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VOL. C VII No. 123.
WILMINGTON, N.: C, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 9, X921.
OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE.
CE
ENGLAND
ARE
TRU
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4C PROSPECT APPEARS BRIGHT
AS ARRAIyuEMENTS ARE MADE FOR
LLOYD GEORGE'S LONDON MEETING
i- ; : : c
GEORGE AND JAN)
HRfSTIAN SMUTS THE
'MS IN MOVEMENT
.-.I rnnlrarv in EYnertfl.
e aicii. v,uii n
tions. Agrees to Attend
London Meeting
blCE ON INIONDAY
is Arranged by Both Irish Re
publicans and Crown to
End Hostilities
Tnno July 8. A truce
L been declared between Eng
ine! and Ireland.
It will take effect at noon on
May next. Preparations are
Iready under way to end the
unities between the crown
rces and those actively engag
I in the Irish cause.
Developments leading to the
jce were divided between Lon-
rn ana uuuim. in uuvun,
amonn de v alera, Irish re- b
iblican leader, and his nation
ist associates, renewed their
nference with the southern
tiionists. Larl JMiddleton, a
fcionist who recently conferred
;th the British pnme minister,
ad a letter trom Mr. Lloyd
korge to the effect that hostili-
mu5t cease if neeotiations
pking to peace were to succeed.
'ieTieral S:r Xevile MacReady, Brit
'i Tni'.itary commamler in Ireland, ap-
tarea ar tre d alera conference.
:- wa nnr many hours later that
anr.nuncpir.ent was made at the
minister's official residence in
that :n accordance with thf
r?T.ier's offr ani Mr. de Valera's Te-
arrangement? were goine for-
ar: f r tiv cassation of hostilities
f'rr. Vonday noon.
he kine of Eneland has been S.
aiine f.enrp in the develooments ub
'.y-.'r present while General Smuts.
- - ..... .... ti ...in 1, lino
the rsivot nr. which the peace move-
-as
tarr.-d. There is hope in
TuMin. too. that peace
the forces which are
n P"kinp- a apt 1 1 f.mon t
n s a s & -
Event Move A Inns: Swiftly
Evr.t. m-.ved swiftly today both In
r.aor
ani p :s;;r. Not only has Mr.
Vara.
ont-ary tn the general ex-
"Nation, consented
to come to Lon
to .ISCtlSS
? t h e s
rr.er.- of tr
with Lloyd George the
'etnent on which set
Irish question might
fache'I hy the
prime minister's
p-'i Iyonrion conference, but a
e r.as hf-n arranged to
begin at
has giv-n reasonable assurance
a:
:. "Ein! conferences, to whicn
m-A n-',tar invited tV. a Trfi
5'Jh.icar
r and Sir James Caler.
ipr. will be held.
' r ', a y s t a - r
a rc-fir,-.r,.
1 hopefully with the
c the Ulster premier
; Buckingham palace.
ii upon the king's confer
ri.,y with Gen Jan Chris
' j South African pre-tni-oation
of the intense
K n? is taking in the
and. although under the
British constitution.
rr.c vps'
"trec;T t".
"ad;t ,w a r t . .
Kins has r.
ral voice in the di
riment affairs, that
his exercising great
oMry of the country.
rr
in
mnt. the Tilg Influence
0:
- pjiiig to Lnequers
week-end, together
:0 ?pnrj
" e r, x .- r
'i' nv n
' ; - " .-
' : r. r
r rmiers of the over
"c with Mr. Lloyd
Smuts evidently is
" ' egotiations, perhaps
r .'nan mere influence,
- " ve aid it is hardly
.-t-nts could have
'e did today, and the
; r"n minister has not
'i'rnity of his office.
11 Hilliner to dianiisn
-if
-
rrEr
'cod
'. d-
the basis for a
, r.nf
eren
? considered full of
5".- H .
fcVfts of this impor
- r. fcured not in
" 'ihlin. and the most
sensational appear-
s:r Nevile MacReary,
TiHndf.r in Ireland, at
f-Or-lnr,
r'!!!.r,.r
unionists, after his
"een sent in ad
' a'ertain' wheth-
lv s appearance and
fonference clearly
Uoyr, George's
'i'lieton. one of the
1 the prime minister
ROf;
,n;:fn,.f"Hy realizes that
to conduct tip.
?atisfa-to
hope of achieve
results if thr.
and
is
It
virience in Tr.u.j
'nt:
Uf-'l on pag9 Xwo)
UnrF,
Be Made By
"WASHINGTON. July 8. Debate on
the soldier bonus bill dragged along
in the senate today while the list of
senators favoring indefinite postpone
ment of action on the legislation
through recomm4ttal of the measure
to the finance committee steadily grew
in proportions. Leaders said they
were assured of enough votes to put
through such a program
President Harding will send a
special message to congress next week
regarding the bonus bill and the press
ing of tariff and tax legislation, but
te exact date of its submission has
not been determined. Definite action
is expected to follog, reading of the
message. ,
Less than a score of senators fol
lowed the day's debate on the fiodr,
marked by a criticism by Senator Me
Cumber, Republican, North Dakota, the
chief proponent of the bonus, of Sec
retary . Mellon" s letter declaring such
legislation to be Inadvisable at the
present time in view of the condition
of the treasury.
The Republican . party should
make good," declared Senator Mc
Cumber, "even if our party platform
had not contained a pledge to the
soldiers of America.
"Despite the pleading of the secre
tary of the treasury, deBpite the earn
est plea of the president not to enter
BASEBALL LEAGUE OFITARIFF DEBATE OPENS
' - 5 . . ... . -i , I
FOUR CLUBS FORMED
Wilmington, Mt. Olive, Wallace
and Warsaw Begin Play ,.
July 14
Witlx Wilmington, Mount Olive, Wal
lace and Warsaw as members, : the
W-W Baseball league was formally
organized last ui'gKl' when representa
tives of the four cities held a
fiiu in the office of Dr. J. H. New
terry - at Warsaw. A tentative sche
dule was agreed upon, calling for the
league's opening next Thursday, July
14, and closing -early in September
after 48 games have been played, 24
games at home and 24 abroad for each
team. -
C. G. Vanlandingham was the Wil
mington representative at the meeting
last night, and he imparted the glad
news to The Star late in the night that
the four-club league had actually been
formed, with all towns to have a berth
highly enthusiastic, over the prospects
for a successful season and good' base
ball, in spite of the late start. He
said that it had been agreed at the
conference that there should be an
other meeting at Warsaw next Thurs
day night, when league officers and
directorsone from each town would
be elected.
The schedule as agreed upon last
night calls for series of three games
each, with Wilmington starting with
six games on the road, the first three,
beginning next Thursday, at Warsaw,
and the next trio, starting the first
of the following week, at Mount Olive.
The local team will play its first three
games here July 21, 22 and 23, with
Wallace as the invader.
Mount Olive, Wallace and Warsaw
all have' fast near-prof essional . teams
battling for honors In eastern Caro
lina now, and Wilmington can quickly,
from the abundance of fine material in
the city, put a formidable aggregation
in the fieldr Albert Kite of the Tide.
water Power company; who has played
in fast company and who knows the
game from Alpha to Omega, will
manage the locals, and he has already
given considerable thought to the
probable Wilmington line-up. He will
redouble his efforts now, and Monday
will probably see him have his -material
showing: its stuff i at Robert
Strange playground. There, it is ex
pected, the local games will be played.
It has practically been - decided . by
those who have taken the lead in get
ting the fast little league organized
to offer Wilmington fans season tickets
at a moderate price, to get In the club
treasury enough money - to Insure
traveling expenses for the team. It Js
probable., that the' tag system wUK be
used at the .playground gates foreper
sons not carrying season tickets, per
mitting them to contribute as liberal
ly as they feel like doing; when they
go to witness the Individual "contests.
Flans for organizing the four-club
association have been engaging the at-;
tention of Mr. Vanlandingham - and
other ardent local followers of the na:
tional pastime for severar days. These
fans requested all along, h,6wever, that
no publicity be given: until a. definite
decision ' on organization was iarrlved
There la. keen rivalry between, all
the towns represented in the- W?W
league;, plenty of good material avail r
able for -each to pick a strong team
from, and unless all signsTfail, - the
circuit - will be one of the :-fastestln
Its . class In this part of the country.7
The idea for the1 leaguer name: comes
tmm ti wilmln firtan-Weldsn rail
road, traversing the heart -of the- ter-.
teZ f C
ritory . empracea jn me iwgue..
SEW. IIOTEL FOR KINSTON '
KINSTON, July 8. Forrest ; Smitl?
and nthrs nromotlnar a;new hotel en
terprise., Ijere,- report that: more than
W been uatanteef TTj
J150.000
vnrur: It wil bj capitalized Jit I30U.T
000 and -wilibe -located - rieajthecervr
ter of ,-the city '-'j; rVj'y.-.c-AV;.'.
Will
the Democrats
into new fields of expenditures, tlis
congress has appropriated millions, to
go into new enterprises. It appears
this congress seems bent on spending
all of the money that can be raised
by taxation. Why then should we
expect a tidal wave of consternation
to sweep the country if we pass a
bill that will take two hundred million
two years fYom now and varying
amounts thereafter and after 30 years
no appropriation whatever?"
Senator RIcCumber read accounts of
the proposed $500,000,000 advance to the
railroads and declared "no one has been
scared by that."
Republican leaders in the movement
to send the bill back to committee
said the party j strength, with the pos
sible exceptio i of six or eight senators,
would vote to recommit .the measure.
They added that several Democratic
senators opposed to bonus legislation
would also suport the plan.
Several Democratic senators, how
ever, is w-.s said, might seek to pre
vent recommittal in order to put the
Republican majority on record definite
ly on the straight Issue of conpensat
ing the veterans of the World war.
These senators, together with the by
partisan group advocating present
enactment of bonus legislation, are ex
pected to precipitate a hot fight when
the move to recommit is made.
WITH FORDNEY SPEECH
Chairman Ways and Means
Committee Outlines the At
;Mtude of the Republicans
m : -
WASHINGTON, July 8. The house
got underway today in Its considera
tion Of the Fordney tariff bill, Chair
man "Fordney, of the ways and means
onmmlttees. after reading: of the bill
cori-.jhad. been completed. In , a speech of
n,riv turn hnurn develobine the first
phase of the Republican argument.
In his speech, Mr.VFordney, discussed
his party's attitude, what it proposed
to do to remedy conditions and to help
business. He dwelt only briefly on de
tails of the rates and provisions, touch
ing them only incidentally or in reply
to questions, but announced that other
speakers would explain specific sched
ules in the measure.
Criticising the position of the Demo
crats,. Mr. -Fordney, said they had ac
cused the Republicans of drafting a
measure which would , cut off . rather
than encourage trade when the cardi
nal, policy of his committee had been
to build a set of schedules which would
restore commerce and Industry to
health. The committee's work always
was actuated, he declared, by the
knowledge that business now was in
a slump and should be given protection
which would save it from the Inroads
of foreign competition.
Compromises necessarily have been
put in the bill, the speaker said, ad
ding, that all such contested points
would be put before the house for its
approval or rejection. At any rate,
he informed the house, the committee
did the best job of whach it was
capable and he was willing to stand
behind it to the finish.
The last election Influenced the Re
publicans in the house to launch into
tariff legislation, - according . to Mr.
Fordney. He said he..bejieved the
people, knew when they had what they
wanted or did not want and that the
overwhelming majority last fall was
a voice of protest against the Under
wood law along with other objections
t othe Democratic, administration.
"The Republican -party" he added,
'.'had taken . it for granted that the
people spoke out loudly for protec
tion."' ' ' '
TWO GALLONS WHISKEY
FOUND IN COAL SGOWy
Corn
"Likker" Cached in Boat
Has no Claimer
Two gallons of corn whiskey , were
discovered, by Plainclothesman Leon
George Thursday, afternoon cached in
a small coal scow tied to the Seaboard
Air Line railway terminal. The of
ficer v confiscated , ther Illicit beverage,
but was unable to carry out the. letter
of the law,' calling for the confiscation
of the boat,, inasmuch as he was un-
able .to move it. -
The negro , owner 'of the . scow was
questioned by Pollcemac George and
h.aM all knowledge of the owner of
the "white lightning.' , No one has
claimed ownership or tne .jug, ana no
arrests .have been made. r
gHERiFF CLARK ARRESTS TWO
- , AND CAPTURES A DISTILLERY
:-:hv - ' - -
-" BLADENBORO, July S Sheriff Clark
yesterday V arrested Cade Deaver and
Grad" Storms r-on " a charge of Celling
whiskey. ; Deaver Is 5 buna ana is a
nnr hv trade. His " father. R.
Deaver. It Is' stated, put- the .sheriff
and Othe' Storms mam: ,
,While "here the.: sheriff captured a
still about a mile-, from town,- which
s alleged to have peen owneur ny-w
Wewwju,
was i caught-: last
-il L-iJ, nrhifiVev. but got -away. Of-
'ficeriiMytf !beeA;on::-lceett: lookoutfor
htm.: v - . - ;
OPEN DOOR POLICY; TO
BE UPHELD S ilfED
STATES, CHINA IS TOLD
Note is Sent in Respect to Con
tract Between Telegraph
Company and China
FOR A FREE FIELD
Great Britain, Japan and Den
mark Have Protested Con
cession to Americans
WASHINGTON, July 8. Formal dec
laration of the intention of the United
States to continue its support of the
principal of the open door is contained
in a note from the state department
to the Chinese, minister here in re
spect to a contract entered into with
the Chinese government by the Fed
eral Telegraph company, an Amerlcatt
concern, for the erection of wireless
stations at Shanghai and orher points
in China.
The note, which was dated July 1,
was in reply to one of June 9 from
the Chinese minister inquiring wheth
er the United States intended to with
draw its support from the Federal .Tie
graph company in its rights acciuing
under the contract with the C-iinese
government, in view of protests that
have been made the British and-Jap-anese
and Danish governments.. The
text of the American reply was made
public today by the state department,
but the inquiry of the Cninese min
ister was not made public.
The reply of the state department
not only .makes it. clear that - Uio
United States .does not n'ronpso to
withdraw from. therPosition hitherto
taken, in support of the1 ri;hts-,of the
American company b-s a result of the
protests of the three governments,
but carries the assurance that . "It is
the purpose of thte government neith
er to participate , nor-- to 'acquiesce In
any - arrangement writch". might pur
port ; to estab1fsrrfnrt lav
Interests any superiority 4f rights
with respect to commercia$ or eco-
nomic J0!!" "I
bous Ul,
wnicn migm sees .10 create any
monopoly or preferences as would ex-
elude other nations from undertaking
any -legitimate . trade or industry or
from participating with the Chinese,
government in any category ofpub-
lie enterprise."
The protest of the British govern
ment lodged against the entry of- the
Chinese field by the American com
pany was in behalf of the Marconi
company and asserted the concessions
granted to the latter were of a mon
opolistic character and that the con
tract between the Chinese govern
ment and the Federal Telegraph comT
pany was an infringement of the
Marconi rights. The Japanese and the
Danish governments also protested in
behalf of companies organized in
j Japan and Denmark.
The controversy which followed in
cluded the dispatch of a note by the
Wilson administration in which the
Chinese government was given to un
derstand that cancellation of the con
tract with the American company
would be highly displeasing to the
United States government. Unofficial
ly it was understood the Chinese gov
ernment welcomed a frank exchange
of notes since a full expression of the
opinions of the various governments
would facilitate its decision. The note
made public today also revealed that
the United States had Inquired- - of
Great Britain Japan and Denmark the
reasons for their protests.
"In its view." the note reads, "the
communications which it has received
from the. other interested govern
ments, in reply to its inquiries as to
the reason for their;, protests to the
Chinese authorities against this, con
tract, tend only to confirm this-government
in its belief that the adverse
claims which have been Urged as ex
cluding the Federal Telegraph com
pany from partlcjpatic-n with the Chi
nese government! in establiahing wire
less communications are founded upon
assertions of monopolistic, or prefer
ential rights, in the field of Chinese
governmental enterprises which can
not be reconciled either with the
treaty riffhts of American citizens in
China or with the principle of the
open door." -
YOUNG SPOONER CALLS
ON PRESIDENT HARDING
Wilmington Young Man . Would
Read Him Poetry ,
(Special to Tke Star)
WASHINGTON,' July 8. -President
Harding . yesterday afternoon missed
an opportunity to listen -to a norm
- j , Ae - t"h readiner : admitted
W HICU -f 1.V, - w T,J i
authorship of - them, one, was dedicat
ed to the - author's "Best Girl" while
others were dedicated to- "Mors
Friends." - -' :- . ' ' ' - ' '
Bernard - Spooner . was , the . name
given by the young man, who said
he was 21 years old, a reporter from
Wilmington, ' N C., and - had accam-;
panied , hs father - to ? Baltimore, , where
he was to . receive treatment, for
nervousness.
H became -separated from his father.
he id, and came-bejej yesterday j in
an tautomobile."He.wA"-;ta'ken5 into
custody at the- white : house and - was
conveyed toY Washlisgton . asylum ;fox
observation- as1 to his mental condi
tlon. . . -
Only
Corn
Promises
Bump
Crop
er
All Other Crops of the Country, While Fair,; Will Not Prove
Record-Breakers, the Yield Being Somewhat Curtailed
Wheat During June Lost 21 Million Bushels IV
bacco Crop Will be Smallest Since that of 191 1
WASHfNGTON,; July SForepaf ts-. f
the country's principal farm ' crops
n.ade today by the department of ag
riculture from their July condition in
dicate that there will be no record
breaking production in any crop, with
the possible exception of corn. Con
ditions during, June caused a reduction
in the production forecasts of every
crop as compared with last month's
estimates.
There will be a bumper corn crop
but other crops are well below 'ast
year's production and in some instances
4 below the average production., of the
five years prior to-1920. Tobacco pro
duction will be one-third less than
last year and one-quarter less than
the five-year average.
The potato cropwill be smaller by
6?.-000.000 bushels than' a. vpa r no--
ice production will be onlv a little
more than half as large as last year
and apple production will be loss than
half of last year's crop.
The wheat crop showed a decline
of 21,000,0.00 bushels during June,
winter wheat showing a reduction of
5,000,000 bushels and ' spring wheat
16,000,000 bushels.
Corn this year was in the best con
dition it has ben . on July 1 in more
than a scored of years, it being ft.5
points higher than a year ago and 7.4
points higher than the 10-year average.
With favorable" weather, officials be
lieve, the crop may surpass last year's
record-breaking crop. The acreage of
corn this year is 4.1 " per. cent larger
than last year. . : 1
Rice shows the heaviest reduction
1a acreage compared with a year ago,
it being 35.4 per cent, while the to
bacco acreage reduction' is 29.4 r;er
cent, cotton. 28.4 per cent and flax
3C.4 per cent.
TOBACCO TO BE SMALLEST
CROP SINCE THAT OF 1911
WASHINGTON, July 8. The tobacco
crop this year promises to be the
smallest- since that of '1911,' todav's
forecast of the department of agricult
uro placing this year's aroductionr at
..f-.Tless than "last year's record crop. The
cenfc of normal wag lowfer tha
" has been on that date in more than
i 21 years. It is 10.2 points below the
lt -vear av.ratre. condition on .Tlv 1
TESTIMONY TO SHOW
MRS. KABER IS, GUILTY
State Introduces Several Wit
nesses Who Describe Mrs.
Kaber's Alleged Plans
CLEVELAND "tfuly 8L Through a
number of witnesses today, the state
introduced testimony tending to show
that Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber wii-1
fully planed the murder of her husband,
Daniel F. Kaber, on, which she is being
tried, on a first degree murder charge.
Urbane Di Carpo, the last witness
to take the stand today, testified that
Mrs. Kaber had offered him $3,000 if
he would get an automobile and run
Mr. Kaber down with it. When he re
fused to do this, he said, Mrs. Kaber
then asserted she would give Mm
53,000 to 5,000 if he would "get a
gang and kill him anyway."
Di Carpo said he introduced Mrs.
Kaber to Ermine Colavito, whom the
State alleges obtained the persons who
did the actual killing. Mrs. Colavito
awaiting trial on a first degree murder
charge.
- Previous to Di Carpo's testimony, the
state had, through Dr.JohnG. Spenser,
.chemist, showed that Mr, Kaber's in
ternal organs bore heavy traces of
arsenic. He gave the results of his
analysis of the 'liver, stomach " and
kidney. He said the liver contained
about 40 grains of arsenic. A fatal
dose of -the poieon when the system is
not inuced to its use, is generally rated
at two grains, he sa.id, adding that
a less amount' is sometimes fatal.
Early in the day, Mr. S- .T. Parson,
the first pjhysician to reach4 Mr. .Kaber
after he .had been stabed, testified that
Mr. 'Kaber said to him: "Mrs Kaber
had this done." This testimony; cor
roborated that given by. Police. Lieu ten
ant L. B. Miller .and W. J. Quigley, yes
terday., , - . -""
Mrs. MarieJ Schwartz told lof going
to iMrs. Kaber's home with "Emma"
Colavltoi claimed by, the state to -have
been the ; procurer of Mr. Kaber's as
sassins for Mrs. 'Kaber, when Mrs. Col
avito asked Mrs. Kaber- for .money.
Mrs. Kaber. was alleged to have replied
that she had no money. Mrs. Colavito
then asked ; If she had .any diamonds,
the witnesstestlfled; adding fnat -Mrs.
Kaber then went "upstairs "and brought
ft,i- -murder : of 'Mr. Kaber."
- On . cposs examination by Atforney
rorrlran. Mrs. - Scnwartz saja Airs
Kaber- came to her home . frequently J
and that she. acted crazy. . VShe would
run up and down the parlor, pull her
hair andv keep saying: "I didn't do it.
I didn't.do it.!". - . . -
' -j BRAGG-DEFEATS chadbourn ,
: t CHADBOURN. July-8 In a- fast game
of baseball Thursday afternoon: Camp
Bragg defeated ,Chadbourn by a- score
of 2 to i't . The' features of he; game
ver e the pitch i ngi of ? Coy Ington Or
Chadbourn and the pitching cf. Toole
nd the hitting of Cameron :,forCamp
Bragg. 4.. : ; y . : .
to
This
Season
and 12.4 points below last year's July
1 average. .An average acre yield of
697.3 pounds is" forecast, almost 100
pounds less per acre than was har
vested last yiear.
The tobacco acreage this year has
been reduced 29.4 per cent below last
year, with . a" total of 1,337,000 acres,
compared with l,894,0pp acres a year
ago. Georgia with. 37 per cent showed
the largest percentage, of reduction.
Tennessee's reduction, was 35 per cent,
North Carolina ;34 per, cent, Ohio 23,
Virginia 32, Kentucky 30, South Caro
lina 15, and Pennsylvania4. Connecti
cut's, acreage was the. same as last
year. V .
The condition of' the crop on July
1 and the forecast of production by
principal states, follows:
Kentucky condition 72, production
forecast 288,000,000' pounds; North
Carolina, 65 and 199,732,000; Virginia,
6S and 95,486,000;. South Carolina, 70
and 54,575,0001 , Pennsylvania, 84 and
4S;, 029, 000; Tennessee, 66 and 48,655,
C00; Connecticut, 91and 37,747,000;
Ohio, 76' and T4, 638,000; Georgia, 65
and 9,282,000.
EVERY SOUTHERN STATE HAS
INCREASED ITS CORN ACHEAGE
WASHINGTON,. July 88.Every
southern state increased its corn acre
age this yeari the department of agri
culture's July crop report, issued to
day, showing .increases ranging from
1 to 20 per cent. Virginia, Tennessee,
North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma
are the only southern states for which
smaller crops are forecast than were
harvested last year. The increased
acreages are : . Virginia 1 per cent;
North Carolina,' .'5 per. cent; Georgia,
15 per cent; Tennessee, 5 per cent;
rAlabama, 11 per cent; Mississippi, 20
per cent; Louisiana, 18 per cent; Ar
kansas 17 per cent, Texas, 14 per cent
and Oklahoma 6 per cent. Other
states were not listed.
The condition, of - corn4-' July 1 and
the forecast of production for, southern
states follows: . v
Virginia" condition, 82, production:
forecast 42.884.000 -bushels: North
rOarelina 2. at5 r E5,128jO004 - Georgia,
77 and 79,031,000? Tennessee, 82, and
884,447,000; Alabama, 75 and 69,424,000;
Mississippi, 79 and 83,007,000; Louisi
ana, 88 and 47,499,000; Texas, 86 and
164,217,000;. Oklahoma, 91 and 59,996,
000; Arkansas,-90 and 60,880,000.
UNPAID TEACHERS ARE
ANXIOUS FOR SALARIES
State Assures Embarassed
Counties it Will Meet the De
ficit in School Fund
By JULE B. WARREN
RALEIGH, July. 8. The deficit in
the state school- fund has caused con-
siderable embarrassment to some of
tne counties in tne state, wniqn inem-
selves were not in financial position
to advance the money they expected
to get from the state, according to
county and city superintendent who
have been visiting "Raleigh during the
past few days.
They came here for the purpose, of
conferring with the department of
education and other state officials
about the prospects for getting the
money due the county teachers by the
state.
One superintendent of. an eastern
county declares that his. county, hard
hit as it was by the depression in
prices of cotton and tobacco, was un
able to advance the money, and his
own salary as well as the salary of
his teachers was not paid during the
latter part of the session. He under
stood that some -of the other eastern
counties ' were also in the same con
dition. Despite rthis,- however, the
teachers stuck - to. their-jobs and are
now rather impatiently waiting un
til the state can make arrangements
to secure the- money with which to
pay them.
The statement sent out by the super
intendent of public instruction, which
carried the indorsement of the gov
ernor and council of state, assuring the
county- superintendents that the state
considered this deficit a. state obliga
tion, which would be assumed and
taken care of by the-state, brought
relief to many.' . counties, for they
feared the statewould not assume the
obligation and would leave the whole
burden for th& counties-to shoulder.
The North Carolina -Traffic associa
tion -in annual, meeting here today'
elected of fleers,;, instructed the ' secre
tary to continue.-his fight to . get rate
adjustments In - connection with tne
recent freight rate -decision and ap
propriated $20,000 to . enjploye rate ex
perts - and clerks for; the purpose of
auditing rate bills of the members a;td
otherwise looking after -the shipping
D.J H. Dixon of. Goldsboro, vice-presi-
oentj; Howard White of Raleigh, treas
urer, and Mi-" R. . Beaman, secretary -
traffic manager, for the , doming, year.
XEe.- IOliOWing. -uireciors wex c eietisu.
If. W. Armstrong, New Bern; W. J.
Ivilllams, Wilson; C. G. Morris, Wash
ihgton; J- D.- Sergeant, - Mt. Airy;,.B.
Sanderlin,; Fayetteville F. H. Har
ner, Henderson; W. A. 5Erwln, Durham;
3: B. Kittrell, Greensboro; J. W, Peeler,
Salisbury r , Mr. Wallace of Statesvilie,
and " Georgie Newman, "- Greensboro.
There are four; vacancies on the boa I'd
which will be filled- later on from
membership of the .western part of the
state. At the present . time he asso
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SAYS PARENT COMPANY,
GETS TOO LARGE PART
OF THE BELL EARNING
Corporation Commission Files
Answer to Complaint of '
Telephone Interests
RATES NOT UNJUST
;
Companys Statement - of Its
Operations is Challenged
as to Accuracy
By" JULE B. WARREN
RALEIGH, July 8. The corporation
commission in the answer to the com
plaint of the Southern Bell Teleph me
company In the slut it has filed in the
j district federal court, denies that the-
rates 11 aiiowea are unjust and via
not yield a fair return on the invest
ment; declares . that the company's
statement of its investment in No-th
Carolina is larger than ,the evidence
in the cage showed, and asserts that
the suggestion of the company in its
complaint that the requirement of bur
nishing service by the Installation t
new equipment will . be. unfair, is not
founded on the - facts in the case as
they were presented in the hearings be
fore the commission.
The answer of the commission covers .
10 typewritten pages and is an in
teresting document in that it gpes Jnto
some detail about the financial condi
tion of the Southern Bell as this vas
revelled in the hearings. The "allega
tions that the earnings in North Caro
lina on its business .done therein, have
at no time yielded a fair an reason
able return," is denied. In summar
izing its answer the commission cilia
particular attention of the court to the
following statements'.
"1. That the real comflJainant in this
cause is the American lephone and
Telegraph compaiy, which is the owner .
of all the shares of stock of the South
ern ,Bell company, even to the fjw
shares necessary to . give , legal form
and effect to the qualifications of those
who serve as officers of the subsidiary
company, the said shares, being Issued
in the name of said officers and'trana- '
ferredf by them-aclc; to-,th'u -r -and
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"2. That the said Southern Bell fa
a 'mere Instrumentality, conduit or ad
junct', of the parent company, . The
purpose and effect of the said form of
organization is to -set up afictithws
entity, moving by either long distance
wire or wireless control and direction
of the parent company, performing in
all respects, its bidding, being fed or
1 bled as - the exigencies of . conditions
(may require, but always with the in
tent and purpose that its statements
of earnings may show something Jess
than a fair return on its property, so
that at will it may show to regulating
commissions the need for higher ratos,
and, when the full amount of its rate
demands are' denied, to support its al
legations of confiscations before the
honorable court. - .
"3. That the , contractual relations
between this real party in interest and
its creature, the Southern Bell, are
such as to carry out and effectuate the
foregoing purposes, and to drain the
subsidiary company of its rightful .'av
enue and earnings in this state. We
refer specifically to:
"(a) The petitioners contract vlth
the Western Electric company, another
subsidiary of the A. T. . and T. undr
vMch all-equipment and supplies used
in the construction and - operation' tt
the petitioners "husiness are purchased
from said Western Electric company.
"(b) The petitioners contract with
the A. T. and T. company under whicK
that company is paid 4 per cent of
all gross receipts of the Southern Dell
for furnishing induction coils and re
ceivers used by the Southern Bell, and
ether services of. an Indefinite nature,
which constitutes an . unreasonaole
payment for such services. The com- ,
plainant paid to the parent company,
out of earnings, in. this, state for the
year 1920, more than $70,000 underbills
contract for the use of property valued
at $194,381 and other, indefinite services. '
"(c) The. contract by which the,r-e-titioner
furnishes- the use of all its
exchange facilities and all operating
expenses for handling long distance
business over the lines of the Amrl,- -'
can company and for which the South
ern Bell retains only 12 per cent , of
the revenue collected, and the American -company
87 per cent of the revenue
for the mere ownership of the long
distance wires, or the year 1920, the
complainant collected $150,855 for mcs-
s?ges handled over Wires of :he Amer
ican company and for all the servile
furnished by the Southern Bell, .t.nd
fcr the use of its property in handling
these messages, it received mly
$18,992. - Y ;
"4 That in the statement of the
operations of the Southern Bell ihe
company, for the year J920,by which
itF net earnings are shown to be only
3.82 per cent, Its earnings for that
year were depleted by. the expenditare
of more than a . fair . average amount
for the maintenance of its property Jn
this state, and" , more than it will ; be
reasonably necessary for It: to expend
fcr this purpose 'in the future." Like
wise the commission claims that an
excessive .amount Ischarged Cor- uo
preciatlon! more, In fact, than the aver
age amount of . such expenditures t for ,
other, companies. -: "
The commission further says that the
claims of the . complainant ' that th
service part, of the order wlfl' work an
urdue burden On the company is .not ,
true. - H: is true that it -will require
a large outlay of .cash to make the ex
tensions necessary ? now. but.' these .
should have not been ' allowed to r.c- .
cumulate. Besides, the.-statement . of
the prospective .amount of money, nec
essary to 'ba , spent In makings extsn-.,
sions- for the next five years is
aggerated and" hardly -fair j basis for;
the 'statement that carrying- ouf the '
service part-of the' order will amouat
tr. confiscations. 1 ; - . j -"f r
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