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.
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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
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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
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