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Rain Today;'Fair Colder Tonight FOUNDED a. D. 1867—tOL. CX.—No. lift WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1923, OLDEST DAIL ALLIED PREMIERS, WITH LOOK OF GLOOM ON FACES, EMERGE FROM THEIR FIRST SKIRMISH Statesmen Described Situation! as Well Nigh^opeless; Talk of Conference Break ing up in Two Days ENGLAND AND FRANCE ARE STILL FAR APART In View of Public Opinion in France and Great Britain Premier Bonar Law Regards an Agreement as Most .Diffi cult, if not Impossible; French Minister of Finance Leaves Conference to Consult With President Millerpnd, After* Which a Meeting of the Cab inet is Announced For This Morning PARIS, Jan. 2.—(By The Associated presS).—The prlmb ministers of France, Great Britain apd Belgium, and Marquis Delia TorCettS, for Italy, emerged this afternoon in a gloomy mood from the first short session of the premiers council, called to solve the reparations complex. They were well nigh hopeless of agreement and mem bers of their delegations talked of the conference breaking up in two days. The meeting of the premiers today was a continuation of the proposed London conference. It had borne little fruit thus far. Premier Bonar Daw re marked that owing to public opinion in France and Great Britain an agreement would be more difficult if not Impossi ble M: Delasteyri, the French finance minister, who was with Premier Poin care In the meeting, said, extending tys arms: . . "England and France are as far apart as that." . .. u He immediately proceeded to Elysee palace to consult with President Mil lerand, after which a cabinet council was summoned to meet tomorrow morning. . . , . „ The Belgian and Italian delegates expressed dismay at the unyielding po sitions taken up by Premiers Bonar Law and Poincare, each with the sup port of their cabfcpets. fn plans ib Brit Tbe'French, IB .. were laid before the cpubcHv u . , ish and French are alike in Axing Ger man reparations at a total of 50,00fc noo.ooo gold marks and stmnar also in setting up a comprehensive *nfnc‘f control of Germany. They ire In di rect opposition on the question of pen alties, France being for taMnR called Pfoduaive ^barantees in the Rhineland and the Ruhr. whlle .Great Britain would occupy German terrlto-. ries beyond the present zone only upon some future default and with the unan imous consent of tbo a»lfP- „ France desires to pay the Europeanr inter-allied debts with class reparation bonds, while England insists upon_the partial payment of debts due herewith the immediate taking of gold deposited by France and Italy in London for se curity for war advances. This gold In eludes 1,864,000,000 francs, -ox. »bout one-third the gold reserve of the Bank ° The Italian plan, which is.t^r^ldbn the same as that offered at th* l*Mon. conference by Premier Mussolini fol lows in general terms the French idea, hut relies upon persuading Q?rIPf°y *°. provide the guarantees required -with out the menace of force. Premier Theunis and Foreign Minis ter Jaspar, of Belgium, fought the plan of the Belgian ^°lIfrnln,e"t' thev did not submit. They did not in tend to submit it today but were re serving it as a basis o^compronilse, should there be an opportunity to do so later. . . - . _ - They appeared dp\lbt|ul tonight pf being able- to do anything .e**ct!v6(j their spirit, however, is ® tm * ? the respect in which both .. statesmen are held is such t may be listened to attentively. The destiny of Turkey east is tied up to some extent W • this conference because t)ie Fr*n<J« government is disposed to the Lausanne .negotiations .to' the » importance of the future relations Of the allies with Germany. . _ Mr. Bonar Law's reluctance to dls russ reparations- w,lth France 4 the autumn Is attributed to the dssl to determine Turkish peace tlon apart from western European controversies. The expiration of the German mora torium on December 31 and nent default of the German r P tions payment, of 500.000.000 marks on January 15 obliged Mr. , , Law to agree to *he London m In December and its resumption today. In the meantime the negotiations at Lausanne are dragging; thus the two sets of negotiations have becom r Premier Poincare asked C*ff*U**?^» rere, the principal Franch delegate a Lausanne, shortly before Chrlstm _ r delay settlement of the TurkUh P«acp until it could be seen what attitude until it could oe oecn -7 . . the British government would ta e m the Paris council. M. Barrere, the Paris council, m. though he appear, to have ^ notes and telegrams to I'll"-”" subject from -the foreign office ha, contributed, it is said here, to the de lays at Lausanne. h.v Ismet Pasha 1. ”Pre£an^ ”etSfng Ing perceived quickly Wff® between had changed in the intimacy between Lord Corjon and stiff'er in bis IZZ RS;.5» V«*,“KS£ suits at Paris to recommendations to tho A K “>■«*!Ma^y*ys!!s» ence. The hftDfliW"®" ... - Poincare and Ronar fcaw In theconf ence today was described as a rather (Continued on-Page. Two.) ^ r ; I—— —— , „ ' ------ Grover Bergdoll Reported En Route Here on Aquarius; Modoc Will Intercept Vessel With Secret Service Men on Board, Cutter Speeds to Meet Alleged Draft Evader 1,1 SHIP IS DUE HERE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON Believed Coast Guard Craft Will Meet Steamer Off Coast at Dawn The coast guard cutter Modoc, with department of justice agents aboard, sailed yesterday afternoon to intercept the American steamer Aquarius, bound from Bremen, Germany, to Wilmington and reported to have on board Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the American draft •vader. The cutter is expected to meet the Aquarius off the, North Carolina coast at dawn, vVhen the vessel will be stop ped and a thorough search lor Bergdoll made. Department of Justice officials in Wilmington yesterday, arranging for the cutter to take them out to sea to meet the Aquarius, which, according to reliable information, is bearing Berg doll back to this country frorq Ger many. The Aquarius will arrive in Wil mington this afternoon, and will dock at the Wilmington Compress and Warehouse company’s terminals, where she will discharge a cargo of 5,000 tons of potash salts, for distribution to in terior North Carolina points. The .ves sel Is consigned to Heide and company,. When the cutter meeft the Aquarius early this morning, the steamer will be halted by the Modoc, Lieut. Com. B. M. Chiswell, commandant, and department of justice officers will go on boa^dfiti make a complete searqh. ■ . .. SH(B It is understood tnat ttt« ’department of justice has detailed the cutter To stop the Aquarius, In order to preveilt the possibility of Bergdoll being trans ferred to solrft Smaller.craft and after wards slipped into this country. The fact that the Aquarius is an American ship does away with the danger of in ternational complications, and the cut ter will, therefore, be enabled to stop ♦ he twist orn sight. Members' of Wilmington post b,o. American legion, Who have been much interested and actively engaged ever since it was reported that Brgdoli was aboard th, .steamer Jupiter, which ar rived at Pensacola, Fla., several days ago without Bergdoll being found, aboard, are taking precautions to as sure bib capture. Col George H. Bunker, commander of the local post, was advised last night regarding the possibll ty of Bergdoll' being brought to W llmington. He hab taken adequate steps to prevent Bergdoll landing at any of the beaches ^Immediately after it was reported ^Juplur,Tesla''Vl.E2 s“Sir. rlt was m.de by Bergdoll to land -*w£v of these places. Southport le gionnaires have also taken similar pre Ca?tU?s "stated that the department of have been watching ^.iiv th^actions of several suspicious closely . wjimington, believed to fiends of »"l%nd it is known ?hat the department is posted on their ^description of Grover Cleveland ‘S,??S®Vm8 old; five feet finches- 175 pounds; Heavy build, seven lnche - 1 neck; broad, square very «hort» tmcK n» , ha)r; brown shoulders, a»k b combed straight fyeu- uwally smooth shaven, but b k'times wears a small mouslache; ;X“v .”■> rr,r.vr z° to fack «tendlnK nlns para ear towards chin, /rom lobe “‘j'^Vee-fourfhs of the upper h and the tower scar an tnc half inches in length." tWBer*dofl is thought to be traveling on on? of three Passports: SSSHS-R&B"1 . , JI .MUWO of the Above passports T**e Stoined in Philadelphia about 15 Wsre obtained lngPbnated and ,t ls, yaars ^ Bercdoti is using: one of ‘booKb*, that. B * the,United Slates. ^Srsajensmst sag-st/LESs :ya: J3J‘v&"«dd«* '»• »“* err?nrin«^the time that the' Puplter was D t»aK off the North Carolina coast, rep<!r f0 ires stationed near Topsail ^fi^d suspicious lights about a mile end A auart«V °ff Mason’s inlet. How *"5. nothing definite was learned re this, except that it was funnlrht possible that these lights may £ve been “board a sm^U vacht that, Eut into Southport.the next mo.rnii.fr PU'rhe lights 'were seen by severa*l nJfles who repotted that about 6 o'clock irregular flashes were seen oft Mason's inlet, and, .by reason of. the “ct that 4e Jupiter, a. German vt^l of 1 302 tons, was supposed to be off the coast, it .was thought possible that the craft may have come close to shore, in order to transfer Bergdoll to a small tender. EXPECTtlD HSgE'JTODAY =mir i a .t.jhx J-Slia-Jil ft i ' Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, alleged draft evader, is reported a,board the steamer Aquarius bound for this port. The coast Guard cutter Modoc, with agents Of the department: of justice, is awaiting at the Cape Fear bar for the arrival of the ship, which is expected today. SECRETARY FALL Official Announcement of Resig nation is Made From the i • White House WILL RETURN TO PRIVATE PRACTICE WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—Secretary Fall, of. the Interior department, will retire from office March 4, it was an nounced today at the white house, to return to the practice of law and the conduct of private business affairs in New Mexico. President Hardin®, who is not yet prepared to name his suc cessor, was declared by ah adminis tration spokesman to have made ctery effort to retain the cabinet* officer in service, 'and,- to have tendered him, without avail, an appointment to the supreme ^court, bench, to,* fill the va cancy caused by the recent retirement of Justice Pitney. , Secretary Fall said later that the only Impelling- cause for the step was the condition of his own affairs, and tobk occasion to deny , reports that he had resigned to accept a place afe coun sel for an oil corporation, or that any friction existed between hlrpself and associates in the administration. He will t go to his cattle ranch Jn -New Mexico immediately upon leaving of fice, and after a short vacation re sume the practice of ia-w pud tht ad ministration of’-his business interests'. As a senator. Secretary Fall was a personal friend and associate, of Mr. Harding before entering tlie .adminis tration. - It. was understood' when lie accepted the-portfolio' that he mignt not serVe -throughout the administra tion as drouth and cattle-market con ditions In the New Mexico territory where his market interests were said to have a claim on his attention. More recently, in connection with plans for the reorganisation of government de partments, there were reports that Secretary Fall desired the forestry service. now attached to the agricul tural department, to be transferred to the interior department, under hts di rection, but the whole matter has been In- abeyance. In office, Secretary Fall has taken a personal interest In Alaskan anu -western affairs with which the inte rior department comes In direct con tact, and has made several inspection trips to points In the. public domain of immediate interest. > , - The President, it was indicated, might tglfe some time in the selection of a BudcessbeSto- ;tbe retiring secretary, whose resignation constitutes the sec ond break within the administration’s official- family ;- since Mr. Harding as sumed office. Reports have been cur rent that,a shifting of cabinet assign ments might result,' by ' which‘Secre tary Hoover would vacate the com merce department "to- take over the, di rection of interior affairs; - Julius H. Barnes, president, of the United States chamber of commerce, might succeed to Mr. Hoover’s post, it-lias .been -said, in this connection. At the same time, a- number, of men associated with the administration have been,named since Secretary Fall’s retirement'"came under discussion, as possible appointees for the inferior post, without any transfer .within the President’s cabinet. Amcnj tnem are Senators New of Indiana, and Kellogg of Minnesbta, apd Representative Mon dell of Wyoming, Republican house leader, all of whom will retire from congress, next March, and Carmi Thompson, of Ohio, who was the Re publican candidate for governor of that state in tbs-last-election. M'KOIN WILL RETURN TO LOUISIANA IF HE IS GIVEN FREEDOM . - • - : ‘ • Expresses Willingness to Re turn Voluntarily; Ritchie .1 Can’t Honor Requisition ANOTHER UNIT OF Guards ordered out •' .. .. Cavalry Troop of Jennings Will Reinforce Three Companies ^ Already on Duty BALTIMORE. Jan. 2.—Dr. B. M. Mo Kpln, wanted in l,oulslana for alleged, murder? connection with the More house parish kidnanln»s,Jls willing to return to Louisiana .voluntarily, but] must first be raleased.by the Baltimore court ifi whose custody h% now is. Governor Ritchie today wired Gover nor Banker for such release. Governor Ritchie informed Gover nor Parker that the requisition pacers already in his hands were not suffi cient for the reason thsi the affidavits a^e made on information and belief and not by any one who had any per sonal knowledge of the alleged crime. Tf Governor Parker is willing fo ro lease Mr. McKoin, the physician wants' to leave tomorrow, Governor Ritchio said in his dispatch. If the case comes to trial before Governor Ritchie, the Maryland exec utive told Governor Parker that his de- I cislon accordingly would be against granting requisition at this time but that he would hold Dr. McKoin for a. reasonable time in order to give Louis iana authorities tihe opportunity to submit competent affidavits. Dr. McKoin, Governor Ritchie said, while insisting on his extradition rights, nevertheless was quite willing to return to Louisiana voluntarily hut could not do so until released by the court. “Will you’ consent to his release so that he nj^y return to Louisiana and will you authorize your deputy offi cers to accompany him there?’’ Gover nor Ritchie asked. “If you are willing to do this, he wants to leave tomorrow.’’ The governor’s telegram was sent after a, t*onferehce with Robert R, Carman, Counsel for Dr. McKolr,. at the governor’s office here late today. Dr. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, La., was arrested here last Tuesday at the request of Governor Parker ati# was to have appeared be fore Go|j|w>r Ritchie tomorrow in ex t jadlbtfSb—’r*-— ~. '■vy-ii Governor Parker accuses him of complicity in the murder of Watt Dan iels and Thomas Richards, of More house parish, some time between last August and December. They were two members of a party of .five men. kid naped by a band of hcoded men. Up to a late hour tonight no word had been received from Governor Par ker In answer to Governor Ritchie’s message BASTROP, La., Jan. 2.— (By the As sociated' Press.)—Louisiana’s crack cav alry troop of Jen pings will reach here tomorrow morning to reinforce the three companies of strte troops, now on duty here and at Mer Rouge in connection with the state’s investiga tions into the death of two men, vic tims of a mob, last August 24. While the order to entrain came suddenly, the movement was not a. surprise as it had been known since early last week that orders had been .prepared for. the calling ‘out of two ‘additional units: However, their identity • was not known. At this time there is a com pany of infantry at Mer Rouge, detail ed to maintain order where most of the folks are armed and many divided into hostile clans. , The movement was not regarded here as being influenced by the kidnap ing of Harold Teegerstrom, 19-year old time keeper of a carbon, plant at Spykef, who was spirited away by unidentified men Friday night. Fed eral agents today were continuing their investigation of the incident but offi cials felt the youth was safe and out of the state having fled from the woods where he was held a captive. His im portahce as a witness at the hearing has not been disclosed either by the state or defence. . , •, • Persons interested in the opening hearing set for Friday began to arrive in the city tonight. Two of tl}e state's assistant attorney generals are ex* peeted to reach here tomorrow morn ing from New Orleans while the at torney general and others an his staff will be here Thursday, ! Ku Klux Klan investigators were secretly, continuing their 'Investigations tp be in a position to make an early report to their chief*, regarding the merit of the e’harges that have been made that klansmen were responsible for the outrage. The Morehouse kian has disclaimed all complicity in the affair and has announced it. would welcome Investigators. STATE AND COUNTY DUTY Ti) SCHOOLS IS DEFINED IN BILL Spneial Legislation to be Asked of Assembly as Result of Committee & estigation ■ •' [MmZ report Enounced T <b CONFERENCE M*' £ Mil Determine Amount Equalizing Fund For Each County Star's Kent Bureau, 312 Tucker Building. By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, Jan. 2.—Legislation mak ing more specific the duties of the state and counties in the support of the public school system and provid ing for a method of determining the amount of the equalizing fund for each county needing a share of this fund foy the support of its schools, will be introduced ip the general assembly as the result of investigations by the special commission appointed at last year’s special session “to investigate the laws relating to taxation for school purposes and make a report and sug gest statutes to the next session of the general assembly.” The commission, after a consultation with Governor Morrison and Superin tendent of Public Instruction Brooks, announced its report today. It is ad dressed to the president of .the senate and the speaker of the house, and sub mits the proposed legislation as cover ing the suggestions it has to make. H. G. Connor. Jr, is chairman of the com mission, D. F. Giles, secretary, with W. C. Bowd, Sr.,’ and Thomas D. War ren, as the other mem*5ers The commission finds that the equali zation*j^jnd will be necessary for per haps years to come to aid certain counties in the state in fulfilling the duties imposed by the constitution to provide a six months’ school term for all the children in every county. uThe maintenance of a system of public schools is not only a county function, but a state function,” the commission reports. "No child should be deprived of the, opportunities of an education equal to the opportunities of other children throughout the state simply because his or her parents hap pen to live in a particular locality, and It .Is the duty of the st&t? tP *es, tfc.it. diwl of the state shall haVe the ad vantages of a six months' school. This can only be done under present condi tions through the aid of an equaliza tion fund. At the same time each county should perform its own duty and not cast an undue burden upon other localities, The problem has been to arrive at some method by which the state and the county shall each per form their separate duties, and the bill which is submitted is believed by. the commission and by the department of education to be the nearest solution to the problem yet arrived at.” A Just method for determining the amount of the equalizing fund for eabh county, provided in the bill, is reported. The bill, providing: for a just method of distributing the $800,000 equalizing: fund among the counties needing as sistanpe, provides: \, That a definite amount be set aside annually from the state public school fund; that the state board of educa tion shall determine the average per capita cost- of; instructing the children of the state for the- ensuing year and this /hall be the maximum cost in each county for which a county may draw aid from the fund for the next ensuing y*gr and thaf the amount for each county shall be determined by requir ing all counties to inc*pase the amount raised a certain per cent, applied alike to all counties, which per cent must be sufficient, when supplemented by the amount of the equalizing fund, to give each county a sufficient amount to meet the average per capita cost for the state; that no county shall receive more from the equalizing fund for the next ensuing year than it received for the ensuing year, except where actual con ditions, aftpr an investigation has been made, shows that the standard of tlje school should, be raised. In- other counties . special assistance may be given from the equalizing fund if prop erty values fall below, the authorized valuation^ owing to some disaster of exceptional industrial or economic re verses. ' The idea of the commission's meas ure-iisito Insure dependence by the counties on- their own resources in the support of the schools to the extent of their available revenues for thU pur pose, but to commit the state to a continuance of the system of aiding weak counties in the conduct" of schools that afforded educational op portunities comparable with those of the wealthier counties. Can't Re-establish Financial Stability By Taking Possession Of Germany, Bonar Law States PARIS, Jan. 2.—“You can get cer tain amounts ot money by taking im mediate possession of Germany, but you can not take over Germany and re establish her financial stability.” de clared ?dr. Bonar Law, the British prime minister, tonight in the course' of the first direct statement he has made on British policy concerning rep arations since he became head of 4he government. | “The allies have reached a point where they must choose between these two methods,” he continued. “They can not have both. This is not a po litical question; it is a business propo sition. You can get certain amounts from Germany if yon take possession pf her, but you can not take them ana re-establish German Credit. 4 .? “I -K-ish to say that it is certain there is on the part. of the British govern ment an earpest deslre to act in accord with the allies. I am convinced that this also -is the desire p't the French government- - A real danger is that dif ferences in .the public opinion of the coin tries will be so string as to make it difficult, if not impossible, to reach an agreement. ^ \ $ "Large sums are only available through loans: the amount of indem nity jijust )je fixed, ipt-by partisans but by Impartial business minded people. No one is fond of paying debts, if it can be avoided. This is equally true of any, nation, and Germany is no ex ception. "Having fixed reasonable conditions, ' If Germany does not then take1 neces sary steps forthwith, to;.cagry them out, the necessary steps must'be taken -to force her to. comply. ‘ . “If we do not need reparations to the same extent gs other nations, we need (Continued bn Page Two) DAWSON NAMED SPEAKER OF HOUSE; LEGISLATURE TO OPEN THIS MORNING ------T SELECTED SPEAKER Hon. John G. Dawson, of Kinston, was last night nominated speaker of the house at a Democratic caucus in Raleigh. ' '/•' I DEFENSE WITNESSES TESTIFY IN HERRIN MINE MURDER GASES On Re-opening Trial Witnesses Relate Stories of Alleged Terrorizing by Guards CHARLES DAVIS TELLS OF ASSAULT ON HIM MARION, Ills., 2.—(By the As sociated Press.)—The holding up and psswwJn*; ,t*AWieirs the alleged terrorizing of the surround ing countryside by armed guards at the Lester strip mine was described by ten witnesses for the- defense at the re-opening of the t'rjal of five men charged with murder in connection with the Herrin riots today. Only one of the witnesses, Charles Davis, a farmer and miner, testified to an actual assault by any of the mine -uards. Davis said he tried to go to he mine office to complain to C. J. dcDowell, superintendent, regarding he destruction of parts of his pasture enee, but had been escorted off the nine property by a guard who pushed lim with his fist. . , _ On cross examination by Delos Dutj, Itate's attorney, all other witnesses vere asked whether, the guards had lurt them and each replied in the nega ive x Gibbs, a farmer who testified hat he leased 260 acres from themme ■ompany, said the guards had cursed [nd swore in front of his "women Miss Alther Davis, daughter of Charles Davis, testified that two. of the guards had come to her home while she was alone with her young smter and that one of them said By-we want some milk." She said she . gave it to them and they went away without paying her “Did they hurt any one, or damage anything?” she was asjted on .cross examination and replied in the nega l* Mrs. Nancy Davis, wife, of Charles Davis, quoted one of the armed guards as saying to her: ..The d—union men are scared to come -out. They have yellow streak up their backs.” „ She; added that the guards once marched her husband off ral"®' property With “a gun at his back and his Hands in'the air.” Both Gibbs and Davis testified the guards had closed a road over which they used to drive their cattle' to a water hole. Davis said he sutf-let his farm from Gibbs who leased the, pro perty from the,.mine .company. “Was'■ it not a matter of common understanding when you remUsd this land that It -was subject to the rights of the mine owners to strip Coal. he was asked on cross examination. The witness said the understanding he had was that he had the surface rights of the land. - He said the land to the water hole was private mine property "and was closed after the com ing of the. guards. ’• Gibbs quoted one of the armed -guards as saying to him the-Jnornine of June 21: ‘ "The damned union men were going to .give us a •call,’ but I guess they got cold feet and backed out. If they do Come we ate ready for them.” ' . . . It was Just a few hours later that the-shooting at the mine started which culminated in the^killing of three union miners that ■ afternoon and the slaying of twenty non-union ‘workers the next morning. - - k 4 - • ’ - Miss Myrtle Boyd and Edith Boyd, her sister.- testified that shortly, be fore -the? riots, they-had been passing the mine in an automobile and had been stopped by armed guards and ’.lie car*scarehed. r •• Harold Brown, > a young miner of Herrin, told .of driving ' by the mine the right of June 17 in an automobile, with!two friends. He safd:they were stopped • at the mine and their car scotched affer' which one of the armed guards-said: ‘ ' , ‘“Boy’s we. can’t let you through. You’ll have to turn arotfnd and go back/’ Similar testimony was given by his, two companions, Willard Runyon and. Barney- Watson, miners. Lenoir Legislator Selected Demo cratic Candidate at Party Caucus Helfl in Raleigh Last Night NOMINATION IS MADE THROUGH RISING VOTE Other Officers of House and Senate Selected; An Abund ance of a . State-Wide Mea sure Arp Scheduled to be In troduced; Legislators Present at Capital Represent Almost Full Strength of Membership and Lobbying is Much in Evi dence RALEIGH, Jan. 2.—John G. Dawson, state representative, of Kinston, to night was dhosen as the Democratic nominee for speaker of the house at a party caucus her* ^The nomination is equivalent to election which will be held tomorrow when the general assembly formally convenes. Because of the illness of Mr. Dawson, his prepared1 speech to the caucus -was read by Representative Rufus Dough ton of Allegheny county. In his paper Mr. Dawson, stressed the necessity for legislation which would raise the state’s educational program to higher standards. He touched upon the urgent need of a greater road program. Health, he said, should not be overlooked for the pub lic benefit and he asked that the party consider, increased facilities for the care of the invalids and helpless people of the commonwealth. The content ment of the people, he also said was not to be overlooked and legislation which would further unite the people to a happier understanding of, their service to themselves and their fellow men was too important to have no con sideration. MSA In speaking of the education fields, Mr. Dawson set forth* that "every dol lar economically and judiciously spent for this purpose, ih reasdn, will yield niaay dollars in return.” The state's educational system, he maintained, should be econQinieaUy,,. administered -and protected .with ”e$ii«picu«fc»-g«ii.': The statement reviewed- the great progress the state has made i^i road ouilding, set forth' that to legislate for the benefit of agriculture should be the party’s chief purpose, and said that in no better yiay could agriculture be helped than through continued good road development and- construction. in conclusion he advocated that all legislation which the house was about to bring forward should be framed with a view, to the general happiness of the people as, a whole. “They must be helped to kindle an ambition, and to •*” see the dawn of a better day,” he said. Following;-the’ nomination of Mr. Dawson whlbh was by a rising vote, the' caucus then nominated other of ficers as follows: . -g Miss Rosa B. Munn, of Cabarrus county, engrossing clerk; Alex Lassiter, Bertie county, chief clerk; D. P. Del linger, of Gaston county, reading clerk and J.' I* Burkett, of Randolph county, sergeant-at-arms. In the senate caucus W. L. Long, of Halifax county, was nominated president protenjpore. Other officers were: " . , Principal clerk, Frank K. Haekett, North Wilkesboro; reading clerk, Thds. P. Cocke, Buncombe, and sergeant-at arms, W. D. Gaster, Cumberland coun ty. Cecil Broughton withdrew hia name as a candidate for reading clerk dur ing the day. - , . j BY BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, Jan. 2.—Button-holing qn “pet legislation” fcame to the forefront today as the number of legislators to reach town grew to nearly the full strength of the two houses and pro phecy of q,n over-burdened session by reason of individual advocacy of un usual and unexpected state-wide mea sures was the result. The old-heads were quite and con-, fined their talk to organisation plans, the condition of.the crops among their constituents, or the probable date of the governor's message. When they talked they were in a conference with confidants. Plots were laid and courses of action agreed upon in numerous quiet chats, off in' an old-head,'s room today but the lobby talk was .not for these experienced members. Chief among the hotel lobby activi ties were the legislators canvasses of "the pet idea” variety of representa tives to a multitude of bills, providing for every variety of scheme and idea for a new law of state-wide scope. Sup-, port for this and support for that w« being sought and some pledges were procured. One veteran remarked that he had never seen the like of state-wide mea sures that had been created in the mind of some one fellow who expected to storm the general assembly with Ills idea and break into politics as a state figure. , General opinion among those who have been long in the service or who through observation have become ex perienced in the course of legislative proceedure condemned to a. commit tee-death the .vast majority of these bills. As a 'matter of fact, the bulk ot today's solifclted opinion* was con fided to the probable course of respon- . slble measures of state-wide Impor tance with no word as to new1 legis lative proposals that would demand attention. ' 1 , ' • Death for,Labor Commissioner Ship man’s 48 hour proposal was declared certain by several of ‘ the' leading hpuse and sengtfe bjjetnbers. A like fate for the workmen's- compensation pro posal by reason-of the many differ- * cnees of opinion as to what the pro posal should embody-was another pre diction from Influential sources. The '4-8 ' hour week Would scar* away the manufacturers from out of the state who Just now arb verjt much encour
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