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I.' I ..- . . ..." The Weather Tlie News olfBusiness is.Car ried in the Advertising Columns; I.ornl showers today and - probably of the Morning Star-Read and : .tae of river at FayettevUle yester- Any t 8 a. m., f ; v Profit. IV' VOL. CVIH.-7-No. 21. i1 WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESOAYMORNINOSjEPTEMBER 28, 1921. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. iD FIGHT FORECAST OVER MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE REVENUE BILL . - Simmons Gives Notice SPIlolul 2';-- of "Sweeping and Kadical t Amendments BILL IS "HORRIBLE" North Carolina Senator Says It Is the Most Unjust 'iliing Ever Proposed WASHINGTON Sept. 17. Tax" re- lesnflation was put under way- i-ision today in the senate with indications of fight to come over tae more . .OTlt provisions or tne measure reported tv trie nnance commuiee. was :iven by Senator Sim- Notice B x--M-tVi rsrnllna. ranlrlno' men?, ot -- .. minority member of the committee, that 'weeping and radical amend- crats. and he added, tnat li tne sponsor for the .anutacturers- saies tax wouia accept tnose amendments, serious con sideration would be given to such a a'e tax a? a part 01 tne - .uemocrauc prove nececti y m uiuc iiuoq vuo needed revenue. Objections to specific sections or tne bill came trom tne Kepuwican as weu a the Democratic side of the chamber and Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin, a Republican member of the agricultural bloc.'' proposed amendments to ; the income surtax provision under which existing rates wouia oe continued - up to 50 per cent on incomes exceeding jno.nO'"1. With an alternate proposal of a 50 per cent levy on incomes of rem ?100,000 to 5300.000 and a 60 per cent rate on tnose aDOVe 3yt- )oo. '-!". . By taking the bill up,, under, an agreement to accept uncontested com mittee amendments to the:- original ouse measures, the senate made eonr iderable progress on proposed changes to some ot tne aamraisirauve lesmres. None of the levy provisions was passed upon, however, objection being made in each cape. consideration ot tne diu under this same agreement will .be continued tomorrow and' Senator ren- of Pennsylvania,; in charge of the measure, eave'notice tnat .ne wpma seek to have the senate meet an. hour earlier each day in order to expedite enncideration of the legislation. In offering fcJeeOBlslsame-j pbases of the bill, Senator Slmtoona told the senate It- jas liis judgment that in enacting peace time tax , laws, it would be better for; the senate '."to strike out boldly on new lines instead of tinkering with and trying to re pair a machine s that -."was - created ; to meet other circumstances' and cpndt tions. ' He declared that he' would vote against the bill in its present fernv-de-scribing it as "the i most liorrlble and unjust proposition of taxation that" has ever been presented in this chamber." The amendments to be offered by the Democrats, Senator Simmons continued, would be designed to "produce- some thins like uniformity . of taxation be-, tween the different classes and. groups ef taxpayers In this country, and' will remedv some of the class discrimina tions which reek throughout the bill." He added that "the favoritism which this bill displays towards the corpora tions of the country and against :the partnerships and individuals is so great that most of the partnerships will dis solve to incorporate and , every indl-. vidual in the country who. cany if pos sible, would like to convert' his -operations into corporate -form." ; - There was some discussion'today of a tax on the undivided, profits of cor porations held so as to avoid payment of revenue to the government, ssna- tor Smoot. Republican,; of. Utah," said he hoped that no effort would be xnaae to pass a law which would iorce cor- porations to distribute tneir. prouw o dividends, as this would ted to pre vent them from laying by sufficient 'urpius to meet a. business slump. .. . , Senators Simmons and King. uemo erat. nf Utah, saidHnere- wowl.4 beno disposition to enact such' a law, but that some means should" be Jfound Prevent corporations from- evading the cavmpnt nf taxes. ' Senator Smoot tpld the senate that he did not think there would be many concerns which would make enough in the next, several. years to have any considerable surplus left after paying regular dividend;1 . CEXERAL MASONIC BODIES WT TRIEXXIAL MEET IJ AHETIltB ASHEVILLiE, Sept. 27. Receptions tonig-ht brought to a close. the 14th tri ennial assembly .of the General Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters -of the United States. The 3Jthl-triennial convocation of the General Grand Chap ter of the Royal Arch .-Masons will open tomorrow morning. - A business session pt the' grand sec reiar.es' guild was one ot feattlrs of the gathering today.;-"' " Considerable interest' JSvbeing shown in the selection of the next- meeting plar for the geners.l'eTa94' t6dies, which will be made following the busi ness sessions of the; General , Grand r h ipter Thursday. Penver.t Colo., : and L; e Rock. Ark., haye been promi TiTtiy mentioned. Jiy'; - : - ARE FIGHTING'"" -IN-'- PEBU. I-iMA, Peru. Sept. 27; Federal troops r'-ashed with revolutionists ' Sunday Moyobamba. in the 1 department cf woreto, where the. government last n onth closed the port of; IauItQS -ana other harbors because fof jiTfyolt ;ac" wording to meagre advices, ,! received f'm the seat of the disorders today. . Twent ythree federal oldiers ' were killed or wounded J and the bodies ef nsurrectionists ..were " fauna ;aner "lash. , ... (i;;-,! .ft'.'s!, ;!'':-. ti SKW IRISH COURT. 0TSTEM.f : RKi.FAST, Sept27 Sir James Craig, Ulster premier.Hannounced; In, parr, ' ament this afternoorithat'beginning t ext Saturdays the old 'Judiciary tsys pn: Wiii be discarded throughout Irei and and that the people f North Ire- 'nd win luiva.-thtlr'owa'-'.'-.-;.-; Strike When Is Completed railway on , roada will be ordered if the atrlke VOte.. DOW h.lnir . . , James Mnrdock, vie- president , ot e rgranlatioi anaonnced tonlglit. 'matter of fact., , aald Mr. Mnrdock, -trlke really kM been avthorlBed already ,by the . leaders. Tk' minute ; the -vote la counted' the atrihe: order will be isfcmed pro videdthe vote favors a.itrike and there 1 little chance that It won't. The leaders will hotv oppose the wishes of the men." Counting the. strike ballot will be completed within a few days. : CHICAGO POLICE , MAKE ONE CASE OF WHISKEY YIELD MANY A DOLLAR .-'' . ., Seize Shipments, Sell Them, Col ; lect Protection, Confis-. . -' cate and Ie-sell , "THE SHAKE-DOWN' System Is Called "the Multiple v ShakerDown" and It. Runs r . Very Smoothly : . CHICAGO, Sept. 27. A multiple shake-down system through which. Chl cago policemen were alleged to have obtained, as many as half a dozen rake offs on the same caae of whiskey 'was revealeil today In the government in vestigation of the police department, said by Chief of Police Charles Fits morris to contain 2,500 bootleggers In a membership of ,000. r The reauest of Chief Fitzmorrls that the federal authorities help him clean his own house, made' last week, was placed "before the federal errand ' jury with a eebre of witnesses, most of them policemen, testifying. 1 . - One ot " these Jwitnesses, according, to official V explained the multiple- shake down. .Members of the.; iro lice force organised In bands, be sald,-.woaJld eb-: ments irom otaePues -into uucaga and ; then, in uniform, would - tob' the cars ,in freight yards under pretetfse of -confiscating the liquor. .Tn whiskey then was sold at fairly cheap bootlegging prices,' the cheapness making It! easy to set customers, 'to take it in case lots. When the liquor was delivered, however,- policeman; appeared and demanded a substantial amount from the recipient for protec tion. ' After the sum had been paid, other policemen would raid the pface and after collecting another protec tion fee would "confiscate" the liquor, resell it and repeat the process of graft, sometimes naif a. oeseatunes before turning the whiskey over to a favored saloonkeeper for sale by the drink at high prices. According to federal officials, the in vestigation will ea, back to the "Mike de Pike Helties case where two bands of uniformed policemen fought for posr session 0f ! carload of liquor,, valued at $lfS.W0 nd shipped here-from Ken tucky, -'- Detective "Sergeant Eddie Smale. absolved in that case, now Is under arrest with two other detective sergeants in connection with the pres ent investigation. . He is charged with XCh-les F. Clyne, United States dis trict ! attorney, tonight -sUll was preparing- a full report to Chief Fitzmor rls In which he promises to name ev ery member of the police force against whom he had evidence. 'Half a dozen police commanders were questioned by Mr; Clyne today In addition-to the po lice taken before the grand Jury. It is believed .they were asked about re--portstriat i policemen had ;.been seen intlmldati!? &ZmXiZ le the ieasaand offering them money, to testify orrto ieye town. J;,, KEGRO HtBDEREB FINALLY tS : V ALLOCATED, SHOT AND KILLED X Vifc 1 ? ,v ''i-'v ' ' ' ' " :-i ' ' '. - - ' i i .r '.wwti A.tEL.' S. C. Sept. 27. Mem- minger Brlester ; J posse has een erewui- H - Thursday nigni. n nave "killed two negro women and SotlSd, ra. .hotand killed .near here this afternoon; when he fired yon members :)f the-posse. -.v r , priestef fired, oa the posse when h.s hldtoit pC was discovered and In the JeturS llfeWecelved near the Prlesterl besides heing sought for-tbi murder, ofthe two .groi:womelse , wanted for the murder of a white f woman near here our yersaa At that -time PTlester escapeu heard I fromfuntiVThursday night: when toilceharge.' he appeared, at the iXe "of. hi--wie an filled. her an heTsister, and shot another .negro wo- & STATITVRESTS GpSNELI uQASK u, 5 PICKENS. S C,;Sept, 27 The. sta.te restedlAts case And twa, defense, wlt nUserertheard before adjournment n?8 ll f the trialof Jake GoS- Inell for the murder-of TIendrIx Rector Sheriff ' Of wm""' " ' , ' 7.;- 4. -r ' - r '. . ; . , CARll WANDERER MtJSTpIE?. t SPRTNGF1ELD. vm, Sept.7.7-Carl Wanderer, convicted SlAyer of wife, her unbon baby and rj rSggsdjitranger' cording to an announcement frorn the SJvnor office - tonight. ? Wanderer lost, his last fight for commutation , of sentence ito life IwprisonmenKor an other" Veprleve when the division , of irnir' recommended to Wftr.rt petl,, tionbs danW-, - - '. Order Count: CUTTER MODOC TO THIS COAST . WHEN SHE IS Illli Is Now ; Being Completed ; at : ; Oakland, Calif Com - : ant Tells Senator G. O. P. PIE-HUNGRY 7 In xvusn ior x'osiomces ; iir,f,- V V Override .Wishes of PosU office Patrons Special to The Star.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Com1 dore W-'E. Heynolds, commandant of thev coast 'guard service, has written Senator Simmons as follows:- r "Referring' to-, our previous confer ences' concerning thi cr.ast guard cat tr which probably will be assigned to duty on the North -Carolina coast. I am pleased to 'inform you that it is now our intention to so assign the Mdoc, now nearing completion at Oakland, Calif. "The Modoc is one of . four f similar vessels being constructed for the coast guard. They will be the largest ves sels In the service, being about 24d tfeet longi It is expected that the ship win arrive. at her, headquarters before the end of the "present calendar year. . "The Tampa will be the first of the vessels to be completed and ready for duty, but we find that it, is in the in terest" of " economy. -ta1 station her ' at Boston. I may say also that the And roscoggin, which vessel had headquar ters at Boston,- has become worn Tout and . recently had to. be placed out of commission, leaving no cruising cutter on the Boston station. . " Serviceman Loses Postofflee . Democrats are wrought up'overthe ousting of F. T. Currie, at Pinehurst. Ninety per-cent of the patrons of that office,- it Is' asserted, petitioned the postoffce department to name Mr. Cur-: rie. Leonard Tufts.- who 'made the town out of a North Carolina sand hill, and all of his help, and guests, ; wanted Currie retained. Democrats ; and Re publicans supported Mr. Currie, but the Republican county ' chairman se cured the appointment for Mr. Vroom, "hs son-in-law.-, ' V-''J ; - '." - At Laurinburg, Carl- McLean, a .Re publican, was 'named tc succeedA.v;I McKfnaier Jr.. 'an x-service;,miLi YfhO the legible list and McLean Is not an ex-service -roan: -.. .- ,. The'Republicans in thefr-grahd rasa' for. pie are breaking all rules of- th- 'Torn -Watson Not Coming Senator Thomas E. Watson, of-Georgia will not permit hira s If to .be used as a .drawing ;card "for: fairs.; Senator Simmons- sent this letter to Chas.'.'F. Carroll, Klnaton: , . : "I have just had a talk with Senator Watson. I am sorry to say .that Sena tor Watson finds himself unable to ac cept your invitation to make an ad dress, at. the Kinston fair Octbber 11. Besides the: fact that Senator Watson thinks , h .ought not. to .leave - Wash ington at this time in the present legis lative situation, he tells me that . he has a rule that he has followed for 15 years past, and , that -this rule' is "never to make an address at a fair or upon any -other occasion vwhe.ro . admission fee is charged. X regret very much that I was unable to persuade Senator Wat-, son to come." ; . ... ,';;.' Postmasters Commissioned Postmasters have been commissioned as- follows: Meege, Arterntfs S. Bush; Ringwood, Jesse A." Harris. . V . ' . Postoft Ice inspectors are making in vestigations with a view to appointing postmasters at Bushnell and :Plne, Hall. LEAD OF YANKEES AND THE s GIANTS REDUCED YESTERDAY NEW TORK, Sept. 27.- The. lead of theNew ,',YorkT ' AhSericans ; over the Cleveland. "world's "champions 'was cut to a game1 and a half today when the Yankees ' lost while ; that of the. New York Nationals was shortened to three and a half . games through, a ' Pitts burgh victory. - - ' . ' : The-Yankees must win three of their four games to ' clinch .the pennant and the Giants two of their four. If the "Sankees" break, even,.. Cleveland '?wouId have to 'win All-its four games to finish firsts Pittsburgh- faces vth - task ...of winning, all its five games while. New York is vloslng ' four - straight.. ' ; ' ; . The s New -.York - Americans . will play in Philadelphia Thursday - and Friday and will be host to the -Athletics Sat urday and Ifo Boston' Sunday. . Cleve land begins a .four-game series In Chi cago Thursday. ' -V The" New' York 'Nationals - will,' play at home -;wlth: "Boston! on . Friday and will : go toPhltidelphla, i or two games on Saturday. The Giants and their sea sen,; at Brooklyn Sunday. Pittsburgh plays all of .its five games in St. Louis, in -a. series starting Thursday." STJB SINKS; DROWNING TWO, IK - HARBOR' AT SAN PEDRO, CALIF, LOS ANGELES,! Sept. 2-7. Opening of an Inner torpedo ' lobr while the put board shutter ; was,: open, and : failure off an inter-locking device to operate, caused , the 'sinkiny x last, night ?of - the navy subrnarineR-f,,, with loss of two lives; in :SanfPedroiharborit ; was offi-i claUyt -annottncedi. at fleet .headquarters today."--" . ,. :V': X'f'i?:;,- -J. ; E." ' Dreffein, 4 of ' San Pedro.was drowned whew, thrown from-i thjf.' con-nlng;-tower of the - sinking - submarine; and I Frank O. Spaujsburg of Powers Lake,, ND".,5awasr trapped 4 in s the ien gulfed - craft-;'. iBo.th were - seamen 1 on the, K-6.", rM-r.yi: ;:. t: HALF . MILLION TO EXPORT - , . .;-COTTONf IN . SOIITH CAROLINA finances corporation announced- tonight that - It had agreed, to advance 500,000 te4 a South -.Carolina bank fer ' the ex portation -of . cotton wfclca i as exporter has - la v warehouses awaiting consign knenl.. - , . - A , -r COMMISSIONED U ffio- Coast Acti Wresting on Complaint in an Injunction Proceedings Against the Revenue Commissi61nr.Gorno anrl Other tate Officials, Is Filed j With Federal Court, to Prevent the Collection of 1 Taxes on a Basis of fcJ J By O XjIjE B. WARREN - JIGH, Sept. . 27. rAttoriieya . for Jltlantio Coast Witoday. filed in ? federal court cpmplaint In an in fction proceeding agalhst the .com- Jissioner of revenue, A. D. Watts, Gov- Jrnor-Morrison and other state officials rand the sheriffs and the collectors of all counties through which the lines: run, stopping; for the time being the . col-, lection of taxes on the-basis of values handed down by the 'revenue commis sioner several weeks ago.; The court proceedings started in the eastern district federal court; this morning is similar to that filed by the Southern railway in . the western court at Greensboro last week. ;'' ' --, Printed copies of the complaintj many pages long, were lef "With-the clerk of court, and were serv'ed-On the commis sioner of -, revenue, .the auditorit. the treasurer and -other state officials to day. The. comnlaint f ollows similar lines tcthat filed by the Southern, cit ing the reasons why the Coast Line thinks it should not have to "pay taxes on as much " property as the revenue commissioner held should" be" charged against it. The complaints says v the percentage of horizontal reductions i In the different counties averages"- 26.1 J. per1 cent and asserts that the value -of its property has deflated equally as much as other, property' in' counties through which the line runs." The com plaint follows somewhat the same lines of argument used before the "commis sioner of revenue, when the Coast Line and other larger railroads of the. .state petitioned for a reduction in the aggrer gate value ef their railroad property in .North Carolina, v. - . k.. Ih railroads '. believe that ' if the arrange;work HOURS TO CREATE- MORE; J Relief Scheme t Agreed Upon by Manuifacturers Committee at ; Unemployment : Conference"' : -- c measures eh,the paro manufacturer to - oe -v- recommBaedtAopatlonal conference 'X on- vT:inempio3rznent -7 swbji reached today fcy .. the committee In charge of this branch, .of, the. country's employment problem, " ' -The committee's repott, which 'as not made public 4s to ' ber submitted to the full- conference for adoption when it; reconvenes - on-October - S.v "' It : tas understood, however,,. hat: the .report would suggest some rearrangement of working time toierroIt of a .more, nu merous employment of workers by the jnanufacturer. ,-'"tr. vV-''-:i' ! . i The manufacturers'.cdmmlttee, which waa the first -to: complete .its'emer-( jncy recommendations,- included 1n J iw,-personnel-CharJes & Schwab of ew York; .Samuel JGOmpers. prefident of the "American -Federation of Labor: Mrs. - Sarah ; Conboy;- secretary of the United Textile." Workers '- of America, and, W.' H.l;Stackhouse of gprlngfl-'ld, O-V chairman : x'i.pgJ-3 t . Other committees? were said r to bs rapidly completing -their -recommendations for emergeneyi; measures to, most the unemployment situation. The com mittees on state and municipal "meas ures 'and publlo twqrks. was , understood to have about: finished 'a report , which would : suggest wr;eatef activity on the part, of communities and municipalities In public works,- with special attention to ' increased road"; construction - as -i a means of , lessen-ingv the "j-aiiksr of .'.the Involuntary, idle. .. . m. ; ; : The first ipubiie'ehearing,: 61 the -jConr. ference was held ; today on unemploy ment statistics dnd a ' number of wit nesses presented data" for the . use of the delegates. Labor's unreadihesti to accept work at reduced wages was as signed - as aJcontrlbutry : caus's af i the unemployment s!tuation by Russell F. j Phelps, director; off statistics yof. hej Massachusetts" labor department' whfla Harry; Jacobs, -president"' of the. ox servies' men's emplpymentbureau, , de clared. tie pro oiem. . among k f ormer, sblr fliers .wat to find pQsitidns i l or the great .percentage-' Of .'illiterate- andv '"unj skilled menv too' weakened ; from-i their service forlhard'labor; ,Vf r, -vt ; ..'-..';' ju'rymen asked, ijr.-.THE y.;are.' I r' MEMBERS OP Klr KLTJX " KLAN I MXJSItOGEE Okla..; Septa 27. Quesf tions as tO' Whether thftylwere'membets of the ,Ku .KluxvKlan.w.ere. directed td prospective J ur ym'en ?. hr e h today b counsel for a negro charged Jwith ;larf eeny- oft-Uvetoolt.r -ree'Tvenfremen were said tol fiaye admitted membership J In - the klan and ,two were nsmssea. Judge B;; B.'IWheelr-ruled that? in the future :.'..the 4iuestlbnawould-not beiperf mltted - unless! so ? vibrdea aa nate definite "reference to .the organi'r zation. ithjh-mbif' K. O. AraO-FES: INVESTTGATION. CHICAGO Septc2T.---Jle80lutIons de noancing ; the ?vKu ?sKJux terg pBti Amerlcan.werewJopted -and -ftorajftjlti. tee to co-operte -witti .federal jand;othf er' investlgaters;of jtho klaV was..; appointed- 'at the national, convention rf the ' OTdrfZptyAlP:iJtfii;6i Columbuiwhich y clbsedt here; tonight. The next QveiitIonv'9eto ;;-;.:vC', r -"r"' ' ' ' ' ' '..y;- . I SWANSON tWILL BE CANDIDATE :j WARRENTON. W Beptu , 27; Ift i a letter to Thomas A Frank, editor of a local weekly qmewspaper made public by Mr. Frank todayOJnitect states Sen- ator Claude A Swahson announces Tie will be "ft candidate . for; renomiuation to the senate, and declares that,.reports that he is 4n bad health and will hot be a cahdldatefsre absolutely without foundation and are; being circulated .for Starts Tax Value the Valuation Fixed . Value of other prdperty in the counties through' whiclv their lines run- is ref duced and "the, rail property is not def creased in,value, the ; result will be a shifting of the burdenof taxation in too great a proportion on the railroads. They pay at the same rate on a larger amount of property as does, the average proper ty:tWfBt who Vbasbepnvftliered a large reduction in value. It has -been understood by Colonel Watts and some of the others interest ed In the tax laws that the Coast Line would follow the example of the South-eern- and start court f proceedings to Upset the decision of the department of revenue. In.' fact, the department heard that the Coast Line contemplated this - move before they got newspaper reports that the Southern had started Its-proceedings m the western district.' It has presumed that the Seaboard will jCollow next' with a similar proceeding. - -The trial of these two prorceedings w'ilf test' out the whole taxing power carried in the last revenue act, for the railroads are aTro protesting against the method of the state in arriving at the' amount of income on which the railroads shall pair income ta::es. A percentage of the earnings of the whole system, that is in keeping with the business and property in North Caro lina, is used by the revenue, commis sioner, under the Hw, as the basis for determining the income tax. : . It is claimed ' that tlis Is unfair, since the earnings ofAthaN rth Caroima prop erty. Is proportionately', lower than in the other atatSv In prorating the in come to -this atate on this basis, the state forces' teqads to pay for pros perity, of fhe system in other states. s Judge Henry Q. Connor will set 'the date ..for preliminary hearing of the COTTON PRICES BOUND UPWARD 33r128 POINTS Ease With Which October No l tices Are Taken Care of ; ' Frightens the Shorts i&ewTtSbi'gsulte excited; advance whlcn .forced Decern."' ber, contracts $5.5 and October con tracts $7.25 a bale above yesterday's close. , . , t. This was the first "notice day? for cbtto&$6'b.'delYpr.ed;.o 85,000 bales were issued. This .was considerably in excess of expectation. ' Strong foreign and domestic " trade interests competed eagerly, and it was reported that Japanese firms . : were successful bidders for 50,000 bales, all of which will be drawn from the local v,'iv 1. , . .-.r "iock; said to be of very .de- eirable grade and: staple. Near month shorts became fright ened when they saw how .easily the notices were taken care or and Hiey hastily covered, rapidly forcing' prices UP -100 points. : ; - , - The '. upward movement, also was stimulated by better trade reports and decreased crop estimates. I - Last prices' were firm at net gains ef 33 to 128 points. CONGRESS WILL. NOT BE ABLE . iXi - TO HANDLE TARIFF SOON WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Any ex pectation that, the special session of congress will be able '. to complete a permanent revision cif the' tariff before its termination in December is under stood, to have been-- abandoned by most high ' administration officials. V The present belief in', administration quarters is that, as soon as tax legis lation is completed and ' the treaties with Germany;: Austria -and - Hungary disposed t oficongress-vwill devote - its attention .' to - th administration meas ure authorizing readjustment of foreign Joans and relief ; rof ; the railway sltua tlon. It is not thought likely oy- these off tcials that- sufficient time will remain to ' finally enact- a-- :permanent 'tariff measure; -JV'i 'r tjyv' g . e - r The regular session Of congress, now ever, -whic"h tegliS in' December lsL ex pected' to" tackle- the tariff problem soon' after" it assembles. :" It' is pointed out that oohslderab-le revision may 'v-be necessary ! In -'the work alr eady done be cause of. constant. -changing eommer4 cial cohditlqns;- and it was - said today to be possible that a-jgoodvpart of 7the winter will gO;.before. a permanent tariff bill la ready- for ..President Harding's signature. ' iX'hy-' '-1-. :'i MfiXiCO .CnBtEBRATES LIBERTY" t MEXICO vCITY,, Sept.27.-A military . parade- of great ; dimensions, -.compris ing -;16,oeo-' men or all the branches in the service, - was held today . in honor of 1 "the" onehun'drdtaf. anniversary, ;of "the ; independence . - of - Mexico. " : The troops were- well equipped and marched with discipline which, according to. the 8tisefAw?fcanS)flEiIIitary Attache, 'Cot Harvey.Wi- Mllleftwas ;50 . perocent; bet; ter than .during; the Vparade. of Alay .5.; j' . ,The.army. .haS Aeen.-.undergolhg.: ex tensive reorganl'iiation' under- the direction.-' of. ; Secretary for War; Estrada.. I .:. . .'- ;";. I PATRIOTIC iSONS .jOFFIClALS U X '-rr ALLENT.QWN: Pa. Sept. J7.r-sGabriel LH.-Moyer,r of Lebanoni ;ya c wllL again Jhead the natlonat camp o'C the Patriotic r.Order -bf ' Sons -of ; America. Hef- was nommatediwithln opposition at today's sessionof the' campi''r; ;';Othe ndmlnations. for National offi cers included James Patton, 'Washi 4n'gton' DCC Vice ; presidentrJr-ft "Wt White, JacksonvlUe Florida.-: master of Armsi erma-A-MinerEaeton,- Pa John W- i&9t9, iot. ciiair,; ,tra, treas pRICTflT-OWlEY !N;PN0LDS3gLECp ARBUGKLE CASE RESTS ON EVIDENCE ADDUCED Claims Sufficient Testimony Without Putting on the Prosecuting Witness ACTION A SURPRISE Motion to Dismiss Denied and Judge Will Render His Decision Today SAN FRANCISCO, '. Sept. question whether Roscoe C 17. The Arbuckle will be tried in the superior court for-l tjie murder of Miss Virginia Rappe, or whether he .will be held on the lesser charge of manslaughter, .will be decid ed tomorrow by. Police Judge Sylvaln Lazarus ; before whom the film come dian has been examined on a murder accusation. . The, prosecution suddenly closed !ts case today without the testimony of the complaining witness. Mrs. Bambina Delmont, saying ample . .evidence had been presented to warrant holding for murder. The court, although warning the district attorney that, he. was run-, ning the danger of a dismissal by not producing 'more proof, practically re moved all possibility of such action by denying a defense, motion to dismiss and announcing that- he . rarely failed to hold a defendant-to answer. As to the particularj-charge,; however. Judge Lazarus slated his mind was not yst made up. - He then continued the case until to morrow at 2, p; in-i .. giving , the defense permission to introduce evidence of its own a that time : if desired." Frank Dominguez. Arbuckle's' chief counsel, skid he would not reach a decision jn til that time whether, to avail him self of the opportunity. ,, Dominguez demanded Opportunity to prove Mrs. -yDelmont's, ' accusations against Arbuckle ;t; be: falsehoods but Judge Lazarus said . the:: districtyat torneys could no be compelled tor5 put her on the stands aythough.' he regret ted greatly, that more proof had not been given and JthV -complainant exam. ined, , ;. .; '"..-..' 1;V..-; -i ' " District Attorney VMatthew, A. - Brady suggested. that.' -. Dominguez ; himself iirG''2'ht'.TtlM6nt- a witness, but--the defense attorney declined.. to Two" wemen,-elf Prevost and Alice Blake,' teeUfied-today , that Miss Rappe, when found : in Arbuckle's apartment on "September 4 had cried;i;am dying. He hurt' me," and ithat'r Arbuckle had told her to "shut - up" . or - he would "throw her out the - window." "You're icrasy. -iShut up or I'll throw you out the window," was the version of Arbuckle's "remarks riven - by Misa Blake, while Miss Prevost .. testified, 'fit yok Aon' 'Vstbp -yelllnIll throw you out the'Window." , . .- Both said that-Arbuckle administered ic to. Miss Rappe, Miss Prevost saying ho accompanied.. It with; the remark nhat IU ; bring yok to.?; t ; The prose cution, however, drew testimony from Miss Blake which they "- said Indicated there. had beettanother Ice incident. : , Another incident ; Was told of by Jo sephine Keza,. a. maid at- the hotel, who said .that from the corridor she 'heard sereams from room 1219, the-room de scribed by. other witness as the one which v Miss . BaPPe,: entered', with Ar buckle anf : a woman's tf voice crying, "No, no, Oh my God I" "'Shut up,' followed . masculine vblce, according to Mrs. Keza, who said she heard "screaming lall arternqon In room 1219,". -and 'muslc. - dancing and doors slamming"; la room 1220, where the party was assembled. , ' ""Why did you ' listen . In tne corrl do"5' asked? Dominguez:- "Whn I heard-the scream,, t ran and listened," she replied. ' " Alice Blake told of finding Arbuckle and Lowell Sherman in bath robs and slippers, Arbuckie. wearing also paja mas, and Sherman, atmetic-unaerwear. Later . on, she - said, :Mrs.. Delmont changed her street.clothing for men's pajamas., ,; .,'.;:. : ,'-;u -7." She ' corroborated the testimony of iZeh Prevost that -Mrs. Delmont- had knocked and ' kicked at the door of r6om'1219:and. asked to he -.let, in. Miss Blake, however,'-said she did not see that first entrance made into that room, testifying that after an interval -while she was In roonr'1221' she walked into 1219 and found Miss Rappe lying on a bed unclbthedi;?:' v . .. Although .Miss -Prevost was unable to recollect a remark' which Assistant District Attorney Milton VRen said lie understood Mrs. -Delmont made to Ar buckle about the ice,1. Miss Blake said she: remembered Mrsj Delmont-had ald something about Arbuckle. always tak ing everything as a joke - -, , -:: Miss Blake hesitated to describe. Ar buckle's acts in regard to the dee, , and took advantage of, the court's sugges tion that she r.could whisper it to the shott hand reporter. - . Miss Ptevost said-- the-only times she saw Ahy 'Ice was; when she observed it In a. bowl' in room.. 1220,. again when' Arbuckle' brought in V a -piece to ad minister to Miss Rappe, and when some one iput a. tag ot; it at the back ox MisS.Rappe's necfc'. . ,,;.-;,;.: She testified that she saw Miss Rappe take ' only one xdrlnkbuC that when Miss Rappe entered - the" room into which-Arbuckle followed her she "sort of skipped along' , - J Miss Prevost;. 'described ' Mrs. Del moht's condition -at the party as "drunks vH; ''i "-.. 5' . ifeW VBMBE IS SUMMONED, i &i JA;CKSONVDLiiE Fla; Sept, 27. The original venire. ...of " 78 .men- called as prospective jurors . In the trial of John H. Pope,' local attorney, charged - with murder, was . exhausted . today . and ah additional . venire; ot 100 men ordered summoned for tomorrow's" Session." The count .of, the' tentative jury, which has several: tlmes-numberedjtelye was 11 REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN BY STATE COMMITTEE Is Nominated-by Bramham and Put Through 'in y Very t - , Short Order' . :..v ONLY ONE OFFERED Other Party Leaders Declined to Consider Election to the Place (Special to The Star) GREENSBORO, . Sept.. "27. The elec tion - of C- A. Reynolds of Winston Salem and a lot of talking were Ihe only happenings of any note at the call meetirig of the executive committee of the state Republican ' party which, was held here today. - ' ' . , -J The name of - Mr. Reynolds wasT placed before the convention " soon'i after it had beenlrcalled to order and, the purpose of the meeting stated by Secretary Gilliam Grissom, W. G. Bramham, of Durham, taking' the floor and nominating the Winston-Salem man. ' '" ' Woman's place'in the committee anclj the party was also gone into, but.nothf ' ing of a definite "nature -was. donb,; tha i committee deciding it ibest to wait the1! state convention next year before taking any definite action, - although; the organization of women to vote the Republican ticket will be rushed 4 . fast as posible. ' ' The meeting-was Open . fpr a . cer-' tain length of time, or until ' Mrs.. v Mary Settle Sharps had completed her speech in -which she pledged renewed efforts for the party and. urged the, great need for a thorough organization j of women of the G. O P. faith ' in,! North Carolina. ,, : - Chairman Reynolds, acting upon "a" suggestion from ; the committee, them proceeded-to.: inform' the members of the 'Democratic press that their room was more - desirable than their com pany, and politely ask 'that they take themselves ; from the ,Toom, . and enjoy the scenery 'from : the', outside. It waa learned that a ' general discussion , of the internal workings of; the party was the topic: of discussion , behind the closed doors. The fight, which-had been, expected failed: to develop and the faction man was selected tb fill .the vacancy caused v by the -resignation of . Frank . A. Lin- ; ney .with all the-'ease . of a, greased pij&,going; through a Sunday- " school TfpTMr " " '""' . ' ". .-' ' . piace me- - w toKion-oaiem veteran., in nomination to-keep rpm-being nomi- ' nated himself.-- For the time being- ; John M. Morehead and his faction are in control of the party organization and as the vacancies which will occur when members ofi the 'state commit- tee resign will be filled by committee men appointed by Chairman Reynolds, the, faction will , therefore increase in strength continually. , It was a case of dodge the appointment- or, election " as .' chairman more than ; anything else.' -John J. Parker sent word that .he ..absolutely would not have' the - job; Junius' Harding, A. A. Whitener and ainumber of .others. In eluding VMr' Bramham, absolutely re fused to entertain for a moment an Idea of the ! place; therefore It (was left for Mr. Reynolds to shoulder' the job- which he will hold "until the next state "convention. ... ' ,TtT5 opposition forces kept quiet to day, talking in - secluded groups and laving their -plans for the coming year ; when it was .confidently predicted that the present faction in in control will not even have the nerve to offer a man for chairman. ;.. While the meeting could not be called a love feast, 'it was a cut and dried affair, .Morehead! and his men runninjr,v the works Whtle" the oppoition held their plaper listened and 4 planned. .' ; None of the members - of the com mittee now, holding1 office resigned, al - ? though It Is : expected that Mr. Rey nolds will get their resignation in short order and '.will then make his appointments. ;' .' ; - ' - THINK GERMAN Y IS CARRYING - OUT ALLTED -ARMAMENT PLANS LONDON. Sept, 27. (By the Associ ated ;Press.) According to latest re- , ports received, by British authorita tive quarters,, the : interallied control commission in Germany" expresses It self as fully:' satisfied? with .the prog ress of the surrender and destruction . of German armaments. ' ... The . article . in Monday's London Times, which asserted that Instead of limning the4 German army to 100,000 men' under the-' peace treaty, Germany '.;' ' was' attempting to make .'provision for clothing, housing and equipping 800.-' -000. apparently Is controverted,, by r-a-" statement jn omciai, quarters "today ? that .-""there; is hot the slightest appre henslon .of f the possibility, of; Germany being able to organize, and ' equip an T aramy of - such siz"e (as to constitute. : any danger;tot the "allies." vi , ; "There are,: Of cOjurse, -plenty -- ot' men," the statements says,t "but they are lacking; all;nece's8arY armaments 1 and equipenf.''.p--;.Vf:: .'i'H't' rffi- derstood; virtually - t have f completed ti Its work 'of -'recetv.ink and, destroying -t! 41 XS'M ' arms handed v over to It and is : nowv'- j1 . X 4:Mt f concenirating on. me; question" ox C.on ?.';.' ' -trol of the various police forces: -. ' ' . -.i- 4 - 's v - -V 44 i-'-i I v V DAIL CABINET.TO, MEET . 'V ' - . ' '' , 1: r MHL,iN, Kept. 27. (By; Associated . . , - fi Press.) The Dail cabinet, will asseni- - . i ', ble in the Mansion houae Thiirrfa v ; tr ,: v J consiaer- tne- - repiy ozjtrnme Minister Lloyd George , to .'.Eamop : de- Vale latest : :: communication, . it. r was - an- nounced here tonight. . (Mr. Llby'd George's reply ; will bb made public r Wednesday according to a London an nouncement.) :S:$:4:''4-r4 -4;? -;4:J' . j: 1 S QUESTION SUFFRAGE LAW. V 44 w ASiitw OTONg v Sep t. ; z 7--The; con--:.-v;. it : --ft stltiitionality -of the. wbman's suffraere 'fti'4:M' A amendment was questioned - In a ;pett-' ; -. .' .. -j tion - filed in. the i supreme court today ' V : 44 4 ':' li' by , Oscar Leser and'others. wfib eek . , 44: W' to have that 'court .eVi wrgdeclslona of . , 044 state eourtsyinMdrylandhoIdlng- th'e vi'i' f ' ' i A 7 Ai v if ! ti :. i. H'1 t .:4-'f jitC tr n i ra's 4- 4 :4; 44 j '4ii.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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