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... V. V'- . .Mi The Weather . . .. .- , . Wilmington's Only - Leased Wire "Associated ! Press Newspaper , partly cloudy Thursday; Friday- un- 1 atti(.d. nrobably local thunder shower 9 nGt much change in, temperature. . v- Stage of rirer at Fayefteville . at 8 VOL. CVII6:93r:.,,: rGTON, N. C THjqRSDAY MPRNIN( JUNE1921. ft: OLDEST DAILY, IN THE STATE; . " ' . ' Jngton. PRESIDENT TALKS FOR .WORLD PEACE BUTNOT If ANY 'SUPER-POWER' Would Have Sovereign States Preserve Peace Through y Cordial Relationships CITES AN EXAMPLE . , ' ; United States and Canada Fur nish Illustration of His Idea of Ending Wars SHIN'GTOX, June - 8.- President Harding, delivering a commencement , s today at tne; American . uni- sity here, iounu t.uv- ouw4v-. - svi ver",.J occupying: such supreme on ine program that he was place . j . rienart from' his reDared promptea i 7 manuscript ana ueciaic v" ,,v,i. tion of peace by sovereign, states, without the interference of a- world "super-power. . The Presidents remarKS louoweo an address by Newton W. Koweu, j-l. u.. 0( Toronto, that the Canada, who suggested best contribution North . ) could rr-sde to . men on this . side - f the together behind the niTampTll. ivi 1-"'' - international disputes. . ' Another speaker who touched on the question of peace was J. JJnp wnnd. the French ambassador,; and the general discussion developed, such aVend that Bishop John W. Hamll ton the presiding chancellor, -referred t0 the gathering as a "peace confer- ence." , ' International Hynm. .? An added touch of the sanie characr ter was given, oy me iui i .wus which appeared on the commencement program under the title of "An . Inter national Anthem," and which, rendered to the tune of "America" and "God save the King," recounted, how i "Two nations by the sea, two nations great and free, one anthem raise. ; ; iseiore the singing began the American, Bntt ish and French nags naa Deen , raisea together over the outdoor -; speaKerr Dlatform. ' ' , Xar I do not think I could let the oc casion pass, saia me rreeiuenv in beginning his address, "without giving assent to many of the appropriate and, appealing things just uttered- by'- Dr. Rowell. I liked his expression . that American and Canadian ideals ;ar in common, and when he epopee about a.her North American contribution t - pre sent day civilization and stO '.the .world it occurred to me that the- example -of two great peoples living side v;by side , in peace, in confidence, and ' in mutual understanding,, is 5 about I ; the finest contribution that . two" - nations could give to the world. - . ' . '. ' "I have said on many occasions that If all the nations of the earth Twere as. honest and as unselfish as our republic,' there never would be another war; ; I will revise it today and say that; if all the nations of the earth are as un selfish and devoted to their ideals as the United States and Canada, there never -will be another war. , - "But if I may say so without a dis cordant note for there Js none in my heart I call attention to the fact that the United States of America. jlhA the Dominion of Canada have dwelt side side and settled their- controversies satisfactorily without resort to a super-power, but by the exercise of the sovereignity of free nennleH : r1,ollnir ith one another. If we can : commit civilized humanity to abiding rierhte onsness and everlasting justice.? and mlrve them with our example,, we win have made a long stride toward the peace the world craves." fc with that Mr. Harding plunged into ?ifnPie?.red addre8S- ln which he en joined the graduates of this, June all "er the United Stat- A.a themselves to fha t,.i. i nni .n the world. without, impair- - Ul American prestige and honor." COL. TAYLOR IS HEARD BY MORE THAN 50 MEN Makes Able Talk On Safe Trans portation of Explosives (. ". . ' emi"oyes of the Atlantic roadi and Seabard Air Line rail tori.' an, worke" in fertilizer fac twar at oil plants in Wilmington w " at the chamber of commerce lor : and heard cl- Js. X. Tay he' f(ff ant "to the chief .inspector Of an m, fal bureau ot explosives; give SaSStyated lecture on -"The-Safe Dan JL rtatlon of Explosives-and Other ablvgha Article" The subject was J ' handled, and those who heard the stereo, Eaw the accompanying jereopticon slides learned much .that future. them in eir work in the Joionc-i Taylor told his hearers that o it Z f l earh what to ' d. -when , to ousnarJ.7 to da it. in handling dan then 1 tic,es entrusted to them, and the Wh Proceeded -to .show. theCwJiaC the ' u ,ne now. He convinced bP i f ,at hiKhly explosive . matter can be 'hem Lransported by reminding of exBin tnotJsand million pounds foadl 7es were handled by the rail the re,?,Vng: the recent world war'with "and l tv , !ant death of but one person al ran !ath was notion van"Amei'i (hpr railroad." He pointed out , that than d many things more dangerous attenfir.namite and gunpowder, calling sive Sir P6Clally t0 the hn xPl0 hich of casln8: head gasoline mi freQuently handled by just tration- as a-aresslng. The. Illus an - s 0vered a number of ;arHclei. --II i r."u at th fhan na or the lecture the more i 'lair a Vii. j , . . . ' - ar tv,- , . - iow tn v, ,iu"ro men naa jearnea 'verv f, handle with safety,y practically: ailed ,, 3erous article , railroads are Th! n to transport. - .l - - an riP i ' n,mset an ,01a railroad hat if u 1 m tne course of his talk .. . ne ever had; an, nltanh. ' he onie,j 't to read simply:. "He was-a 'ai'rnri 'lid ii " man who knpv;. his duty - and i the :b?ullding: materials XdeaJer .;;AmplAHra CA:-P WHEN ; ,v 't"v -.'-, ' v y ;f Mr a.. -franklin Hobbs. : of San Fran cisco, " photographed while "wearing" her baby - allisator pet. Mrs. HoblSs, who formerly lived In-Bbstan, obtained the baby alligator while . touring- ;the L south by.motor. The little 'gator sleeps in the pookets of Mrs. ;Hobbs' coat and ai mifm is lurnea loose in tne -bath tub DN:SnALL" ARMY BILL Senate :: Reverses f: Itself arid . - Votes ' to Accept Minimum 7 of 150,000 Soldiers 1 " Washington; June i Rejecting provisions for a minimum army of 1T0, 000! men- for the next fiscal year, : the senate today passed the army appropri ation .1U, carrying a total of $334, r 000,000,' nfl making: provision for an armyiof iot less than 160,000 men. The house had -Previously provided - for - an average strengths of ,-150,900.- - :-Advocates 'of economy And a small arroy came. " to , the front in . the Anal hour of dUateK poured hot attsxkj&n.iavJ1fh.btj theVeommitte wovisidnv tbr in' enliste te.d ersonnetVf -170.000 :and then; muster ing-threlr forces voted; down,- .36 rto- 3Z, the? committee amendment:.-"; Bjr. 8' JiWe iijoritbf 'lour votes, 'the "senate yes terday.'had accepted the 170.000 figure, so that today's vot oonstituted a direct reversal."-- - - '. ''JV';V ? The army budget now gee to confer ence, for the compromise of . senate and house- differences... .The house - bill car ded appropriations totaling about $14, 000,000 less than the senate measure. - Two Democrats;. Fletcher of Florida, arid "Myers of Montana, voted with 30 Republicans to support the military af fair -committee-as to the she ot the army.' ' Thirteen ' Republicans voted with . JS ' Democrats against the 170, 000 -figure. . : ' ' - - Committee amendments other than for the- iay of enlisted- menV were ao cepted, and -the senate added an appro priatlohot $200,000 to prepare plans for development of the . great falls of the Potomac as a source of hydro-electric power for Washington.. - Senator; Dial Democrat of South Car olina,' attempted , to attach an amend mentpronibiting use of anjr of the ap propriation to pay American -troops Jji Germany; France and Belgium 90 days after approval of the act. It was voted down by a chorus of noes after Chair man Wadsworfh had characterized it as "most i unwarranted . Interference in the International- affairs, of the nation." MTiGEpr In prospect ovbbv-'-v'. r "IVAVT Bllili IN CONFERENCF5 " WASHINGTON, June .8. Senate and house. f Conferees began consideration today Of V the naval appropriation bill, butsnono of the. controverted questions wa reached, the. disarmament subject and the senate increase in navy enlisted personnel from 100,000 to 120.000 men, being put.over. . Emphatic notice was said to v have been Served upon Ihe seriate conferees by thehouse managers of 'PPA8tio to the' senate 1 increases of - $98,000,000, ,whaued f the;,bin'si total ;levy4 to m M AAA nnA - - . - Senator; Poindexter Republican. ,f Washington, acting airmafor the senate,, went' into the conference de termined -.to insist upon the Borah dis armament , amendment as adopted by ?h senate Promises of heuse "PPort f or the Amendment- were understood to nave .been received, from - both; Pemo cratfc" and -Republican ranks.- - CAJU1UNA GOtP RESVLTS ' GREENSBORO, June ,8.--In .the first elimination 'wundf .theCUOgf association tournament at the Country "ubhere -today, the hottest match was fi" Wreen Mai. K. S. Snow, .of the RTdgew Malcolms J ones, a oi:. V-itrA hile match was decided at the ,23rd nne which. Snow rwon vfith & two. , m the; seventh : flight, J. , H. we' nvilotte. won -from 'Bdlph Colt or rGreensboro at the 22nd 'hole. TRADES ARB AD VlEl- THAT WAGE CUTS ARE , UNJUSTIFIED i' DENVER. Colo., June 8.Jolnt action by all the metal working trades union? in T Si country .to, Tesist further reduc tions' In' wages and '.Increase , in the hours was argued today by" -James O'Connell. president of the metal trade s department ofthe Americah Federation of JJabor, in his annual address to the department's convention.. , - Building, trades Worker ' Also t were told that further wage cuts Were .not justified, - by Williams Spencer, secre tary of the building trades, department, in -his address before the' department s mVmHmi . He" nlaced the . responsi bility for; excessive building costs Upon k- Vs.MAino- tna teriais dealers -of the V 1 country- and : not . on .laoor WHOLE U,tD LOOKED HERE FOR LEADERSHIP Senator Hitchcock: at Trinity ." College Talks of America s ana in? jueague ADOPT SOME PLAN From Motive of Pure Selfish . ness. Nation Must Follow . ' the: Lead :pf Wilson ; . Special to The Star) ' " DURHAM,- June 8. President Wil son did not sacrifice himself-in vain; in. the end v the 'United States must take the course which he planned, was the prophecy made ; here this morning by Senator Gilbert Hitchcock, of Ne braska, who led the losing fight for the Versailles treaty, in ; delivering the annual commencement address Trinity . college. at C!nnav TTIk.M, m-..V. fAaiinot. nn 0k( .aoroi times th a'udience . which . jammed , elected second. vlce-cha?rman, an pfrt.Ce Craven Memorial hall, roundly ap- created by committee action in recog plauded hits efforts. , nition of the woman memberships ;ih "Moses led the children of Israel out Party. ; ' .. v' of the land of Egypt, but he Avas not j The change in representation based, permitted to enter the Promised Land. ' on the Republican votes of : the last Thus it would be in the case of Wil- ! election, reduces by 23 the number "of son." declared tba- Democratic leader. With . a - fervor and; manner which brought tears to the eyes. Senator Hitchcock? described Wison as he left the ' white house on March 4th as .old and broken' in pirit and body, with the thought that America, had failed civilization at ".the - crisis. Senator Hitchcock, however,,' was ' firm in his belief that American raust eventually enter into some . ; international co operation' movement. "Economic in- Tterests will force; this step, if nothing else.' he said. . r; ; . . His; speech in part ' was as follows: In my opinion, our great republic m,rff ni u! 'EXIVSl is evil n-or Q.v nthar noflnn W 1 n'lV , gVea opportunity we had glorlo; i i Vi i ,u a i. ,,i ! participation in tne war. . At its vie- , ;..i- a 1 acknowledged. The - United ' States, by leading . the way, - could have : brought about L a r. rapid reorganization - of ' the .ot,u4 Ti. tti .sI- k world, not .only for peace but for re- habilitation and - prosperltv. ;We' fait- ; ered we - disagreed among ourselves; we- lost the bbwortuhlty i we failed civ-, 1 ilizatlon in- the - crisis ve retusea to. go in toutraa-.''cnd :to w7andf.,tft .hrtng about-disarmament, t - "We have -fall en -..from our; place.'-. We have-abandoned, the world's .leadership. We are' no" longer, the wonder of the world f- except as. the .world . wonders what. is,; the1matter with- usV;rith-; ?ill our. vasvt ' morale and material resource we are doing nothing, financiallyr.v eco nomically. , politically - or morally, to help stabilize and rehabilitate the world after the wreck of the-war. i 4Ve are' doing .nothing qven to preVent fu ture wars. ; ' ' - ' ' ' ; ' '. "We are experimenting with isola tion .!lonT after isolation haa become impossible. , " v : ... I "'Such; a . condition a we are now in can hot-continue long. '-Before long the United States will ' be compelled j to adopt a polipy ' of cp-operation with other v nations- and participation lr world affairs.- '.We may not. do it from altruistic . motives. We;may not do it in the pursuit of a great 'deal. That would have been . better. That would have been nobler. ; That, was the high purpose ; of v . our former - President, Woodrow Wilson. But though this na tion' refused to adopt'his proposal when it would' have; saved the world from years of doubt and disorder we shall be compelled, to adopt' the same policy. Ir may be under a different name and it will probably.be from different motives.- , "We have discovered that, our failure tc co-operate with the nations of the world means business disaster, depres sion and suffering in America. "America, cannot' afford to let ' Eu rope go, t smash. ' America has too much at stake, not only in the peace or the world but In the rehabilitation of Europe, to hold aloof. The day of isolation,' has gone by and before this administration comes to an end men ln responsible . places will be . forced to put the United States into some form of cd-operatiojiv-With the other nations of the world' to brjng about disarma ment,; to insure peace and to rehabili tate:, war-wrecked- nations. :- ' . "From purely selfish ndtives we will soon be forced Ho do very much the same' things that we would have done from loftly motives if 'we had entered the league' of nations shortly after the close of the .war.- : :. -' "That is' the outlook as I see it. That Is l- the growing - impression of many,. who opposed .the league of na tions. That seems to be the logic of events.' . . ';':: . " MRS. CORA JERNIGAN CHARGED WITH MURDER Sampson- County Woman Held - ; in Clinton Jail (Special to The Star) Y CJU.NTON, June 8. Mrs. - Cora Jer nican,' a refined and intellig-ent woman of Dismal, township, was lodged in jail here-4 last night on the charge of kill ing Quinnerly Seawell,- her closest neighbor,-and a 1 man, of 60 odd- years of age. The testimony before the' coroner's jury,. ." on which . she was held on the capital ' charges showed that she had been seen - talking for an hour or more- with Seawell in' his field and that: she bad a shot gun. - A woman at a distance saw some one with Seawell raise the gun and, shoot, but could not tell whether it "was a man' or woman. Mrs. Jernig-an was at home quietly . attending . to her affairs when arrested. j She c declined to talk about the matter except to her. at torney. B. H: Crumpler.' The unwritten law will nrobably be the defense. " The tragedyoccurred .within a few hundred yards - of rthe ' Cumberiana ime RFPIIRLICANS TAKE 93! SEATS INi CONVENTION FROM PARTY IN SOUTH i Principal Loss is in the States v of Georgia and South Caro-; ' . Una, Seven Each , V THIS STATE SAME National l Committee Elects Ad ams to Succeed Hay; iviakes Woman Vice-Chairman- WASHINGTON, June 8JElectioH of John T. Adams, of DubuqUe, Iowa, . as chairman to succeed Ppetmaster-Gen- i(eral- Hays, .whose resignation was for mally announced, and adoption '.of r a new basis of representation at national conventions, resulting jn a further cut ln the number of ; delegates from the south, marked the ' meeting today ; of the Republican national committee.4 ' Mr. Adams, who was -vice-chairman was succeede 1 : in that 'office by Ralph iu. Williams of Portland, : Oregon. Mrs Leonard G.'Woods, of Pittsburgh, was delegates who were accredited from the southern states -to the Chicago conveh tlon last June.. This represents a cut of 17 per cent and makes a total cut' of 40 per cent.in' the number, of delegates from those" states since the 1912 cop- ventlon. Under te - new 'plan ; for apportion ment, the next f national ' convention will , be mle up of; 1,037. delegates, 63 more than ' the last, unless there are great changes in the state votes of last fall, upon which tbe" calculation - Vjis inaae. Th nM cvafKtn aiinvrii ' gate from eieh congressional district, fPOp-u-ar-and last year the; Mrstrieamp but underthe new plan a district muVt! Carolina-had .a-.bu?yeason. " w " "I" " V. " f "- Vlf ' Ul J?1 y send a delegate to the convention. "To . . iZZ , . .. "t . hav two district delegates, there must . nave been ast ip.O0O. Republican votes or "a Republican representative must have been elected to congress. : Und,'r tne iormer plan .7.500 votes gave two . B,'egl.e'' " provision also , is made in the new "aTI in l5 ot -two-additional n'4 v - -.i-' j ( idelegatesat"large frdim each state car to' I,: 7evefta"tirIed atthe iaUjrreceding lctlon. by' - "vThe ari was aubmittedbr" TR 71., Howell, of Nebraska, -for -iv' subcom mittee. It presentation, oh the, flobr of the meetins- precipitated a better -figllt by members rm ?the Estates affected. The principal drive- on ! the cbanire wffa bby Henry Lincoln Johnson, . a . negro member from Georgia, and H. .1 Rem- mel. of Arkansas. - The report, however, was approved by a -vote of 38 to 12:.. .; -As outlined by Mr, Howell, the new basis for representation wi,ll affect the southern states as follows;-Arkansas, increased 1;: Florida increased 2 Geor gia, reduced T; v Louisiana,-reduced ; Mississippi, reduced S; South - Carolirfa, reduced 7; Tenneaeee. Increased jji; Texas, reduced 2; Virginia, increased SI; the representation 'of North Carolina and Alabama remain the same. ' Mr. Howell said -the net 'result was thfit tnose states, unless changes come in the voting; would send 144 delegates fo the next national convention instead of - . ' 167, by which they were represented In Chicago last June. . Mr. Howell said Tennessee is no long er considered a part of the solid south and is rriven ' an- increased; representa tion as a result of the last election, when the state was carried by the Re publlcan. national ticket, and a Repub lican jjovernor and five of the 10 con gressmen were elected. .' ;' ' " " Although Mr. Hays said whfen he quit the chair that he could share no further time with the-committee, It' drafted him as a me'mber of jthe executive commit tee. The meeting4 adjourned late today and tonight members of the committee were sruests at a' dinner at . the White hOUSe... ''"'.. "-VV'--' j'.: COTTON CONDITIONS ARE r MORE FAVORABLE, SAID But Boll Weevil Is Spreading in , the South i-f; v- WASHINGTON, June 8. Conditions generally, were favorable ' for- cotton during the week which ended . yester day, the national weather and crop bul letin today announced. The crop inade tair to verygood progress during tlje 'week. 'Moderate-to heavy rains occur red in much of the western portion of thebelt, but ; rainfall . was ot local character, mostly lignt, in the ; central .nd eastern portions. ' - y'S",. ."-V" -" 1 .. Temperatures ere above normal, ex cept in the more, eastern diatricts. ', Cool nights were unfavorable '; for Vapid growth in the' Carollnas. Rain Is' needed in some central -and eastern lo-.' calities. Late: planted -cotton has not t erminated in Alabama, owing to in5-' sufficient moisture. Very good progress was reported from Georgia, although the crop is small and, late and the stands poor. . . , ' . v . . . Cultivation made satisf actory , prog raas generally and choppihg has been completed in much of the belt. Weevils are reported in some central and north-" western counties Of Texas, In the Mis sissippi delta , counties, . southern Ala-r" bama, and central and southern Bputh Carolina; while the pest is: spreitlihg everywhere in Georgia. ' OJILY 3 AMERICANS EOGIBLE 1,000 GUINEAS COIP TOURNEY ' GLEN EAGLE, Scotland, June. 6 r Only three Americart professional golf ers today ' survived ' the qualifying, rounds of the thousand Guineas tourna ment and are eligible, f orV;mach play in the continu4tloAfx.thft eyet morrow.v;.. .X j-W Vi -'A'.v 1 '' 'i'v1-.'- .CiV' i d champion,-Jock .Hutchison and. Emmet 1 French. .:;V:.VV: , ..''--' :' v: vJ-:- !;:7-C'f?. N-';'H'j :' a They are 1 Walter agen, iormer open nmmn:mmm. iVbrrA Ca rolina What Is Expected j of .Women A uuaj 'CUIU ifUUUUID axil- ' ng Camp; Subject ' ; . TALK BY M'NlNCHv Today, by Far-the Most iinport ' - v ant of Annual Gon veri tion ' of Club Women : - Transstip:Ao.;Yarious-tem ,0 business and addressesby-. Bicke.it, ..wife of the former governf of ; North Carolina, and by Frank ' R. McNinch, former mayor of Charlotte,' now. district representative' of Com munity Service. T Inc., featured yester day's ' sessions of the North Carolina Federation ot . Women's clubs, neld ' at the. Oceanic hotel, . Wrightsville Beah. : The morning session . was given over exclusively to the registration of ..dele gates and the consideration of business, during which reports, of officers W4re received. . The- reports of most deparjt ments and officers" conveyed about the same information . as did r the address, of Mrs. , C. C. Hook, president, , at the .opening session Tuesday evening, ai- ..though' . the, information given , in ; the; president's address was elaborated. - "What' is Expected of . Women Today" was ;-the subject of Mrs. Bickett, who Is commandant of .the ..United ; States Training Corps CamP .for -.Women, at Asheville. The- fact .was ..emphasised that now.- the women ; are "enfranchise.d, they are expecfcfed.-t.ajtake a more porjasr inent part' tipublic. affairs and jth't nothing wlllj'assi-st them more in, ar riving at Vaf rend than a cours: a't the traSipP.' which means mental apd - njhylcat Recreation and improve- ment.-vr V ' ' ; J V , The star .of the .'training camp ?idea foe women was explained ty Mrs.ick- ett,- thL? taking place during Jtbewar. I Th 'Kohemfi orovfed botli ' nfaotiea'i. and ..:..- -I : i ;iJ, -it. - MRSY ROBERT- 'R. COTTElV Honorary " Preaidejit iState '-vFederf tWn, of Drove '- V f.l The. second 'oniewill- be held' f tartlpg LJuly 16 next, and will eontinue.thrOUgh r . . . . , m a m ' l lift AUgust. , 'A system ot- training .sjmw-r to that employed in the army-u nMQ at the camP- "No "one there, ia. 914." stated . Mrs." Bickett, ; adding v that 90 wag - at present '.conslderedtlef age iim(t. .She urged the club women': pres ent' to make their vacation .'plans In clude a stay at :the training cattrp ad informed1 the1 women that the '.-city of Asheville has raised a fund: IJfO.OOO with I which- tD build: van auditorium for, the " use, of 1 the-, women f attending the' camp; - ' ' ?'";rf;-;'-' ' 1 Mr. McNIhch spoke on "Community Servicet and he. rnade' the pointy that community' service, work : shottld, be put into ,everjr? community In - the ; state. Dramatics, community- slnglhg, plair grounds" and neighborhood- gatherings are . different - features of ' -irga.nized community, worku Mr. "McNinch stated, and he cited Improvements made' n other' cities where "the organised; work has been carried on or Inaugurated, j ; Other talks made -before the Conven tion were- by Miss Clara McLean who told of the -rescue work done . by the Florence Crittenden home at Charlotte, and the great field . available for wok of this sort. -Dr. - J. - A.. Hamilton,; su perintendent of health of New Hanover connty, spoke on the-.baby saving plan, asserting that am attempt, should - be made to establish in every health cen ter a maternity clinic . i. ' "During the morning session; commit tees on resolutions and courtesies-were appointed Miss Sallie Dortch : was named . chairman of the committee on resolutions, the other members being Mrs. Carl Best,- Warsaw, and Mrs. S, C. Sittersbn. of KInston. The . cour tesies .committee is headed 1 by Mrs." L. i Drs GIddenst chairman; Mrs. T. F. Malloy and Mrsv.Lewis Clarki ,. A-'' -1 Following, the appointment of these committees,: the: detailed report of the membership-:1 committee :" was read by Mrs. R. : L. Gwyn, - the corresponding secretary,--who is4also- a- member- cf the ' committee. The report showed 42 new -tlubs' had 'been "added since the last meeting.. -bringing in. 2,085 mem bers. '"V'- j,.:AL-.'::'V.:i:-.:".;:,w"JJv;i:':. ,:. : JIoiitlBg.uCoiBlAlttee Named ; i; ;i:The 'nominating committee that' will select .the. women ,who. will, handlethe affairs of the federation for-thecom!ng term Was also. named during the, morn ing sesslonl Late- in the afternoon the sentiment was prevailing among dele gates And . officials that Mrs. Sidney P-. Cooper; .- of : Hendersons :would '. be named the next president of the feder ation, although no. organized movement was-,under 'wy' to "bring about, t.he ' se lection Qf Mrs.. CoQPerJ.Thenomlnal ing committee will report, today, :;hoyr ever, at. which time officers will be elected. . Those r who . will preparer the slatte for the balloting are Mr?. Eugene of Lenoir Mrs. R- M.' Albright, Ral- '- " (Continued.' on-rPare :Two;;; v -- '- v.. ; - ' res&es on IPS :::W::xv . lllil MRS. THOMAS Wi- ICKETT 4t TV ..- -i- . FMeriM :::ff:-::-.:KS:-;-:i: UIIMnnCnO DDCCCMT TO 8enator Overman suggested a meet HIINIInrll.N rnr.Nrifll III ing for Thursday to save the Tar Heels f. v' T .T-i'- " ,' '.railroad fare,' but the1 first' to suggest i. W'.iii. I'--'-. that they would "Ero home and return Vrtt Vtl!liniL MAl:V-AM I U1.L. UI.UU11U 1 MUI-HII I T Crowd LastSTighiLkrger Than Firat :KyciUngor Chil-1 . 'V?rofey-Vi :- The second showing '-.last; evening' "of ."A 'Pageant of t he jLbwer .Cape Fear" was witnessed" by-n - even larger crowd- than '"wag --present '-to see the Wonderful -, spectacle ;J,Tuesday night. The exhibition, was the. same, except that, If such 1spo8i&U).leA showing .num ber two went ;off. ..wftb a' little more precision than -the prjSceding ojie. '. . The two :were-: the ,,8amel one re spect; both wre,.'inJ:en8e eye-open.-ers, in thatrheyPhwed to . all be holders In .a ..moet ,itriklng. way the chief "histertc events- -of .the C.ae Fear rc'ouhtry',from' thek;?ixteenth. cep ;0ity . down to the , present ftime, ; . ; i-" . Last -night's audience, was oud and sincere in . its -praise;: of : Jne pageant promoters and directors' and of all' the men- and ' women, boy and: girls, . who had a hand in- 'making. " the5 big BpecU acle the . 8UQceiwitiJh'W3:rV. w ineluaed ln;jthe. audience -last even ing were score 01 'delegates. , to, tne State ' Federation- - 'of -Women's . club meeting being "neld in? Wilmington and at Wrightsville.?: Beach- The . club, women.- expresaed ?4hemselvef arbe-. tngj hlghlyppieasedv with the j perfo'r-, mancer ana. prarsea'. it htgniy tior: i historical value. vr-v..:;i: j.: ;- - , - , . . - . , - After . the-pagant.xia;.brililant re ception and Tdance ".'were tgiven at the American Legibn -hut 'ojii the' postofllce green . in 1 honor- of Rear .'Admiral Edwiri A. Anderson', of. Charleston; ; offlcers. n .charge ' of naval ;ctaf t ere: to take part In " the pageant - oth.er; visitors 'in - the city, and membersrof '..the..' pageant cast. Delightful rfefreshments werj served; and dancing 'continued unil the small hours of this 7mdrnlhg..-A number Of Wilmington 4 sbcIety peopl attended and helped make the Occasion oUe Of enjoyment for the "persons in whose honor It was planned; 'JThere was .gen eral regret that, th -admiral did : not attend. A busyrrdayi tired him out and he sent his regrets.- -.v.-;; . ' ' . At 9:30 1 oeldckvthIif morning the only daylightishpwrng ofi the: pageant will be 5iven,:.andali 8chopl children of . the vcity.ahd-.'county; whether in public; or private; schools are . not only invited out urged to- attend- '.The, per formance Is' i f or , them 'especially, and ihey .will bje: -..charged, '-no. , admission . , Tonight sther pftgeaht v will , be shown for the last time, "and -it .Is, expected the big, amPhlteareVin-the, rear of Dr James Sprunf s: homeJ.Vlll..be filled to overflowTng.V. ' Jayor- 'James H. Cowan, chairman," of the -general page ant committee,. ! said last night that a number of tickets -yor this performance are": still available, -and that -persons failing - to find'- tne!m 'On.- saiev at 'the places k, recently advertised should call at . Honnef s JeWelry ' store,' '; where- ' a good; number ' had "cbeen,. enlaced, ? this store being .geheral ticket : headquart ers. - ; : :' i vfa.,i:V: "; -: . .' j KNITTING HILL; HEN WILL - ATTEND CHARLOTTE: MKCTINO (Specta toiTiejS.tar) . . . CHARLOTTE, -r June- .8.Between 50 and 60 .knitting mill men'-of Virginia, the Carollnas-and Georgia, are 'expected to be "in ; attendance, at-.A .meeting . of the , southeastern -division of .the Na tional Association J ojf .Jlosiery'r- arid. Un derwear Manufacturers' ',herev tomor- ow'-s' . -V : ' - -'- - row. Business 'problems '.confronting . the manufacturers'- Af,-. thjs - section ; are ' ex pected to be 'discussed during' an all day 'session. The knitters held a meet ing' in Charlotte last' January at which time ' 75 manufacturers ' were - present. The association holds '"several" confer ences : each ' year Hdr' the 'discussion of business problems and'-coriditions. JohntF. .Taylor,of- Kinstoht president of ' the, southeastern division, will pre side over the :meetfhg; ;. : -.' -.. r-;': t-- vj:--v ' v WEATHER .FORECASTS "B'tf' STATES WASHINGTON' June ;. :Vlfginla, North Carolina: : Partly cloudy Thurs day; "Friday Unsettled, probably local thundershbwers; not v much , change' In temperature. ; L''l " ... ' - ; South Carolina . Georgia: . Partly cloudy Thursday andFriday. probably Florida: Partly cloudy. Thursday and Friday, probably local thundershowers Friday. . . , ' .-. . ,:,: ,.;. ". " Extrieme northwest Florida, Alabama, Mississippi: - . Local .: ,'thundershowers Thursday and Friday.-. V: . ; ... ' Louisiana; Arkansas and Jfeast Texas: Thursday i. partly.. .- Clijudy - ecattered showers'; : Friday partlycloudy, ,' - Oklahoma: Thursday, "ind,-. Friday Tvartlv, rlfiiidv to .eloHdr: j.' West Texas: Thurs partlycloudyi J..;vf. " -'.-:y ' ' . - '-' -1 West Texas: Tnursaay;and Friday . ' ,.4 ABSENCE OF OIIAIRLIAN PREVENTS HEARING Of I LINNEY GONFIRMATIOij Large Number of . Carolina and . Other; Negroes , Attend Committee Meeting MANY WHITES, TOO Southern Republican Politicians on Hand to Fight' for '-: Linney's Cause (Special f0 Th Star) WASHINGTON, Junp: 8. The absence of Senator Ernst,' chairman of the iuTS committee. named to hear the Linneyt protest, caused the nearih'g to be post poned today. - Senator . Cummings pre sided and Senator Overman sat with him. When asked if they desired to gp ahead with" the hearing or wait, D. C Suggs, negro, ' or Salisbury, said that as spokesman for. the, Protestants, he would withhold any. testimony. Sen ator. Cumminss 'did not Insist on taking- It. -'-. i,'..r ' ' ;at the cal1 of .-;th. committee were thel negroes. The senate judiciary committee room was packed with North Carolinians, 9 '.' negroes filed in and pre-empted seats! before Mr. Unney or 'any of his fol-J . ' lowers appeared. ' ' "s. ' There is a lot of real .fear among the ' administration senator because of thi Linney nomination. J Jt.is difncult to predict the result a V the present time. It looks bad fbr' Mr. Wnney, but pat-1 ronage pie earl work wonders and Pres-j ident Hardin is said to be ready to go " to the bat for' his nominee. , .. . . - The Linney hearinr. attracted much, attention because .Of the large number! of negroes in the penate . wing of , the capitol. Th' majority of those who en tered the committee .room were Tar Heels. The corridors . were thicks with ' leaders from Other i southern , tater Kentucky, Indiana, Oho and Missouri THembers bf the New-York organlsa. itlon to advance, ,the. perroes , Interest were reaay ip prompt the speakejr. A significant and . striking feature about the two factions was tht aa a rule! tbe negro men were " better dressed than .. the white Wen-I 'There was method tn this. They wanted jto create the impres- : stoft that ft wa not a question-' of. " means or education, but color. ; . , .Am6n ' the Nprth Carolina negroes J her-was T. WV.Avanfof Wilmington; Among those who cam to. see Mr. Lin- . neV; through were 1 B. Tucker. Whlte vllle;, Claudius Dpekery and G. S. Bea man,r Troy; R. D.Weathermani Lejand P Safford and Monroe Adamr Statesvllle; J. D.' Dorsett, Salisbury; John M. More head, Charlotte ;.W F. Long,' Jr., Rook Ingham: James, Sheek. rMockevllle' John E. Cameron,' KInston; P, E. Brown. Wilkesboro;' J; C. WcBee, rW. C. Berryr Bakersville', n4 B. H. .Shufford. Hick ory; B.- C. Beach."-Winat0n-8alem. . Iredell. Mefcrs, of Wilmington; J. J,, Brltt. of Asheville; MarlOn Butler s,hdf Robert S.'McN.eal, of Washington, andi others prominent . Republican .lawyers)' .. are-here to give, their assistance, if ne-, t cessary, to put, Mr., Jjlnney. over. Mr. ' Linney seemed, unafraid tonight When he goes on the . stand, he .will ,declaf) that he intended nonviolation of that law when he asked for the elimination; of. the nejrro 'question, but will, stand , by the policy of his party ,oganlta-, tion ln the stat. -v1 ; . I .. ' . "I iam sure," said, he," "that the Only thing lodged agalnat ' us Is that npw famous' letter, which Is the. basis of all opposition, and I feel that this, will be effectively met at the hearing which is to be called by Senator Ernst. The only ones fighting my confirmation are the negroes and not all. of them. are. doing that, for many of them are supporting me. I do not, know, a white Republican-' in North Carolina' who is opposing my confirmation, -but-so-far as I know they are all solidly behind me in 'the fight, doing all in, their power 'to- protect mo against my assallahUi." -' v. . v J,' D. Lee of '.Norwood, aftr survey- V ing the" situation, said today' that LI n- ney would be confirmed and Dr. J. Ike Campbellseated. 1 ,! - PRESIDENT NAMES' "MEMBERS ' FOR. NEW SHIPPING' BOARD ' WASHINGTON; June 8. Nomina tions for the-seven vacant, places .on the shipping board' were sent ' to the senate today by. President Harding, ' Falling in a three month's search, for a man of practical shipplng.experlerica to head the board, the President gave the chairmanship . to A. D. .Lasker,' a Chicago advertising man, - who accept ed' wlth a pledge to-' place-the'1 boird immediately on- a sound basis, and to ' seek the advice of shipping-men gen, erally in the difficult period ahead. . Three other" Republicans Edward -C. Plummer of Maine, T. V. O'Connor of New York, .and "Meyer - Llssner "of. Calif ornla, and three Democrats, former senator Joe-E. Cbamberllan, of Oregon, Frederick ' I. Thompson of Alabama, and Rear . Admiral William S. Benson, IL: S. N., rettred, ; a native of Georgia, were - nominated . for the other .places on the board. In the new list -Admiral- Benson, .now serving- as board chairman under an appointment of President, Wilson," -becomes '' Its Junior member having been. named for a term of only one year while . the terms of the. others range, up to six. ' , )AYS FEACOCK WA- WHEN HE KILLED TAYLOR LEXINGTON, Jupe 8. Dr. J. W.! Pea cock, on trial here for the. killing of. Chief of Police J, E.' Taylor, Thomas--V yille, was a paranoiac at the time of ;'- the killing And, before, according toA testimony given . today, by Dr, Albert ,. Anderson, of Raleigh, superintendent of the Central : hospital for the ihsane.. , Dr. Anderson - was one of five spe-r" cialists and physicians . who testified ' today for the defefise,' whldh had4 hot v concluded Its case when court adjourn-i", -' ed tor the nighU -:-- ' :., '- " I ! Is' !' ! I, f ; 1 1 ir. r J