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Fair and Warmer Today; Cold Saturday - V' -‘"V V- ' ;■» ■ f ' < 10 Pages World, State and Local News Daily FOUNDED A. D. 1867^-YOL. CX—No. 112. WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. PREMIER!!’ CONFERENCE DISSOLVES WITH GREAT BRITAIN LEFT ALONE BY THE OTHER ALLIED COUNTRIES France, Italy and Belgium Re-! main Loosely Grouped To- | gether on German Repara tions Question ENGLAND TO CO-OPEATE ON f OTHER , QUESTIONS Conference Ends With Friendly Words by Bonar Law, Poin care and the Italian Repre sentative; After Expressing Regret That England Can Not Accept the French Plan Bonar Law Give Assurance of the Government’s and the People’s Friendship, With Similar Assurances by the French Premier PARIS, Jan. 4,—(By the Associated Pres*.)—The alliance between France, Great Britain, Italy and Belgium fell apart today over the treatment of German reparations. The Latin pow er^ France, Italy and Belgium, re main loosely grouped together on that subject, while England, although sep arating from them, expects to co-op erate and especially with France, on other questions. The conference of the premiers, which has been In-progress here since Janu ary 2, ended with friendly- words. Mr. Bonar Law made a statement “on be half of the British government and the British people” as follows: “His majesty's government, after giving most earnest and careful con sideration to the French proposals, has come to the conclusion that it can not approve them and that, if car ried out, they will not only# fail to produce the desired , results but are likely to have grave and disastrous re sults on the economic life of Europe. • “His majesty s government, at me same time, desires to assure the gov ernment of the French republic that, while they regret extremely that there should be an irreconcilable difference of view .on a subject so serioua the feeling of friendship oh tbs part, not only of the British government but as they believe, of the British people, toward the government and people of France/remains unchanged.” -In jtls/reply -M Pfincare said: "The- French government, for their part, have • examined very attentively and carefully the British proposals, and the longer they have studied them the more they have felt obligeu to re cognize that the proposal would in volve, together with a considerable re duction of the debt owing to France, the overthrow of the treaty of Ver sailles. It is ‘ impossible for them to accept such a solution. "The government of the republic deeply regret their inability to agree with Great Britain on this serious question, but they thank the British government for°thel^ friendly state ment and can assure them that. In spite of this difference of opinion, the sentiments of the French government and nation towards England remain unchangingly cordial.” Marquis Della Torretta, representing iiaiy au.iu. "The ltaltafi delegation sincerely re grets to see that the efforts It made to reach an accord among tile allies on such a grave question have not been crowned with success.. The .Italian del egation has Interpreted the thought of its own government In the conviction that the disagreement among the allies has not influenced the cordial senti ments of friendship so long existing, and expresses the hope that eventually even on this present question there will be reconsideration and agreement. Premier Mussolini turned the scale decisively agaifist the British - P**n. The Italian delegates had reserved their Anal declaration until today, and this morning it appeared they were inclined to support Mr. Bonar Laws proposal with, slight modifications, - A telegram received from Rtf me Just be fore the conference opened, instructed them to vote for the French plan as against the British in case they should find it useless to push their owh-plan. This strengthened France and Belgium and Great Britain stood alone. M, Poincare is noi eiaieu oyer hia success; he is described as | in sober mood, conscious of great anx ieties and difficulties ahead. He will proceed wearily and will report to the French parliament on its reassembling next Thursday. In. the meantime the reparations commission will meet Tues day 4o pass upon coal deliveries and also upon Germany’s request for ;a mo ratorium. . • ‘ . Sir John Bradbury Is expected to be present as the breaking up of the con ference does not mean withdrawal ot the British delegate from the repara tions commission. The Versailles treaty specifies that no member or the commission may withdraw without giv ing a year’s notice. » The French will await the action of the commission be before putting their plan into, .execution^ ... i ' M. Poincare in applying the plan In the absence of British support, may. It was said in semi-official circles, find it necessary to support the <? us tom of ficers aqd guards by a small military force in the Ruhr- He will still in sist, however, that these, soldiers will be so limited that , such £C$ion,( CO»»W not possibly be interpreted as miritary occupation, properly speaking. _ The final quarter hour pf _th* ce>®" ference was marked by each of the delegates seemed concrnd that nothing In mannr -or »» .should detract from the grpvl.y of moment. . .a There are various indications of »* ness on the part of kth V^oT.tiou J embassadors, over the ■ 1 the alliance which carried the1*’ CODn (Continued on Page Two), ■ Dissolution of the Paris Conference Fails to Bring Utterance from Washington r—I-“— -—-\ Brinson Memorial Day is / Designated WASHINGTON, Jan. 4,—Sunday, February 11, was designated by the boose today os memorial dny (or the late Representative Brinson, Democrat^ North Carolina. The late Representative Brinson wa'n.n native of New Bern, N. C., and was elected to the honse from the third congreslonnl district. He died in 1922. - _t PUNS COMPLETED FOR OPEN HEARING IN BASTROP TODAY Only One Prisoner is Expected to Face the Bar at the Opening Session SPECTATORS TO BE SEARCHED FOR ARMS BASTROP. La., Jan. 4.—(By the As sociated Press.)—The "open hearing" in the Morehouse kidnaping and mur der cases begins at the parish court house, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Final preparations, were completed by the state this afternoon for the pro ceedings by ' which an ^effort. Wilt bo rande ..t^'lndfdj.thoie" persons Relieved responsible for the masked and robed mob action oh August 24 when two of five men kidnaped were killed and their bodies thrown into a lake. Only one prisoner will face the bar at tomorrow’s hearing unless the state sets into motion its dragnet to scoop up 85 or more men believed by the au thorities to have been members of the mob. State officials remained silent tonight as to when additional arrests will be made. It was understood they were in possessions of a list of those implicat ed by two men who were said to have confessed under the promise Of , im munity. Adjutant General Toombs failed to promulgate the martial law order he was said to have in his possession. He desired to put off such action as long as possible, he said. However, it was known the slightest display of firearms would be met with a military order. Those entering the court house to morrow will be searched for fire arms, it was learned and the court house will be proteoted by two..Companies of state troops now encamped on the court house and Jail grounds.' Wholesale subpoenas were in prepa ration today for the summoning of wit nesses for the hearing. In addition to those summoned, all persons are priv ileged to enter the court of justice and asked to be permitted to testify. It was believed there would, be mors than 100 witnesses including many women. The witnesses will be sworn, exam ined" by the district attorney -but not cross examined, and the testimony taken down, in short hand. The hearing will be before the district judge. At the conclusion the state, if it thinks the evidence Justifies, will ask for a grand.jury to return indictments. ThirAs the third time in the history of the st^te such proceedings have been invoked. . . . ■ T. J. Burnett, -former deputy sheriff, flanked by some of Louisiana s finest legal talent, will meet, .the charge against him of murder with an effprt to prove an alibi. He was to have proven he was working at the Southern Carbon plant at. the time the kidnap ing occurred. The time keeper by whom he was to prove this, however, was kidnaped last Friday night and has iJteappeared. ... 'Attorneys for Burnett announced to day that they would waive preliminary trial through , the., usual channels, a privilege ab^orded-all persons charged raoital ,offenses in this state. , T>r B M-' JUcKoin, tormer mayor 01 •3Ier Rouge/charged by Governor Par, Iter ■ with murder, was riding, through the eouthe?!* states tonight enl route to •Bastrop. With him*were: two travel lng companione, a deputy sheriff and a deieCtiye. McKoln will enter his hpme parish a free man, the charge having been lifted when an extradition 'tangle developed and' he agreed to compromise by returning voluntarily. mije governor, rabid antl-klan, has charged that the physloiah was a mem ber of the Ku IClux Kian. This, how eveVr was not the first time the klan issue has been brought into the case, x £i"Dahlfcls, one of those flogged, de ■tMt&f'the^coitutries worn by the mob Xi.mbsrs were "what we know as the SJmKHfc Kla«.", Oosslp. linking, .the Morehouse klan with the kidnaping .and murders became t>o current- that the iSupVeme.authorities of ths Louis ana Invisible empire sent investigators Morehouse to asoertaln who were r.e ^luf'aotivitles of masked mobs in this Vicinity during the last year or mofo will” oome .under the spotlight,- It was understood./,; But the Situation is Regarded as Much Nearer the Point Touched on by Hughes at New Haven ALTERNATIVE OF FORCE REMAINS FOR COLLECTION Word From Paris on American Suggestion Would Not be Suprising to Officials WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—(By Associ ated Press.)—The dissolution at Paris of the conference of allied leaders was regarded here as bringing the repara tiones crisis measurably near the point touched upon by Secretary Hughes in his recent New Haven speech. But al though the allied statesmen have failed to agree among themselves, there still stands before them an alternative to attempt forcible collection in Germany pointed out by Mr. Hughes. Aucie was no word avanaoie in or floial quarters today to indicate that any further initiative was to be ex pected at this time from the Wash ington government. The only author ised comment on the situation was a statement at the state department that Mr. Hughes’ suggestion was put for ward to “leave several doors open” to the premiers in the event of an emer gency. Presumably word will come from Paris if the French government sees hope in the American suggestion that not alone the question of the amount Germany can pay, but also the method, of payments be referred to an interna (Mcjiai cqjaewissien ot flnjcnctat 'airthof^ ttes unhampered by political concern# or ,obligations^ My Hu&hes has al ready indicated that American finan ciers would serve on such a commis sion with the sanction of the govern ment i^ they were invited. There ,is believed 1 to be time for a decision abroad to examine the possi bilities of the American suggestion be fore France can move to carry out the program outlined to" the counsel by Premier Poincare and rejected by the British prime minister. The present moratorium does not expire until Jan uary 15, and dispatch of a French civil commission into the Ruhr valley and other steps'toward forcible collections Included In the French plan, it Is felt, can not well be taken in advance of that date and formal announcement of Germany’s failure to make required payments within the time limited, i Since Secretary Hughes made his suggestion to the premiers in-his New Haven speech both the French and British plans for settlement have been, presented and rejected. It is to be noted that the French proposal care fully avplds any employment of the French army, at least In the first In stance, In the plan for reparations col lections advanced. The work would be done by civil cfimmlssloners sent from • France. That this relieves ehe French plan of elements of force against which the American secretary of state directed his remarks at New Haven as wholly improbable. Mr. Huffhes said at that time. "We should view with disfavor meas ures whi :h, instead of producing rep arations, would threaten disaster.” At anotner point me secretary asitea what was to.be done If the Paris con ference failed to reach an agreement. "The alternative,” he continued, “of forcible measures to obtain reparation is not an attractive one. No one can foretell the extent of the serious con sequences which might ensue from such a course. Apart from political results, believe the opinion of ex-' perts is that such measures will not produce reparations . payments, but might tend to destroy the basis of those payments which must be found in economic recuperation.” There can be little doubt that the secretary’s words precisely indicate the view of the Washington government as to the probable effect of the French plan of action, although they were ut tered before the. French plan was made public. The political results that offi cials here believe would result In Ger many from the/proposed French meas ures evidently are of an even more se rious character, although Mr. Hughes specifically eliminated them from con sideration in his speech. There is no doubt that state department advices have indicated that a collapse of the German government was to be ex pected- if forcible collections were at tempted and that political chaos prob ably' would- follow. Thehe was much speculation, after word‘came of the break up of the pre niires’ meeting as to the 'effect any French determination- to carry cut, their plans* independently might ’have on the status of the American army of occupation on the Rhine. No word -on this point was available from any au thorized spokesman. Secretary Hughes conferred late in the day with Secre 'tayy Weeks,, but it was learned au >fl!drltatlvfiy.-afterwards that the sub ject .for the forces, on; the Rhine was not mentioned. • '. Earlier ,St the day. Mr. Hughes spent more than ’ap <hour .with Ambassador Harvey. Again, however, ho word was glvenl-ait as to the-pature. of jthe dis cussion. r Since Mr.-Harvey- was' called home from Jjondon very largely for the nurupose ot talking oyer with Presi dent Harding and Mr. Hughes the Situ ation that has now presented itself, it Js to be inferred that -the Washington administration is.hot' as-yet/;without; * (Continued on Page Five) - Z/ V'.' DEBT COMMISSION OF GREAT BRITAIN REACHES CAPITAL British Statesmen Here to Dis-, cuss the Funding of Eng- *• land’s Debt to U. S. CONFERENCES START EARLY NEXT WEEK American Debt Commissioners are Silent pending Proposals From Britishers WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—The British debt commission,- headed by Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer, and Montague G. Norman, governor of the^Bank of England, arrived in Wash ington tonight prepared to take up with the American debt commission the subject of funding Great Britain’s war time debt of more than four billion , dollars. Members of the American commission said today they-were ready to enter into negotiations but would have no proffers to make beyond the limita tions established by law. They had no information, they declared, as to the ‘British proposal and declined to discuss In advance of their receipt the report ed British plan. A denial was made today by treasury offtcidls/ Of any thought being given to changes in the debt refunding act to give the Amer ican commission more latitude in the negotiations. Some members of the commission .however, including Secre tary Hughes and Representative Bur ton, Republican. Ohio, have taken the View That certain changes should be made. Questions concerning sugested changes, however,when put to Ameri can commissioners today, were met gen erally with the statement that nothing could be said, or should be said in ad vance of the actual presentation by the British of any proposition they have to make. It was believed tormai discussion ul the funding- question would be delayed until early next week, although mem bers of the commission are expected to make calls of Courtesy on'government officials and members of the commis sion which which they will deal in ad vance of that time. Although there jvere »o official state ments on the subject and the American commissioners declared they had no in timation program, re inf9Hs^Kiw> the -Krflr^Rr.'W dKe foreign’ delegation :would be to at# tempt to establish to the satisfaction of the Americans, the approximate an nual amount that Great Britain can pay. The British delegation was de clared to feel that without first reach ing such a basis for calculation, the negotiations might fairly'be expected to come to naught. High treasury officials, on the other hand, said today they expected to see an early settlement of the British debt question and indicated the belief that no jserious difficulties would arise be tween the two delegations. Establish ment of the annual amount, which Great Britain can pay will involve, it was said, consideration of the amount of money that cart safely be withdrawn from Great Britain, together with con sideration of the amounts which must be paid eventually to settle the debt (Continued on Page Two) REPUBLICAN OF SAMPSON iProduces measure to Mbolish death penalty 0m/ \ ■ ARGUMENT BEFORE r SUPREME COURT IN LIQUOR CASE ENDS Jigg&KIGH. Jan. 4.—Defeat of the / Introduced Into the North Car ^ ,im legislature by Representative E. Owen# of Sampson county, *\%hi(?h would provide for the aboli tion of capital punishment in the state of North Carolina was pre dicted tonight by Democratic mem bers of the house of representa tives*. Many surprises within the next few weeks on important bills and proposals was also forecast by | Democrats in both houses. Much opposition Is expected to be stirred up, vaccordlng to several house members over the bill which was f Introduced today which would pro vide for the conviction of n man accused of seduction on the unsup- ’ ported testimony otf the woman plaintiff. This bill was offered in the form of a repeal of the present statutes. Important changes in the house . rules were also under discuslon to night. Prominent among these was a rule which would provide that each member iVho Introduces a bill wpuld place It in a box provided for that purpose? instead of stand ing for recognition of the speaker which la now the case. Another rule would attach to the speaker the authority to designate which committee would receive the bill. It has been the custom for repre ! senttatives to designate the commit tee upon presentation of the bill. ]Vo committee meetings in either house were scheduled over the week-nd unless unforeseen Inci dents might necessitate a called meeting. The fate of Governor Morrison’s ship proposal was still being dis cussed tonight. In a general sense legislators are not inclined to ex press a definite opinion on the mat ter. They are more inclined to meet the direct Question as to their attitude with the reply that they wish to know more about it. Just what form the governor will use to present his project will not* be known generally until next Tues day when he is expected to deliver his address tp the legislature. The rules committee will report to the house tomorrow', after which further bills will be brought before the body, while the senate will re sume Its reception of measures and may entertain discussions. Ten State-wide Measures Introduced During Second Day’s Session of Assembly FIGHT STARTED FOR REPRESENTATION ON REPARATIONS BOARD Robinson Introduces Bill in the Senate^ Administration At titude Unknown WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The drive for official American representation on the'-reparations commission was for disclosed, but >Cith a declaration of war from the Republican “irrecon cilable” camp. After a white house conference to day between Senator Lodge, of Massa chusetts, Republican leader, and Presi dent Harding and George Harvey, American ambassador to Great Britain, and’ an hour’s debate in the senate, a special meeting of the senate for eign relations committee was called for tomorrow by Senator Lodge to take up the bill of Senator Robinson, Demo crat, Arkansas, which would author ize the President to appoint American representatives on the commission. The foreign relations committee will determine tomorrow the procedure to be fonowed with, the bill-theimpor tance of which, Senator Lodge told th.e senate, was fully, realised in view of the break today at Paris on the repa (Continued on Page Two) Twelve Other Local Bills Are Placed in the Legislative Hop per During 30-Minute Sessions ONE MEASURE REQUIRES LIGHTS ON VEHICLES Another Would Expedite Freight Shipments and An other Would Regulate Clerks’ Salaries Star’s jien« Bureau, , • ma- 'Tueker Building. ' ■ By BROCK BARKIJEY ; ' RALEIGH, Jan. 4—Both- bouses of. the general assembly confined their second day’s session to a half hour,: but that was time enough to for'mftlly set in motion the machinery for grind ing out the bills. Twenty-two were thrown Into the legislative grinder, 10 of them being state-wide measures. Double-barreled action against light less wagons and buggies traveling the highways at night was launched with the introduction of a bill in both the house and senate requiring • all ve hicles to carry lights. The Republican representative from Sampson, T. E. Owens, got in the first of a .promised flow of bills aimed at capital punishment. Mr. Owens would do away with the death chair and pro vide for sterilization in criminal as sault cases. Of the other- state-wide measures, Senator Mendenhall, of Guilford, would pass a bill expediting the handling of shipments in less than carload lots within the state; Jones, of Warren, would change the fee bill of clerks of court so as. to regulate the clerk’s earning capacity from this source; Representative Lawrence introduced a bill to amend chapter 4 relating to banks and currency, and one regulat ing railway crossings, and Representa tive Grist handed in the first measure aimed at the more effective enforce ment of the prohibition, laws. , Representative Hooker; got in the first bill to repeal the section of con solidated statutes and thereby, elimi nate the necessity for support to the testimony, of women in abduction and seduction cases, and Representative Owens launched a movement to ex* empt World war veterans from the payment of poll taxes. The first bill in the house was intro duced by McFarland, of Rutherford, providing for the repeal of a portion of, chapter 163 of the Public Laws of thje -regular 1921 session. The first senate , bill was introduced by Senator Mendenhall and provided for expendi tion of freight shipments in the state. The majority of 'state-wide bills in today's offerings contributes largely to the support of forecasts of multitudi nous measures of state concern,, cham pioned'by individual members of the general'assembly to the burden of the session. ... The sole teature or me secuuu session' was the Introduction of. the bills but the-Republlcan representative from Tyrrell. F. L. W. Cohooij,, pre cipitated an interesting development when he sent up a resolution Challeng ing the credentials of Representative Grady, of Dare, alleging violation of the constitution requiring a year's resi dence in the county as precedent to sitting in the house. . Speaker Dawson referred the reso lution to the iifdleiary committee No. 1, but Representative Murphy put .it on. its reading and moved that, it be tabled immediately. Speaker Dawson- susr tuined the polnt of order that the con test was untimely and made too late. No contest of Mr. Grady’s qualifica tions were made following his election last November 7. It was. the first po litical row of the session. The. Tyrrell Republican Is; young Grady's •legisla tive-neighbor.:.? 4 • '• '• ■ Mr. DaWsoh is rapidly recovering his strength after the attack of Influenza, which kept him . in bed while he was being nominated! for speaker in Tues day night's Democratic caucus. He opened the session today. Lieutenant Governor Cooper was ont the - job In the senate. ' i Solicitor General Beck Appeals For Decision Upholding Daugherty’s Ruling WICKERSHAM LOOKS. AFTER BOAT INTERESTS Comprehensive Arguments are Made For and Against Pro hibition on Foreign Ships WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-*By the Asso ciated Press.)—Oral argument in the case involving the question whether foreign ships are prohibited by the 18th amendment and the enforcement act from bringing intoxicating liquors into the United States in their sea. stores was concluded in the supreme court today. Solicitor General Beck, on behalf of the government, urged the court to construe the amendment and the en forcement act as prohibiting the pos session and transportation of intoxi cating liquors in all cases except where congress specifically provided that ex ceptions should be made, adding that it had not done so with reference to sea1 stores. Former Attorney General 'George W. Wickersham, of eounsel for the foreign steamship companies, conj tended that the constitutional amend ment and the enforcement act .should be interpreted with regard to the com ity among nations and that since con gress had not legislated on the sub ject of intoxicating liquors as a part of the sea stores the bringing of such liquor into the ports of the - United States by foreign ships did not con stitute either "possession" or '‘trans portation'’ as.forbidden by the prohi bition amendment and the enforcement act. Evils attributed^o the use of liquors as a beverage were emphasized by the solicitor general, who declared the adoption of the prohibition act was tho third great revolution which had mark ed the progress" of the^iieople in pro tecting themselves. In/this instance, he said, the intent was to change the hapits of many people,-and he added he was forced to admit that it was questionable whether the experiment would prove a complete success. Mr. ,v lckersham asserted mat 'it could not be the fixed policy of the gov ernment to go to the extreme, whioh Mr. Beck had described, since the sale of liquor was: licensed in the Philip pines arid the- government .,toad not In dicated any- intention to shut oft thd' supply which was reaching the foreign embassies and legations. : Confiscation Of foreign warships en tering American ports or of vessels forced in by the weather, with intox icating liquor aboard, he added, would logically follow the government's con tention. The former attorney general also cited a, recent treasury circular to sup port his contention that the govern ment regarded sea stores as part of the equipment of ships. The circular, is sued December 7, 1922, stated that "sea stores and equipment were identical tinus” Members of the court quickly sem for copies of the circular nr.d Justice Van de Venter borrowed Mr. Wickersham’s copy. Solicitor General Beck, when ques tioned by the coprt with reference to Mr. Wickersham’s contentions regard ing warships and shipB in distress arid liquor "flowing'' into the country for - the use of foreign diplomatic represen tatives, asserted that Vessels forced to seek shelter in American waters would not ®be seized, nor would any attempt be made to shut off liquor supplies to embassies and legations, warships, as the territory of the flag they fly, he insisted, were not subject to the prohibition laws. Chief Justice Taft asked the solici tor general whether in construing a:i act of congress, in view of interna tional custom, a coastruclion In con formity with international usage, should not be given. Mr. Beck replied that the court had not given such a decision in the Grogan and Anchor line .cases. , . j #, Justice McReynolds asked .Mr. Beck whether be» contended that if a ship from one foreign port to another should come within the three mile limit with liquor aboard it would be .subject to seizure,-and received an unqualified re-.,, ply in-the affirmative. i • Justice Hplmes, with questions re garding, emb.assy liquor, drew from the solicitor general, a statement that the diplomats were ..guaranteed freft in gress and egr.ess, which included the right to bring in liquor. Chief Justice Taft wanted to know whether this was "a right of subsistence," but the solici tor general expressed the opinion “a rfght of oasis.” Justice McReynolds and Holmes dis agreed with the solicitor general that a ship could-not visit American ports with articles aboard whose Importation was prohibited, and referred to a de cision in a case where the coart had held that a Chinese aboard a vessel in a port did,^ not constitute a violation of the exclusion act. • Justice Sutfcer land; in consldering-the government's contention that* foreign ships could bring intoxicating liquors Into Amerl* can ports bnly-as a part of their medl- ■ cal supplies,, and when,'only under a permit obtained in ■ advance, asked -whet*or the ship must*yvait outside tlie three-mile limit* until • %ueh.; a permit was obtained. While it*would be re quired to do po under the letter of the law, Mr. .Beck ttfisested, .such a proced ure would not b» insisted upon in the “practical, administration" of prohibi tion .regulations. ■ , , i-, in response tu iu«uj' . iUMmiico ihe court as to exemption,of-the Philip pine Islands from the operation of the prohibition amendment, the solicitor general explained that this probably was because the constitution had not been extended rto the Archipelago. Jus tice Sutherland interjected that the l8th’ amendment' applied to all terri-, tory. subject :to tjji Jurisdiction of the Ignited States.,, Chief Justice Taft in- ^ ter'posed that, it' seemed that there were as many exceptions In thrf eh- . for cement a$ ,the prohibition amend ment as marked the* enforcement of ihe ft th * amendment; 1 , • * i’j* “' justice Holmes/ in his 82nd "year. cohfidenttaH/ leiined over the , hOfcSb (Continued on Page *) '* ir ■ -.7 /' ■■ t Federal Agents Still Camping On Trail of Bergdoll; Modoc fiJoiies To Carolina Shipyards Semi-Officially Stated That Her Mission is in Connection ' With Fugitive AUTHORITIES REFUSE «-v TO ABANDON HOPE Positivity of Tip That Quarry Was Aboard Aquarius Holds Them Here The far, flung net o£ justice spread about Wilmington for the capture of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll plaQce; although*tlte- steamer Acqparius, on which, the elusive fugiti fugitive ‘Is sup posed . to have taken passage from Nordenhain, has thus far yielded trace of the notorious'draft evader. _ The cutter' Modoc,- which intercepted the Aauariuk oft the Cape Fear bar Wednesday mrirnlng, slipped do“ at 9:30 yesterday ^morning and dropped anchor at the CaroHrwi ship yard, three miles dotwh the river* • pre sumably to raise.tl£ anchor. of. the schooner Thurlow, lost some weCks ago. Semi-official advices, however, sert that the real mission of the Modoc is in connection with the expected ar rlval of Bergdoll and that she is await ing a signal .to proceed again tom this time to search ,a vessel clearing from Hamburg three days after the Aquarius left Nordenhan. John C. Meekins, Jr., special .agent of the department Of Justice, who led. the search for Bergdoll on _ the, Aauarlus, and who was supposed to have been aboard the Modoc when she left her dock, .returned; to hts hotel | 1&At l1 o’clock this morning, ^e®*‘ Ins said he Would not proceed -t(# sea this morning. . " ■ . • ' !, A,_ ' Congressman Manuel Herrick-; of Ok lahoma, whose sudden-arrival: here with Iwo “ Vanes, and accompanied by two pilots Holiday afternpoji, brought the spotlight of-suspicion upon himself, •hopped off* from Wrightsville Beach yeSerday afternoon for, Goldsboro, en route to Ws^metoa, „ * ■ ■ *"i ,, The “flying congressman: was not shadowed yesterday,.as.was,the .case . (Continued on Page Two) I Commercial Bank to Open in Few Days RALEIGH, Jane 4.—T. B.Cooper, president of the Commerrlal Xa tlonnl bank, of Wilmington, which . cloned Its doors Saturday last upon order of a federal bank examiner, today telegraphed the state cor poration commission that the batik ’ would re-open In a few days and that all depositors -would be paid In full. Another Charge of Filibustering Made WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Republicans’ charges of existence of a filibuster against' the administration shipping bill were renewed in the senate today by’ .Republican leaders and denied sharply" from the Demopratlc side. No prqgrpss was made On the bill, which is to be again laid aside temporarily tomorrow to make way, for another appropriation bill and later for farm credits legislation. i Senator -SWAtson,, of Indiana, and Smoot, of Utah, made the filibustering charges, which were denied by Senator Harrison, of Mississippi. In order, he said, to test his declaration that Demo cratic opponents of the administration bill had determined it should not come , to a; vote before congress adjourns, Senator Watson submitted two pro posals to fix dates for a vote, one two weeks hence, and another, six weeks from today. Senator Harrison said two’ weeks was too short a time for debate ' and Senator King, Utah, promptly objected to the six weeks' proposal. ■■ ;■ ' v * Denying the filibustering charges, Senator Harrison declared and Senator Watson agreed; that the Democrats had co-operated in ‘ expediting the annual appropriation bills to a stage for com pletion unprecedented. None would .have gotten through.,'-Senator, Harrison said.-if -the Democrats had been really fiUbuteriug. v . ■ V„- , , ■ •
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