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Y The Weather AUGUST 6, 1921 Today's Issue -THE MORNING STAR Showers today and Sunday; not mutii change in temperature. Stage of river at F ayetteville yes terday at 8 a. m., 4 feet. 7,196 COPIES VOL. CVII. No. 151. WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1921. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. PRESIDENT'S IDEAL IS FOR AMERICA TO LEAD THE WORLD FOR PEACE jle Would Commit the Republic to the Task of Keiormmg the Whole World MAKES FOUR TALKS Travels Through New Hamp shire Country, Meeting cm zens and Servicemen GO R HAM. N. H.. Augr. 5. "A nation w-mmitted to the task of reforming s-rrld" was pictured by President me here today as his ideals for Harding America. In a speech delivered in the course of a flying circuit of northern New Hampshire towns, the Presient de clared his conviction that America's mission not only was to banish war fare from the earth but to establish everywhere right principles of free dom and justice. In the same speech w-h'.ch was addressed to a group or disabled world war veterans, Hr. Hard inc sa':d tne real reason behind the administration's opposition to immedi ate action on soldie compensation was that it desired first of all to do its duty by those who came from the yar impaired. The President's appearance here was a part of a strenuous day's program, which ccnluded his vacation visit to New Hampshire by giving him a taste of almost every experience except rest and qiret. Leaving his vacation lodge nar Lancaster, shortly before 9 o'clock this morning, he motored 170 miles and delivered four speeches, held two pub lice receptions and playe 18 holes of poif and inspected the Gorham tuber cular sanitarium for service men be fore he returned to Lancaster at night- fa!!. The other places in which the chief executive spoke were North Stanford; Colebrook and Berlin. In each speech he alluded to the nation's efforts lo eceive a guarantee of lasting peace in the coming disarmament conference and pledged himself to put this test .r.to the task. , The growing impression of American leadership was an outstanding .ele ment in every instance. 'I'd like our to be a God-fearing people.'' he said, "committed to the task of reforming the world and teachine mankind it Is not good to make warfare." A t Colebrook the -President ex pprssed his conception of American leadership in different words, asserting that when he had brought the nations together at the disarmament 'confer ence he intended to show them what this country could do in th formation of a peace program that all could ac cept. In Colebrook, North Stratford an1 Er in. Mr. Mrding sopke to throngs that crowded about his automobile in a fashion recalling campaign days. The speech here, the only one of the our that had been pre-arranged, was delivorori fiom the steps of the sani tarium with the 50 patients of the in stitution and several hundred towns people gathered before him. while it always is A pleasure to visit your beautiful country," said the President. :we have driven this way tr.day particularly to give me an op portunity to express the interest of the executive and of the erovernment in the welfare of the men who offerei everything they had in the service of cur countrv. I know I'speak the heart of Ameri ca when i -.say to the men impaired in the world var that America is inter ested in them in every way It knows how to express itself. I do not want this ?reat republic t ours ever to flow i,p one moment until it has done everything r can to make them whole again. 'There was some criticism recently of the intere?, ot tne administration m passing by temporarily the consid eration of what was known as the com pensation bill, i want to say to you tnat the chief reason was that we all believed rh!lt we owed our flrst con- feration to the men impaired in ervioe.. It is a wonderful thine and it' is some cornrPnsation in itself to have served one? country and then come hack whole tn mind and body, but it ' "r liferent to come back impaired, and that is why I am anxious that the country do everything it can to make you whole again i' 's a great thing to have given ones lit for country, but it is a great mine q;50 t0 live for one's countrv. -ni no matter what may be the dis-rage-ments sometimes, our Amcr- ; . is 'he finest place in the world o e in. J want an America nrhe each, others concerned for the welfare cf Jf I may tell you of my own ideal republic, I'd like ours to be '""a of mutual consideration, 0.' -rica of good will, an America o! :yTl'irt- understanding, an America ijr: justice, nay, more, Id like "iAr h" a God-fearing people coni orv f the task of reforming tne s and teaching mankind that it -not t0 make warfare. I l;e- TV. is of a "nfit K is going to be the mission rfsZ1 - and if I can be your rer. shaii :Ve in Promoting that ideal I have served in vain." Th i Prsid ent and his vacation party irjorrr, nuasier Dy automoDiie to thev ,V.,mnrnirg for Portland, where yacht ' s atoard the pr-ssidenrinl the rtt;' ;'yflower late ln tne day fr "n voyage to Washington. FIUNK p. HUMPHREY DEAD rTIr) '"Pedal to The Star) Bumn'r ERTOJC- Au- 6. Franklin P. I!y' wel1 known Robeson citi aftor ' st hjs home here late this "-5S. urvive'. s widow and several children NO MORE PELLAGRA IN SOUTH THAN IN PAST Health Officers Criticise Public Health Service for Its "Erroneous" Reports WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. Differences of opinion as to the severity of pella gra in the south cropped out today among health officials of 12 southern states at the closing sessions of their two-day conference here with Surgeon-1 general Cumming, of the public health service. Half of the state officers, in adopt ing a report on conditions, contended a clause should be included that the situation was in no way more serious than during the last several years. Others, among them Drs. Olin West of Tennessee, and C. W. Garrison of Ar kansas, held, however, that there was no cause for alarm that pellagra was more prevalent than in the past and succeeded in having the statement they objected to eliminated. Those who scouted the contention that the situation was more serious than in former years, included Drs. W. Leathers, Mississippi; A. C. McCor mick, Kentucky; James A. Hayne, South Carolina; and S. W. Welch, Ala bama. All of Jhe state commissioners, however, were agreed that there was 'no condition "approaching a famine or plague in the south." The public health service was criticized for spreading "erroneous and misleading reports." Before adjournment of the meeting the possibility of another conference in the near future, probably at the white house, wltih President Harding, was discussed. Public health service, Red Cross, department of agriculture and state health officials are expected to participate if such a conference is held. ODD FELLOWS TAKING INTEREST IN CONTEST Grand Master Moore Enthusias tic Over Results The Singing. Class Monday Grand Master Louis W. Moore, head official, of - the - Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North Carolina, re turned, yesterday . from -: Lumberton where Friday evening he heard the concert by the class from the orph anage maintained by the- order. sat Goldsboro. which willsing here Mon day night, and the., grand master classed the1 performance of the children as a "cracking good one." While in Lumberton Mr. Moore at tended the lodge of Odd Fellows at that place and found interest -in the attendance campaign, inaugurated by the ' grand ' master to stimulate atten dance on the sessions of all lodges in the' state ' during August, September and October, at fever heat. A lodge In one 'cfty or town is paired with one located elsewhere but which has an equal numerical -strength. The lodge showing the highest percentage of members present during the three months will receive the prize. " I am getting messages from lodges Jn various parts of the state that show the Odd Fellows are getting in the attendance contest in earnest," said Mr. Moore yesterday. The children composing the Odd Fellows concert class, which will give a concert in the Victoria theater Mon day evening, will arrive in the city this afternoon at 1:20 o'clock. The class will remain in the city until Tuesday, when they will leave for Warsaw, Duplin county, where a con cert will.be given that evening. While in the city, the members of the class will be guests of the fol lowing members of the order here: Genevive Dalton and Mary Frank lin, with P. T. Dicksey, 109 Castle street; Alice Keel and Mary Westmore land, with Marcus Jacobi, Wright ville Sound; Annie Westmoreland and Nellie Crish, with L. W. Moore, 1816 Market street; Iva, Jenkins and Janie Johnson, with Mrs. R. L. Johnson 607 South Fourth street; Elizabeth Broad hurst and Rose Mary Richardson, with J. W. Creasey, 620 Chestnut street; James Mumford and Carson McFee, with C. F. Williams, 14 North Ninth street; Jack Johnson and Richard Bell, with J. F. Littleton, 610 South Sixth street; Misses Mattie and Ellen Gaddy, who are in charge of the class, will be guests of Mr and Mrs. R. P. Mc Clammy, at their home, 423 South Front street. PUGH, HELD INCOMPETENT. IS PUT IN RECEIVER'S HANDS (Special to The Star) CLINTON, Aug. 6. Judge Allen here today continued the restraining order forbidding the disposal of any property of James H. Pugh, recently declared mentally incompetent to attend to his affairs, and appdljited R. M. Pugh, of Clinton, receiver until the court has finally determined the mental status of pugh on; the appeal taken from de cision of jury in the hearing two weeks ago before-Clerk of Court Sessoms. The receiver is . hardly expected to receive the $13,000 with which Pugh and Herring played tag. Radfprd Fann, F. M. Tew and Charles Henry -McLamb, the famous raiders of Hamburg, joined forces yesterday with Zeb King and Jim Sinclair and made a successful raid in Shortcake this morn ing, bringing two stills to town thfs afternoon; also the alleged notorious blockader. Hornrine, and a negro, 5uen tin Monk. There seems evidence to convict both men. A third still, spotted, had' disappeared when the " raiders reached the location, r . CAROMNA COTTON EXPORTER TO GET A HALF MILLION ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 An agree ment to make an advance ot $500,000 to a outhem exporter to finance the exportation of cotton from Georgia, South n North Carolina, to an nounce today Jy the C0" Doratlon'r : " " ' :' "r- '' ' " '' The- eotton oVdf the loan i. to he held - In - wrehoue ? for ; export within v lx month, the r corporation sale, v ' :' '".vLrjV " , .,. V . I : ' f 2 P. RES1 f WE BANK POLICY FOf Elated to check nni'."'lnor 111 niniiiin UUctArOC N HAHMnb Governor Harding E x plains Position of Federal Reserve System in 1919-20 NO TIME TO TALK When Depression Hit the Coun try Last Year Situation Called for Silence WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Reserve bank policies of 1919 and 1920 were formulated solely to prevent the coun try's banking system from collapse, and were successful in their object, Governor Harding of the reserve board declared today in closing a two days appearance before a joint congres sional commission. To Questions he repeated time and again a declaration that the board had not sought to influence prices, either up or down, but had prepared to meet a price break that was world-wida and yet to maintain and expand credit lines. There was a bare possibility, he said, that if in 1919 the reserve board had raised national rediscount rates, "ihe decline in prices might have been better," but he mentioned needs of the government financing as influential in determining the course actually taken. Representative Sumner, Democrat, Texas, suggested that "the word might have gone out" from the board to bankers "to be fearful of prices," but Governor Harding said that noth ing had been done inconsistent with his statement. "It wasn't a good time to be talking too much in 1920" he remarked, "but we can be bolder now." He made a suggestion that the com mission might consider the "utility of the farm loan boards as a means of extending short term credits to farm ers, for 9 and 12 months periods, but said he would make no detailed recom mendation. "All over the country we find that agricultural and livestock interests feel they need more credit facilities" he said, "and want someth ing to make themselves independent of banks. The fanners' credit hori zon ; Is - necessarily limited and, locaL Any : man i-ftesia. teV about .- getting tfco government ; -in . business and. we can't use the reserve' system for that, be cause its funds are essentially reserve funds, but I consider there is a. pos sibility that the farm loan ' banks might be extended to meet the need. The question needs study." Governor Harding denied that his administration of reserve bank poli cies had deflated, cotton prices. "As the cotton surplus began to ap pear," he said, "I , tried to go as far as I could in. my official position to make the situation clear. I wronte a series of letters to J. S. Wanamaker, the official head of the American Cot ton association, giving him my views, as plainly as I could." He put the correspondence before the committee, declaring that he had "urged producers to sell at least a part of the crop and lighten the load," and had worked to get export credit machinery established. "The situation called for a silence," he said. "Everything humanly pos sible was done by the federal reserve board to-help the situation out." He emphasized his present belief that cotton prices were stabilized with a short crop in prospect, and that prices could be relied upon completely for all proper credit operations. HOPE STILL STRONG THAT IRELAND WILL HAVE PEACE LONDON, Aug. 5. (By Associated Press). None of the imprisoned mem bers, of the Dial Eireann has as yet been liberated, but it is considered cer tain the government will place nothing ln the way of their release and hat they will be free to attend the sit tings of the Dail Eireann when that body convenes to discuss the peace proposals. Meetings of the Ulster cabinet and the DAil Eireann cabinet were held to day. So far as is known, however, they were not directly connected with the hitherto unsuccessful efforts to bring about an agreement between the north and south preliminary to a tri-partite conference at London. The republican cabinet confined Itself to consideration of the Dail Eireann meeting, while Lieutenant Colonel Spender, secretary to the Ulster cabinet, announced at the conclusion of its deliberations that the question of peace had been touched upon only incidentally. Notwithstanding the Jack of definite action immediately connected' with peace, or of even a hint of the immi nence of such action, confidence con tinues to prevail in political circles that there is no likelihood of a break down in the negotiations. FINAL ACTION LONG- WAY OFF ON THE: TARIF BILL WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Final action by. the senate finance committee on the FordneyItariff bill appeared tonight to be further away than at any time since the measure was - turned over to it two weeks ago. Thehe were no signs .thiat the committee would be able for some' days to enter into executive con sideration of the two controversial phases of -the bilj American valuation and the dye' embargo and no hearings Slave been held - or study given yet to rates and other provisions. 'Indications that senators will de mand figures on production costs and profits and a multitude oil other details of the -dye .and chemical-business de veloped; today; " Senator LaFollette, Republican, 'Vof Wisconsin,' announced that he vhad" prepared a list of ques tions covering - such subjects ; and pro posed" to propound them.; to r all wit nesses!. In , his efforts, Jie has, the. sup port of. half a" dozen other members, among1 them Senator Watson, Republi can, ofIfidlanai; - " RICHMOND RESERVE IS hot refusing loans' - H?s Already Put Out Large; Amount to Enable rarmers to Hold Cotton WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. There ia no warrant for the assumption that the circular letter of last . July 23, issued by the Richmond federal reserve bank, is an indication that no loans will be made by that bank, or are being made, on cotton already produced. Deputy Governor Charles A. Peble said ' in a letter received today by Representative Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina. Governor Peble said that a. consid erable portion of the $46,000,000 alreaiy rtdiscounted for the umember banks of North Carolina and South Carolina consisted of advances made on cotton already gathered and in storage. "Our policy in this respect," the let ter said, "is, or ought to be well known throughout the whole district. It Jims been and is one of the greatest pos sible liberalities. We are forbidden by law to rediscount paper, the pro ceeds of which have been or are to be used for investments of a purely spec ulative character, and we, therefore, could not take or offer to take paper secured by cotton being deliberately held for not other purpose than to forc9 up the price or corner the market. "On the other hand,- we have the right, which we have exercised , fully and freely, to make advances for the purpose of enabling the producers of cotton to market it in an orderly man ner and-not to be forced to dump it on the market, particularly when there are no buyers." - Mr. Peble said that a considerables portion of the $21,000000 "loaned to South Carolina banks and the $25,000, 000 to North Carolina banks represent ed money loaned to farmers for plant ing, fertilizing and cultivating the growing cotton crop. He added that the circular of July 23 was issued for the purpose of reassuring member banks of the cotton etates of tne Rich mond district, and through them th cotton growers, that such further as sistance as might be needed and could be represented by paper eligible under the regulations of the federal reserve board, would be made, regardless of previous advances and resent d-sbts, except of course, in such cases "Jn which prudence would forbid." SAYS CRAVEN IS NOT ANOFFICEILOilLAKl Action of 'Grand Dragon", in Disbanding KiT Klux in State Will be Ignored ATLANTA, Aug. B.Members of the imperial counsel of the Ku Klux Klan, headed by William "J. Simmons, impe rial wizard, were. In executive session here today, said to be considering the resignation from the organization of Major Bruce Craven, grand dragon of North Carolina, and the latter's re ported action In ordering the disban donment of the klan In that state. Later in the day Mr. Simmons is sued a statement saying: "Bruce Cra ven is not an officer of the Ku Klux Klan and never has been. He has no official connection with the organi zation whatever. That is all I caneay at present." CRAVEN AS GRAND DRAGON GIVES THE WORD TO Q,UIT GREENSBORO, N. C. Aug. 5. Maj. Bruce Craven, of Trinity, today de clared the Ku Klux Klan In North Carolina, "of which I am the supreme head in thia state, disbanded and abandoned; every organized klan end ed and every klansman released from his connection, and his . responsibil ity." His action, he' declared, was due to to dissatisfaction' with the purposes and acts of the organization. At the same time he announced he had for warded his resignation as grand drag on of North Carolina to' Col. William J. Simmons, of Atlanta, imperial wiz ard of the order. Local officers of. the Klan. today said they would ignore Major Craven's or der. They explained that he had been only the tentative head of the organi zation and has .not authority, to dis band it. OVERMAN AND SIMMONS NOT - INTERESTED IN THE K. K. K. (Special to The Star) WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Senators Simmons and. Overman indignantly denied they ever had anything to loH with the Ku Klux Klan. -v DEPUTIES GET AUTO Deputy Sheriffs Bullard and Howe yesterday Joined-the ranks of motor ists when they acquired possession of an automobile to use in their work. The machine was acquired by pur chase, be "it understood, and the depu ties are now in position to give quick er and more efficient service. Mayor of Town Had Still In His House SAN ANTONIO, Flu, Ahg. 5. v. Mayor Gwwie J. Fr thle place Is out on bond pending? trial on the charge of isolating the dry la--. He waa arrested" by Sheriff Sturltte of Pasco county,.' who claims that Frese was 6perntns; 2 r moonshlae stfH on the second floor- of his resi dence on (the most prominent cor ner In town aikSwhose , house is the scene of - the ; rejrular; i city. , council meetings. - ."-.rV ' " 5.."'. -; v SturhJe ' destroyed a - quantity of masb, he says, also the . still' and seised some f the liquor as- vt dence. Frese , has a been; mayor ; tor several terms n recently was. re elected. ALL THE LEADERS ARE FIGURING HOW TO GUT DOWN THE TAX BURDEN Republicans Estimate They Can Reduce the Levy by a Half Billion Dollars BORAH POINTS WAY He Would Reduce Army to 10Q, 000, Stop Navy Work and Bring Home fthihe Army WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Treasury experts and Republican leaders in tf-e house are far apart in their estimates of federal expenditures and income for this fiscal year. The committe dealing with tax re vision has before it figures nrepared by Chairman Madden of the appropria tions committee which are said to show a smaller probable outgo than given in Secretary Mellon's statement of yes terday and a consistently larger in come. Other house leaders also have pre pared their own estimates and on this basis of the whole they insist that it will be entirely possible to reduce taxes by half a billion dollars. Dem ocratic leaders, on the other hand, say this is not possible unless-there is to be a huge deficit at the end of the yaY. Eringing up the tax question in-the senate, Senator- Borah, Republijan, Idaho, declared today that the army and navy were the only places whijre cuts could be made to meet Secretary Meilon's recommendations and warned against any increased taxes. While expressing approval of Sen ator Borah'sf sroposal to cut the army to 100,000 men. Chairman Fordney of the tax revision committee made Jt known that his estimates for tax re ductions were independent of this. Other house leaders in arriving at their estimates, have declared for gen eral cuts and they expect all depart ments to spend less than the sums actually provided. 'Representative Madden said con gress could be depended upon to kajp down expenditures. "We have got to keep our noses to the grindstone," he declared. Republican members of the wiys and means committee continued work today on revision of the present rev enue law, confining themselves largely to changes in administrative and other features designed to simplify the tax problem both for internal revenue of ficers and the tax payers. ENATOR BORAH. .WARNS TIIS'-1 PARTY IT MAY BE .REDUCED WASHINGTON, Aug. S. A warning to Republican leaders against increas ing taxes in revising the internal rev enue bill was given in the senate toSay by Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, who also proposed reductions In army and navy expenditures of nearly- $500, 000,000. The Republican- membership iii congress, he-said,-would be : reduced if the public "clamor" for tax relief was not met. I The Idaho senator introduced a reso lution to reduce the army from 160.000 to 100,000 men which he said wuold effect a savings .of about $100,000,000 and asked the naval committee to re port a resolution of Senator King, Democrat, Utah, to stop .work on fix battleships of the Indiana type Little has been done on the .construction of these battleships he' explained, adding that by stopping the 'work $240,000,000 could be saved. Another load of $1, 000,000 a month could be saved, he con tended, by , withdrawing American troopi from Germany, in accordance with the "solemn pledge", of Republi cans during the presidential' campaign. OVERMAN ASKS WHY WEBB WAS SUMMARILY OUSTED WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Senator Overman has written. . he attorney general asking him. why he requested the resignation . of Marshal Webb - be fore his eight years were up. Sena tor Simmons talked with Col. Guy -D. Goff. acting attorney-general,: over the telephone about it today. "What I want to know," said Sena tor Simmons, "is .why an exception was made in Mr. Webb's case.. If he was let out for any unannounced .reason I should like to know why it is." - FARRAR'S HUSBAND STARTS A SUIT . FOR SEPARATION NEW YORK,' Aug. 5. Lou Tollengen, actor, has filed suit for separation from his wife, Geraldine Farrar, opera sing er, on a charge of desertion, it was announced tonight by Tellengen's counsel. The suit, according to Tellengei's attorney, followed a letter received a week ago from 'Miss" Farrar's lawyers telling him that certain differences which were not made public, could be talked over in the law office. In the meantime the letter said, Tellengen was not to approach his wife nor. to enter her house. - He found the lock of their residence changed and was de nied admission, his counsel asserted. Servants tbid him his wife was. out of the city. No explanation of their differences was offered. EXPRESS COMPANY WILL NOT PAY MEANS FOR LOST MONEY CHARLOTTE, Aug. 5. The South eastern Express company will refuse to pay the claim of Gaston ,B. Means on account of the alleged "loss of.$57, 000' which he claims he shipped; from Concord, North Carolina to Chicago on June 22, last, and is prepared to prove that no money was lost from the pack age in transit, according to Frank.M. ShannoAhouse attorney for -the com pany. Tha package In question was ship ped by Means to - Roy B. Keehn coun sel for Mrs. Mary Melvin, admini stratrix of the estatevof her sister, Mrs. Maud A King, who wasshot and ih stanly killed near Concord four years ago, and in -connection with whose death - Mr. Means was .tried and acquitted on a charge of murder. The remittance, Means , explained was "made in payment' of a sum due by him to the estate, of which he. was manager "prior to Mrs. King's death. , Mr. Keehn claims, according to Means' and , the ex press company, that when h opened the - Trackage: he ' found nothing but a block or voea- . NOTHING FURTHER NOV IN ORLANDO'S MIX UP Postmistress Says if She Killed Miltimore She Doesn't Re member it ORLANDO, Fla, Aug. 6. No further important developments were expected to come from the so-called postoffice robbery-murder case, until Miss Lena Clarke, postmistress at West Palm Beach, and D. H, Patterson, chauffeur, are formally arralnged in connection with the killing of W. H. Miltimore in ,the former's room at a local hotel Monday night, : . Neither side has requested a preli minary hearing, and it was not be lieved the date would be set within two weeks. A In the meantime, local authorities described themselves as gathering up the loose ends as relating to Milti more s death and federal authorities thal achT would have more information on irregularities i nthe West Palm Beach postoffice, extending over the two years, of Miss Clarke's charge and culiminating in her alleged confession that she stole $33,000 from registered mail pouches' in an effort to cover up other shortages: " These shortages, postal Inspectors say, now toltal $2E 000. . ' It was the $32,000 theft that had di rectly to do with Miltimore's death, though, according to the authorities, Miss Clarke has modified an alleged confession that- she killed Miltimore when refused to assume responsibility for the shortages which. - caused her to committ the larger theft, by the statement that "if she killed him she doesn't remember it.". It with this phase, local authorities say they have to -deal, in an effort to provide a motive for the killing. In the meantime Miss Clarke, held in the local jail, is the recipient of hundreds of condolences and offers of assistance. She. is described-by -authorities as having been a well-respected citizen of the community in which she lived; a woman . 35 'years old, and of benevolent proclivities.. Lately, ac cording to the authorities and her own statements, she had become a leader of an occult set and devotee of the ouija. Her actions the past several months, as related to postal inspectors and local authorities,- they say, have been directejd by a "master mind." In response to t a, message of sym p,thy from the editor of a West Palm Beach newspaper she replied: "My back Is not yet, broken." BEGIN REAL WORK ON PRODUCTS WEEK Committees Named at Confer ence Ysterday to; Get -Behind Project - Much progress toward a completing plans "for staging "Made-ln-WJlming-ton Week" here during the week of August 16 was made attheVseeond con ference between the board 61 direc tors of the Merchants association and representatives of manufacturers held at the offices of the chamber of , com merce yesterday morning at 11" 6'clock. Upwards of 25 manufacturers were present and one development was the appointment of a .. committee from among this .number, to, call on the makers , of the more than 200 articles manufactured in, . local plants to as certain how much window space each one's showing; wilj require. At the -beginning of the conference yesterday morningr Rufus Hicks, of the Sanitary Equipment Construction com pany, offered a resolution thanking the merchants 5 for the "iifterst displayed 'in the manufacturers in connection with "Mad e - in - Wilm ihg t oh Week,: and this resolution- was ' unanimously adopted by Hhe manufacturers present. "J. W. H. Fnchs, vice-president of the" Merchants' association,, appointed the. . committee, . at rnamif acturers to work, up interest, and secure informa tion from among other manuf acturers. Those named were- Herbert Lynch, Clark-Lynch Lumber company; W. W. Storm, Wilmington Iron .works; Rufus Hicks, Sanitary Equipment Construc tion .company; C.- R. Yopp, Wilming ton Printing company; Louis Hanson, Jr., . .Spiritlne Chemical "Works, and Charles E. Menefee, Bell will- cotton mille. - -While this committee of manufac turers is working, a similar body from the jmerobership of the Merchants' as sociation will be. canvassing the mer chahts - to see how much window space will be available, for the exposition of Wilmington products, and whether their windows are suitable for show ing large, smalU light or heavy arti cles. This Information 'will be turned over ;v to the manufacturers and the merc.hap.ts will, pjace.. the '. services of their decorators and window trimmers at the disposal of the manufacturers. FARMERS' SOCIETY. IBT MOORE ( COUNSY, .TO HAVE PICNIC (Special to The Star) BISCOE, Aug. , 6. The third annual meeting and picnle- of,. the Farmers Mutuaj Benefit society will be held at Glen "Dale farm, Moore county, on Au gust ll. whenvJt Is expected that hun dreds f farmers from" the ' surround ing territory "will gather to hear ad dresses by prominent -speakers. V The meeting ' will . be opened at 10 o'clock with prayer hyvH. E. Lance of Hemp, followed by Ihe address ot. wel come by .P, N.". Williams after which a number of .talks ;.will:..be. made. The speakers will Include; J .W. W- Wall; Carthage; A. GV Oliver, Raleigh; W. W. Shay, Raleigh'; 'F. - D. McLean, Aber deen; Dr.'- H. 0.-iilexandpr; Matthews. . i In addition it Is expected that Samuel Gompers, president 61 the American Federation ,of". lLabor,' will be present. He has accepted fan invitation condi tionally - V.; -: . .; Assurance . has" been ' received from T. C. Daniel, Washington, T: C, ' that he. will be present for. an address. f Mr. Daniel Is 'now'-summering: at Wrlghts ville' Beach." ;' ' - ; HOME ARMY AIRMEN TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO IN BOMBING NAVAL CRAFT Will Try Their Hand on the Old Battleship Alabama, Given as a Target USE TWO-TON BOMBS Some of the Missiles to Be Em ployed Will be Double Size Navy Has Used WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (By the As. sociated Press) Ah Independent bomb ing enterprise against naval craft ie being planned by the army air service. with the old battleship Alabama as a -target and using missiles up to 4,000 pounds in weight, the army fliers hope to adda new chapter to the lnter-serv-ice controversy which recently result ed in destruction from the air of a number of former German war vessels. The Alabama was selected for tha victim, following request of the army "for a target ship. Acting Secretary Rooosevelt has announced that the navy department is dismantling the vessel and will be ready to turn her over to the land and air warriors, about September 1. With the event exclusively an army affair, it . was said today at the air service headquarters efforts would be made to simulate actual battle con ditions when the Alabama comes un der fire. For that purpose the army aasked that the ship be turned over in sea-going shape, absolutely water tight, bulkheads sound, steam in her yoilers and ventilating 'and communi cating systems in working order. Re quest also was made that her maga zines be filled with full loads of pow der and that in all respects save her useful offensive armament, which is being salvaged, she be ready for ac tion. It was said that definite reply from the navy as to the extent to which the Alabama would meet, these con ditions when turned over had not been received, nor were the army men hope ful, that they could obtain radio con trol equipment for her, similar to that successfully employed on the battle ship Iow,. during the recent bomb tests.: It is hoped, however, to have the ship In motion, probably under tow, wh-tftt the army, airmen open their at tack;. . , Army plans call for all phases of air attacks at sea. Everything from the 300-poihid bombs, similar to those flrst rained on the German dreadnaught Ostfriesland, to missiles double the size, of the 2,000-pounder which sent her down, will be employed, it was said, and ln addition new smoke and gas bombs will be hurled at her decks from above. ' Several new projects of the chemical .warfare service are to be tested out against the Alabama and penetrative qualities of the gases will be measured by means of the ventila tion system system) on the ship. . The air service also plans to attack the Alabama with torpedo planes. In this phase naval airmen may be asked to participate, it was said, as army development of the air torpedoes is not regarded as fully satisfactory. The Alabama is a .much older ship than was. the Ostfriesland, but protected- by armor varying from 16 1-2 to 9 1-2 inches In thickness as against 11 3-4 to 6 3-4 on the German craft. The protective decks are about the same. WEATHER FORECASTS BY STATES WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 rVirginia and North Carolina: Showers Saturday and Sunday; not much change ln temper ature. South Carolina, Georgia, extreme northwest Florida, Alabama and Mis sissippi: Local thundershowers Satur day and Sunday; little change in tem perature. Florida: Local thundershowors Sat urday and Sunday. Tennessee: Showers and thunder storms Saturday, and Sunday; cooler Sunday in west portion. , Kentucky: Showers and thunder showers Saturday and Sunday; Sunday unsettled and cooler, probably showers. Winds Hatteras to Key West: Mod erate to fresh southeast and south winds, overcast weather and probably showers Saturday. . . x. Over east gulf: Moderate winds mostly ea8t to southeast, partly over cast weather Saturday. Ofer west gulf: Moderate to fresh southeast winds and partly overcast weather. Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Fresh southeast and south winds, overcast weather and probably showers Satur day. - - rjatteras to Florida straits: Moder ate to fresh southeast and south winds; overcast weather and probably show ers Saturday. . BIG ITALIAN MADE AIRSHIP BEING RECEIVED HERE NOW HAMPTON, Va., Aug. 5. Army air forces at .Langley field started work today assembling the immense dirigi ble balloon- Roma, recently purchased by the United States from Italy, parts of the airship having begun to arrive by rail yesterday. -Original plans to have the machine assemble dat New York and flown to Langley field where it will be housed permanently, were abandoned because of special arrange ments made-at Langley field for keep ing the machine." , LADD AMD CAMPBELL WILL ' BE AT GREENSBORO MEETING WASHINGTON,,, Aug. 5. United States Senator Ladd, of North Dakota, and Governor Thomas Campbell, of Arizona, will- be among the speakers at the, southern tariff congress to be held In Greensboro, N. C., August 15 and 16, it was announced T today by the headquarters of the -.. Southern Tariff association. s- ' ' r;V a V.-. ; : v '-.-'3' -,' -. . , - ; -v W-v
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