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'J n r 9 The Weather ; t ncal thunderstorms today -and Fri day; little change in temperature;, : . Stage ot Cape. Fear river nt Fayette ville yesterday at 8 a. m., 5.5 feet. ; July.' 18r23 s This will be Wilmington's biff Oet--Acquainted Week, , Wilmington is Is suing imitations: to ,155,000 peopl to be 3vr- guests. Know your neighbors. I 6ti r fr vara- r 667 .'.....' -j. . i . . - - .'-.' ' .- . Jfi ' 4. f'.- . i Iff feteJjf r. - - - -j . . - - - . V ....... M I " .4 J VOL. CVIL No. 114. 'fARIFILLBEFOFtETHE NTAL EXCEEDS LEVEL OF PRE-WAR MEASURES BY OVER 50 PER CENT Many Articles Removed From Free List 3iaae oy unuer: wood Tariff Bill WOOL TAX LOWER i14 Bill Subject ioniums of Caucus ot trie re publicans WASHINGTON, June 29. (By Asso rted Press.) The administration's ,manPnt tariff DIU was ipuouuceu permanent w reDresentatives today iny " - ma jlft and tor tne mi - - explanatory statements accom the introduction of the measure, LTeJe ofore has been customary and " nfflrlal estimate was made of the revenue it is expected to return . Unofficial estimates by members of the ways ana meua ine ..-.j, o-ifrtPd return as ever. Diacea : hirt as $700,000,000 a year. The Payne- Aldrich law in the normal pre-war years produced a little- more" than $300,000,000 a year. r k Examination oi ic - rs 364 printed pages, snows mat in Some cases the rates Proposed are higher than (jorrespunuius ia Payne-Aldrich law, wnne omcrs o lower. . , . ,.l .tiniat( of how the whole bill compares with the Payne-Aldrich law would be possible only by tariff ex perts making a detailed study, because the schedules oi tne "cw many cases noi hhhicu m - the schedules ot tne rayne . um. are differently constructed. In comparison with tne unaerwu tariff law oi tne wnsuu- aumuiwn- tion, the new bill removes many arii cles' from the free list, although-it leaves a large list free of duty, includ ing print paper, wood Pulp, leatner ana harness, and agricultural implements. It raises the duties on tne f reat duik imports already being taxed. It nas made no notable additions to the free list."..' w : ' Th bill sets ; un machinery. for.ft j toe-year control of dye Importations lasd full-power ' to supervise the im Iportations is placed in the tariff com mission to wich also is. transferred that work and for the continuation .of nrhich the bill appropriates $100,000 for the next 12 months. Provision is made for the classifi cation by the commission of " all prod ucts covered by the restrictions, di viding them so that products .if the so- called infant plants will be siven cer tain advantages over those obtainable on equal terms 'here or in foreign countries. It is specified that not more than a six months supply of any commodity not obtainable here equally with that of foreign origin can 'be held toy one firm or individual I As a means of guarding the Amart cw dye industry from the inroads of foreign competition, a system of li censing is created through which the tariff commission is enabled to check fte movement of every imported ship ment as well as the production of the American plants. A provision was. put into the bill "flich continuesc existing 'law In re gard to Cuban reciprocity. Administrative provisions of the bill "home the President to take stDS secure reciprocal trade agreements ru any roreign country at any time oucn action may be deemed of Merest to the United States. wool Schedule Lower comparison of fh wni f'th schedulo v t v. . t fl, over whiph a hHt v. t'affPfl uui. was diw- m ?onress. showed material a number of Instances. 1 the ltPTTle r.t 1 , Iutv t t alia gioves me v fixed by the committee wa 33 ""a 1 DOUnrl n-nA t , uty u tcitLO aQ valorem ill th wmie in tne Jfayne ra.to -nror. 44 i n .... ceiiia a pouna ana per cent oi - . . . . a in the hiii fl . fUnd n j . a 4V t;enis a enu 0 per cent as against 44 aynVn,:, na ani 60 Per cent ln lh The samo . " ade bv th B r . 8naQin s t 25 r lu,,imiee in Knit ranrics, alorem . a .pound- a"d 20 per- cent ad an IV?: aAa2nst the former. Republl- 33 to 44 cents a pound and j. r-.?.Per cent ad valorem Kref&memberB of th commit- L..T. slnS heretofore "to rive a. In. lie mo,..t0.the exact provisions of measure, der1aT-i ; M,,1 're much below' the .iarich schednl ft AC!ic members of the commit. today an, t0 the biU untI1 tin L ! .e7 were at work-to- ttmparid. find out just how 'l the rncu' . .. " J V out. set the im tr. ti UJ;. lne committee aA P"ge u POrt' but !t is subject to fa-ucus' as saia- fey a Republican I ue at tv '.uwug cn wefs P'orUnt k.- et,ngr toaay. the most "iy a. ron, v, I "'"On of nil a i un vuo eek a ;0"' fter voting down last i,Jn. the r , to tax crude--petro-K Put iC0.mltt at the eleventh crWe and ?v V6 cents a barrel ana 2d cents a barrel on fuel The T . ' ' ;' A.- : "-. ". i K "1Der schedule as nr1crlnaiw 1,tom.-f.Cut to Pieces last nfht .,v tin.., '""uee. whu .,, : ' Ev1 of R.nnhi " ""a"y neeaea the tl u-e fre "-t- Shingies: f but maxed ln the lumber lt. Tv.1 Ul many otw tt.w,. a"ie. tv,. Was no lumhr soi.,i..i. v wed;" numerical 8v.f r V" riff-ng to dron tv. ,....' J bill that 5e. committee provided (cnn?eath U",ted States, the ued n Page Two.) 1 Detroit Man Is r jFor Diplomatic Post .:-:::::-:.:::.:-::xv::"-:s:v:s;::. 1 I 'V -V -v " " ' -" v . -- ' - s r Charles: Beecher Warren, of Detroit, Mich.;' who" 'has been appointed bv Japan. - Mr. Warren has never been I connected with diplomatic ' questions. although he was in the ' government service , on some of the important ' In ternational, questions. He .was born In 1870 and graduated from the Up.rver sity of Michigan iin lSSl. During !the World; war Mr. Warren "was ..a. major in the -reserve cotps.1 He will ucceed R61ahdS. Morris of Philadelphia-i- ; v VETERINARIANS lIURRYji UP.-M M ' Q EE Show; Speed and Conclude Con vention in Day Officers - Are.Named . 1 : Speeding up proceedings to a marked extent, members of. the North Carolina State Veterinary Medical association held "their 1921 convention at the Oce anic hotel, Wrightsville Beach, yester day. "Hurry up" was the motto of the convention and by carrying;. It out, every program happening, supposed to occupy" sufficient time ta run the con vention through this morning, was dis pensed with In ample time for the veterinarians and their families to take in the . regular Lumina dan'ce last eve ning. ' ' . Addresses, discussions and transac tion of business matters 'were all merged Into the happenings olSL the day. And before that part of. the .program slated to take place today had been reached, the veterinarians elected officers- and chose the placed for their meeting in 1922. Asheville - was : for tunate, and a g&neral "elevation took place when new officers ; were named. Dr H. J." Robbins, of Rockingham, was named president; Dr. J. S. Porton, Shelby. first vice . president; Dr. R. P. Huffman, Wilmington, second 'vice president, And Dr. - J. ' P.. Spoon, Bur lington, secretary-treasurer. -, The convefttion was opened at the Oceanic hotel yesterday morning when Dr. William Moore, of Ratleigh, deliv ered his," the president's, address. From then on, - the discussion, to the layman,, became technical, or, rather, professional. "The Relation of the Vet erinarians to the ; Livestock Industry of North Carolina" was the subject of an able. effort by Dr. W.iC. Reeder, of - Raleigh, while "Stomatitis In Dogs" was discussed by-.-Dr." F. - p. Caughnian, of Columbia,. S. C. '- "Intes tinal Parasitis" was , the subject dis cussed by Dr. A. ; H. Kerr, of Clinton. Dr. R. P. Huffman, local veterinarian, discussed "Testing Cattle for Tubercu losis" at the afternoon session, and was followed by a highly technical, or prof essional , effort, by Dr. W. C.'Den dinger, of Raleigh, on "The Intradermic Test." Dr. Paul Vaughan, of Raleigh, then r discussed "Tuberculosis Eradica tion In North ' Carolina,", following which Dr. R." E. -Brookband,' noted ex pert, gave his ideas and opinions on methods of handling the treatment of "Tuberculosis Eradication," emphasiz ing the remarks of -Dr. . Vaughan. "The first principle of control ot dis ease among . cattle is sanitation" was the opening assertion of Dr.': R. M. Staley, representative of - the ; Mulford company, of - Philadelphia, chemists, when he addressed the convention -last evening. Dr. Staley was Alated to speak this morning, but the .hastening of procedure made the . earlier-than-expected delivery of an instructive ad dress possible. The speaker was sub jected to prolonged s questioning, and the -answers he gave state veterina rians amply repaid members of the. as- soHation for the time ana expense oi attending the convention, members ad mitted.; His theme was -iniecuous Abortion In Cattle." -A highly technical, from the view point , of j the ( layman.v discussion on "Indications' sand ' Contra-maicauons for Biologies;' by . Dr. Edward A. Ca v.4.11 Hirortor1 of the ; Plttman-Mtoore Biological laboratory, Zionsville, Ind.; brought the (annual . gathering of -the animal doctors to a close, .. WILMINGTON, STILLMAfj Gps DUMBjA!R;F0RdE5ilAVEiEASY UN WITNESS STAND AS LAWYERS QUESTION HIM Might Incriminate Me" is Re sponse of Banker in Famous ' Divorce" Action LAWYERS WRANGLE Attorney of Former Fifi Potter Intends to Examine Still- i .' man Fully, he Announces POUGHKEEPSIE, N. T., June 23. James A. Stillman, wealthy New YorJc banker who Is suing the former Fifi Potter for divorce, rave but one reply today to a multitude of questions asked by her attorney's in regard -to his rla tlons with other women, and that re ply was: ..... . - .. - . "I refuse to answer on the ground that It v misht tend to v Incriminate me- - " , With these words1 pt ten repeated during his three hours in the witness chair, Mr. Stillman was reported lo have cast aside-Inquires as to whetnsr he knew Mrs. Florence H. Leeds, for mer. Broadway chorus eirl,. whethc-r he was the father of "her Infant son Jay Ward Leeds, whether he 5upport,d Mrs. Leeds in luxury, whether he had formed a- trust fund for her child, whether they had lived together on jw.t, ittyuesijr, ana at a love nest owned r by! him near Miami Te -of rPfJf W f ""officers who witnessed the .bombing and manner. . he declined, it 1 or,,f.raft1inca.tlon,tf.n army men. - Florida. In " similar was saia, to say whether he knijw Helen" or "Clara," two other wo men named by Mrs, Stillman in her amenaea answer to - his divorce com plaint. Another questio ; which he refused iu answer was an anartmr Witv. - v mc .z Yf UlIlLil i l anotner notei atAtlantic City J : Before he took the stand there was a long wrangle among the attorneys as to what matter the cross -ixamina-tion might embrace. During this arg,u ient,' John E. ...Mack, guardian- adlltam fr Guy Stillman; the infant son of Mi's. Stillman. whose '.paternity' is at tacked by thej bankers was Reported to have said: . ... - ' ' I Intend It&f examine" Mr. st!llm.in fully, as to a 'conspiracy .between him i " . xi. ubtos. wnereoy I piannea ana pre-arranged to Leeds ton-ixr-jmiYt ;.a -",s" -w : Leeds, and to the end that child L reti . .inriwireie rement, might not only lose his share in, this trust fund,- but that which is more Important still, his good name and birthright." ' . The banker sat within eight feet of his wife, one of them occupying a chair on each side of Referee Daniel J. Gleason. . They . .never : exchanged glances, It was said, - Mr. Stillman; entered the- bull2ing secretly this morning through a rear areaway,- a basement door and along a dark corridor between,, the coal bin and boiler room. This afternoon he came out the 'same way, but photog raphers were waiting for him. - Hurrying toward a taxicab, md faced by a battery of cameras he said: Oh, well. I don't care," while the cameras clicked. Evidence against Mrs. Stillman was given at the mornins session by Ed ward' J. Lawlor, an employe at the Stillman estate in the Pontanico Hills. BIG LUMBER PLANT AT NEW BERN TOTAL LOSS Destroyed by Fire Yesterday . Morning; Loss $175,000 CSpedail to The Star). ; NEW BERN, June 29, The Pine Lumber, company, on Griffith street, caught on fire this morning at 3:25 and : burned to the gr ound. The loss is estimated at 1175,000, . covered with $50,000 insurance. The fire, which Is still burning, was the most terrific one that has occurred here in many years' and endangered the whole mill section, including , the Slater Lumber company, Broaddus and Ives Lumber i company, the New Bern Cotton Oil Mill and but for a shift of the wind the loss would have been in the millions, - - The lumber ln the yards and sheds of the Pine .Lumber company, over 2,000,00'0 feet, made an awfully hot fire and hard 'work was done by the fire department to save the homes op the west side of Griffith street. The fire, which , started in the cen ter of the lumber sheds, swept so -fast that the man discovering itJust barely got" out of the building and soon the lumber -piled for shipment by "water at the pier was burning. The Slater mijl was saved by .heroic worii by the firemen although several of them received bad burns in this work. W.. F. , and John M. Aberly are owners ' arid operators '-and expect to rebuild, it is understood. It is the sec ond time theV plant has been burned. The saw mill was in operation when it caught fire. ( BODY OP FLYER SHIPPED ARCADIA, Fla., June .29. The body of Cadet. Forest Myers, who was killed when an .tirplane' in wnicn ne was practicing, crashed, to,' the ground at Carlstrom field here . late yesterday, was sent to his .home at Weatherford, Tex., today. - Myers would have completed nis training and received his commission at an early da.te miH.ta.ry .officials said. Cause of the accident had not been determined.:, ;. .3: J ;.;;.V SS..''J DANVILLE NO DESERT DANVILLE, Va., June 29.-r-The po lice department, , through W. T. Kess ler, manager of the police baseball team, today expressed resentment over a bona - fide- challenge issued -by ; con victed bootleggers to play the police team here at any date agreeable to tha latter, the challengers claiming to have a Hst.'of 208 men from which to draw their team. - N. C., THURSDAY MORNING, TIME If SCORING QUICK VICTORY OVER BIG SHIP Radio-Controlled i Iowa Quickly ' Located and , Slink by --s Naval Aircraft WEATHER PERFECT Bombed' Ship Was Adequate ly Escorted; But that Did Not Save Her - ' ON-BOARD U.' S. S.V.NBVADA AT SEA, June , 29. (By Associated "Press. The radio controlled Jbattleship Iowa, representing an enemy fleet: attacking the Atlantic! coaslj. was located In a few minutes less jthan ;twc-"; hours 'by army dirigibles today, when 'about 50 miles off- shore andVSO. miles north-and east of Cape Henry, , More thin a score of rhomblnplanes, manned . by naval and ; marine ; corps personnel, rushed to' the sceiie In. response to ra dio messages from; .the blimps 1 that the J "on torn tr" ' Ysn A ' VtAAW1nAnj.J . -v. I 1. .T .a . t'V'Vii iua. i.r: ka a. 11 -4 n ill 80 dummy1; bombg, ;ot, various sizes at the Iowa,"; registe?fhg two .hits in tb,e forecastle." ": : :f, .: , ; - . ' - The ease ' wlthlSh efair ,"fprce located the Iowa knowin g only that the ; vessel ,was Spmew.here between Cape Hatteras and4fCapet Henropen;'.:a distance Uof ':;'abou.Vl25 jniles,' was ; . a Weather 'conditions were .'Ideal for , "ohoti th about way: between CapeHfttteras-and'lrt- lopen and 60 mtles;'6f hore, : steaming :mmis trol ship; the battleships Pennsylva nia and Nevada,-; tb 'transport Hender-' son and a ;.number )jf,; destroyers and mine sweepers, gy.ins'fl.; more distinct Impression of a1 bHle fleet as the ves sels steame-'towaVindrer'' -M It was 9;57 wh"ett Tth observers on ine , n e vaaa Big nieir . . ine , nrsi .trmy the army dlrigiblTi'-' came into view, ine Diimpg . sent . rauio messages to the air f orce comrhron the VS?.$: Shavvmut, off Capf-Carles to Lattgley fleM- nd Can Mdf Of.Uwaro Urnr- the airplane: bombtn sr groups were, sta tioned. .A few. mil. ? aftej-' the aj'r iglbles jdeafedi1 the s Jwa," tWo ;iF-L: DlSfne t clut3nff doW f romHlraSDelA? ssed the vessel's position The first bombing planes, a division of F-5-L's, arrived on . the - scene at 11:25. and dropped two concrete bombs at the Iowa,- one" landing - within 200 feet of the vessel's bow and the other about an equal distance to one slds. The planes circled round and round the vessel, dro and were s pping bombs ' on each tripJ hortly Joined by other divir-1 ions - until more than, twenty planes had attacked WEATHER FORECAST BY STATES WASHINGTON, June 29. Tennessee: Partly cloudy weather with scattered thunder, showers Thursday and prob ably Friday; little change In temper ature. . ,. Extreme northwest- Florida, Ala bama, Mississippi: Partly cloudy Wed nesday with scattered thunder showers Thursday and Friday; little change in temperature. Florida: : Partly cloudy with" local thunder showers Thursday and Friday. Georgia, North and South Carolina: Local thunder showers Thursday and probably Friday; little change in tem perature. ' -- ' - '-. - "Virginia: Partly cloudy Thursday with local thunder" showers in. south portion, Friday generally fair; not much change in temperature. Louisiana: Thursday and Friday generally fair except .scattered thun der showers In southeast portion. Arkansas: Thursday and Friday partly cloudy and unsettled. Oklahoma: Thursday and Friday partly cloudy. ' . . ' -' East Texas and west Texas: Thurs day and Friday generally fair.', -Winds Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate shifting , ' winds becoming north and northwest, overcast weather and probably local rains Thursday. Hatteras to Key- West: Moderate to fresh southwest winds except" moderate southeast over Florida straits. " East Gulf : Moderate, variable - over north and fresh east and.' northeast over south portion, ; partly overcast weather Thursday.' ' ' West Gulf: ' Fresh east winds and generally fair weather over north por tion, strong shifting winds and proba bly gales over south portion Thurs day. V'' p ' ;" ' v v . - . TENNIS MATCHES NEAR END PHILADELPHIA, June 29. Fritz Bastain, of ' the University of Indiana, will meet Phillip Neer, of Le'.and Stanford, and J. B. FennoJr., of Har vard, will play "McNeil Drumwright, University of Texas, in the semi-final round of the intercollegiate lawn ten nis championship ' tournament at the Merlon Cricket club, Haverf ord. toT morrow. " - FIGHT BULLETIN - SERVICE , AT STAR OFFICE SATURDAY -Beginning at; 2; p, m. Saturday, July 2, the day of the Dempsey-Carpentler- bout, . The Morning Star's Associated -Press leased wire service will furnish bulletins as o the preliminary - events and the progress of the battle for .the world championship. , As rapidly as the bulletins 1 are received, they will be announced to any who may eather at The Star office to hear the news, and wljl then be posted. Both Phones, 51 and 61, will be available for any desiring sto call the offlee for news 'of the battle, and. friends but . of town are .nt liberty to call the office during1 the afternoon and night for news nf the. fight. ' The Star -will,: give free- service to the ' public - j JUNE 30, 1921. New Legion Cdminahder yis Accompanied' by Assistant Secretary of the Navy R66seveltj' John; J.:Em- ery, Tiew national commander of the house to pay his respects o the 1 Colonel Oalbralth. , ... . . ,j. . ' -v.:.,; --Vr - lJRE AS 0 R a A Yj AC GE PT j -a;v.V; 'i Ki'W-. j--lCi-:fci Svk' - 4-y ' :-t; A" A 1111 ITITC flT Afh?1 1 h HO SECURITIES UFGERyANS Only; Souni business Judgment, : However Will JNIake ic- ceptance Possible. L'iA-.Sr'-i ; : . of (German bohdra substitutdsforhe obligations .'of iSuropeaa-natious gewtor ta the United States Is no t at present A r --. :-. - "' : -- contemplated , by,ahe treasury -depart ment., oecrjpry ja.ei.ion luaj. ua. me senate finance ccm i t te e In .urg Ing .fa:- V til. 000.000.000 which E"uropeWeac?6i United States. : 1 . Mr. -Mellon informed ' the "''committee that the treasury ' department, mote over, had no.intention of inviting sug gestions involving acceptances of Uer man bonds but. added that sound busi- ntss. judgment might make advisable the- substitution of -German: bonds if offered by some oi tne :wear. ueuiui nations. Broad powers which would ; be con ferred by the adninistratlon bill on the treasury department. In the re funding process were said by Mr. Mel lon ' to be necessary, . for, , he added, "it is essential to have the new securi ties in the most substantial form -so that they may be available to . this government for future use." --"'. Secretary Mellon and Assistant Sec retary Wadsworth, who accompanied him, went over the entire fields in volved in allied loans and presented to the committee the following faets:. Unpaid " interest on America's loans tc Europe now amounts to appryxi mately $1,000,000,000; none of the debt or nations with the exception; of Great Britain has ..suggested negotiations looking to refunding of the loans; some of the smaller debtor nations are unable at present even to pay the' in- I'terest on their loans and President Harding -favors to some extent the proposal that accumulated Interest be added to the principal of the loans and a higher interest rate than 5 per cent be provided. ' - " ' PROPOSAL OF LLOYD GEORGE . REJECTED BY IRISH' PREXY. DUBLIN, June 29. (By Associated Press). -The , proposal ; of Premier ! Lloyd George for a conference in Lon don on - the Irish., question .between representatives of southern and north ern Ireland ' and the British govern ment is impossible ojC, acceptance is its present form. . ! . : : - ; v' " . -, ; ; This declaration' is" made by Eamonn" de Valera, the Irish Republican leader, to Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier in reply to; Sr James notification that he connot meet Mr. de Velera in . a preliminary conference in Dublin. ' : Mr. de Welera's letter; is quoted by the Irish bulletin,, ogan of the Dail Eireann as follows: , - .' v ;',:, "I greatly regret that you cannot come to a conference in Dublin Mon day. Mr. Lloyd George's proposal, -because of its implications, is impossible of acceptance in its present form. Our political differences ought to be :.ad-. Justed, and can, I. believe, he adjusted on Irish soij. ,But it-is obvious .that in the negotiation 4 tit peace with Great Britain ;the - Irish delegation ought not to be divided, -.but should act as a unit on some common princi ple." ;."';''".v-".-X.". ' " Ll All four southern unionists, : Earl Midleton, ' Sir : Maurice e Dockrell : Sir Robert H.' Woods and Andrew Jameson, have accepted Mr. de .Valera's invita tion for a conference at the mansion house, Dublin, Monday, which presum ably will 'for a prelude to' a further reply by de Valera to the British prime minister." - , . :-REFORMERS 0,UIT FIGHT --" 1 TRENTON,' N. J., June 29 All efforts to stop the Dempsey-Carpentier -fight by injunction were dropped late today by the ' International Reform Bureau, after : a; conference here- between. Rev.: Robert; Watson and Clinton N, How ard, respectively president and secre tary of. the 'bureau. Dr. Howard an nounced it had been decided to ;reiy, upon the action, taken by representa tives of the reform - bureau in jersey City, who, seek to stop the bout through the . Hudson -county--grand . jury. ... qraDeciio:n Democrats, ;yotea m tne jnegar t Bion. ' .th ...members of : the the , coun bill -toenaArethexMe - v 1 I I r v 1 ?4 - - :, ,.j:,; ? 1 V- I II IP.': M -v W, - - h : yu -: 's IS American Legion, called - at., the white fresiaent. Mr.j ismery succeeded the late DISARMALlEfJlBIUi OF BORAH :h Vote of 330 to 4 is Scored, Three Democfatis VQtingn'-j:?;J- WASHINGTON ; Jhe;2 -The house agreed late tbday tV tt ,'orait '.isana. amen t r to . tic naviil approprU.tfo J111, voting - 330 to .' 4. M Representatives Mooresj Indiana Republicahj and Rep-resentativec-i Campbe,;4Penn iylvanl; Nearew, ,NeV - York,' and 6:Brlen,-New : Wild shouts greeted Representative Kelley, Michigan. In 'chage'ofthe bill, when he moved-to-Coneur with the sen ate in the Borah amendment to ' the naval appropriation-V.bill. " In : no ' mood for extended;! debate, many; members rose, applauding .and!.. cheering; and -began to chant "Vote; vote.lvpte " They quieted down, . however,,' when. Repre sentative Mondett," Republican' leader, had the clerk read a letter" he had re ceived from President . Harding In which the President-declared it was "wholly desirable' to have the ex pression of a favorable opinion on the part of congress relating to world dis armament. The letter said it was 'not of particular, concern . to the adminis tration -what form V. the expression of congress shall , takes," - , - . When the reading of the communica tion was concluded cheering broke out with renewed, vigor. . Debate, which lasted half an hour, was confined to Mr. Mondell, Represen tative , Garrett,, of "Sennessee,. acting Democratic , leader and Representative Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina. Con trary to the expectation of some mem bers, no attempt was made to offer the Porter substitute, .. which , was consid ered broader than the , Borah amend ment, then it would not restrict par ticipants in the proposed. conierence io Great Britain, Japan and the United States, -nor discussion : solely to reduc tion of naval, armaments; . ; , .. - ,' The text of the President's communi cations: x -. --j. .-'"-'.' . .- -' . ''- -' ' ' "There has, come to. my attention the questions in disagreement between, tne two houses r of congress i on the . naval hni. and I understand they' are in pro cess of adjustment, but that, some, dlf- Acuity has been experiencea in arriv ing at-a 'satisfactory agreement with reo-ard ' to the language to; be used Jn expressing the favorable attitude .cf the congress towards ..efforts to secure international, agreements for the. limi tation of -armaments. , : - , "A. number of niembers of congress have been ; good enough, to inquire as to the form of expression n the part of congress which might seem most ad visable from an administrative view point. '."'' .'i :f '.-'.-''- . ." "I have said to Inquirers, as I zm now pleased to ay to.ypu, that it. is nof of particular - concern to the ad-' ministratlOniwhat form .the expression' of : congress shall take, !; though , It , Is most agreeablethat congress shall ex press itself In. favor .of securing. if possible, , an-. International, agreement upon a -program for the limitation of armaments. : v. V' : "I think it has been, pretty . well un derstood that the administrative branch of the government has , already been seeking information 'with .regard to the attitude of foreign nations on the general subject "of 'disarmament.' These Inquires and negotiations will be con tinued, and the time and manner In which the matter may be formally pre sented to. foreign . governments can only be determined . after the, fuller developments of Inquiries already in itiated. ; ' --;.,:.:::-. -A-:-'-;v ,y- "It is Wholly ; desirable" to- have-the expression of a favorable, opinoln " m the" part of congress relating to this world question, and' it would seem to me ample If It;shoiild:be expressed in the broadest and most: general terms. "I am vastly; more concerned with the favorable attitude of the congress on ;this Question "than-1 am as to the form of expressing, that' attitude.. Tou may -be sure that 'the executive will be ready ;to:gIve every consideration to such expressions as ' the. members of the two houses of congress ' find themselves disposed to make. - OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. STATE CdUflGiL SEEKS i00fCEFORE5llOi iinl MDEREf TO L1EET Council of State Expected to Act :. When Mbrrispa,' Returns COUNCIL IS SINCERE Not Stalling on Request fori ' Statements From JMunici- : r ' palities of State By JULE B. WARREN - RALEIcSh, June 29. While none of -the cities' have so far. responded - to . f the' published suggestion, of; the coun- cil Of state that t detailed Information about their financial conditions b for warded, it Is expected some of thV Cities will send ' in their : reports be- .:' fore the end of the week. The gov-. : ernor is spending a week's vacation at Wrlghtaville Beach and will not be In his ; office until ' Monday morning; By. tbat time It is expected jsom 'in- -formation will be on 4iand ; which , will enable: the 'council of' stated to come to , som 'definite . conclusion, v about . . the special". -js'BBiotcJifi' : -i- ' ' The1, suggestion ' of . the council - of . . state' to - the' citfWvas - not .a 'stall, and it was not ,intende4 as such. The -council really; believes that before it would be J usUffedt ;:n calling th leg islature! ete;'rf or ;,a- special session it should have more : definite and de tailed information showing v the need -: than the petition or resolution-signed by the. municipal committee 1 con tained, Furnishing, the figures of the '., financiar, condition; of the, various clt--tthe-council;)f state . would noii .v; be tantamount? tOxPubllshtplt to the worldit kr pointed out; Meetings of the council of state kre -not" pubUc7. ' and the information presented to the ' . ; uncil ; would - not be made "public, ' ' ' ' certainly; notf: the vci ties made .their- ... reports with , the request that the in- s' formation j be considered confidential. :; No -.one' knows what -'the 'council of state will, doVaboutv the Special- ses polisItJon will be ; The governor ha session all along, but has said ..that the ; personal interviews he has had with some of the municipal officials impressed him a -great deal. So far ; he has made no definite recommen dation the council, or at leaat if he has made a recommendation it has not been made public. 1 ; That there is opposition to a spe cial session of the legislature Is ad mitted on all hands. Evidence of this opposition continues to come in, and the council of state will make every , possible effort to find some other way Of aiding the cities rather than through a special , session. At the present time some of the" cities are conferring with bankers for" the pur pose 'of seeing if it will be possible; with a lenient construction of the law, to allow them to get money. which will tide - them over until the regular session of the legislature ln 1923. If expenses can be cut a little and some money borrowed it will be possible that most of the cities can get along without the additional : leg islative , authority for levying taxes and borrowing money. Reports of cases of typhoid fever received by the1 state board of health. '. total 374 for the present year against 20u cases reported for the same pe riod of last year. In the same, months of 1919 there were 297 cases reported. The evidence is that typhoid fever ' Is more prevalent in the state this year than it was for the first half of either last year or the one before that. An increase of 87 per cent in the Incidence .of this disease is cause for ' a' general .'warning on the part of the state board of health to the people of the state to Immediately take, all precautionary measures. The best immediately available measure of protection against,, typhoid fever Js inoculation with the anti-typhoid germs, which is furnished with out cost by the. state " laboratory of hygiene. . This requires three doees, administered a week apart, and con fers. Immediate immunity of from two to three years. .The treatment is available through .local physicians, health officers, county physicians and county quarantine quarantine officers ln every county in the state, -and In a number of counties energetic cam paigns are now being carried' for-, forward In tne endeavor to have im- ' munized a large part of the ' popu lation of "these counties without any cost whatever to the individuals, the county authorities having provided for all expense "Incurred In such cam paigns. ";, ... '- , CARPENTIER RAISES SWEAT , . Manhasset, --N. Y.,. June 29. Georges Carpewtler boxed four rounds with as many sparring partners this afternoon, Francois Descamps, his . manager, an nounced tonighti Identity of the four pugilists was .not revealed. ; Today's . activities "were largely shrouded In mystery. Carpentler went out on the road this morning for a light but lengthy workout. When he returned he was sent behind the barn with Trainer Wilson, Charles Ledoux. French bantamweight champion, and Paul ; Journee. He remained there three-quarters of an - hour. STATE DENTISTS MEET HERE ; FOR CONVENTION NEXT YEAR -f CHARLOTTE, . June ; 20-Th . North Carolina Dental society li annual convention here late ' ton night selected Wrfghttvflle Beacr as the 102 convention city. I
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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