'stjite
fto-W has under way or uiider cohsfderar
tlon: .It canrand will be securetl t.-.vhn
It, is needed and . in , amounts, that., are
needed. . . .. . :
Failure to: sell part Of the :bbnds au
thorised by thes last rlegislature ' for
road -and -institutional: -work wHl.not
hold up any of the. wprk'.in North Caro
lina. . Governor Morrison' and the'.coune
ciltctf' State have alre'ady determined2 19.
1 theL.rcad building1 ani th.e;".new i-bulidr H
i mane 'institutions. They - harev)naff.ar
j rangemsts; to ,sepure as much ..inoijiey ,
as . will, be needed -when 1U '-will..1 be
needed, 'and have" glvehithe ' rrfadt c"omr4?
J slgnal.ttp;. -proceed ,wlth:helri piygfants.
cured - wherever " It' can be j sedUred, tat
ihe: best" rate-- pf v interest . Ven It - is
neFededraccpTding-."; to -a..' staterpnby
the gpyexnor.vtpday. rIf the "state. bank f
ing institutions can fyrhlsh "thfsmOney
just'as. cheaplyfas -the-Wall street, con-,
cernsj . the 5 money'. Will Hae securedrrom
state bankingnstitutions. Jf the NftW
York 'bankers are ;in better- position, tp
furnish the . money, at a.-cheaper" rate
of -interestiit ' willbe secured frbrotbe
Nievj Yprk: hanks., . There-are-plehty pf
baks i . wfco iha.ve.v assured the gaverripr
4rtditreasurer. that the1.. mpney,'willbe
ready f 05 -them- at, any v time .theyv'need
I j for iState ." purposes. '5:iV?'lU:
The. offer to. sell the bonds was' Inade
merely; for, the purpose of .f eejmy put
the -'market .at 'tjie present; tfm&v Since
the'bqnds, were ; not sold (thp : money.
wllfj haye to' be! bbrrbwedVand arrQge-
m,ents de toselt the bonds ajt'spme
later- fime .for "the '.purpbse of- taking
sistant clerks .In f state! ' depawm'ents
haVenbee'nJ raised' by y the-.counOil of
state,, whie acted under authority. ?bf
legislation passed -by the .last' sessipn.
This' law gave the . governor-and coun-'
pitof "state rt ho tpower-vt6"adJUsi,sai-'
pit--of "state -tho'power vt6"ad iust'isaio'
up me snori lerm notes mar will nave
to-be issued, it '.V''' v-'fi3;
'y Salaries of .various Tclerks"'and' 'as
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not :.iaKen-care oi.-m- separate; satary
so many.; othr, things; before,. it (Bln.ce-
auvuittuu). tn, va ivgiBiaium..
has . Just : reached the T adjustment . or
.. governor. MP
ana u-y vojce.;pn iHe municipai.vnnice
bllL sThe TSovern'6r"vknewin,,a general
fet' the error would hate on municipal
amendment to- the munlctpatvfinance
bill and-not a- totally ne-. MIL' The
clerical error merely leaves the bill as
prlor t0 the Bpecial. Besslon. :pf the
legislature . in .1920 . .That 10 per cent
limitation was. there, for only one year
and has . expired-by-!-limltatlon. Some
believe now that .the V municipal board
- f -.pntrol. uridr authority of th.
wiU hav6 tho rient to:-adjust-matters
BO the cities and-towhg 'can h finance
themselves " until ''.tK'.' i&xt session of
; tho legislature.
vTn the meantime, there is .- persistent
talk about an;, extra- session of the
legislature.'., ".Tho . governor, takes no
stock Mnthls ttialk. '.Jae does - not - want
to put the state 'to the expanse of hold
ing .an,, extra session ' If there is any
possible' way atbiirid ft. Few state of
ficials. Were sufficiently ' well "informed
On the sub ject vto"hazard an opinion
about ;the necessity for calling an
extra- session. .4;--' 't 1
There" has been, 'however,- a great
dealf.ef talkv. about:: the vextra' -session
arid the miscue .discovered in the mu
nicipal finance act has-resulted ;in giv
ing' Impetus tovthis sentiment.- .
' Governor Morrison today : announced
the appointmeit - of membership to a
hirm'ber of- bpards., -The.: board of - en
gineering Is .. appointed f ew,- ; while
vacancies are. ; merely filled " on ; other
boards. -The folio wln-gLWere -appointed
meinbers-'of . the- board . of engineering:
JGilbert'C Whit. Durham; P. H : Dag-ge'tifc-,
Chapel Hill; Harry St.- v George
.Tu-cker, West Ralelghf" N- S. - Mullicari,
Mocksville, and Charjes . B. -Waddell,
a'BheVille..y. -y.- '-. v; k-J- i-.-. . .-
L;t.Sam,L'eyyof Charlotte,-' was ap-
poipf eq B. j-iiiein ir tr -me : Doara O
optometry C ;P...Grier, of Morgan tori
wasj appointed a--member, "ofi the .board
of pharmacy, .Kugen.eju. . Cox, of Wins--
t ton jsaiem - was. aaamed , a , member of
the state board - of chiropractics.
Jamek'F- McMabohT:'' of -Raleigh, . .was
hamedV a member of the . board' of
tfustees' of -the' - Caswell , ., Training
schboL-' ; ; . ';'' y, :. .;.'. ' ' V; :
i Jn"fcompHance--wlth a request . of
Judge ' William- F,. ..Harding, ..the gov
erBor:today. issued a' pardon for Mar
garet Hanna,-'.pf vGaston county,. wh6
w4 in vjail on a charge of prostitu
tion,;; Judge -Harding ..wrote tnegoy
ernOT"triat In; his 05tnlbn "the womau
was ir not" properly" convicted and that
now -. -he was- of the -opinion that.' she
was ;.not guilty of the charge, vHe not
bhiy1? reebmmende'd, . feut urged the
pardon ":,T,i...-.: .
' R; '-B. Bab.blngton.of -Gastonia,- was
in iaieiff-rv , toaay- maKing- . arrange
Lmehts . with the ' governor- and .'council
j of state'f or thef prmal'bpen'lng of the
(NOrtn. parouna orthopaedic -hospital
l June . lS.'T'Mr.JBabblngton. .conferred
-witp. i(i6:,comii,oirBne aooui, getting
the aprppHatlons i ,for ; the mainte
nance ofthls. '.Insitutibh. He Wants
Uhe appropriations available about the
fmiddle" of1 June-sdthr.et Will ibe no
troupie R.';ine.: part vpij, tne,, a nospitai
In meeting ' its; ..expenses y frpm ' the be
ginnlng.'He invited- the governor, to
attend tne fPrnial'ope'hinff 'of "the hois
jpitali and its : dedicatory , exercises. , .
?'JH". :v-i :--''.:(.': --v. i-x'-p:y
;- mMmm:.- t ii7' r
I 11 '
Smen'-Refus -v
: x Fifteen Per Cent ? : ; :
Vti.'j
Qiairmantf BnsoiK of Shipping
;" Board "and jUnioil ; Menr
f---'.. Vr. V-'--
jWHiNGTON,pHl;29
tie-up. of. alii" shipping .i American-, , ;
p orts. excep t ;on: the great .lakes' May 1 ;. .
ppekred immintfhfght -afterjne:
gotiatlons etwee-n'-the shipping bpaipdti;
teamshipowners, and marine i; voirkers fp
had -&een-ab4nddned i'iiB eBlt-of; tho."-
ref ujl Tot .theempld
iStfjtqr; jc,entfwai;V';.reiuctio
''lastxftfbti-tryyer
between ;themptoyer and." marine
Workers i was, made .lateJtoday :wheh- "" -;
Chairman '.rHBensonofiithoshrpplhs;'--;;
'board an!;' representatives Hof tbo
ttiarine tiinions, ciljd seoara'tipy at the i V
wnite -nouse ;to jay rtnejr cases Dexor
.Jth-!p0XI'den!7Hvl6'ualy;ie chalr:vV--;
mariandhesHlpPvtv'rierB;,, Jid rejecte(lrf;:;?:!-":
avProppsalbAndre'-Wf'- urettthvproJ'-;;,,ffH:,-;
dent pf the5, International;;; geamen'itif 4
uhion toBubmit the whole "question 'W:4y ' a
President Harding-. for? arbltratlon. r - ?
Chairman Benson- deellned to, dlsSus 'c " i:
his' visit-at , the white- house 'but' th
union .t8epj-esentatlves rln' the'' absent', : '-k .:
Of -" the'President,1eft 'a, "report :ari(fi .
praye r" luibehalf ', o alf : thaVforkers
submitting the , matter to himw-' They ' . ;
later ;.-ahnoun"ce"d'!i that "tlxey would re "!"
turn -tq r the white ;hotse -tomorrow. In, '
an. effort to see the President in person.', .
The. union 'representatives also called -pnj
Secretary Hoove but'recelved.ithey-.y,.
said, jio.l assurances of ; action on, ihia1:. 5;
The - break In negotiations came "".
after - a .i final eof erencs y galled by' I '
Chairman- :Benspnd to r consider. AtieV
wage and working'- agTeraenta ?Th4i,'
chairman' prOposalfor a -PLB .percent vj- Jf
On -;tno -ground- tnat . it va .not,
istlfled yftjsf Inf.costs or inecesfiary
'Aon'0'm'y--ii-''bperatlng"p'ettsesr.; -; ,
H&mxtfif. Tjl;oWr y'A.Stivi
ds dedaredv .tftat proposed J' f?
PAo' i
f2"lt& iiSh
controversy ; be. submitted to ,& tllsln , 0 ? r
terested party ....
. .Mr. Furuseth . asked . for assurance'
that; certain conditions, would bemado
a part of any new, agreement, Includ
ing : -preference for American - citizens
in, .employment, enforcement of the ,
seamens act,5 and - recognition of the
unions' right to" act for the men. Chair
man ..Benson; replied, that he indorsed
the idea . of 4 preference, for American
citizens and - Would : carry out those
parts of the law under his jurisdiction,
but that the other points were matters
of working conditions to be determined
later. . .
TWO AIRMEN KILLED IN
FLIGHT AT POPE FIELD
Lieuts. ' Hartmah . and Virgin
Lose Their Lives
' (Special to The Star)
FAYETTEVILL.B,,, April 29, Ljeut.
Joseph E: Virgin and Lieut. Hardson
J. Hartman, of the eignth aero squad
ron, 'were instantly killed at Pope field.
Gamp Bragg, near - iere, thisT after-
noon when the engine of theifcplane Is
thought to have died on a sharp turn
and the machine, going into a side slip,
crashed into a. pine tree. "
The ship was being piloted by Lieu
tenant Virgin. The plane- was a new
DeHaviland type 4-B, with a 480 horse-,
power liberty motor. In . making- test
flights with 'the same- plane Tuesday,
Lieutenant Hartmant"nad made the &0
mile trip "from Pope, field to GoldSboro
in 30 -minutes. v ' .
" Lieutenant -Virgin's nearest relative
Is his mother, Mrs.' Joseph E. Virgin,
of Norman," Okla., wMle Lieutenant
Hartman's homeaddress Is Reading,
Pa., where hlsV father, John H. Hart
man, lives.' ' It ' was said tonight ithat
the bodies will be forwarded to their
respective' homes 'Sunday. Parents of
both the young officers were notified
by telegraph immediately after the ac
cident. A '
Both - Hartman" and Virgin wero ex
cellent young men: said Col. R. C. Foy,
camp - commander. adding -. that the
service had lest two men: who were
fine young fellows as well as capable
aviators. . '
"OUR BEST CmzpNS" BUY
WHISKEY SAYS DRY OFFICER
A1LANTA, V .April 29. Lack.' of co
operation on the part of1 th public Is .
"largely responsible " for, failure . prop--erly
to enforce prohibition In Atlanta,"
D." J. Gantt, supervising prohibition
officer for this district,: told the coun
climanic committee investigating tho
cjty detective" and ; police depirements
here today.: ,.-.'r -'y . v i.y- . .. .
' Mi. Gantt was-testifying, in defense -'
of 'W.,L' Payne, city detective, accused
of accepting $200 a week from a con ;
fessed bootlegger, and he deSlared he
did not. think It would.be possible for
a, group pf detectives to furnish "pro
tection" to liquor-peddlers . '( :, -
. "People in. Atlanta known as. our
best citizens;, are buying wh Iskey ey-
ery .day, aren't -.they?" ask:d Robert
P. Jones, of counsel for the detectives.
.' "To a great extent: you areright," .
replied the'fe'deral prohibition officer,
and then. . staJtfe.dL.that . failure of , tlie ,
public to co-operate with officials hind
ered proper enforcement of the law. -
Gar.tt, Oscar Mills, chairman of the .
board pf Fulton county commissioners ,
and a number of other ' well known
Atlanta ns. testified to the good char
acterof Payne. There was testimony, - -too.
that ; Payne " had, of arrested '
the .very negro who accuse! -him, and '
Recorder" Johnson-.testified -5,000 cases
were tried" last year' "in "pjw".; cojirt '
due tc . activities of police anl,"det'3C
tives in upholding thelaw v? ? .
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