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- . ' , -A v ,' . , . 1 , The Weather ; ' Wilmington's Only Leased Wire Associated : Preis , Newspaper a Generally fair Wednesday and Thurst oay. Stage of ,rlve Fayetteville at S a. m. yesterday 7.5 feet. .. . 1 M .tfLBUKtiTON, N: C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1921. OLDEST, DAILY IN THE .STATE, ; AIMLABOZl V x- Trn'Tm-' I it fir i I .11'' VTTT' l 1 1 wt i' i v'j,- TT. v '.- A- ' ; r. ... . MVAI fl.i'i . v :. .,, --- -:.-.r - "VOL. CVII. No. 86. . . "; A ..; '" - : .- .. . , EFFECTIVE FROM 5 TO ' - J ' ORDER OF TODAY GUTS WAGES AVERAGE OF 12 PER GENT, BOARD SAYS Vpplies to 104 Railroads Par: ticipating in Hearings for Redactions REASON SET FORTH Falling Prices of . Necessities, Lower Wages Everywhere ; j and Hard Times . CHICAGO, May 31. (By As sociated Press) .An - estimated 400 million dollars will be slash ed from" the nation's railway wage bill when an order cutting an average of 12 per cent, to be handed , down tomorrow by 4 the United States v railroad ' labor board, becomes effective July 1 The order affects members of 31 labor organizations; em ployed on 104 railroads. . . Vhile the decrease is specifi cally applied only to the roads whose cases lave Ijeen heard by the board, the decision says it may later be applied to : any other road asking ; a; hearing under the provisions V of the Cummins transportation ' act. Percentages of Y e d u c t i o ri s computed by members of.;. the board gave the average of 12 per cent, and the-same source, esti mated the annual reduction in wages at approximately $400, 000,000. A A; -a r. :A The decision grants reduc tions varying from 5 .to 13 cents an hour or from 5 to 18 per cent, and in the case of section labor ers, completely wipes out "the in crease granted that class of em ployes by the $600,000,000 wage award of July, 20, 1920. a Section Foremen 16 Per Ceat v For section men the decrease was about 16 per cent, while the train eer- vice men were cut about 7 1 per "cent. Car repairers were 'cut aboutt-' 10 -'percent. . . " Common labor is to he reduced 6 to It cents an hour, cutting frAitrht trniri ! ers'- averae-e mnvi.. ' - and track laborers to 577.11. This new SfhMn1,!fflve sectin men an average for an eight-hour day. . hhop crafts- employes and train and naf-A6 service men, - except those-, in Passenger service, are reduced cents nLr0UrA Passensrer and freight engi- wrs, who were given increases of 16 "-nis an hm... i i - - ? J?ti ? 6 and 8 cents an hour, re. Zll y- Passenser and freight con 12 ,S' wh0 received .increases --of 1-2 and 13 cents in; 1920, are cut tht and 8 per cent, : respectively,. by we new schedules. ',' to Am smallest reduction 'willA apply L, "Te Dys and other employes -un years of age, who will-receive I h r-ar, v"13 an nour less after July '1.- . ' in i , 'ctittgsmea so mat enter- lS clerks. nsiiQii Worn n """'j jvuug; iiicii aiiu men lg to 20 years of age, will re . 've a monthly salary of $67.50 for thfe urSt six months a vr an lest m'nths of service, t Clerks with Ireceivl n e year 8 experience - now for Ana?. ' A new mpAthly schedule "lea a ;r . . - y" S2nn. .0,-eajn ngnters gives captams er ti?nSlneers' 19: firemen and oil- rpiains -win n A Pite8 $io0: " c " To;.?i0.v;.f?? Rward tvi rauway ; unions. ftn h , uecreases ordered; remains l;.!e determined. The hie- hrother- lelltl r the board's decision which" is .Claim TieAn Hirt A Wint'mmF they w.ere hard Wt.byAth'e han mp in business railroad f Kinagementa hav. v i i several ffc" fhp , , "tHSi IQr lower wages,.'ana First ,,.s'on tomorrow will-, iqark the i L relief Fra.ntsH kv.tv. v... 1 8et t h A . ., .. ponth -u,"ceQ scaie more inan iu The decisinr. A.A.-AA.,A.Ai.!.i. Eitiro v wmurruw win y ,inai een . , , 920 wke award,, "there has lnd 'th "ct,ease in the cost of living" i Ker,,w?rk ln ther industries has hint, ben decreased.". These- two he mn , "e mer ' contentions oi tPKanWAas .offerfd In the hearing which Ihow riP"l, 18 W ended May 16. to iiion ueiorB me Doara. xesu- th lons t 20 to 60, per, cent me cost of food and clothing, continued on page ' two) JOLT 18 PER CENT WILL BE . - .t . f - -.. - - . , - JV LABOR ORGANIZATIONS Wage Reduction Demanded Because of pull Business . ' ' - t .. . i-. ',,;,..' i. a:. . Railroads Months'Ago Begaii Their: Fight for Lower. Wages on ; Ground of Business Depression, as Well as Because of De clining living Costs and the General Reduction of " Wages in All Lines of Industry CHICAGO, MAy 81. Wage reductions which will ,be ordered' by the railroad labor board tomorrow resulted from a combined hearing involving -JL0 4 rail roads which -filed petitions to cut the wages of one or more clases of em ployes. The hearing began ; April 18 and the labor, and railroad representa tives were each f granted one , week to present - their -cases., i The final date for submitting evidence was set for May 16K and the board has been at work on the-case constantly since that date. -. - Reduction lit the wages of laborers in other . industries and the declining cost of living -were siet - forth by the railroads' as the basis of their. plea for lower : wage' scales. . The winter slump in ' business materially hastened - action in the endeavor to cut down the coun try's railroad pay roll and many rail road of!lcial8 declared before the board that their roads would be:in the hands of receivers unless lmrnedtate relief was provided. y. ,.; . - ' . The " campaign for lower wages was begun -In February when Brig.-Qen. : W. W. Atterbury, vice-president - of the Pennsylvania lines, first demanded the right to , hire - unskilled 'labor , at the rate prevailing in each road's ' terri tory J- , General: Atterbury -.brought Jhis demand to the boand. during the hear ing on' rules anl working conditions, which the board, has. not ; yet disposed of. At the same time General Atter bury demanded Immediate " abrogation of the -national ship crafts agreements, which, he. further declared, would -fur- ther"" reduce the railroads- labor bill by ?300,000,000. ( - - : The board, however, ; tok', no action on the demands at that time and it was not until the following month that dis tinct wagre cases 'ameto- th'$ board's attention:'' The 'Erie vraHroavi.-&nd -r the New York.- Central' lined ;then. tbok step toward, a reduction, by' presenting the matter to their employes. .No agreement was reached, however, and the, disputes finally .reached the ' labor board. ;, '",-.-,' " -'Provisions of , the- transportation act of 1920 require, that before any dispute Is referred to tho labor", board, both employes, and employer . . shall. - have made a sincere effort to effect a settle ment. A In case no agreement ; can be reached, the case may be referred to the labor : board, both 'employes and employer shall have made, a sincere effort, to -effect a settlement. 'In- case no agreement can be reached, the case may be referred to the board byj one qr both' parties. , The board then sum mons the disputants and holds a hear ing at. w:hlch both sides are given'rop-" portunity to present ' their arguments. -Following their hearings, -.the Erie, which had already- put ..a. reduction in force.'was ordered by the board to re storethe former rates and the New York Centrarwas denied permission to make an . immedjate reduction, 'pending a hearing of the merits of the dispute. Defeat of the-efforts of both roads to cut wages was then the .'signal; for , a deluge of cases which began to 'pour into the. board's offices.' Realizing the" futility of attempting a jBeparate.hear ing on eaph . dispute, the' board com bined all the cases for ' . the,-, hearing which resulted in today's decision. - After only one : day's deliberation, the board made public a resolution on May 17. stating - that prevailing -conditions justified-., a readjustment down ward and that- a. n$w wage order, would be issued on or, about June 1, to be ef- is not as comprehensive as. that which granted .the $600,000,000 wage , increase to - railway workers, on July 20, -1920. Reductions" under tomorrow's decision will be "effective only, for the classes of employes named by -the railroads' which filed disputes prior to April ,18 and which,; appeared in the hearing - begin ning on that date. The increase last year affected all so-called class I roads, including' -200 of the larger rail systems of the country. - ' y-y : 'f :; '"rr:"i:i Nr A 'new,hearlng; will be begun June- (J to- Include .all disputes' filed with the board between April-18 and June 6 and a speedy decision is anticipated in the. nev case,: menibers : pt the board.-stat-Ing; that today's decision would "set a precedent for subsequent decisions.. . r -. .Under the transportation act,, seven factors are prescribed - tor considera tion In -determining ""just and reason able wages'; of .railway employes. The board's . wages . increase ' decision"! de clared all these factors had been given consideration and that, the rates estab-? lished'were-consldered.just" and reason able .The 'decision' at 'that, Ifine said : - Tfis board ,has - endeavored., .to v,flx such .w)fcges as will provide a decent liyinarv.is.ijd .sepure; for. .the; .chjldreii-.of the wage-earners Opportunity, for edu catlon, and yet to re-member that no classf 'Americans Ashould receive pire f erred treatment and that.;-the great mass of ; the ' people , must ultimately pay a , great part; of the increased cost of operation entailed - by the '.Increase in wages." it Is . hoped that", the present decision which adds substantial amounts to-present wages will be felt to .'."be .Just and, equitable under all circumstances and .- railroad . employes will accordingly render the ; best serv ice of Which they 'are' capable. If they will do -this, it is believed the Ameri can ; people will- receive -benefits ; far outweighing the cost of thet increases." u Basing ' their '. argument upon : ..the board's t declaration that- V wages- - as established; by this decision -, were - Just and reasonable in? July, 1920, the rail roads presented a volunie of testimony to show that living costs had declined and that - wages " in outside1- industries had dropped. The railroad representar 1 REDUCTION OF tives, declared :wags should be cut-in proportion. ' The .. employes while giving figures combating the railroad's argument of lower, wages., and costs of living, made their main plea on . the principle of the living wage. The labor men : de clared railway, workers were underpaid and" attempted to set ut so-called "liv ing wage" budgets to substantiate their 'fight against any reductions. ."; -Fifteen labor organizations, including- the '"Big Four"- brotherhoods, to gether .with the affiliated members of the - railway employes' 'department, American "Federation of. Labor; repre sented the - employes involved in "the present case A ; All of the roads .asked reduction of the common labor "wage scale and -numerous carriers asked re ductions : irt . several ; other classes," a few of the roads filing, petitions for reductions of wages .of .every employe, ;The following are thr l04. roads: -St Xiouis-San- , Francisco;" -Chicago Great Western; Denver .and , Salt-Lake; Boston -and Alljany; ; Boston Terminal; Pittsburgh : and Lake Erie;. .Lake Erie and Eastern;' Delaware,3 Lackawanna and Western; Lehigh Valley; Rutland; Guif- Coast Lines; "Houston .Belt and Terminal; .ABuffalo f Rochester A! and Pittsburgh ; ' Toledo and Ohio Central ; Zariesvllle;and Western; Kanawha and Michigan; Kanawha and Western Virginia';- Staten I$land Rapid Transit ; Atchison,- Topeka and Santa Fef Gulf, Colorado, amd, ". Santa Fe; -Beaumont Wharf and' Terminal; -; Ann- Harbor; New York, New Haven and" Hartford; Central New .England; Erie and sub- Mdlaries; 1 Central , Union , -Depot and nway ox utncmnan; .Lehigrn. ana Jew England; Chicago;5 and . pjorth westein; CHyelanaijClincihnati.-r Chieage ,and 3tT Louis and; subsidiaries';? Chicago; "Peoria awd St." Louis; '.Southern Pacific -company; Southern Pacific lines in, Texas an4 Louisiana;; Grand Trunk, "- west; Chicago, i Burlington and Qulncy; Illinois-Central, and subsidiaries. Chicago, Rock Island and .Pacific;. Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf ; Central Railroad of New : Jersey ;A Cincinnati, Indianapolis and. Western; Boston-. arid Malne;New York, Ontario and-Western; Chicago, Indianapolis and - - Louisville; .Texas Midland;" Detroit Terminal; Mononga fcola; Great Northern; Buffalo. and Sus quehanna; Philadelphia and Reading and subsidiaries; Norfolk and Western;' Northern ; Pacific; . Minneapolis and St. Loulsr"- Michigan . Central; Nashville, Cliattanooga and St. Louisa: Bangor and Aroostocjci -JUnlon Pacific; St. Joseph and: Grahd"'lsland; Oregon Short Line;, Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navi gation company;. Hocking ' Valley; Pittsburgh 'and; West ; Virginia West Side Belt; Minneapolis," St. Paul-and Sault Ste. Marie ;.Duluth South Shore; Mineral Riange; Minnesota and Inter national; Big Fork , and International Falls; Chicago and Eastern Illinois; Chicago,- Milwaukee and St. Paul; .Wa bash; Missouri. Kansas and Texas; Wichita y Falls; and Northwestern; Mis souri Kansas aq.d Texas, of Texas; Belt Railway of Chicago ; - Baltimore and Ohio. Chicago ; Terminal; Baltimore and Ohio ; -Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlahtic; Maryland, Delaware and Vir ginia; Central Vermont; r Chesapeake and Ohio; Chicago and Western Indi ana; Chicago Junction railway; Den ver arid i-' Rio A Grande; El Paso , and Southwestern. Fort Worth, and Denver City; ..Wichita Valley; International and Great V Northern ;-. Indianapolis Union ; KTansas .City . Terminal; Kansas City Southern.; Tos Ahgeles 'and: Salt Lake; .Lake SErie and Western"; Fort .Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville; Long Island i Louisville and Nashville ; Missouri Pa cific: r. Northwestern . Pacific; Pennsyl vania llnps;Pere Marquette;: Tennessee Central; "Vyestern--Maryland; Western Pacific." ..,' STIlil BELIEVES THAT Secretary Davis ' Fails ' to End ' i Seamen's Strike, but Has. ; I Hopes ,f or Today a, . -A A ,WA&H!NOTON, May . 3 1. Demands "of the: marine engineers -for a clause Jn the proposed, agreement with the ship ping , board providing for :the : rein statement of the men' who - left their ships during the marine wage contro versy, prevented a -settlement ; of the shipping strike'today, Secretary layis announced after conferences with both parties. S : ' ' A Vr ' - ' ' v -A. Later he visited . the white house, but no statement ; was made regarding his visit A:A -"-AA -A'A' A :' .; -;' Under the terms , of the agreement already approved by Chairman ,Benson: of. the . shipping board, ' and said ; by labor department officials to have been ratified in a referendum Sunday by locals, the ma tter of Reinstatement was left to an understanding, that would be in' fairness to all parties cqncefnedj ;He -later announcedwthat the asso ciation ' would be in" session again' to-: morrow ; and that there was a chance yet ' of settlement. -v In such ;ah - evnt he added the agreement would, in -his opinion, yet be ;6lgfled"by all parties. .-- STATE 0UEGE. CLASS OF 99 LARGEST THAT SCHOOL HAS SENT OUT . , . . ' . ...-.'''. - -r'. I - ... . . -i "'.I '. . .... " . ? . "' j-. vMMBMiMMe.' , A;-A- '-- Goyernor Morrison Delivers the Diplomas andiPraises the "Tech? Graduates STATE NEEDS THEM Field of Practical Endeavor Jn , vites Themas Creators of State Wealth . . - . By JULE B. i.WARRES. . RALEIGH, May 31. The closing .ex ercises at thev comnjencement of State college were held fn the college audi torium thi8- morumgA when Governorfport. of . this , measure. -. We - hope you Cameron Morrison delivered diplomas to 99 graduates. VTlie : diplomas were awarded fpllowing 4n- oratorical con test among members 'of the senior class. In delivering the! diplomas to the graduates, . Governor)- Morrison spoke briefly as follows; " - "I congratulate yop gentlemen upon having won, through lyour industry and intelligence, a dipleirtiai or ' certificate of : proficiency from this great institu tion of learning. ;Tf our class is the largest one over graduated by this in-, stitution. - I ani truly thankful; that the state r is to have , the ; help, of 99 young ;men. so splentlldly equipped and ready for th,e serviced r v ' "I am a 'great -believer in the char acter of education and training given by this : institution.- Jrfc. many important fields ' of , the .state's endeavor men are ettfcr equipped And ; prepared , here for service . than in i any" other institution of - learning 4n -ourAstateA" Our insti tutions of higher .learning must furnish education of Beveral distinct types. .The tigh ' pirpose 'fof ;,'your t Institutio is to furnish the state - trained engineers, chemif ts, I educated agriculturists, rand ether, men of technical and somewhat more practical training, than is given ty, the mother institutions 8 The V state needs men-of type you are prepared and equipped- talbe. JThe graduates-of yjbuf?, ift$titutidftaref faking the 4 lead er ski y: i xi -martu f Sfcturjug, engine win g; with ceneral Culture but -supplements and: strengthens ? it; We '-can never oe ofn the strohs" incentive and wealth producing state "ivhich we: ought to be and which we1 are rapidly ' becoming, without .- the- leadership-of tne type of men which thi great institution de olarea you to be. - . ' 's ' . .' J ', : '.'' . "I -most ' heartily congratulate you, and as the governor of the, state, "wel come Jou to . the ranks of Jhose- who are,'--so splendidly - developing ' our "mighty ' resources,' ' and taking from the old 'state's brow the stigma' of pov erty and inefficiency along technical 'and practical' lines.- "The creation of wealth is absolutely necessary .to prog ress In every direction in 'which good men -and women : are iobkirig.V Money and material things i are not above- spiritual and cultural things, but If is absolutely.. necessary to - have -wealth" for the state' to progress In Its religi ous. J, patriotic ; and cultural x purposes. I hope -fortune0 will smile uponT your efforts 'in the fields of. practical en deavor," and that you may meet with success 'dn the tasks : to which you may aiply yourselves." .".. A LOUIS MOORE IS NEW v CHAMBER SECRETARY Assumes Duties Succeeding Mr, A' Cowan This Morning -a; 4 . ' Wilmington not only, has - a - ,ew mayor 'and new city commissioners all r9und, but she likewise has a new sec retary of . the chamber of commerce In the person of Louil T. Moore, whoAthis morning, .assumes the duties- of, this office, succeeding James H.' Cowan, who became -mayor of the city of Wilmington-yesterday at noon. ' ; Preparatory to .taking over the af fairs ? of the chamber Secretary Moore last; night met with Mayor Cowan in the office of th chamber and went over various details together, the object of which is tj. familiarize Mr. Moore wth details of the work of . the organiza tion and to advise him. of -the matters pending which arc going to . claim his attention from the "junip." Mr. Moore was elected by the exec utive committee the first of last week,: and his selection 5 is considered by the business, interests and - the people of the city-generally, as being a wise one. It is - generally ' conceded that vhile : It is going ' to - be a mighty hard matter for any man to fill . the position as ef ficiently as ; the retiring secretary, Mr. Moorvls doubtless better qualified than any other person who might have been selected. lie . is thoroughly ,in touch with all phases'of activity .in the ;city, commercial,' industrial and social and' is a, man who believes in doingjthings. He has" the reauisltes of ; being a good "mixer, he - never waits for the otljer fellow to take the ihitiatlve when there Is-something to be.,'dotteu and possesses self-confidence which; is required' of one undertaking the duties of a secre tary of a 1've-wlre commercial "organ ization.;'' ,' :., . "' ' . "' ' S A - - Mr. Moore's experience .as '; secretary of the Wilmington,5 Rotary club, will serve him 1n good stead in; performing the duties of his new position. 'Dur ing .his tenure 'of office the Rotary club, as nbw,';ws .one of the most ac tive organizations of f the . - state ' and much was accomplished for the f city through Its functioning.. : J . ., ---.; . By -way. of 1 forgetting, for te time beings the problems , which are Jo con front ' him as chief executive of , the city during the ;next four years, Mayor Cowan-went. over with Mr, Moore, sorrie of the "troubles" which "rhe may . ex pect to. find himself up against, before he has been secretary a great wHK- 2irmiJiirih4. jra5ti,ilh'd; techcaltr practical ' training m?otlh conflict f omcers Tit.T Sdwy 6s:Bic0People- Opp North Carolina Educators Urge Upon Representatives the . En .actment of Smith-Tbwher I.I ensure Prbvidins for Depart- ment of EducationNew Deficiency "-Bill Carries . . A' Provision for Enlarges Custom House Grounds - 8pcUI t The Star) ' WASHINGTON, May 31 North Car olina educators are protesting- against the exactfuent - of" the .public ' vrelfr department" proposed by General Saw yer, the white" 'house physician. , They favor the Smith-Towner bUlrfor a de partment of education. :' - . , ' Dr.- Sawyer is having a hard : time with his pet plan, and may never sse it through. ,A telegram signed by - a scbre or- more' of North Carolinia"n to Representative Brinson, said: f "A great many people of this Istate are- 'interested . In. the Smith-Towner bill and we earnestly, request your fa vorable consideration ana active suj- will if possible, prevent, the defeat of 4 t.h' nnrrMSA of this bill by those who would subordinate schools and public education by making them a secondary consideration uhder the proposed wel fare department. ; We petition you to support the Smith-Towner bill ; s it stands and thus .makp education 4nd Americanization the primary, object of legislation on this subject." -" - For EdTOtioii 'Department ; The Smith-Towner :bill provides for a department of ;educatI6nl In an ftort to bolster up hls;cause, general Sawyr has written a -ietter- - ; members of congress - thai President 'Harding i de sired' this leglsfation.! . . - - A : , "i would remind, you, said he,' 'that 'CASKILtKCASKBEKlO TRIED IN FAYETTEV1LLE Hot Argument Tollows Accusa tion That a Witness Ever ? a ; Watered the" Milk A a ' A.;;A;;"; ';spa.30;. The tariA'A;, . combed Jwis'shierMlth Creek .Law, and Order s league, were to "dayvplacedon: trial ,1; euj?rror? court here, charged with, -'assault -Aon1 .Earl McCaskill ' with intent i tp kili i y ' - The state had 'presented-its; evidence "and the defense - had', placedone'? wit ness oahevstandati thadorimiit-A . The case grew'out'of the beating of McCaskill when' he was'-placed-under arrest lna raid ort Elsie:.- Hill's Jhqroe. 4 McCaskill- was ' the principal a-witness for' the prosecution. He declared that while at Hill's house he saw a proces sion - of automobiles" approaching -filled with members ofthe league all arpjed and beins-afrajdjof rthem, ran. He wis pursued and 4 heard several .'shots ' fired Aftepbeingr overtaken." he declared, th, two Sherrills held hlmi while Holcombe beat him In the head with the butt of I a pistol. Several other- state witnesses corroborated McCaskill on various points- -"-r . ;. v A x. o. . Holcombe, a former county, commissioner,- declares that he " did - not hit McCaskill until the; latter had refiised tq stop resisting and had caused' him to fall into a ditch, but .admitted .that he-- had. no , warrant j for -McCaskill xAnd did not tell him thatihe was a deputy sheriff. '. He "stated ; that a - bottle ;bf whiskey and ' the pap - of .a" still were found, in a basket which" he said McCas kill dropped. - v --:.-;-0-.'.;A--3: AA ' The witness was. put through ta-etiff cross-exaxminatlon by. Solicitor Mac Lean, being, forced to; admit that, he had been convicted of "cruelty, to- anl male, and . the session concluded with a violent argument between Opposing counsel when Holcombe was asked if he had not been fired out of the dairy business by, health authorities for adul terating his milk, ' which- the witness most emphatically dended. During the heated colloquy that ensued Judge Daniels announced that he thought' It a very good time to adjourn. " ' ' i -A? charge of manufacturing' whiskey, brought against McCaskill ; by ; the leaguers. ' following ). their. .Indictment, was nolprossed in the federal district courtA . y NEWPORT NEWS -MAN TRIES A A ' , i TO "BUST" INTO TH13 JAIL NEWPORT NEWS., May.; -3X.E. Wejnsten, furniture dealer sought 'in vain to srve, a term' in city jn.ll today. "It's a matter of principle with me," he said. "Everybody violates city or dinances, some of them , pay - fines and then go right back and violate the law again. I have done wrong and I want to be punished.; ' rvAy But Sergeant Curtis had Weinstein's papers ' from - corporation court. . The furniture .dealer had obstructed the sidewalk and had a .fine and costs to pay. -Nothing was said of a jailven tence. "This is the first time I ever saw Anybody try to get in Jail," the of ficer said. V .;:' "-' ' . ; v.:;.'- "'" - .. .-, .-'.- . " " . aft r-' TRY ' WIFE ;FOR MURDER. BRIDGEPORT. Conn., May ?1. The trial of Hiss Ethel Knot, charged with the murder pf her husband, was started today. A A- -. . . . r - - . -' She was parried into the sheriffs room and the court, recessed until she regained I her composure. ' The state placed in evidence tday more than 50 letters alleged to have been writr ten to Elwood B. Wade by Mrs. Knott. . "PORT COLLECTOR DROPS DEAJlL A MIAMI, Fla.. May 31. H. T. Ferris, ollectbr.of ithe port' of Miami J dropped dead in his office in the federal build ti.i.' ift.rnwin Tia.rt ' failure bei-nsr the cause' of the death. He was a Re- J publican - but. held- office through the Wilson administration. : ; ( ; r , ' ; : the President committed himself ' in campaign . speeches, in -. his inaugural address and in his message to congress, to provide a welfare department, ' It Is tn order that he may' make good . his commitment -that; we are anxious that this bill should have. your recommen dation and that it r should: be enacted into law as qulcklj" as pbsslble.' ' Democrats who received" the ; letter laughed when the doctor asked them to help carry our Normalcy's campaign pledges. , , i .-'A';A" Provision Kor Custom House : The deficiency : bill-. reported' , today carries a . provision for the purchase or condemnation : of additional land across the alley . on -the east. side, of the - Wilmington ..custom ' house. Any money available can. be : used for th : Cora JL Humphreys.'.' has ; been, ap pointed p6stmlstressof Ashland, Ashe county, to Succeed Nettie B.-Lewis, re signed. Bernice Tl- Jordan has been appointed. at.-DardensA and Hattle- L. Midgett at Manns 'Harbor. Civil, service examinations .for post masters are. to .be, held soon at Blscoe, Gibson, Vass and Waxhaw." Dateg will be announced at the. respective postof fices. There S.re.'vacancie$ at Cather ine Lake and. Regal.. IVILUit.jS'rFARi.l (BOSS GOIJVICTED OP nURDER Clyde :Manrdftg?lAi ijiven Life Imprisonment,: as Was His . White Employer v COVINGTON, v Ga.', May - 31 Clyde Manning negfoT farm- boss for John S J William, ; was cqavicted f jnurder, in -superior couri nerp iuoy r uu. ou- ' twitted to life 4mprl so Anient -;r . w y-z. ;Mann,':hi4t'stI? WI1-." Mams' in- killing ;;ne'ol'tfarnds';vio halA i . i peonage inf esUgatlon,A; but claimed Tie; acted, ''ifta,iKis-. lif ew:, .Tb'eTui-y 5::was' fand then returned th'e same 'verdict as that of Athe Williamr; Jury murder A with recommendation ; tor mercy E. Marvin Underwood, i employed bV a group of Georgians to represent 'Manning,; made a' motion for a hewtriaL-A The hearing wasset; for "July-1 AA-'j- ..'A ' Manning wasf tried j on -the epeclfic charge of murder of Llndsey Peterson, of .'whose murder - Williams was - con victed. ' ' A- "" . .Under Georgia law,' Manning could not; have been held accountable had he been- able to convince , the jury he killed the man through fear for his own life and -the; defense based .its-case on this, while the - state, sought to show the' negro - was a . "willing ' accompllee." SALISBURY BANK; iAN ;V : J : KILIrSELF and: WIFE - r Bodies' Nott -Dis:oyeredr Until ir Day; After" Tragedy o . . j . -- - v -. ' 'SALISBURTN.AC.; May.8i: John Wright ;DavisV"bookkeeper for, a local bank fired a bullet through the temple of his invalid wife;'and then'8ent an other, crashing through Ihis own head some, time yesterday, but the tragedy was- not revealed until - this afternoon when ; relatives,;? unable J to - get a ' re sponse Jfrom the Davis telephone,- made an Investigation. - . : ' -- The '. bodies i pt the,, two were tfound in their bedroom von the (second sfl6or t t the . resiaence, : inai 01 ivirs. xavis clothed only in a- gowrr, while the hus band was fully, dressed" except for a coai ".;-.'- '-!r':.V.' "'" V 'Av'- Solicitor r.;Haydeh Clement, ' who in vestigated, believes :that the tragedy occurred between .the hours -jot', 1 aid 3 o'clock - Monday, afternoon ; A "1, . Mr.and Mrs. Davis had been married for eight years. Apparently there had been n6 friction between them, and the cause ! of ' thej tragedy remains a mystery.. , J ; . A WRECK OF AIR.PLANE HELD - '.TO HAVE BEEN - UNAVOIDABLE '.' -' V.- '' A TtVAV ' ' - ' A', WASHINGTON; - May -SlThorough-investigation; of y the. -army " ambulance airplane crash 'Saturday. At 'Morgantdn, Maryland,- in n-which - seven men were killed, will be made by the inspector general 4of the .army 'under orders, by Secretary Weeks. issued, today V.-Tn rnftion it" 4enn In1lcat(1 that cognizance would be taken of the statement of De Levergne," air at tache of the FrerTth embassy, who made the , trip .to Langley Jleld In the ma chine, but who .declined to tnake the return flight' in It Captain De Le vergne stated that on.' the trip down he had noticed lack of balance of ,the plane and at times. it appeared out of control of the pilot.' ; -., ' ': . -. --..The air Service board .'made-4-public today ; Its findings In . the" Investigation. The accident In the opinion of the board " was absolutely' unavoidable. - OKLAHOMA ? RACE TROUBLE ;; OKLAHOMA V CITY. "Afay 31. Three units of Oklahoma national-guard, were called out by 'Adjutant-General Charles F. Barrett. late tonight to'. assist police officers . of .Tulsa ;jn' fhandling race trouble: although' the situation was said ' by -the governor toAbewell in hand,' no fujthar -r trouble "exsacted. ' V'- nnnnniF np qtatc in viyuiiuii. ui until, ill f COIIFEREflGE WITH THE OANKEIiS ADOUT L0AI!S State Declines to Borrow as Much as Five or Teh Mil- ; lions at One Time A ASKS SMALL" ,SUIMS :.; ' '' '''-"-'." ' - -.""' Can Get . foney at 6 Per Ceri( and May Be Able to Sell 5 Per Cent Bonds ; - ' : By JULE B. WARREN . : I RALEIGH, May 31.-Bankera from various sections of thevstate have been In the "city today for , the purpose of conferring- with the council of state ' about- letting -.the state have from five to ten million dollars at six per cent for use; in making initial payments on ; the new- building - program, - for i roads and institutions during, the next' 90 days. ". " - '. V v ' -.. .. The council of state.' however, is not anxious to -make a loan of this else, and ie suggesting' a smaller amount of . money. Jf the state banks can make ' the loan of a smaller" amount, - the council will , be' interested in the pro posal, but the initial suggestion of the '. bankers -has been that the loan be five or tert million dollars. ' . , A ' The council . of , state' and ' the gov? ernordq not want to borrow such. a large 'amount of money 'for. the very ' simple reason that they, .do not need so . much .during the next -few months, and' they do not want to pile uo money in -the banks which they cannot use and ' on which they will hav; to pay interr. est. The council Is sticking, to its orig inal resolution about the short' ten loans. That is, they prefer .to .make the loans in small amounts, every few months rather than get all the money, at once that will be spent -during the year.' It will save interest charges, for under the pollcy adopted by the'couhciH, the state will. not' have, to pay Interest on any large . amounts : of money, and can get the funds as needed.. y; : ' If the North Carolina bankers are'e , unable- or unwilling to make the loan . ' on the basis1 suggested by the council .of states the members of .the council hY, assurances" that the. fiapney ; in '-u "a Aniouhts .ranging f rdm a niilioh jflollata i ; up br'down can be secured "f pom New--. Tor'k at six' per cent interest 'and with -no' conditions -.tied." to the loan about. -leaving any amount of deposit for any stipulated length of ;time.- With every- ; thing equal, the council, of course, pre , fers tb do business - with the. home folks, but It is going out of the -state to get the money If interest charges can ', be saved -or the . conditions are more 'favorable in other respects. A Several meetings of the council of state have vbeen held v during the. past few days, and the second meeting of the day was held this afternoon, for the purpose of still-further discussing 'the various propositions that have been " made to lend the state money. " , The council and governor are antici pating the needs of the highway com-- . mission,' pending receipt Qf the'autOmo ; bile license money during the next. -three months; the work at the various ' . state Institutions .which will be under ,' contract during the next few- months, and 'thP'r permanent building programs ' for the university and colleges, .The conference of bankers and - fi nanciers has net shown that a five per cent bond can be sold, but it has dem onstrated that the policy adopted by the state several months ago, (following '. the', visit " of Treasurer Lacy arid ' the :, governor to New York, was right. The mony market is Improving generally ' and there is more money available now than there was when the governor re- . turned from New .York. ' The bankers, are looking for a steady improvement in conditions and believe that in the n6t distant future lt will , be possible to market a five per cent .bond. ' . TWO KILLED AND 18 HURT ..IW EXPLOSION OK A B03IB. WASHINGTON", '? May 31.T V) men were killed and 13' others injured, four probably fatally. by the explosion-today. of a bomb at the Aberdeen, Md.. army proving ' grounds during prepar- ations ' for airplane '. bombing expert -ments,' according to official reports tei- . ephoned the war. department tonight by Maj. William Borden . and Capt. Claudius H M. Roberts, special 'nves tigators sent from here to reoort and ascertain the cause - of the explosion. ;The dead are Private 'Allen A. Shir- ' man, 140th air squadron, ' and . E. H. ' Grinnel, of ; the same . organization A .. - POLES AND . GERMANS - KILLED ANNABERG, Silesia, May 31. (By Associated press.) Fifty Poles ind 15 Germans, were killed and a total of about 175 were wounded when'-.,ollsh' insurgents . attempted' today to taka Annaberg, after a brief shelHng by small field pieces, v : - - PAPER-MILL "WORKERS SiOT . - " . DECIDED ON ARBITRATION - ALBANY N. ' Y. Jlay 31. Indication tonight at the close of two private con ferences of officials of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Paper "Makers and the International" Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill workers and-delegates. from each of. the shops affected by the strike of approximately . -40.000 papermill workers in, the United-States'' and Canada,, were that it -might be several-days before a decis-. Ion is. reached regarding a proposal of 10 paper manufacturers to arbitrate ' the labor trouble. -:. . A . . ' " SMALL BLAZE ON ' STEAMER HOBOKEN. May 31. A small fire of undetermined origin Itopicht slightly - ' damaged the steamship George Wash- IngtonrThe blaze, which broke out on the hurricane deck, was extinguished' In; less i than an hour after - Its dis covery. A-.- ' - ..... s 1 '.."'I' - r
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