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?ÂŁ*}$n v 4. ,.,. 4, Fair Today; Cloudy Wednesday World; State and Local ⢠News Daily v* â-â i 1 1 Âťâ (." â â â ;>âii.i -*â -⢠'' 1 ' " .'"I" â WILMINGTON, N. O, TUESDAYMORNING, JANUARY 2, 1923, FOUNDED A* ^ 1867^V0L. FRENCH OF CUNO PROPOSAL ELICITS COMMENT Berlin Officials, However, Con fine Themselves Principally to German Motive < .âf â ' J. ^ >, INDICATES LACK OF SPIRIT OF REVENGE This is One Construction of Proposal For an Anti-War Pact With France BEKLI^, Jan. 1.âChancellor CunoV announcement or the rejection by France of his offer of an: anti-war pact" brought considerable comment today from official circle*,- which, however, confined themselves' to the question of Germany's motives in making the of fer. The world should, now be convinced they,say, that Germany harbors no ideas of revenge and' that, she is truly a democracy being content to leave the decision of war or peace to a popular referendum.as providedâin the proposed;, pact. * Whether the government considers Poincare's rejection : of the plan as final and as disposing of further ef forts in this direction could not be,ad duced from informal inquiries today, and officials were apparently awaiting the French reaction to Herr Cunoâs an nouncement. ? . , "In proposing this truce to France, the Cuno government was speaking for. the German people ha a .whole,â said a leading foreign office official. The German government, he added, was weary ^of the Incessant- aspersions on its integrity and desired to give tangi ble proof of the sentiments of the Ger man people and incidentally afforded an opportunity for reciprocal expres sion by proposing a. joint pledge of good faith to France and the other powers interested in thf Rhine.â Supplementing Chancellor. Cuno's statement of yesterday It was declared today that the German plan should be understood as providing a truce for a period of from 45 to ÂŤQ years and not for indefinite term indicated by > the word "generation.â Although ho fur ther official information was forth coming tlrj expression prevails vtljat Herr Cuno's move was carefuliy plan ned Inâ advanceâ and that he even ap praised the Washington government of his propose;^, pact*. It is also generally assumed that the United States would have been designated *Âť ,the custodian, of,, the non-war its'ratalcation. LONDON; Jai^l.âA disfjfftfiMb the. Times from Pttria.-says correspondent understands that there has been no precise offer of a non-wa# pact by Ger many to France. The German ambas sador ii> Washington, the dispatch de clares, mentioned the matter to Secre tary of State Hushes. Mr. Hughes re peated it to Jules Jusserand, French Ambassador, who notified the French foreign office* â where the' subject was considered, but It was needless to re ply to it because the off re was not defi nite. A dispatch to the Times from Berlin says It is understood the jfiea originat ed with the German ambassador in 'â˘'^'ashir.gton; ⢠. , Use Lottery Process Âť in Selecting Chief ? Justice For Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 1.â-(Bp the Associated Press).âA lotterj' sur rounded with the utmost secrecy and solemnity will be .conducted here U>-, morrow by the five Justices of the Flor ida supreme court. .Figuratively, speaking, they., will draw straws for the honor of becoming chief justice.â Literally, they may draw straws, -for nobody knows just how the question will be settled and members of the court never tell,In advance, and rarely afterwards. The state law' provides that the chief Justice must be chosen, by lot, but dees not stipulate ⢠the method to fee followed. â 'â : , When the lottery last occurrea, six jâeatB ago, Justice Jefferson B. -Br.owne won. It leaked out later how it was conducted upon that occasion. A book, was selected,-a cleric was instructed tc> open it at random and the first line of printing at the top of the left page Was examined. It had been agreed that if the initial letter of the first Word of the line was the same as-the ; first letter of the surname of a Jus-, itlce that man would' become Chief Jus tice. The letter "Bâ was the first to -appear and Justice Browne was. uamed; 4 In that contest there were two Jus. ; tfees. West and* Whitfield, whose â* surnames begin wltli the same letter. It has been understood that they set tled it between themselves before the' lottery which was out of the running 1* the event the first word began-with a. "W.â It is not known how' many pfcges were examined before the' letter â˘â˘B" designating Justice Browns â Bowed up. The term of Chief Justice Browne expires at midnight* tonight. He whs re-elected last November, however, hud ' Will have one chance .in. five of re* auming hts place. Justices Browne a**â Taylor have six years .to serve, Justices Bills and West four. ah4 Justice wnii fleld two. The lucky man will be chief' justice until the expiration of his term. There is no difference in the salary of *Be Chief justice and his, associates. A peculiar feature of the °0ÂŤrt lâ that with the exception of Justices West and Bills each member has Aeryed as head of the tribunal during a W* vious term. , ^ / COTJNTV JAIIh ABOLISHED , JOHNSON CJTT,' TenÂŤÂť. JÂŤA \ county court of Johnsonmeet ing today at ;j5fountalhâ City, abolished i the county jail toy unanimous fesolu I titon. Prisoners are so few that tne f'cmit'of maintenance Is not warranted. vThe building is to be used as a work ihowe. Johnson county baa about 13. ^oOfl^pop-tilattfta. Prime Ministers of France, Great* Britain and Belgium and Italian Spokesman Present * ; '.y For - Meeting .' , OFFICIAL CHANNELS REFLECT SOBER SPIRIf The Probability of Separate Ac* tion by France in Case Agree ! ment is Not Reached Adds Tenseness to the Situation; Principal Questions to be Set tled are Whether Moratorium is to be Granted, and, if so, Upon What Terms; France and Great Britain Are Sill Sharply Divided PARIS, Jan. 1.;â(By the Associated Press).-âThe prime ministers of France, Great Britain and Belgium, to gether with the Marquis Della Tor retta, representing the Italian pre mier, will go Into conference tomorrow ltÂť what Is regarded an the final effort of the allies to reach a settlement of the ⢠reparations question. There was a sober and even anxious spirit In al lied channels Tonight In face of the probability that. If the conference falls, separate and direct action by France i will follow. The main Questions to be â˘decided are, first, whether a morato rium can be granted to Germany and, Second, upon what terms. France and Great Britain are sharply divided In policy. The French insist upon seising the productive resources of Germany on the left baqjt the Rhine and In the Ruhr valley as guar antees that when the moratorium ter minates Germany will resumfe her rep arations payments. President MlUer and, in replying to the New Tear goo^ wishes of the diplomatic corps today, made It clear that France stands^ttpon her conception of Justice and her rights under the treaty of Versailles. _ I "Complete peace, can be established, he declared, âonly on the basis of the treaties and through respect for the rights Required and the obligations in cur rfeftiJ V.--- - - > The British gwemraBiu stern jnethods or penalties and deelte* ,.to Wfe^%aMu ,plan under wftteh Be** at" least twtfyears, this time to ws. employed In so esot^ttWng lw m sources that. she may . succe^ulty, shoulder her debts Any settlo^ent likely ta be successful depenas, in mr. Bonar Lawâs view, on spme form of International loan for Gerâ˘anJ; *?* togeuer with hi* associates on, the British delegation, he ha* reQf8lT^ with approval the suggestion of the American secretary of state, that an international committee determine the amount Of reparations to be expected The cfcnvlctloh held. by Premie^ Poincare! of France, is that a change m heart on the part of Germany is reobired' above all othtr considerations. He believes Germany's plans ^or the future are based upon a poicyofre slstance to the executlomof; the Ver sailles treaty, and any effort to help , ,, regards as useless until tne Berlin government decides 4n earnest t0^n"iorf'^U^e â-sent partial moratorium,.which expires on January fs and the raising of cash for Ger 15> ,3. international market, will, French view be nullified by the iHSE! ^M-5S--sySÂŁ* jes fut with some disposition to meet mThl6 ftaltan'delegation has a plan __y_ir*|e*" i* will present f to the council ofti>r Poincare and Bonar Law have ex* ;!!ÂŁ<ÂŁ &. rr,ÂŤÂť gyi.giMy.hw> ss.ust&s but withdUt penalties.so as to ⢠meet, the British objections, belying UD°n such action by Germany as would have the result of making the guarantees -pro dilative without the use of force. . The Belgian premier, M. Theunis, who worked strenuously in-London'last August'to bring Lloyd George and Poincare together, also seeks to har monise the French and the British pro gram which, it is understood, he thinks. co!ld be done if the Gebman govern ment wduld unreservedly affirm its wimngness to fulfill the reparations clauses of the treaty, to, the. full ex tent of the nationâs resources. Bkth the Belgian and Italian views thus' rely upon Germany to surrender economically trusting; that the alUes will lay dowri for her terms that she cJtr meet. The French cabinet meets tomorrow under the chairmanship of President Millerand to decide finally ÂŤis? sssrssf mÂť Jasper, of Belgium,, with, their staffsJ arrived In Paris late tonight having delayed their departure fronS, Brussels to participate In the new year celebration in the Belgium cap tal. The British and Italian . delegates who arrived* last night,, spent the day conferring themselves and most of Mr. Bonar Lawâs time wM passed in dis cussing with Marquis Curson the Pro blem arising at the Lausanne confgr eâ â He 4so reviewed with his far, elÂŤi minister the British attitude to ward': the reparations problem, al-. though Lord Curson Is not to partici pate In the premiersâ deliberations. I The opening meeting of the confer ence tomorrow will not etart Uiitll 2 oâclock in the.afternoon as the regular French cabinet council will be heldjn the BlyseC palace lit the forenoon. TMs ministerial Session Is expected to give final approval to the French govern- i meritâs plan and define the attitude to be adopted toward the-British counter : proposal and the expected Italian m /ale o rvt A * rl Bergmann is also ready with Jerman proposal but there Is no! atlon as yet whether the allies ' (Cetttinued on Bat* TWe.> - â , ⢠_ ' "V v Q.: â ' Col.\Harvey Continues New York Conference - NEW tORK. Jan. 1âCol. Georgf Ktrvfy, knitod States ambassador to Great Britain, was still engaged late tdsffit In a conference with w*hleh he had been occoided much of the time Vince his arrival from abroad^ yfStVrday. The ambassador, who was summoned home to report on condition* la Europe5, to his gov ernments wllnnot leave for Wash ington until tomorrow, at the ear liest, his secretary announced. J CRAIG AND/OWENS MAKE CONFESSION | BEFORE SOLICITOR Two Men Admit Bein] When Companion ' by Deputy Shi solicitor added that he had prom- j Ised immunity to the two men for any dealings In liquor that might be charg ed against them in this case, as Depv uty Sheriffs Baxter and Miller, he said that after thev firing they seised fifty gallons of whiskey in the machine. Al lison was taken prisoner and died la ter hut two Other men in the car es caped. The hearing called for tomorrow at *.inco3Wd*ÂŤ has been ..postponed, Mr. *fi*#nmh#iaÂŤlfe-tfc"y|bw Of the'evidence gathered,, and ad ate, willbe. Hated after he has conferred tomorrow with A. & Quickel,. of iUncolnion, attorney representing Baxter, The latter is.out on *10,000 ball on charge Of the felo nious slaying of Allison, fixed by the solicitor, who stated late â today he would' ask that a bench warrant be served on Baxter, thus bringing the hearing before a superior court Judge. Mr. Huffman quoted Craig and Owen as claiming that the machine in which they were riding was fired upon with out, an order to halt being given, and ttie solicitor asserted that the deputies did not hays a warrant empowering them to search the car. The deputies had asserted*that they fired only after shooting started from the car. A cor onerâs jury had decided that Allison cdme to hjs death fro'm aâbullet fired from within the machine In which he was riding and Mr. Huffman said he would order an examination of the fa tal bullet to determine If It could have come fi'omâthe pistol of either deputy. For Election Officials United States marshalâs office is silent, it is known that papers for the arrest of W. Lk. Coltrane, of Rapdleman. and R. L. White, Jr., of Gienola.. are in the hands of the marshal and will be re turned ⢠for seârvice at an early Sate, both men having been indicted by a federal grand jury on charge* of .viola tion of the election laws: * Coltrane was an election judge and White, registrar ,in New 'Market town ship, Randolph county, and are Wiarged with refusing to allow T. L. Cox, Re publican, to cast' Illsâ ballot in the No vember election. The men indicted âare Democrats. It Is claimed that while Cox Is away from home a part of the time, he has been careful to keep ,his voting place in Randolph county. Warrants V ASHEVILiUE. Jan. 1.âWhile the Germany is Pleased With Hughesâ Speech BERLIN, Jan. 1â(By The Associated Press).âThe speech ol. Charles E. flushes, the American secretary of State,' delivered In New", Haven last week; as reported in London newspa pers arriving hereâ today, brought forth pronouncement* of approval in-official quarters. The plain spoken appraisal of. the -reparations problem by Mr. âHughes was generally Indorsed, and a responsive chord seems to have been struck in official circles by the sugges tion of an impartial appraising to de termine Germanyâ* capacity to pay reparations. Iti the course of a wholly informal talk in connection with the. Paris con ference, an official of the chancellory âdeclared todoy -that the proposals Chancellor Cuno will submit to the pre mieth. have been prepared with great detail and that the- data''he, purposes to present Informally constitute pri marily the basis for discussions which belong In the realm of economics rather than , of politics, especially , as their acceptance and subsequent execu tion involve a radical real alignment of German economics and finances. The official declared that Germany *ould welcome an invitation to. have a. repre sentative present at the pour parlere of âthe premier*. 'Kg'S; aii France Wo in Voluntary Default PARIS, Jul leâ(By Tln Awo elated Preas) e-^France has Mltei the reparations commission to de Clare Germany in voluntary default in her coal deliveries, which It is ' i claimed, have keen running much . ! fcelovr the schedule framed at the. Spa conference in 191% | Louts BÂŤrÂť thou, president of the ^commission - and French delegate, asked today ... that the question he discussed at, â the regular session neat Friday. ÂĽ The reparations commission, it W understood, has been reliably ih formed that Germany has lately been obUsped to import lame cou- 1 signments of coal from the United -â Kingdom and the British detenu* i tton Is of the opinion that the Âť schedule of deliveries from Gen i ⢠many to France is too severe. The feellng ls also expressed In British reparations circles that the reparations problem has for the time being been taken out of the' commissionâs hands by the allied' premiers, and should the coal ques tion come up bn Friday they are prepared to recommend that it be postponed until the premiers ad- ⢠Journ. _ _ j; â - RAID ON EXCLUSIVE ST. LOUIS. HOTEL SAID TO BE ILLEGAL Owner Says That Warrant Was Not Served on Him; His j Procedure Undetermined ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.âThe raid on the exclusive Hotel Chase here by federal prohibition agents and police, which resulted in a disturbance participated In by many of the 2,600 revelers of the new year there early today, was con ducted illegally and unconstitution ally, Chase Ulman, owner of the hotel* declared In a statement tonight. ; Ulman said the warrant used by Qus O. Nation, chief enforcement officer, which charged Ulman with possession, and sale of intoxicating liquors, failed1 or service when It was not served on him but thfust Into the .vest pocket of his assistant-manager. ...... Ulman said he was undecided ad to what action be would take. The raid culminated In the driving of the officers from the main, dining room amidst a shower, of missiles after a shot had been flr&L by *R. untdenttVH, person,- wounding twb. *!*â˘" **â * rBÂĽhe disturbance'started,'It was said,' soon after the agents changed . their tactics of making a superficial itlspec tlon of the dining tables and began to search about the tables for concealed liquor, pushing back Unoccupied chairs and weaving their way between the closely packed tables. The gathering of a crowd around the officers was a signal for most of the guests to cease dancing, although the. orchestra continued to play. The crowd pushed the agents and police against the wall of the main dining! room and then missies began to fly. Glasses full of water, plates of food, flower vases and chairs were hurled. Hysterical women added their screams to the shouts of the men and music of the orchestra. The shot ended the disturb ance and waiters set about restoring °rThe police report states that during the disturbance there were cries of ââ here-come* Nation, lynch him,â and at that the crowd surged around the raiders and forced them out into the lobby, where they were met by rein Corcements of police who had, been at traded to'the pcene. Biot calls soon produced more offloers, so at the end there were approximately 200 police around the hotel entrance. I Mr. Nation declared tonight that 250 men, guests at the hotel, were intoxlr cated and their attack on his men was the cause of his Ordering the men to withdraw. As to whether a federal agent or one of the detectives, who were with him,, flred the shot. Nation asserted that as he was not in the dining room at. the time, he did not know. â > ! j Coal Operators and Miners Meet Tomorrow CHICAGO, Jan. 1.âThree hundred coal operators and miner* officials from the. bituminous field will meet here Wednesday to renew negotiations looking toward peace lh the coal min ing Industry. The sessions will con tinue three days. . ⢠An attempt will be made to reach some agreement for elimination of Strike*, lockouts and other .troubles for a stated period. A conference Several weeks ago failed to settle these prob lems. 1 : ; ' Five Hundred Robeson People Call at McLean Home to Meet Governor Âť (Special to the Star,! LCHBERm, Jan. 1.âApproxi mately BOO people, representing Ml. parts of Robeson county, called at \ the heme of hr. and Mrs. A. W. McLean here 'this afternoon be tween the hear* of three nnd hi oâclock to meet Governor Morrison. The New Tearâs reception given by Mr.'and Mrs. McLean in. honor , 1 or the governor and his daughter, Miss Angelta, vraÂť an Informal af fair But one of the moat elaborate ever given In Lumberton. The Mc Lean home was artistically deeota ted and refreahniemts were served the visitors. Out of town callers were heard to remark that Inm berton should feel honored by bav in# both the preseat governor and the neat governor of North Caro lina In town for New Tearâs day. The governor and his daughter left Lumberton at 7 p. m. In un auto for Raleigh, after being gurata In " the.' MeLean kohu 'iilheo'' â ' Saturday ' hfiheasiapjp.; . â . 'f . â f v- - ' ' - *â ; ' - WITH INAUGURATED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NEW YORK; kAIN KEEPS DOWN CROWDS f itBASr, W. Y, Jan. 1.âAfter â˘two "year* of abHncr'^rom public %" ;llfe, Alf red E. 8mlth/<5>^MÂŤday In- ' â˘tailed as gorerporySr ⢠,w York. Drenching rain /x <âş*, /ush-fllled streets kept theftSE&aÂŁiHr part of the estimated / jj* ÂŁâ Visitors yÂť ihoors and the J/ifas#' â˘/ pnrade waa Unhanded by/ of the new governor alar jaoon as It had started. T? "⢠rrfy executive, for ;the #rst tfa century, was â˘driven frt-// -'executive mansion to the /without'a military ' escort... ' in the nihembly chamber 1,500' persons wltneaead the Inaugural ceremonies. In hlo Inaugural ad dress Governor Smith saidi âWe have In this st^te as we. should know, party government I under a representative democracy. ' The only vehicle for ascertaining: the public trill, and then giving: It force and effect afterwards is party governjnent. I expect the full co operation .of the members of my party and also the members of the other party. âWe can better our great educa tional system throughout the state; we can improve our hospitals and our charitable Institutions; we can keep up to the standard that they should be all our great public works In the state; we can ntafn-v tain efficiency In every branch >f the government and have square dealing as between the different groups throughout th state. âIn order to achieve this, here, in this > public place â today, I ask the co-operation of the legisln ⢠ture.â . . > Department of Justice Agents Reported Co-operating In Fight To Return McKoin to Louisiana Morehouse Officers in Baltimore; For Former Mer Rouge Mayor Confer, With Jus ⢠~ tice Officials' RITCHIE DESIGNATES WEDNESDAY FOR HEARING BALTIMORE, Jan. !1.âReports that lochl agents of .the department of jus tice are co-operating with the Louisi ana authorities for the return to that return of Dr, B. F. McKoin-, arrested here last Tuesday for the murder of two men. were current here todgy. Special Deputy L. A. Calhoun, of More house parish, and . Chief -Detective James P. Glynn, of New Orleans, who arrived here last night with extradi tion papers, were in conference with justice officials this afternoon, Clar ence B. Kean., head of the local depart ment of justice, accompanied the Louisiana officers to the conference with Governor Ritchie, at Annapolis, last night. After the meeting thS gov ernor set next Wednesday at 1 oâclock as the tljne for the hearing. Late to day Calhoun apd Glynn conferred with Chief ~-PoHcSÂť-âinapectoT.. Stawgr StateâS Attorney ÂŁ*§.ÂŤ< and aÂťh4tcnced they were ready to take baok Dr. Mc-^ Kotn for trial. ; j: ; Dr. McKoin, former mayor, .of Mer Rouge, was arrested for the murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards at the request Of Governor Parker as an outgrowth of the alleged kidnaping of five men in Morehouse parish last August by'ft hooded mob/ Dr. McKoin has deplored himself innocent of any connection â with the crime, saying he was in Monroe, forty miles from the scene of the disorders on the night in question. * A 'last minute withdrawal of the fight against extradition was forecast today by persons who have been in close touch with, the case. Attorney Robert R. Carman, counsel for Dr. McKoin, said he anil the physician have reached no conclusion as to what at titude to adopt at" the hearing. The attorney-said he had1 not as yet seen the extradition papers. ⢠' Dr. McKoin, who was removed to the jail hospital seVerai days agO follow ing an .attack of bronchitis, was said to be in a .greatly, improved oondition today. He declined to comment on the extradition proceedings; Sailing the matter rests .with his .lawyer. Chief. Glynn said governor Parker would be the first man to offer redress to Dr. McKoiri should the latter prove himself innocent. âThe best thing''for Dr. McKoin to do,â he said, âis to go back to Louisiana and prove his injioence by the ordinary processâ of law.â Âť Answtering - fears ⢠expressed by Dr. McKoin that he would be killed by the mob eleihenât should tje set foot on Mer Rouge soil again Chief Glynn said: âNo one will Shoot Dr. McKoin. No one Will know when he arrives home and he will be guarded by the militia.â Express Optimistic , Views ip Regard to Southern Industry ATI/ANTA, Ga., Jan. ⢠1.âOptimism over the outlook for the new year is evidenced in every line of business activity represented by Atlanta insti tutions and a survey of 'the'situation finds the entire south and the nation in a much 'better condition materially and mentally on the threshold of 1923.; ."Whilo not over confident, officials In various lines hold that, the new year will see the obuntry much further ad vanced on the way of progress and prosperity than a year ago. , âA survey .of the past yearâs indus trial and economic history strengthens, the belief that mS wiir be a still more prosperous year than 19-22,â is the oe llef of M. B, Welborn, governor of the federal reserve ⢠bank of Atlanta. âCredits are ; very easy to V obtain throughout the entire sixth- district and' most of the banks have separate funds. The -textile industry is''on a very sound basis, the crops are: in good condition and most" of the factories are operating to the limit of their ca pacity. r ' â˘' v , â â âFinanolal conditions in this district are exceptionally good and the same favorable report* are being- received from Other, districts throughout the country,â the bank official said. The southern textile mills are s In better condition than- since the war, accord ing to P. B. Glenn, secretary, of the Georgia Cottpn Manufacturers associa tion and secretary-treasurer .of the Exposition cdtton mills. ' * : J-'a Âť Invn * In . ' fit a - rtl Optimism In. the outlook is. also shared .in- by ChaHes 8f Wlckersham, president dfÂŤthe" Atlanta and Wesf Point, WedteTn Ratlway ; of Alabama and Georgia railroad*-f V1,- -j â˘Sheriff of ⢠Morehouse Satisfied Young Man Kidnaped Fri day Night is Alive and Has Fled Section UNCERTAIN OF ELEMENT CONSTITUTING THE MOB BASTROP, La., Jan. 1.â(By The As soclated Press).âAfter a day of ex haustive investigation, Sheriff Carpen ter, of Morehouse, tonight announced he believed that Harold Teegestrom,, 19-year-old time keeper at a carbon plant at Spyker, LsL, who wag kid naped Friday night, was alive and had fled from this section through fear, t From reports of the Incident pieced together it seemed IS unidentified men appeared at the plantâs bunk house, called the youth to the door, seised and placed him in one of the automobiles waiting outside, and drove oft into thp, woodei Whether the men were masked has not been learned. Whait odourred ih the woods has not been disclosed, but Teegestrom managed to escape from his captors and yesterday reached the home of Henry Jones, saw mill man, and excitedly asked him for |4Q withiwMch fakAegm. tor>an Joum* nbunciia destination. * Jones said he let {dm have the 'shin and ffeegestrom de parted. He told Jones he hkd biton taken to the woods but didi not fay what', had -happened. Jones reaches Bastrop today'and reported the occur rence to the.Bheriff. * â ' Teegestrom was 'to have testified In the open hearing and trials .in â connec tion with the. Morehouse kidnaping* and murders. While considered an im portant state . witness, T. J. Burnett, [ former deppty sheriff, in Jail here on a' murder charge, declared he could prove] ' am alibi for August 24, the night of the' j outrage, by the young time keeper of , ÂŁhe Southern Carbon plant, where Bur nett was a foreman. The sheriff today recalled that Teegestrom had publicly declared Bur nett was at the carbon plant on Au gust 24. Burnett told newspaper men at the Jail Friday he could prove an alibi by [ the plant's records. Although there had been reports the records were' de stroyed by a mysterious party, officials | of the plant announced today the rec ords Intact. Victor Teegestrom, prominent citizen of Monroe, la assisting the Civil author ities and federal agents In locating his son. The sheriff said he did not know whether the . youth was handle'd by friendsÂťor enemies of Burnett, j-' -The' incident added another chapter to the hook of startling events being written here, which already Includes a masked and robed mob stealing five men from a public highway;, of punish ment grounds, where two were unmer cifully flogged a,nd two beaten to. death and horribly mutilated; of bodies be ing decapitated; wire bound, weighted with iron and thrown into a lake; of the governor of the state personally entering Into the Investigations; of troops, divers and/volunteers dragging lakes and swaiflps searching for the bodies; of mysterious dynamiters blow ing them ,to surface; of arrests of prominent men an<J, the promised arrest of others; pf confessions involving 45 men; of charges that the Ku Klux Klan was responsible for the deeds, and of counter charges; and of open heart lugs and trials,, to commence. Nfiw yearâs day was ; celebrated quietly here and at Mer Rouge. AH business wasysuspended and but for the presence of three companies of state troops and federal agents, there were no outward] signs the communities were passing out of a year of tragedy into a period that was shrouded in mystery. Preparations were being completed for the open hearing to begin Friday. Wind-Storm Wreaks * Havoc in Scotland Many Buildings Destroyed in ⢠Wagram Vicinity 1ÂťA.URINBUKG, Jan. ⢠which swept across Scotland coun ty early , this morning cHd coneld- , ' arable damage at Wagram In . the ' northeast section of .. the county, county, f The velocity/ of wind f which swept In a tornado-like path , t about 300 yards wide destroyed . â˘many buildings and .injured at - least one man. S. H. Dunlap had three ribs broken and was badly , bruised when the sleeping porch of ⢠his residence was torn from the 1 dwelling. >- .. / <-! â˘*- ;t, The Wagram ' Mercantiler com pany, the Blacker brothers and the local bank were ÂŤ among the .} concerns . suffering damage and several smaller buildings, were partly demolished, , \ EARLY RE-OPENING OF COMMERCIAL BANK NOW SEEMS CERTAIN trM Semi-Official Statement Indicate 4,4 That Trouble Wffl Be Smoothed Over 4 t FOLGER TO RECEIVE 4 COLLECTIONS ^ODAY. Examiner Will be in Charge of Âť Institution For liquidation 4 of Securities * t Reopening of the Commercial Na tional Bank within the. next tan days la now believed-oertaln, âalthough no;*. > official statements were forthcoming following, a series of oonferencek held yesterday afternoon and last night.â 1 W. R. Folger, national bank exam- . v lner^ who closed the institution Sattfr-1 ; day morning, will open the doors at' $ o'clock, this morning for the collection â of notes and other obligations, but ne deposits will be received and no ohecke cashed.". ⢠, . - This action on the part of. the eitath iner Is merely a precaution to protect , the bank against the danger Of ; thÂť dorsers being relieved of their obliga tions by reason of the bankâs oontlnued lnoperation. i . A conference \ was held yesterday afternoon between Examiner Folger and officers and directors of -the bank, but no statements were made, MtvFul. ' ger ref erring newspaper men to bank officials, white the latter were reti cent. Last night/officer* and direators mei in' private session, but again no'state ments were forthcoming, although,-1* , was intimated that resumption of bitt iness mgy be expeotedat any time. - Reliable opinions sxpfesasd yester- :â day in commercial circles indicated that there.Is no oause for glarmamong depositors, who, it is confidently, be* lievedi are fully protected by the bankâs resources of f S.OOJKOOO and there is an increasing popular opinion In th* city that the bank will- re-open. An unusual feature resulting from, the closing of the bank is the confi dence that: has been universally . ex- : pressed in the batikâs Ability to pay. ' every depositor 100 bents on the dol- ~W iar, and this, together with the grow*ââ ing hope that the bank will reopen.,is â " regarded by many people as indicating that the bank will; contrary to the ^ usual rule, be able to resume, opera- v â ; tions without the custoimiry run on fS| Institutions closed under simitar con- jjj Thbrwlu* beep .,no ftp! on thsâoyfeju^? â bah'ks of the 'ijSltJft'.ds.' ig Usually case after the closing of sf bank, but * ⢠other institutions prepared for such an . emergency by securing large ship- â ments of money. ' t Offers of assistance to the Commer cial bank have been decliyed, officials , believing that the Institution Is able to care for Its depositors" without outside help'. ⢠- , ⢠⢠â â â â -â˘f Reopening of . the institution this ' morning under the direction" of Ex aminer Folger is a precaution for the protection of the bank, and is intended principally to. eliminate the danger of indorsere of notes being relieved ot their liability by .reason of the bank's continued inoperation.â. , Funeral of Dr. Lee , Davis Lodge Will be ^ Tomorrow Afternoon Head of Gaffney, S. C., College Married Wilmington Wo , man in 1897 ! GAFFNEY. S. C.. Jan. 1.âFuneral, services for. Dr, Jjee Davis Lodge, pres ident of Limestone, college, here, who, died early thi* morning, will be held Wednesday ' In the college chape! at * oâclock. Rev, R. C. ' Cranberry. D. D., , ., pastor of the First Baptist tohurch, of- _ delating'. The body will be t&ken to Rockville, Md., Jtor interment. - â˘, Members of the board Of trusteesf In session today, decided that the college would open 'again next Wednesday and ⢠V;'. that Dr. Robert C.' Cranberry, pastor of , the First Baptist church, would be temporarily in charge of its affairs. A full meeting of the entire board will be held In Gaffney Tuesday, January 9% to take up the matter of a successor, Dr.'Lodge had.served aS president ,ot Limestone college for 23 years and It , was during his administration that the Winnie Davis school of history was â founded, which was devotedi to re search, for the most part, of southern history. In 1887 Dr, Lodge married Miss Ella White, of Rockville, Md., who died in â > 1895. In 1897 he married Miss' Mary - Louise McGlammy of Wilmington,'N. : C. He is survived by her and*by a son and two daughters. Points to Menace of j Idle Land in South .., â â-â<â â i < SPARTANBURG, 3. C, Jan. LââU*- ' less some steps are taken to bring ad ditional people to cultivate opr Idle I - land and to take the. place of those. , that are npw leaving, the agricultural situation will become'a- most serious and perplexing problem.â declared Dr. f; W. W. Long, of Clemson. college, ÂŤU- 7 rector of extension in South Carolina, â â here today in a statement. "As I see it," said Dr. Long, "there j are only two ways'to handle the prop- ; osition. One is for the state to make the effort to bring In settler* and the other Is to work out-a policy that the landless man may be encouraged and assisted in-becoming a land owner.â The boll-; weevil Is responsible for the situation that now exists, declared . Dr, Long, who said; "In many conn- j ties of ⢠the state farm labor#** are t leaving. Negro tenants are migrating north on account Of the short cotton crop that was made.' A great, many i white tenants-are: going. IntjpTthe cot ton mill* of S&uth -and NoÂŁh Carolina and Georgia," %
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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