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:"V i - - . 1 i ". V ,-.- L:-'i,:--3T".l:;fj: t-. The Weather: Want Re P3-t'v cloudy today and Tuesday; c -att'ered local thundrshowr. . ytagf ot river at FayetteTlU yea-i tertLay t 8 i. U I feet. ... ,- . . v' Then the locrlcal thing to do is to use the columns of The Morning , Star to reach the buying-, public of Wilmington and Its surrounding territory, with Its 155,000 people. y , , ;. ' : , ' VOL. CVII No. 125, WILMINGTON, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1921. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. PRESI STS'CON ' n mmL DENT SUGGE ON ARMAMENTS WORLD POWERS INVITED TO STATE THEIR VIEWS ON ARMAMENT MEETING " t. ARE ALSO INVITED TO DISCUSS FAR EASTERN AND PACIFIC PROBLEM i -i j c? is inciuaea in ouggcsuun That Conference bettle Eastern Policy PLAN A BROAD ONE President Apparently Means to 1 'WIT-11 Discuss Land as wen as Naval Forces WASHINGTON, July 10. President Harding has taken definite steps looking to a con ference in Washington of the l 1 1 J J A J pnr.icpai ameu anu assuciaieu i j.- i: powers 10 cucuss lumtttuuu ui armament . He also has suggested to the interested nations that there be t the same time a discussion of Pacific and far eastern problems with a view to reaching a com mon understanding with respect o principles and policies in the :ar east. T'-.- ar.""r:?mnt was made to- 'he state department "by di of president." The state-. F3: i --- ' : - - 'Th Frsident. in view of the far inortance of the nueation f '.tT.-'ation of armaments, has ap-?r-a.:hd informal but deflnlte 'r--y rh s;roup of powers hereto kroun ss the principal allied and i-5cc:atd rowers, that is: Great Bri i -. Frar.ce. Italy and Japan, to as r'3:n whether it would be agreeable :? t;m 'o take part in a conference n- th:? subject to be held in Washing- a: a tim to be mutually agreed If th proposal is found to be -:rab '-,rmal invitations for such i ?"r.f?rer.c will be issued. :s rr.ar.ifest that the question of - at .-f armaments has a close "'"i 'o Pacific and far eastern ?"t.!. nj the President has stig that the powers especially in-'"?-d in 'hse problems should un ir. (nnection with this con y r" "nsideration of all mat-v-ar r tipr.n their solution, with "aehingr a common under :'h respect to principles and i'5r east. This has been 'cl 'o the powers concern- has also been invited to n 'he discussion relating to i problems." a-.; c-par- 5- Washington la Surprised department's statement was n:b:i.' wi'hout comment and the at 'he President has suggested ir-rt-tcte.-i nations a joint dis- r'f '"f far eastern and Pacific "s ame as something of a. sur- pr-.b- l':r' :r- Washington. The department's "ver,t not make clear what na had h.-.en approached on this par ru.ar 'jh)cr. but aside from China, s" .-. 's? specifically named, it was -!sjti ' ar Great Britain and Ja- va" of the Jnrln..Tnanfn n 1 a subject before the British Japaneco governments, but wheth- :s considered by Mr. Harding as :r the f.:0pe of the proposed con- or Pacific and far eastern has not been disclosed. Mr. ;'''r?. 'he British premier, an recently in the house of com- at he expected to have some 5 "rr.er.t -a make with rmH tn tba '.ance morrow, but that this was dent "nnn "tVi I e T r.lted States. Japan anl . Harding'. Second Step narnr.gs move with regard to C" -n - armament was described rr. -,r his advisers as the second ? H the Tfirbin . VI. lAiia. r:a gram, adoption of the peace -o.u-:nn having been the first. trat rfolution was put th Be throneh ?re?s. he sent out informal "feelers" u.ject of disarmament. He Z-r-'39 g0Tie a 8tep forward in the de- p.'er'C &f this Program. ari 0:a1s for a conference on world rr.ar-ent weft made in congress rnrrths ago and a resolution by -..a. or Borah. Republican, of Idaho, v. e the President to invite Oreit l'-d t T?-tes on the question of-Hi r,aval construction has been ma i-j rt "f T're naval appropriation b m- made pproprlatlon bill both by the senate and vcs 1, ro?,,3et. however, apparently ti-; rr ueh farther than the eug r :n The Borah resolution. His . . ac . ave bpen gent tQ France-and :-. '..."'s y-v"Vi and there is nothing In -apartment announcement to- Mseest that the limitation of ""ts he confined solely to naval "T:"n. Reduce Land Armament f nisarmament question was e' v.- ti ... . ' ' congress various propo .p -re marie that any conference on ' a-L1' rontmplate a reduction Mnat,-,r en as naviea. hut some and representatives opposed V;,v ""'e aua Italy, on. the '-teVi.V France could not be ex- "ion of : ' -"nsent to an.- mfltrii ts land forces. 'Warless World' Hope Of Christian Society SEW TOEK, July 10 More titan 10,000 delegates to tae world's Christ Ian Endeavor convention to day gTt n . tremendous demonstra tion to an appeal for a warleMa world, and a demand that the United States join some Internation al association to promote vrorld They cheered Fred B. Smith, cn airman of the oommlssien on tn terchnrch federation, federal conjtcll of the cnnrchea of Christ In America, as he nrared aU Christian ohurehes to bring; pressure to bear upon the authorities In Washington to make America member of the League of Nations or some other guild. ."It Is the Christian duty of this country, without further delay, to join some league or guild that will promote world peace, he declared, adding, Mlf Isolation from other nations comes. It will be the uil edst hour In the history of the United States. The speaker said he had made a three month's tour of Europe, nud a careful study of conditions had forced him to realise that never in its history did the entire world rest upon -a more volcanic economic tooting. Germany, ne asserted, ira the only eounrty in the -world whose basic power is secure. Every na tion, he - added, turns to America for hope, and America must be the salvation of the world. "Those who declare itYthe dory of America 'to look i out for Itself and make ourselves . secure while we can, he said, "sound the voice of paganism. The speaker in urging the Chris tian Endeavor' to use Its organisa tion for prevention of war, . said he' believed a company of men had or-' ganlsed - In this country to bring about conflict with Mexico for their .own selfish interests. LONDON INTERESTED IN NEWS OF STEPS TAKEN BY PRESIDENT HARDING Newspapers Treat Armament Inqniry as a Matter of the Highest Importance IS VERY WELCOME Limitation of Armaments Would Mean Great Relief to the British Empire t .LONDON, July 10. (By Associated ti-o The. American embassy in London tonight, issued for publication President Harding's statement relative to a conference between the- great powers. for the discussion of the limi tation of -armaments. The announcement from the em bassy was made too late for general comment in the London newspap-srs.-but th President's statement, together with a semi-official announcemint which preceded the embassy communi cation, was given great prominence as the -news of the highest Importance. . The action of the President of the United States will unquestionably be received In all quarters of England with Intense" satisfaction not only on account of - Us promising relief from the tremendous burden of taxation, but also because it will indirectly aupply a solution, It is hoped, to the -ilfflcal-ties surrounding the problem "of The Anglo-Japanese alliance. The American ambassador, George Harvey, was a visitor at Cheauers court today, reaching the prime min ister's country home in the afternoon, and it is assumed that there hasjbaen a discussion of the subject by -Mr. Lloyd- George, Ambassador Harvey in d the premiers of the overseas domin ions. :who are spending the week-end wlththe premier. r . . The British press and public. lately have? begun to realize that there .are more, grave difficulties In the way of renewal of the Anglo-Japanese . treaty than they had supposed prior to the meetinsr of the dominion premiers here, and there was. a growing nervous np prehenslon that this question was tend ing to endanger retention of American friendship. This apprehension became distinctly observable in the changing direction of newspaper comment, where new? dohbts were arlslnr and quss tinnar were being asked- as to whetntr It was worth while to lose American" for the sake of Japanese rrienasnip.. Apart from all these considerations, thers-remained the question oftflnance. The government and people alike earn estly desire retrenchment and" "It has fceen recognised that - nothing would be" so conductive -to retrenchment's agreement among- the' nations, to limit armaments. - . 4 - . - - The overseas dominions nays-; an equality interest with the mother coun try lit. this matter and the meetings ot ther Imperial conference reyealedt little disposition on the part of . dominlon-1 to provld the. necessary Jfge sums as - contributions to Imperial' defense measures , if they could y any means Tn:?facthat Chl-nted: partieJpats : in the -negotiations jappr ently has given the greatest satisfac tion generaJly RIOTING BREAKS OUT AT BELFAST AS TRUCE FOR CONFERENCE IS BEGUN Fifteen Killed and pearly 100 Wounded During Saturday Night and Sunday OUTCOME IN DOUBT Result of Peace Effort Proble--matical but There is Much Ground for Hope BELFAST, July 10. (By Associated Press): Fifteen persons has been killed and nearly 100 wounded up to 10 o'clock tonight in consequence of the rioting which began last night and continued throughout the day. The military had to be summoned to resore order. According to police accounts, " the firing at patrols by republicans pre cipitated the outbreak. After that the shooting was almost continuous in the Falls district. As day break came on the tide of battle extended down the Fals road until it reached Townshend street, which became the centre of sharp rioting,, with the unionists for the first time entering: the fray, c The Carrick Hill and Millfield areas, nationalist strongholds, next became affected. The firing here was intense, alternating with the Vscreams of the (crowds as they fled from the danger zone. LLOYD GEORGE WIRES THE IRISH REPUBLICAN LEADER LONDON. July 10. (By Associated Press). Mr. Lloyd George will meet Eamonn de Valera any day this week he desires to come to London, the British prime minister sent word to the Irish Republican leader today. The premier asked the Irish leader to tele graph -his choice of the day. The-, prime minister's message was in the form of a telegram, reading: "I have received your letter, of ac ceptance and shall be happy to see you and any colleagues .whom you wish to bring with yau; at Downing Please wire ma 1 UM9 ur your nrriftw iu juhviv MEETING IN LONDON WILL BE DURING PRESENT WEEK V IONDOfJ, 'Julr 10. (By Associated Press).-LThe British prime minister, Mr. Llyd Getorge. and the Irish Re pujbrtcanleader, Eamo.nn. de . Valera. wlll probatly meet soma day this week to discuss a basis for a general con ference on an Irish settlement. Mr. Lloyd George has asked Mr. de Valera to name the day, and - has added a further Invitation to "any colleagues wVinm vnn -n-iith to hrlnsr with VOU Ireland's struggle for freedom has i been a long history of baffled hopes; , otherwise the present situation would be full of promise for. a final peace ful settlement. But while past history does not 'afford food for over-confluence a point emphasised" in the way of warning by Mr. de Valera himself In a manifesto to the Irish people there are some aspects which differ entirely from any previous peace effort-First, the whole British nation now is practically willing to grant Ireland dominion status, -If Ireland is willing to drop-the demand for a republic. Second, the dominion premiers now in London" are ready to support, ac- fcording to all Indications,- Ireland's claim -for dominion status with nscal autonomy and a voice in foreign af fairs, .the latter being , an important aspiration of the dominions themselves Such help from the outside as that afforded by. a statesman of the calibre of General Smuts, the South African premier, who admittedly has much, in fluence over the government pollcy, is an, asset which Ireland has never be fore enjoyed. Third, this is the first time that Mr. Lloyd George in any peace negotiations has imposed no conditions, whatever. Finally, a truce has been arranged for an Indefinite period. No date has been fixed or hint of any notice re auired to denounce it. The whole sur- froundihg circumstances in this latest peace effort would seem to prove that both sides are deeply In earnest in desiring success. On the -other side of the picture Is the attitude of the extermlsts among both Sinn Felners and Orangemen, and doubts are expressed as to how far they can be controlled by the leaders. There is also what has up to the pres- ent been tne lrreconcnaDie awiuae of Mr. de Valera and -his colleagues against the partition of Ireland, and the apparently equal determination in Ulster that the present status bf the six - counties under the home rule act shall not be disturbed. Ulster is smarting under the serious trade boycott exercised by southern Ireland, but hopes are still highthat this and other " difficulties will be smoothed out, once the' conference is In being. V It is suggested as a compromise on the question of chairman for the con ference that Mr. Lloyd George be chairman and General Smuts deputy chairman. In which case General Smuts would "preside over the earlier meet ings. " ' .. . The government has ceased recruit ing In,-England ifor; the Irish, constabulary.- Meanwh!ler on the ap proach, of the 12th of ' July, "Orange man";; day. serious rioting with ;many persons killed ,and wounded, has broken out at Belfast. . . ORANGEMEN- TELL PREMIER r. . TO KEEP HANDS , OFF - THEM BELFAST, July 10. The.Lloyd. George-de, .Valera - conference must maintain a policy of -"hands oft" in regard i to -the Orangemen, ' declared. John ' Gordon of ' the Ulster ministry In a speech -at Lame, County Antrim today.--'--" " s-.""' ' "Mr. Lloyd George might be prepared to enter' 'Into; conferences with , de ValeTa to settle affairs in Ireland, said MrTQordon, Tout Orengemen ;had settled 'theY affairs - of " "Ulster,""' and . to ; Messrs Lloyd George and de Valra, they said "hands off.". 1 1 t , MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT HOBOKEN PIER SUNDAY . - ".. - Touching Scenes As Relatives and "Buddies" Find Coffins of Loved Ones OVER 7,000 ARRIVE General Pershing and Senator Lodge Pay Tribute to Mem ory of Heroic Dead HOBOKEN, N. J., July 10. Leaders of the nation mourned the country's, war aeaa loaay a-t memunai services on the army piers here where lay the bodies of 7.264 men who made the su preme sacrifice on the fields of France. Congress sent a joint committee," headed by Henry Cabot Lodge, who spoke at the services. The army was represented by Assistant Secretary of War Walnwright and General Pershing- - ::r The ibodies of those who fell lay In row upon row of flag-draped coffins within the massive piers rfrom which many of them had embarked for France. - s Scores of gold star mothers and. hun dreds ot war veterans attended. Every unit that" saw service ;n ; France was! represented among the dead. Direct ly in front of the speakers were the caskets of the first three -United States soldiers to die in battle : against Ger many Corporal Herbert-- James D. Gresham, of Evansvilleftlnd.; Private Thomas F. Enrlght, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Private Merle T. Hay of Glldden, Iowa all members of the 16th infant ry, first division, and all killed on No vember, 1917, in the, Lttneville section of Lorraine. " ' "They fought for eternal right and Justice, as did the founders ' of this great- republic." said- General Persh ing. "The freedom of mankind was their battlecry. s5&-'- "1 saw them so forward ;wearled" of body, yet' intrepid, reso.lute'Jand-'cheer- ful of spirit. ScornfuLf danger, they advanced- with . urajBa courage- to v nTT - ' .,-J. thoe" who fought with' them can evert khow the heights of religious devotion and patriotism to which they rose," . Senator Lodge said" that "to .a f ew of us, there is a peculiar poignancy in this s.llent array of the dead, "because we were among those upon whom fell the grievous responsibility of declar ing the war in which these precious lives were lost. No one who has not suffered that experience canreallze the pain and distress It brings." "Be assured," he , continued, "that there be no men In this country who so dread, so hate war asthe senators and representatives In congress upon whom is imposed the duty of declaring war if was must come. Funeral hymns and the national an them were sung at the service and prayers were said by a Protestant clergyman, a Catholic priest, and a Jewish rabbi. General Pershing and Maurice Casenave, -French high com missioner, laid wreaths on the - coffins of Corporal Gresham and Privates En right and Hay. When' the. solemn speeches and the songs of mourning had ceased, a bugler played "taps:" As the last' note sound ed pent-up. emotions of hundreds of men and women were released In sob bing. , . ' . And then the relatives and the friends of many of those whose bodies had been brought back from the mill-? tary cemeteries of France, began to look for the coffins that bore the bodies of their loved. .ones. Each casket' was numbered and attendants directed kin and friends to the section of the pier which was the temporary tomb of their dead. Always, when the sought-for coffin was found, there would bea scene of pathetic tenderness. A greyhalred mother dressed In the blaek qf sorrow would look along the floor for the number which Identified the coffin of her loved one among the thousands. Finding it she would gently lift the flag Oiat veiled name and rank. Some times the mother would break down upon finding the casket of her boy; sometimes she woum qear up in bu" . . . Often those who lookea ror trie comns were veterans of the war and these could be heard to say as they xouna the- pine box they sought: "He was my buddy." MAY APPOINT KOHLOSS SPITE OF OBJECTIONS Commissioner Blair is , Favor . able to Him (Special to Tke Star) WASHINGTON, July 10. In plte of the protests, against the apDolntment of R. A. Kohloss, candidate of the "hog combine." ."for prohibition director of North Carolina, hei will' get the! job un less David H. Blair is turned against him. ' It became known here today that'Mr, Blair has told anti-saloon leaders, that he will taker "the; responsibility, for Kohloss." - v.. . , : ' &s That means Jlr. Blair Is going ;tQ stand by his old friend, John- Motley Morehead, Republican national ..Mia? mltteeman..' Jft;Mr. Blair, makes the naming of Kohloss a personal fatter, he can carry.im through. TM odds tonight . are on Kohloss.V, The 5: fight made oh him by R- L . Davis, state su perintendent of the. Anti-Saloon .lea ?re; cannot succeed If Mr. Blair grabs the bit and goes, ahead: and, that jeemx to be his purpose now. --' ' -' ' " A ' .;, 1 -;-iv:k: MOTORMAN ROBBED AND HURT WINSTON? SALEM July. lO.-r-Whfle walking home early this morning after he had finished 'his night's work ss motorman for . the . street- carcompany, t. D" McMillan was attacked by thr.e f negroes, -badlyCfceateri stabbed Iri the Ithroat and chesfc an rozbeo: ot anq a watcn. .x Chin a Is Gratified, by the American Open Door Policy ' " . s ' V .' Minister at Washington Issues Statement Expressing the Ap preciation of His Government for the Clear and Unmis takable Announcement of Secretary Hughes Re- latiyfe to; Monopolist! WASHINGTON, July 10. The recent declaration of the intention of the United ' States to- continue Its support of the open door in China, was com mended tonight by Sao Ke Alfred Sze, the Chinese minister. ' , In a statement which contained the text of notes exchanged between his government arid the state department, the minister declared It "was gratify ing to note" from Mr.-Hughes' reply, the re-enunciation of the open door policy in Chinfe,?,, and that the position of the American: government "was sound and can hardly be shaken." The statement contained the follow ing note addressed to . the secretary of state on June:9: "I have the honor to inform you that, on the 8th of January last, an agreement was made between the min istry of communications on behalf of the Chinese government, and the Fed eral Telegraph company,: an American corporation, f or the, erection and op eration, as a joint enterprise of the Chinese government' and the American clompailj, of stations for wireless cbjn munlcation. y-- Against this agreement protests -were. presented to my govern ment by certain governments, claiming that by gran M'ngrlo -the American com pany the right" &f participation with the Chinese" government in wireless communications, the -rights of their na tionals secured under prior contracts were violated. "In a recent conversation with you on the subject! understand from you that the American government could not admit the validity of such claims by reason of their contravening the treaty rights of American citizens in China , and trie principle of the open door. y "My government is informed that these governments have explained PLANE CRASHES INTO PARKEDrftUT0Sf5 DEAD Half $ Hundred Wounded, Some of Whom May Die, in Ac cidental LanginjvW.Vav MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., July 10. Five persons are known to be dead and, . approximately ' 50 4 Injured at Langin field-here late today, when a Martin bombing plane' crashed into a grout of automobiles ; parked on the grounds. An explosion followed, sett ing fire to the ; machines,, .v The dead were all spectactorB. Lieut C. -It. Mclve. pilot, and Lieut. T.' H. Dunton, assistant pilot, were rescued by Carl Miller, coacn or Bethany college. . . The dead are: Carl Fetitt, Fred Edge, Mrs. George Long, 65, Mounds ville, and an unidentified child, 9, and Ralph Hartzel. Most of the injured were taken to the Glendale" hospital where it -was. reported, five were in -a serious condition. A physician's of fice nearby also was used as an emergency hospital, where it was re ported two -had died. , The known dead were of Mounds ville, -with the exception of Edge, whose home .was. at Round Bottom, w. Va 1 ' - - - ' ' Lieutenants Mclve and Dunton were taking off in , the government plane from Langin field, ' starting from the south side of the 'field, with the Ohio river on their-left. They had risen about 30 feet, according to the reports, when the plane swung sharply to the left and seemed about to hit a hangar. An apparent effort was made, it was said, to throw the plane Into the river, hut it was flying too low, and crashed Into a line of automobiles lined along the river bank. Sixteen automobiles were burned, and the dead.-ih most instances, were . 3 i Via ma rn 1 niKJ . "'"IT, nt Moudsvtlle Inc. jiiiwio so tnr-An-ir- afternoon with the bomber from the Martin factories at . Cleve- land and -were leaving Lanein field here for Langley field, Va., where the plane was. to be put into service. v FOOD PRiCE STATISTICS PUT CHARLESTON IN THE FRONT WASHINGTON, July t10.-rBeports from 10 .additional cities Compiled 6 day" by-the department bf labor showed' Charlestons. C heading the list with a decrease of three per cent in Ihe ccst of " food for the month ending June SO. i -Kansas City and Philadelphia reported decreases ef two per cent, while Atlanta, Baltimore, Indianapolis and-New nroyk showed reductions of one per ent ? r- , . Reports from other cities previously rnadejJubiicf showed declines of two per cent ; In Manchester, N. H and Rochesterr-N Y. and one per 'cent in Birmingham; Detroit and Jacksonville. ? Cities " where an Increase .. In food prices were noted In today's r report t i t?-Vr Arlcansas. with a one per cent 'jump; Savannah, Ga three- tenths of-one per -ceni, uu. . " ton. four-tenths of one per cent. For the year- ending June 15, In dianapolis led the field with a; 40 per Cent reduction, Kansas City being noxt with tl perTcenU: ' . - "" - , ) - i DIES FROM BLOW RECEIVED ' COLUMBIA, S. O. July. 10. Tom MiJler, aJ white man, died in a hospital heire this afternoon from - blows .re ceived in- s, fight -last night. G. rC. Prjatt, a' youpg merchant. Is held in tljre county , jail on the charge of nr'r tj r ; Witnesses told the - officers . who ere called that' Prattr struck MWer v Ith a cold 4rink bottle. Pratt , claims ?,tftat he used his fist. . c Rights in China their views to you, and, therefore, ir ' tracts mi- to inquire. Avhether or not it. is the intention of the American government to maintain its position in the matter.":. .' The statemen continued: "China welcomes . Mr. Hughes' reply, which Is a .declaration- of the policy on the part of the American govern ment with respect to China. Since the signing of . the Lansing-Ishli agree ment to some people the position of the American -government in this re gard seemed to, be. more or less clouded with' doubtsand uncertainties! because no official account of the nego tiations leading to the. .conclusion of that agreement has been published. The present declaration'f clears the at mosphere. . Mr. Hughes' language is clear and. explicit.. ' ' "It is gratifying to note . the re enunclation of -the open door policy in China. It means 'that there are no special or. superior rights or privileged claimed by any nation in any desig nated, region'of China which the Amer ican " government will recognize, the American government h.aving never as sociated itself with,.ny such arrange ment. It means, also,, that the Ameri can government will not permit its citizens or, the nationals of any other country to" acquire monopolistic rights in private or public enterprises in China. The position thus; taken by the American governmetTt, is sound and can hardly be shaken. For all rights which foreign nations,' have in China Are derived from treaties .made between China and other countries. The 'fa vored nation clause gives to the United States all -the rights "and privil eges acquired, by. other countries with out ahyifurther or. express provision. Under. .-such circumstances, no foreign nation has acquired any special rights in China. ; V - . GOO WJO CAPITAL IN INTEREST SUNDAY BILL Would Stop Sunday Trains and Newspapers butTHusbands May Kiss Wives NASHVILLE, ' Tenn., July 10. Noah W. Cooper, chairman '. of the ' Methodist central Sabbath Wusade committee, representing 12 southern conferences, will leave ' here tomorrow morning for Washington where, July 14, a petition urging the enactment of a so-called Sunday ''blue law," prohibiting the publication of Sunday newspapers, and the operation of Sunday trains will be -placed in the hands of every senator and representative in congress. Mr. Cooper goes In advance of other committeemen to arrange for a prelimi nary meeting of the advocates of a national .Sunday law at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist church. His start from here was timed for Monday morning so. as to va.vold riding the tiains on Sunday. . ? Plans for a great demonstration be fore the entrance of the capitol July 14, were abandoned recently when it was found that regulations forbid such an assemblage. . In a statement isued here tonight Mr. Coopersald: fj t s . "Our proposed 'lawj' 4s the simplgst thing, imaginable, fft, brief, it would exclude Sunday pe-vfspapers from the mails ... and '-" interstate commerce, and would prohibit all 'secular work on Sunday by vpersons ifi interstate com merce or in federal tiervice, excepting instances of ,charity and necesity. . It would - stop all Interstate Sunday trains, newspapers and like business for profit, It would, not stop men from kissing their, wives and babies, and riding in their cars to get fresh air. and visit the sick; , nor from walk ing down lover's lane; nor from look ing at the flowers or viewing the land scape; nor from smelling the breezes; nor from watering the cows; nor from doing a "hundred other things that any gentleman would take pleasure In do ing without carrying on his ordinary work on;Sunday." v WEATHER' FORECAST BY STATES WASHINGTON, July 10. Tennessee: Partly cloudy Monday 'and Tuesday; probably scattered local thunder show ers; no change In temperature. " Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, extreme northwest Florida," Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday; scattered local thunder showers. Winds: Hatteras to Key West: Light to moderate variable, partly cloudy. Oyer-east Gulf of Mexico: Moderate east and southeast' winds and partly cloudy weather Monday; occasionally showers. ". Over West Gulf -of Mexico: Moderate east and- southeast winds; partly cloudy Monday;; showers over north portion. W Sandy Hook to "Hatteras: Moderate northeast .find east . winds, overcast UMonday. Hatteras ta " FjorWa I straits: . entle cloudy to moderate ; variable,'-partly . Monday.;" -v ,- . . '. WOMAN, MENTALLY- UNBALANCED, SWALLOWEp; FIVE," TEASPOONS HOPKINSVILLE; Ky.,' :July 10. Five full sized teaspoons were taken from the stomach l-'of i Mrs: RoSie Tucker Cowan, ;near KirfcmanBville; Ky., when she was operated on here today. .. . Mrs., Cowan" stood" the operation .well. Just when or how she swall6Wed the spoons . is Z notS kno' wit? : Her - mind be came affected several " months ago and she was sent to -the western state hos-j pitai for . treatment. " -- " ' " ' t " ' ' . .. . . - COMMISSION SOON WILL ANNOUNCE DECISION ON POWER RATES IN SOUTH Understood Commissioner v George Pell Has Written Legal Phase of, Decision NO GAS INCREASE Not Believed Commission Will Allow Higher Rate Should Companies Ask It , By JULE B. WARREN RALEIGH, July 10. That the cor poration commission's decision in the Southern-Power company's petition lor an increase in rates on power to whole sale consumers in North Carolina; will come down some time in the near f.u ture, possjbly within the present week is a safe prediction. The commission has been worktugj on the decision, studying the evidence, looking up the law and reading the) various opinions cited by the lawyers, for the past two months. Reading ovo the immense mass of evidence in th case is in Itself a big Job. for the bound copies of thetestimony 'ook -Ilk a law book. " It is understood that the legal phase) of the opinion has been written. Wh11j( the information does not come from the commission, the presumption is than this part of the opinion was written by Judge George Pell, the lawyer mem- ber of the commission. It is very prob- able that this phase willl be very interesting and important from thei lawyer's standpoint. The cause of the Southern Power company has been be fore the courts so much during the) past f ew" years, that the latest disser- tation on the legal status of the com pany and Its business will be of special Interest. The- commission. In this case, Js -asked to decide on the jurisdiction over the company which, generates Its power in. one state, transmits 'it across "the state line, and sells It to consumers in North Carolina. . The company ft-., self, has-been on both sides of the fence so far as the jurisdiction of the state regulating bodies is concerned. In the case before the commission it contended that the commission had the right to regulate, and when the North Carolina Public Service company's suit against the power company was argued before the supreme court, It was con tended by attorneys for the company that the power company was engaged! in interstate commerce and hence not amenable to the regulatory powers of the state courts or commissions. So close-mouthed have been morn- bers of the commission about the deJ cision that no one has so far been able to make an intelligent ?uess at what will be done with the petition: of the company for the Tight to break: Its contracts and. raise the rates to cotton mills and others who purchase power. While no guess is backed by anything-that smacks , of certainty, the general opinion Is that the commission' will allow the company to Increase the rate's to some extent. This Js the last of the Important cases now pending before the commis sion. The combined gas cases and the telephone cases have already been ile- elded, though it is said now that some of the gas companies which were re cently cut back slightly will again come before the commission and ask for an increase n rates. But so far ap is known here there is no general move on the part of any of the com panies to ask for another hearing 'on the gas rates. Decision of the power case will give the. commission more time to look after other matters which have been ' under way for the-" past several . months. The consensus of opinion of those who have been watching the work of the commission, and have Closely read its recent decisions is that the sras company which comes .before the com mission with another petition for In crease in gas rates will get little com fort for its trouble. The commission went so thoroughly Into every phase of the gas business this year that it will not be Inclined to again go Into the matter especially in view of the fact that since the last decision was handed down there' has been a steadily declining market for - both coal and gas oil. ') The commission .has been keeping !ii touch with the prices of coal and-oil, and it is ' convinced Jhat with the proper management the companies in North Carolina should be 'making a little money on their Investment n)w. Coal has dropped $1 a ton, even where there was a contract, on account of the . decrease: in the. ..price of labor. The. price -of - oil "out of which water gas is made, has also dropped a gr?at deal since the decision was made. This justified the belief of the com mission which expressed in that de cision the opinion that the prices of commodities used in- the manufacture of gas would -. steadily decline. The state insurance department an nounces that the North Carolina fire 'oss, exclusive of .. forest fires, was $313,760 against i $385,000 In May and $1,248,000 In April., The total for the first, six months period is $8,713 882. ' The June" loss. : Commission er Wade states, would have been phenom enally encouraging, but for the burn- ing of a lumberplant near New Brn,'' June 29, with a loss of $150,000, nearly ' half the loss of the state for the entire menth,4-- and ; atf 5 Iron worksat -W11-minjrton. valued at $75,000.". . .1-, The, other principal losses were at Rlchlands, where "'five- stores ; burned with a loss of ' $19,500; Asbevllle, ga rage and hotel damaged $10,020 r States ville Morrlso fculldi'-.t and five brick stores-, damaged $3.00o; Landretb au'.o trucks and .garage at Greensboro, $7, 000 and the Dudley residence near.WIl mington, - $10,000., vThe : May loss aa swelled . by the Adams residence at Four Oaks, with a loss of $75,000. i, r I ..v
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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