The Weather , '
Fair and somewhat warmer Satur
day; Sunday probably fair. y
Stajce of river nt Fnyetteville at
j,t 8 a. yesterday, 10.2 fee.
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Leased Wire Associated
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VOL. CVII. No. 61.
WILMIrVN, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1921.-
OLDfeST DAILY IN THE STATE.
DQfSmENT AGREES TO
TINKHAM FAr AGAIN GENERAL CARR THROWS
TO GET HOUSE ACTION; HAT IN RING FOR THE
ON NEGRO RESOLUTION EXTRA SEAT IN HOUSE
in
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BANKERS INDORSE THE
IDEA OF SENDING HAN
TO SIT WITH COUNCIL
Would Have United States lep
resented At Allied Repara- .
tioris Conferences
Broadway Promoter Flees Wrath of Three
Wives
4 REPRESENTATIVE AT
ACH ALLIED MEETING
TT.
HE ACCEPTS PROPOSAL
THAT AMERICA HAVE A
n.nr ill nnMCCDCMOC
(Uluk Hi UUM I LIILIIUL
Renresentation on Three Bodies,
T XTa Tin
However, is nui w
Active or Official :
WILL JUST "SIT IN"
Dl. George Harvey to Be Presi-
j .1! i.
dent's Kepresemauve on
the Council
WASHINGTON, May- 6.--President
flarding accepted today the invitation
ff the allied supreme council that the
rniteC States be represented at the
Ptines of that body, as well us these'
3 the conference of embassadors and
the reparations commission. ; . - -
fieortre Harvey, newly appointed em
bas'adfr to Great Britain, will sit with
fhe supreme council and "take part as
1 representative of the President of
the United States In the deliberatlona'
of that body. Representation 'at the
conference of embassadors in Paris and
the reparation commission will be un
official The ambassador to France will
be the observer on the former and
Roland W. Boyden will sit in an un-
.-i rn thfi latter.-
otnciai ra:avn.- "
Decision to accent the council s in
vitation was reached " today, at the
rpsrular cabinet meeting- and formal an
nouncement was made at the white
house Soon afterward the text of thft
American reply to the invitation was
made public at the state department.
It follows: . ' !.
"The government cf the United
States has received through the British
ambassador the courteous communica
tion in which you state thaU with the
unanimous concurrence of. the powers
represented at the allied conference in
London, vou are .toInq.ulre whether
this government is disposed to be rep
resented in the future, as it, was in
the "ast at the allied conference,-, at
the conference of ambassadors in Paris
and on the reparsjions commission.
"The sovernment of 1 ; the - United
States, while maintaining the tradi
tional policy of abstention from parti
cipation in matters of -distinctly Euro
pean concernris deeply interested in
the proper economic, adjustments and
in the iust settlement of the matters
of world-wide importance which are
under discussion in the .' conferences,
and desires helpfully to co-operate in
the deliberations upon these questions,
"Mr. George Harvey, "appointed " am
bassador to Great Britain, : will be in
structed on his arrival in England, to
take cart as the representative of the
resident of the United , States in the
deliberations of the supreme council.
The American ambassador to Franca
will be instructed to resume his, place
as unofficial observer In the conference
of ambassadors, and .Mr.
Boyden will be instructed to sit again
in an unofficial capacity- on the repara
tions commission.
"The zovernment of the . United
States notes with pleasure your ex
pression of the belief of the represen
titiras oiiiari fnvRrnmcnts as
sembled in London, that American co
operation in the settlement of the great
international questions growing out of
the world war will ' be of material as
sistance." . :
The communication was delivered
late today to Sir Aukland Geddes, . the
British ambassador, who .yesterday
nanded to Secretary Hughes the invi
tation of the council, which was
signed by Premier Lloyd-George of
Great Britain as Its president. This
invitation readr
"As president of the allied confer
ence which is just completing its sit
tings in London, I am authorized with
th unanimous concurrence of all the
powers here represented, -to express to
the United States government our feel
irg that the settlement of the Inter
national difficulties In which the world
is -all involved woulcL be materially
assisted by the co-operation of the
L"n;ted States; ancjxl am therefore to
inquire whether that government is
disposed to be represented In th
future as it was at an' earlier date, at
allied conferences, wherever they may
meet, at the ambassadors conference,
which sits at Paris, and on 'the repara
tions commission., . , ; .
"e are united" in feeling' that
American cognizance of ' our v proceed
ings and, where possible American
Participation in them, will be best fa
ciliatod by this." 1 ; J
In the highest administration circles
It was emphasized mat tbe action
taken todav did not' mean- the partici
pation of "the United States in s any
Project "of a world government . or
world league." It was said that it was
inevitable that-the United States "have
an advisory part in the . settlement of
the vast economic and other problems
growing out of the world; war. These
settlements. It was - explained, ' must
necessarily affect the. United States as
well as the rest of the world.
Announcement that the' invitation
had been accented came late - in .the
ay after the senate had adjourned.
Republican senators generally howr
ver, expressed their . approval while
democratic senators gave voice to dis
approval and disappointment. Repub
licans took the view that the Presi
dent's representatives f would perform
Principally the function of obtaining
jnrormation. Democratic senators said
uiey were disappointed because the
Resident had not decided to have the
vernment officially participate-in the
o.iiLns oi me mreo ooaies.
Administration officers made it plain
wat Mr. Harvey would I sit with the
jremiers of Great Britain, France and
"aly and the representatives of Bel
6 uni and Japan on the supreme coun-
vv-ontinuea On Page Three)-
New Yorker Is Said
To be Berlin Adviser
j-:-:y:W;.S:.':':- i
According to a cable from Berlin it
is rumored there that William H. ,
Wadhams, ''former Judge of the court ;
of general sessions in New York, has !
been acting as unofficial ' adviser of
foreign Minister Simons on 'American
affairs and the attitude of the Cnlted
States towards Germany. Judge Wad
hams is now in Berlin establishing, a
foreign office of the law firm of llayes
and Wadhams,,, of New York. Judge
Wadhams' law partner, .Garfield Hayes,
who is now in New York, strenuously j
denied that Judge Wadhams has any
connection, official or unofficial, with
the German government. He said the
judge is in- Europe on private . bust-?
ness'Only. i--.'
WITHDRAW HIS ' NAME
President Harding Will; Insist
on Clearing Up of the
f Johnson Charge
:: Special to The' Star) V
WASHINGTON, May 6. After a
series of. conferences with high gov
ernnmental" officers, here today, friends
of David H. Blair are seriously , con
sidering withdrawing his nomination
for Internal revenue commissioner. If
this course is decided upon, the Presi
dent will act .before the senate com
mittee . on, finance meets tomorrow
morning- for a hearing on the Blair
appointment. ' ' " " '
s It was stated at the treasury several
days &go that the " charge of . Senator
Johnson - that J a m e s. -W. - Cannon
"sought by. forming a partnership with
his fam.ily -to lessen the amount of his
incometa,". would not stand up, but
It was learned tonight that ' some of
the matters pending have not been
cleared up and may not be for, some
time. -V;- ' . ,
-President Harding it is stated, is un
willing to have Mr, Blair, made a com
missioner of internal revenue unless a
satisfactory answer, can be given to
the, tax feature of the Johnson allega
tion. ..' , , '.
North Carolina manufacturers and
Republican-politicians interested in the
nomination of Mr. Blair were here to
day to try to straighten out the mat
ter. Conferences -were held with
Secretary Mellon and President Hard
ing' during the day and tonight. The
final conclusion of ' this, controversy
Will be reached by administration
leaders tomorrow 'morning before the
finance committee meets if the commit
tee is permitted to go ahead, that will
indicate clearly that President Hard
ing is satisfied thatan investigation
will completely ' exonerate ..Mr. Cannon
and - give" Mr. Blair a clean bill of
health. ' - - v
: !
PRE3UEH-DESIGNATE SPEAKS
ON IRISH PEACE PROSPECTS
BELFAST, May 6. (By Associated
Press). Speaking- toniglit ' at Holy
&Wood, a suburb of Belfast. Sir James
Craig," premier-designate of Ulster, in
referring to his conference with Earn,
mon de Valera, said: , v
"I "only hope, that the expectations
of immediate peace may not be too
high either across .tle channel or here.
The first step in a matter of this sort' is
always difficult, but I do hot believe a
big man could refuse to take the, first
step, or th&t a man is big If he re
fuses to take such a step when so
much is at stake." , 1 7
; Sir James reiterated that, neither he
nor any Ulster loyalist would ccmserit
to a republic or any;weakening of the
ties between Ulster and .Gret BritAln.
, A. F JOHNSON IS DEAD - ,
. CLINTON. May 6. The" funeral V
jf. Johnson, who died' here yester
day, was held today. Mr. Jphnson. was
one - of the.: most prominent citizens .of
Clinton 5 and was widely known in this
section of the state. . ; , : -'. ,
LYNCH-MOORE ABOOT EVEN if
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May ; 6. -Joe
Lynch, of New York, bantamweight
foiio-ht 12 rounds here
i tonight with Pal Moore, of -Memphis.
The 12th and final roynd saw , jyncu
j. i fn nut th a contender ."out,
with Moore offering determined re-j
sistance, t
Demands Immediate Considera
- tion Which the House Re
fuses By 285 to 46
HISTORY REPEATED
Twenty Years :;Ago Identical
JEffort Frustrated By
, Speaker Henderson
WASHINGTON, May 6. Rising to a
auestion of the highest constitutional
privilege, Representative Tlnkha'm, Re
publican, Massachusetts, threw, . the
house ; into an uproar today over a de
mand for immediate consideration of "a
resolution affecting the .rights, of
negro voters in the south.
The battle; mainly along' parlia
mentary lines, raged for two. hours, but
in the end, the proposal' was rejected
on a point of order by Representative
Mondell, , the Republican leader. Still
determined to press the flg-ht,. .Mr.
Tinkham, appealed from Speaker .Gil
lettjs decision sustaining the, point of
order, t but the house stood ' by , its
speaker, 285 to 46. ' k r
The Tlnkham resolution, substan
tially 'the .same as that presented dur
ing consideration " of tne reapportion
ment bill at the last session, had been
expected' and Democrats were ready to
Jump into the fray. The Republican
leader went to -the front, nowever, and
won the day alone. . -
As- framed by - the " Massachusetts
member, the resolution'; would have di
rected the censna cnmmltt fn. nrnoaoi
forthwith to make diligent inquiry re
specting the extent to which the. right
to ' vote- is denied or aj-ldsed -to citi
zens of the United States, prior to
preparation of a .bill ror reapportion
ment of seats in the house , -
In: the course of long argument,
Mr. Tlnkham declared? the resolution
was in order ahead of all businesb, that
the same measure .offered before i never
was ;reported out by committtee and
that if referred, again it would meet
the sam fate. He demanded immedi
ate "action, : a proceeding which Mr.
Mondell opposed on the, ground : that. if
the Tlnkham ; plan , should prevail,
members could -come in any day with,
other complaints 1 against 1 enforcement'
of i proniDiuon under- the 18th amend
ment ana inus upset the regular
business ofthebodyviIJ
- The' "only democrat 'to bfealtnirt ddr-
insr! the-. debate ' wax RnrHftiVftv
Gallivan, Massachusetts,'. who wanted
to know how-long Mr. Tlnkham ex
pected to .speak. h '
"I' want' to .vote "with ,hi," but if I?e
talks too long he maylQse a vote," Mr.
Gallivan - shouted; and the Chouse
rdarefc- ?. .-& ;-' ':": ; r.'.:' ' .;; . .-;
. Representative Garrett; of Tennessee,
acting Democratic 1 e a d e r, ',' sought
recongition : as Mr. Mondell concluded
his answering argument, but Speaker
Gillett: said he was ready to rule. This
was accepted as conclusive, even , be
fore the speaker, besah m. long 'state
ment, that - the Tlnkham ; plan" i had
failed. f-., '.,.;.'':....'-v,;,
It was largely pn demand of . Mr.
Garrett that-. the' house voted on a
straight out question of sustaining the
chair, -rather than - one . substituted by
Mr. Mondell to table the Tinkham ap,
peal. This settled the issue definitely
so far as action In tnis session goes.
Members said later the Cillett decis
ion iprobably would stand longer. than
the .life i time of .the average ' repre
sentative.. --.-,!; . , ... '
Mr. Mondeir in quoting , authorities
recalled that a Republican house 20
years ago refused - to rush through a
similar - proposal, e declared the
Tinkham resolution was precisely the
same In form ag that offered by Repre
sentative pimstead,. of Pennsylvania,
In 1901 and-thrown out on ,a point of
order with Speaker Henderson lj the
chair. : ; .. . .
N. AND W. CONFERENCE ON
WAGES STILL IN PROGRESS
ROANOKE, Va., May 6. No agree
ment was reached here today on the
proposed wage reduction of employes
of the Norfolkl and , Western railway,
although representatives : of the tele
graphers 'organization and , officials of
the nialntenance of way employes were
for several hours in conference with
railway officials, v . v :. :. .: - . .
"So far, our conferences-with : repre
sentatives '"of.. the employes , have re
sulted in nothing definite," said W. J.
Jenks," general manager of the ' Nor
folk and Western tonight. ;
Representatives of the' Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen arid Order of
Railway Conductors - will - give - their
answer to the proposed wage reduc
tions tomorrow morning. . : ; (.'
The proposed reduction In- wages
will affect practically every employe
on the Norfolk and Western - system,
consisting of more -, than - 25,000 em
ployes. ,
BOY SCOUTS HOLD THEIR.
' ; INVESTING CEREMONIES
Troop A, Boy' Scouts, held their in
vesting exercises last, night at- the
parish house of the Church of the Good
Shepherd,' Sixth and. Queen '"streets. Odla
B. - Hlnnant, -scout commissioner, was
in charse of the Investing ceremony
which made tenderfeet of ,,a number of
scouts. Applicants for the degree were:
Claude T. Jewell, Frank Jewell, Walter
G. Hatch,' Jr., Alexander L. . Hewett,
Elbert""E. Pdoey, Archie Voss,- Morgan
Branch.'Dick L. Burnett, Harrold Capps
and Joseph Lane. ' ; ;
Scoutmaster Charles A. Cramer pre
sented four books as prljses. Thewln?
ners of the prizes were Archie Voss,
first prize," 16 'merit marks; Alexander
L. Hewlett, second prize, 14 merit
marks; rElbertE.. Poovey, thirds prie.
13 merit marks; Dick L, Burnett, fourth
prfze irlr2 nterlt-marks. ' , : . v,
Scoutmaster" Odis B Hinnant.- Rev."
Ambler -"Blackford r and . Scoutmaster
R.N.- Pad sett-' also made talks. After
the ceremonies of- the Investing re
freshments were served the scouts ' by
the '-ladles auxiliary of the Church of
the Good Shepherd. j ; ..
So Many People Have, Indorsed
v Him He Thinks He Must .
Get Nomination
HIS PARTY RECORD
It Has Been So Straight Party
Will Need to Make No
Apology for Him
(Special to The Star)
WASHINGTON, May 6. Gen, Julian
S. Carr, admits : today ,that he will be
a candidate-at-larre for congress from
North Carolina when the reapportion
ment bill, now beins .framed, here, is
passed. He . has - ascertained from
friends information : that leads him to
believe that the state" Vllj certainly
have one more member -in the house.
General Carr was asked - poncerning
his intention: "Heretofore,' he said,
"I have hesitated to' make aify declara
tion to change : the matter fbr the
reason tha-t I considered it wise and In
the best taste to await the action of
congress " touchins the question,
whether North "Carolina will ; be
awarded an extra congress nan. This,
had been, my answer to the many let
tors that have come to mel proft erlni?
. support and-- urgipg me ;ti announce
myself. If. the situation 14 tne state,
is as I am.-warranted in- jelievins- it
to be from J the letters wl .Ich" I have
received, I' am honestly of the opinion
that North Carolina has no second
.choice for congressman, fro: n the state-at-large,
and I feel that perhaps I owe
it to friends ' who " are7 lirylng me to
announce my candidacy to say that
my hat is irj the ring to th iifinlsh. Qne
thing and the chief thing, regarding my
announcemnt isrthe partV will have
no apologies to offer; or. excuses to make
for my faith and practice. I have
been so regular that I .. h? ve - almost
leaned backwards. : I, ha v nver waited
for the - band wacrdn ', to start - this
scramble for position, on the other
hand I was in at the .start ng, in fact
I have -been one of the starters' of
prohibition ; woman's? suff rrre liberal
appropriation, for education and . . im
nrnvon M?hwva.": RiifMcient enlaren-
Imeu -appropriation;t?r-prporly
Nare f6rI'ur.ereTesynaTyNinstitii-
tions, -inciuaing; increase.: pensroninij
of ' Confederate ' veterans, the enforce
ment of law and? ordar : The- party will
have' no reason, to apologize for br ex
plain. Since thec yea?., I served under
Mr. Hoover as a 'dollar-yea'r' man, , I
have had a hankering . to. Ret'lback, in
Washington. I ramble. considerably but
I have yet to flndra "more delightful
city' to live, in th- Washington, ' I
am too young torrtlrejin "fact I have
lived sveh a strenuous; life that I could
not nor do I want to! part company
with sooq hard . work, and nothing
would afford megreater pleasure than
to be associated vlth; the most capable
and distinguished t gentlemen who so
falthfullv represent. North Carolina at
the national japItoLr'. 1U - of .whom !l
am nroud to claim as ' m personal
friends. What I don't i know about
public life and North1 Carolina needs,
t n...tiifl in ma vlticr - t TlfA ' rif-
1. V.t.. M. l- . mf r " 3 :
llghtful and capable gentlemen; woqM
take pleasure in telling me. YeV,' tell
the boys that my ' hat is, in the ririg
and to come acrass." - . j ; ' " '
'Looking as "clean as a dog's tooth and
as fit. as a. fiddle,' Genera Carr is all
Bmiles over l.the f prospects " of pulling
down, a real plum; from the people'. of
the state". ' He thinks , that! he win win
with' hands down: ! : " Vy '.'" '
-General Carr .sent President - Hard
ing a letter today, indorsing Ex-Judge
Wm. P. Bynum for the circuit court of
appeals. He said: . '.' -V. 1 .' ".
"Please allow; an otd-tlme befo 'de
war Democrat to indorse Judge Wm. P.
Bynumi, of V Greensboro, , as .a most
worthv successor to 'fill the - vacancy
caused by the death of. my! friend, the
eminent jurist, Jeter C-: Pri;chard. My
home is at Durham. I have; known and
admired and enjoyed .the .personal
friendship of "Juds'e Bynum for , many
years, . and ihis ,high "character and
eminent ability and -love of fairness has
always commanded , my. great admira
tion. ' . ; ' ' - .- -' y . : At . , ' ,
x "So, Mr'., President, It - gives me ln
finjlte pleasure; without a suggestion
from any source," or knowledge on the
part of anybody,- to commend Judge
Bynum to your - most favorable con
sideration v . ' t
SCHOOL CHILDREN, ARE
INTOXICATED BY; CANDY
Charlotte Youngsters Eat Tab
loid Alcohol V"
(Special to The Star)
CHARLOTTE, ; May - 6. C a n d y
thought, , to : contain . whiskey " was the
cause . of making' - several children - at
the South school intoxicated Thursday."
The father of one of ' the children af
fected brought some candy home f rom
Chicago and his . boy took some of it
to- school, giving, it to friends. ; The
children . on eating the candy became
unconscious', air, being ' affected alike,
and all in a state of Intoxication." :
Pieces "of lithe candy" were ground .to
a pulp and this ' brougtit out: the smell
of rye whiskey, v It was considered
possible that the systemr of putting rye
whiskey Into tablet -form has been in
vented: and ' was brought .home by . the
father 'unknowingly.- x . ?
. Dr. McPhall was unable to understand,-however,-
how alcohol oould"be
retained In the candy when exposed to
the open: ' " Nevertheless ' the tablets
have the smell of rye -whiskey and had
virtually the' same effect , on : the chil
dren that a few drinks of rye would
have on a man, it was said. ' '
' ; The tablets were about the size of
a -cough drop. - None of -the - children
could explain to Dr. JMcPhall what the
tablets tasted like, and he could not
induce any ope about the health office
to eat. a piece,. It ia allegejl,,...,,... ;
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; ; ilk ' - Vv -
" fmf 41, . 7
lit 'J- J - '
ill i 11 "'" v M $
John William - Murray, " Broadway
promoter of many enterprises, has dis
covered that Jie is almost as badly off
as the" manr without a country. Since
February, ' 19 J4t. Murray has. had three
.wives, with nary a divorce. 7 February
34,, 1914-Murray married Marie PaviSj
an, actress. ' Ih 1917 he started divorce
proceedings,; but couldn't supply suffi
cient evidence and the case was mark
ed off the calendar. His second adven
ture , was -In '1918,' when - he- married
parted a few hours after the ceremony
t- ended the . matter. Anne' Warwick,;
ere married on December 24, - 1920.
1 months when she quit him because of
wo latter marriages Murray made oath
divorced. : Several' days ; ago Murray
vanced "the information that ( he was
ed; if he was' not a, candidate for. prison,
ing-like that to me,' would you?". She
No. 3 - is suing ior divorce and .jso. i
Murray has disappeared , : from
rom New
les. - ' . " . ".
ffilfjlZEMOlilAS
A GDPtRATIVhdPLAn
Will Establish Co-operaiive S(h
cUtfesHoBeat::W
y-r ,- T-s'--;-'f .'of Living :
ClNCINATlV Q.VMay , 6.-rOrganlzed-labof'
Is planning to meet the high cost
of llvins and profiteering bjr the estab
lishment of co-operacive societies. ; i
Plans for promoting this, movement
through the' trades unions in thejUnlted
States were: discussed at length here to
day , by- the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor; and. will
be incorporated,, in : the council's re
port to the annual: convention of the
federation in Denver. V.'.. . , J
The council, it was learned,, will ask
the federation to, indorse ;the .work of
the federation's " special oommittee . on
co-operative societies mT give its. full
Bupoort toathe movemen? which has al
ready gained" headway in the central
states.;. .. . ,, -?c t .'. ;'
- "Not- only- can. we reduce the cost
of living.:' said ' : Jairtes . , Duncan ,of
Quincy,- Mass.,, vice-president of . the
federation, , through 0---0ra?V?f
cietles. .ute can , eliminate profiteer
inc We can check It so far, as it af
fects the purchase, of the necessities of
life and the, costs thereof now con
trolled by. a minority. - . '-
"Our investigations show that tne
co-operative societies in Belgium, Rus
sia. England and Denmark have made
a wonderful success and have been a
Godsend tb the worklngman. , -uouscum.
nfhor'( t hens
l.Tr.- lJuncan smu tliv.y.t.'.i.v' .
in- symoaSy with e 'trades union
movent-woiild be asked. to join m
the co-operative plan. - - j
rAHPENTIEB ADMITS HE IS
CARPEiy AFRAID OP CHAMPION
PARIS,- May 6.--' Pd-Pres).-Georges:Carpentier
thecham
nlon .heavyweight .pugilist , of , Europe.
fslmakin Anal, PParations .for :th
first leer of his trip to the.Unlted States
?o meet. Jack Dempsey in a match for
th world's championship. - With his
marl FrLcois vDescamps., and
Sner? Paul Journee he wj"
morning for Havre where h& will Board
ThVsSimer La Savoie." Carpentier said
today that he was anxious to get
rndelighted," he "declared, "to see
approaching the . day of my r meeting
wl?h Semrey, which I have awaited
i;,r,tiv In a few . weeks I
ISO lil.cv.. . , - - . ,
l"yrL&r. . he
- - XOU'-O-OIl L sccur ... .'.
TNoam I," he said, smiling. "On tSe
contrary I am quite determined to
prove to .my adversary that I am not
always a little , lamb." - , -
When asked how many rounds he
.. T v. at.with Demosey. would
TnOUfctni.--iti IHSH-v... ,
io Carpenter: said: , ''Don't ask me to
irakevany -previivi.,w"--.
HOUSE WILL HELP UNCLE - .'. .. . -
tiuuau ,.wrc ntnTiirikV
i' Z-i-rrrwvA-Kr'' Tilt air- ?Th" hOIISe
adjourned tonight until Monday in -or.
the' - Republican leader, expressed It.
"the 85th birthday of ; Uncle . Joe .Can-
morrow." The ' Illinois representative
. j, 14... V la o era - Is TPClllAf ' 1 n ' hlS
attendance, was given an ovation -when
j a v. o V, nlrldef mom.
it was annwum;cu,i.u .. ,
years, had-rounded out another- year.'
Marie E. Dougherty a - war' nurse, de
and enlisted in the marines, and tha
an actress, wife No.-. 3 and Murray w
They lived happily together for evera
his violent attacks. At each of-the t
that it was his "first marriage," never
met wife No',;2k embraced,, her and ad
married agaim When? she gently ask
. he : retorted : jJTtM'- "do a th
has started Buit- for- 'annulment; wife
is in Los . Angeles, seeking, a divorce.
York after reported financial- llfflcult
MARINE STRIKE HANGS
Leaders Leave Conference to
Report New3Plart! to -Their
Membership ;
WASHINGTON, May - .--Further
conferences between ; representatives of
the seamens '"unlohs and '- Secretary
Davis, who Is attempting to -reach a
settlement of-the wage': dispute .In
volving American shipplng'Were de
ferred today I until' rMOndayr to , give
union leaders an, opportunity-to report
to their .organizations the terms of the
proposed agreement' as If has ' been
evolyed in the conferences,' '
. - The - terms, it Is ,uhderstood, provide
for a Continuation of the elght-hOur
day and three shifts a day, which, it
is said,'- has been a point of contention,
with a proposed reduction- of wages,
which government pfflcials declared is
hot drastic. v : ." . '. . '
- The union representatives have re
fused .- to sign any .agreement which
prqvides - solely for ; a ,i reduction in
wages,, but. have made no statement as
to whether they would urge the work
ers .to- accept -a reduction to preserve
the : eight-hour 'day. rOri the other
hand,, Chairman ; Benson-tof the ship
ping board; declared; in telegrams sent
late, today.' to operators- of shipping
board, vessels, in all ports, tbat the
board .was .standing. fast in its refusal
to discuss, a compromise on the, wage
scale. ; He added, however, in a state
ment' that the. men; had . been.invlted
to discuss wages and working' condi
tions at. any time.. ' '.
POLES FIGHTING; ALLIES IN
' .'SEVERAL PLACES IN SILESIA
OPPELN, Upper Silesia, May 6. (By
Associated; Press). Fighting between
the Italian's and the Poles , at 'Rybnlk,
Pless and Gross Strehlltz continued to
day,' with the: situation at Rybnlk in
creasingly menacing to' the allied
forces,' according to-; reports received
this afternoon Jby! the Interallied com
mission; . ', : - ; - ' . , ' , ,
The Italians are known to have lost
30 men killed and 70 wounded and in
French quarters it Is esrimated that
the" allied casuajties since the upris
ing began: have beeri -70 killed and an
unknown number wounded. 'x
' ,The Poles ' today "resumed,- their ar
tillery attack' on. Gross Strehlltz and
twice advanced into the city but were
thrown back by" the"'Italians. Else
where - the" Poles "are reported to have
"consolidated their .positions." They
are being : gradually reinforced by
peasant recrults.and .fresh forces com
ing over, the; border.- . . . ' :
-i Germans' have occupied Oberglogau
which the allies" evacuated yesterday.
. The Interallied commission received
a dispatch today7from .London saying
the supreme coanc.il " had postponed
making public' the . decisions of the
plebiscite, officials hoping- this .would
tend to allay the. Polish activities when
it became generally known.'Y
EXPRESS MAN'S SENTENCE IS
. CHANGED TO A FINE OF S750
MACON, Gal, May 6.--Judge Beverly
D. Evans In ' federal court here today
changed the sentence of W. W. Barbre,
express messenger of Albany, Ga., from
a year and one day fn the: penitentiary
to a fine of 5750.. This leaves 12 men
under a penitentiary sentence In conT
'nectlon with .the conspiracy to rob the
American Railway Express ' company
of a million dollars worth of property
in transit,- - ' ' ' ' f
FAVOR OPEN SHOP
Collective Bargaining Approved
in Settling Differences
in Industry
PINEHURST, N. C, May 6. The
American Bankers' association's execu
tive council went on record today as
favoring acceptance by the United
States government of the invitation of
the allied governments to send a rep
resentative to the supreme council on
the subject f reparations.
- Resolutions opposing - government
ownership and operation of railroads,
approving the McFaddert bill to amend
the' federal reserve act bo as to trans
fer the functions now exercised by the
comptroller of the currency to the fed
eral reserve board and opposing Issu
ance of tax exempt securities were
also adopted at the final .session of
the annual meeting of the council.
Other resolutions adopted proposed
federal regulation of investment se
curities, approved , the budget system
for handling government finances and
suggested the. need for bringing Into
operation , at the earliest possible mo
ment financing machinery for the ex
tension of long-time credit to restore
foreign trade.
Concerning the labor situation, tha
council went . on record as accepting
the -principle of collective bargaining
as an equitable basis for adjustment
of differences in Industry, but a reso
lution adopted said: , "We believe that
the' open shop is more economic in
principle and more American in spirit
than the so-called closed shop with Its
almost unavoidable accompaniment of
unfair and wasteful tyranny by any
class." .
The public interest, Jt added, "la
paramount." . ,
The resolution dealing with tha:
railroads said:
"We regard It as. a self-evident fact
that government -responsibility for
railroad earnings should be accom
panied bv dtilv dalea.tt1 nnwfr tn Am
t Arm 1 n A - imriArtotit fa if nra &nt.,4ni,
therein,-in order that -a proper balance
may be . maintained between railroad
Income and outgo. . In order that we
may vha,v.e a, transportation system
equal, to the growing commercial and
. Industrial needs of the south, it is ob-
I . .T A . . -a . 1 . . ,1 - J -. 1 , i 1 :
I. uuis Litai jraiiruau urcaic muui do re
stored tO attract capital to this field
i of investment. We -would deplore any
situation arising- which would make
the private ownership and operation of
the railroads impracticable. In view
of the present high rate schedules we
would favor the repeal of the federal
tax on freight and passenger rates."
FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL IS
SENT MESSAGE BY.IIARDIN0
CLEVELAND, May 6. A message)
from President Harding, . read at to
night's annual' banquet of the national
foreign trade council convention, ex
pressed gratification with the worrt
ht;iug done by the council. "
Senator Walter' E. Edge, of New
Jersey, author of the Edge law making1
provision for the establishment of tha
foreign trade ' financing corporation
with a capitalization of 1100,000,000,
was the principal speaker at tonight's
banquet. His subject was "Our For
elg-n Trade." :
"National prosperity is dependent on
production in industry," was the key
n te of the senator's' speech.
Practical ' legislation to cure the
economic ills, instead of the theoretical
legislation of ' recent years designed
only temporarily 10 relieve them, was
advocated by the senator.
' He assert e i that "industry cannot be
inspired or prosperity be promoted
merely by legislation," and urged the
establishment of confidence at homo
and the extension of credit to foreign'
buyers as the best, practical methods
of stimulating American production
and prosperity.
NEW GERMAN CABINET MUST
HANDIE THE REPARATIONS
BERLIN, May . 6. cDy Associated
Press). A new. German cabinet is to
have the task of rendering a decision
on the allied.' reparations terms, ac
cording to a statement made in the
relchstag today by Chancellor Fehren
bach. - - - ,
After saying the. English text of the
allied protocol had reached Berlin,
Thursday evening, the chancellor said:
fully allthe" material and data on
which a decision will be the task, for
the new cabinet." .. '
AGREE ON 44-HOUR WEEK
! -IF PAY IS FOR 44 ItOURS
RALEIGH, May 6. Following the
acceptance by- one commercial print
ing establishment -here of the offer of
striking union printers, pressmen and
binders to return to work on the basis
of 44 hours work for 44 hours pay, iri
stead of 48 hours pay, the Raleigh em
ploying printers, association, today is
sued an invitation to their employes to
return to ' work on the old basis hy
Monday, or on that date "open rhop"
will be instituted Iri Raleigh. Two
hundred men are involved here, and
officials of the union stated tonlpht
the Invitation would "not be accepted. :
COLLEGE TENNIS FINALS TODAY
SPARTANBURG, S. C., May 6, Only
r.he semi-finals in ' the South Carolina
Tennis association tournament at Wof
ford college "were completed today,'
leaving the final match for tomorrow
morning. Hlnes, of Clemson, defeated
Carpenter .of Furman, and Holcombe of
Wofford defeated St-John of Clemson,
in semi-finals today. . .. - - ;
FIRST CAR OF-PEACHES IS
MOVING FROSI GEOIIGIA BELT
MACON. Ga, May 6. The first car
load of peaches for this season moved
from the middle Georgia peach belt
this afternoon, consigned' to New
York. The cro is estimated at '7,000
cars-.' ',""". ': s":' ". '.