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C : ' : ' . ? '"j-'-'j- ' '' ' ' ' ;' 10 Pages World, State and Local News Daily Weather Partly Cloudy Today; " Fair Saturday. Star FOT OED A. D. 1867. VOL. CX. Nb. 9. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1922. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. jij itO SPLIT ON NEAR EAST MAY DRAW THIS COUNTRY INTO A WAR p Grave Menace to u. a. ;. lurko-Greek Situation TMnmrinnivrm Vj CAUSE WOKLU WAK m 1 T i Germauv, lurKey ana xvussm Miv Combine Forces Against A!!'??. Says Oscar Straus A' I F: - JOHX O'DOWEIL ;?RK, Sept. 21. Present con Asia Minor are so serious is "great danger of a recr.u t the "World war," declared ; j-traus, twice minister and - ;r bassador to Turkey, in an v.- interview today. . vner ambassador, who is prob f:miliar with the Turkish as any other man in America, , a these points In his inter- . Turkey, Russia and Germany, - ,-.r mr.r of the Balkan states. - ; their forces against the allied i Th? United States, for Its en- . n elf-interest. may be com- -i t . tike a part in preventing a - o"-flaraticn and in restoring . a eneral conflagration can --'.dd only if (a) Great Britain, md Italy reach an immediate and (h) if the treaty of ver ha materially revised. m The present menacing condition i not have developed naa tne '.'.i nfoc Hurler a n v reservations -r? to make, joined the leagie of vriel". Greek premier, exr return of Constantine, "should - -, luteiy recalled and placed in in nt wish to be a prophet of S3 'd the forrrrer ambassador, But . i-r of an outbreak of the worm sroat. I say great because the . r irate of affairs may brinj? Ger T - i:q Turkev and one or more ;'r Balkan states together in close , militarist and moaarchlal par ri,.? Germany have nothing to lose o.-i .-vtrvrhin? to eaiiL in their esti '.,r,-,r w intnlne- with Russia and tV::--kv. Furthermore the Russian er svstem would be immeasurably Tcdav. Russia has fn'reaaines m Br.-.;!t srw in the world. That army. "ionized and led by, German officers, pnbr?prl to any extent. with the world exhausted as It is ; ;. . ,h'-,c at every wound, another war ,-irf with it the DOSSiBiimes oi enu ies woes in the disorganization It may t.nr.c within the aliiea nations mem Straus discussed the causes of the nr,-.ce.nr situation. For the past 100 years the eastern motion has menaced the peace of Eu r'r.ne nr.r because of the dominant r,'v-e- of Turkev but because of the j-alr.ysy and the antagonistic interests ? Furonean powers in respect to iur- The diplomacy of the Turk has been tn take advantaee of this antagonism. The present situation has developed hecaiipe Tnrkey took advantage or tne 'n-ifv between Great Britain. Italy P r, r FrSTlf p a nen- ix-nrtA ronfl a eration may en : nnif.55 r,rat Britain. Italy and Frir.-o feme nrnmn tiv to accord. It ".as their failure to act in concert that "-d the present situation to ae Flat Refusal to Withdraw Troops From Chagk Made; French Informedmf Action British Government, Maintg Its Attitude In Near East Controversy, pounces It Is Advised English Troops In No Imme diate Danger Of Attack By Kemalists. SUGGESTIONS THAT GREAT BRITAIN WOULD WELCOME U. S. NOT CONSIDERED The Washington Government Has No Intention of Participating In the Allied Conference On the Neutrality of the Dardanleles; Only Interest Is In Free Passage of American Ships Through the Straits. FATE OF GOVERNMENT Injunction rests in hands of wilkerson Presiding Jurist Announces He Will Make Known His De cision Saturday 11 A. M. TEMPORARY ORDER IS CONTINUED IN FORCE Draft of Bill Asked For Differs But Little From the Re straining Order Henry Ford's Industrial Strike" Comes To An End; Plants in Full Operation Wheels of Detroit's Great Enterprise Placed, in Motion at 12:01 O'Clock This Morning and Hundreds of Idle Employes Re sume Work; Adequate Supply of Suitable Fuel is Obtained PARIS, Sept. 21. Great Britain has refused categorically to withdraw her t rnnnc frftm Phanak. and has so in formed the French government. This was definitely stated in official Bjitish circles tonight, in reply to a persist ent report in French quarters that the British forces would probably be re tired on the other side of the straits. Lord Curzon, the British foreign sec retary, was in communication witn Premier Lloyd George by telephone and telegraph throughout the day, and the French premier received notmcation late this afternoon of the decision to hniH th trnnns at Chanak. tvi British government has been ad vised by military and naval experts that the troops are in no danger or ai- ir t- the TOmalists. It is further stated that the British navy, in co-op- .n,tinn n-itv, tho land torces. coma X CX l A A " - v ..ith.tor. a itrone- attack by the Turks, but if overwhelmed by superior numbers, which is regaraea as msnx unlikely, the troops could be easily withdrawn to Gallipoli under cover of the navy guns. Meanwhile, according to dispatches from "Constantinople, the French and Italian contingents have oeen wnn drawn from the neutral zones by order of their governments. The British say they have the assurance of Premier Poincare himself tnat tne aurics wii not attack, the premier, declaring that the only danger was from Turkish ir regulars. - - r -Dtav-A hfTOArAr nan ma.de a jxx. r viui'" . , -- strong plea for the retirement ,Pt.to? British forces on tne grouna ini suvu .-.-.t- TOr.niri hasten neace and woulq mi v t w a. Angora jvciumcnt. W-tt u nttir iiBioTi of the Brltisn goyernment, which wlll be formally an nounced at tomorrow s meeting, i its representatives will go to the pro posed conference with an open mind and will refuse to concede to the Turk ish claims to Thrace, Adnanopie ana Constantinople in advance oi me meeting- These two decisions came as a great disappointment to rrante, isv. i, -- ori fnr withdrawal of the W 1 1 1 1 1 1 au v wi British forces and tentative acceptance of the Turkisn claims Dy wen on as a preliminary to the conrerence. The British contend mai n me xun.- ish demands were accepted immeui- atelv there would be no neeo oi a. conference. Complete accord between ranco and Great Britain, therefore, is remote. n-TTmr's session of the allied con ference will confine itseir to nxmg the date and place for the .conference the possible drawing up oi tne agent- Ferid Bej-. tne nationalist ; Poria informed the Associa ted Press this evening that the reply of the Angora government regarding the conference would prooau within two or three days. -Had the United States joined the -f nations, the dominant moral --t'se of our country could have pre- - the riisa e-reement between the -.'.: and brought about an agreement :- vs-dT to Turkey. Then Greece. " -.1.1 not have'dared to begin the war. B it Greece is immediately responsi- - f ., the present condition. During - !T- that nation was under the -i"'?vnp of Venizelo. who proved ' f,ne of the foremost statesmen fi - l-.f-.i powers. After deserving ? f his country he was deposed - -! r a e an exile. M i he been at the head of affairs, T-.-.,?Cr ., ,-r.uld not be in the plight she r 'n.v. To escape from this plight, - i another world war, I would - - iV ::?iZe the necessity of these steps: ' ) rr- must be immediate agreement ri the allied powers, Great r vrm Ttoii- the. others. 2 i Venizeios should be recalleW -rtt.lv and placed in power in furthermore. If we are going to ; -her war, the Versailles treaty :-."e to be materially revised. This ' : is possible only if the allied ': corner to prompt agreement. olid diplomatic front on the - ' -he allies can bring Kemal and : " i to terms. ; a world calamitythat we have ---onerated with the allies by joln- " league of nations. ' I iv e inlnH tho nrenent Bitua- - relieve, would not have arisen. now stand. It is within the . of probability that for ehlight-"-''f -interest we may be com-- take a part in preventing a ---flagration and in restoring t1! this menacing condition ;ause now, as In the past, in rr rtunity given to the Turks : mutual jealousy of those who ' '1 them. The present lack of 'i between Great Britain, France emphasizes the fact that the of Versailles was in many re- - unwise and was stimulated by : of revenge rather than by that nm and forward-looking tates- Tovnnv Sent. 21. (By Associated t- r The nnnfarences between Pre mier Poincare and Lord Curzon will be resumed at Paris tomorrow and wane i. . nendine. the British prime minister left for his country residence and the other members or tna caDinei are scattering. It is beneved. now ever; Instructions have been sent to the British foreign secretary to inform M. Poincare in the most emphatic manner . i- cm Rritnin is determined to preserve the Dardanelles straits from Turkish control. A.- h same time special efforts win be continued to win Rumania and Jugo-Slavia to the British point of view especially since these powers ap parently are hesitating as to whether to favor the British or French side. In some quarters it was even declared today that Lord Curzon's Instructions amount practically to defying France to support the Turks with the intima tion that inasmuch as France and Italy i o,. signed left-handed agree- nau a. n r j , ment with the . Kemalists, t was not good taste for them to insist that Great Britain fall In line with their policy. - Bursum Introduces New Bonus Bill in Senate WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. Sugges tions in press dispatches that Great Britain would welcome -the presence of the United States in the forthcom ine conference on the problem of the Dardanelles, brought the etatf ment from administration officials today that possible American participation is be- Ing given no consideration in aau ington. Since the United States,; without hav ing been consulted, was named In the treaty of Sevres as one qf the nations to share in an international aunnma tratlon of the Dardanelles, suggestions for American participation in the pro posed peace conference with the Angora government are not unexpected. It was emphasized today, however, that whatever interest the TJnited States may have in the ultimate dis position of the problem is confined to the necessity that free passage for American ships through these waters he assured Thus far no official sug gestion that this government partici pate in the conference ! has reached Washington. Rear Admiral Bristol, at Constantl nnn i-PTinrtfed: today that his efforts to- arrive at a Joint plan of relief for all refugees at Smyrna witn tne nrn. it.h rtaiinn and French hih commis sioners had been delayed as the French commissioner was absent in Smyrna, and neither the British nor the Italian fbrnmissioner had received instructions, on the point. The American admiral; said destroy ers under his command were assisting in evacuating work in Smyrna in every possible way and that j an additional destroyer had ordered jto that port. The American relief committee, at Constantinople, .Admiral; Bristol said, i j -1 .1 . (A'moHiiiMiit miMncv WorK In Smyrna arm to. stnu4 unit to Rodosto wnere w.uuu reiugeeB had been collected. ; Armenian and Greek officials at Con stantinople. Admiral Bristol said, ha.t been asked to send ships to transport refugees from Smyrna and as Greek ships had been denied admission to the port by tne lurmsn iuuuihh" authorities there, it was planned that they take on refugees, at Myteylene or other nearby islands where they would be brought from Smyrna on oesiroy ers. The Greek Red Cross has cabled the American Red Crosa appealing for as sistance in its attempt to care for Christian refugees who have fled to Greece from Asia-Minor. The Ameri can Red Cross is already &ring for about 1,000 naturalized Americans omxiMT tho rpfne-ees who have been transferred from Smyrna to Athens and Salonika and acting Chairman A. Ross Hill announces It will also co-operate with the Greek Red Cross in furnish ing clothing for the sufferers so far as supplies are avaiable. Latest reports from Major C. "ClafHn Davis in charge of American Red Crosa relief operations at Smyrna, indicate that repatration of refugees to their homes in Asia-Minor is impossible at this time and that the only solution of the problem is to move them to Europe, naturally to Greece. With the aid of American business men and American institutions in Smvma. Malor Davis reports, he is 'finding It possible to provide for the temporary necessitities oi many reru gees out of the $25,000 fund already made available for the work of the American Red Croe. CHICAGO, Sept. 21. (By Associated preBS). Fate of. the- government's suit for a nation-wide "injunction agaist the shriking railroad; shop workers will be announced Saturday at 11 a. m. by Judge Wilkersog. . In the meantime"" the temporary re straining order m effect since Septem ber 1, is continued in force by order of the court. The order-would have ex pired tonight at midnight- Attorney General .Daugherty read the draft of the proposed Injunction to the court, and after a Brief statement in HefnA of the government's right to enjoin the strikers, brought the case toj a close at 3 p. m. The hearing started iten days ago. The injunction em axners out mtie from the restraining fder. Its terms have, in some cases, .been made more binding and its phraseology danced m doubtful passages, but with one excep tion, it is every bit aa drastic as the order now In force. - The one outstanding modification is a paragraph specifically asserting that "nothing contained herein shall be con strued to prohibit 'thft'.ufe of funds or moneys of any of sal4 labor organiza tions for any lawful pttrpose, and noth-irio- container) irt this order shall be construed to prohibit the expression of t . 2 n 1 any open argument ji, mmuucu .j ortaeourage the doing of; any of the) aClfi Dereiuiore. ujuiuct. "i nut ." lited to maintain rr prolong a con- racy to restrain interstate commerce rtatioft'Of the mails."" Tho narap-raoh fofblddlns: picketing in the vicinity or near the places of ingress or egress of places where rail road employes'" are required to work has been extended, to include a ban against picket posta"along the ways traveled by said employes" to and from their work. The provisions fcgainst pickets at tempting to prevent employes from en tering upon or continuing their duties has been extended to include "any other-person or persons."' Tv.k hon svaintithr.ts of violence I a ra trrnt families .Jrt.workmei will .be elude not only threats, tout intimida tions, approbious epithets, persuasion or other acts of like character. To the original restraining order has also been added in the new bill an ad ditional provision that the application for a preliminary injunction shall be continued against all defendants who have not been legally served with no tice of the present hearing, the appli cation to be heard at such time as the court shall select. In explanation of the injunction bill. Attorney. General Daugherty told the court that "this order does not ques tion thA i-iht. of a man or any number of men to strike, but it restrains them from unlawfully striking back. The enforcement of this decree will not de prive any man of any lawful right. On the other hand it will afford protection to every man and all men equally, who come within Its operation, in each and every lawful right." DETROIT, Sept. 21. Henry Ford's "industrial strike" came to an end to night. At midnight his great automo bile plants in the Detroit district, em ploying upwards of 70,000 men, and which were closed foi an indefinite period last Saturday as the manufac turer's protest against what he termed "excessive" coal prices, again were the scenes of industrial activity. The order for the reopening of the plants came this forenoon - froro Edsel Ford, son of the manufacturer and nrcsMsnt of 'thft TTnrri -TSTotor COmDSJiy; who made arrangements to obtain c6al rfuriner a'lonsr conference in Cincin nati yesterday with 6? mine Opera tors." Tne reopening oroer was approved oy Henry Ford and official announcement oHvati to thA . thousand" rrf-; Ford work ers throughout the country who daily, since the shut down, have scanned; the newspaper headlines In their eagerness to learn when, their wages would start a cnin. Edsel Ford, in his telegram, copies of which were dispatched to every Ford assembling plant in the country, said the Interstate Commerce commission's latest order nermittine the flow of fuel to automobile plants, previously put in tv TiAn.meentlil class, made it possi ble to obtain a sufficient supply of the class of coal required to operate iue "WrrA AntcrnrilAS Executive offices of the concern t-ua-i. since the shut down have oeen m c,v.Aa of almost feverish activity in the effort to solve the4- company's coal -hiimo cnur the sAtttnsr in motion oi ,v.fr,tr fnr the. reooeninsr within a few minutes after the president's mes sage was received. It was announces the late night shift of workers should TKT-t at midnight and that succeed ing shifts should resume the usual ii. Anrmiit Tho Ford company, tVM"e. - it was announced, will start at 12 .01 o'clock tomorrow; morning on a capac ity Vtoduction -schedule in an effort to Aa..;,m rtvi t riiimilated orders. rrv -.nnsninp order today not only puts back on the pay rolls the more than i70,00 F0rd workers in Detroit And the 80,000 others in the assembling plant throughout the country, but also AMnt. ronnln of scores of small machine shops :and accessory concerns, chiefly in the Detroit district, that were obliged to close last week because the Ford company is their sole con sumed These: smaller concerns em ploy upwards of 120,000 men. REPUBLICAN LEADERS LEAVE CAPITAL WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING They See Signs of Grave Appre hension on Every Side; Fear Result of the Election PINCHOTS COME BACK TROUBLES OLD GUARD NEW TARIFF ACT SIGNED BY HARDING; EFFECTIVE FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY The Law Delegates the Taxing Power to Customs .Houses For First Time in History PRESIDENT IS PLEASED WITH ELASTIC PROVISION Adjournment Today Of Congress Seems Certain Deficiency Bill to Be Passed. Postpone Others UlRHAM BVVS PLAYER r !,'RHA M, Sept. 21. The Durham f-haii rlub tonight announced the ' f-hase of Third Baseman BUI John n. from the Danville club the -dmont League. Johnston wa-for-r:y with Durham, but went, to Dan - in a trade for Pitcher -Rodgers. ; n. -rrivrntriM Sent. 21. Senator Bursum. New, Mexico, late. today Intro duced In the senate another soldiers Donu. bill defined in Its title as the "yeterans' fund and aajusicu "The measure would providefor pay on for Aach month of service Slather with the return of all compul allotment, rn.de by the service men and payment . o Trnment insurance between April 5, 1917, and July 1, 1919- ,,, No provision Is made for financing the bonus. Where the amount aue -not exceed $B0, it would be paid in, ful'l on October 1. 1923 In all other rases 50 per cent would be paid Oc tober 1 1923. and the remainder on Oc Jobe 1. 1926. together with interest at 4 The obligations given y the government-on unpaid sums could not be used " ust. Accent under reg- SaSrTbyhe, secretaries ofwar andtne nayyk , .. North Carolina Orphan Association in Session RALEIGH, Sept. 21--North Carolina wants no importad institutionalism in its orphanages. It wants only to keep them to their present : high standards of individual interest in each cniia, said Rev. A. S. Barnes- superintendent of the Methodist orphanage, in Raleigh, tonight walcoming delegates to the an nual meeting of the Torth Carolina Orphan association. The first meeting of; a two-day 'Ses mtnn was held tonisrht and the session will be continued tomorrow. Rev. W. H. Wheeler, superintendant o fthe Thompson orpranage, of Charlotte, re- sponded to tne aooress oi welcome, a resolution committee appointed tonight is composed of H. A. Garratt, Rev. Charles E. W06d, Miss Mary Shotwell, Rev. E. L. Kessler and J. A. Culbreth. Navy Dirigible C-2 Arrives at El Paso EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 21. The army dirigible C-2, which arrived it Fort Byss this mornins at 10 o'clock was scheduled o leave : here tomorrow morning at 6:30 fori Nogales. Ariz., where the bhlp expects to make an other stop. The ' ship left San Antonio at 12:30 t'clock today and made the entire 513 miles to this city without a stop or mishap. . "The official flying time from San Antonio was ten; hours and 20 minutes, according to Maj. H.' A. cr-a ii sa - enmmandlncf officer. " Th flight is being made, to map out air potitua ana to couect omer vaiuaoie W I i . i data .fdr.tho.ciray air cervices- . WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. Final touches were given in congress today to the last moment legislation and lead ers predicted adjournment sine die sometime tomorrow afternoon, releas ing members for the election campaign and home affairs until the prospective call by President Harding ior a spe cial session about November 15. nriatlon bill to- I night was the only important bill on . i T-i 'loaders' nrouram for passage before adjournment. This bill was passed today by the senate and after the coaferees report tomorrow the adjomment gavels are due to fall. Tt, h.uBA rAsnlution arranging for adjournment at 2 o'clock was given to day to Chairman warren, oi a.w prlations committe'e. to present to the - oitnntton uoon completion of the dflclency hill. It was hoped that the senate could adjourn by 2 o'clock but leaders were prepared: to defer adjournment an hor or two longer' If necessary. President Harding was expected to attend the closing hour of congress to sign the- deficiency measure and other minor papers. Postponement of action on two other important bil'js before the aenate. the 000 000 t6 Liberia and the Dyer anti lynching bill, appeared to be certain. Opponents or tne ann-i r th senate won the first laic lvuj . - - - . .i t.i. nn a of the most m- volved' and llveiy Parliamentary snarls in years. They neaoea ore ior several hours a speech by Senator Shortrldge. California, in favor of the Dyer meas ure Senator - Harrison, wisuispiKyi. finally winning the floor for a long speech .over the , protests .of, Snators Shortrldge and a doien other Republi cans. Call for a quorum, roll calls, reading of. the Stenographic records and numerous points of order figured in the maze wnicn diocrsu. Shortridge's address " and caused him to inquire whether "this Is a aenate or an arena." : , - Senator Harrison fiaye the records of congress, declaring the President's veto of , the soldier adjusted compen sation bill-preceded today's. ceremony of .the signing of the tariff Ul .which the Mississippi senator dubbed, the profiteers' adjnstea cornponVrT'-A WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. American tariff making will enter a new phase tomorrow with the coming into force of the tariff act of 1922. For the first time In history congress has delegated f ito smtVinHtv over taxes to the ,.ctnm: hnnsps. conferring upon tne President broad powers to increase or j ,.ataB and tn eh an ere. from for- basis ior assessins u ra... on imports. " . Referring to the sections carrying -ont nf authority. President Harding, in attaching his signature to the new act today, declared that IE we succeed, as I hope we will succeed, i in making effective tne elastic ions of this bill, this will prove the greatest contribution toward progrcs in tariff making in a century." The tariff commission, created dur ing the administration of President Wilson, will be the agency through which the President will exercise his new authority and present expectations that its work will rank almost in im portance with that of the Interstate sion. The commission will mane eiwufi.- investigations into costs of produc- t i. . unH aVirnfld and will re- llOn ilL 11U1I1C jJ port its finding with recommendations of valuation changes to the President. Applications from manufacturers, importers or other interested persons for changes in rates or valuation basis may be made to either the President or the commission, but such as were addressed to the executive would be referred to the commission. Chairman Marvin said today the com mission had not yet had time" to work out details of. methods of Procedure. When this 'task nas Deen cumyicvcu rules and regulations will be made pub- UCAside from inquiring into questions ,nr, th rnmmission will ae- i the work of ascertaining whether American commerce trade is being discriminated against in countries and making recommenda tions as to means of meeting the situ ations where discrimination . as mined to exist. . . . The ascertainment of production costs in foreign countries is expected by commission officials to prove, the most difficult of the varied tasks. Turks Consider Issuing An Ultimatum to Allies COXSTAXTIXOPL.E, Sept. 21. (By Associated Press)- In allied diplomatic 'circle tonight It Is re ported that the Turkish national ists are on tne point Ot issuing an ultimatum to the allies, demand ing the evacuation of Thrace in 48 hours. CONSTAXTiJJOPLE, Sept. 21 (By Associated Preas ) Hamld Bey vlstted General Harrington, com mander of the allied forces, today, and explained that what the u- i . rp Kfpkinir was the n.vwuu. : - . rUfht tr-rosa wus7-auwue--- Greeks. " General Harrington replied that a Turkish advance on the straits meant a declaration of war against Great Britain and would be resisted with all viator.- Hamld Bey replied that the Kemalists did not wish to fight the British. Detectives Are Working On Report of Previous Attempt on Mrs. Mills Officers Are Told That One of Victims of Double Tragedy Had Been Poisoned NEW YORK. Sept.- 21. With more u- dsnnnnon collected in customs duties in the past week from import ers and merchants making, a last min ute rush to declare their goods before the new tariff with its higher duties go Into effect tonight at midnight, the New York customs house today ended one of the moet exciting periods of its AnTverage of more than U.000.000 a day has been in customs at the port of New York since July 1, last, and more than $3,000,000 a day was taken In Sat urday Monday and Tuesday. Cash withdrawals from. oan.e , Treat today, coupled with withdrawals by interior banks .to move crops, call money was forced up from 4 1-2 to 6 oer cent on the. stock exchange. P When the tariff .bill left the senate t last Tuesday to go to the white house for the presidents ai6x-....v. shlpmen sent out appeals by wireless to chips at sea to ' 1, V reach port as soon as-possible before he new tariff could become a law. Sev 2!l ships by increasing their speed, made New York harbor today and thus Saved thl owners of the merchandise the? were carrying thousands of dol lars in increased duties. laOtSr , Shipping cpncOTi having steamships .due to arrive late to night or tomorrow endeavored to 'obtain rul ines from the customs authorities that oBuld consider the ship , within New York i harbor" they were within the 12-mile bqotlegsers limit- - v ' The steamship rtoiteroam, nm .v land, with-general-cargo, . wa ,due, to reSch Flrei island Wfrt-J$ the' customs men ruled that the ship v (Continued on .fage ; NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J-. Sept. 21. (By Associated; Press). Detectives in vestigating the murder of the Rev. Ed ward ' Wheeler ; Hall and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor Rhinehardt Mills, were working tonight on a report that an attempt had been made on Mrs. Mills' life several weeks before her body was found beside that of the rec- tor on the destereo rmmps iin.. This report, which fits in with the theory of personal enmity on which the authorities have concentrated most of their efforts since the discovery of the bodies, was to .the effect that shortly befoVe Mrs. Mills went to a hospital for an operation, she had attended a tea . nartaJtpn of refreshments. She left a short time later, complain ing of illness, the report ran, and when she reached home told her daughter Charlotte, that she believed she had been poisoned. The name of the hostess at the tea narty was withheld by the authorities Charlotte refueedf3 discus tne report with newspaper men. What she sa.d to detectives, if anything, could not b3 This development, coupled with the news that James Mills, husband of the slain choir leader, had disappeared rtrom New Brunswick, iurnisnea ne "high spots in a day tnat icnucu v. new "angles" to the case. Detective Ferguson, of the Middlesex county force, it was learned, had been seeking Mills all day to question him rliarrpnancies in tae furtner coni.ui.s Tr ttoii stories told by him and Mrs. Hall, the rector's widow, and her eccentric brother, "Willie." When he visited the Mills home this morning, Ferguson was told that Mills had gone to the cemetery to visit his wife's grave. The detective failed to find him there.; x vi was imormea uiai xmo. broken bv the nervous strain under which he has been since the double a "hod crone away to rest." Ferguson said-he was unable to learn where Mills had gone, but was assured he would return soon. , Believing the establishment of the fact that soesip regarding Mr. Hall and Mrsi -Mills was , prevaienu -,wuUm strengthen i the: -..theory . of an : enmity motive for the- murder or the theory advanced by Detective Ellis Parker, of u..tuc nmkn'tv' today that "a self-ap- pointed moal censor' might have .com mitted the crime other oetecuves Bpent the dy visiting various memoes of the congregation and questioning them as toi their- knowledge of the LaFollette's Activities Are Also Proving Somewhat of a Worry to G. 0. P. star's News Bureau, 20-22 Wyatt Build La By H. B. C. BRYANT. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Republi can leaders go away from Washington with fear and trembling, and sorrow in their hearts. The signs they see on every side give them grave apprehen sion. In the election of 1918 the old, guard bosses, of the Penrose, Cannon and Fordney school, saw a return to their views and doctrines. Mr. Penrose, then master of tne situation, when pes tered by "Giff" Pinchot, said he looked upon him as the average pjrson did the b&arded woman in the circus than a freak to be gazed upon out not seriously considered. The same Pinchot. is to" De tne next gov ernor of the great old Republican state of Pennsylvania. It was thought that LaFollette was either dead politically or in position to De reacnea oy tne oiu guard. While the Republicans were making up the assignment sheet in the senate Messrs. Penrose and LaFollette 4 were pretty close. One-day they roue down Pennsylvania avenue in the Big Red Devil, .Penrose s poweriui ana con spicuous car. But. there has been a back-sliding, and the old guard Is on the run. it nas oecome popular .u vv pose the regular program. The Repub lican wna aares ao 11 w iue i-iui"-sive western states wins. Up to two months ago the insurgent movement was sporadic, and isolated but now a dennite organization im tak ing shape lor lutura campaigns, ah interesting fact in connection with this show of resistance is that a dennite step will be taken in the house when the next congress meets; and tne issue will be the rules, as they were in the old row on Speaker Cannon. This time the steering committee will be the ob ject of attack. Representative .uongworin, looxea uoon as the leader of the progressive regulars in the house, lost prestige among his followers wnen ne maae a determined stand for the embargo on dyes. He was going good until he lost out in tnat contest. Younger members of the house will i fn. .aAirnltinii and t h pir first U&l. iUi ww..-., Aim wllf be libe ii2ation of the. rules. . " uemoerats "iuus - an-,vixmtvr.-&f4flds' of Repr?entatrve FInis,,3ar- ' rett, of Tennessee, will run him for speaker. They point out that if Rep resentative Kitchin is not able to re sume his duties in the house that a man on the floor should be dressed with au thority to act. Mr. Garrett is now acting leader in the absence of Mr. Kitchin. Democrats and Republicans here were keenly interested in the state ment from Scotland Neck that Mr. Kitchin would be a candidate for speaker in the next house. Of course the Democrats must win the election before they get the house Jobs. Pros pects for victory, are better every day. North Carolina congressmen are more' confident than ever that their -oppo-nont nriii. e-ain nothinff In the state this year. Members of the h.vuse hear nothing but encouraging news In thla happy and optimistic state of nrin;l may lurk trouble for some members, for the Republicans rally quickly when cam paign funds begin to flow. If U the last moment it is seen that a North Carolina district, looks eisier than some western district money will be provided for the extra effort to take it. Many Republicans are s.ck over the veto of the bonus bit otaers are lot. Those who are not itnow that people of means will give mora liberally to thA camnaiern fund vith tli bonua cloud out of the way. Legislation Required To MoVe Office Here Simmons is So Advised in Re gard to Customs Inspectors gossip. - i ... By H. E. C. BRYANT. WASHINGTON. Sept. - 21. Supervis ing Inspector General Uhler ha ad vised Senator Simmons tltat legislative action will be necessary If local cus toms inspectors at Charleston move to Wilmington. He said: "It may ta stated that it nas recently nevnyucu trat the local inspectors at Charleston, S. C, may possibly have to vacate tneir present office in the custom nouse at Charleston, which necessitates the ob taining of suitable quarters ior mem elsewhere." "The Wilmington chamber of com merce has suggested the moving of the offices to Wilmington and the bu reau has instructed the supervising inspector of the third district, Norfolk, Va. to make a survey of the condition and submit it to this office. A recom mendation based upon actual figures that will represent a saving in expen diture of government -money by moving the office of the local inspectors to Wilmington and when a report shall have been received from the supervis ing inspector of the .third district, a further memorandum will be submit--ted to you covering the result of his survey and exactly what is proposed t to be done. I "It will "be appreciated, however, ir t i fmind .desirable to move the office of the local Inspectors at Charleston to Wilmington, that is something that will require legislative action." 1 SfiTS DIVORCE RECORD WINSTON -SALEM, Sept. 21. Six teen divorces have been granted at the September term of superiorccurt herp. Judge; Brbck,, presiding. ' In nearly all the cases infidelity was charged and no defense was made, : " If w3.-". :-:4 i- - '.-.:?.."!'-;T; - 'w
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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