The Weather August 3, 1921 Today's Issue the: morxixg star. 7,100 COPIES Local thundershowers today and Thursday; not so warm Thursday. Stage of river at FayettevUla yes terday at 8 a. nu, T feet. ' JELOXX2M.O. EDL VOL. CVII. NO. 148. WILMINGTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AtlGUST 3, 1921 OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. Eke SIMMONS DOESN'T LIKE TREATMENT GIVEN THE MARSHAL IN THE WEST fVebb Has Good Record and paugherty Promised to Let Marshals Fill Terms LEADS IN TEXTILES North Carolina Has More Cotton Mills Than Any Other American State i sneoial to The Star) WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Senator S:rn,.,n5 will look into the request 0t- r"f attorney-general for Marshal W.M '? resignation. Mr. Webb has a. ,.,,. record and is entitled to serve eieht years under the oft-an- on; n'-r.n ! nurpose 01 me aiiorxiey-seii- ! ;o hold the marshals in office until t-Vicir two tsrms. thf-y naQ t-,ikuci-" ... - Mr. Simmons will ascertain why Mr. Wot- is being: discriminated against. Th nomination of Frank it Linney fo- district attorney went over today sv -h the nnderstandins that next week i ca-e for a vote will be fixed. That hnnc? the end nearer Senator Simmons has been invited arid-ess the annual convention of to a fjviition of County Commlsion p'rc r; v.-rth Carolina, which will be ;,'f ; ?h:s year August 16 to 18 "at W s-:n;t n. N. C. The Invitation was terifred by R- K. Davenport. of Gas r?r. county, secretary and treasurer of thr- .-rate organization. The senator lias t?-n compelled to decline the in-vi-nin. '".ue to the fact that hie com a:rr finance is now holding twice da; y hearingrs on the tariff bill, which hparinsrs; will not terminate for some tir.e yet. and when they are finished, -h,. mmmittee will at once commence hearings on the new revenue bill. Th-se railway mail clerks from North Carolina have been appointed: Lola R. Leffers. of Gloucester; E. M. Y-er. Hickory; R. W. Bennett. Burl-ir.c-on: B. S. Hartley. Salisbury, and James L. Hunt, Mount Holly. Nnrth Carolina has more cotton mills ty far than any other state in the i:ri-n. and is second in the value of cotton manufactures. Massachusetts a'nne leads her in the value of output. Census figures made public today show tha- Massachusetts has 191 textile mi 's with an output of $596,687,000; North Carolina, 311 establishments, with products worth $318,368,000. Snuth Carolina has 145 mills with prr incts valued at $228,440,000. NEARLY 80O PERSONS KIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE That nearly 800 men and women found work in North Carolina through the federal employment service direct ed by Commissioner of Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman during the month of July, the report of the di rector made public yesterday shows. Charlotte's office, with a total of 2?6. ld the state, with the Wilming ton employment office second, it find ire work for 255 persons. The figures for the five offices open, ar - a sixth is to be put in operation during August, follow: Charlotte: Skilled. 162; unskilled, 113 clerical and professional, 19; do me:ir i; industrial, 1. Total. 296. Greensboro: Skilled, 6; unskilled, -2: cierioal and professional, 37; do rvri. . 2. industrial, 3. Total, 82. T.qi-jeh: Skilled. 27; unskilled, 48; c'. ----'-..! and professional, 14; domestic, 13. ir. lustrial. 4. Total, 106. Hrrinsrton: Skilled. 129: unskilled. If'?; Win 2?.: t ; .- If lerical and professional, 4; do- T; industrial, 16. Total, 255. :"ri-Salem: Skilled, 3; unskilled, "'al and professional, 6; domes- i!-. Mistrial. 6. Total, 56. ? virtg of the local office was ' ' r- the use of a telephone, v-..n installed but four days, -;-', is 912. the director. arm i'i Bc'ianv Harris?, stated last evening. fOTT) ( Rop By STAXES; VORTH CAROLINA 60-4,000 ,'''A?HrX'";TOX- Aug. 2. Cotton pro- - states, forecast by the de a!:ma" nf agriculture as of Julv "5 V." I son-pound bale as a standard. fol: V2 "!'" :ia a.'ma. 443.rn0 hales this year and last year; Arizona. 50,000 and -: Arkansas. 796.000 and 1,209, infornia, 40.000 and 74,686; Flor O and 17.906; Georgia, 1,088,- -' 1'414 boi; Louisiana, 273.000 6.ii0; Mississinni rvTnfin 1 f", fi ; -MlSSOUri. 49.000 nr,1 7 990 r'-. "'arolina. 64,000 and 912,197;'ok rra. o66,000 and 1,321.178; South na, ?57.000 an 1 I!1A171. r f'ar 5.4 4 224.000 ani 323,980; Texas, " and 4,326,370; Virginia, 15,- 1 20,286 All other stfl.ten a nnft 616. F 1 iction in lower California fof this year, not included in the -rates total, is forecast at 33,- PIFTKFN WARRANTS ISSUED F,R MEN WHO ROBBED MAILS "Hi.' A '"in A110- 9 pif i - - lateen warrants forest of men said to have been '"d with John W. Worthington "'''m with mail robberies to neariy $6,000,000, were Issued to James R. Glass, United States ''loner. v of the arrest in New York of M. Goldsmith, said to be a lieu of Worthington, and of the ar 1 Detroit of "Lefty" Lewis, be another of" Wotrhington's "as received by officials. The of Wothington's office, it "vas revealed securities valued at Revenue stamps cancelled , .n were declared to have been ' in a mixture of chemicals to - the cancellation Ink and the resold. Stolen liberty bond likewise said to have been Art-- i'.fl.t J - ,- ''an. -: ' ! t0 remove the numbers, later r-:ed ftp SEIZE SGHtR WITH 1,500 GAif OF LIQUOR Federal Ofhjls Say Smuggling Goes on at Ports From Maine to Florida NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Federal offi cials claimed tonight to have evidence of a rum-running conspiracy involving prominent persons in various cities along the Atlantic seaboard which would go far toward clearing up the mystery of phantom ships for several months reported bobbing up outside the three-mile limit. This claim was made after the liquor-Jaden schooner, Henry L. Mar shall, had been seized off Atlantic City and brought into this port with four of her crew by the coast guard cutter Seneca. Her captain and mate escaped" in a swift motor boat. Federal agents declined to reveal the nature of the evidence at their com mand, but intimated that more than one vessel was engaged in landing liquor along the coast from Maine to Florida. Firm belief was expressed that these were the lightless crafts which mariners had declared on reach ing port had been sighted at sea but "had refused to answer signals. No specifio complaint thus far has been lodged against the schooner Mar shall, which with her cargo of 1,500 casts of liquor, is being held by armed guards pending further investigation. Her cook and three seamen are being detained as material witnesses. Although the schooner was outside the three-mile limit and was flying the British flag when she was seized, fed eral officials asserted they were justi fied in taking charge of her by the evidence of conspiracy in their pos session. WEATHER FORECAST BY STATES WASHINGTON, Aus. 2. Virginia: Showers and thunderstorms Wednes day; Thursday partly cloudy, proba bly local thundershowers, and cooler in south portion. North Carolina: Local thundershow ers Wednesday and Thursday; not ?o warm Thursday. . South Carolina, Georgia: Partly cloudy weather with scattered thund ershowers W e dn e s d a y ; Thursday showers and thunderstorms; not quite so warm'in interior Thursday. Florida: Partly cloudy weather with local thundershowers Wednesday ami Thursday. Alabama: Showers and thunder storms Wednesday and Thursday; nut so warm in north portion Wednesday. Mississippi: Showers and thunder storms Wednesday; not so warm in interior Thursday, fair north and prob ably showers in the south portion. Tennessee. Kentucky y Showers-ana thundershbwers and cboler . Wednes day; Thursday fair. Extreme northwest Florida: Local thundershowers Wednesday and Thurs day. Winds: Hatteras to Key - West: Moderate to freeh south and south west winds and partly overcast weath er Wednesday. Winds over east sulf, west gulf: Moderate to fresh southwest and south winds and partly overcast weather Wednesday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Fresh winds mostly south. and southwest and overcast showery weather Wednesday. Hatteras to Florida straits: Mod erate to fresh south and southwest winds and partly overcast weather Wednesday. LEGION NIGHT PROVES ONE OF LUMINALS BEST Service Men Given Complimen- tary Affair at Wrightsville Beach Last Night One of the largest crowds of the season was present at Lumina last nighty for the dance given by the Tide water Power company in honor of the members of the Wilmington Post No. 10, American legion. The dance was led by -Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts and Mrs. Metts, both of whom made a special trip from Raleigh in order to be present for the occasion. When Elam's orchestra struck up the most familiar of the martial airs, "There's a long, long trail a-windlng," the memories of many present reverted to days and nights of war, in camps over here and in billets and dug-outs in France or Belgium. Mrs. Cuthbert Martin, in a Red Cross uniform, re leased New Hanover county's service flag, which, in unfurling from Lumina's ceiling, showered asters and ferns galore upon the dance floor. Immedi ately after the unfurling of the flag, the orchestra played "America," and the assemblage stood up and witnessed a pretty tableaux, representing the Army, Navy, Marines and the Red Cross. Mrs Martin essayed the "role a Red Cross nurse; Harold Hub bard represented the army, While S. Amos Maynard, a brother of the far famed Belvin Maynard, the flying par son, represented the navy. A. R. Jor dan stood for the marines. Cardboard legion buttons and asters were the souvenirs presented to the dancers - in the grand march, which was led by Adjutant General and Mrs. Metts. Not a hob-nail shoe was noted on the floor, and probably every pair of male feet would scofn this friend of yore, which bore the Brunt of the hkes over the muddy, rock roads over seas. BUBvY MISS COWAN AT AIKEN AIKEN, S. C, Aug. 2. The body of Sarah C. Cowan, fdrmer Baltimore so ciety "girl who was; found dead in a New York hotel Sunday, will be buried here, according to information receiv ed from', the Baltimore and Ohio rail road, of which her father, the late John J. cowan, was formerly president. In terment will be made in Bethany Ceme tery in the Plot where the remains of her mother and a foster brother rest. The body will reach here Friday, DEATH COMES SWIFTLY TO ENRICO CARUSO AT A HOSPITAL IN NAPLES Famous Singer Had Been Im proving and Believed He Would Sing as of Old A SUDDEN ATTACK Condition Grows Worse so Quickly Plans for An Opera tion Are Abandoned NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 2. (By Asso ciated Press). Caruso died today. The great singer, whose ultimate recovery had been hoped for under the benign influences of his own Italy, passed away at 9 o'clock this morning at the hotel Vesuvius in this city. He had been brought here hurriedly from Sorento, on the bay of Naples, where less than a week ago he avowed his returning strength and expressed the conviction that he would sing again as in the old day. He had been able to visit the; famous sanctuary of Our Lady of Pompeii, giving thanks offering for his recovery. He went also to the island of Capri, where he attended a luncheon in his honor but soon after wards unfavorable symptoms, in the form of a high fever, manifested them selves and his wife telegraphed to a Rome specialist to come to .Sorento; it was then discovered that a new in ternal abscess had developed. Caruso's removal to Rome for an operation was advised, but he showed such weakness that it was impossible to transfer him further than Naples, where he arrived by sea Sunday even ing. Four eminent physicians were called in consultation, and their ex amination showed the presence of a subphrenic abscess accompanied by severe peritonitis. An operation to be performed at noon today was decided upon, but the patient's condition became suddenjy worse at 4:30 in the morning, and he died soon afterwards. Prior to this, heart stimulation was resorted to hourly. In order that Caruso should not, tire himself, the attending physicians ordered him not to speak, so during his last night he uttered no words. Of the members of his family present at the death bed, the most pathetic was his .old mother, who had always clung obstinately to her little home, despite her son's efforts to accustom her to the material comforts of life. Present also at the bedside were his wife who was Dorthy Benjamin, daughter rpt Park Benjamin of New York; Caruso's little daughter. Gloria, and, his son, Rodolf,Lv his ' brbther, Giovanni, several nephews, and the composers, Vincenzo Bellezza and Paolo Longone. For a time after his arrival in Italy, Caruso showed improvement, his na tive air having a benflcial effect. Nevertheless, he conserved his strength and for this reason was obliged to refuse a request to sing at a reception given by the admiralty to Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan. That his voice remained strong and clear was evidenced when recently he sang be fore the soprano Hidalgo and the bari tone Montesanto, who expressed their delight. There was grave anxiety, however, when Caruso only a few days ago, be gan to show signs of depression. The rising temperature, which had characterized previous attacks, recur red, and steadily his condition grew worse until Saturday when he suffered from violent pains in the abdominal region. The medical consultation fol lowed, and it was apparent that the patient was not only suffering acute physicial pain, but that his heart was weakening rapidly. Oxygen was ad ministered and other measures were taken to prolong his vitality. Caruso himself wanted to proceed immediately to Rome, but he was dis uaded from this because such a jour ney, it was pointed out, might prove fatal- At his own request Caruso's body will be embalmed, and the funeral ser vices will be held tomorrow. It is recalled that when he lay gravely stricken in New York he had expressed the wish that he might die in Italy and now all Italy is mourning that this sad wish has come to pass. LAGRANGE MAN GIVES LIFE TO SAVE SON FROM DEATH (Special to The Star) KINSTON, Aug. 2. Floyd Bar-wick".' prominent citizen and business man of LaGrange, was drowned in Sutton's mill pond, two miles from that place late today, in an effort to save one of his sons who had called for help. The boy was saved, but Mr. Barwick, who jumped into the pond without re-, moving his clothing and shoes, himself was seized with cramps and sank out of sight. His lifeless body was recov ered at 6 o'clock tonight. Surviving are his widow and four children. DAN CUPID'S BUSINESS HAS SLUMP DURING MONTH OF JULY Even Dan'l Cupid suffered from the heat of July. Dan'l, usually a very busy and energetic little parson, tool- a vacation during the month, leastwise he didn't work as he generally floes, according to the opinion held by Reg ister of Deeds "McGlaughon, who , han dles and vises all passports issued hy Dan'l. Twenty-six couples secured permis sion to commit matrimony during July, a decided slump, to be sure. Three of the couples were negroes, the small est number in many months, whilo 23 were whites. Business sure isn't what it used to be, especially during June. NEGRO HELD FOR MURDER PETERSBURG, Va., Au. 2. With a pistol stolen from the dead -man's body found in his possession, a negro giving , the name of Will . Elmore and his home as Norfolk, was late tonight arrested at McKenney, Va., charged with being one of the murderers of Tingley Elmore, postmaster andpromi .nent merchant at the town of Tobacco Va. The murder was a brutal one, the dead roan's body having been so muti lated that he was recognizable only by the.: clothing he wore. TAX SUGGESTIONS OF MELLON RTDISLIKED Find Little Support Among Members of the House Ways and Means Committee WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Suggestions for new taxes made by Secretary Mel lon apparently found little support to day among members of the house ways and means committee. Some commit teemen were plainly outspoken, while others, without entering into the ar guments advanced for 'or against iie proposals, said it was their judgment that the committee's efforts should be directed toward easing the existing burden. With this end in view, it was ex plained, the Republican members of the committee had before them today Chairman Madden of the appropriations committee; Eugene Meyer, Jr., director of the war finance corporation, and Director Davis of the railroad admin istration. Mr. Meyer and Mr. Davis were called in to discuss railroad fi nancing and the chairman of the In terstate Commerce commission prob ably will be questioned later on ihe ame subject. Chairman Fordney said the purpose was to get specific information as to the financial needs of the government and then determine just where cats could be made. He stated that Mr. Meyer had told the committee 'hat under the plan recently stfbbimnrr.ed to congress by President Harding the railroad financing could be taken care of without more than temporary as sistance from the treasury from time ti time until the securities proposed to be issued could be marketed. Should this prove the case, it was said, a material cut could be made in the treasury estimate of $4,675,000,000 needed for the government next ytsar, as that included $545,000,000 for tiie railroads. It was recognized, the chair man explained, that the treasury had taken into account maximum expendi tures and he added that .assessing a 1 the information now before :he com mittee, he was of the opinion that large reductions .could be made in the esti mates. Chairman Fordney also explained that the new tax low would be de signed to run for a number of years and that the rates should not be rlxed for such a length of time on condi tions believed now to be only tem porary. He thought there should be immediate reductions of a half a bil lion or more in taxes even though that brougt about a deficit at the end of next year. This couldvbe wiped oat, lie added, by revenues '.-a(r- expendi tures' had been returned to something more like normal. The new taxes suggested by Hr. Mellon are designed, it became known, to yield a total of approximately $240, 000,000 of which $100,000,000 would.' come from automobiles, $45,000,000 from the stamp tax on bank checks and about $70,000,000 from the three cent first class postage rate. The treasury secretary's memorandum as presented to the committee still was withheld today pending some slight revisions by treasury experts. It may be made public tomorrow. FUNERAL OF JOHN C. WAGNER HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Funeral services over the remains of John C. Wagner, Sr.. prominent citizen who died suddenly Sunday evening af ter returning to his home from a day's outing at one of the nearby beaches, were conducted from the family resi dence, 415 South Second street, yester day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Rev. J. C. Seegers, D. D., pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church, officia ted. A lnrge concourse of friends was preser;. to pay the last respects to the deceased, a man of marked popularity in city and section. Many floral offer ings attested to the general esteem in which he was held. Following the ser vices at the home the remains were carried to Oakdale cemetery for inter ment. FAILED TO PAY LICENSE Warrants charging 29 merchants with failing to pay their privilege license taxes for the quarter, June 1 August 3L were placed in the hands of the police yesterday morning by B. H. Dewey, city tax collector. The. war rants were being served yesterday af ternoon and each merchant will ' Jmve to appear In recorder's court today to answer to the charge. The offer to pay the tax after the warrant has been served will not stop legal action, once it is underlay. ' AMERICAN VALIDATION CLAUSE IN TARIFF MAY BE CUT OUT WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Th senate finance committee practically complet ed its hearings today on American valuation provisions in -i the Fordney tariff bill preparatory to. determining later in the week whether they shall be retained as the basis of assessing duties. Three witnesses remain to be heard on the subject tomorrow, after which the dyo ernbargo 'section which was striek&n out-,$y the-house will be taken up, for brief testimony. Its. fate also will be determined In the series of executive meetings whichc will be gin Thursday. Chairman Penrose announced . that Democratic as well as Republican com mittee members would participate in the executive- consideration of the two stfbjects. .. As a result of the change in proced ure, many senator declared the Ameri can valuation;.section as drafted by the house had small chance of receiving committee approval. CONGRESSMEN TO SWEDEN WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. American delegates to the 19th interparliament ary union. Senators McKinley, Repub lican, Illinois; ' Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas, and Walsh, Democrat, Mon tana; Representatives Montague, Dem ocrat, Virginia, Brooks and Britten, Republicans, Illinois, and Rarkley, Democrat, Kentucky, and former Rep resentative Jaraes L. Slayden of fexas will sail from New York tomorrow for Stockholm, where the meeting will be held. SAYS RESERVE POLICY fAVORED NEW YORK IN MAKING LARGE LOANS Former Comptroller Williams - Alleges Farmers Had Rea son for Complaining HIGH MONEY RATES Big Interest in New York Drain ed Funds From South and West, He Says WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Policies of the federal reserve board during the past eight months or more were at tacked today before a joint congres sional commission by John Skelton Williams, former comptroller of the currency, who charged that the board had displayed undue favoritism in lending to New York banking . groups while southern and western borrow ers were unduly curtailed. There was "abundant ground for complaints Of discrimination by farmers generally," he added. The congressional commission was appointed to inquire into the agricul tural situation and summoned Mr. Wil liams, in connection with its investiga--tion into credit facilities for farmers. Many of Mr. Williams' reasons were challenged in cross-examination by Representative Ogden Mills, Republi can, New York, a commission m?mber, wlio was armed with volumes of statis tics. The clashes required commission rulings time and again. During the examination, Governor Harding, of -he reserve board, and several other of its officials were present. Mr. Willi iras' statement was uncompleted after a six hours' session. In December in 1919, Mr. Williams said, one -New York state banking in stitution, which he described as "known for speculative activities," borrowed $130,000,000 through the New York fed eral reserve bank. No law was broken, he said, but several other New York banks, "in hard and in good times, were allowed to hold out large amounts of reserve loans, whilo west ern and southern borrowers were be ing pressed to reduce loans. Mr. Wil liams read memoranda and letters in terchanged between himself and Gov ernor Harding over the situation, of which he complained. The board, adopting the policy of forcing up interest rates, he said, wa3 Indirectly responsible for 30 per cent interest charges prevailing on the New York money markets, and this "drained ,3 Vi fa rm i rt cr sfttlons." 7Mr.--J.lHls met him at this stage with a series of eta qsjtics. tenamg ro-w that Richmond, Minneapolis, Dallas, Atlanta, Kansas City, and St. Louis honv., wpr borrowing much greater ums proportionately than New York institutions. "You've seen the figures, haven t you'" Mr Mills demanded during in terchanges in which Mr. Williams told him to "go to the reserve board' for-the statements." One borrower of call money had to pay 200 per cent to get a $1,000,000 loan Mr. Williams said, although Mr. Mills insisted he had misinterpreted the arrangement, and the charge was 25 per cent. At the same time he added, western institutions rediscounting were "obliged to put up collateral of 100 and 200 per cent in excess of the amounts they got." "Give us one example of that. Chair man. Anderson instructed the witness, but after an interchange, Mr. Williams repeated response, "get it from the re serve board," was accepted as final. Mr Mills likewise went into rules es tablished by the board for credit con trol and the creation by it of a basic line'," which -determined a bank s bor rowing limit. Governor Harding will follow Mr. Williams probably tomor row. " TWO-CENT LIMIT ADOPTED BY THE S. C. WAREHOUSES FLORENCE, S. C Aug. 2. The South Carolina Tobacco Warehouse men's association has agreed to the request of the South Carolina associa tion to rass all tobacco offered on their floors for which buyers will not bid as much as two cents a pound. The growers recently asked the warehousemen to take such action saying they wised to keep trashy to bacco off the market, and the secre tary of the warehousemen's associa tion today said that effective tomor row the rule would be put into effect. Producers have expressed much dis satisfaction over prices since the mar ket was ooened July 19 and today they hoped the two-cent minimum would improve the situation, The growers organization had sought- to make the minimum three cents but could not get the warehousemen to go that high. MAPS OF CITY READY The chamber of commerce has se cured a large supply of. maps of the city and they are now ready for dls tributioft to citizens and visitors, Sec retary Louis T. Moore announced yes terday Many calls have been received for the map during the past week or 10 days, Mr. Moore stated, showing that the efforts of the chamber to pro vide people with an official map is appreciated; The map shows th lo cation of principal buildings and points of interest in and about the city. WHO WANTS A BOY OR TWO? The North Carolina Children's Home society, with office in Greensboro, has at the present about 20 boys, ranging in age from six months to 12 years, who are' in need of homes. If there are anv farms, or people in the city who would like to adopt one of these boys they can write directly to the societv or get in touch with Odis B. Hinnant, city boys' work secretary, Y. M. C. A: SHIPPING ROW NOT SETTLED -LONDON, Aug. 2. A lengthy ' con ference tills afternoon between rep resentatives of the American shipping bo.rd and British shipping leaders failed to develop a settlement of the dispute between the American and British bidders for Alexandria - cotton shipping contracts for .the . ensuing year. SUDDEN SUMMONS FOR EX-JUDGE T, A. M'NEILL Beloved Citizen of Robeson County Pies at Lumberton After Brief Illness (Special to The. Star) LUMBERTON, Aug. 2. Ex-Judge T. A. McNeill, well known Lumberton citizen, died early .this morning, fol lowing an illness of a few hours. Deceased was 79 years old and spent practically all his life in Robeson county. He was a student at the Uni versity of North Carolina when the Civil war broke out and he left col lege and entered the army, serving wour years. After the war closed he. went back to the university and graduated in 1868, securing his new license the same year. He practiced first at Rockingham and later at Maxton. He came to Lumberton in 1878. He was the first president of the National bank of Lumberton, the first bank organized in Robeson county, and held that posi tion until 1893, when he was elected Superior court Judge of the seventh district. He served as Judge for three years, declining to offer for re-election. He was one of Robeson's rnost leved and highly respected citizens and his unexpected death was a shock to his many friends. The funeral will be conducted from the Preb5rsterian church, of which deceased was an active member, Wed nesday at 6 p. m. and interment will be made in Meadowbrook cemetery. IMPORTANT DEALS IN REALTY GO ON RECORD Increased Activity of Mart Re flected at Office of Register The realty mart, stagnant luring the past few ()weeks, showed an inclina tion to revive as a result of the num ber of deeds filed for record yesterday. One of them carried a rather attrac tive financial consideration. This deed transferred title to lots 30 and 81 in block one of Sunset Park from Charles E. Greenamyer and wife, of New York, to Henry Boroden and wife, for a con sideration of $13,500. Other deeds filed weret W. T. Parker and wife to Louis C. Brown and wifes, a lot 200 by 420 feet in Harnett township, adjoining the lands of Alexander Johnson, T. V. Sneeden, T. J. Hart and others, for $100 and otoher valuable considera tions, approximating $2,000. Thomas C. Johnson and wife to Louise K. Taylor, lots four and six in Black A, Wrightsville Beach ex tension, $900. , Maude M. Home and husband to Monroe Marshburn and wife, lot 23 in the development inwft'r xhn "Bronx" in the. city of Wilmington $10 and other valuable considerations. Martha Jane Rejider and Mariha Jane Rehder, guardian of Katherine E. i Rehder, to Martha Gilmore, a lot 45x66 feet on Rankin street, 120 feet west of Anderson street, being lot five in block 239 of the official city plan, $3,562.50. Hester A. Lundy to R. R. Stone, a lot 33 by 99 feet on South Second street, 99 feet south of Dean street, being part of lot two in block 59 of the official city plan, $100 and oother valuable considerations, approximating $2,000. R. A. Turlington and wife to D. J. Rose, a lot 50 by 150 feet on Carolina Beach avenue, Carolina Beach, $750. ACCUSED PLAYERS ARE ACQUITTED AT CHICAGO Big Demonstration in Court room When Baseball Men Are Freed by Jury CHICAGO, Aug. 2. The seven former Chicago White Sox baseball play-irs and two others on trial for alleged censpiracy to defraud the public through "throwing" of the 1919 world series games tonight were found not guilty by a jury. The verdict was reached after two hours and 47 minutes of deliberation, but was not returned until 40 minutes later, Judge Hugo M- Friend being out of court when the decision was reached. The defendants were: Buck Weaver, third baseman; Oscar Felsch, outfielder; Charles Risberg, shortstop; Arnold Gandil, first base man; Claude Williams and Eddie Cl cotte, pitchers; Joe Jackson, outfieller all former White Sox players and Carl Zork of St. Louis and David Zelser of Des moines. Announcement of the'-yerdict was greeted by cheers from the several hundred persons who remained in court for the final decision, and shouts of "hooray for the clean sox." Judge Friend congratulated the jury, saying he thought it a just verdict. TWINKLE WINS NOMINATION OVER HARRY ST. GEO. TUCKER RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 2 Incomplete returns from the Democratic . primary election in Virginia today indicated the nomination of E. Lee Trinkle, of Wythe, for governor by a majority of 15,000 to 18,000 over his opponent, Harry St. Georee Tucker, of Rock bridge, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch figures. DEATH STILL IS A MYSTERY - ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 2. Mystery still enshrouded late tonight the death of W. H. Miltmore, proprietor of a local restaurant, whose body was found late last night with a bullet wound through the heart in a room at. a hotel here, held by Miss Lena Clarke, post mistress at West Palm Beach, and whose office was robbed of $32,000 Tuesday last. Miss Clarke and D. H. Patterson, chauffeur who brought her to this c?ty yesterday morning from West Palm Beach, are being held pending investigation. PRESIDENT BEGINS HIS FIRST REAL VACATION SINCE THE INAUGURAL Arrives at Lodge on Summit of White Mountain Peak 2,000 Feet Above Sea Level A SECLUDED PLACE Complete Rest, Fishin', Golf and Mountain Climbing His Chief Busness Just Now LANCASTER, N., H., Aug. 2. Presi dent Harding came into the White mountains of northern New Hamp-! shire today for the first real vacation since his inauguration. At a little lodge high above the reach of the heat -wave and four miles removed from the nearest telephone, the President and Mrs. Harding, with a party of close friends, will be the guests for the remainder of this week at least, and longer if publio affairs permit. Complete rest, with perhaps some golf, fishing and mountain climb ing mixed, will occupy their first at-i tention. The house selected by the President for his vacation is the country hom of Secretatry of War Weeks. It stands on the very summit of Mount Pros-; pect, 2,000 feet above sea level, with. only wooded slopes about it, A pri- vate drive, closed with a substantial! wooden gate at the base of the moun-i tain, winds up to the little clearing that contains the lodge, which is only a few miles from the Vermont line and about forty milos from the Can-i adian border. , The presidential party arrived latei in the day after a picturesque motor ride of more than 100 miles from, Portland, Me., where they had left the. yacht Mayflower in the morning. A' stop was made at Crawford Notch for" lunch and afterward the President played a round of golf before pro-? ceeding. Despite its isolation, the cottage has many modern conveniences, and the drive mounting to the summit is in. reaMty a well constructed boulevard; otherwise the mountain slopes are completely covered by virgin forests, from which a red fox scampered out to take a shy look at the presidential party as it passa-d. There are several golf courses in the near vicinity and it is likely the President will favor that form of recreation during his stay here. He has been extended invita tions to various functions in Lancas ter and other towns, but has indicated that he will not break in on his vaca tion to accept any of them. LAUNDR YME N HAD GREAT TIME DURING MEETING HERE The Laudryman's Guide for July de votes several pages to the report of the annual concention f the Carolinas and Georgia which took place at Wrights ville, Beach, June 20 and 21, pronounc ing the gathering a success, and from, this report the members were well pleased with the entertainment at Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic hotel and, Lumina, and the facilities offered at this resort for convention purposes: Th following is copied, from this magazine: "The Oceanic hotel management had prepared a seafoc I banquet for the convention, for Monday evening. There were 150 people seated in the spacious dining room and the banquet was everything that could be desired, and . much more than expected by the ; guests. Much credit is due the man ager, Mr. Russell, for his special at tention to the arrangement and serv ing of the banquet as well as for the satisfactory manner in which he en tertained and provided for the com fort of the laundry owners and their guests." SOME KIND FRIEND REAL NICE TO LATE WORKING PAPER FORCE The "night shift" of the Str, mean ing the bunch that grinds out the paper when most all other folks are asleep, has got a real friend some where in New Hanover county. Last night at the lunch hour. 11 o'clock, a covey of lucious watermelons made their appearance, bearing cards of consignment to "the Star bunch." The melons, sufficient in number to have gorged several times the number of men on the job, disappeared as if by magic. In fact the way some print ers and news men eat watermelons is magical in one corner while se-jds and rind comes out the other side of ' the face. The melons were delicious and the fact that they had spent some few days on cold storage did not detract from their good qualities a particle. Who ever the friend was, the senti ment of thf office toward him is: "Long may he wave." SCHOONER TRANSFERRED TO BRITISH FLAG IN FEBRUARY WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Records of the bureau of navigatioin show that the schcooner Henry L. Marshall, seized off Atlantic City-today, was transferred from American to British registry in February last, offlclails said today. WILLIAMS HELD FOR MURDER FAYETTEVILLE, Aus- 2. Marshall Williams was today held for superior court without bond on. the charge of killing Deputy Sheriff A. J. Pate 11 days ajo, following a preliminary hearing before Judsre J. C. MacRae in the recorder's court. i JAPANESE PAID THE BILLS j WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 Representa tives of organized labor in Hawaii sent to Washington to oppose legislation un der which Chinese coolies could be ad mitted to Hawaii to help relieve the agricultural 4a"6or ' shortage testified before the house immigration commit tee today that their expenses had been paid -by the Japanese. ;f 4 t X KB , CI