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i . 4 - Weather 12 Pages .World, State and Local News Daily, . j: if .-V-. '.. .1 " " " - " - ' ' :':- "vednr5day and Thursday." POI NDED A. D. 1867, VOL. CVIW-o. 67. WILMTNGTON, N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1922. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. WE ITEM DISPOSED OF SIGNS OF UNPLEASANT WERS WILL MAKE FURTHER , nrSENA TE AFTER EIGHT nnrn nmicilTO Annr APPEALS TO UNITED STATES TO JOIN HAGUE CONFERENCE ULYLLUnilLIIIO HfJ 1 HOURS ON TARIFF BILL IN CHILE-PERU MAJESTIC BREAKS ALL RECORDS ON HER FIRST TRIP ACROSS ATLANTIC Skipper Did Not Push "Morvich of the Seas" During Her Maiden Voyage. iffAB gMITTEE TAX RATEjl U MUSTARD AND OTHER! li in- , - - - ASTERS IS APPROVED sua! Night Session Abandoned to Permit Pages to Attend Circus Performance. XPERIMENT WITH DAY LIGHT SAVING IS MADE k A A 1 A ! enator tapper aiwcm Amen- can Valuation Pat Harrison Starts Hilarity. TA.-H'iTON'. May 16. The senate l : 1 1 k. i . I & --r!?v. ut disposed of only a -r- !-. approving the crsmlttee f : - vr cent ad valorem on raus .j oriT curative plastera. The ,j- .,;kv spsion was abandoned so . . srnato pages might attend a ... . r.-f ,-rnance. - . H; d!i todsy began an hvir '- -mi -:ual with the exprersel ,T . xri-;n'enting with a meeting -? -3 i bn denominated as "ths rn-:" The progress made. x... r. -.inHtisfactOTy to those rv,,rs. the bill and decision was a in rfjum night meetings tomor- x -i.v, rnri-iuous eleven hours s- - a v re ofore. ' (.u discusston toaay was or a-il'! y senator Lppr, iw-vt.-ai nf Kama, head of the senate Mac attacking American . . & ,.r c.vr Gooding of Idaho, rhalr- r' r.eoubltcan agricultural - a Senator Underwood, of f. vi ' f a rrptectlve tariff to h 3 -'ndustry. y as eniivne late in cne v bv sn3or Harrison, Democrat of .ipp!. w ho accused the Renubli r.? trvi-? to delay the tariff bill .1 no br a humorous reading ' .v. -.,. j.t -witn atress laid on lucn "- c a Moo. ion bucks ana . .. . . . . m .;!- Thts led to a reoly from ? -r T.-t "timber. .Republican -t - p-yn,. n cbalge of fheMiT, v, i, ..'--.sti- vein, said that wTal y, f w . cht describe as humor U v -. -.r,, -'hilarity. M'ir Capper was dennnr- i p valuation in tne serate .i v.-" riired hy some eastern . .,r...,,r, hecause they believed . vy could "conceal fronr n-.ri-3n people the extent to - -;.r ,iir to raise rates." ri "rax rrlTey. rf the -ways and .--Me. urged that system -,.. fr. Frdney had a table - rh with Imported articles, on k - th arovernment wss -i 1 v ijnlr-valuation through . .-v-. e vsijatton system. .3,.m en-rally considered a . v:... v.Jt tv, gnte got rather '-"li Murine consideration of , it ---iv rtei when Senator rv-rT,.-rat 0f Mlosisslppi. de "'1 '"is rum McCumber. of the -3'. .-ommlttee. as "the fun- -i- n t-, nnate." started reading . . ..oit,, ts t),, it in . ,v . rh4( bm Wfre passed !n rr-i;-r "r!n ; c. Thjt the peorle are to get '- 'inir vour bill." said Sen Parrf.nn c1dres!ng the Repub- rtr.t. you are golnr to - rr-. in fr. .nfl Braslllan v T"n brjjtis. f they are ::J 'MH'.it'i hone. dry insects. , ePtables and flowers I , ;p'irfan now they eseaped. -: 'eii ari 1?h esrgs free, fish skins. ' . ,?nn- Mood. horse hair. "? M liivlf u- new Junk It - r.,-p. .n fre(! T don't know " - ie' loader! dice in free, but a-. c-'"e the American people 'j"t i this bin. TT-.i That Just drifts In. ; .-a. raes. shavings, old paper, V '-Is Trat ropes, waste baglngs. 'j-fisinars and bladders. "'"'" '--I nnnk Teeth If vou ?M W'M ,i . , i i in American peopio "."I n".r t-th. as they won't ' r.rrhase the necessities to v V turtl- and worm rut. '-- th, fP lt?t tne American ' jvrj to set." f" nafor Harrison in a . " ' making as much as rv1 -njoyei hearing." T'uh that the senator - '1 r. f H . ... . "rnnn pin mna was - ' -Tiocraiic rree list or " 'air Id senator McCum- .. ?' "' J''nk. lava and a half V """r thing, are on the free ,. N"r,h Dakota senator fol- rpatns what the Demo- r- iivi ana wnicn ' . ft on he free list. fVaf Joss stlcka were left . . ;'"Tn'r,,i who could "pray to -rstlr saints." nRRon- ,VCCEEI), DAVISOST ' 'K 'y 1- Dwight w. iv - 1 J r Morrn and company, to th board ef the. i Tr,:, company to fill the aT Henry P. Davlaon. He nt-d to fill the place on committer which Mr. r"upled since the bank'a i !n 1903. -1 H"I KS DRMOLIRIICD ti' .... . ,D. greening down ment. a frflrhf tral. , . Milwaukee and St. Paul r f ,h dty and slightly in- tv . rr'an Th wreck was caus- m k n-.an The wrerV 'j.if, - mm uivMll Ship Board Threatens To Withdraw Vessel NEW YORK. My 16. A threat to withdraw Its vessels from ths At lantic Intercoastal conference, an association of ship lines operatinr vessels between the Atlantio and Pacific coasts, unless Tacoma. Washlna-ton. is restored as a port of call, was made today by the United States shipping; board. The confer ence. In session here, replied saying that the order; dropping; Tacoma and four other Pacific coast ports would not be countermanded. A meeting of the conference will be held tomorrow to consider he reply expected from the shipping board. PLANSf OR CONVENTION OF BAPTISTS COMPLETE Officers of Two Subsidiary Or ganizations Elected Ses sions Begin Today. JACKSONVILLE. May 1- (By Associated Press.) Officer, of two of the . subsidiary organisations : of the Southern Baptist eonventjon-- "were elected lata today a measengera ar riving from, throughout the-,. -aouth completed final plans for tbo- opening of the general session tomorrow, - The Sunday school and Baptist Toung Peoples Uhion field workers as sodagon chose J. B. Moseley of Shreve port president; Fred McCauley. Okla homa City, vice-president, and H. I. Battsv- Atlanta, secretary. Each is retary. for tho association In hl own suts: ? ::t S. "E.- Cwlne: St Louis, was 'i sated president; or the - city mission saero tariea organization and ITafcca- James, Norfolk,' was named secretary. Oeaaral officers -of the convention are to ti elected tomorrow morning with r-s sengers predicting J hat tr. .E. Tul lios, Xxulavllle. who, is Jaet 'Coraet lnghJs first ternv-as president, would be re-eJctd -as5 tau.'ntAn--.-. I - w m icuiy. .uurrci win taKer up jJijaxt session. The next conven tion city will be chosen -later tn ths week. New Orleans and Kansas City were making the most spirited bid to day. Governor Hardee and Mayor Mar tin are to extend the welcome. More than 1.000 messengers to the convention had registered tonight In addition to several hundred .visitors, and. between 4.000 and S.000 messengers are expected to be enrolled before the concluding session next Monday. Growth of the convention was Indi cated by the announcement today by tr. T. J. Van Ness of Nashville, general secretary of the Sunday school board, that 2,000,000 persons are now con nected with the convention's Sundav school In eighteen states and that that there are 10.000 Baptist Toung Peoples Unions with a total member ship of I47.O0O. The' convention Itself has more than three million persons actively connected with Its work and Its leaders say that more than 6,000.000 persons represented by the convention would be a conservative estimate. The women's missionary union, an auxiliary organisation, will hold Its first meetings tomorrow night- Purchase Of Lackawanna Steel Company Approved Counsel Believes Merger Will Go Through. NEW YORK. May 1 Purchase of the Lackawanna Steel company by the Bethlehem Steel corporation was ap proved by both boards of directors to day and representatives of six other large Independent steel companies held the first of several meetings to arrange terms with Kuhn. Ioeb and company, bankers. In the face of the federal trade commission's request for Infor mation concerning both dals before they are consummated. The Bethlehem-Lackawanna deal, which must be ratified by special meet ings of stockholders to be held later. Involves the Issuance of 3S. 108.500 In new capital stock by the eBthleherq company equal to the par value of the Lackawanna stock outstanding. No official statement was elven out as to the actual progress made at the meeting of the bankers and the execu tive heads of the six Independent com panies, but Thomss Ia. Chadbourne. counsel for the Interests Involved, de clarsd that It was now a 3 to 1 shot that ths merger would go through. He explained.- however, that considerable discussion will be necessary before an agreement 'n was .made, and expressed the opinion that positive developments wsre unlikely next; week. . Just after the market closed Wall street was excited over a raport that the six-company combination was ro Ing to, approach Charles If. 8crawab with a-proposition to unite the Bethlehem-Lackawanna, Interests with theirs and to become head or the pro posed new combine. Mr. Chadbouifns vigorously "denied thS report, stating that it was "unQualifiedly false svnd without' foundation." , BO.TD IfSXTE DEFEATED CgpeetsI to Tae Sia) . -NEW BERN. May Tire proposed tlSO.eoo bond Issue for jtrsst Improve ments in New Bern was defeated deci sively, at-the polls; today, according to unofficial returns rscslved . lats" thla afternoon. Indications ars, that the JI0.000 funding bonds for payln of .the school debt will carry v. , LOAFED ALONG FOR TWO DAYS IN ROUGH WATERS Speed of 26 Knots Made During Last Lap- Goes Into Slip With Veteran at Helm. NEW TORK. May The Majestic, mammoth new Morvlch - of the seas, warped into her pier this afternoon after a trip from England during which she broke all - existing records for maiden voyages on the Atlantic. Sir Bertram Hayea, her skipper, who went to her bridge In successive steps from cabin boy in the White Star line service, bad not tried to put the Majes tic at top speed during the voyage. For two days she had "loafed," then speed ing up as she ran into smoother seas she drove along at & 25.50 knot pace, hitting it up to 26 on the last leg. Just five days and 16 hours after she left Cherbourg., the Majestic whirled past Ambrose Lightship In a cloud of spray. Then she slowed down to pick up her pilot. A tiny tug tooted vigorously three times in welcome. The terrific boom of the Majestlc's whistle answered her and other ships, waiting to welcome the new liner, took up the refrain. ' Captain A. L. Peterson, veteran pilot, who always takes In the Mauretania and the Olympic, climbed aboard the Majestic Just outside the. lightship and brought her in. He ,took no chances. It was noticeable that he stuck to the VSry'center of the winding channel un til he finally slowed for the health of ficers tugs. A. the Majestic felt her way up the easnntU the United States liner Reli ance, outward bound, passed her.' and a faw moments later, as the Majestic, which threatens to usurp all honors for Speed ss well as sizs on the ocean, was belhg'tumed around la quarantine, the Mauretania and the Cunarder. which are her nearest rivals, sped ou to sea. 4 The four ataeka ef the Mauretania Were silent- There wasino show of colors. -'The Majestic broke out flag signals with boh voyage." .XwahUnlredJ f eet beyond the newcomer.- the "Mauretanla-T broke out, .-thanks.-: andis-ped away fist- two nor In - j w S rats tin e, doe ISJLlJ&njrrnei. thanto sy sickness a!cardrcfn"' .MTJesttcr -was cleared. Then shs broke another rec ord. For the first, time In the history of shipping In New York harbor, a liner over 500 feet long' turned In-'Tier own length In quarantine. Turs.fr and aft. did the trick and by the effort the Majestic saved at least half an hour In her docklrtr time. It was the trip up the river which was her real welcome. , Tugs, ferries, steamers and even people . on shore were noisy In their greeting to the big gest ship afloat. The Majestic'" trip was one of triumph. Her whistles were going steadily as -she attempted to answer salutes from all aides. Captains Peterson and Hayes put the Majestic into her dock on a rising tide, but they failed to make allowance for the giant vessel's momentum, and she craahed Into the pier, shattering two sections and breaking several windows. "She did better than 25.60 knots on an average." reported Captain Hayes, "and at no time were we using her full boiler capacity. I held her back pur posely. I wanted to feel the ship. She is. to my mind, certain to break all ex isting records . for .speed afloat." Only one thing marred the trip. Sir John 'Parton. London manager of the White Star company. . with several English engineer, made the first voy age and reported the Majestlc's oil tanks are not functioning quite right. She came Into port with a pronounced list to starboard, but It was termed nothing serious. The Majestic will lay over ten days before she returns to England to undergo the repairs neces sary to the tanks. Grandmother Totes Gun As Matron Of Police NEW TORK. May 16 A grand mother who totes a tun started back to Chicago tonight with a woman many years her Junior, who Is wanted there on a charge of silk stealing. The grandmother Is Mrs. Alice Clement Faubel. She was far from presenting the conventional picture of a policewoman when she appeared In court to claim her prisoner Laura Reed. Assistant District Attorney Goodman looked closely at "grandma" The high lights of her costume comprised a pur ple turban, a black cape .suede pumps, large pearl ear rings and several rings and bracelets. She was five foot five and Inclined to plumpness. Mr. Goodman also looked at the pris oner. ' She was poorly dressed but tall and rangy, she. towered above her pros pective guardian. Bald Mr. Goodman to Mrs. Faubel: "Aren't you just a little bit afraid you'll have trouble taking this woman all the way to Chicago without assistance.-with the record abe has?" Replied Mrs. Faubel: "Tm a. grand mother and proud to be able to say so. But I'm also- first grade detective of the Chicago police department and I pack a gun. Just rest about me' Goodman rested. DEATH WA .AOCIDEXTAX CHICAGO. May That the -death of Miss Fannie " Grasewlth. of Rich mond, Va, was aeoidental. was the belief expressed today by the coron er's Jury which -investigated the find ing of -her body yesterday;-In-a room ahe had been occupying. The ' testi-znofitr- indicated, a rubber tube had slipped from a gas outlet, whlle she was .sleeping Her bodywUl ; be ..re turned - to r Richmond-' - - , - - r - - - .--W-, v.-;v ' : . -, ' .jj - , - , v i ; . v :' ' ---i." A ' Tacna Arica Conference Expect to Meet With Rough Sailing Is Forecast. CHILEANS TO BRING UP ANCON PACTS VALIDITY Bolivia Comes Out With Appeal That Her Rights Be Con sidered in Discussions. WASHINGTON. May 16. (By! Asso ciated Press.) The Chilean-Peruvian conference which began its course here yesterday amid declarations of opti mism encountered signs of unpleasant sailing today soon after, the two dele gations came together for their first executive meeting. Most prominent among these develop ments was a decision understood to have been reached by. the Chileans to bring the bitterly debated question of the validity of the treaty of Ancon to a sharp issue at the very outset of the negotiations. Another disturbing element, was a reiterated plea by Bolivia that her rights and Interests, as well as those of Chile and- Peru, must be considered In any settlement designed to remove causes for unrest in South America. A third .much discussed feature of the situation generally interpreted in diplomatic circles as 4n evidence of the unusual caution -with which Peru and Chile are proceeding. . was an agreement between the two delegations that whenever a decision is reached on any single issue it Is to be embodied Immediately in a formal "protocol" duly certified and signed by both sides. The purpose of Chile to bring at once the real lsuse of the conference to the surface may result, is the opinion of diplomatic observers, In determining in the very near future Whether the Wash ington negotiations are to be a suc cess or a failure. Neither the Chilean nor Peruvian del egates. would comment on the new. move by Bolivia. It was recalled, however, that when Bolivia formally sought to participate in a proposed arbitration of the Chilean-Peruvian troubles last De cember she was told hy the Chilean government that there were no vested Bolivian-rights concerned. Today's first executive sesaton of the Chilean en 4 -Peruvian -delegations -laat- ed but half hour and ended .without ieiimsr, juaer svjjj g jn en Uqce tlx I iae major issues nciore in conference. Louisiana Sugar Cane Threatened By Flood Levee Break Widens to 300 Feet ': During Day. HAMBURG. L., Msy 16. The break In the projecting levee on Bayou De Glalses. near here, which occurred earli today, has widened to 300 feet and backwater from the Bayou and tho Red river Is sweeping southward through the break into Louisiana's sugar cane belt In Averllles, Pointe Ooupee, St. Landry. St Martin and Iberville parishes, where It is feared untold damage will result. Water pouring tHroughiHhe teak in the levee, which was built to prevent backwater from the Red river flooding the Atchafalaya rlver basin, was to night spreading" through the southern portion of Averllles parish, reaching points which hsve so far been Immune from the disastrous floods in the north ern portion of the parish, and are push ing on towards the southern parishes. Intensifying flood conditions In the Atchafalaya basin, much of which was already under water from the Ferriday, La., crevasse. At least eight towns may be Inun dated as a result of the break here, the towns -of Melville. Plauchevllle. Big Cane. Rosa. Palmetto. Odensburg. Elba nd Krots Springs being in the path of the escaping waters. 'Stages ibove all ' previous "high records for the Atcha falaya river between Slmmesport and LMelvllle were predicted by the weather bureau today, whien caused jntensivo activity on the part of the government and levee officials to be removed. In Pointe Coupee parish alone more than 1.700 men began the task of raising the levees one foot for a stretch of 11 miles. Great damage Is expected to result fj-om today's break In the back Teche country In Assumption. Iberia and St. Mary parishes, through unseasonable floods and deposits of silt In the rice plantations. Brings Suit Recover "Fountain of Youth" STl AUGUSTINE, Fla. May IS. The late Spanish explorer, Ponce De Leen. and the traditional fountain that prom ised In those days what the monkey gland offers now, were moot subjects of-litigation in circuit court here to day when' a suit brought by Mrs. Lyonella Muray Day of Jacksonville, against the Ponce De Leon Fountain of Touth company came' up. Mrs. Day is seeking the recovery of property which she claims was taken of her by Fred L. Hall who assisted her Ln what she thought was to be the organi sation of-a charitable trust-' for the benefit of disabled war veterans. - In stead of such a trust. Mrs. Day alleges that when , the organisation was per fected she found ahe had lost control of the property. The property Involves numerous art'collectlons and other-historical' objects of the Spanish occupa tion In this state " . . " It so happens that at present It em braces the , Fountain of Touth.' The fountain, has fitiently changed : locations.- lt-ls-said, - -'.. SOUTHERN METHODISTS ELECT FOUR OF FIVE BISHOPS ATMEETING Five Ballots Are Taken By Churchmen in Conference at Hot Springs. DICKEY AND BEAUCHAMP CHOSEN ON SECOND VOTE HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. May 16. (By the Associated Press). After taking five ballots which resulted ln the elec tion of four of the five bishops to be named at . this time, the nineteenth quadrennial conference of the Method ist Episcopal church South recessed this evening until tomorrow when the jiext ballot will be taken. These men were elected bishops at today's session: Dr. J. E. Dickey, Griffin, Ga.; Dr. W. B. Beauehamp, Nashville. Tenn.; Dr. Sam R- Hay, Houston, Texas, and Ur. H. M. Dobbs, of Anniiton, Ala. Doctors Dickey and Beauehamp went over on the second ballot, receiving 194 and 209 votes respectively. Dr. Hay was elected on the third ballot with 191 votes, while Dr. Hobbs won on the fourth with 256 votes. The first and fifth ballots were de clared "no elections" as none of the candidates received the required ma jority of 189 votes. The fifth ballot was not completed until this evening. Dr. H. A. Boaz, president of Southern Methodist Uni versity. Dallas. Texas, was high with 143 votes and O. E. Goddard, of Nash ville, was second with 140. Dr. God dard is home mission secretary. The election of Dr. Dobbs was a sur prise to the large number of workers who had been active in the support of others. His friends say they had made active campaign in his behalf and the bishop-elect tonight declared that his election was entirely a surprise to him. He is pastor of the Firet Methodist Church of Anniston. Dr. Dickey has been.ln church edu cational, work for many years and for merly was president of the Emory Uni versity at Atlanta. Dr. Beauehamp acted as director of his ml ionary-cea tenary-rTrd-hs .hmgn eeen a figure In the church. - , Dr. Hay also has been prominent In the work of the church many years and is pastor of the Firet Church of Houston. Today's sessions were the most leng thy the 'conference has yet held, the body meeting both in the forenoon and the afternoon. It apparently was the desire of the body to elect all of the five bishops today If possible.' The fifth ballot was taken with the understand ing that the result would'not be an nounced until tomorrow. However, the delegates Insisted upon waiting fcr the report of the tellers tind It was al most dark when the final court was announced. Hopes of officials that the body might reach adjournment Friday or Saturday of this week were dissipated when the conference voted 0 hold the memorial services for deceased bishops next Sunday afternoon Instead of Friday af ternoon. The decision, officials said, will throw adjournment over into next week. Thenost important piece of legisla tion enacted today was that providing for complete rewriting of the constitu tion of the board of education. The new constitution increases the number of- members of the board, expands the department of ministerial supply and training into a department of life serv ice, establishes a teacher's agency and makes other extensions in the work of the board. The conference also adopted a new course of procedure for the trial of a bishop during the session of the gen eral conference and changed one of the articles of faith so 'as to pledge Meth odists of other countries to be loyal to the rulers of their country Instead of to the government of the United States. The eonference adopted a report In creasing the salaries of the bishop's from $5,000 to $6,000 a year while ac tive and from $2,500' to $3,000 whea su perannuated. The active bishops were also allowed $1,500 a year for house rent and clerical assistance and $500 a year for traveling expenses. Tne wid ows of bishops were allowed $1,200 per year for themselves and $300 additional for each dependent child. A committee was appointed to revise the discipline of the church' and to su pervise its publication. The commit tee consists of Bishop Collins Denny, of Richmond, Va.; Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, of Nashville; R. O. Randle, of Monroe, La-; F. J. Prettyman,: of Knoxvtlle, Tenn, and Dr. F. N. Parker, of Atlanta. Harding Doesn't Want - Leviathan Re-Named WASHINGTON, May 1. The former German liner Leviathan, which was used ln transporting American troops during the war, will retain Its present name and not be named for President Harding, at . the request of:.the Presi dent himself, the shipping board, an nounced tonight.' Instead the Hawk eye State known as the board's ''capital ship" will be named the President Harding while the . Golden State recent ly named for President Taylor .will .be christened the President. Cleveland. In a letter, to Chairman Desker mak Ing the . request, " President Harding: said he felt "the' board' made a -mistake In changing the name of the Le viathan a, name that h as an oversow ering national sentiment, a' sentiment that symbolises the. participation of this great 1 vessel lnv the World war and during that period in which she was engaged ln 'returning our forces from European ba : lettflld'se.ETffl d from European battlefields."; Kills Two-Gun Man by Fast Firing . t v v IniOui'i' Vi 1 1 it i 1 1 u t ' " .' ' ' . M 1 1 u 1 i ; J. W. McCormlck, a former Texas ranger and now chief of police of Wichita Falls, .beat "Bud" Ballew to the draw when the notorious gunman, with eight "notches" in his six-shooter, resisted arrest.- The .-Oklahoma gun fighter died with four bullets in his body. SCHOOLS ' GET MILLION DOLLARS FROM BOARD New Hanover County Allotted $40,000 for New High School Building Here. . (By BROCK BARKUET RALEIGH,"; Mky STEe'eCBte boarcr of education today announced the loan of on e,m ill iojr dollars, to-flfty counties fromne-j:1rvej: million dollar special building fund. Tbi:5s .the first loan following the validating )e the. -supreme court of the bond Issue, au thorized by the 1921 season of the general assembly. Today's loan goes almost exclusively for the erection of high school build ings in the rural districts.- Only $40, 000 of the entire amount will be used ina, city school, and this goes to New Hanover high school at Wilmington which Is a high school for the entire county. The state board recently made ap propriations for the purpose of main taining at least one standard high school for the rural district of each county in -the state and with theso loans it is now possible to supply ade quate buildings. The counties and the amounts loaned today to each are given as follows: . - Allegheny. $20,000; Anson, $14800; Ashe, $2,000; Avery, $19,000; Beaufort, $27,500; Bertie. $20,000; Buncombe, $1.5,000; Caldwell, $30,000; Cartaret, $16,000; Caswell, $10,000; Catawba, $25,T)0; Chatham. $6,000; Clay, $9,000; Cleveland. $8,000J Craven, $25,000; Cumberland. $4,000; Currituck. $16,600; Dare, $2,000; Davidson, $40,500; Edge combe, $15,000; Durham, $30,000; Gas tort, $41,000; Granville, $22,000; Guilford $50,000; Halifax, $3,000; Harnett. $11, 000; Henderson, $30,000; Iredell. $45, 000; Lincoln, $37,000; Martin,' $26,000; Montgomery, $6,000; Moore. $9,000; New Hanover. $40,000; Orange,, $10,000; Pamlico, $20.00Q; Person, $15,000; Pitt $17,000: Polk. $20,000; Randolph, $10 000; Richmond, $15,000; Robeson. $10 000; Rutherford. $26,000; Stanley, $10, 000; Stokes, $20,000; Union, $8,000 Wake, $45,000; Wautauga. $15,000 Wayne, $45,000; Yancey, $22,D00. Four Drown In Collapse Of Bridge Over Brazos West Tier Crashed Under Crowd Watching Work. MARLIN, Tev., May 16. Pour nor- j'sons are known to have been drowned ,and 15 others are missing as a result of the collapse of the Marlln-Belton bridge over the Brazos river five miles west of here late today. The west tier of the bridge crashed while about 0 persons, including many women, were standing there watching repair work on an abutment, which had been dam aged during the recent flood. Two of the four bodies recovered have been identified as those of Mrs. Ed Mosely, of Beaumont, and Mrs. Goldberg, of Marl In. Rescue parties, hurriedly gathered, dragged many of the struggling: per sons' from the water before they went under. Boats and rafts, quickly thrown together, aided In the work. Several of those rescued 'had' drifted to the falls, three miles south of .'the acci dent, before they" were .taken from the water. Those rescued were aU ln a more or less serious condition. Mayor F. M. Stallworth. who was among those who went down, was rescued several miles down . streana, A small automobile, occupied by a child, went down wlth the bridge. The child had. not been found tonight. - V-- ..'Jl'S. :. ''fej X& tSrw3 ) I Mil mm 11 til Vtl M INVITATION CONSIDERED AT GENOA MEETING OF FIVE POWERS TUESDAY French Anxious to Have Closing Plenary Session of Confer- -ence On Thursday. DECISION WOULD HURRY RUSSIANS, IS PREDICTED Tchitcherin's Clash With Ishii at Morning Session Attracts Attention. GENOA, May 16. (By the Associa ted Press.) Further appeals probably will be made to the United States by the allied powers In an endeavor to Induce that country to take part ln the meeting of the commission of ex perts at The Hague on June 15. The Inviting powers, England, Japan, Prance, Italy and Belgium, held a meeting this afternoon to consider the matter further. The French delegates are anxious to have the closing plenary session of the economic conference on Thursday, but this is considered impossible, as there is no disposition to hurry the' Russians in making their final reply regarding the Hague 'conference, and It seems likely that the closing session wUl not be held before Saturday or Monday. Tomorrow morning the Russians will reassembled with the sub-commission on political. affairs to discuss plans for' The Hague. The inviting, powers decided that the eastern Galician and Lithuanian boundary questions would-not be 'con sidered at this time. Mr Lloyd5 George, declared that thsee two ques tions were a great source of danger to Europe. Hungary and -Bulgaria were permit ted to present petitions' for better treat of - minorities. The powers decided to have the Con ference make an urgent appeal to Eu rope to support the anti-epidemic cam paign. fe M. Tehltcherin's clash with Viscount; Ishli at the morning session attracted , much attention, and there is some speculation as to whether it will be .continued when the same suh-conSmla--slon reassembles with the Russians to morrow. Tchitcherin, Issued' a '-statement setting forth his slde of .the con troversy, which was provoked by his declaration, that Russia never' would permit the Far . Eastern republlo to'Je converted Intot-a-raiamSe colony and that Russia would protect it and7all other aUIed republics akainst foreign attack. V After Viscount Ishli . shad declared that only states Invited to Genoa could participate in the conference nd that Japan was forced t6 keep troops- tin Siberia to protect herself against oat saores, such as had occurred at Nlko- - . laievsk, Tchltcherlp: charged that the troops at Nikolai evsk -had violated the armistice and provoked the clash which result in many deaths on both, sides. , House Passes $500,000 ' Bill Probe War Frauds No Opposition and Little Discus sion in Passage. WASHINGTON, May 16. The house bill providing $500,000 additional for the department of justice for prosecu tion of fraudulent war contracts was passed today by the ssenate and now goes to President Harding for approv al. There was no opposition and little discussion of the bll) which was urged by the President and Attorney Gen eral Daugherty. Upon receipt from the house the measure promptly .was given unanimous approval by the sen ate appropriations committee 4nd was put through the senate by unanimous consent. Senator King, Democrat, Utah, said thta the department of Justice had not : brought prosecutions under the anti trust law as .vigorously . as he would have desired and he hoped the addition al appropriations would bring com-, mensurate-results. , Reorganization of the department ef j justice to provide a separate bureau for prosecution of war fraud cases is under way. - The bureau probably will be established outside of the depart ment it was said ln order that Its work . might be expedited as much as possi-' ble. At the same time Attorney General Daugherty has ordered other adminis trative changes looking to the speed ing up of the department's work. Rivers D. Johnston To Run For State Senate (Special to the Star.) GOLDSBORO, r Mar -Rivers If. Johnston, of Warsaw,, tonight withdrew from the Third district congressional; race and announced his candidacy for the state senate' from the ninth-senatorial district composed of Duplin, New Hanover Pender, and Sampson- "In obedience-'. to. the call of my party." the Johnston statement says, ' "whiciv I always consider to be greater than the political ambition o any man "' I have -decided to, retire from the race: for congress to become the candidate of my party for the senate in the Ninth ' district.. . - . - . "I j am profoundly, grateful to -my y many friends throughout the Third congressional district for- their friend ehip and leyal support they, have ao- j corded me n -the"campaign,Ty' ' . v. - 1 ' f f; ' it s : - a ; A - ;-;-.-".''.A O----'"-M'M) ------- - - S - . - j . i i ' -- -5 r -. - v' ?" - - . . " . . - - '.3". if . V v