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SSSj • , .. vmmt mmmm % m m : ^Iv: v v:;; , ■;■ -Vy:;:.,. ■msmmtimrM 1 -■ ;A; :■ 10 Pages Generally Fidr^ and Tomorrow' World, State and Load ; News Dally. - FOUNDED A. D; 1867, .mington* N. c„:mon: MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1923. Views of Commerce Secretory Voices Confidence in Read* justment of Affairs: ACTIVE WAR CEASES*'i% A AFTER EIGHT YEARS Bolshevism Greatly Diminishes and Famine and^Distress * Have Been Lessened ~ WASHINGTON, Dee 31.—Th« story of 1322 is one of world economic 'pror , ross and the prospects are favorable for 1323. Secretary Hoover, of the de partment of commerce , decl*red 1» » Statement tonight. In which he re viewed the past and favored a fore cast ot the future year. His'statement competed from reports of sp,eclat 1» vestimators in all parts of the" earth, •xpre-sed complete confidence .concern ing the remolding of the. delicate econo mio, machine so* badly wrecked by tlie World war. - :VV'’ “Art economic *■ fore$a*t can not amount to more than a Vevtew of ten dehcles and a hazard In tfc« future,';. Mr Hoover said, , “The world begins the" vear ;wtth greater economic Strength than a year ago; production and trade are upon a larger and more; substantial basis with the single ex ception of the sore spot in central Europe. The healing force of business and commerce has gained substantial; ascendancy over destructive political and social force*. There Is ample rea son why there hhould be continued pro gress during thje-next twelve months.” The secretary 'declared that outside of “three of ’fhur , states In central; Europe" the Ivhole- world had Shaken iiself free from the gfceat .after-the w^r slump. Social stability baa gained, he said, urging that -the exeep-. turns in Europe ,be not allowed to ob F-ure “the profound forces, of progress elsewhere over the world." - In the mailt, he added, even t In the areas referrd to as: “soro spots,” the; difficulties are tola 1»rse extent .meal • and political, rather than commercial and industrial. • : i T -' , . In addition to the social betterment, Mr- Hoover mentioned as other net gains for the year i?2* and guide lines ta 1923 the following: V - V ' . • “Bolshevism !«* ■•.^*reatly, ionndshed , and even Russia has beep replaced by a- mixttiro -of. socialism'' #», '1£- ; •• “Famine and distress have dhnlntsh sd to much less' numbers .this Winter than at any time since the great war besran. ft* CRWJ | “Froduction nas maeascu during- the year. . “Unemployment is less in world to tals that at any time since the armis tice. “International commefce is increas ing. ! ,r i “The world is now pretty generally , purchasing its commodities by the nor mal exchange of services and goods, a fact which in itself marks an . enor mous step in recovery from the strained movements of credit ana gold which followed . the war.” . • ! Economic wounds of .Asia* Africa, Latin America and Australis-* ooming • from the war, Mr. Hoover said, were ( more the sympathetic reaction from j slump in the combatant states than . from direct injury and»they thus are recovering quickly. Their commerce, his reports showed, has reached levels about pre-war days and-their produc tion has grown apace. The enforced isolation, he believed strengthened the economic fibre of Latin America ana • Asia by increasing the*variety of the r i production. This, Mr. Hoover said, has \ contributed vitally' to- their effective’ recovery. ' “The continued malntcahce of armies on a. greater than pre-war basis in the old allied states,” Mr. Hoover., con tinued. “maintains jiblitical uncertain ty. lowers productivity and retards the balancing of budget# with con*fe<|Uen cessation of direct^ ot Indirect infla tion. Disarmament and the construc tive settlement of Qerman reparations and the economic relations of states In southeastern Europe are., H\e out standing problems of Europe. \Their adjustment to some degree wm-affect the progress of the rest of the. world. The more general realization during the past year- of the growing menace of these situations and the fundamen 'als that underlie their solution ia. In itself some step toward progress. The r solution would mark’ the end of j most acutely destructive forces'in j economic life of the world whjqfr 8*111 I survive the war.”-. .-y';'- J Discussing European cPnoiLwma secretary said, England with all n*u *'tral nations wag making steady pro unemployment " -tUat “mi He reported that some ( . im ouui ilon and is dlmlnishln* • >l une combatant states, while in recovery, "have shown jirpgress'all alone the Mne In commercial, indus trial and agricultural fields," although the' harvests suffered Iji some spots, Rn»no ♦ u —_hA maid. men* me narves^.8 suffered ip Home Soifia of those nations, he said, men tioning Italy, Belgium, the Baltic iionmg Italy, Belgium, ,/* states, . Poland, ’ Chechoslovakia ana Hungary, show increasing politic*1^and y. snow increasing —- - social stability and improvement m their -= ■ nr governmental finances. As for Germany and some, minor .t.t.a tn esiiitMflutera . Of the Europe, minor states in southeastern liuroj.®, Mr. Hoover noted dangerous symptom^. They still cause anxiety, he: explained, because of th, financial difficulties and political problems of their government “threaten to overwhelm the commer prooiemo o.t ■■—•• . 'teaten to overwhelm the commer clai and industrial- recuperation *.»• ready made” >'.: The secretary dealt, with .cghdlttofle In the United States t&fpj&jfcQtK Ing recentlw discussed them in detain But he calied.attention to "ah Wonor fort level of comparatively ^reat com i“ every direction .except for t4 »n every airecupn , Z# a£ in recovery of s6roo branches <?*, agriculture," He said, however^ tnat ftven in this field there had been, prr»VAtrient in prices aii<& expressed to opinion that its troubles mostly due ♦ __. i« «nme lines. •“'■'ll mat lt.a uuuu*ve :p to over production in some line a Our mamifacturinir lridustri® most engaged-well up to We »v»iHW laoor" Mr. Hoover said. “Industrial production has enormously increased: >vt-r last year and real wages and sav-j lnw *re- at a ; high. level. .. . , „ < Good-.Laws, Bad Laws and In different Laws Will be Pro * V posed, Observers Say ' HAHJ* TO DETERMINE AN ACCURATE FORECAST Furtherance of Era' of Progress Plan, However, is Universal ly Expected ■ >: i - ' Star Burean. I---■■•»*■:... 312 Tucker Bldg. ,/By BROCK BARKLEY. - JtALdSJGH, Dec,. 31.—With the open Ing .day of the 1923 session of the gem-/ %ra,l assembly juBt three days off ahotjt “the only forecast as to outstanding legislative, activity that approaches oertalnty Is the addition of some chap ters to the volume of 1921 now known its .the "program of. progress." . Legislative opinion seems enthusi astic over this "era of progressivenese" and it stands ready and willing to 4?o hit but how It feels about anything else is a matter-for mere surmise by cyan the wise ones/ V -V^Sorne think it -will dp this and. some think it will dp that but there is $P much ei. this and so much of that and Such a mass of everything, proposed, suggested or intimated, that It-is about as difficult to read, the bind of the forthcoming general assembly as it would be to estimate the number of assemblymen who like Mr. .*• Bailey, have already decided ’and announced •just what ought to be done, .<• • jt .is evident that the solons are go ing to he a busy .lot and When the. gavel a fall in the house ahci senate Wednesday morning legislative ma chinery will be set in motion. throuKh which will pass some thousands ®f lospalj-State and just hills. T-h^l*. «I'v be good ones and'tadones. safit/us lomss. ,uu. ., .u* ■ legtslatfon that will make hiitoirjf. " •The necessary legislation tor ijerry on to a successful consummation'; the program of state development already launched is certain to pass. Legisla tive leaders and’prophets are ready tp bet on that. And there will- be some additions to the program, like the de velopment of fish and' oyster possibili ties of the sounds and streams and We state-Owned ship lines and other pro posals,' some of which are-in the demo cratic party pjatform, that now seem certain to.go through. When- it comes to forecasts, however, as’ to what ,the legislature will do with the proDOsal to unmask the Ku Klux Klan, abolish capital punishment or make jwi appropriation for serving free coffee to tourists passing through the state—which one enterprising - legisla tor has proposed—there is no way ot telling. The fate of the klan may de pend on the humor of the solons when the issue comes up or on the number of them who belong to the hooded or der.^ The abolition of -capital punish ment has been lip many times before, and it usually has died without ,a struggle. - The legislator’s proposal for the free service of coffee may seem too far ahedd of the;times in the way of legislative generosity to gain the favor the solons. , But a guess on these three is easy i i coihpgred to the possible frame of Ind of the law-making body concern _~ * ntVior nrnnnoalfi RlipJl nd oi tne iaw-nuMuu* uuuj.lumlui g numbers of other proposals, such co-operating marketing and awti ri cr a wnrlrm p n ’ S4 ,OU*VV^iafc*“6 --.-- , -operative marketing, a workmen s mpensation act, prison reform, more nking l*.wf, now laws, concerning vernment operations, new automo e and traffic laws, more judicial dis cts the repeal of the primary, rer jioli of tax. laws, many and varied partmental recommendations, meas es that many associations and fed atiJks win seek to have passed, the opoTai for a State educational build - the proposal for a state chamber commerce and countless other Prop itions and suggestions : concerning e state and its general welfare. Legislation necessary to carry on the rk of s&te development now under will include the additional J15.000, 3 bond issue for roads, additional is es for the. further extension of the ite’s educational and charitable in tations, an extra tax on gasoline r road maintenance, the further ex lsion of normal schools, legislation IV will aid the; furtherance of the He educational campaign throuyh i building , of more h<8^ and (Continued From Page One,) ^ 5v—T-—. .. j"yr f t. .'*»■ i" m'v ■’■*■■ ■■!' 1 ■■» Governor in Robeson for New Year’s Day (Special to (Ac Star.) - J 'i LUMBKRTON, I>eo. 31.—Governor Morrison and his'. - daughter Miss Angelia, arrived here early Satur day evening from Raleigh and are guests at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean, on Chestnut street. I The governor spent a quiet day tak ' ing a ride in the afternoon and at tended services at the Presbyterian church this evening. Mr. and Mrs. McLean will hold an Informal New Year’s reception at their home Mon day afternoon from' three to six o’clock in honor of the governor. ■ No cards have' Seen ' sent out, ( | though the citizens of Lumberton and Robeson countjf'are invited to I call' at the McLeart home during I these hours to meejt : their Ghief executive. The governor is among his friends In Robeson county'and the citizen ship of the town and county feel honored to. have him spend New Yeaj-'s in their midst. Governor Morrison and his daughter expect to return to Raleigh Monday night. -a. ...i,, HARVEY, HOME FROM LONDON, SAYS DEBT TO AMERICA IS SAFE Ambassador; Talks Informally on Arrival at New York on Hr •b'--—_fc-a- • TUENS TO POLITICS NEW YWkit, EeoT-31.— (By the As sociaite4' Fresf.)-*Gol. George Harvey, American ftifibassador to Great Bri taiaii Who called himself a messenger boy, returned home today on the storm tossed liner Berengaria,' to report to Washington on information he was a^ked to get from London. „ “X will not and cannot grant an in terview.” he said, as he met newspa per men in the cabinet of the ship, "but I will talk a bit informally with you," , It was while he was talking inform ally that he said there was no question of England paying her debts to the United States, and added- that, he had come home ’ to bring , information on that subject to President. Harding/ “I am merely coming home .to report to my* editor-in-chief and my mfanig ing editor,'' he said, "and am really nothing .but . a messenger boy. X can say this, however,, the present Singlish government plans to settle, and to pay its debt to America. 'But it'is a deli neate Job. It \Y111 require '.very careful handling. ’ \ f - "Ij believe the men on the American mission and thoae named on the Brit ish mission-, - which is now eh route here wijl report a decision if any one can. They fade, the biggest financial transaction the world has ever known but they face It. as the best men that could possibly handle it. v "Stanley .Baldwin, chancellor of the. exchequer, who heads the mission, is a remarkable man. He is extremely able. In 'fact, he is one of the ablest men in British publib life. Mon*ag Norman;, governor of the Bank of England, while of retiring disposition, is a man of ability and power.” , That was all Colonel Harvey would say’^ibout affairs of state. He declared he was a good s,allor and enjoyed the trip although the Berea-* -garia ’encountered heavy weather al most all the way. He had .made 44 crossings, he said, but this was the worst of his experience. . "Now what else can I tell about,.’* he said. -- Some one suggested speeches. He turned that off by saying he had made seven speeches in eight days "and all I got It was Influenza in Manchester."' he added with a smile. The colonel with a small Christmas tree in his suite and the remains -of a •(Continued on Page Two.) ■ .-r-' if ■-W.,, ,rV In Enforcing prohibition Statutes •’ Hs&S&ra iSsSErtS: mn fn more rlKid «n *en* in brtnBinB prohibition law de forcement pt the P requested lng the ermine f°^rea'tonight. by si.Jftnteme i general counsel of 8SM5hSS#M>BK .*fSS that durlnjf the pastoreM! j^l^n Wl lloh dollar* - m»irh larsrer amount to government, a much ^ »wttlrtclpantt*s th* states, coun « 0f law enforce and increased costs^o^^ „,m. aSouUs have been carried <"»* 'i' rv . * Ar <*V >A *>/_*Y . ‘\v» of 'the country for the enrichment of alien countries through the steadily: growing menace of the bootlegging In dustry." if;" ' - A Mr. Wheeler.. In; his, statement, ap-< pealed to law-abiding clti*e«« Uo t-tlp off the police concerning violations of the prohibition law, urged the press of the * country to throw .its moral Influ ence behind efforts to enforce the Jaw and suggested that Judges., send more bootleggers to jail, Instead of simply Imposing fines ” . . . The hoard of temperance, prohibi tion and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal church, also ’took\occasion i on New Tear’S eve to comment on pro hibition, declaring that "it has sur vived the most - tferriflv assault In the year 1922.” All In all the situation as the year closes, its statement said, "is distinctly hopeful.’* "Pis Mr BUSINESS CLIMBING BMAL RUNG, SAYS U, S, CHAMBER Continued Commercial Activity Above 1952 levels, Predic ^edifigf Report LOW EBB REACHED iM MIDDLE OF 1921 ’-■‘f *■■■«*, More Buying ^Evident in the South 'Pbairv During Last TEW Years ; WASHIM331.—Indications it nn'nt 1 mi oil 7A/iirljrt.ovo? a 1 n<*tlTrOir {OT Of continued ;«^jjnercial activity, Several months at (oast, substantially above, the loi-el for 1922, is forecast in*’the final SOpOrt. for the year of the Oommltt.ee ohr,; statistics and standards (lf the United ..States chamber of com merce. The .report.'made public today by Archer Wall' foougias, the commit tee chairman, declared general busi ness to be oft a definite upgrade after having passed -the “normal point" In Novetnber.- v. Business activity,-, as surveyed since the bi>glnnfng of the World war, reached an aatFhme height of 15 per cent above normal lata in 1916, accord ing to the report which traces the re cession therii to the' lowest, ebb about the middle of 1921. , At that time, the report says, ‘}t -was 18 per cent below normal. The>recrrvery has been accom plished. It adds;tOin spite of many influ ences tending to restrict business ac tivity." - ■ ' . u Advances in- .prices thus far. are meeting witii. • fs f u b horn resistances,’ ” it states, afttl isdntrary to usual expe riences they?* are a -handicap rather than an incantjve to. guying. Heavy constahction and building ac tivities are prsiitcted during the com localities where agricultural.' jSropa are scanty and, prices uhrejnu&isrative, "but it is evi dent," tits'continues, “that high prices of lapo'r’And material will ^soor, bring ^ht^Jajfej^ictivfty- to its peak, especially* a^ fltri^'ipnly an - apparently short timer-4h«(*£d when the necessity which pyomptcsl tlitp activity through out4 the past y|ar, yrill be satisfied to a large meafeuye.". 'i. ■ Concerning jnlning conditions, the committee'’jSayjy that in the greater partsff of - ’t^e-^country the situation ranges from 'ifairto good;" Taking up ^n^ttidps^ectlbnilly the report cohtfgtieSc «*- -Iv v - <'• Y-’ ’ 'Wiipaf.mannfactnrihg condi —- good. This is espe 'diifnes as shoes and 'oly affected as'-B re "olonged strikes now somewrnt' a suit ot the ended. Agricul^BrP is hot in such good shape, especially in Maine, where the raising of Irish potatoes suffers from the double combination of a disappoint ing crop and exceedingly low prices. “South—Throughout' the cotton belt, the nature hf^pusiness dependk upon the size of tljj4 'cotton crop ift each particular Idcafity as the prices are unusually high*, which means prosper ity to ‘ those Who own cotton. The cotton is practically all ginned and has' largely passed out of the hands of the farmers- arid planters. Long-stand ing obligatiimsft hre being settled by the latter to a Xery- great extent and there, is more buying-in the south gen erally than fpa t.Wo years past. /Buy irig is still. of’;'tt' conservative nature, however. Broadly speaking the Entire south offers', the-promise of very gbod business durihg^he winter and spring. “Middle -'West-—AU the Industries other than agriculture are well em ployed.' '■ At 'Ahla time there" prevails advancing prlCeslgp the important farm products ajjch,-ak>nbrn and'wheat, ma terially fair -prices on hogs and sheep and gene rally-,lpW-prices on cattle. The dairy industry lir a very present ijlelp in time of trouble. : “West—rh that part of the country west of a’.liner drawn north and south from the center of the state of Kan sas to, the Rocky -mountains there are not so many good spots, rather more poor oneb, 'although fair conditions 'are In the ascendant. ’Much5 of the trouble comes fromj the distance of this part of the countryefrom the primary mar kets where the greater part of the agricultural products are sold. Freight rates are a, very serious handicap,, , “Pacific Coast—California- is in flne -shape, owing to the influx of visitors and. of new residents, the fairly. good | crop yieidX With fairly good prices and the large amount of building go ling on. ipde1 Pacific slope sections of Oregon . an& -Washington are better than the eastern portions because of I activity In lumber, Iti dairy interests and commartsft'Xin the sea.” , uger N Florida Grape Fruit I; ORLANDO, Fla., Doc. 31.—-Georges Clemencoau, of France, fell so in love ■with Florida grapefruit, while In this country recently, v that he'arranged for regular shipments to Paris until the close of the season, according to an order received .by a local citrus fruit concern from its Nsw York office. The Tiger instructed that, one bog be shipped to him every two weeks. , ; Federal1 Agents Await PB.YSACOI/A, Fla., Dec. Sl-Tlre German steamer Jupiter, aboard 1 which , Grover Cleveland Bergdoll la reported to hr attempting to en ter tire United State* Incognito. , and which i* novr overdne at Rear aacbla, failed to arrive today. Heavy weather on the Atlantic during the laat week, is believed to„ he responsible tor Her delay. A close*watch Is'heiner keptt by pot#’ f and department of justice official*' • . and arrangement* have been made \ 1' to hoard the J»plt” Immediately • afier . she crosses the three-mile % limit. The ttme-a*/ her arrival uncertain. PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE TO END REPARATIONS PUZZLE OPENS TUESDAY PARIS, Dec. 31.— (By The Associated Presfc).—The official opening: of.- the premiers' conference on reparations is set for Tuesday, with the expectation that it. will continue at least until Sat urday, if not far into the following week. -The length of time will depend entirely on the rapidity at and progress of the negotiations. So far there has been no request from the British prime minister, Mr. Bonar, Law, for a meet ing with Premier Poincare before the opening session. The main fact would appear that the conference will proceed with greater calm than >Bim'llar conferences, if the mutual expressions of good /will be tween the British and French'premiers cdunt for anything. The great ques tion is whether the British plan,for re duction of the German debt and4 grant ing a moratorium will prevail, or whether the French will have their way and enter the Ruhr. The prelim inaries of the conference would seem to show that France will utilize all their old arguments against those put for ward by the British, though whether they will Insist upon occupying the Ruhr Is doubtful. While the absence of Premier Mus *olini, of Italy, from the conference is hardly commented upon by the French newspapers, there is running through their editorials the thought that the United Stales may in some intangible manner clear up the situation by a re duction of its credits, coupled with similar action by Great Britain. When Mr. Bonar Ihw, the British prime minister, and the members of the British delegation, armed with port folios and handbags filled with docu ments, alighted from the Calais train at G:30 this evening, Mr. Bonar Law was asked: ‘‘Do you think the conference will be a success?’ He laughed and exclaimed: "What a question;’’ He repeated it in French to the representatives of the foreign office, who merely smiled and shrugged. Lord Crewe, the new British ambas sador to Franck, met the prime minis ter, and the party proceeded to car riages amid a blaze of flashlights from photographers and thence to the Hotel Crillon. Lord Curzon. the British foreign sec retary. arrived here front Lausanne nt 10:30 tonight. Marquis Della Torretta and Marquis Giusseppe Raggi, who will represent Italy at the premiers confer ence, reached Baris two hours earlier. TEXAS, WITH 18, LEADS LYNCHING COLUMN FOR 1922 Total of 57 Persons Killed by Mob Violence, Tuskegee Statistics Show TUSKEGEE, Ala., Dec. 31.—(By the Associated Press).—The state of Texas led the nation in the number of lynch ings during 1922, with Georgia second, andt Mississippi third, according to sta tistics compiled and made public here today by the record and reasearch de partment of the Tuskegee Normal arid Industrial institute. There were 37 persons lynched dur ing the year. Si were negroes and six Were whites, said the report, which were seven less than the number of 64 for the year 1921. Thirty of thf. persons lynched were taken front] too from .otTio«rs shrf ' t ljt?M atv -outs,tie Jails. ' v • ' ■ ' r ‘ * The 10 states in which lynching* bfl calrred and the nunjber in each state are: tyexas, 18; Georgia, 11; Mississippi, Jjf Florida, 5; Arkansas, 5; Louisiana, 3; Alabama, 2; Tennessee, 2; Oklahoma, 1; South •Carolina, 1. ‘ Nineteen, or one-third of tho?e put to death, the : report continued, were charged with assault or attempted as sault: six of the victims were burned to death; four were put to death and their bodies burned. The charges against those burned to dedth were murder, 2; assault, 4. The offens<% charged against the whites were: Murder, 2; fighting, 1; charges not reported, 3. The offenses charged against the ne groes were; Murder, 9; murderous as sault, 4; assault, 14; attempted assault, 5; killing officer of the law, 3; killing man in altercation, 1‘, striking man in quarrel, 1: robbing and striking ^ a woman, 1; cattle stealing, 1, using in sulting language, 1: for, being a strike breaker, 1; mistaken identity, 2;. inde cent exposure of perso-n and frighten ing women and children, 1; intimida tion of officer of the law, 1. The report ■ further stated that ^there were 58 instances in which officers Of the law prevented lynchings. Fourteen of these instances were in northern states and 44 were in southern states. In 54 of-the cases, the prisoners were removed or the guards were augmented or other precautions taken. In the four other instances, armed forces were used to repel :the would-be lynchers. t - In 10 instances, the report added, convictions carrying penitentiary sen tences were .secured against alleged lynchers. MONITOR SURVIVOR DEAD IERIDIAN, Conn., Dec. 31.—Charles Burr. 78, believed to be the last sur er of the crew of the Monitor which eated the Confederate ship, Merri ll;, on' March .6, 1S62, died at his ne here early today. COMMERCIAL BANK .' REOPENING LOOMS HIGHLY PROBABLE Folger to Open Doors For Col lections Tuesday Unless Oth er Arrangements Made Re-opening of the Commercial Nat ional bank, closed Saturday morning by W. R. Folger, national bank exam iner, is probable It was learned last night from authentic sources. Unless these arrangement^ are made, the bank will be re-opened tomorrow morning, however, by Examiner Filger, for collection purposes only, and all notes and other obligations due the ! Commercial National-bank will be pay | able there tomorrow: I Examiner Folger will be in charge oi the bank, and the regular’, clerical WB ancf no deposits received. !Mr.‘ Folger declined, to-furnish any ! ipformatton as to why the bank was ! closed, jrtatlng that he was not per ] mitted officially to give out any data regarding the affair of the bank. He said alV-such information would have to come for mthe comptroller of cur rency. It is understood the board of direc tors, together with the officers of the bank, met yesterday, and iollov^ng the meeting Examiner Folger was*»e quested to furnish officials with a list of his criticisms, in order that the bank might meet same. While nothing definite has been learned; yet it is believed by many per sons,- that the examiner and officers of the bank will get together, possibly "today, on a mutually satisfactory basis and that the institution will open again in a- few days.' , : , It was learned from authoritative source yesterday that all books in thst bank are in absolute balance, and that clerical,’work, together > with routine duties, are in excellent shape. Although Lieut. Gov. W. B. Cooper, a director, was in the city yesterday visiting his family, preparatory toego ing to Raleigh today, it is said that he did not hold any conference concern ing the bank. He said that tlfc clos ing of the bank came as a shock to him. f Wade H. Cooper, of Washington,- D. C., president Continental Trust com pany, was also in Wilmington yester day and will remain over today, but he declined last night to make any statement concerning his mission here. ROYAL GUARDS MUTINY ROME, Dec. 31.—The decision ar rived at last .week to abolish the Royal guard, today was the cause of a mu tiny among the guards at Turin. The disturbers were quickly suppressed and disarmed. An investigation showed that the mutiny was due to provocative agents who will be court martialed. No disturbances elsewhere have been reported. France Rejects German Proposal For Non-War Pact Between Them HAMBURG,' iDec. "31.-^>(By the Associated Press.)-—-The Franco German non-war pact, proposed by Germany to France through- the mediation of a neutral power, has ' been rejected by Premier Poin care. ■ This'statement was made by 'the German chancellor, Wil helm Cuno, in the course of a sig nificant-speech before the Ham burg bourse today. The chancellor's revelation was the first official admission that cently undertaken serious steps to the German' government had re ‘ placate French war apprehensions and incidentally dispose of the re current French accusations that Germany was' arming for a new ! war. - • ■ The German new year’s non-war pact was proposed to France through' the medium of . an ifn named ■ power, probably either Switzerland- of Holland, and pro vided for a solemn pledge by all * the pwers interested :n the Rhine that none of them should wage -war on others^ for a generation, i -without active' authorization of' their .people as expressed through ■ a popular referendum in all the "-countries involved.' ; j i The-German government stlpu- | & V -r. -« ' '■ - lated that ‘a world Bower which was not interested in the Rhine' shouid be guardian or trustee of this pledge. Such ah obligation, Chancellor Cuno stated, would commit each nation which was a j party to the pact to a peace policy and would afford the most secure guarantee conceivable. "To my regret,” said the chan cellor, "France has seen fit' to re ject our proposal.” , The major part of the chancel lor’s speech was devoted, to a dis . cussion of reparations and their effect on the national and interna , tional situation. He gave the bar-, ,est outlines of the new German proposals, declaring that the gov ernment hau decided to name a definite sum, which it believed it would be able to pay off through the aid of a system of domestic and foreign loans. He expressed ; . strong, approval of the. sentiments voiced by the American secretary ‘ of. stats at New Haven, and be lieved -that Mr. Hughe„’s views closely tallied' with those enter tained by the Germans. . ^ — NEW YEAR FIREWORKS • BANNED IN MER ROUGE BY OFFICIAL EDICTS Civil and Military Authorities Enforce Quiet in Storm Ceh ter pf Louisiana | • FEAR NOISE MIGHT BE MISCONSTRUED Sunday Brought no Disclosures in Sweeping investigation Under Way - I ' . " • < BASTROP, Dec. 31.—(By The Aeeo ciated- Uress).—Civil and military edicts prevented Bastrop and aler Rouge citizens celebrating the advent of the new year with the noise of fire ■ crackers and the faring of pistols, a‘s was the custom here among the north cast Louisiana folks even as else where. ■ , . Authorities feared . noises of this character might be misconstrued by the ■ residents, who are under, a sevdre itteft-' ’ tai strain due to the revelations of tile last 13 days in. the Morehcfuse^kidnap ing' investigations, and precipitate an outbreak. ‘ At Mer Rouge, in particular, the mili tary feared any unusual events woulil bring into play the firearms stacked 1# the stores jyid residences of that strife torn community. Toda^ brought no disclosures that could lift tlie veil of mysteriouaness In which events of tpe coining week are shrouded. ... Why T. J. Burnett, one time deputy sheriff, has been singled out among the many who are marked for arrest,, and lodged in the parish jail nine day) ago, was a subject of speculation, hero tonight. Some Say threats;-had been made against his life and the state' thought it best to put him under thp care of* the .state troops," while Others advanced the, opinion lie was consist,- . ered the ring leader of the masked and j robed mob of August 24, when five mejr were kidnaped and two murdered, an’d.^ no opportunity, was to be given him to make his escape." it is known here that federal.agent*:; are shadowing all persons whom the state intends to charge with the crime ' and they are virtually .under- arreSt, even if not occupying the small Bas trop jail. . . .. . * ‘ me early arrest oi jur. a. jxi. jjic— Koin, former . Mer Route mayor, wah . considered necessary in that he was A,t Baltimore and time was to he allowed for his return to the state.. Tonight statd-befeevea..contributed to tfi,# kid* n aping and the death of Watt Hanie!* and -Thomas Richards, members of old ■Morehouse families. U is .known the attorney general has in his possession a list of those to be'charged. Two con fessions involving 25 persons were also said to be in his possession. . .. ■, There are many, department of Jus-* tice men in this territory. Just hoy many has not been disclosed, but.thbir number has been placed by some ob servers as between 50 and 100 The. “ ■ Wto detailing of these men was be1SM*dd have been the result of the visit Governor Parker to Washington in’1*0 jfemher, when he «ousht;.fwp^<^f lp handling the ease.. : The, governor considered the affair came under federal jurisdiction, in that he charged citizens of Mississippi and Arkansas were iTjegibefS of the August mob.and also tha t:-m.fll and’ tfelegrairi.s , have ...been tampered With iri.,Morghb1ij*Me, ' .Mail addressed to the governor origi nating in the Mer Rouge territory haft been opened before reaching its <J‘f«tf-,:1 nation. ' V > ■ " It has. been,, unofficially stated the state -was satisfied with the co-opera tion it had received from Washington. Morehouse and -Louisiana must pay the expense of the investigations anl troops and the trials.- The burden fait-;,,, jins on the. parish will only be, the. courf ; casts for.the open hearing;-and the trials, :r:‘The expense of the kldnapeil men afid officers who .gre encamped at Bastrpp and Mer Rougelmust be borne ' by the state. , It is s<i the military, fund now available will not be sufll- - cient to defray the host, and the state ... must borrow money to return after the legislature meets, in 192*. Governor Parker is knowtjfto have drawn b£av-.. ily on his private^funds to pay for pre liminary investigations. ' ' - The governor, who has personally directed the investigations, fs a man of ■; wealth, some considering him at mjl'-; lionaire. He has extensive interests in,-1 cotton and sugar, but. upon assuming 1 the ofHCe of. governor he announced he had retired frobj active business. Hilt' affairk are being conducted by hla ' three sons, , . , . . . : .» Although an American Frotestant. ne has bitterly opposed Ku Kluxlsm since * its spread into Louisiana several yearp ago. He has flayed the order from one end of the state to the other. He hap often, intimated . that»klansmen were' responsible for the - ,M*r Rouge outr ragee. .. , V ■ . ■. . ,■ Today Jie stands as the leader of the: anti-klan forces. He is being groomed/' by many as a vice-presidential candi date on the Democratic national ticket In 192*. 1 - , * . The governor*- ijs no.npvlce at national politics, .entering the race as a mate to - Roosevelt on. the Bull'Moose ticket In 1918. • ... - , ,i That he has national aspirations if. . he remains in politics Is seen here la bis announcement that he would not be a candidate for the Unlted States sen ate at the^ expiration of his'term as governor. - BALTIMORE. bee. 31.—Oov. Albert - Ritchie,. of this state., has set next Wednesday at. 1 p." m. for a hearing op tht, reiuisltion :for th« return tpjft Lpuis'ana of Dr. B.M. McKOin, art rested here Tuesday in connection witfi, the murders and ltidRaplng at Jfsr Rouge last August. This teas announced tonight by the governor, after a conference With Spe cial Deputy Sheriff Calhotm, of More/ house parish, and Chief of Defectives . James P. OUnn, of New Orleans. The Louisiana officers arrived here thte tot night with a warrant charging the 'doctor with murder, afcd anied with necessary extradition papers. -
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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